Quantifying variations in ecosystem services in altitude-associated vegetation types in a tropical region of China by Fang, Zhou

“…This is leading to a decrease in ESs provision, so measures are urgently needed to protect natural vegetation. …”
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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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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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Environmental impacts of solar photovoltaic systems: A critical review of recent progress and future outlook by Tawalbeh M.

“…It was concluded that the carbon footprint of the PV system could be decreased further by one order of magnitude using novel manufacturing materials. …”
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Optimization of cultivation conditions for combined nutrient removal and CO2 fixation in a batch photobioreactor by Al Ketife, Ahmed MD

“…CONCLUSION Optimum values 5% CO2, 100 μE and 22 °C were identified for Cc,g, I and T, respectively, with μ and Rc reaching 1.53 day−1 and 1 g L−1 day−1, respectively, along with associated nutrient removal of 100%. …”
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Food groups and the risk of colorectal cancer: results from a Jordanian case-control study by Abu-Mweis, Suhad S.

“…An increase in risk was observed with increased consumption of white bread (OR=3.13, 95% CI: 1.18-9.25), whereas consumption of whole bread was associated with a decreased risk for CRC (OR=0.32, 95% CI: 0.12-0.84). …”
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Optimized intake manifold designs and their effects on the operation and emissions of a gas-to-liquid diesel engine by Abdellatif, Y. M.

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Treatment and desalination of domestic wastewater for water reuse in a four-chamber microbial desalination cell by Lu, Yaobin

“…Several strategies such as controlling catholyte pH, increasing influent COD concentration, adopting the batch mode, applying external voltage, and increasing the alkalinity of wastewater were investigated for improving the SMDC performance. Under a condition of 0.4 V external voltage, anolyte pH adjustment, and a batch mode, the SMDC decreased the wastewater salinity from 1.45 to below 0.75 mS cm−1, which met the salinity standard of wastewater for irrigation. …”
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Association between Serum Vitamin D Status and Circadian Syndrome: A Cross-Sectional Study by Arabi, Ahmed

“…The association between vitamin D deficiency and CircS was stronger than that with MetS. Additionally, a dose-response gradient in odds of CircS components, particularly with short sleep duration, was noted as serum vitamin D levels decreased. …”
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Conversion of a mixture of date palm wastes to mesoporous activated carbon for efficient dye adsorption by Alharbi, Hattan A.

“…Maximum removal of RBBR was achieved at pH 3 (96.69 mg g−1) and at 30 °C of solution temperature (85.79 mg g−1). …”
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Preparation and characterization of wollastonite/titanium oxide nanofiber bioceramic composite as a future implant material by Aly, Ibrahim H.M.

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A Deep Learning Approach for Vital Signs Compression and Energy Efficient Delivery in mhealth Systems by Said, A.

“…Results indicate that: 1) the proposed adaptive single modality compression scheme outperforms conventional compression methods by 13.24% and 43.75% reductions in distortion and processing time, respectively; 2) the proposed adaptive multiple modality compression further decreases the distortion by 3.71% and 72.37% when compared with the proposed single modality scheme and conventional methods through leveraging inter-modality correlations; and 3) adaptive multiple modality compression demonstrates its efficiency in terms of energy consumption, computational complexity, and responding to different network states. …”
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Type 2 diabetes epidemic and key risk factors in Qatar: A mathematical modeling analysis by Awad, Susanne F.

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Aquaculture sediments amended with biochar improved soil health and plant growth in a degraded soil by Sajid, Mehmood

“…However, the same treatment significantly decreased proline content by 74.9 %, Malondialdehyde by 65.6 %, H2O2 by 65.1 %, and Cr concentration in spinach root and shoot tissues. …”
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Control of the Speed of a Light-Induced Spin Transition through Mesoscale Core-Shell Architecture by Slimani, Ahmed

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

“…Prediabetes was defined using HbA1c between 5.7 and 6.4% and subclinical inflammation was defined using monocyte to high density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol ratio (MHR). …”
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Demographic characteristics, laboratory features and complications in 346 cases of brucellosis: A retrospective study from Qatar by Varikkodan, Irfan

“…Results: Of the 346 patients 299 were males. The mean age was 39.62 years. 120 patients had history of drinking raw milk and 116 had a history of contact with animals. …”
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Host genetic variants potentially associated with SARS-CoV-2: A multi-population analysis by Smatti, Maria K.

“…Earlier studies identified single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) associated with SARS-CoV-1 in Eastern Asian (EAS) populations. In this report, we aimed at exploring the frequency of a set of genetic polymorphisms that could affect SARS-CoV-2 susceptibility or severity, including those that were previously associated with SARS-CoV-1. …”
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Topiramate monotherapy for weight reduction in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus: A systematic review and meta-analysis by Paravattil, Bridget

“…Results: Of the 284 studies identified, 5 studies fulfilled the inclusion criteria. Topiramate decreased weight by a mean difference of 3.4 kg (95% CI, -3.79 to -3.04) compared to placebo. …”
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