Thermal and catalytic pyrolysis of waste plastic heavy distillate into diesel-like product by Jasper Okino, Zachary Siagi, Anil Kumar, Stephen Talai, Anthony Muliwa, Elly Olomo, Egide Manirambona

“…A modified brick electric furnace was employed as a heating source for batch reactor and a central composite design response surface methodology utilized for experimentation during both thermal and catalytic pyrolysis. …”
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CGREF1 modulates osteosarcoma proliferation by regulating the cell cycle through the Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway by Zicheng Wei, Kezhou Xia, Wenda Liu, Xinghan Huang, Zhun Wei, Weichun Guo

“…Methods Tumor Immune Estimation Resource (TIMER), The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) and Gene Expression Omnibus (GEO) databases were utilized for bioinformatics analysis. …”
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Efficient Gamma-Based Zero-Reference Deep Curve Estimation for Low-Light Image Enhancement by Huitao Zhao, Shaoping Xu, Liang Peng, Hanyang Hu, Shunliang Jiang

“…Finally, our method is trained using a set of zero-reference loss functions, akin to the Zero-DCE approach, without relying on paired or unpaired data. …”
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Barleria extracts containing barlerin and verbascoside boost immunity and regulate CYP450 gene in prostate cancer by Sanit Kaewdaungdee, Zi Wei Sham, Hao Xuan Ho, Shiou Yih Lee, Tawatchai Tanee, Yannick D. Benoit, Thomas Liehr, Sakda Daduang, Runglawan Sudmoon, Arunrat Chaveerach

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Propuestas de categorización para la evaluación de webs de bibliotecas escolares / Categorization proposals for school library webs evaluation by Concepción M. Jiménez Fernández, Raúl Cremades García

“…Abstract: School library presence in Internet must be accompanied of some standards of quality in its structure and content, so the school library web can be a really useful resource for a better fulfillment of its aims and functions. …”
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Analysis of Flow-induced Vibration Characteristics of Fuel Rods Using POD and DMD Methods by MIN Guangyun1, JIANG Naibin1, 2

“…This database stands as a valuable resource for future research endeavors and engineering applications within the nuclear energy domain. …”
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Validation of the Patient Driven Payment Model (PDPM) in China by Yue Xu, Mengjia Zhi, Ningjun Shao, Linlin Hu

“…Methods First, 13,496 post-acute care patients in seven facilities of Jinhua City from January 2018 to December 2020 were sampled and assigned to PDPM groups according to their clinical characteristics, functional status, and special care needs. Then, the effectiveness of grouping was analyzed by the percentage of variance in resource use explained by the classification (R2), the reduction in variance (RIV), the class-specific coefficients of variation (CVs), and the weighted means for each group (case-mix indexes, CMIs). …”
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Dietary supplementation with L-carnitine elevates intracellular carnitine levels and affects gene expression of SLC25A20 and COX4I1, as well as non-mitochondrial respiration of bov... by Leonie Seemann, Susanne Kersten, Susanne Bühler, Fabian Billenkamp, Ulrich Meyer, Christian Visscher, Korinna Huber, Erika Most, Klaus Eder, Sven Dänicke, Jana Frahm

“…Fatty acids, among other substrates, are utilized by immune cells as an energy source. Therefore, L-carnitine, which is authorized as a feed additive in cattle, may influence the metabolism of peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) during an immune challenge. …”
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Anti-corrosive efficiency of salvadora persica plant stick powder on SS 316L orthodontic wire in artificial saliva by H.Mohamed Kasim Sheit, K.S. Mohan, P. Srinivasan, S.Esakki Muthu, A. Dinesh, B. Rajeswari, L. Srimathi Priya, Lalitha Gnanasekaran, Munawar Iqbal

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The impact of urbanization on land use land cover change using geographic information system and remote sensing: a case of Mizan Aman City Southwest Ethiopia by Addis Bikis, Muluye Engdaw, Digvijay Pandey, Binay Kumar Pandey

“…Deforestation for urban functions, including timber production, construction materials, and firewood, adversely affects the environment. …”
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Degradation of Tetracycline in Wastewater by Persulfate Activated by Sulfidated Nanometer Zero-valent Iron by Qiuyue YE, Zhengchun HU, Ziyi WANG, Wen XU, Shiyi ZHAO, Xuying DENG, Minghao GUO, Na GUO, Bing LIAO

“…Sulfidated zero-valent iron (S–nZVI) has been extensively utilized in wastewater treatment in recent years due to its superior electron transfer efficiency and selectivity. …”
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A Multiband Dual Linear-to-Circular Polarization Conversion Reflective Metasurface Design Based on Liquid Crystal for X-Band Applications by Xinju Wang, Lihan Tong, Peng Chen, Lu Liu, Yutong Yin, Haowei Zhang

“…The polarization conversion (PC) structure employs an orthogonal anisotropic design, utilizing logarithmic functions to create two pairs of bowtie microstrip patches for linear-to-circular polarization conversion (LCPC). …”
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Global trends and regional disparities in the burden of headache disorders, 1990–2021: a comprehensive analysis of the global burden of disease study by Yuanyuan Rui, Bing Wu, Qian Li, Kai Zhang

“…BackgroundHeadache disorders significantly impact health and functioning, yet studies on their global burden across all age groups are limited. …”
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Tribological properties of polymer like carbon coatings on NBG-18 nuclear graphite under nitrogen environment by HAN Hai, LIU Huichuan, CHENG Jinjuan, CHEN Xinchun, LIU Pengxiao, QI Wei, TANG Xian

“…This friction generates a considerable amount of graphite dust, which poses a risk to the proper functioning of nuclear reactors.PurposeThis study aims to address the issues of friction and wear experienced by nuclear graphite on the surface of spherical fuel elements in HTGR by utilizing surface modification technology to enhance the mechanical and tribological properties of NBG-18 nuclear graphite.MethodsFirstly, NBG-18 graphite, sourced from SGL Group-The Carbon Company, Germany, was cut into blocks with dimensions of 20 mm×20 mm×5 mm, and a polymer-like carbon (PLC) coating was applied to NBG-18 nuclear graphite using a high-energy ion beam deposition (IBD) process with preprocessing of cleaning, sample loading, vacuuming, transition layer deposition, functional layer deposition, and sampling, resulting in a total coating thickness of approximately 400 nm. …”
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Case Study of an Integrated Design and Technical Concept for a Scalable Hyperloop System by Domenik Radeck, Florian Janke, Federico Gatta, João Nicolau, Gabriele Semino, Tim Hofmann, Nils König, Oliver Kleikemper, Felix He-Mao Hsu, Sebastian Rink, Felix Achenbach, Agnes Jocher

“…This study integrates various functions into a coherent and technically feasible solution, with key design decisions that optimize performance and cost-efficiency. …”
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Biological crusts increase soil microbial biomass and alter bacterial and fungal community compositions under pine restored over ten years in a Pisha sandstone soil by Qi Le, Qi Le, Meng Ru, Meng Ru, Ren Weibo, Ren Weibo, Zhang Min, Zhang Min, Mi Wentao, Mi Wentao, Yuan Ting, Yuan Ting, Liu Yaling, Yuan Feng

“…These pine forests have been utilized for soil and water conservation over a ten-year period of ecological restoration in the Pisha sandstone area. …”
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Construction of a Wilms tumor risk model based on machine learning and identification of cuproptosis-related clusters by Jingru Huang, Yong Li, Xiaotan Pan, Jixiu Wei, Qiongqian Xu, Yin Zheng, Peng Chen, Jiabo Chen

“…Utilizing 105 WT samples, clusters related to Cuproptosis were identified. …”
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Promoting emotional & behavioral health for pediatric patients with Fontan circulation: integrating psychology into a dedicated multidisciplinary clinic by Nicholas P. Seivert, Nicholas P. Seivert, Kathryn M. Dodds, Kathryn M. Dodds, Abigail Demianczyk, David J. Goldberg, David J. Goldberg, Jack Rychik, Jack Rychik

“…Fully integrated care models that include including behavioral screening measures are optimal to address emotional/behavioral challenges in this population. Less resource intensive models could be implemented as pilot programs to establish feasibility and utility. …”
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DFT analysis of the [3 + 2] heterocyclization reaction of ((1,2,4-triazole(1,3,4-oxadiazole)-3(2)-yl)methyl)thiopyrimidines by Yu. V. Karpenko

“…The article examines the mechanisms of the heterocyclization reaction using density functional theory (DFT) methods. A quantum-chemical analysis of the starting compounds, transition states, and products was conducted, with energy barriers and key reaction stages identified. …”
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A multi-omics Mendelian randomization identifies putatively causal genes and DNA methylation sites for asthma by Jia Wang, MD, Jinxin Hu, MS, Dan Qin, MD, Dan Han, MD, Jiapeng Hu, MD

“…Employing Summary Data-based Mendelian Randomization (SMR) and Two-Sample Mendelian Randomization (TSMR), we pinpointed asthma causal genes, causal DNA methylation sites, and methylation sites affecting gene expression, cross validated with at least 2 large-scale GWAS from each source. We utilized colocalization for genetic associations, meta-analysis for data integration, two-step MR for methylation-gene-asthma mediation mechanism. …”
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