Removal of trihalomethanes from activated Napier grass-derived adsorbent using liquefied gas and chemical pretreatment by S. Sriboonnak, A. Wongrueng, P. Rakruam, S. Nitayavardhana, P. Sittisom, A. Siyasukh, P. Induvesa, B. Sawangjang, S. Takizawa

“…BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Disinfection by-products in water treatment result from the reaction of disinfectants with organic and inorganic precursors, mostly dissolved organic matter. Major disinfection byproducts include trihalomethanes, which are probable carcinogens. …”
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DEPENDENCE OF CHANGES IN THE HYGIENIC CONDITION OF THE ORAL CAVITY AND PERIODONTIUM IN CHILDREN WITH MALIGNANT TUMORS ON THE DURATION OF POLYCHEMYTHERAPY AND QUANTITIES OF CYTOSTAT... by Yu.V. Popelo

“…On external examination, only 2 children of the first (10,0%) and 1 of the second group (5%) had a red normal-coloured lip border, while the rest had exfoliation, cracks, and angular cheilitis. The oral mucosa mostly looked pale and pasty, except for 7 people of the second group (35,0%), who had manifestations of erythema. …”
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Nickel: A tale of two cities by Richard Schodde, Pietro Guj

“…Asides from subsea manganese nodules, there are essentially three main sources of nickel (Ni) supply: newly mined (1) magmatic Ni sulfide ore, (2) Ni laterites (limonitic and saprolitic) and (3) new and old End-of-life (EoL) recycled stainless steel scrap, mostly melted to produce stainless steel of similar grade. …”
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Safety of creatine supplementation: Analysis of Adverse Events reported in clinical trials and adverse event reports by Sarah E. Johnson, Drew E. Gonzalez, Kelly Hines, Adriana Gil, Diego A. Bonilla, Richard B. Kreider

“…Similar findings were seen when looking at other databases’ products associated with AERs.Conclusions The mention of Cr in worldwide AERs is rare (0.00072%), mostly associated with co-ingestion of other nutrients and/or drugs, and in some cases report symptoms Cr studies never observed in any clinical trial or unrelated to the known effects of Cr supplementation. …”
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Levels of interleukin-6 in tears before and after excimer laser treatment by Resan Mirko, Stanojević Ivan, Petković-Ćurčin Aleksandra, Pajić Bojan, Vojvodić Danilo

“…Interleukin-6 (IL-6) is mostly known as a proinflammatory cytokine. However, it also has regenerative and anti-inflammatory effects. …”
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Soil organic carbon mineralization is controlled by the application dose of exogenous organic matter by O. Mendoza, S. De Neve, H. Deroo, H. Li, A. Françoys, A. Françoys, S. Sleutel

“…In sum, this experiment and our previous research suggest that EOM mineralization is mostly independent of EOM dose, but EOM dose modulates the mineralization of native SOC. …”
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Diagnóstico situacional del proceso enseñanza aprendizaje en posgrados de una unidad académica de Medicina. Una aproximación desde la percepción de docentes y profesionales estudia... by Sonia Arza Fernández, Jorge Ortiz, Miguel Franco, Jorge Flores

“…Results: Analyzing 22 interviews with teachers and focus groups with 16 final-year postgraduate residents, it was identified that the pedagogical model currently implemented is mostly content-based, with insufficiently developed innovations. …”
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A Cross-Sectional Survey of Unintentional Injuries Among 15-24-Year-Old Vocational School Youth From Pakistan Between 2021-2022 by Sarwat Masud MBBS MPH PhD, Adnan A. Hyder MD MPH PhD, Uzma Rahim Khan MBBS MS PhD, Nadeem Ullah Khan MBBS DABIM, Ahmed Raheem MS, Pammla Petrucka BSN PhD

“…The median family income of these vocational students was 30 000 Pakistani rupee (PKR) per month. Vocational youth mostly lived in crowded family settings with 239 participants (44%) living with ≥8 family members in the household. …”
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Depressive symptoms among the oldest-old in China: a study on rural-urban differences by Chaoqun Hu, Qinqin Jiang, Yuan Yuan, Bing Hou, Zhe Zhao, Yijun Liu, Jinhai Sun, Lei Yuan

“…Conclusions The oldest-old (aged 80+) adults in rural areas had a higher prevalence of depressive symptoms than that in urban areas, mostly attributed to variations in income, marital status, physical activity, and health status. …”
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Effect of acupoint application combined with flurbiprofen axetil on postoperative analgesia after percutaneous nephrolithotomy (穴位敷贴联合氟比洛芬酯对经皮肾镜取石术患者术后疼痛的影响)... by XIE Xianghan (谢湘菡), MA Xiaobei (马小蓓)

“…Results The development of pain mostly occurred within 6 hours after surgery, with an incidence rate of 66. 67%(40/60). …”
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Ethylene during controlled atmosphere transport of fruits and flowers: concentrations, causes and consequences by Leo Lukasse, Marcel Staal, Rob Schouten, Taylor Person, Fátima Pereira da Silva

“…In 16 commercial long-distance transports of avocados, bananas, strawberries and cut roses, ethylene mostly ranged between 0.02 and 3.2 μl l-1, with the highest concentration usually occurring during the first days of transport. …”
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A Stride Toward Wine Yield Estimation from Images: Metrological Validation of Grape Berry Number, Radius, and Volume Estimation by Bernardo Lanza, Davide Botturi, Alessandro Gnutti, Matteo Lancini, Cristina Nuzzi, Simone Pasinetti

“…This analysis highlighted that half of the total uncertainty on the volume is due to the camera–object distance <i>d</i> and parameter <i>R</i> used to take into account the proportion of visible grapes with respect to the total grapes in the grape cluster. This issue is mostly due to the absence of a reliable depth measure between the camera and the grapes, which could be overcome by using depth sensors in combination with color images. …”
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Analysis of Cardiotoxicity and Risk Factors of Breast Cancer Chemotherapy Drugs: A Five-Year Single-Centre Retrospective Study in Early Breast Cancer by Ju F, Gu H, Yu L, Zhao G, Liu Y, Yin D, Niu J, Xue T, Yin C, Jiao L, Li C, Wu J, Ji Y

“…The cardiotoxicity associated with targeted therapy drugs, represented by trastuzumab, is mostly asymptomatic left ventricular ejection fraction reduction and shows a synergistic effect with anthracyclines. …”
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El Aprendizaje-Servicio Universitario en la Educación Física escolar: una revisión sistemática (University Service-Learning in school Physical Education: A Systematic Review) by Olatz Bastarrica, María Teresa Vizcarra Morales, Judit Martínez-Abajo, Ana Luisa López-Vélez

“…The service proposals were mostly addressed to populations with functional or cultural diversity. …”
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Using detrital zircon to reconstruct Neoproterozoic crustal thickness variation in the northwestern margin of the Yangtze Block by Qiang Gu, Fengcun Xing, Xi Wei, Karem Azmy, Kuizhou Li, Aishi Liang, Jiao Wen, Ziqi Liu, Hanxiao Sun, Gesheng Wang, Xinying Liu, Jinchi Yi

“…The fluctuated Th/U ratios exhibit a general trend of increase during 1000–730 Ma, which is followed by a decrease. The U/Yb ratios (mostly > 0.1) show a decrease from 1000 to 820 Ma and an insignificant change from 820 to 730 Ma followed by an increase. …”
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STATISTICAL DATA AND ANALYSIS OF LITERATURE SOURCES ON PATHOPHYSIOLOGICAL MECHANISMS OF THE CROSSTALK BETWEEN ACUTE KIDNEY AND LIVER INJURY IN PRETERM NEWBORNS DURING THE EARLY NEO... by О. Оболонська, Л. Вакуленко

“…ALF manifestations were mostly detected on day 5 and accounted for 79.3% of infants with AKI, 3 times more frequent in its severe course (p<0.05) and 4.2 times more frequent than in those without AKI signs (p<0.05). …”
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Esporte universitário e Associações Atléticas Acadêmicas: estrutura administrativa e perfil dos gestores na Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso do sul/Brasil (University sport and... by Leonardo Silva Ribeiro, Isabela Machado de Goes Martineli, Rodrigo Tramutolo Navarro, Marcelo Moraes e Silva, Junior Vagner Pereira da Silva

“…Membership has enrollment in the course and payment of the annual fee as its main requirements, it is not related to the number of students, with discounts on products, partner institutions and events being the main benefits. The presidency is mostly male, while the directors, homogeneous, enrolled between the 5th and 8th semester, participants of Physical Education and sports training in Basic Education. …”
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Feature Engineering for the Prediction of Scoliosis in 5q‐Spinal Muscular Atrophy by Tu‐Lan Vu‐Han, Vikram Sunkara, Rodrigo Bermudez‐Schettino, Jakob Schwechten, Robin Runge, Carsten Perka, Tobias Winkler, Sebastian Pokutta, Claudia Weiß, Matthias Pumberger

“…Conclusions made from historical patient data sets are now mostly limited, and new approaches are needed to ensure our continued best standard‐of‐care practices for this exceptional patient group. …”
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Prenatal detection of congenital heart defects using the deep learning-based image and video analysis: protocol for Clinical Artificial Intelligence in Fetal Echocardiography (CAIF... by Aris Papageorghiou, Aris T Papageorghiou, David Black, Lawrence Impey, Rachel Craik, Alison Noble, Rahul Ahuja, Christina Aye, Christos Ioannou, Beverly Tsai-Goodman, Kevin Roman, Anupama Nair, Jessica Farmer, J Alison Noble, Makrina Savvidou, Bernadette Brent, Julene Carvalho, Olga Patey, Netzahualcoyotl Hernandez-Cruz, Elena D’Alberti, Bojana Salovic, Theophilus Adu-Bredu, Ilaria Bo, Angelo Cavallaro, FabricioDa SivaCosta, Emma Eccleston, Joanne Everingham, CristianeDe FreitasPaganoti, Eleni Fotaki, Tyrrell Hatch, Joanna Kellett, Karina Lopes, Sally Mahler, Risa Miyazaki Sankar, Divyanshu Mishra, Jennifer Norville, Olivia Nunn, Lola Oshodi, Stavros Polyviou, Lorjah Rajah, Daifenir Rodriguezde LaCruz, Katja Shipp, Bethany Shobbrook, Sophie Tooth, Dimuthu Weerasuriya, Qianye Yang, Yingyu Yang

“…Currently, CHD detection based on AI models is not accurate enough for practical clinical use, in part due to the lack of ultrasound data available for machine learning as CHDs are rare and heterogeneous, the retrospective nature of published studies, the lack of multicentre and multidisciplinary collaboration, and utilisation of mostly standard planes still images of the fetal heart for AI models. …”
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TEN-YEAR OUTCOMES AFTER BREAST-CONSERVING SURGERY WITH INTRAOPERATIVE RADIOTHERAPY FOR BREAST CANCER by A. V. Doroshenko, E. M. Slonimskaya, Zh. A. Startseva, V. A. Lisin, Ye. Yu. Garbukov, N. A. Tarabanovskaya, Yu. L. Kokorina, N. V. Litviakov

“…Late radiation-induced injuries (grade I and 2) were mostly observed in the control group. Local recurrence was diagnosed in 11 (1.47 %) patients of Group I and in 14 (8.8 %) patients of Group II. …”
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