Effects of social determinants on children’s health in informal settlements in Bangladesh and Kenya through an intersectionality lens: a study protocol by Helen Elsey, Alastair H Leyland, Linsay Gray, Laura Dean, Bachera Aktar, Zahidul Quayyum, Penelope Phillips-Howard, Ivy Chumo, Caroline Kabaria, Blessing Mberu, Samuel Saidu, Lana Whittaker, Lakshmi K Josyula, Md Imran Hossain Mithu, Ross Forsyth, Eliud Kibuchi, Varun Sai, Sureka Garimella, Proloy Barua, Noemia Teixeira de Siqueira Filha, Tasmiah Selim, Ibrahim Gandi

“…Some of SDoH characteristics to be considered will include those of children, head of household, mothers and social structure characteristics of household. …”
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Boost pressure influence on combustion, emission characteristics, and performance of diesel engines with various fuel types by Hüseyin Söyler

“…The results show that increasing boost pressure generally enhances engine performance by raising in-cylinder pressure and heat release rates. For instance, at 75 % engine load, the cylinder pressure increased by 18.7 % for diesel and 15.9 % for B100 when the boost pressure was raised from −20 % to + 20 %. …”
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Cellular Contractility Profiles of Human Diabetic Corneal Stromal Cells by Thi N. Lam, Sarah E. Nicholas, Alexander Choi, Jian-Xing Ma, Dimitrios Karamichos

“…Patients with diabetic keratopathy are prone to developing corneal haze, scarring, recurrent erosions, and significant wound healing defects/delays. The purpose of this study was to determine the contractility profiles in the diabetic human corneal stromal cells and characterize their molecular signatures. …”
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The comrade of Vaclovas Biržiška - Izidorius Kisinas by Žiedūnė Zaveckienė

“…Kisinas worked in the libraries of Kaunas and Vilnius University, both headed by V. Biržiška. During that time, L. Kisinas prepared many bibliographical works such as "Professor Eduardas Volteris's Bibliography" (1928), "Professor Mykolas Biržiška's Bibliography" (1931), "Antanas Smetona's Bibliography and Biobibliography" (1935), and others. …”
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Analysis of risk factors related to perioperative neurocognitive disorders in elderly patients with hip fractures by Jianwei Guo, Yan Cheng, Minmin Yi

“…This study used a retrospective case-control study method. 90 elderly patients who underwent artificial femoral head replacement or total hip replacement surgery in our hospital from 2022 to 2023 were collected, and divided into PND group and non-PND group based on the occurrence of PND. …”
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Towards faster plan adaptation for proton arc therapy using initial treatment plan information by Benjamin Roberfroid, Margerie Huet-Dastarac, Elena Borderías-Villarroel, Rodin Koffeing, John A. Lee, Ana M. Barragán-Montero, Edmond Sterpin

“…Materials and Methods: The proposed workflow transfers spots from initial computed tomography (CT) to the CT of the day, updates energy layers considering the initial pattern, and re-optimizes selected transferred spots based on their initial weights and impact on the objective function.A retrospective study was conducted on five head and neck patients who underwent plan adaptation on a repeated CT. …”
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Transcriptome-proteome integration analysis identifies elevated expression of LARP7 promoting the tumorigenesis and development of gastrointestinal stromal tumors by Heng Zheng, Yong Pan

“…CCK8 assays and scratch wound healing assays were conducted in GIST-T1 and GIST-882 cells. …”
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Inhibition of the Wall-attached Fuel Combustion and the Formation of Aerosol Particle by Han Wu, Cong Liu, Longmin Tang, Chunze Cen, Sheng-Lun Lin, Chien-Er Huang

“…In this study, the impaction of ethanol droplet on a heated liquid surface was examined for investigating the factors those could effectively control the fuel atomization and avoided the formation of wall-attached fuel layer. …”
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Enhancing Corrosion Resistance and Tribomechanical Characteristics of Powder Coatings via the Integration of Functionalized HF‐Free MXene Reinforcements by Ziba Nazarlou, Naeimeh Sadat Peighambardoust, Peyman Lahe Motlagh, Umut Aydemir

“…Abstract MXene, a new generation of 2D materials, is gaining attention for anti‐corrosion applications due to its large surface area, electrical conductivity, and self‐healing properties. Its low shear strength and self‐lubricating properties enhance wear resistance. …”
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Production and Characterization of Coffee Husk Fuel Briquettes as an Alternative Energy Source by Assefa Tesfaye, Fentahun Workie, Venkatesh S. Kumar

“…Physical properties of fuel briquettes ranged from 10.03% moisture content, 970 kg/m3 density, 81% fixed carbon, 5.15% ash content, 0% sulfur, and 30.54 Kcal/kg higher heating value, according to laboratory results. The results of the study revealed that the coffee husk fuel briquettes produced have more positive characteristics. …”
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Microplastics in water, sediment and salts from traditional salt producing ponds by A. Tahir, P. Taba, M.F. Samawi, S. Werorilangi

“…Interestingly, sampling points at sedimentation/heating pools were found to be the locations with highest occurrence of microplastics in both water and sediment. …”
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Transformer-Based Optimization for Text-to-Gloss in Low-Resource Neural Machine Translation by Younes Ouargani, Noussaim El Khattabi

“…Sign Language is the primary means of communication for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing community. These gesture-based languages combine hand signs with face and body gestures for effective communication. …”
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Biosocial environmental faces of climate variability in health care: A systematic review by Fatemeh Zarei, Ehsan Arzroomchilar

“…Introduction: Human health is directly impacted by climate variations, leading to changes in weather patterns (e.g., heat waves, droughts, floods, storms), as well as indirectly affecting water, air, and food quality. …”
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Improved ChIP Sequencing for H3K27ac Profiling and Super-Enhancer Analysis Assisted by Fluorescence-Activated Sorting of Formalin-Fixed Paraffin-Embedded Tissues by Nenggang Jiang, Zhihao Wen, Huan Tao, Hongyan Liao

“…Essential steps included single cell preparation, heat treatment enhancing antigen retrieval and labeling, cell sorting, chromatin shearing, ChIP and NGS. …”
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circICMT upregulates and suppresses the malignant behavior of bladder cancer by Xin Luo, FangMei Xie, Guoqiang Qin, Ge Zou, Xu Lu, Chaofeng Zhang, Zeping Han, Ying Zhao, Xiaoyu Song, WenFeng Luo, Yongsheng Li, JinHua He, Jian Shen

“…Its biological effects were detected through wound healing experiments, colony formation experiments, CCK-8 experiments and xenogeneic tumorigenesis experiments. …”
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New System for the Classification of Epiphyseal Separation of the Coracoid Process: Evaluation of Nine Cases and Review of the Literature by Takamitsu Mondori, Yoshiyuki Nakagawa, Shimpei Kurata, Shuhei Fujii, Takuya Egawa, Kazuya Inoue, Yasuhito Tanaka

“…This injury can be classified into three types according to the injured area: Type I, base including the area above the glenoid; Type II, center including the coracoclavicular ligament (CCL); and Type III, tip with the short head of the biceps and coracobrachialis, as well as the pectoralis minor. …”
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Effects of temperature on electrical impedance of biological tissues: ex-vivo measurements by Dipa Safia Aktar, Pramanik Muralee Monohara, Rabbani Mamun, Kadir Muhammad Abdul

“…The samples were placed in a test cell and submerged in a water bath heated by a hot plate to vary the temperature. Impedance measurements were conducted using a bioimpedance spectrometer in 2 °C steps within the temperature range of 20 °C to 50 °C. …”
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Effectiveness of Combination of Chitosan Gel and Hydroxyapatite from Crabs Shells (Portunus pelagicus) Waste as Bonegraft on Periodontal Network Regeneration through IL-1 and BMP-2... by Asdar Gani, Risfah Yulianty, Supiaty Supiaty, Machirah Rusdy, Gustivanny Dwipa Asri, Dian Eka Satya, Ayu Rahayu Feblina, Harun Achmad

“…Chitosan has a high potential in healing wounds. Hydroxyapatite has excellent properties such as biocompatibility, osteoconductive, osteoinductive, and osteogenesis, making it an ideal material for soft and hard tissue regeneration. …”
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Progresses in Fluid Inclusion Synthesis in Quartz by Jun Du, Honglun Chang, Hongwei Liu

“…It has experienced an almost 40-year development since the standard fracture healing method was invented. Considerable advances in our understanding of physicochemical properties of geological fluids and their roles in many geological processes have been achieved by the use of the FIS techniques. …”
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Effect of Magnesium Borates on the Fire-Retarding Properties of Zinc Borates by Azmi Seyhun Kipcak, Nil Baran Acarali, Emek Moroydor Derun, Nurcan Tugrul, Sabriye Piskin

“…Magnesium borate (MB) is a technical ceramic exhibiting high heat resistance, corrosion resistance, great mechanical strength, great insulation properties, lightweightness, high strength, and a high coefficient of elasticity. …”
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