Experimental Investigation on the Mechanical Properties of Geopolymer Recycled Aggregate Concrete Reinforced with Steel-Polypropylene Hybrid Fiber by Lili Ma, Cheng Zhen, Qingxin Zeng, Biao Li

“…This paper aims to investigate the mechanical properties of HFRGRAC with the parameters of steel fiber (SF) volume fraction (0%, 0.5%, 1%, 1.5%) and aspect ratio (40, 60, 80), polypropylene fiber (PF) volume fraction (0%, 0.05%, 0.1%, 0.15%), and RA substitution rate (0%, 25%, 50%, 75%, 100%) considered. Twenty groups of HFRGRAC specimens were designed and fabricated to evaluate the compressive splitting tensile strengths and flexural behavior emphasizing failure pattern, load–deflection curve, and toughness. …”
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Efficacy and safety of moxibustion for ulcerative colitis: protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis by Wen Zhou, Yanzhen Li, Wenxiao Chen, Bailing Deng, Jianyu You

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ANALISIS KOMPARASI PERSEPSI KONSUMEN TERKAIT HARGA, KUALITAS PRODUK DAN KEMASAN DALAM KEPUTUSAN PEMBELIAN TEH SYAHI HALEEB DAN TEH SUSU ALADDIN by Angga Istighfar, David Sukardi Kodrat

“…The sample is calculated with Yamane pattern with error rate of 0.1. Based on the calculation result, the number of samples that is used is 128 people, consist  of 57 people  from Syahi Haleeb consumers, and 71 people of Aladdin Milk Tea consumers. …”
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A New Multistage Encryption Scheme Using Linear Feedback Register and Chaos-Based Quantum Map by Adel R. Alharbi, Jawad Ahmad, null Arshad, Sajjad Shaukat Jamal, Fawad Masood, Yazeed Yasin Ghadi, Nikolaos Pitropakis, William J Buchanan

“…The results of NIST indicate that the ciphers are highly random and do not produce any type of periodicity or pattern.…”
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Ultrasonographic Evaluation of the Ankle Joint in Relation to Rheumatoid Factor Status and Disease Activity in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis by Adel Ibrahim Azzam

“…Background: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a form of inflammatory disease whose clinical pattern is largely dependent on the presence of both anti-citrullinated protein antibodies and rheumatoid factor (RF). …”
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Shell disease dynamics in the non-indigenous Atlantic rock crab (Cancer irroratus) in Icelandic waters by Sindri Gíslason, Hermann Dreki Guls, Joana Micael, Árni Kristmundsson, Mark Freeman, Nóa Sólrún Guðjónsdóttir, Halldór Pálmar Halldórsson

“…The shell disease was assessed in relation to sex, and the pattern of infection on exoskeleton surfaces was described. …”
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Outcomes of breast cancer management from an Urban specialist breast center in South India by Naga Amulya Mullapudi, Kabeer Katherine Kirti, Naveen Padmanaban, Ramesh Nimmagadda, Selvi Radhakrishna

“…Context and Aims: The disease pattern and presentation of breast cancer in India are thought to differ from the West. …”
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Polytrauma: Definition of the Problem and Management Strategy (Review) by A. A. Prokazyuk, M. A. Zhanaspaev, S. K. Aubakirova, A. S. Musabekov, A. S. Tlemisov

“…Polytrauma is a highly relevant problem from both scientific and clinical perspectives due to its high mortality rate (>20% in young and middle-aged individuals and >45% in the elderly). …”
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Cultivation strategy optimization and pilot-scale production of Spirulina subsalsa grown in seawater and monosodium glutamate wastewater by Mingyan Liu, Liqun Jiang, Ze Yu, Meng Ma, Huiying Chen, Haiyan Pei

“…Yet, due to its unique pattern of attached growth followed by upward flotation, there is an urgent need to find a suitable cultivation strategy and achieve scale-up. …”
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Fracture Propagation Modes of Lower Cambrian Shale Filled with Different Quartz Contents under Seepage-Stress Coupling by Zhonghu Wu, Shuang Wang, Jun Chen, Huailei Song, Wentao Wang, Ruyue Wang, Hao Liu

“…The results show that the average growth rate of the compressive strength and the fracture proportion for a quartz content of 50% to 65% are 4.22 and 1.15 times higher than those for 35% to 50%, respectively. …”
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Radiation-associated angiosarcoma of the breast: radical resection technique of the entire radiation field by Johannes Tobias Thiel, Michael Bauer, Adrien Daigeler, Vladyslav Kavaka, Jonas Kolbenschlag, Dominik Steiner, Anna Storz, Sebastian Hoffmann

“…Despite the relatively mutilating nature of the procedure, the radical resection technique may have the potential to reduce the rate of local recurrence and prolong OS.…”
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Statistical and numerical analysis of magnetic field effects on laminar natural convection heat transfer of nanofluid in a hexagonal cavity by M.S. Alam, M.N. Huda, M.M. Rahman, M.M. Billah

“…Using a response surface policy allows for optimizing the process and identifying the most favorable circumstances to achieve the maximum thermal transfer rate. The flow pattern of the nanofluid is significantly affected by the magnetic field and its alignment. …”
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A Laboratory Study of the Effects of Wildfire Severity on Grain Size Distribution and Erosion in Burned Soils by Deepa Sapkota, Jeevan Rawal, Krishna Pudasaini, Liangbo Hu

“…The experimental results reveal a loss of organic matter in the burned soils that ranged from approximately 2% to 10% as the burning temperature rose from 400 °C to 1000 °C. The pattern of the grain size distribution shifted to a finer texture in the burned soil. …”
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Factors associated with tuberculosis treatment outcomes among TB patients aged 15 years and older at chawama level one hospital in Lusaka, Zambia by Rodgers Chilyabanyama, Nathan Kamanga, Jim Nkukwa Mwandia

“…This study yielded an encouraging 83.4% TB success rate highlighting the potential for improvement to meet WHO targets. …”
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Improved Adsorption Capacity of Nannochloropsis sp. through Modification with Cetyltrimethylammonium Bromide on the Removal of Methyl Orange in Solution by Buhani, Suharso, Nurul Miftahza, Desy Permatasari, Sumadi

“…MO adsorption kinetic data by AlgN and AlgN-CTAB tended to take the kinetic model of pseudo-second-order (PSO) with PSO rate constant (k2) values of 0.56 and 2.17 g mg-1 min-1, serially. …”
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THE EFFECT OF RED AND YELLOW CARBON QUANTUM DOTS (CQDS) IN TIO2 PHOTOANODES FOR DSSC APPLICATION by Farhan Nur Al-Afandy, Markus Diantoro, Herlin Pujiarti

“…However, in terms of enhancing light absorption and the electron transfer rate, doping with Carbon Quantum Dots (CQDs) in TiO2-based photoanodes has gained attention as a promising approach to improve efficiency. …”
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Four-Element Meandered Sunflower MIMO Antenna for Ultra-Wideband Systems by Ijaz Ahmad, Yuhuai Liu, Fang Wang, Mian Muhamad Kamal, Parveez Shariff B. G., Nosherwan Shoaib, Hala Mostafa, Mariana Dalarsson

“…Ultra-wideband (UWB) technology is known to have a high data rate in wireless communications due to its broad frequency range and low power consumption. …”
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MALDI imaging mass spectrometry for in situ proteomic analysis of preneoplastic lesions in pancreatic cancer. by Barbara M Grüner, Hannes Hahne, Pawel K Mazur, Marija Trajkovic-Arsic, Stefan Maier, Irene Esposito, Evdokia Kalideris, Christoph W Michalski, Jörg Kleeff, Sandra Rauser, Roland M Schmid, Bernhard Küster, Axel Walch, Jens T Siveke

“…Various GEM were analyzed with MALDI IMS to investigate the peptide/protein-expression pattern of precursor lesions in comparison to normal pancreas and PDAC with cellular resolution. …”
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Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome in Severe Brain Injury by Yu. A. Churlyaev, M. Yu. Verein, S. L. Kan, Ye. V. Grigoryev, N. N. Yepifantseva, T. P. Aikina

“…Their general condition was rated as very critical. The patients were divided into three groups: 1) non-ARDS; 2) Stage 1 ARDS; and 3) Stage 2 ARDS. …”
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Altered cortical swallowing processing in patients with functional dysphagia: a preliminary study. by Sonja Suntrup, Inga Teismann, Andreas Wollbrink, Tobias Warnecke, Martin Winkels, Christo Pantev, Rainer Dziewas

“…<h4>Conclusions</h4>Functional dysphagia--a condition with assumed normal brain function--seems to be associated with distinctive changes of the swallow-related cortical activation pattern. Alterations may reflect exaggerated activation of a widely distributed vigilance, self-monitoring and salience rating network that interferes with down-stream deglutition sensorimotor control.…”
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