A CFA-Induced Model of Inflammatory Skin Disease in Miniature Swine by Nalú Navarro-Alvarez, Beatriz M. M. Gonçalves, Alec R. Andrews, David H. Sachs, Christene A. Huang

“…Similarities between porcine and human skin make the pig an ideal model for preclinical studies of cutaneous inflammation and wound healing. Complete Freund’s adjuvant (CFA) has been used to induce inflammation and to study inflammatory pain in several animal models. …”
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Prevention of Foodborne Listeriosis by JM Farber, J Harwig, A Carter

“…The primary concern of the Health Protection Branch is contaminated foods in which L monocytogenes can grow well, and which would not normally be heated prior to consumption. Worldwide, the disease appears to be increasing in incidence, but definite links to foods are difficult to make. …”
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Challenges in Predicting the Filtration Performance of a Novel Sewn Mask: Scale-up from Filter Holder to Mannequin Measurements by Audrey J. Dang, Benjamin M. Kumfer, J. Tyler Bertroche, Jane Olson Glidden, Christopher R. Oxford, Udayabhanu Jammalamadaka, Mary Ruppert-Stroescu, Alexander R. Scott, Jason A. Morris, Connie Gan, Jesse Hu, Bradley King, David I. A. Dhanraj, Shruti Choudhary, Pratim Biswas, Richard L. Axelbaum, Kathleen W. Meacham, Brent J. Williams

“…Sewn from sterilization wrap, our mask (sealed to a mannequin head with silicone) filters 85 ± 1% of 136 nm particles (NaCl, 85 L min−1) and passes quantitative fit tests for 4 of 6 volunteers, representing intermediate protection between a surgical mask and N95 FFR. …”
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The Role of Non-Genomic Information in Maintaining Thermodynamic Stability in Living Systems by Robert A. Gatenby, B. Roy Frieden

“…Information storage in DNAand translation of that information into proteins is central tomaintenance thermodynamic stability, through increased order thatresults from synthesis of specific macromolecules from monomericprecursors while heat and other reaction products are exportedinto the environment. …”
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Foglalkoztatási és jövedelemtermelési problémák vizsgálata a Balatoni turisztikai desztinációban (Problems with Employment and Income Generation in the Lake Balaton Tourism Destina... by Szilveszter Valentin

“…Most of the jobs are seasonal, lasting from May to September. Nowadays we hear from entrepreneurs that they are unable to find workers even though qualifications are not required anymore, because many skilled workers use the opportunities provided by the European Union, and go abroad to work, the primary target being Austria where they work in ski resorts during the winter, or London, where they can find full time jobs and earn wages 5 times that in Hungary. …”
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Improved sound absorption with 3D-printed micro-perforated sandwich structures by Peng-Fei Zhang, Zhong-Hua Li, Yu-Jun Zhou, Qi-Fei Zhang, Bin Liu, Fei Liu, Si-Chen Pei, Ke Shi, Pei-kang Bai

“…The micro-perforated sandwich structure based on triply periodic minimal surfaces (TPMS) is a lightweight, high-strength and multi-functional structure, which integrates heat exchange, impact resistance, energy absorption, etc., and has been widely used in many fields such as aviation and aerospace. …”
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Enhancing counterfeit RFID tag classification through distance based cognitive risk control by Haifeng Wu, Siyuan Wang, Chongrong Pu, Jun Ma, Yu Zeng

“…To tackle this challenge head-on, this study proposes the implementation of a cognitive risk control strategy, which fine-tunes tag distance within the tag classification process to bolster the SNR and enhance recognition precision. …”
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Perbandingan Perubahan Luas Luka dan Angiogenesis pada Jaringan Luka Bakar Derajat IIB Tikus Sprague Dawley yang Diberikan Platelet Rich Fibrin dan Advanced Platelet Rich Fibrin by Shantika Aqilla Kurnia, Komang Ardi Wahyuningsih

“…Burns increase tissue damage by free radicals, thus hindering the healing process. Platelet Rich Fibrin (PRF) and Advanced Platelet Rich Fibrin (A-PRF) are autologous fibrin matrices that contain growth factors and have been proven to increase tissue formation and regeneration. …”
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Effect of tempering temperature on low-temperature impact toughness of 35MnB steel by Ping Ni, Wen Shi, Hengchang Lu, Bo Zhang, Han Dong

“…This paper aims to provide a theoretical foundation and data support for optimizing heat treatment and improving performance in wind turbine bolts by systematically analyzing the synergistic effects of boron segregation, dislocation density, high-angle grain boundaries (HAGBs) and other factors during tempering on the low-temperature impact toughness of 35MnB steel. …”
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Reduction in Carbon Dioxide Emission and Energy Saving Obtained by Renovation of Building Envelope of Existing Residential Buildings by Rui Chen, Xiaoping Feng, Chengjing Li, Huapeng Chen

“…Finally, we identified the optimal combination for conserving energy and decreasing CO2 emissions as 120-mm-thick expanded polystyrene insulating board for both the exterior wall and the roof, and 5-mm-thick triple-silver low-emissivity glass and 5-mm-thick normal glass separated by 12 mm of air for the exterior windows, which resulted in a cooling capacity, heating consumption, total building energy consumption, static payback period, and dynamic payback period of 28.37 kWh m−2 a−1, 4.22 kWh m−2 a−1, 32.59 kWh m−2 a−1, 13.76 years, and 22.84 years, respectively, as well as an annual reduction in CO2, sulfur dioxide (SO2), and nitrogen oxides (NOx) emissions of 86.01 tons, 2.59 tons, and 1.29 tons, respectively.…”
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Clinical Commentary: A Criteria-Based Testing Protocol for Return to Sport Post Hip Arthroscopy for Impingement by Gabriella Hugenberg, Jason Stallons, Chad Smith, Kathryn Brockhoff, Matthew Gingras, Darryl Yardley, Olufemi Ayeni, Mahmoud Almasri

“…Criteria are presented clearly to promote objective progression through rehabilitation while still being mindful of the biological healing time required for safe and efficient progression. …”
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Exploring nanocomposite materials in clinical dermatology: Innovations for treating skin diseases by Sandipan Dasgupta, Subhasundar Maji, Sanjay Dey, Moitreyee Chattopadhyay, Ananya Chanda, Satarupa Acharjee, Kousik Santra, Kazi Asraf Ali

“…Nanocomposites also excel in antimicrobial therapies, promoting wound healing, combating bacterial and fungal infections, and targeting cancer cells in skin carcinoma treatments. …”
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Stability indicating RP-HPLC technique for simultaneous estimation of nirmatrelvir and ritonavir in their new copackaged dosage form for COVID-19 treatment by Mohamed G. Yassin, Aya Roshdy, Aya A. Marie

“…Stability of nirmatrelvir (NIR) was studied after exposure to different five stress conditions; alkali, acid, heat, photo and oxidation degradation. The chromatographic separation was achieved using VDSpher PUR 100 ODS (4.6-mm x 15-mm), 3.5 μm column and mixture of 0.03 M potassium di-hydrogen phosphate buffer pH 4 and acetonitrile (45:55, v/v) as mobile phase. …”
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Spermatic RXFP2 expression levels and seminal INSL3 concentrations among beef bull ejaculates with different levels of sperm morphological normality by Hewage Dilhan Anuradha WIMALARATHNE, Kenta ARASHI, Fumiyuki IWAKI, Mitsuhiro SAKASE, DURITAHALA, Hiroshi HARAYAMA, Noritoshi KAWATE

“…In conclusion, RXFP2 levels were reduced in the sperm head and neck in bovine semen, with a lower level of sperm morphological normality, suggesting possible associations between increased sperm deformity and INSL3 receptor reduction. …”
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CASE REPORT ON TWO CONSECUTIVE PATIENTS WITH NEUROINVASIVE WEST NILE VIRUS INFECTION IN AN INTENSIVE CARE UNIT by Silviya Stoyanova, Raynichka Mihaylova-Garnizova, Emilia Naseva, Severina Dakova, Iva Christova, Konstantin Ramshev

“…The second case was a 72-year-old man who had fever and lower dyspeptic syndrome for one week, mental status changes, with adynamia to inability to walk independently, and head, hand and tongue tremors. CSF analysis showed mild pleocytosis with proteinorachy. …”
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A semi-supervised deep neuro-fuzzy iterative learning system for automatic segmentation of hippocampus brain MRI by M Nisha, T Kannan, K Sivasankari

“…This research focuses on automatic hippocampus segmentation from Magnetic Resonance (MR) images of a human head with high accuracy and fewer false positive and false negative rates. …”
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Attention-Based CNN Fusion Model for Emotion Recognition During Walking Using Discrete Wavelet Transform on EEG and Inertial Signals by Yan Zhao, Ming Guo, Xiangyong Chen, Jianqiang Sun, Jianlong Qiu

“…Subjects wear virtual reality head-mounted display (VR-HMD) equipment to immerse in strong emotions during walking. …”
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MultiChem: predicting chemical properties using multi-view graph attention network by Heesang Moon, Mina Rho

“…In our model, graph attention layers are employed to effectively capture essential local structures by jointly considering atom and bond features, while multi-head attention layers extract important global features. …”
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DIFFERENCES OF BONE REGENERATION USING BOVINE HYDROXYAPATITE AND BOVINE HYDROXYAPATITE WITH FREEZE-DRIED PLATELET RICH PLASMA ALLOGRAFT IN BONE DEFECT OF FEMORAL WHITE RABBIT by Mouli Edward, Henry Dominica, Ferdiansyah Mahyudin, Fedik Abdul Rantam

“…Conclusion: The elevation in the production of woven bone, osteocalcin, and alkaline phosphatase at the third and sixth-week evaluations highlight the possibility that administering BHA given FD-PRP may have contributed to the healing of bone defects.…”
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Aesthetic and Mechanical Suitability of a Clear Synthetic Resin as a Unconventional Binder for Road Pavements by Marco Pasetto, Andrea Baliello, Giovanni Giacomello, Emiliano Pasquini

“…The use of clear synthetic resin as a binder involves several benefits for the mitigation of in-service reached temperatures and the heat distribution within pavements (with appreciable effects on pavement mechanical performance too). …”
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