The unintended outcome: a retrospective cross‐sectional study using a urine lateral flow assay to detect ART use reveals non‐disclosure of taking ART in South Africa's public healt... by Nsika Sithole, Indira Govender, Matthew Spinelli, Theresa Smit, Siyabonga Cibane, Mlungisi Zwane, Njabulo Phakathi, Meighan Krows, Busisiwe Nkosi, Janet Seeley, Ruanne V. Barnabas, Mark J. Siedner, Mosa Moshabela, Connie Celum, Alison Grant, Monica Gandhi, Adrienne E. Shapiro

“…CD4 counts were determined at the time of ART initiation, per national guidelines. …”
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Synthesis and swelling behavior of highly adsorbent hydrogel for the removal of brilliant green from an aqueous solution: Thermodynamic, kinetic, and isotherm models by Aseel M. Aljeboree, Ayad F. Alkaim, Shaymaa Abed Hussein, Mohammed Abed Jawad, Ishraq Hasan, Shahad Abdulhadi Khuder

“…This synthesis aimed to obtain a highly stable, biodegradable, biocompatible, and swellable superabsorbent hydrogel that is ecofriendly. A new method of preparation of hydrogel nanocomposite based on Castor plant leaves within swelling hydrogel networks is developed. …”
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Perancangan User Experience Portal Media Interaksi Komunitas Kampus dengan Pendekatan Social Media Platform by Asyora Dewi Prabandani, Herman Tolle, Retno Indah Rokhmawati

“…The media portal is designed using the Human Centered Design method. There are 4 stages, namely determining the user context, requirements specification, design solution, and design evaluation. …”
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Demographic Linkages between Rural and Urban Areas and Its Impact on Creating Social Capital (Case study: Damavand, Firouzkoh, Shemiranat) by Nasrin Kazemi, Mohammad Salmani, Seyed Ali Badri, Sharif Motavaf

“…The samples of this study were selected radomly from 7 districts and 26 villages located in Damavand, Firuzkoh, and Shemiranat. The main methods to analyze the collected data were network analysis and cross- impact analysis; the results of these methods led to the determination of impacts demographic linkages on creation of social capital. …”
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Investigating waste management strategies in the extended producer responsibility in Iran by Hassan Passandideh Tashakori, Parvin Farshchi, Dariush Karimi, Seyed Masoud Monavari

“…First, the data and information received from the individual survey forms were validated, and then the best strategies were analyzed according to the SWOT model. To determine the attractiveness, the data entered the QSPM quantitative planning matrix and the priorities were determined accordingly. …”
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Localization of Sensor Nodes in 3D Wireless Sensor Networks with a Single Anchor by an Improved Adaptive Artificial Bee Colony (iaABC) Algorithm by Dursun Ekmekci, Hüseyin Altınkaya

“…The method employs the Improved Adaptive Artificial Bee Colony (iaABC) algorithm, a model of the classical ABC algorithm. …”
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Sustainability Measurement of Farming System in Isfahan Agricultural Sector (Smallholders-Rural Production Cooperatives- Farm Corporation) by Saedali Nekooei Naenii, Yosef Ghanbari, Hamid Barghi

“…Indeed, this capacity is also determined by analysis or stability measurement. Stability Analysis is the basis and criteria to determine environmental standards in order to show the utilization of resources and control screw. …”
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Health Diagnosis of Roadheader Based on Reference Manifold Learning and Improved K-Means by Xiaodong Ji, Yang Yang, Yuanyuan Qu, Hai Jiang, Miao Wu

“…In this paper, a health state analysis method based on reference manifold (RM) learning and improved K-means clustering analysis was proposed; the method was verified by using the real-time collected roadheader cutting reducer fault signal. …”
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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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RADIO FREQUENCY BASED INPAINTING FOR INDOOR LOCALIZATION USING MEMORYLESS TECHNIQUES AND WIRELESS TECHNOLOGY by Tammineni Shanmukha Prasanthi, Swarajya Madhuri Rayavarapu, Gottapu Sasibhushana Rao, Raj Kumar Goswami, Gottapu Santosh Kumar

“… Recently, the Internet of Things (IoT) has grown to encompass the surveillance of devices through the utilization of Indoor Positioning Systems (IPS) and Location Based Services (LBS). One commonly used method for developing an Intrusion Prevention System (IPS) is to utilize wireless networks to determine the location of the target. …”
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Production of Single-Cell Oil from a Local Isolate Bacillus subtilis Using Palm Fronds by Wassan Dawood Musa Al-Obeidi, Dhafer F. Al-Rawi, Loay H. Ali

“…The Soxhlet extraction method was used to obtain the oil, which was found to contain high percentages of unsaturated fatty acids, particularly linoleic acid (46.030%) and palmitoleic acid (16.579%). …”
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Planning the operation of Li-ion battery-powered trucks by Milisavljević Vladimir, Popović Ognjen, Savić Dragana, Martinetti Alberto

“…The paper describes a method for estimating the autonomy of battery-powered trucks, considering motor efficiency, energy losses, and regenerative braking. …”
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In Vitro Effect of Ferruginol, Tanshinone, and Carnosol Analogues on the Proliferation of Three Breast Cancer Cell Lines by Miguel A. González-Cardenete, William E. Mendoza-Hernández, Sydney L. Lawson, Fatima Rivas

“…The compounds that were synthesized underwent a methodical evaluation using multiple biological tests (including viability assays, clonogenic assays, and mitochondrial membrane polarization measurements) to determine their ability to inhibit in vitro the growth of three breast cancer cell linages. …”
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Defect identification of fan blade based on adaptive parameter region growth algorithm by Wang Yifan, Wang Xueyao, Yang Dongmei, Ru Xinqin, Zhang Yuxin

“…For this reason, this paper proposes a more efficient defect identification method for wind turbine blades that have the longest downtime due to faults. …”
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A sustainable vendor-buyer inventory model with incentives, green investment and energy usage under stochastic demand by Wakhid Ahmad Jauhari, Ivan Darma Wangsa, Hawa Hishamuddin, Novrianty Rizky

“…An efficient method is developed in this paper to obtain the optimum solution for the model. …”
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Optimization of Intracellular Polysaccharide Extraction Process and Analysis of Antioxidant Activity in Co-cultures of Sanghuangporus vaninii and Pleurotus sapidus by Yuantian LU, Di LIU

“…In this study, an ultrasonic synergistic semi-bionic method was explored to extract intracellular polysaccharides from Sanghuangporus vaninii and Pleurotus sapidus liquid co-cultures. …”
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Adipositas & Bewegung by Kemmler W, Teschler M, Weissenfels A, Willert S, Bebenek M, von Stengel S

“…The few studies that focus on sarcopenia consistently determined improvements inmorphometric and functional dimensions (i.e. gait-speed and /or handgrip-strength). …”
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Polyethylene glycol-based deep eutectic solvents as a novel agent for natural gas sweetening. by Jiyad N Aldawsari, Idowu A Adeyemi, Abdelbasset Bessadok-Jemai, Emad Ali, Inas M AlNashef, Mohamed K Hadj-Kali

“…Experimentally screening for highly efficient DESs meeting various requirements for natural gas sweetening remains a challenging task. …”
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Green Loan as a Tool for Green Financing by O. S. Miroshnichenko, N. A. Mostovaya

“…The calculations have been done by means of the generalized least-squares method in MSEXCEL. It has been revealed that green loans in the loan portfolio of the bank contribute to the overdue loans decrease. …”
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JELLY-FORMING ABILITY OF PECTINS OF FRESH AND FROZEN RED CURRANT BERRIES by Myasishcheva N.V., Artemova E.N., Makarkina M.A.

“…Red currant berries are characterized by high contents of pectin substances and an optimum combination of organic acids and sugars. Freezing is an efficient method of retaining high quality of raw material for a long time. …”
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