Prevalence of Cognitive Impairment and its Associated Factors among Institutionalized Senior Citizens: A Cross-sectional Study by Mary Ancy N. Xavier, V. K. Usha

“…Background: The global elderly population is increasing steadily. The impact of this increasing elderly population on the healthcare system of low- and middle-income countries is huge. …”
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Regulatory T Cell in Kidney Transplant: The Future of Cell Therapy? by Ahmad Matarneh, Meet Patel, Kinna Parikh, Amanda Karasinski, Gurwant Kaur, Vaqar Shah, Nasrollah Ghahramani, Naman Trivedi

“…Their immunosuppressive functions are mediated through both contact-dependent and contact-independent mechanisms. …”
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The pharmacological management of depression – Update 2017 by Elzbieta Osuch, Andre Marais

“…This article summarizes the currently available antidepressant drugs in South Africa. …”
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Nanotechnology-Based Antimicrobial Surface-Coating Technologies and Their Potential Applications by Gökhan Gurur Gökmen, Duygu Kışla

“…Currently, nanoparticles produced by top-down approaches might be used in many industries such as food industry, water treatment systems, cosmetics, and medicine. …”
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Does the Experience of Being Phubbed by Friends Affect Psychological Well-Being? The Mediating Roles of Loneliness, Relationship Satisfaction, and Self-Esteem by Yeslam Al-Saggaf

“…Past research found that phubbing partners indirectly affected their well-being. The current study was aimed at investigating whether phubbing friends is also indirectly related to their well-being. …”
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Properties of Raw Saudi Arabian Grey Kaolin Studied by Pyrrole Adsorption and Catalytic Conversion of Methylbutynol by Murad Alsawalha, Elaref Ratemi

“…This current article demonstrates how X-ray fluorescence spectroscopy (XRF) was employed to reveal the major constituents of a sample of natural grey Saudi kaolin. …”
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Application of dynamic systems modeling approach to rank optimal urban waste management strategies using SWOT method by Hamid Shahbandarzadeh, Mohammad Hossein Kabgani

“…Also, from the technical point of view, the current research is innovative by focusing on combining fuzzy logic with the dynamic systems modelling approach and the Delphi method. …”
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PRODUCTION PROSTHETIC NOSE FOR CAD / CAM TECHNOLOGY: ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES by L.B. Yerys

“…Gypsum wax reproductions prosthetic nose in a container.6. Replacement of wax on the plastic. 7. …”
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Novel Hypericin-loaded nanoparticles as a new drug delivery system ameliorate olanzapine-induced early renal injury and oxidative stress: In vitro and in vivo approaches by Abeer M. Abd El-Hameed, Fatimah A.R. AbdulAlim, Amal H. Alsehli, Fadwa A. Elroby

“…The HP-SiNPs release profile, entrapment efficiency, cytotoxicity against the Vero cell line, renal function parameters, antioxidant efficacy, and histological changes in male rats administered with OLZ were all investigated, and they were compared to those of free HP.XRD reveals the development of an HP-silica-based composite with a 275.0 nm particle size, which increases BET surface area and thermal stability. An entrapment efficiency of around 95.61 ± 0.28 %, and a prolonged release of less than 20 % after 12 h were validated by the current results. …”
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Exposure to secondhand smoke from cigarettes and secondhand aerosol from tobacco and nicotine products in indoor and outdoor public spaces in the European Union: a cross-sectional... by Anthony A Laverty, Ariadna Feliu, Filippos T Filippidis, Constantine I Vardavas, Cristina Martínez, Charis Girvalaki, Armando Peruga, Charlotte Xin Li, Pin-Chun Wang, Cornel Radu Loghin

“…Introduction In December 2024, the Council of the European Union (EU) adopted a recommendation to expand regulations on the use of nicotine-containing products both in indoor settings and specific outdoor areas. …”
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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

“…When mild steel is immersed in Oil coated (3 days) MS in SW+ SDP 100 ppm+ Zn2+ 50ppm system , the corrosion resistance of MS increases. This is revealed by the fact that there is increase in LPR value and decrease in corrosion current value. …”
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From waste to weapon: the potential of medicinal plant waste extracts for eco-friendly crop disease management by Chang-Jie Jiang, Yao Sun, Shijiao Xu, Shijiao Xu, Xinqiong Liu, Xianzhi Xie

“…The increasing challenge of managing crop diseases requires innovative and sustainable approaches. …”
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Transition Effects in Bridge Structures and Their Possible Reduction Using Recycled Materials by Mariusz Spyrowski, Krzysztof Adam Ostrowski, Kazimierz Furtak

“…This article serves as a review of the current challenges in bridge engineering, specifically addressing the transition effect and the utilization of recycled materials. …”
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Substance P- and Insulin-like Growth Factor 1-derived Tetrapeptides for Neurotrophic Keratopathy Related to Leprosy: A Clinical Trial by Shoko Kondo, MD, Yoshiko Okano, MD, PhD, Satoshi Iraha, MD, PhD, Shoji Tokunaga, PhD

“…Although leprosy is bacteriologically curable, there is currently no efficient treatment. Eye drops containing tetrapeptides, phenylalanine-glycine-leucine-methionine-amide (FGLM-NH2) and serine-serine-serine-arginine (SSSR), derived from substance P and insulin-like growth factor 1, are clinically efficacious in the treatment of corneal epithelial disorders caused by neurotrophic keratopathy. …”
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Sustainable Machining Using Eco-Friendly Cutting Fluids: A Review by Pankaj Kumar, Amit Kumar Jain, Prem Kumar Chaurasiya, Damodar Tiwari, Anitha Gopalan, Joshuva Arockia Dhanraj, Jenoris Muthiya Solomon, Aravinth Sivakumar, Karthikeyan Velmurugan, Johannex Fefeh Rushman

“…The base fluids of eco-friendly cutting fluids should contain some vegetable oil. Due to their eco-friendly, thermal, and tribological qualities, these types of machining fluids are becoming increasingly popular among researchers throughout the world. …”
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An Integrated Profiling of Liver Metabolome and Transcriptome of Pigs Fed Diets with Different Starch Sources by Miao Yu, Zhenming Li, Yiyan Cui, Ting Rong, Zhimei Tian, Dun Deng, Zhichang Liu, Ruiyang Zhang, Xianyong Ma

“…However, current research on the effects of diets with different starch sources on animals at the extraintestinal level is still very limited. …”
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Nanoindentation Simulation of Hardening Caused by Cr Precipitates in FeCr Alloy by WANG Shumin, HE Xinfu, CAO Jinli

“…By analyzing the dislocations, it is found that the dislocation length in Fe matrix containing Cr clusters decreases obviously, while the nucleation time of dislocations and the depth of indenter when dislocations nucleate slightly increase, indicating that the addition of Cr clusters slightly slows down the nucleation of dislocations and significantly hinders the expansion of dislocations in the matrix. …”

The rheology of the geological medium of interblock seismically active faults in the continental lithosphere: a key to understanding the generation of the strongest earthquakes in... by S. I. Sherman, E. A. Gorbunova

“…A decrease in the viscosity is facilitated by an increase in the fault length and leads to weakening of the geological medium and decreases its strength properties. …”
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Vaccination as a solution of the issue of resistance S. pneumoniae by H. P. Ruban, S. V. Struch

“…Majority (92%) of multiresistant meningeal strains are covered by current PCVs. An anonymous questionnaire showed pediatricians' insufficient awareness about current approaches to pneumococcal infection prevention, underestimation of IPD risks and complications, and the impact of vaccination on reducing AMR. …”
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Enhancing ferroelectric properties of Hf0.5Zr0.5O2 thin films using the HfN/TiN and W/TiN bi-layer bottom electrodes by Han Sol Park, Joong Chan Shin, Kyung Do Kim, Seong Jae Shin, Jae Hee Song, Seung Kyu Ryoo, In Soo Lee, Suk Hyun Lee, Hyunwoo Nam, Cheol Seong Hwang

“…However, thicker interfacial layers formed when HfN or W single-layer BE and HZO contacted directly, leading to excessive leakage current and degraded ferroelectric performance. …”
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