Study on the mechanical properties of layered gradient structure PBT-based flame retardant composite materials by Peng Cui, Lei Niu, Shibo Ren

“…Compared to homogeneous composites, the gradient composites show significant improvements in mechanical properties, with G828 exhibiting increases of 19.7% in tensile strength, 37.1% in bending strength, and 103% in impact strength, demonstrating the significant effect of the gradient distribution in enhancing both flame retardancy and mechanical properties of the composite material.…”
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Popliteal artery aneurysm is a cause that should not be forgotten in acute limb ischemia by Deniz Sarp Beyazpinar, Mehmet Emir Erol

“…Sixty-six (64.7%) patients underwent solely embolectomy, nine (8.7%) patients received combined embolectomy with thrombolytic therapy and twenty-eight patients (27.4%) patients underwent surgical revascularization. …”
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Differences in emergency nurse triage between a simulated setting and the real world, post hoc analysis of a cluster randomised trial by Hilde Philips, Veronique Verhoeven, Stefan Morreel, Jasmine Meysman, Ines Homburg, Diana De Graeve, KG Monsieurs

“…Objectives In the TRIAGE trial, a cluster randomised trial about diverting emergency department (ED) patients to a general practice cooperative (GPC) using a new extension to the Manchester Triage System, the difference in the proportion of patients assigned to the GPC was striking: 13.3% in the intervention group (patients were encouraged to comply to an ED or GPC assignment, real-world setting) and 24.7% in the control group (the assignment was not communicated, all remained at the ED, simulated setting). …”
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Design and performance analysis of portable solar powered cooler for vaccine storage by Vicent Marwa, Thomas Kivevele, Baraka Kichonge, Juma Selemani

“…Statistical analysis further confirms the reliability of the simulation results, with root mean square and mean absolute percentage errors of 6.587 and 24.2%, respectively. Additionally, a comparative study of five insulative materials highlights polyurethane (Po) as the top performer, with a heat transfer performance of 14.3%, followed by feather fiber (Fe) (18.7%), fly ash (Fl) (19.8%), fiberglass (Fi) (21.9%), and coconut fiber (Co) (25.9%). …”
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Skin Closure Technique and Postprocedural Pain after Spinal Cord Stimulator Implantation: A Retrospective Review by Markus A. Bendel, Ryan S. D’Souza, Taylor J. North, Thomas P. Pittelkow, Jonathan M. Hagedorn

“…The primary outcome showed no statistically significant difference on postoperative pain scores between the suture (6.0 (IQR 5.0–8.0)) and staple (7.0 (IQR 5.0–8.0)) cohorts at postoperative day (POD) #1 (adjusted β 0.17 (95% CI −0.61 to 0.95), P=0.670). …”
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تحلیل فسخ قرارداد پیش‌فروش ساختمان و اثر فسخ قرارداد مشارکت در ساخت بر آن by محمدعلی خورسندیان, میلاد ملائی خاص, فواد هاشم زاده

“…با توجه به این قواعد که در شرح مقاله به آن پرداخته می‌شود، سؤالاتی به ذهن متبادر می‌گردد که در صورت کاستی یا فزونی مساحت و یا نقض اجرای تعهد و معیوب بودن ساختمان احداثی، آیا محلی برای اجرای مواد 237 الی 239 مربوط به شرط فعل و مواد 355، 384 و 385 قانون مدنی وجود دارد؟ اگر قبل از قرارداد پیش‌فروش، قرارداد مشارکت در ساخت میان مالک زمین و مقاطعه‌کار منعقد شود و پس از انعقاد پیش‌فروش، قرارداد مشارکت فسخ شود یا انجام آن امکان‌پذیر نباشد، وضعیت حقوقی قرارداد پیش‌فروش چه خواهد بود؟ این مقاله شرایط خاص این قانون را تبیین می‌کند و به ذکر احکام حالت‌های اختلاف مساحت واحد ساخته‌شده با قرارداد که حق فسخ و اخذ خسارت است، می‌پردازد. …”
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In vitro investigating of anticancer activity of focuxanthin from marine brown seaweed species by M. Karkhane Yousefi, M. Seyed Hashtroudi, A. Mashinchian Moradi, A.R. Ghasempour

“…Indica is a good candidate for further analysis and can be introduced to the food and pharmaceutical industries.…”
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Early Refractive and Clinical Outcomes of High-Myopic Photorefractive Keratectomy as an Alternative to LASIK Surgery in Eyes with High Preoperative Percentage of Tissue Altered by Nir Sorkin, Amir Rosenblatt, David Smadja, Eyal Cohen, Marcony R. Santhiago, David Varssano, Yossi Yatziv

“…Results. Mean follow-up was 7.3 ± 4.8 months. A total of 187 of 256 eyes (73.0%) were included in the analysis because they were expected to have a PTA greater than 40%, should they have undergone LASIK surgery. …”
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Efecto de la gallinaza sobre Azotobacter sp., Azospirillum sp. y hongos micorrízicos arbusculares en un cultivo de cebolla (Allium fistulosum) by Sandra Patricia Montenegro-Gómez, Susana Gómez-Posada, Silvia Eugenia Barrera-Berdugo

“…Los resultados obtenidos indican que la gallinaza cruda tiene un impacto positivo en el rendimiento del cultivo de cebolla y la esporulación de HMA (91 esporas por gamo de solo), un efecto negativo en Azotobacter sp. con mejor desarrollo en la gallinaza compostada (1,0 x107 UFC) y en Azospirillum sp. sin respuesta relevante, sin embargo fue más abundante que Azotobacter sp.en cada uno de los tratamientos.…”
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Variables predictoras de riesgo de cáncer de pulmón en fumadores by Edgar Benítez Sánchez, Armando Ernesto Pérez Cala, Esguel Vilaseca Sanabria, Ernesto Ramírez Ramírez, Idalis Colón Blanco

“…Resultados: Las variables que mayores odds ratio mostraron: efecto acumulativo del tabaquismo de más de 30 paquetes por año (OR= 8,5; IC 95 % 3- 23); antecedentes familiares de cáncer de pulmón en parientes de primer grado (OR= 6,5; IC 95 % 4,6- 7,0) y el color de piel negra (OR= 6,3; IC 95 % 3,2- 12,7).  …”
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Biochemical Properties of the Acid Ectophosphatase Activity of <i>Phytomonas serpens</i> Involved in Cell Proliferation by Luiz Fernando Carvalho-Kelly, Anita Leocadio Freitas-Mesquita, Thaís Souza Silveira Majerowicz, José Roberto Meyer-Fernandes

“…This activity presented an acidic profile, and its kinetic parameters <i>K</i>_m and <i>V</i>_max were calculated as 1.57 ± 0.08 mM <i>p</i>-NPP and 10.11 ± 0.14 nmol <i>p</i>-NP/(h × 10⁸ flagellates), respectively. …”
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Non-pharmacological Methods Used in the Management of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus by a Selected Group of People with T2DM in Colombo District, Sri Lanka: A Mixed-Method Study by Lakshani Herath, Manisha Kamalsiri, Perananthan Inthuja, Gayani P Gamage, Dinithi Vidanage

“…Although males spent more time on exercise compared to females (male vs. female; 36.1 vs. 15.3min, P = 0.025), both groups demonstrated poor glycemic levels (male vs. female; 141.3 ± 52 vs. 136.5 ± 42.2 mg/dl) and higher body mass index (male vs. female; 24.7 ± 4.7 vs. 25.8 ± 4.5 kg/m2). Conclusion: The non-pharmacological practices were not up to the standards of current recommendations for the management of T2DM. …”
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Interaction between biochar particle size and soil salinity levels on soil properties and tomato yield by Zhuqing Wu, Yaqiong Fan, Zhengquan Zhou, Xinmei Hao, Shaozhong Kang

“…Highlights Biochar addition significantly reduced soil Ca2+ by 16.7–37.9%, while there was no significant difference in the other cations. …”
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THE EPIDEMIOLOGY OF PLASTIC SURGERY CASES IN A TERTIARY GENERAL HOSPITAL IN SURABAYA, INDONESIA by Dwika Intania Riano, Lavonia Berlina Adzalika, Indri Lakhsmi Putri, Rachmaniar Pramanasari

“…Results: We found that among 736 individuals' medical records during a four-year period, burn injuries (17.4%), microtia (11.7%), and orofacial clefts (11.5%) were the most prevalent occurrences. …”
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Ab initio and CALPHAD-type thermodynamic investigation of the Ti-Al-Zr system by Deng Z.-X., Zhao D.-P., Huang Y.-Y., Chen L.-L., Zou H., Jiang Y., Chang K.

“…Adding alloying element Zr can significantly improve their high-temperature endurance and corrosion resistance. …”
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Oral health status, behavior and impact profile among naval personnel in the Malaysian naval armed forces by Nik Madihah Nik Azis, Raja Noreihan Raja Abdullah, Mohamad Nur Adzmi Mohamad Ayub, Badiah Baharin

“…Overall, the findings indicate high levels of plaque (30.7%) and bleeding scores (39.6%) while the CPITN results showed a significant proportion of participants (52.1%) requiring advanced periodontal treatment (CPITN 3 or 4). …”
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高脂血症肾移植患者外周血MCP-1及其受体CCR2 mRNA表达及辛伐他汀治疗的影响 by 王玉新

“…【目的】探讨肾移植术后高脂血症患者外周血单核细胞趋化蛋白-1(MCP-1)及其受体CCR2 mRNA的表达及辛伐他汀治疗影响。【方法】根据患者肾移植术后6个月的血脂水平，从167例肾移植受者中选择60例作为研究对象，其中30例为血脂正常组(A组)，30例为血脂增高组(B组)，健康体检者30例作为对照组，逆转录聚合酶链反应检测各组外周血MCP-1及CCR2 mRNA表达水平。…”
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Associations of Urinary Perchlorate, Nitrate, and Thiocyanate with Female Infertility and Mediation of Obesity: Insights from NHANES 2013–2018 by Lan Zhang, Yuhe Peng, Yue Song, Yu Zhang, Qi Qin, Mengya Ying, Yiyun Bi, Ping Yin

“…Increased concentrations of perchlorate and nitrate showed inverse correlations with the risk of obesity (OR = 0.73, 95% CI: 0.55–0.96; OR = 0.59, 95% CI: 0.40–0.87). Perchlorate was negatively associated with infertility (OR = 0.68, 95% CI: 0.51–0.91), and obesity was a mediator in association between perchlorate and infertility. …”
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The Role of NMP22 and CSTB Levels in Predicting Postoperative Recurrence of Bladder Cancer by Changkun Huang, Xiaolin Ai, Liping Hu, Da Ren

“…Logistic multivariate regression analysis showed that preoperative NMP22 and CSTB overexpression was an independent risk factor for postoperative recurrence of bladder cancer (OR=1.042, 2.307, P<0.05). The sensitivity, specificity, accuracy, positive predictive value, and negative predictive value of preoperative NMP22 combined with CSTB in evaluating bladder cancer recurrence after surgery were higher than those of preoperative NMP22 and CSTB alone, and the differences were statistically significant (P<0.05). …”
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Long-term clinical outcomes of isolated orbital floor fracture reconstruction using nonresorbable implants by Ayman E Abd El Ghafar, Nashaat Shawky, Mahrous Hassan Shaheen, Khalid Abdel Aziz, Mostafa Mohamed Diab

“…At the 6-month postoperative visit, nine patients (40.9%) in the Ti mesh group experienced postoperative diplopia compared to six patients (30.0%) in the PP group and one patient (4.2%) in the PPE group (P < 0.047). Following the initial 6-month postoperative period, the PP group had more frequent postoperative enophthalmos compared to the other 2 groups. …”
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