Predicting the Rate of Fast Radio Bursts in Globular Clusters from Binary Black Hole Observations by Aryamann Rao, Claire S. Ye, Maya Fishbach

“…GCs can also give rise to binary black hole (BBH) mergers detectable with gravitational waves, and the BWD coalescence rate from GCs is correlated with their BBH merger rate. For the first time, we combine independent observations of gravitational waves and FRBs to infer the origins of FRB sources. …”
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Kaempferol improves glucose uptake in skeletal muscle via an AMPK-dependent mechanism by William T. Moore, Jing Luo, Dongmin Liu

“…Kaempferol stimulates Akt phosphorylation in a time-dependent manner in human SkM cells. The effect of kaempferol on glucose uptake was blunted by inhibition of glucose transporter 4, phosphoinositide 3-kinase (PI3K), or AMPK. …”
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Fine tuning enzyme activity assays for monitoring the enzymatic hydrolysis of PET by Krisztina Boros, Blanka Eszter Nagy, Raluca Bianca Tomoiagă, Róbert Tőtős, Monica Ioana Toșa, Csaba Paizs, László Csaba Bencze

“…Finally, both methods were used for monitoring the product formation within the leaf-branch compost cutinase (LCC)-mediated PET-hydrolysis and provided individual time-productivity profiles for each aromatic degradation product.…”
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Seizure-Related Injuries among People with Epilepsy at the Outpatient Department of the University of Gondar Hospital, Northwest Ethiopia: Cross-Sectional Institutional-Based Study by Berhanu Boru Bifftu, Bewket Tadesse Tiruneh, Mengistu Mekonnen Kelkay, Nestanet Habte Bayu, Abebe Woldesellassie Tewolde, Wubet Worku Takele, Mehammed Adem Getnet, Abere Woretaw Azagew

“…Designing/strengthening injury prevention strategies is suggested especially for those who had uncontrolled seizure frequency for longer period of time.…”
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Trap Assisted Dynamic Mechanoluminescence Toward Self‐Referencing and Visualized Strain Sensing by Tianli Wang, Pengfei Zhang, Jianqiang Xiao, Ziyi Guo, Xiongwu Xie, Jiahao Huang, Jiaojiao Zheng, Xuhui Xu, Lei Zhao

“…Abstract Strain sensors utilizing mechanoluminescent (ML) materials have garnered significant attention and application due to their advantages, such as self‐powering, non‐contact operation, and real‐time response. However, ML‐based strain sensing techniques typically rely on the establishing of a mathematical relationship between ML intensity and mechanical parameters. …”
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Simulations of pH and thermal effects on SARS-CoV-2 spike glycoprotein by Ziyuan Niu, Georgios Kementzidis, Miriam Rafailovich, Marcia Simon, Evangelos Papadopoulos, Bertal H. Aktas, Yuefan Deng

“…We performed triplicate and long-time all-atom molecular dynamics simulations to investigate the structures and dynamics of the SARS-CoV-2 spike glycoprotein (S-protein) for a broad range of pH = 1 through 11 and temperatures of 3°C through 75°C. …”
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Influence of Hydrodistillation Conditions on Yield and Composition of Coriander (Coriandrum sativum L.) Essential Oil by Huzar Elżbieta, Dzięcioł Małgorzata, Wodnicka Alicja, Örün Harun, İçöz Arda, Çiçek Erkan

“…Moreover, the influence of different factors, such as time of hydrodistillation, sodium chloride addition and method modification by using microwave heating on essential oil yield, was studied. …”
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Tungsten impurity reduction by ICRH in a high power injection and high performance H-mode discharge on EAST by Zhen Zhou, Shengyu Shi, Ling Zhang, Tao Zhang, Xiaohe Wu, Yunxin Cheng, Wenmin Zhang, Chaowei Mai, Shengyu Fu, Yifei Jin, Xiang Jian, Kaixuan Ye, Lin Yu, Ziqiang Zhou, Jiuyang Ma, Shuqi Yang, Kangning Geng, Gongshun Li, Jia Huang, Fei Wen, Yunfeng Liang, Xiang Gao

“…The decrease in tungsten (W) content with the higher ion cyclotron resonance heating (ICRH) power is observed and explained for the first time in a high power injection ( P _inj > 10 MW), high performance ( β _N ∼ 2, β _P ∼ 2.8, n _e / n _GW ∼ 80%, f _BS ∼ 60%) H-mode discharge on experimental advanced superconducting tokamak. …”
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A Miniaturized Broadband and High Gain Planar Vivaldi Antenna for Future Wireless Communication Applications by Permanand Soothar, Hao Wang, Chunyan Xu, Yu Quan, Zaheer Ahmed Dayo, Muhammad Aamir, Badar Muneer

“…Besides, the proposed antenna results are also analyzed in the time domain, which shows the excellent group delay performance <2 ns in the operational band. …”
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Handover decision with multi-access edge computing in 6G networks: A survey by Saeid Jahandar, Ibraheem Shayea, Emre Gures, Ayman A. El-Saleh, Mustafa Ergen, Mohammad Alnakhli

“…A key feature of MEC is its ultra-low latency response, enabling real-time applications in next-generation networks. However, the mobility of UEs and the limited coverage of edge servers can lead to frequent handovers during the offloading process. …”
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Two Approaches to Cognitive Evaluation: Assessing the Strengths and Limitations of GPCOG and ACE-III by Magdalena Mąka, Dominik Sikora, Piotr Oleksy, Adam Zając, Karol Zieliński, Łukasz Papież, Ewa Góralczyk, Jakub Kamiński, Bartosz Buczkowski, Dagmara Wochnik

“…It excels in assessing complex dementia but is time-intensive and requires trained personnel, limiting its use in primary care. …”
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Monosaccharide coatings on nanoparticles affect protein corona formation but not the interaction with their binding receptor by Eva Clemente, Ruth Mateu, Avelino Ferreira, Tanja Ludtke, Tanja Ludtke, Hender Lopez, Sergio E. Moya, Luigi Lay, Mahmoud G. Soliman, Marco P. Monopoli

“…Surface coatings with polyethylene glycol (PEG) polymers have often been employed to improve nanoparticles (NPs) biocompatibility and extend circulation time by reducing protein adsorption. PEGylated NPs benefit from steric hindrance and repulsion effects, which are influenced by PEG molecular weight, density, and chain conformation. …”
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Single-Stage Microwave-Assisted Coconut-Shell-Based Activated Carbon for Removal of Dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (DDT) from Aqueous Solution: Optimization and Batch Studies by Azrina Aziz, Mohamad Nasran Nasehir Khan, Mohamad Firdaus Mohamad Yusop, Erniza Mohd Johan Jaya, Muhammad Azan Tamar Jaya, Mohd Azmier Ahmad

“…Response surface methodology (RSM) revealed that the optimum preparation conditions in preparing CSAC were 502 W and 6 min for radiation power and radiation time, respectively, which corresponded to 84.83% of DDT removal and 37.91% of CSAC’s yield. …”
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Exploring aneuploidies in two-center isolated bovine embryonic stem cell lines: Implications for cultured meat production by Chloë Deelkens, Elly De Vlieghere, Mario Van Poucke, Masaki Kinoshita, Jeffrey Aalders, Lieven Thorrez, Bert Devriendt, Ann Van Soom, Luc Peelman, Björn Menten, Catharina De Schauwer, Jolanda van Hengel

“…Notably, these aneuploidies progressively accumulated over time, raising concerns about genomic stability in long-term cultures. …”
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Two Years of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron Genomic Evolution in Brazil (2022–2024): Subvariant Tracking and Assessment of Regional Sequencing Efforts by Ueric José Borges de Souza, Fernando Rosado Spilki, Amilcar Tanuri, Paulo Michel Roehe, Fabrício Souza Campos

“…We identified 626 distinct SARS-CoV-2 lineages circulating in Brazil, with dominant subvariants shifting over time from BA.5 in 2022 to XBB and JN.1 in 2023–2024. …”
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Laser Welding of Micro-Wire Stent Electrode as a Minimally Invasive Endovascular Neural Interface by Bo Wen, Liang Shen, Xiaoyang Kang

“…The laser-welded endovascular stent electrodes exhibited excellent electrochemical properties, including low impedance and stable charge transfer capabilities. At the same time, in this study, a simulation is conducted of the electrode distribution and arrangement on the stent structure, optimizing the utilization of the available surface area for enhanced functionality. …”
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A Citrus bergamia Extract Decreases Adipogenesis and Increases Lipolysis by Modulating PPAR Levels in Mesenchymal Stem Cells from Human Adipose Tissue by Debora Lo Furno, Adriana Carol Eleonora Graziano, Rosanna Avola, Rosario Giuffrida, Vincenzo Perciavalle, Francesco Bonina, Giuliana Mannino, Venera Cardile

“…To determine the properties on lipolysis, additional mesenchymal stem cells were cultured with adipogenic medium for 14 days and after this time added with Citrus bergamia for further 14 days. …”
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Technical Considerations of Phosphorous-32 Bremsstrahlung SPECT Imaging after Radioembolization of Hepatic Tumors: A Clinical Assessment with a Review of Imaging Parameters by Elahe Pirayesh, Mahasti Amoui, Shahram Akhlaghpoor, Shahnaz Tolooee, Maryam Khorrami, Hossain PoorBeigi, Shahab Sheibani, Majid Assadi

“…However, if the collimator change is time consuming (as in a busy center) or an MEGP collimator is not available, the LEHR collimator could be practical with acceptable images, especially in a SPECT study. …”
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Ionospheric Phase Scintillation Index Estimation Based on 1 Hz Geodetic GNSS Receiver Measurements by Using Continuous Wavelet Transform by Dongsheng Zhao, Wang Li, Chendong Li, Xu Tang, Qianxin Wang, Craig M. Hancock, Gethin Wyn Roberts, Kefei Zhang

“…This paper proposes a new method to extract the phase scintillation index from each GNSS carrier with 1s‐sampling‐interval, mainly based on the cycle slip detection, the geodetic detrending and the wavelet transform, in which the optimal symmetry parameter and the time‐bandwidth product are determined with trial calculation. …”
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A low‐offset low‐power and high‐speed dynamic latch comparator with a preamplifier‐enhanced stage by Jérôme K. Folla, Maria L. Crespo, Evariste T. Wembe, Mohammad A. S. Bhuiyan, Andres Cicuttin, Bernard Z. Essimbi, Mamun B. I. Reaz

“…The effective trans‐conductance of the cross‐coupled transistors of the latch was therefore improved for an optimal time delay solution. The equation associated with the delay was derived and the parameters that embody the speed were identified. …”
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