Higher β-HCG concentrations and higher birthweights ensue from single vitrified embryo transfers by Keane, Kevin N, Mustafa, Kamarul Bahyah, Hinchliffe, Peter, Conceicao, Jason, Yovich, John L

“…With testing at equivalent luteal phase lengths, the median pregnancy test β-HCG was significantly higher following FET compared with fresh IVF-ET (844.5 IU/l versus 369 IU/l; P < 0.001). Despite no significant difference in the average period of gestation (38 weeks 5 days for both groups), the mean birthweight of infants born following FET was significantly heavier by 161 g (3370 g versus 3209 g; P < 0.001). …”
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Lignocellulolitic enzymes production: an important phenomenon for the production of citric acid from lignocellulosic substrate through solid state bioconversion by Bari, Md. Niamul, Alam, Md. Zahangir, Muyibi, Suleyman Aremu, Jamal, Parveen, Al-Mamun, Abdullah

“…The degradation of cellulose and hemicelluloses content were 15.5-23.3% of initial contents that contribute 115-173 g sugar from 1 kg of dry EFB.…”
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Modified PET / SPECT cylindrical phantom by Sayed, Inayatullah Shah, Shah, Ayaz Ali

“…For cold regions insert, solid plastic rods 5 cm long (each) with same diameters and exactly the same arrangement as hot region holes pairs is designed. …”
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Electromyography signal analysis using wavelet transform and higher order statistics to determine muscle contraction by Hussain, Mohammed Sazzad, Reaz, Mamun Ibn, Mohd-Yasin, Faisal, Ibrahimy, Muhammad Ibn

“…Daubechies wavelets (db2, db4, db5, db6, db8), symmlet (sym4, sym5) and the orthogonal Meyer (dmey) wavelet can efficiently remove noise from the recorded SEMG signals. …”
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Heavy metals removal from synthetic wastewater by a novel nano-size composite adsorbent by Onundi, Yusuf Bamidele, Al-Mamun, Abdullah, Al-Khatib, Ma'an Fahmi Rashid, Al-Saadi, M. A., Muyibi, Suleyman Aremu

“…In the laboratory adsorption experiment, initial mixed metals concentration of 2.0 mg/L Cu2+, 1.5 mg/L Pb2+ and 0.8 mg/L Ni2+ were synthesized based on metals concentration from samples collected from a semiconductor industry effluent. …”
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Antihyperglycaemic effects of ethanol extracts of andrographis paniculata on streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats by Kasmuri, Abdul Razak, Ahmad, Mariam, Asmawi, Mohd Zaini

“…Six groups of streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats (n=6) were treated orally either with metformin (0.5 g/kg body weight), tap water, 20%, 50%, 95% ethanolic or water extracts of A. paniculata (0.5 g/kg body weight) twice daily for fourteen days respectively. …”
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Structure and development of free neuromasts in barramundi, lates calcarifer (block) by Mukai, Yukinori, Liy, Lang Chai, Muhamad Shaleh, Sitti Raehanah, Senoo, Shigeharu

“…The average length of the major axis of the trunk free neuromasts attained approximately 12.9–15.5 μm, and the number of sensory cells was 15.4–17.5 at 15–20 days old. …”
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Prevalence and factors associated with depressive symptoms in Malay women by Omar Din, Meriam, Mohd. Noor, Noraini

“…Results: The prevalence of current depressive symptoms (CES-D scores=>16) reported was 34.5%, while the prevalence of lifetime major depressive symptoms was 27.5%. …”
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Investigation of Q-switched and mode-locked erbium-doped fiber laser using graphene oxide-saturable absorber by Hamida, Belal Ahmed, Eltaif, Tawfig, Omer, Mahamat, Khan, Sheroz

“…Results indicate that the cavity of passive Q-switching EDFL is capable of providing pulses at 1532nm with a pulse width within a range of 5.32μs to 2.6μs, a repetition rate of 59.5kHz to 71.74kHz, a pulse energy of 364.64nJ to 668.95nJ, and an output power ranging from 0.062mW to 0.136mW, when the configuration is pumped by a 980nm laser diode, the power of which gradually increases from 21.7mW to 47.9mW. …”
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Purification and Cytotoxicity Assay of TOmato (Lycopersicum esculentum) Leaves Methanol Extract as Potential Anticancer Agent by Wan Chik, Wan Dalila, Amid, Azura, Jamal, Parveen

“…The extraction was done in a shake flask by 82% methanol, 1:10 (w/v), agitated at 22°C with 110 rpm within 24 h. …”
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Effect of energy input on microstructural features and mechanical properties of medium chromium ferritic stainless steel welds by Amuda, Muhammed Olawale Hakeem, Mridha, Shahjahan

“…Grain growth in the weld section can be up to 16 times the grain size of the base metal while the grain structure changed from columnar grains to equiaxed grains as the welding speed increases particularly between 2.5 and 3.5mm/s. The loss in mechanical property in the weld section is 20-56% of the base metal though the loss is more pronounced in welds made with energy input greater than 1576J/mm. …”
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Preservation of behavioural functions by haruan traditional extract (HTE) in rats with ketamine-induced neurodegeneration by Mohd Shafri, Mohd Affendi, Mohamed, Farahidah, Md. Jaffri, Juliana, AM, Mat Jais

“…Ketamine (i.p., 20mg/kg body weight, 4 times daily at 2 hourly interval) is given as either short exposure (1 day) or long exposure (5 days). Neurobehavioural test using hole board maze (5 minutes, 40cm x 40 cm Plexiglass raised floor, 16 x 3 cm diameter holes) was done to assess functions such as nose dipping and rearing activities. …”
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The complete mitochondrial genome dataset of the Green Metalwing damselfly, Neurobasis chinensis (Hagen, 1887) (Odonata: Zygoptera: Calopterygidae) from Malaysia by Miga, Marylin, Jahari, Puteri Nur Syahzanani, Parimannan, Sivachandran, Rajandas, Heera, Abdul-Latiff, Muhammad Abu Bakar, Yap, Jing Wei, Shamsir ,Mohd Shahir Shamsir, Salleh, Faezah Mohd Salleh

“…The assembly was done using NOVOPlasty v.4.2 and run through a PALEOMIX BAM pipeline to assess the mitogenome mapping. …”
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Epitope-specific humoral responses to human cytomegalovirus glycoprotein-B vaccine with MF59: Anti-AD2 levels correlate with protection from viremia by Baraniak, Ilona, Kropff, Barbara, McLean, Gary R., Pichon, Sylvie, Piras-Douce, Fabienne, Milne, Richard S. B., Smith, Colette, Mach, Michael, Griffiths, Paul D., Reeves, Matthew B.

“…We focussed on four key antigenic domains (AD) of gB; AD1, AD2, AD4 and AD5 measuring antibody levels in patient sera and correlating these with post-transplant HCMV viremia. …”
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Studies of InAs and GaAs layers prepared by molecular beam epitaxy by Grange, John David

“…The study has been primarily concerned with investigating the relationships between the MBE growth parameters (e.g. growth rate, growth temperature, group III - group V flux ratio, role of the buffer layer) and the properties of the epilayers. …”
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Children’s body fatness and prevalence of obesity in relation to height for age by Navti, Lifoter K., Samani-Radia, Dimple, McCarthy, H. David

“…Subjects and methods: Height, weight, BMI, % body fat (%BF) (by bioimpedance) and waist circumference (WC) were measured in 2298 Caucasian children (1251 boys) aged 4.5 to 14 years. Standard deviation scores (SDS) were derived and cases divided into quartiles of height SDS. …”
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Extending adjuvant endocrine therapy for 10 years: a mixed-methods analysis of women’s decision making in an online breast cancer forum by Eraso, Yolanda, Stefler, Denes, Moon, Zoe, Rossi, Leda, Assefa, Sidona

“…An additional 5 years of treatment with adjuvant hormonal therapy, to complete 10 years of medication, is recommended to reduce the risk of breast cancer recurrence. …”
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Novel concentric hexagonal-shaped RFID tag antenna with T-shaped stub matching by Alibakhshikenari, Mohammad, Virdee, Bal Singh, Althuwayb, Ayman Abdulhadi, Xu, Kai-Du, See, Chan, Khan, Salahuddin, Park, Ikmo, Falcone, Francisco, Limiti, Ernesto

“…Its impedance was matched to Alien Higgs RFIC chip of impedance 10 – j 82.5 Ω at 895 MHz. Measured results show the proposed RFID tag antenna provides an impedance bandwidth, maximum gain and radiation efficiency of 160 MHz, 2 dBi, and 66.5%, respectively. …”
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The reach and benefits of a digital intervention to improve physical activity in people with a musculoskeletal condition delivered during the COVID-19 pandemic in the UK by Webb, Justin, Horlick, Rhian, Ahlquist, Ashleigh, Hall, Amelia, Brisby, K., Hills, Stephen, Stewart, Duncan

“…Method: Service evaluation data collected from 26,041 participants over 5 months was assessed against national datasets to understand the reach and representativeness of the digital physical activity intervention. …”
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Electrochemistry and photochemistry of sulphonium salts by Parmar, S. S.

“…The hydrocarbon/organomercury product ratios indicate that the radical giving rise to the products is C6H5CH2SR2 rather than C6H5CH2. The product ratios could be selectively controlled by varying the applied cathode potential and temperature or a combination of both. …”
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