Physicochemical Characteristics of Chitosan–Alginate Scaffold Containing Atorvastatin by Hananeh Hamedfar, Tayebeh Zivari-Ghader, Abolfazl Akbarzadeh, Soodabeh Davaran

“…In addition to being a lipid-lowering medication, atorvastatin (ATV) is an anti-inflammatory agent. …”
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Islamic Finance and Environmental Sustainability: Empirical Insight from OIC Countries by Mohammad Iqbal Irfany, Annisa Dwi Utami, Deni Lubis, Fiona Ramadhini, Lalacitra Fitri Suwari, Nisrina Rafelia Maula, Fitriyatustany Fitriyatustany, Daffa Aqomal Haq

“…Furthermore, GDP growth increases emissions, although FDI, urbanization, and forest areas help to lower them. These findings underscore Islamic finance's critical role in fostering sustainable development, as well as the necessity for better green Islamic financing policies in OIC member nations. …”
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Coevolving Dynamics between Epidemic and Information Spreading considering the Dependence between Vigilance and Awareness Prevalence by Yixiao Zhang, Xing Lu, Ni Cui, Jingtai Tang, Xiyun Zhang

“…Previous models for this coevolving usually introduced the dependence between these two processes by setting a lower but time-independent infection rate for individuals with awareness. …”
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Response of Soybean to Early-Season Planting Dates along the Upper Texas Gulf Coast by W. James Grichar, Stephen P. Biles

“…Typically, soil temperatures in this area are above 18°C in mid-February and depending on weather patterns may not fall much lower during any time in the early portion of the growing season. …”
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Intranasal Lobular Capillary Hemangioma with Multiple Sites of Origin during Pregnancy: A Case Report and Literature Review by Lama S. Alalula, Abdullah S. Arafat, Riyadh A. Alhedaithy, Mohammed Elkrim

“…After delivery, a CT scan was taken, which showed an enhancing mass in the middle and lower meatus of the nasal cavity with no bony erosions. …”
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The Effect of Government Subsidies on Firm R&D Investment in China: From Perspectives of Ownership and Market Power by Haijing Wang, Junguo Shi, Muhammad Imran, Jiaqi Gao, Yitian Zhang, Rongyu Wang

“…Based on the panel data of listed Chinese manufacturing companies from 2009 to 2018, the empirical results show that, in the case of higher buyer power, government subsidies will significantly promote the R&D investment of enterprises and the positive effect is not affected by nature of the enterprise’s ownership. In the case of lower buyer power and seller power, government subsidies significantly promote the R&D investment of nonstate-owned enterprises, but have no effect on state-owned enterprises. …”
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Multiobjective Synthesis of Linear Arrays by Using an Improved Genetic Algorithm by Bo Yang

“…The numerical examples show that IGA-DWV can achieve a high performance with a lower SLL and more accurate nulls.…”
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Antioxidant properties and sensory evaluation of microgreens from commercial and local farms by Libo Tan, Holly Nuffer, Jiannan Feng, Shu Hang Kwan, Hsiangting Chen, Xiao Tong, Lingyan Kong

“…These conclusions suggested a potential for consumers to still benefit nutritionally by purchasing commercial microgreens at a lower cost; however, it may be worthwhile for consumers to purchase microgreens from local farms for a better sensory experience. …”
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Maximising Strawberry Yield in Single-Layered and Double-Layered Gothic Greenhouses: A Microclimate Approach by T. D. Akpenpuun, Q. O. Ogunlowo, W-H. Na, A. Rabiu, M. A. Adesanya, H-T. Kim, H-W. Lee

“…The yield in the 1Lgh was 3.2% higher than in the 2Lgh, the higher daytime VPD and lower nighttime RH in the 1Lgh may possibly explain this observation. …”
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A Phantom-Node Method with Edge-Based Strain Smoothing for Linear Elastic Fracture Mechanics by N. Vu-Bac, H. Nguyen-Xuan, L. Chen, C. K. Lee, G. Zi, X. Zhuang, G. R. Liu, T. Rabczuk

“…The ES-FEM model owns a close-to-exact stiffness that is much softer than lower-order finite element methods (FEM). Taking advantage of both the ES-FEM and the phantom-node method, we introduce an edge-based strain smoothing technique for the phantom-node method. …”
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Dual-Channel Decisions under Blockchain and Returns by Guangdong Liu, Ziyang Li, Jinggui Chen

“…When blockchain technology is used, the manufacturer offers the retailer a lower wholesale price as a subsidy for the unit validation fee, which is always advantageous to the retailer. …”
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NUMERICAL STUDY ON TORSIONAL FRETTING WEAR OF ROUGH SURFACE by LIU JinSheng, LIU Juan, SHEN HuoMing

“…It is clear that the rougher the surface, the lower the threshold for wear activation. Therefore, reducing initial surface roughness can effectively alleviate the torsional fretting wear.…”
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Design of novel graded bone scaffolds based on triply periodic minimal surfaces with multi-functional pores by Rongwu Lai, Rongwu Lai, Jian Jiang, Jian Jiang, Yi Huo, Hao Wang, Sergei Bosiakov, Yongtao Lyu, Yongtao Lyu, Lei Li

“…The performance of these scaffolds was evaluated using finite element (FE) analysis and computational fluid dynamics (CFD) method.ResultsThe results from FE analysis indicated that the novel scaffold exhibited a lower elastic modulus, potentially mitigating the issue of stress shielding. …”
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La méthode des analogues : reproduire le caractère saisonnier de la distribution d’eau potable dans les stations touristiques de montagne by Martin Calianno

“…Few of the integrated water management surveys or water offer-demand models include a description of the seasonality of demand with sufficiently fine time steps (monthly and lower). The analogues method was developed with as a case study the tourist resort of Megève (Haute-Savoie, France), presenting a strong seasonal variability in the demand for drinking water. …”
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Navigating dual pressures: The impact of environmental policies and market demand risks on the sustainable development of green building materials - A case study of the green cemen... by Wenxuan Guo

“…Strict policies encourage companies to engage in green research and production while helping to maintain sales and prices, thereby ensuring profitability—especially when competing products have lower levels of greenness. This paper adds a new perspective by considering the dual pressures of environmental policies and market demand risks and their interactions, aiming to provide insights for related policymaking.…”
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Can Neutrophil-Lymphocyte Ratio and Lymph Node Density Be Used as Prognostic Factors in Patients Undergoing Radical Cystectomy? by Abdullah Demirtaş, Volkan Sabur, Emre Can Akınsal, Deniz Demirci, Oguz Ekmekcioglu, Ibrahim Gulmez, Atila Tatlisen

“…There was no difference according to lymph node density lower than 17% and greater than 17% . There was no significant difference between patients with an NLR below or above 2.5 in terms of overall survival (). …”
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Highly Effective Crosslinker for Redox-Sensitive Gene Carriers by Lin Lin, Jie Chen, Yingying Hu, Huapan Fang, Kui Wang, Huayu Tian, Xuesi Chen

“…PEI1.8k shows significantly lower cytotoxicity than its high molecular weight counterparts. …”
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Transforming Polycotton Textile Waste into New Bicomponent Fibers: An Investigative Study by Simon Kronberg, Behnaz Baghaei

“…It was concluded that the quantity and length of polyester fibers significantly influenced the tensile strength of the bicomponent fibers, with lower concentrations and shorter fibers resulting in higher strength.…”
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Seismic Vulnerability Analysis of Multispan Continuous Bridges Subjected to Mainshock-Aftershock Earthquake Sequences by Yan Liang, Yukun Cui, Chao Ren

“…The second-order boundary estimation method based on component correlation coefficient can significantly reduce the upper and lower limit widths of the vulnerability curves and improve the accuracy. …”
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Characterization of Chitosan Films for Tissue Engineering Applications by A. Ghanem, M. Katalinich

“…Chitosan films of 0.5, 1.5, and 3.0% (w/v) support the attachment and proliferation of NIH-3T3 fibroblasts at rates slightly lower than polystyrene controls. The film tensile properties, surface roughness, and surface free energies indicate that the film-formation technique gives films with reproducible physical and chemical properties. …”
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