A Survey and Comparison the Amount of Important Pollutants in the Exhaust of Light Gasoline Vehicles Referring to the Technical Inspection Centers in Urban Areas: A Case Study in I... by Abbas Khodabakhshi, Moluk Hadi Alijanvand, Fazel Mohammadi-Moghadam, Abdullah Mutauligalleh kolaie, Soghra Ebrahimi

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Simultaneous Determination of Mineral Nutrients and Toxic Metals in M. stenopetala from Southern Ethiopia: A Comparative Study of Three Cultivating Areas Using MP-AES by Ashenafi Shemnsa, Wondimeneh Dubale Adane, Merid Tessema, Endale Tesfaye, Gizaw Tesfaye

“…The samples were collected during the arid season, in 2019 from the three main M. stenopetala growing areas in southern Ethiopia (Chano Mile Kebele, Nechisar Kebele, and Konso Special Woreda). …”
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Modelación hidrodinámica y de calidad del agua en un ecosistema estuarino urbano con incidencia maregráfica y vertimientos de aguas residuales by Andrés Mauricio Munar-Samboní, Nelly María Méndez-Pedroza, Oscar Eduardo Valbuena-Calderón

“…El efecto del régimen de mareas y la descarga directa de aguas residuales en áreas estuarinas pueden incrementar los problemas de contaminación debido a la retención y transporte de cargas contaminantes. …”
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Preliminary evidence of immune infiltration and neutrophil degranulation in peripheral blood of non-obese OSA patients related to cognitive decline by Qingqing Liu, Yanru Ou, Ting Liu, Yuming He, Xiangming Quan, Ruoyun Ouyang, Zhihui Shi

“…The data demonstrated a positive correlation between MPO and oxygen desaturation index (ODI) and a negative correlation between MPO and lowest oxygen saturation (LSaO2). The level of Lipocalin-2 was positively correlated with apnea-hypopnea index (AHI) and ODI and negatively correlated with LSaO2 and MoCA score. …”
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Sex-based variations in breath-holding: oxygen storage and diving response among non-divers by Frank Pernett, Erika Schagatay, Erika Schagatay, Pontus Holmström, Pontus Holmström

“…HR and SpO2 were measured continuously. Spleen diameters were measured via ultrasonography before and immediately following each apnea. …”
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Assessment of obesity indices and disease severity in male patients with obstructive sleep apnea: a cross-sectional study by Ahmed Gharib, Mai S. Elsheikh, Yasmine H. El-Hinnawy, Gehan Hamdy

“…Background/aim Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is associated with multiple chronic conditions and increased risks of complications and mortality. …”
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Soma Linyit Kömürü, Külü Azaltılmış Soma Linyit Kömürü ve Kömür Karışımlarından Aktif Karbon Üretimi ve Karakterizasyonu by Tuğba Çelikel

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Deep Learning for Obstructive Sleep Apnea Detection and Severity Assessment: A Multimodal Signals Fusion Multiscale Transformer Model by Zhang Y, Zhou L, Zhu S, Zhou Y, Wang Z, Ma L, Yuan Y, Xie Y, Niu X, Su Y, Liu H, Hei X, Shi Z, Ren X, Shi Y

“…Yitong Zhang,1 Liang Zhou,2 Simin Zhu,1 Yanuo Zhou,1 Zitong Wang,1 Lina Ma,1 Yuqi Yuan,1 Yushan Xie,1 Xiaoxin Niu,1 Yonglong Su,1 Haiqin Liu,1 Xinhong Hei,2 Zhenghao Shi,2 Xiaoyong Ren,1 Yewen Shi1 1Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an, Shaanxi Province, People’s Republic of China; 2School of Computer Science and Engineering, Xi’an University of Technology, Xi’an, Shaanxi Province, People’s Republic of ChinaCorrespondence: Xiaoyong Ren; Yewen Shi, Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Xi’an Jiaotong University, Address: NO. 157 Xi Wu Road, Xi’an, Shaanxi Province, Email cor_renxiaoyong@126.com; shiyewen59@outlook.comPurpose: To develop a deep learning (DL) model for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) detection and severity assessment and provide a new approach for convenient, economical, and accurate disease detection.Methods: Considering medical reliability and acquisition simplicity, we used electrocardiogram (ECG) and oxygen saturation (SpO2) signals to develop a multimodal signal fusion multiscale Transformer model for OSA detection and severity assessment. …”
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Prospective Single-Arm Study of Remifentanil-Propofol Anesthesia with Manual Right Hypochondrial Compression for Painless Gastroscopy in Obese Patients by Wang M, Tang J, Pan Z, Jiang H, Hu D, Zhu B, Liang Z, Zhao X, Li Y

“…Paired t test showed that the L-SpO2 was significantly higher than L-SpO2 in overnight polysomnography (Nadir SpO2) (92% vs 76%, P< 0.001). …”
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Influence of Alkali Metal Oxide Slag Aggregating Agent on the Performance of Magnesium Desulfurization Slags by Wufeng JIANG, Liang TIAN, Suju HAO, He BO, Tengfei MA, Yuzhu ZHANG

“…A slag aggregation agent whose main component is SiO2 was designed to control the performance of desulfurization slag. …”
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Scrutinizing the untapped potential of emerging ABSe3 (A = Ca, Ba; B = Zr, Hf) chalcogenide perovskites solar cells by Dhineshkumar Srinivasan, Aruna-Devi Rasu Chettiar, Eupsy Navis Vincent Mercy, Latha Marasamy

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Hypoxia impairs decitabine-induced expression of HLA-DR in acute myeloid leukaemia cell lines by Sam Humphries, Sean M. Burnard, Courtney D. Eggins, Simon Keely, Danielle R. Bond, Heather J. Lee

“…Abstract Background Hypomethylating agents (HMA), such as azacytidine (AZA) and decitabine (DAC), are epigenetic therapies used to treat some patients with acute myeloid leukaemia (AML) and myelodysplastic syndrome. …”
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Functionalization of sawdust biochar using Mg-Fe-LDH and sodium dodecyl sulfonate enhanced its stability and immobilization capacity for Cd and Pb in contaminated water and soil by Xin Pan, Shaoping Kuang, Xiao Wang, Habib Ullah, Zepeng Rao, Esmat F. Ali, Qumber Abbas, Sang Soo Lee, Sabry M. Shaheen

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Evaluation of Antimicrobial Agents, Irrigation Solutions, and Surface Disinfection Techniques for Preventing Bacterial Contamination and Biofilm Formation on Implant Surfaces In Vi... by PS Priyadharsana, Vertika Dubey, Prabhleen Kaur, Priya Nagar, J Chethan, BB Priyanka

“…This study evaluated various antimicrobial agents for preventing bacterial contamination and biofilm formation on implant surfaces. …”
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Association of genetic variations in the NOS1 gene with insomnia, sleep duration and obstructive sleep apnea-related clinical quantitative traits by YUAN Haolin, LI Niannian, HU Junhui, SHEN Jinhong, GAO Zhenfei, GUAN Jian, LIU Feng, YIN Shankai

“…Data obtained from the SSHS indicated a significant association between rs7305526 and alterations in clinical quantitative traits of OSA, including lowest pulse blood oxygen saturation (LSpO2), apnea-hypopnea index (AHI), and the ratio of non-rapid eye movement (NREM) stage 2 sleep duration. …”
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Functionalized epoxy resins for enhanced interface properties and corrosion resistance: Tailoring of surface and interface properties and performance by Chandrabhan Verma, Kyong Yop Rhee, Akram Alfantazi

“…Significant improvements in corrosion resistance have been demonstrated when epoxy resin coatings with inorganic (TiO2, CeO2, SiO2, Al2O3, h-BN, lanthanides, etc.) and organic (G, GO, CNTs, PANI, MXenes, MOFs, PDA, BIM, LDH, polymers, etc.) additives are used. …”
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Mitochondrial Thioredoxin-Glutathione Reductase from Larval Taenia crassiceps (Cysticerci) by Alberto Guevara-Flores, Irene P. del Arenal, Guillermo Mendoza-Hernández, Juan Pablo Pardo, Oscar Flores-Herrera, Juan L. Rendón

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Assessing the Different Nanoparticle-Reinforced Bonding Agents on the Shear Bond Strength of Orthodontic Brackets by Sam Paul, Sneha Surendran, Altaf Hussain Thekiya, Mariea Francis, Saloni Verma

“…Three groups of 30 teeth were randomly assigned to each group: Group A used a bonding agent augmented with nanoparticles of titanium dioxide (TiO2), Group B used nanoparticles of zirconium dioxide (ZrO2), and Group C used a standard bonding agent as a reference. …”
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Investigation of the Performance of a Sb2S3-Based Solar Cell with a Hybrid Electron Transport Layer (h-ETL): A Simulation Approach Using SCAPS-1D Software by Pierre Gérard Darel Kond Ngue, Ariel Teyou Ngoupo, Aimé Magloire Ntouga Abena, François Xavier Abomo Abega, Jean-Marie Bienvenu Ndjaka

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DKK3 promotes renal fibrosis by increasing MFF-mediated mitochondrial dysfunction in Wnt/β-catenin pathway-dependent manner by Jianling Song, Yanxia Chen, Yan Chen, Minzi Qiu, Wenliu Xiang, Ben Ke, Xiangdong Fang

“…Background Chronic kidney disease (CKD) lacks effective treatments and renal fibrosis (RF) is one of CKD’s outcomes. Dickkopf 3 (DKK3) has been identified as an agonist in CKD. …”
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