Urogenital Schistosomiasis among Schoolchildren and the Associated Risk Factors in Selected Rural Communities of Kwara State, Nigeria by Babamale Olarewaju Abdulkareem, Kolawole Olasunkanmi Habeeb, Abdulganiyu Kazeem, Abdulkareem Olaitan Adam, Ugbomoiko Uade Samuel

“…Similarly, infection significantly (P<0.05) increased with increasing age. Multivariate logistic analysis of risk factors revealed that lack of portable drinking water (adjusted odd ratio (aOR) = 4.76; 95% CI = 2.64–5.98), unemployment (aOR = 2.23; 1.87–2.294), lack of knowledge of infection (aOR = 2.16; 0.59–3.83), and frequent contact with contaminated water bodies (aOR = 2.01; 1.45–2.70) were important predictors of urinary schistosomiasis. …”
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Wear and Corrosion Resistance of Thermally Formed Decorative Oxide Layers on Austenitic Steel by Tomasz Borowski, Hubert Wójcik, Maciej Spychalski, Bogusława Adamczyk-Cieślak

“…Oxidation at 400 °C did not cause a significant decrease in pitting corrosion resistance, while an increase in polarization resistance and a decrease in corrosion current density were observed. …”
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NLFEA Behavior of Heat-Damaged Key Joints in Precast Concrete Segmental Bridge by Bara’a R. Alnemrawi, Rajai Al-Rousan

“…In addition, these joints are usually dry and distributed over the contact region between the two connected bridge parts. …”
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The Impact Of The Telecommunication Industry As A Moderator on Poverty Alleviation and Educational Programmes To Achieve Sustainable Development Goals In Developing Countries by S.K.C Ruklani Wickramasinghe, Kamal ABD Razak

“…Furthermore, our findings indicated that increased contributions to education might help Sri Lanka achieve its poverty eradication and sustainable development goals.…”
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A Systematic Review on Selected Complications of Open-Wedge High Tibial Osteotomy from Clinical and Biomechanical Perspectives by Elaheh Elyasi, Guillaume Cavalié, Antoine Perrier, Wilfrid Graff, Yohan Payan

“…Although multiple complications of the surgery can be correlated to this, there is still a lack of consensus on the occurrence of those complications and their cause. The current study is aimed at clarifying this problem using a combined medical and biomechanical perspective. …”
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Hydrothermal carbonization of muskmelon exocarp for enhanced dye removal from an aqueous solution: A sustainable approach by S. Mahalaxmi, P. Senthil Kumar

“…The volume of wastewater contaminated with dyes has increased significantly and alarmingly as a result of a rise in industrial operations. …”
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Implementation of 2D Running Gait Analysis in Orthopedic Physical Therapy Clinics by Tiffany Barrett, Kai-Yu Ho, Justin Rasavage, Micah Wilson, Melissa Goo-Tam, Tristan Trumbull

“…# Background Despite 2D motion analysis deemed valid and reliable in assessing gait deviations in runners, current use of video-based motion analysis among orthopedic physical therapists is not prevalent…”
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Lower Extremity Kinematic Waveform Analysis During a Single Leg Drop Task – Including a Single Subject Design by Nickolai JP Martonick, Youngmin Chun, Lukas Krumpl, Joshua P Bailey

“…# BACKGROUND Lower limb asymmetries may be associated with increased injury risk in an active female population. …”
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Perturbations During Gait on a Split-Belt Treadmill: A Scoping Review by Katarzyna Chodkowska, Rafał Borkowski, Michalina Błażkiewicz

“…Perturbations were mainly applied during initial contact. The results show that young, healthy adults adapt quickly to anticipatory and reactive adjustments, while older adults and those with neurological impairments use less efficient strategies like increased muscular co-contraction. …”
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Non-Stationary Electrolysis of a Tin-Copper Alloy by D. Y. Gulpa, I. I. Kuzmar, L. K. Kushner

“…Deposition on pulsereversed currents makes it possible to increase the solder spreading coefficient from 96.38 to 98.20 % and reduce the value of the contact electrical resistance of the coatings from 2.0133 to 1.5067 mOhm compared to the deposits obtained with the direct current. …”
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Changes in air pollutant emissions in China during two clean-air action periods derived from the newly developed Inversed Emission Inventory for Chinese Air Quality (CAQIEI) by L. Kong, L. Kong, X. Tang, X. Tang, Z. Wang, Z. Wang, Z. Wang, J. Zhu, J. Zhu, J. Li, H. Wu, H. Wu, Q. Wu, H. Chen, H. Chen, L. Zhu, W. Wang, B. Liu, Q. Wang, D. Chen, Y. Pan, Y. Pan, J. Li, J. Li, L. Wu, L. Wu, G. R. Carmichael

“…In particular, the total Chinese NO<span class="inline-formula">_<i>x</i></span> and NMVOC emissions were shown to increase during 2015–2017, especially over the Fenwei Plain area (FW), where the emissions of particulate matter (PM) also increased. …”
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Development and characterization of amaranth protein-based edible films incorporating Satureja khuzestanica essential oil by Elahe Khalili, Gholamreza Jahed Khaniki, Saeedeh Shojaee-Aliabadi, Nabi Shariatifar, Ramin Aslani, Leila Mirmoghtadaie

“…The current research aimed to investigate the physicochemical and antimicrobial characteristics of the edible film based on amaranth protein containing Satureja khuzestanica essential oil. …”
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Clinical characteristics and course of out‐of‐hospital shock in a national emergency medical services cohort by Timothy P. George, Hei Kit Chan, Remle P. Crowe, Jeffrey L. Jarvis, Jan O. Jansen, Ryan M. Huebinger, Henry E. Wang

“…These findings highlight the current course and care of shock in the out‐of‐hospital setting.…”
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Evaluation of Asthma Course in Patients Hospitalized in Pediatric Intensive Care Unit Due to Severe Asthma Exacerbation by Ahmet Selmanoglu, Hatice Irmak Celik, Cankat Genis, Esra Kockuzu, Zeynep Sengul Emeksiz, Emine Dibek Misirlioglu

“…Post-discharge, 72.3% of patients continued follow-up at pediatric allergy clinics. Of the 60 patients contacted, 67.5% were on current asthma treatment and 48.2% had experienced an exacerbation in the past year. …”
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Cosensitization Properties of Glutathione-Protected Au25 Cluster on Ruthenium Dye-Sensitized TiO2 Photoelectrode by Kazuya Nakata, Sho Sugawara, Wataru Kurashige, Yuichi Negishi, Morio Nagata, Satoshi Uchida, Chiaki Terashima, Takeshi Kondo, Makoto Yuasa, Akira Fujishima

“…Adsorption property of the glutathione-protected Au25 clusters depends on the pH, which affects the incident photon-to-current conversion efficiency (IPCE) of the TiO2 photoelectrode containing Au25 clusters. …”
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Personalized Kodo Millet Rice Analogue (KMRA): Formulation, nutritional evaluation, and optimization by KVD Karthik, Benhur Dayakar Rao, Anamika Das, Enthoti Kiranmai, M. Dharini, Shreeja Reddy Mogulla, Deeksha Sharma

“…The developed analogue rice was disclosed to contain more amounts of protein, dietary fibre, and mineral content. …”
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Value propositions for improving the competitiveness of short food supply chains built on technological and non-technological innovations by Andras Sebok, Kinga Varsányi, Katalin Kujáni, Vilma Xhakolari, Ágnes Szegedyné Fricz, Alessanda Castellini, Diana Di Gioa, Francesca Gaggia, Maurizio Cannavari

“…The success factors and bottlenecks of each short food supply chain operation and their current value propositions were identified. From the inventory, those innovations were selected for each short food chain case study which can be applied to eliminate or reduce the bottlenecks or enhance the success factors leading to new, upgraded value propositions with increased added value for the consumers. …”
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PENERAPAN ART OF DAKWAH UNTUK MENINGKATKAN MOTIVASI SISWA BELAJAR AGAMA ISLAM DI EKK MAN 1 CIANJUR by Fitri Wulandari, Uus Husni Hoer, Dadang Zenal Mutaqin, Dicky Darmawan

“…Currently, visual content spread worldwide often contains conspiracies serving the interests of certain groups to control humans, focusing their attention and belief on films and shows that promote disbelief. …”
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Exploring the Role of Stent Strut Geometry in Cellular Behavior: An In Vitro Chip Model to Understand In‐Stent Restenosis by Emmie J.D. Schoutens, Juul Verbakel, Heleen M.M. van Beusekom, Jaap M.J. den Toonder, Olaf van der Sluis, Jan de Boer

“…Stent design plays a crucial role in ISR, yet current clinical research cannot isolate the effects of geometry alone. …”
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Getting Blood out of a Stone: Vascularization via Spheroids and Organoids in 3D Bioprinting by Daria Revokatova, Polina Bikmulina, Zahra Heydari, Anna Solovieva, Massoud Vosough, Anastasia Shpichka, Peter Timashev

“…It is also responsible for inductive biochemical exchange, and provides a structural pattern for organ growth. In vitro systems, containing no perfusable vessels, suffer from the quick formation of a necrotic core of organoids, and further development does not occur due to increased metabolic demands. …”
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