How I experienced tele-intervention: Qualitative insights from persons who stutter by Raadhiyah Hoosain, Shabnam Abdoola, Esedra Krüger, Bhavani Pillay

“…Objectives: The study aims to explore clients’ experiences with tele-intervention for stuttering therapy, and to provide recommendations to improve service delivery. Method: Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 11 persons who stutter (PWS) recruited through purposive sampling. …”
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Development of nanofiber facial mask inspired by the multi-function of dried ginger (Zingiberis Rhizoma) essential oil by Yiwen Hao, Xia Lin, Wenwen Liu, Tinghongyang Jiang, Xing Zhang, Shasha Yang, You Huang, Wenjing Lai, Chaomei Fu, Zhen Zhang

“…And the fibers of facial mask were evenly distributed, with smooth surfaces and tight structures. Its diameter was between 90 and 110 nm. …”
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Insight into Neutrophil Extracellular Traps through Systematic Evaluation of Citrullination and Peptidylarginine Deiminases by Caitlyn L. Holmes, Daeun Shim, John Kernien, Chad J. Johnson, Jeniel E. Nett, Miriam A. Shelef

“…To determine if specific stimulants induce citrullinated or uncitrullinated NETs and if those structures require PAD2 or PAD4, human and murine neutrophils, including from PAD4-/- and PAD2-/- mice, were stimulated in vitro and NETs imaged and quantified. …”
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Exploring thematic activity changes in black holes and volcanoes of urban population mobility under daily rhythms by Jing Cai, Rui Li, Shunli Wang, Huayi Wu

“…Urban functional structures and daily rhythms significantly impact population mobility. …”
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Influenza vaccination hesitancy and related factors among pregnant and breastfeeding women: A cross-sectional study by Dania Comparcini, Giancarlo Cicolini, Melania Totaro, Letizia Governatori, Francesco Pastore, Daniela Miniscalco, Maria Elena Flacco, Eustachio Cuscianna, Silvio Tafuri, Valentina Simonetti

“…A multicentre, cross-sectional study was conducted between February and June 2022 using structured phone interviews to assess: (1) socio-demographics and clinical history; (2) anti-flu vaccination status, previous anti-flu vaccination, and Sars-CoV-2 infection history; (3) insights into influenza vaccination during pregnancy; (4) attitudes toward anti-flu vaccination, using the Vaccination Attitudes Examination (VAX) Scale; (5) anxiety levels, measured by the Self-Rating Anxiety Scale (SAS). …”
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Neuroimaging stratification reveals the striatal vulnerability to stress as a risk for schizophrenia by Xiaoqian Ma, Nana Feng, Lena Palaniyappan, Luolong Cao, Zixin Gu, Jujiao Kang, Liu Yuan, Lijun Ouyang, Yujue Wang, Chunwang Li, Ke Jin, Xiaogang Chen, Jianfeng Feng, Ying He, Qiang Luo

“…Abstract The striatum, a core brain structure relevant for schizophrenia, exhibits heterogeneous volumetric changes in this illness. …”
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Adaptation of shell morphology to different tidal zones—insights into phenotypic plasticity of Littorina brevicula by Siqi Lai, Ling Shi, Ling Shi, Yida Han, Ying Tian, Ying Tian, Zhenlin Hao

“…This study investigates the phenotypic plasticity and shell structure of L. brevicula across two disparate tidal zones to understand how these factors influence shell morphology and growth.MethodsA total of 254 specimens of L. brevicula were collected from the intertidal expanse. …”
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A narrative literature review to inform the development of a health threats preparedness framework in Ireland by Louise Marron, James Gilroy, Michelle Williams, Randal Parlour, Máirín Boland, Máirín Boland

“…Multisectoral partnerships, collaboration and communication nationally and internationally are key, alongside clear governance structures and monitoring and evaluation. Adequate resources are required to operationalize effective and sustainable preparedness. …”
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Sustainable Valorization of Rice Straw into Biochar and Carbon Dots Using a Novel One-Pot Approach for Dual Applications in Detection and Removal of Lead Ions by Jagpreet Singh, Monika Bhattu, Meenakshi Verma, Mikhael Bechelany, Satinder Kaur Brar, Rajendrasinh Jadeja

“…The various microscopic and spectroscopy techniques confirmed the formation of porous structure and spherical morphology of R-BC and R-CDs, respectively. …”
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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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Study of lighting characteristics of LED analogues of domestically produced linear fluorescent lamps by Ashryatov A. A., Kuznetsov E. A., Pashkov M. Yu.

“…The paper considers the designs of the tested LED lamps of domestic production by AVANLED company intended to replace fluorescent lamps T8 with a power of 18 W, and also studies their lighting characteristics. Structurally, the studied lamps are produced in two versions: with a transparent and frosted glass bulb. …”
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Effects of dietary supplementation with fish-derived Bacillus amyloliquefaciens AV5 on growth status, immune response, microbiota, and intestinal health of Nile tilapia (Oreochromi... by Vicent Michael Shija, Huapu Chen, Yi Li, Lishuko Ng’onga, Kwaku Amoah, Zhong Yong, Junxi Chen, Yu Dapeng, Robert Mkuye, Jia Cai

“…In this study, the effects of the probiotic Bacillus amyloliquefaciens AV5 on Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) at three different concentrations (GC: 0 cfu/g feed, G1: 1 ×106 cfu/g feed, and G2:1 ×108 cfu/g feed) on growth conditions, antioxidant responses, microbiota, and intestinal structure were assessed. Nile Tilapia fingerlings (23.5 g ± 0.2 g) were provided with commercial feed containing different doses of B. amyloliquefaciens AV5 over 42 days. …”
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Study on Strength Variation of Permeable Concrete Based on Differential Calorimetry Method and Multi-Index Test by Sanqiang Yang, Meng Guo, Shichao Duan, Na Liu, Haonan Wu, Erxia Du, Meichen Liang

“…The test of water-cement ratio, porosity, and gradation structure on the strength and permeability coefficient is emphasized, and the strength change rule of porous permeable concrete is obtained. …”
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Effect of Extraction Methods on Physicochemical and Functional Properties of Nannochloropsis Proteins by Suyan HUANG, Rong CAO, Nan LIU, Yong SUN, Deqing ZHOU, Shanshan WANG

“…Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) showed that all three proteins displayed typical protein absorption peaks, however, the secondary structure changed. After alkaline extraction treatment, the proportions of β-turn in NAP decreased to 19.62%±1.48%, respectively, whereas the β-sheet content increased to 32.90%±1.55%. …”
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Design and numerical simulation of CuBi2O4 solar cells with graphene quantum dots as hole transport layer under ideal and non-ideal conditions by Muhammad Panachikkool, E. T. Aparna, Perumal Asaithambi, T. Pandiyarajan

“…Abstract The simulation of ideal and non-ideal conditions using the SCAPS-1D simulator for novel structure Ag/FTO/CuBi2O4/GQD/Au was done for the first time. …”
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A qualitative study of psychological status among nurses during the closed-off management for prevention and control of COVID-19 (疫情防控闭环管理期间血透室护理人员心理状态的质性研究)... by GE Yan (葛颜), WANG Aili (王爱丽), LYU Xiujuan (吕秀娟), ZHAO Wen (赵雯), GE Xiaojun (葛晓君)

“…Objective To understand the psychological status among nurses during the closed-off management for prevention and control of COVID-19, and provide references for improving quality of management in hemodialysis center during the period of closed-off management. Methods Semi-structure interview were carried out among nurses from a certain hospital of Shanghai which conducted the closed-off management for prevention and control of COVID-19. …”
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Open Data Release and Privacy Concerns: Complexity in Mitigating Vulnerability with Controlled Perturbation by Shah Imran Alam, Ihtiram Raza Khan, Syed Imtiyaz Hassan, Farheen Siddiqui, M. Afshar Alam, Anil Kumar Mahto

“…In this paper, we attempted to study the applied solutions and to the best of our knowledge, we found that anonymity-preserving algorithms did a substantial job to protect privacy in the release of the structured microdata. Such anonymity-preserving algorithms argue and compete in objectivethat not only could the released anonymized data preserve privacy but also the anonymized data preserve the required level of quality. …”
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Study protocol for an observational cohort study of heat stress impacts in pregnancy in The Gambia, West Africa [version 2; peer review: 1 approved, 2 approved with reservations] by Jane E Hirst, Ana Bonell, Abdul Sesay, Leonidas G. Ioannou, Bubacarr Bah, Kris A. Murray, Andy Haines, Sophie E. Moore, David Jeffries, Neil S Maxwell, Ana Vicero-Cabrera, Apolline Saucy, Cally Tan, Emmanuel Okoh, Dorothy Watters, Bakary Sonko, Williams Oluwatosin Adefila, Yahaya Idris, Mam Leigh-Nabou, Jarra Manneh, Andreas Flouris, Sainabou Bojang, Amanda N Sferruzzi-Perri, Andrew Prentice

“…The key objectives of the study are to 1) map exposure to heat stress in the cohort and understand what environmental, social and community factors increase the risk of extreme heat exposure; 2) assess the impact of heat stress on maternal health, e.g. heat strain, subjective psychological well-being, sleep and activity level; 3) evaluate how heat stress impacts placenta structure and function; 4) determine how chronic heat exposure impacts birth outcomes; and 5) explore the epigenetic changes in the placenta and infant by heat stress exposure per trimester. …”
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Binding of Cd(II) by Amorphous Aluminum Hydroxide-Organophosphorus Coprecipitates: From Macroscopic to Microscopic Investigation by Lei Lu, Feng Xu, Wenkai Rao, Ning Nie, Huihui Du

“…ATR-FTIR results confirm the possible formation of three structurally distinct ternary complexes, i.e., the AAH-IHP-Cd, AAH-Cd-IHP, and AAH-Cd-IHP-Cd. …”
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Metformin reverts aortic calcifications and elastin loss induced by an experimental metabolic syndrome by Lucas Streckwall, Nancy Martini, Claudia Sedlinsky, León Schurman, María Virginia Gangoiti, Antonio Desmond McCarthy

“…Aortic tunica media from F showed decreased elastic-to-muscular layer ratio, increased collagen content and increased levels of the AGEs structure carboxymethyl-lysine. Aortic arches from F presented a tendency for higher ex vivo calcification. …”
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