Allograft Cellular Bone Matrix in Extreme Lateral Interbody Fusion: Preliminary Radiographic and Clinical Outcomes by Antoine G. Tohmeh, Blake Watson, Mirna Tohmeh, Xavier J. Zielinski

“…Extreme lateral interbody fusion (XLIF) is a minimally disruptive alternative for anterior lumbar interbody fusion. …”
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Exploration of Potent Human α-Glucosidase Inhibitors Using In Silico Approaches: Molecular Docking, DFT, Molecular Dynamics Simulations, and MMPBSA by Jyoti Bashyal, Bimal Kumar Raut, Siddha Raj Upadhyaya, Kabita Sharma, Niranjan Parajuli

“…Although commercially available drugs effectively lower blood glucose levels to mitigate hyperglycemia, their associated gastrointestinal side effects necessitate the exploration of explicit inhibitors with minimal side effects. We studied a library of 80 secondary metabolites ascribed to their antidiabetic properties and screened the most potent inhibitors using a comprehensive in silico approach, including molecular docking, DFT study, MD simulation, PCA, MMPBSA calculation, and pharmacokinetic analysis. …”
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Sustainable Energy Transitions: Overcoming Negative Externalities by U. Yе. Pysmenna, G. S. Trypolska

“…It classifies the wide range of policy methods (classical and new) being applied separately and simultaneously, and analyses their application in energy policies designing aimed to combat negative externalities of energy sustainability transitions worldwide, so they might be minimized by properly tailored energy policy in each particular case.…”
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Stress Intensity Factor Equations for the Evolution of Surface and Corner Cracks to Through Cracks by Antonio Carlos de Oliveira Miranda, Rafael Marques, Marco Antonio Meggiolaro, Jaime Tupiass� Pinho de Castro

“…This crude approximation may create a large jump in stress intensity values, leading to excessively conservative fatigue crack growth predictions; or else, the crude shape jump hypothesis might induce false overload events that can much affect fatigue crack growth retardation models, leading to inadmissible non-conservative life predictions. To minimize such problems, an improved model to describe the transition of 2D surface cracks to 1D through-cracks is proposed and verified by crack propagation tests in two different materials, 4340 steel and polycarbonate (PC). …”
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Gaussian Process Regression and Machine Learning Methods for Carbon-Based Material Adsorption by Manar Ahmed Hamza, Maha M. Althobaiti, Fahd N. Al-Wesabi, Rana Alabdan, Hany Mahgoub, Anwer Mustafa Hilal, Abdelwahed Motwakel, Mesfer Al Duhayyim

“…The proposed GPR reduces the antibiotics in wastewater; minimal experimental screening and the comparative significance and partial trust plot help in the treatment of wastewater.…”
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Investigation of Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Aluminium 5356 Using Wire Arc Additive Manufacturing by K.Saravanakumar, S.Ananth, J.Medoline, M.Dharshini, K.M.Sansuuki Priyanka

“…The sixth weld bead sample is chosen as the ideal process parameter, showing minimal undercuts and reduced overfills compared to other samples. …”
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Sample Aging Profoundly Reduces Monocyte Responses in Human Whole Blood Cultures by H. W. Grievink, M. Moerland

“…Sample aging at room temperature profoundly inhibited the LPS-induced monocytic cytokine release in minimally diluted whole blood cultures. The reduction ranged from 20–50% after 30 minutes to 80–100% after 10 hours and differed between cytokines (IL-1β, IL-2, IL-6, IFNγ, and TNFα). …”
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Hydrogels in Brazilian Agriculture by João Luiz Lopes Monteiro Neto, Wellington Farias Araújo, Edvan Alves Chagas, Raphael Henrique da Silva Siqueira, Gabriela Almeida Oliveira, Carlos Abanto Rodriguez

“…Consequerntly, studies of methids that minimize water use water are essential. As a result, agricultural hydrogels have been extensively tested in as a means of promoting agriculture improvements because of their water- and nutriente-retention characteristics. …”
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Design of Hybrid Renewable Energy Systems: Integrating Multi‐Objective Optimization Into a Multi‐Criteria Decision‐Making Framework by Tebello Ntsiki Don Mathaba, Khaled Abo‐Al‐Ez

“…A combination of the MO particle swarm optimization and a newly developed MO leaders‐and‐follower algorithms (MO‐LaF/PSO) is used to generate optimal configurations based on minimal levelized cost of energy (LCOE), renewable energy (RE) power abandonment, and CO2 emissions, while maintaining an acceptable level of reliability. …”
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Residual Capability of Alkali Binding by Hydrated Pozzolanic Cements in Long-Service Concrete Structures by Mario Berra, Teresa Mangialardi, Antonio Evangelista Paolini

“…A residual capability of alkali binding was also identified for both tested pozzolanic cements, thus indicating their potential ability to prevent (CEM IV/B (V)) or minimize (CEM IV/B (P)) the risk of deleterious expansion associated with alkali-aggregate reaction in long-service concrete structures, like concrete dams.…”
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Combined Application of Phosphorus Fertilizer with Tithonia Biomass Improves Grain Yield and Agronomic Phosphorus Use Efficiency of Hybrid Maize by Solomon Endris

“…Most farmers cultivate maize with minimal external inputs and hence result in suboptimal yield levels. …”
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FEATURES OF DECOMPRESSION OF THE BILIARY TRACT IN PATIENTS WITH OBTURATION OF THE DISTAL PART OF THE COMMON BILE DUCT OF TUMOR ORIGIN by M.P. Shevchuk, M.O. Dudchenko, M.I. Kravtsiv, D.M. Ivashchenko, R.A. Prykhidko, S.M. Zaiets

“…Of them, 13 were operated on at the height of jaundice, and 73 – after previous minimally invasive decompression of the biliary system. …”
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Why Men Have Abortions: Quantitative and Qualitative Perspectives From Urban Family Planning Clinics in Chicago, Illinois, USA by Jenna M. Heath, Brian T. Nguyen

“…Yet, societal focus on abortion as a uniquely women’s issue minimizes men’s involvement in abortion. We conducted a secondary analysis of survey ( n  = 203) and interview data ( n  = 30) on male partner’s experiences accompanying abortion recipients at two family planning clinics in Chicago, Illinois. …”
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The influence of spousal care on the health of middle-aged and older adult caregivers in China—empirical analysis based on CHARLS data by Rui Wang

“…Further, instrumental variables (IV) estimation and propensity score matching (PSM) are used to minimize the impacts of endogeneity.ResultsSpousal care has no significant effect on the physical health of middle-aged and older adult caregivers, but it has a significant negative effect on their mental health. …”
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Acceptance of sexual attraction and its link to psychological distress and sexual offending among pedohebephilic clients: results from a preliminary analysis by Anna Konrad, Laura Maria Heid, Hannah Scheuermann, Klaus Michael Beier, Till Amelung

“…In a subsample of 197 pedohebephilic individuals (n = 197), correlations with recent sexual behavior were minimal. In another subsample of pedohebephilic men (n = 84) with data on psychological distress, increased acceptance was associated with decreased psychological distress, although this association weakened among those reporting recent offenses.DiscussionAcceptance of one’s sexual interests is associated with reduced distress in pedohebephilic disorder among non-offending individuals. …”
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Central Venous Access via Middle Approach Using the Seldinger Guidewire by Miguel Muñoz Cepero, Asiris García Almeida, Lisandra Muñoz López

“…<br /><strong>Conclusions</strong>: central venous access via the middle approach using the Seldinger guidewire is a suitable option for patients with hematologic diseases. It minimizes complications in patients treated with anticoagulants. …”
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Portable solutions for plant pathogen diagnostics: development, usage, and future potential by Anurag Yadav, Kusum Yadav

“…The emergence of portable diagnostic tools represents a paradigm shift in plant disease management, offering rapid, on-site detection of pathogens with high accuracy and minimal technical expertise. This review explores portable diagnostic technologies’ development, deployment, and future potential, including handheld analyzers, smartphone-integrated systems, microfluidics, and lab-on-a-chip platforms. …”
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A Unique Case of Autoimmune Retinopathy Associated with Anti-Alpha-Enolase Antibodies by Paul A. Kurz, Rachel E. Reem, Daryl E. Kurz, Richard G. Weleber

“…A 30-year-old male experienced recurrent, primarily peripheral visual field disturbances and minimal photopsia, with interval symptom resolution. …”
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Multiobjective Optimization of WEDM Parameters on the Mg-HNT-Zr Hybrid Metal Matrix Composite Using Taguchi-Coupled GRA by A. Jayaganthan, M. Manickam, S. Prathiban, M. Amarnath, Karthikeyan Subramanian, M. Babu, P. Dharmadurai, Yesgat Adamassu

“…The best parametric combinations obtained from optimization are inline as the minimum weight percentage of reinforcements, and higher Pon, higher WF, and the lowered Poff are used to attain the best rate of MRR during machining and for minimized surface roughness.…”
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EFFECT OF DRILLING PARAMETERS ON THRUST FORCE AND DELAMINATION DAMAGE OF DRILLED RAMIE WOVEN – COIR FIBER HYBRID COMPOSITES by Sri Chandrabakty, Muhammad Syaiful Fadly, Sri Nilasari

“…The combination of high feed rate and high spindle speed increases the risk of material damage, but the proper selection of drilling parameters can help minimize damage and maintain the mechanical integrity of the composite material. …”
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