Experimental Study of 2-Ethylhexyl Nitrate Effects on Engine Performance and Exhaust Emissions of Diesel Engine Fueled with Diesel–2-Methylfuran Blends by Balla M. Ahmed, Maji Luo, Hassan A. M. Elbadawi, Nasreldin M. Mahmoud, Pang-Chieh Sui

“…This study investigates the effect of adding 2-ethylhexyl nitrate (2-EHN), a cetane enhancer, to the M30 blend (30% 2-MF by volume), on combustion characteristics and exhaust emissions. …”
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Unveiling the Effect of Age and IgE Level on Alopecia Areata: Insights from Comparative RNAseq Analysis by Liu H, Yang S, Xian H, Liu Y, Zhang Y, Chen Y, Xu Y, Liu J, Yang B, Luo Y

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Morphological Neuroimaging Biomarkers for Tinnitus: Evidence Obtained by Applying Machine Learning by Yawen Liu, Haijun Niu, Jianming Zhu, Pengfei Zhao, Hongxia Yin, Heyu Ding, Shusheng Gong, Zhenghan Yang, Han Lv, Zhenchang Wang

“…For each subject, the gray matter volume of 61 brain regions was extracted as an original feature pool. …”
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Implementing Cancer Pain Management Training for Pharmacists Using the Kirkpatrick Evaluation Model by Liu Y, Peng Y, Zhu B, Xia Z, Yuan Y, Zhang F

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Defining the sensitivity of cosmic ray muons to groundwater storage changes by Tramontini, Matías, Rosas-Carbajal, Marina, Zyserman, Fabio Iván,  Longuevergne, Laurent, Nussbaum, Christophe, Marteau, Jacques

“…Since we only observe significant changes in a particular region of the whole volume scanned by our detector, we analyze in detail the role of the geometrical setup in the sensitivity of muography to groundwater variations. …”
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Research Progress on the Brain Effect Mechanism of Tai Chi Chuan Training by WANG Yajun, XU Shurui, LIU Jiao

“…In addition, other studies showed that long-term Tai Chi Chuan training not only had plasticity changes on brain functional network, but also had plasticity changes on the volume of brain gray matter and white matter morphology. …”
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Impact of Hyperglycemia on Tear Film and Meibomian Gland Dysfunction: A Cross-Sectional Study by Meng F, Zhou Y, Bao T, Pang Y, Shao Q, Wang L, Zhao J, Li W, Xu H, Yang Y, Zhang B

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Hemodynamic Evaluation of Nonselective β-Blockers in Patients with Cirrhosis and Refractory Ascites by Alberto Ferrarese, Valerie Tikhonoff, Edoardo Casiglia, Paolo Angeli, Silvano Fasolato, Diego Faggian, Alberto Zanetto, Giacomo Germani, Francesco Paolo Russo, Patrizia Burra, Marco Senzolo

“…To prospectively evaluate a hemodynamic response to NSBB in cirrhotics listed for liver transplantation with refractory ascites undergoing large volume paracentesis (LVP). Methods. Patients with cirrhosis and refractory ascites, with an indication to start NSBB in primary prophylaxis for variceal bleeding, were enrolled. …”
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Analysis of Factors Related to Pulmonary Nodules in Patients With Fatty Liver: A Large-Scale Cohort Study Based on a Physical Examination Population by Qin Y, Huang X, Lin J, Pan L, Liang Q, Li W

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A Rare Case of Metachronous Clear Cell Ovarian Carcinoma and Thyroid Carcinoma: Clinical and Pathological Insights by Ridwan S, Harsono AB, Suardi D, Kurniadi A, Mantilidewi KI, Hidayat YM

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Clinical Evaluation of Faricimab in Real-World Diabetic Macular Edema in India- A Multicenter Observational Study by Chakraborty D, Das S, Maiti A, Sinha TK, Das A, Sheth J, Boral SK, Mondal S, Nandi K

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Simulation of Flow Around a Finite Rectangular Prism: Influence of Mesh, Model, and Subgrid Length Scale by Xutong Zhang, Maxime Savoie, Mark K. Quinn, Ben Parslew, Alistair Revell

“…The shear-layer-adapted (SLA) subgrid length scale (<inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><msub><mo>Δ</mo><mi>SLA</mi></msub></semantics></math></inline-formula>) displayed consistently superior performance compared to the more widely used length scale based on local cell volume, particularly for moderate mesh resolutions commonly employed in industrial settings with limited resources. …”
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Implications of the Improvement in Atmospheric Fine Particles: A Case Study of COVID-19 Pandemic in Northern Taiwan by Chuan-Hsiu Huang, Yi-Ru Ko, Tzu-Chi Lin, Yu-Hsiang Cheng, Yu-Cheng Chen, Yu-Chieh Ting

“…This implied that secondary traffic-related aerosols could be easily controlled when traffic volume declined, while primary traffic source needs more efforts in the future, especially for the reduction of carbonaceous matter. …”
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Assessment of the Impact of Different Types and Intensities of Physical Exercise on the Quality of Life of Patients with Alzheimer’s Disease: A Literature Review by Katarzyna Barabasz, Paulina Więcławek, Piotr Juda, Patrycja Kłaptocz, Katarzyna Łukoś-Karcz, Dominik Bańkowski, Gabriela Pabian, Karol Musiał, Kamil Bielak

“…Results Moderate-intensity aerobic and combined exercises improve memory and executive functions, while resistance training increases hippocampal volume, supporting spatial memory. High-intensity exercises boost BDNF levels, and moderate-intensity exercises reduce neurodegenerative biomarkers and improve ADL.   …”
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Novel strategy to control the elevated drizzle scale in chemical EOR pilot with unfavorable harsh environment of sandstone reservoir by Mohammad Yunus Khan

“…An extended soften-water pre-flush phase (over-flush) was considered as 7-pore-volume injection (PVI) to avoid the anticipated drizzle scaling risk. …”
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Network Pharmacology Combined With Metabolomics Reveals the Mechanism of Yangxuerongjin Pill Against Type 2 Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy in Rats by Jin R, Pei H, Yue F, Zhang X, Zhang Z, Xu Y, Li J

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Heating water using the hot air of condensers and tubes-and-fins heat exchangers – Thermodynamic modeling and parametric study with economic and environmental insights by Ahmad Al Takash, Jalal Faraj, Sary Awad, Hicham El Hage, Mahmoud Khaled

“…Advances in this area are still needed due to the high amount of heat released from the condensers versus the low effectiveness of and high volume of the heat recovery medium. As compact and high effectiveness heat exchangers, tubes and fins heat exchangers constitute a potential candidate to overcome the concerns. …”
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Chronic effects of school physical activity on cognitive performance in youngs: a systematic review protocol by Fernando William Flores Silva, Ricardo Martins, Rochelle Rocha Costa, Carlos Cristi-Montero, Júlio Brugnara Mello

“…Intervention time, frequencies, intensity, volume, session time, and intervention type will be extracted for meta regression analysis. …”
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Effects of floodplain decoupling on taxonomic and functional diversity of terrestrial floodplain organisms by Franziska Wenskus, Christian Hecht, Daniel Hering, Kathrin Januschke, Georg Rieland, Andrea Rumm, Mathias Scholz, Arnd Weber, Peter Horchler

“…Functional richness, i.e., the volume of multidimensional trait space occupied by a community, decreased in the decoupled floodplain section for all three organism groups. …”
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Predictive Clinical Factors of Pain-Related Quality of Recovery Following Elective Gastrointestinal and Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Surgery: An Observational Study in Norway by Bergestuen L, Hagen M, Kisa S

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