Ammonia Gas Adsorption in Fixed Bed and Fluidized Bed Using Bentonite Particles by Gabriela Muntianu, Ana-Maria Georgescu, Ana-Maria Rosu, Nicoleta Platon, Vasilica Alisa Arus, Cosmin Valeriu Jinescu, Ileana Denisa Nistor

“…Adsorbents used were characterized by the following analysis: granulometric distribution, acid–base character determination by Thermal Programmed Desorption (TPD), elemental microanalysis by Energy Dispersive X-Ray coupled with scanning electron microscopy (EDX-SEM), X-Ray diffractograms, adsorption–desorption isotherms by Brunauer–Emmett–Teller method and distribution of pore sizes and pore volume calculation by Barrett–Joyner–Halenda method. …”
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AN EVALUATION OF FACTORS AFFECTING THE SELECTION OF MEDICAL SPECIALTIES by Ayşe Nur Balcı Yapalak, Abdullah Uçar, Servet Yüce, Ömer Ataç

“…Background: Coherence between the manpower needs in healthcare and factors which determine the specialization preferences of medical faculty students (MFS) is very important for efficiency. …”
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Electro-elastic characteristics of KCsMoP2O9 crystal: Exploiting strong piezoelectricity for guided wave transducer applications by Mengdi Fan, Guangda Wu, Huaiyu Wu, Nicholas Garcia, Xiaoning Jiang, Shujun Zhang, Xian Zhao, Fapeng Yu

“…A new piezoelectric crystal, KCsMoP2O9 (KCMP), was successfully grown by the Kyropoulos method. The electro-elastic properties of KCMP crystal were characterized by the impedance method. …”
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Analysis of Reproduction and Agri-Food Market of Crop Production in the Conditions of Food Independence of the Region by V. V. Vrublevskaya

“…The purpose of the study is to determine the type of reproduction process in the current situation on the market of crop production in order to assess the level of food self-sufficiency of the population of the Irkutsk region with these products and to develop recommendations for their development.Materials and methods. …”
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Predicting Indian SME financial distress: an ex-ante approach by Sushma Rao, A. Satya Nandini, Minu Zachariah

“…Originality/value – The proposed model identifies the importance of profitability and efficiency ratios over leverage ratios in determining financial distress and therefore, has implications for SME owners/managers and shareholders.…”
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Optimizing Ti/RuO2-IrO2 – electro activated persulfate oxidation processes for the degradation of ammonia-nitrogen and color from landfill leachate using Response Surface Methodolo... by Juni Farrandie, Sethupathi Sumathi, Bashir Mohammed JK, Xinxin Guo

“…Landfilling disposal method has raised many environmental concerns especially water pollution from the discharge of landfill leachate. …”
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Classifying fermionic states via many-body correlation measures by Mykola Semenyakin, Yevheniia Cheipesh, Yaroslav Herasymenko

“…For fermionic systems, correlations can be defined as deviations from Slater determinant states. The link between fermionic correlations and efficient computational physics methods is actively studied but remains ambiguous. …”
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Chlorophyll and carotenoid quantification: An MS Excel-based calculator by Muhammad Sajid Aqeel Ahmad, Alia Riffat, Wasifa Rani

“…This spreadsheet is based on the most popular methods of Arnon (1949) for chlorophyll estimation and of Davis (1976) for carotenoid determination. …”
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Comparative analysis of reagent kits for DNA extraction from dry blood stains by A. V. Sedykh, M. A. Saitgalina, Yu. V. Ostankova, A. A. Totolian

“…Different DNA extraction kits offer different protocols and reagents, which may vary in efficiency and quality of extraction.The aim of our work was to perform a comparative analysis of reagent kits for DNA extraction from dried blood spots.The materials were dried blood drop samples on Guthrie cards obtained from healthy preterm infants on day 3-4 of life as part of a newborn screening program.The study methods included spectrophotometric analysis to determine the concentration and purity of DNA, the simplicity of protocols, the duration of isolation, and the possibility of automating the process were also evaluated. …”
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Impact of Phenomenon-Based Learning on High School Physics Education in Shymkent, Kazakhstan by Bayan Ualikhanova, Ganya Ormanova, Dauletbay Berdaliyev, Nurken Mussakhan, Bakdaulet Anas, Ertan Güdekli

“… Traditional teaching methods have become obsolete in modern society, and require people with high efficiency, cooperation, and active participation. …”
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Effects of Silicon on Photosynthetic Characteristics of Maize (Zea mays L.) on Alluvial Soil by Zhiming Xie, Fengbin Song, Hongwen Xu, Hongbo Shao, Ri Song

“…The objectives of the study were to determine the effects of silicon on photosynthetic characteristics of maize on alluvial soil, including total chlorophyll contents, photosynthetic rate Pn, stomatal conductance gs, transpiration rate (E), and intercellular CO2 concentration Ci using the method of field experiment, in which there were five levels (0, 45, 90, 150, and 225 kg·ha−1) of silicon supplying. …”
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AI-Enhanced 3D Models in Global Virtual Reality Case Conferences for Surgical Care in a Low-Income Country: Exploratory Study by Miriam Obst, Jan Arensmeyer, Henrik Bonsmann, Andreas Kolbinger, Joel Kigenyi, Francis Oneka, Benard Owere, Joachim Schmidt, Philipp Feodorovici, Jan Wynands

“…MethodsWithin a surgical camp at Lamu Medical Centre, Uganda, 3D models of patients’ conditions were created using a smartphone app. …”
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Employee discipline in the city of banjarmasin: case study of employee discipline in public service review at the north banjarmasin district office by Dewi Merdayanty, Arif Darmawan, Syahrial Shaddiq, Junaidy Junaidy, Sitna Hajar Malawat

“…The research method uses a qualitative descriptive with a case study approach. …”
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Ecological, biological and biotechnological aspects of Saccharomyces Cerevisiae biomass production by Temirlan A. Serikov, Gulya А. Jamalova, Khadichakhan S. Rafikova, Bakhytzhan K. Yelikbayev, Aliya K. Yernazarova, Kurbanova L. Serikovna, Alexey G. Zazybin, Vladislav S. Sakhanin, Vladimir Yu. Egutkin

“…The breeding characteristics of baker's yeast are: the ability to adapt to changing cultivation conditions, because the composition of molasses has high variability; the efficiency of respiratory metabolism during yeast production, which determines the yield of biomass; biomass production; cell growth rate; the ability to ferment; ability to quickly convert carbohydrates into CO2; ethanol production; dehydration; the volume of the final product, structure, colour (carbohydrates, amino acids); stress resistance to environmental conditions, in particular, to cold stress; shelf life (acids, glycerine). …”
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Prevalence and screening of hemoglobinopathies and glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency in Yemeni blood donors by Mohammed A.W. Almorish, Ahmed M. E. Elkhalifa, Elsharif. A. Bazie, Elsadig Mohamed Ahmed, Isameldin Mohamed Abdalla Hamad, Omer M. Aburaida, Rabei M. Elbadry, Yasir S. Kaloda, Tarig Babikir Algak Khalid

“…Hemoglobinopathies and Glucose-6-Phosphate Dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency pose significant health threats in Yemen, which can be alleviated through robust preventive strategies, highlighting the importance of implementing a cost-effective and efficient blood donor screening method to facilitate early diagnosis and management of erythrocyte disorders, ultimately improving both donor safety and patient health outcomes.Objectives This study aimed to determine the prevalence of total blood cell abnormalities, hemoglobinopathies and G6PD deficiency and evaluate the efficacy of red blood cell (RBC) indices, mentzer index (MI) and naked-eye single tube red cell osmotic fragility (NESTROF) test as screening tools for diagnosis of β thalassemia trait among Yemeni blood donors.Methods A cross-sectional study was conducted with 106 volunteer blood donors who met the national standard criterion of blood donation. …”
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Solid-pseudopapillary neoplasia of the pancreas (analysis of three cases) by V. M. Durleshter, S. R. Heinrich, D. S. Kirakosyan

“…The objective was to improve the early diagnosis efficiency of large pseudopapillary tumor of pancreas through the demonstration and analysis of three clinical cases.Methods and materials. …”
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Agile Software Development with Secure and Scrum-Centric Approach by Ömer Kasım

“…Factors such as delivery time, cost and maintenance are determined. In traditional methods, project stages are carried out sequentially. …”
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AI-Based Noise-Reduction Filter for Whole-Body Planar Bone Scintigraphy Reliably Improves Low-Count Images by Csaba Csikos, Sándor Barna, Ákos Kovács, Péter Czina, Ádám Budai, Melinda Szoliková, Iván Gábor Nagy, Borbála Husztik, Gábor Kiszler, Ildikó Garai

“…<b>Background/Objectives</b>: Artificial intelligence (AI) is a promising tool for the enhancement of physician workflow and serves to further improve the efficiency of their diagnostic evaluations. This study aimed to assess the performance of an AI-based bone scan noise-reduction filter on noisy, low-count images in a routine clinical environment. …”
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CircRNA-miRNA-mRNA networks in plasma extracellular vesicles as biomarkers for first-onset schizophrenia by Xinzhe Du, Wei Hu, Xinrong Li, Yao Gao, Junxia Li, Xiaodong Hu, Xiao Wang, Wentao Zhao, Long Cheng, Xiaohua Cao, Hongbao Cao, Zhiyong Ren, Yu Zhang, Yong Xu, Sha Liu

“…Here, we constructed circRNA-miRNA-mRNA networks of EVs, and examined their diagnostic efficiency in FOS. Methods The expression levels of circRNAs, miRNAs and mRNAs in EVs derived from 10 FOS patients and 10 healthy controls (HC) were determined by high-throughput sequencing. …”
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Myocardial work in electrical dyssynchrony due to left bundle branch block by E. M. Rimskaya, S. V. Dobrovolskaya, E. V. Kukharchuk, S. Yu. Kashtanova, N. A. Mironova, G. S. Tarasovsky, A. E. Komlev, T. E. Imaev, M. A. Saidova, S. P. Golitsyn

“…To evaluate myocardial function in different groups of patients with left bundle branch block (LBBB) and the LBBB "model" — right ventricular pacing (RVP).Material and methods. Global longitudinal strain (GLS) and myocardial function parameters, such as global constructive work (GCW), global wasted work (GWW), global work index (GWI), and global work efficiency (GWE), were measured in 25 patients with dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) and LBBB (DCM-LBBB group), 20 patients with DCM and a narrow QRS complex (DCM-nonLBBB group), 15 patients with LBBB developed after transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI LBBB group), 12 patients with idiopathic LBBB (I-LBBB group), 27 patients with permanent RVP, and 10 healthy volunteers (HVs). …”
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