Retrieval of Land Surface Temperature From Passive Microwave Observations Using CatBoost-Based Adaptive Feature Selection by Yang Dai, Yingbao Yang, Xin Pan, Penghua Hu, Xiangjin Meng, Fanggang Li, Zhenwei Wang

“…Finally, the optimized feature sets were used in the CatBoost algorithm to construct the PMW-LST retrieval model. We compared the accuracy of the proposed method with the Holmes, multichannel, and Random Forest algorithms. …”
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Impact of Municipal Solid Waste Leachate on Surface Water Quality: A Case Study on Kabuturumba Stream. by Rubarema, Paul

“…Different pollution hotspots where also considered in the upstream before joining the stream to clearly understand their potential impacts these points included Coca cola outlet, pearl diary discharge stream and Lubiri stream joining Kabuturumba stream from Kisenyi via Makenke barracks. …”
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Effects of Sildenafil and Vitamin E on Paraquat-Induced Pulmonary Fibrosis in Rats by Fouziyeh Siahpour, Hosein Sadeghi, Esmaeel Panahi kokhdan, Mohammad Khoshnoud

“…Treatment with sildenafil and vitamin E increased glutathione (total GSH) and superoxide dismutase (SOD) levels while decreasing malondialdehyde (MDA) and hydroxyproline (HYP) levels compared to the paraquat group. Tumor Necrosis Factor-α (TNF-α) showed no significant changes in the study group compared to the control group. …”
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Ultra-processed foods and plant-based alternatives impair nutritional quality of omnivorous and plant-forward dietary patterns in college students by Svenja Fedde, Miriam Wießner, Franziska A Hägele, Manfred J Müller, Anja Bosy-Westphal

“…UPF exhibited a lower content of protein, fiber, vitamin B2, vitamin B12, folate, zinc and calcium compared to processed foods (all p < 0.001). Plant-based alternatives contained more fiber and less saturated fatty acids whereas the content of protein and micronutrients was lower compared with animal products (all p < 0.05). …”
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STUDYING HOW DIESEL ENGINE ADDITIVES USING SILVER OXIDE (Ag2O) NANOPARTICLES AFFECT THE ENVIRONMENT by CIHAN BAYINDIRLI, MEHMET CELIK

“…In case of complete combustion reaction in engines, the products released do not directly threaten human health. Compared to diesel fuel, biodiesel has worse combustion performance due to some fuel properties. …”
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Change in angle of depressed medial tibial plateau following extra-articular mechanical realignment surgery in children with Blount’s disease who presented late for treatment by Zi Hao Phang, Mohammed Albaker, Roshan Gunalan, Adrian Yen Xian Lee, Aik Saw

“…Preoperative and postoperative angles of depressed medial tibia plateau (ADMTPs) of the same patient were compared for any significant change. Normally distributed data were analysed using Student’s t-test when comparing two groups or one-way analysis of variance when comparing more than two groups. …”
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Small-vessel-disease-induced white matter damage in occipital lobe epilepsy by Jinseung Kim, Dong Ah Lee, Ho-Joon Lee, Kang Min Park

“…The age and sex of the patients and controls were comparable. Diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) was performed using a 3 T MRI scanner. …”
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Effects of Kettlebell Swing Style and Mass on Female Hip Joint Kinetics by Kasey M Murphy, Bryan L Riemann

“…It was hypothesized that velocity, power, and work would be greater for the OHS compared to the SHS, as well as for the heavier compared to the lighter KB’s…”
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Whole Exome Sequencing Reveals Rare Variants in Genes Associated with Metabolic Disorders in Women with PCOS by Priyal Sharma, Ashutosh Halder, Manish Jain, Manish Tripathi

“…PCOS patients with identified variants exhibited significantly higher average body mass index and fasting insulin levels of PCOS subjects with identified variants compared to those without variants (P < 0.05). Additionally, there were significant differences in the variant frequencies of four variants when compared to the population database (P < 0.05). …”
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Evaluation of the Status of Gluteus Medius Muscle Measured by Computed Tomography Scan in Patients with Intertrochanteric Fractures Treated by Intramedullary Nailing: A Short Term... by Gopalakrishna Kurugunda Girigowda, Varadraj Govindaraj Nayak, Lakshmisha Narasimhe Gowda, Suhas Aradhya Bhikshavarthimath

“…Results: All 31 patients showed decrease in CSA and increase in adipose tissue infiltration in operated side gluteus medius muscle compared to the normal side. However, there was not much difference in MRC grading and AHAT scoring. …”
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Effect of laser and light emitting diode bleaching techniques on micro-leakage of dental composite postoperatively using two different bonding systems by Shalaw S. Jawhar, Bassam K. Amin

“…The main objective of this study was to evaluate and compare the effects of LASER and light emitting diode bleaching techniques on the micro-leakage of composite resin restorations that were bonded with fifth and seventh adhesive bonding generations. …”
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The Effects of Preeclampsia Severity and Thrombocytopenia on the Prognosis of Hypertensive Pregnant Women by Emre Beşe, Fatma Devran Bıldırcın, Erdal Malatyalıoğlu

“…RESULTS: When the patients with mild and severe preeclampsia were compared with regard to maternal complications, no significant difference was determined between the two groups (p>0.05). …”
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Cross-sectional analysis of two social determinants of health in California cities: racial/ethnic and geographic disparities by Dulce Bustamante-Zamora, Neil Maizlish

“…Differences with a non-White reference group were considered health disparities.Setting Cities of the State of California, USA.Results Within-city differences in the prevalence of poverty and low educational attainment disfavoured Black and Latinos compared with Whites in over 78% of the cities. Compared with Whites, the median within-city poverty difference was 7.0% for Latinos and 6.2% for Blacks. …”
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Evaluation of 3D seed structure and cellular traits in-situ using X-ray microscopy by Marcus Griffiths, Barsanti Gautam, Clara Lebow, Keith Duncan, Xinxin Ding, Pubudu Handakumbura, John C. Sedbrook, Christopher N. Topp

“…Applying a seed coat thickness map revealed that the Large-Golden genotype had a thinner seed coat compared to wildtype despite a greater seed coat volume. …”
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Effect of Mercury on Seed Germination and Seedling Growth of Mungbean (<i>Vigna radiata</i> (L.) Wilczek) by ZI Muhammad, KS Maria, A Mohammad, S Muhammad, F Zia-ur-Rehman, K Muhammad

“…The present studies report the effects of different concentrations (1, 3, 5 and 7 mM) of mercury on seed germination and seedling growth performance of mungbea (Vigna radiata) as compared to control. Mercury treatment in the form of mercuric chloride at 1 mM did not show significant reduction in seed germination of V. radiata as compared to control. …”
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Synergistic effect of polymer and graphene oxide nanocomposite in heterogeneous layered porous media: a pore-scale EOR Study by M. Iravani, M. Simjoo, A. H. Molaei

“…These findings highlight the potential of GOPN as a promising EOR technique in stratified reservoirs. Compared to previous studies, this work explored the performance of GOPN at low GO concentrations (100 ppm). …”
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Comparison of the safety and efficacy between minimally invasive cardiac surgery and median sternotomy in a low-risk mixed Asian population in Singapore by Zhi Xian Ong, Duoduo Wu, Haidong Luo, Guohao Chang, Faizus Sazzad, Jai Ajitchandra Sule, Peggy Hu, Theo Kofidis

“…However, the rates of other postoperative complications were comparable between patients who underwent MICS and those who underwent MS. …”
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Effect of Tronclass combined with team-based learning on nursing students’ self-directed learning and academic performance: a pretest-posttest study by Longyi Hu, Siqi Li, Leshan Zhou

“…Results When comparing compare motivation, self-management, teamwork and information literacy, which are four subscale aspects of the self-directed Learning Ability Scale, the post-survey scores for these four dimensions are greater than the pre-survey results. …”
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