Study of regulated deficit irrigation regime based on individual fruit weight and quality response to water deficit duration: A case study in tomato by Xianbo Zhang, Hui Yang, Taisheng Du

“…Different RDI scenarios were evaluated to determine the optimal RDI regime through the CRITIC-TOPSIS integrated evaluation method using tomato WP, DW TSS, SAR, Ly, and CI as evaluation indexes. …”
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Efficacy of sacubitril/valsartan among patients with chronic heart failure with reduced ejection fraction by Madiha Butt, Ayesha Niazi, Zahra Rafique, Nadia Shams, Lubna Meraj, Asma Rauf

“…This study was conducted to determine the efficacy of Sacubitril/Valsartan among heart failure cases with reduced left ventricular ejection fraction. …”
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Keeping Active with Texting after Stroke (KATS): a single-arm feasibility and acceptability study of a behavioural intervention to promote community-based physical activity after s... by Gozde Ozakinci, Stephan U Dombrowski, Andrew Murphy, Albert Farre, Jenna Breckenridge, Jacqui H Morris, Linda A Irvine, Keith Jenkinson

“…Promising indicators of effects were detected, although interpretation must be cautious because the study was not powered to determine efficacy, and there was no control group. …”
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Serum Level Alteration of IL-6, IL-1β, and IFN-γ in Groups of Healthy Adults with Oxidative DNA Damage in Najaf Governorate by Dhuha S. Saleh, Hayder S. Hussain, Hasan N. Al-Haidari, Samia K. Abbas, Ayaid K. Zgair, Seenaa M. Ali

“…The present study aims to determine the effect of uranium pollution and DNA damage on the immune system function in terms of estimating the levels of serum interleukin (IL)-6, interferon-gamma (IFN-γ), and IL-1 beta (β). …”
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Microbes on the Mobile Phones of Healthcare Workers in Palestine: Identification, Characterization, and Comparison by Mohammad Qadi, Rasha Khayyat, Mohammed A. AlHajhamad, Yazan I. Naji, Beesan Maraqa, Kais Abuzaitoun, Ahmed Mousa, Maysa Daqqa

“…Hence, this study aimed to determine the microbial contamination of HCW MPs and identify and classify bacterial isolates in Palestine. …”
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Clinic evaluation of cognitive impairment in post-COVID syndrome: Performance on legacy pen-and-paper and new digital cognitive tests by Aysha Mohamed Rafik Patel, Gina Gilpin, Anna Koniotes, Catherine Warren, Cian Xu, Paul W. Burgess, Dennis Chan

“…However, despite the high numbers of affected individuals presenting to clinical services with cognitive impairment, little work has been undertaken to date on the suitability of current memory clinic tests for identifying the cognitive deficits in this new acquired cognitive disorder.The aim of this study was therefore to determine the performance of people with post-Covid syndrome presenting with cognitive impairment on the Addenbrooke's Cognitive Examination-III (ACE-III), a cognitive test used widely in memory clinics. …”
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Vaginal colonization and vertical transmission of Candida species: prevalence and associated factors among pregnant women and their neonates at public health facilities of Northeas... by Alemu Gedefie, Getnet Shimeles, Hilina Motbainor, Brhanu Kassanew, Chalachew Genet

“…Thus, this study aimed to determine the vaginal colonization and vertical transmission of Candida species and their associated factors among pregnant women and their neonates in public health facilities of northeast Ethiopia. …”
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Effect of Sucrose as Carbon Source and Probiotic Administrations on Bacterial Population Dinamic and Water Quality in White Shrimp, Litopenaeus vannamei Culture by . Sukenda, P. Hadi, E. Harris

“…This study was performed to determine effect of sucrose and probiotic supplementation to shrimp culture pond on water quality profile and population dynamic on shrimp culture media.  …”
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The burden and outcomes of firearm injuries at two district-level emergency centres in Cape Town, South Africa: A descriptive analysis by L Bush, C Hendrikse, C Van Koningsbruggen, K Evans

“…Of the total where wound location was determined (n=595), 30.4% sustained more than one firearm injury, and 112 out of the 167 admitted to Mitchells Plain Hospital required at least one visit to theatre. …”
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Optimizing FACTS Device Placement Using the Fata Morgana Algorithm: A Cost and Power Loss Minimization Approach in Uncertain Load Scenario-Based Systems by Mohammad Aljaidi, Pradeep Jangir, Sunilkumar P. Agrawal, Sundaram B. Pandya, Anil Parmar, Ali Fayez Alkoradees, Arpita, Aseel Smerat

“…Nevertheless, the problem of determining the optimal placement and sizing of these devices is still challenging, as the placement and sizing of the devices affects generation costs, power losses, voltage stability, and system reliability. …”
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Job satisfaction amongst special education teachers by Z. S. Alkayed, S. M. Al Ali, M. M. Al Masa’deh

“…The degree to which student teachers’ attitudes are affected by teachers’ satisfaction and their attitudes towards working with children with disabilities was determined using multiple linear regression analysis.                …”
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Hubungan Personal Hygiene Dengan Kejadian Skabies Di Pondok Pendidikan Islam Darul Ulum, Palarik Air Pacah, Kecamatan Koto Tangah Padang Tahun 2013 by Suci Chairiya Akmal, Rima Semiarty, Gayatri Gayatri

“…This study aimed to determine the relationship of personal hygiene with the incidence of scabies in students at boarding Darul Ulum Islamic Education, Palarik, Air Pacah, Padang. …”
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Calidad y seguridad en la industria de la construcción en Palestina Quality and safety in the Palestinian construction industry by Adnan Enshassi, Rafiq M Choudhry, Moheeb Abu Alqumboz

“…The objective of this paper is to identify the quality and safety factors that relate to safety, and determine their relative importance as perceived by contractors to help reduction of accidents. …”
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Monozygotic twins with myocarditis and a novel likely pathogenic desmoplakin gene variant by Antheia Kissopoulou, Eva Fernlund, Christina Holmgren, Eira Isaksson, Jan‐Erik Karlsson, Henrik Green, Jon Jonasson, Rada Ellegård, Hanna Klang Årstrand, Anneli Svensson, Cecilia Gunnarsson

“…Arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy (ARVC) is a genetically determined heart muscle disorder with increased risk for paroxysmal ventricular arrhythmias and sudden cardiac death. …”
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Exosomes and their distinct integrins transfer the characteristics of oxaliplatin- and 5-FU-resistant behaviors in colorectal cancer cells by Zeynab Vakili-Ghartavol, Hoda Deli, Amir Shadboorestan, Roxana Sahebnasagh, Elahe Motevaseli, Mohammad Hossein Ghahremani

“…Results Exosome integrins determine resistance behaviors in cells. We observed that exosomes from OXR cells or OXR cells treated with oxaliplatin increased ITGβ3 expression and decreased ITGβ4 expression in parental cells, resulting in distinct resistance behaviors. …”
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Hemoglobin glycation index and mortality risk in metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease patients: a novel U-shaped association by Mengjie Zhao, Ning Sun, Yurong Cheng, Wantong Zhang, Jinjin Ji, Qiuyan Li, Fang Lu, Weiliang Weng

“…This study analyzed data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys (NHANES) covering 1999 to 2018, involving 8,257 adult patients diagnosed with MASLD. The HGI was determined using a linear regression model that correlated hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) with fasting plasma glucose (FPG). …”
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Glucagon: a potential protective factor against peripheral nerve compromise in patients with type 2 diabetes and obesity by Hao Hua, Rui Wang, Yu-xian Xu, Feng Xu, Chun-hua Wang, Li-hua Zhao, Li-hua Wang, Cheng-wei Duan, Jian-bin Su

“…Methods We consecutively enrolled 174 individuals with T2D and obesity (T2D/OB, BMI ≥ 28 kg/m2), and 480 individuals with T2D and nonobesity (T2D/non-OB, BMI < 28 kg/m2), all of whom underwent oral glucose tolerance tests to determine the area under the curve for glucagon (AUCgla). …”
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A Comparative Analysis of Explainable Artificial Intelligence Models for Electric Field Strength Prediction over Eight European Cities by Yiannis Kiouvrekis, Ioannis Givisis, Theodor Panagiotakopoulos, Ioannis Tsilikas, Agapi Ploussi, Ellas Spyratou, Efstathios P. Efstathopoulos

“…Our objective is to determine the optimal machine learning model for constructing electric field strength maps across urban areas, enhancing the field of environmental monitoring with the aid of sensor-based data collection. …”
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Salmonella Serovars, Antibiotic Resistance, and Virulence Factors Isolated from Intestinal Content of Slaughtered Chickens and Ready-to-Eat Chicken Gizzards in the Ilorin Metropoli... by M. A. Raji, H. M. Kazeem, K. A. Magyigbe, A. O. Ahmed, D. N. Lawal, I. A. Raufu

“…Therefore, a cross-sectional study was conducted from November 2016 to July 2017 with an aim of determining the isolation rates of Salmonella species from the intestinal contents of slaughtered chickens, the most common serotypes that invade and colonize the tissues of chickens in Ilorin, and the susceptibilities of the isolated species to commonly used antibiotics. …”
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Maximizing the performance of heat stressed broilers by optimizing starch-to-lipid ratios, digestible amino acid, and metabolizable energy during the finisher phase by Dilshaan Duhra, Denise Beaulieu, Tory Shynkaruk, Juliano C. de Paula Dorigam, Rose Whelan, Karen Schwean-Lardner

“…On d 33, 20 birds per treatment per sex were slaughtered to determine carcass characteristics. Under these conditions (d 21 to 32), maximum male BWG of 926 g was estimated to occur when fed a diet comprised of 42.2 % Basal B and 57.8 % Basal C with a S:L ratio of 4:1, AME of 3089 kcal/kg, and 1.01 % DigLys. …”
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