Model of the DGEBA-EDA Epoxy Polymer: Experiments and Simulation Using Classical Molecular Dynamics by Andreas Gavrielides, Thomas Duguet, Maëlenn Aufray, Corinne Lacaze-Dufaure

“…A slow polymerization (>24 h at ambient temperature) and a postcuring achieved in an inert atmosphere lead to a conversion degree of 92±2% and a midpoint glass transition temperature of 391±1 K. …”
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A Study on the Safety and Efficacy of an Innovative Hydrophilic Dialysis Membrane by Francisco Maduell, Victor Joaquín Escudero-Saiz, Elena Cuadrado-Payán, Maria Rodriguez-Garcia, Miquel Gómez, Lida María Rodas, Néstor Fontseré, Maria del Carmen Salgado, Gregori Casals, Nayra Rico, José Jesús Broseta

“…The dialysis membrane based on a hydrophilic polymer (Hydrolink NV) was designed to enhance the movement of adsorbed water at the blood–membrane interface, aiming to achieve antithrombogenic and antifouling effects. …”
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Irrational medicine use and its associated factors in conflict-affected areas in Mali: a cross-sectional study by Mohamed Ali Ag Ahmed, Alassane Seydou, Issa Coulibaly, Karina Kielmann, Raffaella Ravinetto

“…Conclusion Excessive polypharmacy and overprescription of antibiotics and injectables undermine the performance of the local health system and the achievement of intended therapeutic outcomes. Our findings provide a solid basis for more targeted and multidisciplinary research, to further inform relevant stakeholders on how best to mitigate the impact of conflict on the rational use of medicines.…”
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Apoio psicossocial a povos indígenas em desastres e emergências em saúde pública by Luiz Felipe Barboza Lacerda, Camila Pinheiro Medeiros, Beatriz Schmidt, Míriam Dantas de Almeida Tembé, Débora da Silva Noal, Kwarahy Tenetehar

“…Para tanto, realizou-se uma análise crítica da literatura científica, articulando os achados com preconizações de políticas públicas vigentes no Brasil, em diálogo com produções de lideranças indígenas de renome internacional e, também, com vivências práticas dos autores junto a comunidades originárias e povos tradicionais, e/ou no contexto de eventos extremos. …”
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A Comprehensive Review on Current Knowledge and Future Potential of Topical Therapies in Breast Cancer Treatment by N. Bharathi Sai Thilagam, V.P. Karthik, R. Gnanasambandan, C. Sowmya

“…Emu oil-enhanced tamoxifen showed superior transdermal effectiveness, while raloxifene gel achieved 2.77 times greater bioavailability than oral forms. …”
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TOWARDS A GREEN UNIVERSITY: CASE OF LITHUANIAN HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS by Rasa Bartkutė, Vitalija Skėruvienė

“…Various documents related to the Sustainable Development Goals (United Nations, 2015) and their implementation show that without an education system, without education, it is difficult to achieve sustainability. Therefore, the legitimate question arises whether higher educational institutions in Lithuania aspire to become “green” institutions, considering that these institutions are responsible for implementing the ideas of sustainability. …”
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Do global health networks facilitate innovation, learning and sharing? A qualitative analysis of the Quality-of-Care Network in Bangladesh, Ethiopia, Malawi, and Uganda. by Kondwani Mwandira, Seblewengel Lemma, Albert Dube, Kohenour Akter, Asebe Amenu Tufa, Agnes Kyamulabi, Gloria Seruwagi, Catherine Nakidde, Kasonde Mwaba, Nehla Djellouli, Charles Makwenda, Tim Colbourn, Yusra Ribhi Shawar

“…This understanding may help country efforts to achieve targets for ending preventable maternal and neonatal deaths.…”
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Establishment of a metabolite diagnostic model for the risk of diabetic nephropathy in type 2 diabetic population: Based on a cross-sectional study in China by Jing-Yang Su, Yong-Jie Chen, Wei Zhang, Rui Zhang, Tong-Feng Liu, Wei-Ming Luo, Xi-Lin Yang, Zhong-Ze Fang

“…Finally, a risk model that included citrulline, leucine, tyrosine, valine, propionylcarnitine (C3), and palmitoylcarnitine (C16) was developed. This model achieved an AUC of 0.709, with a 95% confidence interval (CI) ranging from 0.626 to 0.793. …”
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Research Progress of Flexible Wearable Devices in Rehabilitation Medicine by Zijun HE, Qing ZENG, Ze GONG, Rong CHEN, Hang QU, Shilin LI, Pengcheng LU, Jihua ZOU, Guozhi HUANG

“…All these applications make wearable devices a good tool to achieve the ultimate goal of rehabilitation medicine, which is function recovery and health promotion, thus wearable devices are meant to play an important role in rehabilitation medicine. …”
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Impact of water deficit on the anatomical structure of more productive and less productive cashew trees (Anacardium occidentale L.) in Côte d’Ivoire by Abdoul Rahim Falk Ky, Mory Latif Konaté, N'Guessan François Kouamé

“…This study aimed to understand the mechanism of resilience of the anatomical tissues of organs of the cashew tree in water deficit in the different climatic zones of Côte d'Ivoire. To achieve this, samples of leaves and roots were taken from 55 cashew trees considered high producers (APHP) and 164 neighboring less productive trees (non-APHP) during the dry and rainy seasons. …”
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Reforming the innovation system to deliver affordable medicines: a conceptual framework of pharmaceutical innovation as a complex adaptive system (forest) and theory of change by Suerie Moon, Adrian Alonso Ruiz, Marcela C. F. Vieira, Kaitlin E. Large, Iulia Slovenski

“…Such change has occurred largely within specialised niches, responding to evolving societal norms about the purpose of pharmaceutical innovation. Actors can achieve larger-scale change by further expanding and/or solidifying these niches through changes to resources, actor roles, norms and rules.…”
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Effect of Process Pressure on the Properties of Cu₂O Thin Films Deposited by RF Magnetron Sputtering by Junghwan Park, Chang-Sik Son, Young-Guk Son, Donghyun Hwang

“…These findings highlight the critical role of process pressure in determining the properties of Cu₂O thin films and identify 5 mTorr as the optimal deposition condition for achieving high-quality films with superior structural and optical performance.…”
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Advancing Orthodontic Aesthetics: Exploring the Potential of Injectable Composite Resin Techniques for Enhanced Smile Transformations by Davide Spadoni, Cristina Valeri, Vincenzo Quinzi, Ute Schneider Moser, Giuseppe Marzo

“…Minimally invasive restorative techniques are particularly relevant following orthodontic treatment, where minor tooth adjustments are often required to achieve optimal aesthetics and function. Integrating orthodontic and restorative treatments is pivotal for long-term success, especially in complex interdisciplinary cases. …”
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Efficacy and Safety of a Novel Tapered-Tip Sheath System for Biliary-Lesion Tissue Sampling: A Randomized Controlled Trial by Hirokazu Okada, Norimitsu Uza, Tomoaki Matsumori, Hajime Yamazaki, Muneji Yasuda, Takeshi Kuwada, Yoshihiro Nishikawa, Takahisa Maruno, Masahiro Shiokawa, Atsushi Takai, Ken Takahashi, Akihisa Fukuda, Etsuro Hatano, Sachiko Minamiguchi, Hiroshi Seno

“…Technical success was achieved in 96.0% (24/25) and 48.0% (12/25) of patients in the new and conventional method groups, respectively (risk ratio, 2.00; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.32 to 3.03; risk difference, 48.0%; 95% CI, 27.0% to 69.0%; p<0.001). …”
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Blockchain sharding storage scheme based on concatenated coding by TIAN Youliang, HUANG Yuqing, WANG Shuai

“…></graphic></alternatives></inline-formula> was achieved. Considering the communication delay skew between nodes during the decoding process, a delay-sensitive sharding algorithm based on Metis was proposed, which cut down the communication expenditure in the decoding process by delaying weights to determine the shard ownership of nodes. …”
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Improved Binary Grey Wolf Optimization Approaches for Feature Selection Optimization by Jomana Yousef Khaseeb, Arabi Keshk, Anas Youssef

“…The evaluation results showed that one of the proposed S-shaped and V-shaped approaches achieved 0.9 and 0.95 average classification accuracy, respectively, while selecting the fewest number of features. …”
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Specific Features of Police Care Regarding the Minors by S. V. Medvedenko, M. V. Zaburannyi

“…The authors of the article have clarified the types of assistance provided by police officers to minors in order to achieve effective protection of the rights and interests of the latter. …”
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Hot water treatment in autonomous heat supply systems with several water intake points by A. L. Toropov

“…The solution to the issue of ensuring a given comfortable level of water temperature is achieved by organizing the consumption of hot water and cold water in accordance with the level of priority of water consumption at various water intake points, the use of buffer heat tanks or heat generators with a large range of heat power regulation and reduced thermal inertia of heat exchangers.…”
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Peculiarities of secret investigative (detective) actions during the pre-trial investigation of criminal misdemeanors by Ya. Yu. Koniushenko, V. V. Ablamska

“…The need to conduct a study related to the analysis of the peculiarities of secret investigative (search) actions during the investigation of criminal offenses is due to the fact that the tasks of criminal proceedings are manifested both in the protection of the rights and freedoms of the person, and in bringing the guilty to criminal responsibility. The latter is achieved by collecting evidence during the investigation of criminal misdemeanors, one of the ways of which is to conduct covert investigative (search) actions, which have their own peculiarities. …”
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Application of 3D Printing Technology in the Mechanical Testing of Complex Structural Rock Masses by Yingjie Xia, Qingkun Meng, Chuanqing Zhang, Ning Liu, Zhenxing Zhao, Jun Chen, Gao Yang

“…In this study, through a comprehensive review of the technical progress, equipment situation, application fields, and challenges of the use of 3DP technology, the following conclusions were obtained: (1) 3DP technology has advantages over traditional rock mass specimen preparation techniques, and the verification of test results using 3D printed samples shows that the 3DP has broad application prospects in geotechnical engineering. (2) The combination of 3DP and other advanced techniques can be used to achieve the accurate reconstruction of complex structural rock masses and to obtain the mechanical and failure characteristics of the same rock mass structure under different mechanical boundary conditions. (3) The development of 3DP materials with high strength, high brittleness, and low ductility has become the major bottleneck in the application of 3DP in geotechnical engineering. (4) 3D printers need to meet the high precision and large size requirements while also having high strength and long-term printing ability. …”
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