Healthcare Resource Utilization and Cost Comparisons of High-Protein Enteral Nutrition Formulas Used in Critically Ill Patients by Matthew C. Bozeman, Laura L. Schott, Amarsinh M. Desai, Mary K. Miranowski, Dorothy L. Baumer, Cynthia C. Lowen, Zhun Cao, Krysmaru Araujo Torres

“…Options include immunonutrition formulas of various compositions and standard high-protein formulas (StdHP). …”
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Evaluating the predictive potential of RSM and ANN models in treatment of greywater-syrup mixture using Ekowe clay-PEM microbial fuel cell by Livinus A. Obasi, Cornelius O. Nevo

“…Fourier transform infrared instrumental analysis of the substrate shows the functional groups of compounds present. A 24 central composite design and a three-layered (4:n:1) feedforward ANN architecture trained by a backpropagation algorithm were used to study and predict the MFC process performance criteria. …”
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Effects of Seasonal Variations in Physical Parameters on Quality of Gravity Flow Water in Kyanamira Sub-County, Kabale District, Uganda by Hannington, Ngabirano, Denis, Byamugisha, Emmanuel, Ntambi

“…Temperatures (20.3˚C - 21.15˚C) for all the study sites were within the recommended limit of 20˚C - 30˚C in water for domestic purposes. …”
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Sous vide processing: effect of time and temperature on the tenderness of knuckle bovine cuts by Suelen Cristina dos Santos Carvalho, Vanessa Cristina Francisco, Kalisa Fernanda Silva, Stanislau Bogusz Junior, Renata Tieko Nassu

“…The process can affect beef’s tenderness, depending on the parameters and cuts used. This study evaluated the effect of combining different times and temperatures on the tenderness and quality parameters of beef knuckle cut (composed of the Vastus intermedius, Vastus lateralis, Vastus medialis and Rectus femoris muscles) subjected to sous vide processing. …”
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Research on bias stress characteristics and influencing factors of concrete stacked columns with thin-walled steel tubes restrained by spiral ribs by Zhen-Shan Wang, Qian-Li Huang, Jia-Yi Han, Jun Wei, Jun-Long Lu

“…This study introduces an innovative spiral stiffener to mitigate the local buckling issue of thin-walled steel tubular concrete. …”
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Distinguishing physical vs. chemical templating mechanisms for inducing graphitization in novolac matrix by Sandra N Ike, Randy Vander Wal

“…First, the optimum weight percent of the 2D materials was determined with the composite graphitic quality measured by X-ray diffraction and Raman spectroscopy. …”
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Feature selection in single-cell RNA sequencing data: a comprehensive evaluation by Petros Paplomatas, Konstantinos Lazaros, Georgios N. Dimitrakopoulos, Aristidis Vrahatis

“…However, the high dimensionality and inherent noise in scRNA-seq data pose significant analytical challenges. This study focuses on dimensionality reduction and cell-type identification in scRNA-seq data analysis. …”
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Developing non-aqueous slurry for CO2 capture by Sahar Foorginezhad, Xiaoyan Ji

“…To overcome these limitations, this study further explores the novel strategy, where cosolvent addition and immobilization are combined to develop a non-aqueous slurry for CO2 capture with high efficiency. …”
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Structural Model for Preparing Safe and Hygienic Complementary Food in Indonesia by Lucy Widasari, Anto J. Hadi, Haslinah Ahmad, Wirawan Setyalaksana, Lusy Damayanti, Elly Sutrisni

“…Reliability was assessed using composite reliability (?_c), ensuring reliability threshold (?…”
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Optimization of dark chocolate formulation with roasted coriander cake as cocoa substitute by Javad Cheragheshahi, Ali Mohamadi Sani, Elham Mahdian, Sharareh Mohseni, Zahra Nazari

“…Since worldwide demand for cocoa is predicted to exceed supply in the upcoming years, this study aimed to find a substitute for cocoa powder in dark chocolate formulation. …”
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Effect of different restorative design on stress concentration of lithium disilicate and monolithic zirconia endocrown on a mandibular molar - a finite element analysis by Garima Karn, Manoj Shetty, Chethan Hegde

“…Abstract Background The purpose of this simulation study was to evaluate effect of different restorative design on stress concentration of endocrown. …”
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Gaseous Pollutants and Particulate Matter in Ambient Air: First Field Experiment in an Urban Mediterranean Area (Nador, Morocco) by Bouchra Oujidi, Abdelfettah Benchrif, Mounia Tahri, Fatiha Zahry, Moussa Bounakhla, Hocein Bazairi, Nadia Mhammdi, Maria Snoussi

“…The concentrations of PM2.5 and PM10 together with elemental compositions (up to 16 elements) and black carbon content were determined. …”
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Connotation, research status, and development directions of clean coal geology in China by Yuegang TANG, Shaoqing WANG, Xiaoshuai WANG, Xin GUO, Yafeng WANG, Liping XUE, Harold H. Schobert

“…In contrast, clean coal geology in the broad sense emphasizes efficiency enhancement and emission reduction throughout the coal life cycle, involving the exploration, exploitation, and utilization of coals, as well as relevant ecological restoration. This study summarizes the compositions and distributions of beneficial and harmful components in coals and analyzes the geologic factors affecting CCT, which are primarily associated with endogenetic and exogenetic geological processes during coal formation and involve tectonics, metamorphism, volcanic eruption, magmatic intrusion, aeolian-fluvial transport and deposition, redox reactions, and groundwater. …”
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Propagation phenological phase and fruiting habits of the Nitraria tangutorum in the lower reaches of Shiyang River by LIU Hujun, LIU Yun, LIU Shujuan, ZHAO Peng, QI Fujun, LIU Kailin

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Single-cell transcriptomics reveals novel chondrocyte and osteoblast subtypes and their role in knee osteoarthritis pathogenesis by Yuan Liu, Wacili Da, Ming-Jie Xu, Chao-Xin Xiao, Tao Deng, Sheng-Liang Zhou, Xiao-Ting Chen, Yao-Jia Zhou, Li Tang, Yong Nie, Yi Zeng, Hui-Qi Xie, Bin Shen

“…A single-cell atlas of the osteochondral composite tissue was established. Furthermore, three novel subtypes of chondrocytes, including Smoc2 + angiogenic chondrocytes, Angptl7 + angiogenic chondrocytes, and Col1a1 + osteogenic chondrocytes, were identified in femoral condyles of KOA mice. …”
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Seasonal Characteristics of Volatile Organic Compounds in Seoul, Korea: Major Sources and Contribution to Secondary Organic Aerosol Formation by Yeonjung Lee, Soo Ran Won, Hye Jung Shin, Dae Gon Kim, Ji Yi Lee

“…Abstract Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) are major pollutants that cause air pollution and are precursors that react in the air to produce secondary organic aerosol (SOA). This study attempted to elucidate the distribution characteristics of VOCs in the atmosphere of Seoul by measuring 34 types of VOCs in real time in the winter of 2020 and summer of 2021. …”
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Mechanical evaluation of a novel resin infiltrated lithium-disilicate ceramic network versus resin infiltrated feldspathic ceramic network by Mariam Adel, Moustafa Aboushlieb, Nour A. Habib

“…Abstract Mechanical properties of polymer infiltrated ceramic network (PICN) fall in range between that of resin-based composites and glass ceramics. The aim of this study was to evaluate the mechanical properties of a newly fabricated polymer infiltrated lithium-disilicate network (PILN) and compare it with the commercially available PICN whose ceramic network is feldspathic ceramic (Vita Enamic, Vita Zahnfabrik, Bad Säckingen, Germany). …”
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Clinical Benefits of Parasternal Block with Multihole Catheters when Inserted before Sternotomy by Vedat Eljezi, Crispin Jallas, Bruno Pereira, Melanie Chasteloux, Christian Dualé, Lionel Camilleri

“…Background: The aim of this study was to assess whether parasternal block with multihole catheters inserted before surgical incision enables to alleviate postoperative analgesia and opioid reduction in cardiac surgery patients with sternotomy. …”
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Determination of Ketotifen Fumarate in Syrup Dosage Form by High Performance Liquid Chromatography by Mohammed Ali Salih, Dlivan Fattah Aziz, Salar Ibrahim Ali

“…The goal of the current study was to establish and authenticate an isocratic reverse-stage High-Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC) method for quantifying ketotifen fumarate (KF) in pharmaceutical liquid dosage compositions. …”
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Hydrochemistry of a Tropical harbor: Influence of Industrial and Municipal inputs by Balogun Kayode James, Ladigbolu Ismail Adejare, Olaji Ebenezer Dayo

“…Correlation between Salinity and heavy metals measured in this study were negative except Iron. Considering the values recorded for the pollution indicators, the harbor appears to be organically polluted. …”
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