Comparison of normal and reverse phase column in phytosterol detection by high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) by RUAN Huina, LIU Songbai

“…High performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) is the most frequently used method to quantify phytosterols. …”
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Assessment of public opinion on the use of herbal medicine for the treatment of sexually transmitted infections (STI) in accra by Frank Kwasikumah, Emmanuel U. Osisiogu, Philip Asumang, Amponsah Collins

“…Questionnaires were administered to 383 randomly selected respondents aged 15–49 years. Most respondents first learned about STIs in school and had good knowledge about the causes (bacteria, viruses, etc.), modes of transmission (sexual contact, mother-to-child), and body parts affected (sex organs) by STIs. …”
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Effect of interferon on broilers' fecal microbiome composition by Inna Burakova, Yuliya Smirnova, Mariya Gryaznova, Polina Morozova, Vyacheslav Kotarev, Ludmila Lyadova, Nadezhda Ivanova, Larisa Denisenko, Mikhail Syromyatnikov

“…Representatives of this genus are among the most common members in the intestines of broilers. …”
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A Risk-Based Framework for Power System Modeling to Improve Resilience to Extreme Events by Emily L. Barrett, Kaveri Mahapatra, Marcelo Elizondo, Xiaoyuan Fan, Sarah Davis, Sarah Newman, Patrick Royer, Bharat Vyakaranam, Fernando Bereta Dos Reis, Xinda Ke, Jeff Dagle

“…The framework can qualitatively and quantitatively describe the most critical system vulnerabilities with an understanding of both likelihood of occurrence and impact. …”
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Features Local Interlacing Status of Elderly Patients with Primary Angle-Closure Glaucoma by A. M. Chukhraev, N. M. Agarkov, K. I. Proschayev, A. N. Ilnitskiy, A. S. Kulabukhov, A. V. Ivanov

“…IL-10 are characterized by the most significant decrease at the local level and it is less related to IL-4. …”
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Radiation by Transducer of Waveguide Type into Conical Half-Spaces Coaxial With It by I. S. Pesterev, N. N. Sosnovsky, B. G. Stepanov

“…However, in solving of applied problems one is increasingly faced with a restriction on the realized bandwidth of electroacoustic transducers and antennas. The most of well-known methods of bandwidth expansion do not provide a linear character of the phase-frequency characteristic (PFC) of radiation in the working frequency band, which is of primary importance for the effective formation of relatively short, frequency-tunable, and complex acoustic signals. …”
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Rapid detection of antibiotic resistance in Burkholderia pseudomallei using MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry by Nut Nithimongkolchai, Yothin Hinwan, Kanwara Trisakul, Lumyai Wonglakorn, Ploenchan Chetchotisakd, Auttawit Sirichoat, Arnone Nithichanon, Sorujsiri Chareonsudjai, Pisit Chareonsudjai, Jody Phelan, Taane G. Clark, Kiatichai Faksri

“…Thirteen isolates exhibited resistance based on CLSI breakpoints, with most showing low-level MICs across all tested antibiotics. …”
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BSCL2 and CDK5 are two genes associated with circadian rhythm disturbance in Parkinson’s disease by Dongdong Chen, Qingqing Huang, Ming Ye

“…We then conducted weighted gene co-expression network analysis on this dataset to select the most significant modules (turquoise modules) and took the intersection of the two to obtain crossover genes (85 genes), which were functionally enriched in the Disease Ontology (DO), Gene Ontology (GO), and Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG). …”
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The impact of music on patient tolerance during office‐based laryngeal surgery by Abdul‐Latif Hamdan, Yara Yammine, Lana Ghzayel, Jad Hosri, Zeina Maria Semaan, Marc Mourad

“…Results A total of 87 patients undergoing 95 office‐based laryngeal surgeries (OBLS) were included, with a mean age of 54.7 years and a male‐to‐female ratio of 1.5. The most common procedure was blue laser therapy (45.3%), followed by vocal fold injection (29.5%). …”
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Disruption of Lrpprc affects B cell development and proliferation in a mouse model of Leigh Syndrome French Canadian type by Adrien Fois, Sonia Deschênes, Capucine Bourel, Claudine Beauchamp, Félix Lombard-Vadnais, Matthieu Ruiz, Guy Charron, Lise Coderre, LSFC Consortium, John D. Rioux, Sylvie Lesage

“…Methods As genetic deletion of Lrpprc is not viable, we generated two conditional mouse models: a model for systemic deletion of Lrpprc and a knock-in (KI) model carrying the most common LSFC pathogenic variant in Quebec, NM_133259.4(LRPPRC):c.1061C > T (p.Ala354Val). …”
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Inpatient blood glucose management of diabetic patients in a large secondary hospital by Daniel G. van Zyl, Paul Rheeder

“…This, coupled with the chronicity of the disease, relate to an increasing burden on health care facilities and an increasing number of hospital admissions of patients suffering from diabetes. Admissions are mostly related to diabetes itself, but the frequency of admissions for problems not related to diabetes is increasing as the prevalence of diabetes increases in the population. …”
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A Novel Mixed Convolution Transformer Model for the Fast and Accurate Diagnosis of Glioma Subtypes by S. M. Nuruzzaman Nobel, S. M. Masfequier Rahman Swapno, Md Babul Islam, AKM Azad, Salem A. Alyami, Md Alamin, Pietro Liò, Mohammad Ali Moni

“…Glioblastoma is the most common adult brain tumor, significantly impacts disability and mortality. …”
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Detection of calcium deficiency in indoor-grown lettuce under LED lighting using computer vision by Zhian Li, Saeed Karimzadeh, Alise Chavanapanit, Ali Moghimi, Md Shamim Ahamed

“…EfficientNetB2 emerged as the most reliable classifier, achieving an accuracy of 91.51 % on the RCC dataset, while Resnet50 achieved a comparable accuracy of 91.18 % on the same dataset. …”
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Investigation of ensembles of deep learning models for improved chronic kidney diseases detection in CT scan images by I.I. Ayogu, C.F. Daniel, B.A. Ayogu, J.N. Odii, C.L. Okpalla, E.C. Nwokorie

“…In general, nonetheless, kidney stone was the most difficult disease to detect for all the models investigated. …”
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Effect of Biofertilizers and Organic Amendments on Germination and Seedling Growth of Common Dry Zone Forest Species in Sri Lanka: Sustainable Reforestation Practices in Sri Lanka by Neelamanie Yapa, Nadeesha Jayakody, Asanka Madhushan, Anuhansi Pelawatta

“…Most of the dry zone forests in Sri Lanka are arisen after unsustainable farming practices. …”
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Establishing the Neck Disability Index as a Valid Tool for Assessing Persistent Neck Pain in the Albanian Population by Elda Zeqiri, Erda Qorri, Jasemin Todri, Orges Lena

“…<i>Background and Objectives:</i> The Neck Disability Index (NDI) is one of the most widely used instruments for assessing self-reported neck-related functional limitations. …”
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Molecular typing and drug resistance analysis of carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae from paediatric patients in China by Xian Zhang, Jian Xue, Mei-Jing Shen, Wen-Hong An, Ze-Qiong Chen, Kai-Feng Wu

“…Results: sequence typing (MLST) and Core genome multilocus sequence typing (cgMLST) analysis revealed the most frequently represented were ST2407-CT3536 (30%), ST76-CT5893 (25%), and ST309-CT7864 (25%). …”
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Identification of pathogens causing brown rot of stone fruit in Cuneo province (Italy) and assessment of sensitivity to azoxystrobin, cyprodinil, fenhexamid, fludioxonil, and tebuc... by Greta DARDANI, Vladimiro GUARNACCIA, Luca NARI, Stefanos I. TESTEMPASIS, George S. KARAOGLANIDIS, M. Lodovica GULLINO

“…The use of site-specific fungicides remains the most effective strategy for control brown rot, and continued monitoring for fungicide resistance within Monilinia spp. populations is recommended.…”
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Intake of iodine in a sample of UK mother–infant pairs, 6–12 months after birth: a cross-sectional study by Jo Pearce, Jenny Christian, Lisa J Coneyworth

“…Results: Ninety-one mother–infant pairs with a mean (sd) age of 33·2 (4·1) years and 8·4 (1·3) months, respectively, were included. Most mothers were exclusively breast-feeding (54·9 %). …”
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CHEMICAL COMPOSITION AND ANTIBACTERIAL PROPERTIES OF ESSENTIAL OILS OF Pimpinella Anisum L. GROWING IN MOROCCO AND YEMEN by A. AL MAOFARI, S. EL HAJJAJI, A. DEBBAB, S. ZAYDOUN, B. OUAKI, R. CHAROF, Z. MENNANE, A. HAKIKI, M. MOSADDAK

“…The results showed that both essential oils inhibit most pathogenic bacteria tested.…”
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