Thermal-Hydraulic Analysis of Coolant Flow Decrease in Fuel Channels of Smolensk-3 RBMK during GDH Blockage Event by A. Lombardi Costa, M. Cherubini, F. D'Auria, W. Giannotti, A. Moskalev

“…To investigate the behavior of each FC belonging to the damaged GDH and to have a more realistic trend, one (affected) GDH has been schematized with its forty-two FC, one by one. …”
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Assessing the Ecological Risk of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in Sediments at Langkawi Island, Malaysia by Essam Nasher, Lee Yook Heng, Zuriati Zakaria, Salmijah Surif

“…The results indicated that PAHs may not cause acute biological damage. Diagnostic ratios and principal component analysis suggested that the PAHs were likely to originate from pyrogenic and petrogenic sources. …”
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Mechanical Properties and Mesostructure Evolution of Fibre-Reinforced Loess under Freeze-Thaw Cycles by Longfei Zhang, Zaiqiang Hu, Hongru Li, Haicheng She, Xiaoliang Wang, Xiaoning Han, Xi Yang

“…Triaxial tests under different water contents, freezing temperatures, and number of freeze-thaw cycles were carried out for fibre-reinforced loess to study the ability of fibre reinforcement to improve the resistance of loess to freeze-thaw damage; scanning electron microscopy (SEM) was also conducted. …”
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From sick old man to mythical hero by Sandra Pitcher, Tammy Frankland, Nicola Jones

“…The paper concludes, however, by documenting the immense power of Mandela’s legacy as played out in the press, and how, after death, his carefully constructed legacy rose above the damage of his prolonged illness, elevating him from a sick old man and reinforcing him as a mythical revolutionary. …”
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Comprehensive analysis of proteomic and biochemical responses of Daphnia magna to short-term exposure to polystyrene microplastic particles by Young Sang Kwon, Chang-Beom Park, Seung-Min Lee, Jin-Woo Park, Yeong-Jin Kim, Jong-Hwan Kim, Jong-Su Seo

“…The upregulation of endocytosis-related proteins, including caveolin-1 (CAV1) and phosphatidylinositol-4-phosphate 5-kinase (PIP5K), highlights their role in actively internalizing and compartmentalizing MP, potentially as a protective mechanism against oxidative damage. These findings reveal that short-term MP exposure triggers a complex, multi-pathway stress response in D. magna, underscoring potential vulnerabilities that could impact broader ecological dynamics. …”
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Identification of Iron Homeostasis Genes Dysregulation Potentially Involved in Retinopathy of Prematurity Pathogenicity by Microarray Analysis by Xian-qiong Luo, Chun-yi Zhang, Jia-wen Zhang, Jing-bo Jiang, Ai-hua Yin, Li Guo, Chuan Nie, Xu-zai Lu, Hua Deng, Liang Zhang

“…Our study indicates that dysregulation of genes involved in iron homeostasis mediating oxidative damage may be responsible for the mechanisms underlying ROP. …”
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Severe Postpartum Hemorrhage from Uterine Atony: A Multicentric Study by Carlos Montufar-Rueda, Laritza Rodriguez, José Douglas Jarquin, Alejandra Barboza, Maura Carolina Bustillo, Flor Marin, Guillermo Ortiz, Francisco Estrada

“…In all patients with severe hemorrhage and subsequent hypovolemic shock, the most important therapy is intravascular volume resuscitation, to reduce the possibility of target organ damage and death. Similarly, the current proposals of transfusion therapy in severe or massive hemorrhage point to early transfusion of blood products and use of fresh frozen plasma, in addition to packed red blood cells, to prevent maternal deaths.…”
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Analyse und Interpretation. Anmerkungen/Anregungen by Hartmut Fladt

“…In jeder musikalischen Figur, in jeder Klangfolge ist Geschichte gespeichert, und damit auch begrifflich vermittelte Bedeutung, derer sich die Komponierenden bedienten und die sie individualisierten. …”
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Study on Airborne Radionuclide Dispersion in Floating Nuclear Power Plant under the Loss-of-Coolant Accident by Shuliang Zou, Na Liu, Binhai Huang

“…Rotating the floating nuclear power plant platform in a certain angle can reduce the damage of loss-of-coolant accident. The effects of the dose received by the personnel under the condition of the severe accident were evaluated based on previous research, showing that the inhalation effective dose and the effective dose of plume immersion exposure were less than the radiation dose limit of 0.25 Sv within two hours in the accident. …”
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Stage-specific expression and divergent functions of two insulinase-like proteases associated with host infectivity in Cryptosporidium. by Yue Huang, Shifeng Pei, Xin Lv, Fuxian Yang, Xiaoqing Gong, Na Li, Yaqiong Guo, Yaoyu Feng, Lihua Xiao

“…Consistent with this, mice infected with the INS-20-deleted mutant had reduced intestinal damage and parasite burden.<h4>Conclusions/significance</h4>These results suggest that INS-19 and INS-20 have stage-specific expression with distinct biological functions, and that the presence of the INS-20 in zoonotic C. parvum contributes to its infectivity and fitness in mice.…”
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Evaluation of biomarkers for clinical activity of systemic lupus erhythematodes by Valentina Reshkova, Dobroslav Kyurkchiev, Simeon Monov

“…Basic clinical symptoms include arthritis and skin damage. The analysis of biomarkers in serum is statistically significantly higher than healthy controls for human IFN-alpha and human sVCAM-1. …”
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Theranostic Contact Lens for Ocular Cystinosis Utilizing Gold Nanoparticles by Eunbe Ha, Hwajeong Kang, Hyeran Noh

“…Ocular cystinosis is a disease in which accumulated cystine crystals cause damage to the eyes, necessitating timely treatment and ongoing monitoring of cystine levels. …”
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Shaking Table Tests for Seismic Response of Oblique Overlapped Tunnel by Hao Lei, Honggang Wu, Tianwen Lai

“…Through examining the recorded dynamic responses (acceleration and dynamic strain measured at different locations in model tunnels), we found that the seismic response of the crown was the largest at the central section, and the invert of the tunnels was exactly opposite to the crown, which presented a “parabolic” distribution, and we inferred that the damage within the model may be mainly concentrated on the crown of the tunnels. …”
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Study on effects and relevant mechanisms of Mudan granules on renal fibrosis in streptozotocin-induced diabetes rats by Mushuang Qi, Xiangka Hu, Wanjun Zhu, Ying Ren, Chunmei Dai

“…Blood glucose, blood lipids, and renal function-related indicators were detected, renal tissue morphological changes and fibrosis-related indicators were observed, and the expression of pathway-related proteins were examined.Results The general condition of diabetes rats was improved after the treatment of Mudan granules, the 24-h urinary protein and urinary albumin to creatinine ratio were reduced, and the renal function and lipid results were modified. The tissue damage to the rat kidney has been repaired. Expression of TGF-β1/Smad-related pathway proteins was suppressed in kidney tissues, and the fibrosis factor CO-IV, FN, and LN were reduced in serum.Conclusion Mudan granules may inhibit of TGF-β1/Smad pathway, inhibit the production of ECM, reduce the levels of fibrosis factors CO-IV, FN, and LN, to have a protective effect on kidney in diabetes rats.…”
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Curcumin Improves Diabetic Cardiomyopathy by Inhibiting Pyroptosis through AKT/Nrf2/ARE Pathway by Zhang Wei, Kang pinfang, Zhou jing, Yao zhuoya, Qian Shaohuan, Shi Chao

“…These effects reduced reactive oxygen species accumulation and mitochondrial damage in diabetic myocardium and inhibited diabetes-induced pyroptosis. …”
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Numerical Investigation of Bundled RC Column under Impact Load by Abreha Abay, Temesgen Wondimu

“…Finally, while the global failure of the RC column governs the response of repeatedly impacted BRC columns, failure characteristics of the single impacted columns are associated with local concrete damage at the impact zone.…”
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A method of processing mechanical mixtures using vortex set of deep separation by V. I. Kuznetsov, O. A. Sharikov

“…Such decisions, and the device create technical conditions for continuous technological process with the first load operation, the mechanical mixture in the vortex chamber, its processing, move processing, to finished products with maximum use of wasted resources and minimal environmental damage. The method has no analogues in the world practice.…”
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Impact of high pressure impregnation and air drying on the quality of Dosidicus gigas slices by Liliana Zura-Bravo, Roberto Lemus-Mondaca, Jaime Ortiz, Marcos Flores, Gipsy Tabilo-Munizaga, Mario Pérez-Won, Klaudia Masztalerz

“…Rehydration capacity values increased due to less damage to cellular tissue than the control (HPI-untreated dried samples). …”
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Osteoporosis in Rett Syndrome: A Study on Normal Values by Lilit Zysman, Meir Lotan, Bruria Ben-Zeev

“…This condition may cause pathological fractures, inflict pain, and seriously damage mobility. In such cases, the quality of life of the individual and her primary caretakers will be severely hampered. …”
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Bone Mineral Density in Postmenopausal Women Heterozygous for the C282Y HFE Mutation by Jenny E. Gunton, Frances Gates, Greg R. Fulcher, Phillip B. Clifton-Bligh

“…With homozygous mutation C282Y, the increase in serum ferritin may be associated with tissue damage in the liver, pancreas, and pituitary and with a reduced bone mineral density. …”
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