Allelopathic Properties of the Species Comprising Communities of Invasive <i>Impatiens</i> spp. and Antioxidant System of Invaders’ Populations by Eugenija Kupcinskiene, Ruta Budreviciute, Vaida Jasionyte, Laura Simanaviciute, Lina Jociene, Edvina Krokaite-Kudakiene, Tomas Rekasius, Vitas Marozas

“…The differences between the populations in the content of phenolic compounds, DPPH and ABTS radical scavenging activity were 2.3, 2.2 and 2.7 times for <i>I. glandulifera</i> and 2.6, 5.2 and 2.7 times for <i>I. parviflora</i>. …”
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Age-related features of some plasminogen activation system components content and activity in the blood of benign and malignant uterine body tumors by I. V. Kaplieva, G. V. Zhukova, V. R. Zakharchenko, E. M. Frantsiyants, E. V. Verenikina, Yu. A. Pogorelova, P. S. Kachesova, Yu. Yu. Kozel, N. A. Maximova, M. G. Ilchenko, E. I. Agarkova, A. S. Egorova

“…And in patients with LM and UCEC of postmenopausal age an increase in u-PA blood level as well as elevation of u-PA activity (up to 3.9 times, p &lt; 0.01–0.05) were noted. There was an increase in the calculated t-PA index (activity per unit mass) by 1.4–2.8 times (p &lt; 0.05) in the most patients. …”
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Risky Behaviors among HIV-Positive Female Sex Workers in Northern Karnataka, India by Apoorva Jadhav, Parinita Bhattacharjee, T. Raghavendra, James Blanchard, Stephen Moses, Shajy Isac, Shiva S. Halli

“…FSWs who are currently cohabiting are more likely to consistently use condoms with repeat clients and are 3.22 times more likely to do so if they have felt stigma associated with being HIV-positive. …”
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A Meta-Analysis for Association of Maternal Smoking with Childhood Refractive Error and Amblyopia by Li Li, Ya Qi, Wei Shi, Yuan Wang, Wen Liu, Man Hu

“…However, children whose mother smoked during pregnancy were 1.47 (95% CI: 1.12–1.93) times and 1.43 (95% CI: 1.23-1.66) times more likely to suffer from amblyopia and hyperopia, respectively, compared with children whose mother did not smoke, and the difference was significant. …”
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In Situ Surface Polymerization of PANI/SWCNT Bilayer Film: Effective Composite for Improving Seebeck Coefficient and Power Factor by Dezhuang Ji, Baosong Li, Balamurugan Thirumal Raj, Xuan Li, Dawei Zhang, Moh'd Rezeq, Wesley Cantwell, Lianxi Zheng

“…The Seebeck coefficient is a twofold increase compared to a pure SWCNT film, while the power factor is three times the value from a pure SWCNT film and 500 times that from a solution‐mixed PANI/SWCNT composite. …”
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Musician’s dystonia: a perspective on the strongest evidence towards new prevention and mitigation treatments by Joy Grifoni, Joy Grifoni, Valeria Crispiatico, Anna Castagna, Rosa Maria Converti, Marina Ramella, Angelo Quartarone, Teresa L’Abbate, Teresa L’Abbate, Karolina Armonaite, Karolina Armonaite, Luca Paulon, Luca Paulon, Francescaroberta Panuccio, Franca Tecchio

“…Theoretically, MD is explored as a result of impaired sensorimotor interplay across different brain circuits, supported by the most frequently cited scientific evidence—each referenced dozens of times in Scopus. Practically, MD is a significant issue as it occurs over 60 times more frequently in musicians compared to other professions, underscoring the influence of individual training as well as environmental, social, and emotional factors. …”
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Systematic and Empirical Study of the Dependence of Polyphenol Recovery from Apricot Pomace on Temperature and Solvent Concentration Levels by Dina Cheaib, Nada El Darra, Hiba N. Rajha, Richard G. Maroun, Nicolas Louka

“…Results show that the mean augmentation of 1% ethanol in the range [0–12%] enhances by three times the extraction of polyphenols compared to the same augmentation in the range [0–50%]. …”
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Promoting in-situ stability of hydroxide exchange membranes by thermally conductive network for durable water electrolysis by Wei Wang, Ruixiang Guo, Aodi Zheng, Xiaorui Jin, Xiongjie Jia, Zhiwei Ren, Yangkai Han, Lifeng Zhang, Yeming Zhai, Xiaofen Liu, Haoran Jiang, Yun Zhao, Kai-Ge Zhou, Meiling Wu, Zhongyi Jiang

“…Thus, the thermally conductive HEM exhibits negligible degradation after 20,000 start/stop cycles and reduces the degradation rate by 6 times compared to the pure polymeric HEM in a water electrolyzer. …”
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Instability Process of Crack Propagation and Tunnel Failure Affected by Cross-Sectional Geometry of an Underground Tunnel by Xianjie Hao, Shaohua Wang, Duoxiang Jin, Bo Ren, Xiangyang Zhang, Kailong Qiu, Yingjie Fan

“…The results indicated that, when the vertical stress is 4.94 MPa, the length and depth of the cracks generated in the rock surrounding the horseshoe tunnel are about eight times that around a circular tunnel. The position where the circumferential displacement of the horseshoe tunnel begins to be stable is about two, to two and a half, times that around a circular tunnel. …”
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Cerebellar Cathodal Transcranial Direct Stimulation and Performance on a Verb Generation Task: A Replication Study by K. Spielmann, R. van der Vliet, W. M. E. van de Sandt-Koenderman, M. A. Frens, G. M. Ribbers, R. W. Selles, S. van Vugt, J. N. van der Geest, P. Holland

“…Results showed that the improvement in participants’ verbal response times on a verb generation task was facilitated immediately after cathodal c-tDCS, compared to anodal or sham c-tDCS. …”
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Altered cortical network dynamics during observing and preparing action in patients with corticobasal syndrome by Marius Krösche, Christian J. Hartmann, Markus Butz, Alfons Schnitzler, Jan Hirschmann

“…This alteration may represent a neural correlate of disrupted visuo-motor mapping in CBS. The altered timing of beta suppression to the Go cue suggests deficits in learning the task's temporal structure rather than in movement initiation itself.…”
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Effect of plasma beta on the nonlinear evolution of m/n = 2/1 double tearing mode in high Lundquist number regime by Dingzong Zhang, Zhaoqing Wu, Jun Ma, Wenfeng Guo, Yanqing Huang, Hongbo Liu

“…Under certain conditions, this threshold can reach as high as $1.0 \times {10^{ - 5}}$ , which is much higher than the typical value of around ${10^{ - 7}}$ . …”
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Aggregate data‐driven dynamic modeling of active distribution networks with DERs for voltage stability studies by Sunil Subedi, Jesus D. Vasquez‐Plaza, Fabio Andrade, Hossein Moradi Rekabdarkolaee, Robert Fourney, Reinaldo Tonkoski, Timothy M. Hansen

“…Furthermore, the DPM significantly accelerated the simulation process with a computational speedup of 68 times compared to the detailed ADN and a 3.5 times speedup compared to the DER_A CMLD model.…”
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Novel strut-based stochastic lattice biomimetically designed based on the structural and mechanical characteristics of cancellous bone by Satoshi Yamada, Hayato Suzuki, Kazuki Sawada, Shimpei Okada, Akihiko Nishimura, Masahiro Todoh

“…Structures were successfully constructed with volume fractions ranging from 21.9% to 74.1% and internal structures with strut diameters up to 1.4 times, mean beam lengths up to 1.9 times, and bifurcation patterns dominated by triple and quadruple bifurcations. …”
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Safety and efficacy of sugammadex in management of patients with myasthenia gravis undergoing general anesthesia: A systematic review by Alan D. Kaye, Emily A. Villafarra, Erin S. Everett, Erin E. Ware, Sydney A. Mashaw, William D. Brouillette, Camille G. Elder, Taylor Moss, Luke Muiznieks, Edwin Herron, Shahab Ahmadzadeh, Sahar Shekoohi

“…Sugammadex demonstrated rapid and effective reversal of neuromuscular blockades, with ToF recovery times ranging from 79.7 s to 10 min, and short extubation times. …”
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Recyclable Robust Plastic Scintillation Resin Achieving the Exceptional Separation and Detection of Technetium‐99 by Tonghuan Liu, Yichen Hu, Junqiang Yang, Kesheng Hu, Bei Qi, Yun Zhou, Juan Tong, Man Wang, Liang Huang, Keliang Shi, Xiaolin Hou

“…As expected, the as‐obtained resin exhibits a high adsorption capacity of 549.2 mg g⁻¹ for 99TcO4⁻ with a rapid kinetic response of just 10 min as well as superior selectivity at 1000 times excess of interfering ions and full reusability. …”
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Renal failure due to rectal neoplastic polyp: McKittrick–Wheelock syndrome—a case report by Ivan Valentinov Dimitrov, Theophil Angelov Sedloev, Ivan Petrov Vasilev, Slavyana Slavcheva Usheva, Yavor Asenov Nikolov, Nikolay Metodiev Penkov, Plamen Ivanov Penchev, Maria-Elena Boyadzhieva, Georgi Chavdarov Jelev

“…Employing a multidisciplinary strategy that includes prompt recognition, timely intervention, and thorough preoperative stabilization is crucial for achieving successful outcomes.…”
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Thermal behavior of silica aerogel-paraffin nanocomposites in a nanochannel under varying magnetic fields: A molecular dynamics study by Yi Ru, Ali B.M. Ali, Shahram Babadoust, Rasha Abed Hussein, Mohammed Al-Bahrani, Barno Abdullaeva, Soheil Salahshour, S. Mohammad Sajadi, Sh Esmaeili

“…The observed charging and discharging times were 5.91 ns and 8.52 ns, with stronger magnetic fields expediting the charging phase. …”
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Antifungal Efficacy of Ganoderma lucidum and Clotrimazole for Treatment of Denture Stomatitis: A Randomized Clinical Trial by Fahimeh Pakravan, Afsaneh Yegdaneh, Somayeh Taymouri, Shiva Rahimi, Negin Ghahremani

“…Not wearing dentures overnight significantly increased the odds of recovery by 6.56 times, while the odds of recovery decreased by 0.03 times in DS type II, as compared to DS type I (P= 0.009).Conclusion: No significant difference existed between the antifungal efficacy of G. lucidum and clotrimazole for clinical treatment of DS. …”
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Two-Step Facile Preparation of 2D MoS2/ZnO Nanocomposite p-n Junctions with Enhanced Photoelectric Performance by Ali Aldalbahi, Zhen-Bo Wang, Tansir Ahamad, Saad M. Alshehri, Peter X. Feng

“…Atomically thin 2-dimensional (2D) MoS2 was prepared by using a spin coating method with controlled process times, whereas ZnO nanowires were prepared by using a plasma sputtering deposition technique. …”
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