Studies on the mechanical properties of interlayer interlocking 3D printed concrete based on a novel nozzle by Youbao Jiang, Pengxiang Gao, Sondipon Adhikari, Xiaofei Yao, Hao Zhou, Yan Liu

“…However, the strength of 3D printed concrete with interlocking interfaces, fabricated using non-automated methods, is reduced due to the time-consuming interface processing. Additionally, studies on the effects of interlocking on the mechanical properties, failure modes, and anisotropic behavior of 3D printed concrete are not yet systematic. …”
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Integrating MAPK pathway inhibition into standard-of-care therapy for pediatric low-grade glioma by Erin E. Crotty, Aimee A. Sato, Aimee A. Sato, Mohamed S. Abdelbaki

“…This review highlights current approaches for the clinical implementation of MEK and RAF kinase inhibitors for pLGG, focusing on the practical aspects of drug administration, toxicity management, response monitoring, and distribution to patients experiencing geographic or financial barriers to care. Additionally, we review important considerations for the off-label use of these agents while contemporaneous clinical trials assessing front-line efficacy are ongoing. …”
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Activities of the Fifth Abbot of the Aginsky Datsan Galsan-Zhimba Tuguldurov (1817–1872/3) by Sayana B. Bukhogolova, Soelma R. Batomunkueva, Snezhana P. Garmaeva

“…-Zh. Tuguldurov with additional and clarifying information has been put into scientific circulation. …”
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Development of a Three-Stage Hybrid Model by Utilizing a Two-Stage Signal Decomposition Methodology and Machine Learning Approach to Predict Monthly Runoff at Swat River Basin, Pak... by Muhammad Sibtain, Xianshan Li, Ghulam Nabi, Muhammad Imran Azam, Hassan Bashir

“…To overcome this difficulty, this paper proposes a three-stage novel hybrid model, namely, CVS (CEEMDAN-VMD-SVM), by coupling the support vector machine (SVM) with a two-stage signal decomposition methodology, combining complete ensemble empirical decomposition with additive noise (CEEMDAN) and variational mode decomposition (VMD), to obtain inclusive information of the runoff time series. …”
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Effects of a 12-week aerobic dance programme on diastolic blood pressure in stage one hypertensive adults by Lucy-joy Wachira, Mshilla Maghanga, Constance Adron Nakayiza Nsibambi, Edwin Kiptolo Boit, Loyce Nahwera

“…Future studies on this population should investigate additional influencing factors and varying training intensity to assess any other effects.…”
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The effects of tungsten content on the mechanical behavior, ignition and energy-release characteristics of short-tungsten-fibers/Zr-BMGCs under dynamic loading by Xin Yu, Jianbin Li, Xiqiang Gai, Chong Chen, Zhenxiong Wang, Xin Zhao, Hongwei Zhao, Kaichuang Zhang

“…This primarily results from the reduced exposed oxidation area during impact due to larger fragmented sizes and interfacial adhesion effects. In addition, the active elements Zr, Al, and Ni could burn preferentially under impact, which in turn contributes to the oxidation of elements Cu and W with high melting points. …”
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Personalized metronomic radiopharmaceutical therapy through injection profile optimization via physiologically based pharmacokinetic (PBPK) modeling by Aryan Golzaryan, M. Soltani, Farshad Moradi Kashkooli, Babak Saboury, Arman Rahmim

“…Using single-dose scenarios to match ADs in metronomic approach, led to significant increase in injected activities, requiring injection of 0 to 9GBq additional activity (reducing RDP by 3–75%). Maintaining total administered radioactivity within clinically therapeutic levels, increasing frequency, time interval, and infusion duration increases tumors and OARs AD by 0.05-73%, while it decreased tumors-to-OARs AD ratios by 0.1–30%. …”
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Optimizing Healthcare Expenditure for Spinal Cord Stimulation in Italy: The Value of Battery Longevity Improvement and a Direct-to-Implant Approach by Federica Tito, Gianfranco Sindaco, Simon Eggington, Elisa Tacconi, Francesca Borghetti, Mara Corbo, Gilberto Pari

“…**Conclusions:** Extended SCS battery longevity can translate into tangible cost savings for payers. The DTI approach for SCS supports National Healthcare System cost efficiencies and offers the additional benefits of optimizing operating room time while having only one recovery period for the patient.…”
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Spatial distribution and migration law of respirable dust in fully mechanized mining face by Xiangjun CHEN, Xiangyang YE, Yibo LI, Peiqi ZUO

“…Considering that there is air leakage when the air flow on the support side flows towards the goaf, the carrying capacity of the air flow is weakened, and the particle size of dust particles carried is smaller; the dust generated by drum coal cutting presents two stages in the direction of the working face: the section between 70 m and 120 m from the intake airway is a “rapid descent section”, and the section between 120 m and 280 m from the intake airway is a “slow descent section”. In addition, the maximum mass concentration of dust generated in the direction of the working face can reach 1 600 mg/m3; in the inclined direction of the working face, the farther away from the coal wall, the lower the dust mass concentration generated by the drum cutting coal, and the dust mass concentration decreases to 0 mg/m3 at a distance of 4-5 m from the coal wall; in the section from 80 m to 280 m, all the dust generated by moving the frame is concentrated on the side of the hydraulic support; in the range of 40 m to 240 m, the mass concentration of exhaled dust carried by ventilation is evenly distributed in the height direction of the working face.…”
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Prevalence of the polymorphic H-ficolin (FCN3) genes and mannosebinding lectin-associated serine protease-2 (MASP2) in indigenous populations from the Russian Arctic regions by M. V. Smolnikova, S. Yu. Tereshchenko

“…A homozygous variant (GG) in total absence of protease with impaired binding of both MBL and ficolins was not detected in any of the 980 examined newborns. An additional analysis of infectious morbidity in Arctic populations allows one to find phenotypic characteristics related to a high functional activity of the lectin pathway of complement activation as an most important factor for the first-line of anti-infectious defense, including such new viral diseases as COVID-19.…”
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A deep learning approach for classifying and predicting children's nutritional status in Ethiopia using LSTM-FC neural networks by Getnet Bogale Begashaw, Temesgen Zewotir, Haile Mekonnen Fenta

“…Feature selection was performed using SHapley Additive exPlanations to identify key factors influencing nutritional status predictions. …”
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Therapeutic Evidence of Human Mesenchymal Stem Cell Transplantation for Cerebral Palsy: A Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials by Baocheng Xie, Minyi Chen, Runkai Hu, Weichao Han, Shaobo Ding

“…This meta-analysis synthesized the primary outcomes and suggested that hMSC therapy is beneficial, effective, and safe in improving GMFM scores and CFA scores in children with CP. In addition, subgroup analysis showed that hMSC therapy has a lasting positive benefit for CP in 3, 6, and 12 months.…”
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Characterizing Perception Deep Learning Algorithms and Applications for Vehicular Edge Computing by Wang Feng, Sihai Tang, Shengze Wang, Ying He, Donger Chen, Qing Yang, Song Fu

“…In our analysis, we identified three distinct behaviors of memory contention, each interacting differently with other resources. Additionally, our investigation of Deep Neural Network (DNN) layers revealed that certain convolutional layers experienced computation time increases exceeding <inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><mrow><mn>2849</mn><mo>%</mo></mrow></semantics></math></inline-formula>, while activation layers showed a rise of <inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><mrow><mn>1173.34</mn><mo>%</mo></mrow></semantics></math></inline-formula>. …”
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A novel social-network-analysis-based approach for analyzing complex network of actors involved in accessibility of anti-cancer medications in Iran by Kamran Bagheri Lankarani, Leila Zarei, Esmaeil Alinezhad, Adel Sadeghdoost

“…The computational results revealed that the Iran Food and Drug Administration (IFDA), Pharmaceutical Importer Companies (PharIc) and Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Companies (PharMC) were highly important actors in terms of their connectivity to other actors. Additionally, law enforcement agencies (LEA) have shown limited effectiveness within this network. …”
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Attitudes towards the Unified State Exam as a Tool for Combating Corruption in Admissions to National Universities by A. A. Maksimenko, L. N. Dukhanina, G. A. Porosenkov, D. V. Krylova, A. M. Bushueva

“…Those who were more likely to agree that the USE helped them get into the university they wanted to enter were significantly more likely to agree with all items of the questionnaire on attitudes towards the USE as an anti-corruption instrument. In addition, the same positive correlation was found between the degree  of  condemnation  of  corruption  and  the  attitude  towards  the  USE  as  a  tool  for  combating corruption,  that  is,  respondents  who  condemn  corruption  more  agree  that  the  USE  is  a  tool  for combating corruption.Thus, we have shown that the unified state exam eliminates financial barriers to admission to Russian universities, that is, it is an anti-corruption tool, which was more often agreed by respondents who entered universities from regional and district centers, women and youth, as well as respondents who more disapprove of corruption.…”
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Factors associated with early-onset androgenetic alopecia: A scoping review. by Li-Ping Liu, Mary Adumo Wariboko, Xiao Hu, Zi-Han Wang, Qian Wu, Yu-Mei Li

“…Reported risk factors for early-onset AGA included a family history of AGA, cigarette smoking, unhealthy dietary habits, and a high body mass index. Early-onset AGA may also be associated with hormonal profiles, 5α-reductase enzyme activity, androgen receptor genes, and some susceptibility loci. …”
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Study on the synergistic hydration mechanism of granulated blast furnace slag-carbide slag-based cementitious materials and the properties of full-solid waste backfill materials by Jianmin Li, Liwen Guo, Jiayong Zhang, Ye Li, Li Ma, Kai Wang

“…The results indicate that when the molar ratio of n(CaO)/n(SiO2 + Al2O3) is 0.635 in GCCM, CS has a significant alkaline excitation effect on GS. In addition, the hydration products mainly composed of C-(A)-S-H gel, AFm and hydrotalcite. …”
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Individual physical activity preferences of adolescents in the Czech Republic and Poland: a 14-year comparative study reflecting the gender trends and prospective responses to glob... by Michal Kudlacek, Karel Fromel, Dorota Groffik, Josef Mitas

“…A positive correlation was found between the preference for running and higher levels of recreational, vigorous, and overall weekly PA. Additionally, an increased preference for running was associated with a higher likelihood of meeting weekly PA recommendations for both girls (OR = 1.82, CI = 1.62–2.04, p < 0.001) and boys (OR = 1.61, CI = 1.44–1.82, p < 0.001) in both countries. …”
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Fermented soil amendments made from stabilized biosolids and fly ash improve maize (Zea mays L.) nutrition and growth by Karla E. Cortés-Tello, Pablo F Jaramillo-López

“…These two components were included because they are generated in large amounts and represent an environmental problem all over the world. Additionally, these materials have high concentrations of nutrients, but they have not been widely used because they also contain traces of heavy metals.…”
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Investigating the effect of electric field amplitude on the thermal behavior of paraffin/Cu nanostructure in a tube containing non-connected rotating ribs using molecular dynamics... by Ahmed Shawqi Sadeq, Rassol Hamed Rasheed, Shaima Albazzaz, Mohammad N. Fares, Soheil Salahshour, Rozbeh Sabetvand

“…Specifically, maximum density decreased from 0.0848 to 0.0836 atom/ų, while maximum velocity increased from 0.00496 to 0.00519 atom/Å. Additionally, maximum temperature increases from 770 to 789 K, and heat flux increases from 5.59 to 5.71 W/m2. …”
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