Volatile profile, phenolic content and antioxidant activity of chia seed (Salvia hispanica L.) essential oils obtained by different extraction methods by B. Aydeniz, O. Guneser

“… This investigation aims to reveal the physico-chemical properties and volatile profiles of essential oils derived from chia seeds (Salvia hispanica L.) by employing both hydrodistillation (HDE) and microwave-assisted hydrodistillation (MAHDE) approaches. Microwaves are preferred for seed pre-treatment in HDE, whereas MAHDE uses microwaves directly. …”
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Study on the Ground Movement in an Open-Pit Mine in the Case of Combined Surface and Underground Mining by Zhenwei Wang, Gaofeng Song, Kuo Ding

“…This research suggests that a less intensive mining activity is preferred in the combined surface and underground mining conditions from the point of view of ground control.…”
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Aphid infestations reduce monarch butterfly colonization, herbivory, and growth on ornamental milkweed. by Bernadette M Mach, William Long, Jaret C Daniels, Adam G Dale

“…We quantified monarch oviposition preference, larval herbivory, larval weight, and plant characteristics on aphid-free and aphid-infested milkweed. …”
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Should Medications Be Prescribed to Patients in Generic Form? Dental Practitioners’ Perspective by Saudamini G More, Tejal Patil, Tanvi Shetty, Monika Bhanushali, Hitesh Sawant

“…The questions asked were related to demography, knowledge, awareness, and preference of generic drugs. Results: Only 26.5% of the practitioners had adequate knowledge about generic drugs. …”
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A comprehensive outline of antimicrobial resistance, antibiotic prescribing, and antimicrobial stewardship in South Africa: A scoping review protocol. by Suwayda Ahmed, Rukshana Ahmed, Razia Zulfikar Adam

“…The criteria for the scoping review will be set by two reviewers. The Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses for Scoping Reviews (PRISMA-ScR) tool will be used. …”
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Big data and urban form: a systematic review by Vladan Djokić, Aleksandra Djordjević, Aleksandra Milovanović

“…The research follows the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) protocol by systematizing recent research from the Web of Science (WOS) database. …”
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Abdominal pseudocyst: a rare complication of ventriculoperitoneal shunt by Omar Al-Mahrouqi, Tariq Al-Saadi

“…The treatment of APC ranges from shunt removal and external drainage to various forms of shunt repositioning or conversion, and treatment decisions often depend on individual patient characteristics and surgeon preference.…”
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Optimization of the Coupling Coefficient of the Inductive Link for Wireless Power Transfer to Biomedical Implants by Jiarui Bao, Shuyan Hu, Zibin Xie, Guangxi Hu, Ye Lu, Lirong Zheng

“…When the distance between the transmitting (Tx) and Rx coils is fixed at 20 mm, it is found that, to maximize k, the Tx coil in a planar spiral configuration with an average radius of 20 mm is preferred, and the Rx coil in a solenoid configuration with a wire pitch of 0.7 mm is recommended. …”
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Varied Presentations of Basal Cell Carcinoma and Its Management with Reconstruction of Defects: An Experience from a Tertiary Healthcare Centre by Gautam Prakash, Vaibhav Jain, Aditya Sharma

“…Important factors influencing esthetic results include the surgeon’s skill level, the patient’s preference, and the location and size of the defect. …”
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Constructing Multiple-Objective Portfolio Selection for Green Innovation and Dominating Green Innovation Indexes by Meng Li, Kezhi Liao, Yue Qi, Tongyang Liu

“…Investors thus fully envisage the trade-offs and enjoy the freedom of choosing preferred portfolios on the surface. In contrast, the screening-indexing strategies inflexibly leave investors with only one point (i.e., the green innovation index). …”
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Cultura organizacional del personal de enfermería que labora en el contexto hospitalario: by Yajaira Tatiana Vasquez Callupe

“…Se utilizó el diagrama de flujo Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA). …”
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Fluid–structure interaction in a follow-up study of arterio-venous fistula maturation by Daniel Jodko, Tracie Barber

“…Abstract Arteriovenous fistula (AVF) is the preferred vascular access for hemodialysed patients. …”
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TOPSIS Method Based on the Correlation Coefficient of Interval-Valued Intuitionistic Fuzzy Soft Sets and Aggregation Operators with Their Application in Decision-Making by Rana Muhammad Zulqarnain, Xiao Long Xin, Muhammad Saqlain, Waseem Asghar Khan

“…A prioritization technique for order preference by similarity to the ideal solution based on interval-valued intuitionistic fuzzy soft sets of correlation coefficients and the weighted correlation coefficient is introduced. …”
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Omadacycline for the Treatment of Severe Legionella Pneumonia Complicated with Multiple Organ Failure: A Case Report by Xu L, Xiong Y, Fang C

“…Limin Xu,1 Ying Xiong,2 Changquan Fang2 1Department of Geriatrics, Huizhou First Hospital, Huizhou, Guangdong Province, Peoples’ Republic of China; 2Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Huizhou Central People’s Hospital, Huizhou, Guangdong Province, Peoples’ Republic of ChinaCorrespondence: Changquan Fang, Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Huizhou Central People’s Hospital, Huicheng District, Huizhou City, Guangdong Province, 516000, Peoples’ Republic of China, Tel +86 137 5155 1071, Email 314499072@qq.comBackground: Fluoroquinolones and macrolides are the preferred antibiotics for treating Legionnaires’ disease. …”
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An Overview of Pavement Degradation Prediction Models by Amir Shtayat, Sara Moridpour, Berthold Best, Shahriar Rumi

“…The findings show that most previous studies preferred machine learning approaches and artificial neural networks forecasting and estimating the road pavement conditions because of their ability to deal with massive data, their higher accuracy, and them being worthwhile in solving time-series problems.…”
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Piracy as counter-hegemony by Tanja Bosch

“…‘Globality’ is experienced through a preference for Hollywood and Bollywood blockbusters; and a media-saturated globalised national context meets the unequal purchasing power and economic constraints of the local context, while resulting in little moral concern over the practice of piracy, which lends a political dimension to everyday practice. …”
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When Your Judgment (Mis)Matches Mine: How One’s Self and Others’ Metacognitive Judgments Impact Our Perception of Others by Yoonhee Jang, Heungchul Lee, Lisa K. Son

“…Results showed that participants judged that they would get along with the other who overestimated their performance, suggesting that individuals exhibit a preference for others who demonstrate overconfidence in their abilities. …”
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Attitude towards the Practice of Female Genital Cutting among School Boys and Girls in Somali and Harari Regions, Eastern Ethiopia by Asresash D. Abathun, Abdi A. Gele, Johanne Sundby

“…Almost 59% of male participants from both study areas preferred to marry uncircumcised girls. Being a female and being a Muslim are significantly associated with the support toward the continuation of the FGC (P<0.05). …”
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Evaluating solar power plant sites using integrated GIS and MCDM methods: a case study in Kermanshah Province by Iman Zandi, Aynaz Lotfata

“…Results demonstrate that the GIS-based DBWM-Technique for Order Preference by Similarity to Ideal Solution (GIS-based DBWM-TOPSIS) model is the most stable, identifying slope as the primary criterion for SPPSS. …”
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Online compulsive buying behavior and its association with internet addiction, self-esteem, impulsiveness, and emotional distress among nursing students by Priyanshi Dixit, Uma Phalswal, Anjali Rathee, Yumnam Surbala Devi

“…The participant group “with pathological buying” was comparable with the group “not having pathological buying” in terms of sociodemographic statistics, preferred modality of purchasing stuff, and the “duration of daily internet use”. …”
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