Thrombin Generation in Acute Ischaemic Stroke by Ibrahim O. Balogun, Lara N. Roberts, Raj Patel, Rohan Pathansali, Lalit Kalra, Roopen Arya

“…Two-point thrombin generation assays showed prolonged lag time and time to peak at baseline (3.3 (2.9, 4.0) versus 3.6 (3.2, 4.7); p=0.005) and (3.3 (2.9, 4.0) versus 3.6 (3.2, 4.7); p=0.002), respectively, and at time 2 (3.5 (2.9, 4.2) versus 4.0 (3.1, 4.9); p=0.004) and (5.9 (5.3, 6.6) versus 6.8 (5.8, 7.7) p=0.05), respectively, in cardioembolic stroke (n=39), when compared to noncardioembolic stroke (n=117). …”
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Effects of obesity on outcomes of laparoscopic transabdominal preperitoneal inguinal hernia repair: a retrospective analysis by Dawid Golik, Przemysław Sroczyński, Krzysztof Jędras, Grzegorz Dobkowski, Michał R. Janik

“…Obesity (body mass index [BMI] ≥30 kg/m2) can influence surgical outcomes, potentially resulting in longer operative time, higher complication rate, and prolonged hospital stay. …”
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Multi-Objective Simulated Annealing for Efficient Task Allocation in UAV-Assisted Edge Computing for Smart City Traffic Management by Ahmed Shamil Mustafa, Salman Yussof, Nurul Asyikin Mohamed Radzi

“…Smart city traffic management relies increasingly on UAV-assisted edge computing systems to process real-time data and make informed decisions. A critical challenge in these systems is the efficient allocation of computational tasks across available edge computing resources. …”
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Effects of Immediate or Delayed Estradiol on Behavior in Old Menopausal Macaques on Obesogenic Diet by Kristine Coleman, Nicola D. Robertson, Adriane Maier, Cynthia L. Bethea

“…All animals gained weight, but ImE delayed the time to maximum weight achieved at 18 months. Over the course of the study, ImE-treated monkeys spent more time “alone” and less time in “close social” contact than placebo-controls. …”
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A multi-objective mathematical model for the multi-warehouse order picking system using Benders decomposition algorithm by Fatemeh Nikkhoo, Ali Hosseinzadeh Kashan, Bakhtiar Ostadi, Ehsan Nikbakhsh

“…The objective functions include depreciation of the delivery times and total order picking costs.Methodology: In this research, first, by reviewing the literature in the field of order picking, the research gaps of the problem have been identified. …”
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Securing fog computing in healthcare with a zero-trust approach and blockchain by Navjeet Kaur, Ayush Mittal, Umesh Kumar Lilhore, Sarita Simaiya, Surjeet Dalal, Kashif Saleem, Ehab Seif Ghith

“…Abstract As healthcare systems increasingly adopt fog computing to improve responsiveness and real-time data processing at the edge, significant security challenges emerge due to the decentralized architecture. …”
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Critical Effects of Smoking Parameters on the Levels of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in Traditionally Smoked Fish and Meat Products in Finland by Mirja Hokkanen, Ulla Luhtasela, Pirkko Kostamo, Tiina Ritvanen, Kimmo Peltonen, Marika Jestoi

“…However, while a shorter smoking time generated lower PAH levels in meat products, the levels in fish products were unexpectedly higher than in those smoked for a longer time. …”
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Echogenic Technology Improves Cannula Visibility during Ultrasound-Guided Internal Jugular Vein Catheterization via a Transverse Approach by Konstantinos Stefanidis, Nicos Pentilas, Stavros Dimopoulos, Serafim Nanas, Richard H. Savel, Ariel L. Shiloh, John Poularas, Michel Slama, Dimitrios Karakitsos

“…Echogenic technology significantly improved cannula visibility and decreased access time and mechanical complications during real-time ultrasound-guided IJV cannulation via a transverse approach.…”
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Prioritizing Patients from the Most Deprived Areas on Elective Waiting Lists in the NHS in England: Estimating the Health and Health Inequality Impact by Naomi Kate Gibbs, Susan Griffin, Nils Gutacker, Adrián Villaseñor, Simon Walker

“…A universal reduction in waiting time is estimated to improve overall population health but increase health inequality. …”
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Antimicrobial peptide LL37 is potent against non-growing Escherichia coli cells despite a slower action rate by Salimeh Mohammadi, Derek Saucedo, Sattar Taheri-Araghi

“…Our findings reveal that despite a slower initial action, LL37 peptides, given sufficient time, demonstrate strong efficacy against non-growing cells. …”
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Coupling Action of Cooling and Dynamic Load Impact on Deformation Characteristics of High-Salinity Saline Soils by Yu Zhang, Meisi Zou, Runze Tian, Anhua Xu, Yunlong Hou, Bingbing Han, Xuemei Li

“…Secondly, the three soil samples were subjected to deformation characteristic test under coupling action of cooling and dynamic load, respectively, and the time history curve of temperature gradient change, the time history curve of the change rate of deformation, and deformation rate were summarized. …”
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Effect on Physical and Mechanical Properties of Conventional Glass Ionomer Luting Cements by Incorporation of All-Ceramic Additives: An In Vitro Study by Runki Saran, Nagraj P. Upadhya, Kishore Ginjupalli, Arul Amalan, Bharath Rao, Saurabh Kumar

“…Compositional modification of conventional glass ionomer luting cements by incorporating two types of all-ceramic powders in varying concentrations and evaluation of their film thickness, setting time, and strength. Material & Methods. Experimental GICs were prepared by adding different concentrations of two all-ceramic powders (5%, 10, and 15% by weight) to the powder of the glass ionomer luting cements, and their setting time, film thickness, and compressive strength were determined. …”
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Comparative Study of Mortars Made with Sands of Different Geological Origin by Tchedele Langollo Yannick, Bilkissou Alim, Njoya Mfokou Abdou Nasser, Oumar Ali Taïga, Njoya Moussa Jalil, Belinga Essama Boum Raphael, Mache Jacques Richard

“…The final setting time ranged from 496 minutes (MGR02) to 510 minutes (MGN03), with an average of 300 minutes added to the initial setting time. …”
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Novice Inter-Rater Reliability on the Selective Functional Movement Assessment (SFMA) After a 4-Hour Training Session by Brent Harper, Adrian Aron

“…There needs to be more evidence specifying the training time required to obtain SFMA reliability for entry-level health care practitioners…”
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Process variables in mixture experimental design applied to wood plastic composites by Javier Cruz-Salgado, Sergio Alonso-Romero, Edgar Augusto Ruelas-Santoyo, José Alfredo Jiménez-García, Israel Miguel-Andrés, Roxana Zaricell Bautista-López

“…Regression analysis reveals that interactions between PET and both particle size and mixing time significantly impact the response variable. …”
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Intelligent two-phase dual authentication framework for Internet of Medical Things by Muhammad Asif, Mohammad Abrar, Abdu Salam, Farhan Amin, Faizan Ullah, Sabir Shah, Hussain AlSalman

“…The results show that encryption/decryption time is reduced by over 45%, overall computational cost by 45.38%, and latency by 28.42% over existing approaches. …”
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Decoding airway granulogenesis in children: unveiling risk factors for tracheobronchial foreign body aspiration and complications by Yuting You, Meili Shen, Li’e Zeng, Jingyang Zheng

“…When the time of foreign body insertion without oil release exceeds 99.98 h or when the time of foreign body insertion with oil release exceeds 47.94 h, tracheobronchial granulation formation strongly suggests that the child is at high risk of developing airway granulation. …”
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Combined application of FTAN and cross-spectra analysis to ambient noise recorded by a microseismic monitoring network by Ilaria Barone, Alessandro Brovelli, Giorgio Tango, Sergio Del Gaudio, Giorgio Cassiani

“…Errors as large as 4% have been found, related to the unfavorable orientation of the receiver pairs with respect to strongly directional noise sources, and to the very short time widows. It was shown that using a one-year time window these errors are reduced to 0.3%.…”
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Violence Detection From Industrial Surveillance Videos Using Deep Learning by Hamza Khan, Xiaohong Yuan, Letu Qingge, Kaushik Roy

“…The integration of Internet of Things (IoT) technology in industrial surveillance and the proliferation of surveillance cameras in smart cities has empowered the development of real-time activity recognition and violence detection systems, respectively. …”
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Clinical Effect of Teucrium polium Extract Ointment on Post Pilonidal Sinus Excision Wound Healing: A Randomized Controlled Trial by Reza Hosseinpour, Nuruddin Hosseini, Seyedeh Fatemeh Hekmatzadeh, Saadat Mehrabi, Hossein Sadeghi Mansourkhani, Marita Mohamadshahi

“…The primary outcomes were changes in wound size and wound recovery time after surgery, while secondary outcomes included changes in wound edema and wound exudate. …”
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