Post-TB sequelae in adolescent pulmonary TB survivors by C. Cesilia, F.R. Rinawan, P. Santoso, H.M. Nataprawira

“…Adolescent PTB survivors with comorbidity have 1.5 times the risk of developing pulmonary sequelae compared to non-sequelae. …”
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The Relationship between Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury and Osteoarthritis of the Knee by David Simon, Randy Mascarenhas, Bryan M. Saltzman, Meaghan Rollins, Bernard R. Bach, Peter MacDonald

“…However, surgical reconstruction of the ACL has not been shown to reduce the risk of future OA development back to baseline and has variability based on operative factors of graft choice, timing of surgery, presence of meniscal and chondral abnormalities, and surgical technique. …”
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Microwave Synthesis, Spectral, Thermal and Electrical Properties of Some Metal Complexes Involving 5-Bromosalicylaldehyde by Rajendra K. Jain, A. P. Mishra, D. K. Mishra, S. K. Gupta

“…The salient features of microwave approach are shorter reaction times, simple reaction conditions and enhancements in yields. …”
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Impact response and post-impact compression behavior of two-dimensional triaxially braided carbon fiber composites by SUN Yang, HUANG Jian, ZHAO Zhenqiang, ZHOU Haili, LI Chao, ZHANG Liquan, ZHANG Chao

“…It is shown that the damaged area of the two-dimensional triaxially braided composite increases proportionally with the low velocity impact energy， but the energy absorption increases almost 2 times. Severe damage occurs and extends along the axial fiber under impact with an energy of 6.7 J/mm， leading to a significant reduction in its residual strength. …”
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Unsupervised Quality Estimation Model for English to German Translation and Its Application in Extensive Supervised Evaluation by Aaron L.-F. Han, Derek F. Wong, Lidia S. Chao, Liangye He, Yi Lu

“…With the rapid development of machine translation (MT), the MT evaluation becomes very important to timely tell us whether the MT system makes any progress. …”
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Optical Spectra Properties and Continuous-Wave Laser Performance of Tm,Y:CaF2 Single Crystals by Jingxin Ding, Beibei Zhao, Weiwei Ma, Hao Yu, Xiaobo Qian, Lingchen Kong, Jingya Wang, Guoqiang Xie, Anhua Wu, Fanming Zeng, Liangbi Su

“…Firstly, the absorption cross section is improved from 0.35 × 10−20 cm−2 to 0.45 × 10−20 cm−2 at 767 nm, and the fluorescence intensity had elevated 3.4 times. Secondly, the linewidth of the fluorescence spectrum and lifetime also increased from 164 nm to 191 nm and from 6.16 ms to 8.15 ms at room temperature, respectively. …”
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Exercise Training Prevents Decrease in Luminal Capillary Diameter of Skeletal Muscles in Rats with Type 2 Diabetes by Takeshi Morifuji, Shinichiro Murakami, Naoto Fujita, Hiroyo Kondo, Hidemi Fujino

“…The DBEx group was trained on a treadmill 5 times a week for 3 weeks. No significant differences in the capillary-to-fibre ratio or the capillary density were observed between the 3 groups. …”
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In Vivo and In Vitro Study of a Polylactide-Fiber-Reinforced β-Tricalcium Phosphate Composite Cage in an Ovine Anterior Cervical Intercorporal Fusion Model by Janek Frantzén, Aliisa Pälli, Esa Kotilainen, Harri Heino, Bettina Mannerström, Heini Huhtala, Hannu Kuokkanen, George K. Sándor, Kari Leino, Matias Röyttä, Riitta Parkkola, Riitta Suuronen, Susanna Miettinen, Hannu T. Aro, Suvi Haimi

“…The proliferation rate of oASCs was higher than that of hASCs at all times during the 28 d culture period. Furthermore, the composites had only a minor osteogenic effect on oASCs, whereas the hASC osteogenesis on PLA70/β-TCP composites was evident. …”
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A case of immune checkpoint inhibitor-related conjunctivitis controlled by tacrolimus eye drops by Ayaka Kawaguchi, Hayato Tanaka, Hitoshi Tabuchi, Kei Nakai, Atsuki Fukushima

“…Initially, the patient was diagnosed with allergic conjunctivitis, managed with 0.1 % fluorometholone eye drops, 4 times daily in both eyes, but the symptoms did not improve despite 27 weeks of treatment, ICI-related conjunctivitis was considered, and the patient was prescribed with, 0.1 % tacrolimus eye drops twice daily in both eyes. …”
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Pond Water eDNA Reflects Broad Consistency with Surrounding Terrestrial Plant Ecosystems by Duygu Bozdogan, Shogo Takizawa, Norihiro Furukori, Kosuke Homma, Harue Abe, Hitoshi Sakio, Naoki Harada, Kazuki Suzuki

“…Water samples were collected four times from two ponds with different vegetation types during the late spring to autumn seasons in Japan. eDNA was extracted from dissolved particles fractionated by sequential filtration through pore sizes of 200 µm, 5 µm, and 0.45 µm, followed by high-throughput amplicon sequencing targeting the plant rbcL gene. …”
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Behavioral Disorder amongst Adolescents Attending Secondary School in Southeast Nigeria by J. M. Chinawa, P. C. Manyike, H. A. Obu, O. I. Odetunde, E. C. Aniwada, I. K. Ndu, A. T. Chinawa

“…Adolescents who reported to have used tobacco 3 to 5 and 6 to 9 times during the last 30 days are just 3.14% and 3.4%, respectively. …”
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Numerical Analysis of the Influence of Frost Layers on the Heat Transfer Characteristics of Cryogenic Valves for Polar LNG Ships by Shengpeng Li, Baolong Lin, Xu Bai, Pengyu Wei, Lian Wang, Ruonan Zhang

“…This considered the physical model characteristics of the tray, and the frost thickness was calculated for different times. The morphology of the calculated frost layer was coupled with the low-temperature valve model for heat transfer calculations to explore the influence of the frost layer on valve heat transfer characteristics. …”
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Highly conductive graphene@phosphotungstic acid nanocomposite for sensitive electrochemical detection of acetaminophen based on analysis induction strategy in foods by Ruiyu He, Jingjie Zhang, Shixin Li, Yuzhen Yang, Yaru Xu, Zhixiang Xu, Yufeng Sun

“…The calculated effective active area of GR@PWA/GCE was 2.22 times than that of bare glassy carbon electrode. …”
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A Rare Presentation of Orbital Castleman’s Disease by Ruchi Goel, Akash Raut, Ayushi Agarwal, Shweta Raghav, Sumit Kumar, Simmy Chaudhary, Priyanka Golhait, Sushil Kumar, Ravindra Saran

“…This case highlights the importance of including CD in the differential diagnosis of well-defined orbital lesions so as to enable its early detection and timely management.…”
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Effects of Sliding Speed on Wear Behavior of High-Velocity Oxygen Fuel-Sprayed FeCrMoNiCuBSiC Metallic Glass Coatings by Lei Qiao, Botao Zhou, Ruifeng Li, Taotao Li, Yue Zhao, Xiaoqiang Zhang, Chul-Hee Lee

“…The coating improved the wear resistance of the steel by around 7–9 times at different sliding speeds. As the sliding speed was increased, the wear loss rate of the steel obviously increased, yet the loss rate of the coating decreased first and then increased. …”
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Potential Use of Remote Telesonography as a Transformational Technology in Underresourced and/or Remote Settings by Linping Pian, Lawrence M. Gillman, Paul B. McBeth, Zhengwen Xiao, Chad G. Ball, Michael Blaivas, Douglas R. Hamilton, Andrew W. Kirkpatrick

“…Furthermore, the greater the distance a patient resides from an organized trauma system, the greater the likelihood of an adverse outcome. Delay in timely diagnosis and treatment contributes to this penalty, regardless of whether the inherent barriers are geographic, cultural, or socioeconomic. …”
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MG-63 Cell Proliferation with Static or Dynamic Compressive Stimulation on an Auxetic PLGA Scaffold by Myeong Jin Kim, Hong Jin Choi, Jongman Cho, Jung Bok Lee, Hak-Joon Sung, Jeong Koo Kim

“…Moreover, proliferation rate of the dynamic stimulation group was 1.22 times higher than that of the static group (p<0.01). …”
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Initial bystander response to a simulated out-of-hospital cardiac arrest by Fran Wyffels, Geert Brône, Nathalie Charlier, Peter Iserbyt, Stijn De Beugher, Tessy Boedt, Toon Goedemé

“…Results: The primary outcome was the timing and helping behavior of the layperson. Five of 16 participants noticed the casualty within 40 seconds after collapse and initiated immediate help. …”
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High-pressure hydrothermal synthesis of shape-controlled AuPt nanoflowers with enhanced electro-catalytic properties for methanol oxidation reaction by Yan Liu, Ziyi Li, Zhao Zhang, Haitao Zhang

“…The mass-normalized current densities for MOR in the presence of AuPt NFs was approximately 3.1 and 5.9 times higher than those of Pt NPs and commercial Pt black, respectively. …”
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Plant miRNAs for Improved Gene Regulation in a Wide Range of Human Cancers by Maksym Zoziuk, Vittorio Colizzi, Pavlo Krysenko, Maurizio Mattei, Roberta Bernardini, Fabio Massimo Zanzotto, Stefano Marini, Dmitri Koroliouk

“…It was established that the number of downregulated miRNAs is almost 2.5 times greater than that of upregulated miRNAs. There is no significant correlation between the expression of miRNA and genes, implying many other expression regulation mechanisms exist. …”
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