Monitoring the lung during mechanical ventilation by Mat Nor, Mohd Basri

“…In lower airway obstruction they have a characteristic shape which may change in response to bronchodilators and in large airways they can help identify the type of obstruction (fixed or variable) if obtained while spontaneously breathing or if the ETT lies above the level of obstruction. P-V loops are useful to help to determine optimal lung recruitment, compliance and overdistension …”
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Response to loading in ex vivo bovine bone by Khalid, Kamarul Ariffin, Ormsby, Renee T, Welldon, Katie J, Lim, Hui-Peng, Sanusi, Syazwani, Sallehudin, Fatin Nabilah, Atkins, Gerald J, Findlay, David M

“…Methods: Trabecular bone cores (10 x 5 mm) were prepared from a fresh 9-month old steer sternum. …”
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Scatter correction in Tc99m SPECT using effective attenuation coefficient and material filter technique by Sayed, Inayatullah Shah, Muda, Siti Zubaidah

“…Standard symmetric energy window (±10%) centred at 140 keV was selected. Material filter (absorber sheet) was mounted on the outer surface of the collimator - aluminum (thickness 0.3 mm). …”
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The urine output definition of acute kidney injury is too liberal by Md Ralib, Azrina, Pickering, John W., Shaw, Geoffrey M., Endre, Zoltan H.

“…INTRODUCTION: The urine output criterion of 0.5 ml/kg/h for 6-hours for acute kidney injury, (AKI) has not been prospectively validated. …”
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Epithelial debridement and Bowman's layer polishing for visually significant epithelial irregularity and recurrent corneal erosions by Aldave, Anthony J., Mohd. Kamal, Khairidzan, Vo, Rosalind C.

“…Visual acuity improved significantly (P = 0.016), and recurrent corneal erosions resolved after treatment in 24 (96%) of the 25 eyes with a history of corneal erosions before treatment with more than 3 months of follow-up (average, 18.9 months; range, 3.5-66.5 months). Visual acuity improved significantly (P = 0.004), and visual aberrations related to epithelial irregularity resolved in all 14 eyes treated for visually significant EBMD with more than 3 months of follow-up (average, 14.2 months; range, 3.4-50.8 months). …”
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Indicators of integration of Islamic values in human knowledge by Ismail, Nik Ahmad Hisham, Badrasawi, Kamal J I, Abu Kassim, Noor Lide

“…Fit statistics estimates showed that all items were within the recommended acceptable range (0.5 -1.50), except 5 items on Belief in IOHK sub-construct. …”
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Qualitative analysis of potential adulterants of cheese lipids using Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy by Mirghani, Mohamed Elwathig Saeed, Marikkar, Mohammed Nazrim, Alkhalf, Maha Ibrahim

“…Lipids were extracted from cheese samples by using liquid-liquid extraction using a mix of chloroform and methanol (2:1, v/v) as solvent. Then alcohol phase was removed, and the chloroform phase containing lipids was evaporated under vacuum using a rotary evaporator. …”
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Underweight and lipodystrophy…a medical conundrum by WS, Wan Juani, M, Azura Dina, Sukor, Norlela, Mustafa, Norlaila, AW, Norasyikin, Omar, Ahmad Marzuki, R, Subashini, Loh, Huai Heng, Shahar, Mohammad Arif, O, Mohd Rahman, Kamaruddin, Nor Azmi

“…Introduction: Patient with lipodystrophy is usually underweight, with a body mass index (BMI) of under 18.5 or a weight 15% to 20% below that of normal for age and height. …”
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Nicotine dependence and quit smoking survey among current adult male smokers in Felda Bukit Goh, Kuantan, Pahang in 2015 by Swe, Swe Latt, Mohd Rus, Razman, Ab Rahman, Jamalludin, Tin, Myo Han, Htike, Myat Phyu, Nasreen, Hashima E, Abd. Aziz, Karimah Hanim

“…The main reasons to fail quit attempt included addiction (69.8%), uncomfortable/tension (10.5%), peer smoking/social (10.5%), feel sleepy (7.9%) and desire to eat a lot (1.3%). …”
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Difficult to quit smoking beyond "nicotine dependence": a preliminary survey among adult male smokers in Felda Bukit Goh, Kuantan Pahang, Malaysia by Swe, Swe Latt, Tin, Myo Han

“…The most of reasons to fail quit attempt were nicotine addiction (69.8%) followed by uncomfortable/ tension/ not alert (10.5%), peer smoking/ social (10.5%), feel sleepy (7.9%) and desire to eat a lot (1.3%). …”
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The spectra of manganese and zirconium in the wavelength region 0.8 μm [microns] - 2.6 μm [microns or micrometres] by Taklif, A. G.

“…A new level, 15624.31 cm-1[to the power -1](b3P0) was also calculated and 5 new Lande g factors have been observed.…”
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The synthesis and pharmacology of novel excitatory amino acid mimetics by Joseph, M.

“…It has been shown that 2-amino-5-phosphonopentanoic (APP) and 2-amino7-phosphonoheptanoic (APH) acids are very potent NMDA antagonists and anticonvulsants and in order to further the pharmacological study of this class of compound, efficient synthetic routes have been developed which afford the compounds in high overall yields. …”
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Meal replacement by formula diet reduces weight more than a lifestyle intervention alone in patients with overweight or obesity and accompanied cardiovascular risk factors—the ACOO... by Halle, Martin, Röhling, Martin, Banzer, Winfried, Braumann, Klaus-Michael, Kempf, Kerstin, McCarthy, H. David, Schaller, Nina, Predel, Hans-Georg, Scholze, Jürgen, Führer-Sakel, Dagmar, Toplak, Hermann, Berg, Aloys

“…During weeks 2–4, participants replaced two meals/day and during weeks 5–26 only one meal/day was substituted (1300–1500 kcal/day). …”
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An investigation of the motion of liquid short chain molecules using Rayleigh-Brillouin spectroscopy by Tatum, Ralph Peter

“…This suggests that oleic acid undergoes a change of phase to form a locally nematic structure about 5 °C above the melting point. Complementary measurements of viscosity, density and refractive index support this interpretation.…”
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Prevalence of prediabetes in an urban Nigerian population using the Finnish Diabetes Risk Score by Sowunmi, Oluwole Samuel, Bhakta, Dee

“…The gender distribution of the risk scores showed that 1.7% of the males and 9.5% of the females had a moderate to high risk (score ≥ 12) of developing T2DM in the next 10 years. …”
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Effect of pH, ionic strength and agitation rate on dissolution behaviour of 3D-printed tablets, tablets prepared from ground hot-melt extruded filaments and physical mixtures by Nashed, Nour, Chan, Stephanie, Lam, Matthew, Ghafourian, Taravat, Nokhodchi, Ali

“…This was carried out at pH values of 1.2, 2.2, 5.8, 6.8, 7.2 and 7.5, mimicking the medium in the gastrointestinal tract. …”
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Comparison of Thermal Comfort Condition of Naturally Ventilated Courtyard, Semi-Outdoor and Indoor Air-Conditioned Spaces in Tropical Climate by Allah, Mohammad Zaraa, Hariri, Azian, Mohamed Kamar, Haslinda

“…The regression analysis showed that the comfort air temperature range based on the human response method for semi-outdoor spaces and indoor spaces were 24.8 0C to 29.0 0C and 20 0C to 23.5 0C respectively. The PMV regression analysis showed that the comfort air temperature range for indoor space was 22.4 0C to 23.5 0C. …”
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Investigation on different vertical aerated rock filter (vertical aerated rock filter) in removing phosphorus from domestic wastewater by Maarup, Syahrul Nizam

“…Therefore, the vertical aerated steel slag filter (VASSF) has been optimized with different hydraulic loading rates (HLR) ranging from 0.16 to 5.44 m3/m3day and airflow rate ranging from 3L/min to 10L/min to enhance the removal of phosphorus. …”
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Comparison of Thermal Comfort Condition of Naturally Ventilated Courtyard, Semi-Outdoor and Indoor Air-Conditioned Spaces in Tropical Climate by Mohammad Zaraa Allah, Mohammad Zaraa Allah, Azian Hariri, Azian Hariri, Mohamed Kamar, Haslinda

“…The regression analysis showed that the comfort air temperature range based on the human response method for semi-outdoor spaces and indoor spaces were 24.8 0C to 29.0 0C and 20 0C to 23.5 0C respectively. The PMV regression analysis showed that the comfort air temperature range for indoor space was 22.4 0C to 23.5 0C. …”
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Green synthesis, characterization and laser irradiation of silver nanoparticles and its bimetallic nanoparticles by Saleh Mubarak, Salah

“…In contrast, Ag/Cu NPs were synthesized by mixing Cu solution (1, 3, 5 and 7 mM) with Gre-Ag NPs at room temperature and left for 10 mins. …”
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