Microbiota of the ocular surface in infectious/ inflammatory eye diseases by M. M. Bikbov, O. I. Orenburkina, A. E. Babushkin

“…Damaged epithelium of the cornea and conjunctiva (e. g. caused by dryness, the use of contact lenses, antibiotics, etc.) can lead to an increase in the number of bacteria on the ocular surface and disruption of the protective film containing antimicrobial compounds that lubricates the epithelium. …”
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Аbout mechanizm of aliphatic alcohols’ influence on stripping voltammetry behavior of lead and cadmium by V. A. Bacun, D. M. Fedulov, E. A. Osipova, N. K. Zaytsev, I. Yu. Lovchinovski

“…The stripping voltammetry with the exchange of the solution without of the opening of the electrochemical circuit was applied to study the effect of the composition of the aqueous solutions, containing aliphatic alcohols on the height and potential of the peak current for Pb (II) and Cd (II). …”
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Electrohydraulic effect of microsecond pulsed discharge in transformer oils by Hang Wang, Cheng Zhang, Zhuofei Wang, Shuai Zhang, Kaihang Guo, Tao Shao

“…With the gap distance increase, all the breakdown voltage, the discharge energy, and the ratio of the mechanical energy to total energy increase, the breakdown current, the acceleration of the container wall, and the velocity of the shock wave decrease. …”
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Challenges in antibody structure prediction by Monica L. Fernández-Quintero, Janik Kokot, Franz Waibl, Anna-Lena M. Fischer, Patrick K. Quoika, Charlotte M. Deane, Klaus R. Liedl

“…Advances in structural biology and the exponential increase in the amount of high-quality experimental structural data available in the Protein Data Bank has motivated numerous studies to tackle the grand challenge of predicting protein structures. …”
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Real time intelligent garbage monitoring and efficient collection using Yolov8 and Yolov5 deep learning models for environmental sustainability by Mohammed M. Abo-Zahhad, Mohammed Abo-Zahhad

“…Nationally, governments have initiated several programs to improve cleanliness by developing systems that alert businesses when it’s time to empty the bins. Current research proposes an enhanced, accurate, real-time object detection system to address the problem of trash accumulating around containers. …”
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Kavalactones support motivation to move during intensive training in males preparing for military special operations forces by Sheena Y. Smith, Carlos F. Aylwin, Tyler F. Daniels, Jennifer L. Greer, Laura J. Kunces, Loukia Lili, Stephen M. Phipps, Caleb M. Schmidt, Julian C. Schmidt, Michael A. Schmidt

“…Furthermore, the group taking kavalactones first never experienced a significant decrease in Move motivation state (lowest mean score 21.0, highest 28.6, all p ≥ 0.05), while the group receiving kavalactones in the last 2 weeks of the study had Move scores that were statistically lower than baseline (lowest mean score 8.6, highest 25.9, all p ≤ 0.05) at all time points but the last (p = 0.063) after 2 weeks of kavalactones exposure.Conclusions We report a novel finding that kavalactones may support performance by maintaining or rescuing the desire to expend energy in the context of significant physical and mental strain in well-conditioned individuals, even in a context of already normal cortisol, sleep, and mood.…”
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Radiological Assessment of Coal Fly Ash from Polish Power and Cogeneration Plants: Implications for Energy Waste Management by Krzysztof Isajenko, Barbara Piotrowska, Mirosław Szyłak-Szydłowski, Magdalena Reizer, Katarzyna Maciejewska, Małgorzata Kwestarz

“…It was also found that the frequency of exceeding the annual effective dose limits (IAEDs) showed an increasing trend with the increasing installed capacity of the facility. …”
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MICROVESICLES AND THROMBOSIS IN OBSTETRIC-GYNECOLOGICAL COMPLICATIONS by A. Aharon, B. Brenner

“…They are present in the blood circulation under normal physiological conditions, and their levels increase in a wide range of disease states. MVs contain proteins, growth and apoptotic factors, DNA fragments, microRNAs as well as messenger RNAs (mRNAs); therefore, they may function as regulators in cell-cell communication and mediators of cell signaling during multiple biological processes. …”
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Pediatric Brain Tumor Risk Associated with Head Computed Tomography: Systematic Literature Review by Dilara R. Kuznetsova, Diana A. Gabdullina, Alina F. Makhmudova, Elena V. Bochkina, Elizaveta O. Platonova, Bogdan O. Zhirnov, Elnara E. Akhmetgareeva, Liliya S. Atangulova, Ruslan S. Shein, Kristina I. Rakhimova, Vlastilin V. Pakalnis, Elza R. Ganieva

“…However, some population groups may be at increased risk. Thus, children are more susceptible to radiation cancer than adults and lifelong attributive risk (LAR) can be more than 10 times higher for an infant than for a middle-aged adult. …”
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Evaluating Policy Shifts on Perceived Greenspace Quality: Applying Regression Discontinuity During the COVID-19 Reopening Period by Chensong Lin, Chenjie Jia, Baisen Wang, Shuhao Kang, Hongyu Chen, Di Li, Longfeng Wu

“…However, the impact of changing containment policies on residents’ perceived greenspace quality remains insufficiently explored. …”
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Motivation to learn German as a foreign language: A systematic literature review by Asuman Yaprak

“…Motivation, which greatly affects the learning process in the context of foreign language teaching and learning, provides the willingness for learning a language, while on the other hand, it assumes a decisive role in language learning success. …”
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The Relationship between Smoking and Household Expenditure: A Quantile Regressions Analysis by Nomusa Yolanda Nkomo, Eyitayo Francis Adanlawo

“…The study contributes to the scholarship by broadening the understanding of the harmful consequences of tobacco use on household resource allocation, particularly in a developing country context. It offers substantial empirical evidence demonstrating that smoking diminishes educational expenditure among the most impoverished households, a demographic frequently overlooked in current studies.…”
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Effect of Clinical Nursing Practice Guidelines regarding Percutaneous Coronary Interventions on Patients' Anxiety and Satisfaction by Ebtisam A. Elhihi, ibrahim A. ibrahim, Faisal A. Alasmari, Awad H. alkhatib, Nahlah A. Alzahrani, Alaa M. Abuhaleimah, Sanaa B. Barnawi, Bayan F. Jilani, Hadeel Y. ALhawsawi, Shatha M. Alsufyani, Amnah Al ahdal, Amr O. Al ahdal

“… Context: The quality of delivery the healthcare must be improved due to the quick changes in the health care. …”
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Impact of adding wheat and poultry by-product meal to the diet on broiler carcass traits, production performance, and physical pellet quality by Omid Ahmadauli, Mohsen Daneshyar, Sina Payvastegan, Amir Attar, Gholamreza Najafi, Mohammad Reza Abdollahi

“…In contrast, diets containing 20 % wheat showed an increase in PDI by adding 2 % and 4 % PBM. …”
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Improvement of the perovskite photodiodes performance via advanced interface engineering with polymer dielectric by Andrey P. Morozov, Lev O. Luchnikov, Sergey Yu. Yurchuk, Artur R. Ishteev, Pavel A. Gostishchev, Sergey I. Didenko, Nikita S. Saratovsky, Dmitry O. Balakirev, Ivan V. Dyadishchev, Andrey A. Romanov, Ekaterina A. Ilicheva, Anton A. Vasilev, Sergey S. Kozlov, Dmitry S. Muratov, Yuriy N. Luponosov, Danila S. Saranin

“…For P(VDF-TrFE) containing devices, we increased the specific detectivity from 1011 to ~1012 Jones, expanded the linear dynamic range up to 100 dB, and reduced the equivalent noise power to 10−13 W·Hz−1/2. …”
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Battery Cathode with Vertically Aligned Microstructure Fabricated by Directional Ice Templating by Guanting Li, Jin Su, Chun Huang

“…The DIT cathode breaks the trade‐off between high energy densities and fast discharging, exhibiting higher areal capacities (12 mAh cm−2) than the SC electrode (7.0 mAh cm−2) at a discharge current density of 1.4 mA cm−2, and maintains higher capacities at 9.8 mAh cm−2 and 186 mAh g−1 than 2.1 mAh cm−2 and 64 mAh g−1 for SC when the current is increased to 5.7 mA cm−2.…”
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Empirical lessons regarding contraception in a protracted refugee setting: A descriptive study from Maela camp on the Thai-Myanmar border 1996 - 2015. by Somjet Srikanok, Daniel M Parker, Amber L Parker, Tracey Lee, Aung Myat Min, Pranee Ontuwong, Saw Oo Tan, Supachai Sirinonthachai, Rose McGready

“…For example a surgeon fluent in local languages is correlated with increased uptake of tubal ligation in females. These data indicate that funding directed toward contraceptives in this refugee setting led to increases in contraceptives use. …”
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Trends in prevalence and patterns of use of a heated tobacco product (IQOS™) in Japan: A three-year repeated cross-sectional study [version 2; peer review: 1 approved, 2 approved w... by Steve Roulet, Karina Fischer, Pierpaolo Magnani, Bertram Zwisele, Nathalie Camille, Suzana AlMoosawi, Marius Sieverding, Martha Bajec, Nelly Mainy

“…Across Y1-Y3, exclusive use of only one type of TNP (Y1-Y3: 82.3%, 75.0%, and 70.4%) decreased, while dual use of two types of TNPs (Y1-Y3: 14.3%, 17.2%, and 16.7%) increased, and poly-TNP use (Y1-Y3: 2.1%, 6.1%, and 10.0%) increased markedly. …”
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Nitrofurans for External Use (Review) by A. V. Beliatskaya, I. M. Kashlikova, А. O. Elagina, I. I. Krasnyuk (jr.), I. I. Krasnyuk, O. I. Stepanova

“…Aspects of the use of nitrofurans for external use (nitrofural, furazolidone and furazidin) are described in the article. Review of current research that is dedicated to development of drugs containing nitrofuran derivatives has been carried out. …”
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Electrolyte Performance of Noni Fruit Extracts (Morinda Citrifolia L.) for C-Zn Batteries by Said Ali Akbar, Dilla Armelianda, Muttakin Muttakin

“…Then, the use of fermented electrolytes causes an increase in voltage and current due to decreased pH. …”
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