Families’ Lived Experience of Raising and Caring for Early-onset Scoliosis: A Pilot Study by Hsiao-Hui Chiu, Chia-Jung Wu, Man-Ling Lin, Shiang-Feng Wu, Chi-Kuang Feng, Yu-Cheng Yao

“…Materials and Methods: We employed a purposive sampling method to select children diagnosed with EOS and treated with spinal surgery at a specific children’s orthopedic department in a specific medical center. …”
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Solidification of tannery sludge with various binders by Feride Ulu

“…The essential parameters such as TOC, fluoride (F- mg/l), chloride (Cl- mg/l), sulfate (SO4= mg/l), chromium (VI) (Cr6+ mg/l), and ammonium (NH4+ mg/l) were determined after solidification process at certain conditions. The analysis results of treated sludge samples were compared to the criteria for storage in the landfills in the Hazardous Waste Control Regulation (HWCR) as well as cost-calculation was done at optimum conditions. …”
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Transfer Behavior of and Dietary Exposure Risk to Difenoconazole in Jasmine Scented Tea by SUN Hezhi, DAI Zhongyang, MA Jinsen, WANG Xinru, LUO Zongxiu, XIU Chunli, ZHOU Li

“…Methods: Field trials were conducted in accordance with the Guideline for the testing of pesticide residues in crops, and gas chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (GC-MS/MS) was used to determine the residue levels of difenoconazole in samples from the planting, scenting, and brewing processes. …”
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Effects of Different Cooking Methods on Nutritional Properties and Non-volatile Flavor Substances of Lyophyllum decastes by Xiaolong LI, Yan YANG, Wen LI, Yanfang LIU, Di WU, Huanling YANG, Wanchao CHEN, Jingjun LI

“…Conversely, baking was found to be the most effective method in preserving or even enhancing these nutritional and flavor profiles. The processing effects of steaming and air frying without oil fall between boiling and oven baking, with steaming retained more nutrients in L. decastes and produced a flavor profile similar to that of oven-baked samples. …”
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Use of antibiotics and antivirals in the treatment of COVID-19 patients in the COVID outpatient clinic of Primary Healthcare Center Golubac by Trifunović Boban M.

“…We used the statistical package SPSS17 for data processing. For statistical methods, we used descriptive statistics frequency (%) and, the X2 test. …”
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Regeneration of Spent Nickel Catalyst via Hydrometallurgical Method by Fransisca Poppy Amelia, Erica Puspita Sari, Hafiz Norman, Muhammad Alhadilansa Salsabil, Cornelius Satria Yudha

“…The Hydrometallurgy method is a proper method to process nickel catalyst waste. The purpose of this research is to investigate the characteristic of a regenerated nickel catalyst when it is treated with HCl and H2SO4 as the lixiviant. …”
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The Thermal Activation of Serpentinite from the Zhitikarinsky Deposit (Kazakhstan) by Abdrazak Auyeshov, Kazhymuhan Arynov, Asem Satimbekova, Chaizada Yeskibayeva, Kurman Alzhanov

“…It has been shown that, in the range of 600–750 °C, the crystal lattice of the structural composition of serpentinite is completely destroyed with the formation of not only magnesium silicates but possibly also magnesium oxide, which leads to the thermal activation of serpentinite in relation to interactions with acids and the improvement of the technological process of extracting magnesium from it. The greatest increase in reactivity was found in serpentinite samples heat treated at temperatures of 725 °C and 750 °C, which can be recommended for the thermal activation of serpentinite before using acid methods to improve the technological performance of the process of extracting magnesium from serpentinite.…”
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Exogenous Methylation Inhibitor 5‐Azacytidine Accelerates Postharvest Leaf Senescence in Pak Choi by Modulating Transcriptomic and Metabolomic Profiles by Dan Wang, Zhijun Zhang, Tongbing Su, Xiuyun Zhao, Weihong Wang, Xiaoyun Xin, Deshuang Zhang, Yangjun Yu, Zhongjiang Wang, Linyi Zhou, Peirong Li, Fenglan Zhang, Shuancang Yu

“…DNA methylation affects the senescence process of plant leaves. Limited studies have explored the impact of exogenous methylation inhibitors on postharvest vegetables and the mechanisms of their effects on the transcriptome and metabolome during storage. …”
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Antioxidant Activity of Bioactive Compounds in the Ethyl Acetate Extract of Putat Leaves (Planchonia valida) by Nelson, Desy Vania Silaban, Faizar Farid, Ratih Dyah Puspitasari, Indra Lasmana Tarigan, Ilham Ifandi Ramadhan, Madyawati Latief

“…In this study, Planchonia valida (P. valida) leaf samples using n-hexane and ethyl acetate solvents through a multistep maceration process. …”
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Effect of segregations on mechanical properties and crack propagation in spring steel by B. Žužek, M. Sedlaček, B. Podgornik

“…There are different possibilities of improving properties of spring steels, from modifying the chemical composition of steels to optimizing the deformation process and changing the heat treatment parameters. …”
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Ozone Nanobubble-Assisted Pretreatment of Lignocellulose: Enhancing Wood Liquefaction and Bio-Polyurea Development by Go Masuda, Christian Ebere Enyoh, Weiqian Wang, Satoshi Anzai, Qingyue Wang

“…The treated samples were then compared with untreated wood meal through component analysis, FT-IR functional group evaluation, and X-Ray diffraction (XRD) analysis of cellulose crystallinity. …”
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Enhanced biological treatment of sandy soils through the application of chicken manure as a supplementation material by Moein Khoshdel Sangdeh, Payam Zanganeh Ranjbar, Meghdad Payan, Mahyar Arabani

“…Unconfined Compressive Strength (UCS), Ultrasonic Pulse Velocity (UPV), and Water Absorption (WA) tests are performed to assess the mechanical properties of the samples before and after exposure to freeze-thaw (F-T) cycles, while SEM, XRD, and FTIR analyses are carried out to delineate the formation of calcite within the porous structure of MICP-CM-treated sands. …”
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Development of a clinical decision support tool for Primary care Management of lower Urinary tract Symptoms in men: the PriMUS study by Adrian Edwards, Ridhi Agarwal, Janine Bates, Alison Bray, Sarah Milosevic, Emma Thomas-Jones, Michael Drinnan, Marcus Drake, Peter Michell, Bethan Pell, Haroon Ahmed, Natalie Joseph-Williams, Kerenza Hood, Yemisi Takwoingi, Chris Harding

“…In addition, prior to use of the tool in clinical practice, it would be required to undergo the process of regulation and certification as a medical device. …”
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Enhanced Oxidation of Azo Dye Using Ag-SiO2 Nanoparticle and Peroxydisulfate and Kinetic Study by M. H. Rasoulifard, N. Abbasioun, L. Ghalamchi

“…Direct Blue 129 (DB129) in water samples. Solutions with initial concentration of 20 mgL-1 of dye, within the range of generic concentration in textile wastewaters, were treated under ambient conditions of initial pH of 6.7 and temperature of 25ºc. …”
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Digital augmentation of aftercare for patients with anorexia nervosa: the TRIANGLE RCT and economic evaluation by Janet Treasure, Katie Rowlands, Valentina Cardi, Suman Ambwani, David McDaid, Jodie Lord, Danielle Clark Bryan, Pamela Macdonald, Eva Bonin, Ulrike Schmidt, Jon Arcelus, Amy Harrison, Sabine Landau

“…We further embedded a qualitative process evaluation to understand opportunities and barriers in ECHOMANTRA and usual care. …”
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Impact of nanoparticles (B4C-Al2O3) on mechanical, wear, fracture behavior and machining properties of formwork grade Al7075 composites by T. B. Prakash, M. Gangadharappa, Santhosh Somashekar, M. Ravikumar

“…After fabrication, the samples were subjected to five-hour ageing process at temperatures of 100, 120, and 140 degrees Celsius, followed by cooling to ambient temperature (27 degrees Celsius). …”
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Analyzing microstructural features, surface topography, and scratch resistance of innovative nano-composites coated with high velocity air-fuel technology by G. J. Naveen, P. Sampathkumaran, A. Sathyanarayanaswamy, Avinash Lakshmikanthan

“…New developments in thermal spraying processes may offer higher-quality alternatives to hard chrome plating and possibilities for hard chrome plating in a range of coating applications. …”
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In vivo genotoxicity of 2-alkylcyclobutanones in liver cells from rats fed with irradiated cocoa butter using flow citometry. by Regiane Martins, Daniel Perez Vieira, Luma Ramirez de Carvalho, Angélica Bueno Barbezan, Anna Lucia Casañas Haasis Villavicencio

“…The improvement of the analytical techniques is important for the research future since the irradiation process is already consolidated. The results confirmed the safety of the food irradiation process, as they did not indicate the genotoxic potential of the samples.   …”
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LipoFNT: Lipoylation Sites Identification with Flexible Neural Tree by Wenzheng Bao, Bin Yang, Rong Bao, Yuehui Chen

“…With these two elements, the distinguishing between the lipoylation samples and the nonlipoylation samples can be treated as a typical classification issue in the field of machine learning. …”
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The elusive climate migrant: symbolic geographies in migration studies by Víctor Pérez-Segura, Raquel Caro-Carretero, Antonio Rua

“…The results indicate that 39% of the studies treat the phenomenon in a decontextualised manner — without linking it to specific populations or migration processes. …”
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