Clinical and Radiological Presentations of Various Pulmonary Infections in Hospitalized Diabetes Mellitus Patients: A Prospective, Hospital-Based, Comparative, Case Series Study by Pravesh Vishwakarma, Kauser Usman, Rajiv Garg, Jyoti Bajpai, Rishi Sethi, Akshyaya Pradhan

“…The objective was to compare demographic, clinical, serum biochemical, and typical and atypical radiological profiles among hospitalized diabetics and nondiabetics with lower respiratory tract infection. Material and Methods. A prospective, hospital-based, consecutive, comparative observational study of 12-month study duration was conducted. …”
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Associations Between Occupational Physical Activity, Low Back Pain and Disability Among Operating Room Personnel by Marzieh Mohammadi, Zeinab Kazemi, Marzieh Izadi Laybidi, Mohammad Sadegh Ghasemi

“…The aim of this study was to determine the relationship between occupational physical activity, LBP and disability among operating room personnel. Material and Methods: A total of 60 operating room personnel voluntarily participated in the study, all of which had at least two years of working experience. …”
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FadA antigen of Fusobacterium nucleatum: implications for ceRNA network in colorectal cancer and adenomatous polyps progression by Sama Rezasoltani, Elahe Shams, Moein Piroozkhah, Yaser Aidi, Mehdi Azizmohammad Looha, Parmida Bagheri, Roudabeh Behzadi Andouhjerdi, Amir Sadeghi, Leili Rejali, Ehsan Nazemalhosseini-Mojarad

“…This study aimed to scrutinize the impact of the FadA antigen derived from Fusobacterium nucleatum on the expression levels of the ANXA2 ceRNA network and assess its relevance to CRC advancement. Material and methods The functions of ANXA2 and LINC00460 in CRC have been partially clarified. …”
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Genomic regions of Solanum tuberosum L. associated with the tuber eye depth by I. V. Totsky, I. V. Rozanova, A. D. Safonova, A. S. Batov, Yu. A. Gureeva, A. V. Kochetov, E. K. Khlestkina

“…It will be possible to screen the breeding material and to breed the varieties more effectively using current markers associated with a shallow tuber’s eye depth.…”
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Electrochemical Detection of Dopamine with Graphene Oxide Carbon Dots Modified Electrodes by Omar Isaac Torres-Soto, Alejandro Vega-Rios, Rocio B. Dominguez, Velia Osuna

“…The recovery obtained was in the range of 94.1 to 112.8% with a relative standard deviation (RSD), n = 3 of less than 3.62%. The oxygen-rich material showed a promising performance that can be further improved with additional nanocarbon or conducting polymers supports.…”
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Cognitive analysis of conceptual metaphor and its types in discourse of Shahrnūsh Pārsipur’s The Dog and the Long Winter based on the theory of Fauconnier and Turner by Parvin Gholamhosseini, Parastoo Karimi, Hamidreza Ghanooni, Jahangir Safari

“…The metaphors were classified in terms of eight group as follows:  ontological metaphors (phenomenal or material), characterizing metaphors, directional metaphors for positive and negative entities, structural metaphors (the conceptual domain of objects, body parts, and the concept of life, natural phenomena and animals). …”
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M. A. Fedorova, M. W. Tofique, A. Löf, C. Millward, Z. Günther. Testing and calculation of impact fatigue strength of Flap-X and SS 716 flapper valve steel grades / trans from Engl... by M. A. Fedorova

“…The calculation and testing of the impact fatigue strength of the flapper valve steel grades could help the compressor designers to select the optimum material for their compressor designs, to provide reliable service. …”
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Many-body expansion based machine learning models for octahedral transition metal complexes by Ralf Meyer, Daniel B K Chu, Heather J Kulik

“…Graph-based machine learning (ML) models for material properties show great potential to accelerate virtual high-throughput screening of large chemical spaces. …”
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Peroxidase (POD) Mimicking Activity of Different Types of Poly(ethyleneimine)-Mediated Prussian Blue Nanoparticles by Udara Bimendra Gunatilake, Briza Pérez-López, Maria Urpi, Judit Prat-Trunas, Gerard Carrera-Cardona, Gautier Félix, Saad Sene, Mickaël Beaudhuin, Jean-Charles Dupin, Joachim Allouche, Yannick Guari, Joulia Larionova, Eva Baldrich

“…Furthermore, the nanoparticles demonstrated enhanced chemical stability in the presence of acid, sodium azide, or high concentrations of H₂O₂ when compared to HRP, confirming the viability of PB/PEI NPs as a promising nanozymatic material. This study disseminates fundamental knowledge on PB/PEI NPs and their POD-like activities, which will facilitate the selection of an appropriate particle type for future biosensor applications.…”
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Mixed Signals: interpreting mixing patterns of different soil bioturbation processes through luminescence and numerical modelling by W. M. van der Meij, S. Riedesel, S. Riedesel, T. Reimann

“…</p> <p>We focus on two main bioturbation processes: mounding (advective transport of soil material to the surface) and subsurface mixing (diffusive subsurface transport). …”
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Development and validation of highly sensitive multiplex real-time RT-PCR assay for detection of classical swine fever virus genome by A. S. Sadchikova, A. S. Igolkin, R. S. Chernyshev, A. A. Kozlov, I. S. Kolbin, A. V. Sprygin, D. A. Biryuchenkov, I. A. Chvala, A. Mazloum

“…For comparative analysis of the developed as say sensitivity, swabs, samples of organs and tissues collected from pigs experimentally infected with an epizootic strain of the classical swine fever virus (spleen, kidney, liver, blood, lymph nodes, rectal and oral smears), animal-contaminated feed and virus-containing material with known virus titres were also tested in parallel with coded test systems No. x1 andx2. …”
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Kinetics of Organic Biodegradation and Biogas Production in the Pilot-Scale Moving Bed Biofilm Reactor (MBBR) for Piggery Wastewater Treatment by Thi Ha Nguyen, Manh Khai Nguyen, Thi Hoang Oanh Le, Thanh Tu Bui, Trong Hieu Nguyen, Truong Quan Nguyen, Anh van Ngo

“…Polyethylene (PE) was used as a carrying material, with organic loading rates (OLRs) of 10, 15, and 18 kgCOD/m3 day in accordance to hydraulic retention times (HRTs) of 0.56, 0.37, and 0.3 day. …”
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Anti-IL-5 treatment, but not neutrophil interference, attenuates inflammation in a mixed granulocytic asthma mouse model, elicited by air pollution by Joyceline De Volder, Annelies Bontinck, Valerie Haelterman, Louis Boon, Guy F. Joos, Guy G. Brusselle, Tania Maes

“…Moreover, we aimed to unravel whether neutrophils modulate the DEP-aggravated eosinophilic airway inflammation. Material and methods Female C57BL6/J mice were intranasally exposed to saline or HDM and DEP for 3 weeks (subacute model). …”
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PrevenSoft, una herramienta para la preparación de estudiantes de las ciencias médicas ante desastres naturales by Michel Torres Leyva, Margarita Montes de Oca Carmenaty, Lianay Mercedes Suárez Sotomayor, Inalvis Alfonseca Miranda, Luis Alberto Lazo Herrera

“… Introducción: Cuba es un país tropical, asediado por disimiles fenómenos naturales, que cada vez son más frecuentes y agresivos; la confección de una multimedia como material de apoyo en la disciplina Preparación para la Defensa, tiene gran impacto desde el punto de vista económico y social. …”
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“Old” and “New” Trust in Higher Education by P. A. Ambarova, G. E. Zborovsky, N. V. Shabrova

“…The research results have a positive significance not only for enrichment of the theory of higher education and social knowledge of non-material resources of its development. They are important to design various academic practical experience oriented on the use of resource properties of trust with a view to developing the social and human capital of high school communities as well as to elaborate new social technologies for managing the processes of trust formation in the university.…”
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Socioeconomic characteristics and relapse-free and overall survival from childhood cancer – a nationwide study based on data from the Danish Childhood Cancer Registry by Fie Stegenborg, Mathilde Bek, Charlotte Nilsson, Line H. Pedersen, Thomas Scheike, Lisa Hjalgrim, Friederike Erdmann, Kjeld Schmiegelow, Pernille Bidstrup, Line Kenborg, Jeanette Winther, Hanne Larsen, Susanne Dalton

“…In this nationwide register-based study, we assessed associations between parental socioeconomic position (SEP) and 5-year relapse-free survival (RFS) and overall survival (OS) in childhood cancer patients. Material and methods: All children aged <16 years diagnosed with cancer in Denmark between 1998 and 2017 were identified in the Danish Childhood Cancer Registry (N = 3245). …”
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Comparative evaluation of salivary and serum CA 15-3 levels in tobacco users with and without potentially malignant oral disorders (PMOD) and oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) by Gopikrishna Padmanabhan, Ramesh kumar, Rajkumar krishnan, Madhu Narayan, R. Ashwini, Shruthi Venkatkumar

“…Aim: This study aims to evaluate &amp; compare the levels of CA 15-3 in tobacco consumers with and without PMODs and OSCC using saliva and serum. Material and methods: Sixty cases were included in the study and were equally distributed among four groups which were the control group, tobacco consumers without PMODs, tobacco consumers with PMODs, and tobacco consumers with OSCC. …”
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Facile Synthesis of Novel Conducting Copolymers Based on N-Furfuryl Pyrrole and 3,4-Ethylenedioxythiophene with Enhanced Optoelectrochemical Performances Towards Electrochromic App... by Huixian Li, Xiaomeng Sun, Datai Liu, Xinchang Liu, Xianchao Du, Shuai Li, Xiaojing Xing, Xinfeng Cheng, Dongqin Bi, Dongfang Qiu

“…Together with the superior open circuit memory and cycling stability, they can be used as a new type of electrochromic material and have considerable prospects as promising candidates for electrochromic devices.…”
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Malapposed Struts with Cre8, Biomatrix, and Xience Stents Assessed with OCT Immediately after Implantation and at 6-Month Follow-Up: Can the Different Biomechanical Characteristics... by Cristina Giglioli, Emanuele Cecchi, Chiara Formentini, Marco Chiostri, Niccolò Marchionni, Salvatore Mario Romano

“…Moreover, we investigated if there were some differences in the behavior of the three different kinds of stents in relation to the struts malapposition. Material and Methods. We analyzed 614 and 599 cross sections and 5514 and 5377 struts at the index PCI and at six-month follow-up, respectively. …”
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Tuning Electronic Structure and Optical Properties of Monolayered h-BN by Doping C, Cu and Al by Qun Li, Tengchao Gao, Kuo Zhang, Xiangming Che, Guolong Ni

“…As a graphene-like material, h-BN has stimulated great research interest recently due to its potential application for next-generation electronic devices. …”
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