The efficiency of dyslipidemia control in real clinical practice and the possibilities of its correction in patients with coronary heart disease and diabetes mellitus in the long -... by F. Yu. Valikulova, I. V. Fomin

“…The efficiency of lipid profile control was analyzed in a sample from the entire dispensary group of patients with DM (n = 713). …”
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Impact of biochar amendment on soil microbial biomass carbon enhancement under field experiments: a meta-analysis by Yogesh Kumar, Wei Ren, Haiying Tao, Bo Tao, Laura E. Lindsey

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The choice of a marketing channel to benefit corn producer’s welfare in Indonesia by Jusni Ambo Upe, Andi Aswan

“…The net profit margin obtained by intermediary traders per kg is different by types for each marketing channel due to different marketing activities leading to different costs spent. The most efficient marketing channel is the zero-level channel that conducts direct selling to breeders. …”
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Design Improvement of Permanent Magnet Motor Using Single- and Multi-Objective Approaches by Cvetkovski Goga, Petkovska Lidija

“…In this case, optimising the efficiency of the motor, reducing cogging torque, and minimising the total weight of active materials are defined as possible objective functions. …”
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Antibacterial Activity of Polypropylene Meshes for Hernioplasty with Ag and (Ag,Cu) Coatings Deposited via Magnetron Sputtering by Catherine Sotova, Alexander Metel, Alexey Vereschaka, Sergey Fyodorov, Filipp Milovich, Raisa Terekhova, Pavel Stepanov, Tatiana Ramanouskaya, Sergey Grigoriev

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Effective removal of naphthalene from water using bacteria and bacteria-load carrier materials by Kui Liu, Wen-Chieh Cheng, Wen-Chieh Cheng, Yi-Xin Xie, Yi-Xin Xie, Lin Wang, Lin Wang, Zhong-Fei Xue, Zhong-Fei Xue, Bowen Yang, Hao Zhang, Jia Min, Miao Yao

“…Three carrier materials—activated carbon (AC), calcium alginate (CA), and composite gel beads (CO)—were evaluated for their adsorption, biocompatibility, and thermal stability. …”
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Effects of chlortetracycline on growth performance and intestinal microbial populations, bacterial enzyme activities and mucocal morphology of broiler by MA Yu-long, XU Zi-rong

“…Supplement of CTC to the diet of broiler decreased the amounts of Colstridum and Escherichia coli in the intestine, but there was no significant variation in the counts of total aerobe, total anaerobe, and Lactobacillus. …”
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MGE-associated ARGs exhibit higher expression efficiency than chromosomal non-MGE loci and predominantly contribute to resistance expression in pig farm wastewater by Xiulin Wan, Qingyang Li, Zhi Li, Lei Shi, Yu Pan, Meng Li, Zongbao Liu

“…Crucially, MGE-associated ARGs were responsible for the majority (62.07 %) of total ARG transcript abundance, exhibiting an expression efficiency nearly 2.5 times higher than ARGs on chromosomal non-MGE loci. …”
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Multi-objective design optimization of a transonic axial fan stage using sparse active subspaces by Richard Amankwa Adjei, Chengwei Fan

“…In this paper, a multi-objective optimization strategy for efficient design of turbomachinery blades using sparse active subspaces is implemented for a turbofan stage design. …”
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Ultrasound-Assisted Osmotic Dehydration of Apples in Xylitol Solution: Effects on Kinetics, Physicochemical Properties and Antioxidant Activity by Angelika Wojtyś, Sławomir Pietrzyk, Karolina Grzesińska, Robert Witkowicz

“…In selected samples of osmotically dehydrated fruits, physicochemical properties were evaluated, including dry matter content, total acidity, pH, sugar profile, color attributes, total phenolic content, antioxidant activity (measured by DPPH and ABTS assays), and vitamin C content. …”
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Natural phytochemical-based strategies for antibiofilm applications by Kangyu Zhou, Mengyao Shi, Ruyi Chen, Yang Zhang, Yunjie Sheng, Chaoying Tong, Gang Cao, Dan Shou

“…Results A total of 38 most extensively studied natural phytochemicals, including alkaloids, flavonoids (i.e., flavonols, flavanols, and chalcones), quinones, non-flavonoid polyphenols, terpenes and others, were systematically screened based on relevant articles from the past decade. …”
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Adsorption of TDS and chloride ions from partially treated tannery wastewater using activated coffee husk by Nazrawit Debebe Tadess, Getasew Yehuala Gezahegn, Yosef Hagos Abrha

“…Abstract The aim of this study was to treat tannery wastewater by using activated carbon derived from coffee husk to effectively remove total dissolved solids (TDS) and chloride ions. …”
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Optimisation of Integrated Heat Pump and Thermal Energy Storage Systems in Active Buildings for Community Heat Decarbonisation by Zaid Al-Atari, Rob Shipman, Mark Gillott

“…The results demonstrate that the active building model achieves a 21% reduction in peak demand on the low-voltage substation compared to the baseline scenario; it also reduces the total electrical energy consumption by 12% and carbon emissions by 17%. …”
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Assessing the quality, efficiency and usefulness of the Western Australian population-based Intellectual Disability Exploring Answers (IDEA) surveillance system: a surveillance sys... by Helen Leonard, Daniel McAullay, Karen M Edmond, Natalie A Strobel, Jenny Bourke, Alice Richardson

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Comparative Study of Antibacterial Activity of Cistus ladanifer L. Leaves Extracted by Ultrasound-Assisted Extraction and Maceration by Houda Chtibi, Kaoutar Harboul, Taofiq Benali, Abdelhakim Bouyahya, Khabbach Abdelamjid, Said Louahlia, Jactty Chew, Long Chiau Ming, Khalil Hammani

“…The results revealed that methanol was the best solvent for extracting bioactive molecules and that UAE had a high extraction efficiency since it gave a higher yield of total polyphenols than the one acquired by maceration. …”
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Activation of Coke Fines Using CO₂ and Steam: Optimization and Characterization of Carbon Sorbents by Aigul T. Ordabaeva, Zainulla M. Muldakhmetov, Mazhit G. Meiramov, Sergey V. Kim

“…The main parameters such as tinder, ash content, bulk density, sorption capacity, total pore volume, and specific surface area were analyzed to assess the efficiency of the process. …”
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Enzyme activity and morphological changes in corn hybrids inoculated with Azospirillum brasilense via seed treatment and leaf by T. M. Müller, L. A. Tabaldi, G. M. Fipke, V. S. Cunha, L. P. Ribeiro, T. N. Martin

“…The biochemical variables were lipid peroxidation, the activity of the superoxide dismutase, guaiacol peroxidase, and nitrate reductase (NR) enzymes and the level of total chlorophyll and carotenoids. …”
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Evaluation of the Antimicrobial Activity of Nanostructured Materials of Titanium Dioxide Doped with Silver and/or Copper and Their Effects on Arabidopsis thaliana by Cristina Garcidueñas-Piña, Iliana E. Medina-Ramírez, Plinio Guzmán, Roberto Rico-Martínez, José Francisco Morales-Domínguez, Isidoro Rubio-Franchini

“…However, seedlings treated with these materials modified their growth and their total chlorophyll content.…”
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Validation of Strategic Memory Advanced Reasoning Training as an efficient and effective approach to treating warfighters with persistent cognitive complaints associated with mild... by Andrew J. Darr, Andrew J. Darr, Andrew J. Darr, Angela Basham, Angela Basham, Angela Basham, Jessica L. Ryan, Melissa Caswell, Melissa Caswell, Melissa Caswell, Juan Lopez, Juan Lopez, Juan Lopez, Jennifer Zientz, Erin Venza, Ida Babakhanyan, Ida Babakhanyan, Ida Babakhanyan, Sandra Chapman, Jason M. Bailie, Jason M. Bailie, Jason M. Bailie

“…IntroductionThis study directly compared the relative effectiveness of Strategic Memory Advanced Reasoning Training (SMART), which focuses on metacognitive strategies, to a traditional cognitive rehabilitation (CR) program previously developed and validated for the Study of Cognitive Rehabilitation Effectiveness study (SCORE), in treating warfighters with a history of mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) and persistent post-concussive symptoms (PCS).MethodsA total of 148 active-duty service members (SMs) were recruited for this randomized controlled trial (RCT). …”
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Adsorption of Pb(II) from synthetic wastewater with alkali-activated blast furnace slag and lignin composite by M.A.H. Bhuyan, J. Carvalheiras, R.M. Novais, T. Luukkonen

“…The composite material exhibited 14 units higher lead removal efficiency in comparison to alkali-activated slag without lignin. …”
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