Design and Fabrication of a Plastic Biogas Digester for the Production of Biogas from Cow Dung by KeChrist Obileke, Sampson Mamphweli, Edson L. Meyer, Golden Makaka, Nwabunwanne Nwokolo

“…Results obtained showed a total volumetric methane gas yield of 2.18 m3 (54.50%) and carbon dioxide yield of 1.77 m3 (44.25%) making up a total biogas yield of 4.00 m3. …”
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Acoustic Angiography: A New Imaging Modality for Assessing Microvasculature Architecture by Ryan C. Gessner, C. Brandon Frederick, F. Stuart Foster, Paul A. Dayton

“…These preliminary images provide visually compelling evidence to suggest that acoustic angiography may serve as a powerful new tool in preclinical and future clinical imaging.…”
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Aptidão física relacionada à saúde de escolares de 7 a 10 anos de Marechal Cândido Rondon-PR by Michele Strassburger, Gustavo André Borges

“…Entre as moças os resultados foram menos expressivos, embora tenham alcançados por volta de 21% para cinco itens de testes e menos de 5% do total para os seis itens simultaneamente. Como conclusão, parece claro que para as idades mais precoces, um grande número de escolares atende aos critérios estabelecidos pelo Physical Best, sobretudo para adiposidade corporal em ambos os sexos, contudo ficou evidenciado que entre as moças os resultados para os itens dos testes motores, ficaram muito abaixo daqueles encontrados entre os rapazes. …”
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Experimental and Numerical Investigations in Mechanical Machining of Fibre-Reinforced Composite Materials by Jinyang Xu, J. Paulo Davim, Mohamed El Mansori, Vijayan Krishnaraj

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Predicting the Progress of Tuberculosis by Inflammatory Response-Related Genes Based on Multiple Machine Learning Comprehensive Analysis by Shuai Ma, Peifei Peng, Zhihao Duan, Yifeng Fan, Xinzhi Li

“…In comparison to LTBI, a total of 96 upregulated and 26 downregulated genes related to the inflammatory response were identified in ATB. …”
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Analysis of Volatile Organic Compounds by HS-GC-IMS in Powdered Yak Milk Processed under Different Sterilization Conditions by Duo Feng, Jing Wang, Xiao-Jiao Ji, Wen-Xiang Min, Wen-Jie Yan

“…The analyses led to the identification of several characteristic of compounds, therefore, exploitation and comparison of the different flavors. A total of 46 peaks were detected, and 17 compounds were identified, including 7 aldehydes, 5 ketones, 3 acids, 1 terpene, and 1 ester. …”
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Abolishment of a tax on imputed income: consequences for business and budget by N. Z. Zotikov

“…The information base of the study was the Tax Code of the Russian Federation, official reporting data of the Federal Tax Service of Russian Federation, authors’ publications on the topic under study. The study obtained the following results. …”
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Effect of ration supplemented with zinc on some hematological parameters in angora goats by Nurcan Dönmez, Ercan Keskin

“…In Ihe study there was no difference between groups in respect of total leucocyte count and lymphocyte percentage in any time, but it was striking that these parameters were higher in the group supplemented with zinc when compared with control group in all sampling times. …”
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Home-based strength and balance exercises for fall prevention among older individuals of advanced age: a randomized controlled single-blind study by Jian Zhou, Bo Liu, Jian-fang Xu, Fu-bai-hui Wang, Hui Ye, Jin-Ping Duan, Xin-wen Cui

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Interdistance et instabilité au sein des chaînes de référence : indices textuels ? by Lucie Rousier-Vercruyssen, Frédéric Landragin

“…This study constitutes a first step towards a better characterisation of the reference chains with consideration of the textual metagenre and of all the referents.…”
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Intrahepatic Lipid Content and Insulin Resistance Are More Strongly Associated with Impaired NEFA Suppression after Oral Glucose Loading Than with Fasting NEFA Levels in Healthy Ol... by Francis M. Finucane, Stephen J. Sharp, Mensud Hatunic, Alison Sleigh, Ema De Lucia Rolfe, Avan Aihie Sayer, Cyrus Cooper, Simon J. Griffin, David B. Savage, Nicholas J. Wareham

“…We performed a cross-sectional analysis of 70 healthy participants in the Hertfordshire Physical Activity Trial (39 males, age 71.3 ± 2.4 years) who underwent oral glucose tolerance testing with glucose, insulin, and NEFA levels measured over two hours. …”
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Diagnostic Accuracy of Serum Prostate Specific Antigen and Gleason Score in Determining the Presence of Skeletal Metastasis in Prostate Cancer Patients: a Pakistani Perspective by Taimoor Nasir, Syeda Neha Aamer, Saman Waqar, Wafa Omer

“…Results: Out of the total 330 patients included in the sample, BS was positive for metastasis in 186 (56.4%) patients and negative in 144 (43.6%) patients. …”
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Pointing out persuasion in Philemon by P.B. Decock

“…For each of these interpreters, Tolmie offers a brief introduction and then focuses on the way they explain the rhetorical situation. …”
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On Generalised Interval-Valued Fuzzy Soft Sets by Xiaoqiang Zhou, Qingguo Li, Lankun Guo

“…Soft set theory, initiated by Molodtsov, can be used as a new mathematical tool for dealing with imprecise, vague, and uncertain problems. …”
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Isolation and Characterization of the Microbiological and Physicochemical Qualities, the Protein and Amino Acid Profiles of Fermented Chicken and Duck Egg Ovalbumin by Nurliyani, M. Z. Abidin, I. Kandarina

“…The concentrations of soluble protein, total free amino acids, and alcohol in the fermented chicken OVA were higher than those in fermented duck OVA. …”
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Prevalence and sociodemographic characteristics of functional impairment in community-dwelling older adults in China: a cross-sectional study by Yun Li, Li Zhang, Zhe Tang, Lina Ma, Pan Liu, Xiaxia Li, Wenhua Yu, Yaxin Zhang

“…However, little is known about the functional impairment of Chinese older adults due to the absence of specialised assessment tools. This study aimed to explore the prevalence and socio-demographic characteristics of functional impairment in Chinese community-dwelling older adults using the Function Impairment Screening Tool (FIST), which was previously developed based on the Delphi method.Design Cross-sectional study.Setting Community-based.Participants The study included 6444 community-dwelling older adults from the China Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment Study.Results The FIST identified functional impairment in 31.3% of Chinese community-dwelling older adults. …”
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Machine Learning Classification Model to Label Sources Derived from Factor Analysis Receptor Models for Source Apportionment by Vikas Kumar, Vasudev Malyan, Manoranjan Sahu, Basudev Biswal

“…The application of this methodology advances the process towards real-time SA.…”
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España en la encrucijada migratoria (trans)-mediterránea. Una revisión sociogeográfica by Arón Cohen

“…Des immigrations convergentes de motivations diverses et de toutes provenances dessinent la position d’un vrai « carrefour » trans-méditerranéen. …”
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A Coupled Calculation Suite for Atucha II Operational Transients Analysis by Oscar Mazzantini, Miguel Schivo, Julián Di Césare, Ricardo Garbero, Matías Rivero, Germán Theler

“…The use of best-estimate calculations provides tools to justify convenient engineering margins, reduces costs, and maximises economic benefits. …”
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Effects of Organic Nutrient Sources and NPS Fertilizer on the Agronomic and Economic Performance of Haricot Bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) in Southern Ethiopia by Ermias Elka, Fanuel Laekemariam

“…The grain yield under integrated application of 150 kg NPS/ha and 2.5 t·OF/ha (4.16 t/ha) was significantly higher than that obtained from unfertilized crop (1.01 t/ha) by 312%. …”
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