Urinary concentrations of arsenic species in older Dutch adults and risk of chronic kidney disease by Hannah P. McKeon, Weiluan Chen, Jan Dirk te Biesebeek, Nanette G. Vrijenhoek, Jacqueline J.M. Castenmiller, Marcel J.B. Mengelers

“…Human biomonitoring (HBM) is used to measure internal (all-route) exposure to different As species. To assess the risk of internal As exposure, toxic relevant arsenic (TRA) (sum of arsenite (As(III)), arsenate (As(V)), and their methylation metabolites, monomethylarsonate (MMA) and dimethylarsinate (DMA)) in urine should be used.Morning urine samples of 288 Dutch adults (aged 52–91 years) were analysed for As(III), As(V), MMA, DMA, arsenobetaine (AsB) and total As using ICP-MS. …”
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The evolving roles of geophysics in environmental assessment, monitoring, and management of landfill leachate contaminant plumes: An overview by Joseph Omeiza Alao

“…Comparative studies from different geophysical methods from noteworthy literature show that LLPs often exhibit geophysical properties (density, magnetism, or conductivity) higher or lower than the host environment, allowing geophysical tools to detect and map them at rapid speed, low cost, and high accuracy and resolution, without surface/subsurface invasion and secondary contamination intrusion. …”
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SPA14 liposomes combining saponin with fully synthetic TLR4 agonist provide adjuvanticity to hCMV vaccine candidate by Ernesto Luna, Sophie Ruiz, Marie Garinot, Cyril Chavagnac, Pankaj Agrawal, John Escobar, Laurent Revet, Marie-Jeanne Asensio, Fabienne Piras, Francis G. Fang, Donald R. Drake, Bachra Rokbi, Daniel Larocque, Jean Haensler

“…Furthermore, E6020 is a single molecule, well-characterized fully synthetic TLR4 agonist constructed in eight synthetic steps from entirely crystalline starting materials and intermediates via an optimized high-yield synthetic route. Overall, our data suggest that SPA14 is a viable, easy-to-manufacture, potent novel adjuvant system that could be broadly applicable as a ready-to-mix adjuvant in the form of a long-term stable liquid formulation.…”
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SACCOs and Agricultural Production in Uganda: A Case Study of Kitenga Village in Kebisoni Sub-County Rukungiri District. by Nitwikiriza, Racheal

“…The study revealed the effects of the SACCOS loans on agricultural development in the Kebisoni sub-county, Rukungiri district and these included helping farmers to send their children to school and empowering the marginalized families, boosting food production, offering advisory services to farmers, SACCOS offering educative programs to farmers about better methods of farming, provision of emergency housing loans, SACCOS helps in Saving and mobilization, poverty reduction and strengthening of economic resilience, promote agribusiness enterprise. …”
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Investigating the Suitability of Partial Replacement of Basalt with Scoria as a Base Course Material for a Flexible Pavement. by Wambei, Allan

“…According to the general specifications for roads and bridges works, (Ministry of Works, Housing and Communicatins, 2005), the minimum requirements for plasticity index, particle size distribution, flakiness index, linear shrinkage and ten percent fines value are non-plastic, within the specified upper and lower limits, below 35% (<35%), below 3% (<3%) and above 110 kN with a ratio of soaked to dry being greater than 75% respectively. …”
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Plasmodium Falciparum Genetic Diversity and Multiplicity of Infection Among Asymptomatic and Symptomatic Malaria-Infected Individuals in Uganda. by Mwesigwa, Alex, Ocan, Moses, Cummings, Bryan, Musinguzi, Benson, Kiyaga, Shahid, Kiwuwa, Steven M., Okoboi, Stephen, Castelnuovo, Barbara, Bikaitwoha, Everd Maniple, Kalyango, Joan N., Karamagi, Charles, Nankabirwa, Joaniter I., Nsobya, Samuel L., Byakika‐Kibwika, Pauline

“…The outcomes of P. falciparum infection vary, ranging from asymptomatic to severe, and are associated with factors such as host immunity, parasite genetic diversity, and multiplicity of infection (MOI). …”
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Assessing the Use of Crushed Rock Aggregate and Carbon Black for Laterite Soil Stabilization in Road Construction. by Turyamureeba, Emmanuel

“…Results obtained were analyzed graphically and a blend of 50% lateritic soil, 40% aggregates, and 10% carbon black was found to be the most effective in producing base material since it gave a CBR of 63.0 at 98% relative compaction and a PI of 6.5 which meet the requirements of CBR above 60 % as per the General Specifications for Road and Bridges of the Ministry of Works, Housing and Communication in Uganda. This research concluded that 50% lateritic soil, 40% crushed rock aggregates and 10% carbon black can be used for road base construction instead of 50% aggregates and 50% lateritic soil as per the research carried out by Jjuuko et al (2014). …”
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The heterogeneity of NOTCH1 to tumor immune infiltration in pan-cancer by XiaoJun Duan, Rihan Wu, Mingyang Zhang, Kexin Li, Lei Yu, Huirong Sun, Xingxia Hao, Changshan Wang

“…., cancers that NOTCH1 promoted immune infiltration (termed hot tumors) and NOTCH1 inhibited immune infiltration (termed cold tumors). …”
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Acer palmatum 'Bloodgood' by Edward F. Gilman

“…Leaves turn greenish red during hot weather in the southern part of its range. The multiple trunks are muscular-looking, picturesque, grey and show nicely when lighted at night. …”
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Polarization of thermal dilepton radiation by Florian Seck, Bengt Friman, Tetyana Galatyuk, Hendrik van Hees, Ralf Rapp, Enrico Speranza, Jochen Wambach

“…The invariant mass spectra of dileptons radiated from the fireballs formed in high-energy heavy-ion collisions have been successfully used to investigate the properties of hot and dense QCD matter. Using a realistic model for the in-medium electromagnetic spectral function, we predict polarization observables and compare them to experiment. …”
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The focus of public discourse on child abuse in kindergartens: analysis of articles on child abuse in newspapers of China from 2010 to 2017 by Baoan Feng, Xingping Zhou

“…The results of the research are as follows: (1) The change of public opinion on child abuse conforms to the law of public opinion development in the latent period, outbreak period, spread period, repetition period, remission period and long tail period of the dissemination of hot topics of public opinion; (2) The range of social groups concerned about child abuse has been expanding year by year, until 2017, a total of 22 categories of social groups have paid attention to child abuse; (3) The focus of public attention on the child abuse incidents includes 23 aspects, such as the supervision responsibility, harm, punishment, system, prevent, treatment and morality. …”
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Heat Stroke in the Era of Global Warming: A Call for Urgent Action by Ayesha Khan, Manahil Mubeen

“…Heat stroke (HS) represents a life-endangering condition that is due to an imbalance between heat generation and dissipation, owing to exposure to hot environments or strenuous exercise. HS is a medical condition that is gaining increased prevalence throughout the world due to a steady rise in temperature, and massive mortalities have been recorded among vulnerable populations. …”
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Efficacy of Alginate-Antacid Medication in the Treatment of Patients with Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease by O. A. Storonova, A. S. Trukhmanov, V. T. Ivashkin

“…They were subjected to esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD) and 24-hour pH impedance monitoring prior and on the 14th day of treatment. …”
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Penerapan Logika Fuzzy Dan Metode Profile Matching Pada Sistem Pakar Medis Untuk Diagnosis Covid-19 Dan Penyakit Lain by Rusliyawati Rusliyawati, Agus Wantoro, Erliyan Redy Susanto

“…Diagnosis using CT-Scan produces radiation that can increase the risk of cancer because the patient receives doses of substances containing iodine which can cause allergic reactions such as metallic taste in the mouth, itching, and shortness of breath. The purpose of this research is to build a medical expert sistem using different methods, namely by using Fuzzy-Profile Matching logic for the diagnosis of COVID-19 and other diseases based on the patient's clinical symptoms such as fever, dry cough, cough with phlegm, lethargy, shortness of breath, pain. joints, headache, sneezing, runny nose, nasal congestion, watery eyes, sore throat, and diarrhea. …”
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Analisis Perubahan Luas Lahan Hijau Di Kota Bogor Dengan Citra Landsat 8 Menggunakan Normalized Difference Vegetation Index by Asep Denih, Irma Anggraeni, Runanto

“…The process of classifying NDVI values for vegetation and non-vegetation classes is carried out using the threshold method. Based on the research process that has been carried out for the area of vegetation in Bogor City from 2015 - 2020, it has increased by 4,46 Km2 with a land change rate of 14.4%. …”
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Evaluation of Southern African wild edible plants for potential herb-drug interactions through ex vivo p-glycoprotein and in vitro cytochrome P450 3A4 inhibitory effects by P.S. Kheoane, K.C. Mokhetho, S. Mokhele, K.C. Mbara, C.M. Leonard, T.H. Gadaga, C. Tarirai

“…Methods: Ethanolic extracts of 30 wild edible plants sourced from Lesotho, Eswatini and the Limpopo province of South Africa were used for the study. Drug transport studies using propranolol, a P-glycoprotein substrate, across porcine intestinal tissue were conducted using intestinal sacs with test solutions in Krebs-Ringer bicarbonate buffer (pH 7.4) under a 95 % O2/5 % CO2 atmosphere. …”
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Analisis Pengaruh Faktor Teknologi, Organisasi, dan Manusia Terhadap Kesuksesan Penerapan E-voting System pada Aspek Penggunaan Sistem, Kepuasan Pengguna, dan Manfaat (Studi Kasus... by Muhammad Rosyid Mubarok, Aditya Rachmadi, Satrio Hadi Wijoyo

“…Based on the results of the analysis that has been carried out, service quality has a significant effect on aspects of System Use. …”
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Uchambuzi Wa Maneno Ya Kiswahili Kwenye Vyombo Vya Usafiri Na Athari Zake Kwenye Maendeleo Ya Kiswahili Katika Wilaya Ya Kasese. by Masereka, Elias Biseso

“…Utafiti ulihusu uchanganuzi wa maneno ya Kiswahili kwenye vyombo vya usafiri kuhusu ukuzaji wa Kiswahili katika wilaya ya Kasese. Utafiti huu uliongozwa na malengo kama vile kuchunguza mchakato wa maneno ya Kiswahili katika usafirishaji katika wilaya ya Kasese, kutathmini juhudi za maneno yanayohusiana na usafiri ndani ya Kiswahili katika wilaya ya Kasese, na kutathmini mapendekezo ya kukuza uunganishaji sawia wa msamiati unaohusiana na usafiri. katika Kiswahili wilayani Kasese. …”
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Uchambuzi Wa Maneno Ya Kiswahili Kwenye Vyombo Vya Usafiri Na Athari Zake Kwenye Maendeleo Ya Kiswahili Katika Wilaya Ya Kasese. by Masereka, Elias Biseso

“…Utafiti ulihusu uchanganuzi wa maneno ya Kiswahili kwenye vyombo vya usafiri kuhusu ukuzaji wa Kiswahili katika wilaya ya Kasese. Utafiti huu uliongozwa na malengo kama vile kuchunguza mchakato wa maneno ya Kiswahili katika usafirishaji katika wilaya ya Kasese, kutathmini juhudi za maneno yanayohusiana na usafiri ndani ya Kiswahili katika wilaya ya Kasese, na kutathmini mapendekezo ya kukuza uunganishaji sawia wa msamiati unaohusiana na usafiri. katika Kiswahili wilayani Kasese. …”
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Hali ya Kiswahili Katika Shule za Upili Wilayani Ntungamo Nchini Uganda. by Musiimenta, Anita

“…Kwa hiyo, katika makala hii, mtafiti anaeleza jinsi Kiswahili kinaweza kuwa na manufaa kwa Waganda. Utafiti huu ulikusudia kujibu swali; Je, Kiswahili kinaweza kuwa na manufaa yoyote kwa nchi ya Uganda? …”
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