Antioxidant potential of tree bark extracts: Insight from the multi-level output of the Antioxidant Power 1 assay. by Johanna Rehrl, Thomas Sepperer, Sissy Häsler Gunnarsdottir, Thomas Schnabel, Gertie Janneke Oostingh, Anja Schuster

“…Tree bark is a complex protective tissue that serves both physiological and defensive functions and is particularly rich in phenolic compounds bearing antioxidant, antimicrobial, anti-inflammatory and wound healing properties. …”
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Socioeconomic Inequity in Access to Medical and Long-Term Care Among Older People by Shohei Okamoto, Atsuhiro Yamada, Erika Kobayashi, Jersey Liang

“…Conclusion Improving the understanding of available resources and strengthening the functions of health centres and communities are required to detect the needs of citizens and facilitate their access to necessary care.…”
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Origami-Inspired Biosensors: Exploring Diverse Applications and Techniques for Shape-Changing Sensor Platforms by Shikha Patil, Shariq Suleman, Nigar Anzar, Jagriti Narang, Roberto Pilloton, Suna Timur, Emine Guler Celik, Chandra S. Pundir, Sudheesh K. Shukla

“…Paper and biological substrates like DNA have been integrated with origami techniques to develop biosensors with enhanced functionality. The incorporation of aptamer origami into both paper and DNA biosensors further increases sensitivity and specificity for target detection. …”
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Performance of the National Tuberculosis Control Program in the post conflict Liberia. by Kassaye Tekie Desta, T E Masango, Zerish Zethu Nkosi

“…For the performance of tuberculosis laboratory testing, all the 107 functional tuberculosis microscopy centers in Liberia were included. …”
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Diagnosing skin neglected tropical diseases with the aid of digital health tools: A scoping review. by Ewelina Julia Barnowska, Anil Fastenau, Srilekha Penna, Ann-Kristin Bonkass, Sophie Stuetzle, Ricky Janssen

“…Recent developments in digital health have given rise to approaches that could increase access to diagnosis in resource-poor areas affected by skin NTDs. This scoping review provides an overview of current digital health approaches that aim to aid in the diagnosis of skin NTDs and provides an insight into the diverse functionalities of current digital health tools, their feasibility, usability, and the current gaps in research around these digital health approaches. …”
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PRAGMATIC DEVIATIONS IN TRANSLATION OF LEXICAL BLENDS WITHIN POLITICAL DISCOURSE by Olena M. Medvid, Kateryna M. Vashyst

“…The general and special methods were used to achieve the goal and objectives of the study: information retrieval method – to select research material and process basic theoretical knowledge; generalization method – to highlight the most critical academic positions; deduction and induction – to clarify the theoretical foundations, generalize data and formulate conclusions; discourse analysis – to identify specific communicative and pragmatic features of socio-political communication; contextual and functional methods – to actualize the linguopragmatic meaning of the lexical units under the study, i.e., blends; the vocabulary definitions analysis – to examine their linguopragmatic peculiarities; structuralsemantic and component analysis – to determine the ways of blend formation and their main structural elements – all this is necessary for the implementation of translation analysis. …”
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The association between serum albumin–globulin ratio and overactive bladder in American adults: a cross-sectional study by Yuan-Zhuo Du, Jia-Hao Liu, Fu-Chun Zheng, Qiang Zhou, Ju Guo

“…However, despite its widely studied correlations in numerous health fields, the link between AGR and Overactive Bladder (OAB) is still not completely comprehended. Methods Data were sourced from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) database, selecting adult samples spanning from 2007 to 2018. …”
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COL6A2 in clear cell renal cell carcinoma: a multifaceted driver of tumor progression, immune evasion, and drug sensitivity by Yashuang Yang, Ruixin Fan, Boming Zhang, Kai Liu

“…Methods The mRNA and protein expression data for ccRCC were sourced from TCGA, GEO, CPTAC, and ICPC. Single-cell and spatial transcriptomic data were processed using Seurat with quality control measures. …”
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Toward Sustainable Agriculture: DPA-UNet for Semantic Segmentation of Landscapes Using Remote Sensing Imagery by J. Kavipriya, G. Vadivu

“…This work presents a new architecture called Deep Pro Agri-UNet (DPA-UNet) meant specifically for agricultural field segmentation with high-resolution images sourced from Google Earth Pro in order to solve these problems. …”
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Smart Fault Detection, Classification, and Localization in Distribution Networks: AI-Driven Approaches and Emerging Technologies by Jianxian Wang, Hazlie Mokhlis, Nurulafiqah Nadzirah Mansor, Hazlee Azil Illias, Agileswari K. Ramasamy, Xingyu Wu, Siqi Wang

“…However, with nations worldwide actively pursuing carbon neutrality and emission peak goals, sustainable energy sources such as solar and wind are increasingly penetrating distribution networks, posing significant challenges to conventional fault detection, classification, and localization techniques due to bidirectional power flows, dynamic fault currents, and rising network complexity. …”
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Research review of digital modeling technologies with 3D spatial visualization for pipelines by Xin LIU, Shengwen TU, Yanfang HOU, Dong LIN, Jie SHU, Yu TANG

“…These developments have resulted in more comprehensive functionalities for visualization systems and improved operational and maintenance efficiency. …”
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Estimation of bacterio‐, picophyto‐ and nanophytoplankton abundance in the Middle Caspian Sea by flow cytometry by V. S. Mukhanov, T. V. Rauen, S. V. Vostokov, A. S. Vostokova, E. N. Lobachev

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Single-cell transcriptomics of vomeronasal neuroepithelium reveals a differential endoplasmic reticulum environment amongst neuronal subtypes by GVS Devakinandan, Mark Terasaki, Adish Dani

“…The AOS comprising the peripheral sensory vomeronasal organ has evolved elaborate molecular and cellular mechanisms to detect chemo signals. To gain insight into the cell types, developmental gene expression patterns, and functional differences amongst neurons, we performed single-cell transcriptomics of the mouse vomeronasal sensory epithelium. …”
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Effect of -O- on Water Molecule Adsorption and Adsorption Mechanism of Lignite and Coke by Xue Bai, Yue Yin Song, Ying Yue Teng, Wen Lu Zhang, Yin Min Song, Yun Fei Wang

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Characterization of the diversity, genomic features, host bacteria, and distribution of crAss-like phages in the pig gut microbiome by Yaxiang Wang, Chao Wei, Zhe Chen, Mengqing Zhou, Lusheng Huang, Congying Chen

“…Approximately 64.73% of crAss-like phage genes lacked functional annotations, highlighting a gap in understanding their functional potential. …”
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Intensive vital signs monitoring reduces 30-day mortality among stroke patients: A cohort study from Tanzania. by Basil Tumaini, Ipyana Kunjumu, Mohamed Mnacho, Patricia Munseri

“…<h4>Background</h4>Stroke is a leading cause of mortality and disability worldwide, with disproportionate impacts in low- and middle-income countries due to limited healthcare resources. Monitoring vital signs during the acute phase of a stroke is critical for detecting complications. …”
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GEANT4 Simulation of Proton Beam Properties from a Cyclotron Accelerator at King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital by Piyanud Thongjerm, Ekkachai Kongmon, Khwanjira Tangpong, Phalakorn Khwansungnoen, Sarinrat Wonglee, Weerawat Pornroongruengchok, Nantanat Chailanggar

“…We utilized GEANT4, a Monte Carlo (MC) simulation-based software, to examine the integral depth-dose position and the peak position of the LET_d. The proton source was obtained from a cyclotron accelerator, specifically the Varian ProBeam Compact spot scanning system at King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital in Bangkok, Thailand. …”
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Alkaline-Potassium Ferrate Pretreatment Promoting Acid Production Through Co-Fermentation of Waste Activated Sludge and Corn Straw by Xintian YU, Wei ZENG

“…The fermentation supernatant from PF-treated sludge had a higher SCFAs content and lower phosphorus (P) content, making it a suitable carbon source supplement for wastewater treatment plants. …”
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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

“…Moreover, diagnostics and treatment are activated simultaneously, without the possibility of switching between two processes.Methods: We used photosensitizer chlorin e6 (Ce6) and luminescent quantum dots (QDs) to create a theranostic nanocomplex. Two different light sources were used (980 nm or 650 nm light) to activate either the photoluminescence of quantum dots (QDs) or the generation of singlet oxygen by Ce6. …”
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Sensory integration research: priority scientific directions based on the analysis of Web of Science Core Collection resources by Olha Podrihalo, Wladyslaw Jagiello, Guo Xiaohong, Leonid Podrigalo, Tetiana Yermakova, Miroslawa Cieslicka

“…The bibliometric database Web of Science Core Collection (WoS) was analyzed. 388 sources that met the search criteria for 2013-2023 were selected for primary analysis. …”
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