Binderless MDF from Hydroxymethylated Kenaf Pulp by Nyoman J Wistara, Wulan Starini, Fauzi Febrianto, Gustan Pari

“…Higher alkalinity during hydroxymethylation stage was likely increasing cellulose crystallinity that brought about increasing board density. …”
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SEVERE CONSTRICTED HEAD – AN EXTREME FORM OF CROUZON SYNDROME POSING CHALLENGING FRONTO-ORBITAL ADVANCEMENT: A CASE SERIES REPORTS by Ciptomurti Lupitasari, Lobredia Zarasade, Magda Rosalina Hutagalung

“…Conclusion: Severely constricted head in Crouzon syndrome is an extreme manifestation and late stage of the syndrome which not only will result in irreversible complication but will require meticulous surgical technique.…”
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Acute-on-Chronic Liver Failure in Pregnant Patients with Chronic Hepatitis B: A Retrospective Observational Case Series Study by Shiwei Wang, Haofeng Xiong, Changling Luo, Hong Zhao, Ying Fan, Ting Zhang, Lili Wang, Qi Wang, Wen Xie

“…Acute-on-chronic liver failure (ACLF) is common in patients with end-stage liver disease and chronic hepatitis B (CHB) or hepatitis B virus- (HBV-) related cirrhosis. …”
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Postoperative Complications of Laparoscopic Total Gastrectomy versus Open Total Gastrectomy for Gastric Cancer in a Meta-Analysis of High-Quality Case-Controlled Studies by Mikito Inokuchi, Sho Otsuki, Norihito Ogawa, Toshiro Tanioka, Keisuke Okuno, Kentaro Gokita, Tatsuyuki Kawano, Kazuyuki Kojima

“…Studies matched for patients’ status, tumor stage, and the extents of lymph-node dissection were included. …”
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Structure and Function Relationship of Activated Retinal Glia in Primary Open-Angle Glaucoma Patients by Christoph Nützi, Andreas Schötzau, Matthias C. Grieshaber

“…ARAM was more frequently identified in the eyes with a lower retinal sensitivity and peripapillary RNFL thickness and may be a clinical sign in the macula for an advanced stage of POAG.…”
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Analysis on the spatiotemporal pattern and driving force of the spatial deviation index of grain and economy in counties in China. by Jia Chen, Kuan Zhang

“…Based on panel data from 2000 to 2019 covering 2018 county-level units in China, this study comprehensively investigated the spatial distribution, spatial differences, dynamic evolution of distribution, and driving factors of China's county-level spatial deviation index of grain and economy (SDIGE) using methods such as the standard deviation ellipse method, the three-stage nested decomposition of Theil index, kernel density estimation, and geographically weighted regression (GWR) model. …”
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Repurposing the Antidiabetic Drugs Glyburide, Gliquidone, and Glipizide in Combination with Benznidazole for <i>Trypanosoma cruzi</i> Infection by Citlali Vázquez, Rusely Encalada, Isabel Jiménez-Galicia, Rogelio Gómez-Escobedo, Gildardo Rivera, Benjamín Nogueda-Torres, Emma Saavedra

“…<b>Background/Objective</b>: Glyburide, glipizide, and gliquidone, hypoglycemic drugs for diabetes treatment, were previously predicted to bind to dihydrofolate reductase-thymidylate synthase from <i>T. cruzi</i> by in silico docking analysis; they also showed antiproliferative effects against <i>T. cruzi</i> epimastigotes, the stage of the insect vector. In the present study, the potential parasiticidal effect of these antidiabetic drugs was tested in monotherapy and bi-therapy with BNZ in human cells in vitro and in animals. …”
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Consensus-Based Guidelines for Best Practices in the Selection and Use of Examination Gloves in Healthcare Settings by Jorge Freitas, Alexandre Lomba, Samuel Sousa, Viviana Gonçalves, Paulo Brois, Esmeralda Nunes, Isabel Veloso, David Peres, Paulo Alves

“…Methods: The guidelines were developed using a multi-stage Delphi process involving healthcare experts from various disciplines. …”
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Implementation of fuzzy logic using the tsukamoto method in forecasting the amount of bolu cake production by Jabal Yasir Nasution, Granita

“…Based on these problems, the Tsukamoto fuzzy method was chosen because it uses monotonous reasoning in each rule. There are 4 stages used in the calculation of the Tsukamoto method, namely fuzzification, inference, composition or aggregation, and defuzzification. …”
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Joint use of polyvalent serum and immunomodulators for calves in early postnatal period by N. V. Shanshin

“…To increase nonspecific resistance of calves in the early postnatal period, preference shall be given to those veterinary medicinal product that can not only normalize the immune system, but also have a combined positive effect on homeostasis in general, stimulate the growth and development of young animals at the early stages of ontogenesis.…”
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Performing Plurality: Meet the Alters Vlogs on YouTube as Breeding Grounds for Epistemic Justice by Liorah Hoek, Louis van den Hengel, Inge van Nistelrooij, Alice Schippers

“…Through a close reading of the staging and performance of plurality in thirteen Meet the Alters videos, posted between 2009 and April 2024, the paper reveals key developments and particularities of this genre. …”
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From the Competence Model of a Specialist Engineer to STEAM Education, or … Going Ahead to the Past? by N. G. Bagdasaryan, R. M. Petruneva, V. D. Vasilyeva

“…The article considers the features of the competence model of specialist presented in the modern version of the Federal State Educational Standards of higher education (FSES HE). …”
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Biological features of the vegetative and flowering phenophase onsets among diploid plum species in Northwestern Russia by O. E. Radchenko, L. Yu. Novikova

“…Monitoring of phenological rhythms in plants is one of the stages in the study of new genotypes. The adaptive potential of a genotype at the northern border of the area of plum distribution is the main criterion characterizing a cultivar. …”
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FTO Facilitates Cervical Cancer Malignancy Through Inducing m6A‐Demethylation of PIK3R3 mRNA by Bingxin Chen, Liming Wang, Xiaomin Li, Ci Ren, Chun Gao, Wencheng Ding, Hui Wang

“…Results Based on TCGA‐CESC cohort and GEO dataset, FTO expression levels in HPV‐positive cancer patients were significantly higher than those in HPV‐negative cancer patients and could predict advanced FIGO stage. The protein level of FTO in cervical cancerous tissue was higher than that in paracancerous tissue. …”
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Cross‐ethnicity face anti‐spoofing recognition challenge: A review by Ajian Liu, Xuan Li, Jun Wan, Yanyan Liang, Sergio Escalera, Hugo Jair Escalante, Meysam Madadi, Yi Jin, Zhuoyuan Wu, Xiaogang Yu, Zichang Tan, Qi Yuan, Ruikun Yang, Benjia Zhou, Guodong Guo, Stan Z. Li

“…Both tracks have attracted 340 teams in the development stage, and finally, 11 and eight teams have submitted their codes in the single‐modal and multi‐modal face anti‐spoofing recognition challenges, respectively. …”
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Relatively high interest but limited active engagement in HIV cure research: Awareness, interest, and information-seeking among affected communities in the Netherlands by Maaike A.J. Noorman, John B.F. de Wit, Tamika A. Marcos, Sarah E. Stutterheim, Thijs Albers, Kai J. Jonas, Chantal den Daas

“…It also identifies participant characteristics and HIV-related illness perceptions linked to each engagement stage. Methods: A cross-sectional survey was conducted from July 2023 to March 2024, involving 499 people with HIV and 578 individuals without HIV, including partners and gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men. …”
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Analysis of Structural Characteristics of the HALE Joined-Wing Configuration UAV by Junlei Sun, Ye Zhou, Zhou Zhou, Zhengping Wang

“…Based on the preliminary structural design scheme and aerodynamic shape, a structural finite element model and a vortex lattice aerodynamic analysis model of the UAV are established, and the aerodynamic loads in typical states are obtained. The aerodynamic loads of the UAV are applied to a finite element model using the multipoint row method, and the structural static characteristics are obtained. …”
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Factors related to patients’ readiness for advance care planning: a systematic review by Milad Asghardoust Rezaei, Ali Zahiri, Toktam Kianian, Elahe Hashemi, Ali Askari, Mobina Golmohammadi, Amir Mirsadeghi, Salman Barasteh

“…Therefore, according to the collaborative and multifactorial nature of the factors affecting preparation for ACP, it is suggested that different effective dimensions should be considered according to the specific conditions of each patient and the stage of the disease. Therefore, health service providers should first measure the level of readiness of patients and families, and by understanding the factors affecting their readiness, they should conduct training or dialogue in the field of ACP.…”
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Porous Multiphase Microcharacteristics Research of New Cement-Based Grouting Material Concretion by Wei Xie, Junwu Xia, Linli Yu, Hongfei Chang

“…In micron scale, the regular characteristics related to diameter of pore-phase and gel-phase are similar, showing a three stage formula: as their diameter increases, the number of monocases decreases and its rate of reduction gradually slows down, the volume-proportion decreases first and then increases, the differentiation of volume between the monocases increases gradually, and the differentiation between monocases shape and sphere is bigger, and its shape characteristics are more diverse and discrete.…”
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The impact of digital literacy in enhancing individuals’ health in China by Jing Yang, Qianyu Shen, Xi Tong, Pundarik Mukhopadhaya

“…Additionally, this paper employs the Two-Stage Least Squares (2SLS) to address endogeneity issues. …”
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