Fractional Factorial Design and Desirability Function-Based Approach in Spice Paprika Processing Technology to Improve Extractable Colour Stability by Arnold Koncsek, Lajos Szokol, Vivien Krizsa, Hussein G. Daood, Lajos Helyes, Antal Véha, Balázs Szabó P.

“…At the highest desirability value (0.986) the rate constant of accelerated colour stability test (k) and shelf-life time (θS[100ASTA]) were −0.494 ASTA units/day and 2326 days, respectively. …”
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A Meta-Analysis of Statin Use and Risk of Hepatocellular Carcinoma by Yikai Wang, Wenjun Wang, Muqi Wang, Juanjuan Shi, Xiaoli Jia, Shuangsuo Dang

“…In addition, the preventive effect of statins improved with the extension of follow-up time (odds ratio, 0.54 vs. 0.65). Conclusion. Our meta-analysis shows that the use of statins is associated with a lower risk of liver cancer.…”
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Th2 Regulation of Viral Myocarditis in Mice: Different Roles for TLR3 versus TRIF in Progression to Chronic Disease by Eric D. Abston, Michael J. Coronado, Adriana Bucek, Djahida Bedja, Jaewook Shin, Joseph B. Kim, Eunyong Kim, Kathleen L. Gabrielson, Dimitrios Georgakopoulos, Wayne Mitzner, DeLisa Fairweather

“…We show for the first time that TLR3 versus TRIF deficiency results in different Th2 responses that uniquely influence the progression to chronic myocarditis.…”
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Molecular Detection of Antibiotic-Resistant Genes in Pseudomonas aeruginosa from Nonclinical Environment: Public Health Implications in Mthatha, Eastern Cape Province, South Africa by Mojisola Clara Hosu, Sandeep Vasaikar, Grace Emily Okuthe, Teke Apalata

“…Molecular characterization of the isolates was confirmed using real-time polymerase chain reaction (rPCR) and selected isolates were further screened for the possibility of harboring antimicrobial resistance genes. …”
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Hybrid Nanocomposite Mini-Tablet to Be Applied into the Post-Extraction Socket: Matching the Potentialities of Resveratrol-Loaded Lipid Nanoparticles and Hydroxyapatite to Promote... by Viviana De Caro, Giada Tranchida, Cecilia La Mantia, Bartolomeo Megna, Giuseppe Angellotti, Giulia Di Prima

“…Moreover, they were proven ex vivo to be able to promote RSV and GA accumulation into the buccal tissue over time. <b>Conclusions</b>: The here-proposed mini-tablet offers an innovative therapeutic approach for alveolar wound healing promotion as they led to a standardized dose administration, while being handy and stable in terms of physical solid identity as long as it takes to suture the wound.…”
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Analysing DNA methylation and transcriptomic signatures to predict prostate cancer recurrence risk by Fahad M. Aldakheel, Hadeel Alnajran, Shatha A. Alduraywish, Ayesha Mateen, Mohammed S. Alqahtani, Rabbani Syed

“…Validation using real-time PCR confirmed differential expression and methylation patterns of the identified genes in prostate cancer (PC3) and non-cancerous cell lines (PNT2). …”
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Altered Recruitment of the Attention Network Is Associated with Disability and Cognitive Impairment in Pediatric Patients with Acquired Brain Injury by Sandra Strazzer, Maria A. Rocca, Erika Molteni, Ermelinda De Meo, Monica Recla, Paola Valsasina, Filippo Arrigoni, Susanna Galbiati, Alessandra Bardoni, Massimo Filippi

“…Such abnormal brain recruitment was significantly influenced by the type of lesion (focal versus diffuse axonal injury) and time elapsed from the event. Pediatric ABI patients experienced an inability to optimize attention network recruitment, especially when task difficulty was increased, which likely contributes to their clinical and cognitive deficits.…”
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Research on Battery Electric Vehicles’ DC Fast Charging Noise Emissions: Proposals to Reduce Environmental Noise Caused by Fast Charging Stations by David Clar-Garcia, Hector Campello-Vicente, Miguel Fabra-Rodriguez, Emilio Velasco-Sanchez

“…Despite their advantages, the adoption of electric vehicles faces limitations, particularly those related to battery range and charging times, which significantly impact the time needed for a trip compared to their combustion engine counterparts. …”
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Long-term outcomes of Fontan palliation; the influence of the dominant ventricle by Abdelmonem M. Helal, Jameel Al-Ata, Nashwa Mostafa Badawy, Ahmed Abdelwahed, Wejdan Khaled Ba-Atiyah, Anhar Ali Baeshen, Abdullah J. Alata, Ahmed F. Elmahrouk, Mohammad S. Shihata, Ahmed A. Jamjoom, Samia Bekheet

“…The findings emphasize the importance of anatomical considerations in risk stratification and clinical decision-making. Young age at the time of palliation could improve the outcomes of the Fontan procedure.…”
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The Effectiveness of &#147;Improvement of Driver-Behavior Program&#148; on Self-Control of Individuals Whose Driving Licenses Have Been Seized due to Drinking and Driving. by &Yacute;brahim Taymur, Veli Duyan, Kadir &Ouml;zdel, Ersin Budak, Buket Belk&yacute;z G&uuml;ng&ouml;r

“…Methods: Study sample consisted of 60 volunteers whose driving licenses have been seized for two years due to getting stopped for drunk driving for the second time and who were participated in improvement of driver-behavior program. …”
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State Estimation in Power Systems Under Random Data Attack Using Correlation Matching, Semidefinite Relaxation, and Truncated Eigenvalue Decomposition by Bamrung Tausiesakul, Krissada Asavaskulkiet, Chuttchaval Jeraputra, Ittiphong Leevongwat, Thamvarit Singhavilai, Supun Tiptipakorn

“…Regarding the complexity, our proposed techniques consume more computational time than two former works due to iterative computation style, yet lower than a previous sophisticated work.…”
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What Can Be Done to Improve the Mental Health of University Students? Identifying Determinants of Psychological Distress at an Australian University by Patrick J. Owen, Shane A. Kavanagh, Anthony D. LaMontagne

“…Results: Mutually-adjusted individual-level determinants were age (β [95% CI]: -0.50 [-0.60, -0.41]), LGBTQI+ identity (0.96 [0.52, 1.40]), having a current health condition (3.23 [2.85, 3.60]), being a current carer (0.68 [0.04, 1.32]), country of birth other than Australia (1.19 [0.84, 1.54]), financial stress (2.43 [1.99, 2.86]), being satisfied with housing (-0.84 [-1.18, -0.51]), and having full-time employment (-0.49 [-0.99, 0.00]). Community determinants were social inclusion (-0.97 [-1.34, -0.59]), social acceptance (-0.82 [-1.32, -0.33]), and overall satisfaction (-1.74 [-2.21, -1.28]) at university. …”
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Health risk assessment and microplastic pollution in streams through accumulation and interaction by heavy metals by A.M. Sabilillah, F.R. Palupi, B.K. Adji, A.P. Nugroho

“…Based on the values of estimated daily intake, target hazard quotient, total target hazard quotient, and target cancer risk, short-term consumption of fish from the streams carries a low risk, but it will increase over time and pose a serious harm in the long term.CONCLUSION: Given that most of the microplastics found were associated with lead and cadmium, they can increase the risk to human health due to the transfer of microplastics through food chains. …”
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Topical neurokinin-1 receptor antagonism ameliorates ocular pain and prevents corneal nerve degeneration in an animal model of dry eye disease by Amirreza Naderi, Yukako Taketani, Shudan Wang, Francesca Kahale, Ann Yung, Pier Luigi Surico, Yihe Chen, Reza Dana

“…Trigeminal ganglions (TG) were collected to determine SP levels by ELISA and transient receptor potential cation channel subfamily V member 1 (TRPV1), transient receptor potential cation channel subfamily M (melastatin) member 8, c-Fos, and activating transcription factor 3 (ATF3) mRNA levels by real-time polymerase chain reaction. Results:. Treating DED mice with L-733,060 resulted in a significant reduction in eye wipe behavior, a significant increase in palpebral ratio, and significant decreases in SP levels in both the cornea and TG compared with the vehicle-treated group. …”
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Prevalensi Depresi pada Pensiunan Pegawai Negeri Sipil yang Mengambil Dana Pensiun di Bank BTPN Cabang M. Yamin Padang by Finna Dwi Putri, Amel Yanis, Elmatris SY

“…<br />Kata kunci: depresi, pensiun, pegawai negeri sipil</p><p> </p><p>Abstract<br />Retirement is often regarded as unpleasant fact that before it’s time comes, most people are worried because they do not know what kind of life to be faced later. …”
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Antiviral Activity of Plant‐Based Additives Against African Swine Fever Virus (ASFV) in Feed Ingredients by Thi Ngoc Ha Lai, Thi Bich Ngoc Trinh, Thi Tam Than, Nguyen Tuan Anh Mai, Niku Moussavi Biuki, Bernhard Eckel, Viktor P. L. Eckel, Thi Lan Nguyen, Van Phan Le

“…The viability of ASFV after treatment of ASFV‐spiked feed with additives was then confirmed by both methods, real‐time PCR and cell culture. Results The results of the in vitro test with cell cultures showed that all three additives (OAB, Phyto.A04 and Phyto.B) exerted a strong virucidal effect on ASFV in porcine alveolar macrophage cells. …”
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Cell-free fat extract improves embryo development and clinical outcomes in older women with previous in-vitro fertilization failure by Xiaowei Zhou, Hanfei Zhu, Jingru Duan, Lan Xia, Shen Zhao, Huihui Xu, Xian Wu, Xiaoling Wang, Bufang Xu, Yi Cao, Aijun Zhang

“…In addition, we performed immunofluorescence staining, multiplex immunoassay, whole-genome amplification and DNA sequencing, time-lapse embryo monitoring, and in vitro experiments. …”
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Minimum detectable activity concentration of online monitoring instrument in primary circuit of HTR-PM based on Monte Carlo simulation by Rui Nie, Yu Wang, Ziling Zhou, Feng Xie, Jun Zhao, Jianzhu Cao, Qian Ma, Xi Chen

“…In this study, an online monitoring instrument based on a HPGe detector is proposed to obtain the activity concentration of individual nuclide in real time. Geant4 simulates detection efficiency, background energy spectrum, and minimum detectable activity concentration (MDAC) of the monitoring system, which are key parameters for evaluating the reliability and feasibility of the system for detecting noble gas fission products. …”
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Application of RhBMP-2 in Percutaneous Endoscopic Posterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion by Yunsheng Chen, Canhua Xu, Yaohong Wu, Jiangyou Shi, Rongchun Chen

“…Results There was no significant difference in hospital stay, surgical time, bleeding volume, and incidence of complications between the two groups (P > 0.05)0.12 months post-operation, the Prolo and JOA scores of both groups largely increased, which were significantly higher in the RhBMP-2 group than the control (P < 0.05). 12 months post-operation, the fusion rate in the RhBMP-2 group was 86.27%, which was significantly higher than that of 54.90% in the control group (P < 0.05). 12 months post-operation, the Cage displacement rate in the RhBMP-2 group was 5.88%, which was lower than that of 21.57% in the control group (P < 0.05). 12 months post-operation, the height of the intervertebral space in both groups largely increased, which was significantly higher in the RhBMP-2 group than in the control (P < 0.05). …”
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Prognostic Value of Concomitant Bronchiectasis in Newly Diagnosed Diffuse Panbronchiolitis Patients on a Maintenance Therapy with Macrolides by Benyong Xu, Yanhua Mao, Xiaoyu Wan, Jianhui Chen, Meiping Ye, Mengling Zhan, Liyun Xu, Lan Zhao, Bing Li, Zhemin Zhang, Yang Liu, Haiqing Chu

“…The survival curve and Cox regression analysis showed that comorbid bronchiectasis was linked to increased time to episode relapse, which remained significant even after controlling for BMI, FEV1, and P. aeruginosa culture results. …”
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