A mechanistic overview on green assisted formulation of nanocomposites and their multifunctional role in biomedical applications by Mahnoor, Khafsa Malik, Abeer Kazmi, Tahira Sultana, Naveed Iqbal Raja, Yamin Bibi, Mazhar Abbas, Irfan Anjum Badruddin, M. Mahmood Ali, Muhammad Nasir Bashir

“…Incorporating phytosynthesized nanocomposites in therapeutic interventions not only enhances healing processes but also augments the host's immune defenses against infections. …”
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Novice nurses’ professional competence: A qualitative content analysis by Zahra Mehri, Ladan Zarshenas, Mahnaz Rakhshan, Zahra Khademian, Manoosh Mehrabi, Zahra Jamshidi

“…The study participants included 15 novice nurses, supervisors, head nurses, and nurses in the departments where novice nurses operate. …”
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Fruit By-Product Processing and Bioactive Compounds by Mohammed Saleh, Lana Amro, Haya Barakat, Rahma Baker, Amani Abu Reyash, Reham Amro, Jihad Qasem

“…It was hypothesized that fruit by-products would add a significant value to the food products. Heat treatments resulted in increasing TPC and TFC and reducing power of fruit by-products with avocado peels TFC of 136.9 and 63.1 mg/100 g of dried and blanched treatments, respectively, compared to 14.4 mg/100 g of fresh and 20.6 mg/100 g of freezed treatments. …”
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Immediate Loading of Single Implants in the Anterior Maxilla: A 1-Year Prospective Clinical Study on 34 Patients by Miguel Stanley, Filipa Calheiros Braga, Beatriz Mota Jordao

“…Inclusion criteria were single-tooth placement in postextraction sockets or healed sites of the anterior maxilla. All implants were immediately loaded and followed for a period of 1 year after the placement of definitive crowns. …”
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So to Speak: A Computational and Empirical Investigation of Lexical Cohesion of Non-Literal and Literal Expressions in Text by Alexis Palmer, Caroline Sporleder, Linlin Li

“…Specifically, we look at five expressions headed by a verb which – depending on the context – can have either a literal or a non-literal meaning: bounce off the wall (“to be excited and full of nervous energy”), get one’s feet wet (“to start a new activity or job”), rock the boat (“to disturb the balance or routine of a situation”), break the ice (“to start to get to know people, to overcome initial shyness”), and play with fire (“to take part in a dangerous or risky undertaking”). …”
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EZH2 Regulates Lipopolysaccharide-Induced Periodontal Ligament Stem Cell Proliferation and Osteogenesis through TLR4/MyD88/NF-κB Pathway by Pengcheng Wang, Huan Tian, Zheng Zhang, Zuomin Wang

“…Migration was detected by wound healing assay. The distribution of p65 was detected by immunofluorescence. …”
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Ipsilateral Vestibular Schwannoma after Cochlear Implantation by S. Tüpker, N. Ay, L. U. Scholtz, H. B. Gehl, V. F. Mautner, P. Goon, H. Sudhoff, I. Todt

“…A 71-year-old woman with sudden hearing loss and a contralateral vestibular schwannoma without clinical and genetic signs of neurofibromatosis type II. …”
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Effect of Multiple Injection Strategy Under High Ammonia Ratio on Combustion and Emissions of Liquid Ammonia/Diesel Dual DI Engine by Zhenbin Chen, Yudong Wan, Omar I. Awad, Zhiqiang Pan

“…The results showed that under the condition of maintaining the same pre injection diesel fuel and high ammonia energy ratio (80%), with the introduction of multiple injection, the peak cylinder pressure decreased and the peak phase advanced, the combustion start angle (CA10) advanced, the heat release showed a multi-stage pattern. The times of injection (TSOI) has a significant effect on combustion and emissions. …”
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Unconfined Compressive Strength of Aqueous Polymer-Modified Saline Soil by Yan Zhu, Xiangjuan Yu, Lei Gao, Jiajia Chen, Michael Dino Cotugno

“…Saline soil is a special soil that consists of fine particles and has poor engineering properties. It causes salt heaving and is collapsible and corrosive. The treatment of this type of soil for the use as a resource for roadbed fillings has been one of the most important engineering topics in highway construction near coastal areas. …”
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Socio-economic and ecological factors linked to the adoption of foreign livestock breeds by Zimbabwean smallholders farmers in the Great Limpopo Transfrontier Conservation Area by Chiedza R. Mudavanhu, Prisca H. Mugabe, Venancio H. Imbayarwo-Chikosi, Billy Mukamuri, Alexandre Caron

“…The most important ecological factors included livestock predation, heat stress, and shortages of water and pasture. …”
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Atrial Natriuretic Peptide Improves Neurite Outgrowth from Spiral Ganglion Neurons In Vitro through a cGMP-Dependent Manner by Fei Sun, Ke Zhou, Ke-yong Tian, Jie Wang, Jian-hua Qiu, Ding-jun Zha

“…The spiral ganglion neurons (SGNs) are the primary afferent neurons in the spiral ganglion (SG), while their degeneration or loss would cause sensorineural hearing loss. As a cardiac-derived hormone, atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP) plays a critical role in cardiovascular homeostasis through binding to its functional receptors (NPR-A and NPR-C). …”
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Research on multi-objective control of PPCI diesel engine combustion process based on data driven modelling by Ziqiang Chen, Peng Ju, Zhe Wang, Du Huang, Lei Shi, Kangyao Deng

“…Therefore, this study proposed a diesel engine control method that combines neural networks and model-free adaptive control in the absence of model and controller structure, which can achieve real-time coordination control of crank angle at 50 % of total heat release (CA50) and indicated mean effective pressure (IMEP) in the PPCI combustion process. …”
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Effectiveness of Plant Adaptogens in Sports: Bibliometric Study and Prospects for Use by Igor V. Goncharenko, Viktoriia A. Pastukhova, Halyna V. Lukyantseva

“…Various publications have noted effects such as increased athletic performance, normalization of stress hormones after competitions, acceleration of healing of injuries, stimulation of muscle mass gain, an antidepressant effect, as well as acclimatization during intercontinental flights and preparation for competitions in unfavourable conditions. …”
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A sensitive ERK fluorescent probe reveals the significance of minimal EGF-induced transcription by Zhang Weisheng, Jun Nakayama, Yukino Inomata, Shigeki Higashiyama, Toru Hiratsuka

“…Furthermore, we investigated how the minimal EGF-induced ERK activation affects the downstream transcription in HeLa cells by comprehensive transcriptional analysis. …”
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Synergistic evolution of dual-precipitation and reverted austenite on mechanical properties in 2.4 GPa ultrahigh strength steel by Aijun Li, Yangxin Wang, Xinyu Jin, Jiaxin Liu, Chundong Hu, Han Dong

“…The synergistic interaction of these factors results in various mechanical properties of the steel after different heat treatments, providing new theoretical insights for optimizing the performance of ultrahigh strength steel. …”
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Adult Intestinal Malrotation Treated with Laparoscopic Ladd Procedure by Noritoshi Mizuta, Takuya Kikuchi, Yoshiyuki Fukuda

“…The reason for reoperation in one of the cases is considered to be pancreatic injury when the severe curve from the duodenum to the upper jejunum near the pancreatic head was straightened. Correction of the curve is important to improve passage disorder of the duodenum, but special care is required to avoid organ damage, especially during a laparoscopic procedure with forceps. …”
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An Unbridgeable Gap? The Treatment of Definiteness Restrictions in French and Chinese Presentational Constructions by Ludovica Lena

“…., bare nouns and bare-head noun phrases) can be semantically definite despite their postverbal position. …”
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Hyperventilation-Induced Nystagmus in Acute Unilateral Vestibulopathy: A Correlation with Vestibulo-ocular Reflex Gain and Clinical Implication by Giacomo Ciacca, Alfredo Di Giovanni, Giacomo Lupinelli, Mario Gullà, Giampietro Ricci, Mario Faralli

“…METHODS: We evaluated 33 AUVP patients by performing the HINT and video head impulse test (V-HIT) during the acute phase and then at 15 and 90 days after the onset of the symptoms. …”
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Agricultural Expansion-Induced Infiltration Rate Change in a West African Tropical Catchment by Yacouba Yira, Aymar Y. Bossa

“…As for Kh, the results showed that, from −2 cm to zero tension heads (h), Kh under cropland and fallow is not significantly different; however, as the supplied tension decreases up to the saturation state, Kh under fallow becomes statistically higher compared to cropland. …”
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Biopsy of Different Oral Soft Tissues Lesions by KTP and Diode Laser: Histological Evaluation by Umberto Romeo, Claudia Russo, Gaspare Palaia, Rossella Lo Giudice, Alessandro Del Vecchio, Paolo Visca, Guido Migliau, Alberto De Biase

“…The controversy in this latter application is the thermal alteration due to tissue heating. The aim of this study is the histological evaluation of margins of “in vivo” biopsies collected by diode and KTP lasers. …”
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