Skin lesions associated with personal protective equipment in medical workers during the COVID-19 pandemic by N. I. Galimova

“…The search keywords were: "medical workers", "skin", "dermatoses", "professional", and "personal protective equipment" in combination with "COVID-19" and "SARS-CoV-2".Results. Occupational contact dermatitis is responsible for 20% of all cases of contact dermatitis which accounts for 90% of all skin disease cases. …”
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Heavy Metal Bioremediation Potential of Autochthonous Lactic Acid Bacteria for Use in Edible Leafy Vegetables by Mahdieh Mostafidi, Mohammad Reza Sanjabi, Naheed Mojgani, Sohyel Eskandari, Sepideh Arbabi Bidgoli

“…During in vitro analysis, the sorption percentage of Pb and Cd appeared higher than 99% during 15 minutes of initial contact, while increasing contact time (30 minutes) had no significant effect on the removal of these metals. …”
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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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A Transdisciplinary Framework to Bridge Science–Policy–Development Gaps in Global Land Management Initiatives by Nigussie Haregeweyn, Atsushi Tsunekawa, Ayele Almaw Fenta, Pasquale Borrelli, Panos Panagos, Ermias Aynekulu, Takeshi Abe, Peri Pablo, Simon West

“…Over 190 countries (81%) were found to be currently facing moderate or high risk of increased soil erosion from two or more erosion processes, and 182 countries (77%) were found to have a SPDI level that was lower than their soil erosion risk implying the urgent need for a transdisciplinary framework that supports the implementation of future soil erosion research and development projects. …”
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Urban human-elephant conflict in Zimbabwe: a case study of the mitigation endeavour by Aliénor Scrizzi, Sébastien Le Bel, Mike La Grange, Daniel Cornélis, Cheryl Mabika, René Czudek

“…In this context, human-elephant interactions are expected to increase. …”
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E-cigarette use and susceptibility among Indonesian youth: the role of social environment, social media, and individual factors by Mouhamad Bigwanto, Melinda Pénzes, Nurul Kodriati, Emma Rachmawati, Nida Amalia, Róbert Urbán

“…Boys were significantly more likely than girls to be current (OR = 6.67, 95% CI [3.05–14.57]) and ever e-cigarette users (OR = 2.92, 95% CI [2.10–4.06]). …”
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The Effectiveness of Using the Reggio Emilia Approach on the Experimental Science Lesson for Third-Grade Elementary Students by Batool Sabzeh, Farangis Ghalavand, Seyedamir Ghasemtabar

“…The current research aims to survey the effect of applying the Reggio Emilia approach on the learning of experimental sciences in the third grade of elementary school. …”
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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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Perspectives on Swedish Regulations for Online Record Access Among Adolescents With Serious Health Issues and Their Parents: Mixed Methods Study by Josefin Hagström, Charlotte Blease, Arja Harila, Päivi Lähteenmäki, Isabella Scandurra, Maria Hägglund

“… BackgroundWith the increasing implementation of patient online record access (ORA), various approaches to access to minors’ electronic health records have been adopted globally. …”
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Two-Hour Sea Level Oscillations in Halifax Harbour by Dan Kelley, Clark Richards, Ruby Yee, Alex Hay, Knut Klingbeil, Phillip MacAulay, Ruth Musgrave

“…We explore the nature of the oscillations as a first step towards the improvement of prediction schemes for sea level and currents in the region. This involves an analysis of the oscillations in the context of seiche and Helmholtz resonance theories and the use of a 2D numerical model to handle realistic bathymetric conditions and other complications that the simpler theories cannot address. …”
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Identify the Challenges of Sustainable Agricultural Development in the South of Kerman Province by Omid Sharifi, Amir Afzali Gorouh, Mona Babaee

“…The use of unconditional production inputs to increase performance over the last decade which leads to the degradation of the environment and human health, has underscored the importance of sustainable agriculture and continued production along with the preservation of natural resources. …”
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Assessing carbon storage dynamics in an ecological civilization demonstration zone amid rapid urbanization: A multi-scenario study of Guizhou Province, China by Rui Chen, Xuehai Fei, Jingyu Zhu, Weiduo Chen, Haiqiang Du, Yingqian Huang, Yi Shen, Yong Zhang, Aping Niu, Peng Xu

“…The results show that Guizhou’s carbon storage increased from 3423.13 Tg to 3475.42 Tg, with forest restoration increasing it by 301.62 Tg and agricultural expansion reducing it by 218.63 Tg. …”
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