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Open AccessBone mineral density and muscle mass in adults with developmental skeletal discrepancies
It was aimed to investigate the musculoskeletal status in individuals diagnosed with skeletal discrepancies.
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Bioavailability, distribution and health risk assessment of arsenic and heavy metals (HMs) in agricultural soils of Kermanshah Province, west of Iran
Kermanshah Province as an agricultural hub exports food crops to neighboring countries. In this study, contamination status, bioavailability, spatial distribution, and ecological and human health risk of arsen...
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Enhancing observability in MILP-based optimal joint allocation of PMU channels and conventional measurements with new security concepts
Since buses in power systems have a different number of connected branches, they require Phasor Measurement Units (PMUs) with different number of measuring channels. In this paper, a multi-objective channel-ba...
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An optimal market-oriented demand response model for price-responsive residential consumers
For many years in the wholesale electricity market, the generation companies would only seek to compete with each other to sell electric energy to customers in a way to make more profit. Moreover, there was no...
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Assessment of Health Risks of Arsenic Exposure via Consumption of Crops
Thirty-three soil and twenty-six crop samples were collected and analyzed from geogenic arsenic (As)-contaminated lands at rural areas of Bijar Township, Kurdistan Province, Iran. The data were used to determi...
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Distribution, source apportionment and health risk assessment of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in intertidal sediment of Asaluyeh, Persian Gulf
Surface sediment samples were collected from intertidal zone of Asaluyeh, Persian Gulf, to investigate distribution, sources and health risk of sixteen polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs). Total PAH concen...
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Ecotoxicological and Health Risk Assessment of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs) in Short-Neck Clam (Paphia undulata) and Contaminated Sediments in Malacca Strait, Malaysia
The distribution, sources, and human health risk assessment of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in surface sediment and the edible tissue of short-neck clam (Paphia undulata) from mudflat ecosystem in the ...
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Estimation of deepwater temperature and hydrogeochemistry of springs in the Takab geothermal field, West Azerbaijan, Iran
Chemical analyses of water samples from 19 hot and cold springs are used to characterize Takab geothermal field, west of Iran. The springs are divided into two main groups based on temperature, host rock, tota...
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Geochemistry of Trace Metals and Rare Earth Elements in Stream Water, Stream Sediments and Acid Mine Drainage from Darrehzar Copper Mine, Kerman, Iran
Darrehzar porphyry copper mine is located 10 km south of the famous Sarcheshmeh porphyry copper mine in Kerman province, Iran. Water and sediment samples in the Darrehzar porphyry copper mine were collected an...
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Open AccessIs surgery recommended in adults with neglected congenital muscular torticollis? A prospective study
Congenital muscular torticollis is the third most common congenital musculoskeletal anomaly after dislocation of the hip and clubfoot. When diagnosed early, it is obvious that it can be managed with good or ex...
