Effects of Ionizing Radiation on the Color and Morphology Properties of Leather by Janete de L. Stanziani Gibba, Maria J. A. Oliveira, Larissa Otubo, Joel Cipriano, Pablo A. S. Vasquez

“…The findings indicated that gamma radiation at these doses induced minimal alterations in the morphological properties of the leather. The color differences for irradiated and non-irradiated samples were negligible, with total color differences (ΔE) remaining within acceptable limits (ΔE < 3). …”
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Acute Biomechanical and Physiological Responses with Concurrent Aerobic and Anaerobic Swimming Training by Ioannis S. Nikitakis, Gavriil G. Arsoniadis, Argyris G. Toubekis

“…SR, SL, and SI did not differ between LT and SPR-LT sessions (<i>p</i> > 0.05). …”
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Effectiveness of surgical masks in preventing respiratory infections among healthcare workers: a scoping review by Kirsten Lassing, Paul T.J. Scheepers, Heiman F.L. Wertheim

“…Respirators had better filtration efficiency, fit, and seal compared to surgical masks. …”
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Intensive Intervention Improves Outcomes for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Patients: A Medical Consortium-Based Management by Shunjin Zhao, Lini Zheng, Maoxian Zhu, Yuexiang Shui, Xuxin Bao, Jun Zhao

“…This study aimed to evaluate the efficiency of medical consortium-based management for COPD. …”
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Reproductive Performance Status of Adult Female Rabbits Administration Spirulina and Combination of Folic acid, B6 and B12 by Zahraa Hussin, Nawras Alwan, Haidar Abbas

“…We conclude that oral dosed spirulina (0.5 g/kg body weight) acts as a natural antioxidant that improves reproductive efficiency and reproductive hormones. &nbsp;…”
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Wound Complications of Rapide vs Nylon Sutures in Foot and Ankle Surgery by Jacob Priester MD, Christopher Kreulen MD, Eric Giza MD, Grace Hernandez MD, Austin Lee BS

“…Conclusion: This study demonstrates no significant difference in wound complication rates after foot and ankle operations between those closed with Rapide and nylon sutures. …”
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Adaptive and Asymmetrical Blending for Bi-Directional Inter Prediction of Various Visual Contents in Video Coding by Minhun Lee, Donggyu Sim

“…The GPM improves coding efficiency by effectively handling arbitrary partitions caused by the motion of irregularly shaped objects in a scene. …”
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STUDIES ON THE USE OF AMMONIUM NITRATE VERSUS UREA, ON WHEAT CROP, IN BURNAS PLATEAU AREA, TELEORMAN COUNTY, ROMANIA by Mihai BERCA, Roxana HOROIAŞ, Gabriel PĂSCUŢ

“…For a long time it has been considered that the difference between the two forms of fertilization, at the same amount of active substance, is insignificant. …”
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Development of large-scale gastruloid array to identify aberrant developmental phenotypes by Ian Jan, Andrew Cearlock, Min Yang, Nancy L. Allbritton

“…The large microrafts were released and collected by an automated sorting system with efficiencies of 98 ± 4% and 99 ± 2%, respectively. The microraft array platform was used to assay individual euploid and aneuploid (possessing abnormal numbers of chromosomes) gastruloids with clear phenotypic differences. …”
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Reimbursement prices of new, innovative medicines in Germany: a comparison of negotiation and cost-effectiveness analysis by Afschin Gandjour

“…The difference between negotiation and CUA was determined through an indirect comparison. …”
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The effects of elevated seawater temperatures on Caribbean gorgonian corals and their algal symbionts, Symbiodinium spp. by Tamar L Goulet, Kartick P Shirur, Blake D Ramsby, Roberto Iglesias-Prieto

“…The adjustments in the photochemical parameters led to changes in photochemical efficiencies, although these too showed that the gorgonians were coping. …”
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Dust Accumulation Effects on the Performance of Photovoltaic Panels: An Experimental Study in the Algerian Region of El-Oued by Soulef Largot, Noureddine Bessous, Mokhtar Ghodbane, Boussad Boumeddane, Khadija Lahrech, Raya A. K Aswad

“…On May 4th, 2022, the PVr produced 330.89 Wh, compared to 216.72 Wh for the PVt, with a difference of 34.65%. On May 13th, 2022, PVr generated 414.01 Wh, while PVt produced 271.16 Wh, with a difference of 34.67%. …”
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Rapid reprogramming and stabilization of homoeolog expression bias in hexaploid wheat biparental populations by Marek Glombik, Ramesh Arunkumar, Samuel Burrows, Sophie Louise Mogg, Xiaoming Wang, Philippa Borrill

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Design and Temperature Uniformity Optimization of Electromagnetic Heating Hot Plate for Tire Vulcanizing Machine by Zhengliang Xia, Jiuliang Gan, Houhui Xia, Mengjun Chen, Rongjiang Tang

“…The simulation results show that the temperature difference increases with current intensity and current frequency, while the temperature difference decreases with the increase in coil-to-hot-plate distance. …”
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The influence of the preoperative rehabilitation on the results of anatomical lung resections by A. I. Romanikhin, S. D. Gorbunkov, M. G. Kovalev, A. L. Akopov

“…The difference was found in the duration of hospitalization (19.7 days in group 1 and 25.3 days in group 2, p &lt;0.017), in the length of stay in the ICU ((1.6±0.9) days in group 1 versus (3.4±5.9) days in group 2, p = 0.011). …”
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Strategic Directions for the Development of Institutional Management Mechanisms and Adaptation of the Population of the Region to Them by N. D. Kremlev

“…The problem of working out strategic directions for the development of the region is connected with the differences, peculiarities and capabilities of each territory of the country. …”
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Factors Associated with the 4-Year Estimated Incidence of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus by Sex in Korean Adults: Secondary Data Analysis by KyungAe Kim, MiRan Bang

“…It is important to prevent the increase in the prevalence of diabetes mellitus (DM) worldwide by efficiently managing its controllable risk factors. …”
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Innovative Road Maintenance: Leveraging Smart Technologies for Local Infrastructure by Laura Fabiana Jáuregui Gallegos, Rubén Gamarra Tuco, Alain Jorge Espinoza Vigil

“…Roadroid turned out to be 60 times faster than the conventional method, with a cost difference of 220.11 soles/km (USD $57.92/km). Both methods classified the Present Serviceability Index (PSI) as good, validating the accuracy of Roadroid. …”
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Strategic Bidding to Increase the Market Value of Variable Renewable Generators in New Electricity Market Designs by Hugo Algarvio, Vivian Sousa

“…In S7, the wind farm achieves the lowest imbalance and curtailment while maintaining the same remuneration of S4. Additionally, the difference between the optimal and operational remuneration of the WPP under the New 2 design is only 22%, indicating that this design enables the WPP to achieve remuneration levels close to the optimal case.…”
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Influence of discrete fracture network on the performance of enhanced geothermal system considering thermal-hydraulic-mechanical multi-physical field coupling. by Haiyang Jiang, He Huang, Liangliang Guo, Yanling Cao, Yanchun Hu, Su Cui, Bo Wu, Fengxin Kang, Ling Zhang, Meng Shi, Xueyu Zhou

“…With the increase of fracture density, the production Darcy's velocity increases gradually and the difference in thermal recovery efficiency is significant. …”
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