Urotensin-II: More Than a Mediator for Kidney by Ayşe Balat, Mithat Büyükçelik

“…Although both hU-II and its receptor, GPR14, are detected in several tissues, kidney is a major source of U-II in humans. …”
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Classification criteria for coal bursting liability based on portable Leeb hardness testing by Yixin ZHAO, Zhe YANG, Ronghuan XIE, Tao WANG, Liangchen ZHAO

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Preparation of Straw Biochar by Solid Phase Activation and Its Deodorization Performance Ｒesearch by LI You-jing, LI Fen, YANG Ying, GE Bao-cai, MENG Fan-zhu

“…To solve the waste of biomass resources and the accumulation of by-product charcoal in the process of biomass pyrolysis. …”
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A review on renewable energy: Conversion and utilization of biomass by Xinping Yang, Yongjia Zhang, Peiliang Sun, Chong Peng

“…To achieve sustainable production of fuels and chemicals, biomass resources provide a rich repository for carbon‐neutral, green renewable energy, and organic carbon. …”
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Utilization of Date palm (Phoenix dactylifera L.) wastes for bioethanol production using Pichia kudriavzevii strains by Folake T. Afolabi, Ibukun E. Ola

“…Moreover, the Pichia kudriavzevii strains could be recommended for bioethanol production at 30 % inoculum size, on using sucrose as a carbon source and yeast extract as a nitrogen source. On using the Fourier-Transform Infrared (FTI) spectroscopy, the detected functional group of the produced bioethanol was O-H group. …”
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Improving older people’s experiences and safety at transitions of care: the PACT mixed-methods study including RCT by Jenni Murray, Ruth Baxter, Jane O’Hara, Laura Sheard, Catherine Hewitt, Natasha Hardicre, Charles Vincent, Eirini Oikonomou, Gerry Richardson, Rosie Shannon, Kalpita Baird, Stephen Brealey, Robbie Foy, Laura Mandefield, Sarah Hampton, Ed Breckin, Lubena Mirza, Alfredo Palacios, Sally Moore, Jayne Marran, Jacqui Elliot, Jane Schofield, Alison Cracknell, Beth Woods, Sarah Cockayne, Thomas Mills, Yvonne Birks, Olivia Joseph, Rebecca Lawton

“…Work package 4: Development and refinement of a care transitions intervention Intervention development Functional resonance analysis method was used to model the transition process. …”
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Investigation on the interaction force measurement between bubble and particle in flotation based on resistance strain cantilever beam by Xibing REN, Lijuan SUN, Qinshan LIU, Yulong CHENG, Xiahui GUI, Yaowen XING

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Identification and characterization of gene networks and key genes related to the high-yield production of milk in high-yield cows using meta-analysis of microarray data by Mahdi Rahmatzadeh, Reza Shokri-Gharelo, Morteza Derakhti-Dizaji, Asghar Bazzaz, Bizhan Mahmoudi

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Development of a clinical decision support tool for Primary care Management of lower Urinary tract Symptoms in men: the PriMUS study by Adrian Edwards, Ridhi Agarwal, Janine Bates, Alison Bray, Sarah Milosevic, Emma Thomas-Jones, Michael Drinnan, Marcus Drake, Peter Michell, Bethan Pell, Haroon Ahmed, Natalie Joseph-Williams, Kerenza Hood, Yemisi Takwoingi, Chris Harding

“…Main outcome measures The primary outcome was diagnostic model sensitivity and specificity for detecting bladder outlet obstruction, detrusor underactivity and detrusor overactivity, with 75.0% considered minimum clinically useful performance. …”
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Characterization of hydrogeological units and hydrodynamics of a section of the aquifer system in the city of Cartago, Costa Rica by Ramírez-Granados Pablo Ignacio

“…The study focuses on the hydrogeological characterization of the aquifer system in the central sector of Cartago, Costa Rica. This area was selected due to its significant urbanization and agricultural activities, both of which heavily depend on groundwater resources. …”
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Analyzing Hospital Services Quality Using a Hybrid Approach: Evidence from Information Technology by Farshid Jahanshahee Nezhad, Ali Zamani Babgohari, Mohammadreza Taghizadeh-Yazdi

“…The statistical population of the study consisted of patients of the hospital and due to the difficulty of access to the patient, a limited sample of 50 patients was selected. After collecting data, the identified needs were classified into three categories called basic, functional, and motivational using the Kano model, and 7 needs were set as basic needs. …”
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Assessing Differences and Implications of Two Methods for Calculating Outcomes in the Lower Quarter Y-Balance Test by Natalia Sokulska, Bartosz Zając, Paulina Katarzyna Gaj

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Challenges and opportunities in adolescent intellectual disability care and rehabilitation by Rakgadi G. Malapela

“…Care and rehabilitation services are needed to improve this population’s normal functioning but have been scarce or non-existent in most communities. …”
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Water crisis in hospitals: challenges, and recommendations– a qualitative study in Iran by Ahmad Kameli, Kazem Naddafi, Reza Saeedi, Mohammad Javad Hosseinzadeh-Attar, Abbas Ostadtaghizadeh

“…Abstract Introduction Reliable access to water is essential for hospitals to function effectively. Water shortage can disrupt critical hospital operations. …”
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Collagen-based porous aerogel with high adsorption, excellent antibacterial properties, and structural stability for specific uranium capture in seawater by Taotao Qiang, Tian Wang, Xiaonan Ruan, Xiancheng Zhang, Ruilong Li, Longfang Ren

“…Abstract Uranium plays a pivotal role in nuclear energy production, and extracting it from seawater offers a promising solution to alleviate shortages in land-based uranium resources. However, the marine environment with ultra-low uranium concentrations, high salinity, and microbial activity poses significant extraction challenges, compounded by selectivity and cost limitations in current methods. …”
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Efficacy of Trikafta (ELX/TEZ/IVA) & Symdeko (TEZ/IVA) in Treating Cystic Fibrosis with F508del Allele: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis by Kainat Hussain, Sonali Karhana, Aakriti Garg, Mohd Ashif Khan

“…An extensive search of relevant literature was conducted using online resources, namely, PubMed, ScienceDirect, and Google Scholar. …”
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Development and validation of liquid–liquid phase separation-associated prognostic biomarkers in gastric cancer by Donghui Liu, Mingzhu Liu, Juan Du

“…Abstract Objective Liquid–liquid phase separation (LLPS) is the membrane-less formation of functional assemblies from specific molecules. It plays a key role in tumor growth by governing gene expression. …”
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Comparative Evaluation of Clear Twin Block and Conventional Twin Block in the Correction of Skeletal Class II Malocclusion: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Shubhangi Amit Mani, Vinaya Kumar Kulkarni, Dhananjay Gandage, Vikranth Omprakash Shetty, Sourabh Ramesh Joshi, Vandana Tripathi

“…The study followed Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses guidelines, and it was registered under PROSPERO. Studies were selected using Population, Intervention, Comparison, Outcomes, and Study (PICOS) criteria and electronic data resources such as Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, MEDLINE, Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ), and PubMed. …”
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Operational strategy, capabilities, and successfully accomplishing business strategy by Ayman Sadik Al Najjar, Mahmoud Salameh Qandeel

“…This study investigates the vital role of corporations’ operational capabilities, which involve resources, competencies, and processes, in attaining the business’s strategic goals for profitability and sustainability. …”
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Efficient Schemes for Optimizing Load Balancing and Communication Cost in Edge Computing Networks by Efthymios Oikonomou, Angelos Rouskas

“…However, the placement of edge servers should match the level of demand for computing resources and the location of user load. Thus, it is necessary to devise schemes that select the most appropriate access nodes to host computing services and associate every remaining access node with the most proper service node to ensure optimal service delivery. …”
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