Diffused Multi-scale Generative Adversarial Network for low-dose PET images reconstruction by Xiang Yu, Daoyan Hu, Qiong Yao, Yu Fu, Yan Zhong, Jing Wang, Mei Tian, Hong Zhang

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Desempenho das PME e criação de emprego na África Subsaariana: Papel da inovação digital by Solaja Oluwasegun Abraham, Oyedele Olusegun Ola, Olajugba Oluwapemi John, Abiodun Abolaji Joachim, Edewor Ogheneofejiro Jesujoba, Solaja Omobolanle Omotayo, Kehinde Oluwatimilehin Victoria, Akerele Faith Oluwatobiloba

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Hydrochemistry of a Tropical harbor: Influence of Industrial and Municipal inputs by Balogun Kayode James, Ladigbolu Ismail Adejare, Olaji Ebenezer Dayo

“…In recent times, pollution hazards of coastal waters have increased due to human activities including sand mining and dredging, industrial effluent discharges, indiscriminate dumping of sewage and domestic waste, use of detergents and heavy metals. …”
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Rare Site of an Inflammatory Myofibroblastic Tumor at the Epididymis: A Case Report by Lange A, Dominiak N, Petros FG

“…Tumor markers were unremarkable for lactate dehydrogenase (LDH), beta-human chorionic gonadotropin (b-hCG), and alpha-fetoprotein (AFP). …”
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Non-pharmaceutical interventions and epigenetic aging in adults: Protocol for a scoping review. by Alina Liebich, Shenglin Zheng, Theresa Schachner, Jacqueline Mair, Mia Jovanova, Falk Müller-Riemenschneider, Tobias Kowatsch

“…However, a comprehensive overview of whether and which non-pharmaceutical interventions may impact human epigenetic aging is missing. Synthesizing evidence of interventions on epigenetic aging that can be adopted by a wider population is key to guide healthy aging initiatives and to reduce the burden of NCDs and CMDs. …”
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GUIDELINES FOR THE SERVICE QUALITY DEVELOPMENT OF SMALL BOUTIQUE HOTELS THAT ATTRACT DOMESTIC WORKCATION TOURISTS: THE CASE OF PATTAYA CITY, THAILAND by Chayapoj LEE-ANANT, Phornprom RUNGREAUNG

“…Lastly, three dimensions of guidelines were formulated, including human resource development, organization development, and information technology development. …”
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Automatic Morpheme Segmentation for Russian: Can an Algorithm Re-place Experts? by Дмитрий Алексеевич Морозов, Тимур Александрович Гарипов, Ольга Николаевна Ляшевская, Светлана Олеговна Савчук, Борис Леонидович Иомдин, Анна Валерьевна Глазкова

“…We also found that, on a randomly selected set of words, the performance of these algorithms was comparable to that of human experts. Conclusion: Our results indicate that although automatic methods have, on average, reached a quality close to expert level, the lack of semantic consideration makes it impossible to use them for automatic dictionary expansion without expert validation. …”
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Synthesis, Characterization, and In Vivo Cytokinome Profile of IL-12-Loaded PLGA Nanospheres by Ryan A. Lacinski, Justin E. Markel, Jabeen Noore, Hillary G. Pratt, Brock A. Lindsey

“…As IL-12-NS delivers logarithmically lower amounts of IL-12 than previously administered during human clinical trials, our data reflect the importance of IL-12-NS which safely create a systemic immunostimulatory environment.…”
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Biochemical Aspects of a Serine Protease from Caesalpinia echinata Lam. (Brazilwood) Seeds: A Potential Tool to Access the Mobilization of Seed Storage Proteins by Priscila Praxedes-Garcia, Ilana Cruz-Silva, Andrezza Justino Gozzo, Viviane Abreu Nunes, Ricardo José Torquato, Aparecida Sadae Tanaka, Rita de Cássia Figueiredo-Ribeiro, Yamile Gonzalez Gonzalez, Mariana da Silva Araújo

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Potentially Toxic Elements’ Accumulation and Health Risk of Consuming Vegetables Cultivated along the Accra-Tema Motorway by Ebenezer Boahen, Benedicta Yayra Fosu-Mensah, Samuel S. Koranteng, Daniel A. Darko, Gerald Obuobi, Michael Mensah

“…Vegetables cultivated close to highways have the potential to accumulate potentially toxic elements (PTEs), either through uptake from contaminated soil or via atmospheric deposition from vehicular emissions, and pose health risks when ingested by humans. The study investigated the concentrations of chromium (Cr), zinc (Zn), nickel (Ni), copper (Cu), cadmium (Cd), manganese (Mn), and iron (Fe) in lettuce (Lactuca sativa), African eggplant (Solanum melongena), and jute leaves (Corchorus olitorius) at distances 0–10, 50, and 200 m and the health risk of consuming these vegetables. …”
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Exposure pathways (diet, dissolved or particulate substrate) of rare earth elements to aquatic organisms by Ashlyn Kernaghan, Duc Huy Dang

“…The global extraction and use of rare earth elements (REEs) continue to rise as they are implemented in technologies that improve human and environmental livelihoods. However, the general understanding of transfer processes and fates of REEs in aquatic systems remains limited. …”
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Moral and exhausting distress working in the frontline of COVID-19: a Swedish survey during the first wave in four healthcare settings by Mia Svantesson, Lars Sandman, Linda Durnell, Erik Hammarström, Gustav Jarl

“…Moral stress in concern for others attributed to institutional constraints comprised experiences of being deprived of possibilities to respond to humane and professional responsibility. Staff experienced being restricted in fulfilling patients’ and families’ need for closeness and security as well as being compelled to provide substandard and inhumane care. …”
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An optimized method for counting viral particles using electron microscopy by B. N. Zaitsev, O. S. Taranov, N. B. Rudometova, N. S. Shcherbakova, A. A. Ilyichev, L. I. Karpenko

“…The developed approach results in increased sensitivity, accuracy, and reproducibility of quantitative analysis of various samples containing animal, plant or human viruses using electron microscopy.…”
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Characteristics of paediatric burn injuries seen in the tertiary emergency centre, South Africa by Ntsovelo Mugwena, Rule Human, Maria M. Geyser

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Influence of time-of-day on neuromuscular performance in team sport athletes: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Julio Martin-López, Alberto Pérez-López, David Varillas-Delgado, Álvaro López-Samanes

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Associations between physical activity, sedentary behavior, and health risk behaviors among adolescents from a city in Southern Brazil by Michael Pereira da Silva, Fabio Eduardo Fontana, Gregory J. Welk, Pedro F. Saint-Maurice, Edmar Roberto Fantineli, Eliane Denise Araújo Bacil, Wagner de Campos

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Morphometric Effects of Testosterone Supplementation on Certain Extremity Bones in Young Swim-Trained Rats by Abdullah Kılcı, Sefa Lok

“…Used by athletes to increase strength, endurance and speed, AAS lead to various negative effects on the human body despite enhancing performance and strength. …”
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Quality of Life as Medicine: A Pilot Studyof Patients with Chronic Illness and Pain by Soren Ventegodt, Joav Merrick, JØrgen Anderson

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重组人内皮抑素对胃肠间质瘤血管形成及生长的抑制作用

“…【目的】 研究重组人内皮抑素(recombinant human endostatin,rhES)能否抑制胃肠间质瘤(gastrointestinal stromal tumor,GIST)裸鼠移植肿瘤血管生成及生长,探讨抑制血管形成作为GIST治疗方法的可行性65377;【方法】 随机将20只荷瘤裸鼠分为实验组与对照组65377;对照组瘤周注射生理盐水,实验组瘤周注射rhES,连用10 d65377;自用药开始,每5 d测量肿瘤体积,直至用药结束后5 d65377;计算抑瘤率和肿瘤缩小率65377;比较实验组与对照组肿瘤体积65380;微血管密度(microvascular density,MVD)65380;bcl-2阳性表达率65380;凋亡指数(AI)及实验组治疗前后肿瘤体积差异是否具有显著性65377;【结果】 用药前实验组与对照组肿瘤体积无差别(P = 0.628)65377;用药后实验组肿瘤体积逐渐减小65377;用药结束后5 d,实验组肿瘤体积与用药前及对照组相比均明显缩小(P = 0.000),抑瘤率86.5%,肿瘤缩小率为55.5%65377;所有瘤株CD117均为阳性表达65377;实验组MVD低于对照组(P = 0.020)65377;实验组bcl-2阳性表达率均低于对照组(P = 0.023)65377;实验组AI高于对照组(P = 0.020)65377; 【结论】 rhES抑制GIST血管生成65380;促进肿瘤细胞凋亡及遏制肿瘤生长,有可能成为治疗GIST的有效方法之一65377;…”
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Music Drama as a Christian Parable: Mozart’s <i>Idomeneo</i> by Nils Holger Petersen

“…Mozart’s <i>Idomeneo</i> may work in a modern cultural context because it functions as a parable, easily understandable also in a modern political or social context, because of its deep human (psychological) insight and the empathy brought to bear on all the characters of the opera.…”
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