Foods and Beverages Associated with Smoking Craving in Heated Tobacco Product and Cigarette Smokers: A Cross-sectional Study by Kiho Miyoshi, Yuki Kimura, Misaki Nakahata, Takashi Miyawaki

“…The daily intake of fruit and dairy products was significantly lower in cigarette and HTP smokers than in non-smokers (median fruit intake: nonsmokers, 46.4 g/1000 kcal/day; cigarette smokers, 22.2 g/1000 kcal/day; HTP smokers, 31.4 g/1000 kcal/day; p<0.001; median dairy product intake: nonsmokers, 76.3 g/day; cigarette smokers, 48.2 g/day; HTP smokers, 57.6 g/day; p<0.001) as assessed using a food frequency questionnaire (BDHQ). …”
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Determination of Adsorption of Methylene Blue Dye by Incense Stick Ash Waste and Its Toxicity on RTG-2 Cells by Virendra Kumar Yadav, Nisha Choudhary, Daoud Ali, Gokhlesh Kumar, G. Gnanamoorthy, Azhar Ulla Khan, Pankaj Kumar, S. Hari Kumar, Belachew Zegale Tizazu

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Pharmacological correction of post-contrast acute kidney injury with a functional product based on fermented grape juice by Olesya V. Shcheblykina, Daria A. Kostina, Natalia G. Stoyanova, Igor A. Efremenko, Tatyana V. Avtina

“…Materials and Methods: The study was conducted on 36 male CD1 mice, 8-10 weeks old,weighing 25±3 g. The animals were divided into 3 groups (n=12): a group of intact animals; a group with PC-AKI modeling; and a group with PC-AKI modeling and preliminary intragastricadministration of a functional product in a volume of 0.1 mL/10 g per animal. …”
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THE NATIONAL ONCOLOGICAL PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION – EXPERIENCE IN THE VLADIMIR REGION (TO THE 70TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE REGIONAL CLINICAL ONCOLOGICAL DISPENSARY) by A. G. Zirin, E. A. Rumyantseva, K. V. Chirkov, M. N. Bulanov, G. V. Shatalova, Yu. L. Timofeev, A. V. Basharin, I. A. Konyukhov, A. V. Sheiko

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Estimate of the Arctic Convective Boundary Layer Height from Lidar Observations: A Case Study by L. Di Liberto, F. Angelini, I. Pietroni, F. Cairo, G. Di Donfrancesco, A. Viola, S. Argentini, F. Fierli, G. Gobbi, M. Maturilli, R. Neuber, M. Snels

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n-3 Polyunsaturated Fatty Acid Supplementation Has No Effect on Postprandial Triglyceride-Rich Lipoprotein Kinetics in Men with Type 2 Diabetes by André J. Tremblay, Benoît Lamarche, Jean-Charles Hogue, Patrick Couture

“…The present double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled, crossover study investigated the effects of n-3 PUFA supplementation at 3 g/d for 8 weeks on the intravascular kinetics of intestinally derived apolipoprotein (apo) B-48-containing lipoproteins in 10 men with type 2 diabetes. …”
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Adsorption of TDS and chloride ions from partially treated tannery wastewater using activated coffee husk by Nazrawit Debebe Tadess, Getasew Yehuala Gezahegn, Yosef Hagos Abrha

“…To investigate the adsorption process of TDS and chloride ions on the activated coffee husk surface, contact time (1–3 h), pH (5–9), and adsorbent dosage (1–3 g/L) were considered. The activated coffee husk was characterized using SEM (Scanning Electron Microscopy), FTIR (Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy), BET (Brunauer Emmett Teller), and XRD (X-ray diffraction). …”
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Magnesium Oxide Nanoparticles Reinforced Electrospun Alginate-Based Nanofibrous Scaffolds with Improved Physical Properties by R. T. De Silva, M. M. M. G. P. G. Mantilaka, K. L. Goh, S. P. Ratnayake, G. A. J. Amaratunga, K. M. Nalin de Silva

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Cognitive Abilities Predict Safety Performance: A Study Examining High-Speed Railway Dispatchers by Shi Lei, Zizheng Guo, Xi Tan, Xi Chen, Chengen Li, Jiaming Zou, Shi Cao, Guo Feng

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Influence of the Cement Film Thickness on the Push-Out Bond Strength of Glass Fiber Posts Cemented in Human Root Canals by Natália Araújo Silva Prado, Reinaldo de Souza Ferreira, Marcos Henrique de Pinho Maurício, Sidnei Paciornik, Mauro Sayão de Miranda

“…Thirty roots were randomly divided into three groups, according to the fiber post system’s drills: (G1) #2; (G2) #3; (G3) #4. The posts were cemented using a self-adhesive cement, and a small amount of powdered Rhodamine B was used as a stain. …”
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A High Protein Diet Has No Harmful Effects: A One-Year Crossover Study in Resistance-Trained Males by Jose Antonio, Anya Ellerbroek, Tobin Silver, Leonel Vargas, Armando Tamayo, Richard Buehn, Corey A. Peacock

“…In a randomized crossover design, subjects consumed their habitual or normal diet for 2 months and 4 months and alternated that with a higher protein diet (>3 g/kg/d) for 2 months and 4 months. Thus, on average, each subject was on their normal diet for 6 months and a higher protein diet for 6 months. …”
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Femoral Neck Shaft Angle in Men with Fragility Fractures by S. P. Tuck, D. J. Rawlings, A. C. Scane, I. Pande, G. D. Summers, A. D. Woolf, R. M. Francis

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The Influence of Brightness on Functional Assessment by mfERG: A Study on Scaffolds Used in Retinal Cell Transplantation in Pigs by A. T. Christiansen, J. F. Kiilgaard, M. Smith, R. Ejstrup, G. E. Wnek, J. U. Prause, M. J. Young, H. Klassen, H. Kaplan, M. La Cour

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Family-centered Health Education Intervention for Improving Iron−folic Acid Adherence and Anemia Reduction among Antenatal Mothers in Rural Jodhpur: A Quasi-experimental Study by Gyanendra Singh, R. Ranjitha, Pritish Baskaran, Akhil Dhanesh Goel, Manoj Kumar Gupta, S. Dileepan, Yachana Choudhary, V. R. Rehana, Pankaja Ravi Raghav

“…Moreover, the mean hemoglobin level showed a significant difference from 9.8 ± 1.3 g/dL at baseline to 10.8 ± 0.5 g/dL at the end line, whereas the serum ferritin level increased from 12.5 ± 8.7 μg/dL to 19.0 ± 7.6 μg/dL. …”
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Experimental Analyses of the Major Parameters Affecting the Intensity of Outbursts of Coal and Gas by W. Nie, S. J. Peng, J. Xu, L. R. Liu, G. Wang, J. B. Geng

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Azithromycin removal from water via adsorption on drinking water sludge-derived materials: Kinetics and isotherms studies. by Camilo C Castro-Jiménez, Julio C Saldarriaga-Molina, Edwin F García, Ricardo A Torres-Palma, Nancy Acelas

“…The L-500 adsorbent, derived from the calcination (at 500°C) of WTS generated under conditions of low turbidity in the drinking water treatment plant, presented an increase in the specific surface area from 70.745 to 95.471 m2 g-1 and in the total pore volume from 0.154 to 0.211 cm3 g-1, which resulted in a significant AZT removal efficiency of 65% in distilled water after 60 min of treatment. …”
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Symptomatic Abdominal Simple Cysts: Is Percutaneous Sclerotherapy with Hypertonic Saline and Bleomycin a Treatment Option? by V. D. Souftas, M. Kosmidou, M. Karanikas, D. Souftas, G. Menexes, P. Prassopoulos

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Calibration and Initial Results of Space Radiation Dosimetry Using the iMESA‐R by C. A. Maldonado, R. Cress, P. Gresham, J. L. Armstrong, G. Wilson, D. Reisenfeld, B. Larsen, R. L. Balthazor, J. Harley, M. G. McHarg

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Synthesis and Characterization of Zeolite A from Alkaleri Kaolin using Conventional Hydro Thermal Synthesis Technique by Adamu Abubakar, Nasiru Yahaya, Wilson Lamayi

“…The BET analysis showed 3.9457 and 4.3044 (m2/g), 0.6032 and 0.5598 (cm3/g), 603.087 and 617.503(Ǻ) for both the kaolin clay and the synthesized zeolite A, respectively. …”
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Modification of creep and low cycle fatigue behaviour induced by welding by A. Carofalo, V. Dattoma, R. Nobile, F.W. Panella, G. Alfeo, A. Scialpi, G.P. Zanon

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