T-duality for non-critical heterotic strings by Héctor Parra De Freitas

“…For dimensions 8 and 6 respectively on S 1 and T 2 we show that at special points in the moduli space the subcritical string is the CHS background for two coincident NS5-branes and the intersection of two such pairs. …”
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Control of Water Inrush from Longwall Floor Aquifers Using a Division Paste Backfilling Method by Qingliang Chang, Xingjie Yao, Shiguo Ge, Ying Xu, Yuantian Sun

“…The results showed that when the filling interval of the working face increases from 1.2 m to 3.6 m, no significant change is found in the depth of the perforated plastic zone of the floor strata. …”
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Paraspinal muscle volume and fatty infiltration after circumferential minimally-invasive deformity correction by John Paul G. Kolcun, Ryan M. Kelly, Bradley L. Kolb, Dustin H. Kim, Alireza Borghei, John E. O'Toole, Richard G. Fessler

“…Postoperative MRIs were obtained at 28 ± 14.2 months.There were no significant changes in pre- and postoperative volumes or PFA in any muscle group. …”
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Investigation of Potential Profiles and Influencing Factors of Voice Behavior among Chinese Nurses by Shuangying Huang, Hanwen Chen, Liyan Zhang, Xianming Weng, Lingming Zhou, Xiaoqin Ma, Weiyi Wang

“…Results A total of 3528 questionnaires from 552 s-class and three-class hospitals hospitals located in 22 provinces, 4 municipalities, 3 autonomous prefectures and 2 special administrative regions throughout China were collected in this study. …”
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Physicochemical Characterization of Dembi Reservoir Water for Suitability of Fish Production, Southwest Ethiopia by Ephrem Chekole, Henok Kassa, Abebe Aschalew, Lalit Ingale

“…The overall mean values of the water quality characteristics at different sites of the reservoir were as follows: turbidity (26.4 ± 0.44 FTU), total hardness (22.2 ± 0.51 mgL−1), NO3 (5.4 ± 0.48 mgL−1), NO2 (0.3 ± 0.11 mgL−1), NH4 (2.1 ± 0.06 mgL−1), PO4−3 (1.7 ± 0.27 mgL−1), total alkalinity (52.5 ± 0.91 mgL−1), and BOD5 (2.7 ± 0.24 mgL−1). …”
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Design and Mechanism Study of 6c, a Novel Artesunate Derivatives, for Anti-Hepatocellular Carcinoma by Xiong SS

“…Shang-Shang Xiong Departments of Pharmacology, School of Pharmacy, Qingdao University Medical College, Shandong, People’s Republic of ChinaCorrespondence: Shang-Shang Xiong, Email 17355138325@163.comObjective: Artesunate can inhibit the proliferation of various tumor cells and has practical value in developing anti-tumor drugs. …”
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About problem analysis of sufficiency of technology stack for solution development in field of industrial automation by E. Yu. Andieva, E. M. Guryeva, V. A. Mikhailov

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Lactobacillus gasseri JM1 pre-acidification induced regulation in the flavor profile of beer processes by Shasha Cheng, Yu Zhang, Heng Zhou, Zhen Huang, Haifu Jia, Yujun Jiang, Hao Wang, Chaoxin Man

“…These changes led to a reduction of green flavor and an enhancement of waxy flavor. …”
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Mechanism of sensor kinase CitA transmembrane signaling by Xizhou Cecily Zhang, Kai Xue, Michele Salvi, Benjamin Schomburg, Jonas Mehrens, Karin Giller, Marius Stopp, Siegfried Weisenburger, Daniel Böning, Vahid Sandoghdar, Gottfried Unden, Stefan Becker, Loren B. Andreas, Christian Griesinger

“…Citrate binding in the sensory extracytoplasmic PAS domain (PASp) causes the linker to transmembrane helix 2 (TM2) to adopt a helical conformation. This triggers a piston-like pulling of TM2 and a quaternary structure rearrangement in the cytosolic PAS domain (PASc). …”
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Geological Modeling of the Senonian Aquifer in the Oued Guir Watershed (Southeast Morocco) by Messaoudi Badre, Kabiri Lahcen, El Ouali Mohamed, Ait Lahssaine Ismail, Kadiri Abdelhakim, Essafraoui Badre

“…From a hydrodynamic point of view, the transmissivity of this aquifer varies between 0.11 × 10−4 and 7.2 × 10−4 m2/s, with an average of 3.65 × 10−4 m2/s. …”
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Integrative Bioinformatics Analysis of Pyroptosis-Related Genes and Analysis of Immune Cell Infiltration in Infantile Hemangioma Regression by Liu L, Lin S, Bai J, Zhang B

“…Lan Liu,1,2,* Sheng Lin,1,2,* Jianxi Bai,1,2 Bing Zhang1,2 1Pediatric Surgery Department, Fujian Children’s Hospital (Fujian Branch of Shanghai Children’s Medical Center), Fuzhou City, Fujian Province, People’s Republic of China; 2Pediatric Surgery Department, College of Clinical Medicine for Obstetrics & Gynecology and Pediatrics, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou City, Fujian Province, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Jianxi Bai, Pediatric Surgery Department, Fujian Children’s Hospital (Fujian Branch of Shanghai Children’s Medical Center), 966 hengyu Road, Jinan District, Fuzhou City, Fujian Province, People’s Republic of China, Tel +8615806032159, Email bjxqqq@126.comBackground: Infantile hemangiomas (IHs) are characterized by spontaneous regression, and their pathogenesis involves immune cell infiltration and programmed cell death. …”
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Focal Mechanisms of Mw 6.3 Aftershocks from Waveform Inversions, Phayao Fault Zone, Northern Thailand by Kasemsak Saetang

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Dietary inflammatory index and disability among older adults in Guangzhou: a cross-sectional analysis by Junbin Liao, Junbin Liao, Wenfeng Cai, Danrong Lin, Yuanyun Xiao, Yanxi Liu, Yahui Wang, Yuquan Zhong, Fan Xiao, Heng Fang, Yilu Yao, Yunfeng Lin, Jiewen Su, Siyu Sun, Bo Zhang, Yan Wang, Wei Zhu, Wei Zhu

“…ObjectiveThis study aims to evaluate factors linked to the degree of disability among older adults and explore the relationship between the dietary inflammatory index (DII) and the degree of disability among older adults in southern China.MethodsConducted in two districts of Guangzhou, China, this cross-sectional study included 262 older adults with mild-to-severe disabilities. …”
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Eigenvalue problems for a quasilinear elliptic equation on ℝN by Marilena N. Poulou, Nikolaos M. Stavrakakis

“…We prove the existence of a simple, isolated, positive principal eigenvalue for the quasilinear elliptic equation −Δpu=λg(x)|u|p−2u, x∈ℝN, lim|x|→+∞u(x)=0, where Δpu=div(|∇u|p−2∇u) is the p-Laplacian operator and the weight function g(x), being bounded, changes sign and is negative and away from zero at infinity.…”
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Impact of Herpesvirus Detection via Metagenomic Next-Generation Sequencing in Patients with Lower Respiratory Tract Infections by Zhang H, Zhang X, Zheng Y, Gu X, Fu Z, Gai W, Wang H

“…Huihui Zhang,1,* Xiaojing Zhang,2,* Yafeng Zheng,2,* Xiao Gu,1 Zhongming Fu,1 Wei Gai,2 Huaying Wang1 1Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, The Affiliated People’s Hospital of Ningbo University, Yinzhou People’s Hospital, Ningbo, Zhejiang, 315040, People’s Republic of China; 2WillingMed Technology (Beijing) Co., Ltd, Beijing, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Wei Gai, WillingMed Technology (Beijing) Co., Ltd, No. 156 Jinghai 4th Road, Beijing Economic and Technological Development Zone, Beijing, 101103, People’s Republic of China, Email weigai@willingmed.com Huaying Wang, The Affiliated People’s Hospital of Ningbo University, Yinzhou People’s Hospital, No. 251, Baizhang East Road, Ningbo, 315040, People’s Republic of China, Email yingmeire@163.comPurpose: This study aimed to investigate the impact of herpesvirus detection by metagenomic next-generation sequencing (mNGS) of bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF) on lower respiratory tract infections (LRTIs) patients’ lung microbiome composition and prognosis.Patients and methods: We initially enrolled 234 hospitalized patients with LRTIs who underwent BALF mNGS between February 2022 and May 2023. …”
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Humic Acid Enhances Antioxidant and Glyoxalase Systems to Combat Copper Toxicity in Citrus by Wei-Tao Huang, Xu-Feng Chen, Wei-Lin Huang, Qian Shen, Fei Lu, Ning-Wei Lai, Jiuxin Guo, Lin-Tong Yang, Xin Ye, Li-Song Chen

“…Most commercial citrus fruits are grown in acidic soils with high copper (Cu) and low organic matter levels in China. Sweet orange (<i>Citrus sinensis</i> (L.) …”
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Influence of high-load shocks on achieving mainstream partial nitrification: Microbial community succession by Chenjie Jia, Jialin Li, Zhaoyang Li, Liang Zhang

“…This study examined the correlation between microbial community succession and PN performance under two high-load shocks (HLS1 and HLS2) treating actual sewage. …”
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Excellent Reliability for an Instrumented Test of Ankle Plantarflexion Force by Moez Glaied, Rodney Whiteley

“…Inter-rater reliability (ICC~2,1~), Bland-Altman, and minimal detectable change values were estimated…”
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Evaluation of a peer support group programme for vulnerable host population and refugees living with diabetes and/or hypertension in Lebanon: a before-after study by Leah Anku Sanga, Carla Njeim, Éimhín Ansbro, Rima Kighsro Naimi, Ali Ibrahim, Benjamin Schmid, Jasmin Lilian Diab, Jytte Roswall, Tim Clayton, Lars Bruun Larsen, Pablo Perel

“…T-tests were used to analyze the differences in PROMs from baseline. Change in PROMs, together with 95% confidence intervals (CIs), and p-values for the changes were reported. …”
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Effects of Maternal Hypoxia during Pregnancy on Bone Development in Offspring: A Guinea Pig Model by Alice M. C. Lee, Janna L. Morrison, Kimberley J. Botting, Tetyana Shandala, Cory J. Xian

“…During 35–62-day gestation (term, 69d), guinea pigs were housed in room air (21% O2; control) or 12% O2 (MH). Offspring femur and tibia were collected at 62d gestation and 120d after birth. …”
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