Calcium Hydroxylapatite (CaHA) and Aesthetic Outcomes: A Systematic Review of Controlled Clinical Trials by Mojgan Amiri, Renald Meçani, Erand Llanaj, Christa D. Niehot, Terri L. Phillips, Katherine Goldie, Janina Kolb, Taulant Muka, Hua Daughtry

“…The findings suggested high patients’ satisfaction following CaHA when applied to facial areas. Studies highlighted improvements in hand grading scales and a reduction in facial wrinkles. …”
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Mineralogy, Geochemistry and Environmental Hazards of Different Types of Mining Waste from a Former Mediterranean Metal Mining Area by Roberto Rodríguez-Pacheco, Gregorio García, Ana Vanessa Caparrós-Ríos, Virginia Robles-Arenas, Cristóbal García-García, Rocío Millán, Araceli Pérez-Sanz, Luis Alberto Alcolea-Rubio

“…These results provided a better understanding of the environmental hazards associated with the different types of metal mining waste in the area studied.…”
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Reproducible machine learning research in mental workload classification using EEG by Güliz Demirezen, Tuğba Taşkaya Temizel, Anne-Marie Brouwer, Anne-Marie Brouwer

“…We evaluated the reproducibility status of these studies using our guidelines. We highlight areas studied and overlooked and identify current challenges for reproducibility. …”
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Detection of Babesia species in questing Ixodes ricinus ticks in England and Wales by Sara Gandy, Jolyon Medlock, Benjamin Cull, Rob Smith, Zoë Gibney, Sanam Sewgobind, Insiyah Parekh, Sophie Harding, Nicholas Johnson, Kayleigh Hansford

“…Based on the low prevalence of Babesia detected in questing I. ricinus nymphs in the recreational areas studied, the likelihood of exposure to Babesia-infected ticks is lower compared to other pathogens more widely studied in the UK (e.g. …”
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Unexpected Records of Newborn and Young Sharks in Ligurian and North Tyrrhenian Seas (North-Western Mediterranean Basin) by Cecilia Mancusi, Fabrizio Serena, Alessandra Neri, Umberto Scacco, Romano Teodosio Baino, Alessandro Voliani, Letizia Marsili

“…The importance of the coastal area studied as a possible shark nursery is discussed.…”
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Systemic Inflammation, Oxidative Stress and Cardiovascular Health in Children and Adolescents: A Systematic Review by Tjaša Hertiš Petek, Tadej Petek, Mirjam Močnik, Nataša Marčun Varda

“…Antioxidant supplementation may, in selected conditions, contribute to the diminution of the oxidative state and improve endothelial function; yet, in many areas, studies provide unsatisfactory results.…”
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Explaining the effective factors on local community management in dealing with COVID-19 heart disease (Case Study: rural district Afshar, Khodabandeh county - Zanjan province) by Vahid Riahei, Saeid Nasire Zare

“…Travel to the rural area studied and the improvement of health services should be considered as the first level of coronary heart disease management. …”
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Occurrence and Quantitative Risk Assessment of Twelve Mycotoxins in Eggs and Chicken Tissues in China by Lan Wang, Qiaoyan Zhang, Zheng Yan, Yanglan Tan, Runyue Zhu, Dianzhen Yu, Hua Yang, Aibo Wu

“…We show that the mean dietary intake (DI) values and the 97.5th percentile DI values of DON and ZEN through egg ingestion were lower than the provisional maximum tolerable daily intake (PMTDI) (1 μg/kg body weight (BW)/day) for the three populations in the three geographical areas studied. However, eggs contaminated with high levels of DONs and ZEN contributed to a large proportion of the PMTDI of these mycotoxins, especially in children and elder adults. …”
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Characterizing the 2019-2021 drought in La Plata River Basin with GLDAS and SMAP by Jessica Besnier, Augusto Getirana, Hiroko Beaudoing, Venkataraman Lakshmi

“…With the LPRB being the second largest river basin in South America, this drought affected all aspects of life for over 100 million people who inhabit this area. Study focus: In this study, we utilized satellite and model datasets to examine spatial and temporal variability of hydrological anomalies throughout the basin before and during the drought event. …”
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Multi-objective optimal design of interbasin water transfers: The Tagus-Segura aqueduct (Spain) by Carlotta Valerio, Matteo Giuliani, Andrea Castelletti, Alberto Garrido, Lucia De Stefano

“…Study region: The Tagus-Segura aqueduct (TSA) is a large and strategic water transfer scheme in Spain that connects Entrepeñas and Buendía reservoirs in the Tagus river headwaters to the Segura river basin, a highly stressed Mediterranean area. Study focus: The operating rules of the TSA underwent several modifications over the years, and the debate about which are the optimal parameters to meet the interests of the parties involved is still open. …”
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Improving streamflow simulation in Dongting Lake Basin by coupling hydrological and hydrodynamic models and considering water yields in data-scarce areas by Yuannan Long, Wenwu Chen, Changbo Jiang, Zhiyong Huang, Shixiong Yan, Xiaofeng Wen

“…Study region: The Dongting Lake Basin is a typical regional study in humid southern China with data-scarce areas. Study focus: This study improved the streamflow simulation by coupling hydrological and hydrodynamic models and considering water yields in data-scarce areas. …”
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Strong Decline in Breeding-Bird Community Abundance Throughout Habitats in the Azov Region (Southeastern Ukraine) Linked to Land-Use Intensification and Climate by Anastasiia Zymaroieva, Oleksandr Zhukov, Tetiana Fedoniuk, Jens-Christian Svenning

“…This study was conducted in the valley of the Molochna River during the 1988 to 2018 nesting seasons. The area studied hosted 81 bird species. Species richness varied from three species in salt marshes to thirty-three in reed beds but did not show a general trend over time. …”
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The Increased Densities, But Different Distributions, of Both C3 and S100A10 Immunopositive Astrocyte-Like Cells in Alzheimer’s Disease Brains Suggest Possible Roles for Both A1 an... by Andrew King, Boglarka Szekely, Eda Calapkulu, Hanan Ali, Francesca Rios, Shalmai Jones, Claire Troakes

“…In AD and control cases the numbers of C3 immunopositive ASLCs were greater than those for S100A10 ASLCs in all areas studied. It would appear that the relationship between A1 and A2 astrocytes and their possible role in the pathogenesis of AD is complex and requires more research.…”
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Folic Acid Intake and Risk of Breast Cancer by Hadis Sourinejad, Elham Adib-Moghaddam, Zamzam Paknahad

“…However, the difference in sample size, study area, study design, and evaluation methods may lead to heterogeneity in the results of the studies. …”
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Metabarcoding and microscopy characterization of phytoplankton from frontal areas of the Argentine Sea by Gastón Osvaldo Almandoz, Gastón Osvaldo Almandoz, Elena Fabro, Elena Fabro, Pim Sprong, Martina Mascioni, Martina Mascioni, Julieta Antoni, Julieta Antoni, Martha Ferrario, Martha Ferrario, Katja Metfies, Facundo Matias Barrera, Facundo Matias Barrera, Facundo Matias Barrera, Facundo Matias Barrera

“…Metabarcoding and microscopy analyses agreed on the detection of the dominant phytoplanktonic groups in the different frontal areas studied; chlorophytes in Valdés Peninsula, dinoflagellates in waters off Blanco Cape, and diatoms in de los Estados Island. …”
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Past and Future Spatial Growth Dynamics of Chihuahua City, Mexico: Pressures for Land Use by Jesús A. Prieto-Amparán, Alfredo Pinedo-Alvarez, Federico Villarreal-Guerrero, Carmelo Pinedo-Alvarez, Carlos Morales-Nieto, Carlos Manjarrez-Domínguez

“…In contrast, the urban area increased from 13.6% to 28.6% of the total area studied. In addition, projections of land use for 2019 and 2024 were generated through the method of MC and Cellular Automata (CA). …”
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Attributes of highland ecotourism in Northern Peninsular Malaysia: a case study of resident knowledge by Jabil Mapjabil, Chan, Ngai Weng, Norizan Md Nor, Suriati Ghazali, Badariah Ab Rahman, Rosmiza Mohd Zainol, Mazdi Marzuki

“…Instead, planning problems, development control, promotion and environmental deterioration were identified as issues and challenges encountering the development of all northern Peninsular Malaysia ecotourism areas studied. Thus, efforts to enhance the level of knowledge and awareness of highland ecotourism have to be given due attention. …”
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Effects of Sino-overseas joint education program (SOJEP) on internationalization of higher education (IHE) in Southwestern China by Cuiyun, Wang, C. H, Norlizah, Muhamad, Mokhtar, Lili, Liu, Shuran, Zhang, Yue, Nan

“…This paper explores the impact of Sino-Overseas Joint Education Program (SOJEP) on the Internationalization of Higher Education (IHE) in Chinese southwestern area. Study focuses on the experiment research of two universities' internationalization construction in this region in order to investigate how much Sino-Overseas Joint Education Program (SOJEP) can improve the degree of Internationalization of Higher Education (IHE) and the satisfaction from SOJEP staff and students. …”

Pakistan’s water resource management: Ensuring water security for sustainable development by Waseem Ishaque, Mudassir Mukhtar, Rida Tanvir

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Research on land use pattern change and its influencing factors based on the coupling model: evidence from Zhongshan, China by Jingzhao Feng, Yile Chen, Senyu Lou, Jianqiang Yin

“…In the context of the construction of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, studying the spatial structure changes in its important cities will contribute to the coordinated development of the region. …”
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