Ultrasound evaluation of gallbladder wall thickness for predicting severe dengue: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Amirhossein Shahsavand Davoudi, Hamid Harandi, Reza Samiee, Shayan Forghani, Keyhan Mohammadi, Maryam Shafaati

“…Among the inclusion criteria were original studies that assessed GBWT across various dengue severity categories. …”
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Wideband Low-Profile 8 × 8 MIMO Antenna Based IFA Pair for Ultrathin 5G Smartphones by Hui Zhou, Di Wu, Mingmin Zhu, Yang Qiu, Guoliang Yu, Hao-Miao Zhou

“…The proposed antenna can realize the low profile of 4 mm and the 3.18–4.40 GHz broadband coverage only by adjusting the ground edge structure of the deformed inverted-F antenna. Based on the original antenna, the 5G new radio (NR) band n77 (3.3–4.2 GHz) can be covered without adding any structure. …”
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Role of white-tailed deer in geographic spread of the black-legged tick Ixodes scapularis : Analysis of a spatially nonlocal model by Stephen A. Gourley, Xiulan Lai, Junping Shi, Wendi Wang, Yanyu Xiao, Xingfu Zou

“…We also carry out some numerical simulations for the original spatial model system and the results seem to confirm that the actual spread rate of the tick population coincides with $c^*$. …”
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Efficient Inverted ITO-Free Organic Solar Cells Based on Transparent Silver Electrode with Aqueous Solution-Processed ZnO Interlayer by Zhizhe Wang, Dazheng Chen, Chunfu Zhang, Zhenhua Lin, Yan Liu, Genquan Han, Jingjing Chang, Jincheng Zhang, Lixin Guo, Yue Hao

“…The PCE of the devices still remains above 85% of the original values after 30 days, which is slightly superior to ITO-based reference OSCs where the 16% degradation in PCE is observed after 30 days. …”
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Effects of aluminum on metabolism of reactive oxygen species and reactive nitrogen species in root tips of different Eucalyptus species by Zilong Ouyang, Bing Liu, Tangkan Li, Tiandao Bai, Weichao Teng

“…Differences in Al toxicity tolerance were related to long-term selection of the original habitat of the species; moreover, the Al tolerance was hereditary. …”
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Phenotypic Characterization of Tiger Nuts (Cyperus esculentus L.) from Major Growing Areas in Ghana by Paul Agu Asare, Roger Kpankpari, Michael Osei Adu, Emmanuel Afutu, Adeyinka Saburi Adewumi

“…The genotypes clustered into two groups based on shoot and tuber characteristics, rather than on geographical origin. The low genetic diversity among the genotypes suggested either the possible existence of a network among tiger nut farmers in Ghana in circulating the planting material or some form of seed sorting for uniform and homogenous planting materials has been carried out over the years. …”
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Spatial-temporal Characteristics and Source Apportionment of Ambient VOCs in Southeast Mountain Area of China by Xiaoting Ji, Ke Xu, Dan Liao, Gaojie Chen, Taotao Liu, Youwei Hong, Sijun Dong, Sung-Deuk Choi, Jinsheng Chen

“…The backward air trajectories showed that air mass in spring was mainly originated from the intercity transmission, while the air clusters in autumn came from the northern areas through long-range transport. …”
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Divergence of alpine plant populations of three Gentianaceae species in the Qinling sky Island by Peng-Cheng Fu, Bing-Jie Mo, He-Xin Wan, Shu-Wen Yang, Rui Xing, Shan-Shan Sun

“…Divergence time estimation based on plastomes and approximate Bayesian computation based on genomic SNPs showed that Qinling populations of the three Gentianaceae species originated at different periods under various patterns including primary source and hybridization. …”
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Bioinspired hierarchical porous tough adhesive to promote sealing of high-pressure bleeding by Yinghao Li, Dongling Xiao, Weixi Yan, Meilin Jiang, Ju Tan, Zhongliang Qin, Jingting Zhou, Yue Sun, Mingcan Yang, Guanyuan Yang, Yawei Gu, Yong Liu, Chuhong Zhu

“…The dispersed aggregates disrupt the rigid physical crosslinking of the original DN matrix and function as a dissipative component, enabling the aggregate-based DN (aggDN) matrix to efficiently dissipate energy during stress and achieve improved conformal attachment to soft tissues. …”
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Hospital Surgical Volume, Utilization, Costs and Outcomes of Retroperitoneal Lymph Node Dissection for Testis Cancer by Hua-yin Yu, Nathanael D. Hevelone, Sunil Patel, Stuart R. Lipsitz, Jim C. Hu

“…Retroperitoneal lymph node dissection (RPLND) outcomes for testis cancer originate mostly from single-center series. We characterized population-based utilization, costs, and outcomes and assessed whether higher volume affects outcomes. …”
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Associations Between Both Adaptive and Maladaptive Personality Constructs and Emotional Load and Content of Adult Dreams by Saeid Komasi, Amin Nazari, Behrooz Faridmarandi, Mozhgan Saeidi, Mostafa Bahremand, Taherh Shadman, Atefeh Mirani, Parisa Nazarpour, Zhaleh Kiani, Ali Zakiei

“…The present study aimed to predict the emotional load and content of dreams using both original constructs and two extracted spectrum factors of adaptive and maladaptive personalities. …”
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Snap diagnosis of fulminant type 1 diabetes by the normalized glucose/HbA1c ratio by Jun-Ichiro Mori, Takahiro Miyakoshi, Hanae Yuzuriha, Teruki Kondo, Eita Nishimori, Motoji Naka, Ai Sato, Mitsuhisa Komatsu, Koh Yamashita, Toru Aizawa

“…Aim of this study was to describe a better, but simpler index of FT1D. 49 and 52 patients with FT1D and nFT1D, respectively, were registered, and the discriminating ability of the rounded, normalized ratio, [PG (mmol/L) – 5.0]/[HbA1c (%) – 5.0], and the original ratio, [PG (mmol/L)]/[HbA1c (%)], was compared. …”
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2.5D Inductive Intertwined Frequency Selective Surface for Band-Pass and High Miniaturization Applications by Juan Andres Vasquez-Peralvo, Rocio Chueca Lasheras, Juan Carlos Merlano Duncan, Shuai Zhang, Pavel Pechac, Vaclav Kabourek, Symeon Chatzinotas

“…To further validate the design and demonstrate its scalability, a prototype was designed and fabricated for operation at 2.4 GHz, addressing the measurement challenges associated with the original 0.268 GHz design. This prototype was rigorously tested in a transmission regime, with measurement results showing good agreement with simulation data, thereby confirming the efficacy and practicality of the proposed design.…”
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Nondestructive Detection of Moisture Content in Walnut Kernel by Near-Infrared Diffuse Reflectance Spectroscopy by Dan Peng, Yali Liu, Jiasheng Yang, Yanlan Bi, Jingnan Chen

“…The different spectral pretreatment methods were adopted to preprocess the original spectral data. The whole spectra band was divided into 5 subbands, 10 subbands, 15 subbands, and 20 subbands to screen specific wavelengths relevant to the walnut kernel moisture content. …”
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Flat-band based high-temperature ferromagnetic semiconducting state in the graphitic C4N3 monolayer by Chaoyu He, Yujie Liao, Tao Ouyang, Huimin Zhang, Hongjun Xiang, Jianxin Zhong

“…Its ferromagnetic semiconducting property originates from the isolated pz-state flat-band as the corrugation shifts the flat-band upward to the Fermi level. …”
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Chromosome 1 Sequence Analysis of C57BL/6J-Chr1KM Mouse Strain by Fuyi Xu, Tianzhu Chao, Yiyin Zhang, Shixian Hu, Yuxun Zhou, Hongyan Xu, Junhua Xiao, Kai Li

“…In conclusion, our analysis provided a detailed description of the genetic variations on Chr 1 of B6-Chr1KM and a new perspective on the subspecies origin of KM mouse which can be used to guide further genetic studies with this mouse strain.…”
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Efficacy and safety of the first domestic pegilated interferon alpha-2b «Pegaltevir» at chronic hepatitis C: pilot data of phase III clinical study by V. T. Ivashkin, Ye. N. Bessonova, P. O. Bogomolov, N. I. Geyvandova, K. V. Zhdanov, M. V. Mayevskaya, V. G. Morozov, V. D. Pasechnikov, I. Yu. Khomenko, A. V. Yagoda

“…Overall 140 patients with chronic hepatitis C, who received no antiviral therapy previously were included in original study. Patients were randomized in 4 groups. …”
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A review on bioremediation by microbial immobilization-an effective alternative for wastewater treatment by Frank Abimbola Ogundolie, Olorunfemi Oyewole Babalola, Charles Oluwaseun Adetunji, Christiana Eleojo Aruwa, Jacqueline Njikam Manjia, Taoheed Kolawole Muftaudeen

“…In this review, we describe recent developments and strategies involved in the utilization of solid supports for the management of wastewater by means of biological treatments. The origin of wastewater determines whether it is considered natural or industrial waste, and the source(s) singly or collectively contribute to increase water pollution. …”
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Association between atherogenic index of plasma and type 2 diabetic complications: a cross-sectional study by Yue-Yang Zhang, Yue-Yang Zhang, Yue-Yang Zhang, Yue-Yang Zhang, Yue-Yang Zhang, Xiao-Yu Yang, Xiao-Yu Yang, Xiao-Yu Yang, Xiao-Yu Yang, Xiao-Yu Yang, Qin Wan, Qin Wan, Qin Wan, Qin Wan, Qin Wan

“…BackgroundThe Atherogenic Index of Plasma (AIP) was originally developed primarily as a marker for assessing atherosclerosis. …”
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Investigation of Rotating Stall Phenomenon and Optimization in Mixed-Flow Waterjet Propulsion Device by Can Luo, Di Zhang, Congcong Zhang, Shuaihao Lei, Chenzhi Xia, Chuan Wang, Li Cheng

“…In contradistinction to the original scheme, it is found that the groove can improve the flow in the impeller and enhance the head of valley point condition, but the efficiency drops due to the increasing local hydraulic loss near the groove. …”
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