Assessing the impacts of simulated ocean alkalinity enhancement on viability and growth of nearshore species of phytoplankton by J. L. Oberlander, M. E. Burke, C. A. London, H. L. MacIntyre

“…In response, new tools are being developed to remove carbon from the atmosphere using negative emission technologies (NETs), in addition to reducing anthropogenic emissions. One proposed NET is ocean alkalinity enhancement (OAE), in which artificially raising the alkalinity favours formation of bicarbonate from CO<span class="inline-formula">₂</span>, leading to a decrease in the partial pressure of CO<span class="inline-formula">₂</span> in the water. …”
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Level of systemic inflammation markers and clinical course in patients with stable ischemic heart disease with and without coronary atherosclerosis by V.I. Tseluyko, T.V. Pylova

“…Based on angiography data, patients were divided into two groups: group I – 53 patients with IHD and non-obstructive coronary arteries (INOCA), group II – 52 patients diagnosed with stable IHD with more than 50 % stenosis. In addition to general clinical methods of examination, the levels of interleukin-6 (IL-6) and highly sensitive C-reactive protein (hsCRP) were determined in all patients. …”
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FBMC vs. PAM and DMT for High-Speed Wireline Communication by Jeremy Cosson-Martin, Jhoan Salinas, Hossein Shakiba, Ali Sheikholeslami

“…However, when noise is reduced and a spectral notch is applied, thereby achieving an average spectral efficiency of <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$4.6bits/sec/Hz$ </tex-math></inline-formula>, DMT and FBMC can outperform PAM by 2.1 and 2.3 times, respectively. In addition, we estimate FBMC&#x2019;s encoder and decoder power consumption at <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$1.53pJ/b$ </tex-math></inline-formula> and <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$1.98pJ/b$ </tex-math></inline-formula>, respectively, and area requirement at <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$0.07mm^{2}$ </tex-math></inline-formula> and <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$0.17mm^{2}$ </tex-math></inline-formula>, respectively, which is similar to DMT. …”
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Optimization of temperature parameters for screening unexpected antibodies in Rh system by manual polybrene test by ZOU Xin, CHEN Minjie, MA Sifei, YANG Hongmei

“…[Conclusion] The reference temperature condition for the modified MPT is incubation at 37℃ for 4 min after the addition of low ionic medium. The application of this temperature condition to unexpected antibody samples of Rh system could achieve a significant enhancement effect, thereby increasing transfusion safety for the treatment of emergency patients, and is worth popularizing.…”
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Racial differences in takotsubo cardiomyopathy outcomes in a large nationwide sample by Raja Zaghlol, Amit K. Dey, Sameer Desale, Ana Barac

“…After the adjustment for differences in age, gender, comorbidities (using the enhanced Charlson comorbidity index), hospital location/teaching status, and socio‐economic factors, all differences were significantly attenuated or eliminated. Additionally, the adjusted risk was lower in AA compared with Caucasians, for cardiogenic shock [odds ratio (OR) 0.61 (0.47–0.78), P < 0.0001], mechanical ventilation [OR 0.8 (0.70–0.92), P = 0.002] and intraaortic balloon pump insertion [OR 0.63 (0.41–0.99), P = 0.04]. …”
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miR-129-5p Promotes Osteogenic Differentiation of BMSCs and Bone Regeneration via Repressing Dkk3 by Changming Zhao, Yulin Gu, Yan Wang, Qiaozhen Qin, Ting Wang, Meng Huang, Heyang Zhang, Yannv Qu, Jingwen Zhang, Zhangzhen Du, Xiao-Xia Jiang, Lulu Xu

“…Luciferase and western blot data showed that Dickkopf3 (Dkk3) is a target gene of miR-129-5p and the expression of Dkk3 was inhibited in BMSCs transduced with miR-129-5p mimic but enhanced in BMSCs transduced with miR-129-5p inhibitor. In addition, Dkk3 interacted with β-catenin directly. …”
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Eco-benign synthesis of multifunctional silver nanoparticles using leptochloa fusca for enhanced biomedical and catalytic applications by Riaz Ahmad Khan, Hidayat Ullah Khan, Shahnaz, Kamran Tahir, Moamen S Refat, Abdel Majid A Adam, Amnah Mohammed Alsuhaibani

“…The biosynthesized LF-AgNPs were also found to have effective antioxidant (70%) and H _2 O _2 scavenging (77%) properties. Additionally, the agar well diffusion technique demonstrated efficient antibacterial efficacy for LF-AgNPs against both Gram +ve ( Staphylococcus aureus ) and Gram -ve ( Klebsiella pneumoniae ) strains with ZOI values of 19 ± 0.7 mm and 19 ± 0.5 mm, respectively. …”
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Exosomes secreted by ATF3/Nrf2-mediated ferroptotic renal tubular epithelial cells promote M1/M2 ratio imbalance inducing renal interstitial fibrosis following ischemia and reperfu... by Qiao Tang, Jiatao Xie, Yifei Wang, Chong Dong, Chong Dong, Qian Sun

“…Compared with the IR group, the above indexes were all alleviated in the IR+Fer-1 or IR+ATF3KD groups. In addition, the protein expressions of ATF3, Nrf2 and HO-1 in the IR group were increased than those in sham group. …”
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Immune regulatory genes impact the hot/cold tumor microenvironment, affecting cancer treatment and patient outcomes by Mengmeng Sang, Jia Ge, Juan Ge, Juan Ge, Gu Tang, Qiwen Wang, Jiarun Wu, Liming Mao, Liming Mao, Xiaoling Ding, Xiaorong Zhou

“…Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes and Hallmark pathway enrichment were evaluated through gene set variation analysis. Additionally, hub genes that regulate the tumor microenvironment were identified, and their expression patterns were analyzed using single-cell RNA sequencing. …”
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Social Media Use and Oral Health–Related Misconceptions in Saudi Arabia: Cross-Sectional Study by Rahaf Hamdan BinHamdan, Salwa Abdulrahman Alsadhan, Arwa Zohair Gazzaz, AlBandary Hassan AlJameel

“…Logistic regression models provided odds ratios and adjusted odds ratios with 95% CI to assess the presence of oral health misconceptions. …”
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Inhibition of p70 Ribosomal S6K1 Protects the Myocardium against Ischemia/Reperfusion-Induced Necrosis through Downregulation of RIP3 by Hui Shang, Jinjin Shi, Jun Zhu, Yunfeng Guo, Xiaoyan Wang

“…Results: Inhibition of S6K1 reduces I/R-induced myocardial tissue damage, improves myocardial function, and inhibits myocardial tissue necrosis (p < 0.05). In addition, RIP3 is a direct target of S6K1, and activation of RIP3 blocked the protective effect of the S6K1 inhibitor PF-4708671 against myocardial I/R injury (p < 0.05). …”
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Exploring the relationship between mental health issues and academic performance of undergraduate students in a Ghanaian tertiary institution: a cross-sectional study by Andrew Nketsia Arthur, Joanne Fraikue, Bijoux Adu-Amankwah, Richard Ofori, Dorcas Sekyi, Abena Afrakomah Boateng, Elsie Asamoah, Seth Christopher Yaw Appiah

“…This study investigated the relationship between mental health incidence and academic performance among university students in a public university in Ghana. Additionally, we study students’ level of mental health awareness. …”
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Life cycle assessment of agricultural waste recycling for sustainable environmental impact by S. Sumiyati, B.P. Samadikun, A. Widiyanti, M.A. Budihardjo, S. Al Qadar, A.S. Puspita

“…When integrating agricultural waste, including composting, anaerobic digestion, and pyrolysis, biochar is highlighted as a waste recycling method that is promising for sustainable waste management. In addition to efficiently managing agricultural waste, these technologies help generate electricity and sequester carbon, thereby advancing the objectives of climate change mitigation and circular economy. …”
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Factors influencing gender and youth integration in agricultural research and innovation in Africa by Mastewal Yami, Oyewale Abioye, Sougrynoma Zainatou Sore, Aline Mugisho, Tahirou Abdoulaye

“…There is increased recognition among the research and development community that effective gender and youth integration in R & I would help increase the adoption of products, services, and processes of R & I. In addition, gender and youth integration helps in the promotion and dissemination of R & I as well as in increasing accessibility of innovation and technology by end users. …”
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Investigating the Asymmetric Impact of the Stock Market Index on the Real Estate Price Index by Sakineh Sojoodi, Morteza Ashoor, Elmira Azizi Norouzabadi

“…This is because high returns in the stock market augment the overall wealth of homeowners, enhancing their capacity to invest in additional real estate. Therefore, the stock market index can have a positive or negative effect on housing prices. …”
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Prevalence and Determinants of Home Delivery among Women with Easy Access to Health Facilities in Sub-Saharan African Countries: A Multi-level Mixed Effect Analysis by Berhan Tekeba, Alebachew Ferede Zegeye, Deresse Abebe Gebrehana, Tadesse Tarik Tamir

“…To develop appropriate policies and methods that could aid in addressing the issues, it is important to understand the burden of home delivery despite having easy access to health facilities in low-income nations such as sub-Saharan Africa. In addition, identifying and prioritizing determinants could help executives to review their perinatal policies. …”
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Circular economy and inclusion as effective tools to prevent ecological threats in rural areas during military operations by V.G. Shcherbak, Y.I. Danko, S. Tereshchenko, O. Nifatova, N. Dehtiar, O. Stepanova, V. Yatsenko

“…The main methods applied included quantitative data analysis through regression modeling, which helped identify the relationship between the level of inclusion and circular economy practices with changes in the level of ecological threaten. Additionally, the use of taxonomy allowed determining the level of ecological threaten, while cluster analysis was used to distribute territories based on the level of ecological threaten ecocide. …”
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Magnitude of consistent condom use and associated factors among people living with HIV/AIDS in Ethiopia: Implication for reducing infections and re-infection. A systematic review a... by Firomsa Bekele, Lalise Tafese, Teshome Debushe

“…The factors associated with a consistent use of condom were described using the pooled odds ratio (OR) and calculated based on binary outcomes from the included primary studies. …”
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Increasing Access to Mental Health Supports for 18- to 25-Year-Old Indigenous Youth With the JoyPop Mobile Mental Health App: Study Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial by Angela MacIsaac, Teagan Neufeld, Ishaq Malik, Elaine Toombs, Janine V Olthuis, Fred Schmidt, Crystal Dunning, Kristine Stasiuk, Tina Bobinski, Arto Ohinmaa, Sherry H Stewart, Amanda S Newton, Aislin R Mushquash

“… BackgroundTransitional-aged youth have a high burden of mental health difficulties in Canada, with Indigenous youth, in particular, experiencing additional circumstances that challenge their well-being. …”
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The Climate-forming role of the production process of the forests of Ukraine by Platon Tretyak, Nelia Lukianchuk, Hryhoriy Krynytskyy

“…The indicators of the material-and-energy balance that determine the general enrichment of the air with oxygen (atomic), which is a useful environment-forming sanitary and hygienic factor, grow in proportion to the productivity of the stands. In addition, large masses of water vapor moisten the air and significantly cool it. …”
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