Enhancing structural health monitoring of fiber-reinforced polymer composites using piezoresistive Ti3C2Tx MXene fibers by Bircan Haspulat Taymaz, Handan Kamış, Michal Dziendzikowski, Kamil Kowalczyk, Krzysztof Dragan, Volkan Eskizeybek

“…Additionally, MXene fibers exhibited high reliability for repetitive tensile deformations and low-velocity impact loading scenarios. …”
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Influential Factors of the Static Shear Properties of Coral Mud in the South China Sea by Yang Shen, Xiaoxi Rui, Long Yang, Shaoyu Li, Xue Shen

“…The initial void ratio and the initial confining pressure affected the strength and deformation characteristics of the coral mud. When the soil came to failure, the pore pressure coefficient Af varied linearly with the initial void ratio. …”
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Structural and Functional Characterization of Recombinant Interleukin-10 from Indian Major Carp Labeo rohita by Sweta Karan, Pujarini Dash, Himani Kaushik, Pramoda K. Sahoo, Lalit C. Garg, Aparna Dixit

“…Two-dimensional gel analysis revealed the presence of six isoforms of the rLrIL-10. The rLrIL-10 was biologically active and its administration significantly reduced serum proinflammatory cytokines, namely, interleukin 1β, TNFα, and IL-8, and augmented the NKEF transcript levels in spleen of L. rohita. …”
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Multidimensional comparison of life cycle footprint of hydrogen production technologies by Péter Németh, Anikó Zseni, András Torma

“…If the GWP of the electricity is high, this technology could be more harmful to the environment than the steam methane reforming (SMR).…”
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Correlation between Neutrophil Gelatinase Associated with Lipocaline and Beta-2 Microglobulin with Other Renal Markers in Iraqi Patients with Multiple Myeloma by Inas Nazeeh Abed, Usama Salman Al-timari, Hiba Abid Al-Hussein hassan, Abbas Thamer Dwayyikh

“…For the period from November 2021 to March 2022. Information taken from patients involved age, genus, drugs used, and other medical details. …”
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Qualitative Insights on Barriers to Receiving a Second Dose of Measles-Containing Vaccine (MCV2), Oromia Region of Ethiopia by Kalkidan Solomon, Brooke N. Aksnes, Abyot Bekele Woyessa, Chala Gari Sadi, Almea M. Matanock, Monica P. Shah, Paulos Samuel, Bekana Tolera, Birhanu Kenate, Abebe Bekele, Tesfaye Deti, Getachew Wako, Amsalu Shiferaw, Yohannes Lakew Tefera, Melkamu Ayalew Kokebie, Tatek Bogale Anbessie, Habtamu Teklie Wubie, Aaron Wallace, Ciara E. Sugerman, Mirgissa Kaba

“…Experiences surrounding barriers to MCV2 uptake were discussed via focus group discussions (FGDs) and in-depth interviews (IDIs) with caregivers of children 12–23 and 24–36 months and key informant interviews (KIIs) with HCWs who administer vaccines and with community leaders. …”
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Identification of Potential Vectors and Detection of Rift Valley Fever Virus in Mosquitoes Collected Before and During the 2022 Outbreak in Rwanda by Isidore Nsengimana, Emmanuel Hakizimana, Jackie Mupfasoni, Jean Nepomuscene Hakizimana, Augustino A. Chengula, Christopher J. Kasanga, Gillian Eastwood

“…Rift Valley fever virus (RVFV) is an emerging mosquito-borne arbovirus of One Health importance that caused two large outbreaks in Rwanda in 2018 and 2022. Information on vector species with a role in RVFV eco-epidemiology in Rwanda is scarce. …”
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Eugenol inhibits NEAT1 as a ceRNA in pre-cancerous breast lesions by Yusheng Liu, Guijuan Zhang, Yi Ma, Min Ma, Xuefeng Jiang

“…Methods: Initially, the gene expression profiles of patients (n = 880) in the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) database were analyzed. Further, we established a lncRNA-miRNA-mRNA ceRNA network through bioinformatics analysis and investigated mechanistic roles of lncRNAs as ceRNAs and the anti-tumor effect of EU using MCF-10AT cells in vitro as well as PBL model rats in vivo. …”
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Hospitalisation rates for epilepsy, asthma and insulin-dependent diabetes in 796 190 school-aged children and young people with and without intellectual disabilities: a record-link... by Angela Henderson, Sally-Ann Cooper, Craig Melville, Michael Fleming, Gillian S Smith, Jill Pell, Deborah Cairns

“…Scotland’s Pupil Census, 2008–2013, was used to identify pupils with and without intellectual disabilities and was linked with the Prescribing Information Service to identify pupils with epilepsy, asthma and insulin-dependent diabetes, and the Scottish Morbidity Records-01 to identify hospital admissions.Setting The general child population of Scotland.Participants School pupils aged 4–19 years; 18 278 with intellectual disabilities and 777 912 without intellectual disabilities.Outcomes Overall, emergency and non-emergency hospitalisations for epilepsy, asthma and/or diabetes; and length of stay.Results Epilepsy and asthma were more prevalent in pupils with intellectual disabilities (8.8% and 8.9%, respectively, compared with 0.8% and 6.9% among pupils without intellectual disabilities, p<0.001), whereas insulin-dependent diabetes was not (0.5% prevalence). …”
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Knowledge, attitudes and behaviour towards ticks and tick-borne diseases—A survey among Lyme borreliosis cases in Bavaria in 2019 by Stefanie Böhm, Volker Fingerle, Andreas Beyerlein, Manfred Wildner, Merle M. Böhmer

“…Although mostly well informed, a significant proportion of participants did not know or were misinformed about availability of repellents (48.5 %), risk of LB in their district (24.9 %), ticks not falling from trees (22.1 %) and non-availability of vaccination against LB (20.9 %). …”
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Development and validation of a nomogram to predict survival in septic patients with heart failure in the intensive care unit by Tong Tong, Yikun Guo, Qingqing Wang, Xiaoning Sun, Ziyi Sun, Yuhan Yang, Xiaoxiao Zhang, Kuiwu Yao

“…This study extracted the pertinent clinical data of septic patients with heart failure from the Critical Medical Information Mart for Intensive Care (MIMIC-IV) database. …”
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Effects of Dual-Site Anodal Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation on Attention, Decision-Making, and Working Memory during Sports Fatigue in Elite Soccer Athletes by Fengxue Qi, Na Zhang, Michael A. Nitsche, Longyan Yi, Yingqiu Zhang, Tian Yue

“…These preliminary findings suggest that dual-site tDCS targeting the M1 has beneficial effects on attention performance, potentially informing future research on sports fatigue in athletes. …”
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Tracking acute flaccid paralysis in Niger: a half-decade epidemiological portrait (2016–2021) by El Khalef Ishagh, Marc Talatou Ouédraogo, Batouré Oumarou, Mutenda Sheria Kaya, Gbaguidi Aichatou Diawara, Abdoulaye Macire Camara, Seyni Moussa, Kuyangisa Bienvenu, Joseph Toko, Hamidou Harouna, Haladou Moussa, N.’Zue Kofi, Jacques L. Tamuzi, Patrick D. M. C. Katoto, Charles S. Wiysonge, Blanche-Philomene Melanga Anya, Manengu Casimir Tshikolasoni

“…Methods We analyzed nationwide AFP surveillance data from 2016 to 2021. The data included information about the person's background, vaccinations, medical history, cVDPV, AFP cases, stool samples, how quickly AFP cases were reported, how complete weekly zero reporting (WZR) was, and non-polio enteroviruses (NPEV). …”
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Comparative peculiarities of genomic diversity in <i>Gallus gallus domesticus</i> chickens with decorative plumage: the muffs and beard phenotype by N. V. Dementieva, Y. S. Shcherbakov, A. E. Ryabova, A. B. Vakhrameev, A. V. Makarova, O. A. Nikolaeva, A. P. Dysin, A. I. Azovtseva, N. R. Reinbah, O. V. Mitrofanova

“…Only at K = 6, a distinct and separate cluster was formed by the Ukrainian Muffed. The Russian White had the greatest number of short (1–2 Mb) homozygous regions. …”
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START—the Swiss tele-assisted rehabilitation and training program to support transition from inpatient to outpatient care in the subacute phase after a stroke: feasibility, safety... by Szabina Gäumann, Carina Ziller, Carina Ziller, Nele Paulissen, Nele Paulissen, Frank Behrendt, Frank Behrendt, Zorica Suica, Zorica Suica, Björn Crüts, Luana Gammerschlag, Katrin Parmar, Katrin Parmar, Hans Ulrich Gerth, Hans Ulrich Gerth, Leo H. Bonati, Leo H. Bonati, Leo H. Bonati, Corina Schuster-Amft, Corina Schuster-Amft, Corina Schuster-Amft

“…Secondary outcomes will focus on motor function, mobility, quality of life, activity level, heart rate, blood pressure, and performance-based measures.DiscussionThe study's strengths include its foundation in previous usability analyses, which informed refinements to the START program. The study's design is based on the ISO 14155 standard, ensuring high standards for medical device research and supporting the future certification of the START program on the Blended Clinic platform. …”
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Artificial intelligence-enhanced comprehensive assessment of the aortic valve stenosis continuum in echocardiographyResearch in context by Jiesuck Park, Jiyeon Kim, Jaeik Jeon, Yeonyee E. Yoon, Yeonggul Jang, Hyunseok Jeong, Youngtaek Hong, Seung-Ah Lee, Hong-Mi Choi, In-Chang Hwang, Goo-Yeong Cho, Hyuk-Jae Chang

“…Funding: This work was supported by a grant from the Institute of Information &amp; Communications Technology Planning &amp; Evaluation (IITP) funded by the Korea government (Ministry of Science and ICT; MSIT, Republic of Korea) (No. 2022000972, Development of a Flexible Mobile Healthcare Software Platform Using 5G MEC); and the Medical AI Clinic Program through the National IT Industry Promotion Agency (NIPA) funded by the MSIT, Republic of Korea (Grant No.: H0904-24-1002).…”
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Development and validation of a prognostic model for critically ill type 2 diabetes patients in ICU based on composite inflammatory indicators by Lin Liu, Yan-Bo Zhao, Zhuo-Ting Cheng, Ya-Hui Li, Yang Liu

“…Critically ill patients with T2DM were extracted from the Medical Information Mart for Intensive Care-IV (MIMIC-IV) database and divided into training and testing sets (7:3 ratio). …”
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Effect of straw retention and mineral fertilization on P speciation and P-transformation microorganisms in water- extractable colloids of a Vertisol by S. Bai, S. Bai, Y. Ge, D. Yao, Y. Wang, J. Tan, J. Tan, S. Zhang, Y. Peng, X. Jiang

“…Yet, the underlying information regarding soil P species and P-transformation microorganisms at the microparticle scale under long-term straw retention and mineral fertilization is barely known. …”
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Sprayable solutions containing sticky rice oil droplets reduce western flower thrips damage and induce changes in Chrysanthemum leaf chemistry by Thijs V. Bierman, Hocelayne P. Fernandes, Hocelayne P. Fernandes, Young H. Choi, Sumin Seo, Klaas Vrieling, Mirka Macel, Bram Knegt, Thomas E. Kodger, Ralph van Zwieten, Peter G. L. Klinkhamer, T. Martijn Bezemer

“…In conclusion, our study provides new information on how the application of a new plant-based plant protection product affects insect herbivores and alters crop phytochemistry for improved herbivore resistance.…”
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Risk factors and early prediction of cardiorenal syndrome type 3 among acute kidney injury patients: a cohort study by Hui Lin, Xiaoyu Guo, Mengzhu Wang, Xiaole Su, Xi Qiao

“…Risk factors for CRS type 3, identified by logistic regression, informed the construction of a predictive nomogram. …”
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