Optimal dilation time for combined small endoscopic sphincterotomy and balloon dilation for common bile duct stones: a multicentre, single-blinded, randomised controlled trial by Meng W.

“…Methods We did a multicentre, single-blinded, randomised controlled trial at 15 tertiary surgical centres in China. …”
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Association between Lebanese Mediterranean Diet and Frailty in Community-Dwelling Lebanese Older Adults—A Preliminary Study by Daou, Tracy

“…The results showed that a higher LMD adherence was associated with a significantly decreased frailty prevalence (OR = 0.123, 95% CI: 0.022–0.676, p = 0.016 when categorical and OR = 0.773, 95% CI 0.608–0.983, p = 0.036). …”
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Nanomechanical properties of plasma treated polylactic acid by Koumoulos E.P.

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Omega-3 fatty acid-rich fish oil supplementation prevents rosiglitazone-induced osteopenia in aging mice by Cugno, Chiara

“…Moreover, fish oil restored rosiglitazone-induced down-regulation of osteoblast differentiation and up-regulation of adipocyte differentiation in C3H10T1/2 cells and inhibited the up-regulation of osteoclast differentiation of RANKL-treated RAW264.7 cells. …”
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Fecal Carriage and Molecular Characterization of Carbapenemase-Producing Enterobacterales in the Pediatric Population in Qatar by Pérez-López, Andrés

“…All 9 blaOXA-48-type-gene-containing E. coli sequence type 38 (ST38) strains were isolated from patients without international travel history. The mean quarterly incidence of fecal carriage decreased more than 6-fold after the implementation of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)-related international travel restrictions in Qatar in mid-March 2020. …”
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Impact of composition and salinity on swelling and gel strength of poly (acrylamide-co-acrylic acid) preformed particle gel by Ben Ali, Ahmed

“…In contrast, increasing the crosslinker content decreases the swelling ratio and increases the gel strength. …”
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Experimental study on combustion, performance, and emission behaviours of diesel /WCO biodiesel/Cyclohexane blends in DI-CI engine by Elkelawy, Medhat

“…The experiment activity changed the fuel injection pressure of 150 and 250 bar, respectively, while the WCOB blends of B60D35c5, B60D30c10, and B60D25c15 have been used. The obtained results have been compared with the commercial diesel#1 and B60D40 fuel blends, respectively. …”
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Control of the Speed of a Light-Induced Spin Transition through Mesoscale Core-Shell Architecture by Slimani, Ahmed

“…A series of photomagnetic coordination polymer core-shell heterostructures, based on the light-switchable RbaCob[Fe(CN)6]c·mH2O (RbCoFe-PBA) as core with the isostructural KjNik[Cr(CN)6]l·nH2O (KNiCr-PBA) as shell, are studied using temperature-dependent powder X-ray diffraction and SQUID magnetometry. …”
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Thermal behavior and post-heating fracture characteristics of polypropylene microfiber-reinforced geopolymer binders by Mohammad R., Irshidat

“…Geopolymer binders with different fiber contents including 0%, 0.05%, 0.1%, and 0.2% by fly ash weight were prepared and exposed to elevated temperatures of 200 °C, 400 °C, and 600 °C. …”
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Adiposity indicators exhibit depot- and sex-specific associations with multimorbidity onset: A cohort study of the UK Biobank by Ma, Lu

“…Results Cox proportional hazard regression analyses of general obesity indices revealed that for every one-unit increase in body mass index, the risk of incident multimorbidity increased by 5.2% (95% confidence interval 5.0%-5.4%). A dose-response relationship was observed between general obesity degrees and incident multimorbidity. …”
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Vascular access types in hemodialysis patients in palestine and factors affecting their distribution: A cross-sectional study by Hamdan, Zakaria

“…We also highly recommend decreasing the duration of temporary catheters. …”
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Method to prepare ternary methanol electro-oxidation catalysts for direct methanol fuel cell applications by Yousaf, Ammar Bin

“…The highest catalyst activity of 12.36 mA/mg has been found for the Pt-Ru/NiO-MC, which is higher than the commercial Pt-Ru/C (E-TEK) catalyst. The measured catalytic activity decreased in the order: Pt-Ru/NiO-MC > Pt-Ru/CoO-MC > Pt-Ru/Fe2O3-MC > Pt-Ru/C (E-TEK). …”
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Application of Green Polymeric Nanocomposites for Enhanced Oil Recovery by Spontaneous Imbibition from Carbonate Reservoirs by Ahmadi, Yaser

“…It was found that both ENC and WNC nanocomposites decreased CA and IFT, but ENC performed better than WNC under different salinities, namely, seawater (SW), double diluted salted (2 SW), ten times diluted seawater (10 SW), formation water (FW), and distilled water (DIW), which were applied at 70 °C, 2000 psi, and 0.05 wt.% nanocomposites concentration. …”
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Short-Term Effects of Experimental Warming and Precipitation Manipulation on Soil Microbial Biomass C and N, Community Substrate Utilization Patterns and Community Composition by LI, Guanlin

“…Decreased and increased precipitation significantly reduced microbial biomass C by 13.5% and 24.9% and microbial biomass N by 22.9% and 17.6% in unwarmed plots, respectively (P < 0.01). …”
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Estimating the age-dependent changes in carbon stocks of Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) stands in Turkey by Lee, Jongyeol

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Technologies Serving Concrete for Economy, Durability and Sustainability by Alhassani, Yahia

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Improved properties of Al-Si3N4 nanocomposites fabricated through a microwave sintering and hot extrusion process by Matli, Penchal Reddy

“…Overall, hot extruded Al–1.5 vol% Si3N4 nanocomposites exhibited the best combination of tensile, compressive, hardness, Young's modulus and thermal properties of 191 ± 4 MPa, 412 ± 3 MPa, 16.3 ± 0.8 GPa, 94 ± 2 GPa and 19.3 μ K−1, respectively. Tensile tests performed at 200 °C revealed that the tensile strength reduced by ∼35% when compared to the strength at room temperature. …”
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Profiling of the Differentially Expressed Genes of Inflammation and Angiogenesis of Human Brain Microvascular Endothelial Cells Evoked by Cell Injury In-Vitro to Mimic Acute Ischem... by Al Hamed, Fatima Alzahra Mahmoud

“…Profiling of the gene expression revealed dysregulation of 20 genes (5 upregulated and 15 down regulated) of both inflammation and angiogenesis. …”
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Advantageous Effects of Sumac Usage in Meatball Preparation on Various Quality Criteria and Formation of Heterocyclic Aromatic Amines by Savaş, Adem

“…On the other hand, MeIQx was not detected in the samples cooked at 150 °C, it was only determined in the control group samples cooked at 250 °C. …”
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An Eco-Friendly Quaternary Ammonium Salt as a Corrosion Inhibitor for Carbon Steel in 5 M HCl Solution: Theoretical and Experimental Investigation by Jalab, Rem

“…The overall results revealed that adding varied concentrations of Q-22 significantly decreases the corrosion rate of C-steel. The results revealed the physisorption nature of Q-22 onto the C-steel surface, with adsorption following the Freundlich isotherm (∆Hads = −16.40 kJ·mol−1). …”
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