Assessing Causality Between Plasma Brain‐Derived Neurotrophic Factor With Major Depression Disorder: A Bidirectional Mendelian Randomization Study by Ming Chen, Hao‐Zhang Huang, Yi‐Hui Liu, Qiang Li, Lin‐Yan Fu, Cai‐Lan Hou

“…In a subsequent phase, we analyzed MDD data from FinnGen (N = 448,069) with plasma BDNF data from three additional GWAS sources: UK Biobank (N = 33,924), deCODE (N = 35,353), and INTERVAL (N = 3301). …”
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Understanding Hip Pain Through Social Media: An Initial Overview of an International Web-Based Survey by John M. Gaddis, BS, Erika Shults, MS, Bretton Laboret, BS, Ryan Bialaszewski, BS, Katerina Wells, MD, MPH, Charles South, PhD, Joel E. Wells, MD, MPH

“…Conclusions: This study demonstrates the feasibility of utilizing social media for a comprehensive web-based survey to gather patient-reported outcomes from individuals with various sources of hip pain internationally.…”
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Above-mJ optical parametric chirped pulse amplifier at 3 μm for laser-driven coherent soft x-ray generation beyond the water window by Pritha Dey, Lutz Ehrentraut, Johannes Tümmler, Matthias Schnürer, Stefan Eisebitt

“…This technology has paved the path toward tabletop coherent soft x-ray (SXR) sources in recent years. Commercial availability of high-power Yb:YAG lasers as the pump lasers has enabled OPCPA to generate high-energy femtosecond mid-IR pulses at a high repetition rate. …”
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Identification of microbial exopolymer producers in sandy and muddy intertidal sediments by compound-specific isotope analysis by Hubas, Cédric, Gaubert-Boussarie, Julie, D’Hondt, An-Sofie, Jesus, Bruno, Lamy, Dominique, Meleder, Vona, Prins, Antoine, Rosa, Philippe, Stock, Willem, Sabbe, Koen

“…The main difference observed was in how epipelic and epipsammic diatoms affected the chemistry of EPS, which had significant implications for the growth of bacteria specialized in utilizing EPS. These differences were likely linked to variations in the functioning of epipelic and epipsammic communities, specifically in how EPS was used either for motility or for cell attachment. …”
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Assisted Egg White Biogenic Synthesis for Elaboration of ZnO Nanoparticles by Elena Andreea Vijan, Ecaterina Magdalena Modan, Sorin Georgian Moga, Denis Aurelian Negrea, Adriana-Gabriela Schiopu, Mihai Oproescu, Daniela Istrate

“…The synthesis process utilized egg white from different sources (commercially raised hens, home-raised hens, and ducks) and varying zinc nitrate concentrations (1M and 2M) to evaluate their influence on nanoparticle morphology and size. …”
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Understanding ecohydrology and biodiversity in aquatic nature-based solutions in urban streams and ponds through an integrative multi-tracer approach by M. M. Warter, D. Tetzlaff, D. Tetzlaff, D. Tetzlaff, C. Soulsby, C. Soulsby, C. Soulsby, T. Goldhammer, D. Gebler, K. Vierikko, M. T. Monaghan, M. T. Monaghan

“…Our findings emphasize the utility of integrated tracer approaches to explore the interface between ecology and hydrology and provide insights into the ecohydrologic functioning of aquaNBSs and their potential limitations. …”
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Characteristics of B, Zn and Se in stream sediments of Tanzania and their agricultural applications: Based on 1:1000000 geochemical survey by Kang-kang Xu, Hong-wei Sun, Wei Xie, Fu-qing He, Xiao-yang Liu, Kai Sun, Sheng-fei He, Xing-yuan Wu, Peng-hui Gong, Godfrey Machumu

“…Tanzania is located in eastern Africa with a predominantly agricultural ecomomy, the potential for developing and utilizing cultivated land are promising, but scientific guidance is required. …”
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Natural pigments: innovative extraction technologies and their potential application in health and food industries by Ayu Masyita, Gemala Hardinasinta, Ayun Dwi Astuti, Firdayani Firdayani, Dian Mayasari, Aki Hori, Ira Nur Ainun Nisha, Firzan Nainu, Takayuki Kuraishi

“…Natural pigments, or natural colorants, are frequently utilized in the food industry due to their diverse functional and nutritional attributes. …”
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DESIGNING A SUSTAINABLE SOCIAL PROTECTION SYSTEM IN UKRAINE: A COMPREHENSIVE EVALUATION by Анжела Ігнатюк, Мартіна Раштіцова, Наталія Приказюк, Антоніна Шолойко, Наталія Ткаленко, Наталія Версаль

“…The goal of this research is to evaluate the social protection system of Ukraine and to make recommendations to fill the gaps in its functioning. The evaluation of Ukraine's social protection system utilized the Core Diagnostic Instrument (CODI tool) from the Inter-Agency Social Protection Assessments to the extent possible, given the constraints posed by limited information availability. …”
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Unveiling Theranostics: Nanocomplex-Assisted Photodynamic Eradication of Aggressive Cancer Cells and Modulation of Tumor-Associated Macrophages by Butkute A, Kazlauske E, Mlynska A, Peciukaityte E, Karabanovas V, Rotomskis R, Steponkiene S

“…Austeja Butkute,1,2,* Evelina Kazlauske,3,4,* Agata Mlynska,1,4 Emile Peciukaityte,3 Vitalijus Karabanovas,3,4 Ricardas Rotomskis,3,5 Simona Steponkiene3 1Laboratory of Immunology, National Cancer Institute, Vilnius, Lithuania; 2Life Science Center, Vilnius University, Vilnius, Lithuania; 3Biomedical Physics Laboratory of National Cancer Institute, Vilnius, Lithuania; 4Department of Chemistry and Bioengineering, Vilnius Gediminas Technical University, Vilnius, Lithuania; 5Biophotonics Group of Laser Research Center, Vilnius University, Vilnius, Lithuania*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Simona Steponkiene, Biomedical Physics Laboratory of National Cancer Institute Vilnius, Vilnius, Lithuania, Email simona.steponkiene@nvi.ltBackground: Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is a promising tool that utilizes photosensitizers (PS) for two functions: cancer imaging by fluorescence (diagnostics), and treatment by the generation of reactive oxygen species (therapy). …”
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Analyzing the Nature of Apparent Authority in Islamic Jurisprudence and Iranian Law by Hamid Reza Habibi, Behzad Pourseyyed

“…The shared legislative source of both rules, harmonizing apparent authority with foundational Islamic legal principles.     …”
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The Role of Heat in the Lifestyle of the People of Iran during the Safavid Era by Javad Alipoor silab

“…Although studying the role of environmental elements from a historical perspective is challenging due to the nature of the historical sources available, a detailed examination of these sources, along with the use of medical resources, reveals different aspects of how heat influenced life and social behaviors in Safavid Iran. …”
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Taguchi Method-Based Synthesis of a Circular Antenna Array for Enhanced IoT Applications by Wided Amara, Ramzi Kheder, Ridha Ghayoula, Issam El Gmati, Amor Smida, Jaouhar Fattahi, Lassaad Latrach

“…To address this limitation, the synthesis method utilizing the Taguchi approach, originally designed for linear arrays, can be effectively extended to two-dimensional or planar antenna arrays. …”
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Experimental determination and theoretical calculation for CO2 liquid-solid phase equilibrium in PLNG by Zihe LI, Jianlu ZHU, Qing MIAO, Feng YAN, Xin OUYANG, Chaofei NIE, Hui HAN, Yuxing LI

“…Methods A novel liquid-solid phase equilibrium test setup was designed and built with visualization and continuous sampling functions. This setup was employed to experimentally determine the liquid-solid phase equilibrium of carbon dioxide. …”
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Novel dihydroxybenzohydrazide grafted deoxycellulose for efficient removal of anionic food colorants and hexavalent chromium from wastewater by Magda A. Akl, Azza A. H. Fahim, El-Sayed R. H. El-Gharkawy

“…Ultimately, this study demonstrates that the fast-responsive CELL@HBH adsorbent can be effectively utilized to eliminate E122, E124, and Cr(VI) from a wide range of real water sources. …”
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Comparing the Effectiveness of Self-Compassion and Mindfulness Therapies on Affection Control of Poor Parenting Adolescents by Zahra EffatDoost Sani, Mohammad Reza Zarbakhsh Bahri, Alireza Homayuni

“…Epsilon modification was applied, and Greenhouse Geisser statistics was utilized to test the examinees’ inner effects.Table 2 The Results repeated measure analysis of variance on Experimental and Control Groups in Pre, Post and follow up with Greenhouse - Geisser Scale  Source of ChangesSum of SquaresdfMean SquaresFpEta SquareStatistical PowerAffection ControlInner GroupsIntervention Levels4233.411.5327602.9964.540.0010.531Intervention Levels × Group1407.223.064599.3310.570.0010.170.99Within groupsGroup17394.0887.21427.679.280.0010.240.97The results indicated that the self-compassion and mindfulness treatments were effective with 0.24 effect (p= 0.001) on affection control of adolescences, which were significantly different from the control group. …”
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Analysis of the Causes of Urban Sprawl in Iran by keramatollah Ziari, Saeed Zanganeh Shahraki, Negin Rajabzadeh, Mohsen Abbas Nejad Jelogir

“…Discussion of Results & ConclusionThe causes of urban sprawl in Iran were categorized into 15 distinct dimensions: city form, urban management and planning, infrastructure and urban elements/transportation, land and housing management, planning, and policy, migration and land preparation, socio-cultural factors, natural factors, economic factors, urban plans, political factors, inner-city problems, marginalization and informal settlement issues, urban peripheral problems, demographic factors, and other factors.Within the dimension of city form, spatial-functional discontinuity was noted as a contributing factor (3 occurrences in the sources). …”
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Artistic Documentary in the Context of Cultural Dialogue and the Expression of a New Nature of Historical Self-knowledge by S.R. Gevorgyan, V.S. Karapetyan, M.M. Ispiryan, A.V. Galstyan, A.G. Marianna, Ye.Zh. Mnatsakanyan, S.A. Margaryan

“…The study employs comparative and contrast methods to examine human-nature relationships, utilizing linguistic hermeneutics to analyze literary works and their original sources. …”
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Quality of life in patients with metastatic colorectal cancer receiving cytotoxic and cytotoxic plus targeted therapy by Hong Tham Pham, Tuan Anh Nguyen, Thao Le Ba, Vo Ngoc Minh Tran, Ronald L. Castelino, Kim-Huong Truong-Nguyen, Bao Khanh Nguyen, Megan K. Fischer, Viet Dung Tran, Minh-Hoang Tran

“…The primary outcome was overall health and QoL (H/QoL), measured at month 12 using the EORTC QLQ-C30 global health status/QoL scale (in percentage point) and the EQ-5D-3L utility score. The secondary outcomes included each component of the EORTC QLQ-C30 functional scales and symptom scales/items (in percentage point), measured at month 12. …”
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Barcoded Hybrids of Extracellular Vesicles and Lipid Nanoparticles for Multiplexed Analysis of Tissue Distribution by Alena Ivanova, Renata Chalupska, Ana Filipa Louro, Mike Firth, Hernán González‐King Garibotti, Leif Hultin, Franziska Kohl, Elisa Lázaro‐Ibáñez, Julia Lindgren, Gentian Musa, Erik Oude Blenke, Andreia M. Silva, Louis Szeponik, Agnes Taylor, Ida Viken, Xiaoqin Wang, Karin Jennbacken, John Wiseman, Niek Dekker

“…To examine this possibility further, it is shown that HAP1 hEV loaded with Cre mRNA displayed functional delivery to the lungs. Overall, the barcoded hEV technology enables rapid profiling of biodistribution across EV cell sources, which is poised to improve throughput and extent of EV studies, while reducing the number of animals required for research.…”
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