ESTIMATED ELECTRICITY BILLING SYSTEM AND ITS EFFECTS ON CONSUMERS IN RESIDENTIAL AND BUSINESS CENTRES IN WUKARI METROPOLIS, TARABA STATE by Abubakar Ahmadu, Vyonkhen Tanko Nacho

“…This is in addition to triggering physical confrontation between consumers and marketers of power companies as well as discouraged consumers from making full payment of estimated charges for a month under review. However, the quest to generate revenue accounted for the adoption estimated billing by Power Company among other factors like duration of power supply and the unwillingness of consumers to acquire prepaid meters. …”
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The effect of maintenance therapy on Crohn’s disease clinical outcomes by O. B. Schukina, E. A. Kondrashina, A. M. Kharitidis, Ye. G. Vepreva, A. G. Kharitonov, A. Yu. Baranovsky

“…Mesalazine maintenance therapy is possible only at patients with the inflammatory form of CD without systemic activity under close follow-up by physician. In order to avoid disease progression it is necessary to avoid repeated application of systemic steroids at uncomplicated forms of disease. …”
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Triglyceride-glucose index is associated with microcirculatory resistance in patients with type 2 diabetes and STEMI undergoing primary PCI by Guoyu Wang, Cen Xu, Jian Wang, Zhimei Teng, Xiang Sha, Kai Xu, Ruzhu Wang, Li Zhu

“…Multivariable logistic regression analysis revealed a significant association between the TyG index and high AMR after adjusting for confounding variables (odds ratio: 2.449, 95% confidence interval: 1.421–4.220, and p = 0.001). The area under the curve for the TyG index predicting high AMR was 0.650 (95% confidence interval: 0.57–0.73, p < 0.001), with a cut-off value of 9.57. …”
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Regime Change: The Need for Scientific Critical Consciousness by Usama Javed Mirza

“…In an effort to identify how to inculcate the dispositions in students to counter oppressive ideas taught under the guise of science, this paper presents a theoretical framework and curriculum for inculcating a scientific critical consciousness (SCC). …”
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Otodectes cynotis (Acari: Psoroptidae) infestations in Southern pudus (Pudu puda): In situ and ex situ data of an unexpected host-parasite record by Caroline Wilhelm, Edwin Kniha, Pamela Muñoz, Ángelo Espinoza, Laura Platner, Saskia Dreyer, Lisa Grund, Zoë Tess Lara Lindhorst, Ulrich Gärtner, Julia Walochnik, Anja Taubert, Dominik Fischer, Stephan Hering-Hagenbeck, Carlos Hermosilla, David Ebmer

“…In some cases, mites were found as a secondary finding when clinical examination under general anesthesia was performed for other reasons. …”
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Development and validation of a risk prediction model for PICC-related venous thrombosis in patients with cancer: a prospective cohort study by Zeyin Hu, Mengna Luo, Ruoying He, Zhenming Wu, Yuying Fan, Jia Li

“…The nomogram model was developed and internally validated with an area under the receiver operating characteristics curve (AUC) of 0.796 (95% CI 0.707–0.885). …”
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Isolation and characterization of cadmium-resistant Bacillus cereus strains from Cd-contaminated mining areas for potential bioremediation applications by Bixia Liang, Yimeng Feng, Xiyue Ji, Chune Li, Qian Li, Zhenshun Zeng, Yuqi Wang

“…Future research will focus on elucidating the molecular mechanisms underlying heavy-metal resistance and optimizing their application in large-scale bioremediation strategies.…”
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Relationship between physical literacy and mental health in adolescents: a moderated mediation model with resilience and physical activity as variables by Zhu Shanshan, Tao Ping, Lin Jiabin, Liu Tianzhuo, Lai Xiaomei, Wang Bolei, Dai Leifu, Tang Jianfeng

“…IntroductionPhysical literacy is defined as the motivation, confidence, physical competence, knowledge, and understanding to value and take responsibility for engaging in physical activities for life, and may be associated with higher mental health; however, few studies have explored the processes underlying these positive associations.ObjectivesThe present study aimed to explore the role of resilience in the relationship between physical literacy and mental health, and further examines the mediating role of physical activity.MethodsThis cross-sectional study recruited a sample of 1,022 (aged 10–18 years, Mage = 14.84, SD = 1.79, 44.9% male) Chinese students, grades five to twelve, via physical education courses. …”
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Construction process optimisation of graphene-basalt fibre asphalt mixtures by Huzhu Zhang, Wenjia Yang, Huimin Li, Chunyu Zheng, Lijuan Sun

“…GBFAM should not be used under natural climate conditions below 5 ℃. During construction, asphalt should be added after the aggregate and basalt fibre are uniformly mixed, followed by the addition of the uniformly mixed graphene and mineral powder mixture. …”
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Characterization of Seasonal Difference of HULIS-C Sources from Water Soluble PM2.5 in Seoul, Korea: Probing Secondary Processes by Hyung-Min Lee, Se Pyo Lee, Yugen Li, Jian Zhen Yu, Jin Young Kim, Yong Pyo Kim, Ji Yi Lee

“…Specifically, secondary processes including aging and heterogeneous reaction (26%) contributes to the year-round background concentration of HULIS-C and fresh biomass burning (38%) and incomplete combustion (16%) were the major sources of underlying seasonal variation. We also found aging process in the secondary process had an important role in HULIS-C formation and was a dominant contributor in the summer while heterogenous reaction contributed considerably in other seasons. …”
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Increase in assisted suicide in Switzerland: did the socioeconomic predictors change? Results from the Swiss National Cohort by Marcel Zwahlen, Nicole Steck, Christoph Junker

“…Cancer was the most common underlying diagnosis (41.8%), but the percentage dying assisted was highest among patients with diseases of the nervous system (5.25% in the younger and 1.23% in the older age group). …”
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Protection of liver sinusoidal endothelial cells using different preservation solutions by Julia H E Houtzager, Anne-Marieke van Stalborch, Charlotte Hofstee, Thomas M van Gulik, Jaap D van Buul

“…Cellular response to inflammatory stimuli with tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α) was tested by studying trans-endothelial migration (TEM) under flow conditions. Differences in these parameters were analyzed between the different preservation solutions. …”
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Long-range Transport of Air Pollutants to Taiwan during the COVID-19 Lockdown in Hubei Province by I-Chien Lai, Peter Brimblecombe

“…Changes in O3 are distinctive, showing concentration increases of around 20% under trajectories deriving from Northern China, in keeping with observations that reductions in NOx lead to substantial increases in O3. …”
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The optimization of calcareous soil cation exchange capacity via the feather hydrolysate and N-P fertilizers integration by Doaa A. Goda, Eman H. El-Gamal, Mohamed Rashad, Yasser R. Abdel-Fattah

“…With a predicted CEC of 31.416 cmolc kg−1, the ideal circumstances for the three variables under investigation of feather hydrolysate, time, and chemical fertilizer were 20.147 ml kg−1 soil, 27 days, and 42.3% of the recommended dose, respectively. …”
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Factors associated with prolonged length of stay following cardiac surgery in a major referral hospital in Oman: a retrospective observational study by Paul Aylin, Ahmed Almashrafi, Hilal Alsabti, Mirdavron Mukaddirov, Baskaran Balan

“…The predictive model had an area under the curve of 0.75. Factors associated with prolonged overall postoperative LOS included the body mass index, the type of surgery, cardiopulmonary bypass machine use, packed red blood cells use, non-elective surgery and number of complications. …”
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Structure, Immune and Anti-aging Activities of Capsular Polysaccharide Produced by Lactobacillus plantarum W1 by Yongjiao GAO, Kun WANG, Jing ZHAO, Feng ZUO

“…The average lifespan of nematodes under normal, oxidative stress and heat shock conditions reached its maximum at 125 μg/mL, with lifespan extension rates of 21.05%±0.21%, 42.86%±0.27% and 50.00%±0.27%, respectively. …”
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Transition of farmland use system towards urban-rural integration: From localization to de-localization by FENG Dedong, LONG Hualou

“…[Results] Based on the perspective of land system science, this paper explains the conceptual connotation of farmland use system transition; constructs an academic discourse on the localization and de-localization transition of farmland use system; analyzes the stage changes of China’s urban-rural relationship from rural China to urban-rural China, and the transition logic of the farmland use system in the corresponding stage; and proposes that the “re-localization” and “hybridization” will jointly constitute the next evolution cycle of China’s farmland use system transition under the integrated development of urban and rural areas. …”
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Molecular insight into reproductive toxicity and transgenerational effects of Cadmium exposure on Drosophila melanogaster by Yi Pan, Ke Fan, Linhao Zong, Yantao Luo, Xin Ni, Dong Chen, Jinjun Qian, Fei Ma, Jie Cheng, Miao Guan

“…Although the evidence for Cd-induced reproductive toxicity is well established, it remains elusive on the intricate dose-response relationship and underlying molecular mechanisms, especially for transgenerational toxicity in animals. …”
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Russian-Persian Schools as an Element of Imperial Russia’s Soft Power Policy in Northern Persia: Late Nineteenth – Early Twentieth Centuries by Vladimir O. Kulakov

“…The late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries witnessed an intensified Russia–UK confrontation in Persia, which was paralleled by penetrations of other great powers (France, Germany, USA) into the Near and Middle East. Under those conditions, Russia’s traditional economic methods of influence in Persia became insufficient. …”
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RNA editing-based biomarker blood test for the diagnosis of bipolar disorder: protocol of the EDIT-B study by Andrea Miranda-Mendizabal, Diana Vetter, Juan Zambrano, Jeff Zarp, Victor Chavarría, Anna Giménez-Palomo, Meritxell Gonzalez-Campos, Marc Valenti, Lara Walczer Baldinazzo, Sara Siddi, Maurizio Ferrari, Dinah Weissmann, Chantal Henry, Josep Maria Haro, Lars Vedel Kessing, Eduard Vieta

“…The clinical validation performance of the EDIT-B will be evaluated using the area under the curve, sensitivity, specificity, positive and negative predictive values, and likelihood ratios. …”
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