Bredemolic Acid Ameliorates Selected Liver Function Biomarkers in a Diet-Induced Prediabetic Rat Model by Akinjide Moses Akinnuga, Angezwa Siboto, Bongiwe Khumalo, Ntethelelo Hopewell Sibiya, Phikelelani Ngubane, Andile Khathi

“…This study was therefore designed to investigate the effects of BA on liver function in high fat-high carbohydrate (HFHC) diet-induced prediabetic rats. …”
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Giant energy storage density with ultrahigh efficiency in multilayer ceramic capacitors via interlaminar strain engineering by Ying Yang, Ke Xu, Bin Yang, Xu Hou, Zhanming Dou, Yuhong Li, Zihao Zheng, Gengguang Luo, Nengneng Luo, Guanglong Ge, Jiwei Zhai, Yuanyuan Fan, Jing Wang, Haoming Yang, Yao Zhang, Jing Wang, Changyuan Wang, Shenglin Jiang, Kanghua Li, Jinming Guo, Houbing Huang, Guangzu Zhang

“…Combined with the favorable temperature and frequency stabilities and the high antifatigue property, this work provides a strain engineering paradigm for designing MLCCs for high-power energy storage and conversion systems.…”
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Hydrocarbon contaminated water remediation using a locally constructed multi-stage bioreactor incorporated with media filtration by S. Antwi-Akomea, B. Fei-Baffoe, E.J.D. Belford, M. Borigu

“…The study was essentially a simulated pump and treat process that involved the pumping of hydrocarbon contaminated water for treatment in a locally designed multi-stage bioreactor incorporated with media filtration. …”
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Stability of GaN HEMT Device Under Static and Dynamic Gate Stress by Linfei Gao, Ze Zhong, Qiyan Zhang, Xiaohua Li, Xinbo Xiong, Shaojun Chen, Longkou Chen, Huaibao Yan, Anle Zhang, Jiajun Han, Wenrong Zhuang, Feng Qiu, Hsien-Chin Chiu, Shuangwu Huang, Xinke Liu

“…In this work, we investigated the stability of a <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">${p}$ </tex-math></inline-formula>-GaN gate with high electron mobility transistors (HEMTs) including an internal integrated gate circuit. A circuit was designed to improve <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">${p}$ </tex-math></inline-formula>-GaN gate stability by using capacitance to release the hole into the <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">${p}$ </tex-math></inline-formula>-GaN layer to mitigate the threshold voltage shift. …”
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End-to-End Mandarin Speech Reconstruction Based on Ultrasound Tongue Images Using Deep Learning by Fengji Li, Fei Shen, Ding Ma, Jie Zhou, Shaochuan Zhang, Li Wang, Fan Fan, Tao Liu, Xiaohong Chen, Tomoki Toda, Haijun Niu

“…Initially, ultrasound tongue images and speech data were collected simultaneously with a designed Mandarin corpus. Subsequently, a speech reconstruction model was built based on adversarial neural networks. …”
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Thermally Conductive Shape-Stabilized Phase Change Materials Enabled by Paraffin Wax and Nanoporous Structural Expanded Graphite by Yilin Zhao, Shuhui Huang, Zhaoguo Jin, Zhongnan Xie, Hong Guo, Haofeng Xie

“…Two preparations of thermally conductive shape-stabilized PW/EG composites, using the pressure-induced method and prefabricated skeleton method, were designed in this paper. The expanded graphite formed a nanoscale porous structure by different methods, which enhanced the capillary action between the graphite flake layers, improved the adsorption and encapsulation of EG, and alleviated the leakage problem. …”
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A patient-led survey on information and communication needs of patients with metastatic breast cancer in Ireland and Northern Ireland (CTRIAL-IE 23–05) by Siobhan Gaynor, Yvonne O'Meara, Emer Mulvaney, Rachel J. Keogh, Catherine S. Weadick, Fran J. Duane, Ann Mc Brien, Helen Greally, Mary Jane O'Leary, Ieva Teiserskyte, Isabel Beristain, Jacinta Marron, Eibhlin Mulroe, Vicky Donachie, Sarah Mc Loughlin, Seamus O'Reilly

“…Methods: A 76 item questionnaire was designed by the lead author and a cohort of 41 other MBC patients in collaboration with a multidisciplinary team. …”
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Validation of a Questionnaire on COVID-19 Knowledge and Attitude for Dental Patients by Mohammad Reza Khami, Mahsa Karimi, Morenike Oluwatoyin Folayan, Ahmad Reza Shamshiri, Prathip Phantumvanit, Armando E Soto-Rojas, Seyed Hossein Bassir, Heikki Murtomaa

“…Materials and Methods: Through a comprehensive literature review, we designed the primary questionnaire in English and then translated it into Persian. …”
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The Effects of Hyperacute Serum on the Elements of the Human Subchondral Bone Marrow Niche by Melinda Simon, Bálint Major, Gabriella Vácz, Olga Kuten, István Hornyák, Adél Hinsenkamp, Dorottya Kardos, Marcell Bagó, Domonkos Cseh, Adrienn Sárközi, Denes Horvathy, Stefan Nehrer, Zsombor Lacza

“…Hyperacute serum (HAS), a new serum derivative, has been designed to approximate the natural coagulation cascade with a single-step, additive-free preparation method. …”
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Rancher viewpoint diversity in human–wildlife coexistence management: The case of jaguar–livestock interaction in the region of Calakmul, Mexico by Elías J. Gordillo‐Chávez, Claudia Villanueva‐García, Enrique Melo‐Guerrero, Mircea G. Hidalgo‐Mihart, Miguel Lizana‐Avia, Fernando Rodríguez‐López, Victor J. Colino‐Rabanal

“…Therefore, conservation incentives must be designed to address local communities' fundamental needs, such as education, healthcare, women's empowerment and cultural preservation. …”
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A multi-stage deep learning network toward multi-classification of polyps in colorectal images by Shilong Chang, Kun Yang, Yucheng Wang, Yufeng Sun, Chaoyi Qi, Wenlong Fan, Ying Zhang, Shuang Liu, Wenshan Gao, Jie Meng, Linyan Xue

“…Furthermore, we introduced a novel attention module, the Cross-Stage Weighted Attention (CSWA), designed to amplify the effectiveness of multi-stage feature fusion by focusing on the most informative features across different stages. …”
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The development and application of compound formulation of natural antioxidants in Idesia polycarpa maxim. Oil by Fangming Liu, Yurui Xie, Xiaodong Geng, Zhi Li, Yanmei Wang, Zhen Liu, Qifei Cai

“…The experiments were designed using the response surface method to compound three individual natural antioxidants with good anti-oxidative effects, namely rosemary extract, tea polyphenol palmitate, and ascorbic acid palmitate. …”
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Efficient recovery of Ce(III) ions from acidic solutions using oxalic acid crosslinked chitosan by Tabtila Okta Rinila, Soon Kong Yong, Waheeba Ahmed Al-Amrani, Agustono Wibowo, Nurul Filzah Ghazali, Murat Yılmaz, Faiz Bukhari Mohd Suah, Megat Ahmad Kamal Megat Hanafiah

“…Kinetic and isotherm analyses specified that the Ce(III) ions adsorption onto CHOA is most accurately designated by the pseudo-second-order and Freundlich models. …”
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Isolation and characterization of mercuric reductase by newly isolated halophilic bacterium, Bacillus firmus MN8 by M. Noroozi, M.A. Amoozegar, A.A. Pourbabaei, N.S. Naghavi, Z. Nourmohammadi

“…The results showed that among the 21 halophilic and halotolerant strains isolated from Gavkhuni wetland, 4 were resistant to mercuric chloride. A strain designated MN8 was selected for further studies because it showed the highest resistance to mercury. …”
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Hormonal Influences on ADC Values in Breast Tissues: A Scoping Review of DWI in Pre- and Post-menopausal Women [version 2; peer review: 2 approved] by Neil Barnes Abraham, Abhimanyu Pradhan, Suresh Sukumar, Sneha Ravichandran, Winniecia Dkhar, Rajagopal Kadavigere

“…Future studies should focus on longitudinal designs, standardization of DWI protocols, and integration of hormonal status information into breast cancer risk assessment models.…”
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Direct Effect of Two Naphthalene-Sulfonyl-Indole Compounds on Toxoplasma gondii Tachyzoite by Qasem Asgari, Hossein Keshavarz, Mostafa Rezaeian, Mohammad Hossein Motazedian, Saeedeh Shojaee, Mehdi Mohebali, Ramin Miri

“…If we consider a well-organized transporter mechanism for indole compounds in the parasite, thus the designation of an antagonist that has indole groups can assist with the production of new drugs.…”
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Using stone dust as an improvement material for cement gravel column by Raksiri Sukkarak, Pornkasem Jongpradist, Panich Voottipruex, Pitthaya Jamsawang, Suraparb Keawsawasvong, Teerawut Pansuwannakun, Ittipon Meepon

“…This research explores the feasibility of incorporating stone dust into cement gravel columns to enhance their mechanical properties and sustainability profile. Fifteen mixture designs were prepared to investigate the effect of stone dust (0, 5, 10, 15, and 20 % by weight of highest porous sample) on the engineering and physical properties of cemented gravel samples at 7 and 28 days. …”
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From Technical Prerequisites to Improved Care: Distributed Edge AI for Tomographic Imaging by Bilgehan Akdemir, Hafiz Faheem Shahid, Mikael A. K. Brix, Juho Laakkola, Johirul Islam, Tanesh Kumar, Jarmo Reponen, Miika T. Nieminen, Erkki Harjula

“…To fill this gap, we introduce novel 3-TECC architectural concept, specifically designed for CBCT data reconstruction in medical imaging. …”
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Evaluation of Phytochemical, Antioxidant, and Memory-Enhancing Activity of Garuga pinnata Roxb. Bark and Bryophyllum pinnatum (Lam) Oken. Leaves by Ravin Bhandari, Sabina Gyawali, Nisha Aryal, Devika Gaire, Kalpana Paudyal, Abaru Panta, Pooja Panth, Dirgha Raj Joshi, Rabindra Kumar Rokaya, Pramod Aryal, Jitendra Pandey

“…This investigation was designed to explore the result shown by methanolic extract of Garuga pinnata bark and Bryophyllum pinnatum leaves, on cognitive power and retention of the memory in experimental mice along with quantification of phenolic compounds and DPPH radicals neutralizing capacity. …”
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Evaluating food contact surface and its influence on restaurant health ratings by Saeid Fallahizadeh, Majid Majlesi, Mohammad Reza Ghalehgolab, Mohammad Hassan Sadeghi, Mohammad Reza Zarei, Alireza R. Raygan Shirazi

“…Each sample was collected using a swab on a designated 10 cm × 10 cm square area of the surface. …”
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