Effects of sodium alginate and calcium on quality attributes of Shepherd’s purse under ultrasound impregnation during blanching processing by Qihui Wu, Zhongyuan Zhang, Yihong Bao, Dajing Li, Xin Wen, Lei Feng, Meimei Nie, Zhuqing Dai, Yayuan Xu

“…The contents of ascorbic acid, phenolic compounds and calcium were determined after blanching for 1 min, and the color, structure and volatile substances were analyzed. …”
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Clinical efficacy and safety study of vNOTES for benign ovarian tumors in obese patients by Fei Wang, Yuqin Liu, Yue Xing, Dongdong Wang, Xue Bai, Linlin Li, Chunhua Ma, Yongjuan Sun, Yufang Bai, Liehong Wang

“…The vNOTES group exhibited shorter operative times compared to the MPLS group, with no significant differences in tumor pathology, intraoperative blood loss, or tumor rupture rates. …”
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Effect of Future Climate Change on Stratosphere-to-Troposphere-Exchange Driven Ozone in the Northern Hemisphere by Shovan Kumar Sahu, Lei Chen, Song Liu, Jia Xing, Rohit Mathur

“…Though STE contributions remain constant in Northern hemisphere as a whole, regional differences exist with Europe (EUR) registering increased STE contribution in both spring and winter while Eastern China (ECH) reporting increased contribution in spring in 2050 (RCP8.5) as compared to 2015. Importance of climate change can be deduced from the fact that ECH and EUR recorded increased STE contribution to O3 in RCP8.5 compared to RCP4.5. …”
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Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2) Level Changes during the Control of COVID-19 Pandemic in Thailand by Tin Ko Oo, Noppol Arunrat, Praeploy Kongsurakan, Sukanya Sereenonchai, Can Wang

“…After comparing the same time duration in 2019 and 2020 on a monthly basis, the results revealed that NO2 level in 2020 declined by 9.1% and 9.8% for the whole of Thailand and Bangkok metropolitan area, respectively. …”
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Effect of hypnotherapy on paediatric cancer pain management in Indonesia: A quasi-experimental study by Sri Hartini M.A, Nafisatun Nisa, Satriya Pranata, Mudy Oktiningrum, Sri Puguh Kristiawati

“…These were categorised as no score 0, mild (1–3), moderate (4–6) and severe (7–10) pain. Pain scores were compared using ANCOVA, but pain categories were compared using the chi-square test.Results: The mean age of the subjects was 8.8 (standard deviation, 4.2) years; 60% were boys. …”
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Placental Location Affects Cesarean Complications in Patients with Placenta Previa by Gulsen Dogan Durdag, Hakan Kalayci, Safak Yilmaz Baran, Seda Yuksel Simsek, Songul Alemdaroglu, Serdinc Ozdogan, Esra Bulgan Kilicdag

“…Intraoperative hemorrhage, need for blood transfusion and hysterectomy, complete blood count parameters of mother and newborn were compared between the anterior and posterior placenta previa. …”
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Advanced thyristor-based cycloconverter for efficient three-phase conversion with low THD by Mahbubur Rahman Tahmid, Md. Abdul Malek, Md. Rafiul Islam, Muhammad Abdul Goffar Khan

“…Multiple voltage levels of sinusoidal pulses in the output signal theoretically reduce the THD by up to 20% compared to conventional designs. A prototype of the cycloconverter was developed and the experimental results confirm close agreement with the theoretical predictions, demonstrating a THD reduction of up to 19% in the output voltage and current compared to conventional models, which makes it a reliable system to drive three-phase loads from a single-phase supply.…”
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Smartphone-based health monitoring in India: Data collection and evaluation for pulse rate estimation by Achal Shetty, Sanjana S. Narasimhamurthy, KS Nataraj, Srilakshmi M. Prabhu, Neha Jagadeesh, Kunal Katre, Sumit Kumar, Neelesh Kapoor, Sudhir P. Haladi, Sankalp Gulati

“…Smartphone-based pulse rate estimates were compared with readings from pulse oximeters to assess accuracy and feasibility. …”
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Complement protein and Immunoglobulins Serum levels in Normal Pregnant and Spontaneous Aborted Women by Hiwa Abdulrahman Ahmad, Mehri Mirhaj Muhammd salih, Kamal Ahmed Khidir

“…Also, statistical analysis revealed that serum levels of C3 and C4 significantly decreased in abortion group compared to normal pregnant and non-pregnant groups (p ?…”
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Synovial Fluid Alpha-defensin Lateral Flow Assay is Specific but Not Sensitive for Periprosthetic Joint Infection in Revision Arthroplasty: A Propensity Score-matched Analysis by Sze Hon Yu, Chiu Kwong Yuen, Constance Wong, Cheung Amy, Cheung Man Hong, Chan Vincent Wai Kwan, Luk Michelle Hilda, Chan Ping Keung, Henry Fu

“…Thus, we investigated the performance of ADLFA in revision cases and compared it to a control cohort of primary arthroplasty cases. …”
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Habitat fragmentation increases the risk of local extinction of small reptiles: A case study on Phrynocephalus przewalskii by Cui Yang, Yue Qi, Jiayuan Guo, Liangfei Peng, Neng Xiong, Wenya Zhang, Wei Zhao

“…Genomic analyses revealed significantly fewer SNPs, INDELs, and SVs in the highly fragmented area compared to others, with the slowest linkage disequilibrium decay rate, indicating strong environmental pressure. …”
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Single-cell RNA sequencing of circulating immune cells supports inhibition of TNFAIP3 and NFKBIA translation as psoriatic arthritis biomarkers by Ameth N. Garrido, Rohan Machhar, Omar F. Cruz-Correa, Darshini Ganatra, Sarah Q. Crome, Sarah Q. Crome, Joan Wither, Joan Wither, Joan Wither, Igor Jurisica, Igor Jurisica, Igor Jurisica, Dafna D. Gladman, Dafna D. Gladman, Dafna D. Gladman

“…Immunoblotting of the proteins encoded in these genes (IκBα and A20, respectively) showed higher levels in PsA CD4+ T cells compared to HC. Conversely, lower levels were observed in PsA CD8+ T cell lysates compared to HC for both proteins.ConclusionThese results suggest that translation of TNFAIP3 and NFKBIA may be inhibited in PsA CD8+ T cells. …”
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Prediction of the axial compression capacity of ECC-CES columns using adaptive sampling and machine learning techniques by Khaled Megahed

“…These models were comprehensively evaluated, displaying a superior prediction performance compared to design standards such as EC4 and AISC360. …”
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Changes in Drop and Repeated Jump Ground Reaction Forces After a 10-Week Offseason Strength and Conditioning Program in Division I American Football Players by Zachary Gillen, Reuben Burch, David Saucier, Lesley Strawderman, Tony Luczak, Anthony Piroli, Adam Petway, Ted Rath

“…Dependent samples t-tests compared changes in DJ metrics, while repeated measures analyses of variance compared changes in RJ metrics. …”
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Diagnosis and presenting features of autoimmune hepatitis at a central referral hospital in South Africa by Y Maharaj, V G Naidoo

“…Aim We aim to describe the presenting features of AIH from a single referral centre in a Sub-Sahara African setting. We also compare the presenting features of HIV-infected and HIV-uninfected patients. …”
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Learning-based page replacement scheme for efficient I/O processing by Hwajung Kim

“…A significant focus in current research is on leveraging machine learning methodologies to improve existing resource management strategies, aiming to achieve comparable performance capabilities. In particular, reinforcement learning exhibits an appealing characteristic as it performs learning by systematically exploring actions to maximize cumulative rewards. …”
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Breaking the Silence: Exploring Peritraumatic Distress and Negative Emotions in Male and Female Physical Domestic Violence Victims by Pasquale Caponnetto, Vittorio Lenzo, Alberto Sardella, Graziella Chiara Prezzavento, Mirko Casu, Maria C. Quattropani

“…Descriptive statistics, box plots, and scatter plots were used to provide a clear picture of the sample characteristics. # Conclusion Female victims of domestic violence reported higher levels of peritraumatic distress and negative emotions compared to men victims. …”
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Evaluation of Paperless Electronic Data Entry and its Comparison with Manual Entry Method for Oral Health Assessment of Adults by Manu Batra, Deeksha Gijwani, Hansika Popli

“…Results: Time taken to complete adult form was less for PEDES as compared to MEM (P < .001). UEQ scores for all scales under attractiveness, pragmatic, and hedonic quality were found to be good with a value more than 0.8. …”
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Performance of Composite Filters Assembled from Multiple Layers of Basic Filtration Media by Peng Wang, Zhen Liu, Da-Ren Chen

“…It was found that a N95-comparable collection efficiency can be achieved by combining two/three layers of face mask media but at the expense of a higher media pressure drop. …”
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Evaluation of Heavy and Trace Metals in Fingernails of Young School Children and Adults in Ilorin, Kwara State, Nigeria by HK Okoro, ST Alao, GB Adebayo, KA Basheer

“…Metal concentration is higher in young school children when compared with Adults, statistical analysis show that there was significant difference between the concentrations of heavy metal in fingernails of young school children when compared with Adults. …”
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