Clinical characteristics and outcome of children with acute cryptorchid testicular torsion: A single-center, retrospective case series study by Zvizdic, Zlatan

“…The median follow-up period was 42.6 months (IQR 12.5–71.2 months), revealing only one patient with testicular atrophy. The final testicular salvage rate was 35%. …”
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Synthesis of Nanosilica for the Removal of Multicomponent Cd2+ and Cu2+ from Synthetic Water: An Experimental and Theoretical Study by Al-Saida, Basel

“…Copper and cadmium ions are among the top 120 hazardous chemicals listed by the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) that can bind to organic and inorganic chemicals. Silica is one of the most abundant oxides that can limit the transport of these chemicals into water resources. …”
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Portfolio Selection Problem Using CVaR Risk Measures Equipped with DEA, PSO, and ICA Algorithms by Hamdi, Abdelouahed

“…There are different metrics for the calculation of the risk factor, among which the most important one is the Conditional Value at Risk (CVaR). On the other hand, Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) can be used to form the optimal portfolio and evaluate its efficiency. …”
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Interactions between autonomous vehicles and pedestrians at unsignalized mid-block crosswalks considering occlusions by opposing vehicles by Zhu, Hong

“…Visibility can be identified as one of the critical determinants for the safety performance of autonomous vehicles (AVs) on unsignalized mid-block crosswalks (UMC), which may be significantly influenced by build-up environment and surrounding vehicles. …”
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Effect of pH on dissolution of iron sulfide scales using THPS by Ahmed, Musa

“…Iron Sulfides scale has been a critical problem for oil and gas wells for several decades. One of the best candidates to remove these scales is tetrakis(hydroxymethyl)phosphonium sulfate (THPS). …”
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In vitro and in vivo inhibition of aldose reductase and advanced glycation end products by phloretin, epigallocatechin 3-gallate and [6]-gingerol by Sampath, Chethan

“…Male C57BL/6J mice were randomly assigned to one of the different treatments (bioactive compounds at 2 concentrations each) with either a low fat diet or high fat diet (HFD). …”
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A cephalometric morphometric study of age- and gender-dependent shape patterns of the sella turcica by Mustafa, Ayman G.

“…In terms of width and height, significant differences were evident between adult male group on one hand and adolescent female group and adult female group on the other hand. …”
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Effect of Fluid Viscosity and Fiber Length on the Performance of Fibrous Fluid in Horizontal Well Cleanout by Mendez, Michael

“…Various methods have been developed to improve hole cleaning, but their effectiveness decreases as the wellbore inclination increases. One way to solve this issue is to add fibers to the drilling fluid and reduce the settling velocity of the solids to improve the fluid's lifting capacity. …”
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PREPARATION OF WS2/TIO2 NANOSTRUCTURES FOR PHOTOCATALYTIC APPLICATIONS by THIEHMED, ZEINEB

“…Therefore, there is an urgent need to replace fossil fuels with clean, cost-effective, long-lasting, and environmentally friendly fuel to solve the future energy crisis and the environmental issues. One of the promising routes is the semiconductor-based solar driven photocatalysis, which is believed to address several critical issues such as the production of sustainable chemical fuel, and the degradation of toxic pollutant dyes. …”
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An empirical correlation-based model to predict solid-fluid phase equilibria and phase separation of the ternary system CH4-CO2-H2S by Ababneh, Hani

“…However, acid gases have to be removed before the natural gas produced from these fields could be used. One of the novel concepts in this field is the utilization of solid phase formation of carbon dioxide and/or hydrogen sulfide. …”
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Impact of Irrational Use of Antibiotics Among Patients in the Intensive Care Unit on Clinical Outcomes in Sudan by Abdelkarim, Omalhassan Amir

“…Results: Among 102 patients, 54.9% male, one-third of patients developed nosocomial infections, 80.4% received empiric therapy with broad-spectrum antibiotics. …”
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Growth performance, intestinal histomorphology, gut microflora and ghrelin gene expression analysis of broiler by supplementing natural growth promoters: A nutrigenomics approach by Gilani, S.M.H.

“…Total coliform and Escherichia coli in cecal and ileal digesta were decreased significantly (p < 0.05) in organic acids group. …”
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Warming up for athletic events by Hussain, Helmi

“…It is becoming apparent then that there is no one answer to the question and that factors such as the type of the activity, the nature of the warm-up, the extent and intensity of the warm-up, the physiological make-up of the individual and the attitude toward warming up must all be considered. …”
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Amplitude-dependent damping in vibration serviceability: Case of a laboratory footbridge by Avci, Onur

“…Although longer spans and lighter materials result in floor systems with less mass, stiffness, and damping, the trend toward a paperless office decreases damping and the amount of live load on the floors even more. …”
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Investigating the succession process of native desert plants over hydrocarbon-contaminated soils using remote sensing techniques by Meshal, Abdullah

“…Hydrocarbon-contaminated soils are considered as one of the major environmental issues that harm human well-being, particularly in arid regions of the world. …”
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Who needs RDD? Combining directory listings with cell phone exchanges for an alternative telephone sampling frame by Guterbock, Thomas

“…We analyze the components of the telephone population, showing that the proposed method would fail to cover only one segment of the telephone population: unlisted landline households that have no cell phone. …”
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Degraded Arid Soil Reclamation for Cotton Cultivation Using Organic Waste Amendments by Kogbara, Reginald

“…Qatar is one of the most fertilizer-dependent countries due to challenging soil and climatic conditions. …”
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Occurrence and removal characteristics of phthalate esters from bottled drinking water using silver modified roasted date pits by Alhaddad F.A.

“…Results: The results indicated that the most abundant phthalate esters were DMP followed by DEP under 30��C; however, DNOP was not detected in any of the tested water samples, except for one sample under 30��C with a concentration of 0.031�?…”
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Impact Assessment of Land Use Planning on Travel Behavior in Doha, Qatar by Zaina, Samar

“…Land use planning and travel behavior are closely associated and influence one another. Land use planning impacts the transportation network, generates travel distance and time, and influence people’s behavior. …”
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Anticancer activity of Neosetophomone B, A Fungal Secondary Metabolite, against Hematological Malignancies by Kuttikrishnan, Shilpa

“…Cancer is one of the most life threatening diseases, causing nearly 13% death in the worldwide. …”
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