Piezoelectric characteristics of coal rock leakage under uniaxial compression by Zeyi Liu, Ke Gao, Yujiao Liu, Chengyao Zhu, Yao Zhang

“…This study offers a method for monitoring coal rock leakage, contributing valuable insights for efficient coalbed methane extraction and timely safety alerts.…”
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Feasibility of NaF PET/CT and MRI for Noninvasive In Vivo Quantification of Knee Pathophysiological Bone Metabolism in a Canine Model of Post-traumatic Osteoarthritis by Maria I. Menendez DVM, PhD, Bianca Hettlich DrMedVet, Lai Wei PhD, Michael V. Knopp MD, PhD

“…Materials and Methods: Sodium fluoride PET imaging of 5 canines was performed prior to anterior cruciate ligament transection (ACLT) and 2 times post-ACLT (3 and 12 weeks). The PET/CT was coregistered with MRI, enabling serial anatomically guided visual and quantitative three-dimensional (3D) region of interest (ROI) assessment by maximum standardized uptake value. …”
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Effect Observation on Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation at Scalp Acupoints on Spastic Hemiplegia of Upper Extremity after Stroke by Yin QIN, Donge HUANG, Guohui KANG, Yue LIU, Munan LIN

“…The control group was treated by routine rehabilitation treatment; the scalp-acupuncture group was treated with scalp acupuncture on the basis of the control group, needling the stimulation area of the contralateral anterior parietal-temporal oblique line, posterior parietal-temporal oblique line and suboccipital side line;the rTMS acupoint group was treated with rTMS via scalp acupoint on the basis treatment of the control group, using rTMS to stimulate the ipsilateral Zhengying acupoint and Baihui acupoint.The three groups were treated once a day, five times in a week, continuous treatment for eight weeks.Modified ashworth scale (MAS) was used to assess the degree of spasticity of elbow joint on hemiplegic side; Fugl-Meyer upper extremity motor function scale (FMA-UE) was used to evaluate the recovery of motor function of spastic upper extremity;and modified Barthel index (MBI) was used to evaluate the activity of daily living.Results:After treatment for eight weeks, the scores of MAS, FMA-UE and MBI in the three groups improved significantly than those of treatment before, with statistically significant differences (<italic>P</italic>&lt;0.05); Compared with the control group, the scores of MAS in scalp acupuncture group and rTMS scalp acupoint group decreased significantly, while the scores of FMA-UE and MBI increased significantly, with statistically significant differences (<italic>P</italic>&lt;0.05).Conclusion:Repeated transcranial stimulation at scalp acupoints can promote the recovery of neurological function and improve the activity of upper extremity of stroke patients with spastic hemiplegia.…”
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Efficacy and Tolerability of a Combined Moxifloxacin/Dexamethasone Formulation for Topical Prophylaxis in Phacoemulsification: An Open-Label Single-Arm Clinical Trial by Cesar Ramon G. Espiritu, Mary Ellen A. Sy, Tommee Lynne G. Tayengco

“…Patients applied moxifloxacin 0.5%/dexamethasone 0.1% (Vigadexa) eye drops four times daily before and until 15 days after surgery. …”
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Hematological and biochemical variables in hospitalized patients with clinical suspicion of dengue by Rolando Rodríguez Puga, Yoánderson Pérez Díaz, Yanet Pérez Guerrero, Serapio Romero Gavilán

“…<p><strong>Foundation:</strong> given the growing importance of dengue on a global and regional scale, timely determination of hematological and biochemical variations is required. …”
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Redox Metabolism and Autonomic Regulation During Aging: Can Heart Rate Variability Be Used to Monitor Healthy Longevity? by Olha Yelisyeyeva, Danylo Kaminskyy, Marta Semen, Ilona Chelpanova, Khrystyna O. Semen

“…To ensure continuous support of mild pro-oxidant activity in a metabolic system, close monitoring and timely corrections preventing the development of excessive ROS production are required. …”
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Quantitative study on the environmental impact of Beijing’s urban rail transit based on carbon emission reduction by Cai Jia, Xudong Wang, Chengyang Qian, Zini Cao, Long Zhao, Luzhou Lin

“…Through this model, the study calculates the potential congestion times across various scenarios, employing a bottom-up approach to carbon emission estimation to analyze the impact on carbon emissions. …”
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An Efficient Traffic Incident Detection and Classification Framework by Leveraging the Efficacy of Model Stacking by Zafar Iqbal, Majid I. Khan, Shahid Hussain, Asad Habib

“…Automatic incident detection (AID) plays a vital role among all the safety-critical applications under the parasol of Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITSs) to provide timely information to passengers and other stakeholders (hospitals and rescue, police, and insurance departments) in smart cities. …”
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Stabilization of Highway Pavement Base Using Coal Ash, Experience of Georgia: Laboratory Characterization and Field Evaluation by Aleks Burduladze, Tengiz Papushvili, Nugzar Rurua, Beqa Khetsuriani, Valentin Romanovski

“…Under dynamic loading, the deformation modulus of the ash‐based mixture (125.43 MPa) was 1.2 times higher than the bitumen‐cement mixture (106.02 MPa) and more than double that of the untreated mixture (61.38 MPa). …”
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Numerical Simulation Study on Hydrodynamic Characteristics of Offshore Floating Photovoltaics by Shuting Sui, Lu Cao, Yun Gao, Zhongyan Huo, Qi Chen

“…The motion is found to be more pronounced when the floating body unit length is 0.4 times the wavelength. The heave motion of the floating body unit exhibits a strong linear relationship with wave height, increasing by 0.01 m for every 0.015 m increase in wave height. …”
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Abernethy Malformation in Combination with Gilbert’s Syndrome by N. B. Gubergrits, E. L. Bondar, E. A. Dyadyk, E. V. Berezhnaya, Yu. E. Chirkov, N. V. Byelyayeva, G. M. Lukashevich, T. L. Mozhyna

“…Diagnosis of Abernethy malformation is important for choosing the right treatment for the timely correction of complications of the disease and early detection of adenoma or hepatocellular carcinoma.…”
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Modal Choice for the Driverless City: Scenario Simulation Based on a Stated Preference Survey by Rubén Cordera, Esther González-González, Soledad Nogués, Julián Arellana, José L. Moura

“…Policies imposing a higher cost for the AV alternative but lower costs and waiting times for the SAV and public transport alternatives could decrease the AV’s market share favouring more sustainable modes. …”
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Deletion of Ovarian Hormones Induces a Sickness Behavior in Rats Comparable to the Effect of Lipopolysaccharide by Hamid Azizi-Malekabadi, Mahmoud Hosseini, Masoume Pourganji, Hoda Zabihi, Mohsen Saeedjalali, Akbar Anaeigoudari

“…In the forced swimming (FST), the immobility times in both OVX and Sham-LPS groups were higher than that of Sham (P<0.001). …”
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Assessment of Reference Values for Copper and Zinc in Blood Serum of First and Second Lactating Dairy Cows by Markus Spolders, Martin Höltershinken, Ulrich Meyer, Jürgen Rehage, Gerhard Flachowsky

“…Blood samples were taken several times during the lactation to analyse serum concentrations of copper and zinc. …”
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Modelling lateral meltwater flow and superimposed ice formation atop Greenland's near-surface ice slabs by Nicole Clerx, Horst Machguth, Andrew Tedstone, Dirk van As

“…Results show that lateral flow is a highly efficient runoff mechanism, as lateral outflow exceeds locally generated meltwater in all model gridcells, with total meltwater discharge sometimes reaching more than 30 times the average amount of in situ generated melt. …”
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THE IMPACT OF CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY ON BANK PERFORMANCE IN NIGERIA by Ibrahim Yinka Agbeyinka

“…The study therefore recommended that firms should strategically integrate corporate social responsibility initiatives with their core business objectives to maximize the positive impact on profitability. firms should carefully evaluate the timing and scale of their corporate social responsibility investments. …”
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Signatures of Transient Overvoltages in Low Voltage Power Systems in Tea Factories and Their Implications on Insulation Deterioration and Allied Power Quality Issues by Earl A. R. L. Pannila, Mahesh Edirisinghe

“…There were transient bursts that spread as 426.3 ms, while 14 ns fast rise times were recorded from withering motors. Unlike electrical resonance and power-frequency overvoltages, electromagnetic switching transients last even less than 100 ms. …”
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Relationship between Peak Eccentric Force during the Nordic Hamstring Exercise and One Repetition Maximum Deadlift Performance by Satoru Nishida, Wataru Ito, Taisuke Ohishi, Riku Yoshida, Shigeru Sato, Masatoshi Nakamura

“…The 1RM of deadlift was calculated from the weight that could be raised three times during a deadlift (x kg) using the estimated formula (x kg / 0.93). …”
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Adsorption of Cu on Epichlorohydrin-Modified Magnetic FeO Microspheres Prepared by One-Step Solvothermal Synthesis by Shiwei Xiao, Rong Liu, Jiping Ma, Fengxi Chen

“…The Fe 3 O 4 –ECH-0.8 microspheres were found to have the highest Cu 2+ adsorption capacity (17.5 mg/g), and were magnetically recoverable and reusable for Cu 2+ adsorption for at least seven times without significant loss in their adsorption capacity. …”
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Staging model for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis in Singapore by Yuan Teck Tay, Josiah YH Chai, Kamilah Bte Shekh Jabin, Kexin Ang

“…In this retrospective cohort study, clinical milestones used for staging were identical to King’s staging: stage 1 corresponded to symptom onset; stage 2A corresponded to diagnosis; stage 2B corresponded to two central nervous system (CNS) regions; stage 3B corresponded to three CNS regions; stage 4A corresponded to requirement of supportive enteric feeding; and stage 4B corresponded to requirement of non-invasive ventilation, of which bulbar, diaphragmatic, upper and lower limb pyramidal involvements each constituted one CNS region. Standardised timings from disease onset (0) to death (1) among Singapore patients with ALS were measured. …”
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