The effectiveness of targeted relative to empiric prophylaxis on infectious complications after transrectal ultrasound-guided prostate biopsy: a meta-analysis by Scott, S.

“…Overtreatment associated with augmented prophylaxis approaches may be reduced as a result. Further prospective assessment and cost?…”
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An enhanced distance-dependent electric field model for contact-separation triboelectric nanogenerator: Air-breakdown limit as a case study by Ahmed, Anas A.

“…The maximum surface charge density that can be obtained without air breakdown was predicted to be lateral sizedependent. It shows a monotonical decrease from 51.94 to 33.59 µC/m2 with a lateral size increase from 0.5 to 10 cm. …”
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Synthesis and characterization of Sm3+-doped ZnO nanoparticles via a sol–gel method and their photocatalytic application by Ba-Abbad, Muneer M.

“…It was noticed that in the presence of samarium ions, the band gap slightly changed from the 3.198 eV of ZnO to 3.288 eV for samarium-doped ZnO with enhanced absorption in the UV region. …”
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The Association between Zinc and Copper Circulating Levels and Cardiometabolic Risk Factors in Adults: A Study of Qatar Biobank Data by Kerkadi, Abdelhamid

“…High Zn/Cu ratio increased the prevalence of low HDL (4.508; p < 0.001) and MetS (5.570; p < 0.01). These findings suggest that high plasma Cu levels are associated with a protective effect on DBP, HDL and MetS and that high plasma Zn/Cu ratio is associated with the risk of having low HDL and MetS.…”
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Health in times of uncertainty in the eastern Mediterranean region, 1990–2013: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2013 by Mokdad, Ali H

“…The crises in Egypt, Yemen, Libya, and Syria have resulted in a reduction in life expectancy; life expectancy in Syria would have been 5 years higher than that recorded for females and 6 years higher for males had the crisis not occurred. …”
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Health in times of uncertainty in the eastern Mediterranean region, 1990–2013: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2013 by Mokdad, Ali H

“…The crises in Egypt, Yemen, Libya, and Syria have resulted in a reduction in life expectancy; life expectancy in Syria would have been 5 years higher than that recorded for females and 6 years higher for males had the crisis not occurred. …”
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A robust experimental-based artificial neural network approach for photovoltaic maximum power point identification considering electrical, thermal and meteorological impact by Gowid, Samer

“…Nonetheless, the consideration of irradiance, electrical, thermal, and weather parameters (scenario IV) yielded higher identification accuracy. The results showed a decrease in the MSE of Vmp by 74.3% (from 1.6 V to 0.411 V), and in the MSE of Imp by 95% (from 4.4e−6 A to 2.16e−7 A), respectively. …”
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RF-based drone detection and identification using deep learning approaches: An initiative towards a large open source drone database by Al-Sa'd, Mohammad F.

“…Averaged accuracy has decreased from 99.7% for the first DNN (2-classes), to 84.5% for the second DNN (4-classes), and lastly, to 46.8% for the third DNN (10-classes). …”
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RF-based drone detection and identification using deep learning approaches: An initiative towards a large open source drone database by Al-Sa'd M.F.

“…Averaged accuracy has decreased from 99.7% for the first DNN (2-classes), to 84.5% for the second DNN (4-classes), and lastly, to 46.8% for the third DNN (10-classes). …”
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Cutaneous Aβ-Non-nociceptive, but Not C-Nociceptive, Dorsal Root Ganglion Neurons Exhibit Spontaneous Activity in the Streptozotocin Rat Model of Painful Diabetic Neuropathy . by Djouhri, Laiche

“…Compared with control, we found in STZ-rats with established pain hypersensitivity (5 weeks post-STZ) several significant changes including: (a) A 23% increase in the incidence of spontaneous activity (SA) in Aβ-LTMs (but not C-mechanosensitive nociceptors) that may cause dysesthesias/paresthesia suffered by DPNP patients, (b) membrane hyperpolarization and a ∼85% reduction in SA rate in Aβ-LTMs by K7 channel activation with retigabine (6 mg/kg, i.v.) suggesting that K7/M channels may be involved in mechanisms of SA generation in Aβ-LTMs, (c) decreases in AP duration and in duration and amplitude of afterhyperpolarization (AHP) in C-and/or Aβ-nociceptors. …”
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Bariatric Surgery Improves Serum CD40L Levels as a Predictor of Cardiovascular Risk: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis by Jamialahamdi, Tannaz

“…Circulating levels of CD40L are decreased after bariatric surgery which may represent a mechanism for improvement of metabolic profile.…”
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The global burden of cancer attributable to risk factors, 2010–19: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019 by Khanh Bao, Tran

“…FindingsGlobally, in 2019, the risk factors included in this analysis accounted for 4·45 million (95% uncertainty interval 4·01–4·94) deaths and 105 million (95·0–116) DALYs for both sexes combined, representing 44·4% (41·3–48·4) of all cancer deaths and 42·0% (39·1–45·6) of all DALYs. There were 2·88 million (2·60–3·18) risk-attributable cancer deaths in males (50·6% [47·8–54·1] of all male cancer deaths) and 1·58 million (1·36–1·84) risk-attributable cancer deaths in females (36·3% [32·5–41·3] of all female cancer deaths). …”
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A lipidomic screen of hyperglycemia-treated HRECs links 12/15-Lipoxygenase to microvascular dysfunction during diabetic retinopathy via NADPH oxidase by Ibrahim, Ahmed S.

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Effect of pH on acidic and basic chelating agents used in the removal of iron sulfide scales: A computational study by Onawole, Abdulmujeeb T.

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Molecular insights of the G2019S substitution in LRRK2 kinase domain associated with Parkinson's disease: A molecular dynamics simulation approach. by Agrahari, Ashish Kumar

“…Therefore, in this study, we used 200 ns molecular dynamic simulation using the GROMACS 5.1.4 package software to investigate the impact of the G2019S substitution on the structure of the kinase domain of LRRK2. …”
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An exploratory social media intervention for perception and behavior on eating away from home: A cluster randomized trial in Chongqing, China by Tingting, Wu

“…A two-month educational intervention was conducted through social media (WeChat official account, Sina Weblog, and Tencent Weibo) with participants of the intervention group. …”
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Greensporone C, a Freshwater Fungal Secondary Metabolite Induces Mitochondrial-Mediated Apoptotic Cell Death in Leukemic Cell Lines by Prabhu K.S.

“…Antitumor activity of greensporone C (GC), a new resorcylic acid lactone isolated from an organic extract of a culture of a Halenospora sp. freshwater fungus, was subjected for screening against a panel of leukemic cell lines (K562, U937, and AR320). …”
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Evaluating the impact of price regulation (Drug Price Control Order 2013) on antibiotic sales in India: a quasi-experimental analysis, 2008–2018 by Selvaraj, Sakthivel

“…We argue that policies on price control need to be complemented with continuous monitoring of market behavior to have a measurable and long-term impact.…”
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An experimental study on achieving even-frosting for an air source heat pump using a novel dual-fan outdoor coil by Bai, Xiaoxia

“…Besides, as tTIAO values were decreased from 15 mins to 10 mins for both fans, and to 6 mins for Fan A and 8 mins for Fan B, heating/frosting operation duration was increased by 8.9% and 19.4%, respectively, at a higher and , as compared to those using the traditional single-fan outdoor coil. …”
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Improved properties of Al-Si3N4 nanocomposites fabricated through a microwave sintering and hot extrusion process by Matli, Penchal Reddy

“…In this study, nano-sized Si3N4 (0, 0.5, 1.0 and 1.5 vol%)/Al composites were fabricated using a powder metallurgy method involving microwave sintering technique followed by hot extrusion. …”
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