Anesthesiologists’ Preferences regarding Visitor Presence during Placement of Neuraxial Labor Analgesia by Sangeeta Kumaraswami, Suryanarayana Pothula, Mario Anthony Inchiosa, Keshar Paul Kubal, Micah Alexander Burns

“…The survey queried the following: existence of a written policy; would they allow a visitor; visitor’s view, sitting or standing; reasons to allow or not allow a visitor; and influence by other staff on the decision. …”
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Benzo[1,2-b:6,5-b’]dithiophene-4,5-diamine: A New Fluorescent Probe for the High-Sensitivity and Real-Time Visual Monitoring of Phosgene by Yingzhen Zhang, Jun Xiao, Ruiying Peng, Xueliang Feng, Haimei Mao, Kunming Liu, Zhenzhong Liu, Chunxin Ma

“…Among existing detecting methods, this fluorescent system stands out as it can respond to phosgene within a mere 30 s and has a detection limit as low as 0.16 μM in solution. …”
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Sympathovagal Imbalance in Prehypertensive Offspring of Two Parents versus One Parent Hypertensive by G. K. Pal, Pravati Pal, Nivedita Nanda, V. Lalitha, T. K. Dutta, C. Adithan

“…Body mass index (BMI), waist-hip ratio (WHR), basal heart rate (BHR), blood pressure (BP), HR and BP response to standing, deep breathing difference, BP response to handgrip and spectral indices of heart rate variability (HRV) were analyzed in normotensive offspring of two parents hypertensive (Group I), normotensive offspring of one parent hypertensive (Group II), prehypertensive offspring of two parents hypertensive (Group III) and prehypertensive offspring of one parent hypertensive (Group IV). …”
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First record of Phlebia tremelloidea (Bres.) Parmasto in Italy by Carolina Elena Girometta, Annarosa Bernicchia, Anthea Desiderio, Elena Savino

“…Zhao, despite the long-standing nomenclatural history conflicts with the priority of Giacomo Bresadola (1920). …”
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A strategy to reduce thermal expansion and achieve higher mechanical properties in iron alloys by Hao Lu, Chang Zhou, Yuzhu Song, Yuanpeng Zhang, Yiming Wu, Feixiang Long, Yonghao Yao, Jiazheng Hao, Yan Chen, Dunji Yu, J. Jakob Schwiedrzik, Ke An, Lunhua He, Zhaoping Lu, Jun Chen

“…However, they face the long-standing challenge of high coefficient of thermal expansion (CTE), limiting the applications in high-precision fields. …”
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Comparative Experiment on the Preparation of 99Mo/99mTc via Electron and Proton Irradiation of 100Mo by Desheng CHEN, Qinggang HUANG, Shiwei CAO, Zhi QIN

“…99mTc derived from 99Mo，stands as the preeminent radiopharmaceutical employed extensively in medical diagnostics worldwide. …”
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Implementation of an Evidence-Based Exercise Program for Older Adults in South Florida by Richard C. Palmer, Anamica Batra, Chelsie Anderson, Timothy Page, Edgar Vieira, Laura Seff

“…To assess effectiveness, a pretest-posttest design was used to measure increases in functional fitness (chair stands, arm curls, and the up-and-go test). Results. …”
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HOXB8 mediates resistance to cetuximab in colorectal cancer cells through activation of the STAT3 pathway by Yunan Liang, Han Lin, Zongsheng Jiang, Qi Zhao, Ri Cui, Shaotang Li

“…Among the prevalent monoclonal antibodies for treating RAS/BRAF wild-type metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC) patients, cetuximab stands out, but resistance to cetuximab frequently arises in targeted treatments. …”
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Inconsistent Growth Response to Fertilization and Thinning of Lodgepole Pine in the Rocky Mountain Foothills Is Linked to Site Index by Bradley D. Pinno, Victor J. Lieffers, Simon M. Landhäusser

“…Fifteen harvest-origin stands along the foothills of the Rocky Mountains of Alberta were subjected to six treatments including two levels of thinning (thinning to 2500 stems per hectare and a control) and three types of fertilization (nitrogen-only fertilization, complete fertilization including nitrogen with added P, K, S, Mg, and B, and no fertilization). …”
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Improved irradiation resistance of high entropy nanolaminates through interface engineering by Q Xu, J Eckert, D Şopu

“…During irradiation, fewer activated point defects were found in the HEA plate of the MG/HEA laminates compared to a free-standing HEA. In addition, the interface acts as a defect sink, accelerating the annihilation of interstitials at the interface. …”
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T Regulatory and T Helper 17 Cells in Primary Sjögren’s Syndrome: Facts and Perspectives by Alessia Alunno, Francesco Carubbi, Onelia Bistoni, Sara Caterbi, Elena Bartoloni, Giulia Mirabelli, Francesca Cannarile, Paola Cipriani, Roberto Giacomelli, Roberto Gerli

“…In the last decades, the identification of a number of T cell subsets, including Th17, T regulatory (Treg), and follicular helper T cells, challenged this long-standing paradigm and prompted to identify their role in pSS pathogenesis. …”
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Simultaneous Determination of Benzene and Toluene in Pesticide Emulsifiable Concentrate by Headspace GC-MS by Lidong Cao, Hua Jiang, Jing Yang, Li Fan, Fengmin Li, Qiliang Huang

“…The method presented here stands out as simple and easily applicable, which provides a way for the determination of toxic volatile adjuvant in liquid pesticide formulations.…”
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Targeting uric acid: a promising intervention against oxidative stress and neuroinflammation in neurodegenerative diseases by Lin Xu, Chengwei Li, Tiantian Wan, Xinyi Sun, Xiaojie Lin, Dong Yan, Jianjun Li, Penghui Wei

“…Uric acid (UA), traditionally associated with gout, is now gaining prominence as a potential target in neurodegenerative diseases. Soluble UA stands out as one of the most vital antioxidant compounds produced by the human body, accounting for up to 55% of the extracellular capacity to neutralize free radicals. …”
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Optical Vortex-Pumped KTiOAsO₄ Narrow-Linewidth Picosecond-Pulsed Parametric Oscillator by Xiazhuo Jiao, Jianqiang Ye, Mailikeguli Aihemaiti, Yuxia Zhou, Sujian Niu, Xining Yang

“…The optical parametric oscillator (OPO), consisting of a KTiOAsO₄ (KTA) crystal and a Z-shaped standing wave cavity formed by five mirrors, transferred the orbital angular momentum (OAM) of the pump field to the signal and idler fields. …”
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Bioinformatics Analysis of Transcriptomic Data Reveals Refined Functional Networks for the Self-Renewal of Mouse Spermatogonial Stem Cells by Min Wang, Wene Zhao, Fuqiang Wang, Xiufeng Ling, Daozhen Chen, Tao Zhou, Ying Wang

“…Here, we reanalyzed a previously published transcriptome of two cell types (standing for self-renewing and differentiating SSCs correspondingly). …”
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Photo-curing hyaluronic acid-Janus antibacterial packs as O2 generator precisely modulate the infectious microenvironment for antibiotic-free periodontal therapy by Runxiu Wei, Gaojie Li, Yuying Huang, Linjing Mi, Jiamin Wu, Huan Huang, Na Yin, Yuling Chen, Qiang Yang, Wenjun Zhang, Bingzhi Sun, Ran Sun, Ling Guo, Min Feng

“…Periodontal disease stands the leading cause of tooth loss in adults. …”
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Farmers’ adaptation practices in climate-stressed coastal Bangladesh: a systematic review by Md Ashik Ur Rahman, Sadhon Chandra Swarnokar, S M Nayem Ahasan, M Mohibbullah, Sadia Islam Mou, Animesh K Gain

“…Diversifying income sources stands out as a key strategy against climate challenges. …”
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Free Flap Reconstruction in Patients with Traumatic Injury of the Forefoot by Shin Hyuk Kang, Jeongseok Oh, Seok Chan Eun

“…In particular, reconstruction of the forefoot and big toe has been considered a minor procedure despite the importance of these body parts for standing and walking. Most of the weight load on the foot is concentrated on the forefoot and big toe, whereas the other toes have a minor role in weight bearing. …”
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Exploring therapeutic strategies for androgen-independent prostate cancer using a magnetic coculture platform by Anjani Chavali, Giles Fitzwilliams, Adam Germain, Sandra Khuon, Young-tae Kim

“…Prostate cancer stands as the most diagnosed cancer in males and remains one of the leading causes of death among men in the United States. …”
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A New Fractal-Based Miniaturized Dual Band Patch Antenna for RF Energy Harvesting by Sika Shrestha, Seong Ro Lee, Dong-You Choi

“…Using a finite-element-method-based high frequency structure simulator (HFSS), the antenna is designed and its performance in terms of return loss, impedance matching, radiation pattern, and voltage standing wave ratio (VSWR) is demonstrated. Simulation results are shown to be in close agreement with performance measurements from an actual antenna fabricated on an FR4 substrate. …”
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