Acetic acid dressings: Finding the Holy Grail for infected wound management by Kapil S. Agrawal, Anup Vidyadhar Sarda, Raghav Shrotriya, Manoj Bachhav, Vinita Puri, Gita Nataraj

“…In this study, we have evaluated the use of acetic acid for topical application in the treatment of infected wounds. Materials and Methods: A total of 100 patients with infected wounds were treated with topical application of 1% acetic acid as dressing material after appropriate cleaning. …”
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Acute effects of different warm-up duration on internal load and external load responses of soccer players in small sided games by Osman Yilmaz, Furkan Ozturk, Ladislav Batalik

“…The features of SSG are determined as size; 25 × 32 m, bout; 4 × 4 min, resting; 4 min. …”
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Analysis of the degree of influence of supply voltage asymmetry on the operational reliability of low-voltage asynchronous electric motors by V. V. Romanova, S. V. Khromov, A. G. Batukhtin, K. V. Suslov

“…Asynchronous electric motors of the classic series (4A, AI) and the upgraded (5A, AI’) are identified as the object of research. As is known, the efficient and reliable operation of electric motors is characterized by the service life of the insulation of the windings. …”
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Challenges in developing a split drive targeting dsx for the genetic control of the invasive malaria vector Anopheles stephensi by Mireia Larrosa-Godall, Joshua X. D. Ang, Philip T. Leftwich, Estela Gonzalez, Lewis Shackleford, Katherine Nevard, Rob Noad, Michelle A. E. Anderson, Luke Alphey

“…Several promising suppression drives have been developed in An. gambiae that target the sex determination gene doublesex (dsx). Methods In this study, a geographically confineable gene drive system targeting dsx was developed (dsx gRNA ). …”
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An observational study to develop a scoring system and model to detect risk of hospital admission due to COVID‐19 by Zhe Chen, Nicholas W. Russo, Matthew M. Miller, Robert X. Murphy, David B. Burmeister

“…The strains of such a pandemic can overwhelm hospital capacity. Efficient clinical decision‐making is crucial for proper healthcare resource utilization in this crisis. …”
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Antioxidant and antibacterial activity of red seaweed Kappaphycus alvarezii against pathogenic bacteria by P. Bhuyar, M.H. Rahim, S. Sundararaju, G.P. Maniam, N. Govindan

“…Disc diffusion assay results indicated that the extract of red alga <em>K. alvarezi </em>were more efficient against <em>B. cereus</em>. Among the fatty acids determined levoglucosenone and 4-Pyridinemethanol were present in high percentages in hot water extract whereas Hexamethyl- cyclotrisiloxane followed by 1, 2, 5- Thiadiazole-3-carboxamide, 4-[(2-chloroethyl) amino]-N-(2-hydroxyethyl) were present in ethanolic extract of <em>K. alvarezi. …”
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Kinetics model for enzymatic hydrolysis of eel protein by ZHANG Zhiguo, WANG Junhong, CHEN Xinfeng, ZHOU Ligen, GAO Haiyan

“…Kinetics model for enzymatic hydrolysis can serve as the theoretical basis for process control, and it helps to develop efficient procedures of bioactive peptides preparation through protein hydrolysis. …”
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Design and Research of Control Rod Scheme for 10 MW Multifunctional Pool-type Research Reactor by HAN Peng, CHEN Xiaoliang, ZHANG Zhenyang, ZHU Jiachen, JIN Xiao

“…Taking into account the safety of reactor operation, channel neutron fluence rate, power peak factor and subsequent fuel management methods, the forked control rod form was finally determined. …”
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Investigating the Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Mental Health Status and Factors Influencing Negative Mental Health among Health-Care Workers in Dubai, United Arab Emirates by Fatma AlGhufli, Rayyan AlMulla, Ola Alyedi, Sham Zain AlAbdin, Mohammed Moutaz Nakhal

“…Aim: This study aimed to investigate the prevalence of psychological health outcomes and associated factors among health-care workers (HCWs) during COVID-19 pandemic. Subject and Methods: This observational cross-sectional study was conducted on 550 HCWs at 4 different clinics (fever, clean, telemedicine, and mixed clinics) in Dubai Health Authority from July 2020 to September 2020. …”
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Optimization of the parameters of truss beams with two posts by A. K. Yusupov, H. M. Musеlеmov, T. O. Ustarhanov

“…Using the example of numerical calculations, a decrease in the calculated bending moment by 14% compared to truss beams without optimization is shown.Conclusion. The proposed method and algorithm testify to the efficiency and rationality of the obtained optimal parameter of the structure as a whole.…”
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Comparison of strategies for automatic video-based detection of piling behaviour in laying hens by Dan Børge Jensen, Michael Toscano, Esther van der Heide, Matias Grønvig, Franziska Hakansson

“…The specific aim of this preliminary study is to determine which secondary modelling strategy is best suited for the accurate and efficient detection of piling behaviour. …”
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Transmission Tower Tilt State Recognition Based on Parameter Optimization of VMD-SVD and LSTM by Long ZHAO, Guanru WEN, Zhicheng LIU, Peng YUAN, Xinsheng DONG

“…Compared with other methods, this solution has the advantages of higher efficiency, stronger stability and better accuracy.…”
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Proximate analysis in biomass: Standards, applications and key characteristics by Diego Racero-Galaraga, Jesús D. Rhenals-Julio, Stiven Sofan-German, Jorge M. Mendoza, Antonio Bula-Silvera

“…Understanding these parameters helps in comparing different biomass types and determining the best methods for their utilization or pretreatment to enhance efficiency. …”
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Fast Nonparametric Inference of Network Backbones for Weighted Graph Sparsification by Alec Kirkley

“…A key limitation of existing network backboning methods is that they either require the specification of a free parameter (e.g., significance level) that determines the number of edges to keep in the backbone or impose specific restrictions on the topology of the backbone (e.g., that it is a spanning tree). …”
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A Comprehensive Review of the Diagnostics for Pediatric Tuberculosis Based on Assay Time, Ease of Operation, and Performance by Soumya Basu, Subhra Chakraborty

“…The review highlights emerging molecular methods and artificial intelligence-based detection methods, which offer promising improvements in both speed and sensitivity. …”
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Optimization of a solid-phase extraction step by experimental design for application to SPE-GC-ECD analysis of four bromobenzoquinones and 2,4,6-tribromophenol in chlorinated seawa... by Jean-Luc Boudenne, Carine Demelas, Laurent Vassalo, Bruno Coulomb, Julien Dron, Michelle Sergent, Etienne Quivet

“…A determination method of 2,5-dibromo-1,4-benzoquinone, 2,6-dibromo-3,5-dimethyl-1,4-benzoquinone, 2,6-dibromo-3-chloro-5-methyl-1,4-benzoquinone, 2,3,5,6-tetrabromo-1,4-benzoquinone and, 2,4,6-tribromophenol was developed using solid-phase extraction and electron capture detector-gas chromatography separation and detection (SPE-GC-ECD). …”
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Daily Runoff Prediction Model Based on Multivariate Variational Mode Decomposition and Correlation Reconstruction by DING Jie, TU Peng-fei, FENG Yu, ZENG Huai-en

“…[Conclusions](1) The MVMD decomposition method can control the number of decomposition layers, ensuring complete signal feature extraction without overfitting while improving processing speed.(2) Pearson correlation coefficient method enhances prediction accuracy through decomposed data classification.(3) The MEA-BP can improve signal-to-noise ratio, adapt to complex environments, enhance learning efficiency and generalization ability, and reduce computational complexity.(4) The GWO-ELM algorithm integrates grey wolf optimizer with extreme learning machine, providing a fast and adaptive solution for time-series prediction with reduced overfitting and improved efficiency.(5) The overall combined model can efficiently and stably process large amount of data while ensuring high accuracy.…”
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Numerical Modeling and Analysis of Shadow Flicker Using Solar Path Functions for Enhanced Predictive Accuracy by Nicolai Radke, Patrick E. M. De Smet, Erika Ábrahám

“…Our evaluation proves that this method achieves a superior balance between precision and computational efficiency, significantly improving existing techniques.…”
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Pulsation Calculation of Chemical Transformation Products during Gas-Impulse Regeneration of Hole Filters by V. V. Ivashechkin, G. K. Dobrian

“…The paper proposes analytical method for determination of maximum hydraulic flow rate. …”
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Characterization of phage HZY2308 against Acinetobacter baumannii and identification of phage-resistant bacteria by Ruilin Wang, Xiaojuan You, Xinwei Liu, Bing Fei, Yifan Li, Dan Wang, Rui Zhu, Yongwei Li

“…Moreover, the antibacterial effect of phage HZY2308 in combination with antibiotics was investigated, and the apparent characteristics of phage-resistant strain AB48-R were demonstrated, which provided data support for further studies to elucidate the mechanism of generating phage resistance. Methods Phage HZY2308 was isolated by double agar plate method using clinical strain AB48 as the host bacterium. …”
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