Rate and predictors of response to glucocorticoid therapy in patients of takayasu arteritis at a tertiary level hospital of Bangladesh: A longitudinal study by Farzana Shumy, Ahmad Mursel Anam, Minhaj Rahim Choudhury, Md Abu Shahin, Syed Atiqul Haq, Md Zahid Amin, Sumayia Minhaj

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A study of the effect of Mn on the precipitation and phase transition of nanoscale Cu-rich phase in Fe–Cu alloys by phase-field method by Mingguang Wei, Tongguang Zhai, Yong Xu, Yingming Tu, Haisheng Han

“…The increase in Mn content in the alloy promoted the nucleation of the Cu-rich phase, resulting in an increase in the number density and volume fraction of the Cu-rich precipitates, while inhibiting the growth and coarsening of the Cu-rich phase. …”
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A Numerical Analysis Research on Earlier Behavior of Molten Droplet Covered with Vapor Film at the Stage of Triggering and Propagation in Steam Explosion by Mingjun Zhong, Yankai Li, Meng Lin, Minghao Yuan, Yanhua Yang

“…In this paper, a multiphase code with the volume of fluid (VOF) method is used to simulate the earlier behavior of droplet when vapor film exits. …”
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The Anthelmintic Activity of Ethanol Extract of Basil Leaves (Ocimum americanum Linn.) Againt Haemonchus contortus Death in Vitro by Rari Noviana, Chairul Anwar Nidom, Agus Sunarso, Setiawan Koesdarto, Sri Mumpuni Sosiawati, Iwan Sahrial Hamid

“…Sediaan ekstrak dibuat dengan konsentrasi (berat/volume) 2,5%, 5%, 7,5%, dan 10%. Untuk kontrol positif digunakan PBS dan DMSO sedangkan untuk kontrol negatif digunakan Albendazole 10 mg/ml. …”
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Relevance of Preoperative Vessel Mapping and Early Postoperative Ultrasonography in Predicting Arteriovenous Fistula Failure in Chronic Kidney Disease Patients by Shikhar Gupta, Mehtab Ahmed, Sayema, Azam Haseen, Saif Quaiser

“…Postoperatively, ultrasound examinations were conducted on day 7 and at 6 weeks to evaluate fistula blood volume and detect any complications. Results: A significant association between fistula failure and cephalic vein diameter, brachial artery diameter, intimal vessel wall calcification, and comorbid conditions like diabetes mellitus was observed. …”
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The Role of Natriuretic Peptides for the Diagnosis of Left Ventricular Dysfunction by Alberto Palazzuoli, Matteo Beltrami, Gaetano Ruocco, Marco Pellegrini, Ranuccio Nuti

“…NPs are released following any cardiac haemodynamic stress due to volume or pressure overload and should be considered as a mirror of cardiac condition helping in recognizing patients with poor outcome. …”
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Improvement of the Survival of Human Autologous Fat Transplantation by Adipose-Derived Stem-Cells-Assisted Lipotransfer Combined with bFGF by Aimei Jiang, Ming Li, Wenjing Duan, Yilong Dong, Yanmei Wang

“…Our findings demonstrated that mixture with the ASCs significantly increased the weight and volume of the fat grafts compared to control grafts, and histological analysis revealed that both ASCs and ASCs plus bFGF grafts consisted predominantly of adipose tissue and had significantly less fibrosis but greater microvascular density compared with control and also grafts mixed with ASCs had a high expression of angiogenic factors. …”
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Arthroscopic Treatment for Primary Septic Arthritis of the Hip in Adults by Jörg Hartmut Schröder, David Krüger, Carsten Perka, Martin Hufeland

“…Surgical treatment consisted of immediate arthroscopic lavage using 4 portals for debridement, high-volume irrigation, partial synovectomy, and drainage. …”
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PegasosQSVM: A Quantum Machine Learning Approach for Accurate Fake News Detection by Mehdi Khalil, Chi Zhang, Zhiwei Ye, Peng Zhang

“…Traditional machine learning approaches have limitations in handling the ever-increasing volume and complexity of data. This research explores quantum machine learning for fake news classification by proposing Pegasos Quantum Support Vector Machines, a novel algorithm combining Pegasos Support Vector Machines with quantum kernels, and advanced data encoding. …”
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Public-Private Partnership as a Model of Public Infrastructure Development by A. S. Bednyakov

“…Therefore, it does not have enough impact on economic development. Despite the large volume of research on PPP, there are few comparative studies of PPP development in countries at different levels of socio-economic development. …”
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Motorcycle parking building layout design at Nusa Putra University by Fauziah Syifa, Agung Abdullah Anugrah, Gomes Tarisa, Damas Permadi Dio, Sukmayu Saputri Utamy, Hidayat Muhammad

“…The increase in educational activities and infrastructure at universities often leads to a rise in vehicle volume on campuses in Indonesia. This study aims to gather information on the characteristics and parking space needs at Nusa Putra University, predict parking space needs for the next 5 years, and determine effective parking building layout designs at Nusa Putra University. …”
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Gut microbiota dysbiosis, sarcopenia, osteoporosis and osteosarcopenia in older people: A systematic review protocol. by Nailton José Neto, Mário Duarte Brito, Cristiano Dos Santos Gomes, Luana Caroline de Assunção Cortez Corrêa, Gerlane Coelho Bernardo Guerra, Ricardo Oliveira Guerra

“…<h4>Introduction</h4>Sarcopenia and Osteoporosis are two prevalent conditions in the older population and are defined by low strength, muscle quality/volume and low Bone Mineral Density, respectively. …”
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Determination of Fatty Acid Metabolism with Dynamic [C]Palmitate Positron Emission Tomography of Mouse Heart In Vivo by Yinlin Li, Tao Huang, Xinyue Zhang, Min Zhong, Natalie N. Walker, Jiang He, Stuart S. Berr, Susanna R. Keller, Bijoy K. Kundu

“…The goal of this study was to establish a quantitative method for measuring fatty acid (FA) metabolism with partial volume (PV) and spill-over (SP) corrections using dynamic [ 11 C]palmitate positron emission tomographic (PET) images of mouse heart in vivo. …”
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A numerical study on the wave loading on offshore structures of different cross-sectional geometries under the action of regular waves by Guilherme Fuhrmeister Vargas, Bruno Alvarez Scapin

“…The open-source computational code OpenFOAM v. 4.1 was applied in the considered cases, along with the OlaFlow extension, considering the application of a structured mesh, the VOF (Volume of Fluid) methodology for representing the free surface, and the turbulence modeling according to Reynolds averaged equations (RANS). …”
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Multidimensional Dynamics and Forecast Models of Network Public Opinions Based on the Fusion of Smart Transportation and Big Data by Guojun Sheng, Yi Guan

“…With the increase of the world’s population, the means of transportation and vehicles that adapt to the times are still difficult to cope with the increase in traffic volume. The traffic problem can be said to be a worldwide problem. …”
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Financing innovative economic development in Sub-Saharan Africa: the role of mobile payment systems by T. F. Alhassan, A. J. Kouadio

“…However, the continuous development of electronic payment systems, especially mobile payment in sub-Saharan Africa has brought about a rise in volume of cashless transactions, thereby reducing the use of cash for payment. …”
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Separation of Spherical Nanosilica from Agricultural Wastes in Vietnam via Ultrasonic-Assisted Precipitation and Application for Effective Removal of Methylene Blue from Aqueous So... by Nguyen Duc Vu Quyen, Tran Ngoc Tuyen, Dinh Quang Khieu, Ho Van Minh Hai, Dang Xuan Tin, Bui Thi Hoang Diem, Le Van Thanh Son, Nguyen Thi Kieu Diem, Le Thi Nguyet, Bui Thi Thuy, Ho Thi Thuy Dung

“…The role of the NH4OH : ethanol volume ratio is demonstrated. The obtained nanosilica is characterized by modern methods including X-ray diffraction (XRD), energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDS), infrared spectroscopy (IR), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and nitrogen adsorption/desorption isotherms (BET). …”
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Numerical and Physical Modeling of Steel Flow Behavior in the Two Strand Tundish During Nonconventional Pouring Conditions by A. Cwudziński, B. Bul'ko, P. Demeter

“…Tundish is a flow reactors, hence there is a strong correlation between its flow control devices such as dam, subflux flow controller, gas permeable barrier or advanced ladle shroud equipped, its shape of the internal working volume and the number of outlets visible in the formation of individual hydrodynamic structures. …”
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A python approach for prediction of physicochemical properties of anti-arrhythmia drugs using topological descriptors by Huiling Qin, Mudassar Rehman, Muhammad Farhan Hanif, Muhammad Yousaf Bhatti, Muhammad Kamran Siddiqui, Mohamed Abubakar Fiidow

“…To address this, we applied machine learning techniques, specifically linear regression models combined with K-fold cross-validation, to predict critical properties such as Density, Boiling Point, Flash Point, Bioconcentration Factor (BCF), Organic Carbon Partition Coefficient (KOC), Polarizability, and Molar Volume. The models were developed using data from ten anti-arrhythmic drugs ( $$D_1$$ to $$D_{10}$$ ). …”
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Effect Observation of Diaphragm Release Technique Combined with Inspiratory Muscle Training on Pulmonary Function of Stroke Patients by Linlin LI, Shijie HAO, Wanhong WANG, Mengting XU, Tianwei LOU, Jianpeng ZOU, Hongyan BI, Chao SUN, Guoming CHEN

“…Pulmonary function was tested before and after treatment, including forced vital capacity (FVC), forced expiratory volume in the first second (FEV₁), maximal voluntary ventilation (MVV), maximal inspiratory pressure (MIP), peak of inspiratory flow (PIF).Results:After 12 weeks of training, FVC, FEV₁, MVV, MIP, PIF both in the combined training group and the inspiratory muscle training group were significantly improved compared with those in the control group (<italic>P</italic>&lt;0.05). …”
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