Effect of Nb and Si Content on Phase Stability, Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Sintered Ti–Nb–Si Alloys by Derek Manoel Luup Carvalho, Deivison Daros Paim, Isadora Schramm Deschamps, Claudio Aguilar, Aloísio Nelmo Klein, Francisco Cavilha Neto, Guilherme Oliveira Neves, Cristiano Binder

“…Milling was used to mix and disperse the powders, followed by cold pressing, sintering, and heat treatment. Nb was the main element used to stabilize the β phase, and Si was used to form Si precipitates, although Si also exhibits a β-stabilizing effect. …”
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Interleukin-29 Enhances Synovial Inflammation and Cartilage Degradation in Osteoarthritis by Lingxiao Xu, Qiuyue Peng, Wenhua Xuan, Xiaoke Feng, Xiangqing Kong, Miaojia Zhang, Wenfeng Tan, Meilang Xue, Fang Wang

“…Immunohistochemistry revealed that both IL-29 and IL-28Ra were dramatically elevated in OA synovium compared to HC; synovial fibroblasts (FLS) and macrophages were the main IL-29-producing cells in OA synovium. Furthermore, recombinant IL-29 augmented the mRNA expression of IL-1β, IL-6, IL-8, and matrix-metalloproteinase-3 (MMP-3) in OA FLS and increased cartilage degradation when ex vivo OA cartilage explant was coincubated with OA FLS. …”
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Improvement of organizational and methodological issues of analytical control of natural gas quality in Testing laboratory by A. F. Battalov, R. T. Saetova, Ya. V. Denisova

“…The central chemical-analytical laboratory of the Gazprom Transgaz Kazan’s engineering and technical center and the points of gas sampling at the gas distribution stations of the main gas pipelines in the service area of the сompany are used as objects of the method implementation.…”
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Photocatalytic Activity of Ag-TiO2 Composites Deposited by Photoreduction under UV Irradiation by Carlos Díaz-Uribe, Jose Viloria, Lorraine Cervantes, William Vallejo, Karen Navarro, Eduard Romero, Cesar Quiñones

“…The structural study showed that all samples were polycrystalline, main phases were anatase and rutile, and no additional signals were detected after surface modification. …”
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Surface Modification by Combination of Dip-Pen Nanolithography and Soft Lithography for Reduction of Bacterial Adhesion by Santiago Arango-Santander, Alejandro Pelaez-Vargas, Sidónio C. Freitas, Claudia García

“…Modified surfaces might play a role in modulating cells and reducing bacterial adhesion and biofilm formation. The main objective of this study was threefold: first, to create patterns at microscale on model surfaces using DPN; second, to duplicate and transfer these patterns to a real biomaterial surface using a microstamping technique; and finally, to assess bacterial adhesion to these developed patterned surfaces using the cariogenic species Streptococcus mutans. …”
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Clinico-epidemiological characteristics of patients reported with intra-hospital infection in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit. Cienfuegos, 2015-2019 by Lourdes Elena Duany Badell, Sadis Suárez del Villar Seuret, Tania Cantero Martínez, Maribel Caridad Águila Toledo, Sarah Hernández Malpica, Vivian Hernández Monsón

“…Children under one year of age are more infected, with a non-negligible lethality, so prevention and control measures aimed at the main risk factors for their appearance must be taken to extremes.…”
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Determination of arsenic and cadmium uptake by rice from topsoil by Desheng Yang, Zhechuan Liu, Wenqi Zhao, Ting Du, Shengyang Fan, Zhuang Xiong, Shaobing Peng, Xiaoxiao Li, Fei Wang

“…Abstract Topsoil is the main sink of various pollutants and the direct source of heavy metal uptake by crops. …”
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Effects of inclination angle and unloading rate of confining pressure on triaxial unloading-induced slip behaviors of shale fractures by Zhe Yuan, Zhe Yuan, Yongna Cao, Tao Zhang, Tao Zhang, Shuchen Li, Xianda Feng

“…The slipping failure behavior of the fracture surfaces is mainly controlled by θ, while Uc plays different roles for the samples with different θ. …”
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Education programmes on performance-based assessment for allied health and nursing clinical educators: A scoping review protocol [version 2; peer review: 1 approved, 2 approved wit... by Lucy Alpine, Emer Barrett, David Mockler, Anne O'Connor, Julie Broderick

“…Studies that include PBA as the main focus or a component of the education programmes, of any format, delivered to clinical educators in allied health and nursing will be included. …”
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Oligomeric procyanidins combined with Parabacteroides distasonis ameliorate high-fat diet-induced atherosclerosis by regulating lipid metabolism, inflammation reaction and bile aci... by Mingjuan Xu, Cheng Lü, Yiqing Hu, Mo Zhang, Jinxin Shen, Chunyi Liu, Qun Lu, Rui Liu

“…Atherosclerosis (AS) is the main pathological basis of cardiovascular diseases. …”
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Studying grain color diversity in the barley collection of VIR by A. Y. Glagoleva, L. A. Novokreschenov, O. Y. Shoeva, O. N. Kovaleva, E. K. Khlestkina

“…Dark pigmentation of barley grain was shown to be mainly associated with the accumulation of melanin, and this type of pigmentation prevails in all geographical regions identified. …”
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Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms in IFN-γ Signaling Pathway Associated with Risk of Hepatitis B Virus Infection in Chinese Children by Yang Zhuo, Yalan Yang, Mingjun Zhang, Ying Xu, Zhongping Chen, Lihong Mu, Xiaojun Tang, Zhaohui Zhong, Juan Chen, Li Zhou

“…Mother-to-child transmission is one of the main transmission routes of HBV in highly endemic regions. …”
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Aged polylactic acid microplastics with ultraviolet irradiation stunted pakchoi (Brassica chinensis L.) germination and growth with cadmium in hydroponics by Lei Sun, Ya Liu, Yakun Feng, Zequn Fan, Lei Jiang, Can Lu, Cuiling Jiang

“…The presence of biodegradable microplastics (BMPs) alongside toxic metals in soil significantly threatens plant health. Current research mainly focuses on the effects of original BMPs. In contrast, the specific impacts of ultraviolet (UV)-aged BMPs and their interaction with Cadmium (Cd) on seed germination and growth are unclear. …”
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Cognitive Distortions and Decision-Making in Women Victims of Intimate Partner Violence: A Scoping Review by Marta Badenes-Sastre, Patricia Medinilla-Tena, Chelsea M. Spencer, Francisca Expósito

“…Results: Self-blame, low attribution of responsibility to the aggressor, minimization of violence or damage, normalization of IPV, denial/loss of self, denial injury, control perceived, hope of change, savior beliefs, “should” belief in the relationship, focus on positive aspects of the relationship or aggressor, and denial other emotional options besides the partner were the main cognitive distortions found in women victims of IPV and related to maintaining IPV. …”
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Los Objetivos del Buen Vivir. Una propuesta alternativa a los Objetivos de Desarrollo Sostenible by Antonio Luis HIDALGO-CAPITÁN, Santiago GARCÍA-ÁLVAREZ, Ana Patricia CUBILLO-GUEVARA, Ana Patricia CUBILLO-GUEVARA, Nancy MEDINA-CARRANCO

“…In the second section of this article we make a deconstruction of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) through différance technique, to identify the main inconsistencies of the SDGs with respect to their purpose of contributing to the improvement of the well-being of humanity, from the perspective of trans-modern trans-development. …”
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Prediction of heavy metal spatial distribution in soils of typical industrial zones utilizing 3D convolutional neural networks by Chao Liu, Lan Chen, Guoqing Ni, Xiuhe Yuan, Shuai He, Sheng Miao

“…The three-dimensional spatial distribution analysis revealed that Cd and Pb were concentrated in the surface soil layer and gradually decreased with the depth, while Cu and Ni contents are mainly concentrated in the range of 3 m, exhibiting downward migration. …”
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Design of a dual randomized trial in a type 2 hybrid effectiveness—implementation study by June Stevens, Sarah Denton Mills, Mary-Louise Millett, Feng-Chang Lin, Jennifer Leeman

“…Nevertheless, studies using this design are rare in the literature. Main text We construct a paradigm that breaks down the components of the DRCT and provide a step-by-step explanation of features of the design and recommendations for use. …”
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Our Experience in Endoscopic Transnasal Optic Nerve Decompression by Saravana Selvan Velmurugan, VIVEK Mariappan, Mohamed Siddique Samsudeen, SURESH KUMAR Narayanan, Asith Jakkiriya Basha, Revathi Subramanian

“…Increased intracanalicular pressure after an injury is considered to be one of the main pathophysiological manifestations.2 Mucoceles involving the Onodi cell and the sphenoidal sinus are rare, and optic nerve compression with decreased visual acuity may be the first presenting symptom.3. …”
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Differentiation of sensory descriptors through co-inoculation of yeast and lactic acid bacteria in wet fermented coffee by Sandy Rodrigues Dias, Nádia Nara Batista, Ana Paula Pereira Bressani, Disney Ribeiro Dias, Rosane Freitas Schwan

“…Fructose (81.77 %) and sucrose (60.64 %) were consumed in the fermentation using co-inoculation of P. kluyveri and L. plantarum. Lactic acid, mainly in the liquid fraction, had higher concentrations with L. plantarum (6.95 g.kg−1) than other fermentation. …”
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Antiviral activity of natural compounds extracted from Mediterranean medicinal plants against SARS-CoV-2 by Stephanie Ghio, Jean-Pierre Brincat, Yuksel Cetin, Frederick Lia

“…Virus-directed therapies include inhibition of papain-like protease (PLpro) and the main protease, 3-chymotrypsin-like protease (3CLpro). …”
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