Phosphate Removal from Aqueous Solutions using Activated Carbon Derived from Nypa fruticans by Marysha Amelia, Faisal Abdullah, Abrar Muslim, Hesti Meilina, Saiful Saiful

“…FTIR analysis revealed that the NFW-AC, NFF-AC and NFL-AC exhibited functional groups such as chemical functional group O-H, C-O-C, C-O, C=O, C-O and C-H stretching in hemicellulose, cellulose and lignin, which were associated with phosphate (PO4³⁻) adsorption. …”
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Outcome of a Nail-plate Fixation Combination for a Distal Femur Fracture in a 99-year-old Patient by Jacob A Linker, Abhishek Ganta, Kenneth A Egol, Sanjit R Konda

“…Conclusion: This case supports the idea of using a nail-plate combination for repair of intra-articular distal femur fractures, even in the very elderly as the patient’s functional outcome data reached pre-injury levels. In addition, it allows even elderly patients to begin early weight-bearing and decreases complications related to lack of extremity use.…”
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High hamstring stiffness and flexibility with comparable spinopelvic morphometry in amateur footballers: a multimodal study by Numan Mercan, Nurzat Elmali, Serdal Çitil, Kerem Bilsel, İbrahim Tuncay

“…Abstract Background Football’s repetitive lower-extremity biomechanics may drive functional adaptations in the hamstrings and spinopelvic alignment. …”
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Can open-defecation free (ODF) communities be sustained? A cross-sectional study in rural Ghana. by Caroline Delaire, Joyce Kisiangani, Kara Stuart, Prince Antwi-Agyei, Ranjiv Khush, Rachel Peletz

“…Over a third of households had either never owned (16%) or no longer owned (24%) a functional toilet, and 25% reported practicing open defecation regularly. …”
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A PEEK Rod-Based Dynamic Instrumentation Construct for the Degenerative Lumbar Spine Disease, First Appraisal Based on Five-year Clinical and Radiological Findings by Anghel A, Garthmann J, Alkahwagi B

“…This was evaluated via functional X Rays before and after surgery.Patients and Methods: The cohort comprised 100 patients which received decompressive surgery in one or more segments with dynamic instrumentation for stenosis of the lumbar spinal canal and degenerative spondylolisthesis. …”
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Organ donation and transplantation in the Russian Federation in 2019. 12th report from the Registry of the Russian Transplant Society by S. V. Gautier, S. M. Khomyakov

“…Based on data retrieved from the 2019 Registry, only 46 kidney, 31 liver and 17 heart transplant centers were functioning in Russia. In 2019, there were 6,878 potential recipients in the kidney transplant waitlist. …”
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SELECTION OF THE OPTIMAL ANTIHYPERTENSION TREATMENT IN PATIENTS WITH CHRONIC HEART FAILURE WITH THE SIGNS OF CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE by N. Yu Borovkova, Т. Е. Kuznetsova, N. N. Borovkov, A. A. Tulichev, A. S. Ilyina

“…Also, the level of cystatin C decreased in plasma, and GFR increased, witnessing the improvement of functional capacity of kidneys as a result of treatment.Conclusion. …”
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Valorization of Dairy By-Products, Sweet Whey, and Acid Whey, in the Production of Fermented Black Carrot Juice: A Comparative Study of the Phytochemical, Physicochemical, Microbio... by Hacer Çoklar, Mehmet Akbulut, Ali Aygun, Muhammed Talha Akbulut

“…The aims of this study were to improve the functional and nutritional properties of fermented black carrot juice by using sweet and acid whey in the production of fermented black carrot juice, to transform whey into a value-added product and to determine the effect of whey addition on the fermentation process. …”
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Rationale for Clinical Approaches to the Use of Modern Pharmacological Neuroprotection in Patients after Endovitreal Surgery of Rheumatogenic Retinal Detachment by A. V. Egorov, V. V. Egorov, G. P. Smoliakova

“…Aim: substantiation of rational timing of neuroprotection with cytoflavin depending on the prediction of visual functions after endovitreal surgery of RRD.Materials and methods. …”
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Psychopathological Reflections of Migration on the Intergenerational Context by Ayla Hocaoğlu Uzunkaya, Banu Yılmaz

“…Consistent with the literature, high family functioning is one of the protective mechanisms for the psychological health of individuals in the second generation. …”
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Challenges to the performance of the regional health departments in Mauritania: a qualitative study by Mohamed Ali Ag Ahmed, Kirsten Accoe, Karina Kielmann, Bruno Marchal, Verónica Trasancos Buitrago, Hamma Issa Moussa, Bart Criel

“…Results This study assessed the performance of two RDHAs in Mauritania by analysing of their key functions. The participants noted a lack of clarity in their objectives, an overly bureaucratic vision of their functions and inadequate technical capacities hampering the provision of required services. …”
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Implications of Environmental Variations on <i>Saccharina japonica</i> Cultivation in Xiangshan Bay, China by Yikang Bao, Peng Xu

“…Furthermore, the environmental factors were evaluated using suitability functions of kelp growth, aiming to provide references for promoting kelp cultivation in South China. …”
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Multi-parametric quantitative MRI of the lower limb muscles in a longitudinal study of limb-girdle muscular dystrophy R9. by Susanne S Rauh, Pierre-Yves Baudin, Tanya Stojkovic, Simone Birnbaum, Valérie Decostre, Rachida-Lydie Zanfongnon, Yves Fromes, Melissa T Hooijmans, Gustav J Strijkers, Jean-Yves Hogrel, Sophie Olivier, Benjamin Marty, Harmen Reyngoudt

“…An overall tendency to an increase in FF and a decrease in functional measures were observed over 2 years. However, the changes did not reach significance (p = 0.057-0.752). …”
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Virtual Reality-Based Multisensory Exercise Enhances Balance Control in Community-Dwelling Older Adults: A Preliminary Randomized Controlled Trial by Seongryu Bae, Jaewon Choi, Jiwon Yang, Kai Wang, Eun-Seon Noh, Hyuntae Park

“…This study examined the effects of a virtual reality (VR)-based multisensory exercise intervention on functional balance and neurophysiological correlates of fall risk in community-dwelling older adults. …”
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Targeting the hydrophobic pockets of FAK/PYK2 FAT domain: a highly effective inhibitory strategy suppressing tumor growth and eliminating metastasis by Maria Christoforou, Anna Charalambous, Dimitrios Sfakianakis, Paris Alexander Skourides

“…It regulates multiple tumorigenic pathways through both kinase-dependent and kinase-independent scaffolding functions and thus represents a promising therapeutic target for various cancers. …”
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Powerful high-orbit gyro-TWT by S. V. Kolosov, O. O. Shatilova

“…The coefficients of the expansion of the field in terms of eigenbasic functions are determined in this method from the condition of the orthogonality of the residuals of the equations for the eigenbasis functions of a regular waveguide. …”
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Classifying sex with volume-matched brain MRI by Matthis Ebel, Martin Domin, Nicola Neumann, Carsten Oliver Schmidt, Martin Lotze, Mario Stanke

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The Opportunities and Challenges regarding Induced Platelets from Human Pluripotent Stem Cells by Meng-Xue Xu, Li-Ping Liu, Yu-Mei Li, Yun-Wen Zheng

“…Many studies have focused on establishing and modifying protocols for generating functional induced platelets (iPlatelets) from hPSCs. …”
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Evaluation of efficacy and safety of combined use of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and extended release tolperisone in patients with ankle injuries by R. I. Sadykov, I. F. Akhtyamov, K. T. Shoshorina, S. A. Lapshina

“…Combined use of aceclofenac and tolperisone in patients with acute ankle ligament injuries resulted in more clinically significant pain reduction and improvement in functional indicators than aceclofenac monotherapy. …”
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Aplicabilidad del software move2perform para identificar riesgo de lesión en deportistas universitarios (Applicability of move2perform software to identify risk of injury in unive... by Diana Alexandra Camargo Rojas, Brian Alejandro Cañon, Dario Mendoza Romero

“…A RR = 1.32 was calculated for the functional movement screen for the composite score ≤14 and the asymmetry in ≥2 subtests. …”
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