Intelligent prediction method of virtual network function resource capacity for polymorphic network service slicing by Julong LAN, Di ZHU, Dan LI

“…For the extraction of temporal features, the temporal dependencies of the input data are perceived through the information transfer between the units via gated recurrent units.Then,based on the mapping relationship between the data flow sequence and the number of VNF instances, the feedforward neural network performs data dimension transformation and finally outputs the VNF resource demand prediction results. …”
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Oxidative potential determines the oxidative stress and ferroptotic toxicity of airborne particulate matter on pulmonary epithelial cells by Bingxue Nie, Daoqiang Zhang, Xin Liu, Chengying Lei, Zhiruo Li, Nan Zhang, Shuping Zhang, Yiju Wei, Jie Zhang

“…In this study, we compared two kinds of commercial PM with real PM to explore an index which takes account of both the diverse physicochemical properties of PM and accurate prediction of their toxicities. …”
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Comparative analysis of ocular biometrics using spectral domain optical coherence tomography with Purkinje image and optic nerve head alignments in mice by Ying Hon Sze, Bing Zuo, Da Qian Lu, King Kit Li, Dennis Yan Yin Tse, Qian Zhao, Thomas Chuen Lam

“…When considering temporal changes from P21 to P35, both methods showed similar results, with significant elongation of ACD, LT, and AL as expected. …”
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Energy and cost analysis of bottom waste cooking oil (B-WCO) based solid alcohol biofuel and supernatant waste cooking oil (S-WCO) based biodiesel by Ramin Nabizadeh, I.L. García, Zohreh Bahmani, Abbas Norouzian Baghani, Sodeh Sadjadi, Kamyar Yaghmaeian, Bahram Kamarehie, Amir Hossein Mahvi, Masud Yunesian

“…The total energy input/output for SABF and biodiesel, respectively, were 31.738/37.180 MJ/L and 34.269/42.163 MJ/L, with the majority of the energy contribution being B-WCO/S-WCO (78.77/73.57 %), followed by machinery (19.76/18.30 %), and ethanol/methanol (0.69/7.47 %), in both cases. Renewable energy and non-renewable energy inputs for SABF and biodiesel were calculated as 25.071 MJ/L/6.667 MJ/L and 25.280 MJ/L/8.990 MJ/L of total energy input, respectively. …”
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Role of preconception nutrition supplements in maternal anemia and intrauterine growth: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials by Sumera Aziz Ali, Jeanine Genkinger, Ka Kahe, Linda Valeri, Nayab Khowaja, Nancy F. Krebs, Louise Kuhn

“…Low quality of evidence warrants future well-designed RCTs to produce solid scientific data, particularly of a more comprehensive package of preconception nutrition supplements that include both macro- and micronutrients. Systematic review registration PROSPERO CRD42023464966.…”
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The work-related well-being of social service workers post COVID-19 pandemic: The psychosocial impact of remote vs in-person work by Venusia COVELLI, Morena TAFFARELLO, Marina Angela VISCO, Francesco CHIRICO, Pietro CRESCENZO, Luca COPPETA, Kavita BATRA, Alessandra MARELLI

“…Results: A total of 119 social workers accepted to complete the survey. 77 experienced both in-person and remote working. Comparing working in-person with remote working, the quality of life and satisfaction with one’s health do not change. …”
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Disturbed shear stress promotes atherosclerosis through TRIM21‐regulated MAPK6 degradation and consequent endothelial inflammation by Feng Wang, Shu‐Yu Wang, Yue Gu, Shuai Luo, Ai‐Qun Chen, Chao‐Hua Kong, Wen‐Ying Zhou, Li‐Guo Wang, Zhi‐Mei Wang, Guang‐Feng Zuo, Xiao‐Fei Gao, Jun‐Jie Zhang, Shao‐Liang Chen

“…Results Our study revealed a substantial decrease in MAPK6 protein levels in endothelial cells in response to DSS, both in vivo and in vitro, which was contingent on the binding of the ubiquitin ligase TRIM21 to MAPK6. …”
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Mechanisms of the Effect of Starvation Duration on the Regulation of Feeding Rhythm and Metabolic Physiology of Cultured Large Yellow Croaker (<i>Larimichthys crocea</i>) by Xiaomeng Wang, Huang Liu, Chenglin Zhang, Chen Zhu, Huiyi Liu

“…Meanwhile, the expression of inflammatory factor genes such as IL-1β, IL-10 and TNF-α in the liver increased with the prolongation of starvation time, in which both S8 and S16 groups in the liver were significantly different from the S0 group, and after resumption of feeding, the IL-1β and TNF-α genes of the S8 and S16 groups were significantly different from those of the normal feeding group (<i>p</i> < 0.05), while there was no differentiation for the IL-10 gene. …”
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Lattice-based interpenetrating phase composite metamaterial fabricated with hybrid material extrusion process for tunable mechanical properties by Ritik Raj, Jung-Ting Tsai, Mayur Jiyalal Prajapati, Jeng-Ywan Jeng

“…Under dynamic conditions, both designs showed distinct properties in hysteresis work, tan δ, and dynamic elastic recovery (DER). …”
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Employee retention through effective human resource management practices in Maldives: Mediation effects of compensation and rewards system by Zubair Hassan

“…In particular, the findings of the study strengthen Hertzberg‘s Two-Factor theory by confirming that career growth opportunities, advancement and salary significantly determine employee retention. This showed that both motivators and hygiene factors are crucial in retaining employees. …”
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Molecular Mechanisms of Synergistic Effect of PRIMA‐1met and Oxaliplatin in Colorectal Cancer With Different p53 Status by Xiao‐lan Li, Jianbiao Zhou, Nicole Xin‐Ning Tang, Yi Chai, Meng Zhou, Ai‐di Gao, Zhong‐kai Lu, Han Min

“…Results Our findings showed heightened cytotoxicity and inhibition of migration, and colony formation in CRC cells treated with both drugs, irrespective of p53 status, presenting a promising avenue for addressing L‐OHP resistance and toxicity. …”
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Correlations between Traditional and Nontraditional Indicators of Adiposity, Inflammation, and Monocyte Subtypes in Patients with Stable Coronary Artery Disease by Silvia Bueno Garofallo, Vera Lucia Portal, Melissa Medeiros Markoski, Lucinara Dadda Dias, Alexandre Schaan de Quadrosa, Aline Marcadenti

“…Recruitment of monocytes and low-grade inflammation process are both involved in obesity and in atherosclerosis. …”
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Etoposide targets 2A protease to inhibit enterovirus 71 replication by Qinqin Liang, Sai Shi, Qingjie Zhang, Yaxin Wang, Sheng Ye, Binghong Xu

“…Etoposide inhibited replication of EV71 A, B, C, and CVA16 viruses in a concentration-dependent manner in a variety of cell lines with minimal cytotoxicity. Furthermore, both molecular dynamics simulations and site-directed mutagenesis assays revealed that Etoposide inhibited the activity of the EV71 2A protease by mainly binding to two residues, Y89 and P107. …”
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Early Changes in Blood Urea Nitrogen (BUN) Can Predict Mortality in Acute Pancreatitis: Comparative Study between BISAP Score, APACHE-II, and Other Laboratory Markers—A Prospective... by Elizabeth Pando, Piero Alberti, Rodrigo Mata, María José Gomez, Laura Vidal, Arturo Cirera, Cristina Dopazo, Laia Blanco, Concepción Gomez, Mireia Caralt, Joaquim Balsells, Ramón Charco

“…The BISAP score outperformed both APACHE-II and rise in BUN at 24 hours in predicting severe AP (AUC: 0.873 vs. 0.761 and 0.756, respectively). …”
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Correlation analysis between preoperative odontoid incidence and clinical outcomes 2 years after anterior cervical discectomy and fusion by Yan Gong, Hao Liu, Yanchi Gan, Jiahui He, Zelin Zhou, Hang Zhuo, Yu Liu, De Liang, Hui Ren, Xiaobing Jiang, Zhaojun Cheng

“…No statistically significant difference was observed in the preoperative or baseline data between the larger OI group and the smaller OI group (P > 0.05); however, a statistically significant difference was noted in the postoperative SSA between the two groups (P < 0.05). …”
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Power Transmission for Millimeter-Wave Indoor/Outdoor Wearable IoT Devices Using Grounded Coplanar Waveguide-Fed On-Body Antenna by Fuad Erman, Slawomir Koziel, Alhareth Zyoud, Leifur Leifsson, Ubaid Ullah, Shaker Alkaraki

“…This paper presents for the first-time evaluation of wireless power transmission (WPT) for sustainable low-powered Internet of Things (IoT) devices in realistic indoor/outdoor scenarios using empirical propagation models at 28 GHz. …”
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Physiology and Pathophysiology of Marathon Running: A narrative Review by Lorin Braschler, Pantelis T. Nikolaidis, Mabliny Thuany, Daniela Chlíbková, Thomas Rosemann, Katja Weiss, Matthias Wilhelm, Beat Knechtle

“…To date, no comprehensive review regarding both the benefits and risks of marathon running on different organ systems has been published. …”
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Scoping review of costs of implementation strategies in community, public health and healthcare settings by Hongmei Wang, Jungyoon Kim, Tzeyu L Michaud, Emiliane Pereira, Gwenndolyn Porter, Caitlin Golden, Jennie Hill, Cindy Schmidt, Paul A Estabrooks

“…Objectives To identify existing evidence concerning the cost of dissemination and implementation (D&amp;I) strategies in community, public health and health service research, mapped with the ‘Expert Recommendations for Implementing Change’ (ERIC) taxonomy.Design Scoping review.Data sources MEDLINE, EMBASE, CINAHL, PsycINFO, Scopus and the Cochrane Library were searched to identify any English language reports that had been published between January 2008 and December 2019 concerning the cost of D&amp;I strategies.Data extraction We matched the strategies identified in each article using ERIC taxonomies; further classified them into five areas (eg, dissemination, implementation, integration, capacity building and scale-up); and extracted the corresponding costs (total costs and cots per action target and per evidence-based programme (EBP) participant). …”
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Comparison between sevoflurane and propofol induction in I-gel insertion in pediatric patients undergoing inguinal herniotomy by Harshita Singh, Harpreet Kaur, Shirin Parveen, Narendra Singh Bafila, Kirtika Yadav, Anam Rizwan, Dhruvraj Singh

“…The secondary objective was to note complications such as laryngospasm, coughing, biting, and gagging with Sevoflurane and Propofol induction. …”
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Associations between night-time sleep duration and fasting glucose and ratio of triglyceride to high-density lipoprotein cholesterol among adults free of type 2 diabetes or without... by Rong Zhang, Li Zhang, Qiang Li, Minying Zhang, Feng Liu, Shuo Chen, Yu-Jie Niu, Xin Qi, Chunjun Li, Jiangshan He, Chenglin Hong, Yuxue Wang, Yaqi Fan, Pei Guo, Binbin Zhang, Shitao Ma, Mianzhi Zhang

“…BMI mediated a U-shaped association of sleep duration with TG/HDL-C (β1=−0.040, p=0.017; β2=0.003, p=0.023).Conclusions Both short and long night-time sleep was associated with elevated FG, and short sleep duration was associated with increased BMI. …”
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