Effect of <i>Satureja montana</i> Essential Oil on Model Lipid Membranes by Simona Sennato, Silvia Trabalzini, Maria Gioia Fabiano, Domenico Truzzolillo, Edouard Chauveau, Cecilia Bombelli, Federica Rinaldi, Maria Carafa

“…<i>Satureja montana</i> essential oil is a natural substance able to inhibit the growth of several pathogens. …”
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Feeding practices and other factors associated with faecal consistency and the frequencies of vomiting and diarrhoea in captive tigers (Panthera tigris) by S.L. Lefebvre, H.M. Wallett, E.S. Dierenfeld, K.M. Whitehouse-Tedd

“…Gastrointestinal (GI) health is important to the welfare of captive tigers, and diet is considered a likely influencing factor. A survey was performed to collect information on GI health indicators and diet of tigers housed in zoological facilities across the globe. …”
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Structure, Immune and Anti-aging Activities of Capsular Polysaccharide Produced by Lactobacillus plantarum W1 by Yongjiao GAO, Kun WANG, Jing ZHAO, Feng ZUO

“…The results showed that CPS was a heteropolysaccharide with an average molecular weight of 5.49×104 Da, consisting of glucose and galactose in a molar ratio of 3.12:1. …”
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Intrahepatic Cholestasis of Pregnancy Leading to Severe Vitamin K Deficiency and Coagulopathy by Maria Maldonado, Ali Alhousseini, Michael Awadalla, Jay Idler, Robert Welch, Karoline Puder, Manasi Patwardhan, Bernard Gonik

“…Intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy is seldom associated with significant vitamin K deficiency. We report a case of a 16-year-old primigravid patient at 24 weeks and 3 days of gestation who presented with pruritus, hematuria, and preterm labor. …”
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Application of PEI-Modified Magnetic Nanoparticles as Gene Transfer Vector for the Genetic Modification of Animals by Jinhui Cui, Haixin Cui, Yan Wang, Changjiao Sun, Kui Li, Hongyan Ren, Wei Du

“…To evaluate the performance of the magnetic nanoparticles as gene transfer vector for breeding transgenic animals, we investigated a new approach to deliver green fluorescent protein (GFP) gene to porcine kidney 15 (PK-15) and porcine embryonic fibroblast (PEF) cells using PEI-modified magnetic nanoparticles as gene vector. …”
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Interpretable machine learning model of effective mass in perovskite oxides with cross-scale features by Changjiao Li, Zhengtao Huang, Hua Hao, Zhonghui Shen, Guanghui Zhao, Ben Xu, Hanxing Liu

“…Combining model-agnostic interpretation methods, we are able to achieve interpretability even using simple machine learning schemes and develop a predictive model of effective mass for a widely used material type, namely perovskite oxides. …”
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Vibration Signal Analysis of Water Seal Blasting Based on Wavelet Threshold Denoising and HHT Transformation by Jiang-chao Liu, Wen-xue Gao

“…The blasting vibration signal obtained from tunnel construction monitoring is affected by the external environment, which contains a lot of noise that causes distortion during signal processing. …”
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Research on the Effect of Geometric Parameters on the Stress Concentration Factor of Multi-Planar KK-Joints and Carbon Fiber-Reinforced Polymer Wrapping Rehabilitation with Numeric... by Yuhao Shi, Peng Deng, Shiqi Zhao, Yan Liu, Zhongyi Zhu, Yunkai Chen

“…Finally, based on the results of parametric analysis and nonlinear fitting, a calculation formula for the stress concentration factor suitable for KK-joints under axial loads is proposed.…”
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Circulating Cytokines and Growth Factors in Pediatric Pulmonary Hypertension by Mark Duncan, Brandie D. Wagner, Keri Murray, Jenna Allen, Kelley Colvin, Frank J. Accurso, D. Dunbar Ivy

“…From these determinations, we aim to develop a practical, noninvasive tool to aid in the management of pediatric PH. …”
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Distribution of Lithuanian publications by J. Zavadzkis firm 1805-1864 by Aušra Navickienė

“…In addition to the bookshop in Vilnius, which had been in operation since 1805, a bookshop in Varniai was established in 1853. …”
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Addressing Data Imbalance in Crash Data: Evaluating Generative Adversarial Network&#x2019;s Efficacy Against Conventional Methods by Bei Zhou, Qianxi Zhou, Zongzhi Li

“…In the realm of traffic safety analysis, the inherent imbalance in crash datasets, particularly in terms of injury severity, poses a significant challenge for machine learning-based classification models. …”
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Long-Term Leukocyte Filtration Should Be Avoided during Extracorporeal Circulation by Jiali Tang, Kaiyu Tao, Jing Zhou, Chongwei Zhang, Lina Gong, Nanfu Luo, Lei Du

“…In the control group (Group C) blood was filtrated with an arterial filter for 60 min; in long-term (Group L) and short-term (Group S) groups, blood was filtrated with a leukocyte filter for 60 and 5 min. We found that about 90% of leukocytes were removed after 5 min of filtration in both Groups L and S. …”
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Resident Doctors' Experiences in Breaking Bad News: The Level of Using Spikes Protocol and Related Factors by Esra Çınar Tanrıverdi, Yasemin Çayır, Banu Çiçek Dilfiruz

“…The participants' experiences of delivering bad news were assessed using a questionnaire based on the SPIKES protocol. The questionnaire, consisting of 20 questions on a five-point Likert scale, covered six key areas: environment, perception, invitation, information, affect, and plan-summary. …”
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Early and late outcomes of emergency coronary bypass grafting in non-ST-segment elevation acute myocardial infarction by Nguyen Thai Minh, Nguyen Sinh Hien, Bui The Dung, Doan Quoc Hung

“…Emergency coronary bypass surgery in patients with non-ST segment elevation myocardial infarction had poor early but good midterm outcomes. A high EuroSCORE II score was a predictor of in-hospital mortality. …”
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El enfoque sociocultural en el estudio del desarrollo y la educación by Miguel Angel Martínez Rodríguez

“…This theory of development emphasises on the social origin of the psychological phenomena, and uses a methodological postulate related to mediated action as a unit of analysis. …”
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Trimethylamine-N-Oxide Promotes High-Glucose-Induced Dysfunction and NLRP3 Inflammasome Activation in Retinal Microvascular Endothelial Cells by Lidan Xue, Lili Huang, Yajing Tian, Xin Cao, Yu Song

“…Along with blood glucose levels, diabetic retinopathy (DR) development also involves endogenous risk factors, such as trimethylamine-N-oxide (TMAO), a product of intestinal flora metabolic disorder, which exacerbates diabetic microvascular complications. …”
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Evaluation of ecological risk analysis for benthic macroinvertebrates in paddy fields in the Meriç–Ergene River Basin (Turkish Thrace) by Aydın Gazel Burcu, Çamur-Elipek Belgin

“…The biological risk index (mERM-Q) and the potential ecological risk index (RI) were applied to the data and a hypothetical ecological risk analysis was conducted using our data and data available in the literature to assess the ecological risk profile of the ecosystem based on benthic macroinvertebrates. …”
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Inflamm-Aging Is Associated with Lower Plasma PTX3 Concentrations and an Impaired Capacity of PBMCs to Express hTERT following LPS Stimulation by Aaron L. Slusher, Tiffany M. Zúñiga, Edmund O. Acevedo

“…This study examined the relationship of plasma PTX3 concentrations, a biomarker of appropriate immune function, with telomere length in 15 middle-aged (40-64 years) and 15 young adults (20-31 years). …”
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The Fate of the Tumor in the Hands of Microenvironment: Role of TAMs and mTOR Pathway by Danilo Figueiredo Soave, Marina Pacheco Miguel, Fernanda Dias Tomé, Liliana Borges de Menezes, Patrícia Resende Alo Nagib, Mara Rúbia Nunes Celes

“…We also discuss the recent findings in M1 and M2 polarization as a possible target in the cancer therapy.…”
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Knowledge and Teaching Competencies of Physical Education Teachers on Students with Special Needs in the Central Region, Ghana by Kodwo Owusu, Daniel Apaak, Charles Domfeh, Alexander Kweku Eshun

“…Conclusion: Physical Education teachers perceived inclusive education as a right for everyone including persons with disability. …”
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