A Comparative Analysis of Laser-Ablated Surface Characteristics Between the Si Face and C Face of Silicon Carbide Substrates by Hsin-Yi Tsai, Yu-Hsuan Lin, Kuo-Cheng Huang, J. Andrew Yeh, Yi Yang, Chien-Fang Ding

“…Silicon carbide (SiC) has significant potential as a third-generation semiconductor material due to its exceptional thermal and electronic properties, yet its high hardness and brittleness make processing costly and complex. This study introduces ultraviolet laser ablation as a method for direct SiC material removal, investigating the effects of varying scanning speeds on surface composition, hardness, and ablation depth. …”
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Global prevalence of obesity in the older adults: A meta-analysis by Ali Asghar Khaleghi, Nader Salari, Niloofar Darvishi, Shadi Bokaee, Samira Jafari, Mahvan Hemmati, Masoud Mohammadi

“…Objective: Obesity is a chronic and complex disease defined as the excessive accumulation of body fat and is one of the leading public health problems in developed and developing countries. …”
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Microglia TRPC1 SUMOylation drives neuroinflammation after stroke by modulating NLRP3 activity via increasing TRPC1 interaction with ARRB2 by Huinan Zhang, Xinzhe Du, Tian Gao, Xing Wang, Huifeng Zhang, Manyang Yu, Jing Huang

“…SUMOylated TRPC1 facilitates the interaction between TRPC1 and β-arrestin2 (ARRB2), a negative regulator of NLRP3 inflammasome, which disrupts the NLPR3/ARRB2 complex and stimulates the activation of the NLPR3 signaling pathway. …”
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A New Method of Central Axis Extracting for Pore Network Modeling in Rock Engineering by Xiao Guo, Kairui Yang, Haowei Jia, Zhengwu Tao, Mo Xu, Baozhu Dong, Lei Liu

“…However, the commonly used methods in an axis extraction algorithm have the disadvantages of complex judgment conditions and relatively low operating efficiency, thus losing the practicality in application to large-scale pore structure simulation. …”
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TIPIFICACIÓN MORFOLÓGICA DE CURSOS PRINCIPALES. CUENCA DEL ARROYO EL NEGRO, SISTEMA DE VENTANIA, ARGENTINA by Alicia M. Campo, Verónica Gil, Guadalupe Ybarra Alcaráz, Antonela Volonté

“…Rivers are natural, dynamic and complex systems. Its main function is the transportation of water, sediments and nutrients, conforming areas of great ecological and territorial value. …”
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Identification and subcellular localization of proteins that interact with Duck plague virus pUL14 in infected host cells by Jieyu Wan, Mingshu Wang, Anchun Cheng, Wei Zhang, Qiao Yang, Bin Tian, Xumin Ou, Di Sun, Yu He, Xinxin Zhao, Ying Wu, Shaqiu Zhang, Juan Huang, Zhen Wu, YanLing Yu, Ling Zhang, Dekang Zhu, Renyong Jia, Mafeng Liu, Shun Chen

“…In addition, four viral proteins of interest, the α-gene transducing factor (α-TIF) pUL48, the nuclear egress complex (NEC) proteins pUL31/34, and pUL51, a protein involved in secondary envelopment, were validated by coimmunoprecipitation (co-IP) to interact with DPV pUL14. …”
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Novel immune cross-talk between inflammatory bowel disease and IgA nephropathy by Qianqian Yan, Zihao Zhao, Dongwei Liu, Jia Li, Shaokang Pan, Jiayu Duan, Zhangsuo Liu

“…The mechanisms underlying the complex correlation between immunoglobulin A nephropathy (IgAN) and inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) remain unclear. …”
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Dissecting macrophage heterogeneity and kaempferol in lung adenocarcinoma: a single-cell transcriptomic approach and network pharmacology by Laiyi Wan, Wentao Hao, Leilei Li, Lin Wang, Yanzheng Song

“…Abstract Background Lung adenocarcinoma (LUAD) is a leading form of non-small cell lung cancer characterized by a complex tumor microenvironment (TME) that influences disease progression and therapeutic response. …”
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A Comparative Study of the Metabolic and Skeletal Response of C57BL/6J and C57BL/6N Mice in a Diet-Induced Model of Type 2 Diabetes by Elizabeth Rendina-Ruedy, Kelsey D. Hembree, Angela Sasaki, McKale R. Davis, Stan A. Lightfoot, Stephen L. Clarke, Edralin A. Lucas, Brenda J. Smith

“…Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) represents a complex clinical scenario of altered energy metabolism and increased fracture incidence. …”
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Transgenerational epigenetic heritability for growth, body composition, and reproductive traits in Landrace pigs by Andre C. Araujo, Jay S. Johnson, Jason R. Graham, Jeremy Howard, Yijian Huang, Hinayah R. Oliveira, Luiz F. Brito

“…Epigenetics is an important source of variation in complex traits that is not due to changes in DNA sequences, and is dependent on the environment the individuals are exposed to. …”
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Beyond the fever: shotgun metagenomic sequencing of stool unveils pathogenic players in HIV-infected children with non-malarial febrile illness by Patricia Nabisubi, Stephen Kanyerezi, Grace Kebirungi, Ivan Sserwadda, Mike Nsubuga, Grace Kisitu, Patricia Ntege Nahirya, Bonny Mulindwa, George P. Akabwai, Sylvia Nantongo, Adeodata Kekitiinwa, Edgar Kigozi, Nsubuga Moses Luutu, Fred Ashaba Katabazi, Leymon Kalema, Andrew Katabalwa, Daudi Jjingo, Gerald Mboowa

“…This sheds light on the complexities of microbial interactions that potentially underpin non-malarial febrile illness in this group. …”
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T7 DNA polymerase treatment improves quantitative sequencing of both double-stranded and single-stranded DNA viruses by Billaud, Maud, Theodorou, Ilias, Lamy-Besnier, Quentin, Shah, Shiraz A., Lecointe, François, De Sordi, Luisa, De Paepe, Marianne, Petit, Marie-Agnès

“…Furthermore, when applied to two complex virome samples, the T7pol treatment improved both the richness and abundance in the Microviridae fraction. …”
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Reactivation of Denervated Schwann Cells by Embryonic Spinal Cord Neurons to Promote Axon Regeneration and Remyelination by Xinyu Fang, Chaofan Zhang, Chongjing Zhang, Yuanqing Cai, Zibo Yu, Zida Huang, Wenbo Li, Wenming Zhang

“…This transplantation strategy could provide a treatment option for complex neurological injuries in the clinic.…”
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A CRISPR/Cas12a electrochemical biosensing to detect pig mtDNA D-loop for ensuring food authenticity by Muhammad Ihda H.L. Zein, Clianta Yudin Kharismasari, Ari Hardianto, Salma Nur Zakiyyah, Riezki Amalia, Mehmet Ozsoz, Mara Mirasoli, Irkham, Yeni Wahyuni Hartati

“…Detecting such contamination is challenging due to complex food processing, requiring advanced methods for accurate identification. …”
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Tropical cyclone intensity estimation based on YOLO-NAS using satellite images in real time by Priyanka Nandal, Prerna Mann, Navdeep Bohra, Ghadah Aldehim, Asma Abbas Hassan Elnour, Randa Allafi

“…Meteorologists utilise high-resolution satellite imagery to address this challenge by accurately perceiving the complexities of storm genesis and structure. This research presents a novel method for forecasting the strength of tropical storms using the You Only Look Once-Neural Architecture Search (YOLO-NAS) algorithm, leveraging real-time satellite imagery from the INSAT-3D platform. …”
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A novel de novo GABRA2 gene missense variant causing developmental epileptic encephalopathy in a Chinese patient by Li Yang, Xingyu Wan, Ran Hua, Junhong Jiang, Baotian Wang, Rui Tao, De Wu

“…WB and Co‐IP showed reduced protein expression and impaired interactions, potentially destabilizing the pentamer receptor complex. If analysis revealed that the variant did not affect subcellular localization. …”
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Identifying Patient Characteristics Associated With Opioid Use to Inform Surgical Pain Management by Anish K. Agarwal, MD, MPH, MS, Ruiying Xiong, MS, Jeffrey Ebert, PhD, Fran Shofer, PhD, Evan Spencer, MS, Daniel Lee, MD, MS, Zarina Ali, MD, MS, M. Kit Delgado, MD, MS

“…Balancing surgical pain management and opioid stewardship is complex. Identifying patient-level variables associated with low or no use can inform tailored prescribing. …”
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Clinical Holistic Medicine: Psychodynamic Short-Time Therapy Complemented with Bodywork. A Clinical Follow-Up Study of 109 Patients by Søren Ventegodt, Suzette Thegler, Tove Andreasen, Flemming Struve, Lars Enevoldsen, Laila Bassaine, Margrethe Torp, Joav Merrick

“…More than half the patients had a bad or very bad self-assessed mental health before treatment, but after treatment only 15% reported a bad or very bad mental health (p < 0.001). Most had a complex of mental, somatic, existential, and sexual problems. …”
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Image-based anomaly detection in low-light industrial environments with feature enhancement by Dinh-Cuong Hoang, Phan Xuan Tan, Anh-Nhat Nguyen, Son-Anh Bui, Ta Huu Anh Duong, Tuan-Minh Huynh, Duc-Manh Nguyen, Viet-Anh Trinh, Quang-Huy Ha, Nguyen Dinh Bao Long, Duc-Thanh Tran, Xuan-Tung Dinh, Van-Hiep Duong, Tran Thi Thuy Trang

“…The ablation study further highlights the synergistic contributions of FFE and IFE, with their combined effect driving the model's superior performance across diverse and complex scenarios.…”
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Therapeutic Adherence in Hypertensive Patients of the Guanabacoa Julio Antonio Mella University Polyclinic by Addys Díaz Piñera, Armando Rodríguez Salvá, Milenia León Sánchez, Lisbeth Fernández González, Armando Humberto Seuc Jo, Nelsy Álvarez Mesa

“…<br /><strong>Conclusions:</strong> achieving adequate therapeutic adherence is a complex process, influencing both individual and organizational aspects. …”
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