Effectiveness of an HIV peer support precision matching platform: a randomized controlled trial protocol by Xin Xie, Shuyu Han, Yangfeng Wu, Tao Huang, Junyi Duan, Dongmei Li, Shuyu Chen, Bo Zhou, Jiangping Zhang, Lili Zhang

“…Discussion The Aspark trial is a randomized controlled trial designed to examine the influence of a mobile health (mHealth) application that integrates peer support and precision matching to strengthen social support for PLWH in China. …”
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Research on Damage Assessment of Concrete-Filled Steel Tubular Column Subjected to Near-Field Blast Loading by Ying Cui, Meimei Song, Zhan Qu, Shanshan Sun, Junhai Zhao

“…The results showed that for a scaled distance of 0.14 m/kg1/3, plastic bending deformation occurred on the surfaces of the two CFST columns facing the explosive. …”
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Design and Optimization of a Lightweight and Simple Self-Propelled Crawler Potato Combine Harvester by Caichao Liu, Ning Wu, Guangseng Cheng, Feng Wu, Fengwei Gu, Lili Shi, Bing Wang

“…The results indicated that with a separation screen line speed of 1 m/s, vibration frequency of 8 Hz, and device inclination angle of 30°, the potato damage rate during harvesting was 1.318%, the skin breakage rate was 1.825%, the loss rate was 2.815%, and the impurity rate was 2.736%. …”
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Evaluation of the Impact of Morphological Differences on Scale Effects in Green Tide Area Estimation by Ke Wu, Tao Xie, Jian Li, Chao Wang, Xuehong Zhang, Hui Liu, Shuying Bai

“…To address this, our study examines the influence of morphological diversity on green tide area estimation using GF-1 WFV data and the Virtual-Baseline Floating macroAlgae Height (VB-FAH) index at a 16 m resolution. Green tide patches were categorized into small, medium, and large sizes, and morphological features such as elongation, compactness, convexity, fractal dimension, and morphological complexity were designed and analyzed. …”
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New Plastitar Record for the Mediterranean Sea: Characterization of Plastics and Tar from the Salento Peninsula (Ionian Sea) by Silvia Fraissinet, Emanuele Mancini, Chiara Funiati, Caterina Martino, Giuseppe Egidio De Benedetto, Chiara Roberta Girelli, Francesco Paolo Fanizzi, Genuario Belmonte, Stefano Piraino

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Novel nanocomposite synthesis of carboxymethyl cellulose coated to zero-valent iron supported on chitosan for simultaneous removal of heavy metals and pesticides in water: Performa... by Ahmad Abo Markeb, Javier Moral-Vico, Antoni Sánchez, Xavier Font

“…It showed that the surface area of the NC is found to be 127.95 m2/g and a pore volume of 0.659 cm3/g. A spherical shape of the nanoparticles with an average size of 8 ± 2 nm was obtained. …”
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Large-Scale Mapping and Predictive Modeling of Submerged Aquatic Vegetation in a Shallow Eutrophic Lake by Karl E. Havens, Matthew C. Harwell, Mark A. Brady, Bruce Sharfstein, Therese L. East, Andrew J. Rodusky, Daniel Anson, Ryan P. Maki

“…The sampling program integrates Geographic Information System (GIS) technology with traditional field sampling of SAV and has the capability of producing robust vegetation maps under a wide range of conditions, including high turbidity, variable depth (0 to 2 m), and variable sediment types. Based on sampling carried out in AugustœSeptember 2000, we measured 1,050 to 4,300 ha of vascular SAV species and approximately 14,000 ha of the macroalga Chara spp. …”
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Metformin and Probiotics Interplay in Amelioration of Ethanol-Induced Oxidative Stress and Inflammatory Response in an In Vitro and In Vivo Model of Hepatic Injury by Farhin Patel, Kirti Parwani, Dhara Patel, Palash Mandal

“…Probiotic V and Met also promoted macrophage polarization towards the M2 phenotype in ethanol-exposed RAW 264.7 macrophage cells. …”
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Evaluating the Functionality of Conjunctiva Using a Rabbit Dry Eye Model by Yuan Ning, Dhruva Bhattacharya, Richard E. Jones, Fangkun Zhao, Rongji Chen, Jinsong Zhang, Mingwu Wang

“…The expression of interleukin- (IL-) 1β, tumor necrosis factor- (TNF-) α, and MUC5AC proteins were estimated by immunoblotting from conjunctival impression cytology specimens. MUC5AC mRNA was quantified as well. The effect of epithelial sodium channel (ENaC) blockers on tear production and potential differences (PD) of OS were assessed under anesthesia in rabbits with and without surgery. …”
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The Vanishing Volcanic Geoheritage of a Key Scoria Cone and its Significance in Volcanic Hazard Resilience of the Active Monogenetic Volcanic Field near Al Madinah, Kingdom of Saud... by Karoly Nemeth, Mohammed Moufti, Mahmoud Ashor, Abdulrahman Sowaigh, Turki Hablil, Khalid Abdulhafez, Turki Sehli

“…Further excavation for cone material however opened the entire western side of the cone, exposing a nearly 5-m-thick succession of accidental lithic pyroclast-dominated lapilli tuff and tuff breccia, confirming that this location had a significant phreatomagmatic phase in its opening eruptions. …”
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Improving Geldanamycin Production in <i>Streptomyces geldanamycininus</i> Through UV Mutagenesis of Protoplast by Yuan Yuan, Lu Yang, Zhikai Fang, Haimin Chen, Fei Sun, Hong Jiang, Jian Zhou

“…A mutant strain that produced 3742 μg/mL geldanamycin was generated by protoplast UV mutagenesis, with a 36% higher yield than the initial strain. …”
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Targeting the IKZF1/BCL-2 axis as a novel therapeutic strategy for treating acute T-cell lymphoblastic leukemia by Juan Li, Chunmei Ye, Hui Li, Jun Li

“…Functional assays demonstrated that IKZF1 overexpression reduced BCL-2 mRNA levels and increased repressive histone marks at the BCL-2 promoter, while IKZF1 knockdown led to elevated BCL-2 expression. …”
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High Plasma Glucagon Levels Correlate with Waist-to-Hip Ratio, Suprailiac Skinfold Thickness, and Deep Subcutaneous Abdominal and Intraperitoneal Adipose Tissue Depots in Nonobese... by Shajith Anoop, Anoop Misra, Surya Prakash Bhatt, Seema Gulati, Harsh Mahajan, Gokulraj Prabakaran

“…Nonobese males (n=81; BMI < 25 kg/m2) with T2DM of less than one-year duration and nonobese males without diabetes (n=30) were evaluated for the following: anthropometry (BMI, waist circumference, W-HR, and truncal skinfolds), whole-body DEXA (for body fat and fat-free mass), and MRI scan (for volumes of subcutaneous abdominal adipose tissue (SCAT) including superficial and deep, intra-abdominal visceral adipose tissue (including intraperitoneal adipose tissue (IPAT), retroperitoneal adipose tissue, liver span and fatty liver, and pancreatic volume)). …”
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Analysis on the Influence Degree of Deformation Control Factors of Deep-Buried Roadway’s Fractured Surrounding Rock Using Orthogonal Design by Ke Li, Weijian Yu, Youlin Xu, Ze Zhou, Mengtang Xu, Wei Liang

“…The two sidewalls’ development and roof fractures are mainly tangential, and the original rock state appears only beyond 6.3∼8.2 m. The length of bolts, the row distance between bolts, the length of cables, and the row distance of U-shaped steel were selected as control factors in the multi-index orthogonal design, and roadway’s deformation values were taken as the test indexes. …”
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Thermogenic Effect of Glucose in Hypothyroid Subjects by Agnieszka Kozacz, Paulina Grunt, Marta Steczkowska, Tomasz Mikulski, Jan Dąbrowski, Monika Górecka, Urszula Sanocka, Andrzej Wojciech Ziemba

“…Mean values of glucose and insulin areas under the curve were higher in women with hypothyroidism than in control group (286.79±23.65 versus 188.41±15.84 mmol/L·min, P<0.003 and 7563.27±863.65 versus 4987.72±583.88 mU/L·min, P<0.03 resp.). Maximal levels of catecholamines after glucose ingestion were higher in hypothyroid patients than in control subjects (Amax—0.69±0.08 versus 0.30±0.07 nmol/L, P<0.0001, and NAmax—6.42±0.86 versus 2.54±0.30 nmol/L, P<0.0002). …”
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Muscle Activity and Kinematics During Three Hamstring Strengthening Exercises Compared to Sprinting: A Cross-Sectional Study. by Adelso Jorge, Eric Lichtenstein, Oliver Faude, Ralf Roth

“… # Results Eight male athletes were included (age: 24.0 years ± SD 2.9; body mass: 76.8 kg ± 7.7; height: 1.79 m ± 0.08). Greater activity of the hamstrings occurred during the explosive exercises ranging from 63.9% [95%CI: 56.3-71.5%] (rocker) to 49.0% [95%CI: 40.4-57.6%] (PMfast) vs. 34.0% [95%CI: 29.1-38.9%] (NHE) to 32.1% [95%CI: 26.9-37.3%] (PMslow). …”
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GIS and remote sensing based assessment of West Rapti River channel migration in Nepal by Sandesh Gharti, Prabin Poudel, Ramesh Silwal, Suchana Baniya, Jeetendra Gautam, Om Mishra, Sijan Bista, Dipendra Dhungana

“…Those cross-sections were generated in the gap of 2000 m using the River Bathymetry Toolkit (RBT) to assess the Sinuosity & Braiding Index of the river channel within the planform. …”
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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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Flutuação populacional de Anastrepha striata (Diptera: Tephritidae) em pomares comerciais de goiabeira by Luciana Baú Trassato, Antonio Cesar Silva Lima, João Luiz Lopes Monteiro Neto, Hugo Falkyner da Silva Bandeira, Edgley Soares da Silva, Anderson Striicker

“…A captura das moscas-das-frutas foi realizada por meio de armadilhas McPhail, cujo atrativo alimentar foi composto por 300 mL de suco de maracujá a 30%, sendo semanalmente renovado, ocasião em que as moscas foram coletadas e conduzidas ao Laboratório de Entomologia da Universidade Federal de Roraima para triagem, contagem, separação por sexo e acondicionamento em solução de álcool 70%, para posterior identificação da espécie A. striata. …”
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PEDF Overexpression Ameliorates Cardiac Lipotoxicity in Diabetic Cardiomyopathy via Regulation of Energy Metabolism by Mao T, Wang Y

“…Additionally, H9c2 cells were transfected with a PEDF plasmid and cultured under HG+PA conditions (33 mm glucose + 250 μM palmitic acid) for 24 hours. Subsequent analyses focused on changes in energy metabolism, ROS levels, and apoptosis.Results: At 24 weeks, db/db mice exhibited hallmark features of DCM, including hyperglycemia, hyperlipidemia, cardiac hypertrophy, fibrosis, and diastolic dysfunction. …”
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