Microstructure and tribological properties of WC-12Ni/Cu composite coating prepared by laser cladding on 45 steel surface by Fulong Zhang, Junquan Zhang, Lu Ping, Zhang Wentao, Shuangyu Liu, Huang Chuanjin, Zhang Qiushi, Bo Cui, Wang Binhua

“…The results showed that, in terms of microstructure, element diffusion occurred around the WC particles, and partial dissolution of WC particles at their sharp corners led to the formation of new compounds with other elements. Additionally, WC particles contributed to the refinement of the microstructure. …”
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Pheromones in Crane Flies: Behaviorally Active Cuticular Compounds in <i>Tipula autumnalis</i> Loew (Diptera: Tipulidae) by Vincas Būda, Violeta Apšegaitė, Laima Blažytė-Čereškienė, Sigitas Podėnas, João Pedro de A. Souza, Paulo H. G. Zarbin, Linas Labanauskas, Tomas Paškevičius, Vilma Baužienė, Sandra Radžiutė

“…(<i>Z</i>)-9-tricosene and (<i>R</i>)-3-methylheneicosane elicited both EAG and behavioral responses in males and were abundant in washes from same-sex individuals. In addition to the compounds involved in female–male interactions, it is evident that <i>T. autumnalis</i> also employs CHCs in male–male interactions. …”
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Two-hit mouse model of heart failure with preserved ejection fraction combining diet-induced obesity and renin-mediated hypertension by Justin H. Berger, Yuji Shi, Timothy R. Matsuura, Kirill Batmanov, Xian Chen, Kelly Tam, Mackenzie Marshall, Richard Kue, Jiten Patel, Renee Taing, Russell Callaway, Joanna Griffin, Attila Kovacs, Dinesh Hirenallur-Shanthappa, Russell Miller, Bei B. Zhang, Rachel J. Roth Flach, Daniel P. Kelly

“…The HFD-Renin mouse model recapitulates key features of human HFpEF and will enable studies dissecting the contribution of individual pathogenic drivers to this complex syndrome. Additional preclinical HFpEF models allow for orthogonal studies to increase validity in assessment of interventions.…”
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Effects of <i>Lutjanus erythropterus</i> Protein on Depression-like Behavior and Gut Microbiota in Stressed Juvenile Mice by Jinjin Luo, Chen Wang, Weichang Ye, Ruiyang He, Ling Huang, Zhijia Fang, Qi Deng, Mei Qiu, Lijun Sun, Ravi Gooneratne

“…Administration of Lep decreased serum IL-1β, IL-2, IL-6, and TNF-α levels and restored colonic mucosal damage. In addition, Lep improved the disturbance of 5-hydroxytryptamine (5-HT) secretion in the gut–brain axis. …”
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Protective Effects of Chitosan Oligosaccharide Against Lipopolysaccharide-Induced Inflammatory Response and Oxidative Stress in Bovine Mammary Epithelial Cells by Ziwei Lin, Yanlong Zhou, Ruiwen Chen, Qiuyan Tao, Qiwen Lu, Qianchao Xu, Haibin Yu, Ping Jiang, Zhihui Zhao

“…Chitosan oligosaccharide (COS) is receiving increasing attention as a feed additive in animal production. COS has a variety of biological functions, including anti-inflammatory and antioxidant activities. …”
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Development of Lettuce Growth Monitoring Model Based on Three-Dimensional Reconstruction Technology by Jun Ju, Minggui Zhang, Yingjun Zhang, Qi Chen, Yiting Gao, Yangyue Yu, Zhiqiang Wu, Youzhi Hu, Xiaojuan Liu, Jiali Song, Houcheng Liu

“…To simplify the estimation model, reduce estimation costs, enhance estimation efficiency, and improve the lettuce growth monitoring method in plant factories, the plant height and canopy width data of lettuce were extracted to estimate the fresh weight of lettuce in addition. The testing dataset of the new model achieved an R² value of 0.8970, with RMSE and MAE values of 3.1206 and 2.4576.…”
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Speciation studies of potentially toxic elements within the vicinity of major dumpsites in Ile-Ife, Osun State, Nigeria by Oluwakemi O. Tovide, John A.O. Oyekunle, Odunayo T. Ore, Bukola A. Oyebode, Elizabeth O. Moseri, Abolanle S. Adekunle, Oluwasegun Oluwarotimi, Aderemi O. Ogunfowokan, Adebayo O. Eludoyin

“…Conclusion: These findings emphasised that when evaluating the possible ecological effects of potentially toxic element contamination in an environment, metal speciation should be taken into account in addition to total metal concentrations so as to have a better overview of the contamination status of the environment.…”
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Effects of minocycline on patients with acute anterior circulation ischaemic stroke undergoing intravenous thrombectomy (MIST-A): the study protocol for a multicentre, prospective,... by Xiao Zhang, Li Yao, Jingjing Zhao, Hao Zhu, Bin Wang, Huiping Zhang, Wen Jiang, Dong Wei, Wen Liu, Zhongqing Sun, Weiwang Li, Xiangjun Yuan, Xingshun Ma, Junpeng Meng, Yi Jia, Na Qin

“…These patients will be randomly divided into two groups: one receiving minocycline in addition to standard care and the other receiving only standard care. …”
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Cortical Gyrification and Cognitive Decline in the Human Brain With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus by Weiye Lu, Yuna Chen, Zidong Cao, Zhizhong Sun, Wenbin Qiu, Limin Ge, Xin Tan, Yi Liang, Shijun Qiu

“…Results Our study found that the mean LGI of the entire brain in individuals with T2DM was lower than that of NGM, and these significant hypogyria were mainly located in the bilateral temporal lobes, including the left superior temporal cortex, left transverse temporal cortex, and bilateral temporal pole, with the greatest effect size in the left temporal pole (p = 5.7×10−7, Cohen's f2 = 0.169). In addition, the relationship between fasting blood glucose and working memory was mediated by the LGI in the right temporal pole. …”
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What about the donor site morbidity – how invasive is the free latissimus dorsi flap? by Nikolaus Wachtel, Riccardo E. Giunta, Marc Hellweg, Maximilian Hirschmann, Constanze Kuhlmann, Nicholas Moellhoff, Denis Ehrl

“…Methods: A control group (n = 100) without surgery was recruited to assess the differences in strength and range of motion (ROM) in the shoulder joint with regard to handedness of patients. Additionally, in 40 patients with free LDM flap surgery, these parameters were assessed in an identical manner. …”
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The Effects of Different Phase on Independent Visual Fields SSVEP Responses by Dalu Zheng, Songyun Xie, Xinzhou Xie, Michael Scholz, Hao Tang

“…Utilizing the phase of the stimulus in addition to its frequency creates a new dimension and thus helps significantly to overcome frequency limitations in SSVEP research which otherwise dramatically hinder the read-out due to the prominent lowpass nature of the human head.…”
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Inhalation of patchouli essential oil alleviates airway inflammation in cigarette smoke-induced COPD mice by Yan Zhang, Rui Cao, Duo Wang, Qiulin Yue, Le Su, Kunlun Li, Baojun Li, Lin Zhao, Song Zhang

“…Furthermore, PEO treatment reduced the levels of inflammatory factors IL-6, IL-1β, and TNF-α, and reversed the CS-induced elevation of mRNA levels of these factors. Additionally, PEO treatment significantly countered cigarette smoke-induced COPD via the NF-κB signaling pathway in mice; Our result has shown that inhalation of PEO can substantially alleviate the increase in inflammatory factors, mitigate lung function impairment, and reduce airway remodeling in cigarette smoke-induced COPD mice.…”
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The histone demethylase KDM5C enhances the sensitivity of acute myeloid leukemia cells to lenalidomide by stabilizing cereblon by Lu Zou, Dan Cao, Qing Sun, Wenjun Yu, Bingzong Li, Guoqiang Xu, Liang Zhou

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The intervention effects of Lactobacillus casei LC2W on Escherichia coli O157:H7 -induced mouse colitis by Guangqiang Wang, Hongyu Tang, Ying Zhang, Xiang Xiao, Yongjun Xia, Lianzhong Ai

“…These results demonstrate that L. casei LC2W can reduce the severity of E. coli O157:H7 infection, and suggest L.casei LC2W may maintain the immune balance and intestinal barrier to reduce colitis. In addition, we found the effect of intervention is similar to that of prevention, which is better than that of treatment.…”
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RadBone: bone toxicity following pelvic radiotherapy – a prospective randomised controlled feasibility study evaluating a musculoskeletal health package in women with gynaecologica... by Janelle Yorke, Sarah O’Connell, Sally Taylor, Karen Johnson, Robert G Bristow, Martin Eden, Kate Haslett, John Moore, Rohit Kochhar, Victoria Chatzimavridou Grigoriadou, Lisa H Barraclough, Ivona Baricevic-Jones, Zoe Merchant, Thomas Westwood, Anthony David Whetton, Claire E Higham

“…The RadBone randomised controlled trial (RCT) aims to determine the feasibility and acceptability of a musculoskeletal health package (MHP) intervention in women undergoing pelvic radiotherapy for gynaecological malignancies and to preliminary explore clinical effectiveness of the intervention.Methods and analysis The RadBone RCT will evaluate the addition to standard care of an MHP consisting of a physical assessment of the musculoskeletal health, a 3-month prehabilitation personalised exercise package, as well as an evaluation of the fracture risk and if required the prescription of appropriate bone treatment including calcium, vitamin D and—for high-risk individuals—bisphosphonates. …”
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Optimization Research on the Performance of the RC-DTH Air Hammer Based on Computational Fluid Dynamics by Zihao Liu, Yongjiang Luo, Wenchao He, Rui Tao, Jiangfu He, Yongliang Sun, Hongwei Chen, Qianting Hu

“…The impact performance of the structurally modified RC-DTH hammer is analyzed using Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD). Additionally, an impact energy testing system for the RC-DTH air hammer is developed to confirm the validity of the numerical simulation results. …”
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A Hybrid Three-Staged, Short-Term Wind-Power Prediction Method Based on SDAE-SVR Deep Learning and BA Optimization by Ruiqin Duan, Xiaosheng Peng, Cong Li, Zimin Yang, Yan Jiang, Xiufeng Li, Shuangquan Liu

“…In this paper, we used BA during the training process to optimize the number of hidden layers and hidden layer nodes of SDAE, the penalty factor parameter C and the kernel function radius g of the SVR model. Additionally, we verified the model with a wind farm example and compared it to the traditional model. …”
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Aurora kinase A promotes hepatic stellate cell activation and liver fibrosis through the Wnt/β-catenin pathway by Guanqi Dai, Guanqi Dai, Junhao Lin, Yuchuan Jiang, Yuchuan Jiang, Xinhui Liu, Peng Chen, Yixiao Zhang, Zhenghui Song, Xuefen Zhuang, Jinge Cong, Yingchun Li, Xuanjia Hong, Yun Liu, Dong Xiao, Dong Xiao, Aimin Li, Yue Luo

“…Silencing AURKA inhibited HSC activation and proliferation, and induced HSC apoptosis, effects that were similar to those observed with MLN8237 treatment. Additionally, silencing AURKA suppressed the glycogen synthase kinase-3β/β-catenin signaling pathway. …”
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R-CNN Based Vehicle Object Detection via Segmentation Capabilities in Road Scenes by Bisma Riaz Chughtai, Haifa F. Alhasson, Mohammed Alnusayri, Mohammed Alatiyyah, Hanan Aljuaid, Ahmad Jalal, Jeongmin Park

“…Experimental results from two datasets demonstrate superior performance, with the model achieving an accuracy of 0.94% on the BITVehicle dataset and 0.98% on the Vehicle-OpenImage dataset. Additionally, a comparative analysis was conducted, showcasing the model&#x2019;s performance against the latest techniques in the field.…”
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Optimisation of trimethylolpropane ester synthesis from waste cooking oil methyl ester by response surface methodology, and its physicochemical properties and tribological characte... by Teuku Meurah Indra Riayatsyah, Arridina Susan Silitonga, Md Abul Kalam, Islam Md Rizwanul Fattah

“…The favourable lubricating characteristics suggest that the TWCOE biolubricant has the potential for use as an effective lubricant or additive in industrial machinery.…”
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