Preparation and Characterization of Rosa roxburghii Tratt Polyphenol-Sodium Alginate-Soy Protein Isolate Nanocomposites and Their Antioxidant Activity by Han LIU, Xiaoyan LIU, Yinping GUO, Xingyan MU, Zihui SHI

“…The results showed that the optimal conditions were: SPI addition was 2.95%, SA addition was 0.036%, RRTP addition was 0.25%, pH was 7.57, and the particle size was 140.41 nm. …”
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The Role of E-Cadherin in the Assessment of Esophageal Mucosal Damage in Patients with Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease Associated with Obstructive Sleep Apnea/Hypopnea Syndrome by Y. Ya. Shaukovich

“…There were no statistically significant differences in the plasma level of the N-terminal E-cadherin fragment between GERD patients and the comparison group (0.207 (0.128; 0.295) and 0.128 (0.067; 0.281) ng/ml, respectively, p = 0.082). However, the patients with erosive esophagitis were characterized by a higher content of E-cadherin in the blood plasma than those of the comparison group (0.284 (0.176; 0.858) and 0.128 (0.067; 0.281) ng/ml,  respectively, p = 0.03). …”
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Assessment of Malaysia-wide PM2.5 Forecasts from a Global Model by Zhixian Tan, Mohd Talib Latif, Matthew J. Ashfold

“…We used the surface PM2.5 forecasts from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service’s (CAMS) global atmospheric composition forecast dataset (CAMS-GACF) and evaluated them against hourly PM2.5 observations recorded throughout Malaysia from 2018 to 2020 via exceedance and accuracy analyses. We found that cycle 46r1 CAMS-GACF performance in Malaysia was generally weaker (critical success index (CSI) = 31%, R2 = 0.36) than reported in other studies (CSI = 20–54%, R2 = 0.32–0.79) focused on other countries, across multiple metrics in both analyses. …”
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Exploring the potential cost-effectiveness and societal burden implications of screening for fracture risk in a UK general radiography setting by E. Söreskog, B. Lopez, T. Bean, P. Lewis, N. Ashley, J. Da Palma Lopes, R. Meertens, A. Ratcliffe

“…Widespread adoption of IBEX BH in the NHS was estimated to save 8,066 QALYs and £65,930,555 in healthcare costs over the lifetime of patients visiting hospitals for wrist radiographs each year. …”
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Associations between parental bonding and health-related quality of life in a clinical sample of youths aged 14–35 years in Singapore by Yoke Boon Tan, Eng Hong Tay, Shazana Shahwan, Yunjue Zhang, Rajeswari Sambasivam, Mythily Subramaniam

“…The sample consisted of 400 psychiatric outpatients: 191 patients aged 14–21 (mean ± standard deviation 18.1 ± 2.22) years and 209 patients aged 22–35 (28.0 ± 4.33) years. …”
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A comparison of the parasitoid wasp species richness of tropical forest sites in Peru and Uganda – subfamily Rhyssinae (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae) by Hopkins, Tapani, Tuomisto, Hanna, Gómez, Isrrael C., Sääksjärvi, Ilari E.

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Magmatic volatiles control the sub-plinian basaltic eruptions at Ambae volcano, Vanuatu by Philipson Bani, Alessandro Aiuppa, Diego Coppola, Simon Carn, Dominique Cluzel, Estelle Rose-Koga, Etienne Medard, François Nauret, Yves Moussallam, Dan Tari, Iuma Bani

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Combining zinc oxide nanoparticles with green and novel nanocomposites for enhanced oil recovery in porous media by considering asphaltene deposition and production parameters by Meysam Hemmati, Yaser Ahmadi

“…In some cases, zinc oxide nanoparticles caused a 93.6% decrease (lowering from 31.8 mN/m to 2.016 mN/m) in interfacial tension and 82.6% decrease (lowering from 161° to 28°) in contact angle that led to displacing water and improving the flow of oil toward production wells. …”
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Energy-space random walk in a driven disordered Bose gas by Zhang, Yansheng, Martirosyan, Gevorg, Ho, Christopher Junhong, Etrych, Jiří, Eigen, Christoph, Hadzibabic, Zoran

“…Motivated by the experimental observation [1] that driving a non-interacting Bose gas in a 3D box with weak disorder leads to power-law energy growth, $E \propto t^{\eta }$ with $\eta =0.46(2)$, and compressed-exponential momentum distributions that show dynamic scaling, we perform systematic numerical and analytical studies of this system. …”
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Levistolide A and periplogenin inhibit the growth of gastric cancer cells in vitro and in vivo by Jia Li Guo, Hong Mei Hu, Shao Chin Lee, Ji Zhong Zhao

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CMIP6-based global estimates of future aridity index and potential evapotranspiration for 2021-2060 [version 2; peer review: 1 approved, 2 approved with reservations] by Jianchu Xu, Robert J. Zomer, Antonio Trabucco, Donatella Spano

“…Historical results were compared for technical validation with weather station data (PET: r 2 = 0.72; AI: r 2 = 0.91) and the CRU_TS v 4.04 dataset (PET: r 2 = 0.67; AI: r 2 = 0.80). Within the context of projected significant change in the near- and medium-term, the “Future_Global_AI_PET Database” provides a set of data projections and tools available for a variety of scientific and practical applications, illustrating trends and magnitude of predicted climatic and eco-hydrological impacts on terrestrial ecosystems. …”
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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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Serum uric acid to creatinine ratio as a predictor of insulin resistance, β cell function, and metabolic syndrome in normal Korean adults: a cross-sectional study by Misuk Oh, Soo Hyun Cho

“…In this group, insulin resistance, β cell dysfunction, and MetS risk could be predicted when SUA/Cr value was 8.2716, 8.8710, and 7.9762, respectively. Based on the total number of people, meaningful SUA/Cr values were 7.0175, 6.7925, and 6.9369. …”
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Early detection of Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia (BPD) in preterm infants using doppler ultrasound technology by Pin Wang, Lihong Duan, Congxin Sun, Yu Chen, Yanyan Peng, Guihong Chen, Lixia Wu, Yan Li

“…With an area under the curve (AUC) of 0.76, PAAT in particular demonstrated a reasonable capacity for prediction. …”
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Assessment of Radionuclide Concentration in Surface Soil and Human Health Risk Associated with Exposure in Two Higher Institutions of Esan land, Edo State, Nigeria by F.A. Popoola, O.D. Fakeye, Q.B. Basiru, D.A. Adesina, M.A. Sulola

“…At the neighbouring higher institution; College of Education, Igueben, the mean activity concentration of 40K, 238U and 232Th in its surface soil were 30.19 ± 1.22 BqKg-1, 1.41 ± 0.07 BqKg-1 and 4.85 ± 0.28 BqKg-1 respectively. The total mean values for radiation dose estimation for Radium Equivalent Activity, Absorbed Dose, Excess Lifetime Cancer Risk, Outdoor and Indoor Annual Effective Dose Equivalent are 13.20 BqKg-1, 6.03 nGy/ℎ, 0.026, 7.40 µSτ/γ and 29.60 µSτ/γ respectively. …”
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Analisis Faktor Risiko Kejadian Hipertensi pada Pra Lansia dan Lansia di Kelurahan Kedaung Kota Depok by Gibran Wirayudha, Ibnu Malkan Bakhrul Ilmi, Avliya Quratul Marjan

“…Dinas Kesehatan Kota Depok mengestimasi penderita hipertensi yang berusia ≥15 tahun di Kelurahan Kedaung sebanyak 3.283 orang. Hipertensi tidak hanya diakibatkan oleh pertambahan usia, tetapi dapat diakibatkan faktor risiko lain. …”
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Micro-computed tomography measurement of the marginal gap of different types of glass-ceramic veneers fabricated by heat-pressed technique. by Soma Qadir, Bassam Karem Amin

“…Results: The mean(±SD) value of IPS Emax was 0.056(±0.023)mm3, and the same value for IPS Empress was 0.128(±0.195)mm3. …”
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The Effect of Sensorimotor Synchronization on Gait Spatiotemporal Parameters in Women with Multiple Sclerosis by Mozhgan Memarmoghadam, Mansoureh Shahraki, Behzad Mohammadi Orangi, Luca Correale, Leonardo A. Peyré-Tartaruga

“…Materials and Methods: Spatiotemporal parameters, bilateral symmetry and the locomotor rehabilitation index were obtained before and after 6 weeks (three times per week, 30 min each session) of locomotor training. …”
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Caesarean sections and private insurance: systematic review and meta-analysis by Ilir Hoxha, Medina Braha, Lamprini Syrogiannouli, David C Goodman, Peter Jüni, Bruno R da Costa

“…In a meta-analysis of 13 studies, the adjusted odds of delivery by caesarean section was 1.13 higher among privately insured women as compared with women with public insurance coverage (95% CI 1.07 to 1.18) with no relevant heterogeneity between studies (τ2=0.006). …”
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El desafío de la escritura académica utilizando herramientas virtuales by Verónica Patricia Simbaña Gallardo, Lilian Mercedes Jaramillo Naranjo, Santiago Fernando Vinueza Vinueza

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