Tuberculosis and parenteral viral hepatitides: incidence of mixed forms by A. A. Asratyan, D. V. Solovyev, E. V. Rusakova

“…The infection of tuberculosis patients with parenteral hepatitis B and C viruses was ascertained to be 5.5 to 284.9 times higher (in relation to the form of a hepatitis course) than that in the aggregation population of Moscow, which suggests that PVH is of high significance for the tuberculosis patients and that it is necessary to improve a PVH prevention program among this cohort patients. Analysis of the sex-age structure shows that male tuberculosis patients in the 20-39-year-old group should be considered to be a special risk group that should attract special attention when implementing preventive measures. …”
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Accelerating the separation of emulsified oil products using high electrostatic fields by Mohamed Aboumosalam, Ahmed Gad, Youssef Barakat, Hanafy Ismail

“…Gas chromatography (GC) analysis was performed to biodiesel samples before and after applying the high voltage. …”
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Credit Scoring on Cash Flow Table with Machine Learning: XGBoost Approach by Güner Altan, Server Demirci

“…In this study, eXtreme Gradient Boosting (XGBoost), Gradient Boosting and Artificial Neural Network algorithms which are machine learning techniques and Python program were used. These three methods were compared, and the extreme gradient boosting method was shown to be the preferred model with an accuracy rating of 80%.…”
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The effectiveness of professional competency certification of sports personnel in accordance with the mandatory of the Sports Law on the performance of Indonesia sports personnel by Boyke Mulyana, Sandey Tantra Paramitha, Komarudin Komarudin, Muhammad Gilang Ramadhan, Eko Purnomo, I Wayan Repiyasa

“…The Sig. (2-tailed) value obtained was <0.05, which means it is significant for the performance results of the trainer compared to when the trainer had not been given a professional competency certification training program. …”
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EFFECT OF SELENIUM SUPPLEMENTATION AND EXPRESSION OF SOME GENES ON TESTIS TISSUES IN ROOSTERS by A. Kh. Ahmed, N. Kh. Mehdi, Sh. Melak, Z. Peng

“…Analysis of programmed cell death revealed a decrease in Fas gene expression with selenium treatments, while FaslG and Caspase-3 expressions increased significantly. …”
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Classification of tree mortality following drought-defoliation interaction using single date Landsat imagery and comparison to aerial detection surveys by Danielle N. Tanzer, Chandi Witharana, Robert T. Fahey

“…Image classification analysis identified on average 15,340 ha of mortality across the study area, while IDS identified 10,168 ha. …”
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A fair and efficient two-step procedure for sugarcane properties prediction based on near-infrared spectra by Luiz Alexandre Peternelli, Andréa Carla Bastos Andrade, Cristina Silva Dias, Reinaldo Francisco Teófilo

“…This two-step procedure streamlines the process for researchers to compare different classification techniques.…”
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A Community Based Cross Sectional Study on Skin Disorders in Children Attending Integrated Child Development Scheme (ICDS) Centres in Tirunelveli (Urban), Tamil Nadu, India by Sobana Abirami, Soundharyaa Moorthi S, Vijaikumar Mannika Govardhanan, Nirmaladevi Palanivel

“…Interpretation& conclusions: Infectious dermatoses were in low numbers compared to non-infectious dermatoses reflecting the non-contagious environment. …”
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Virtuous personality and bystander defending behavior among college students: roles of moral identity and friendship quality by Shen Liu, Ping Wang, Wenxiao Gao, Minghua Song, Na Zhang

“…To test the hypotheses, descriptive statistics, t-tests, and correlation analysis were conducted using SPSS 22.0. Additionally, mediation and moderation effects were tested using the SPSS macro program PROCESS, specifically Models 4, 7, and 59. …”
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Comparison of the effectiveness of cognitive rehabilitation and drug therapy on executive functions in patients with borderline personality disorder by Fereshte Bakhshian, Kamran Yazdanbakhsh, Jahangir Karami, Seyed Hamzeh Hosseini

“…The aim of this study was to compare the effectiveness of cognitive rehabilitation and drug therapy on executive functions in patients with borderline personality disorder. …”
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Effect of Neuromuscular Control on Pain among Patients with Osteoarthritis in Indonesia: Quasi-Experiment by Warsono Warsono, Faradisa Yuanita Fahmi, Anita Rachmawati, Satriya Pranata

“…The intervention was given for 1 month, where every day it was carried out 3 times in the morning, afternoon and evening and pain was measured before and after the procedure using the Numeric Rating Scale measuring instrument. The analysis was conducted using the Wilcoxon test. Results: Using the Wilcoxon test in the control group, the p-value = 0.01, while in the intervention group with a value of p < 0.00All groups experienced a significant decrease in pain scale, particularly in the intervention group compared to the control group, where the control group yielded a value of p<0.01, while in the intervention group, it was p<0.00. …”
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Development of interaction model for air traffic controllers and pilots using discrete mathematics methods by A. I. Stepnova, V. I. Kochergin, S. M. Stepanov, V. A. Borsoev

“…This decision is caused by the need to formalize the interaction of specialists, since each error of the air traffic controller can be compared with a certain set of pilot errors and vice versa. …”
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Determining Optimal Routes for Marble Transport Between Turkey and France Using the Multi-Criteria Decision Making by Melih Çelik, Yasin Gültekin

“…By using the criterion weights found using the AHP method, the five transportation routes were analyzed in terms of the same group using the technique for order of preference by similarity to ideal solution (TOPSIS) method to determine which route is the most appropriate. After the analysis, the study compared the various routes and selected the seaway + inland waterway intermodal transportation route as the optimal one due to its low cost and minimal transit time and emission values.…”
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Increasing the Speed of Fractal Image Compression Using Two-Dimensional Approximating Transformations by Maydaniuk V. P., Arseniuk I. R., Lishchuk O. O.

“…The simulation done in the Python programming language showed that the proposed method can increase the fractal image compression rate by on average of 10 times compared to Arnaud Jacquin’s method without significant loss of image visual quality.…”
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Distributionally Robust Optimization Based Restoration for Integrated Electricity-Gas Systems Incorporating Wind Power and Flexible Reserve Capacity Allocations by Jingyang Yun, Hongyan Ma, Zheng Yan

“…Moreover, the proposed model can be converted into a mixed integer linear programming problem which can be directly solved. In the case study, the advantages of the proposed model are compared with three conventional restoration models based on two test systems, and sensitivity analysis is conducted.…”
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Development of Differentiated E-Learning to Improve Students' Motivation and Learning Independence at SMAN 1 Panggang, Gunungkidul Regency by Ari Mardian, Herman Dwi Surjono

“…The results of this research and development are as follows: (1) development of a Moodle-based differentiated e-learning platform accessible via www.esman1panggang.com, featuring programming algorithm materials adapted to students' diverse learning styles across four sessions; (2) validation by material experts (4.11) and media experts (4.10), both categorized as "very feasible"; (3) teacher and student practicality assessments rated at 4.19 and 4.55, respectively, indicating the media is "feasible"; and (4) significant effectiveness in enhancing motivation and learning independence, evidenced by higher N-Gain scores in the experimental group compared to the control group, and statistically significant differences in pretest and posttest results (p < 0.05). …”
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Techno-Economic Optimization of an Isolated Solar Microgrid: A Case Study in a Brazilian Amazon Community by Nikole Teran Uruchi, Valentin Silvera Diaz, Norah Nadia Sánchez Torres, Joylan Nunes Maciel, Jorge Javier Gimenez Ledesma, Marco Roberto Cavallari, Mario Gazziro, Taynara Geysa Silva do Lago, Oswaldo Hideo Ando Junior

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Effectiveness of virtual training on nursing students’ intentions to engage in evidence-based practice: a case study in Iran by Fatemeh Falahati-Marvast, Amirreza Sabzi, Mehri Lotfalizadeh, Jamileh Farokhzadian

“…However, post-intervention results indicated a statistically significant difference (p = 0.03), with the intervention group reporting higher intentions to engage in EBP (44.62 ± 3.67) compared to the control group (36.56 ± 3.53), demonstrating the effectiveness of the educational program. …”
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Deteriorative reactions of Pacific whiteleg shrimp (Litopenaeus vannamei) during chilled storage: enzymatic degradation, microbial activity, and quality changes by Jun Liang, Shutian Sun, Xinpei Qi, Zhenyu Han, Huijue Kong, Difei Luo, Xiaoyu Luo

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Mixed Ni-Co sub-stoichiometric spinels as catalytic precursors for dry reforming of methane by Andoni Choya, Amaya Gil-Barbarin, Beatriz de Rivas, Jose Ignacio Gutiérrez-Ortiz, Rubén López-Fonseca

“…Both calcined and reduced samples were examined by BET measurements, X-Ray diffraction, Raman spectroscopy, XPS spectroscopy, STEM/HAADF, STEM/EDS elemental mapping, temperature-programmed reduction with H2, temperature-programmed surface reaction with CH4, temperature-programmed desorption of CO2, thermogravimetric analysis and TEM, and their catalytic activity was studied for the dry reforming of methane at 650 °C at 80 L g−1 h−1. …”
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