Quality Assessment of Selected Dairy Products in Sri Lankan Market by Prameesha Perera, Helani Munasinghe, R. A. U. J. Marapana

“…Four brands of full cream milk powder (FCMP) (imported A and B; local C and D) and three brands of pasteurized milk (PM) attributed to the alphabetical identifies E, F, and G were tested, with raw cow’s milk (CM) as control. Fat, protein, ash, carbohydrate, moisture, and water percentage, total solids (TS), titratable acidity (TA), pH, specific gravity (SG), arsenic content, and total coliform count (TCC) were assessed. …”
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Health economic analysis and medical cost analysis of children with severe hepatitis B in China: A retrospective study from 2016 to 2022 by Qijun Shan, Xudong Ma, Yujie Chen, Guanghua Zhou, Sifa Gao, Jialu Sun, Fuping Guo, Feng Zhang, Dandan Ma, Guoqiang Sun, Wen Zhu, Xiaoyang Meng, Guiren Ruan, Yuelun Zhang, Xutong Tan, Dawei Liu, Yi Wang, Chang Yin, Xiang Zhou, On behalf of Children Hepatitis in China, China National Critical Care Quality Control Center Group and National Quality Control Center for Medical Record Management, Jing Ni, Xuehong Zhang

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Performance evaluation of electrostatic precipitator transformer by considering power quality by Mohammad Khakroei, Mohsen Mostafaei, Ashkan Mirzaei Rajeooni

“…Electrostatic precipitators (ESPs) are industrial emission control units. The ESPs are designed to trap and remove dust particles from the exhaust gas stream by using the force of an electric field, which is produced by a high-voltage power supply. …”
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Menstrual bleeding-specific quality of life in women on antiplatelet therapy by Eva K. Kempers, Johanna A. van der Zande, Paula M. Janssen, Jérôme M.J. Cornette, Jolien W. Roos–Hesselink, Marieke J.H.A. Kruip

“…A PBAC score of 100 is generally considered indicative of heavy menstrual bleeding. Results: In total, 38 women prescribed antiplatelet drugs (median age, 44 years [IQR, 40-48]) and 100 control women (median age, 35 years [IQR, 27-43]) completed the study questionnaire. …”
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Effect of Fermented Dough on the Organoleptic Quality and Shelf-Life of Bread by Dashen, M.M., Edia-Asuke, U.A., Amapu, T.Y., Adesokan, D.M., Olugbodi, F.C.

“…The average total lactic acid bacteria counts during dough fermentation were 2.0 x 107, 1.8 x 107 and 1.7 x 107cfu/g for flour A, B and C fermented doughs respectively. …”
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Does having an asthmatic sibling affect the quality of life in children? by Özge Yılmaz, Ahmet Türkeli, Özlem Karaca, Hasan Yüksel

“…All parents filled in Turkish generic PedsQLTM short form appropriate for the child`s age group. Study and control groups had 114 children each. Total PedsQLTM scores were not significantly different in any of the age groups (p=0.23, p=0.13, p= 0.11 respectively). …”
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The Quality and Composition of Iranian Low-Salt UF-White Cheese by Alireza Shahab Lavasani

“…KCl did not affect the moisture, dry matter, fat, TN (total nitrogen)/dry matter, and WSN (water-soluble nitrogen) contents of cheeses considerably. …”
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Oral immunotherapy improves the quality of life of adults with food allergy by Na’ama Epstein-Rigbi, Michael B. Levy, Liat Nachshon, Yael Koren, Michael R. Goldberg, Arnon Elizur

“…Adults with FA not undergoing OIT who completed the FAQLQ-AF at 2 time points, served as controls. Results A total of 44 adults, median age 23.4 years, who underwent OIT for milk (n = 19), egg (n = 2), peanut (n = 9), sesame (n = 6), and tree nuts (n = 8), and 11 controls were studied. …”
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The Effect of Diabetes on Health-Related Quality of Life in Emirati Patients by Zainab Al-Abadla, Targ Elgzyri, Mayada Moussa

“…Background: Diabetes mellitus (DM) is known to negatively affect quality of life (QoL), yet very few studies have been done on QoL of patients with diabetes in the United Arab Emirates population. …”
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Investigating different dimensions of sleep quality in medical university students by farahnaz kalantar mehrjardi, zahra sepehrmanesh, seyyed alireza moraveji

“…The aim of this study was to investigate the quality of sleep among students. Materials and Methods: This case-control study was conducted on students living in the dormitories of Kashan University of Medical Sciences during the 2013-2014 academic year. …”
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Optical Quality and Related Factors in Ocular Hypertension: Preliminary Study by Yu-jing Wang, Yan-ning Yang, Lin-ying Huang, Bo Wang, Yu-can Han, Jiang-bo Yan

“…This was a prospective case-control study. A total of 12 eyes with OHT and 20 control eyes underwent testing with Optical Quality Analysis System II (OQAS II) to evaluate the modulation transfer function cut off frequency (MTF cutoff), the Strehl 2D ratio (SR), objective scatter index (OSI), tear-film mean OSI (TFOSI), and the OQAS values (OV100%,OV20%, and OV9%). …”
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Peripheral Airway Obstruction in Association with Symptoms and Quality of Life in Asthma by Papapostolou G, Nasr A, Jarenbäck L, Romberg K, Tunsäter A, Ankerst J, Bjermer L, Tufvesson E

“…The cut-off points used to define asthma control may capture peripheral airway dysfunction.Keywords: asthma, symptom, quality of life, airway obstruction…”
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Assessment of the Quality of Water From River Rwizi-Mbarara City. by Aruho, Bosco

“…To address this, recommendations included implementing pollution control measures, establishing regular water quality monitoring programs, enhancing public awareness, and strengthening the regulatory framework to safeguard the river and its users.…”
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Quality of life of the mechanically ventilated patients with community-acquired pneumonia by Zornić Nenad, Milovanović Dragan R., Stojadinović Miroslav, Radovanović Dragče, Davidović Goran, Simović Stefan, Bukumirić Zoran, Janjić Vladimir, Marić Nebojša, Jevđić Jasna, Rosić Vesna, Nešić Jelena

“…Pain or discomfort and anxiety or depression differed significantly between the study group and the control group at days 7 and 30. Conclusion. Patients with MV tend to have poorer quality of life, especially in 3 domains. …”
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Effect of Plant Growth Regulators on Fruit-set and Quality of Guava by Shreef Mahmood, Md. Nazmul Hasan, S.M. Younus Ali, Rafija Alam Ripa, Md. Golap Hossain

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Psychiatric morbidity and quality of life in children and adolescents with cystic fibrosis by Gülser Şenses-Dinç, Nural Kiper, Sevgi Pekcan, Ebru Çengel-Kültür, Ebru Yalçın, Esra Çöp, Deniz Doğru-Ersöz, Tuna Çak, Uğur Özçelik, Fatih Ünal

“… The aim of this study was to investigate psychiatric disorders, depression and anxiety levels, and quality of life in children and adolescents with cystic fibrosis (CF), and to compare them with those of children with non-cystic fibrosis (non-CF) bronchiectasis and healthy controls. …”
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Effect of fructo-oligosaccharides on growth performance and meat quality in broilers by ZhiHui Yan, XiaoWu Tang, RunTao Wu, Can Yang, YunMiao Jiang, Xuan Wang, QingHai Tang, YongLing Hu, LeLi Wang, Zhi Jiang

“…This study investigated the fructo-oligosaccharides (FOS) on growth performance and meat quality in broilers. Total 160 Xianghuang broilers aged 2 months were randomly assigned into 2 groups, CON (control), FOS (supplemented 0.5% fructo-oligosaccharides in diet). …”
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Effect of Chemicals and Cincturing on Quality of Litchi Fruit cv. Bombai by D. Mandal, A. Sarkar, B. Ghosh

“…However, cincturing during September also enhanced the fruit weight (21.39 g) compared with control (19.57 g). …”
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Effectiveness of Chitosan and Ag-Nanoparticle Films on the Quality of Chicken Meat by Ahmed Alkhashb, Thamer Alhaji, Karkaz Thalij

“…Regarding the microbial content, total bacterial count was decreased in both Ch and Ag-NPs over time cpared to the control. …”
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Effect of superficial cervical plexus nerve block with Ropivacaine or a combination of different adjuvants on perioperative analgesia and quality of postoperative recovery in patie... by Xiaoyu Kang, Caifen Li, Liuyu Lu, Xiaotong Qin, Yonghao Wang, Yang Lu, Li Ma, Shaoliang Zhu, Zheng Gong

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