Antiparasitic and Antifungal Activities of Cetyl-Maritima, a New <i>N</i>-Cetyl-Modified Maritima Derivative by Ibrahim S. Al Nasr, Jingyi Ma, Tariq A. Khan, Waleed S. Koko, Imen Ben Abdelmalek, Rainer Schobert, Wendy van de Sande, Bernhard Biersack

“…Exemplarily, we synthetically optimized the fragrance 4-(4,8-dimethyl-3,7-nonadienyl)-pyridine, a.k.a. …”
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Interbrain synchronization in classroom during high-entropy music listening and meditation: a hyperscanning EEG study by Junling Gao, Hang Kin Leung, Kin Cheung (George) Lee, Chun Chi Poon, Gan Huang, Junhao Liao, Bonnie Wai Yan Wu, Thuan Quoc Thach, Rainbow Tin Hung Ho, Hin Hung Sik

“…IntroductionSocial interaction is a vital source of human development, yet neuroscientific research delineating its neural correlates in large groups is scarce. …”
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Borehole Optical Fibre Distributed Temperature Sensing vs. Manual Temperature Logging for Geothermal Condition Assessment: Results of the OptiSGE Project by Maciej R. Kłonowski, Anders Nermoen, Peter J. Thomas, Urszula Wyrwalska, Weronika Pratkowiecka, Agnieszka Ładocha, Kirsti Midttømme, Paweł Brytan, Anna Krzonkalla, Adrianna Maćko, Karol Zawistowski, Jolanta Duczmańska-Kłonowska

“…The presented research methods are suitable for applications connected with studies crucial to selecting the locations of geothermal installations and to optimize their technical parameters. …”
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Carotid Endarterectomy and Stenting of the Internal Carotid Artery in Patients with Occlusion of the Contralateral Carotid Artery by N. S. Gorshkov, V. E. Ryabukhin, A. S. Koblik, L. S. Kokov

“…We aimed to determine which approach is the optimal revascularization strategy for those patients.THE AIM OF STUDY To review the current scientific literature reflecting the outcomes of patients with CCO and to determine whether the presence of CCO plays a prognostic role in perioperative outcomes in patients undergoing carotid revascularization with endarterectomy or stenting.MATERIAL AND METHODS Literature sources from Pubmed and MEDLINE, Scopus and Cochrane information aggregators on this topic published in Russian and English between 2003 and 2023 were selected for analysis. …”
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Artificial intelligence-assisted capsule endoscopy for detecting lesions in Crohn’s disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Yuling Bin, Rumei Peng, Yaqian Lee, Zhijie Lee, Yang Liu

“…However, there is a lack of systematic evaluation regarding the specific efficacy of AI in identifying CD through capsule endoscopy.MethodsThis study conducted a comprehensive search of PubMed databases, Cochrane, EMBASE, and Web of Science up to May 21, 2024, to collect relevant literature. …”
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Design and Evaluation of a Portable Pinhole SPECT System for ¹⁷⁷Lu Imaging: Monte Carlo Simulations and Experimental Study by Georgios Savvidis, Vasileios Eleftheriadis, Valentina Paneta, Eleftherios Fysikopoulos, Maria Georgiou, Efthimis Lamprou, Sofia Lagoumtzi, George Loudos, Paraskevi Katsakiori, George C. Kagadis, Panagiotis Papadimitroulas

“…A minification of 1:5, spatial resolution of 1.0 cm, and sensitivity of 5.2 Cps/MBq at 10 cm distance source-to-collimator distance were assessed and confirmed. …”
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Study on Dust Hazard Levels and Dust Suppression Technologies in Cabins of Typical Mining Equipment in Large Open-Pit Coal Mines in China by Xiaoliang Jiao, Wei Zhou, Junpeng Zhu, Xinlu Zhao, Junlong Yan, Ruixin Wang, Yaning Li, Xiang Lu

“…Cabins of mining equipment (electric shovels, haul trucks, drills) exhibit unique micro-environmental contamination due to dual-source pollution (external infiltration and internal secondary dust generation), posing severe health risks to miners. …”
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Adeno-Associated Virus-Engineered Umbilical Cord-Derived Mesenchymal Stromal Cells Overexpressing Human sFlt-1 for Anti-Angiogenesis by Ewa Yee-Wa Choy, Chee-Onn Leong, Soon-Keng Cheong, Khong-Lek Then, Kong-Yong Then

“…Umbilical cord-derived MSCs are an attractive cell source due to their easy accessibility and potential for genetic modification. …”
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Genotypic and Environmental Impacts on Vicine and Convicine Concentrations in Faba Beans by Pankaj Maharjan, Aaron C. Elkins, Jason Brand, Samuel C. Catt, Simone J. Rochfort, Joe F. Panozzo

“…High concentrations of vicine and convicine (v-c) in faba beans can trigger favism in susceptible humans, posing a significant barrier to the broader adoption of faba beans as a food source. While plant breeding and various post-harvest processing methods have been adopted to reduce v-c levels, there is limited understanding of how agronomic practices may assist in reducing v-c levels. …”
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Memory Mining and Spatial Transformation of Daily Landscape in Renewal of Tianjin Old City by Chunyan ZHANG, Xinyi ZHANG, Tianying HOU

“…Additionally, the research revitalizes spatial vitality through renewal efforts and provides a novel method for sustainable urban spatial optimization.…”
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Comparison of different magnetic resonance cholangiography techniques in living liver donors including Gd-EOB-DTPA enhanced T1-weighted sequences. by Sonja Kinner, Verena Steinweg, Stefan Maderwald, Arnold Radtke, Georgios Sotiropoulos, Michael Forsting, Tobias Schroeder

“…Aim of this study was to compare T2-weighted (T2w) and Gd-EOB-DTPA enhanced T1-weighted (T1w) magnetic resonance cholangiography (MRC) techniques in the evaluation of PLLDs.<h4>Materials and methods</h4>30 PLLDs underwent MRC on a 1.5 T Magnetom Avanto (Siemens, Erlangen, Germany) using (A) 2D T2w HASTE (Half Fourier Acquisition Single Shot Turbo Spin Echo) fat saturated (fs) in axial plane, (B) 2D T2w HASTE fs thick slices in coronal plane, (C) free breathing 3D T2w TSE (turbo spin echo) RESTORE (high-resolution navigator corrected) plus (D) maximum intensity projections (MIPs), (E) T2w SPACE (sampling perfection with application optimized contrasts using different flip angle evolutions) plus (F) MIPs and (G) T2w TSE BLADE as well as Gd-EOB-DTPA T1w images without (G) and with (H) inversion recovery. …”
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Vision Transformer-Based Unhealthy Tree Crown Detection in Mixed Northeastern US Forests and Evaluation of Annotation Uncertainty by Durga Joshi, Chandi Witharana

“…By comparing the performance of traditional convolutional neural network (CNN) models (U-Net and DeepLabv3+) with a state-of-the-art Vision Transformer (SegFormer), we aimed to determine the optimal approach for detecting unhealthy tree crowns (UTC) using a publicly available data source. …”
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A Numerical Investigation of Enhanced Microfluidic Immunoassay by Multiple-Frequency Alternating-Current Electrothermal Convection by Qisheng Wu, Shaohua Huang, Shenghai Wang, Xiying Zhou, Yuxuan Shi, Xiwei Zhou, Xianwu Gong, Ye Tao, Weiyu Liu

“…Compared with traditional immunoassay methods, microfluidic immunoassay restricts the immune response in confined microchannels, significantly reducing sample consumption and improving reaction efficiency, making it worthy of widespread application. …”
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Neonicotinoid Residues in Tea Products from China: Contamination Patterns and Implications for Human Exposure by Yulong Fan, Hongwei Jin, Jinru Chen, Kai Lin, Lihua Zhu, Yijia Guo, Jiajia Ji, Xiaming Chen

“…The distribution of NEO residues was significantly influenced by tea processing techniques, such as full fermentation in black tea. Optimizing processing methods (e.g., using infrared enzyme deactivation) and implementing targeted pesticide application strategies may help mitigate risk. …”
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Preoperative Anxiety Management Practices in Pediatric Anesthesia: Comparative Analysis of an Online Survey Presented to Experts and Social Media Users by Armin Sablewski, Christine Eimer, Marcus Nemeth, Clemens Miller

“…Health care professionals using social media as a source of medical expertise may offer insights into their management approaches. …”
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Enhanced power sharing and voltage regulation for islanded nano-satellite DC microgrids in spinning flight scenarios by Khalil Louassaa, Josep M. Guerrero, Baseem Khan, Muhammad Zain Yousaf, Mohamed Ali Zdiri, Liu Zhang, Rajkumar Sivanraju

“…The solution provides four key advantages: (1) robust handling of dynamic operational conditions including sudden constant power load variations, source fluctuations, and islanding/connection mode transitions; (2) decoupled control architecture separating high-level power management from fast local regulation; (3) optimized computational efficiency for onboard processing constraints; and (4) enhanced environmental robustness through NTSM’s inherent stability in extreme thermal/radiation conditions. …”
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Digital Twin Water Resource Scheduling and Management Platform for Irrigation Areas by XIAO Hong-yu, CHEN Shi-lei, WANG Shuai, HOU Jun, CHEN Li-li

“…This system gathered massive sensing data and combined it with digital twin visualization technologies such as full-factor digital representation, multi-source heterogeneous data fusion, and high-fidelity 3D visualization. …”
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Enhanced nonlinear sliding mode control technique for wind power generation systems application: Theoretical design and comparative study by Yattou El Fadili, Ismail Boumhidi

“…The proposed controller is designed to enhance system efficiency and profitability by maximizing electricity production, reducing torque ripples, eliminating peak overshoots, and achieving precise setpoint tracking with optimal transient performance. The controller combines sliding mode (SM) control with fractional calculus (FC) to exploit the benefits of both methods. …”
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Prevalence and associated factors of complementary feeding practices of mothers having children 6–23 months in rural disadvantaged areas, Ben Tre province, Vietnam: a cross-section... by Thuy Ngoc Vuong, Hang Thi Diem Tran

“…Abstract Background Appropriate complementary feeding practices (CFPs) play a key role for ensuring optimal health, growth and development for children 6–23 months. …”
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BEHAVIOR OF RARE-EARTH METALS IN HYDROMETALLURGICAL PROCESSING OF PYROCHLOR-MONAZITE-GOETHITE ORES by N. A. Permyakova, E. I. Lysakova, S. I. Anufrieva, E. G. Likhnikevich

“…Hydrometallurgical methods for their complex processing were suggested. …”
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