Can Abies alba Needles Be Used as Bio-passive Samplers to Assess Air Quality? by Agnieszka Stojanowska, Maciej Górka, Anita Urszula Lewandowska, Kinga Wiśniewska, Magdalena Modelska, David Widory

“…Both needles and the aerosols deposited on their surfaces were analyzed for their δ13C. Additionally, total carbon (TC), elemental carbon (EC) and organic carbon (OC) were determined only in surface-impacted aerosols using thermo-optical method. …”
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An energy‐efficient dynamic comparator in Carbon Nanotube Field Effect Transistor technology for successive approximation register ADC applications by Hamid Mahmoodian, Mehdi Dolatshahi, S. Mohammadali Zanjani, Mohammad Amin Honarvar

“…So, the delay of the latch stage decreases and consequently, the overall delay of the comparator circuit is also reduced up to 19.4% while the maximum speed performance of the proposed comparator increases by 54% compared to the conventional double‐tail dynamic comparator. Additionally, the use of the proposed distinctive structure for the tail transistors in the latch stage, leads to more than 11% reduction in the energy per conversion of the proposed circuit compared to the conventional double‐tail dynamic comparator. …”
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Stability of small incision lenticule extraction over laser in situ keratomileusis at an altitude of 3874 m by Yanming Huang, Yuancheng Zhao, Xiaofan Chen, Huan zou, Rongdi Yuan

“…The VA and IOP of both the SMILE and LASIK subjects did not significantly change at an altitude of 3874 m. …”
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Optimizing petrophysical property prediction in fluvial-deltaic reservoirs: a multi-seismic attribute transformation and probabilistic neural network approach by Muhammad Khan, Andy Anderson Bery, Yasir Bashir, Sya’rawi Muhammad Husni Sharoni, Joseph Gnapragasan, Qazi Sohail Imran

“…This leads to a significant enhancement in model accuracy, reaching 76%. In addition, when the model training is concentrated within a 10-millisecond range around the Plover reservoir zone, the accuracy increases significantly to 89%. …”
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Geoheritage and Geodiversity Assessment Framework for Practical Application to Geoconservation of the Coromandel Peninsula, New Zealand by Vladyslav Zakharovskyi, Karoly Nemeth, Ilmars Gravis, Chris Twemlow

“…This article provides a conceptual framework, which is based on detailed description of the methodology. Additionally, it will build a better understanding about the connections between abiotic and biotic factors in the environment, and human society within that environment. …”
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Examining the relationships between patients’ multimorbidity trajectories and prognostic outcomes after the initial hip fracture by Jessica Qiuhua Sheng, Da Xu, Paul Jen-Hwa Hu, Liang Li, Ting-Shuo Huang

“…The results reveal that a patient’s multimorbidity trajectory’s time span and number of chronic diseases significantly associate with his or her post-fracture prognosis. In addition, essential sequential patterns of chronic diseases relate to post-fracture prognoses too. …”
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Relationship between Blood Lipid Profiles and Risk of Lupus Nephritis in Children by Jiajia Liu, Wenqi Song, Dawei Cui

“…Receiver-operating characteristic curves showed that combined detection of TC, TG, LDL-C, and VLDL-C had higher discrimination capacity than that in individual measures. Additionally, increased TC was independently associated with the occurrence of LN. …”
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Photocatalytic Activity under Simulated Sunlight of Bi-Modified TiO2 Thin Films Obtained by Sol Gel by D. A. Solís-Casados, L. Escobar-Alarcón, V. Alvarado-Pérez, E. Haro-Poniatowski

“…Raman results show that the starting material corresponds to the anatase phase of crystalline TiO2, and Bi addition promotes the formation of bismuth titanates, Bi2Ti2O7 at Bi contents of 10.4 at. % and the Bi4Ti3O12 at Bi contents of 21.5 and 25.4 at. %. …”
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Excessive Weight Gain During Pregnancy Increased Ponoxarase 1 Level in Neonatal Cord Blood by Serhat Ege, Hasan Akduman, Ayşegül Aşır, Tuğcan Korak

“…Significant associations were found between maternal BMI change and paraoxonase 1 (PON1) levels in umbilical cord blood, while no correlation was observed with other oxidative (total oxidant status) and antioxidant markers (total antioxidant status, aryl esterase, thiol, and catalase). Additionally, the correlation analysis showed a significant relationship between BMI change and fetal gestational age, but not with other demographic or clinical features. …”
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Designing profitable supply chains for lithium-ion battery recycling in the United States by Majid Alipanah, Sunday Oluwadamilola Usman, Apurba Kumar Saha, Hongyue Jin

“…The breakeven price of black mass was identified as ＄8.7/kg over which the supply chain was not economically sustainable. Additionally, we examined the non-cooperative scenarios where each tier tries to maximize its own profit to demonstrate how the overall profitability of the supply chain changes with different pricing strategies of sortation facilities and acid producers. …”
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Magnetic resonance angiography in diagnostic long-term follow-up of primary patency of the MOTIV drug-eluting bioresorbable vascular scaffold in the region below the knee: 5 years... by Christian Nasel, Mario Kirschner, Karoline Rizzi, Nicola Schweinhammer, Ewald Moser

“…Compatibility of this particular deBVS with MRI was additionally proven via in-vitro experiments.<h4>Results</h4>The scaffold was found to be fully compatible with MRI. …”
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Development of a Hybrid Attention Transformer for Daily PM_2.5 Predictions in Seoul by Hyun S. Kim, Kyung M. Han, Jinhyeok Yu, Nara Youn, Taehoo Choi

“…The results demonstrated that the HAT outperformed the 3-D CTM, achieving a 4.60% higher index of agreement (IOA). Additionally, the HAT exhibited 22.09% fewer errors and 82.59% lower bias compared to the 3-D CTM. …”
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Evaluation instruments for public health policies for elderly care: a scoping review protocol by Thaiza Teixeira Xavier Nobre, Margareth Santos de Amorim, Kleyton Santos de Medeiros, Clarissa Terenzi Seixas

“…The results will be submitted for publication in a peer-reviewed journal and presented at a scientific conference.Trial registration number Open Science Framework: https://doi.org/10.17605/OSF.IO/AV4WH.…”
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Effect of Co-fermentation with Streptococcus salivarius subsp. thermophilus and Bifidobacterium animalis subsp. lactis on Improving the Quality of Fermented Milk by LIU Zhizhong, LIU Liwei, LIU Zhigang, CHEN Haili, CUI Hong, YANG Bo, ZHANG Jiaqi, WU Rigeng, YAO Kai

“…The results showed that during the initial storage period (0–14 days), the EPS content of the co-fermented milk increased from 204.7 to 233 mg/L, which was significantly higher than that of the single-strain fermented milk. Additionally, the VBC in the co-fermented milk was significantly higher than that in the single-strain fermented milk throughout the storage period, indicating that the co-fermentation could significantly enhance the storage stability and probiotic functions of the product. …”
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Risk of sound-induced hearing loss from exposure to video gaming or esports: a systematic scoping review by Shelly Chadha, Carolina Der, Xinxing Fu, Lauren K Dillard, Peter Mulas

“…Among the five peer-reviewed studies that evaluated associations or correlations of gaming with hearing loss or tinnitus, four reported significant associations or correlations with gaming and hearing loss or tinnitus.Conclusions The limited available evidence suggests that gaming may be a common source of unsafe listening, which could place many individuals worldwide at risk of permanent hearing loss and/or tinnitus. Additional research on these relationships is needed along with steps to promote safe listening among gamers.…”
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E-Tourism in Nigeria: An Examination of Internet as a Tool for Tourism Marketing in Ikogosi Warm and Cold Spring Holiday Resort by Deborah Olasupo, Ibidapo Adebayo, Olakunle Orimaye

“…However, 52% indicated that limited Internet access in rural areas like Ikogosi hampers effective online promotion. Additionally, 60% identified inadequate content about Ikogosi online as a barrier to attracting tourists, while 45% cited poor infrastructure as a major impediment to digital outreach. …”
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Exosomes Derived from SW480-Resistant Colon Cancer Cells Are Promote Angiogenesis via BMP-2/Smad5 Signaling Pathway by Song Yang, Lei Yao, Xiaolong Wang, Hao Sun, Chaogang Du, Chengpeng Song, Jingyu Fu, Yongjun Wu, Hongwu Huang, Chuansi Wang, Yongsen Wang, Yixiang Xie

“…The expression of BMP-2 released by SW480/oxaliplatin exosomes was 2.3-folds higher than that by SW480 exosomes. Additionally, exosomal BMP-2 inhibiting the Smad signaling pathway induced the expression of vascular endothelial growth factor and CD31. …”
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Psychological Patient-reported Outcomes Cannot Predict a Second Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury in Patients who Return to Sports after an Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstructio... by Ramana Piussi, Rebecca Simonson, Johan Högberg, Roland Thomeé, Kristian Samuelsson, Eric Hamrin Senorski

“…The cut-off values were not able to differentiate patients who suffered a second ACL injury up to 24 months after RTS and ACL reconstruction from patients who did not. Additionally, achieving symmetrical quadriceps strength did not improve the cut-off psychometric properties…”
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Bridging inequity gaps in healthcare through tailored support: implementation perspectives of the Social Health Bridge-Building Programme by Gitte Valentin, Thomas Maribo, Claus Vinther Nielsen, Merete Tonnesen, Lisa Gregersen Oestergaard

“…Most users (96%) reported that the student-volunteer accommodated their need for support. The additional number of accompaniments over six months ranged from 0 to 21. …”
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Chitosan’s Ability to Remove the Smear Layer—A Systematic Review of Ex Vivo Studies by Ana Ferreira-Reguera, Inês Ferreira, Irene Pina-Vaz, Benjamín Martín-Biedma, José Martín-Cruces

“…Ex vivo studies performed in non-endodontically treated extracted human permanent teeth with a fully formed apex, in which sodium hypochlorite was the main irrigant and chitosan was used as final irrigation to observe its capacity to remove the smear layer using a Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM), were included. In addition, reviews, letters, opinion articles, conference abstracts, book chapters, or articles that did not use a control group were excluded. …”
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