Design and fabrication of {111}-textured nanotwinned silver coating for enhancing surface wear resistance of depleted uranium by Kunming Yang, Xiaobo Wang, Shengfa Zhu, Yawen Zhao, Qingdong Xu, Yiyun Wei, Chao Lu, Zhiyuan Wen, Tongxiang Fan, Mingyu Gong, Anyi Yin, Wenhua Luo

“…Enhancing surface wear resistance is critical for uranium (U) and its alloys to retard degradation of their mechanical and physical properties. …”
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A Direct and Sensitive Method for Determination of 5-Fluorouracil in Colorectal Cancer Cells: Evaluating the Effect of Stromal Cell on Drug Resistance of Cancer Cells by Fengjing Xu, Zhipeng Wang, Xinhua Song, Mengwei Zhang, Lili Cui, Yanping Liu, Hongxia Yan, Shouhong Gao, Yan Liu, Wansheng Chen

“…Fibroblasts in the stroma play a critical role in tumor evolution. In this study, we assessed the influence of colonic fibroblasts on colon cancer cells treated with 5-fluorouracil (5-FU), and mouse colon cancer cell lines MC38 and colonic fibroblasts NIH3T3 were used in this study. …”
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Neuromodulation of Attentional Control in Major Depression: A Pilot DeepTMS Study by Jodie Naim-Feil, John L. Bradshaw, Dianne M. Sheppard, Oded Rosenberg, Yechiel Levkovitz, Pinhas Dannon, Paul B. Fitzgerald, Moshe Isserles, Abraham Zangen

“…While Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) is primarily characterized by mood disturbances, impaired attentional control is increasingly identified as a critical feature of depression. Deep transcranial magnetic stimulation (deepTMS), a noninvasive neuromodulatory technique, can modulate neural activity and induce neuroplasticity changes in brain regions recruited by attentional processes. …”
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Temporal and spatial characterization of keratinocytes supporting orf virus replication by Byung-Joon Seung, Sushil Khatiwada, Daniel L. Rock, Gustavo Delhon

“…Keratinocytes, the main cells of the epidermis, are found in different stages of a differentiation program that produces the critical barrier against environmental damage. While systemic poxviruses (e.g. smallpox virus, sheeppox virus) also infect other cell types, the parapoxvirus orf virus (ORFV), which causes localized infections in sheep and goats, has not been shown to replicate in cells other than keratinocytes. …”
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Infusion line contamination in preterm neonates: impact of infusion line design, length, and use duration: the multicenter ChronoBIOline study by Sandra Dos Santos, Anne-Sophie Valentin, Mathilde Farizon, Manon Charbonneau, Mohamed Riadh Boukhris, Roselyne Brat, Fabiana Cazzorla, Jennifer Chauvel, Fabrice Cneude, Pauline Coutable, Maryvonne Demasure, Emeline Duminil, Vénonique Faraut-Derouin, Maud Gits Muselli, Valérie Gorin, Rosemary Goujon, Melinda Guillouche-Puissant, Nadine Hacinlioglu, Caroline Landelle, Annick Lefebvre, Elise Leroy-Terquem, Aurore Martinet, Camille Massebeuf, Nadia Mazille Orfanos, Guillaume Menard, Laure Menvielle, Vanessa Monin, Virginie Morange, Juliana Patkai, Nathalie Perrault, Emilie Prat, Nathalie van der Mee-Marquet

“…IntroductionCentral venous catheters are critical in preterm neonatal care but increase the risk of central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSIs). …”
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Differentiation-Associated MicroRNA Alterations in Mouse Heart-Derived Sca-1+CD31− and Sca-1+CD31+ Cells by Qiong Wu, Jinxi Zhan, Yun Li, Xiaoxia Wang, Lu Xu, Juan Yu, Shiming Pu, Zuping Zhou

“…Cardiac resident stem/progenitor cells (CSC/CPCs) are critical to the cellular and functional integrity of the heart because they maintain myocardial cell homeostasis. …”
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Demographic clinical trial diversity assessment methods: Use of real-world data by Hua Chen, Nnadozie Emechebe, Sudeep Karve, Leon Raskin, Jailene Leal, Ning Cheng, Wendy Sebby, Kim Ribeiro, Samuel Crawford

“…Diversity in clinical trials is critical in identifying potential differences in safety and efficacy of treatments across races, ethnicities, ages, sexes, or other variables. …”
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Exploring damped and undamped frequencies in beam structures with viscoelastic supports using GFEM and state-space formulation by Gulnaz Kanwal, Hani Alahmadi, Rab Nawaz, Tayyab Nawaz

“…The research further integrates the Galerkin finite element method (GFEM) to offer a shear locking-free solution, demonstrating convergence to exact results, and thereby addressing critical limitations in previous methods. Additionally, the study introduces the application of state-space formulations combined with the Runge–Kutta method (RK4) to precisely analyze the response of damped systems, which adds significant value in exploring complex beam dynamics. …”
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Autoimmune pulmonary alveolar proteinosis developed during treatment for systemic sclerosis: a case report by Tomoki Kozono, Kentaro Tanaka, Tomoko Yagi, Kazuto Kamikawaji, Masaki Watanabe, Azusa Iwanaga, Minako Hamada, Yoshifusa Koreeda, Hiromasa Inoue, Ikkou Higashimoto

“…All physicians should be aware that the appropriate diagnosis of PAP and the measurement of serum anti-GM-CSF antibodies will critically affect patient outcomes.…”
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Construction of Multi-Scale Fusion Attention Unified Perceptual Parsing Networks for Semantic Segmentation of Mangrove Remote Sensing Images by Xin Wang, Yu Zhang, Wenquan Xu, Hanxi Wang, Jingye Cai, Qin Qin, Qin Wang, Jing Zeng

“…This study provides valuable tools and methods for monitoring and protecting mangrove ecosystems, contributing to the preservation of these critical coastal environments.…”
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Redefining NSP12 activity in SARS-CoV-2 and its regulation by NSP8 and NSP7 by Deepa Singh, Tushar Kushwaha, Rajkumar Kulandaisamy, Vikas Kumar, Kamal Baswal, Saras H. Tiwari, Arkadyuti Ghorai, Manoj Kumar, Saroj Kumar, Soumya De, Aparoy Polamarasetty, Deepak Sehgal, Madhumohan R. Katika, Suresh Gadde, Marceline Côté, Sarala R. Kayampeta, Mohan Babu Appaiahgari, Krishna K. Inampudi

“…RdRp is a critical component of an RNA virus life cycle. Among coronaviruses, NSP12, along with one copy of NSP7 and two copies of NSP8, forms the RdRp holoenzyme and exhibits polymerase activity. …”
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Effects of a Novel Glucokinase Activator, HMS5552, on Glucose Metabolism in a Rat Model of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus by Ping Wang, Huili Liu, Li Chen, Yingli Duan, Qunli Chen, Shoumin Xi

“…Glucokinase (GK) plays a critical role in the control of whole-body glucose homeostasis. …”
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Human Placenta-Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells Reduce Mortality and Hematoma Size in a Rat Intracerebral Hemorrhage Model in an Acute Phase by Bo Young Choi, Ok Joon Kim, Sae-Hong Min, Jeong Hyun Jeong, Sang Won Suh, Tae Nyoung Chung

“…Intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) is a critical disease, highly associated with mortality and morbidity. …”
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2-O-β-D-Glucopyranosyl-L-ascorbic acid, an ascorbic acid derivative isolated from the fruits of Lycium barbarum L., ameliorates high fructose-induced neuroinflammation in mice: inv... by Wei Dong, Yujia Peng, Guijie Chen, Zhiyong Xie, Weiqi Xu, Wangting Zhou, Jia Mi, Lu Lu, Yi Sun, Xiaoxiong Zeng, Youlong Cao, Yamei Yan

“…Neuroinflammation and cognitive impairment, two critical pathological characteristics of Alzheimer’s disease, have been closely associated with microbial alteration via the gut-brain axis. …”
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Classifications of haemodialysis vascular access stenosis: a scoping review by Petr Waldauf, Michael Corr, Stephen O’neill, Katerina Lawrie, Jan Malik, Libor Janousek, Stepan Maly, Jaroslav Chlupac

“…Four vascular surgeons assessed the included classifications using a modified Buchbinder’s critical appraisal tool to evaluate quality.Results From 4771 screened papers, 59 full-text papers were retrieved and 24 articles contained classifications. …”
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Application of international energy efficiency standards for energy auditing in a University buildings by V. Shcherbak, L. Ganushchak-Yefimenko, O. Nifatova, P. Dudko, N. Savchuk, I. Solonenchuk

“…Over the last 10 years energy consumption in Ukrainian higher education institutions against the world best practice exceed by 30-40%. This triggers a critical need to building an integrative approach to energy saving and energy efficiency management. …”
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Gate-to-gate life cycle assessment of lithium-ion battery recycling pre-treatment by Anna Pražanová, Michael Fridrich, Jan Weinzettel, Vaclav Knap

“…Recycling spent lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) is critical for enhancing environmental sustainability and resource conservation; however, the environmental and energy impacts of LIB recycling are not yet comprehensively understood due to the diverse applications of LIB cells and the variability in recycling technologies. …”
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A Review on Face Mask Recognition by Jiaonan Zhang, Dong An, Yiwen Zhang, Xiaoyan Wang, Xinyue Wang, Qiang Wang, Zhongqi Pan, Yang Yue

“…This review offers a comprehensive and in-depth analysis of face mask detection and recognition technologies, emphasizing their critical role in both public health and technological advancements. …”
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Bacterial Quality and Molecular Detection of Food Poisoning Virulence Genes Isolated from Nasser Lake Fish, Aswan, Egypt by Nady Khairy Elbarbary, Mohamed K. Dandrawy, Ghada Hadad, Maha Abdelhaseib, Amna A. A. Osman, Rawaf Alenazy, Ibrahim Elbagory, Neveen M. Abdelmotilib, Fagelnour Elnoamany, Ghada A. Ibrahim, Reda A. Gomaa

“…The microbial analysis of fish is critical for ensuring overall health. Uncooked fish can serve as a conduit for transmitting several types of microbes; the current investigation sought to assess the bacterial levels in various kinds of fish from Nasser Lake, Aswan, Egypt, considered the chief source of potable water in Egypt. …”
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An Ultra-Wide Range D-Shaped Fiber SPR Sensor with a Nanostructure of Gold–MoS₂ and Sodium for the Simultaneous Measurement of Refractive Index and Temperature by Xinglian Lu, Xiantong Yu, Jun Zhou, Min Chang, Dunke Lu

“…Refractive index (RI) and temperature (T) are both critical environmental parameters for environmental monitoring, food production, and medical testing. …”
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