Repairable electronic products for the circular economy: a review of design for repair features, practices and measures to contrast obsolescence by Nataliia Roskladka, Gianmarco Bressanelli, Nicola Saccani, Giovanni Miragliotta

“…Against this trend, product repairability is a preferred Circular Economy strategy to extend product lifespan and contrast obsolescence. It is strongly advocated by consumer movements (“Right to Repair”) and supported by environmental policies, such as the European Union Circular Economy Action Plan. …”
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A Multi-Branch Convolution and Dynamic Weighting Method for Bearing Fault Diagnosis Based on Acoustic–Vibration Information Fusion by Xianming Sun, Yuhang Yang, Changzheng Chen, Miao Tian, Shengnan Du, Zhengqi Wang

“…Furthermore, its superiority across different data scales, especially in small-sample learning and stability, highlights its strong generalization capability.…”
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Validation of a tele-robotic ultrasound system for abdomen and thyroid gland explorations: a comparison with standard ultrasound by Andreu Antolin, Nuria Roson, Marina Planes, Mar Castillo, Anna Alberti, Manuel Escobar

“…The performance when assessing the thyroid gland is almost identical to the standard US, which makes it a strong first candidate for a future clinical implementation.…”
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Effects of Mating and Social Exposure on Cell Proliferation in the Adult Male Prairie Vole (Microtus ochrogaster) by A. E. Castro, L. J. Young, F. J. Camacho, R. G. Paredes, N. F. Diaz, W. Portillo

“…Microtus ochrogaster is a rodent with a monogamous reproductive strategy characterized by strong pair bond formation after 6 h of mating. Here, we determine whether mating-induced pair bonding increases cell proliferation in the subventricular zone (SVZ), rostral migratory stream (RMS), and dentate gyrus (DG) of the hippocampus in male voles. …”
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Multienvironment Evaluation of Tannin-Free Photoperiod-Insensitive Sorghum (Sorghum bicolor (L) Moench) for Yield and Resistance to Grain Mold in Senegal by Cyril Diatta, Mame P. Sarr, Thierry Klanvi Tovignan, Ousmane Aidara, Daniel Kwadjo Dzidzienyo, Elisabeth Diatta-Holgate, Jacques Martin Faye, Eric Yirenkyi Danquah, Samuel Kwame Offei, Ndiaga Cisse

“…The results of this study showed strong genetic variability among studied genotypes for all measured traits. …”
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Clinicopathological and Prognostic Significance of CD47 Expression in Lung Neuroendocrine Tumors by Mario Orozco-Morales, Alejandro Avilés-Salas, Norma Hernández-Pedro, Rodrigo Catalán, Graciela Cruz-Rico, Ana Laura Colín-González, Elsa Dosal-Mancilla, Pedro Barrios-Bernal, Oscar Arrieta

“…In patients with high-grade tumors (this time defined as Ki‐67>40%), the positive expression of CD47 was strongly associated with an increased PFS. Albeit, these differences did not reach statistical significance when analyzing OS. …”
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Znaczenie partnerstwa publiczno-prywatnego we wdrażaniu polityki regionalnej Podkarpacia w procesie integracji europejskiej by Jan Cebulak

“…We wdrażaniu zasad PPP należy brać pod uwagę także ryzyko polityczne i legislacyjne, zwłaszcza niestabilność polityczna i częste zmiany personalne, głównie po stronie partnerów publicznych, mogą być zagrożeniem dla realizacji rozpoczętych projektów, transferowania środków finansowych, powodowania zmian obowiązujących obciążeń podatkowych czy też innych uregulowań prawnych. …”
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Characterization of a chitinase from Trichinella spiralis and its immunomodulatory effects on allergic airway inflammation in mice by Jia Xu, Ye Yao, Qisheng Zhuang, Zixuan Li, Min Zhang, Shouan Wang, Hongxin Hu, Jianbin Ye

“…Results Recombinant Ts-chit (rTs-chit) was successfully expressed in E. coli BL21, showing strong structural similarity to murine acidic mammalian chitinase (AMCase). …”
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Corallocarpus glomeruliflorus: Pharmacological potential revealed by phytochemical and in silico investigations by Fatima Saleh Naji Bin-Asal, Adel A.M. Saeed, Abdul-Rahman Alawi Bin Yahia

“…The CGP extract displayed strong antioxidant activity in DPPH, FRAP, and phosphomolybdenum assays, with an IC50 value of 48.39 ± 1.58 μg/mL in the DPPH assay, compared to 9.88 ± 0.54 μg/mL for the positive control ascorbic acid. …”
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Examination of Salmonella Prevalence in Pigs Through Rye‐Based Feeding and Coarser Feed Structure Under Field Conditions by Jens Gerrit Lindhaus, Bernd Reckels, Bussarakam Chuppava, Richard Grone, Christian Visscher, Clara Berenike Hartung

“…An elimination of Salmonella could not be achieved, but especially farms with high antibody counts were able to strongly reduce those in both phases consecutively (Farm 5 P0: 35.17 ± 35.53; P1: 18.56a ± 20.96; P2: 13.38a ± 18.99). …”
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Sudeten: Erinnerung reinterpretiert by Jan Pacholski

“…The second part of the article points out the manifestations of rediscovery, processing, and assimilation of the German past of these lands that ap­ peared after 1989, and more strongly after the disastrous flood of the millennium in 1997.…”
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Necriphysiphilia as a psychopathology of the anthropocene epoch and, a dissoanalytic political psychology perspective on the transformation of individual trauma to social trauma by Erdinc Ozturk

“…For dissociated subjects and societies, the "last exit before the bridge" involves safe habitats that are intertwined with nature, amidst environmental destruction, urban sprawl, epidemic traumas, multiple dependencies, and ongoing oppression. The recent strong trend toward eco-friendly habitats serves as a robust manifesto against educational abuse, scientific tyranny, academic mobbing, and necriphysiphilia. …”
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Overwintering of Thrips (Thysanoptera) Under the Bark of the Plane Tree (<i>Platanus</i> x <i>hispanica</i> Mill. ex Münchh.) in Southeastern Poland by Halina Kucharczyk, Marek Kucharczyk, Tomasz Olbrycht

“…Generalized Linear Model (GLM) and Nonmetric Multidimensional Scaling (NMDS) analysis showed that the species composition was strongly associated with environmental such factors as insolation, the trunk circumference, and the number of trunks where the species overwintered. …”
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Associations between dry eye disease and sleep quality: a cross-sectional analysis by Anat Galor, Kimberly Cabrera, Mohammad Ayoubi, Elyana Vittoria Tessa Locatelli, Simran Mangwani-Mordani

“…For DE signs, ocular surface inflammation and meibum quality remained associated with subjective sleep quality (r=0.26, p=0.01; r=0.46, p&lt;0.0005, respectively).Conclusion DE symptom and ocular pain intensity were closely related to sleep metrics, most strongly to sleep disturbances. Relationships were weaker for DE signs, with subjective sleep quality relating to inflammation and meibum quality.…”
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Changes in Corneal Parameters after DMEK Surgery: A Swept-Source Imaging Analysis at 12-Month Follow-Up Time by Anna Machalińska, Agnieszka Kuligowska, Karolina Kaleta, Monika Kuśmierz-Wojtasik, Krzysztof Safranow

“…Preoperative values of corneal topographic parameters strongly determine their changes detected after DMEK surgery, which may suggest that early therapeutic intervention results in better visual outcomes.…”
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Mannan-Binding Lectin Suppresses Peptidoglycan-Induced TLR2 Activation and Inflammatory Responses by Fanping Wang, Yanhua Li, Can Yang, Yonghui Mu, Yan Wang, Wei Zhang, Yonghui Yang, Chen Chen, Shijun Song, Zhifa Shen, Wenjun Wang, Junpeng Li, Jingjing Zhai, Kang Guo, Ruili Sun, Lili Yu, Mingyong Wang

“…The expression of TLR2 was strongly induced by PGN stimulation. Furthermore, the administration of TLR2-neutralized antibody effectively suppressed PGN-induced TNF-α and IL-6 expression. …”
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Energy transfer aspects of chemically reactive Casson fluid between a conical gap of cone-disk system with multiple rotations by M. Qamar, M. Khan, A.S. Alqahtani, M.Y. Malik

“…It is noted that the thermal distribution profile is boosted as the thermal conductivity parameter increases resulting in a strong thermal effect within the flow field. Furthermore, the mass profile shows upsurge behavior with an enhancement in activation energy factor. …”
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Assessing the disconnect between student interest and education in artificial intelligence in medicine in Saudi Arabia by Abeer F. Almarzouki, Alwaleed Alem, Faris Shrourou, Suhail Kaki, Mohammed Khushi, Abdulrahman Mutawakkil, Motasem Bamabad, Nawaf Fakharani, Mohammed Alshehri, Mohanad Binibrahim

“…Radiology and pathology were perceived to be the fields most strongly affected by AI. Students reported that their overall choice of specialty was not impacted by AI. …”
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Prevalence of hepatitis B virus and associated factors among blood donors in Hossana blood bank catchment area, Southern Ethiopia by Mesfin Menza Jaldo, Mhireteab WoldeYohannes Joffe, Eyasu Samuel Zemedkun

“…Though post-donation counseling is important for the control and prevention of hepatitis b virus infection, it has been neglected since the establishment of the blood bank we strongly recommend counseling regular donors. Clinical trial number Not applicable.…”
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Correlation Between Systemic Inflammation, Gut Microbiome Dysbiosis and Postoperative Complications After the Modified Whipple Procedure by Gelu Mihai Breaza, Florin Emil Hut, Octavian Cretu, Simona-Alina Abu-Awwad, Ahmed Abu-Awwad, Laurențiu Vasile Sima, Radu Gheorghe Dan, Cristina Ana-Maria Dan, Raluca Maria Closca, Flavia Zara

“…Elevated inflammatory markers (CRP ≥ 40 mg/L, IL-6 ≥ 30 pg/mL, procalcitonin ≥ 0.5 ng/mL) were strongly associated with higher complication rates. …”
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