Highly Stable Inverted Organic Solar Cell Structure Using Three Efficient Electron Transport Layers by Mohamed El Amine Boudia, Zhao Cunlu

“…Simulations using three different ETLs—SnO₂, C₆₀, and PC₆₀BM—at 340 K (66.85 °C) resulted in a main effect on open circuit voltage (<i>V</i>_oc) and fill factor (<i>FF</i>) values, in addition to an important <i>J</i>_sc value in terms of thermally stable devices. …”
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Nuclear DNA content variation within four species of Asian catfish of family Pangasidae and their two interspecific hybrids by flow cytometry by Imron, Evi Tahapari, Jadmiko Darmawan, Muhammad Luthfi Abdurachman

“…  Nuclear DNA content (NDC) of species or population is believed to have been formed naturally by many mechanisms such chromosomal mutation, insertion and deletion, transposable element, and duplication. Additionally, hybridizations and species’ phylogenetic relationship may also contribute to the NDC diversity. …”
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The Association of Neutrophil/Lymphocyte and Platelet/Lymphocyte Ratios and Hematological Parameters with Diagnosis, Stages, Extrapulmonary Involvement, Pulmonary Hypertension, Res... by Celalettin Korkmaz, Sinan Demircioglu

“…Patients’ NLR, PLR, and hematological parameters were compared with those of controls. Additionally, while differences between NLR and PLR were investigated in sarcoidosis patients, differences of extrapulmonary involvement, pulmonary hypertension (PH), and spontaneous remission between those with and without responses to treatment concerning stages were also assessed. …”
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Lower Limb Ground Reaction Force and Center of Pressure Asymmetry During Bodyweight Squats by Kelci B. Hannan, Adam C. King

“…# Background Performance asymmetries between the lower limbs have been reported across a variety of variables and for numerous motor tasks including double leg squats. Additionally, the degree of symmetry is often used as a recovery metric during rehabilitation programs…”
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Potential of albumin dialysis at terminal liver failure in patients with chronic liver diseases by O. E. Nikiforova, Ye. N. Bessonova, O. M. Lesnyak, O. A. Stroganova

“…The first (main group) included 25 patients, that received albumin dialysis in addition to traditional drug therapy. The second group (comparison group) included 40 patients who received only traditional pharmaceutical therapy. …”
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Understanding the Association Between Home Broadband Connection and Well-Being Among Middle-Aged and Older Adults in China: Nationally Representative Panel Data Study by Lu Yang, Chris Lynch, John Tayu Lee, Brian Oldenburg, Tilahun Haregu

“…ConclusionsThis study highlights the potential additional health benefits of digital connectivity beyond the known advantages. …”
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Eventful growing up of children with different levels of health: A sociological analysis by S. N. Mayorova-Shcheglova, O. V. Besschetnova, A. Yu. Gubanova

“…Children with disabilities do not lag behind healthy peers in online practices and even demonstrate additional skills and competencies (for example, they have more online friends); at the same time, there is a delay in their mastering of geographic, educational and cultural spaces. …”
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PECULIARITIES OF THE COURSE OF PREGNANCY AND DELIVERY IN WOMEN WITH IN VITRO FERTILIZATION AT HIGH RISK OF PRETERM BIRTH by Ya.V. Shymanska

“…In pregnant women of study group A, pregnancies ended in premature birth by 1.7 times more often, and most of them occurred before 34 weeks; during pregnancy, there was a greater risk of preterm birth, which required enhanced correction in addition to conservative measures: suturing the cervix and the use of obstetric unloading pessary; the frequency of delivery by cesarean section prevailed by 1.3 times. …”
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Reliability and Differences Between Sexes in Landing Mechanics when Performing the Lateral Bound Test by Andy Waldhelm, Sydney Allen, Lacy Grand, Carolyn Bopp, Kristian Foster, Ginger Muckridge, Neil Schwarz

“…Maximum dynamic knee valgus using the frontal plane projection angle and knee flexion angle at initial contact and maximal knee flexion were measured upon landing leg using 2D video analysis software. Additionally, video of 10 individuals’ trials were analyzed twice with one week between the analyses to obtain intra-rater reliability while 12 participants were retested one week later to determine test-retest reliability…”
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Heavy Oil Residue Upgrading With Iron Based Catalysts Under High Hydrogen Pressure by Muzaffer Yaşar, Solmaz Akmaz, Savaş Gürdal, Kadir Yılmaz

“…Although minimum coke yield achieved with FeSO4.H2O+SiO2, middle distillate containing toluene soluble fraction (TSF) was maximized with Fe2O3+Al2O3+Sulphur catalyst mixture. In addition, the product selectivity in the reactions with the least coke formation showed selectivity in the direction of the formation of gas and light products, not in the direction of liquid product formation.…”
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Preferential Crystallographic Orientation and Optical Properties in (Ag,Zn)-Based Oxide Nanoparticle Thin Film Depending on Spark Voltage by Ebru Güngör, Tayyar Güngör

“…Therefore, the wider optical band gap of metal oxides decorated with such nanoparticles could indicate facet dependency. In addition, the film thickness and optical band gap of both ZnO and Ag:ZnO samples increased significantly depending on the increase of spark voltage. …”
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The type of infections and the use of antibiotics among patients with rheumatoid arthritis: A review by Asma D. Alshammari, Mona Matar Aldhafeeri, Amal M. Aldhafeeri, Maram Asaad Alanzi, Maha Bandar Almutairi, Jawaher Abdullah Alrasheedi, Thikra Adel Alsurur, Aeshah Dhahawi Alshammri

“…The heightened susceptibility may arise from the illness itself, which causes changes in the body’s innate cellular defense mechanisms, or from the medications used to manage the condition. …”
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Risk versus Benefit of Using Hydroxychloroquine to Treat Patients with COVID-19 by George G. Zhanel, Michael A. Zhanel, Kevin F. Boreskie, Joseph P. Lynch, James A. Karlowsky

“…Early clinical data from China and France reported that HCQ and CQ were associated with viral load reduction and clinical improvement in patients with COVID-19 compared to control groups; however, an overwhelming number of randomized controlled trials, meta-analyses, and systematic reviews have since concluded that HCQ used alone, or in combination with azithromycin (AZ), provides no mortality or time-to-recovery benefit in hospitalized patients with COVID-19. Additionally, these same trials reported adverse events including cardiac, neuropsychiatric, hematologic, and hepatobiliary manifestations in patients with COVID-19 whom had been treated with HCQ. …”
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Clinical efficacy of THA with dual mobility cup vs. hemiarthroplasty in elderly patients with femoral neck fracture: a retrospective study by Kai Xiao, Songyang Liu, Boran Liang, Shuming Li, Xinyan Liu, Jing Chen

“…At 1 year post-surgery, the DMC-THA group demonstrated a significantly lower dislocation rate (2.0% vs. 9.1%) and superior mobility compared to the C-THA group (P &lt; 0.05). Additionally, the DMC-THA group exhibited significantly better mobility and reduced pain/discomfort compared to the HA group (P &lt; 0.05).ConclusionTHA with DMC offers superior joint function recovery, a lower dislocation rate, and improved quality of life compared to conventional THA and HA, positioning it as a preferred surgical option for elderly patients with acute FNF.…”
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Improving Identification by Removing Obstructive Minutiae From Latent Fingerprints by Marcos Daniel Calderon-Calderon, Miguel Angel Medina-Perez, Raul Monroy

“…Using this set of features, we have built datasets that describe latent fingerprints from which a subset of minutiae has been removed. Additionally, we have evaluated a set of multi-class classifiers trained with our datasets to predict if there are obstructive minutiae in a latent fingerprint. …”
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Evaluation of Alpaca Yarns Dyed with Buddleja Coriaceous Dye and Metallic Mordants by Arturo Quispe-Quispe, Franklin Lozano, Luz María Pinche-Gonzales, Fulgencio Vilcanqui-Perez

“…Wet rub fastness was found to be inferior to dry rub fastness, which has implications for textile maintenance. …”
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Risk of second primary malignancies among survivors of cutaneous melanoma: A nationwide population-based study in the Republic of Korea by Joon Min Jung, Do Hyung Kim, Ye-Jee Kim, Ik Jun Moon, Woo Jin Lee, Sung Eun Chang, Mi Woo Lee, Chong Hyun Won

“…Among modifiable factors, a high body mass index (BMI) was associated with an increased risk of SPM.…”
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Enhanced bioavailability of Quercetin-loaded niosomal in situ gel for the management of Parkinson’s disease by Abhishek A. Revankar, Archana S. Patil, Reshma Karishetti, Krutuja R. Chougule, Priyanka Patil, Abhijit Salokhe

“…Male Wistar rats were utilized to assess the effects of quercetin-loaded niosomes on motor function, dopaminergic neuron protection, and oxidative stress alleviation.ResultsThe optimized niosomal formulation exhibited a particle size of 195 nm, a polydispersity index (PDI) of 0.29, a zeta potential (ZP) of −30.63 mV, and an entrapment efficiency (EE) of 82.77%. …”
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Carbon Credits Through Wood Use: Revisiting the Maximum Potential and Sensitivity to Key Assumptions by Jari Niemi, Sampo Soimakallio, Elias Hurmekoski, Tanja Myllyviita, Janni Kunttu, Federico Lingua, Tord Snäll

“…However, they were very likely to be considerably lower than forest carbon debits resulting from harvesting additional wood for substitution under all considered circumstances and under a wide but reasonable range of stochastic parameter values. …”
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MicroRNA-29b Suppresses Inflammation and Protects Blood-Brain Barrier Integrity in Ischemic Stroke by Xiaoqing Ma, Ho Jun Yun, Kenneth Elkin, Yunliang Guo, Yuchuan Ding, Guangwen Li

“…C1q and tumor necrosis factor (C1QTNF) 6, interleukin- (IL-) 1β, zonula occludens- (ZO-) 1, occludin, and ischemic outcomes were assessed in MCAO rats. Additionally, hCMEC/D3 cells were subjected to oxygen–glucose deprivation (OGD) and cocultured with HL-60 cells. …”
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