Synthesis, Structure, and Electrical Property of Ce1−xSr1+xGa3O7−δ by Xiaohui Li, Jungu Xu, Junshu Xiaofeng, Xiaojun Kuang

“…Scanning electron microscope disclosed the nanoscale needle-like micromorphology of this material, with an average length of ~2.5 μm and a diameter of ~500 nm. Transmission electron microscopy and selected area electron diffraction reveal the single crystal nature of these individual Ce0.9Sr1.1Ga3O7−δ needles and build up a relationship between the preferred orientation observed in X-ray diffraction pattern and the micromorphology. …”
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مدل‌سازی و همانندسازی فرایند شیرین‌سازی گاز طبیعی با جاذب متیل‌دی‌اتانول آمین (MDEA) در تماس‌دهندۀ رشته‌های غشایی توخالی با نرم‌افزار کامسول... by مهدی بخشی زاده, امید بختیاری

“…با راستی‌آزمایی شار همانندسازی‌شدۀ دی‌اکسید کربن ( 3-10×0/4-2/5 mol/m2.s) از میان غشا با داده‌های آزمایشگاهی، کمینه، میانگین و بیشینۀ خطای همانندسازی شار به‌ترتیب دربرابر سرعت‌های خطی فاز مایع 3/45، 9/56 و 17/45% و فاز گاز 2/64، 4/31 و 5/59% براورد شدند. …”
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Evolution of gender representation among Canadian OTL-HNS residents: a 27-year analysis by Sarah Chorfi, Joseph S. Schwartz, Neil Verma, Meredith Young, Lawrence Joseph, Lily H. P. Nguyen

“…Method Anonymized data were obtained from the Canadian Residency Matching Service (CaRMS) and from the Canadian Post-M.D. Education Registry (CAPER) from 1988 to 2014. …”
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Adjuvant treatments for locally advanced differentiated thyroid cancer: a nationwide survey in Japan by Terufumi Kawamoto, Koichi Yasuda, Yoshinori Ito, Sadamoto Zenda, Katsuyuki Sakanaka, Naoto Shikama, Naoki Nakamura, Takashi Mizowaki

“…For R1 resection or suspected residual disease, 26 (67%) facilities administered high-dose (100–200 mCi) radioactive iodine (RAI), but none performed EBRT. …”
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Epidemiological features and risk factors of human psittacosis in Hangzhou City, eastern China by Zhou Sun, Ke Xu, Liangliang Huo, Xingliang Zhang, Yi Wang, Yonghui Gong, Bingbing Chen

“…Multivariate logistic regression analysis revealed that the presence of bird habitats within 500 m of the living area [odds ratio (OR) = 3.81, 95% confidence interval (CI) = 2.19–6.61], parrots kept (OR = 2.95, 95%CI = 1.10–7.89) and poultry kept (OR = 2.15, 95%CI = 1.02–4.53) remained significantly associated with the risk of disease infection.ConclusionsHuman psittacosis has become a notable public health concern in Hangzhou city, with an increase in psittacosis cases reported in recent years. …”
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Doxycycline-integrated silk fibroin hydrogel: preparation, characterizations, and antimicrobial assessment for biomedical applications by Kranti Kiran Reddy Ealla, Chandra Sri Durga, Vikas Sahu, Neema Kumari, Jayachandran Venkatesan, Vishnu Priya Veeraraghavan, Pratibha Ramani, Kiran Kumar Bokara, Karthikeyan Ramalingam

“…The SF-DH hydrogel formed within 8 h with the pore size range of 20–150 μm and 90.72 kPa Young’s modulus. The drug release profile showed the increased release of DH up to 2 h, followed by sustained release till 8 h. …”
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Optimization of the Fermentation Process for Pine-needle Sweet-potato Glutinous Rice Wine and Analysis of Its Antioxidant Activity by Jie YOU, Rusheng XIE, Weibin WU

“…Results: The optimized fermentation conditions were as follows: pine needle mass addition of 3.3%, initial sugar content of 22.5°Bx, fermentation time of 7 d, yeast mass addition of 0.20%, solid (raw material mass):liquid (distilled water volume) ratio of 1:3 (g/mL), and fermentation temperature of 30 ℃. Under these conditions, the resulting pine-needle sweet-potato glutinous rice wine had a total sugar content of 12.5 g/L, alcohol content of 17.6%, and amino acid nitrogen content of 0.58 g/L. …”
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Exosomal miR-21-5p from glioma associated mesenchymal stem cells promotes the progression and glycolysis of glioblastoma via PDHA1 by Yanbin Zhang, Peng Lv, Qing Zhang, Wei Xiang, Xiaobing Jiang, Zijun Guo, Tao Zhang

“…Mechanismly, miR-21-5p directly binds to the mRNA of PDHA1 and downregulates its transcription, thereby promoting GBM glycolysis. …”
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Efficient and Rapid Microfluidics Production of Bio-Inspired Nanoparticles Derived from <i>Bombyx mori</i> Silkworm for Enhanced Breast Cancer Treatment by Muhamad Hawari Mansor, Zijian Gao, Faith Howard, Jordan MacInnes, Xiubo Zhao, Munitta Muthana

“…In vitro studies demonstrated sustained cytotoxic effects, and cell cycle arrest at the G2/M phase in breast cancer cell lines, with minimal toxicity in non-cancerous cells. …”
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Optimizing Operating Room Efficiency for Primary Hip and Knee Arthroplasty Using Performance Benchmarks by Koorosh Kashanian, BMSc, Matey Juric, BSc, Tim Ramsay, PhD, Pascal Fallavollita, PhD, Paul E. Beaulé, MD, FAAOS, FRCSC

“…All surgeries were performed as outpatients and included 160 females and 135 males; 161 TKA and 134 THA; mean age, 66.1; mean body mass index, 28.6 kg/m2; American Society of Anesthesia, 2. Time points, demographics, and adverse events were recorded. …”
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Screening chimique, activités antioxydante et antiplasmodiale des extraits d’écorces de tronc d’Enantia olivacea Robyns &amp; Ghesq (Annonaceae), une plante utilisée par les bonobo... by Papy Kunyima, Nseu B Mbomba, Mulavwa Habari, N Lami, Tshimankinda Mpiana, Musuyu Muganza

“…Nous avons réalisé des mesures semi-quantitatives de l’activité antioxydante par le radical 1,1-diphényl-2-picrylhydrazyle (DPPH) d’une solution méthanolique à 2 % (m/v) sur chromatographie en couche mince (CCM), et à 0,004 % une mesure quantitative sur microplaque. …”
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Simultaneous Quantification of Aspirin, Its Metabolite Salicylic Acid, and Salvianolic Acid B in Human Plasma Using UPLC-MS/MS by Weiyi Cao, Hezhi Yao, Zhenzhen Qian, Yi Wu, Shuge Wang, Rui Li, Rui Gao

“…Calibration curves in the range 5–6000 ng/mL, all with correlation coefficients greater than 0.99, were established using linear regression models for salvianolic acid B and acetylsalicylic acid and a quadratic model for salicylic acid. …”
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Enhanced wear resistance, hydrophobic properties and corrosion resistance of plasma electrolyte oxidation coatings on Ti6Al4V alloys via addition of ZrO2 nanoparticles by Yue Yang, Weihua Zhang, Kunlong Zhang, Xiangyu Sun, Boxuan Men, Sirong Yu

“…The dual-layered nanocomposite-PEO coatings consisting of anatase, rutile, TiP2O7, m-ZrO2, t-ZrO2, ZrTiO4 and Zr3(PO4)4 were formed, and ZrO2 NPs were incorporated into the coatings via both inertia and reactive modes. …”
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Bias in Discontinuous Elevational Transects for Tracking Species Range Shifts by Shixuan Li, Jiannan Yao, Yang Lin, Siyu Wu, Zhongjie Yang, Chao Jin, Yuhan Zhang, Zhen Wang, Jinliang Liu, Guochun Shen, Mingjian Yu

“…Our pioneering assessment of bias in discontinuous elevational transects demonstrates that a 50 m quadrat spacing combined with a 60-year survey interval optimizes monitoring species range shifts for conservation planning. …”
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Effects of systemic glucocorticosteroids on peripheral neutrophil functions in asthmatic subjects: an ex vivo study by P. L. Paggiaro, L. Bancalari, D. Giannessi, W. Bernini, G. Lazzerini, R. Sicari, E. Bacci, F. L. Dente, B. Vagaggini, R. De Caterina

“…After treatment, there was no significant change in all neutrophil functions, except for a decrease in neutrophil chemotaxis in subjects who showed an FEV1 increase > 20% after GCS treatment (from 131 ± 18 to 117 ± 21 μm, p = 0.005). Chemokinesis sicantly decreased in all subjects, and the changes significantly correlated with an arbitrary score of the total administered dose of GCS (r = 0.57, p < 0.05). …”
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Identification of a Ferroptosis-Related Signature Associated with Prognosis and Immune Infiltration in Adrenocortical Carcinoma by Xi Chen, Lijun Yan, Feng Jiang, Yu Lu, Ni Zeng, Shufang Yang, Xianghua Ma

“…The prognostic value of the ferroptosis risk signature was assessed using K-M and ROC curves. Furthermore, we performed GSEA to discover the enriched gene sets in high-risk group. …”
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Role of Sex Hormones in the Development and Progression of Hepatitis B Virus-Associated Hepatocellular Carcinoma by Maurizio Montella, Giovanni D’Arena, Anna Crispo, Mario Capunzo, Flavia Nocerino, Maria Grimaldi, Antonio Barbieri, Anna Maria D’Ursi, Mario Felice Tecce, Alfonso Amore, Massimiliano Galdiero, Gennaro Ciliberto, Aldo Giudice

“…Additionally, sex hormones can also affect HBV-related hepatocarcinogenesis by inducing epigenetic changes such as the regulation of mRNA levels by microRNAs (miRNAs), DNA methylation, and histone modification in liver tissue. …”
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Microstructure evolution and mechanical properties of ZK61 magnesium alloy fabricated via friction stir additive manufacturing by Yichen Xiao, Lei Shi, Chuansong Wu, Shengli Li, Ji Chen, Wenjian Ren

“…The microstructure in the additive zone of the Mg alloy component prepared by FSAM shows uniform and fine equiaxed grains with a size range of 2–6 μm. In the direction parallel to the traverse direction, a strong {0001} basal texture is formed. …”
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Treatment of a femoral neck fracture in a patient with dwarfism: a case report by Junyan Zhao, Liuliu Chen, Kun He, Muyao Li, Zhenwen Li, Hui Lin, Songjun Li

“…The patient presented with characteristic features of dwarfism, including diminutive stature (1.2 m), multiple skeletal abnormalities, and significant osteoporosis. …”
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Nailfold capillary abnormalities as indicators of diabetic nephropathy progression: a cross-sectional study in type 2 diabetes by Po-Chi Hsu, Pei-Yung Liao, Ssu-Wei Huang, Hen-Hong Chang, John Y. Chiang, Lun-Chien Lo

“…The ‘comma-like’ capillary distribution pattern (23.08%, p = 0.016), more ratio of ramified capillaries (p = 0.0137) were observed in the eGFR <30 ml/min/1.73m2 group. Reduced fundus transparency (p = 0.0015) and impaired visibility of the sub-venous plexus (p = 0.0016) were noted in the lower eGFR groups. …”
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