Decreased number of acute appendicitis cases in pediatric population during the COVID-19 pandemic: Any link? by Zvizdic, Zlatan

“…The reasons behind the decrease in AA frequency during the COVID-19 pandemic remain unclear. …”
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Opportunities, challenges and trade-offs with decreasing avoidable food waste in the UK by Patel, Shivalee

“…This study looks at the main stages of the food supply chain, and amasses the opportunities, challenges and trade-offs associated with surplus food redistribution to the UK economy. It highlights points in the food system where interventions can be made, to improve food’s circularity and sustainability potential. …”
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Does the Mediterranean Diet Have Any Effect on Lipid Profile, Central Obesity and Liver Enzymes in Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD) Subjects? A Systematic Review and Meta-... by Del Bo', Cristian

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Quality improvement can decrease blood delivery turnaround time: Evidence from a single tertiary-care academic medical center by Hammad Y.A.

“…Context: Blood transfusion services are critical to any hospitals? functioning, and timely blood/ component therapy resuscitation is lifesaving. …”
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A new family of boost active neutral point clamped inverter topology with reduced switch count by Siddique, Marif Daula

“…The neutral point is connected directly to the load terminals, which decreases the leakage current and makes it suitable for solar PV integration. …”
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Turning point in COVID-19 severity and fatality during the pandemic: a national cohort study in Qatar by Chemaitelly, Hiam

“…Conclusion The conclusion of the first omicron wave was a turning point in the severity of the pandemic. While vaccination and enhanced case management reduced severity gradually, the rapid accumulation of natural immunity during the first omicron wave appears to have played a critical role in driving this shift in severity.…”
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Serum Vitamin D Concentration ≥75 nmol/L Is Related to Decreased Cardiometabolic and Inflammatory Biomarkers, Metabolic Syndrome, and Diabetes; and Increased Cardiorespiratory Fitn... by Ganji, Vijay

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Understanding the False Positive of Modified Martensitic Steels in Sweet & Sour Service Conditions Using a Point Defect Model Perspective by Martinez, Alan

“…These results indicate a critical point in temperature in the tests with only CO2, where resistance to pitting susceptibility is maximized due to a decrease in the cation vacancy diffusivity.…”
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Locations of Temporary Distribution Facilities for Emergency Response Planning by Pradhananga, Rojee

“…We assume that the individual demands in close vicinity are grouped at so-called aggregated demand points (ADPs). The distribution process initiates from a central supply point (CSP) which is a collection point that continuously acquires the resources and prepares them for distribution. …”
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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

“…This paper aims to develop a robust and practical photovoltaic (PV) Maximum Power Point (MPP) identification tool developed using reliable experimental data sets. …”
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DEVELOPMENT AND EVALUATION OF VIRTUAL REALITY EXERGAMES FOR UPPER LIMB AMPUTEE REHABILITATION by MAZHAR, NOAMAN

“…Upper limb amputees face significant challenges in adapting to prosthetic limbs, leading to suboptimal rehabilitation outcomes and decreased quality of life. Conventional rehabilitation methods often lack engagement and fail to address the multifaceted difficulties associated with prosthetic use. …”
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Impact of magnetic dipole on a thermally stratified ferrofluid past a stretchable surface by Muhammad N.

“…The analysis is disclosed by thermally stratified phenomenon and stagnation point. It is also noticed that the impact of magneto-thermomechanical coupling is inspected numerically via BVPh2 midpoint method. …”
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Effects of superelastic nano-NiTi additions on electroless Ni –P coating properties under bending by MacLean M.

“…Elastic modulus and bend strength decreased with the addition of superelastic NiTi.…”
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Generation, performance evaluation and control design of single-phase differential-mode buck-boost current-source inverters by Darwish, Ahmed

“…Since these inverters have continuous input currents, they are suitable for maximum power point tracking (MPPT) operation of photovoltaic systems. …”
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Optimization of performance and emission characteristics of CI engine fueled with Jatropha biodiesel produced using a heterogeneous catalyst (CaO) by Singh, A.

“…The optimum performance and emission characteristics (BP, BTHE, HC and NOx) are found to be 2.258 KW, 29.05%, 6.31 ppm, and 159.5 ppm respectively. The performance of B20 fueled engine was almost comparable to that of diesel fuel. …”
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Blue photobiomodulation LED therapy impacts SARS-CoV-2 by limiting its replication in Vero cells by Zupin, L.

“…The study of any intervention able to counteract SARS-CoV-2 pandemic is considerably envisaged. …”
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The Separation of Emulsified Water/Oil Mixtures through Adsorption on Plasma-Treated Polyethylene Powder by Abdulkareem, Asma

“…The efficiency of the plasma-treated LDPE powder in oil removal was found to be dependent on the initial oil concentration. It decreased from 96.7% to 79.5% as the initial oil concentration increased from 75 ppm to 200 ppm. …”
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Analysis of dopant diffusion in molten germanium induced by pulsed nd : yag laser by Mousa, Ali M. [علي مطشر موسى]

“…Doped sample Tann = 200- 500 C for time t mn = 45 subjected to subsequent thermal annealing (at the temperature and to plused leacr annealing (en<5rgy density in a min) pluse E=5.2 - 9.5 J/cm2) in order to establish optimal condition. A monotonic decrease in the sheet rcsostance with increasing energy density for all values of E > 10 J/cm2. …”
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The separation of emulsified water/oil mixtures through adsorption on plasma-treated polyethylene powder by Abdulkareem A.

“…The efficiency of the plasma-treated LDPE powder in oil removal was found to be dependent on the initial oil concentration. It decreased from 96.7% to 79.5% as the initial oil concentration increased from 75 ppm to 200 ppm. …”
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Novel fluorinated surfactants for enhanced oil recovery in carbonate reservoirs by Al-Amodi, Adel O.

“…Core flooding experiments showed 42 % additional oil recovery using 2.5 g/L (2500 ppm) HPAM and 0.001 g/g (0.1 mass%) amphoteric surfactant at 90 °C.…”
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