Strengthening mechanism of particle gradation in 55 vol% SiCp/6061Al composites fabricated by semi-solid hot isostatic pressing by Kun Cheng, Yudong Cao, Yuhan Jiang, Xiangyun Gao, Guizhou Liu, Chunmao Tian, Chao Cai, Yusheng Shi

“…Hot isostatic pressing (HIP), as a near-net shaping process, enables a low-cost fabrication of difficult-to-machine composites with complex shapes and high performance. This paper investigates the effects of SiCp gradation (with 40 μm:10 μm ratios of 1:0, 3:1, 2:1, 1:1, 1:2, 1:3, and 0:1) on the microstructure, relative density, and thermal and mechanical properties of 55 vol% SiCp/6061Al composites during semi-solid HIP. …”
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How do serum cytokine levels change in myocarditis and inflammatory dilated cardiomyopathy relative to healthy individuals? A protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis by Romuald Wojnicz, Piotr Lewandowski, Maciej Baron, Marcin A Rojek, Marcin Goławski, Karol Krystek, Magdalena Żegleń, Pascal Zytkiewicz, Jakub Kancerek, Klaudia Gabriela Lis, Jakub Warecki, Jakub Kufel, Kamila Kuśpiel

“…After completion, the results will be published in a peer-reviewed paper. Data generated during the study will be published in an open access repository.PROSPERO registration number CRD42024519625…”
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Harmonic and Supra-Harmonic Emissions of Electric Vehicle Chargers: Modeling and Cumulative Impact Indices by Antonio Bracale, Pierluigi Caramia, Giovanni Mercurio Casolino, Pasquale de Falco, Iqrar Hussain, Pietro Varilone, Paola Verde

“…Waveform distortions are interesting since EV currents introduce distortions with spectral components in both low and high-frequency bands. This paper develops specific indices to assess cumulative emissions from single-phase EV on-board chargers, extending the aggregation and diversity factors to the supra-harmonic range. …”
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Nursing of a patient undergoing paravertebral nerve block for lumbar disc herniation (腰椎间盘突出症行椎旁神经阻滞镇痛1例的护理体会) by DONG Wei (董伟), SHEN Hui (申慧), WANG Cuiying (王翠英), ZHANG Xiangju (张香菊), LIU Tianhao (刘天浩), CHANG Shilei (常石磊), XIE Yingdong (解英东), SUN Lei (孙磊)

“…This paper summarized the nursing management for a patient undergoing paravertebral nerve block for lumbar disc herniation (LDH). …”
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High-Energy Burst-Mode 3.5 μm MIR KTA-OPO by Haowen Guo, Chunyan Jia, Shuai Ye, Yongping Yao, Tiejun Ma, Jiayu Zhang, Meng Bai, Jinbao Xia, Hongkun Nie, Bo Yao, Jingliang He, Baitao Zhang

“…In this paper, a high energy 3.5 μm mid-infrared (MIR) burst-mode KTA optical parametric oscillator (OPO) was demonstrated. …”
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Decoding startup failures in Indian startups: Insights from Interpretive Structural Modeling and Cross-Impact Matrix Multiplication Applied to Classification by Amita Pathania, Sunita Tanwar

“…It further aims to establish the hierarchical structure and identify the crucial factors of start-up failure. METHODOLOGY: The paper uses the Interpretive Structural Modeling (ISM) approach to determine the structural hierarchy and interconnections among the causes of start-up failures identified through the comprehensive analysis of existing literature and experts’ opinions. …”
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MicroRNA-140-5p inhibits cellular proliferation, migration and invasion by downregulating AKT/STAT3/NF-κB pathway in breast carcinoma cells by Hou Lingli, Liu Qi, Zhao Ying, Yang Hongwei, Meng Qingying, Yu Fei

“…Using miR-140-5p transfected breast cancer cell line MDA-MB-231, several in vitro experiments were performed and described in this paper. They consist of the cell proliferation assay, wound healing assay, transwell assay, colony formation assays and qRTPCR. …”
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The Groundwater Geochemistry and the Human Health Risk Assessment of Drinking Water in an Area with a High Prevalence of Chronic Kidney Disease of Unknown Etiology (CKDu), Sri Lank... by W. S. M. Botheju, J. A. Liyanage, S. D. P. Kannangara

“…The hardness values in the CKDu prevalent site indicated “moderately hard water,” while the non-CKDu area indicated the “soft water.” Furthermore, this paper quantified overall water quality and heavy metal contamination and assessed the human health risks associated with drinking water. …”
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Connectivity-Based Parcellation of the Cortical Mantle Using q-Ball Diffusion Imaging by Muriel Perrin, Yann Cointepas, Arnaud Cachia, Cyril Poupon, Bertrand Thirion, Denis Rivière, Pascal Cathier, Vincent El Kouby, André Constantinesco, Denis Le Bihan, Jean-François Mangin

“…This paper exploits the idea that each individual brain region has a specific connection profile to create parcellations of the cortical mantle using MR diffusion imaging. …”
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Optimal design of acoustic metamaterials for noise suppression by the frequency division in military equipment by Shaohua Bi, Fei Yang, Xinmin Shen, Wenqiang Peng, Xiaocui Yang, Qin Yin, Xiaonan Zhang, Heng Zhang, Dong Wang, Jingguo Chen, Zhiming Li

“…This paper presents a multi-Helmholtz unit series–parallel acoustic metamaterial with a segmented noise control effect designed by taking advantage of the adjustable frequency band of an acoustic metamaterial, aiming to change the main noise spectrum characteristics under different driving conditions of military equipment such as tanks. …”
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Examining the integration of refugees into the national health system in Uganda: an analysis using the policy triangle framework by Henry Komakech, Shatha Elnakib, Lama Bou Karroum, Evelyn Nyachwo, Winnie Adoch, Sarah Sali, Godfrey Goddie Okeny, Christopher Garimoi Orach

“…This prompted the government to explore opportunities to integrate refugees into local service structures including its national health system. This paper chronicles the history of policies and strategies that have influenced the integration of refugees into the national health system in Uganda and investigates factors that impacted policy evolution and progression. …”
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Advances in Quantitative Analytical Methods for Solid Drugs by Yue Tao, Yuhan Gao, Baoxi Zhang, Kun Hu, Yifei Xie, Li Zhang, Shiying Yang, Yang Lu

“…The determination of the crystalline form of a drug and its content is of great significance in ensuring the quality of the polymorphic drug and its safety. In this paper, the quantitative analysis methods of polymorphs and pharmaceutical cocrystals are reviewed, the advantages and disadvantages of various methods are analyzed mainly from three types of techniques, namely, X-ray diffraction, spectroscopy, and thermal analysis, and the specific applications of various methods are commented on through examples. …”
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Utilidad de la música en la preparación psicólogica de los deportistas / Usefulness of Music in the Psychological Preparation of Athletes by Francisco Enrique García-Ucha, Leopoldo Ferrer-Maldonado

“…It allows regulation of motivation and emotion, reduces perceived exertion, increases the amount of exercise performed, focuses the attention and improves recovery after exercise. The paper points out the advantages, possible disadvantages and limitations to the use of music in sports. …”
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Assessment of Seismic Vulnerability for a Hospital Building Using Field Data and Various Numerical Analyses Considering Bidirectional Ground Motion Effects by Alireza Kharazian, Arianna Guardiola-Villora, Juan José Galiana-Merino, Sergio Molina, Gonzalo Ortuño-Sáez, Juan Luís Soler-Llorens, José Antonio Huesca-Tortosa, Igor Gómez, David Montiel-López

“…For this reason, a detailed seismic vulnerability assessment of a hospital building located in Orihuela, Spain, is presented in this paper using a combination of field monitoring data and numerical analysis. …”
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Cluster nursing management for a patient with lumbar disc herniation induced low back pain combined with hyperglycemia (1例腰椎间盘突出症腰痛合并血糖升高患者的集束化护理管理)... by SHEN Hui (申慧), DONG Wei (董伟), WANG Cuiying (王翠英), ZHANG Xiangju (张香菊), LIU Tianhao (刘天浩), CHANG Shilei (常石磊), XIE Yingdong (解英东), SUN Lei (孙磊)

“…This paper summarized the cluster nursing management for a patient with lumbar disc herniation induced low back pain combined with hyperglycemia. …”
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Barriers and enablers to recruiting participants within paediatric perioperative and anaesthetic settings: lessons learned from a trial of melatonin versus midazolam in the premedi... by Marie C. Hyslop, Diana E. Papaioannou, Robert Bolt, Matthew J. Wilson, Michael Bradburn, Janet Clarkson, Esther Herbert, Nicholas Ireland, Jennifer Kettle, Amanda Loban, Amy C. Norrington, Christopher Vernazza, Christopher Deery

“…The trial ran between 2019 and 2022, closing early because of recruitment futility. This paper describes the challenges that arose during the trial and offers recommendations for the design of future perioperative trials. …”
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Features of test of air-fuel system of gas turbine engine by V. N. Klimov, D. Ya. Dud’ev, V. Ya. Sigaylo, N. I. Klimov

“…The purpose of this work is to develop a schematic diagram of the unit, which allows testing the GTE rotary bearings lubricated with an air-fuel mixture under different operating conditions (operating modes, parameters of an air-fuel mixture). The paper identifies the parameters that affect the operability of lubricated with air-fuel mixture bearings, a universal scheme of unit for autonomous test of an air-fuel lubrication system GTE is proposed. …”
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AMPK: An energy sensor for non-small cell lung cancer progression and treatment by Zhi-Ting Zhong, Xu-Yan Wang, Ying Pan, Ke Zhou, Jing-Hui Chen, Yu-Qi Gao, Bo Dai, Zhi-Ling Zhou, Rui-Qi Wang

“…Secondly, we summarise the drugs and related substances that modulate the AMPK signalling pathway in NSCLC and evaluate the evidence from preclinical studies on combination AMPK-targeted therapies to address the issue of drug resistance in NSCLC under current clinical treatments. In summary, this paper highlights the critical importance of developing AMPK-targeted drugs to enhance therapeutic efficacy in NSCLC, as well as the potential for applying these drugs in clinical therapy to overcome drug resistance.…”
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Surrogate-based model parameter optimization in simulations of the West African monsoon by M. Fischer, P. Knippertz, C. Proppe

“…Building upon our previous work utilizing the ICON (icosahedral nonhydrostatic) numerical model to construct statistical surrogate models for quantities of interest (QoIs) characterizing the WAM, this paper focuses on the optimization of the three uncertain model parameters of entrainment rate, fall speed of ice, and soil moisture evaporation fraction through innovative multi-objective optimization (MOO) techniques. …”
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A multigene phylogeny toward a new phylogenetic classification of Leotiomycetes by Peter R. Johnston, Luis Quijada, Christopher A. Smith, Hans-Otto Baral, Tsuyoshi Hosoya, Christiane Baschien, Kadri Pärtel, Wen-Ying Zhuang, Danny Haelewaters, Duckchul Park, Steffen Carl, Francesc López-Giráldez, Zheng Wang, Jeffrey P. Townsend

“…Previous class-wide phylogenies of Leotiomycetes have been based on ribosomal DNA markers, with most of the published multi-gene studies being focussed on particular genera or families. In this paper we collate data available from specimens representing both sexual and asexual morphs from across the genetic breadth of the class, with a focus on generic type species, to present a phylogeny based on up to 15 concatenated genes across 279 specimens. …”
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