Influence of Age and Neurotoxic HAART Use on Frequency of HIV Sensory Neuropathy by Olajumoke Oshinaike, Akinsegun Akinbami, Oluwadamilola Ojo, Anthonia Ogbera, Njideka Okubadejo, Frank Ojini, Mustapha Danesi

“…Data was collected using structured questionnaires which contained the brief peripheral neuropathy screening tool of AIDS Clinical Trial Group protocol. …”
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Research on tetrahedral adaptive mesh grading refinement for intersecting faults by CHEN Yingxian, ZHU Zhe, MA Huiru, FU Jiepeng

“…Current tetrahedral adaptive mesh refinement techniques have primarily focused on the 3D reconstruction and analysis of simple stratified geological bodies. …”
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Metabolizable energy and digestible nutrient values of protease-supplemented field pea for broiler chicken by Tofuko A. Woyengo, Anna Rogiewicz, Robert Patterson

“…Results indicate that the protease product used in the current study marginally reduced the SID of AA for both SBM and field pea. …”
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Producing Bacillus from the Ripe Bananas, Jackfruit Seeds and Sweet Potato Tubers by Solid Fermentation and its Effect on the Products' Biochemical Properties by Bruce Robin Nyamweha, Collins Muhangi, Lonah Nampwera, Athanasius Ssekyanzi, Cosmas Wacal, Jacob Kaingo, Martin Sserwadda, Wycliffe Tumwesigye, Sylvester Katuromunda

“…In addition to enriching the nutritional components of plant materials and preserving food, fermentation promotes the growth of beneficial microbes that play a role in human and animal health, especially in the digestive tract, commonly known as probiotics. Objectives: The current study investigated the fermentation of ripe banana, jackfruit seeds and sweet potato tubers to produce Bacillus subtilis and also examined the effect of fermentation on the biochemical properties of the plant materials used in the current study. …”
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MFFCI–YOLOv8: A Lightweight Remote Sensing Object Detection Network Based on Multiscale Features Fusion and Context Information by Sheng Xu, Lin Song, Junru Yin, Qiqiang Chen, Tianming Zhan, Wei Huang

“…Most current researches primarily focus on improving experimental accuracy using large models, often neglecting the deployment challenges. …”
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Effect of phosphorus content on microstructure and magnetic/mechanical properties of ultra-thin non-oriented Fe–3%Si ribbons prepared with planar flow casting by Zhixiang Liu, Deming Xu, Siqian Bao, Gengwei Yang, Qingming Chang

“…After annealing at 925 °C for 30 min, the magnetic induction of the phosphorus-containing ribbons significantly increased and the iron loss decreased. …”
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TIM-3 expression on monocyte-derived dendritic cells by T. V. Tyrinova, O. Yu. Leplina, E. R. Chernykh

“…The T cell immunoglobulin domain and mucin domain-containing molecule-3 (TIM-3), an inhibitory checkpoint receptor, has been identified as a crucial regulator of cellular immune responses. …”
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Predictive model for the corrosion inhibition of mild steel in 1.5 M HCl by the leaf-juice of Carica papaya by Ndukwe Agha Inya, Ihuoma Samson Onyedikachi, Chiedoziem Akuwudike, Oluehi Daniel Onyedikachi, Akaneme Frank Arinze, Chibiko Emmanuel Uchenna

“…This current study employed the predictive models driven by the artificial neural network (ANN) and multiple regression (MR) to forecast the corrosion inhibition of mild steel in 1.5 M HCl by the leaves of the Carica papaya plant. …”
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Inhibition of corrosion of mild steel hull plates immersed in natural sea water by sandalwood oil extract of some natural products by Thankappan Sasilatha, Rajendran Susai Santhammal, Hashem Abdulhameed Al, Časlav Lačnjevac, Gurmeet Singh

“…This is revealed by the fact that there is increase in LPR value and decrease in corrosion current value. The corrosion potential is shifted to anodic side. …”
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Enhancing corrosion resistance with chemically modified aluminum oxide in UV-curable coatings applied to steel surfaces by M. Attia, Mahmoud Basseem I. Mohamed, M. A. Hegazy, M. M. Ghobashy, H. Abd El-Wahab, F. Abdelhai

“…In a similar vein, Potentiodynamic polarization (PDP) exhibited a significant decrease in corrosion current density (i corr), diminishing from 0.82 to 0.059 µA/cm2, thereby achieving an inhibition efficiency exceeding 99%. …”
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Role of memantine in adult migraine: a systematic review and network meta-analysis to compare memantine with existing migraine preventive medications by Guanglu Li, Guanglu Li, Baoquan Qu, Tao Zheng, Shaojie Duan, Lei Liu, Zunjing Liu

“…However, its confidence intervals contained null values.ConclusionThis study provides prioritisation evidence for memantine in migraine prevention, as memantine can significantly decrease the frequency of migraine attacks, improves response rates, and fair acceptability. …”
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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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Novel Nanotechnology of TiO2 Improves Physical-Chemical and Biological Properties of Glass Ionomer Cement by Daniela Dellosso Cibim, Miki Taketomi Saito, Priscila Alves Giovani, Ana Flávia Sanches Borges, Vanessa Gallego Arias Pecorari, Orisson Ponce Gomes, Paulo Noronha Lisboa-Filho, Francisco Humberto Nociti-Junior, Regina Maria Puppin-Rontani, Kamila Rosamilia Kantovitz

“…Furthermore, regardless of TiO2 concentration, no significant effect was found on SR, whereas GIC-containing 7% TiO2 presented decreased SH values. Fluoride release lasted longer for the 5% and 7% TiO2 groups, and cell morphology/spreading and ECM composition were found to be positively affected by TiO2 at 5%. …”
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VigorBaby dietary supplement administration to mice during pregnancy and lactation alleviated ovarian disorders induced by Zearalenone in offsprings by Xuan Liu, Wen-Meng Bian, Yan-Qin Feng, Jia-Tian Tang, Ning Zuo, Jun-Jie Wang, Massimo De Felici, Xin Wang, Wei Shen

“…Remarkably, we found that these deleterious effects of the mycotoxin were almost completely abolished when dams, after ZEN administration, were fed 200 mg/kg of VigorBaby, a dietary supplement containing various vitamins and antioxidants. Moreover, some ovarian defects caused by ZEN in the F1 offsprings, such as decreased numbers of oocytes and PFs in 3 dpp ovaries and altered folliculogenesis in 21 dpp ovaries, were also observed in the F2 generation. …”
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Costs of switching to low global warming potential inhalers. An economic and carbon footprint analysis of NHS prescription data in England by Alexander J K Wilkinson, James Smith, Rory Braggins, Ingeborg Steinbach

“…Objectives Metered-dose inhalers (MDIs) contain propellants which are potent greenhouse gases. …”
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Pot Marigold (Calendula officinalis) Powder in Rainbow Trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) Feed: Effects on Growth, Immunity, and Yersinia ruckeri Resistance by Hamed Ghafarifarsani, Seyed Hossein Hoseinifar, Taravat Molayemraftar, Mahdieh Raeeszadeh, Hien Van Doan

“…The current research investigated the effects of pot marigold (Calendula officinalis) powder on growth, biochemical parameters, digestive enzymes, serum and mucus immune responses, antioxidant defense, and resistance of rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) against Yersinia ruckeri. …”
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Hybrid closed-loop systems for managing blood glucose levels in type 1 diabetes: a systematic review and economic modelling by Asra Asgharzadeh, Mubarak Patel, Martin Connock, Sara Damery, Iman Ghosh, Mary Jordan, Karoline Freeman, Anna Brown, Rachel Court, Sharin Baldwin, Fatai Ogunlayi, Chris Stinton, Ewen Cummins, Lena Al-Khudairy

“…It is not known whether these issues persist in the current iQVIA CDM. The EAG assesses the cost-effectiveness of HCL and CSII + CGM. …”
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Enhanced Antimicrobial and Biomedical Properties of Fe-Based Bulk Metallic Glasses Through Ag Addition by Long Jiang, Xueru Fan, Qiang Li, Xin Li, Tao Jiang, Qin Wei

“…The results indicate that the glass forming ability (GFA) decreased with increasing Ag content, reducing the critical diameter for fully amorphous formation from 2.0 mm for Ag0 to 1.0 mm for Ag3. …”
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Prophylactic Treatment of Probiotic and Metformin Mitigates Ethanol-Induced Intestinal Barrier Injury: In Vitro, In Vivo, and In Silico Approaches by Farhin Patel, Kirti Parwani, Priyashi Rao, Dhara Patel, Rakesh Rawal, Palash Mandal

“…Rats fed with ethanol-containing Lieber-DeCarli liquid diet showed decreased expression of TJ proteins, and increased intestinal barrier injury resulting in pro-inflammatory response and oxidative stress in the colon. …”
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Development of a rapid fiber-detection system using artificial intelligence in phase-contrast microscope images of actual atmospheric samples by Yukiko Iida, Takashi Yamamoto, Kazuharu Iwasaki, Ken-Ichi Yuki, Kentaro Kiri, Hayato Yamashiro, Toshiyuki Toyoguchi, Atsushi Terazono

“…Current rapid measurement method is the combination short-term atmospheric sampling with counting using a phase contrast microscope. …”
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