Online Monitoring Oxidative Products and Metabolites of Nicotine by Free Radicals Generation with Fenton Reaction in Tandem Mass Spectrometry by Shih-Shin Liang, Yow-Ling Shiue, Chao-Jen Kuo, Su-Er Guo, Wei-Ting Liao, Eing-Mei Tsai

“…In the EEO method, the oxidative products of nicotine including cotinine, cotinine-N-oxide, trans-3′-hydroxycotinine, nornicotine, norcotinine, 4-oxo-4-(3-pyridyl)-butanoic acid, 4-hydroxy-4-(3-pyridyl)-butanoic acid, and nicotine-N′-oxide were detected by tandem mass spectrometer to simulate the changes of nicotine and its derivatives in a time-dependent manner.…”
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Effect of Genetic-Environmental Interaction on Chinese Childhood Myopia by Xiyan Zhang, Yan Wang, Chenwei Pan, Wenyi Yang, Yao Xiang, Jie Yang, Fengyun Zhang

“…For young pupils aged 6 to 9 years, myopia prevalence maintained at a high level, and duration of homework time and staring at electronic screen were the strongest factors associated with myopia. …”
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Transient Fluctuation Suppression Strategy for MMC Flexible DC Systems Based on Gain-Varying Extended Disturbance Observer by Huanruo Qi, Yilong Kang, Xiaojv Lv, Ziwen Liu, Xiangyang Yan, Fang Guo

“…Next, a gain-varying extended disturbance observer is proposed to effectively observe the time-varying disturbance current components in the system, and the corresponding submodule capacitor voltage transient fluctuation suppression strategy is then proposed to improve the dynamic response performance and anti-interference ability of the MMC-HVDC system under different disturbances. …”
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Anti-NMDA Receptor Encephalitis in a Patient with Previous Psychosis and Neurological Abnormalities: A Diagnostic Challenge by R. David Heekin, Maria C. Catalano, Alfred T. Frontera, Glenn Catalano

“…Nine years later, she presented to our facility again, this time with left sided numbness, left eyelid droop, and word finding difficulties. …”
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Clinical Characteristics of Three Cases with SAMD9/SAMD9L Gene Mutations by ZHU Ke, SUN Bijun, WANG Wenjie, ZHOU Qinhua, LIU Luyao, HOU Jia, WANG Xiaochuan, SUN Jinqiao

“…Early genetic testing is crucial for timely diagnosis and treatment, which may improve patient outcomes.…”
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Model for sustainable carbon emission reduction energy development and smart grid technology strategy by Kangli Xiang, Keren Chen, Simin Chen, Wanqing Chen, Jinyu Chen

“…The results indicate that the model demonstrates significant advantages in terms of carbon emission, total operating cost, prediction accuracy, and energy utilization efficiency, respectively, at 60.8 kg, 2517.5 yuan, 96.5%, and 90.2%, indicating that it utilizes energy more fully and helps to enhance the overall energy efficiency of the system. The calculation time of the optimized power system was only 12.5 s, the stability was as high as 98.7%, and the satisfaction rate was 95.6% in terms of user satisfaction. …”
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Immunotherapy for Hepatocellular Carcinoma: Current Advances and Future Expectations by Yingjun Xie, Yien Xiang, Jiyao Sheng, Dan Zhang, Xiaoxiao Yao, Yongsheng Yang, Xuewen Zhang

“…Traditional treatment methods for patients with hepatocellular carcinoma have shown poor efficacy in killing residual cancer cells for a long time. In recent years, tumor immunotherapy has emerged as a promising method owing to its safety and efficacy with respect to delaying the progression of advanced tumors and protecting postoperative patients against tumor relapse and metastasis. …”
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Exploring the relationship between smartphone use and ocular health in young adults: A cross-sectional study of chronic smartphone users in Salem, Tamil Nadu by Senthil Kumar Babu, Durga Murugan, Ezhil Vendhan Kalaimamani

“…Conclusion: It is suggested that the minimization of screen time to be educated among all age groups. It is required to spread awareness among young adults about the adverse effects of prolonged use of smartphones.…”
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Evolutionary Hyperheuristics for Location-Routing Problem with Simultaneous Pickup and Delivery by Yanwei Zhao, Longlong Leng, Jingling Zhang, Chunmiao Zhang, Wanliang Wang

“…Experimental results show that the proposed approaches outperform most fine-tuned bespoke state-of-the-art approaches in the literature, and PS-AM and AS-AM perform better when compared to the rest of the pairs in terms of obtaining a good trade-off of solution quality and computing time.…”
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Modelling Shallow Water Wakes Using a Hybrid Turbulence Model by Clemente Rodriguez-Cuevas, Carlos Couder-Castañeda, Esteban Flores-Mendez, Israel Enrique Herrera-Díaz, Rodolfo Cisneros-Almazan

“…Additionally the computing time is reduced by simplifying the turbulence model.…”
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Pathways to care for psychosis in rural Uganda: Mixed-methods study of individuals with psychosis, family members, and local leaders by Yang Jae Lee, Kayera Sumaya Nakaziba, Sophie Waimon, Grace Agwang, Kailash Menon, Sam Samuel, Aaron Damon Dyas, Travor Nkolo, Haba Ingabire, Jason Wykoff, Olivia Hobbs, Rauben Kazungu, Job Basiimwa, Robert Rosenheck, Scholastic Ashaba, Alexander C. Tsai

“…While 81% of participants eventually accessed biomedical care, the median time to first biomedical contact was 52 days, compared to 7 days for any care modality. …”
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Emerging trends in nano-sensors: A new frontier in food safety and quality assurance by Farhang Hameed Awlqadr, Ammar B. Altemimi, Syamand Ahmed Qadir, Tablo Azad Hama Salih, Zina T. Alkanan, Qausar Hamed AlKaisy, Othman Abdulrahman Mohammed, Mohammad Ali Hesarinejad

“…With applications ranging from real-time monitoring of pathogenic bacteria, such as Escherichia coli and Salmonella, to assessing environmental factors affecting food quality, these innovative devices demonstrate unparalleled advantages over conventional detection methods. …”
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Cardiovascular diseases in patients with cancer: A comprehensive review of epidemiological trends, cardiac complications, and prognostic implications by Ali A. Alshahrani, Evangelos Kontopantelis, Catharine Morgan, Rathi Ravindrarajah, Glen P. Martin, Mamas A. Mamas, Rongman Jia

“…Although cancer survival rates have improved over the last two decades, the risk of CVD has risen over time in patients with cancer. CVD and cancer share similar risk factors and a common pathophysiology involving inflammation. …”
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Discussion on standardization of Traditional Chinese Medicine nursing appropriate Technology based on Traditional Chinese Medicine nursing inheritance (基于中医护理传承构建标准化中医护理适宜技术)... by LIU Hongxin (刘红鑫), GUO Hailing (郭海玲), TIAN Runxi (田润溪), WANG Fang (王芳), GAO Ning (高宁), ZHENG Liping (郑莉萍), LI Yufeng (李玉凤), YU Liying (于丽英)

“…It can help to provide basis for clinical optimization of TCM nursing appropriate technology and provide efficient nursing mode for patients. At the same time, to cultivate high-level TCM nursing talents with evidence-based thinking and nursing practice ability. …”
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Study on the LES of Premixed Gas Flame Dynamics in a Weak Confinement Structure: The Influence of Continuous Obstacle Plates by X. Shao, J. Gao, B. Hao, B. Ai, Y. Han, Y. Wu, B. Guo

“…When continuous obstacles are placed 500 mm and 800 mm from the ignition point, a secondary reignition phenomenon occurs; however, there is little difference in the time it takes for the flame front to reach the pipe’s outlet. …”
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The expanded theory of planned behavior for energy saving among academics in Romania, Bulgaria, Turkey, and Slovakia by Silvia Puiu, Sidika Ece Yilmaz, Mihaela Tinca Udriștioiu, Janka Raganova, Zhelyazka Raykova, Hasan Yildizhan, Arman Ameen

“…Academics devote a substantial portion of their time to their offices, which leads to increased energy usage. …”
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Hydrocele of the Canal of Nuck with Endometriosis: Right-Side Dominance Confirmed by Literature Review and Statistical Analysis by Shunsuke Nagase, Kanako Ogura, Karin Ashizawa, Asumi Sakaguchi, Ryo Wada, Toshiharu Matsumoto

“…Right-side dominance of EM-HCN is suggested by several authors, but a thorough review has never been performed. For the first time, we reviewed the literature and statistically confirmed that EM-HCNs dominantly occur on the right side compared to those without endometriosis. …”
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PDGPT: A large language model for acquiring phase diagram information in magnesium alloys by Zini Yan, Hongyu Liang, Jingya Wang, Hongbin Zhang, Alisson Kwiatkowski da Silva, Shiyu Liang, Ziyuan Rao, Xiaoqin Zeng

“…However, accessing and interpreting phase diagram data with thermodynamic calculation software can be complex and time‐consuming, often requiring intricate calculations and iterative refinement based on thermodynamic models. …”
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Low-Level Laser Therapy for Temporomandibular Disorders: A Systematic Review with Meta-Analysis by Gang-Zhu Xu, Jie Jia, Lin Jin, Jia-Heng Li, Zhan-Yue Wang, Dong-Yuan Cao

“…Combining data from all clinically heterogeneous studies revealed positive effects of LLLT on pain relief, regardless of the visual analogue scale (VAS) score or the change of VAS score between the baseline and the final follow-up time point, while dosage analyses showed discrepant results about the effects of high or low doses for patients with TMD. …”
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Predicting Tipping Points in a Family of PWL Systems: Detecting Multistability via Linear Operators Properties by Joaquin Alvarez-gallegos, Sishu Shankar Muni, Hector Gilardi-velázquez, Rıcardo Cuesta-garcía, J. L. Echenausía-monroy

“…In this paper, we present a simple and novel method for predicting the occurrence of tipping points in a family of Piece-Wise Linear systems (PWL) that exhibit a transition from monostability to multistability with the variation of a single parameter, without the need to compute time series, i.e., without solving the differential equations of the system. …”
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