Persistent Post-COVID-19 Olfactory Dysfunction and Its Association with Autonomic Nervous System Function: A Case–Control Study by Lojine Ayoub, Abeer F. Almarzouki, Rajaa Al-Raddadi, Mohamed A. Bendary

“…Further studies are needed to elucidate the mechanisms underlying persistent olfactory and autonomic dysfunction in post-COVID-19 patients.…”
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Delirium Management Quality Improvement Project to Improve Awareness and Screening in a Medical ICU by Hirsh Makhija, Kyle Digrande, Omar Awan, Russell G. Buhr, Rajan Saggar, Victoria Ramirez, Rainbow Tarumoto, Janelle M. Fine, Atul Malhotra, Dale M. Needham, Jennifer L. Martin, Biren B. Kamdar

“…<b>Results:</b> Using a dataset that spanned 9 pre- and 37 post-project months and included 3612 patients, 4470 admissions, and 33,913 patient days, we observed that delirium education was followed by a dramatic rise in CAM-ICU documentation, from <1% for daytime and nighttime shifts to peaks of 73% and 71%, respectively (<i>p</i> < 0.0001 for trend), and a fall in the proportion of mechanically ventilated patients ever receiving benzodiazepine infusions (69% to 41%; <i>p</i> < 0.0001). …”
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Multi-user collaborative access control scheme in cloud storage by li SHIJiao, he HUANGChuan, Jing WANG, yu QINKuang, Kai HE

“…This scheme designs a mechanism of logical blocking of the file and a representing method based on index matrix, and the representation of sub data mask is put forward to describe write permission of multiple users on different logical blocks of the same file. …”
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Biomechanical Modeling and Evaluation of Buttocks Automatic Assisted Repositioning in Bedridden Patients by Liqing Yang, Ganjun Song, Di Luo, Haotian Xu, Jiamei Han, Mingzhao Xiao, Dingqun Bai, Shan Tian, Wensheng Hou, Jisi Tang, Xin Zhang, Lin Chen

“…However, the lack of effective models to elucidate the mechanical responses of deep tissue during assisted repositioning and identify the optimal tilt angle has hindered the implementation of effective automatic assisted repositioning systems for long-term care patients. …”
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Amelioration of liver fibrosis with autologous macrophages induced by IL-34-based condition by Yuichi Igarashi, Haruka Wada, Masato Muto, Ryohei Sone, Yoshinori Hasegawa, Ken-ichiro Seino

“…In most experiments, interleukin 4 was also added to the differentiation process to induce alternative-activated macrophages. As a mechanism analysis, we have examined liver inflammation and damage, the status of stellate cells, and the immunosuppressive capacity of the macrophages. …”
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Semantic communication aware reinforcement learning for communication fault-tolerant UAV collaborative control by ZHANG Yang, GU Hongyu, FENG Bohao, WANG Ran

“…This interference can prevent UAV from accurately transmitting and receiving information, thereby jeopardizing the success of collaborative missions To address this challenge, a fault-tolerant UAV collaboration method grounded in reinforcement learning and semantic communication was developed to cater to the leader-follower UAV mission pattern within environments constrained by limited communication capabilities To enhance the follower UAV's strategy for reinforcement learning-based following, a semantic communication mechanism coupled with a Proximal Policy Optimization (PPO) method was implemented. …”
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Learning from wildfires: A scalable framework to evaluate treatment effects on burn severity by Caden P. Chamberlain, Garrett W. Meigs, Derek J. Churchill, Jonathan T. Kane, Astrid Sanna, James S. Begley, Susan J. Prichard, Maureen C. Kennedy, Craig Bienz, Ryan D. Haugo, Annie C. Smith, Van R. Kane, C. Alina Cansler

“…Recent legislation, funding, and planning have emphasized increased implementation of mechanical thinning and prescribed burning treatments to decrease the risk of undesirable ecological and social outcomes due to fire. …”
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Heterogeneity of Treatment Effects of Laser Epilation on Pilonidal Disease Recurrence: A Randomized Clinical Trial by Katherine C. Bergus, MD, MPH, Carley Lutz, BS, Jennifer Cooper, PhD, Lindsey Asti, PhD, MPH, Lindsay Gil, MD, MPH, Cory Criss, MD, Katherine J. Deans, MD, MHSc, Peter C. Minneci, MD, MHSc

“…Single-institution randomized controlled trial from September 2017 to September 2022 with 1-year follow-up, including patients aged 11 to 21 years with pilonidal disease undergoing gluteal cleft laser epilation and standard care (improved hygiene and mechanical or chemical depilation) or standard care alone. …”
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An Enhanced Rate-Based Emission Trading Program for NOx: The Dutch Model by Anne M. Sholtz, Bill VanAmburg, Verne K. Wochnick

“…At the request of the Netherlands Ministry of Housing, Spatial Planning and the Environment (VROM), Automated Credit Exchange (ACE), in close cooperation with the working group of government and industry representatives introduced a number of features into the Dutch NOX program allowing full exploitation of market mechanisms while allowing intermediate adjustments in the performance standard rates. …”
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Teachers’ academic motivation and student procrastination behaviour: mediating effects of emotion regulation and study habits by Sidra Sarwar, Anam Nazneen Tara, Muhammad Naseem Abid, Suad Dukhaykh

“…Abstract Purpose The present study aimed to analyze the effectiveness of external and personal regulatory mechanisms in reducing procrastination behavior among university students. …”
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Magnetite-Functionalized Horse Dung Humic Acid (HDHA) for the Uptake of Toxic Lead(II) from Artificial Wastewater by Rahmat Basuki, Bambang Rusdiarso, Sri Juari Santosa, Dwi Siswanta

“…The value of Dubinin-Radushkevich adsorption energy (ED−R) found in this study was 14.78 kJ/mol, which implied that ion exchange is the main mechanism involved in the adsorption process. The regeneration studies of MHDHA show that there was no significant change in composition, morphology, crystallinity, and functional group after five consecutive cycles of the adsorption-desorption process.…”
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Discovery of phloridzin as a new antagonist for Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate-induced male reproductive toxicity based on the adverse outcome pathway network and drug-target gene set... by Huan Gao, Xue Zhang, Ziqi Liu, Xiaoge Yang, Yajie Li, Mengxing Cui, Han Wang, Xiaoyu Chen, Weiying Zhang, Zhihan Liu, Yongjiang Yu, Liping Chen, Daochuan Li, Yongmei Xiao, Wen Chen, Qing Wang

“…Fully elucidating its toxic mechanism and discovering effective antagonists are desirable means to reduce the health risks of DEHP. …”
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Senescence-related circRNA circHIF-1α is associated with pancreatic cancer progression by Hao Hua, Yazu Deng, Dijie Zheng, Changhao Wu, Liwen Chen, Binbin Shi, Zhiwei He, Chao Yu

“…Cellular senescence, a known anti-tumour mechanism, has been observed in several types of cancer. …”
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Caracterización de un material compuesto por suelo arenoso, ceniza de cáscara de arroz y cal potencialmente útil para su uso en pavimentación Characterization of a material compris... by Leonardo Behak, Washington Peres Núñez

“…Their objective was to study the physic and mechanic properties of the mixtures, trying to find an economical solution for low-volume transit pavements and to solve an environmental problem like is the deposition of the residual ash from de husk rice burning. …”
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Obesity-associated memory impairment and neuroinflammation precede widespread peripheral perturbations in aged rats by Michael J. Butler, Stephanie M. Muscat, Maria Elisa Caetano-Silva, Akriti Shrestha, Brigitte M. González Olmo, Sabrina E. Mackey-Alfonso, Nashali Massa, Bryan D. Alvarez, Jade A. Blackwell, Menaz N. Bettes, James W. DeMarsh, Robert H. McCusker, Jacob M. Allen, Ruth M. Barrientos

“…Prior work from our lab has demonstrated that short-term high fat diet (HFD) rapidly impairs memory function via a neuroinflammatory mechanism. However, the degree to which these rapid inflammatory changes are unique to the brain is unknown. …”
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Opening the black box of health systems performance management using the behaviour change techniques taxonomy: implications for health research and practice by Jenna M. Evans, Sarah M. Wheeler

“…Specifying PM systems and interventions in terms of their behaviour change techniques (BCTs) using standardized language can address these challenges and clarify the mechanisms linking system-level PM with individual behaviours. …”
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Monitoring by the Ombudsman of Ukraine for compliance with the labor rights of civilians who have disappeared under special circumstances by S. F. Konstantinov

“…The imperfection of the mechanism of informing the owner of the Register of missing persons of the employer about the acquisition of such a status by the person was noted. …”
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Long non-coding RNA NEAT1 promotes ovarian granulosa cell proliferation and cell cycle progression via the miR-29a-3p/IGF1 axis by Lina He, Jie Lin, Zhengwen Qin, Qing Xu, Li Hao, Yanhong Fu, Xu Ran, Wei Chen

“…Further investigation of this mechanism in clinical samples may have implications for understanding ovarian physiology and pathology.…”
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Advancements in lamb wave high-frequency devices using diamond-like carbon (DLC) coatings by Jatinder Pal Singh, Ajay Kumar Sao, Babita Sharma, Satyam Garg, Anjali Sharma, Reema Gupta, Lokesh Rana, Mallika Verma, Akhilesh Pandey, Archibald Theodore Nimal, Upendra Mittal, Amit Kumar Vishwakarma, Monika Tomar, Arijit Chowdhuri

“…Diamond-like carbon (DLC) stands as a material of profound scientific and technological importance, owing to its exceptional blend of mechanical, tribological, and chemical properties. Lamb wave devices, vital in sensing, communication, and structural health monitoring, require efficient surface acoustic wave (SAW) propagation for their diverse applications. …”
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Serum adropin levels as a potential biomarker for predicting diabetic kidney disease progression by I-Wen Chen, I-Wen Chen, Cheng-Wei Lin, Cheng-Wei Lin, Cheng-Wei Lin, Chia-Ni Lin, Chia-Ni Lin, Szu-Tah Chen, Szu-Tah Chen, Szu-Tah Chen

“…Further research is needed to validate these results and explore the underlying mechanisms.…”
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