Spatio-temporal estimates of HIV risk group proportions for adolescent girls and young women across 13 priority countries in sub-Saharan Africa. by Adam Howes, Kathryn A Risher, Van Kính Nguyen, Oliver Stevens, Katherine M Jia, Timothy M Wolock, Rachel T Esra, Lycias Zembe, Ian Wanyeki, Mary Mahy, Clemens Benedikt, Seth R Flaxman, Jeffrey W Eaton

“…We then assessed the efficiency of prioritising interventions according to risk group. …”
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Processor-in-the-Loop validation of direct power control based on fractional-order modified super-twisting algorithm for doubly-fed induction generators by Mourad Yessef, Habib Benbouhenni, Ahmed Lagrioui, Nicu Bizon, Badre Bossoufi, Saad F. Al-Gahtani, Z. M. S. Elbarbary

“…This methodology was utilized in the research to enhance energy quality and reduce the Total Harmonic Distortion (THD) of the system’s output currents, all while limiting DFIG power overshoot. …”
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Trusted Energy-Aware Hierarchical Routing (TEAHR) for Wireless Sensor Networks by Vikas, Charu Wahi, Bharat Bhushan Sagar, Manisha Manjul

“…The comparisons of TEAHR with conventional techniques show that the proposed algorithm reduces total latency by 15%, enhances energy efficiency by around 20%, and maintains a stable packet forwarding rate, which is highly desirable for accurate operation in adversarial environments, as demonstrated through comparative analysis. …”
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PRIMARY PREVENTION OF MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION IN MIDDLE-AGED MALES (15-YEAR FOLLOW-UP): CLINICAL AND ECONOMIC ASPECTS OF THE PROBLEM by A. M. Kalinina, A. V. Kontsevaya

“…Two populations of middle-aged men with a total of 6656 males (3488 men the group of active prevention and 3168 the group of comparison) were followed up over 15 years.Results. …”
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Photocatalytic purification of dye-containing wastewater using a novel embedded hybrid TiO2–slag catalyst heterojunction nanocomposite coupled with statistical models: A sustainabl... by Kingsley Safo, Norbert Onen Rubangakene, Hussien Noby, Ahmed H. El-Shazly

“…The cost-benefit analysis revealed a total cost of 0.842 8 USD per cubic meter for each treatment activity, indicating low operational and production costs. …”
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Changes in the levels of adipokines in newly diagnosed pulmonary tuberculosis patients in case of treatment failure by R. M. Yasinskyi, O. M. Raznatovska

“…The leptin/adiponectin ratio was significantly lower than that in patients who completed the treatment efficiently. Conclusions. Patients with newly diagnosed pulmonary tuberculosis with the risk of treatment failure are diagnosed with severe disorders of adipocyte functional activity, that antimycobacterial chemotherapy could not even restore the balance to the adipokine system and smooth down resulting concomitant variations in immune response. …”
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Análisis del Pinfuvote como nuevo deporte alternativo para el área de Educación Física (Analysis of the Pinfuvote as a new alternative sport for the field of Physical Education)... by Víctor Hernández-Beltrán, José M. Barranca-Martínez, Luisa Gámez-Calvo, Victor A. González-Coto, Maria Aguilar-Berrocal, Mario C. Espada, José M. Gamonales

“…For this purpose, a search for manuscripts was carried out in the Google Scholar database, where the keyword "Pinfuvote" was entered, considering papers published up to November 2022. To obtain an efficient and quality search, a series of inclusion and exclusion criteria were established, finally selecting a total of 11 manuscripts related to Pinfuvote. …”
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Treatment of industrial textile wastewater by means of forward osmosis aiming to recover dyes and clean water by Carmen M. Sánchez-Arévalo, Laura García-Suarez, Maria Salud Camilleri-Rumbau, Jorg Vogel, Silvia Álvarez-Blanco, Beatriz Cuartas-Uribe, M. Cinta Vincent-Vela

“…The HFFO2 membrane was efficiently cleaned by a backwash process, restoring the initial water flux. …”
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Fuzzy Logic-Enhanced Direct Power Control for Wind Turbines with Doubly Fed Induction Generators by Karim Fathi sayeh, Salah tamalouzt, Djamel ZIANE, Brahim Deffaf, Sofia Lalouni BELAID, Youcef BELKHIER, Mohit BAJAJ, Vojtech BLAZEK

“…This innovative method overcomes the limitations of traditional Direct Power Control (DPC) by incorporating fuzzy logic to mitigate power fluctuations and reduce total harmonic distortion (THD) in grid currents. …”
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Slaughterhouse wastewater remediation using carbonized sawdust followed by textile filtration by Mahmoud Elkady, Ahmed. M. Yosri, Samar Mohamed Fathy, Mohammed Helmy Ahmed Abbas

“…We used a Jar test to determine the optimal dosage of activated carbon from sawdust (ACS). The monitored parameters were physicochemical, such as turbidity, total suspended solids (TSS), total dissolved solids (TDS), biochemical oxygen demand (BOD), chemical oxygen demand (COD), total phosphorus (TP), and total nitrogen (TN). …”
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Ways to increase the inter-maitenance period of roads by A. A. Lytkin, G. V. Dolgikh, A. S. Prolygin

“…Increasing service life, in principle, is quite possible, but requires the introduction of innovative design solutions at the design, construction, reconstruction and repair stages using highly efficient materials and technologies in order to significantly increase the total elastic modulus, in particular by replacing road pavement bases made of dispersed materials with monolithic ones. …”
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THE IMPORTANCE OF HIGH-RESOLUTION COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY IN EVALUATING THE EFFICACY OF RITUXIMAB IN PATIENTS WITH INTERSTITIAL LUNG DISEASE IN SYSTEMIC SCLEROSIS by O. A. Koneva, O. V. Desinova, L. P. Ananyeva, N. V. Kovaleva

“…Multi-slice spiral computed tomography (MSCT) of the chest is the gold standard for confirming interstitial changes in the lung; but the role of this technique in evaluating the efficiency of therapy for systemic sclerosis (SSc) has not been fully defined.Objective: to assess the time course of changes in the lung according to chest MSCT findings and pulmonary function test (PFT) results in SSc patients and interstitial lung disease (ILD) during of active treatment.Subjects and methods. …”
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Post-Harvest Fruit Conservation of <i>Eugenia dysenterica</i> DC., Spondias purpurea L., <i>Hancornia speciosa</i> Gomes and <i>Talisia esculenta</i> Radlk by Raquel Rodrigues Soares Sobral, Gisele Polete Mizobutsi, Edson Hiydu Mizobutsi, Flávia Soares Aguiar, Luciele Barboza de Almeida, Lucicleia Borges Almeida, Rayane Carneiro dos Santos, Lucas Maciel de Oliveira, Diego Batista Souza, Jéfferson de Oliveira Costa

“…PVC packaging was more efficient in maintaining fruit firmness, with average values of 0.03 N. …”
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Antihyperlipidemic, Antihyperglycemic, and Liver Function Protection of Olea europaea var. Meski Stone and Seed Extracts: LC-ESI-HRMS-Based Composition Analysis by Amina Ben Saad, Mohamed Tiss, Henda Keskes, Anisa Chaari, Maria Eleni Sakavitsi, Khaled Hamden, Maria Halabalaki, Noureddine Allouche

“…Moreover, the MSM extract exhibited a prominent selective inhibitory effect against intestinal lipase and α-amylase activities. The MSM extract was also able to protect the liver-kidney functions efficiently, which was evidenced by biochemicals and histological studies.…”
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Nanoplastics Elicit Stage-Specific Physiological, Biochemical, and Gut Microbiome Responses in a Freshwater Mussel by Yangli Chi, Hui Zhang, Jian Gao, Liang Wan, Yiying Jiao, Heyun Wang, Mingjun Liao, Ross N. Cuthbert

“…Exposure to 200 μg/L PS-NPs significantly increased malondialdehyde levels and decreased superoxide dismutase activity in both groups, with adults showing a significant rise in total protein content and juveniles exhibiting marked increases in respiratory and ammonia excretion rates. …”
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Zr-MOF/MXene composite for enhanced photothermal catalytic CO2 reduction in atmospheric and industrial flue gas streams by Yang Meng, Feng Yue, Shuo Zhang, Lingji Zhang, Cong Li, Mengke Shi, Yongpeng Ma, Mario Berrettoni, Xiaojing Zhang, Hongzhong Zhang

“…For high-concentration CO2 in industrial flue gas, the composite utilized residual heat at 80 °C without additional energy input, exhibiting excellent CO2 reduction efficiency with CO and CH4 production rates of 127 μmol·g-1·h-1 and 330 μmol·g-1·h-1, respectively, resulting in a total production rate 4.76 times higher than that in the air. …”
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A comparative study of ultrasound-guided caudal block versus anatomical landmark-based caudal block in pediatric patients undergoing infra-umbilical surgeries by Suman Halder, Amrita Roy, Payel Mitra, Maitreyee Mukherjee, Arpita Laha

“…Materials and Methods: A total of 150 subjects were randomly allocated into two equal groups (each of 75 patients). …”
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High Throughput 512Mbps True Random Number Generation Using Uncertainty in Mobile Communication Bands by Farid Alidoust Aghdam, Mohammad Erfanimehr, Hodjat Ahmadi, Armin Zarghami, Seyed Ahmad Madani, Ali Rostami

“…Taking advantage of fluctuations in total users, user activity rate, and channel fading, we receive a raw signal in the radio spectrum using bowtie microstrip antennas designed for GSM and 5G frequency bands in the 1.8 and 3.5 GHz bands that can be used in our system. …”
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Comparative Physicochemical and Pharmacotechnical Evaluation of Three Topical Gel-Cream Formulations by Ramona Pârvănescu, Cristina Trandafirescu, Adina Magdalena Musuc, Emma Adriana Ozon, Daniela C. Culita, Raul-Augustin Mitran, Cristina-Ionela Stănciulescu, Codruța Șoica

“…In the context of modern dermocosmetic development, multifunctional topical gel-cream formulations must be efficient for both therapeutic efficacy and cosmetic applications. …”
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Performance, physiological and immune responses of Nile tilapia Oreochromis niloticus fed extruded pellet diets with different binders by Eman Y. Mohammady, Ümit Acar, Elsayed M. Younis, Abdel-Wahab A. Abdel-Warith, Simon J. Davies, Ehab R. El-Haroun, Mohamed S. Hassaan

“…While CLS supplementation significantly elevated serum total protein, globulin, and albumin levels compared with CMC group and control diet. …”
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