3D Printed Multi‐Cavity Soft Actuator with Integrated Motion and Sensing Functionalities via Bio‐Inspired Interweaving Foldable Endomysium by Zhonggui Fang, Shaowu Tang, Yinyin Su, Xiaohuang Liu, Sicong Liu, Juan Yi, Zheng Wang, Jian S. Dai

“…Two McFI‐actuator‐driven robots are built: a soft crawling robot with path reconstruction and a narrow‐maneuverable soft gripper with object exteroception, validating the practicality in stand‐alone use of the actuator and the potential for intelligent soft robotic innovation of the McFI approach.…”
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Vitamin D Status and Physical Functioning in Nursing Home Residents after Improved Adherence to the Vitamin D and Calcium Recommendation—A Quasiexperimental Study by Charlotte Mortensen, Anne Marie Beck, Inge Tetens, Charlotte Jeppesen, Søren Frank Jørgensen, Leif Kofoed Nielsen, Michael Kristensen

“…Outcomes were number of residents taking vitamin D and calcium supplements; vitamin D status; handgrip strength; and physical functioning with timed-up-and-go test and 30-second chair stand test. Results. Prevalence of vitamin D supplement users increased from 45 to 78% (mean dose 41 μg) and of calcium supplement users from 40 to 72% (mean dose 769 mg) (both P=0.002). …”
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Complete Genome Sequence Analysis of Bacillus subtilis MC4-2 Strain That against Tobacco Black Shank Disease by Chunlan Shi, Shuquan Zeng, Xi Gao, Mehboob Hussain, Mingchuan He, Xurong Niu, Congcong Wei, Rui Yang, Mingxian Lan, Yonghui Xie, Zhijiang Wang, Guoxing Wu, Ping Tang

“…The MC4-2 strain was found to have good broad-spectrum inhibition by plate stand-off test. Based on 16S rRNA and gyrB genes, ANI analysis, and other comparative genomics methods, it was determined that the MC4-2 strain was Bacillus subtilis. …”
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Effectiveness and tolerability of lactic acid vaginal gel compared to oral metronidazole in the treatment of acute symptomatic bacterial vaginosis: a multicenter, randomized-contro... by Fiona Tidbury, Grégory Brülhart, Gabriela Müller, Elena Pavicic, Susanna Weidlinger, Gerrit Eichner, Michael von Wolff, Petra Stute

“…Conclusion Lactic acid vaginal gel was generally very well tolerated and showed mixed but promising results as a stand-alone treatment for acute BV. Trial registration number NCT02042287 (22.01.2014).…”
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Introduction of Powder Fluxes in Rotary Degassing System Towards Intensifying Refining Process of Aluminium Alloys by M. Piękoś, Z. Smorawiński

“…The innovation of the design of the stand and the treatment of the liquid metal with powdered additives consists of dosing the refiner fluid deep into the metal bath through a channel that was made in the rotor axis and the head; this differs from conventional methods in the small amounts of introduced salts and, at the same time, in the very good metal-inert gas-salt homogeneity of the treated metal bath. …”
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Method of Helicopter Turboshaft Engines’ Protection During Surge in Starting Mode by Denys Baranovskyi, Serhii Vladov, Maryna Bulakh, Victoria Vysotska, Viktor Vasylenko, Jan Czyżewski

“…The computational experiments result with the TV3-117 turboshaft engine on a semi-naturalistic simulation stand showed that the proposed model effectively prevents compressor surge by stabilizing pressure, vibration, and gas temperature and reduces rotor speed by 29.7% under start-up conditions. …”
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Designing and incorporating integrated oral health care pathways for pediatric and adult patients: touchpoints in a dental setting by Talieh Mahmoud Hashemi, Mahdia Gholami, Mohammad Reza Khami, Simin Z. Mohebbi, Armin Shirvani

“…Abstract Background Maintenance of oral health, prevention, and health promotion stand as primary competencies for dental graduates. …”
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R-CNN Based Vehicle Object Detection via Segmentation Capabilities in Road Scenes by Bisma Riaz Chughtai, Haifa F. Alhasson, Mohammed Alnusayri, Mohammed Alatiyyah, Hanan Aljuaid, Ahmad Jalal, Jeongmin Park

“…In the realm of intelligent transportation systems, vehicle detection and classification stand as pivotal tasks. An effective traffic monitoring system should be capable of detecting, counting, and categorizing moving vehicles. …”
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Impact of diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis on quality of life and locomotive syndrome in community-dwelling older adults: the Yakumo study by Kazuma Ohshima, Hiroaki Nakashima, Naoki Segi, Sadayuki Ito, Jun Ouchida, Yasuhiko Takegami, Shinya Ishizuka, Ippei Yamauchi, Yukiharu Hasegawa, Kenta Murotani, Shiro Imagama

“…LS was evaluated using the stand-up and two-step tests and GLFS-25. Multivariate regression analysis was performed, adjusting for sex, age, body mass index, and knee osteoarthritis. …”
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Is the Rate of Early mobilization in Hip fracture patients using Alfentanil Better than standard opioid analgesia (REHAB)? A protocol for a prospective cohort study by Nikhil Agarwal, Alasdair M. J. MacLullich, Nick D. Clement

“…Mobilization will be defined as the ability to stand on and weightbear both feet with or without assistance. …”
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Lebanon: An Ordinary “Consociational Democracy” in the Regional Context by A. V. Sarabiev

“…The stability of a country that has passed through a long civil war makes it stand out from a number of states in the region. …”
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Coastal Sceneries of Albania, An Emerging 3S Destination: Analysis of Physical Characteristics and Human Activity Impacts by Alfredo Fernández Enríquez, Alexis Mooser, Giorgio Anfuso, Javier García-Onetti

“…Among beach users’ preferences, global studies show that five parameters of greater importance stand out from the rest, i.e., safety, facilities, water quality, no litter, and scenery, and the latter is the main concern of this study. …”
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Evaluating the impact of COVID-19 protection measures and staff absence on radiotherapy practice: A simulation study. by Elisabeth Jambor, Joe Viana, Melanie Reuter-Oppermann, Ralf Müller-Polyzou

“…<h4>Methods</h4>A discrete event simulation model of a stand-alone radiotherapy centre was developed and used to analyse changes in patient flow when implementing COVID-19 protection measures and experiencing staff absence. …”
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Context aware machine learning techniques for brain tumor classification and detection – A review by Usman Amjad, Asif Raza, Muhammad Fahad, Doaa Farid, Adnan Akhunzada, Muhammad Abubakar, Hira Beenish

“…Malignant gliomas, due to their aggressive growth and dismal prognosis, stand out among various brain tumor types. Recent advancements in understanding the genetic abnormalities that underlie these tumors have shed light on their histo-pathological and biological characteristics, which support in better classification and prognosis. …”
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Species-specific influences of competition and tree size on drought sensitivity and resistance for three planted conifers in northern China by Rui Deng, Jinglei Liao, Tim Rademacher, Zhongqi Xu, Mingchao Du, Jianwei Zheng, Lihua Fu, Xianliang Zhang

“…Large L. principis-rupprechtii trees had lower drought resistance than small trees in all stands. Drought resistance of large P. meyeri trees exhibited high resistance to drought only in high-density stands. …”
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Nurses' use of social media during the COVID-19 pandemic-A scoping review. by Stinne Glasdam, Helena Sandberg, Sigrid Stjernswärd, Frode F Jacobsen, Anette H Grønning, Lisbeth Hybholt

“…<h4>Background</h4>During the COVID-19 pandemic, nurses stand in an unknown situation while facing continuous news feeds. …”
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Analysis of the Concentration of Heavy Metals in Khat Grown in Meru County and the Assessment of Their Associated Health Risks by Albert M. Oyugi, Joshua K. Kibet, John O. Adongo

“…Therefore, the motivation behind this contribution is to determine the levels of six heavy metals, namely, cadmium (Cd), copper (Cu), chromium (Cr), lead (Pb), iron (Fe), and nickel (Ni) in consumable Meru khat samples, compare these levels with the permissible limits of World Health Organization (WHO) in order to predict associated health risks, and to estimate the noncarcinogenic risks of these metals by total health quotient (THQ) and health index (HI) on khat consumers. 1.0 g of dry ground khat samples was digested in 0.05 M HCl and allowed to stand for 5 hours before being analyzed for heavy metals using inductively coupled plasma atomic emission spectroscopy (ICP-AES). …”
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Creation of experimental base for investigation the effect of laser radiation on intensity of process of evaporation of liquid from porous metal structures by V. I. Trushlyakov, I. Yu. Lesnyak, V. A. Sevoyan

“…Recommendations have been developed for physical models of the evaporation process of a model liquid from the developed versions of experimental samples that simulate various investigated porous metallic materials, an experimental stand. A program and methodology have been developed for preliminary experimental studies of the process of exposure to laser radiation on model liquid taking into account the dynamics of the surface and evaporation of model liquid for various experimental samples options including for working out the modes and parameters of laser radiation exposure. …”
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Přítel příteli, bratr bratru, muž muži. Jan, František, Josef a Alois Vojtěch Šemberovi ve své vzájemné korespondenci by Zuzana Čevelová, Jana Straníková

“…Die Priester Jan und František interessierten sich viel für das Schicksal seiner jüngeren Brüder Josef und Alois Vojtěch; vor allem František stand in einer engen und gefühlvollen Beziehung mit dem jüngsten Bruder Alois Vojtěch. …”
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Beyond the Surface: Investigating Clinical and Magnetic Resonance Imaging Dynamics in Knee Injuries: A Cross-sectional Study by Gaurav Singh, Vineet Kumar, Swagat Mahapatra, Pankaj Aggarwal, Ammar Mohd. Aslam, Prabhat Pandey, Prakhar Mishra

“…Conclusions: Despite a few limitations, clinical examination and MRI currently stand out as the most precise non-invasive methods for detecting abnormalities in the menisci and the ACL. …”
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