Changing Trends in the Referral and Timing of Treatment for Congenital Cryptorchidism: A Single-Center Experience from Bosnia and Herzegovina. by Zvizdic, Zlatan

“…The analysis of the observed two periods (2008-2010 and 2015-2017) showed a statistically significant decrease in the mean referral age and the mean age at surgery over the last 5 years (2015-2017) (p = 0.007 and p = 0.003, respectively). …”
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Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on sexually transmitted infection testing and diagnosis in Lebanon: A retrospective chart review by Sunji, Nadine

“…Post-COVID-19 onset, 1.7 % of patients tested positive for any STI compared with 1.1 % pre-COVID-19 onset (OR: 1.5, 95%CI: 0.8–2.7). Close to 90 % of all positive diagnoses were among MSM. …”
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Preparation and characterization of chemically synthesized polyaniline–polystyrene blends as a carbon dioxide gas sensor by J., Bhadra

“…The SEM results of the above polymerized blends reflect the formation of spherical nanoparticles with diameter ranging from 50nm to 90nm with a decrease in PS concentration that facilitates the formation of clusters. …”
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Synergistic effects and optimization of nitrogen and phosphorus concentrations on the growth and nutrient uptake of a freshwater Chlorella vulgaris by Alketife, Ahmed M.

“…1 and the maximum biomass produced was decreased more than three-fold to 0.5 g/L. The Box Behnken experimental design and response surface method were used to study the effects of the initial concentrations (P, N and C) on P and N removal efficiencies. …”
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Morphology, nucleation, and isothermal crystallization kinetics of poly(butylene succinate) mixed with a polycarbonate/MWCNTs masterbatch by Gumede, Thandi P.

“…Standard DSC scans showed that the MWCNTs nucleation effects saturated at 0.5 wt% MWCNT content on the PBS-rich phase, above this content a negative nucleation effect was observed. …”
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Effective removal of phenol from wastewater using a hybrid process of graphene oxide adsorption and UV-irradiation by Al-Ghouti M.A.

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Enhanced photovoltaic performance with co-sensitization of a ruthenium(ii) sensitizer and an organic dye in dye-sensitized solar cells by Mehmood, Umer

“…Upon optimization, the device made of 0.3 mM N3 + 0.2 mM RK-1 yielded Jsc = 18.1 mA cm2, Voc = 888 mV, FF = 57.44, and ? …”
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RIGOROUS SIMULATION AND OPTIMIZATION OF THE COLD SECTION IN A REAL LNG PLANT: UPFRONT NITROGEN REMOVAL AS PROCESS ENHANCING CONCEPT by MKACHER, HAJER

“…Compared with baseline operation, removing up to 87.5% of nitrogen from the feed was found optimal as it decreases the total power requirement by 0.24 MW and increases the LNG product flow rate by 4.4 %, while exergy loss decreased by 7.08 MW. …”
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Debt maturity, financial crisis and corporate performance in GCC countries: A dynamic-GMM approach by Zeitun, Rami

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Turning point in COVID-19 severity and fatality during the pandemic: a national cohort study in Qatar by Chemaitelly, Hiam

“…In the post-first omicron phase, incidence rate of fatal COVID-19 decreased by 90.0% compared with earlier stages. Both severity and fatality exhibited an exponential increase with age and a linear increase with the number of coexisting conditions. …”
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Impact assessment of non-indigenous jellyfish species on the estuarine community dynamic: A model of medusa phase by Muha, Teja Petra

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Association Between Serum Bicarbonate Levels and Prediabetes and Subclinical Inflammation in Young Healthy Adults: A Cross-sectional Study by Omar, Abeer A.

“…Similarly, after multivariable linear regression, a unit increase in serum bicarbonate was associated with a 0.18 unit decrease in MHR (beta −0.18, 95%CI: −0.29, −0.07, p=0.002), again with no association observed in females. …”
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Morphology, Nucleation, and Isothermal Crystallization Kinetics of Poly(ε-caprolactone) Mixed with a Polycarbonate/MWCNTs Masterbatch by Gumede, Thandi P.

“…The nanocomposites contained 0.5, 1.0, 2.0, and 4.0 wt % MWCNTs. Even though PCL and PC have been reported to be miscible, our DSC (Differential Scanning Calorimetry), SAXS (Small Angle X-ray Scattering), and WAXS (Wide Angle X-ray Scattering) results showed partial miscibility, where two phases were formed (PC-rich and PCL-rich phases). …”
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Aldehyde dehydrogenase expression in Metaphire posthuma as a bioindicator to monitor heavy metal pollution in soil by Panday, Raju

“…The ALDH activity was found to be highest in worms cultured in 5 ppm heavy metal contaminated soils. Although, ALDH activities decreased as the heavy metal concentration in soil increased, they were significantly higher when compared to control worms cultured in uncontaminated soils. …”
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Solar hydrogen production via a samarium oxide-based thermochemical water splitting cycle by Bhosale, Rahul

“…The computational thermodynamic analysis of a samarium oxide-based two-step solar thermochemical water splitting cycle is reported. …”
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High-quality and anti-inflammatory diets and a healthy lifestyle are associated with lower sleep apnea risk by Melaku, Yohannes Adama

“…Higher DII was positively associated with sleep apnea (odds ratioQuintile 5 vs Quintile 1 = 1.55; 95% confidence interval, 1.24-1.94; P for trend < .001), whereas higher HEI was associated with reduced sleep apnea risk (odds ratioQuintile 5 vs Quintile 1 = 0.72; 95% confidence interval, 0.59-0.88; P for trend = .007). …”
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Impact of the COVID-19 lockdown on lifestyle behaviors and their association with personality among adults in Qatar: A cross-sectional study by Al-Abdi, Tamara

“…There was an increase in olive oil (9% vs. 12%; p < 0.001), vegetables (54.3% vs. 58.7%; p = 0.005), legumes (11.8% vs. 15.3%; p = 0.007), sofrito (70.9% vs. 77.3%; p < 0.001) and fat (45.9% vs. 53.8%; p < 0.001) consumption and a decrease in fresh fruit (39.4% vs. 15.8%; p < 0.001) and fish/seafood (5.9% vs. 3.9%; p = 0.0035) consumption during lockdown. …”
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A CFD- RSM study of cuttings transport in non-Newtonian drilling fluids: Impact of operational parameters by Awad A.M.

“…Computational fluid dynamics (CFD) is used to study the effect of drill pipe rotation speed (from 0 to 200 rpm), inclination angle (0–90⁰), and pipe eccentricity (0–0.8) on the cuttings transport ratio (CTR), cuttings volume concentration (CVT), and pressure drop. …”
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Box-Behnken approach for optimization of Cr(III) removal from a real tanning effluent using powdered marble by Boujelben, R.

“…The results showed that the maximum uptake (> 99%) was obtained at a chromium initial concentration of 0.758�g/L, pH = 5.0 and using 6% (w:v) of powdered marble. …”
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Corrosion inhibition of API X120 steel in a highly aggressive medium using stearamidopropyl dimethylamine by Radwan, A.Bahgat

“…The inhibition efficiency of the stearamidopropyl dimethylamine (SAPDA) surfactant for the corrosion of API X120 steel in a 0.5 M HCl solution at different temperatures was investigated using different electrochemical and microscopy techniques. …”
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