Prediction of Europium Retention in Perovskite: Potential Candidates for an Engineering Barrier in the Disposal of Radioactive Waste by Huemantzin B. Ortiz-Oliveros, Rosa Ma. Flores Espinosa, Pedro Ávila-Pérez, Daniel Cruz-Gonzalez, Noureddine Ouerfelli

“…The effects of gamma irradiation and temperature on the structural characteristics of the material were determined, as an additional step in the evaluation of material as an engineering barrier in the disposal of radioactive waste. …”
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Clearing the Air on Pollutant Disruptions of the Gut–Brain Axis: Developmental Exposure to Benzo[a]pyrene Disturbs Zebrafish Behavior and the Gut Microbiome in Adults and Subsequen... by Alexandra Alexiev, Ebony Stretch, Kristin D. Kasschau, Lindsay B. Wilson, Lisa Truong, Robyn L. Tanguay, Thomas J. Sharpton

“…We tested (1) how developmental BaP exposure and AHR2 perturbation in zebrafish link to adult behavior, (2) how these variables associate with the structure and function of the adult zebrafish gut metagenome, and (3) whether these associations are multigenerational. …”
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Groundwater potential assessment in Pino region, South Bengkulu, Indonesia using geo-investigation, remote sensing, and GIS approaches by Ashar Muda Lubis, Hera Wahyu Fauzi, Arya J. Akbar

“…In order to validate our results, we compared the distribution map with subsurface resistivity structures obtained from ERT data inversion. The distribution map of the groundwater potential derived by the RS and GIS methods is classified into five classes such low, fair, moderate, good, and excellent classes, respectively. …”
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Influence of Solvent on the Component Composition and Antioxidant Properties of Apricot Cake (Prunus armeniaca L.) Extracts by A. S. Shakun, V. I. Vorobyova, O. E. Chygyrynets, M. I. Skiba

“…They have complicated structure and contain a complex of biologically active compounds. …”
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Cloned airway basal progenitor cells to repair fibrotic lung through re-epithelialization by Yu Zhao, Yueqing Zhou, Weipan Zhang, Mingzhe Liu, Jun Duan, Xiaopeng Zhang, Qiwang Ma, Yujia Wang, Yuzhen Zhang, Zhongliang Guo, Ting Zhang, Wei Zuo

“…Transplantation of human progenitor cells into the mouse lung efficiently re-epithelializes the injured alveolar area, forms new respiratory tract and saccule-like structures, which ameliorates fibrotic lesions and improves survival of mice. …”
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Associations between Scattering Screens and Interstellar Medium Filaments by Ashley M. Stock, Marten H. van Kerkwijk

“…Pulsar scintillation can be used to measure small-scale structure in the Galaxy, but little is known about the specific interstellar medium (ISM) features that cause scintillation. …”
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Synthesis and Characterisation of Penta-Bismuth Hepta-Oxide Nitrate, Bi5O7NO3, as a New Adsorbent for Methyl Orange Removal from an Aqueous Solution by Eshraq Ahmed Abdullah, Abdul Halim Abdullah, Zulkarnain Zainal, Mohd Zobir Hussein, Tan Kar Ban

“…The study results revealed that Bi5O7NO3 had an orthorhombic crystal structure, a surface area of 1.6 m2 g-1 and a point of zero charge at pH 9.7. …”
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Assessing the key factors contributing to non-adherence to pulmonary tuberculosis treatment: a descriptive study by Mariam Lakara, Anil Kumar Patidar, Anil Sharma

“…Data on factors contributing to non-adherence were collected using a structured self-administered questionnaire. Demographic characteristics, including age, gender, education, marital status, occupation, habitat, income, diagnosis, and duration since diagnosis, were recorded and analyzed. …”
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Natural <i>Bletilla striata</i> Polysaccharide-Based Hydrogels for Accelerating Hemostasis by Hui-Fang Lin, Yue-Yue Wang, Feng-Zhen Liu, Zi-Wei Yang, Hao Cui, Si-Yu Hu, Feng-He Li, Pei Pan

“…At all concentrations, it was found that the hydrogels’ elastic modulus (G′) consistently and significantly outperformed their viscous modulus (G″), suggesting a robust internal structure. All of the hydrogels had cell viability levels as high as 100% and hemolysis rates below 1%, indicating the hydrogels’ outstanding biocompatibility. …”
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FluKB: A Knowledge-Based System for Influenza Vaccine Target Discovery and Analysis of the Immunological Properties of Influenza Viruses by Christian Simon, Ulrich J. Kudahl, Jing Sun, Lars Rønn Olsen, Guang Lan Zhang, Ellis L. Reinherz, Vladimir Brusic

“…FluKB consists of more than 400,000 influenza protein sequences, known epitope data (357 verified T-cell epitopes, 685 HLA binders, and 16 naturally processed MHC ligands), and a collection of 28 influenza antibodies and their structurally defined B-cell epitopes. FluKB was built using a modular framework allowing the implementation of analytical workflows and includes standard search tools, such as keyword search and sequence similarity queries, as well as advanced tools for the analysis of sequence variability. …”
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Studying the Size-Dependence of Graphene Nanoplatelets (GNPs) in the Final Properties of Polyurethane Aerogels: Thermal Insulation and Mechanical Strength by Jaime Lledó, Judith Martín-de León, Tomás E. Gómez Álvarez-Arenas, Miguel Ángel Rodríguez-Pérez, Beatriz Merillas

“…In the present work, the influence of the addition of graphene nanoplatelets presenting different dimensions on polyurethane–polyisocyanurate aerogel structure and properties has been studied. The obtained aerogels synthesized through a sol–gel method have been fully characterized in terms of density, porosity, specific surface area, mechanical stiffness, thermal conductivity, and speed of sound. …”
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Soliton solutions of the (2 + 1)-dimensional Jaulent-Miodek evolution equation via effective analytical techniques by Muhammad Zubair Raza, Muhammad Abdaal Bin Iqbal, Aziz Khan, D. K. Almutairi, Thabet Abdeljawad

“…These solutions are computed using Maple 18, and encompass a variety of wave structures, including bright solitons, kink solitons, periodic waves, and singular solitons. …”
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Lumbar Ureteral Stenosis due to Endometriosis: Our Experience and Review of the Literature by Salvatore Butticè, Antonio Simone Laganà, Valeria Barresi, Antonino Inferrera, Giuseppe Mucciardi, Antonina Di Benedetto, Carmela Emanuela D'Amico, Carlo Magno

“…The histological examination evidenced glandular structures lined by simple epithelium and surrounded by stroma. …”
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Optimization of Ultrasound Treatment of Beverage from Mango and Carrot with Added Turmeric Using Response Surface Methodology by Leticia X. Lopez-Martinez, Nill Campos-Gonzalez, Victor M. Zamora-Gasga, Jesús A. Domínguez-Avila, Sunil Pareek, Mónica A. Villegas-Ochoa, Sonia G. Sáyago Ayerdi, Gustavo A. Gonzalez-Aguilar

“…The quantities of 3,4-dihydroxybenzoic acid, gallic acid, chlorogenic acids, (+)-catechin, quercetin, kaempferol, (–)-gallocatechin gallate, and mangiferin were higher in the UT beverage compared to the control, suggesting their release from cell-wall structures as a result of UT.…”
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Impact of Domain Knowledge and Multi-Modality on Intelligent Molecular Property Prediction: A Systematic Survey by Taojie Kuang, Pengfei Liu, Zhixiang Ren

“…The recent introduction of numerous deep learningbased methods has shown remarkable potential in enhancing Molecular Property Prediction (MPP), especially improving accuracy and insights into molecular structures. Yet, two critical questions arise: does the integration of domain knowledge augment the accuracy of molecular property prediction and does employing multi-modal data fusion yield more precise results than unique data source methods? …”
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Lowering the affinity of single-chain monovalent BBB shuttle scFc-scFv8D3 prolongs its half-life and increases brain concentration by Andrés de la Rosa, Nicole G. Metzendorf, Jonathan Efverström, Ana Godec, Dag Sehlin, Jamie Morrison, Greta Hultqvist

“…Progress in providing monoclonal antibody therapeutics to treat brain disorders is complicated, due to the impermeability of the blood-brain barrier (BBB) to large macromolecular structures. To date, the most successful approach for delivering antibody therapeutics to the brain is by targeting the transferrin receptor (TfR) using anti-TfR BBB shuttles, with the 8D3 antibody being one of the most extensively studied in the field. …”
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Exosomal non-coding RNAs in the regulation of bone metabolism homeostasis: Molecular mechanism and therapeutic potential by Chengxiong Huang, Yu Xiao, Liming Qing, Juyu Tang, Panfeng Wu

“…Exos are rich in a variety of bioactive substances, such as non-coding RNAs, nucleic acids, proteins and lipids. In view of the structure of Exos, it can protect the biologically active molecules can be smoothly delivered to the target cells and involved in the regulation of cell function. …”
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Managing the airway catastrophe: longitudinal simulation-based curriculum to teach airway management by Lily H. P. Nguyen, Ilana Bank, Rachel Fisher, Marco Mascarella, Meredith Young

“…Scenarios were based on various clinical settings (i.e. emergency room, operating room) and were followed by video-assisted structured debriefings. Participants completed both a self-assessment questionnaire and an exit survey using five-point Likert scales. …”
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A Social Media Dataset and H-GNN-Based Contrastive Learning Scheme for Multimodal Sentiment Analysis by Jiao Peng, Yue He, Yongjuan Chang, Yanyan Lu, Pengfei Zhang, Zhonghong Ou, Qingzhi Yu

“…Previous studies usually adopt schemes like meta-learning or multi-layer structures. Nevertheless, these methods lack interpretability for the interaction between modalities. …”
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Distinct Roles of Wnt/β-Catenin Signaling in the Pathogenesis of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis by Juan Shi, Feng Li, Meihui Luo, Jun Wei, Xiaoming Liu

“…Conversely, Wnt/β-catenin signaling is inactivated in COPD tissues, and its reactivation results in an amelioration of airspace enlargement with a restored alveolar epithelial structure and function in emphysema models. These studies thus imply distinct mechanisms of Wnt/β-catenin signaling in the pathogenesis of these two chronic pulmonary diseases, indicating potential targets for COPD and IPF treatments. …”
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