Soil-water retention capacity of expansive soil improved through enzyme induced carbonate precipitation-eggshell powder by Yunlong Liu, Yanyan Xia, Mudassir Mehmood, Lei Wang, Wen Nie, Yingao Zhao, Zhencai Luo

“…Moreover, the reuse of ESP provides a sustainable solution for the resource utilization of agricultural waste and the improvement of expansive soil using bio-inspired methods.…”
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A Novel Concept of the “Standard Human” in the Assessment of Individual Total Heart Size: Lessons from Non-Contrast-Enhanced Cardiac CT Examinations by Maciej Sosnowski, Zofia Parma, Marcin Syzdół, Grzegorz Brożek, Jan Harpula, Michał Tendera, Wojciech Wojakowski

“…We proposed a novel body size indexing measure that may outperform common indices for quantifying total heart volume (THV). <b>Methods:</b> This index is the sum of height and the difference between height (unitless) and body surface area (unitless), [h+(h-BSA)], and if the (h-BSA) equals “zero”, it is a feature of the “standard human”. …”
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Applying Multi-Sensor Satellite Data to Identify Key Natural Factors in Annual Livestock Change and Winter Livestock Disaster (<i>Dzud</i>) in Mongolian Nomadic Pasturelands by Sinkyu Kang, Nanghyun Cho, Amartuvshin Narantsetseg, Bolor-Erdene Lkhamsuren, Otgon Khongorzul, Tumendemberel Tegshdelger, Bumsuk Seo, Keunchang Jang

“…Summer and winter variables appeared to be almost equally important in both models. The primary factors of livestock change and <i>Dzud</i> showed regional patterns: dryness in the south, temperature in the north, and foraging resource in the central and western regions. …”
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Effect of polarization potential on tribocorrosion behavior of duplex stainless steel UNS S32205 in NaCl solution by Jomar José Knaip Ribeiro, Oriana Palma Calabokis, Yamid Enrique Nuñez de la Rosa, Silvio Francisco Brunatto, Paulo César Borges

“…Finally, this study allowed the determination of the great effect of the potential applied on the tribocorrosion behaviour and the identification of differences between the cathodic protection and distilled water assays as methods to inhibit corrosion.…”
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Prenatal Rosiglitazone Administration to Neonatal Rat Pups Does Not Alter the Adult Metabolic Phenotype by Hernan Sierra, Reiko Sakurai, W. N. Paul Lee, Nghia C. Truong, John S. Torday, Virender K. Rehan

“…This study aimed to determine the effects of prenatally administered RGZ on the metabolic phenotype of adult rats. Methods. Pregnant Sprague-Dawley rat dams were administered either placebo or RGZ at embryonic days 18 and 19. …”
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Puerarin alleviates renal ischemia/reperfusion injury by inhibiting apoptosis and endoplasmic reticulum stress via Nrf2/HO-1 pathway by Jingsong Wang, Qingyuan Zheng, Jun Jian, Xiuheng Liu, Zhiyuan Chen, Shanshan Wan, Lei Wang

“…Objective(s): To explore the effects of puerarin on renal ischemia/reperfusion injury and the possible mechanism.Materials and Methods: The experimental mice were injected with puerarin (50 or 100 mg/kg) per day or equal sterile saline by intraperitoneal injection for one week, and a renal I/R injury model was constructed. …”
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FEATURES OF LOCAL IMMUNITY IN PATIENTS WITH OROPHARYNGEAL CANCER by O. I. Keith, M. N. Tilliashaihov, P. V. Svetitsky, E. Yu. Zlatnik, G. I. Zakora, A. A. Ganiev, G. P. Nistratov

“…This makes it necessary to improve the methods of its diagnosis and treatment. Modern laboratory techniques allow predicting patient’s condition before and during the course of treatment; they were implemented into clinical practice for successful treatment correction. …”
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Comparative analysis of clinical efficacy of unilateral biportal endoscopic and open transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion in the treatment of lumbar degenerative by Tao Ma, Xiaoshuang Tu, Junyang Li, Yongcun Geng, Yongcun Geng, Jingwei Wu, Senlin Chen, Dengming Yan, Dengming Yan, Ming Jiang, Ming Jiang, Gongming Gao, Luming Nong

“…Clinical efficacy was assessed preoperatively and at 1 month, 3 months, and 12 months postoperatively using the Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) and the Oswestry Disability Index (ODI). …”
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Minimal Clinically Important Differences With the Outcomes of the App-Based Japanese Allergic Conjunctival Diseases Quality of Life Questionnaire: Cross-Sectional Observational Stu... by Ken Nagino, Jaemyoung Sung, Akie Midorikawa-Inomata, Yasutsugu Akasaki, Takeya Adachi, Nobuyuki Ebihara, Ken Fukuda, Atsuki Fukushima, Kenta Fujio, Yuichi Okumura, Atsuko Eguchi, Keiichi Fujimoto, Hurramhon Shokirova, Alan Yee, Yuki Morooka, Tianxiang Huang, Kunihiko Hirosawa, Shintaro Nakao, Hiroyuki Kobayashi, Takenori Inomata

“…In the distribution-based method, MCIDs were calculated using half the SD and SE of the JACQLQ Domain II scores. …”
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Metabolism and Microstructure of the Small Intestine Wall in Patients With Colorectal Cancer by M. V. Bagryantsev, M. G. Ryabkov, E. L. Bederina, M. M. Loginova, A. V. Bazayev, A. I. Abelevich, I. L. Dezortsev, S. S. Bunova, M. V. Shirmanova, V. I. Shcheslavskiy, E. B. Kiseleva

“…Bioimaging technologies, namely, methods of optical coherence tomography and fluorescence lifetime macroimaging, made it possible to objectively display microstructural and metabolic disorders in the ileum wall. …”
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Comparison of clinical efficacy between Percutaneous Endoscopic Large channels nerve decompression through Translaminar approach and Percutaneous Endoscopy Conventional channels ne... by Junlin Liu, Qingquan Kong, Junsong Ma, Pin Feng, Bin Zhang

“…Conclusion Both surgical methods can achieve satisfactory clinical efficacy in treating degenerative lumbar 4/5 spinal stenosis. …”
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Metabolomic Profiling of the Blood of Patients with Chronic Consciousness Disorders by A. A. Orlova, E. A. Kondrat'eva, Ya. A. Dubrovskii, N. V. Dryagina, E. V. Verbitskaya, S. A. Kondratev, A. A. Kostareva, A. N. Kondratev

“…The data were analyzed and visualized using MetaboAnalyst 5.0 software (https://www.metaboanalyst.ca).   …”
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Photon counting detector CT-derived virtual non-contrast images of the liver: comparison of conventional and liver-specific algorithms across arterial and portal venous phase scans by Anna-Katharina Gerstner, Franka Risch, Luca Canalini, Gerlig Widmann, Elke R. Gizewski, Stefanie Bette, Simon Hellbrueck, Thomas Kroencke, Josua A. Decker

“…Bland-Altman plots were utilised to visually assess the agreement between results and Passing-Bablok regression, thereby quantifying the observed agreement. …”
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Research Progress on the Impact of Nighttime Outdoor Environments on Residents’ Health by Chongxian CHEN, Xinrui XIONG, Guangsi LIN, Jingyi LIU

“…The objective is to identify existing gaps and limitations in the literature and to inform future research directions.Results1) Current research primarily explores the health effects of nocturnal climatic factors, auditory factors, and visual environmental factors, with particular attention to their associations with cardiovascular health, sleep quality, psychological well-being, and cancer risk. …”
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From background diabetic retinopathy to its proliferative stage. What is the role of gut microbiota in the trajectory of DR? a Mendelian randomization study with mediation analysis by Yifan Zhou, Jialong Dong, Zhenyu Wang, Chen Huang, Xiaotong Yu, Xinjun Wang, Bo Yang, Yuechen Wu, Qing Peng

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Water quality index modelling and its application on artificial intelligence (AI) in conjunction with machine learning (ML) methodologies for mapping surface water potential zones... by Abhijeet Das

“…However, traditional methods of evaluating the quality of water are expensive, labour-intensive, and complicated. …”
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Pragmatic Randomized Controlled Trial of Pharmacopuncture Therapy for Cervical Disc Herniation: A Pilot Study by Lee SW, Ahn YJ, Kim S, Lee Y, Cho HW, Hong Y, Nam D, Park YC, Kim EJ, Lee YJ, Ha IH

“…Although pharmacopuncture therapy is one of the most widely used treatment methods for CDH in Korean medicine clinical practice, there are few high-quality studies conducted in Korea. …”
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Simulated surgery of single-port robotic transanal total mesorectal excision: a case study by He Kuan, Xu Zhou, Shen Haode, Zheng Huichao, Du Jing, Xu Kun, Tong Weidong, Wu Yi, Li Fan

“…Our research team constructed a visualized solid model of complete male pelvic structure based on the Chinese Visible Human datasets, incorporating 3D printing technology. …”
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First results of long-term follow-up of children in Russia after gene therapy for hereditary retinal dystrophies associated with biallelic mutations in the RPE65 gene by V. V. Neroev, L. A. Katargina, M. P. Kharlampidi, L. V. Kogoleva, I. V. Zolnikova, P. A. Ilyukhin, E. V. Denisova, S. V. Milash, N. A. Osipova, S. I. Kutsev, A. V. Polyakov, R. A. Zinchenko, V. V. Kadyshev, Yu. A. Bobrovskaya

“…In one case, the child with initially low visual acuity showed improved visual fixation. In 4 patients out of 6 (8 eyes), an expansion of the visual fields was noted, including 2 cases who displayed significant expansion thereof. …”
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Clinical and demographic data and the significance of various dysfunctions and severity indicators in multiple sclerosis patients by Gennadii M. Chupryna, Natalia V. Khanenko

“… Introduction: Visual and oculomotor disorders are frequent manifestations of nervous system damage in multiple sclerosis. …”
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