Experimental and Simulation Study on Breaking Rock under Coupled Static Loading and Ultrasonic Vibration by Yan Zhao, Congshan Zhang, Zengzeng Zhang, Ke Gao, Dajun Zhao, Zihang Sun, Xiaoshu Lv, Yu Zhou, Guobing Zhai

“…Only when the static load is greater than 200 N, the crack propagation will occur in the rock sample. At this time, with the increase of static load, the crack propagation will further intensify, and the rock-breaking effect is more obvious. …”
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Clinical Effects of Kinesio-taping on Shoulder Pain in Patients with Spastic Hemiplegia after Stroke by Wenlin SUN, Qiong YI, Min LU, Yu HAN, Yang LIU, Xiaowen SHEN, Guangxu XU

“…During the spasticity period, the muscle tension of limbs keeps increasing, and the muscle strength grows slowly. In a short time, kinesio-taping and training have little effect on the motor function and muscle tension of the upper limbs.…”
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Multi-objective day-ahead optimization of distribution system considering low Carbon and demand response with EV cluster by Peng Gao, Zhuofu Deng, Xianglong Qi, Guofeng Yao, Xin Wang, Yang Gao

“…The model is constructed considering renewable energy, dynamic Time-of-use (TOU) pricing mechanism for charging/discharging and carbon trading. …”
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Infant Oral Healthcare and Anticipatory Guidance Practices among Dentists in a Pediatric Care Shortage Area by Eman A. Bakhurji, Hassan M. Al-Saif, Mohammed A. Al-Shehri, Khalid M. Al-Ghamdi, Mohamed M. Hassan

“…“Parents bringing their children for the first time for emergency or existing conditions” was cited by 99% of respondents as a barrier to performing AG. …”
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Risk factors and metabolic control degree in diabetic patients older than 8 years by Antonio Masot Rangel, Dinorah Janet Torres Lugo, Iván Castillo Ledo, Silvia Janet Masot Torres, Laura Vazquez Pis, Iriam Rojas Díaz

“…The studied variables were: sex, age, nutritional assessment, Tanner stage, time of disease evolution, symptoms of decompensation, cholesterol value, glycemia value, glycosylated hemoglobin value and metabolic control.…”
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Optimizing Photovoltaic Panel Performance: A Comparative Study of Meta-Heuristic Algorithms by M. Sundar Rajan

“…Both contemporary and traditional generation techniques are analyzed, with hybrid algorithms gaining popularity due to their reduced computational time. This paper addresses the parameter estimation of four distinct PV panel models—PV-RTC, PV-PWP 201, PV-STM6 40/36, and PV-STP6 120/36—using a range of meta-heuristic optimization algorithms. …”
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Efficacy of Spinal Cord Stimulation for Failed Back Surgery Syndrome in Elderly Patients: A Retrospective Study by Naoki Higashiyama, Shinya Tamura, Taku Sugawara

“…There were 27 cases in the <75-year-old group and 46 in the ≥75-year-old group, with no significant differences in male/female ratio, duration of pain, or operative time between the two groups. VAS scores for low back pain, leg pain, and overall pain one year after surgery were improved significantly from respective preoperative scores in both groups P<0.001. …”
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Evaluating mobile apps for sun protection: content analysis and user preferences in a two-part study by Angela M. Rodrigues, Faye L. Doughty, Caroline Charlton, Sarah Woodhouse, Elizabeth Sillence

“…Proactive features integrating behavioural, personal, and contextual information for adaptive and just-in-time sun protection advice were seen as essential for sustaining engagement.Conclusions: Sun protection apps emphasizing knowledge, ease of use, tailored advice, and proactive features are likely to encourage sustained engagement. …”
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Construction and Application of Enterprise Internal Audit Data Analysis Model Based on Decision Tree Algorithm by Yuna Si

“…A method of obtaining continuous attribute clustering center points by K-means algorithm and using triangular fuzzy numbers to fuzzify process continuous data is proposed. At the same time, a visual fuzzy decision-making system based on Fuzzy ID3 and Min-Ambiguity algorithm was designed. …”
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Roles of Copper Transport Systems Members in Breast Cancer by Yichang Chen, Chen Li, Mengxin Li, Bing Han

“…Notably, we observed for the first time that depletion of the copper storage protein GSH leads to increased copper ion accumulation, resulting in cuproptosis in breast cancer cells. …”
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In the name of the national interests: Foreign policy of Saudi Arabia after the Arab Spring by G. G. Kosach

“…In that regard, the transformation of Saudi Arabia’s foreign policy has, on the one hand, opened up new opportunities for strengthening the Kingdom’s interaction with Israel, but, at the same time, has increased tensions within the framework of strategic partnership with the United States. …”
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The use of a percutaneous cystostomy tube as an adjunctive treatment option for dogs with idiopathic functional outflow tract obstruction by Zoe P. Greenfield, Allyson C. Berent, Chick W. Weisse

“…Cystostomy tubes have been used to relieve urethral obstruction while allowing time to achieve effective medical management, avoiding the need for emergency visits and repeat urinary catheterizations. …”
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Evaluation of microleakage of three different types of pit and fissure sealants using invasive and non-invasive techniques (An in-vitro study) by Hiwa S. Khidir, Hemn M. Suleman

“…The teeth thermocycled between 5±2°C and 55±2°C for 500 cycles with a dwell time of 30 seconds; All teeth sealed apically and coated within 1.5 mm of the sealant margin with two layers of nail varnish, then immersed in 1% Methylene blue solution. …”
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Fair Business Leadership: Is Protecting Minority Investors Important to the Development of Start-Ups in Clean and Digital Energy? by Dmytro Halynskyi, Oleksandr Telizhenko

“…With panel data from 19 countries over 7 years, this research applies three econometric models – the pooling model, fixed effects model, and random effects model – to capture the influence of investor protection on start-up growth while accounting for country- and time-specific variations. The models’ results show that stronger investor protections correlate positively with increased start-up activity; individual protection variables’ significance and explanatory power vary. …”
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Characteristics and Outcomes of Implementing Emergency Department-based Intensive Care Units: A Scoping Review by Jutamas Saoraya, Liran Shechtman, Paweenuch Bootjeamjai, Khrongwong Musikatavorn, Federico Angriman

“…Implementing the ED-ICU was associated with decreased time to ICU-level care and reduced number of inpatient ICU admissions, but it was not consistently associated with improved survival. …”
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The opposite association of HRAS and KRAS mutations with clinical variables of bladder cancer by M. P. Smal, A. I. Rolevich, T. N. Nabebina, S. A. Krasny, R. I. Goncharova

“…However, when analyzed separately, HRAS and KRAS mutations were for the first time shown to be associated with the opposite clinical parameters of bladder cancer: HRAS mutations were significantly associated with low-stage low-grade papillary tumors of a small size (р &lt; 0.05), whereas KRAS mutations were associated with non-papillary urothelial carcinomas and the presence of metastasis (р &lt; 0.05). …”
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Rectal Indomethacin Is Protective against Pancreatitis after Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Xingkang He, Wenfang Zheng, Yue Ding, Xia Tang, Jianmin Si, Lei-min Sun

“…However, more high-quality RCTs are needed to further investigate the optimal timing for the administration of indomethacin.…”
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Improving the sinter productivity with increased specular iron ore in sinter blend by Kumar S., Jaiswal A., Sah R.

“…The evaporated water gets cooled at lower bed and condenses which retards the air flow during sintering process and thus the combustion zone stays for longer time allowing better melt assimilation and sinter qualities. …”
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Curcumin inhibits migration and invasion of non-small cell lung cancer cells through up-regulation of miR-206 and suppression of PI3K/AKT/mTOR signaling pathway by Wang Naizhi, Feng Tao, Liu Xiaona, Liu Qin

“…MiRNA-206 expression was detected by real-time PCR. Western blot was used to detect the protein expression of PI3K/AKT/mTOR signaling pathway. …”
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Effect of music therapy on behavioral and physiological neonatal outcomes: A systematic review and dose-response meta-analysis. by Fatemeh Shahbazi, Marzieh Fattahi-Darghlou, Samad Moslehi, Minoo Dabiri-Golchin, Marjan Shahbazi

“…The initial search was performed on January 28, 2024, and there were no restrictions on the time frame for the search. Ultimately, we employed a two-stage random effects model using the "drmeta" package in Stata software to perform this dose-response meta-analysis.…”
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