A decade-long study on the effect of furrow and subsurface drip irrigation using unconventional water on soil salinity and the growth of pistachio trees by Abdolhamid Sherafati, Mehrnoush Eskandari Torbaghan

“… Furrow irrigation is the most common method of irrigating pistachio orchards in Iran. Water use efficiency using this method of irrigation is close to 35%. …”
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Comparative analysis of the effectiveness of laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy and one-anastomosis gastric bypass in patients with morbid obesity and type 2 diabetes mellitus by P. V. Kolyadko, V. P. Kolyadko, E. N. Degovtsov, A. V. Satinov

“…Sleeve gastrectomy and mini-gastric bypass in patients with morbid obesity and type 2 diabetes demonstrate almost similar bariatric results in the medium term. Both methods make it possible to achieve compensation for type 2 diabetes mellitus with equal efficiency within a period from 3 to 12 months after surgery.…”
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Combined Cytotoxic Effects of the Fungicide Azoxystrobin and Common Food-Contaminating Mycotoxins by Cristina Fuentes, Veronica Zingales, José Manuel Barat, María-José Ruiz

“…Cytotoxic effects were evaluated using the resazurin and MTT assays in human hepatocarcinoma (HepG2) cells after 24 h of exposure, and the type of interaction between the compounds was determined using the isobologram method. Results showed that T-2 was the most cytotoxic compound, followed by DON, OTA, and AZX. …”
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Effect of the dynamic curve type from the perifocal infiltration zone obtained by magnetic resonance imaging on prognosis in pelvic pathologies in women by T. A. Bergen, V. A. Fokin, G. E. Trufanov, A. V. Smagina, I. A. Soynov

“…The aim of the study is to evaluate the role and prognostic significance of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) perfusion methods in prognosis of disease course and outcome based on evaluation of the perifocal infiltration zone in pelvic disorders in women.Materials and methods. …”
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Crop coefficient and water requirement of prickly pear in the Agreste region of Alagoas state, Brazil by Jesiele S. Divincula, Cinara B. da Silva, Marcio A. L. dos Santos, Daniella P. dos Santos, Luan W. dos Santos

“…The average kc obtained was 0.72, 0.84 and 0.48 for the Penman-Monteith, Hargreaves-Samani and FAO-Radiation methods, respectively. Keeping the soil under field capacity during the experimental period, the total crop evapotranspiration was 637.84 mm, with daily value equal to 4.22 mm d-1.…”
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Comparison of Bispectral Index versus. End-Tidal Anaesthetic Gas Concentration Guided Protocols for Time to Tracheal Extubation in Paediatric Patients Undergoing Surgical Procedure... by Ravikanth Pula, Suneetha Dadi, Nagarjuna Thakur

“…Conclusion: The study concludes that BIS and ETAG-guided protocols are equally effective in maintaining optimal anaesthesia levels and facilitating a seamless recovery for paediatric patients. …”
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Numerical and Analytical Study of the Magnetic Field Distribution in a Three-Solenoid System by Mostafa Behtouei, Alberto Bacci, Martina Carillo, Moreno Comelli, Luigi Faillace, Mauro Migliorati, Livio Verra, Bruno Spataro

“…Comparisons with the Poisson solver highlight consistency across methods and suggest pathways for further optimization. …”
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The development of a highly specific radiochemical compound based on labeled 99mtc recombinant molecules for targeted imaging of cells with the overexpression of Her-2 / neu by Olga D. Bragina, Maria S. Larkina, Elena S. Stasyuk, Vladimir I. Chernov, Mekhman S. Yusubov, Victor S. Skuridin, Sergei M. Deyev, Roman V. Zel’chan, Michael A. Buldakov, Ekaterina V. Podrezova, M. V. Belousov

“…Currently, there is a urgent need to search for new diagnostic methods that allow us to reveal malignant tumors with the overexpression of Her-2/neu with high accuracy. …”
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An Advanced Approach Toward Pedestrian Safety Analysis and Prediction: Advances in Multisensor Data Fusion and GIS Techniques by Jie Tang, Asad Khan, Sheheryar Azam, Umer Khalil, Nuaman Ejaz, Muhammad Afzal, Yahia Said, Dmitry E. Kucher

“…A semivariogram showing the correlation of input data was developed, which determines the criteria for clustering for the KI and KDE methods. The results obtained by the KDE method visually represent the areas with the density of accidents based on address-match input only. …”
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Efficacy of Low-Level Laser Therapy in the Management of Tinnitus due to Noise-Induced Hearing Loss: A Double-Blind Randomized Clinical Trial by Abolfazl Mollasadeghi, Seyyed Jalil Mirmohammadi, Amir Houshang Mehrparvar, Mohammad Hossein Davari, Pedram Shokouh, Mehrdad Mostaghaci, Mohammad Hossein Baradaranfar, Maryam Bahaloo

“…Tinnitus was assessed by three methods (visual analog scale, tinnitus handicap inventory, and tinnitus loudness) at baseline, immediately and 3 months after the intervention. …”
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Comprehensive rehabilitation of patients with early rheumatoid arthritis: results of 6-month program by Evgenia Vladislavovna Orlova, D E Karateev, A V Kochetkov

“…Objective: to evaluate the efficiency of a comprehensive rehabilitation program (CRP) in patients with early rheumatoid arthritis (RA) for 6 months. Subjects and methods. Sixty patients with early RA were examined. …”
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PanoSCU: A Simulation-Based Dataset for Panoramic Indoor Scene Understanding by Mariia Khan, Yue Qiu, Yuren Cong, Jumana Abu-Khalaf, David Suter, Bodo Rosenhahn

“…There is a gap in existing methods, as they are not designed for panoramic inputs and struggle with varying ratios and sizes, resulting from the unique challenges of visual object rearrangement. …”
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Postoperative Sore Throat After Tracheal Intubation: An Updated Narrative Review and Call for Action by Chen Z, Zuo Z, Zhang L, Gong M, Ye Y, Jin Y, Zhao X

“…Currently, effective prevention methods for POST consist of pharmacological interventions, non-pharmacological interventions, and traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) therapy. …”
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Machine Learning‐Based Identification of Children With Intermittent Exotropia Using Multiple Resting‐State Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging Features by Mengdi Zhou, Huixin Li, Xiaoxia Qu, Lirong Zhang, Xueying He, Xiwen Wang, Jie Hong, Jing Fu, Zhaohui Liu

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Geo-epidemiology of temporal artery biopsy-positive giant cell arteritis in Australia and New Zealand: is there a seasonal influence? by Matthew A Brown, Tony R Merriman, Paul G Sanfilippo, Alex W Hewitt, Catherine L Hill, Elisabeth De Smit, Linda Clarke

“…Our results demonstrate equal distribution of the incidence rate across all four seasons. …”
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Enhancing Supplier Ealuation and Selection in Supply Chain Using a PROMETHEE-Based Decision-Making Support System by Marzieh Afshari, Hassan Farsijani

“…In order to compare and ensure more certainty of the obtained results, the data of this research, in addition to the mentioned method, was also evaluated with the Fuzzy ANP method. …”
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Versatile cataract fundus image restoration model utilizing unpaired cataract and high-quality images by Zheng Gong, Zhuo Deng, Weihao Gao, Wenda Zhou, Yuhang Yang, Hanqing Zhao, Lei Shao, Wenbin Wei, Lan Ma

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Evaluation of Caries Removal Using Carie-Care and SmartPrep Burs in Primary Teeth: A Comparative Study by Royasa Shakya, Bandana Koirala, Mamta Dali, Sneha Shrestha, Gajendra Birajee

“…Results: The efficacy of caries removal was better with Carie-Care than SmartPrep burs when assessed using visual, tactile, and caries-detector dye methods, though not statistically significant. …”
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Laparoscopic surgery for recurrent inguinal hernias by V. V. Strizheletsky, G. M. Rutenburg, S. A. Makarov, I. I. Suvorov, R. B. Ramazanov, A. B. Guslev, A. N. Luchkin

“…Laparoscopic approach to hernioplasty in recurrent inguinal hernia is equally effective after open and endoscopic primary repair. …”
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Advanced Monitoring and Real-Time State of Temperature Prediction in Lithium-Ion Cells Under Abusive Discharge Conditions Using Data-Driven Modelling by Sandeep Rawat, Devender Kumar Saini, Sushabhan Choudhury, Monika Yadav

“…It is concluded that both DT and ANN outperform other methods in predicting the SOT of lithium-ion batteries.…”
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