Combined multi-scale characterization of pores in ultra-thick coal seams of Jurassic Xishanyao Formation, Tiaohu-Malang sags, Santanghu Basin by Yue CHEN, Qiqi LEI, Dongmin MA, Xin WANG, Xinggang WANG, Diefang HUANG, Gaoxiang RONG

“…Multifractal characteristics analysis shows that pores of small diameters exhibit a more concentrated distribution and a narrower range, with stronger heterogeneity. The pore distribution of 9-1 coal sample is more concentrated, with a relatively more uniform pore size distribution intervals. …”
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Impacts of National Reimbursement Drug Price Negotiation on drug accessibility, utilization, and cost in China: a systematic review by Zheng Zhu, Jiawei Zhang, Zhihu Xu, Quan Wang, Yu Qi, Li Yang

“…It has been suggested that the NRDPN was conducive to narrowing disparities in availability and affordability across regions, hospital levels, and types of health insurance. …”
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Outdoor Massive MIMO Testbed With Directional Beams: Design, Implementation, and Validation by Spandan Bisoyi, Pasupuleti Muralimohan, Harish Kumar Dureppagari, Pavan Reddy Manne, Kiran Kuchi

“…In this work, we study the achievable multiuser MIMO gains in an outdoor environment by deploying narrow directional beams using a rectangular antenna structure having 48 antenna ports (192 antenna elements), each port with a beamwidth of 30° in azimuth and 90° in elevation. …”
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Performance of Sisal Fabre as Natural Geotextile to Reinforce Soil Layers on Unpaved Road. by Kyomugasho, Lilian

“…The soil sample was obtained from Nyamkana road in Ntungamo district and the laboratory tests were carried out at Mbarara Regional laboratory. The tests carried out included; field density compaction, maximum dry density and California bearing ratio. …”
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Impact of donor CYP3A5 genotype on pharmacokinetics of tacrolimus in South African paediatric liver transplant patients by C Wheeler, C Masimirembwa, B Mthembu, J Botha, J Scholefield, J Fabian

“…It is characterised by a narrow therapeutic index and wide interpatient variability, necessitating therapeutic drug monitoring of whole-blood concentrations. …”
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Development of a set of monosomic alien addition lines from Gossypium raimondii in Gossypium hirsutum toward breeding applications in cotton by Zhenzhen Xu, Xiaoxi Lu, Wenjie Ding, Wei Ji, Wuzhimu Ali, Heyang Wang, Shan Meng, Qi Guo, Peng Xu, Xianglong Chen, Liang Zhao, Huan Yu, Xinlian Shen

“…Many beneficial genes were lost from G. hirsutum in the process of domestication, leading to a narrowed genetic base and greater vulnerability to biotic and abiotic stresses. …”
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Ethics and end-of-life in pediatric and neonatal ICUs: a systematic review of recommendations by Diana Špoljar, Sunčana Janković, Dina Vrkić, Geraldine McNamara, Marko Ćurković, Milivoj Novak, Boris Filipović-Grčić, Stefan Grosek, Chris Gastmans, Bert Gordijn, Ana Borovečki

“…Papers that were not developed by intensive care expert communities and those that were either too narrow (e.g., dealing with specific issues or specific patient groups) or broad (e.g., addressing issues of interest on general and abstract level) were excluded. …”
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Heredabilidad de la resistencia a la roya común (Puccinia melanocephala H. et P. Sydow) en familias FS de caña de azúcar (Saccharum spp) by G. SIMÓN, N. COLLAVINO, L. GRAY, J. MARIOTTI

“…La finalidad de este trabajo fue estimar en poblaciones híbridas la heredabilidad de la resistencia a la roya común, como la regresión de las medias de las progenies sobre las medias de los padres. En la localidad de Barro Negro (Ingenio Río Grande, Jujuy) se investigaron durante tres años consecutivos ocho familias FS BIP (biparentales), involucrando 11 progenitores con diferentes expresiones de resistencia a la enfermedad. …”
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Editorial by Michael Rose, Jonathan M. Hoffmann

“…Hoffmann (Warwick) suggests employing a wide person-affecting view to questions of intergenerational justice. In contrast to the narrow person-affecting view that is linked to the NIP (see also Harney), it disregards the very identity of future individuals and emphasises the moral relevance of their human and citizen status. …”
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Death and disappearance: Measuring racial disparities in mortality and life expectancy among people in state prisons, United States 2000-2014. by Bryan L Sykes, Ernest K Chavez, Justin D Strong

“…The large and significant disappearance of deaths in prisons from official data reported to federal agencies calls into question the narrowing gap in racial disparities among people in carceral facilities.…”
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Diagnosis of Columnar Metaplasia of the Esophageal Mucosa in Patients with Complicated Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease by E. D. Fedorov, A. V. Shidii-Zakrua, L. M. Mikhaleva, K. S. Maslenkina, A. A. Lindenberg, D. E. Seleznev, V. O. Kaybysheva, T. A. Partenadze

“…Then to reveal the signs of dysplasia we used specifying endoscopic methods: the structure of pitted and microvascular pattern was estimated in narrow spectral mode using BING classification system. …”
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Analisis Sentimen untuk Evaluasi Reputasi Merek Motor XYZ Berkaitan dengan Isu Rangka Motor di Twitter Menggunakan Pendekatan Machine Learning by Ferdian Maulana Akbar, Robby Hermansyah, Sofian Lusa, Dana Indra Sensuse, Nadya Safitri, Damayanti Elisabeth

“…In August 2023, rumors began circulating on social media that these frames were experiencing rust, corrosion, and cracks. This caused public concern and potentially harmed the XYZ brand's reputation. …”
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Metformin Ameliorates Ulcerative Colitis Through Inhibiting NLRP3 Inflammasome Activation by Cao R, Jing J, Ma Y, Qi W, Huang X, Zhang C, Lu Z, He J, Wang G, Ma Y, Zhang H

“…Furthermore, in vitro, bone marrow-derived macrophages (BMDMs) selected to clarify the role of Met on NLRP3 inflammasome activation and the underlying mechanisms.Results: In vivo, Met could significantly inhibit the development of UC, characterized by decreased DAI, increased body weight and colorectal length, and the repair of damaged tissue. …”
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AI for IMPACTS Framework for Evaluating the Long-Term Real-World Impacts of AI-Powered Clinician Tools: Systematic Review and Narrative Synthesis by Christine Jacob, Noé Brasier, Emanuele Laurenzi, Sabina Heuss, Stavroula-Georgia Mougiakakou, Arzu Cöltekin, Marc K Peter

“…Existing frameworks remain insufficient and tend to emphasize technical metrics such as accuracy and validation, while overlooking critical real-world factors such as clinical impact, integration, and economic sustainability. This narrow focus prevents AI tools from being effectively implemented, limiting their broader impact and long-term viability in clinical practice. …”
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Remote Continuous Microinjury-Triggered Cytokines Facilitate Severe Diabetic Foot Ulcer Healing via the Ras/Raf/MEK/ERK Pathway by Huang X, Liu J, Wu X, Mo Y, Luo X, Yang Y, Yang C, Liang X, Liang R, Chen Y, Fan Z, Lu W, Chen Y, Hua Q

“…These changes were in parallel with the expression of TGF-β 1, PDGF-BB, and VEGF in the foot wounds and the frequency of EPCs in both bone marrow and peripheral circulation, which implied that the secreted TGF-β 1, PDGF-BB, and VEGF promote proliferation and migration of EPCs to the foot wounds. …”
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Human GM-CSF/IL-3 enhance tumor immune infiltration in humanized HCC patient-derived xenografts by Kelley Weinfurtner, David Tischfield, George McClung, Jennifer Crainic, John Gordan, Jing Jiao, Emma E. Furth, Wuyan Li, Erena Tuzneen Supan, Gregory J. Nadolski, Stephen J. Hunt, David E. Kaplan, Terence P.F. Gade

“…Finally, utilizing adult bone marrow instead of fetal livers enabled partial HLA-matching to HCC tumors but required more CD34+ cells. …”
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Research progress on characteristics of secondary aluminum dross and its detoxification and utilization by Kun LIN, Yuanbo ZHANG, Zijian SU, Jiamei XU, Tao JIANG

“…However, owing to the considerable volatilization of salts, the pyrometallurgical process suffers high energy consumption, serious corrosion of equipment, and heavy restrictions on the composition of the raw materials. …”
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Differences in soil Cd immobilization and blockage of rice Cd uptake by biochar derived from crop residue and bone − A 2-year field experiment by Zhongjun Xue, Fengfeng Sui, Yanjie Qi, Siyu Pan, Ning Wang, Rongjun Bian, Stephen Joseph, Xuhui Zhang, Lianqing Li, Genxing Pan

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Tumor mutational burden and survival on immune checkpoint inhibition in >8000 patients across 24 cancer types by Vivek Subbiah, Samuel J Klempner, Neeraj Agarwal, David P Carbone, Amit Mahipal, Shilpa Gupta, David Fabrizio, Jeffrey S Ross, Gerald Li, David R Gandara, Miles C Andrews, Jonathan W Riess, Ramez N Eskander, Ryon P Graf, Geoffrey R Oxnard, Sarah Sammons, Jeremy Snider, Lilia Bouzit, Cheryl Cho-Phan, Megan Price, Julia C F Quintanilha, Richard Sheng Poe Huang

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Presenting a Model of Self-sacrificial behaviors of Leaders in Organizations; Interpretive Structural Modeling (ISM) Method by Amir Hossein Abdallahzadeh, Seyyed Mohammad Moghimi, Hossein Imani

“…As shown by the direction of the arrows, this component is dependent on the three components of critical conditions, core values, and goal orientation and idealism. …”
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