Effect of Treatment Delay, Stroke Type, and Thrombolysis on the Effect of Glyceryl Trinitrate, a Nitric Oxide Donor, on Outcome after Acute Stroke: A Systematic Review and Meta-Ana... by Philip M. Bath, Lisa Woodhouse, Kailash Krishnan, Craig Anderson, Eivind Berge, Gary A. Ford, Thompson G. Robinson, Jeffrey L. Saver, Nikola Sprigg, Joanna M. Wardlaw, Blood pressure in Acute Stroke Collaboration (BASC)

“…The effect of NO donor versus control on functional outcome was assessed using the modified Rankin scale (mRS) and death, by time to randomisation. Secondary outcomes included measures of disability, mood, and quality of life. …”
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Accurate and optimal control of a bidirectional DC-DC converter: A robust adaptive approach enhanced by particle swarm optimization by Julius Derghe Cham, Francis Lénine Djanna Koffi, Alexandre Teplaira Boum, Ambe Harrison, Paul Michael Dongmo Zemgue, Njimboh Henry Alombah

“…Finally, experimental results were provided to validate the proposed controller in real time.…”
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Trabeculectomy with Healaflow versus Trabeculectomy for the Treatment of Glaucoma: A Case-Control Study by Dimitris Papaconstantinou, Andreas Diagourtas, Petros Petrou, Alexandros Rouvas, Athanasios Vergados, Chryssanthi Koutsandrea, Ilias Georgalas

“…The postoperative levels of mean IOP were statistically significantly lower P<0.05 than preoperatively in both groups, for all time intervals. There was no statistical difference, at the end of the follow-up period, between the two groups in the mean values of the IOP (14.9 ± 3.2 mmHg for the study group versus 14.8 ± 3.3 mmHg for the control group). …”
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Determining the Feasibility of Ambulance-Based Randomised Controlled Trials in Patients with Ultra-Acute Stroke: Study Protocol for the “Rapid Intervention with GTN in Hypertensive... by Sandeep Ankolekar, Gillian Sare, Chamila Geeganage, Michael Fuller, Lynn Stokes, Nikola Sprigg, Ruth Parry, A. Niroshan Siriwardena, Philip M. W. Bath

“…Background. Time from acute stroke to enrolment in clinical trials needs to be reduced to improve the chances of finding effective treatments. …”
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Algorithm of Strawberry Disease Recognition Based on Deep Convolutional Neural Network by Li Ma, Xueliang Guo, Shuke Zhao, Doudou Yin, Yiyi Fu, Peiqi Duan, Bingbing Wang, Li Zhang

“…However, the traditional identification methods have high misjudgment rate and poor real-time performance. In today's era of increasing demand for strawberry yield and quality, it is obvious that the traditional strawberry disease identification methods mainly rely on personal experience and naked eye observation and cannot meet the needs of people for strawberry disease identification and control. …”
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Evaluation of Monocular Treatment for Meibomian Gland Dysfunction with an Automated Thermodynamic System in Elderly Chinese Patients: A Contralateral Eye Study by Yinying Zhao, Jialu Xie, Junhua Li, Yana Fu, Xiaolei Lin, Shangrong Wang, Jiling Ma, Yune Zhao

“…Clinical parameters included dry eye symptoms, lipid layer thickness (LLT), partial blink (PB) ratio, invasive tear breakup time (ITBUT) and cornea staining, Schirmer I test, meibomian glands yielding liquid secretion (MGYLS), and meibomian gland dropout. …”
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Bioactive milk-derived nutrient MFG-E8 ameliorates skeletal muscle atrophy induced by mitochondria damage in aging rats via activating the MAPK/ERK signaling pathway by Kaifang Guan, Xiaolin Liu, Weihong Lu, Yuhao Mao, Yirong Mao, Ying Ma, Rongchu Wang, Qiming Li

“…Flow cytometry and quantitative real-time PCR proved that MFG-E8 promoted cell proliferation by upregulating mRNA expression of cyclin D1, cyclin E1, CDK, and downregulating mRNA expression of p21 and p27, thereby increasing the S and G2/M phase and decreasing the G0/G1 phase. …”
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Visible and rapid detection of feline chaphamaparvovirus using multienzyme isothermal rapid amplification and lateral flow dipstick assay by Jun Ji, Xinhao Mu, Shunshun Pan, Xin Xu, Shiyuan Zhang, Honghui Huang, Ying Li, Yingzuo Bi, Lunguang Yao

“…The primers and probes for the multienzyme isothermal rapid amplification and lateral flow dipstick (MIRA-LFD) assay were designed to target the conserved regions of the FeChPV genome and determine the optimal reaction temperature and time. Without relying on precision instruments, FeChPV detection using the MIRA-LFD assay was completed within 20 min at 37°C, without any cross-reaction with other reference viruses. …”
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Deeper response predicts better outcomes in high-risk-smoldering-myeloma: results of the I-PRISM phase II clinical trial by Omar Nadeem, Michelle P. Aranha, Robert Redd, Michael Timonian, Sophie Magidson, Elizabeth D. Lightbody, Jean-Baptiste Alberge, Luca Bertamini, Ankit K. Dutta, Habib El-Khoury, Mark Bustoros, Jacob P. Laubach, Giada Bianchi, Elizabeth O’Donnell, Ting Wu, Junko Tsuji, Kenneth C. Anderson, Gad Getz, Lorenzo Trippa, Paul G. Richardson, Romanos Sklavenitis-Pistofidis, Irene M. Ghobrial

“…MRD-negativity (10-5 sensitivity) predicted a 5-year biochemical PFS of 100% versus 40% in MRD-positive patients (p = 0.051), demonstrating that deep responses significantly improve time to progression. Exploratory single-cell RNA sequencing linked tumor MHC class I expression to proteasome inhibitor response, and a lower proportion of GZMB+ T cells within clonally expanded CD8+ T cells associated with suboptimal outcomes.…”
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Research on wireless monitoring system for internal temperature field of coal gangue mountain by Xiaofei Liu, Chunhao Liang, Jifa Qian, Xiaolin Li, Xuemei Li, Baoli Li, Guang Xu, Bin Zhou

“…Therefore, to mitigate the risk of spontaneous combustion resulting from the long-term accumulation of coal gangue, a monitoring system based on LoRa wireless communication technology is proposed to collect and monitor the internal temperature of coal gangue mountains in real time. In the laboratory, active temperature rise monitoring was conducted on the simulated coal gangue pile to effectively observe the range of temperature diffusion. …”
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Family-centred care for children with traumatic brain injury and/or spinal cord injury: a qualitative study of service provider perspectives during the COVID-19 pandemic by Vicki Anderson, Adam Scheinberg, Sarah Knight, David J Amor, Anna Pollock, Kate D’Cruz, Edith Botchway, Louise Harms, Bruce Bonyhady

“…Specifically, we aimed to identify innovative approaches to meeting the ongoing needs of young people with traumatic brain and/or spinal cord injury during this time.Setting This study was conducted at a research institute and involved remote interviews with key informants around Australia and internationally.Participants Key informants from 11 services supporting children and/or adolescents with traumatic brain injury and/or spinal cord injury were interviewed using a semistructured interview guide. …”
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Effects of Composition of Iron-Cross-Linked Alginate Hydrogels for Cultivation of Human Dermal Fibroblasts by Ikuko Machida-Sano, Sakito Ogawa, Hiroyuki Ueda, Yoshitaka Kimura, Nao Satoh, Hideo Namiki

“…High-G and high-M Fe-alginate gels showed comparable efficacy in promoting initial cell adhesion and similar protein adsorption capacities, but superior cell proliferation was observed on high-G than on high-M Fe-alginate as culture time progressed. During immersion in culture medium, high-G Fe-alginate showed little change in gel properties in terms of swelling and polymer content, but the properties of high-M Fe-alginate gel were altered due to loss of ion cross-linking. …”
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Design and implementation of a solar powered kit for measurement and logging of environmental parameters using the SEN55 sensor by J. Nchi Muhvu, M.D. Fendji, C.M. Ekengoue

“…The device measures particulate matter (PM1, PM2.5, PM4, PM10), humidity, temperature, volatile organic compounds (VOC), and nitrogen oxides (NOx), with data logged via an ATmega2560 microcontroller and displayed for real-time visualization. Field tests conducted in urban (Muea) and peri-urban (Awae-Ewangkang) areas in Cameroon revealed significant differences in air quality. …”
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Impact of Tissue Harvesting Sites on the Cellular Behaviors of Adipose-Derived Stem Cells: Implication for Bone Tissue Engineering by Maryam Rezai Rad, Mahbobeh Bohloli, Mahshid Akhavan Rahnama, Azadeh Anbarlou, Pantea Nazeman, Arash Khojasteh

“…Among them, BFPdSCs demonstrated the highest proliferation rate with the shortest doubling time and also expressed vascular endothelial markers including CD34 and CD146. …”
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Ethylene Response Factor Sl-ERF.B.3 Is Responsive to Abiotic Stresses and Mediates Salt and Cold Stress Response Regulation in Tomato by Imen Klay, Julien Pirrello, Leila Riahi, Anne Bernadac, Ameur Cherif, Mondher Bouzayen, Sadok Bouzid

“…Sl-ERF.B.3 (Solanum lycopersicum ethylene response factor B.3) gene encodes for a tomato transcription factor of the ERF (ethylene responsive factor) family. Our results of real-time RT-PCR showed that Sl-ERF.B.3 is an abiotic stress responsive gene, which is induced by cold, heat, and flooding, but downregulated by salinity and drought. …”
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Maternal Plasma Metabolomic Profiles in Spontaneous Preterm Birth: Preliminary Results by Barbara Lizewska, Joanna Teul, Pawel Kuc, Adam Lemancewicz, Karol Charkiewicz, Joanna Goscik, Marian Kacerovsky, Ramkumar Menon, Wojciech Miltyk, Piotr Laudanski

“…Plasma samples were analysed using liquid chromatography quadrupole time-of-flight mass spectrometry (LC-Q-TOF-MS) in positive and negative polarity modes. …”
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Can Effects of a Generalized Uncertainty Principle Appear in Compact Stars? by João Gabriel Galli Gimenez, Dimiter Hadjimichef, Peter Otto Hess, Marcelo Netz-Marzola, César A. Zen Vasconcellos

“…The incorporation of GUP effects into semiclassical 2N-dimensional systems is made by means of a time-invariant distortion transformation applied to their non-deformed counterparts. …”
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Virtual Frisch grid perovskite CsPbBr3 semiconductor with 2.2-centimeter thickness for high energy resolution gamma-ray spectrometer by Haoming Qin, Bao Xiao, Xuchang He, Xiao Ouyang, Tingting Gao, Yuquan Wang, Luyao Wang, Qihao Sun, Nannan Shen, Xiaoping Ouyang, Yihui He

“…These centimeter-thick detectors outperform ambipolar planar configuration, achieving a champion energy resolution of 1.9% at 662 keV. Time-of-flight analysis, stimulated by single gamma-ray photon, reveals hole carrier multiplication effect possibly caused by Auger recombination and space charge accumulation effect, collectively driving an anomalous stabilization process. …”
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Female athletes explicitly gesture in emotional situations by Y. Adams, M. Augenstein, P. Furley, A. Krieg, P. Born, I. Helmich, I. Helmich

“…In contrast to males, female athletes spent significantly more time with both-handed pantomime gestures (e.g., performing an imaginary backhand), particularly when losing points.DiscussionIncreased expressions of pantomime gestures in female athletes after losing indicate that women regulate negative emotions nonverbally through explicit hand movements. …”
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Zinner syndrome unveiled: Ectopic ureter and seminal vesicle cyst leading to urinary dysfunction: A case report by Zaid Sawaftah, Khaled Sawafta, Moath Hattab, Adel Abu Al Rub, Omar Sawafta, Jehad Khamaysa, Humam Emad Rajha, Jana Dibas, Muath Daraghmeh, Yazan Dibas

“…This case emphasizes the importance of timely imaging, particularly in patients with nonspecific lower urinary tract symptoms, and highlights the role of tamsulosin as an effective interim therapy before definitive surgical treatment. …”
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