Magnetic nanoparticles of Nd2Fe14B prepared by ethanol-assisted wet ball milling technique by Younes Mehrifar, Hamed Moqtaderi, Seyedeh Mehri Hamidi, Farideh Golbabaei, Mahdi Hasanzadeh, Somayeh Farhang Dehghan

“…Nd2Fe14B powder an average particle size(APS) of 730 nm was subjected to wet ball milling in stainless steel cup containing 5 mm diameter steel balls.The powder was milled for 12 h at 400 rpm, with intervals of 15 min and a 15-second pause each time. The morphology of the powder and nanoparticles, crystallinity, changes of the samples under temperature, magnetic properties, and the structural bonds were analyzed using field emission scanning electron microscopy (FESEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD), thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), vibrating sample magnetometry (VSM), and Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR).The microstructural images revealed that the shape of the particles changed from flat(730 nm) to spherical(76 nm) after WBMT. …”
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Influences of Different Drop Height Training on Lower Extremity Kinematics and Stiffness during Repetitive Drop Jump by I-Lin Wang, Yi-Ming Chen, Ke-Ke Zhang, Yu-Ge Li, Yu Su, Chou Wu, Chun-Sheng Ho

“…The jumping height (JH), contact time (CT), and GRF increased with drop height, and the stiffness of the legs and ankle at DJH30 was higher than that at DJH40 and DJH50 (p<0.05). …”
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Fructosamine measurement for diabetes mellitus diagnosis and monitoring: a systematic review and meta-analysis protocol by Andre Pascal Kengne, Eugene Sobngwi, Jean Jacques N Noubiap, Jobert Richie N Nansseu, Joël Fokom-Domgue, Eric V Balti

“…We aim to search for and summarise available evidence on the accuracy of fructosamine measurements to diagnose and monitor DM.Methods and analysis This systematic review will include randomised control trials, controlled before-and-after studies, time series designs, cohort studies, case–control studies and cross-sectional surveys reporting the diagnosis and/or monitoring of DM (type 1 DM, type 2 DM and gestational DM) with fructosamine compared with other measures of glycaemia (fasting glucose, oral glucose tolerance test, random glucose, HbA1c), without any language restriction. …”
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The role of antecedent conditions in translating precipitation events into extreme floods at the catchment scale and in a large-basin context by M. Staudinger, M. Kauzlaric, A. Mas, G. Evin, B. Hingray, D. Viviroli

“…To account for different flood-generating processes, we based our work on simulations with hourly time resolution. The hydro-meteorological modelling chain consisted of a stochastic weather generator (GWEX), a bucket-type hydrological model (HBV), and a routing system (RS MINERVE), providing the hydrological basis for flood protection management in the Aare River basin.…”
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Development of a short version of the perceived social support scale: based on classical test theory and ant colony optimization by Yunchou Wu, Jingqi Tang, Zhuoran Du, Ke Chen, Fei Wang, Xiaonan Sun, Guoying Zhang, Yibo Wu

“…Abstract Background Despite the relatively small number of items on the Perceived Social Support Scale (PSSS-12), there has been a trend toward simplification of the scale in order to minimize testing time. In this situation, some researchers based on the responses of military spouses in the U.S., has simplified the PSSS-12 to develop the PSSS-M6. …”
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Preoperative Nutritional Status and Risk Factors Associated with Delayed Discharge in Geriatric Patients Undergoing Gastrectomy: A Single-Center Retrospective Study by Xining Zhao, Jie Liu, Ying Wang, Yuying Yang, Yan Pan, Shengjin Ge

“…Univariate and multivariate regressions revealed that age>70 years (OR=1.216, 95% CI 1.048-1.411, P=0.010), operation time>180 min (OR=1.431, 95% CI 1.237-1.656, P<0.001), PNI<44.5 (OR=1.792, 95% CI 1.058-3.032, P=0.030), and postoperative complications (OR=2.191, 95% CI 1.604-2.991, P<0.001) were significant risk factors associated with delayed discharge. …”
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Real-world data on utilization of neoadjuvant chemotherapy for muscle invasive bladder cancer: impact on surgical complications and oncological efficacy by Hege S. Haugnes, Hakon Kjaeve, Eivind Bjerkaas, Ragnhild Hellesnes, Line Hjelle, Magnus Larsen

“…Results: We included 124 patients, median observation time of 4 years. Fifty-nine patients (48%) received NAC. …”
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Predictive model for determining the indications for automated 3D ultrasound for screening patients at low risk of developing breast tumors by A. E. Garanina, A. V. Kholin

“…It is believed that 3D ultrasound has high reproducibility, low dependence on the operator, less time spent on obtaining images, and automatic three-dimensional reconstruction of the entire breast.Purpose of the study. …”
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Effectiveness of the mobile Stress Autism Mate Junior application in reducing stress and improving quality of life in adolescents with autism: a pilot study by Alvin van Asselt, Kirsten Hoeberichts, Kirsten Hoeberichts, Sevda Demirel, Sevda Demirel, Anke Scheeren, Anke Scheeren, Yvette Roke

“…Data were collected at four time points separated by four weeks: Control, pre-test, post-test and follow-up. …”
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Dynamics and drivers of the carbonate system: response to terrestrial runoff and upwelling along the Northeastern Colombian Caribbean coast by Constanza Ricaurte-Villota, Magnolia Murcia-Riaño, José Martín Hernádez-Ayón

“…This study provides a novel 6-year time-series dataset for the carbonate system in the Colombian Caribbean, offering a valuable baseline for assessing the impacts of global warming and ocean acidification in the region.…”
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Impact of lay health worker programmes on the health outcomes of mother-child pairs of HIV exposed children in Africa: A scoping review. by Kathrin Schmitz, Tariro Jayson Basera, Bonaventure Egbujie, Preethi Mistri, Nireshni Naidoo, Witness Mapanga, Jane Goudge, Majorie Mbule, Fiona Burtt, Esca Scheepers, Jude Igumbor

“…Community awareness on Mother to Child Transmission of HIV (MTCT), proper and consistent use of condoms, clinic attendance and timely HIV testing of HEIs, as well as retention in care for infected persons, have all improved because of LHW programmes.…”
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A novel hybrid methodology for wind speed and solar irradiance forecasting based on improved whale optimized regularized extreme learning machine by S. Syama, J. Ramprabhakar, R Anand, V. P. Meena, Josep M. Guerrero

“…The proposed integrated model employs complete ensemble empirical mode decomposition with adaptive noise (CEEMDAN) to decompose time series data into a sequence of intrinsic mode functions of lower complexity. …”
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A Systematic Review of Urban Vegetation Research during 2000–2023: A Bibliometric Analysis by Hassan Boukita, Fathalah Elwahab, Mohamed El Ammari, Abdelazziz Chemchaoui, Boutaina Benchahid, Youssef Haouazine, Najiba Brhadda, Rabea Ziri

“…Therefore, better comprehending the patterns of change over time and space in this vegetation is crucial for more effective urban environment management to enhance urban habitat and counteract the negative impacts of accelerated urbanization. …”
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NEGATIVE INTEREST RATES: CENTRAL BANKS INITIATED AN EXPERIMENT by A. N. Burenin

“…That's why the central banks once again resorted to a traditional tool of their monetary policy of changing interest rates. But this time they launched an experiment, they used negative interest rates. …”
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Effect of Pien Tze Huang on Lymphangiogenesis Mediated by LncRNA-ANRIL in Colorectal Cancer by Yao LU, Min ZHANG, Jie LIU, Qianqian MAO, Zhiyun CAO, Jiumao LIN

“…Tube Formation assay was used to observe lymphatic vessel formation ability.Results:Treatment of HCT-116 cells with different doses of PZH significantly inhibited the viability (<italic>P</italic>&lt; 0.01). At the same time, PZH treatment in HCT-116 cells also reduced the expression of LncRNA-ANRIL(<italic>P</italic>&lt; 0.01) and the expression of VEGF-C protein in a dose-dependent. …”
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The Utah Population Database. A Model for Linking Medical and Genealogical Records for Population Health Research by Ken R. Smith, Alison Fraser, Diana Lane Reed, Jahn Barlow, Heidi A. Hanson, Jennifer West, Stacey Knight, Navina Forsythe, Geraldine P. Mineau

“… Improving our understanding of the socio-environmental and genetic bases of disease and health outcomes among individuals, families, and populations over time requires extensive longitudinal data on multiple attributes for entire communities, states or nations. …”
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The association of lipid accumulation product with inflammatory parameters and mortality: evidence from a large population-based study by Yi Chi, Yiqing Zhang, Huang Lin, Shanshan Zhou, Genlin Jia, Wei Wen

“…Kaplan-Meier survival plots indicated an overall median survival time of 144 months. Mediation analysis revealed that Systemic Inflammatory Response Index (SIRI), Monocyte-to-HDL ratio (MHR), and Neutrophil-to-Lymphocyte ratio (NLR) mediated 27.15%, 35.15%, and 16.55%, respectively, of the association between AVI and all-cause mortality.ConclusionAVI is positively associated with all-cause mortality in older adults with hypertension, and this association appears to be partially mediated by inflammatory parameters.…”
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A Wearable System for Experimental Knee Pain During Real-World Locomotion: Habituation and Motor Adaptation by Jesse M. Charlton, Liam H. Foulger, Calvin Kuo, Jean-Sebastien Blouin

“…We developed a novel, wearable system that couples motion sensing and electrical stimulation in real-time to study motor adaptation in new environments. …”
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Spray-Induced Gene Silencing (SIGS): Nanocarrier-Mediated dsRNA Delivery Improves RNAi Efficiency in the Management of Lettuce Gray Mold Caused by <i>Botrytis cinerea</i> by Maria Spada, Claudio Pugliesi, Marco Fambrini, Diego Palpacelli, Andrea Caneo, Susanna Pecchia

“…The sLDH clay nanosheet–dsRNA complexes showed better plant protection over time compared to the use of naked dsRNA and this was particularly evident at 27 days post-inoculation. …”
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The Influence of Negative Pressure and of the Harvesting Site on the Characteristics of Human Adipose Tissue-Derived Stromal Cells from Lipoaspirates by Martina Travnickova, Julia Pajorova, Jana Zarubova, Nikola Krocilova, Martin Molitor, Lucie Bacakova

“…In subsequent passage, we studied the number, viability, diameter, doubling time, mitochondrial activity, and CD surface markers of isolated ADSCs. …”
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