A multistage double-blind placebo-controlled study to assess the safety and efficacy of transdermal vitamin D phosphate supplementation (TransVitD) by Thomas Hibbard, Paolo Andriollo, Chui Hua Lim, Qing Guo, Karl P. Lawrence, Bolaji Coker, Rayka Malek, Abdel Douiri, Mohamed A. Alhnan, Stuart.A. Jones

“…As UV-catalysed production in the skin, which uses vitamin D-binding protein to facilitate systemic absorption, is the primary source of vitamin D, it is questionable if oral supplementation of this vitamin is the optimal means to replace it. …”
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Analysis of risk factors and prediction model construction for poor healing of perineal wounds after vaginal delivery: A retrospective case-control study by Chunyu Cai, Shanshan Shan, Xiaoyan Chen, Xiao Yao, Ying Liu, Hui Jiang

“…The control group was randomly selected by the random number table method at a ratio of 1:2 from those with normal perineal wound healing during the same period. …”
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Electrochemical Precipitation of Struvite from Wastewater: A Sustainable Approach for Nitrogen Recovery by Rúbia Mores, Anildo Cunha Junior, Fabiane Goldschmidt Antes, Marco Di Luccio, Carolina E. Demaman Oro, Marcus V. Tres, Clarice Steffens, Juliana Steffens, Airton Kunz, Rogério Marcos Dallago

“…This study evaluates the feasibility of nitrogen recovery from wastewater via electrochemical methods as an alternative nutrient source for agricultural applications. …”
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Enhancing crop resilience to water stress through iron nanoparticles: A critical review of applications and implications by Tajwar Alam, Sanaullah Jalil, Ghulam Jilani, Arshad Nawaz Chaudhry, Zia Ul-Haq, Iram Naz, Muhammad Abbas Khan, Xinghong Yang, Marian Brestic, Milan Skalicky, Ayman El Sabagh

“…However, Fe-NP use in agriculture poses potential health and environmental risks, including water and soil contamination, soil microbial alteration, and residues in edible crop plants, which require careful consideration.Furthermore, Fe-NP effectiveness may vary depending on factors, viz., size of nanoparticles (NPs), concentration, method of application, and crop type. The paper concludes by discussing potential research avenues, highlighting the necessity of sustainable application methods, optimal Fe-NP formulations, and thorough environmental effect evaluations. …”
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Stabilization effect and mechanism of heavy metals by microbial consortium of phosphate-solubilizing bacteria and urease-producing bacteria by Xuezhe Zhu, Xuezhe Zhu, Xuezhe Zhu, Xuezhe Zhu, Xuezhe Zhu, Xuezhe Zhu, Yupin Zhou, Yupin Zhou, Yupin Zhou, Yupin Zhou, Yupin Zhou, Yupin Zhou, Zhenghao Yan, Yongfang Yan, Shuangquan Li, Shuangquan Li, Shuangquan Li, Shuangquan Li, Shuangquan Li, Mingjiao Yu, Mingjiao Yu, Mingjiao Yu, Mingjiao Yu, Mingjiao Yu, Xiao Yan, Xiao Yan, Xiao Yan, Xiao Yan, Xiao Yan, Mingjiang Zhang, Mingjiang Zhang, Mingjiang Zhang, Mingjiang Zhang, Mingjiang Zhang

“…Microbial consortium of PSB and UPB were constructed for the stabilization of heavy metals by optimizing carbon and nitrogen sources. The microstructural and compositional changes during the biostabilization process were more deeply analyzed using XRD, FT-IR and SEM-EDS.Results and discussionThe precipitation of heavy metals could be promoted effectively when soluble starch (10.2 g/L) was used as carbon source and urea (7.8 g/L) as nitrogen source. …”
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Local power flow control by L. M. Chetochnikova, N. I. Smolentsev, N. V. Tomskich, D. A. Gimgina, D. A. Lavrentieva

“…Optimal, in this case, will be the state of the system, in which all distributed renewable energy sources are used in full to meet the needs of the local micro-network, while reducing to a minimum the consumption from the  network.  …”
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Assessment and Prediction of Typhoon-Related Direct Economic Loss in Fujian Province Based on LightGBM by Zhang Zhixia, Yang Jian, Chen Sixiao, Lin Sen

“…Consequently, the accurate assessment and prediction of typhoon-induced DEL are essential for improving disaster mitigation strategies and optimizing resource allocation. Rapid development of artificial intelligence and the growth of multi-source spatiotemporal big data have introduced data-driven methods for assessing disaster losses. …”
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Study on Arsenic Removal from Smelter Flue Gas Using Modified Camellia Oil Shell Biochar by Yujia ZHANG, Licong GUAN, Zixian ZHOU, Lanxiang XU, Zhilou LIU

“…Non-ferrous smelter flue gas is a major anthropogenic source of arsenic emissions in China. Because the composition of non-ferrous smelter flue gas is complicated, efficient removal of gaseous arsenic remains a significant challenge. …”
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A 3 h, 1 km surface soil moisture dataset for the contiguous United States from 2015 to 2023 by H. Yang, J. Yang, T. E. Ochsner, E. S. Krueger, M. Xu, C. B. Zou

“…Although SSM information is widely estimated through satellite-derived and model-assimilated methods, datasets with fine spatio-temporal resolutions remain unavailable at the continental scale and yet are essential for improving weather forecasting, optimizing precision irrigation, and enhancing fire risk assessment. …”
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Contradictions of judicial criminal policy by Yu. E. Pudovochkin, M. M. Babayev

“…In modern conditions of diversification of methodological approaches to organizing and conducting political-legal research, it is important not to discard, but to rethink and rediscover the epistemological possibilities of the methods of classical science, especially the method of dialectical analysis.The main results and scope of the study. …”
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Qualitative Analysis of Valeriana officinalis leaf by Thin-Layer Chromatography by A. Yu. Fisiuk, O. V. Mushkina, N. S. Golyak, O. A. Yorshyk

“…The method of thin-layer chromatography on plates with a layer of silica gel (Sorbfil PTX-AF-A) was used to detect flavonoids and phenolic carboxylic acids. …”
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Research progress and application prospect of hydrogen storage technology in underground space by Mincong WANG, Lei HOU, Xueting WANG, Muqingyun YANG, Zicong XU, Yueqi LIU, Shuyan ZHU

“…Underground hydrogen storage has emerged as an effective method for achieving large-scale and long-term storage of hydrogen energy. …”
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Cross-evaluation of wearable data for use in Parkinson’s disease research: a free-living observational study on Empatica E4, Fitbit Sense, and Oura by Haakon Reithe, Brice Marty, Juan C. Torrado, Elise Førsund, Bettina S. Husebo, Ane Erdal, Simon U. Kverneng, Erika Sheard, Charalampos Tzoulis, Monica Patrascu

“…Method The study included participants with PD (N = 15) and neurologically healthy controls (N = 16). …”
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Mapping, Modeling and Designing a Marble Quarry Using Integrated Electric Resistivity Tomography and Unmanned Aerial Vehicles: A Study of Adaptive Decision-Making by Zahid Hussain, Hanan ud Din Haider, Jiajie Li, Zhengxing Yu, Jianxin Fu, Siqi Zhang, Sitao Zhu, Wen Ni, Michael Hitch

“…The integrated outputs of photogrammetry and subsurface imaging were used to design an optimized quarry with bench heights of 30 feet and widths of 50 feet, utilizing open-source 3D software (Blender, BIM, and InfraWorks). …”
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Dynamic selectout and voting-based federated learning for enhanced medical image analysis by Saeed Iqbal, Adnan N Qureshi, Musaed Alhussein, Khursheed Aurangzeb, Atif Mahmood, Saaidal Razalli Bin Azzuhri

“…Nevertheless, FL faces difficulties with agent/client participation, model performance, and the heterogeneous nature of networked data sources when it comes to distributed healthcare systems. …”
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Economic assessment of energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions from wheat production in Ardabil provience by Jabraeil Taghinazhad, َAdel Vahedi, Fayaz Ranjbar

“…The being Independent on agricultural productions lead to take more attention to modern methods and the objective of all these methods is increasing the performance with the efficient use of inputs or optimizing energy consumptions in agricultural systems. …”
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Pengkondisian Sinyal Electromyography sebagai Identifikasi Jenis Gerakan Lengan Manusia by Rizal Maulana, Rekyan Regasari Mardi Putri

“…Electromyography (EMG) is one method in biomedical field that can be used to record biomedical signal to gain the information about arm muscle activity. …”
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Modeling pine forest growing stock volume in subtropical regions of China using airborne Lidar data by Zige Lan, Xiandie Jiang, Guiying Li, Yagang Lu, Hongwen Yao, Dengsheng Lu

“…More research is needed to quantitatively examine different contribution of sample sizes, modeling algorithms, variables from different sources, and stratification factors on modeling results, so that we can design an optimal procedure for GSV modeling using airborne Lidar data.…”
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Response characteristics of the orthogonal antennas of electromagnetic azimuthal resistivity measurement while drilling (MWD) tool for coal mining by Gang CHEN

“…This allowed for determining the optimal asymmetric arrangement of coils, as well as the optimal working parameters of frequency, source-detector separation distance, and coil pitch suitable for high-resistivity coal seams. …”
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Moderators’ Experiences of the Safety and Effectiveness of Patient Engagement in an Asthma Online Health Community: Exploratory Qualitative Interview Study by Helen E Wood, Georgios Dimitrios Karampatakis, Neil S Coulson, Nishanth Sastry, Xiancheng Li, Stephanie J C Taylor, Chris J Griffiths, Anna De Simoni

“…Online health communities (OHCs) are increasingly used as a source of lay health advice, providing opportunities for learning and mutual support and complementing information from “official” health sources. …”
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