Analysis and Chromium Recovery from Ferrochrome Waste (Stockpiled Refined Ferrochrome Slags) by Otegen Sariyev, Lyazat Tolymbekova, Murat Dossekenov, Bauyrzhan Kelamanov, Dauren Yessengaliyev, Assel Davletova, Assylbek Abdirashit

“…Enrichment on a shaking table proved to be the most selective method, producing a concentrate with 29.9% Cr and 90.7% recovery, although the yield was low (3.8%). …”
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Clinical efficacy of anti‐amyloid antibodies in apolipoprotein E ε4 homozygotes: A Bayesian reanalysis of lecanemab and donanemab phase 3 results by Stefan Teipel, Yi Tang, Ara Khachaturian

“…The Bayes factor was 0.26, indicating that the absence of an effect was almost four times more likely than the presence of an effect. DISCUSSION The most likely explanation for our results is the lack of a treatment effect for lecanemab and donanemab in ApoE ε4 homozygotes. …”
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Facing COVID-19 pandemic: development of custom-made face mask with rapid prototyping system by Pasquale Piombino, Umberto Committeri, Giovanna Norino, Luigi Angelo Vaira, Stefania Troise, Fabio Maglitto, Domenico Mariniello, Giacomo De Riu, Luigi Califano

“…The virtual design of a complete mask lasted 68 minutes on average. Most healthcare workers rated comfort as very good. …”
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Prevalence of mental disorders among young males in Swedish compulsory residential care by Camilla Jalling, Camilla Jalling, Marianne Kristiansson

“…The prevalence of diagnosed mental disorders was high (77%), and psychiatric comorbidity was present among 46%. ADHD was the most common diagnosis (57%), followed by SUD (20%), CD (14%), ASD (14%), and PTSD (12%). …”
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Dietary Iron Intake in Women of Reproductive Age in Europe: A Review of 49 Studies from 29 Countries in the Period 1993–2015 by Nils Thorm Milman

“…The correlation between nutrient density and dietary iron was significant (p=0.0006). In most countries, the majority of women had a dietary iron intake below 15 mg/day. …”
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Intentions in reconstructive plastic surgery among post-bariatric patients in Brazil’s public health service by Priscila Chiarello de Souza Pinto Abdalla, Juan Carlos Montano Pedroso, Rafael Cauê Katayama, Sarhan Sydney Saad, Gabriel de Almeida Arruda Felix, Marília Baeninger, Alfredo Gragnani

“…Participants assessed their interest in reconstructive surgery and completed the validated Body-Q instrument to evaluate body image, sexual function, and related outcomes. Results: Most respondents were female (88%) and married (68%), with an average age of 43 years old. …”
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Nonlinear Regression with High-Dimensional Space Mapping for Blood Component Spectral Quantitative Analysis by Xiaoyan Ma, Yanbin Zhang, Hui Cao, Shiliang Zhang, Yan Zhou

“…Kernels are introduced to map the input data into high-dimensional space for nonlinear regression. As the most famous kernel, Gaussian kernel is usually adopted by researchers. …”
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Long term complications of ventilation tube insertion in children with otitis media with effusion by Djordjević Vladimir, Bukurov Bojana, Arsović Nenad, Ješić Snežana, Milovanović Jovica, Nešić Vladimir

“…Atrophic scars and myringosclerosis were the most prominent complications. Despite high complications rate ventilation tube insertion still remains the treatment of choice in children with otitis media with effusion.…”
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Landscape of Global Pediatric Oncology Publications: A Cross-Sectional Analysis by María Fernanda García Garza, Oscar Gutiérrez Treviño, Saman K. Hashmi, Carlos Rodríguez-Galindo, Daniel C. Moreira

“…The United States (n = 81) and India (n = 40) had the most corresponding authors. Thirty-six (17.6%) articles had research conducted in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), and the first, senior, and corresponding authors were from HICs.CONCLUSIONOur analysis shows that researchers from LMICs are under-represented as authors of global pediatric oncology publications. …”
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Investigating the Nonlinear Relationship Between the Built Environment and Urban Vitality Based on Multi-Source Data and Interpretable Machine Learning by Wenhao Liu, Zhen Yang, Chen Gui, Gen Li, Hongyi Xu

“…Our findings reveal the following key insights: (1) the distribution of urban vitality exhibits spatial heterogeneity within the main urban area of Shanghai, with high vitality areas concentrated in the Huangpu District and at intersections with neighboring districts, demonstrating a decline from the center to the periphery; (2) the XGBoost model outperforms other comparative models, showcasing superior capabilities in simulating and predicting urban vitality; (3) among the various built environment factors influencing urban vitality, building coverage, population density, and distance to the CBD exert the most significant effects, while the green view index and the number of bus stops contribute relatively less; (4) all built environment factors demonstrate nonlinear impacts and exhibit certain threshold effects on urban vitality. …”
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Infantile myofibromatosis in a 1-month-old male from Pakistan: A case report by Aiman Anjum, Malaika Jawaid Siddiqui, Nushrath Ali, Aisha Masoom, Arbaz Zaman, Eeshal Zulfiqar, Hussain Haider Shah

“…These benign lesions mostly arise in the skin and soft tissues of the head and neck but may also involve visceral organs such as the lung, liver, and gastrointestinal tract. …”
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Ultrasonography and some biochemical findings after unilateral radical nephrectomy in cats by Sahar M. Ibrahim, Ibraheem A. Zedan, Radhwan R. Al-Ajeli, Ahmed S. Al-Qadhi, Osama H. Al-Hyani

“…In veterinary medicine, laparoscopic nephrectomy for dogs and cats has become the most acceptable scientific trend over traditional open surgery as a result of its great benefits. …”
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Clay impact on reservoir quality in the Nubia Formation of Saqqara field, Gulf of Suez, Egypt by Abdelbaset M. Abudeif, Nasir Alarifi, Fathy Abdalla, Stefano Bellucci, Faten A. Tawfik

“…The shale distribution analysis, conducted using the Thomas and Stieber model, confirms the overall cleanliness of the Nubia reservoir. Most formation data points align with the 0% shale line, indicating high total porosity, while only a few points fall along the dispersed shale line. …”
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Flavone and Flavonol derivatives as adenosine A1/A2A receptor ligands: Structure-affinity insights by Irna Groenewald, Helena D. Janse van Rensburg, Gisella Terre'Blanche

“…In silico evaluations of selected compounds were also performed to investigate their physicochemical and pharmacokinetic properties. The most promising compounds were 31, 37, and 38, which showed sub-micromolar affinities towards the rat A1 subtype (rA1Ki = 0.89 μM, 0.91 μM, and 0.93 μM, respectively), and 37 acted as an antagonist towards adenosine rA1 receptors. …”
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Accurate strand-specific quantification of viral RNA. by Nicole E Plaskon, Zach N Adelman, Kevin M Myles

“…To specifically test this assumption, we developed multiple ssqPCR assays for the positive-strand RNA virus o'nyong-nyong (ONNV) that were based upon the most prevalent ssqPCR assay design types in the literature. …”
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Advancing the Contemporary Multidisciplinary Heart Valve Team: Update on Priorities for Clinicians and Programs by Sandra B. Lauck, PhD, Connie Clark, MSN, Sophie Offen, MD, PhD, Erin Tang, MSN, Stephanie Sellers, PhD

“…A recalibrated perspective on the key principles guiding the MDT for clinicians and programs offers opportunities to make the most of lessons learned by promoting quality of care and building a VHD collective and culture that can meet patients’ needs along their journey of care while prioritizing a nimble, tailored, efficient, and high-impact approach.…”
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Self-efficacy, medication beliefs and adherence to antiretroviral therapy by patients attending a health facility in Pretoria by Adegoke Adefolalu, Zerish Nkosi, Steve Olorunju, Palesa Masemola

“…Seventy per cent were females. Most had been on ART for over two years (87%), and 81.5% were adherent to at least 95% of the prescribed antiretroviral drugs. …”
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Interfacial charging performances of electrode coated silicon nitride in aqueous solution based on zeta potential investigation by Anqi Huang, Ying Liu, Jia Cheng

“…In addition, the influence of a convergent channel on the zeta potential needs further investigation, which fits most engineering conditions for seals or bearings because of the hydrostatic or hydrodynamic effect. …”
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Machine-guided cell-fate engineering by Evan Appleton, Jenhan Tao, Songlei Liu, Christopher Glass, Gregory Fonseca, George Church

“…One of the fastest and most efficient approaches is transcription factor (TF) over-expression. …”
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Classical Kaposi sarcoma: an ınsight into demographic characteristics and survival outcomes by Engin Eren Kavak, Yüksel Ürün

“…At the time of diagnosis, 63.2% of the patients had localised disease, nine patients were locally advanced, and five patients were metastatic. The tumor was most commonly localised in the lower extremity (65.8%), followed by the upper extremity. …”
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