Optimal Proportion of Similar Materials and Rockburst Tendency of White Sandstone by Chaoyi Ma, Zhengguo Zhu, Zhichun Fang, Zhaobin Li, Liu Liu

“…The results show that the rockburst process is closely related to energy, such as thermal energy and elastic strain energy, and the rock failure process can be divided into three main stages: energy accumulation, microcrack formation and propagation, and crack penetration and bursting. …”
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Diversity of Rhizophydiales (Chytridiomycota) in Thailand: unveiling the hidden gems of the Kingdom by Vedprakash G. Hurdeal, Joyce E. Longcore, E. B. Gareth Jones, Kevin D. Hyde, Eleni Gentekaki

“…Abstract Chytrids, often overshadowed by their other fungal counterparts, take center stage as we unravel the mysteries surrounding new species within Rhizophydiales and explore their unique characteristics. …”
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International Business and the Crisis of Globalization by A. Yu. Borisov

“…The old Marxist dogma and economic determinism that «economics dictates politics» is not valid anymore under the new conditions of strengthening geopolitical rivalry of major world powers and their fighting for supremacy in international politics without due regard for specific business gains or losses. The United States being the only superpower is doing its utmost to stay the course of global hegemony and raises stakes for higher geopolitical risks at the expense of transnational business interests. …”
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CenterNet-Elite: A Small Object Detection Model for Driving Scenario by Lingling Wang, Xiang Li, Xiaoyan Chen, Bin Zhou

“…In the meantime, we construct multiple short connections to integrate feature maps of the same scale during the downsampling and upsampling stages, thereby retaining critical shallow spatial information. …”
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Self-Centered Function of Adaptive Immunity in Regulation of Immune Responses and in Tolerance by Silvana Balzar

“…Thus, adaptive effectors may be primarily focused on the state of self and maintenance of integrity of the self, and only to a certain degree on elimination of the foreign. …”
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How exercise frequency affects BMI: a nationwide cross-sectional study exploring key influencing factors, including dietary behavior by Ming Zhang, Qinyi Guan, Jianrong Mai, Si Li, Chengwu Liu, Ling Zhou, Lina Lin, Kaisheng Teng

“…This study aims to explore the impact of exercise frequency on BMI among Chinese adults aged 19 to 59, and to analyze the role of dietary behaviors in regulating BMI, providing a basis for BMI intervention strategies.MethodThe study employs a multi-stage sampling method across 23 provinces, provincial capitals, and four municipalities in China, randomly selecting 120 cities from each region. …”
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Understanding how and why audits work: protocol for a realist review of audit programmes to improve hospital care by Rijk Gans, Kees Ahaus, Lisanne Hut-Mossel, Gera Welker

“…This protocol will provide the rationale for using a realist review approach and outline the method.Methods and analysis This review will be conducted using an iterative four-stage approach. The first and second steps have already been executed. …”
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A New Hope for the Patients of Non‐Alcoholic Steatohepatitis: FDA Gives Green Signal for Resmetirom Use by Abdul Haseeb Hasan, Muhammad Ali Abid, Muhammad Hafi Abid, Laiba Suhail, Abubakar Nazir

“…Similar trends were noted in fibrosis improvement, with 24.2% and 25.9% of patients showing ≥ 1 stage improvement compared to 14.2% in the placebo group. …”
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Effects of glutathione on oocyte and embryo development in in vitro fertilization by Herry Sonjaya, Erni Damayanti, Hikmayani Iskandar, Sudirman Baco, Hasbi Hasbi, Andi Mujnisa, Kusumandari Indah Prahesti, Aulia Uswa Noor Khasanah, Sri Firmiaty, Asma’ul Fitriana Nurhidayah, Ekayanti Mulyawati Kaiin, Daud Samsudewa, Rukman Pala, Fitra Aji Pamungkas, Herdis Herdis

“…Conclusions: The addition of 0.5-1.5 mM of GSH to the maturation and adaptation media significantly enhanced the metaphase II stage, fertilization rates, cleavage rates, and the survival of oocytes after vitrification. …”
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Modified rice bran arabinoxylan as a nutraceutical in health and disease-A scoping review with bibliometric analysis. by Soo Liang Ooi, Peter S Micalos, Sok Cheon Pak

“…To explore translational research on RBAC, a scoping review was conducted to synthesise research evidence from English (MEDLINE, ProQuest, CENTRAL, Emcare, CINAHL+, Web of Science), Japanese (CiNii, J-Stage), Korean (KCI, RISS, ScienceON), and Chinese (CNKI, Wanfang) sources while combining bibliometrics and network analyses for data visualisation. …”
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A descriptive analysis of sarcopenia markers in young adults with down syndrome by Brett S. Nickerson, Michael R. Esco, George Schaefer, Elroy J. Aguiar, Stefan A. Czerwinski

“…Health professionals are encouraged to screen for sarcopenia in young adulthood rather than deferring it to a later stage in life for individuals with DS.…”
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Antioxidant Effect of Beer Polyphenols and Their Bioavailability in Dental-Derived Stem Cells (D-dSCs) and Human Intestinal Epithelial Lines (Caco-2) Cells by Marina Di Domenico, Antonia Feola, Pasqualina Ambrosio, Federica Pinto, Giovanni Galasso, Armando Zarrelli, Giovanni Di Fabio, Marina Porcelli, Salvatore Scacco, Francesco Inchingolo, Lucio Quagliuolo, Andrea Ballini, Mariarosaria Boccellino

“…The main aims of our research were to determine the polyphenolic profile of three fractions, coming from stages of beer production, the mashing process (must), the filtration process (prehopping solution), and the boiling process with the addition of hops (posthopping solution), and to evaluate the effects of these fractions on Dental-derived Stem Cells (D-dSCs) and human intestinal epithelial lines (Caco-2 cells). …”
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The Potential of Online Tasks to Facilitate Autonomous Language Learning with the Use of Online Dictionaries in a Higher Education ESP Classroom by Carolina Girón-García

“…., qualitative and quantitative data) and was developed in two stages: (1) Creation and design of the online task (i.e., Lesson integrated into a Moodle platform); design of three questionnaires administered before and after the experiment; and implementation of the OT with university students (N=171) enrolled in a Legal English course; and (2) collection of data and analysis. …”
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Wikipedia and indigenous language preservation: analysis of Setswana and Punjabi languages by Shahid Minhas, Abiodun Salawu

“…This indicates a different stage of development and community involvement between the two language editions. …”
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Resource selection and survival of plains sharp‐tailed grouse at a wind energy facility by Carly S. Kelly, Chad W. LeBeau, Jeffrey L. Beck, Alex Solem, Hilary Morey, Kurt T. Smith

“…We found consistent selection for lower lengths of transmission lines across all life stages at the home range scale. We did not detect an effect of wind energy infrastructure on nest or female survival. …”
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The role of renal dual-energy computed tomography in exploring the gouty kidney: the RENODECT study by Tristan Pascart, Elie Dauphin, Chio Yokose, Charlotte Jauffret, Aurore Pacaud, Victor Laurent, Vincent Ducoulombier, Hyon K. Choi, Jean-François Budzik

“…Objective The objective of this study was to explore the ability of dual-energy computed tomography (DECT) to detect monosodium urate (MSU) crystal deposits in the kidneys and renal artery walls, and uric acid urolithiasis, in patients with gout and chronic kidney disease (CKD).Methods Patients with gout and with stage 2–4 CKD were prospectively included in this cross-sectional study. …”
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Human reference microbiome profiles of different body habitats in healthy individuals by Sujin Oh, Kyoung Un Park, Kyoung Un Park

“…In saliva and blood, differences in the abundances of Epsilonbacteraeota, Firmicutes, Fusobacteria, and Proteobacteria could be used as reference values (95% CI of logFC: [−3.67, −2.47], [−0.35, 0.49], [−4.59, −3.26], and [−1.20, 0.07], respectively).DiscussionAs the reference microbiome profiles could discern healthy subjects and individuals with PD, a relatively mild disease state, they can be applied as reference values representing the healthy status of the microbiome and for screening of disease states, preferably in preclinical stages.…”
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Estimation of alfalfa weevil, Hypera postica (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) economic damage based on the larval laboratory feeding rate by Mahsa Ghahramani, Seyed Ali Safavi, Shahzad Iranipour

“…The results revealed that average larval consumption is 8.178±0.153 g leaf tissue during the whole larval stages. Our estimates show that insecticide treatment will cost 6,700,000-14,700,000 IRR/ha depending on market values. …”
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Three-dimensional measurement of the depth of invasion in oral squamous cell carcinoma samples using Lugol's iodine-enhanced micro-computed tomography: an original study by Jiaxin Yu, Zhouyu Gu, Lichan Wang, Qian Zhang, Yumei Pu, Qingang Hu, Chengwan Xia, Yuxin Wang

“…Conclusions: Lugol iodine-enhanced micro-CT improves OSCC DOI 3D measurements, enhances pathological staging accuracy, and aids treatment decisions and prognosis.…”
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Muscarinic receptor agonists and positive allosteric modulators in animal models of psychosis: protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis [version 2; peer review: 1 approve... by Spyridon Siafis, Johannes Schneider-Thoma, Alexandra Bannach-Brown, Oliver D. Howes, Virginia Chiocchia, Ulf Tölch, Natascha I. Drude, Sabine M. Hölter, Andrea de Bartolomeis, Anthony C. Vernon, Georgia Salanti, Sridhar Natesan, Stefan Leucht, Irene Bighelli, Sameer Jauhar, Ioannis Mantas, Josef Priller, Francesca Tinsdeall, Wulf-Peter Hansen, Fiona J. Ramage, Nobuyuki Nomura, Malcolm R. Macleod

“…Xanomeline, an M1/M4-preferring agonist, has shown efficacy in late-stage clinical trials, with more compounds being investigated. …”
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