Pozzolanic reaction, basic properties, carbon reduction and visualisation of kerbstone prepared from recycled concrete by Chao-qiang Wang, Yan Ying, Sheng-hui Gao, Jian-shan Huang, Meng-sheng Shao

“…The research results show that the physicochemical properties of RA meet the requirements of the Chinese standards ''Recycled coarse aggregates for concrete'' (GB/T25177–2010) and ''Recycled fine aggregate for concrete and mortar'' (GB/T25176–2010), while the pozzolanic activity of recycled micro-powder reaches 65.2 %, exhibiting significant secondary hydration reactivity. …”
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A Prospective Study of Lumbar Facet Arthroplasty in the Treatment of Degenerative Spondylolisthesis and Stenosis: Early Cost-effective Assessment from the Total Posterior Spine Sys... by Jared D. Ament, Amir Vokshoor, Yaser Badr, Todd Lanman, Kee D. Kim, J. Patrick Johnson

“…**Background:** Given the increased attention to functional improvement in spine surgery as it relates to motion preservation, activities of daily living, and cost, it is critical to fully understand the healthcare economic impact of new devices being tested in large FDA randomized controlled trials (RCT). …”
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Human Platelets Take up Anti-VEGF Agents by B. Sobolewska, B. Fehrenbacher, P. Münzer, H. Kalbacher, S. Geue, Konstantinos Stellos, M. Schaller, F. Ziemssen

“…All three anti-VEGF agents are taken up by platelets and internalized in alpha-granules, which may result in a higher local exposure of anti-VEGF after the activation of platelets, potentially contributing to arterial thromboembolic events. …”
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Methodological considerations for estimating indirect costs in children and adolescents with chronic conditions: a scoping review by Anne Kitschen, Lulseged M. Asegu, Dirk Sauerland

“…These indirect costs include both paid and unpaid activities, as well as absenteeism and presenteeism, not only for caregivers but also for children and adolescents themselves.…”
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Deformation and failure characteristics of soft rock tunnel surrounding rock under mining and water immersion conditions by XIE Panshi, FANG Jiarui, HU Bosheng, ZHANG Bo, ZHANG Xi, DUAN Siyu

“…The deformation and failure of surrounding rock in soft rock tunnels are significantly exacerbated by the combined effects of mining activities and water immersion erosion. Water immersion leads to the failure of anchoring agents, which reduces the anchorage strength of bolts and cables, thereby diminishing their load-bearing capacity and severely compromising the safety of the tunnel face. …”
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Impact of pharmacist-led intervention for reducing drug-related problems and improving quality of life among chronic kidney disease patients: A randomized controlled trial. by Roheena Zafar, Inayat Ur Rehman, Yasar Shah, Long Chiau Ming, Khang Wen Goh, Amal K Suleiman, Tahir Mehmood Khan

“…The pharmacist identified a total of n = 230 DRPs in the intervention group, majority of the DRPs were attributed to inappropriate drug selection according to guidelines/formulary"; "inappropriate combinations of drugs or with herbal medications or dietary supplements"; and situations where "too many different drugs or active ingredients were prescribed". There was 46.52% reduction in the DRPs while comparing baseline and endpoint interventions suggested by pharmacist in the intervention group. …”
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Creation of a Strategically Oriented Social Responsibility Management System in a Georgian Organization by Maia Chechelashvili, Nino Chikviladze, Irina Iashvili, Tamar Kajaia, Khatuna Kharkhelauri, Elisabed Malania

“… For Georgia, a country actively seeking integration with European and global markets, creating a strategically oriented system of social responsibility management in Georgian organizations can become a key factor of competitiveness. …”
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Circ-ADAM9 Promotes High Glucose-Induced Retinal Pigment Epithelial Cell Injury in DR via Regulating miR-338-3p/CARM1 Axis by Zeyu Liang, Chengzhe Lu, Tingting Feng, Xiang Gao, Yongfang Tu, Wenchao Yang, Yipeng Wang

“…Also, MDA level and SOD activity were determined to assess cell oxidative stress. …”
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Super Typhoons Simulation: A Comparison of WRF and Empirical Parameterized Models for High Wind Speeds by Haihua Fu, Yan Wang, Yanshuang Xie, Chenghan Luo, Shaoping Shang, Zhigang He, Guomei Wei

“…The simulated wind fields were compared with the measured wind data from The Soil Moisture Active Passive (SMAP) platform, and the resulting wind fields were then used as inputs for the Simulating WAves Nearshore (SWAN) model to simulate typhoon-induced waves. …”
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A Rapid and Nondestructive Quality Detection Approach for Yongchuan Xiuya Tea Based on NIRS and siPLS-ANN Method by Ying Zhang, Jie Wang, Xiuhong Wu, Rui Chang, Hongyu Luo, Juan Yang, Quan Wu, Ze Xu, Yingfu Zhong

“…Key spectral intervals include 4377.6 cm⁻¹–4751.7 cm⁻¹, 4755.6 cm⁻¹–5129.7 cm⁻¹, 6262.7 cm⁻¹–6633.9 cm⁻¹, and 7386 cm⁻¹–7756.3 cm⁻¹, with the first three principal components achieving a cumulative contribution rate of 99.05%. Utilizing a tanh activation function, the model exhibited strong predictive performance: an Rp² of 0.980 and RMSEP of 0.341 for prediction set samples, and an Rp² of 0.978 with RMSEP of 0.373 for unknown samples. …”
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Factors influencing breast milk donation to a human milk bank in Iran: implications for policymakers and planners by Leila Doshmangir, Maryam Naghshi, Kamal Gholipour, Ayat Ahmadi, Hosein Azizi, Vladimir Sergeevich Gordeev

“…Abstract Background The World Health Organization (WHO) actively promotes breastfeeding as the optimal source of nourishment for infants and young children. …”
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Barlow Twins deep neural network for advanced 1D drug–target interaction prediction by Maximilian G. Schuh, Davide Boldini, Annkathrin I. Bohne, Stephan A. Sieber

“…By comparing co-crystal structures, we find that BarlowDTI effectively exploits catalytically active and stabilising residues, highlighting the model’s ability to generalise from one-dimensional input data. …”
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E‐CHAIM as a Model of Total Electron Content: Performance and Diagnostics by D. R. Themens, Ben Reid, P. T. Jayachandran, Bion Larson, A. V. Koustov, Sean Elvidge, A. M. McCaffrey, Chris Watson

“…At sub‐auroral latitudes, E‐CHAIM RMS errors range between 1.0 and 7.4 TECU, with greatest errors during the equinoxes at high solar activity. This represents an up to 0.5 TECU improvement over the IRI during summer but worse performance by up to 2.4 TECU during the winter. …”
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The clinical journey of belantamab mafodotin in relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma: lessons in drug development by Pralay Mukhopadhyay, Hesham A. Abdullah, Joanna B. Opalinska, Prani Paka, Eric Richards, Katja Weisel, Suzanne Trudel, Maria-Victoria Mateos, Meletios Athanasios Dimopoulos, Sagar Lonial

“…A non-inferiority hypothesis may have been more appropriate rather than superiority in the context of a monotherapy versus an active doublet therapy. Further, anticipation of, and planning for, non-proportional hazards arising from response heterogeneity may have mitigated loss of statistical power. …”
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Perceived racial discrimination, resilience, and oral health behaviours of adolescents with immigrant backgrounds. by Priyanka Saluja, Babak Bohlouli, Wendy Hoglund, Maryam Amin

“…Participants were recruited through nine community organizations using a snowball sampling technique. After obtaining active parental consent and assent from the adolescent, the participants completed a questionnaire covering demographics, oral health behaviours, and perceived racial discrimination and resilience. …”
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THE IMPACT OF FIRM CHARACTERISTICS ON ACCRUALS AND REAL EARNINGS MANGEMENT OF LISTED MANUFACTURING FIRMS IN NIGERIA by Aisha Chado Muhammad

“…The perhaps increased REM knowing that detecting REM is more difficult than AEM, hence manipulated real activities with the purpose of observing finance obligations. …”
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Nitrogen and phosphorus absorption capability in environmental culture by Taiwan gravestone Anadonta woodiana Lea by Yuni Puji Hastuti, Kukuh Nirmala, Tyas Setioaji

“… Nitrogen and phosphorus in a water culture are derived from the metabolism of the farmed organism, feed residue and microbial activity in the water. One way of controlling water quality due to waste in the form of nitrogen and phosphorus from aquaculture is to utilize filter feeder organisms of Anadonta woodiana Lea. …”
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Downregulation of VRK1 Inhibits Progression of Lung Squamous Cell Carcinoma through DNA Damage by Ning Du, Boxiang Zhang, Yunfeng Zhang

“…After transfection of VRK1 shRNA in both LUSC cells, cell activity decreased (P<0.001), migration ability started to be inhibited (P<0.001), the ratio of G0/G1 phase cells increased (P<0.001), and apoptosis rate increased (P<0.001). …”
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Application of Food-Grade Proteolytic Enzyme for the Hydrolysis of Regenerated Silk Fibroin from Bombyx mori by Ji An Joung, Mi Na Park, Ji Young You, Bong Joon Song, Joon Ho Choi

“…FoodPro and Alcalase that are classified as alkaline proteases are selected as two of the best candidate enzymes for hydrolysis of SF. The activity of these enzymes exhibits a broad range of pH (6.5 to 9.0) and temperature (50°C to 65°C). …”
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Oral Health Differences Between Middle-Aged and Older Adults in South Korea by Yoonjung Ji, Wonhee Baek

“…Dominance analysis revealed that lower educational levels and activity difficulty caused by diseases were significantly associated with both groups. …”
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