Effects of Resveratrol on Liver Function Tests in Patients with Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease: a Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials by P. Ebrahimpour, M. Karamian, A. Sharifi

“…This study aimed to provide up-to-date evidence regarding the effect of resveratrol on the liver enzymes (ALT & AST) in NAFLD patients. …”
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THE INFLUENCE OF INSTAGRAM LIKES ON CONSUMER ATTITUDE AND PURCHASE INTENTION OF E-COMMERCE USERS IN BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA by Erna Grcić-Rešidović, Ensar Mekić

“…The final aim is to bridge the gap in literature and provide practical implications which would be useful to professionals in brand and marketing management. …”
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The effect of local propolis irrigation as an adjunct to scaling and root planning on alveolar bone loss in experimental periodontitis in rats (A biochemical and histological stu... by Khadeeja Mohammed Ali, Zewar Ahmad Saleh, Jalal Ali Jalal

“…Results: Rats that received local treatment by SRP with propolis irrigation in gp3 revealed features of acceleration of the periodontal tissue-repair process, alveolar bone formation, and significantly higher alkaline phosphatase serum levels (ALP) than gp2 were treated by SRP with vehicle irrigation. …”
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Protective Effect of Thyme Extract on Albino Rats Exposed to Paraquat by Nazar M. Shareef Mahmood

“…Paraquat administration showed significant decrease in BW, food intake, liver, kidney weight also PQ increased malondialdehyde (MDA), low density lipoprotein (LDL), alkaline phosphatase (ALP) and, uric acid (UA) significantly. …”
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Perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) induced bone loss by inhibiting FoxO1-mediated defense against oxidative stress in osteoblast by Liming Xue, Jiale Xu, Ping Xiao, Yiping Jiang, Yuanjie Lin, Chao Feng, Yu’e Jin, Zhijun Zhou, Guoquan Wang, Dasheng Lu

“…The DEGs in PFOS-treated groups were involved in multiple pathways, including FoxO, HIF-1, Rap1, Hippo, and sphingolipid signaling. FoxO1 was validated as the key gene which regulates osteogenic differentiation and redox status. …”
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Information and Communication Technology Application and the Provision of Reference Services in Selected University Libraries in Western Uganda. by Nabukenya, Judith

“…The findings revealed that these findings indicated the varying usage of different ICT platforms by librarians for reference services across the three universities. Specifically: WhatsApp was the most frequently used platform, with 65% (34 respondents) using it, Email was the second most used, with 46% (24 respondents), Websites are the third most used. …”
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Web 2.0 Students Adoption Model for Learning in Universities: A Case of Muni University, Uganda by Phelix, Businge Mbabazi, Nicholas, Nkamwesiga, Ritah, Nafuna, Patricia, Kyomugisha

“…The study also showed that students use YouTube, Facebook and Google Apps but not LinkedIn, Social Bookmarking, Moodle, Zoom, Edx, MIT Courseware, and Dropbox among others.…”
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Smartphone-Based Telemonitoring for Better Oral Health With Toothbrushes: 6-Month Randomized Controlled Trial by Jaeyeon Kim, Yiseul Choi, Yoolbin Song, Wonse Park

“…These devices integrate smartphone apps to enhance oral health compliance through dental professional feedback. …”
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Effect of seed priming and foliar application of organic liquid manure on germination, growth, yield and quality of late-sown wheat by Okram Ricky Devi, Omvati Verma, Bibek Laishram, S. Anbarasan, Abhijit Debnath, Narinder Panotra, Priyanka Elumle, Sunita T. Pandey, R. Ajaykumar, Samreen

“…The sub-optimal temperature during sowing results in delayed germination, poor crop establishment, and constrained vegetative development, which results in forced maturity, low yield, and wheat with poorer quality grains in north India. Thus, in 2020–21, a field experiment with fixed plots was carried out to analyze the impact of organic liquid manure herbal kunapajala as seed priming and foliar spray on the development and output of late-sown wheat. …”
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Analisis Komparatif Keamanan Aplikasi Pengelola Kata Sandi Berbayar Lastpass, 1Password, dan Keeper Berdasarkan ISO/IEC 25010 by Whisnu Yudha Aditama, Ira Rosianal Hikmah, Dimas Febriyan Priambodo

“…Paid password manager apps have an edge in terms of popularity and functionality offered to users. …”
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Controls on the geotechnical properties of plastic-bonded pavement blocks produced by artisanal means in Bamenda, Cameroon by Bertrand Tatoh Aziwo, Moses Kuma Mbuh, Irene Bongsiysi Bame, Paul Venyite, Moyouwou Amadou Njoya, Fidelis Toke Ntam, M.V. Nsongka, Ndigui Billong

“…This study evaluates the controls on the geotechnical properties of pavement blocks produced by artisanal means, using various aggregate (washed weathered granite sand- WS, 0/5 basalt quarry sand-QS & 5/15 basalt gravel -G) and aggregate combinations (50WS50QS, 50WS50G, 50QS50G, 70WS20QS10G) with varying low- and high-density polyethylene (L/HDPE) and polyethylene terephthalate (PET) plastic waste content. …”
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Impact and integration of electric vehicles on renewable energy based microgrid: Frequency profile improvement by a-SCA optimized FO-Fuzzy PSS approach by Prakash Chandra Sahu

“…It is observed that proposed FO-Fuzzy PSS control scheme has the credential to reduce settling time of ΔF1 (area1 microgrid frequency) by 98.60% and 250.82% over fuzzy controller & PID controller correspondingly. Further, the dynamic optimal performance of the proposed a-SCA is compared over original SCA and PSO techniques to justify its superiority.…”
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DEVELOPMENT OF AN INTERACTIVE WEBSITE WITH DIDACTIC GAMES TO ENHANCE VOCABULARY IN YOUNG STUDENTS WITH INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES by Anna Bober, Yuriy Kosenko, Olena Korol

“…Images for didactic games were generated by playground.ai artificial intelligence, which opens up new opportunities for creating visually appealing games and tasks. …”
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AN ANALYSIS OF FACILITY ASSESSMENT OF PRIMARY HEALTH CARE IN NIGERIA: A MICRO-EVIDENCE FROM KADUNA SATE by Gimba Victor Kyari, Micah Dogara, Selbyen Evelyn Gimba

“…A soft copy quantitative tool scripted on the Open Data Kit (ODK) app was used by the personnel during this exercise. …”
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Health inequities among persons with disabilities: a global scoping review by Emre Umucu, Andrew A. Vernon, Deyu Pan, Sang Qin, Guillermina Solis, Rebecca Campa, Beatrice Lee

“…In the course of our review, our team identified three overarching themes of health inequity, encompassing (a) access to healthcare and resources, (b) morbidity, mortality, & risk factors, and (c) social determinants of health. …”
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INFLUENCE OF SOCIAL MEDIA USAGE ON NEWS CONSUMPTION AMONG UNDERGRADUATES IN ILORIN by VICTOR OLUSEGUN BABATUNDE, OLUWAJUWONLO EMMANUEL AYANWALE

“…The results elucidate the noteworthy influence of social media on the news consumption behaviors of undergraduates in the designated universities. WhatsApp and Instagram emerged as the most frequently used platforms for news consumption. …”
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Yapay Zekânın Gazetecilik Öğrencileri Üzerindeki Etkileri: Sakarya Üniversitesi Gazetecilik Bölümü Öğrencilerinin Yapay Zekâ Kaygı Düzeylerinin İncelenmesi by Cengizhan Aynacı, Elif Köse, Yusuf Adıgüzel

“…Bu çalışma, gazetecilik öğrencilerinin yapay zekâ teknolojisinin getirdiği değişim ve dönüşümlerin kendilerinde oluşturdukları kaygı düzeylerini ortaya çıkarmayı amaçlamaktadır. …”
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Construction and validation of a predictive model for the risk of osteoporosis in patients with chronic kidney disease based on NHANES data. by Chunjie She, Hefeng Liu

“…<h4>Results</h4>The construction of the nomogram was based on five predictors, namely age, height, weight, alkaline phosphatase (ALP), and history of fracture. The AUC of 0.8511 in the training set and 0.8184 in the validation set demonstrates robust discriminability. …”
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Taurine Prevented Biochemical Alterations in Chronic Restraint-Stressed Wistar Rats by Iliya, Ezekiel, Agnes Igimi, Odey, Stephen Olawale, Ajayi, Ejike, Daniel Eze, Obioha, Mary

“…Other biochemical parameters assayed in the serum were the activities of alanine aminotransferase (ALT), aspartate aminotransferase (AST) and alkaline phosphatase (ALP). The result revealed significant (p < 0.05) increase in the brain AChE activity in taurine 100 mg/kg when compared to the control group. …”
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Effects of Celery Seed Extracts on Some Haematological and Biochemical Parameters in Albino Rats Treated with Gentamicin by Tavga Ismael Mustafa, Zhakaw Khudir Abdullah, Nazar Mohammed Shareef Mahmood, Shorish Mustafa Abdullah Gorony, Kurdo Bapir Chato, Ranjbar Muksy Mohammed Shareef

“…First group (control) included normal rats, group2 were given 100 mg/kg B.W. gentamicin (GM) intraperitoneally (IP), group3 (combined group) were given 100 mg/kg B.W. …”
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