Perceptions and reflections of embryo donation recipients: a qualitative follow-up study by Seungho Lee, Salomeh Salari, Mona El-Gayar, Joshua Mangels, Rebecca Flyckt, Jody Madeira, Susan Klock, Steven R Lindheim

“…Interviews were self-nominated and composed of 25 open-ended questions. Interviews were transcribed using Temi software and coding was conducted in accordance with grounded theory methodology by five independent researchers to identify themes.Participants came from three embryo donation programmes across the USA. 28 participants, with an average age of 48 years (range: 34–69), volunteered to participate in interviews from a larger subject group. …”
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Screening chimique, activités antioxydante et antiplasmodiale des extraits d’écorces de tronc d’Enantia olivacea Robyns & Ghesq (Annonaceae), une plante utilisée par les bonobo... by Papy Kunyima, Nseu B Mbomba, Mulavwa Habari, N Lami, Tshimankinda Mpiana, Musuyu Muganza

“…L’analyse de l’activité antioxydante sur CCM a révélé les composés actifs aux Rf 1 et 0,67 et la concentration inhibitrice de 50 % (CI50) déterminée était de 21,3 ± 6,89 μg/ml face aux molécules de références utilisées dans notre test qui étaient l’acide ascorbique et la quercétine dont les CI50 étaient respectivement de 2,13 ± 0,21 et de 0,69 ± 0,02μg/ml. …”
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Development of Novel Oral Delivery Systems Using Additive Manufacturing Technologies to Overcome Biopharmaceutical Challenges for Future Targeted Drug Delivery by Micol Cirilli, Julius Krause, Andrea Gazzaniga, Werner Weitschies, Matteo Cerea, Christoph Rosenbaum

“…<b>Methods:</b> The system was created using 3D printing technologies, specifically FDM and SLA, with materials such as PLA and HPMC. The device was composed of matrices and springs, with different spring geometries (diameter, coil number, and cross-sectional shape) being tested for strength and flexibility. …”
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Preparation and ablation behavior of solid solution ceramic Ta0·2Zr0·8C–SiC matrix-modified C/C composites under high heat flux by Yuanming Zhou, Zhenxiao Tang, Ruizhi Liu, Zhe Zhou, Maozhong Yi, Ke Peng

“…The enhanced ablation resistance was primarily attributed to the formation of the Ta–Zr–O oxide layer, composed of TaZr2·75O8, ZrO2, and Ta2O5, on the composites surface. …”
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The Role of Lifestyle Factors in Controlling Blood Pressure among Hypertensive Patients in Two Health Facilities in Urban Ghana: A Cross-Sectional Study by Emefa Modey Amoah, Darlene Esinam Okai, Adom Manu, Amos Laar, Joseph Akamah, Kwasi Torpey

“…Longer time since diagnosis of 2–5 years (AOR = 0.08 (95% CI: 0.01–0.47)) and 6–10 years (AOR = 0.08 (95% CI: 0.01–0.50)) and diets, mainly composed of meat (AOR = 0.13 (95% CI: 0.02–0.70)) and starch (AOR = 0.14 (95% CI: 0.03–0.79)), predicted poor blood pressure control compared to patients diagnosed within a year and diets without meat and starch as main components, respectively. …”
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In silico design of an epitope-based vaccine ensemble for fasliolopsiasis by Ruchishree Konhar, Ruchishree Konhar, Kanhu Charan Das, Kanhu Charan Das, Aiboklang Nongrum, Rohan Raj Samal, Shailesh Kumar Sarangi, Devendra Kumar Biswal, Devendra Kumar Biswal

“…In the present study, we developed an in silico workflow to select antigens for composing a chimeric vaccine, which could be a significant technique for developing a fasciolopsiasis vaccine that prevents the parasite from causing serious harm.Results and discussionThis chimeric vaccine can now be tested experimentally and compared to other vaccine candidates to determine its potential influence on human health. …”
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THE BIOSYNTHESIS REGULATION OF POTATO STEROIDAL GLYCOALKALOIDS by K. A. Ivanova, S. V. Gerasimova, E. K. Khlestkina

“…Potato steroidal glycoalkaloids (SGAs) compose a part of plant immunity. Some of their modified variants are toxic to humans. …”
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Application of the hypoplastic model for validating direct shear tests to investigate the impact of fines on the behavior of chlef sand by Benali Nougar, Abdelkader Brahimi, Djamel Edddine Bouri, Abdallah Krim, Omar Safer, Kamel Menad, Ahmed Arab

“…The soils used for the preparation of the samples were the Chlef sand, Chlef silt and M’zilla clay and a mixture composed of 50% of silt and 50% of clay. The soils were prepared by mixing Chlef sand with fines content of silt, clay or clay silt ranging from 0, 10, 20, 30 and 40%. …”
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Increasing Safety of Vulnerable Road Users in Scenarios With Occlusion: A Collaborative Approach for Smart Infrastructures and Automated Vehicles by Thiago de Borba, Ondrej Vaculin, Hormoz Marzbani, Reza Nakhaie Jazar

“…The occlusion, caused by obstructing the sensors&#x2019; detection field, limits the vehicle&#x2019;s perception ability and inhibits the detection of other road users in the surroundings, especially Vulnerable Road Users (VRUs). Infrastructure composed of Roadside Units (RSUs) equipped with infrastructure-based sensors can overcome the perception limitations of a system based solely on onboard sensors by monitoring the road environment with a larger field of view and reduced sensitivity to occlusion. …”
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The book graphics of Vilnius printing houses in XVI-XVII centuries by Jolita Liškevičienė

“…Later, the arms became part of a complex illustration: they were freely composed with other emblems, allegorical images, or a portrait into a unified composition. …”
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Study on Fracture and Stress Evolution Characteristics of Ultra-Thick Hard Sandstone Roof in the Fully Mechanized Mining Face with Large Mining Height: A Case Study of Xiaojihan Co... by Feng Ju, Meng Xiao, Zequan He, Pai Ning, Peng Huang

“…The findings demonstrated that (1) the ultra-thick hard sandstone roof was composed of inlaid coarse minerals, which had compact structure, while the Protodyakonov hardness reached up to 3.07; (2) under the high-strength mining condition of fully mechanized mining face with large mining height, the ultra-thick hard sandstone roof had the characteristics of brittle fracture, with a caving span of 12 m; (3) under the high-strength mining condition of fully mechanized mining face with large mining height, the ultra-thick hard sandstone roof followed the stress evolution laws that were more sensitive to the neighboring goaf. …”
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Detailed Fluid Inclusion and Stable Isotope Analysis on Deep Carbonates from the North Alpine Foreland Basin to Constrain Paleofluid Evolution by Elena Mraz, Markus Wolfgramm, Inga Moeck, Kurosch Thuro

“…Salinity and formation temperature of paleofluids in fluid inclusions and isotope data are consistent with previous studies and reveal a 5-stage evolution: the main cementation phases are composed of (I) the early diagenesis in limestones (200-400 m, 40-50°C), (II) early diagenetic dolomitization, and (III) burial dolomitization (1-2 km, II: 40-90°C; III: 70-100°C; 40 g/L NaCl equiv.), and (IV) late burial calcification (IIIa: 110-140°C, IIIb: 140-200°C) linked to tectonic features in the Molasse Basin. …”
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Study on City-Level Optimization of Tourism Industry Spatial Organization Nodes and Organization Mode for Tourist Destinations by Jinlian Hao, Haolong Liu, Jie Chen, Fankai Sun

“…The second-level tourism channels are mainly distributed in the central and northern areas of Dalian. (4) This study aims to analyze the evolution process of the spatial organization mode of Dalian’s tourism industry and construct a hub-spoke network tourism industry spatial organization mode composed of 17 hubs, 22 spokes, and 22 tourism domains. …”
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Evidence of Major Structural Features over the Pan-African Domain in the Bertoua-Mbangue Area (East Cameroon) from a Multiscale Approach of Modeling and Interpretation of Aeromagne... by Owono Amougou Olivier Ulrich Igor, Ndougsa Mbarga Theophile, Meying Arsène, Assembe Stephane Patrick, Ngoh Jean Daniel, Ngoumou Paul Claude, Yandjimain Justine

“…It shows intrusive bodies composed of gneiss and porphyroid granite and some domes with their roof situated at various depths not exceeding 1800 m from the surface. …”
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Intravitreal dexamethasone implant (Ozurdex®) findings over time: ultrasound and ultra-widefield fundus photography by Gabriela Assumpção Brito Pereira Pellegrini, Arnaldo Furman Bordon, Norma Allemann

“…Abstract Background Ozurdex® (Allergan®, AbbVie Company, North Chicago, Illinois, EUA), is composed of 0.7 mg of dexamethasone, fused in a solid biodegradable PLGA polymer, whose degradation occurs naturally in the vitreous cavity, usually in six months after its application. …”
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Unveiling the signal valve specifically tuning the TGF-β1 suppression of osteogenesis: mediation through a SMAD1-SMAD2 complex by Ying-Wen Wang, Ching-Wei Luo

“…Results Distinct from the TGF-β1 inhibition on adipogenesis through canonical SMAD2/3 signaling, we clarified that TGF-β1 suppresses osteogenesis by inducing the formation of previously unidentified mixed SMADs mainly composed of SMAD1 and SMAD2, in which SMAD2 recruits more TGF-β1-induced co-repressors including HDAC1, TGIF1 and ATF3, whereas SMAD1 allows directing the whole transcriptional suppression complex to the cis-elements of osteogenic genes. …”
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An engineering model for creeping flame spread over idealized electrical wires in microgravity by Coimbra, Alain, Li, Yutao, Guibaud, Augustin, Citerne, Jean-Marie, Legros, Guillaume, Consalvi, Jean-Louis

“…The model is applied to interpret experimental data obtained in parabolic flights for wires composed by a 0.25 mm radius nickel-chromium (NiCr) metallic core coated by low-density polyethylene (LDPE) of different thicknesses ranging from 0.15 mm to 0.4 mm. …”
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Al-5Er-Ti Master Alloy with Both Grain Refinement and Microalloying Effects by Jingrui Ma, Zhiguo Lei, Shengping Wen, Guang Yang, Wu Wei, Hui Huang, Zuoren Nie

“…When the Er/Ti atomic ratio is reduced to below 1.3, the Ti-containing phase of the Al-5Er-Ti master alloy is composed of Ti₂Al₂₀Er and Al₃Ti. …”
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Compressibility characteristics and modification effect of coal reservoirs in Longtan Formation, Nanchuan area, southeast Chongqing by Jinxian LIU, Tao GUO, Yatong ZHOU, Dongyang LI, Xiaobo JIN

“…The coal seams are stably distributed, with the floor plate consisting of aluminous mudstone and the roof plate composed of mudstone, which locally transitions to argillaceous limestone and limestone. …”
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Enhancing Medical Student Engagement Through Cinematic Clinical Narratives: Multimodal Generative AI–Based Mixed Methods Study by Tyler Bland

“…This CCN used various genAI tools for content creation: GPT-4 for developing the storyline, Leonardo.ai and Stable Diffusion for generating images, Eleven Labs for creating audio narrations, and Suno for composing a theme song. The CCN integrated narrative styles and pop culture references to enhance student engagement. …”
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