Development of a Cost-Effective Plasma Thawer: A Potential Game-Changer in Blood Transfusion Technology by Shamrez Shahid, Muhammad Danish Mujib Mujib, Ahmad Zahid Rao, Muhammad Abul Hasan, Saad Ahmed Qazi

“…The device consisted of two compartments: one dedicated to thawing plasma and equipped with a water-filled heater, a continuous temperature sensor, and an agitating frame for plasma bags, and the other housing the control box. …”
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Acoustic Characteristics of Coconut Leaf Beetle, Brontispa Longissima (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) by Ganeshwari Selvaraj, Johari Jalinas

“…Acoustic recording activities were carried out at the Applied Entomology Laboratory using an AED-2010 sensor-preamplifier module. Parameters such as average impulse time, number of impulses, and average activity rate were recorded to examine the temporal aspect. …”
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Impacts of an Early Morning Low Earth Orbit Observing Platform in a Future Global Observing Network Scenario by Nikki C. Privé, Bryan M. Karpowicz, Erica L. McGrath-Spangler, Satya Kalluri

“…Short-range forecast impacts estimated with Forecast Sensitivity Observation Impacts (FSOI) over the conterminous United States for the early morning orbit are somewhat weaker than for the same instruments in the early afternoon orbit due to the orbital passage being coincident with rawinsondes while the afternoon orbit is coincident with the minima of both rawinsondes and aircraft.…”
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Relationship of asprosin and diabetes: a meta-analysis by Xiandong Zeng, Xin Sun, Wei He, Jing Xie, Caihong Xin

“…Previous research suggests that asprosin may contribute to the development of diabetes by regulating glucose homeostasis, appetite, insulin secretion, and insulin sensitivity. Although some studies have shown that asprosin levels are higher in patients with diabetes than in healthy individuals, the association between asprosin levels and diabetes remains controversial. …”
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The potential impact of glycine supplementation on the process of aging by Michalina Wójcikiewicz, Julia Kulbacka, Witold Czyż, Julia Kacperczyk, Karol Dziedzic, Marta Chuncia-Ileczko, Maciej Wojszczyk, Damian Zys, Piotr Pasek, Julia Ryniecka, Wiktor Czaja, Michał Krzciuk

“…Emerging studies suggest that glycine supplementation may alleviate oxidative stress, dampen chronic low-grade inflammation, improve insulin sensitivity, enhance mitochondrial function, and even mimic aspects of methionine restriction- a dietary approach known to extend lifespan in animal models. …”
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Multi-level governance of low-carbon tourism in rural China: policy evolution, implementation pathways, and socio-ecological impacts by Yi Guo, Shengchao Li

“…Based on these insights, we propose evidence-based policy recommendations emphasizing flexible, context-sensitive approaches and improved stakeholder engagement to enhance low-carbon rural tourism governance. …”
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Performance of Routine Helicobacter pylori Invasive Tests in Patients with Dyspepsia by Hsi-Chang Lee, Ting-Chang Huang, Chin-Lin Lin, Kuan-Yang Chen, Chung-Kwe Wang, Deng-Chyang Wu

“…H. pylori was diagnosed in 33.3% of the patients. The sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value, negative predictive value, and overall accuracy were as follows: histology from the antrum (95.12; 95.12; 90.7; 97.5; 95.12%); histology from the antrum and corpus (95.12; 95.12; 90.7; 97.5; 95.12%); histology from the corpus (76.83; 96.95; 92.65; 89.33; 90.24%); culture (91.46; 100; 100; 95.91; 97.15%); a CLO test from the antrum and corpus (85.59; 100; 100; 93.71; 95.52%); a CLO test from the antrum (64.63; 100; 100; 84.97; 88.21%); a CLO test from the corpus (69.51; 100; 100; 96.77; 89.83%), respectively. …”
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The Role of Mean Platelet Volume as a Predictor of Mortality in Critically Ill Patients: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Pattraporn Tajarernmuang, Arintaya Phrommintikul, Atikun Limsukon, Chaicharn Pothirat, Kaweesak Chittawatanarat

“…However, after small sample studies were excluded in sensitivity analysis, the pooling mean difference of MPV was 0.32 (95% CI: 0.04, 0.60; p=0.03). …”
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Increased thyroxine levels of patients with allergic rhinitis by Violeta Lokaj-Berisha, Besa Gacaferri Lumezi

“…Skin prick tests revealed predominant sensitivity to house dust mites (55.2%). BMI was within normal ranges across all groups, serum IgE levels were significantly elevated in patients with respiratory allergies compared to controls (Mean = 36.85 IU/mL), especially those with allergic rhinitis and concomitant asthma (Mean = 218 IU/mL). …”
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An Improved Deep Learning Network Structure for Multitask Text Implication Translation Character Recognition by Xiaoli Ma, Hongyan Xu, Xiaoqian Zhang, Haoyong Wang

“…The characteristics of the model determine that this method is not sensitive to the scale of the sliding window, so it performs better than the existing typical methods in retrieval tasks.…”
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NONLINEAR CHARACTERISTICS OF HERRINGBONE GEAR FOUR-BRANCHING TRANSMISSION CONSIDERING GEAR BACKLASH EFFECT by DONG Hao, FANG ZongDe, FANG Zhou, ZHAO XiaoLong

“…With herringbone gear loaded tooth contact method of simulation technology,put forward a method for accurate calculation of herringbone gear meshing stiffness excitation; By using the theory of the concentrated parameter,three-dimensional dynamic model of bending torsion coupling of the system is established;Based on the dynamic differential equations are solved with variable step four order Runge-Kutta method,obtained under the influence of backlash in the system without impact,dynamic load coefficient and amplitude of unilateral and bilateral shock state.The results show that Power four branch transmission system has a complex nonlinear characteristic,which is sensitive to the change of the tooth side gap,the influence of the backlash on the nonlinear characteristics is greater,and the system load changes from the side impact to the side impact of the system when the backlash is changed from 0 μm 150 μm; When the tooth gap is greater than a certain critical value,the dynamic characteristics of the system will not change with the increase of the gap of the tooth. …”
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Resolution dependence of vessel size index across various brain regions by DongKyu Lee, Yelim Gong, Abel Worku Tessema, SoHyun Han, Hyung Joon Cho

“…The observed variability is attributed to the differing sensitivities of ΔR2⁎ and ΔR2 to vessel size. Corroboration between the experimental data and simulation findings emphasizes the necessity of optimizing spatial resolution to ensure accurate VSI quantification and enhance the precision of neuro-microvascular imaging techniques.…”
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Haptoglobin Genotype and Risk Markers of Cardiovascular Disease in Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease by Charlotte Strandhave, My Svensson, Henrik Krarup, Jeppe Hagstrup Christensen

“…Inflammation with elevated high-sensitive C-reactive protein (hs-CRP) is involved in both sudden cardiac death and atherosclerosis, and decreased heart rate variability (HRV) is a predictor of both sudden cardiac death and atherosclerosis. …”
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Tuberculous Otitis Media: A Mysterious Ailment by Saravana Selvan Velmurugan, Vivek Mariappan, Mohamed Siddique Samsudeen, Suresh Kumar Narayanan, Rhea Mathai, Tany James Maria

“…The typical presentation was prolonged ear discharge not responding to culture sensitive antibiotics, hard of hearing, perforation of tympanic membrane, pale whitish granulation tissue. …”
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Multiaxial fatigue assessment of crankshafts by local stress and critical plane approach by M. Leitner, F. Grün, Z. Tuncali, R. Steiner, W. Chen

“…The experiments include basic uniaxial characterizations, such as notch stress sensitivity and effect of loading type, including tests under tension, rotating bending, and torsion loading. …”
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Social Strata Differentials in Reproductive Behavior among Agricultural Families in the Krummhörn Region (East Frisia, 1720-1874) by Kai P. Willführ, Charlotte Störmer

“…We believe this period-sensitive response to changes in the crop price was the result of a social transition that took place during our study period, in which relations between the classes went from being based on communal “table fellowships” (Tischgemeinschaft) to being based on capitalist employer/employee arrangements.…”
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Discrete vulnerability to pharmacological CDK2 inhibition is governed by heterogeneity of the cancer cell cycle by Vishnu Kumarasamy, Jianxin Wang, Michelle Roti, Yin Wan, Adam P. Dommer, Hanna Rosenheck, Sivasankar Putta, Alec Trub, John Bisi, Jay Strum, Patrick Roberts, Seth M. Rubin, Costakis Frangou, Karen McLean, Agnieszka K. Witkiewicz, Erik S. Knudsen

“…The expression of P16INK4A and cyclin E1 determines this sensitivity to CDK2 inhibition. The co-expression of these genes occurs in breast cancer patients highlighting their clinical significance as predictive biomarkers for CDK2-targeted therapies. …”
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How Does the Periodic Groundwater Table Fluctuation Impact on Chlorinated Vapor Intrusion? by Honghong Zhang, Yu Ye, Xin Yang

“…The increase of the gaseous TCE concentration was induced by the enhancement of diffusion and advection due to groundwater table fluctuations. Sensitivity analyses indicated that a higher amplitude and frequency of fluctuations lead to a higher TCE concentration at the crack under the dynamic equilibrium condition. …”
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Neoadjuvant or concurrent atezolizumab with chemoradiation for locally advanced cervical cancer: a randomized phase I trial by Jyoti Mayadev, Dmitriy Zamarin, Wei Deng, Heather A. Lankes, Giulio Pesci, Hayeon Kim, Junzo P. Chino, Barbara Banbury, Ned Sherry, Elad Sharon, Sharad A. Ghamande, Catherine Ferguson, Loren Mell, Laura Holman, Cara Mathews, David O’Malley, Alexander Olawaiye, Elizabeth Hopp, Charles Leath, Larry Copeland, Robert Mannel, Roisin O’Cearbhaill, Carol Aghajanian, Russell J. Schilder

“…After cycle 1, there was peripheral expansion of higher proportion of tumor-associated TCR clones in Arm A than in Arm B (p = 0.0025) that remained higher at day 21, meeting the pre-specified endpoint on two-sample T-test (p = 0.052), but not on sensitivity analysis by Wilcoxon test (p = 0.13). At the median follow up of 25.8 months, 2-year DFS was 76% in Arm A and 56% in Arm B (p = 0.28). …”
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Identification of new reference genes with stable expression patterns for cell cycle experiments in human leukemia cell lines by Otília Tóth, Gergely Attila Rácz, Eszter Oláh, Máté Tóth, Edit Szabó, György Várady, Beáta G. Vértessy, Nikolett Nagy

“…RT-qPCR is a highly sensitive technique to investigate cell cycle-dependent transcriptional regulation. …”
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