Outer retina micro-inflammation is driven by T cell responses prior to retinal degeneration in early age-related macular degeneration by Lucas Stürzbecher, Lucas Stürzbecher, Lucas Stürzbecher, Lucas Stürzbecher, Hendrik Bartolomaeus, Hendrik Bartolomaeus, Hendrik Bartolomaeus, Hendrik Bartolomaeus, Theda U. P. Bartolomaeus, Theda U. P. Bartolomaeus, Theda U. P. Bartolomaeus, Theda U. P. Bartolomaeus, Sylvia Bolz, Andjela Sekulic, Marius Ueffing, Marius Ueffing, Simon J. Clark, Simon J. Clark, Simon J. Clark, Nadine Reichhart, Sergio Crespo-Garcia, Nicola Wilck, Nicola Wilck, Nicola Wilck, Nicola Wilck, Olaf Strauß

“…Importantly, the activation of T cells found at early AMD-like stages prior to degeneration possessed long-lasting cytotoxic properties and adopted typical features of senescent immune cells. …”
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Risk Mitigation and Construction Control for Effective Underwater Recovery of an EPB Shield: A Case Study of the First Metro Tunnel in Tel Aviv by Weiqiang Qi, Zhiyong Yang, Yusheng Jiang, Zhiyong Liu, Yinxin Guo, Xing Yang

“…Therefore, it is important to develop an effective recovery approach and adopt suitable techniques to control the risks. In this study, a new method based on filling the receiving shaft with water is proposed for the underwater recovery of an earth pressure balance (EPB) shield with zero end reinforcement from a metro tunnel in Tel Aviv, Israel. …”
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Liquidus temperatures of Na3AlF6-AlF3-CaF2-KF-LiF-Al2O3 melts by Peng J.P., Di Y.Z., Wang Y.W., Bai Y.B., Feng N.X.

“…Temperatures for the primary crystallization of Na3AlF6-AlF3-CaF2-KF-LiF-Al2O3 system adopted in aluminum electrolysis process were determined by thermal analysis. …”
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CONCEPTUALIZING ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY: AN ANALYSIS OF RUSSIAN AND INTERNATIONAL LEGISLATION IN THE CONTEXT OF ENSURING ENVIRONMENTAL SECURITY IN THE ARCTIC by Elena M. Klyuchnikova, Vladimir A. Masloboev, Vladimir V. Dyadik, Andrey V. Masloboev, Natalia V. Dyadik, Anastasia N. Chapargina

“…To prevent environmental conflicts and find mutually acceptable solutions, it is essential to study the distinctive features of the environmental policies adopted by these major global players. This article presents the results of a study aimed at identifying differences in the environmental security policies embedded in the current legislation of Russia, China, the USA, and the European Union. …”

Prevalence of Bacterial Urinary Tract Infections and Associated Factors among Patients Attending Hospitals in Bushenyi District, Uganda by Martin Odoki, Adamu Almustapha Aliero, Julius Tibyangye, Josephat Nyabayo Maniga, Eddie Wampande, Charles Drago Kato, Ezera Agwu, Joel Bazira

“…Screening for UTI in hospitalized patients, female gender, married individuals, genitourinary tract abnormalities, indwelling catheter, and diabetics should be adopted.…”
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Effect of Planting Density on the Agronomic Performance and Fruit Quality of Three Pineapple Cultivars (Ananas comosus L. Merr.) by Juan C. Neri, Jegnes Benjamín Meléndez Mori, Nuri Carito Vilca Valqui, Eyner Huaman Huaman, Roicer Collazos Silva, Manuel Oliva

“…Pineapple is a crop of great importance for the economic stability of a large number of Peruvians; however, in areas experiencing low degrees of technological intervention, farmers generally adopt low planting densities. The objective of this study was to determine the effect of three plantation densities (35700, 47600, and 55500 plants ha−1) on the agronomic performance and fruit quality of three pineapple cultivars (“Golden,” “Smooth Cayenne,” and “Santa Rosa” ecotype). …”
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Experimental Investigation of Chemical Flooding Using Nanoparticles and Polymer on Displacement of Crude Oil for Enhanced Oil Recovery by Imran Akbar, Hongtao Zhou, Wei Liu, Muhammad Usman Tahir, Asadullah Memon, Ubedullah Ansari, Fengzhang Lv

“…The mechanism of nanosuspensions transportation through the sand pack was also discussed. The adopted methodology involved the preparation of gel, viscosity test, and core flooding experiments. …”
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Estimation of 1 km Dawn–Dusk All-Sky Land Surface Temperature Using a Random Forest-Based Reanalysis and Thermal Infrared Remote Sensing Data Merging (RFRTM) Method by Yaohai Dong, Xiaodong Zhang, Xiuqing Hu, Jian Shang, Feng Zhao

“…However, as only the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) is adopted as the TIR source for merging, current 1 km all-sky LST products are limited to the MODIS observation time. …”
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Design, defect analysis, compressive strength and surface texture characterization of Laser Powder Bed Fusion processed Ti6Al4V lattice structures by Bruno Zluhan, Shubhavardhan Ramadurga Narasimharaju, Abhijit Cholkar, Ken Thomas, Ramesh Raghavendra, Eder S.N. Lopes

“…Pycnometer and compressive testing are adopted to study apparent density and ultimate compressive strength. …”
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The molecular receptor NKBB enhances the persistence and anti-hepatocellular carcinoma activity of GPC3 CAR-T cells by Minghao Sui, Tiantian Liu, Xuanli Song, Ji Li, Han Ding, Yuqian Liu, Xinyu Wang, Huimin Liu, Yuchan Xue, Jianni Qi, Miao Zhang, Songbo Zhao, Qiang Zhu

“…Overall, the molecular receptor NKBB significantly increased the persistence of GPC3 CAR-T cells, and GC3328z-NKBB CAR-T cells possessed potent anti-HCC activity in mice, providing a new strategy for the potential improvement of adoptive T cell therapy in the treatment of HCC.…”
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Therapeutic effects of probiotics on symptoms of irritability/emotional lability associated with neurodevelopmental conditions: A systematic review and meta-analysis of placebo-con... by Ping-Wen Huang, Chen Chia-Min, Cheuk-Kwan Sun, Yu-Shian Cheng, Yen-Hsiang Tang, Cheng Liu, Kuo-Chuan Hung

“…Subgroup analyses demonstrated an association between a significant improvement in the symptoms of irritability/emotional lability and the use probiotics relative to placebos only in studies using multiple-strain probiotics (SMD=-0.19, p = 0.04, three studies with 452 participant) but not in those adopting single-strain regimens. Conclusions: Our study supported the use of probiotics for alleviating the symptoms of irritability/emotional lability in individuals with neurodevelopmental conditions, mainly in those receiving multiple-strain probiotics as supplements. …”
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Evaluation of NxTAG Respiratory Pathogen Panel and Comparison with xTAG Respiratory Viral Panel Fast v2 and Film Array Respiratory Panel for Detecting Respiratory Pathogens in Naso... by K. H. Chan, K. K. W. To, P. T. W. Li, T. L. Wong, R. Zhang, K. K. H. Chik, G. Chan, C. C. Y. Yip, H. L. Chen, I. F. N. Hung, J. F. W. Chan, K. Y. Yuen

“…The results of this study should help clinical laboratory professionals to be aware of the different performances of commercially available molecular multiplex RT-PCR assays that are commonly adopted in many clinical diagnostic laboratories.…”
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Análisis en la Policía Nacional sobre el estilo de liderazgo a nivel directivo, en atención a las nuevas generaciones by Luz Dianelis Avilés-Regino, Liset Viviana Bedoya-Ramírez, Luis Carlos Cervantes-Estrada

“…Ante este panorama, se plantea la necesidad de que la Policía Nacional adopte un liderazgo adaptable a estas nuevas generaciones. …”
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TCR transgenic clone selection guided by immune receptor analysis and single-cell RNA expression of polyclonal responders by Nincy Debeuf, Sahine Lameire, Manon Vanheerswynghels, Julie Deckers, Caroline De Wolf, Wendy Toussaint, Rein Verbeke, Kevin Verstaen, Hamida Hammad, Stijn Vanhee, Bart N Lambrecht

“…To overcome this detection problem, adoptive transfer of a cohort of T cells purified from T cell receptor (TCR) transgenic donors has been extensively used but is not readily available for emerging pathogens. …”
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‘It takes a village’: patient lived experiences of residential treatment for an eating disorder by Rebekah Rankin, Janet Conti, Lucie Ramjan, Phillipa Hay

“…Despite the complexities of treatment experiences, participant narratives underscored how recovery may be more about the reclamation of a sense of identity outside of the eating disorder than merely symptom improvement. As such, adopting person-centred and recovery-oriented treatment approaches within residential treatment settings may maximise individual autonomy and promote holistic recovery pathways. …”
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Hungry wintering birds and angry farmers: Crop damage and management implications in a protected wetland in China by Lanyan Zhong, Yanfang Li, Yalong Li, Chuanyin Dai

“…The majority of the farmers interviewed (81.6 %) reported adopting measures to cope with birds’ crop exploitation, but with little effect. …”
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Cavitation and erosion effects on hydraulic performances of a submersible drainage pump by Md Rakibuzzaman, Sang-Ho Suh, Hyoung-Ho Kim, Md. Didarul Islam, Ling Zhou, Mahmoud A. El-Emam

“…Additionally, the discrete phase model (DPM) was adopted as an Eulerian-Eulerian approach combined with Grant and Tabakoff's erosion model to capture the erosion effects in the pump numerically. …”
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Synthesis, X-Ray Crystal Structures, and Preliminary Antiproliferative Activities of New s-Triazine-hydroxybenzylidene Hydrazone Derivatives by Assem Barakat, Fardous F. El-Senduny, Zainab Almarhoon, Hessa H. Al-Rasheed, Farid A. Badria, Abdullah Mohammed Al-Majid, Hazem A. Ghabbour, Ayman El-Faham

“…The synthetic strategy adopted allowed the synthesis of the target compounds with excellent yields and purities as observed from their NMR (1H and 13C) and elemental analysis. …”
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Characterization of Wood Cellular Structure of Plantation Grown Anogeissus leiocarpa and Eucalyptus camaldulensis in the Savannah Ecological Zone, Ghana by Enoch Gbapenuo Tampori, Francis Kofi Bih, Emmanuel Appiah-Kubi, Issah Chakurah, Michael Awotwe-Mensah, Mark Bright Donkoh

“…The decreasing availability of economic hardwood timber species throughout tropical countries has necessitated the need to adopt plantation grown exotic timber species into the mainstream of raw materials in the furniture and wood manufacturing industries. …”
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A Hybrid Method of PROSAIL RTM for the Retrieval Canopy LAI and Chlorophyll Content of Moso Bamboo (<italic>Phyllostachys pubescens</italic>) Forests From Sentinel-2 MSI Data by Zhanghua Xu, Chaofei Zhang, Songyang Xiang, Lingyan Chen, Xier Yu, Haitao Li, Zenglu Li, Xiaoyu Guo, Huafeng Zhang, Xuying Huang, Fengying Guan

“…Currently, physical models are widely adopted for estimating LAI and canopy chlorophyll content (CCC). …”
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