Micro-encapsulation of Si-Fe ultra-high temperature phase change material: Fabrication and basic energy storage properties by Wojciech Polkowski, Paolo Lai Zhong Lo Biundo, Jianmeng Jiao, Maria Wallin, Bartosz Kalicki, Jakub Ciftci, Łukasz Żrodowski, Adelajda Polkowska, Aleksandra Bętkowska, Filip Kateusz, Merete Tangstad

“…It was documented that the newly developed Si-Fe microcapsules exhibit high thermal energy storage density of ∼1 MWh/m3, strongly exceeding capabilities of lead-acid and Li-ion batteries, as well as these of the current state of the art latent heat thermal energy storage systems utilized in concentrated solar power applications.…”
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Repeatability and reproducibility of a new spectral-domain optical coherence tomography biometer and agreement with swept-source optical coherence tomography based biometer by Xin Li, Chak Seng Lei, Rui Ning, Luze Liu, Aodong Chen, Xinning Yang, Giacomo Savini, Domenico Schiano-Lomoriello, Xingtao Zhou, Jinhai Huang

“…Comparing Colombo IOL and IOLMaster 700, the 95% LoA of AL, CCT, AQD, ACD, LT, Kf, Ks, Km, AST, J0, J45, WTW and PD ranged from − 0.08 to 0.03 mm, − 21.58 to 5.09 μm, 0.01 to 0.15 mm, − 0.01 to 0.14 mm, − 0.05 to 0.10 mm, − 0.14 to 0.59 D, − 0.31 to 0.40 D, − 0.13 to 0.40 D, − 0.68 to 0.32 D, − 0.09 to 0.34 D, − 0.07 to 0.25 D, 0.11 to 1.47 mm, and − 0.97 to 2.31 mm, respectively. …”
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Clinical characteristics and frailty status in heart failure with preserved vs. reduced ejection fraction by Tomoyuki Hamada, Toru Kubo, Kazuya Kawai, Yoko Nakaoka, Toshikazu Yabe, Takashi Furuno, Eisuke Yamada, Hiroaki Kitaoka, Kochi YOSACOI study

“…Handgrip strength was significantly lower in HFpEF patients than in HFrEF patients for both men (P < 0.001) and women (P = 0.041). Comfortable 5 m walking speed was significantly slower in HFpEF patients than in HFrEF patients (P < 0.001). …”
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The Potency of Essential Oils in Combating Stored-Product Pests: From Nature to Nemesis by Nickolas G. Kavallieratos, Nikoleta Eleftheriadou, Constantin S. Filintas, Maria C. Boukouvala, Demeter Lorentha S. Gidari, Anna Skourti, Dionysios Ntinokas, Marta Ferrati, Eleonora Spinozzi, Riccardo Petrelli, Filippo Maggi

“…The findings demonstrated that <i>C. reticulata</i> and <i>I. verum</i> EOs had elevated insecticidal effects, especially against larval stages, resulting in 100% mortality in several species. On the contrary, <i>M. myristica</i> and <i>X. aethiopica</i> EOs showed less overall efficacy despite their potency against some pests. …”
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A Case of Undiagnosed HIV Infection in a 57-Year-Old Woman with Multiple Myeloma: Consequences on Chemotherapy Efficiency and Safety by I. Poizot-Martin, S. Brégigeon, C. Tamalet, R. Bouabdallah, O. Zaegel-Faucher, V. Obry-Roguet, A. Ivanova, C.E. Cano, C. Solas

“…Allogenic stem cell transplantation was proposed leading to HIV testing, which revealed seropositivity, with an HIV viral load of 5.5 Log10/mL and severe CD4 T cell depletion (24 cells/mm3). …”
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The impact of drought on forest spring phenology in northern China by Haowen Hu, Pengcheng Xue, Shaodong Huang, Zong Wang, Nina Xiong, Liang Shi, Boyi Liang, Jia Wang

“…We utilized a remote sensing dataset with a spatial resolution of 250 m, integrated with meteorological station data, to examine the response mechanisms of SOS to pre-seasonal drought. …”
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Telenursing on primary family caregivers and children with disabilities: a scoping review by Kaori Nishigaki, Noyuri Yamaji, Noyuri Yamaji, Naho Adachi, Tomoko Kamei, Kyoko Kobayashi, Shota Kakazu, Yuki Yonekura

“…Additionally, they should provide information for implementing telecommunication technology safety.Scoping Review RegistrationFigshare (https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.21747047.v1).…”
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Decades of leopard coexistence in the Himalayas driven by ecological dynamics, not climate change by Paras Bikram Singh, Pradip Saud, Prakash Chandra Aryal, Pawan Rai, Jeff R. Muntifering, Huijian Hu, Ajay Karki, Yiming Hu, Kumar P. Mainali

“…Utilizing historical accounts dating back to the 1950s and our winter sighting data from trail cameras from 2016 to 2023 in the trans-Himalayan part of Annapurna Conservation Area of Nepal (3100–4696 m), we provide substantial evidence of the common leopard’s established residency at high altitudes traditionally associated with snow leopards. …”
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Effects of Replacing Inorganic Sources of Copper, Manganese, and Zinc with Different Organic Forms on Mineral Status, Immune Biomarkers, and Lameness of Lactating Cows by Manqian Cha, Xingjun Ma, Yunlong Liu, Shengyang Xu, Qiyu Diao, Yan Tu

“…There were no statistical differences (<i>p</i> > 0.10) in the concentrations of IgA, IgG, or ceruloplasmin, but there were significant differences (<i>p</i> = 0.03) in the concentrations of IgM in the serum as fixed effects of the diet treatments during the whole trial. …”
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Rescue of common and rare exon 2 skipping variants of the GAA gene using modified U1 snRNA by Paolo Peruzzo, Natascha Bergamin, Martina Bon, Sara Cappelli, Alessandra Longo, Elisa Goina, Cristiana Stuani, Emanuele Buratti, Andrea Dardis

“….-32-13T>G mutation with the U1+1 snRNA increased the amount of normal GAA mRNA by 1,8 fold and the GAA enzymatic activity by 70%. …”
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Ganoderma lucidum spore oil (GLSO), a novel antioxidant, extends the average life span in Drosophila melanogaster by Yi Zhang, Hongfei Cai, Zhu Tao, Cheng Yuan, Zhaojian Jiang, Juyan Liu, Hiroshi Kurihara, Wendong Xu

“…Further, we found dose-dependent increases in the mRNA expression of Cu, Zn-SOD, Mn-SOD, and CAT in GLSO-treated groups. …”
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Stochastic demethylation and redundant epigenetic suppressive mechanisms generate highly heterogeneous responses to pharmacological DNA methyltransferase inhibition by Mie K. Jakobsen, Sofie Traynor, Aaraby Y. Nielsen, Christina Dahl, Mette Staehr, Simon T. Jakobsen, Maria S. Madsen, Rasmus Siersbaek, Mikkel G. Terp, Josefine B. Jensen, Christina B. Pedersen, Anup Shrestha, Jonathan R. Brewer, Pascal H. G. Duijf, Odd L. Gammelgaard, Henrik J. Ditzel, Alexei F. Kirkin, Per Guldberg, Morten F. Gjerstorff

“…The analysis was performed on breast cancer patient-derived xenograft tumors and cell lines, employing a comprehensive set of techniques, including targeted single-cell mRNA sequencing. Mechanistic insights were further gained through DNA methylation profiling and chromatin structure analysis. …”
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The accurate determination of Perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (PFOS) removal efficiency by integrated-sonochemical system by Debabrata Panda, Maxime Cochennec, Stéfan Colombano, Benjamin Laulier, Pascal Tierce, Alexandre Baudouard, Sebastian Bristeau, Anne Togola, Julie Lions, Nicolas Devau, Eric D. van Hullebusch

“…The specific energy requirement for reaching 90 % removal while considering the power consumed by the ultrasonic system from the main electrical source was determined to be 700 kWh/m3, which is much lower than other reported work under similar conditions. …”
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Lymphoma patients treated with anti-CD20 and chemotherapy display disconnected T and B cell responses to COVID-19 vaccine by Sylvain Lamure, Sylvain Lamure, Houria Hendel Chavez, Marie-Ghislaine de Goër de Herve, Luc-Matthieu Fornecker, Bernard Drenou, Caroline Jacquet, Fatiha Merabet, Milena Kohn, Florence Quélin, Angela Jackson, Sylvain Choquet, Rémy Duléry, Yassine Taoufik, Caroline Besson, Caroline Besson

“…We prospectively evaluated CD4, CD8 T-cell and serological responses to the COVID-19 mRNA vaccine in a cohort of patients treated for a B-cell lymphoma with anti-CD20 therapy. …”
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Preoperative Butyrylcholinesterase Level as an Independent Predictor of Overall Survival in Clear Cell Renal Cell Carcinoma Patients Treated with Nephrectomy by Takuya Koie, Chikara Ohyama, Jotaro Mikami, Hiromichi Iwamura, Naoki Fujita, Tendo Sato, Yuta Kojima, Ken Fukushi, Hayato Yamamoto, Atsushi Imai, Shingo Hatakeyama, Takahiro Yoneyama, Yasuhiro Hashimoto, Masato Kitayama, Kazuyoshi Hirota

“…Among the enrolled patients, 302 were diagnosed with organ-confined disease only (T1-2N0M0), 16 with lymph node metastases, and 56 with distant metastases. …”
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Neurocognitive Function, Psychosocial Outcome, and Health-Related Quality of Life of the First-Generation Metastatic Melanoma Survivors Treated with Ipilimumab by Anne Rogiers, Christophe Leys, Justine Lauwyck, Adrian Schembri, Gil Awada, Julia Katharina Schwarze, Jennifer De Cremer, Peter Theuns, Paul Maruff, Mark De Ridder, Jan L. Bernheim, Bart Neyns

“…Out of 18 eligible survivors, 17 were recruited (5F/12M); median age is 57 years (range 33-86); and median time since initiating IPI was 5.6 years (range 2.1-9.3). …”
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Workplace Health Promotion as a good solution to the negative impact of the financial crisis on healthcare systems by Francesco Chirico

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Manifestaciones clínicas y factores asociados a mortalidad por COVID-19 en receptores de trasplante renal en un centro colombiano by Dania V. Carreño-Barrera, Ma. Alejandra Lizarazo-Hernández, Iván D. Ortiz-Pulido, Carmenza Murcillo-Pianeta, Juan P. Álzate-Granados, William Fajardo-Cediel, David A. Castañeda-Millán

“…Nuestro objetivo es describir las manifestaciones y los desenlaces cl&iacute;nicos en un grupo de receptores de TxR con enfermedad por coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) y definir factores asociados a mortalidad. M&eacute;todos: Estudio de corte transversal que incluy&oacute; la revisi&oacute;n retrospectiva de registros cl&iacute;nicos de pacientes receptores de TxR y diagn&oacute;stico de COVID-19 entre marzo de 2020 y febrero de 2022 en un centro de alta complejidad en Bogot&aacute; (Colombia). …”
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O GLAGOLJSKOJ TISKARI U SENJU I NJEZINIM IZDANJIMA (1494.-1508.) by ANICA NAZOR

“…Spovid općena, prijevod talijanskog priručnika opće ispovijedi Confessionale generale (M. Carcano). Možda je u 15. stoljeću objavljen Ritual s Meštrijom dobra umrtija (Ars bene moriendi) od kojega su se očuvala dva nepotpuna primjerka - bez početka i svršetka, što znači bez datuma tiskanja. …”
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Design and development of Cartesian propulsion system of the autonomous docking module for target acquisition by V. I. Trushlyakov, V. V. Yudintsev, V. A. Urbansky, S. Yu. Onishchuk, D. A. Klenin

“…For comparison, two methods of constructing the ballistic scheme of target intercept are considered: the classical method, with the orbital complex entering the target orbit with zero relative velocities, and the method based on the use of rotating tether space system, with the orbital complex entering the target intercept orbit with velocities at the rendezvous point of up to 200 m/s. …”
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