Non-destructive detection of internal quality of apple based on CT image by HUANG Taotao, SUN Teng, ZHANG Jingping

“…We intend to make CT non-destructive detection method much more useful in the prediction of the apple quality.Firstly, the window/level number of CT image should be unified at an appropriate level, before building the model between CT numbers and gray level values. …”
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Analytical comparisons of SARS-COV-2 detection by qRT-PCR and ddPCR with multiple primer/probe sets by Xinjin Liu, Jiangpeng Feng, Qiuhan Zhang, Dong Guo, Lu Zhang, Tao Suo, Wenjia Hu, Ming Guo, Xin Wang, Zhixiang Huang, Yong Xiong, Guozhong Chen, Yu Chen, Ke Lan

“…Different primers/probes sets have been developed all over the world for the nucleic acid detection of SARS-CoV-2 by quantitative real time polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR) as a standard method. In our recent study, we explored the feasibility of droplet digital PCR (ddPCR) for clinical SARS-CoV-2 nucleic acid detection compared with qRT-PCR using the same primer/probe sets issued by Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) targeting viral ORF1ab or N gene, which showed that ddPCR could largely minimize the false negatives reports resulted by qRT-PCR [Suo T, Liu X, Feng J, et al. ddPCR: a more sensitive and accurate tool for SARS-CoV-2 detection in low viral load specimens. medRxiv [Internet]. 2020;2020.02.29.20029439. …”
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Forest Fire Clustering: A Novel Tool for Identifying Star Members of Clusters by Xingyin Wei, Jing Chen, Su Zhang, Feilong He, Yunbo Zhao, Xuran He, Yongjie Fang, Xinhao Chen, Hao Yang

“…In the era of a data-driven landscape, the development of an efficient and interpretable method has become a pivotal tool for robustly identifying memberships of clusters. …”
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Antibiotic resistance and serotype distribution of Shigella strains in Bangladesh over the period of 2014–2022: evidence from a nationwide hospital-based surveillance for cholera a... by Mokibul Hassan Afrad, Md. Taufiqul Islam, Yasmin Ara Begum, Md. Saifullah, Faisal Ahmmed, Zahid Hasan Khan, Zakir Hossain Habib, Ahmed Nawsher Alam, Tahmina Shirin, Taufiqur Rahman Bhuiyan, Edward T. Ryan, Ashraful Islam Khan, Firdausi Qadri

“…The high level of resistance to ciprofloxacin highlights the need for more prudent use of this antibiotic and improved hygiene and sanitation. …”
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Pulp fiber-based composites with plasticized starch via high-shear mixing by A Eliasson, V Polisetti, M Hedenqvist, A Larsson, T Geiger, G. Nyström, E. Malmström

“…Tensile test revealed that the sorbitol-containing samples had higher strength but lower ductility compared to the glycerol-containing samples. …”
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Situation of Rabies in Ethiopia: A Five-Year Retrospective Study of Human Rabies in Addis Ababa and the Surrounding Regions by Mesfin Aklilu, Wogayehu Tadele, Amelework Alemu, Sintayehu Abdela, Garuma Getahun, Alemnesh Hailemariam, Yirgalem Tadesse, Gutu Kitila, Endalkachew Birhanu, Ibsa Fli, Abebe Getachew, Yimer Mulugeta

“…A descriptive study design was applied to measure the size of the problem. Method. Retrospective data were used from the Ethiopian Public Health Institute rabies case record book that was registered between 2015 to 2019. …”
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Modeling Whole-Plant Carbon Stock in <i>Olea europaea</i> L. Plantations Using Logarithmic Nonlinear Seemingly Unrelated Regression by Yungang He, Weili Kou, Ning Lu, Yi Yang, Chunqin Duan, Ziyi Yang, Yongjun Song, Jiayue Gao, Weiyu Zhuang

“…The AGCS compatibility model effectively addresses the issue of component sums not equaling the total, while maintaining a low <i>RMSE</i> (1.918); (2) The LNSUR model improved the accuracy of the BGCS model more significantly (<i>R</i>² = 0.787), and the estimated total CS also had a smaller <i>RMSE</i> (0.241~0.418); (3) Whole-plant CS of <i>Olea europaea</i> L. in 15 sample plots was estimated using the CS independent model and the LNSUR model with an <i>R</i>² of 0.964. …”
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Food safety practices of individuals before and after the emergence of COVID-19: A pre- and post-comparative analysis. by Daniel Teshome Gebeyehu, Leah East, Stuart Wark, Md Shahidul Islam

“…<h4>Results</h4>Of the 396 sampled individuals, 51.5% were female and the remaining 48.5% were male. …”
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Genotypic and phenotypic characterization of virulence in methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus isolated from a local hospital of Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India by Hardi Patel, Aakruti Patel, Ravi Chauhan, Toral Bhavsar, Sanjay Rathod, Mina Kadam, Anurag Rawat, Seema Rawat

“…Isolates belonging to agr type I and III and SCCmec type I, III and IV were found to be more virulent.…”
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Health insurance and inequalities in catastrophic health spending in cancer patients. A cross-sectional study in China by Wenqi Fu, Jufang Shi, Chaojie Liu, Wanqing Chen, Guoxiang Liu, Jie He

“…Objective: To determine the role of social health insurance programs in reducing inequality in the incidence and intensity of catastrophic health expenditure (CHE) of cancer patients in China. Method: A convenient sample of 2534 cancer patients treated in nine hospitals in 2015 and 2016 were followed up through face-to-face interviews in March-December 2018. …”
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Influence of colostrum supply on Salmonella spp. seroprevalence in piglet rearing and possibilities to increase colostrum production by optimised feeding by A. Schulte zu Sundern, C. Holling, K. Rohn, J. Schulte-Wülwer, A. Deermann, C. Visscher

“…Other effects (e.g. hygiene) seem to be more significant.…”
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Actitudes hacia la homosexualidad y personas trans en estudiantes de educación física de Chile (Attitudes towards homosexuality and trans people in physical education students in... by Fernando Maureira Cid, Natalia Escobar Ruiz, Elizabeth Flores Ferro, Valentina Bahamonde Acevedo, Marcelo Hadweh Briceño, Daniel Serey Araneda

“…Low levels of homophobia and transphobia were observed in the sample. …”
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Аdsorption of Co²⁺ and radioactive ⁶⁰Со by mesoporous TiO₂ by H. V. Vasylyeva, I. F. Mironyuk, I. M. Mykytyn

“…Synthesis of adsorbents was carried out by the method of liquid phase hydrolysis of aqua complex of TiCl4. …”
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Assessment of health-related quality of life and adherence to antituberculosis therapy among patients in three tertiary hospitals in Sierra Leone: a cross-sectional study by Michael Lahai, Sally-Mattu Conteh, Ahmed Vandy, Onome T. Abiri, Brian Thompson, Mohamed Bawoh, Alvin Turay, Peter Bai James

“…Results More than half of the patients 226 (58.9%) were male, with a mean age of 33.92 years. …”
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Field Massage as a Complementary Therapy to Phototherapy in Neonates with Hyperbilirubinemia by Rizki Amelia, Rachmawati Putri Motik, Hendra Hendra, Supriadi Supriadi, Joko Sapto Pramono, Jasmawati Jasmawati, Nursari Abdul Syukur, Siti Raihana, Ratna Wati, Rosalin Ariefah Putri, Panyada Cholsakhon

“…These results suggest that combining field massage with phototherapy is more effective in reducing bilirubin levels than is phototherapy alone. …”
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Percepción de la imagen corporal de los adolescentes de Huelva atendiendo al género y a la edad (Body image perception by gender and age in adolescents of Huelva) by Manuel Javier Arrayás Grajera, Inmaculada Tornero Quiñones, Martín Salvador Díaz Bento

“…Girls are more dissatisfied with their BI than boys. Most boys and girls have similar desire to lose weight. …”
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The effect of board of directors’ characteristics on disclosing tone in the annual reports: evidence from Amman stock exchange by Salah Kayed, Abdulhadi H. Ramadan, Amer Morshed, Hashem Alshurafat, Roaa Al-Zyoudi

“…Design/methodology/approach The sample of this study contains all banks in the Jordanian banking industry for the period 2010–2019. …”
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Study on the reaction mechanism and kinetics of limestone hydrogenation by micro fluidized bed: Effect of H2 concentration and natural limestone by Hengrui Jin, Haiping Yang, Xianhua Wang, Yang Yang, Yingquan Chen

“…Hydrogenation of limestone can produce CO or CH4 instead of CO2, which can be considered as a new way of carbon capture, making it a promising method for carbon emission reduction. In this work, pure CaCO3 and several natural limestone samples were hydrolyzed under varying H2 concentration using a micro fluidized bed (MFB) reactor combined with online mass spectrometry to reveal the mechanism and kinetics of limestone hydrogenation.The main gases produced by hydrogenation at 1 atm are CO and CO2. …”
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Effects on the strength and durability of graphene oxide modified geopolymer concrete using industrial waste bauxite tailings by F.S. Frieda, S. Greeshma

“…The Microstructural analysis using Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) and image processing confirmed enhanced geopolymerization and densification of matrix in GO-reinforced samples. The GO-modified BT-based GPC not only enhances mechanical strength and durability but also presents an environmentally friendly BT disposal method highlighting the prospect of using industrial waste materials to produce sustainable construction materials.…”
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Preliminary Effectiveness of a One-Week Summer Day Camp for Improving Children’s Health Behaviors and Psychosocial Well-Being Outcomes by Qiaoyin Tan, Yuxin Nie, Paul Son, Renee A. Underwood, Peyton Murray, Callie Hebert, K-Lynn McKey, Chelsea Hendrick, Amanda E. Staiano, Senlin Chen

“…., quality of life [QoL], enjoyment, weight-related self-efficacy). Method: The sample consisted of 39 participants, including 19 boys and 20 girls, with majority being overweight (<i>n</i> = 4 or 10%) or with obesity (<i>n</i> = 26 or 67%), who attended the day camp for one week. …”
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