Changing Trends in the Referral and Timing of Treatment for Congenital Cryptorchidism: A Single-Center Experience from Bosnia and Herzegovina. by Zvizdic, Zlatan

“…The analysis of the observed two periods (2008-2010 and 2015-2017) showed a statistically significant decrease in the mean referral age and the mean age at surgery over the last 5 years (2015-2017) (p = 0.007 and p = 0.003, respectively). …”
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Release of colloids in saturated porous media under transient hydro-chemical conditions: A pore-scale study by Nishad, Safna

“…Favorable, medium-favorable and unfavorable colloids (i.e., repulsion absent, repulsion at long-range of separation distances and attraction absent with the micromodel surface, respectively) were deposited in the micromodel and then a series of colloid release experiments were conducted at different conditions including increasing the flow rate, decreasing the ionic strength and increasing the solution pH. …”
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Orthodontic camouflage versus orthodontic-orthognathic surgical treatment in borderline class III malocclusion: a systematic review. by Alhammadi, Maged S

“…Regarding the vertical jaw relation, one study reported a significant decrease in mandibular plane inclination in OC and a significant increase in OOS. …”
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Bidirectional buck-boost inverter-based HVDC transmission system with AC-side contribution blocking capability during DC-side faults by Elserougi, A. A.

“…The simulation results reveal the promising performance under normal operation as well as a significant decrease in the dc fault current due to the ac-side contribution blocking capability of the BBI-HVDC system during dc-side faults.…”
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Ocean Acidification and Carbonate System Geochemistry in the Arabian Gulf by Al-Thani, Jassem A.

“…Normalized NAlk and NDIC were calculated to remove the impact of increasing salinity. NAlk and NDIC decrease corresponding to a CaCO3/OrgC removal ratio of 2/1. …”
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A control algorithm to increase the efficient operation of wind energy conversion systems under extreme wind conditions by Jargalsaikhan, Nyam

“…In general, most wind turbines cut off when wind speed is over the cut-out rate; as a result, the power generation of the wind farm decreases. …”
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Severe vegetation degradation associated with different disturbance types in a poorly managed urban recreation destination in Iran by Erfanian, Mohammad Bagher

“…This study examined the impact of different kinds of recreational activities on plant communities in a highly visited park in Mashhad, Iran. Vegetation in the park was sampled along 41 random 10-m transects with different human disturbances (trails, dirt roads, campsites) and undisturbed communities. …”
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Development of a stacked machine learning model to compute the capability of ZnO-based sensors for hydrogen detection by Behzad, Vaferi

“…Trend and relevancy analyses indicated that the sensor sensitivity intensifies with increasing hydrogen concentration and decreasing temperature. The reduced graphene oxide (rGO) dose initially improves sensor sensitivity toward hydrogen detection up to a maximum value and then continuously decreases it. …”
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A MEASUREMENT CAMPAIGN TO INVESTIGATE THE EFFECT OF USING SOFT RAILPADS ON GROUND-BORNE VIBRATIONS FROM UNDERGROUND RAILWAYS by Alsharo, Anas

“…A comprehensive vibration measurement campaign was conducted before and after the installation of the softer resilient railpads. …”
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A model for capacitated green vehicle routing problem with the time-varying vehicle speed and soft time windows by Xu Z.

“…The results of numerical experiments show that the consumption of fuel in a supply chain can be decreased sharply without any significant loss in customer satisfaction. …”
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Electrically conductive composites based on an elastomeric matrix filled with expanded graphite as a potential oil sensing material by Krupa, Igor

“…For a composite filled with 10 wt.% of the filler, it was found that the electrical conductivity remained constant up to 11% of the sample extension before sharply decreasing. …”
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Changes in dietary habits and eating behaviors during COVID-19 induced confinement: A study from Jordan by Alomari, Mahmoud A.

“…Among these changes, they have increased (p < 0.05) the prevalence of fruit and vegetable, immune boosters, water, and hot beverage consumption, as well as decreased (p < 0.05) eating in restaurants and fatty food consumption, indicating a positive change. …”
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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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Sputtered manganese oxide thin film on carbon nanotubes sheet as a flexible and binder-free electrode for supercapacitors by Dawoud H.D.

“…The results obtained showed that CNTs/MnO2 composite electrode displayed good electrochemical performance in 1-M Na2SO4, while the chemical stability of MnO2 film was highly affected due its dissolution in acidic medium. A specific capacitance of 940 F/g was retained (with a capacitance retention of about 80%) after 3000 GCD cycles. …”
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Energy saving potential analysis applying factory scale energy audit – A case study of food production by Derar, Al Momani

“…It has been established that optimizing the factory’s energy use and the boiler systems' performance with regards to diesel consumption can withstand an expected monthly financial savings of 14205.85 Jordanian Dinar (JD). This has allowed a reduction in energy use of up to 18%. The CO2 harmful emissions were also decreased. …”
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Combustion and emissions of a gas-to-liquid diesel engine utilizing optimized spiral-helical intake manifold designs by Abdellatif, Yasser M.

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Potential use of solar photocatalytic oxidation in removing emerging pharmaceuticals from wastewater: A pilot plant study by Almomani F.

“…A pilot plant was used to evaluate the potential of solar photocatalytic processes in the treatment of wastewater containing emerging contaminates. …”
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Thermogenic Modulation of Adipose Depots: A Perspective on Possible Therapeutic Intervention with Early Cardiorenal Complications of Metabolic Impairment by El-Yazbi, Ahmed F.

“…Cardiovascular complications of diabetes and obesity remain a major cause for morbidity and mortality worldwide. …”
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Proliposome tablets manufactured using a slurry-driven lipid-enriched powders: Development, characterization and stability evaluation by Khan I.

“…Proliposome powders were prepared via a slurry method using sorbitol or D-mannitol as carbohydrate carriers in 1:10 or 1:15 w/w lipid phase to carrier ratios. …”
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Association between metabolically healthy obesity and metastasis in lung cancer patients – a systematic review and meta-analysis by Malki, Ahmed

“…A statistically significant decreased risk of LC (pooled RR = 0.72, 95% CI: 0.68 to 0.77) was also observed in the obese individuals. …”
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