Composting of chicken manure with a mixture of sawdust and wood shavings under forced aeration in a closed reactor system by Waqas Qasim, Min Ho Lee, Byeong Eun Moon, Frank Gyan Okyere, Fawad Khan, Mohammad Nafees, Hyeon Tae Kim

“…Methods Three cylindrical reactors (total volume, 60 L) were used with three aeration rates of 0.25, 0.50 and 0.75 L min−1 kg−1 OM. …”
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渐开线零齿差内齿轮副变位系数确定方法 by 黄恺, 张艳冬

“…The principal and steps are presented about the determination of the modification coefficients of an involutes zero-tooth-difference internal gear mechanism.First of all,the optimization method is applied to determine the values of the modification coefficients;secondly,they are modified according to the machining operation;and then,the results should be checked with a view to their feasibility;finally,some software is used to verify the correctness.The whole design procedures are already used in practice successfully.…”
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A TMR Sensor Array for Non-Invasive Current Measurement in Three-Phase Cable and Error Analysis by Ruixi Luo, Hui He, Qiang Shi, Junyi Cai, Ziyang Ye, Xiang Zhang

“…The current reconstruction method was introduced by minimizing the difference between the measured and calculated magnetic flux density using a stochastic optimization algorithm. …”
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Application of microfluidic technology and nanoencapsulation to amplify the antibacterial activity of clindamycin against a food born pathogen by Zinab Moradi Alvand, Masoud Rahimi, Liana Parseghian, Fatemeh Haji, Hasan Rafati

“…The antibacterial activity of MEO/C NE and bulk compounds against E. coli bacterium was compared using a conventional method and a microfluidic chip. A significant difference in the antibacterial activity was observed by employing a microfluidic chip as compared to the conventional technique, probably due to a high contact surface area between the nanodroplets and bacterial membrane. …”
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A novel principle of frequency characteristics-based current differential protection for outgoing lines of wind farms by Bingran Wang, Zengping Wang

“…In this paper, the transient dominant frequency component of the fault differential current in the outgoing line is quantitatively analyzed based on the lumped parameter line equivalent method and the frequency impedance of the wind farm. …”
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Automated segmentation of brain metastases in T1-weighted contrast-enhanced MR images pre and post stereotactic radiosurgery by Hemalatha Kanakarajan, Wouter De Baene, Patrick Hanssens, Margriet Sitskoorn

“…The purpose of this study is to evaluate well-known DL approaches (nnU-Net and MedNeXt) for their performance on both planning and follow-up MRI. Materials and methods Pre-treatment brain MRIs were retrospectively collected for 255 patients at Elisabeth-TweeSteden Hospital (ETZ): 201 for training and 54 for testing, including follow-up MRIs for the test set. …”
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Prevalence and Risk Factors Associated With Cesarean Section in Syria: A Cross‐Sectional Study of the Two Largest Health Centers by Mohammed Abdulrazzak, Mohammed Moutaz Alshaghel, Moustafa Alhashemi, Wafik Mayo, Sana Oubari, Bakri Roumi Jamal, Muhammad Shahem Shammaa, Zahraa Jabas, Osama Al Horani, Mohamad Ali Keblawi, Hamdi Nawfal, Data Collection Group

“…Methods A retrospective cross‐sectional study was conducted at Aleppo University Hospital and Damascus University Hospital in Syria. …”
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The line Rico is the earliest maturing accession in the VIR collection of spring bread wheat by B. V. Rigin, E. V. Zuev, A. S. Andreeva, Z. S. Pyzhenkova, I. I. Matvienko

“…The ultra-early line Rico (k-65588) – Triticum aestivum var. erythrospermum Koern. – stands out among the bread wheat accessions from the VIR collection for its important adaptive features.Materials and methods. Spring wheat accessions with different speed of development were selected from the VIR collection for this study, along with the ultra-early lines Rifor 1 ... 10 (F6-7 Rico × Forlani Roberto k-42641) and Fori 1 ... 8 (k-65589 ... k-65596) (F4 Foton k-55696 × Rico). …”
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Contract farming and pro-environmental behavior: insights from beef cattle farmers by Yuan Liang, Peihang Zhang, Wentai Bi, Qi Qi, Fengjie Xie

“…However, despite the potential of pro-environmental production techniques to facilitate this objective, the adoption rate among Chinese beef farmers remains suboptimal.MethodsThis study empirically examines the influence and mechanisms of contract farming on farmers’ pro-environmental behaviors by considering survey data from Chinese beef cattle farmers analyzed using an ordered probit model. …”
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Biodegradation mechanisms of p-nitrophenol and microflora dynamics in fluidized bed bioreactors by Xin Zheng, Yongjie Zhang, Yongjie Zhang, Zhiheng Ye, Zhiyan Pan

“…These phenomena can be attributed to the varying dissolved oxygen concentrations across different zones in the two reactors, offering valuable insights into optimizing PNP removal in pilot-scale bioreactors. …”
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Adequacy of Anesthesia Guidance for Combined General/Epidural Anesthesia in Patients Undergoing Open Abdominal Infrarenal Aortic Aneurysm Repair; Preliminary Report on Hemodynamic... by Michał Jan Stasiowski, Seweryn Król, Paweł Wodecki, Nikola Zmarzły, Beniamin Oskar Grabarek

“…Intravenous or thoracic epidural anesthesia (TEA) techniques of preventive analgesia have been added to GA to minimize these adverse events. <b>Methods</b>: Seventy-five patients undergoing OLIAAR were randomly assigned to receive TEA with 0.2% ropivacaine (RPV) with fentanyl (FNT) 2.5 μg/mL (RPV group) or 0.2% bupivacaine (BPV) with FNT 2.5 μg/mL (BPV group) or intravenous metamizole/tramadol (MT group). …”
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Empirical validation of the integrative psychological group intervention for women with breast cancer - preliminary results by Novakov Ivana, Popović-Petrović Svetlana, Dugandžija Tihomir, Tatić Milanka

“…The aim of this study was to empirically validate the effects of the integrative psychological group intervention, regarding the affective state of women who underwent breast cancer surgery at the Oncology Institute of Vojvodina. Methods. This study was conducted on a sample of 30 women, with the average age of 53.17 years (standard deviation – SD = 10.09). …”
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Current status and management strategies of medical waste in Jinshan District， Shanghai by WANG Jinzhen, JIANG Yan, JIANG Yong, YANG Haojie, YANG Guang, FAN Lei, NIE Lianlian, YANG Danhong

“…ObjectiveTo assess the current status of medical waste management in Jinshan District of Shanghai, China, to identify existing issues, and to provide a scientific basis for formulating targeted strategies.MethodsData were collected from the routine supervision and inspection records of the Jinshan District Health Commission Supervision Institute from 2017 to 2021, covering all aspects of medical waste management, including collection, classification, transportation, storage, and administrative penalties.ResultsThe compliance rates for the establishment of institutional frameworks, staffing, internal handover, and registration in medical and healthcare institutions all exceeded 95.00%. …”
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Thermophysical Modeling of the Vaporization Process in a Motive Nozzle with a Profiled Supersonic Part by Serhii Sharapov, Danylo Husiev, Volodymyr Klymenko, Ivan Pavlenko, Dobrochna Ginter-Kramarczyk, Andżelika Krupińska, Marek Ochowiak, Sylwia Włodarczak

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Surgical management of intraventricular hemorrhage and posthemorrhagic hydrocephalus in premature infants – single center experience by David Krahulik, Martin Wita, Vanda Volkova, Jan Halek, Jan Krahulik, Filip Blazek

“…This study presents our single-center experience in the surgical management of IVH and PHH in premature infants, highlighting outcomes associated with different surgical strategies.MethodsThis retrospective study was conducted at a tertiary neonatal care center between 2017 and 2023. …”
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Global, regional, and national esophageal cancer deaths and DALYs attributable to diet low in vegetables and fruits, 1990–2019: analysis for the global burden of disease study by Bing Cui, Aqin Chen, Chengcheng Xu

“…BackgroundThis study aimed to comprehensively assess the global, regional, and national burden of esophageal cancer (EC) attributable to inadequate vegetable and fruit intake from 1990 to 2019 and explore the potential impact of existing dietary intervention programs on EC prevention.MethodsUsing the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019 (GBD 2019) database, we conducted descriptive analyses stratified by age, sex, Socio-demographic Index (SDI), and regional levels. …”
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Impact of on-field repeated sprint training on aerobic fitness and anaerobic performance in football athletes: A matched-pair design. by Ramita Gupta, Moattar Raza Rizvi, Ankita Sharma, Shweta Sharma, Abdul Rahim Shaik, Mohamed K Seyam, Shahid Raza, Mastour Saeed Alshahrani, Batool Abdulelah Alkhamis, Hani Hassan Alnakhli, Lama Moraya Alsalm, Fuzail Ahmad, Irshad Ahmad

“…<h4>Methods</h4>Forty male football players (aged 18-25 years) were purposively sampled and matched by position before allocation into experimental (RST) and control groups. …”
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Endoscopic hand suturing after advanced endoscopic procedures: early outcomes of 31 cases in the upper and lower gastrointestinal tract (with video) by Zofia Orzeszko, Przemysław Kasprzyk, Urszula Zawada, Mirosław Szura, Michał Spychalski

“…Aim: This study aimed to describe a single center experience regarding EHS and its outcomes. Materials and methods: This single center retrospective study analyzed individuals that underwent advanced endoscopic procedures in the upper and lower GI tract followed by EHS. …”
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Bioinformatics Analysis of the Expression and Prognostic Significance of Transcription Factor YY1 in Gastric Cancer by Wenliang Chen, Huanhuan Wang, Ntiak Achi, Jinjin Hao, Rui Gong, Qiang Zhao

“…Aims This study aims to analyze the role of YY1 in gastric cancer, investigate its effect on the tumor microenvironment, and assess its potential as a prognostic marker. Methods and Results Transcriptomic data and clinical information from GC patients were obtained from the TCGA and UCSC databases. …”
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Multi-scenario analysis of green water resource efficiency under carbon emission constraints in the Chengdu-Chongqing urban agglomeration, China: A system dynamics approach by Keyao Yu, Zhigang Li

“…We analyze its dynamic trends using kernel density estimation and standard deviation ellipse methods. Based on the theory of sustainable water resources management, this study then constructs a system dynamics (SD) model that divides GWRE into four subsystems: socio-economic, technological innovation, ecological environment, and water resources. …”
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