Green synthesis of nano-copper oxide using Sargassum sp. functionalized in cellulose acetate membrane for dye adsorption by U. Yanuhar, H. Suryanto, M. Amin, J.S. Binoj, I. Casuarina

“…Nano-copper oxide was introduced to bacterial acetate produced from pineapple peel waste to make a composite membrane and observed the antibacterial activity against E.coli and S.aureus, and dye adsorption to Methylene Blue, Malachite Green, Metanil Yellow, and Congo Red for 60 minutes contact time.FINDINGS: Nano-copper oxide is successfully synthesized using macroalgae Sargassum sp. proved by wavelength of ultra violet-visual spectroscopy results at 300 nanometer and energy dispersive spectroscopy analysis that denotes the presence of copper at 0.93 and 8.04 kilo electron volt. …”
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Phantom motor execution as a treatment for phantom limb pain: protocol of an international, double-blind, randomised controlled clinical trial by Brian E McGuire, Lina Bunketorp-Käll, Eva Lendaro, Liselotte Hermansson, Helena Burger, Corry K Van der Sluis, Monika Pilch, Katarzyna Kulbacka-Ortiz, Ingrid Rignér, Anita Stockselius, Lena Gudmundson, Cathrine Widehammar, Wendy Hill, Sybille Geers, Max Ortiz-Catalan

“…Preliminary investigations have shown that decoding motor volition using myoelectric pattern recognition, while providing real-time feedback via virtual and augmented reality (VR-AR), facilitates phantom motor execution (PME) and reduces PLP. …”
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Acupuncture Modulates Disrupted Whole-Brain Network after Ischemic Stroke: Evidence Based on Graph Theory Analysis by Xiao Han, He Jin, Kuangshi Li, Yanzhe Ning, Lan Jiang, Pei Chen, Hongwei Liu, Yong Zhang, Hua Zhang, Zhongjian Tan, Fangyuan Cui, Yi Ren, Lijun Bai, Yihuai Zou

“…The postacupuncture variables of the whole-brain network had no association with the time of onset. Conclusion. The poststroke whole-brain network tended to a random network with reduced network efficiency. …”
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Dosimetric Comparison of Noncoplanar VMAT Without Rotating the Patient Couch Versus Conventional Coplanar/Noncoplanar VMAT for Head and Neck Cancer: First Report of Dynamic Swing A... by Kouta Hirotaki, MS, Kento Tomizawa, MD, PhD, Satoe Kitou, BS, Shunta Jinno, MS, Shunsuke Moriya, PhD, Takeshi Fujisawa, MD, Sadamoto Zenda, MD, PhD, Takeji Sakae, PhD, Masashi Ito, BS

“…Conclusions: DSA plans using OXRAY for HNSCC maintained PTV coverage while reducing parotid gland and oral cavity mean doses compared to coplanar VMAT plans, although delivery times increased. DSA plans reduced parotid gland doses and delivery times compared to noncoplanar VMAT plans.…”
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Comparison of demographic, clinical and laboratory characteristics between first and second COVID-19 waves in a secondary care hospital in Qatar: a retrospective study by Prem Chandra, Vamanjore A Naushad, Nishan K Purayil, Abazar Ahmad M Saeed, Pradeep Radhakrishnan, Irfan Varikkodan, Joe V Mathew, Jaseem Sirajudeen, Riyadh A Hammamy, Ahmad M Badi, Aasir M Suliman, Mohamed N Badawi, Saket Arya, Maryam AlMotawa, Aisha Al-Baker, Rania Alatom, Anand Kartha

“…Objective To compare the patient profile and outcomes in Qatar during the first and second waves of the COVID-19 pandemic.Setting A retrospective observational study was conducted comparing the demographic, clinical and laboratory characteristics of patients with COVID-19 infection admitted to a secondary care hospital, during the first and second waves of the pandemic.Participants 1039 patients from the first wave and 991 from the second wave who had pneumonia on chest X-ray and had a confirmed SARS-CoV-2 infection by a real-time PCR test of a nasopharyngeal swab were included. …”
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Effects of population aging on quality of life and disease burden: a population-based study by Jun-Yan Xi, Bo-Heng Liang, Wang-Jian Zhang, Bo Yan, Hang Dong, Yuan-Yuan Chen, Xiao Lin, Jing Gu, Yuan-Tao Hao

“…This framework enables comparisons of these effects over time and across different regions.…”
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Optimization and Evaluation of Conditions for Orthotopic Nude Mouse Models of Human Liver Tumor Cells by MENG Yu, LIANG Dongli, ZHENG Linlin, ZHOU Yuanyuan, WANG Zhaoxia

“…The luminescence intensity of successfully modeled mice increased exponentially over time (R2>0.950 0), and reached a minimum of 1.0×107 p/(s·cm²·sr) by day 14 post-transplantation. …”
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Beta-hydroxy-beta-methylbutyrate (HMB) improves daily activity and whole-body protein metabolism in Duchenne muscular dystrophy dogs: a pilot study by Peter P. Nghiem, Alexis M. Rutledge, Kyle Tehas, Corine Kaderli, Meredith Poling, Sidney Arnim, Vitaliy Dernov, Celine van Sas, Macie L. Mackey, Gabriella A. M. ten Have, Mariëlle P. K. J. Engelen, Nicolaas E. P. Deutz

“…In addition, a 6% reduction was found in rest time after HMB supplementation compared to placebo (23,857 [23,130, 24,584], versus 25,363 [24500, 26225]; p = 0.0122). …”
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Mechanism of the effect of chitosan combined with EICP on the erosion resistance of slopes in open-pit mine dump by Zhile WANG, Yu TIAN, Wei ZHOU, Yi WANG, Rui LI, Yihan GUO, Ya TIAN, Ao LU

“…Chitosan hydrogel and mineralization products have the solidifying effects of adhering, bridging, and filling soil particles. At the same time, Ca2+ can drive away the strongly bound water to reduce the thickness of the double layer between particles, thus enhancing the soil structure. …”
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An Enhanced Active Disturbance Rejection Control Scheme for DC Voltage Regulation in Photovoltaic Grid-Connected Four-Leg Inverter Using a Sliding Mode Observer by Chebabhi Ali, Defdaf Mabrouk, Syphax Ihammouchen, Nicu Bizon, Benbouhenni Habib, Kessal Abdelhalim, Rekioua Toufik, Benkhoris Mohamed Fouad

“…The effectiveness and superiority of the proposed control method for the PV grid-connected 4LVSI system are validated through both simulation and real-time studies using the OPAL-RT simulator. The results demonstrate robust performance under parameter uncertainties and disturbances, including variations in irradiance, PV cell temperature, DC bus capacitor value, and grid voltage sags.…”
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Superstition in Surgery: A Population-Based Cohort Study to Assess the Association Between Surgery on Friday the 13th and Postoperative Outcomes by Sanjana Ranganathan, MBE, Carlos Riveros, MD, Michael Geng, BS, Courtney Chang, MD, Yusuke Tsugawa, MD, MPH, PhD, Bheeshma Ravi, MD, PhD, Zachary Melchiode, MD, Siqi Hu, MD, PhD, Kathleen Kobashi, MD, MBA, Brian J. Miles, MD, Zachary Klaassen, MD, MSc, Avery Nathens, MD, MPH, PhD, Natalie Coburn, MD, MPH, Allan S. Detsky, MD, PhD, CM, Angela Jerath, MD, MSc, FRCPC, FANZCA, Christopher J. D. Wallis, MD, PhD, FRCSC, Raj Satkunasivam, MD, MS

“…Numerous studies have demonstrated that increased anxiety from the provider or patient around the time of surgery can lead to worse outcomes. Superstitious patients often express significant concern and anxiety when undergoing a surgical procedure on Friday the 13th. …”
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Immunomodulatory Effects Mediated by Dopamine by Rodrigo Arreola, Samantha Alvarez-Herrera, Gilberto Pérez-Sánchez, Enrique Becerril-Villanueva, Carlos Cruz-Fuentes, Enrique Octavio Flores-Gutierrez, María Eugenia Garcés-Alvarez, Dora Luz de la Cruz-Aguilera, Emilio Medina-Rivero, Gabriela Hurtado-Alvarado, Saray Quintero-Fabián, Lenin Pavón

“…The expression of these components depends on the state of cellular activation and the concentration and time of exposure to DA. Receptors that are expressed in leukocytes are linked to signaling pathways that are mediated by changes in cAMP concentration, which in turn triggers changes in phenotype and cellular function. …”
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Application of modular teaching combined with progressive cases in clinical nursing teaching of anorectal surgery (模块化教学结合进展性案例在肛肠外科临床护理教学中的应用研究)... by LI Ping (李萍), XIE Wei (谢薇), SUN Lu (孙璐), FENG Lin (冯琳)

“…Methods Totally 90 nursing students who participated in the internship in the Department of Anorectal Surgery were selected and divided into the control group and observation group according to the time of arrival, with 45 nursing students in each group. …”
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Short-term variability of Alzheimer’s disease plasma biomarkers in a mixed memory clinic cohort by Frederikke Kragh Clemmensen, Mathias Holsey Gramkow, Anja Hviid Simonsen, Nicholas J. Ashton, Hanna Huber, Kaj Blennow, Henrik Zetterberg, Gunhild Waldemar, Steen Gregers Hasselbalch, Kristian Steen Frederiksen

“…Adjusting the models for time, eGFR, Hba1c, and BMI did not affect the variation. …”
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Using Laboratory Test Results for Surveillance During a New Outbreak of Acute Hepatitis in 3-Week- to 5-Year-Old Children in the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, Ireland, and Curaç... by Maaike C Swets, Steven R Kerr, Brian MacKenna, Louis Fisher, Merel van Wijnen, Diederik Brandwagt, Paul W Schenk, Pieter Fraaij, Leonardus G Visser, Sebastian Bacon, Amir Mehrkar, Alistair Nichol, Patrick Twomey, Philippa C Matthews, Malcolm G Semple, Geert H Groeneveld, Ben Goldacre, Iain Jones, J Kenneth Baillie

“…We conducted a pragmatic survey to analyze changes in the proportion of hospitalized children with elevated AST or ALT over time. In addition, we studied the feasibility of using routinely collected clinical laboratory results to detect or follow-up the outbreak of an infectious disease. …”
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Resistance of Fry from Vaccinated Mother of Gift Tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus Linn.) to Artificial Infection of Streptococcus iniae by I. Nur, . Sukenda, D. Dana

“… An investigation was made to study the efficacy of dosage and time of administration in maternal vaccination. Mothers of nile tilapia were vaccinated by intraperitoneal injection with adjuvant-heat killed Streptococcus iniae at one and two weeks after spawning at the dosages of 0,2 ml/kg and 0,4 ml/kg body weight. …”
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The Self-Defence Scroll of Kyokushinkai Karate: Analysing the Mokuroku Ōyama Masutatsu Received from Daitō-ryū Aikijūjutsu Master Yoshida Kōtarō by Richárd Gábor Gottner

“…The scroll that Yoshida granted to Ōyama is titled Yoshida-shiki sutekki-parasoru goshinjutsu mokuroku (Yoshida-style stick-parasol self-defence scroll), which (at the time of this research) appears to be a ‘one-of-akind’ transmission document on its own, officially signed by ‘The founder of Yoshida-style stickparasol self-defence, Daitō-ryū jūjutsu representative instructor, Yoshida Kōtarō’. …”
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Adsorbate-driven dynamic active sites in stannosilicate zeolites by Xianfeng Yi, Yao Xiao, Changjiu Xia, Fengqing Liu, Yujia Liu, Yu Hui, Xin Yu, Yucai Qin, Wei Chen, Zhiqiang Liu, Lijuan Song, Anmin Zheng

“…In this study, a dynamic transformation of framework Sn−O−Si sites to Sn−OH/Si−OH pairs and subsequently a pseudo-Brønsted acid in stannosilicate zeolites upon molecular adsorption, which is analogous to various adsorbates/reactants under working conditions, was identified by solid-state nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy for the first time, which challenges the widespread assumption that the active center structures remain rigid/stable during the catalytic process. …”
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A new approach for evaluating regional permafrost changes: A case study in the Hoh Xil on the interior Qinghai‒Tibet Plateau by Yu-Xin Zhang, Lin Zhao, Chang-Wei Xie, Guo-Jie Hu, Shu-Hua Yang, De-Fu Zou, Yong-Ping Qiao, Xiang-Fei Li, Jia-Jie Peng

“…This approach not only facilitates the simulation of frozen ground changes in areas with few meteorological monitoring stations but also provides a new perspective for using coarse-resolution palaeoclimate data to investigate permafrost formation and evolution over long time scales.…”
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TGF-β1 Induces the Dual Regulation of Hepatic Progenitor Cells with Both Anti- and Proliver Fibrosis by Ai-Ting Yang, Dou-Dou Hu, Ping Wang, Min Cong, Tian-Hui Liu, Dong Zhang, Ya-Meng Sun, Wen-Shan Zhao, Ji-Dong Jia, Hong You

“…Consistent with these in vitro results, the in vivo fibrosis rat model showed the same time-dependent dual effect of TGF-β1. Regression of liver fibrosis as well as normalization of serum aminotransferase and albumin levels was detected in the rats transplanted with HPCs pretreated with TGF-β1 for 12 hours. …”
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