Smoking trends and awareness among Indian university students: A qualitative study by S. Naganandini, T. Seemadevi, Alexander Maniangat Luke, Mohamed Saleh Hamad Ingafou

“…While many students express a desire to quit for health, financial, and cosmetic reasons, they face challenges due to easy access to cigarettes, peer pressure, nicotine addiction, and the habit of using smoking as a stress reliever. …”
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Validation of Ionospheric Modeled TEC in the Equatorial Ionosphere During the 2013 March and 2021 November Geomagnetic Storms by Min‐Yang Chou, Jia Yue, Jack Wang, J. D. Huba, Mostafa El Alaoui, Maria M. Kuznetsova, Lutz Rastätter, Ja Soon Shim, Tzu‐Wei Fang, Xing Meng, Dominic Fuller‐Rowell, John M. Retterer

“…The results indicate that the DA model GLObal Total Electron Content and JPL Global Ionospheric Map models show good performance in modeling the TEC and reasonably reflect the storm time TEC changes spatially and temporally. …”
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Testing the Purity of <i>Limnospira fusiformis</i> Cultures After Axenicity Treatments by Michael Schagerl, Alexander Kaptejna, Fabian Polz, Sameh S. Ali, Shuhao Huo, Joana Seneca, Petra Pjevac, Vera Hechtl

“…In addition, we included plate tests with Reasoner’s 2A (R2A) agar and modified Zarrouk+ medium, the latter comparable to the biochemical properties of <i>L. fusiformis</i>’ cultivation medium. …”
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Vibroacoustic Study of a Miniature Jet Engine Under Blade-Casing Rubbing Condition by Bartłomiej Cywka, Wojciech Prokopowicz, Bartosz Ciupek, Grzegorz M. Szymański, Daniel Mokrzan, Andrzej Frąckowiak

“…Both for economic and safety reasons, high engine reliability is required. Therefore, sophisticated methods are needed to determine their current condition. …”
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Thermodynamic properties of iron, aluminum, boron and phosphorus in dilute silicon solutions by molecular interaction volume model by Li S.-Y., Liu K., Yang F., Xi F.-S., Wu J.-J., Ma W.-H., Lei Y., Wang Y.-J., Zhang X.-N.

“…The results show that the predicted self-interaction parameters of B, Al, Fe, and P in binary silicon solutions reasonably agree with the experimental data. This further shows that MIVM is of reliability and can be expanded to a multi-component dilute silicon solution.…”
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A Seismic Landslide Hazard Assessment in Small Areas Based on Multilevel Physical and Mechanical Parameters: A Case Study of the Upper Yangzi River by Yunxin Zhan, Zhi Song, Dan Li, Lian Xue, Tianju Huang

“…As the peak ground acceleration increases, the factor controlling landslides transforms from the landslide inventory to the slope, which reflects the reasonableness of the parameters in the system. The input parameters were regarded as important factors for efficiently increasing the accuracy of the results of the Newmark displacement model in the discussion.…”
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Outcomes of Surgical Treatment for Localized Tenosynovial Giant-Cell Tumor of the Foot and Ankle: A Case Series by Edoardo Ipponi, Alfio Damiano Ruinato, Leonardo Lombardi, Martina Cordoni, Silvia De Franco, Antonio D'Arienzo, Lorenzo Andreani

“…Conclusion: Resection with wide margins for foot and ankle GCTTS is effective in restoring the patients’ lower limb functionality and is associated with reasonable local recurrence rates.  …”
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A 1.5D Spectral Kurtosis-Guided TQWT Method and Its Application in Bearing Fault Detection by Xiong Zhang, Ming Zhang, Shuting Wan, Rujiang Hao, Yuling He, Xiaolong Wang

“…Through experimental signal analysis, TQWT has good sparsity decomposition characteristics and can reasonably divide the signal frequency band, so as to separate the useful fault characteristic frequency band and interference frequency band. …”
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Early discharge and international air transport of a traveler with exacerbating comorbidities and pneumomediastinum: a case report by Miho Akimoto, Soichiro Saeki, Yuki Kiyomoto, Hirosane Takeshima, Naofumi Higuchi, Takako Mori, Yasuyo Osanai, Chihaya Hinohara, Takeshi Inagaki

“…However, she requested an early discharge to return to the United States for family and financial reasons. Her travel insurer declined coverage, citing potential risks associated with pneumomediastinum. …”
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Non-Destructive Testing of Concrete Materials from Piers: Evaluating Durability Through a Case Study by Abraham Lopez-Miguel, Jose A. Cabello-Mendez, Alejandro Moreno-Valdes, Jose T. Perez-Quiroz, Jose M. Machorro-Lopez

“…Considering the above, it is necessary to carry out durability studies on concrete to determine the integrity conditions in which the infrastructure is found, the reasons for its deterioration, the environmental factors that affect it, and its useful life under these conditions, and develop restoration or protection plans. …”
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A compressive damage model for a rock considering the microcrack mechanical behavior by Cui LIU, Zhong LI, Feiya XU, Mo ZHANG, Xiaowei CAO, Heng LEI

“…The results show that the rock climax strength from the proposed model is consistent with the corresponding test result, indicating that the proposed model is reasonable. The uniaxial compression climax strength and strain both decrease with the increase of the microcrack length and the decrease of the microcrack friction coefficient. …”
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Leptin Receptor Deficiency Protects Mice against Chronic Cerebral Hypoperfusion-Induced Neuroinflammation and White Matter Lesions by Yu Du, Yufei Song, Xiaojie Zhang, Yan Luo, Wenying Zou, Jiawei Zhang, Jianliang Fu

“…Chronic cerebral hypoperfusion (CCH) induces inflammation in the central nervous system (CNS), which acts as one of the main reasons for CCH-induced white matter lesions (WMLs). …”
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Analysis of Overburden Structure and Pressure-Relief Effect of Hard Roof Blasting and Cutting by Hao Liu, Jin Dai, Jinquan Jiang, Pu Wang, Jiqiang Yang

“…The study results can provide a theoretical basis for reasonable technical means and optimization of supporting parameters in field observation and have important application value for roof cutting and pressure relief for GSE retaining (GSER) technology.…”
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Factors Related to Oral Health-Related Quality of Life of Independent Brazilian Elderly by Karla Giovana Bavaresco Ulinski, Mariele Andrade do Nascimento, Arinilson Moreira Chaves Lima, Ana Raquel Benetti, Regina Célia Poli-Frederico, Karen Barros Parron Fernandes, Marina Lourdes Calvo Fracasso, Sandra Mara Maciel

“…The following variables were associated with a negative impact on OHRQoL: female gender (PR = 1.40; CI 95%: 1.11–1.77); lower class (PR = 1.58; CI 95%: 1.13–2.20); up to 3 occluding pairs of posterior teeth (PR = 1.88; CI 95%: 1.13–3.14); at least one untreated caries (PR = 1.28; CI 95%: 1.06–1.54); curative reasons for the last dental appointment (PR = 1.52; CI 95%: 1.15–2.00); poor self-perception of oral health (PR = 2.49; CI 95%: 1.92–3.24); and poor perception of dental care provided (PR = 1.34; CI 95%: 1.12–1.59). …”
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Futile care in COVID-19: how ICU nurses’ resilience impacts turnover intention? A cross-sectional descriptive study by Omid Zadi, Fatemeh Molaei Tavani, Mozhgan Behshid, Zahra Sheikhalipour, Parvin Rahmani, Mohammad Taghi KHodayari

“…Abstract Background Futile care is a set of actions without creating a reasonable chance of benefiting critically ill patients. …”
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Effect of Double Masking with Silk or Cotton Over-masks on the Source Control Capabilities of a Surgical Mask by Adam F. Parlin, Mikhail Yermakov, Samuel M. Stratton, Susan R. Reutman, Theresa M. Culley, Patrick A. Guerra, Sergey A. Grinshpun

“…We showed that double masking can significantly enhance the mask’s source control capabilities by reducing an aerosol emission from a coughing or sneezing wearer while maintaining a reasonable breathability and comfort level. The data obtained in this study, as well as the results recently reported by other investigators, suggest that an over-mask made of silk fabric has several advantages over one made of cotton. …”
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Diagnostic Validation for Participants in the Washington State Parkinson Disease Registry by Hojoong M. Kim, James B. Leverenz, Daniel J. Burdick, Sindhu Srivatsal, Jennifer Pate, Shu-Ching Hu, Steven P. Millard, Marie Y. Davis, Ali Samii, Cyrus P. Zabetian

“…Seven patients did not fulfill UKBB criteria for the following reasons: early severe autonomic involvement (n=3), history of neuroleptic treatment (n=1), presence of the Babinski sign (n=1), or insufficient supportive criteria (n=2). …”
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Feldspar Dissolution and Its Influence on Reservoirs: A Case Study of the Lower Triassic Baikouquan Formation in the Northwest Margin of the Junggar Basin, China by Meng Xiao, Xuanjun Yuan, Dawei Cheng, Songtao Wu, Zhenglin Cao, Yong Tang, Zongrui Xie

“…Based on the analyses of core and thin section observations, QEMSEM, XRD, SEM, CL, fluorescence, and image analysis software combined with logging and physical property data, this study shows that feldspar dissolution in the subaqueous distributary channel of a fan delta plain, which has good original physical properties and low mud contents, significantly improves the properties of the reservoir. The main reasons for this are as follows: (1) the sedimentary facies with good original properties and low mud content is a relatively open system in the burial stage. …”
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Effect of Selected Nanospheres on the Mechanical Strength of Lime-Stabilized High-Plasticity Clay Soils by Ali Ghorbani, Hadi Hasanzadehshooiili, Mostafa Mohammadi, Fariborz Sianati, Mahdi Salimi, Lukasz Sadowski, Jacek Szymanowski

“…In order to obtain reasonable safety criteria, several research studies have recently been dedicated to enhancing complex civil engineering structural systems with the use of nanotechnology. …”
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Executive function deficit in patients with long COVID syndrome: A systematic review by Siti Maisarah Nasir, Noorazrul Yahya, Kah Hui Yap, Hanani Abdul Manan

“…The present study also revealed that EF deficits in long COVID patients are correlated with disruptions in the frontal and cerebellar regions, affecting processes such as nonverbal reasoning, executive aspects of language, and recall. …”
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