Photochemical oxidation and landfarming as remediation techniques for oil-contaminated soil by M. Mambwe, K.K. Kalebaila, T. Johnson

“…BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: With technological advances, mining industries use more crude oil and its products. Finding fast, effective, and eco-friendly repair techniques for oil-contaminated soil is crucial. …”
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Influence of elevated temperature exposure on the residual compressive strength and radiation shielding efficiency of ordinary concrete incorporating granodiorite and ceramic powde... by Alaa A. Mahmoud, Alaa A. El-Sayed, Ayman M. Aboraya, Islam N. Fathy, Mohamed A. Abouelnour, Maged E. Elfakharany, Mohy S. Fattouh, Abdelmoniem E. Alahmer, Islam M. Nabil

“…Thus, the studied CM-concrete samples provide the best protection against fast neutrons which pave the way for the utilization of industrial waste, especially ceramic and granodiorite waste, in enhancing the properties of concrete towards radiation shielding against gamma rays and neutrons.…”
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EVALUASI EFEKTIFITAS PEMANFAATAN TAMAN MACCINI SOMBALA SEBAGAI RUANG TERBUKA PUBLIK MENURUT KEBUTUHAN MASYARAKAT by Iin Rosalyn Detuage, Abd. Mufti Radja, Ria Wikantari R

“…Abstract_ The development of a fast-rolling city sometimes ignores the need for opened space that is highly coveted for urban life, where security and comfort need to be prioritized for the fulfillment of opened space, as a facility of social interaction public spaces are expected to link the interests of users without distinguishing economic, social, culture in the dynamics of city life. …”
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Acute effect of endurance exercise on human milk insulin concentrations: a randomised cross-over study by Rebecca Lyng Holm, Mads Holmen, Md Abu Jafar Sujan, Md Abu Jafar Sujan, Guro F. Giskeødegård, Trine Moholdt, Trine Moholdt

“…There was an overall effect of time at 11:00 h and 15:00 h. In the fasted sample obtained at 07:00 h, the concentration was 9.9 (SD 7.2) μIU/mL, whereas the concentration was 12.7 (SD 9.0) μIU/mL at 11:00 h (p = 0.009), and 15.0 (SD 11.7) μIU/mL at 15:00 h (p < 0.001).ConclusionOne session of endurance exercise, either at moderate- or high intensity, had no statistically significant effect on human milk insulin concentration. …”
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Contezolid Harbored Equivalent Efficacy to Linezolid in Tuberculosis Treatment in a Prospective and Randomized Early Bactericidal Activity Study by Jiang G, Liu R, Xue Y, Ge Q, Nie L, Lv Z, Kong Z, Shi J, Chen H, Li H, Wu X, Xie L, Song Y, Huang H, Gao M

“…Each sample was processed for the enumeration of acid-fast bacilli (AFB) colonies, and time-to-positivity (TTP) during MGIT960 liquid culture was recorded.Results: A total of 10 eligible patients were enrolled in each treatment group, although one patient in the CZD group was later excluded from the analysis. …”
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Development of single-pin, un-barbed, pole-tagging of free-swimming dolphins and sharks with satellite-linked transmitters by Michael J. Moore, Thomas M. Lanagan, Randall S. Wells, Jason Kapit, Aaron A. Barleycorn, Jason B. Allen, Robin W. Baird, Camrin D. Braun, Gregory B. Skomal, Simon R. Thorrold

“…Delphinid skin has unique polymodal axon bundles that project into the epidermis, perhaps a factor in their uniquely fast response, which is 10 × faster than humans. …”
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E-Monitoring Instalasi Pengolahan Air Limbah Pelabuhan Perikanan Nusantara Kejawanan Menggunakan Metode Agile Scrum by Salsabila Putri Fahriza, Willdan Aprizal Arifin, Ayang Armelita Rosalia

“…Agile Scrum is applied in this research due to the reason that the processing time requires a fast system development. Therefore, this research will design an e-monitoring for the Kejawanan PPN Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP) to monitor the test results of the Cirebon PPN Kejawanan WWTP. …”
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Comparative Analysis of Mechanistic and Correlative Models for Global and Bhutan-Specific Suitability of Parthenium Weed and Vulnerability of Agriculture in Bhutan by Sangay Dorji, Stephen Stewart, Asad Shabbir, Ali Bajwa, Ammar Aziz, Steve Adkins

“…Parthenium weed (<i>Parthenium hysterophorus</i> L.) is one of the most noxious and fast-spreading invasive alien species, posing a major threat to ecosystems, agriculture, and public health worldwide. …”
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Changes in household purchasing of soft drinks following the UK soft drinks industry levy by household income and composition: controlled interrupted time series analysis, March 20... by Jean Adams, Martin White, Stephen J Sharp, Harry Rutter, David Pell, Steven Cummins, Richard D Smith, Nina Trivedy Rogers

“…We examined changes in volume of and amount of sugar in purchases of soft drinks according to household income and composition, 19 months following the implementation of the UK soft drinks industry levy.Methods Data were from the Kantar Fast Moving Consumer Goods panel, a market research panel which collects data on weekly household purchases (mean weekly number of households=21 908), March 2014–November 2019. …”
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Fetal Spinal Cord Tissue in Mini-Guidance Channels Promotes Longitudinal Axonal Growth after Grafting into Hemisected Adult Rat Spinal Cords by Norman I. Bamber, Huaying Li, Patrick Aebischer, Xiao Ming Xu

“…Retrograde tracing with Fast Blue and Diamidino Yellow demonstrated that neurons within the FSC graft extended axons into the host spinal cord at least for 2 mm from both the rostral and caudal host-graft interfaces. …”
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Transmantle pressure under the influence of free breathing: non-invasive quantification of the aqueduct pressure gradient in healthy adults by Pan Liu, Kimi Owashi, Heimiri Monnier, Serge Metanbou, Cyrille Capel, Olivier Balédent

“…Methods Thirty-four healthy participants underwent 3D balanced fast field echo (BFFE) sequence and real-time phase contrast (RT-PC) imaging on a 3T scanner. …”
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Development of Cephradine-Loaded Gelatin/Polyvinyl Alcohol Electrospun Nanofibers for Effective Diabetic Wound Healing: In-Vitro and In-Vivo Assessments by Anam Razzaq, Zaheer Ullah Khan, Aasim Saeed, Kiramat Ali Shah, Naveed Ullah Khan, Bouzid Menaa, Haroon Iqbal, Farid Menaa

“…Diabetic wound infections caused by conventional antibiotic-resistant <i>Staphylococcus aureus</i> strains are fast emerging, leading to life-threatening situations (e.g., high costs, morbidity, and mortality) associated with delayed healing and chronic inflammation. …”
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A Novel, Patient-Specific Mathematical Pathology Approach for Assessment of Surgical Volume: Application to Ductal Carcinoma in situ of The Breast by Mary E. Edgerton, Yao-Li Chuang, Paul Macklin, Wei Yang, Elaine L. Bearer, Vittorio Cristini

“…In accordance with biological observations, our model simulates the diffusion-limited in situ tumors with a relatively short phase of fast initial growth, followed by a prolonged slow-growth phase where tumor size is constrained primarily by the relative weight of cell mitosis and death. …”
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Comparing C3, 4, and 5 nerve root block and interscalene with intermediate cervical plexus block in diaphragmatic motion for clavicle surgery by Qi Li, Xiaoxiao Chen, Junde Han, Yaming Xie, Chentao Gu

“…Selective blocking of the cervical 3, 4, and 5 nerve roots shows promise in clavicle surgery, with its fast onset, good anesthesia and less complications, necessitating evaluation of its impact on diaphragmatic function. …”
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Zero-BertXGB: An Empirical Technique for Abstract Classification in Systematic Reviews by Mohammad Shariful Islam, Mohammad Abu Tareq Rony, Md Rasel Hossain, Samah Alshathri, Walid El-Shafai

“…Addressing this gap, this study employs GloVe for word embedding via matrix factorization, FastText for character n-gram representation, and Doc2Vec for capturing paragraph-level semantics. …”
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[^99mTc]Technetium and Rhenium Dithiocarbazate Complexes: Chemical Synthesis and Biological Assessment by André Gustavo de Araujo Fernandes, Alyne Eloise Lafratta, Carolina Portela Luz, Debora Levy, Daniele de Paula Faria, Carlos Alberto Buchpiguel, Ulrich Abram, Victor Marcelo Deflon, Fabio Luiz Navarro Marques

“…Ex vivo biodistribution demonstrated that the compound has a fast and persistent (until 2 h) uptake by the spleen (55.46%), and tumor B16F10 and TM1M uptake is lower than 1%. …”
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Assessing water and energy fluxes in a regional hydrosystem: case study of the Seine basin by Kilic, Deniz, Rivière, Agnès, Gallois, Nicolas, Ducharne, Agnès, Wang, Shuaitao, Peylin, Philippe, Flipo, Nicolas

“…Simulated ORCHIDEE surface water and energy fluxes feed fast surface runoff and slow recharge respectively and then is used as CaWaQS forcings to compute river discharges, hydraulic heads and temperature dynamics through space and time, within each of the hydrosystem compartments. …”
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Impact of using time-averaged exposure metrics on binary endpoints in exposure-response analyses by Yu-Wei Lin, Yu-Wei Lin, Yu-Wei Lin, Yu-Wei Lin, Yu-Wei Lin, Anna Largajolli, Anna Largajolli, A. Yin Edwards, A. Yin Edwards, S. Y. Amy Cheung, S. Y. Amy Cheung, Kashyap Patel, Stefanie Hennig, Stefanie Hennig

“…It is recognized that although time-invariant logistic regression is relatively fast and efficient, it overlooks recurring events and does not take into account the exposure and response time course with the potential drawback of ignoring important elements of the analysis like onset or duration of the effect. …”
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Rational composition engineering for high‐quality Pb–Sn photodetector toward sensitive near‐infrared digital imaging arrays by Huan Li, Yu Gao, Xin Hong, Kanghui Ke, Zilong Ye, Siwei Zhang, Kefei Shi, Zhuo Peng, Hao Yan, Man‐Chung Tang, Youwei Yao, Ben Zhong Tang, Guodan Wei, Feiyu Kang

“…Consequently, it demonstrates a −3 dB bandwidth of 2.23 × 104 Hz, fast rise and decay times of 61 and 30 μs, respectively, and a linear dynamic range (LDR) of 155 dB. …”
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Dual role of ramR mutation in enhancing immune activation and elevating eravacycline resistance in Klebsiella pneumoniae by Wei Yu, Peiyao Jia, Xiaobing Chu, Shengjie Li, Xinmiao Jia, Ying Zhu, Xiaoyu Liu, Yingchun Xu, Qiwen Yang

“…In mouse models, ramR L58P and F165L mutants showed lower bacterial burden in organs (spleen, lung, and kidney) 6 h post‐infection, and are fast cleared in 48 h. Furthermore, despite lower intracellular bacterial loads, ramR L58P and F165L mutants induce heightened pro‐inflammatory cytokine responses in macrophages and elevate systemic cytokine levels (interleukin [IL]2, IL4, IL6, IL12, interferon‐α, and interferon‐γ) in human blood co‐culture experiments. …”
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