Chronic lower back pain among occupational workers: effect of relaxation technique on quality of working life, pain and disability level with nurse-led intervention by Nabila ELSayed Sabola, Kamal Wifaq, Musaad M. Alruwaili, Rasha Kamal Mohamed Sweelam, Sabah Hassan El-Amrosy, Amal Yousef Abdelwahed

“…Following the relaxation technique intervention, the study group’s pain intensity, frequency, and duration were significantly lower than in the control group. …”
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Advanced groundwater potential and contamination vulnerability assessment using integrated GIS-based AHP techniques: A case study from the Bizerte watershed, Tunisia by Cyrine Belhadj, Rihab Riahi, Abdelaziz Sebei, Sinda Sifi, Noamen Rebai

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In Situ Synthesis of NPC-Cu₂O/CuO/rGO Composite via Dealloying and Microwave-Assisted Hydrothermal Technique by Mircea Nicolaescu, Sebastian Ambrus, Petru Hididis, Mina Morariu (Popescu), Iosif Hulka, Corina Orha, Carmen Lazau, Cosmin Codrean, Cornelia Bandas

“…To confirm the formation of the composite structure, structural, morphological, and optical techniques as XRD, SEM/EDX, UV-Vis and Raman spectroscopy were used. …”
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A Level-Shift Carrier PWM Modulation Technique and Predictive Current Control of a Multilevel DC-AC Converter for Interfacing Renewable Energy Sources by Vitor Pinto, Joao L. Afonso, Vitor Monteiro

“…Computational simulations using the PSIM software were conducted to validate the operation of the converter, both as active rectifier and as inverter. …”
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Assessing Diazinon Exposure: A GC-MS/MS Validation Study of BChE Measurement by Point-of-Care Testing and Enzyme Multiplied Immunoassay Technique by Andreea-Camelia Hîrjău, Mihaela Emanuela Crăciun, Ilinca-Mihaela Marandiuc, Gabriel-Lucian Radu

“…Notably, admission diazinon concentrations (GC-MS/MS) were significantly negatively correlated with BChE activity measured by both POCT (r = −0.9333, <i>p</i> = 0.0205) and EMIT (r = −0.9302, <i>p</i> = 0.0219). …”
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Measurement of Ellman’s Essay Using a Smartphone Camera Coupled with an Image Processing Technique in CIE-LAB Color Space for the Detection of Two Pesticides in Water by Chiravoot Pechyen, Calin Trif, Benya Cherdhirunkorn, Surachet Toommee, Yardnapar Parcharoen

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Enhancing Biomass Production and Biodesulfurization Efficiency of <i>Rhodococcus qingshengii</i> IGTS8: Evaluation of Batch, Repeated Batch and Fed-Batch Cultivation Techniques by Konstantinos Dimos, Styliani Kalantzi, George Prasoulas, Panagiotis D. Gklekas, Olga Martzoukou, Dimitris G. Hatzinikolaou, Dimitris Kekos, Diomi Mamma

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Synthesis, Spectral Identification, Thermal Studies, Antioxidant Properties, and Biological Effects for Some Metal Ion Complexes with New Schiff Base Ligand by Aseel Hikmat Abad Al-Ameer, Naser Shaalan

“…The in vitro antimicrobial activity of the prepared compounds was tested against two Gram-positive bacteria (Staphylococcus aureus and Bacillus) and two Gram-negative bacteria (Escherichia coli and Pseudomonas aeruginosa), as well as Candida albicans as a fungal species, by diffusion technique in addition to antioxidant properties. …”
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Analysis of Two Bradyrhizobium japonicum Strains with Different Symbiotic Matching for Nodulation by Primary Proteomic by Da-wei GUAN, Ming-chao MA, Zhong-yu MA, Xin JIANG, Li LI, Feng-ming CAO, De-long SHEN, Hui-jun CHEN, Jun LI

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Isolation and Identification of Aspergillus niger Causes Otomycosis and Treatment by Phenolic Extract of Agaricus bisporus by Sarah Ali Hussein, Rusol Mohammed Al-Bahrani

“…Active substance (phenols) was extracted from the fungus A. bisporus, and the concentrations were prepared (6.25, 12.5, 25 mg/ml) and then tested against A. niger fungus using the assessment of antifungal activity, the antifungal activity of the extracts and the inhibition of fungal growth were calculated individually. …”
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Design of reputation-driven blockchain sharding consensus and incentive mechanism by TIAN Hanwen, ZHANG Shuhui, WANG Lianhai, XU Shujiang, SHAO Wei

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Phenolics from <i>Ilex rotunda</i> Possess Antioxidative Effects and Block Activation of MAPK and NF-κB Signaling by Inhibiting IL-2 Production in CD3/CD28 Activated Jurkat T Cells... by Ducdat Le, Vinhquang Truong, Thinhulinh Dang, Soojung Yu, Thientam Dinh, Mina Lee

“…This study aimed to investigate phenolic constituents from enriched fractions guided by a total phenolic assay along with a feature-based molecular network. Nine compounds were isolated and identified using multiple chromatography and spectroscopic techniques. …”
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Implementasi Layanan Bimbingan Kelompok dengan Teknik Role Playing untuk Meningkatkan Self Convidence Siswa Sekolah Menengah Atas by Raoda Hamka, Septya Suarja, Imam Pribadi

“…The subjects of this research were 10 class XI students who were identified as having self-confidence low. …”
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Restoring coronal pre-arthritic alignment in mobile-bearing unicompartmental knee arthroplasty: mid- to long-term outcomes by Yankun Jiang, Changquan Liu, Qidong Zhang, Guoyuan Sun, Ran Ding, Nianfei Zhang, Cheng Huang, Weiguo Wang, Wanshou Guo

“…Although no significant differences in postoperative VAS scores were observed between groups (p = 0.147), the pre-arthritically aligned group demonstrated significantly higher HSS scores and better KOOS subscale scores for daily living activities, sports, and quality of life than the non-pre-arthritically aligned group (all p < 0.01). …”
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Revealed reality of cultivation and licit/illicit use of Cannabis (Cannabis sativa L.) in the western mid-hills of Nepal: a list experiment by Thomas Michael Kloepfer, Shinji Kaneko, Niraj Prakash Joshi

“…Our results indicate that planting Cannabis is not a sensitive behavior, as more than 97% of the respondents directly stated that they plant Cannabis. The item count technique, however, did indicate that selling Cannabis husks is a sensitive behavior, where 29% were shown to sell husks when they were asked using the item count technique, whereas 2% of the farmers confirmed selling husks when asked directly. …”
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Optimization of aloe vera‐sodium alginate composite coating using L16 orthogonal design for extension of shelf life of mushroom by Sumaiya Fatima, Vivek Kumar, Geeta Bhadauria

“…The development of coating formulations containing 2% sodium alginate along with varying concentration of aloe vera gel 20%–80% and storage time 4–16 days was planned using a 2‐factor 4‐level orthogonal array (L16) design of Taguchi technique. The influence of both the process parameters on the WL, total soluble solids (TSS), respiration rate (RR), browning index (BI), firmness, electrolyte leakage rate (EL), malondialdehyde (MDA), ascorbic acid (AA), total phenolic content (TPC), enzymes activity (polyphenol oxidase and peroxidase), and yeast and mold count (YMC) were evaluated and the optimized level of parameters was determined on the basis of the highest S/N ratios of the responses. …”
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Pemeriksaan Viral Nervous Necrosis (VNN) Pada Ikan dengan Metode Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) <Br><I>[Viral Nervous Necrosis (VNN) Examination at Fish by Polymerase Chain Reac... by Abdul Manan, Elly Fitriatin

“…Abstract Fish production annually has increased. Trading activities of Fishery in Indonesia both exports and imports will continue to increase every year. …”
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Heterostructure Engineering in High‐Entropy Alloy Catalysts by Wenhui Shi, Hanwen Liu, Shijin Liu, Jinli Chen, Fatang Tan, Jun Wan, Yonggang Yao

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Effects of Polysaccharides Extracted from Stem Barks on the Spontaneous Contractile Activity of the Ileal Smooth Muscle by Ericka Lorleil Mayindza Ekaghba, Olivier Perruchon, Patrice Lerouge, Line Edwige Mengome

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Reducing the decline in physical activity during pregnancy: a systematic review of behaviour change interventions. by Sinead Currie, Marlene Sinclair, Marie H Murphy, Elaine Madden, Lynn Dunwoody, Dianne Liddle

“…Strict inclusion and exclusion criteria were employed. Two reviewers independently evaluated each intervention using the behaviour change techniques (BCT) taxonomy to identify the specific behaviour change techniques employed. …”
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