Intended and Unintended Benefits of Folic Acid Fortification—A Narrative Review by Ismail, Shrooq

“…For this reason, mandatory fortification of folic acid, a synthetic, easily bioavailable form, in processed cereals and cereal products has been implemented in the US since 1 January 1998 to reduce the risk of NTD in newborn children. …”
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Linear dynamics modelling of droplet deformation in a pulsatile electric field by Vivacqua, Vincenzino

“…Resonance is possible only when the droplets are sufficiently large (i.e. for Ohnesorge number less than 1). The oscillation amplitude decreases rapidly with the electric field frequency. …”
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Profiling of intestinal microbiota in patients infected with respiratory influenza a and b viruses by Al Khatib, Hebah A.

“…Little is known about the association between respiratory viral infections and their impact on intestinal microbiota. Here, we compared the effect of influenza types, A and B, and influenza shedding in patients’ stools on the gut microbiota diversity and composition. …”
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Reviewing the oil price-GDP growth relationship: A replication study by Charfeddine, Lanouar

“…Extending the ARX(4), we only find little evidence that oil price decreases impact GDP growth rates on the full data set. …”
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A decision support system for automating document retrieval and citation screening by van Dinter, Raymon

“…In two cases, our model yielded a better performance over the benchmark review datasets. …”
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Effect of using Cement Kiln Dust as a nano-material on the strength of cement mortars by Alnahhal, Wael

“…The CKD was milled up to 4 hours in a planetary ball mill. In addition to the control cement mortar mixture with 0% CKD, a total of 28 concrete mortar mixtures were prepared with four different replacement percentages of nano-CKD (5, 10, 15, and 20 %), and seven different milling times (1, 1.5, 2, 2.5, 3, 3.5, and 4 hours). …”
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Partial characterization Of an alkalophilic extracellular Crude pectinases from a bacillus Polymyxa strain by Al Rajabi, Ihab. I. [ايهاب الرجبي وعادل محاسنه]

“…Chelating agents such as lmM EDTA caused a decrease in pectate lyase activity by about 48%, nitrilotriacetate (NTA) also caused a decrease in activity of pectin lyase and pectate lyase by about 35% and 53% respectively. …”
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EFFECT OF PHENOL AS A CONTAMINANT ON THE WILD PEARL OYSTER PINCTADA IMBRICATA RADIATA IN QATAR: ECOTOXICOLOGICAL APPROACH AND USE OF OYSTER SHELL STRUCTURE AS A POTENTIAL MITIGATIO... by BARAH, FARAHNAZ GHOLAMREZA

“…Phenol removal is a vital environmental concern due to its toxicity and hazard effects. …”
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Tailoring optical absorption in silicon nanostructures from UV to visible light: A TDDFT study by Hassan, Walid M.I.

“…(ii) The exciton binding energy is seen to decrease by approximately 45% from 0.67 eV to about 0.3 eV with length increase, for a nanostructure with a cross-section diameter of approximately 12 Å. …”
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Khalasa date palm leaf fiber as a potential reinforcement for polymeric composite materials by Mahdi E.

“…CE applications can be a viable option for the sustainable production of polymeric composite materials by decreasing the cost and improving product lifetimes and mechanical performance. …”
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Socket Shield Technique to Improve the Outcomes of Immediate Implant: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Scarano, Antonio

“…Additionally, SST had a significant increase in implant stability (MD = 3.46, 95 % CI [1.22, 5.69], p = 0.002) and pink esthetic score (MD = 1.60, 95% CI [0.90, 2.30], p < 0.0001). …”
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Proline Accumulation In Plants Of Different Ecological Groups As A Response To Water Deficit by Batanouny, K. H. [كمال الدين حسن البتانوني]

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Impact of Draw Solution Concentration on Forward Osmosis Process: A Simulation Study by Alfahel, Radwan

“…Also, while increasing concentration of draw solution, energy consumption decreased. The maximum recovery rate of 33% was achieved using (0.5M NaCl) draw solution and a flow rate of 40000 m3/day. …”
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Textile-Reinforced Mortar (TRM) System as a Strengthening Technique on Reinforced Concrete Beams by Afzal, Muhammad Shekaib

“…Similarly the average values of energy absorption for using PBO as strengthening material were 2.0 × , 1.0 × and 1.5 × for “ρ” _“s” ^“1” “ = 0.5%,” “ρ” _“s” ^“2” “ = 0.72% and” “ρ” _“s” ^“3” “ = 1.27%” specimens respectively to that of the control specimen. …”
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CO2 enhanced gas recovery and sequestration in depleted gas reservoirs: A review by Hamza A.

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Estimating the production and mortality of fine roots using minirhizotrons in a Pinus densiflora forest in Gwangneung, Korea by Han, Seung Hyun

“…The annual FP and FM values at the 0–30 cm soil depth were 3200.2 and 2271.5 kg ha−1 yr −1, respectively. The FP estimate accounted for approximately 17 % of the total net primary production at the study site. …”
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The Effects of Statin Treatment on Serum Ferritin Levels: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Jamialahmadi, Tannaz

“…Atherosclerosis is a low-grade inflammatory disease, and elevated ferritin is considered to be one of the markers of inflammation. …”
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Preparation and characterization of chemically synthesized polyaniline–polystyrene blends as a carbon dioxide gas sensor by J., Bhadra

“…The non-ohmic behavior of I–V characteristics by the blend films indicates that these nanocomposite films may have some utility in electronic device applications; an increase in conductivity is observed with decreasing PS concentration. …”
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A new process for the recovery of ammonia from ammoniated high-salinity brine by Mohammad, Ameera F.

“…The initial ammonia concentration in a Solvay effluent of 13,700 mg/L N was decreased to 190 mg/L N. …”
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Effect of Bariatric Surgery on Intima Media Thickness: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Jamialahmadi, Tannaz

“…Results: The meta-analysis of 30 trials, including 1488 subjects, demonstrated a significant decrease in IMT after bariatric surgery. …”
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