The Effect of Contaminants and Temperatures of a High-Palm-Oil Biodiesel Blend on the Lifetime of a Diesel Fuel Filter by Ihwan Haryono, Muchammad Taufiq Suryantoro, Ade Kurniawan, Muhammad Ma’ruf, Budi Rochmanto, Hari Setiapraja, Ahmad Taufiqur Rohman, Respatya Teguh Soewono, Taufik Yuwono, Ahmad Syihan Auzani

“…However, a high concentration of biodiesel, specifically a blending volume of 30% (B30), leads to a shorter fuel filter lifetime compared with pure diesel fuel (B0), due to the precipitation of impurities from biodiesel and the presence of contaminants from the environment. A study was conducted involving a rig test to evaluate the effect of using B30 on filter lifetime, referred to as JIS D1617:1998. …”
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The mediating effect of self-efficacy and physical activity with the moderating effect of social support on the relationship between negative body image and depression among Chines... by Ye Yuan, Yanling Tu, Yuqi Su, Lei Jin, Yu Tian, Xuesong Chang, Ke Yang, Haiyun Xu, Junyi Zheng, Daili Wu

“…Data analysis and structural equation modeling were conducted using SPSS, M-plus and R software. Result The result indicate that negative body image is positively correlated with depression. …”
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Elucidating the knowledge, attitude, and stigma associated with tuberculosis: a community based descriptive study in Wau and Jur River, South Sudan by Peter Michael Marin, Morten Tryland, Musso Munyeme, Ambrose Samuel Jubara, Enock Matovu, Peter Waiswa, Javier Sanchez Romano, Francis Mutebi, David Onafruo, Estella Kitale, Esther Sabbath, Kayla J. Buhler, Clovice Kankya

“…Methods From March to May 2023, a cross-sectional study was conducted among 352 community members randomly selected from residential blocks. …”
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Research on tire tread abrasion performance considering the patten and slippage with verification by Huaqiao Liu, Yao Xiao, Kongshuo Wang, Yukun Zhou, Huiguang Bian, Chuansheng Wang

“…Subsequent wear performance tests were conducted on a fully automated wear testing machine under different slippage. …”
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A workplace organisational intervention to improve hospital nurses’ and physicians’ mental health: study protocol for the Magnet4Europe wait list cluster randomised controlled tria... by Peter Griffiths, Jonathan Drennan, Jackie Bridges, Luk Bruyneel, Jane Ball, Linda H Aiken, Douglas M Sloane, Anners Lerdal, Matthew McHugh, Herbert Smith, Anne Marie Rafferty, Reinhard Busse, Walter Sermeus, Julia Köppen, Lars E Eriksson, Kaat Siebens, Matthew D McHugh, Anne Scott, Ingeborg Strømseng Sjetne, Sydney Anstee, Peter Van Bogaert, Rikard Lindqvist, Linda Aiken, Douglas Sloane, Hans De Witte, Wilmar B Schaufeli, Hans De Witte, Simon Dello, Dorothea Kohnen, Claudia Bettina Maier, Lisa Smeds Alenius, Mary Del Guidice, Timothy Cheney, Claudia Maier, Joan Kleine, Elaine Lehane Vera McCarthy, Noeleen Brady, Monica Bukkøy Kjetland, Paul Van Aken, Danny Van Heusden

“…Magnet hospitals, a model shown to attract and retain staff in US research, creates positive work environments that aim to support the well-being of healthcare professionals.Methods and analysis Magnet4Europe is a cluster randomised controlled trial, with wait list controls, designed to evaluate the effects of organisational redesign, based on the Magnet model, on nurses’ and physicians’ well-being in general acute care hospitals, using a multicomponent implementation strategy. The study will be conducted in more than 60 general acute care hospitals in Belgium, England, Germany, Ireland, Norway and Sweden. …”
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Prevalence and Risk Factors of Asymptomatic Colorectal Polyps in Taiwan by Fu-Wei Wang, Ping-I Hsu, Hung-Yi Chuang, Ming-Shium Tu, Guang-Yuan Mar, Tai-Ming King, Jui-Ho Wang, Chao-Wen Hsu, Chiu-Hua Chang, Hui-Chun Chen

“…Logistic regression analysis was conducted to search the independent risk factors for asymptomatic hyperplastic and adenomatous colorectal polyps. …”
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Analysis of partial discharges in supporting insulators by D. A. Polyakov, K. I. Nikitin, N. A. Tereshchenko, A. S. Novoselov, Ya. P. Bilevich

“…Partial discharges (PD) experiments are conducted in the same insulators. The results of modeling the electric field show a high electric field intensity in a porcelain insulator with a slit and in an epoxy insulator with a crack. …”
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Factors associated with hypercholesterolemia in older adults: A cross‐sectional investigation by Maria Clara Alves deOliveira, Júlia Perfeito Andrade, Ana Carolina Souza Porto, Gizelly Maria Torres Martins, Nurielly Monteiro Campos, Paulo daFonseca Valença Neto, Claudio Bispo De Almeida, Saulo Sacramento Meira, Beatriz Cardoso Roriz, Débora Jesus daSilva, Victor Giovannino Accetta, Cezar Augusto Casotti, Lucas dosSantos

“…Methods This is a population‐based cross‐sectional epidemiological study conducted with 232 older adults (women: 58.60%; men: 41.40%) in Aiquara, Bahia, Brazil. …”
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Design and optimization of liquid helium-free cooling systems for magnetic resonance imaging device using multi-physical modeling by Changhao Luo, Guanhua Liu, Yi Deng, Zhiqiang Long, Meng Lin

“…Effective initial cooling is critical in conduction-cooled superconducting magnet systems, especially for medical Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI), where traditional reliance on liquid helium poses challenges due to helium resource limitations and high costs. …”
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Amorphous silica reduces N2O emissions from arable land at the field plot scale by Mathias Hoffmann, Oscar Rodrigo Monzon Diaz, Isabel Zentgraf, Wael Al-Hamwi, Maren Dubbert, Mathias Stein, Maire Holz, Jörg Schaller, Jörg Schaller

“…Both factors are known to directly and indirectly affect N2O emissions from agroecosystems.MethodsIn this study we conducted a field plot trial on arable soil depleted in ASi and fertilized this soil to its pre-agricultural ASi level.ResultsOur data clearly shows that increasing soil ASi to a pre-agricultural level decreased seasonal N2O emissions by ∼30%.DiscussionThis reduction of N2O emissions due to ASi might be of global relevance as agricultural practice has reduced the ASi content in agricultural soils. …”
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Oscillatory mechanoluminescence of Mn2+-doped SrZnOS in dynamic response to rapid compression by Hao Wang, Tingting Zhao, Mei Li, Junlong Li, Ke Liu, Shang Peng, Xuqiang Liu, Bohao Zhao, Yanlong Chen, Jiao An, Xiaohui Chen, Sheng Jiang, Chuanlong Lin, Wenge Yang

“…Significant progress has been made in high-performance ML materials in the past decades, but the rate-dependent ML kinetics remains poorly understood. Here, we have conducted systematic studies on the self-recoverable ML of Mn2+-doped SrZnOS (SrZnOS: Mn2+) under rapid compression up to ~10 GPa. …”
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Research hotspots and frontiers of endoplasmic reticulum in glomerular podocytes: a bibliometric and visual analysis from 2005 to 2023 by Wang Junli, Hao Zhihong, Wang Lina, Ou Qiaoqun, Qu Jing, Hu Jiaqi, Shengyou Yu, Shengyou Yu, Shengyou Yu

“…This study aims to map the existing research on podocyte endoplasmic reticulum by analyzing publications in the Web of Science Core Collection (WOSCC) from the past 19 years.MethodsWe conducted a bibliometric analysis using Citespace, VOSviewer, the Metrology Literature Online platform, and the Bibliometrix software package to visualize and interpret the data from WOSCC. …”
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Endocrine Outcome and Quality of Life After Transsphenoidal Resection of Pituitary Adenoma—A Prospective Randomized Single-Blinded Study Comparing Endoscopic Versus Microscopic Res... by Andrej Pala, Nadja Grübel, Benjamin Mayer, Ralf Becker, Fabian Sommer, Bernd Schmitz, Gwendolin Etzrodt-Walter, Christian Rainer Wirtz, Michal Hlavac

“…Background: Endoscopic pituitary surgery might yield better endocrine outcomes compared to microscopic resection. We conducted a prospective, randomized, single-blinded study to compare the endocrine outcome and quality of life (QoL) of patients with newly diagnosed pituitary adenoma who underwent either endoscopic or microscopic transsphenoidal surgery (NCT03515603). …”
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Distinct neural computations scale the violation of expected reward and emotion in social transgressions by Ting Xu, Lei Zhang, Feng Zhou, Kun Fu, Xianyang Gan, Zhiyi Chen, Ran Zhang, Chunmei Lan, Lan Wang, Keith M. Kendrick, Dezhong Yao, Benjamin Becker

“…Abstract Traditional decision-making models conceptualize humans as adaptive learners utilizing the differences between expected and actual rewards (prediction errors, PEs) to maximize outcomes, but rarely consider the influence of violations of emotional expectations (emotional PEs) and how it differs from reward PEs. Here, we conducted a fMRI experiment (n = 43) using a modified Ultimatum Game to examine how reward and emotional PEs affect punishment decisions in terms of rejecting unfair offers. …”
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Crystal structure modulating performances for 213-nm GeO2 solar-blind photodetectors via DC reactive magnetron sputtering method by Chengming Wei, Jiabao Liu, Xinru Lan, Cheng Yang, Shuiping Huang, Dongdong Meng, Zhengwei Chen, Hongguang Duan, Xu Wang

“…Abstract Owing to the ultra-wide bandgap energy, high thermal conductivity, and ambipolar capability, GeO2 films are receiving great attention for potential applications in power devices and solar-blind photodetectors. …”
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A pilot cross-sectional study of non-communicable diseases in TB household contacts by Y. Hamada, A. Lugendo, T. Ntshiqa, G. Kubeka, J.M. Lalashowi, S. Mwastaula, K. Ntshamane, I. Sabi, S. Wilson, A. Copas, K. Velen, N.E. Ntinginya, L.T. Minja, I. Abubakar, S. Charalambous, M.X. Rangaka

“…It is also unclear if screening these contacts reveals more people with NCDs than individuals in the same neighbourhood. METHOD: We conducted a pilot cross-sectional study in South Africa and Tanzania, enrolling adult HHCs of TB and individuals in neighbourhood households (controls). …”
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Achieving enhanced stabilization and controlled release of curcumin via cross-linked polydopamine particles by Majid Moussaei, Ebrahim Tajik, Vahid Haddadi-Asl, S. Ali Mazloumi, Helia Heydarinasab, Elahe Abdollahi, Fatemeh Haj-Sadeghi, Hanie Ahmadi, Mohammad Reza Gholizadeh

“…Molecular simulations were conducted to estimate the solubility parameters, confirming the compatibility between PDA and dextran for effective drug loading.…”
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Optimization of Cannula Visibility during Ultrasound-Guided Subclavian Vein Catheterization, via a Longitudinal Approach, by Implementing Echogenic Technology by Konstantinos Stefanidis, Mariantina Fragou, Nicos Pentilas, Gregorios Kouraklis, Serafim Nanas, Richard H. Savel, Ariel L. Shiloh, Michel Slama, Dimitrios Karakitsos

“…Eighty mechanically ventilated patients were prospectively enrolled in a randomized study that was conducted in a medical-surgical ICU. Forty patients underwent EC and 40 patients were randomized to NEC. …”
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Primary sinonasal ameloblastoma: A case illustration and systematic review of literature by Sampurna Raha, Rajiv S. Desai, Pankaj M. Shirsat, Shivani P. Bansal, Pooja Prasad, Ankush P. Jain, Poorvashree P. Bobade

“…The electronic search process was conducted on PubMed-Medline, Embase, and Scopus. Twenty-seven publications with 59 reported cases were found to meet the eligibility criteria. …”
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Evaluation of Associated Structural and Chromosomal Abnormalities in Patients with Fetal Cerebral Ventriculomegaly Detected in Ultrasonographic Imaging by Erkan Cagliyan, Samican Ozmen, Sureyya Saridas Demir, Ceren Aydin, Egehan Bilen, Handan Guleryuz, Elif Yasar, Derya Ercal, Elcin Bora, Tufan Cankaya

“…STUDY DESIGN: This retrospective cohort study was conducted at Dokuz Eylul University Faculty of Medicine, Obstetrics and Gynecology Department between January 2009 and December 2019. …”
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