Dust Deposition and Associated Heavy Metal Contamination in the Neighborhood of a Cement Production Plant at Konongo, Ghana by Prince Baffour Awuah, Albert Amatey Adjaottor, Emmanuel Gikunoo, Emmanuel Kwesi Arthur, Frank Ofori Agyemang, Douglas Siaw Baah

“…The heavy metals such as cadmium (Cd), chromium (Cr), copper (Cu), zinc (Zn), and lead (Pb) were measured in a total of 20 soil samples using atomic absorption spectroscopy (AAS). …”
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Adulteration of the Herbal Weight Loss Products by the Illegal Addition of Synthetic Antiobesity Medications: A Pilot Study by Farzin Firozian, Amir Nili-Ahmadabadi, Shirin Moradkhani, Miad Moulaei, Zohreh Fasihi, Davoud Ahmadimoghaddam

“…Since apothecaries have advised consumers to take at least two capsules a day, it seems that the blood concentration of sibutramine will likely rise beyond the therapeutic concentration and become toxic. Therefore, the usage of such products could pose serious risks to consumers’ health.…”
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AZIJSKI PACIFIK I AMERIČKO-KINESKO NADMETANJE by Stanislav Stojanović, Jovanka Šaranović

“…Konfliktni potencijal u njihovim odnosima primarno će određivati karakter odnosa u regionu, doprinoseći da odnosi na tom prostoru budu, kompleksni, nejasni i potencijalno eksplozivni. …”

Influencers and influencer marketing – indispensable part of the business of modern companies by Diana Karakaš, Hrvoje Zovko

“…With the growth of popularity and the development of social networks, appeared influencers and developed a new type of marketing, influencer marketing. Today, influencers, due to the influence they have on people, and influencer marketing, which records excellent results and helps the company achieve its business goals, are an indispensable part of the business of every modern company. …”
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Relationship between social support, functional outcomes and health-related quality of life in working-aged adults at three months after ischemic stroke: results from the FRAILTY s... by Elena Gurková, Daniela Bartoníčková, Daniel Šaňák, Šárka Šaňáková, Jana Zapletalová, Lenka Štureková

“…Descriptive statistics, Wilcoxon signed-rank test, Spearman’s correlations and multiple linear regression were used for analysis. Results A total of 121 (54.5% males, mean age 51.7 ± 8.4 years) IS patients were analyzed. …”
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Kinematic runoff and erosion model efficiency assessment for hydrological simulation of semi-arid watersheds by S.M. Tajbakhsh, H. Memarian, M. Sobhani, A.H. Aghakhani Afshar

“…The bias percentages between simulated and observed total sediment loads based on events #2 and #4 were 5% and 16%, respectively. …”
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A Cross-sectional Study on the Levels of Anxiety and Depression of People under Treatment for COVID-19 in Relation to Emotional Intelligence by Gopi Rajendhiran, V. Veera Balaji Kumar

“…Background: COVID-19 was one of the pandemics which had put human emotional tolerance into hazard and tested our endurance levels. …”
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Challenges to mangroves of the Semiarid Equatorial Coast of Brazil in the Anthropocene by Luiz Drude de Lacerda, Alexander Cesar Ferreira, Rebecca Borges, Raymond Ward

“…The semiarid northeast coast of Brazil harbours just less than 44,300 ha of mangroves, 4% of Brazilian total. Notwithstanding this relatively small area, these forests have high ecological and economic importance, sustaining traditional fisheries and protecting biodiversity, including many threatened species. …”
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A Hybrid Human Dynamics Model on Analyzing Hotspots in Social Networks by Yunpeng Xiao, Bai Wang, Bin Wu, Zhixian Yan, Shousheng Jia, Yanbing Liu

“…In this paper, we analyze the top-one Internet forum in China (“Tianya Club”) and identify the statistical properties of hotspots, which can promptly reflect the crowd events in people's real-life. …”
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Types and Effectiveness of Public Policy Measures Combatting Graffiti Vandalism at Heritage Sites by Marko Raič, Daniela Angelina Jelinčić

“…Given the relatively small number of articles that directly address this topic, the review is supplemented with an analysis of best practices, specifically, examining municipal measures and strategies aimed at combating graffiti vandalism.…”
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Meat analogues: The relationship between mechanical anisotropy, macrostructure, and microstructure by Miek Schlangen, Iris van der Doef, Atze Jan van der Goot, Mathias P. Clausen, Thomas E. Kodger

“…Strong correlations are found between anisotropy-related parameters, such as fibre score in macrostructure, air anisotropy in microstructure, and the toughness anisotropy index from mechanical properties. …”
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RETRACTED ARTICLE: hERG1 channels modulate integrin signaling to trigger angiogenesis and tumor progression in colorectal cancer by Olivia Crociani, Francesca Zanieri, Serena Pillozzi, Elena Lastraioli, Matteo Stefanini, Antonella Fiore, Angelo Fortunato, Massimo D'Amico, Marika Masselli, Emanuele De Lorenzo, Luca Gasparoli, Martina Chiu, Ovidio Bussolati, Andrea Becchetti, Annarosa Arcangeli

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Covoiturage au Grand-Nokoué et plateformes numériques de mobilité partagée en Afrique de l'Ouest by Raynald Ballo

“…Data from an immersion in the field reveals three major factors: a more flexible relationship to time without a culture of rigorous planning, out of step with the rational logic of platforms; a deeply rooted community conception of travel based on social proximity, contrary to sharing with strangers; a sense of insecurity towards outsiders and a primacy of individual comfort, contrary to the spirit of carpooling. …”
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Experimental Study on Dynamic Characteristics of Shut-In and Restart Process in Water Drive Strong Heterogeneous Oil Reservoir by Hao Chen, Mingyang Yang, Haizeng Yu, Shenglai Yang, Mibang Wang

“…The physical model, which includes three layers with low, medium, and high-permeability from top to bottom, was made according to the similarity law. …”
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Acute malnutrition associated with mid-upper arm circumference among under-five children in tribal areas, India: a cross-sectional study by Shraboni Patra, Shashikant Sambharkar, Sheetal Harode, Kalpana Barde, Amita Pillewan

“…Setting: A community-based cross-sectional survey was carried out. Participants: The total sample size was 1055 children (aged 0–59 months). …”
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Microbial boundaries in peri-implantitis: a review of pathogen-related advances by Ehab Qasim Talib, Ghada Ibrahim Taha, Dhuha Mahmood Ali, Sahar Hashim Al-Hindawi, Fadia Abd Almuhsin Al-Khayat, Israa Amer Hasan

“…The study underscores the importance of employing sophisticated diagnostic methods like cone beam computed tomography. It covers a range of therapeutic approaches including surgical and non-surgical techniques as well as strategies stressing host-modification and photodynamic treatment. …”
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Refining the interpretation of variants of uncertain significance in hereditary cancer screening through integrated RNA sequencing by Youbao Sha, J. Bryce Ortiz, Sara L. Bristow, Kate Loranger, Linyan Meng, Xiaonan Zhao, Fan Xia, Sheetal Parmar, Adam C. ElNaggar, Wenbo Xu

“…VUS reclassification rates were calculated. Results: In total, 411 VUS in 52 genes predicted to affect splicing were included. …”
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Differential-linear cryptanalysis of PRINCE cipher by Zhengbin LIU

“…PRINCE is a low-latency lightweight block cipher, which is widely used in a lot of resource constrained devices.It is based on the FX construction and the core component is PRINCE_core.Differential-linear cryptanalysis is a classical cryptographic technique, which combines differential cryptanalysis and linear cryptanalysis together.Short differential characteristics and linear characteristics with high-probability were concatenated to break the cipher.Differential-linear cryptanalysis were applied to attack PRINCE_core.Using 2-round differential-linear distinguisher, 4-round PRINCE_corecan be broken with 2⁶chosen plaintext and 2^14.58encryption.For 6-round and 7-round PRINCE_core, the data complexity is 2^12.84and 2^29.02respectively, and the time complexity is 2^25.58and 2^41.53.…”
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The Impact of Artificial Intelligence, Ethical Implications and Technologies on the Electoral Process by Itumeleng Michael Maine, Bukohwo Michael Esiefarienrhe

“…This paper analysed the various AI tools and techniques that are used to assist in the conduct of credible elections. …”
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Evaluation of Antimicrobial Activity and Cytotoxicity of an Epoxy Resin-Based Endodontic Sealer Containing Nanoparticles Amorphous Calcium Phosphate by Bilal H. Ibrahim, Hussain Al-Huwaizi

“…The cytotoxicity of the NACP incorporated AH Plus and AH Plus sealers were tested indirectly by MTT assay and directly by the multiparametric high content screening toxicology assay using fibroblast-like cells as cell lines. …”
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