Technology for the Bacillus megaterium Fodder Biomass Production by Aleksandra V. Baurina, Dmitry V. Baurin, Irina V. Shakir, Victor I. Panfilov

“…Study objects and methods. The research featured a sunflower protein isolate, an enzyme complex Protex 7L, and a B. megaterium strain (VKPM B-3750). …”
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Community Causes of Death in the Central Region of Ghana, the Missing Piece in Mortality Data by Patrick Kafui Akakpo, Emmanuel Gustav Imbeah, Francis Agyarko-Wiredu, Kennedy Awlavi, Kwame Baah-Amoh, Leonard Derkyi-Kwarteng

“…Objective. Mortality data from hospitals in Ghana suggest a changing mortality trend with noncommunicable diseases (cardiovascular disorders) replacing communicable diseases as the leading cause of death. …”
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The state and prospects of TB control service in Russia during the COVID-19 pandemic by O. B. Nechaeva

“…The negative effects of the pandemic are partially offset by a sharp reduction in contacts, an increase in lung computed tomography, regular supply of anti-tuberculosis and antiretroviral drugs purchased by the state budgets of different levels, improved patients’ adherence to treatment, and the expansion of hospital-replacing technologies in specialized medical organizations.Facilities, resources and personnel of medical TB control services make it possible to expand their functions to fulfill the goals and objectives of the RF Healthcare Development Strategy for the period up to 2025 for socially significant infectious diseases that pose a biological threat to the population (tuberculosis, HIV infections, and parenteral viral hepatitis).…”
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Impact of China’s new quality agricultural productive forces on carbon emissions from grain production and its mechanism by FAN Zhennan, QIN Zhaohui, DING Zhiguo, TAN Qijia

“…[Objective] Promoting low-carbon transformation of grain production is a key measure to ensure food security. …”
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Harnessing Moderate-Sized Language Models for Reliable Patient Data Deidentification in Emergency Department Records: Algorithm Development, Validation, and Implementation Study by Océane Dorémus, Dylan Russon, Benjamin Contrand, Ariel Guerra-Adames, Marta Avalos-Fernandez, Cédric Gil-Jardiné, Emmanuel Lagarde

“…However, despite large language models offering significant potential, the deployment of the most advanced models in hospital environments is frequently hindered by data security issues and the extensive hardware resources required. ObjectiveThe objective of our study is to design, implement, and evaluate deidentification algorithms using fine-tuned moderate-sized open-source language models, ensuring their suitability for production inference tasks on personal computers. …”
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Examining Faculty’s Attitude Toward Abilities to Teach Online by Bastoon M. Ahmed, Fakher Abobaker Ahmed Gli, Suhailah M. Ali, Hayman Mohammed Saeed Rashid, Hewa Sattar Salih

“…A standardized questionnaire was used to achieve objectives of the study. Permission was granted through informational consent to collect data from the participants.  …”
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Health-Related Messages About Herbs, Spices, and Other Botanicals Appearing in Print Issues and Websites of Legacy Media: Content Analysis and Evaluation by Ann Gaba, Richard Bennett

“…Discussion of herbs, spices, and other botanicals has been absent from this context. ObjectiveThe objectives of this study were to (1) identify the health associations of botanical products mentioned in legacy media targeted to a range of demographic groups and (2) evaluate these health associations for accuracy against published scientific studies. …”
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Assessments and investigation of process parameter impacts on surface roughness, microstructure, tensile strength, and porosity of 3D printed polyetherether ketone (PEEK) materials by Shimelis Tamene Gobena, Abraham Debebe Woldeyohannes

“…AM techniques, such as fused deposition modeling (FDM), offer a solution by constructing objects layer by layer, minimizing waste. This research explores the effects of nozzle temperature on the mechanical properties of 3D-printed PEEK, emphasizing its role in optimizing performance and minimizing issues like porosity. …”
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Electrolytic Cleaning as Part of Surgical Reconstructive Peri-Implantitis Treatment: A Case Series by Jarno Hakkers, Henny J. A. Meijer, Yvonne C. M. de Waal, Gerry M. Raghoebar

“…<b>Background/Objectives:</b> The aim of this study was to assess the workflow and evaluate the clinical, radiographic and patient-reported outcome measures of surgical reconstructive peri-implantitis treatment aided with an electrolytic cleaning device. …”
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Optimization Operation Method for Integrated Energy Systems in Parks Considering Carbon Excess Rate and Electricity-to-Gas Conversion by Libing JIANG, Jianhua SHEN, Wan PANG, Hao SUN, Chenxi QU

“…[Objective] With the proposal of "carbon peak, carbon neutrality" goal, the concept of low-carbon environmental protection has been raised to a new height. …”
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Surgical trainee education in benign anorectal disease: a scoping review by Eleanor G.R. Watson, BSc (Hons), MD, Tony Y. Zhang, BBMed, Hwa Ian Ong, MBChB, FRACS, David M. Proud, MBBS (Hons), FRACS, Helen M. Mohan, PhD, FRCSI

“…In simulation studies, low-fidelity models were generally sufficient to meet educational objectives. There was universal agreement that the purpose of education was to supplement or prepare for clinical exposure, rather than to replace or ‘bridge gaps’ in experience. …”
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Optimizing polyphenol extraction from Anacyclus pyrethrum var. depressus (Ball) Maire roots: a simplex-centroid mixture design approach by Oumaima Chater, Smail Aazza, Hiba Bouzaid, Lahsen El Ghadraoui

“…Background: Anacyclus pyrethrum var. depressus (Ball) Maire is a medicinal plant whose roots have been reported to possess medicinal properties in traditional and modern medicine systems. Objective: The present work aims to maximize the extraction of polyphenols and compounds with antioxidant properties by applying the Simplex-Centroid Mixture Design. …”
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Drug-Induced Eosinophilia by O. D. Ostroumova, E. Yu. Shahova, A. I. Kochetkov

“…The main way to prevent drug-induced eosinophilia is to refuse to use and/or replace the drug with another drug that does not have this side effect, provided the patient has clinical symptoms associated with eosinophilia. …”
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The Influence of Deuterium on the Properties of Pharmaceutical Substances (Review) by A. V. Syroeshkin, T. E. Elizarova, T. V. Pleteneva, E. V. Uspenskaya, O. V. Levitskaya, I. A. Zlatskiy, T. V. Maksimova

“…The first one involves the use of deuterated substances, new compounds or substituted counterparts. Replacing protium with deuterium is used to reduce the rate of biotransformation. …”
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Oppositional chaotic artificial hummingbird algorithm on engineering design optimization by Vidyasagar Bhattacharjee, Provas Kumar Roy, Ghanshyam G. Tejani, Ghanshyam G. Tejani, Seyed Jalaleddin Mousavirad

“…For engineering cases, OCAHA provides better searching performance, solution precision, robustness and convergence rate than all competing designs, and, on average, it has lowered the computational cost by 57.5% and 22.63% in term of function evaluations and the fitness objective by 2.4% and 0.23% in comparison to AHA and the chaotic version CAHA, respectively.…”
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The Structural and Functional Responses of Rhizosphere Bacteria to Biodegradable Microplastics in the Presence of Biofertilizers by Xueyu Cheng, Xinyang Li, Zhonghua Cai, Zongkang Wang, Jin Zhou

“…Regardless of the type of plastic, its use in soil requires an objective and scientifically grounded approach.…”
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A comprehensive review of advancements in additive manufacturing for 3D printed medical components using diverse materials by Ravi Kumar, Husain Mehdi, Shallender Singh Bhati, M. Arunkumar, Subhash Mishra, Manoj Kumar Lohumi

“…Abstract Additive Manufacturing (AM), also known as 3D printing, has transformed industries over the past four decades by enabling cost-effective, on-demand production of geometrically complex objects across various fields, particularly in the biomedical sector. …”
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Impact of Electronic Collimation on Reducing Unnecessary Patient Dose in Digital Radiography by Amir Mohammad Esmaeilian, Saeedeh Aliakbari, Payman Hejazi, Majid Jadidi

“…As technology has evolved, electronic collimation has become the preferred method due to its effectiveness in digital imaging systems, replacing traditional film-screen systems.Objective: The current study aimed to investigate the prevalence of cropping in digital radiography and its potential impact on patient radiation dose because of improper collimation practices.Material and Methods: This retrospective analysis was conducted on digital X-ray machine images. …”
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Multi-Band Microwave Rectifiers for RF Energy Harvesting: A Comprehensive Review of Design Techniques and Performance Analysis by Md Ahsan Halimi, Ibraheem Al-Naib, Hussein Attia

“…The need to eliminate frequent battery replacements in large-scale sensor deployments has made RF-EH a promising alternative. …”
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A novel approach for the effective prediction of cardiovascular disease using applied artificial intelligence techniques by Azka Mir, Attique Ur Rehman, Tahir Muhammad Ali, Sabeen Javaid, Maram Fahaad Almufareh, Mamoona Humayun, Momina Shaheen

“…Abstract Aims The objective of this research is to develop an effective cardiovascular disease prediction framework using machine learning techniques and to achieve high accuracy for the prediction of cardiovascular disease. …”
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