Eccentric strengthening vs. conventional therapy in sub-acute stroke survivors: a randomized controlled trial by Kalthoum Belghith, Kalthoum Belghith, Mustapha Zidi, Lhéo Vincent, Lhéo Vincent, Jean-Michel Fedele, Rayan Bou-Serhal, Wael Maktouf

“…Spastic paresis, a frequent consequence of stroke, is characterized by both neurological and muscular alterations, leading to decreased muscle strength, increased passive muscle stiffness, and subsequently, diminished functional capacity. Although conventional rehabilitation programs are effective in enhancing muscle strength, they often fail to yield clinically significant improvements in functional capacities. …”
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Structural identification and antioxidative activity evaluation of flaxseed lignan macromolecules: structure-activity correlation by Chen Cheng, Lei Wang, Xiao Yu, Fenghong Huang, Jing Yang, Fang Geng, Xiaoyang Xia, Xia Xiang, Shufang Xu, Qianchun Deng

“…FLM exhibited higher antioxidative activity in polar systems, as shown by its superior 1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) free radical scavenging capacity compared to the 2,2’-azinobis(3-ehtylbenzothiazolin-6-sulfnic acid) (ABTS) cation free radical scavenging capacity in non-polar systems. …”
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Magnetic polydimethylsiloxane microspheres as hydrophobic collectors for oil removal by J G Cabal-Velarde, A Lobo Guerrero, E Araujo, E Romero-Tela, J L Sánchez-Llamazares, A Encinas

“…Oil absorption tests revealed that the microspheres achieved an absorption capacity of up to 580% of their weight. Moreover, the microspheres retained nearly 90% of their original absorption capacity after 10 reuse cycles, demonstrating excellent durability and reusability. …”
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Effects of Macromolecular Crowding on Human Adipose Stem Cell Culture in Fetal Bovine Serum, Human Serum, and Defined Xeno-Free/Serum-Free Conditions by Mimmi Patrikoski, Michelle Hui Ching Lee, Laura Mäkinen, Xiu Min Ang, Bettina Mannerström, Michael Raghunath, Susanna Miettinen

“…Furthermore, the immunophenotype of ASCs under MMC was evaluated. The proliferative capacity of ASCs under MMC was attenuated in each condition. …”
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Electrochemical Properties and Ex Situ Study of Sodium Intercalation Cathode P2/P3-NaNi1/3Mn1/3Co1/3O2 by Minh Le Nguyen, Hoang Van Nguyen, Man Van Tran, Phung My Loan Le

“…The material exhibited an initial discharge capacity of 107 mAh·g−1 and good capacity retention of 82.2% after 100 cycles. …”
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High-performance composite anodes based on SBA-15 mesoporous silica modified with silicon, silicon oxide, titanium oxide, and germanium oxide for lithium-ion batteries by Radu Dorin Andrei, Giorgian Cosmin Ungureanu, Luisa Roxana Mandoc, Violeta-Carolina Niculescu, Jeremy Rodriguez, Mihaela Ramona Buga, Athanasios Tiliakos

“…The materials and the ensuing anodes were extensively characterized at every stage of their synthesis and preparation (BET/BJH, XRD, SAXS, FTIR, SEM, EDX) and the electrochemical performances of the assembled composite anodes were audited by voltammetric and galvanostatic methods to determine their discharge capacities and coulombic efficiencies. The composite anodes, especially Ti/SBA-15 and Ge/SBA-15, displayed stable coulombic efficiencies and gradually increasing capacities with steady trends, with the Ti/SBA-15 anode reaching 240 mAh g–1 and the Ge/SBA-15 one rising higher at 550 mAh g–1 after 500 cycles, thus outperforming the Si/SBA-15 anode which, in contrast, reached the high mark of 550 mAh g–1 within the first 50 cycles but continued with gradually diminishing performance and unstable efficiency. …”
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A Novel Complex Event Processing Engine for Intelligent Data Analysis in Integrated Information Systems by Dong Wang, Mingquan Zhou, Sajid Ali, Pengbo Zhou, Yusong Liu, Xuesong Wang

“…The performance of existing engines has limited capacity of data processing in distributed computing. …”
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Amorphous organic-hybrid vanadium oxide for near-barrier-free ultrafast-charging aqueous zinc-ion battery by Mingzhuang Liu, Xinghua Li, Mengxia Cui, Feiyu Chen, Jiaxing Li, Weijian Shi, Yu Liu, Xiaowei Li, Yan Wang, Wei Zhang, Changlu Shao, Yichun Liu

“…This enables ultrafast charge-discharge performance, with an Ah-level pouch cell achieving 81.3% of its capacity in just 9.5 minutes and retaining 90.7% capacity over 5000 cycles. …”
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Individual differences in discourse management by Derya Çokal, Jason Bishop, Jacopo Torregrossa, Clare Patterson, Martine Grice, Simon Wehrle, Maria Lialiou, Sophie Repp, Heiko Seeliger, Sonja Eisenbeiß, Klaus von Heusinger, Kai Vogeley, Petra B. Schumacher

“…Every utterance in discourse we produce arises from the interaction of numerous cognitive functions, such as semantic memory, where we store the meanings of words, executive function and working memory as required for maintenance of a discourse goal, and social cognitive abilities, such as mind-reading capacity as required for tuning what we say to what others know or believe. …”
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Exploration of novel NSM methods to achieve stronger FRPs with minimal epoxy by Wei Sun, Handong Yan, Jianli Yin, Xinan Zhu, Tiejiong Lou, Haifeng Li

“…Failure modes such as FRP debonding and rupture related to specific FRP arrangements were employed to determine the ultimate load capacities. The outcomes indicate that anchored NSM methods improve FRP utilization and flexural strength in comparison to traditional NSM techniques, while also reducing epoxy consumption.…”
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Batch and Continuous Flow Adsorption of Phenolic Compounds from Olive Mill Wastewater: A Comparison between Nonionic and Ion Exchange Resins by Davide Pinelli, Aurora Esther Molina Bacca, Ankita Kaushik, Subhankar Basu, Massimo Nocentini, Lorenzo Bertin, Dario Frascari

“…The goals of this work were (i) to compare two anion ion exchange resins (IRA958 Cl and IRA67) and a nonionic resin (XAD16) in terms of phenolic compounds adsorption capacity from olive mill wastewater and (ii) to compare the adsorption capacity of the best resin on columns of different length. …”
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Protective Effects of Curcumin and Resveratrol on Kidney Tissue on Cadmium-induced Oxidative Stress in Rats by Suat Cakina, Latife Ceyda İrkin, Şamil Öztürk

“…At the end of the experiment, malondialdehyde (MDA), total oxidant capacity (TOC), and total antioxidant capacity (TAC) activities were measured in kidney tissues. …”
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The role of GLASS (global health through sustainable antimicrobial resistance surveillance) in combatting antimicrobial resistance: Challenges and strategies by Kusuma Ikhwan Yuda, Octaviani Peppy, Nurkholis Fiqih, Prabandari Rani, Derek Reynaldi, Sariati Yuseva

“…Through a standardized methodology, GLASS has strengthened global AMR responses by supporting robust infection prevention programs, optimizing antibiotic use, and improving laboratory capacities. From 2017 to 2020, GLASS facilitated a 15% increase in countries reporting AMR data, demonstrating its impact on global health management. …”
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Optimization of a Loop-Mediated Isothermal Amplification Assay as a Point-of-Care Tool for the Detection of Wuchereria bancrofti in Human Blood in Tana River Delta, Kenya by Kinyatta Nancy, Wambua Lillian, Mutahi Wilkinson, Mugasa Claire, Kamau Luna, Wachira Dorcas, Githae Rosemary, Lusweti Japheth, Ichugu Christine, Waigi Emily, Kagai Jim

“…The sensitivity of the evaluated Wuchereria bancrofti LAMP was 92.3%, with a specificity of 97.3% and kappa statistics value of 0.84, which is in a strong agreement. …”
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Formation of technical specialists’ readiness for professional activities by Ljudmila P. Merkulova

“…The author defines the structure of readiness and a methodology of forming the innovative component of a specialist’s professional activity, the aims of humanitarian and socio-economic training of engineers with high creative capacity.…”
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Understanding Organizational Leadership by Mark A. Brennan, M. K. Moon, Dale Pracht

“…Moon, and Dale Pracht, is part of a series of discussions on the connection between citizen leadership capacities and successful community development. It introduces the concept of organizational leadership and describes organizational leadership styles. …”
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Anesthesic Management for Escobar Syndrome: Case Report by Ayse Hande Arpaci, Fusun Bozkirli, Onur Konuk

“…Escobar syndrome is a rare autosomal recessive disorder which is characterized by growth retardation, axillary, antecubital, popliteal digital, and intercrural joint flexion contracture, pterygium in the eyes, cleft palate, decreased lung capacity, genital abnormalities, and spinal deformity. …”
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Backpropagation Neural Network Implementation for Medical Image Compression by Kamil Dimililer

“…Medical images require compression, before transmission or storage, due to constrained bandwidth and storage capacity. An ideal image compression system must yield high-quality compressed image with high compression ratio. …”
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Heat Engineering and Economical Justification of Selection of Optimum Air Heating Temperature in Recuperators of Heating Continuous Furnaces at Machine-Building Enterprises by V. I. Timoshpolsky, I. A. Trusova, D. V. Mendelev, M. L. German

“…Technical and economic calculations of an optimum air heating temperature have been made taking needle-shape heat exchangers in the RUE MAZ heating continuous  furnaces as an example while varying furnace capacity, cost of power carriers and heat-exchange devices.…”
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Adsorption of nitrate, nitrite, and ammonium ions on carbon adsorbents by Andrzej Gierak, Iwona Łazarska

“…For the determination of the concentration of the analyzed ions, we applied the ion chromatography method. The sorption capacity for the tested adsorbents as well as the efficiency of the enrichment of the investigated ions were determined.…”
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