Role of solute elements in Mg-Mg2Ni hydrogen storage alloys: A first-principles calculation study by Min-Seok Yoon, Jae Hur, Seo-Hui Park, Ui-Jong Lee, Guanglong Xu, Hyung-Ki Park, Byeong-Chan Suh, Young Min Kim, Won-Seok Ko

“…The effects of alloying elements on volume changes due to hydrogenation reactions were also obtained to provide additional criteria for the practical use of hydrogen storage alloys. …”
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Exploring the Causal Relationship Between Frailty and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Insights From Bidirectional Mendelian Randomization and Mediation Analysis by Cheng Z, Wu J, Xu C, Yan X

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Individual management and prognostic assessment for long-term outcomes using a novel classification system of craniopharyngiomas: a retrospective study of single institution by Sen Zhang, Bo Xie, Yi He, Xingshu Zhang, Gu Gong, Mingrui Li, Yinhua Chen, Guodong Tang, Chi Zhang, Chaoying Qin, Qing Liu

“…The follow-up data for 59 cases were complete. Tumor volume varied significantly, with the suprasellar-third ventricle type II and ectopic type exhibiting larger volumes (P < 0.05). …”
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Sex-based variations in breath-holding: oxygen storage and diving response among non-divers by Frank Pernett, Erika Schagatay, Erika Schagatay, Pontus Holmström, Pontus Holmström

“…We conducted a study comparing the maximum breath-hold duration, heart rate (HR) reduction, peripheral oxygen saturation (SpO2), and spleen volume and contraction in 37 men and 44 women, all of whom had no prior breath-holding experience. …”
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Influence of trains meeting on the ventilation performance of equipment compartment with independent air duct in high-speed train: numerical and experimental study by Yitong Wu, Wei Zhou, Xifeng Liang, Xinchao Su, Kewei Xu, Yutao Xia, Zhixin Wang, Sinisa Krajnović

“…Compared to the rated air volume of converter, the maximum suppression rates obtained from testing and simulation are – 24.5% and – 16.8%, respectively. …”
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Opening the digital doorway to sexual healthcare: Recommendations from a behaviour change wheel analysis of barriers and facilitators to seeking online sexual health information an... by Julie McLeod, Claudia S Estcourt, Jennifer MacDonald, Jo Gibbs, Melvina Woode Owusu, Fiona Mapp, Nuria Gallego Marquez, Amelia McInnes-Dean, John M Saunders, Ann Blandford, Paul Flowers

“…Barriers included low awareness of and familiarity with online information and support; perceptions that online information and support were unlikely to meet the needs of underserved populations; overwhelming volume of information sources; lack of personal relevancy; chatbots/automated responses; and response wait times. …”
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Systematic Risk Analysis and Mitigation Strategies for Near-Miss Events in Interventional Operating Room Nursing by Ma LY, Shan RF, Lu Y, Cong LY, Gu HY

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Ultrasonographic evaluation of joint involvement in rheumatoid arthritis: Comparison with conventional radiography and correlation with disease activity parameters by Renu Saigal, Laxmikant Goyal, Hariram Maharia, Meenakshi Sharma, Abhishek Agrawal

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Haematobiochemical alterations and lesion characterization induced by haemonchosis in slaughtered sheep at Gondar ELFORA abattoir, Ethiopia by Birhan Anagaw Malede, Mersha Chanie Kebede, Asnakew Mulaw Berihun, Muluken Yayeh Mekonnen, Mohammed Yesuf, Tadegegn Mitiku, Mastewal Birhan, Ambaye Kenubih, Abraham Belete Temesgen

“…The study found significant reductions in hemoglobin, hematocrit, corpuscular volume, hemoglobin, and red blood cell counts in the infected group compared to the non-infected group. …”
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Comparison of the performance of three classification criteria for Behçet's Disease in a single centre cohort from South India by Vishnu S Chandran, Suma Balan

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Genetic analyses identify circulating genes related to brain structures associated with Parkinson’s disease by Zhe Han, Yanping Zhu, Zhenhong Xia, Qing Deng, Hongjie He, Quanting Yin, Hui Zhang, Mudan Yuan, Chunhua Yang, Geng Tian, Jia Mi, Fuyi Xu

“…Using genome-wide association summary statistics, we found in the general population a genetic negative correlation between white matter tract mean diffusivity and PD (-0.17 < Rg < -0.11, p < 0.05), and a positive correlation with intracellular volume fraction (0.12 < Rg < 0.2, p < 0.05). Additionally, 1345 circulating genes causally linked with white matter tract diffusivity were enriched for muscle physiological abnormalities (padj < 0.05). …”
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Perceived Nuisance Caused by Air Pollution on Amateur Endurance Athletes/Exercisers: Development of a Psychometric Scale by George Koskinas, Ilias Mavroidis, Yiannis Giossos

“…On the other hand, there were no significant statistical differences between gender, type of sport, the volume of training, the presence or not of respiratory problems, and smoking. …”
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Deformation of the void space of pores and fractures of carbonates: Comprehensive analysis of core and field data by Dmitriy A. Martyushev, Inna N. Ponomareva, Shadfar Davoodi, Yousef Kazemzadeh, Ali Kadkhodaie, Zhang Tao

“…The effect of reservoir permeability throughout the entire reservoir volume on reservoir pressure was determined. With a decline in reservoir pressure, the permeability of fractures and pores in carbonates decreases. …”
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Synthesis of Cu-BTC Metal-Organic Framework for CO2 Capture via Solvent-free Method: Effect of Metal Precursor and Molar Ratio by Pui San Ho, Kok Chung Chong, Soon Onn Lai, Sze Sin Lee, Woei Jye Lau, Shih-Yuan Lu, Boon Seng Ooi

“…Among the samples synthesized at different mole ratios, the Cu-BTC sample with the Cu to BTC mole ratio of 1.5:1 showed the highest BET surface area and the most significant pore volume of 1044 m2 g−1 and 0.62 cm3 g−1, respectively. …”
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Analysis of retinal sublayers in patients with systemic COVID-19 illness with varying degrees of severity by Mohammad Reza Talebnejad, Mohammad Reza Badie, Hossein Shahriari, M. Hossein Nowroozzadeh

“…However, the outer plexiform layer (OPL) was the only retinal sublayer that demonstrated a significant difference in 6-mm volume across the groups, with volumes of 0.832 μm3 in controls, 0.822 μm³ in the outpatients, 0.814 μm³ in ward-admitted patients, and 0.785 μm³ in ICU-admitted cases (P = 0.006). …”
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Compliance with maternal HIV retesting for pregnant women attending care in selected health facilities in Namutumba district, Uganda by Shafik Malende, Edward Buzigi, Esther Bayiga

“…Conclusions HIV retesting in Namutumba district's high-volume health facilities was below the recommended 100% needed to eliminate mother-to-child transmission. …”
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Experimental Study on MICP Aqueous Solution under the Action of Different Organic Substrates by Huai-miao Zheng, Ling-ling Wu, Kai-wen Tong, Lin Hu, Qing Yu, Gui-cheng He, Zhi-jun Zhang

“…In order to improve the quality of calcium carbonate formation in the MICP process, egg white protein with a volume fraction of 20%, bovine serum albumin with a mass fraction of 0.3%, sucrose with a mass fraction of 5%, bamboo leaves with a mass concentration of 25 g/L, and bamboo leaf-magnesium chloride (Mg2+/Ca2+=4:1) were added during the experiment of different groups of MICP solutions. …”
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The effectiveness of ERCP in managing preoperative complications of choledochal cysts in children and its role in facilitating early surgical intervention by Tian Zhang, Wenjie Wu, Yijun Shu, Hao Weng, Mingzhe Weng, Ying Zhou, Xuefeng Wang

“…There was no significant difference in primary outcomes, such as surgical duration, rate of minimally invasive surgery, conversion to open surgery, intraoperative bleeding volume, intraoperative blood transfusion, postoperative complications, or average length of hospital stay, between the early surgery group (≤2 weeks) and the late surgery group (&gt;2 weeks).ConclusionsERCP was proved to be a safe and effective intervention for alleviating preoperative complications in pediatric patients with choledochal cyst. …”
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Study of Ventilation Strategies in a Passenger Aircraft Cabin Using Numerical Simulation by S. M. Abdul Khader, John Valerian Corda, Kevin Amith Mathias, Gowrava Shenoy, Kamarul Arifin bin Ahmad, Augustine V. Barboza, Sevagur Ganesh Kamath, Mohammad Zuber

“…The SIMPLE algorithm and a second-order upwind finite volume method were used to model airflow and droplet dynamics. …”
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Etiology, Risk Factors, and Antimicrobial Resistance in Recurrent Pyogenic Liver Abscesses: A Six-Year Analysis by Cui J, Liu Y, Fu H, Cui M, Li J, Bai Z, Li J

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