Triaxial compression characteristics and brittleness evaluation of calcareous sand cemented with EICP and coir fiber by Xueliang Jiang, Haodong Wang, Hui Yang, Ting Du, Pan Liu, Jiaxin Duan

“…However, the enhancement effect diminishes at high cementation levels, and the peak deviatoric stress of the EICP-FS samples can even be lower than that of the EICP-S samples without fiber. (3) At low cementation levels, coir fiber can effectively mitigate the post-peak strength loss of the cemented body. However, this mitigating effect diminishes at high cementation levels. (4) Parameters such as the pre-peak elastic energy ratio, failure strain, maximum post-peak average modulus, peak deviatoric stress, and residual stress of the cemented calcareous sand highly correlate with its brittleness characteristics. …”
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Combined Treatment With Leuprolide Acetate and Burosumab in X-linked Hypophosphatemia and Precocious Puberty: A Therapeutic Response by Gustavo Tempone Cardoso Penna, MS, Carolina Costa Figueiredo, MD, MSc, Nara Michelle de Araújo Evangelista, MD, MSc, Vânia de Fátima Tonetto Fernandes, MD, PhD, Patricia Salmona, MD, Guido de Paula Colares Neto, MD, PhD

“…Conclusion: In the described XLH patient with CPP, the combined use of gonadotropin-releasing hormone analogs and burosumab was a safe strategy to stabilize pubertal progression and bone age, minimize anthropometric loss, and avoid exacerbating bone deformities.…”
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Dietary Lactiplantibacillus plantarum KX041 attenuates colitis-associated tumorigenesis and modulates gut microbiota by Tao Wang, Panpan Wang, Li Yin, Xiuchao Wang, Yuanyuan Shan, Yanglei Yi, Yuan Zhou, Bianfang Liu, Xin Wang, Xin Lü

“…Moreover, this probiotic could ameliorate the damage of intestinal barrier by recovering tight junction protein expression (like Occludin, Claudin-1, and ZO-1) and preventing goblet cell loss. Furthermore, the oxidative stress was alleviated by increasing the level of antioxidant mediators (like GSH and SOD) and reducing the level of oxidative mediators (like MDA and MPO). …”
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Potential Research Tool of Stem Cells from Human Exfoliated Deciduous Teeth: Lentiviral Bmi-1 Immortalization with EGFP Marker by Siqi Yao, Lingping Tan, Huan Chen, Xiaojun Huang, Wei Zhao, Yan Wang

“…After long-term expansion, stem cells face many challenges, including limited lifespan, senescence, and loss of stemness. Therefore, a cell line capable of overcoming those problems should be built. …”
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Comparison of anterior versus posterior approach for the treatment of cervical compressive myelopathy due to ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament by Amr A. A Gaber, Mohamad Alaa El-Din Habib, Mohamed AR AbdelFatah, Mostafa K. Ghobashy

“…Additionally, the duration of surgery in the anterior group was significantly longer (P < 0.01, SMD = 1.52), and there was a larger amount of intraoperative blood loss (P = 0.04, SMD = 0.74). Conclusion The findings of this MA indicate that anterior approach surgery is linked to superior postoperative neurological outcomes compared to the posterior method in managing cervical compressive myelopathy resulting from OPLL. …”
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Unilateral Toxic Anterior Segment Syndrome Resulting in Cataract and Urrets-Zavalia Syndrome after Sequential Uneventful Implantation of a Posterior Chamber Phakic Toric Intraocula... by Kepa Balparda, Claudia Marcela Vanegas-Ramirez, Johny Márquez-Tróchez, Tatiana Herrera-Chalarca

“…Specular microscopy confirmed an endothelial cell loss in the TASS eye (right eye). Pupil size showed no reaction to repeated doses of Pilocarpine 2%. …”
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Revealing intra- and inter-container fruit quality heterogeneity within overseas refrigerated container shipments using a physics-based digital twin by Celine Verreydt, Tarl Berry, Leo Lukasse, Deniz Turan, Paul Cronje, Thijs Defraeye

“…The air temperature and relative humidity inside refrigerated containers should be kept at optimal conditions to prevent fruit losses. However, each shipment evolves differently in terms of shipping duration and temperature. …”
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Treatment of neovascular age-related macular degeneration: one year real-life results with intravitreal Brolucizumab by Settimio Rossi, Carlo Gesualdo, Ernesto Marano, Raffaele Perrotta, Maria Consiglia Trotta, Antonio Del Giudice, Francesca Simonelli

“…BackgroundAge-related macular degeneration (AMD) is a prevalent cause of irreversible vision loss worldwide, particularly among the elderly population. …”
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Hubungan Kadar FT4 dengan Gejala Klinis yang Terkait Efek Simpatis berdasarkan Indek Wayne pada Nagari Koto Salak Kabupaten Dharmasraya by Nining Kurniawati, Eva Decroli, Yulistini Alioes

“…There are subjects with clinical symptoms of palpitations, weight loss, nervousness, sweating more and fine finger tremor by the following percentages is 42.59%, 38.89%, 46.30%, 25.93%, and 44.44%. …”
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Case report: Prolonged and severe hungry bone syndrome after parathyroidectomy in X-linked hypophosphatemia by Giulia Puliani, Valeria Hasenmajer, Matteo Spaziani, Matteo Spaziani, Federico Frusone, Chiara Tarantino, Francesco Angelini, Ludovica Vincenzi, Riccardo Lubrano, Alessia Marcellino, Marco Biffoni, Andrea M. Isidori, Andrea M. Isidori

“…This condition can be a complication of X-linked hypophosphatemia (XLH), a rare genetic disease characterized by renal phosphate loss and consequent hypophosphatemia. Parathyroidectomy is considered the first-line therapy but surgical intervention can be complicated by hungry bone syndrome. …”
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Segmental analysis of human hair reveals intra-annual variation in 25(OH)D3 concentrations in modern and archaeological individuals by Kate Britton, Orsolya Czére, Eléa Gutierrez, Linda M. Reynard, Eamon Laird, Gary Duncan, Baukje de Roos

“…In three participants, fluctuations in intra-hair 25(OH)D3 appear linked to recent significant weight loss, potentially due to the release of stored 25(OH)D3 from adipose tissue and subsequent uptake in hair. …”
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Identifying key signs of motor neurone disease in primary care: a nested case–control study using the QResearch database by Aleksandar Radunović, Carol Coupland, Julia Hippisley-Cox, Christopher J McDermott, Tom A Ranger, Judith Burchardt, Xue W Mei

“…Of these, seven were new to the Red Flag tool: ataxia, dysphasia, weight loss, wheeze, hoarseness of voice, urinary incontinence and constipation. …”
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Factors influencing survival outcomes in patients with stroke at three tertiary hospitals in Zimbabwe: A 12-month longitudinal study. by Farayi Kaseke, Lovemore Gwanzura, Cuthbert Musarurwa, Elizabeth Gori, Tawanda Nyengerai, Timothy Kaseke, Aimee Stewart

“…However, 51 patients were excluded from the analysis due to either missing information or loss to follow-up. Among the remaining 137 patients who were tracked over a 12-month period, 42% were censored, and 58% were deceased. …”
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Performance and stability analysis of all-perovskite tandem photovoltaics in light-driven electrochemical water splitting by Junke Wang, Bruno Branco, Willemijn H. M. Remmerswaal, Shuaifeng Hu, Nick R. M. Schipper, Valerio Zardetto, Laura Bellini, Nicolas Daub, Martijn M. Wienk, Atsushi Wakamiya, Henry J. Snaith, René A. J. Janssen

“…We find that the performance loss is mainly due to the degradation of the photovoltaic component. …”
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Photo-curing hyaluronic acid-Janus antibacterial packs as O2 generator precisely modulate the infectious microenvironment for antibiotic-free periodontal therapy by Runxiu Wei, Gaojie Li, Yuying Huang, Linjing Mi, Jiamin Wu, Huan Huang, Na Yin, Yuling Chen, Qiang Yang, Wenjun Zhang, Bingzhi Sun, Ran Sun, Ling Guo, Min Feng

“…Periodontal disease stands the leading cause of tooth loss in adults. While scaling and root planning is considered the “gold standard” treatment, it is often insufficient in efficiently eliminating anaerobic bacteria from deep periodontal pockets. …”
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A Modified Technique Reduced Operative Time of Laparoendoscopic Rendezvous Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography Combined with Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy for Concomitant... by Wei Liu, Qunwei Wang, Jing Xiao, Liying Zhao, Jiangsheng Huang, Zhaohui Tan, Pengfei Li

“…The mean hospital stay, blood loss, incidence of complications, and residual stone were of no difference in both groups. …”
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Toward Integrating ChatGPT Into Satellite Image Annotation Workflows: A Comparison of Label Quality and Costs of Human and Automated Annotators by Jacob Beck, Lukas Malte Kemeter, Konrad Durrbeck, Mohamed Hesham Ibrahim Abdalla, Frauke Kreuter

“…Our analyzes examine the annotation quality loss between the expert and other annotators. This comparison is conducted through, first, descriptive analyzes, second, fitting linear probability models, and third, comparing F1-scores. …”
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MiR-155-Mediated Deregulation of GPER1 Plays an Important Role in the Gender Differences Related to Inflammatory Bowel Disease by Xiaojuan Shao, Jintao Li, Fumin Xu, Dongfeng Chen, Kaijun Liu

“…The miR-155−/− mice showed improvements in weight loss, survival, rectal bleeding, colon length, and histopathological changes compared with the wild-type mice. …”
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Synergistic effect of porous structure and gradient structure in carbon foam to boost terahertz absorption by Xiao Sun, Lipeng Wu, Congli Zhou, Dun Lu, Shangzhi Chen, Mingduo Yang, Chaoyang Kuang, Wenjie Fu, Xuesong Li, Zhaoyun Duan, Qiye Wen

“…COMSOL simulation and transmission line model were applied to explore the formation mechanism and the gradient loss capabilities of gradient structure. This work not only reveals the synergistic enhancement mechanism of porous and gradient structures for the THz absorption, but also provides new insights into the design of high-performance THz absorbers in the future.…”
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Increased serum ferritin is associated with severity of orbital disease in COVID-19–associated rhino-orbito-cerebral mucormycosis: A quantitative analysis by Shashi Tanwar, Nibha Mishra, Prachi Sharma, Apjit Kaur

“…Stage 3 was further divided into four substages: 3a: nasolacrimal duct, medial orbit, vision unaffected (n = 4); 3b: diffuse orbital involvement (>1 quadrant or >2 structures), vision unaffected (n = 15); 3c: central retinal artery occlusion or ophthalmic artery occlusion, superior ophthalmic vein thrombosis, involvement of superior orbital fissure, inferior orbital fissure, orbital apex, diminution or loss of vision (n = 13); 3d: bilateral orbital involvement (n = 5). …”
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