Shorter Leukocyte Telomere Length in Relation to Presumed Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease in Mexican-American Men in NHANES 1999–2002 by Janet M. Wojcicki, David Rehkopf, Elissa Epel, Philip Rosenthal

“…Leukocyte telomere length is shorter in response to chronic disease processes associated with inflammation such as diabetes mellitus and coronary artery disease. …”
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Electrophoretic Codeposition of MoOx/MoS2 Thin Film for Platinum-Free Counter Electrode in Quantum Dot Solar Cells by Thanh Tung Nguyen, Huy Phap Ngo, Van Thang Le, Le Thanh Nguyen Huynh, Viet Hai Le, Thai Hoang Nguyen, Hoang Long Ngo

“…In this research, interestingly, by simply using CdS/CdSe/ZnS photoanode and polysulfide electrolyte under 1000 W.m−2 AM 1.5 G illumination, the power conversion efficiency of MoOx/MoS2-counter-electrode-based QDSC was achieved up to 2.01%, which was double compared to platinum-based counter electrode of QDSCs.…”
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Perceptions amongst medication users regarding South African patient package inserts (PPIs) of scheduled and over-the-counter (OTC) medications by Daleen Krige, Johann Cornelius de Wet

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Smartphone based non invasive real time white blood cell counter leveraging blue light and static magnetic field by Nafi Us Sabbir Sabith, Masud Rabbani, Kazi Shafiul Alam, Sheikh Iqbal Ahamed

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Evaluating the Safety and Usability of an Over-the-Counter Medical Device for Adults With Mild to Moderate Hearing Loss: Formative and Summative Usability Testing by Megan Elizabeth Salwei, Shilo Anders, Carrie Reale, Jason M Slagle, Todd Ricketts, Matthew B Weinger

“…ObjectiveWe evaluated the safety and usability of an over-the-counter hearing aid prior to Food and Drug Administration approval and market release. …”
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Spectral scattering characteristics of subwavelength-sized spherical particles near Mie resonance modes probed by tightly focused Terahertz waves by Da-Hye Choi

“…Abstract The complex dynamics of terahertz (THz) wave scattering by subwavelength-scale structures remain largely unexplored. …”
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A novel technique for the synthesis of Au3N and its characterization using X-ray diffraction and Raman scattering techniques by S. Giri, P. Mallick, B. Mallick

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Over-the-counter carrageenan-based sprays may interfere with PCR testing of nasopharyngeal swabs to detect SARS-CoV-2. by Taylor Corocher, Kira Edwards, Yvonne Hersusianto, Donald Campbell, Hui Yin Lim, Paul Monagle, Prahlad Ho

“…Carrageenan-containing nasal sprays, available over-the-counter (OTC), are often marketed as having anti-viral effects. …”
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Comparative analysis of counter-current and co-current downer reactors using particle image velocimetry and computational particle-fluid dynamics by Talal A. Aldugman, Mengmeng Cui, Abdulrahman Alzailaie, Abdullah Alhareth, Kenneth Langley, Lujain Alfilfil, Khalid Almajnouni, Jorge Gascon, Sigurdur Thoroddsen, Pedro Castaño

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Solving Scattering from Conducting Body Coated by Thin-Layer Material by Hybrid Shell Vector Element with Boundary Integral Method by Lin Lei, Jun Hu, Hao-Quan Hu

“…The finite element boundary integral (FEM-BI) method is widely used in the scattering and radiating problems. But for the conducting body coated by thin-layer material, plenty of fine meshes are required to discretize the geometry in the traditional FEM. …”
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Clinical Dental Midline Shift Is Not a Predictor of the Side of Shorter Hemimandible: A Cone Beam Computed Tomography Diagnostic Study by Lígia Pereira da Silva, Alicia López-Solache, Urbano Santana-Penín, José López-Cedrún, María Jesus Mora, Pablo Varela-Centelles, Antonio González-Mosquera, Almudena Rodríguez-Fernández, Urbano Santana Mora

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Correction: Acquisition and maintenance of disgust reactions in an OCD analogue sample: Efficiency of extinction strategies through a counter-conditioning procedure. by PLOS One Editors

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Association of over-the-counter mouthwash use with markers of nitric oxide metabolism, inflammation, and endothelial function—a cross-sectional study by Kai Guo, Kaumudi Joshipura, Karina Ricart, Rakesh P. Patel, Barbara A. Gower, Oelisoa Mireille Andriankaja, Evangelia Morou-Bermudez

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A Hybrid Approach for Fast Computation of Multiple Incident Angles Electromagnetic Scattering Problems with Compressive Sensing and Adaptive Cross Approximation by Guo-hua Wang, Yu-fa Sun

“…A hybrid compressive approach for fast computation of the electromagnetic scattering problems with multiple incident angles is proposed. …”
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Safety and Efficacy of Peroral Endoscopic Shorter Myotomy versus Longer Myotomy for Patients with Achalasia: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis by Han Zhang, Xinyi Zeng, Shu Huang, Huifang Xia, Lei Shi, Jiao Jiang, Wensen Ren, Yan Peng, Muhan Lü, Xiaowei Tang

“…We performed this systematic review and meta-analysis to determine the efficacy and safety of the modified POEM with shorter myotomy (SM) and compare the outcomes between SM and longer myotomy (LM) in achalasia patients. …”
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Evaluation of two methods for counting residual leukocytes in leukoreduced packed red cells: Flow cytometry and fully automated cell counter by Mamta Shah, Nidhi Bhatnagar, Sangita Shah, Falguni Pandav, Hetali Shah, Anupa Dixit, Trupti Shetty, Pushkar Admane, Ankur Lath, Prakash Suvasia

“…The samples from these LR-PRCs were processed on HORIBA Yumizen H2500 hematology analyzer and Backman Coulter DxFlex (B5R3V5) Flow Cytometer and compared. …”
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An Efficient Hybrid Method for 3D Scattering from Inhomogeneous Object Buried beneath a Dielectric Randomly Rough Surface by Hong-jie He, Li-xin Guo, Wei Liu

“…An efficient iterative analytical-numerical method is proposed for three-dimensional (3D) electromagnetic scattering from an inhomogeneous object buried beneath a two-dimensional (2D) randomly dielectric rough surface. …”
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P-FFT Accelerated EFIE with a Novel Diagonal Perturbed ILUT Preconditioner for Electromagnetic Scattering by Conducting Objects in Half Space by Lan-Wei Guo, Yongpin Chen, Jun Hu, Joshua Le-Wei Li

“…A highly efficient and robust scheme is proposed for analyzing electromagnetic scattering from electrically large arbitrary shaped conductors in a half space. …”
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Trace Detection of Metalloporphyrin-Based Coordination Polymer Particles via Modified Surface-Enhanced Raman Scattering Assisted by Surface Metallization by Yu Sun, Alessio Caravella

“…This study proposed a facile method to detect metalloporphyrin-based coordination polymer particles (Z-CPPs) in aqueous solution by modified surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS). The SERS-active particles are photodeposited on the surface of Z-CPPs, offering an enhanced Raman signal for the trace detection of Z-CPPs.…”
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Initial validation of the powered mobility device autonomy residential screen (PoMoDARS) by Natalie C. Dickson, Apeksha R. Gohil, Carolyn A. Unsworth

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