Risk of progression and the cause of mortality at chronic viral mixed-hepatitis by K. I. Yesmembetov, D. T. Abdurakhmanov, A. V. Odintsov, N. A. Mukhin

“…The 5-year risk of HCC was 3.8%, 3.5% and 0%, respectively. 17.1%, 1.8% and 20% of patients died in groups D, BC and BCD, respectively, 5-year survival rate was 90%, 97% and 82%.Conclusions. …”
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Correction: Awareness and attitudes of pregnant women concerning genetic disorders and pregnancy termination in northeastern Iran by Nafseh Todarbary, Abouzar Irandegani, Mojtaba Meshkat, Aida Gholoobi, Tayebeh Hamzehloei

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Discernment in the Letter to the Galatians by D. F. Tolmie

“…Taking these elements as a point of departure, references to discernment in the following passages in the letter are investigated: 2:1-10; 2:11-21; 3:1-5 and 5:12-6:10. …”
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Temporal changes in plasma and milk lipids in response to an esophageal bolus of rumen-protected fish oil in lactating Holstein dairy cows by J.E. Rico, V. Sáinz de la Maza-Escolà, N.D. Senevirathne, P. Deme, N.J. Haughey, R. Gervais, J.W. McFadden

“…Plasma concentrations of lysophophatidylcholine-20:5, −22:5 and −22:6, and phosphatidylcholine (PC)-38:5 and −38:6 were higher in TAG and STR by h 10, relative to control. …”
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Effect of an Aerosol Dryer on Ambient PM Measurements with SDS011 Low Cost Sensors during a Two-year Period in Duisburg, Germany by Martin Nothhelfer, Oliver Sperber, Ana Maria Todea, Britta Schunke, Olga Romazanowa, Stefan Schumacher, Dieter Bathen, Christof Asbach

“…It is shown that an average correction factor of around 2.5 for the PM10 and around 2.6 for the PM2.5 readings could be a reasonable approach for all SDS011 sensors equipped with the newly developed aerosol dryer.…”
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Overview of Aerosol and Air Pollution in South Eastern Asia Countries by Tsrong-Yi Wen, Somporn Chantara, Juliana Jalaludin, Puji Lestari, Arie Dipareza Syafei, Pham Van Toan, Ying I. Tsai

“…Characterization of PM2.5 and PM2.5-10 samples collected in an industrial area in Surabaya, Indonesia showed that the highest levels of individual elements in PM2.5 were S, Na, Si and K, and in PM2.5-10 were Si, Ca, Cl, Na, and Mg. …”
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A COMPARATIVE STUDY ON THE EFFECT OF SISAL FIBRE AND WASTE PLASTIC STRIPS IN STRUCTURAL STRENGTH IMPROVEMENT OF TROPICAL BLACK CLAY by YOHANNA PAUL, BADAMASI ABDULRAHMAN, ISHOLA KAZEEM, ODOH KELVIN CHUKWUEBUKA, ABDULKADIR MOHAMMED NYAKO, FWANGSHAK GAYUS MIJE

“…Tests piloted on the natural and treated soil consist of California bearing ratio (CBR), Atterberg limits and compaction for different percentages inclusion of sisal fibre (0, 0.5, 1, 1.5 and 2%) and waste plastic strips (0, 0.5, 1, 1.5 and 2%) by dry weight of soil. …”
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Forming ability of the WC-based ceramic metal composites with different Fe-based binders by unique laser beam modulation by H.S. Maurya, K. Juhani, F. Sergejev, R. Kumar, A. Hussain, K.G. Prashanth

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Evaluation of the effect of Irritrol as final irrigant against Staphylococcus epidermidis: an in Vitro Study. by Hezha Saadi Hassan, Diyar Khalid Bakr

“…Each group consisted of 10 samples according to the type of final irrigants used during and after instrumentation: 5.25% NaOCl/ Irritrol as final irrigant G2 NaOCl 5.25% / NaOCl 5.25%, G3 Normal Saline, G4 Irritrol with activation, G5 NaOCl with activation. …”
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Estudio de espaciamientos y de relaciones alométricas en árboles de ciprés (Cupressus lusitanica Mill.) para Navidad by Dorian Carvajal Vanegas, Gustavo Torres Córdoba, Yorleny Badilla Valverde, Olman Murillo Gamboa

“…El estudio consistió en la evaluación de cuatro espaciamientos de plantación, con el fin de determinar la densidad óptima en términos de productividad y de lograr desarrollar un árbol de navidad en 1,5 años. Los espaciamientos evaluados fueron: 1,5 x 1,5 m en distribución regular, 1,5 x 1,5 m en distribución tresbolillo, 1,25 x 1,25 m en tresbolillo y 1,8 x 1,8 m en distribución regular. …”
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Spatiotemporal Variations and Contributing Factors of Air Pollutants in Almaty, Kazakhstan by Aiymgul Kerimray, Eldar Azbanbayev, Bulat Kenessov, Pavel Plotitsyn, Danara Alimbayeva, Ferhat Karaca

“…Annual averages of PM2.5, PM10, and NO2 concentrations exceeded the WHO annual limits by 5.3, 3.9, and 3.2 times, respectively. …”
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The Effect of Planting Distance and Spraying with Different Concentrations of (Micronate15) on Vegetative Growth and Yield Traits of Pea Plant (Pisum Sativum L.) by Ismael Ahmad Hassan

“…The aim of this study was to find the effect of planting distances and spraying with different concentrations of leaf fertilizer with micronate15 on some vegetative growth traits and yield of pea variety Green Canada in non-heated greenhouses, by using three planting distance (factor A) which includes:  A1:20, A2: 30, and A3:40 cm and four spray concentrations as foliar application (factor B) which includes: B0: zero, B1: 0.5, b2: 1.5 and b3: 2.5 liter of water). According to the results of this study the highest plant (124.82cm), number of branches (4.58), fresh weight,(95.94 g) and the total yield (142.41 g)were observed in the distance of planting (30 cm), while the highest value of the pod length was observed from the distance planting in 40 cm which is 8.39 cm. …”
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Response of some wheat cultivars to plot orientation and foliar boron levels by Lana Dhahir Mohammed, Sami Mohammad Amin Mohammed Amin

“…While the harvest index increased in interaction between 0 and 1.5 ppm × EW, V2×EW and 1.5 ppm × V1 × EW compared to other interactions. …”
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Site-selective dimethylation of flavonoids using fusion flavonoid O-methyltransferases by Kyungha Lee, Seong Hee Bhoo, Sang-Won Lee, Man-Ho Cho

“…The fusion FOMTs (OsNOMT/ObFOMT5, OsNOMT/RdOMT10, and ObFOMT5/RdOMT10) were heterologously expressed in Escherichia coli. …”
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Assessment of Selected Health Determinants among <i>Almajiri</i> Students in Gwadabawa Local Government, Sokoto State, Nigeria by Y. Sarkingobir, M.S. Nahantsi, Z. Shehu, A.A. Sadiq, N. Malami, A. Saadu, A. Hamza

“…Personal hygiene was observed. 75.0% of Almajiri wore dirty garments.25.0% wore cleaned garments, 12.5% wore torn garments, and 87.5% wore untorn garments. 62.5% wore shoes and 37.5% have no shoes. 62.5% take bath weekly, 37.7% take bath daily. …”
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Assessing climate sensitivity of the Upper Indus Basin using fully distributed, physically-based hydrologic modeling and multi-model climate ensemble approach by Hamna Hasan, Muhammad Zia ur Rahman Hashmi, Syed Imran Ahmed, Muneer Anees

“…The calibrated model depicts an increase of 86% for RCP4.5 and 97% for RCP8.5, dominated by increased snow melt contribution due to consistent warming trends (average increase of 2.3 and 4 °C, annually for RCP 4.5 and 8.5, respectively). …”
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Investigating the Use of Open Air Burnt Sorghum and Wheat Straw Ashes to Soften Hard Water. by Bainomugisha, Jonan

“…It was observed that at a dosage of 20g/l, the hardness had been reduced to 348mg/l for WSA and at 22.5g, it had been reduced to 430mg/l for SSA. Further analysis on the treated water showed that the Color, TDS, Turbidity, PH and Alkalinity increased by 75%, 297%, 55%, 27.5% and 12% respectively for WSA at 20 grams of ash per liter of water and 75%, 306%, 90%, 29.5% and 17% respectively for sorghum straw ash at 22.5g/l. …”
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Managing anxiety disorders with the neuro-biofeedback method of Brain Boy Universal Professional by Eleftheria Zafeiri, Vasileios Dedes, Kostantinos Tzirogiannis, Agapi Kandylaki, Maria Polikandrioti, Dimitris Panidis, Georgios I. Panoutsopoulos

“… # Results Before biofeedback and based on the HAM-A scale, 27.0% of the individuals showed mild to moderate anxiety, 16.5% medium anxiety, and 56.5% severe anxiety. After the completion of biofeedback, 90.6% of the individuals experienced mild to moderate anxiety, 5.9% medium anxiety, and 3.5% severe anxiety. …”
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Performance Evaluation of Reclaimed Asphalt Pavement Concrete in Rigid Pavement Construction. by Mutuyimana, John Robert

“…The compressive strength of RAP aggregate concrete ranges from 5.7 MPa to 21 MPa and conventional aggregates concrete ranges between 6.8 MPa to 22.5 MPA at varying w/c of (0.4,0.5,0.6) to each mix at different ages of curing 3days, 7days, 14days, 21days, 56days). …”
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Bentonita como adsorbente de arsénico y plomo en el tracto digestivo de bovinos: estudio in vitro by Marco Tulio Fuentes-de María Torres, Jacinto Efrén Ramírez-Bribiesca, Numa Pompilio Castro-González, María Magdalena Crosby-Galván, René Pinto-Ruiz, David Hernández-Sánchez

“…La DIVMS fue menor con B-3.0% y B-4.5% (52.36b y 49.74b%) en comparación con B-0% y B-1.5% (62.30a, 61.98ª). …”
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