Interface enhancement mechanism of rolled Mg/Al clad plate with particle interface control by Xiaobao Ma, Peng Li, Tao Wang, Zhongkai Ren, Peng Chen, Jiang Ji

“…The results showed that the pre-bonding between the particles and the substrates through cold-spraying had a significant impact on the bonding strength of the Mg/Al clad plates, and the CS-Both process can increase the average shear strength of the Mg/Al clad plates to 49.24 MPa at a medium reduction rate of 37.5 %, 2.5 times that of the conventional rolling process. The CS-Both process constructed more evident dual microscopic three-dimensional interfaces and promoted more thorough atomic diffusion at the interface through the double-sided cold-spraying process. …”
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Effect of Water Treatment and Immersion in Calcium Salt Solutions on the Quality of Fruits of Peumo Pink Tomato ( Solanum lycopersicum L.) Stored under Cold Conditions by Julio Correa, Asuncion Amoros, Herman Patricio Silva, José Ignacio Covarrubias, Victor Hugo Escalona

“…Fruits were treated in water at 5, 45 and 60ºC at two immersion times of 1 and 4 min or in 2% solutions of calcium chloride, lactate and propionate at 10 and 45ºC for 4 min. …”
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Economic burden of musculoskeletal disorders in Tanzania: results from a community-based survey by Stefan Siebert, Emma McIntosh, Manuela Deidda, Richard Walker, Ping-Hsuan Hsieh, Blandina Mmbaga, Clive Kelly, Kajiru Kilonzo, Eleanor Grieve, Elizabeth F Msoka, Kiula Kiula, Nateiya Yongolo, Sanjura Mandela Biswaro, Stefanie Krauth, Jo Halliday

“…A descriptive analysis of catastrophic expenditure was also conducted.Main outcome measure Healthcare costs, productivity costs and total costs.Results Annual average productivity and healthcare costs were, respectively, 3.5 and 3 times higher for those with likely MSK disorders than controls. …”
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Chromosomal Abnormalities in Miscarriages and Maternal Age: New Insights from the Study of 7118 Cases by Anna A. Pendina, Mikhail I. Krapivin, Olga G. Chiryaeva, Lubov’ I. Petrova, Elizaveta P. Pashkova, Arina V. Golubeva, Andrei V. Tikhonov, Alla S. Koltsova, Ekaterina D. Trusova, Dmitrii A. Staroverov, Andrey S. Glotov, Olesya N. Bespalova, Olga A. Efimova

“…To summarize, despite the increase in the total incidence of chromosomal abnormalities in miscarriages with maternal aging, the rate of change differs for younger and older women, being three times lower in the former than in the latter. Moreover, the proportion of some abnormalities in karyotypically abnormal miscarriages shows a steady growth, whereas the proportion of others becomes increasingly low with maternal aging, most probably due to the age-dependent prevalence of different molecular and cellular defects.…”
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THE POSSIBILITIES OF TREATMENT OF PATIENTS WITH MALIGNANT NEOPLASMS OF THE FEMALE REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM WITH METASTATIC BRAIN LESION by A. M. Zaytsev, E. G. Novikova, O. N. Kirsanova, M. I. Kurzhupov, E. A. Potapova

“…However, over the past 20 years, incidence of secondary brain damage increased 6.5 times. Genital tumor metastasis in the brain is around 5%. …”
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Effects of a foot-ankle strengthening programme on clinical aspects and gait biomechanics in people with knee osteoarthritis: protocol for a randomised controlled trial by Tania F Salvini, Glauko Dantas, Isabel C N Sacco, Ana F dos Santos, Ricky Watari, Alessandra B Matias, Paula R M S Serrao, Henrique Pott-Junior

“…Subjects will be randomly allocated to a control group that will receive no specific foot intervention and will follow treatment recommended by the medical team; or an intervention group that will undergo an 8-week physiotherapist-supervised strengthening programme for extrinsic and intrinsic foot muscles, three times a week. The primary outcome will be the pain domain of the Western Ontario McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index (WOMAC). …”
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Acupuncture treatment of restless legs syndrome: a randomized clinical controlled study protocol based on PET-CT and fMRI by Lin Tang, Na Zhao, Xiaolin Gao, Jinjin Li, Xintong Yu, Ruilong Liang, Chen Xie, Lutong Li, Qianqian Wang, Wenjia Yang

“…Treatment will be given three times per week for 4 consecutive weeks. The primary outcome is the International Restless Legs severity rating scale (IRLSS). …”
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Constructing benzothiadiazole‐based donor‒acceptor covalent organic frameworks for efficient photocatalytic H2 evolution by Yanchang Huang, Bin Gao, Qihang Huang, De‐Li Ma, Hongwei Wu, Cheng Qian

“…Impressively, the photocatalytic H2 production rate of DHU‐COF‐BB reaches 12.80 mmol g−1 h−1 under visible light irradiation (≥420 nm), which was nearly 2.0 and 3.1 times higher than that of DHU‐COF‐BP (6.47 mmol g−1 h−1) and DHU‐COF‐TB (4.06 mmol g−1 h−1), respectively. …”
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Monitoring the Spread of Multidrug-Resistant <i>Escherichia coli</i> Throughout the Broiler Production Cycle by Victor Dellevedove Cruz, Danilo Henrique Rabaçal Alves, Jamile Kellen de Souza, Maísa Fabiana Menck-Costa, Bruno Henrique Dias de Oliva, Ana Angelita Sampaio Baptista, Alexandre Oba, Fabrizio Matté, Kácio Emílio Borges Baierle, Sérgio Paulo Dejato da Rocha, Kelly Cristina Tagliari de Brito, Benito Guimarães de Brito, Gerson Nakazato, Marcio Costa, Renata Katsuko Takayama Kobayashi

“…The use of these antimicrobials increased the likelihood of resistance by over three times and was associated with a 1.5-fold higher probability of multidrug resistance. …”
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Red Stellar Populations and Dust Extinction toward W3 by J. L. Campbell, P. G. Martin, S. Song, M. Rahman, L. Einstein

“…We quantify several dust-to-dust empirical correlations, in particular the IR color excess E ( H − [4.5]) and the optical depth τ _1 of submillimeter dust emission at 1 THz using RGs behind W3, measuring a best fit of $E(H-[4.5])=(1.07\pm 0.04)\times {10}^{3}\,{{\tau }_{1}}_{,{\rm{HOTT}}}+(0.00\pm 0.02)\,{\rm{mag}}$ .…”
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Oversized cells activate global proteasome-mediated protein degradation to maintain cell size homeostasis by Shixuan Liu, Ceryl Tan, Chloe Melo-Gavin, Miriam B Ginzberg, Ron Blutrich, Nish Patel, Michael Rape, Kevin G Mark, Ran Kafri

“…Notably, large G1/S cells exhibit particularly high efficiency in protein degradation, surpassing that of similarly sized or larger cells in S and G2, coinciding with the timing of the most stringent size control in animal cells. …”
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Insights on the Permian tuff beds from the Saint-Affrique Basin (Massif Central, France): an integrated geochemical and geochronological study by Poujol, Marc, Mercuzot, Mathilde, Lopez, Michel, Bourquin, Sylvie, Bruguier, Olivier, Hallot, Erwan, Beccaletto, Laurent

“…This is particularly true for Permian basins from the southern part of the French Massif Central, making it difficult to determine correlations between basins and therefore robust timings and constraints on the environmental and climate events described in these basins, and to compare them with the larger-scale settings. …”
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Screening of Lactic Acid Bacteria Isolated from Fermented Cowpea and Optimization of Biomass Production Conditions by Hong Xu, Danyang Li, Xue Jiang, Qi Pei, Zhengqin Li, Philippe Madjirebaye, Mingyong Xie, Tao Xiong, Zhanggen Liu

“…Under these optimal conditions, <i>Pediococcus pentosaceus</i> NCU006063 exhibited a great viable bacterial count of up to 2.65 × 10¹⁰ CFU/mL, which is 9.71 times higher than that of MRS broth (2.73 × 10⁹ CFU/mL). …”
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Renal impairment and in-hospital adverse renal events in critically ill patients assessed by age-adapted estimated glomerular filtration rate criteria by Chong Zhang, Weiru Liang, Meng Ning, Bin Su, Tingting Guo, Kun Hu, Wei Su, Yi Chen, Wenjin Peng, Yingwu Liu

“…Consequently, active monitoring and timely intervention in younger patients are imperative.…”
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Battery for fall risk assessment in older adult people—BARQ: analysis of reliability and objectivity by Andrea Carmen Guimarães, Brisa D’Louar Costa Maia, Karollyni Bastos Andrade Dantas, Gustavo Costa Santos, Letícia Moreira Américo, Nelzy Aparecida Silva Werner, Lucio Flávio Gomes Ribeiro da Costa, César Augusto da Silva Santos, Estélio Henrique Martin Dantas, Estélio Henrique Martin Dantas

“…BARQ was administered to 136 older adult participants (X̅ = 70.3 ± 7.20 years) by two assessment teams (∝ and β), at three different times, to examine instrument reliability and objectivity. …”
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Effects of Nutrient Salts on Growth Performance of Oocystis borgii by Bin ZHANG, Yuanyou LIN, Baolong YUAN, Xien ZHU, Tiancong CHEN, Yongzhen ZHAO, Naikun SHEN

“…Under the optimal condition, the algal cell density reached 22.07×106 cells/mL, which was 12 times higher than that before optimization (1.74×106 cells/mL).…”
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A qualitative study on general practitioners’ perspectives on late-life depression in Singapore—part II: system- and physician-related factorsResearch in context by Anna Szücs, V Vien Lee, Laurie J. Goldsmith, Alicia H. Ong, Tim J. Hart, Victor W.K. Loh, Monica Lazarus, Choon Kit Leong, Vivien M.E. Lee, Foon Leng Leong, Doris Young, Andrea B. Maier, Jose M. Valderas

“…As the country is stepping up its efforts to promote collaborative care across community mental health and geriatric care, understanding GPs’ current practices when managing late-life depression appears timely. Methods: This qualitative descriptive study explored the perspectives on late-life depression of 28 private GPs practicing in Singapore through online semi-structured group and individual interviews. …”
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Incidence and predictors of respiratory tract infections among birth cohorts in Ethiopia, 2023 by Fekade Demeke Bayou, Mastewal Arefaynie, Anissa Mohammed, Abiyu Abadi Tareke, Awoke Keleb, Natnael Kebede, Yawkal Tsega, Bayu Hailemariam Mersha, Abel Endawkie, Shimels Derso Kebede, Kaleab Mesfin Abera, Eyob Tilahun Abeje, Ermias Bekele Enyew, Chala Daba, Lakew Asmare

“…Similarly, infants born from mothers having prolonged labor (more than 12 h) had one and half times [AHR = 1.48, 95%CI (1.13, 1.93)] increased risk of developing respiratory tract infections as compared to their counterparts. …”
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Older Fallers’ Comprehensive Neuromuscular and Kinematic Alterations in Reactive Balance Control: Indicators of Balance Decline or Compensation? A Pilot Study by Ringo Tang-Long Zhu, Timmi Tim Mei Hung, Freddy Man Hin Lam, Jun-Zhe Li, Yu-Yan Luo, Jingting Sun, Shujun Wang, Christina Zong-Hao Ma

“…<b>Results</b>: Compared to non-fallers, fallers had significantly: (a) smaller activation rate of the ankle dorsiflexor, delayed activation of the hip flexor/extensor, larger activation rate of the knee flexor, and smaller agonist-antagonist co-contraction in lower-limb muscles; (b) larger knee/hip flexion angles, longer ankle dorsiflexion duration, and delayed timing of recovery in joint motions; and (c) earlier downward COM displacements and larger anteroposterior overshooting COM displacements following unpredictable perturbations (<i>p</i> < 0.05). …”
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Silver (Ag) doped graphitic carbon nitride (g-C3N4)/biochar composite photocatalyst for improved photocatalytic degradation of ciprofloxacin (CIP) by Ijlal Idrees, Muhammad Zafar, Malik Adeel Umer, Fahad Rehman, Abdul Razzaq, Seongwan Kim, Yunsook Yang, Woo Young Kim

“…The best sample 0.10-ABCN (with 10 wt% Ag content) exhibits the highest photocatalytic activity i.e. 70 % degradation of CIP (after 4 h of light irradiation), which is 3 times better than the pure GCN sample (25 %). Results from experimentation suggest that the strategy of composite photocatalyst fabrication based on the doping effect and fusing with carbonaceous material improved the photocatalytic efficiency mainly ascribed to improved optical absorbance and efficient charge separation.…”
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