Exploring the Feasibility of Ventilation without Shafts for an Ultralong Subsea Tunnel in the Bohai Strait Channel by Yimin Wu, Peng Xu, Weiming Liang, Shuai Shao, Kaixun Hu, Jiawei Zhang, Haoran Wu, Guangzheng Zhuang

“…We suggest considering new energy vehicle fire situations and ignoring the ventilation rate for BSC tunnels. We hope to provide a strong reference for the ventilation design of BSC tunnels and for the improvement of relative ventilation codes in China.…”
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The Relationship among Physical Activity, Intestinal Flora, and Cardiovascular Disease by Qiuyu Yan, Wenhui Zhai, Chenghao Yang, Zihao Li, Longfei Mao, Mingyi Zhao, Xiushan Wu

“…More understanding of relevant relationship between PA and GM may provide hope for the prevention or treatment of CVDs. Furthermore, a better understanding of regulation of the GM and intestinal function may lead to novel diagnostic and therapeutic strategies, improving the clinical care of CVD patients.…”
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Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and the risk of stroke: a systematic review protocol by Jennifer K Quint, Ann D Morgan, Chetna Sharma, Kieran J Rothnie

“…Selected Grading of Recommendations, Assessment, Development and Evaluation (GRADE) criteria will be used to assess the quality of the cumulative evidence.Dissemination Currently ranking second and fourth in the list of global causes of mortality, respectively, stroke and COPD are important non-communicable diseases. With this review, we hope to clarify some of the current uncertainty that surrounds the COPD–stroke relationship and in turn improve understanding of the nature of the role of COPD in comorbid stroke.Prospero registration number CRD42016035932.…”
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A Blockchain-Based Trustworthy Access Control Scheme for Medical Data Sharing by Canling Wang, Wei Wu, Fulong Chen, Hong Shu, Ji Zhang, Yuxuan Zhang, Taochun Wang, Dong Xie, Chuanxin Zhao

“…Considering the cost of permissions management and the problem of insider malicious node attacks, users hope to implement authorization constraints within the authorized institutions. …”
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Endothelial Progenitor Cells in Diabetic Microvascular Complications: Friends or Foes? by Cai-Guo Yu, Ning Zhang, Sha-Sha Yuan, Yan Ma, Long-Yan Yang, Ying-Mei Feng, Dong Zhao

“…After we overview the current EPCs-related strategies, we point out new EPCs-associated options for future exploration. Ultimately, we hope that this review would uncover the mysterious nature of EPCs in diabetic microvascular disease for therapeutics.…”
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Telehealth use in primary healthcare collaborative interprofessional practice: protocol for a scoping review by Marina Peduzzi, Gisele Silvestre Belber, Raíssa Ottes Vasconcelos, Heloise Lima Fernandes Agreli, Ana Estela Haddad, Valéria Marli Leonello

“…A manuscript based on this scoping review will be submitted to a journal and we hope it will contribute to scientific knowledge on the interprofessional field and key research findings will be sent to key events on interprofessional practice and education.Systematic review registration This scoping review was registered in the Open Science Framework (https://doi.org/10.17605/OSF.IO/2BV8D).…”
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La Paille, un matériau pour transmettre by Volker Ehrlich, Édouard Vermès

“…In this regard, the sensory qualities of the materials used during the project, as well as the civic intensity summoned throughout the work, are bearers of hope. The paper aims, on the one hand, to be a cause of thought for the readers, but also seeks to sketch a holistic vision of a possible future for our construction culture, which should nowadays be focused upon materials like straw, wood and soil.…”
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The urgency of Polya model problem-solving on students mathematical ability in facing the Industrial Revolution 5.0 by Abdurrahman Al Kayyis, Mohammad Tohir, Muhasshanah Muhasshanah

“…The research results show that (1) The test results of students using the Polya model were obtained for the categories of very critical (12.5%), critical (12.5%), quite critical (37.5%), less critical (18.75%), and not critical (18.75%); (2) the results of the analysis using Shapiro-Wilk on SPSS software showed that the research had a normal distribution because the final significance results were 0.823 and 0.998 > 0.05; and (3) the results of the analysis also show the advantages felt by Polya model users over non-Polya models. There is great hope for students, especially in mathematics, who can apply the Polya model to every mathematical problem they face to find answers to these problems and a systematic way of thinking to solve them.…”
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Effect of Spent Button Mushroom Substrate on Yield and Quality of Baby Spinach (Spinacia oleracea) by Forbes B. Muchena, Charity Pisa, Moses Mutetwa, Chido Govera, Wonder Ngezimana

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Potential application of proteolysis targeting chimera (PROTAC) modification technology in natural products for their targeted protein degradation by Guliang Yang, Haiyan Zhong, Xinxin Xia, Zhiwen Qi, Chengzhang Wang, Shiming Li

“…In this review, we outlined the advances in PROTAC combined molecule compounds, summarized its quantitative structure-activity relationship, and finally reviewed the methods applied in identifying the target proteins of natural products. We hope it will provide an insightful application of PROTAC techniques in the target protein identification of natural products including food bioactive molecules.…”
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Mia Couto and the enchantment of rain by Myrtle J. Hooper, Isabel B. Rawlins

“…In his preface to Rain and Other Stories, Mia Couto refers to the remaking of the world following the Mozambican civil war: ‘we soak our faces in this rain of hope, this water of benedreamtion’. Pluvial rain, as Nuttall terms it, can bring huge destruction, as can drought, its absence. …”
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Improving Mechanical Properties of Thermoset Biocomposites by Fiber Coating or Organic Oil Addition by Truc T. Ngo, James G. Kohl, Tawni Paradise, Autumn Khalily, Duane L. Simonson

“…Two different thermoset biocomposite systems are experimented in this study with the hope to improve their mechanical properties. Fiberglass and hemp, in form of fabrics, are used to reinforce the thermoset polymer matrix, which includes a traditional epoxy resin and a linseed oil-based bioresin (UVL). …”
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Radiation-Associated Toxicities in Obese Women with Endometrial Cancer: More Than Just BMI? by Savita V. Dandapani, Ying Zhang, Richard Jennelle, Yvonne G. Lin

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A Real Estate Price Index Forecasting Scheme Based on Online News Sentiment Analysis by Tao Xu, Yingying Zhao, Jie Yu

“…Moreover, the real estate market has an extremely complex operating mechanism, which makes it difficult to accurately assess the impact of various policy and economic factors on the real estate price index. Therefore, we hope, from the perspective of data science, to explore the emotional fluctuations of the public towards the real estate market and to reveal the dynamic relationship between the real estate price index and online news sentiment. …”
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AMERICA IN THE WORLD AFTER HEGEMONY by A. Y. Borisov

“…America shortsightedly opened the gates of modernisation before China in the vain hope to make it an ally against the Soviet Union only to be disappointed later. …”
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Multistaged In Silico Discovery of the Best SARS-CoV-2 Main Protease Inhibitors amongst 3009 Clinical and FDA-Approved Compounds by Ibrahim H. Eissa, Abdulrahman M. Saleh, Sara T. Al-Rashood, Abdul-Aziz M. M. El-Attar, Ahmed M. Metwaly

“…The fulfilled outcomes hold out hope of beating COVID-19 through more in vitro and in vivo research for the named compounds.…”
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Machine learning for classifying chronic kidney disease and predicting creatinine levels using at-home measurements by Brady Metherall, Anna K. Berryman, Georgia S. Brennan

“…Moreover, such models may assist in screening a general population using at-home features—potentially increasing early detection of CKD, thus improving patient care and offering hope for a more effective approach to managing this prevalent health condition.…”
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Image guidance system use amongst Canadian otolaryngologists: a nationwide survey by T. McHugh, D. D. Sommer, A. MA ThambooTewfik, K. A. Smith, Tobial McHugh

“…A multitude of different factors contribute to this disparity. We hope that the results of this study will help support Canadian otolaryngologists to access IGS. …”
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A review of leishmaniasis: current knowledge and future directions of heterocyclic molecules by Tejaswini Masne, Dileep Kumar, Deepali Bansode

“…Medicinal drugs have been at the forefront of combating these diseases, offering hope for afflicted populations. This review article provides: (1) a comprehensive analysis of current knowledge and the evolving landscape of heterocyclic drug therapies for leishmanial diseases; (2) focusing on the mechanism of drug action; (3) therapeutic effects; (4) side effects; (5) potential future directions. …”
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The Mental Health of Older People Living in Nursing Homes in Northern Portugal: A Cross-Sectional Study Protocol by Cláudia Rodrigues, Sandra Carreira, Rui Novais, Fátima Braga, Silvana Martins, Odete Araújo

“…Ten web survey questionnaires will be administered to the participants, including one sociodemographic and health questionnaire and nine mental health assessment instruments evaluating fear of falling; sleep quality; frailty; anxiety, depression, and stress; loneliness and social isolation; risk of acute confusion; cognition; emotional literacy; and perceived hope. Data will be analyzed by employing descriptive, cluster, inferential, and bivariate analyses, with multiple regression models included. …”
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