Esophageal Impedance-pH Monitoring and Pharyngeal pH Monitoring in the Diagnosis of Extraesophageal Reflux in Children by Anna Plocek, Beata Gębora-Kowalska, Jakub Białek, Wojciech Fendler, Ewa Toporowska-Kowalska

“…With the antimonic sensor placed inside the impedance probe, 1272 pH-only reflux episodes were recorded. Of these, 977 (76.81%) were associated with a retrograde bolus transit. …”
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Coal gasification slag-derived hydrocalumite nanofluids for flow boiling heat transfer enhancement of power electronic devices by Junjie Wu, Junsheng Hou, Li Ma, Lei Huang, Zihan Ding, Hao Zhang, Baiqi Tian, Wenjing Zhou, Zhenzhen Chen, Nanjing Hao

“…With the development of the coal chemical industry, the production of coal gasification slag (CGS) is increasing, and the utilization is becoming challenging. …”
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Dosimetry and Comparison between Different CT Protocols (Low Dose, Ultralow Dose, and Conventional CT) for Lung Nodules’ Detection in a Phantom by Cleverson Alex Leitão, Gabriel Lucca de Oliveira Salvador, Priscilla Tazoniero, Danny Warszawiak, Cristian Saievicz, Rosangela Requi Jakubiak, Dante Luiz Escuissato

“…There was no significant difference in lung nodules’ detection when comparing ULD and LD protocols (p=0.208 to p=1.000), but there was a significant difference when comparing each one of those against CCT (p<0.001). The detection rate of nodules with CT attenuation values lower than −600 HU was also different when comparing all protocols against CCT (p<0.001 to p=0.007). …”
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Development, in vitro and ex vivo characterization of lamotrigine-loaded bovine serum albumin nanoparticles using QbD approach by Maryana Salamah, Bence Sipos, Zsuzsanna Schelz, István Zupkó, Ágnes Kiricsi, Ágnes Szalenkó-Tőkés, László Rovó, Gábor Katona, György Tibor Balogh, Ildikó Csóka

“…Cross-linked LAM-NP from EDC (NP-EDC-1) showed the lowest Z-average value (163.7 ± 1.9 nm) and drug encapsulation efficacy (EE%) of 97.31 ± 0.17%. …”
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Experimental investigation of CF8 stainless steel impeller quality using PLA-based fused deposition modeling-assisted investment casting by Margi Shah, Dhiren Patel, Sarang Pande, Mustufa Haider Abidi, Fahad Alasim

“…The surface roughness values obtained at the shroud and blade surface of the final cast were 4.64 μm 6.67 μm, respectively. Microstructure and hardness testing were also performed on the FDMAIC impeller to validate the process. …”
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Chemical Profiling and Biological Activities on Nepalese Medicinal Plant Extracts and Isolation of Active Fraction of Nyctanthes arbor-tristis by Anita Khadka, Akash Budha Magar, Khaga Raj Sharma

“…The mild α-amylase enzyme inhibition was found in extracts of Nyctanthes arbor-tristis, Spilanthes uliginosa Swartz, Litsea monopetala, and Equisetum debile showing IC50 values of 110.4 ± 7.78, 115.98 ± 10.24, 149.83 ± 8.3, and 196.45 ± 6.04 µg/mL, whereas Mallotus Philippensis (seed cover), Mallotus philippensis (seed), and Desmostachya bipinnata showed weak α-amylase inhibition with IC50 values of 208.87 ± 1.76, 215.41 ± 2.09, and 238.89 ± 9.27 µg/mL, respectively. …”
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多舱体系钢结构变电站附加防火层耐火性能试验研究 by 陈锡祥, 刘志祥, 穆弘, 范亚斌, 靳幸福, 张金锋, 刘超, 王勇, 陈琛, 朱劭骏

“…结果表明，由于热桥效应，复合墙板试件中的构造钢柱所对应的背火面测点温升在107 min后达180 ℃，无法满足该场景下的隔热性要求；采用所提出附加防火层构造的试件在受火3 h后均可满足隔热性和完整性要求，其中齐口连接形式的最不利试件背火面测点最高温升为143.8 ℃。…”
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Optimal configuration of a solar-powered Organic Rankine Cycle power plant utilizing thermochemical energy storage by Sofiene Mellouli, Talal Alqahtani, Salem Algarni, Abdullah A. Faqihi, Badr M. Alshammari, Lioua Kolsi

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Characterization of physical, structural and antioxidant properties of hemp seed and seed meal protein-gallic acid conjugates by Wannawarang Tanbamrung, Suphat Phongthai, Pornchai rachtanapun, Kongsak Boonyapranai, Prem Thongchai, Liang Zhang, Kanyasiri Rakariyatham

“…Simultaneously, there was a decrease in free thiol groups and tryptophan residues to be as low as 2.05 and 2.14 %, respectively in sHPI-GA1000 and 10.34 and 17.30 %, respectively in smHPI-GA1000 with an increase in molecular masses, indicating covalent bonding between HPIs and GA. …”
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Performance enhancement of organic single-flash cycles by eliminating the throttle valves: A comparative exergy-economic assessment by Aboulbaba Eladeb, Ali B.M. Ali, Pooya Ghodratallah, Kuwar Mausam, Rahul Thakur, Praney Madan, Lotfi Ben Said, Lioua Kolsi

“…In addition, the MOFRC, with an ηex and cel of 51.8 % and 6.87 $GJ−1, has a competitive performance compared to the ORC. …”
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Mechanical behaviour of micro-alloyed steels with vanadium for rail axles by D.E.P. Klenam, L.H. Chown, M.J. Papo, L.A. Cornish

“…The normalised and air-cooled and the normalised and furnace-cooled steels showed moderate strengths with elongations between 17% and 19% due to the ferrite-bainite or ferrite-pearlite microstructures. …”
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Exploring the prevalence of gout among underrepresented low socioeconomic status type 2 diabetes populations by Jessica Smith, Abey Martin, Jane Mundadan, Michael Roberts, Youssef Roman, Arturo Bravo-Nuevo, Farzaneh Daghigh

“…Among the participants, 30.7% had serum urate levels indicative of hyperuricemia, exceeding the national average of 20.1% as reported by the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. …”
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Prospective Voice Assessment After Thyroidectomy Without Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve Injury by Ivana Šimić Prgomet, Stjepan Frkanec, Ika Gugić Radojković, Drago Prgomet

“…Postoperative voice disorders occurred in 200 patients (100 lobectomy, 100 total thyroidectomy); 43 (17.7%) experienced no voice disorders. Significant associations were observed for surgery type (χ² = 29.88, <i>p</i> < 0.001), with total thyroidectomy having higher risk, surgery duration (χ² = 16.40, <i>p</i> < 0.001), thyroid volume (χ² = 4.24, <i>p</i> = 0.045), and BMI (χ² = 8.97, <i>p</i> = 0.011). …”
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شناسایی مقدماتی لاین‌های مقاوم به کرم ساقه‌خوار برنج، (Chilo suppressalis (Walker، در شرایط مزرعه

“…همچنین، نتایج آزمایش نشان داد که لاین‌های کاشته شده در تاریخ کاشت دوم (اواسط خرداد) 62/9 درصد آلودگی و 17/14 درصد سفید شدن خوشه بیش‌تری نسبت به تاریخ کشت اول نشان دادند. …”
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张广才岭东部地区黑线姬鼠夏秋季植物性食物分析研究 by 常诗麒, 李殿伟, 徐梦昊, 王阳, 单洪佳, 丁森

“…结果表明：黑线姬鼠的夏季食物主要为草本植物，胃容物包含14科19属21种，其中以稗（<italic>Echinochloa crus</italic>-<italic>galli</italic>，87.0%）和堪察加费菜（<italic>Phedimus kamtschaticus</italic>，7.0%）为主；秋季食物主要为乔木植物果实，胃容物包含15科40属44种，其中以蒙古栎（<italic>Quercus mongolica</italic>，48.3%）、湿地风毛菊（<italic>Saussurea umbrosa</italic>，17.0%）、樟子松（<italic>Pinus sylvestris </italic>var. …”
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Dynamics of the biodiversity of black and white cattle influenced by cross-breeding by N. A. Zinovieva, E. A. Gladyr, V. A. Bagirov, G. Brem

“…It was found that the increase in Holstein’s blood could lead to the observed decrease in genetic diversity evaluated by the average number of effective alleles per loci (from 4,59 ± 0,46 to 3,87 ± 0,53), by the value of the Shannon index (from 1,60 ± 0,13 to 1,46 ± 0,14) and by the observed heterozygosity degree (from 0,779 ± 0,053 to 0,687 ± 0,055). …”
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Pusiau struktūruotas interviu asmenybės funkcionavimo vertinimui STiP-5.1: lietuviškosios versijos psichometrinių savybių tyrimas paauglių imtyje by Rasa Barkauskienė, Elena Gaudiešiūtė, Agnė Saročkaitė, Ugnius Binkauskas, Ieva Gerliakaitė, Kristina Pliučienė

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Correlation between weight-adjusted waist index and coronary heart disease: NHANES 1999–2020 by Yan Liu, Shougang Sun, Qi Zou, Ting Tao, Dian Li, Guodong Han, Zhiliang Wei

“…A total of 44,528 participants were included [50.23% male; mean WWI 10.89 (0.01) cm/√kg]. The multivariate logistic regression analysis revealed that in three models, one-standard-deviation increment in WWI was associated with an increased probability of CHD occurrence by 2.39 (2.22,2.57),1.47 (1.32,1.65), and 1.15 (1.00,1.32) times, respectively. …”
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Quantifying Spatiotemporal Changes in Supraglacial Debris Cover in Eastern Pamir from 1994 to 2024 Based on the Google Earth Engine by Hehe Liu, Zhen Zhang, Shiyin Liu, Fuming Xie, Jing Ding, Guolong Li, Haoran Su

“…Between 1994 and 2024, while the total glacier area decreased by −2.57 ± 0.70%, the debris-covered areas expanded upward at a rate of +1.64 ± 0.10% yr⁻¹. …”
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注射复合ｒｈＢＭＰ－２骨水泥制作猕猴椎动脉型颈椎病模型

“…右侧椎动脉代偿性的血流速增加，管径增粗，ＲＩ减低，ＶＳ（８．８７ ± ０．９８）ｃｍ／ｓ、ＶＤ（４．３１ ± ０．１２）ｃｍ／ｓ、ＲＩ（０．５７ ± ０．４１）、Ｄ（０．０９ ± ０．０１）ｃｍ，同造模前比较Ｐ ＞ ０．０５，差异均无统计学意义。…”
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