Comparison of Two Methods for Assaying Reducing Sugars in the Determination of Carbohydrase Activities by Alexander V. Gusakov, Elena G. Kondratyeva, Arkady P. Sinitsyn

“…In the analysis of the xylanase, β-mannanase, and β-glucanase activities, the overestimations by the DNS assay were much more pronounced (the observed differences in the activities were 3- to 13-fold). Reasons for preferential use of the NS assay for measuring activities of carbohydrases other than cellulases are discussed.…”
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The reliability, sensitivity and specificity of fluorescent oxidation products for measuring global oxidative stress in vivo by Bing Liang, Juan Zhang, Xue Shen, Xiaohua Zhang, Ann M. Vuong, Linghua Yang, Xinyan Shi, Xueru Ge, Huan He, Tong Liu, Shuman Yang

“…Results At a 1:20 (plasma/extractant) mixture ratio, the overall inter-/intra-assay coefficients of variation (CV) for FlOP measurements among healthy and coronary heart disease participants were <3.6%/<2.7% and <4.4%/<2.0%, respectively. On day 30 of the animal experiment, the Pearson correlations (r) of FlOP_320 and FlOP_360 with D-galactose dose were 0.816 and 0.801, respectively, which were 3-12 times higher than those of malondialdehyde (0.183), 8-hydroxyguanosine (0.157), pentosidine (0.254), and nitrotyrosine (0.068) for measuring D-galactose-induced oxidative damage. …”
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Progressive Failure Analysis of Laminated CFRP Composites under Three-Point Bending Load by Bing Shen, HongJun Liu, Shengli Lv, Zheng Li, Wen Cheng

“…The experimental results show that the relative errors of the flexural strength and flexural modulus of the current model simulation results and the experimental data were −3.10% and −2.70%, respectively, and the damage evolution process after the ultimate load was accurately predicted. …”
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Projecting the Potential Budget Impact Analysis of Paliperidone Palmitate in Egyptian Adult Patients with Schizophrenia by Gihan Elsisi, Mohamed Ezzat, Mohamed Ramadan

“…In the first year, the total drug costs in Egyptian pounds (EGP) for PP and oral antipsychotics were £2.7 million and £724&#8239;004, respectively, while the total medical costs for PP and oral antipsychotics were £3 million and £5.6 million, respectively. In the second year, the total drug costs for PP and oral antipsychotics were £2.7 million and £724&#8239;004, respectively, while the total medical costs for PP and oral antipsychotics were £3 million and £5 million, respectively. …”
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Gap analysis of maternity service quality and associated factors at a maternity hospital in northwest Iran: a cross-sectional survey using SERVQUAL and HEALTHQUAL questionnaires by Parnian Rahimi, Farzaneh Miri, Alireza Hajizadeh, Azadeh Anbari, Jafar Sadegh Tabrizi, Edris Kakemam

“…Results Based on the SERVQUAL questionnaire, the overall score for expectation and perception were 3.69 and 4.15, respectively and the overall gap in service quality was − 0.45. …”
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Intraurban socioeconomic inequalities in life expectancy: a population-based cross-sectional analysis in the city of Córdoba, Argentina (2015–2018) by Ana V Diez Roux, Usama Bilal, D Alex Quistberg, Kari A Moore, Harrison Quick, Santiago Rodríguez López, Natalia Tumas, Binod Acharya, Gabriel E Acevedo

“…Mean differences in life expectancy between the highest versus the lowest decile of area characteristics in men (women) were 3.03 (2.58), 3.52 (2.56) and 2.97 (2.31) years for % adults with high school education or above, % persons aged 15–17 attending school, and % households with water inside the dwelling, respectively. …”
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The Quality of English Coursebook for Nursing Department Student (Based on Students’, Lecturers’, And Experts’ Perspective) by Qoriatur Rahma, Safnil Safnil, Arono Arono

“…The participants of this research were 3 experts, 3 lecturers and 80 nursing students. …”
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RP-HPLC Method for the Estimation of Nebivolol in Tablet Dosage Form by M. K. Sahoo, R. K. Giri, C. S. Barik, S. K. Kanungo, B. V. V. Ravi Kumar

“…Chlorzoxazone was used as the internal standard. The retention times were 3.175 min and 4.158 min for nebivolol and chlorzoxazone respectively. …”
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Risk Factors and Patterns of Drug‐Drug Interactions in Two Categories of Level‐3 Hospitals in Dhaka: A Cross‐Sectional Study by Md. Abdus Samadd, Farhan Tanvir Patwary, Md Momin Islam, Ashfia Tasnim Munia, K. M. Yasif Kayes Sikdar, Md. Raihan Sarkar

“…The mean pDDIs cases were 3.29 in the private hospitals, while at government hospitals they were 3.02. …”
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Direct Quantitative Detection and Identification of Lactococcal Bacteriophages from Milk and Whey by Real-Time PCR: Application for the Detection of Lactococcal Bacteriophages in G... by Mai Huong Ly-Chatain, Loïc Durand, Véronique Rigobello, Annabelle Vera, Yann Demarigny

“…The real-time PCR program was specific and with the detection limit of 102 PFU/mL. The curve slopes were −3.49, −3.69, and −3.45 with the amplification efficiency estimated at 94%, 94%, and 98% and the correlation coefficient (𝑅2) of 0.999, 0.999, and 0.998 for c2, 936 and P335 group, respectively. …”
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Clinical Features of Adult Patients with Acute Hepatitis B Virus Infection Progressing to Chronic Infection by Kojiro Michitaka, Atsushi Hiraoka, Yoshio Tokumoto, Keiko Ninomiya, Tomoyuki Ninomiya, Norio Horiike, Masanori Abe, Yoichi Hiasa

“…Twenty-five adult patients with acute HBV infection (14 men and 11 women, 18–84 years old), whose clinical features progressed to those of chronic infection (group A) or did not (group B), were studied retrospectively. Results. There were 3 and 22 patients in groups A and B, respectively. …”
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Identification, Prevalence, and Degree of Digestive Tract Protozoa Infection in Dairy Cows at KUTT Suka Makmur Grati Pasuruan by Josephira Intan Margaretha, Poedji Hastutiek, Dian Ayu Permatasari, Agus Sunarso, Dadik Rahardjo, Lucia Tri Suwanti

“…There were of 85 (85%) samples positively infected with protozoan. There were 3 species that infect the digestive tract, those are Eimeria sp., Balantidium sp., and Blastocystis sp. …”
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Research on OTN Service Delay Estimation Method based on Machine Learning by YANG Ganggang, SHAO Zhugui, JIANG Xianrong

“…【Results】The Mean Absolute Percentage Errors (MAPE) of the delay estimation results based on Support Vector Regression (SVR) and decision tree regression were 3.362 8% and 1.284 9%, respectively.【Conclusion】The OTN service delay estimation method based on machine learning and the characteristic of OTN transmission in this paper has high accuracy and wide application scenarios.…”
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The investigation of aflatoxin, ochratoxin a and zearalenone residues in feeds and feedstuffs by chromatographic method by H. Ahmet ACET, Ömer DEMET, Bünyamin TRAŞ

“…The average concentrations of aflatoxin B₁, ochmtoxin A and zearalenone were 3.75., 12 and 6,6 microgram/kg respectively. …”
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Determinant of adverse early neonatal outcomes following emergency cesarean section in North West, Ethiopia: institutional-based case-control study by Beyene Sisay Damtew, Alemu Merga Hailu, Bezawit Melak Fente, Tadesu Wondu Workneh, Hinsermu Bayu Abdi

“…Women with danger signs during pregnancy were 3.5 times more likely to have adverse fetal outcomes compared to those without (AOR = 3.5, 95% CI: 2.4, 36). …”
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Human Activities Increase the Nitrogen in Surface Water on the Eastern Loess Plateau by Yuxian Hu, Ke Zhang, Yuan Li, Yanan Sun, Hongyan Li, Gaiqiang Yang

“…This paper explored the spatial relationship between anthropogenic activity and waters’ nitrogen on the eastern Loess Plateau, based on the Geographic Information System (GIS) spatial analysis using land use covers. There were 3 human land use types and 2 nitrogen indices used to assess the rivers’ state at the watershed scale. …”
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Development of the High Sensitivity and Selectivity Method for the Determination of Histamine in Fish and Fish Sauce from Vietnam by UPLC-MS/MS by Quang Hieu Tran, Thanh Tan Nguyen, Kim Phuong Pham

“…The limit of detection (LOD) and limit of quantification (LOQ) values were 3.83 and 11.50 ng/mL for the fish sauce sample and 4.71 and 14.12 ng/mL for the fish sample, respectively. …”
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Leakage Characteristics of Dual-Cannula Fenestrated Tracheostomy Tubes during Positive Pressure Ventilation: A Bench Study by Thomas Berlet, Mathias Marchon

“…The leakage rates of the best performing tubes were <3.5% of the delivered minute volume. At body temperature, the leakage rates of these tracheostomy tubes were <1%. …”
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Prevalence of canine heartworm disease in the gemlik area, bursa by Turan Civelek, Alparslan Yıldırım, Anıl Iça

“…Of these, 65 were between 0.5 and 2 year old, 25 were 3-6 year old and 10 were over 7 year old. Heparinized blood specimens obtained from dogs were separately examined with native and Modified Knott techniques for the presence of circulating microfilariae while sera were examined with commercial test kit for the presence of circulating antigen. …”
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Pharmacokinetics and Biodistribution of Zinc-Enriched Yeast in Rats by Shuangqing Zhang, Yan Zhang, Ning Peng, Haibo Zhang, Juan Yao, Zhihong Li, Liegang Liu

“…Maximum plasma concentration values were 3.87 and 2.81 μg/mL for ZnY and ZnSO4, respectively. …”
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