Determinants of Malaria Prevention and Treatment Seeking Behaviours of Pregnant Undergraduates Resident in University Hostels, South-East Nigeria by Anthonia Ukamaka Chinweuba, Noreen Ebelechukwu Agbapuonwu, JaneLovena Enuma Onyiapat, Chidimma Egbichi Israel, Clementine Ifeyinwa Ilo, Joyce Chinenye Arinze

“…Purposive sampling was used to enrol 121 accessible and consenting undergraduates with self-revealed and noticeable pregnancy residing in twenty-three female hostels of four university campuses in Enugu State, Nigeria. Structured interview guide developed based on reviewed literature and WHO-recommended malaria prevention and treatment measures was used to collect students’ self-report data on malaria preventive health behaviours, sick role behaviours, and clinic use using mixed methods. …”
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Effect of opercular deformity on morphological and transcriptomic profiling of gills in golden pompano (Trachinotus ovatus) by Yuwei Wu, Qian Ma, Dihao Huang, Liuyong Wang, Qiling Zhou, Chunli Ran, Gang Chen

“…Paraffin section, Hematoxylin-Eosin (HE) staining, and TdT-mediated dUTP nick-end labeling (TUNEL) of the gills revealed that no significant difference in morphological structure or apoptosis was identified between the gills collected from the deformed and normal sides. …”
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Study on factors influencing the transport and transformation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in soil–groundwater systems by Wenxiang Hu, Jie Zhang, Dan Li, Ying Yuan, Ying Tang, Kunlong Hui, Yu Jiang, Wenbing Tan

“…However, these mechanisms are influenced by pH, temperature, oxygen, microbial population, and PAH structure. In addition, the migration and transformation of PAHs in soil–groundwater systems significantly differ in response to soil depth (e.g., shallow soil versus deep soil) and surface water. …”
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Measuring how healthcare organizations respond after patients experience harm: perspectives and next steps by Lauge Sokol-Hessner, Lauge Sokol-Hessner, John Adams, Carole Hemmelgarn, Beth Miller, Diane O'Connor, Melissa Parkerton, Leilani Schweitzer, J. Matthew Austin, J. Matthew Austin

“…To inform implementation efforts, enable accountability, and promote innovation, it is critical to develop standardized performance measures assessing CRPs’ structure, process, and outcomes. To advance CRP measurement, an interdisciplinary workgroup from the Pathway to Accountability, Compassion, and Transparency (PACT) Leadership and Innovation Network—a group of leading healthcare organizations with CRPs—explores meaningful approaches to measurement and proposes a set of next steps. …”
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eDNA Metabarcoding Analysis of Bony Fish Identification in Coastal Water of Gulf of Maine Using Nested Polymerase Chain Reaction of 12S rRNA Universal Primers by Bo‐Young Lee, Grant A. Milne, Corwin Freedman, Jenifer Miksis‐Olds, Bonnie L. Brown

“…ABSTRACT Ecosystems in coastal waters of Gulf of Maine (GOM) are undergoing environmental challenges in response to climate change and anthropogenic stressors. eDNA metabarcoding, a powerful tool for assessing the fish community structure, was used to identify fish communities in three types of GOM aquatic environments (sand, macroalgae, and eelgrass) in Maine and New Hampshire, USA. …”
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Distributed optimization and scheduling strategy for source load storage distribution grid based on alliance chain by Jinhua Tian, Yueyuan Zhang, Yanan Gao, Yu Qin, Bihan Fan, Cheng Zhang, Qiqi Zang

“…With the high penetration of renewable energy, the addition of a large number of energy storage units, and flexible loads, the source-load-storage structure of active distribution networks is becoming increasingly complex, making optimization and scheduling more challenging. …”
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Molecular and morphology identification of Squat lobster (Family Galatheidae) in Seribu Islands, Jakarta by Amanda Siregar Raissha, Putri Anggraini Nurlita, Restiana Endang Gelis Ester, Suryo Kusumo Bagus, Subhan Beginer, P Zamani Neviaty, Madduppa Hawis, Najwa Khalilah

“…Furthermore, we confirmed this type through morphological identification, which involves comparing the shape of the rostrum and the structure of the spines on the carapace. Both tools have been validated and can describe the types of squat lobsters in the Seribu Islands, Jakarta. …”
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Biosynthesis of lactacystin as a proteasome inhibitor by Takeshi Tsunoda, Shunkichi Furumura, Haruka Yamazaki, Chitose Maruyama, Yoshimitsu Hamano, Yasushi Ogasawara, Tohru Dairi

“…Using a mimic compound, we confirmed that LctC catalyzed the formation of the cyclic α,α-disubstituted amino acid structure with concomitant release of the product from PCP. …”
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Understanding the drivers of a pro-environmental attitude in higher education institutions: the interplay between knowledge, consciousness, and social influence by Aqsa Sehar, Orangzab, Minhas Akbar, Minhas Akbar, Petra Poulova, Asokan Vasudevan, Tianjiao Huang

“…After checking for reliability and validity, the study used the structural equation modeling technique to examine the aforementioned association. …”
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Dynamics‐Oriented Underwater Mechanoreception Interface for Simultaneous Flow and Contact Perception by Hua Zhong, Yaxi Wang, Jiahao Xu, Yu Cheng, Sicong Liu, Jia Pan, Wenping Wang, Zheng Wang

“…This receptor, response‐elevated‐and‐expanded hair‐like tactile mechanoreceptor (REEM), is inspired by the mechanoreceptive mechanism of aquatic arthropods. REEM combines structural features from different mechanoreceptive sensilla, enabling it to capture a wide range of stimulus dynamics. …”
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Synthesis of Copper Oxide Nanoparticles Using Plant Leaf Extract of Catha edulis and Its Antibacterial Activity by Worku Wubet Andualem, Fedlu Kedir Sabir, Endale Tsegaye Mohammed, Hadgu Hailekiros Belay, Bedasa Abdisa Gonfa

“…XRD characterization confirmed that the biosynthesized CuO NPs possessed a good crystalline nature which perfectly matched the monoclinic structure of bulk CuO. Furthermore, the results obtained from SEM and TEM showed that the biosynthesized CuO NPs were spherical in shape. …”
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The myometrial transcriptome changes in mares with endometrosis by Ewa Monika Drzewiecka, Tomasz Molcan, Agnieszka Sadowska, Katarzyna Piotrowska-Tomala, Magda Słyszewska, Graça Ferreira Dias, Dariusz Jan Skarżyński, Anna Szóstek-Mioduchowska

“…In conclusion, transcriptomic alterations in the myometrium of mares with endometrosis may indicate an impaired function of the contractile machinery, mechanisms regulating calcium influx and handling, as well as changes in ECM composition, leading to a decreased contractile activity and structural changes in the myometrium of affected mares.…”
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A Snake Venom-Secreted Phospholipase A2 Induces Foam Cell Formation Depending on the Activation of Factors Involved in Lipid Homeostasis by Elbio Leiguez, Karina Cristina Giannotti, Mariana do Nascimento Viana, Márcio Hideki Matsubara, Cristina Maria Fernandes, José Maria Gutiérrez, Bruno Lomonte, Catarina Teixeira

“…MT-III, a snake venom GIIA sPLA2, which shares structural and functional features with mammalian GIIA sPLA2s, activates macrophage defense functions including lipid droplet (LDs) formation, organelle involved in both lipid metabolism and inflammatory processes. …”
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The Influence of Multi-Sensory Perception on Public Activity in Urban Street Spaces: An Empirical Study Grounded in Landsenses Ecology by Tianqi Han, Lina Tang, Jiang Liu, Siyu Jiang, Jinshan Yan

“…Grounded in landsenses ecology, this study employs correlation analysis, regression analysis, and Partial Least-Squares Structural Equation Modeling (PLS-SEM) to examine the effects of different urban street spatial characteristics on public behavior and the mediating role of multi-sensory perception. …”
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Exploring the potential of an oyster (Saccostrea mordax) in oligotrophic seas: Effects of starvation on physiological and molecular regulation by Shuming Guo, Liqiang Zhao, Yuexin Zhao, Zohaib Noor, Xiaogang Yang, Shiwei Fu, Zhen Zhao, Weitao Wan, Jinkuan Wei, Yanping Qin, Haitao Ma, Ziniu Yu, Jun Li, Yuehuan Zhang

“…On the contrary, most genes in the collagen family, that contribute to the stability of tissue structure, were up-regulated, which may contribute to long-term tolerance to starvation. …”
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Spectral multiplier theorems for abstract harmonic oscillators on UMD lattices by van Neerven, Jan, Portal, Pierre, Sharma, Himani

“…We consider operators acting on a UMD Banach lattice $X$ that have the same algebraic structure as the position and momentum operators associated with the harmonic oscillator $-\frac{1}{2}\Delta + \frac{1}{2}|x|^{2} $ acting on $L^{2}(\mathbb{R}^{d})$. …”
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Photocatalytic Activity of Ag-TiO2 Composites Deposited by Photoreduction under UV Irradiation by Carlos Díaz-Uribe, Jose Viloria, Lorraine Cervantes, William Vallejo, Karen Navarro, Eduard Romero, Cesar Quiñones

“…X-ray diffraction, Raman spectroscopy, scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) measurements were used for physicochemical characterization. The structural study showed that all samples were polycrystalline, main phases were anatase and rutile, and no additional signals were detected after surface modification. …”
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Sintering temperature dependence of microstructure evolution and compression performance of a novel circular Al honeycomb fabricated via powder sintering by Zhigang Xu, Enpeng Guo, Dayong Shen, Zhi Yang, Chong Xie, Jian Peng, Qiang Shen, Chuanbin Wang

“…As the temperature increased, the diffusion depth of Mg in the inner and outer walls of the tubes increased, which broadened the bidirectional Mg concentration gradient and corresponding bidirectional microhardness structure. This resulted in higher Mg content and enhanced microhardness at the center of the tube walls. …”
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Improved prediction model for ceiling maximum smoke temperature in the uphill tunnel fires using water spray system by Jie Wang, Dan Huang, Yanlong Song, Kaihua Lu

“…Stack effect of sloped tunnel and cooling effect and dragging force induced by water spray system change smoke temperature which is a serious threat to the stability and integrity of the tunnel structure. Smoke temperature profile is investigated under various heat release rates (10 MW, 15 MW, and 20 MW), water spray flow rates (0, 100, 200, 300, and 400 L/min), and atomizing angles (0°, 30°, 60°, 90°, 120°, and 150°) at a constant slope of 3 %. …”
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Exploring the possible two-proton radioactivity of 38,39Ti by B. Huang, F.P. Bai, J.G. Li, D.Q. Fang, S.M. Wang

“…The exploration of 2p emission is crucial for elucidating the structure, mass, and nucleon-nucleon interactions within exotic proton-rich nuclei. 39Ti has long been postulated as a potential candidate for 2p emission; however, experimental investigations have yet to confirm its 2p decay. …”
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