Electroencephalogram-Based Brain Connectivity Analysis in Prolonged Disorders of Consciousness by Yuzhang Wu, Zhitao Li, Ruowei Qu, Yangang Wang, Zhongzhen Li, Le Wang, Guangrui Zhao, Keke Feng, Yifeng Cheng, Shaoya Yin

“…After calculating the power spectrum by EEG data analysis tool, DTABR (δ+θ/α+β ratio), Pearson’s correlation coefficient (Pearson r), Granger’s causality, and phase transfer entropy (PTE), we performed statistical analysis between two groups. Finally, receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curves of connectivity metrics were made. …”
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The mechanical test as a supplemental decision support tool for the safe removal of an Ilizarov circular external fixator by Yulin Xu, Jialin Liu, Jinghong Yang, Tao Zhang, Zhong Li, Yanshi Liu

“…In group I, 4 of the 38 patients suffered refracture (the refracture rate was 10.5%) after fixator removal, and bone union was finally achieved with further intervention by intramedullary nail. …”
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A Semianalytical Model for Analyzing the Infill Well-Caused Fracture Interference from Shale Gas Reservoirs by Sidong Fang, Yonghui Wu, Cheng Dai, Liqiang Ma, Hua Liu

“…The results also show that late time well interference will result in a more significant increase in production rate on the log-log plots for the severe depletion around the parent well. Finally, the proposed model is used to analyze the production data of a field case from Fuling shale in Southwestern China. …”
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A scoping review of the impacts of forest cover dynamics on acari-borne diseases: Beyond forest fragmentation by Nolwenn Blache, Karine Chalvet-Monfray, Christophe Déprés, Serge Morand

“…Differences in results trends emerge according to the article type, with literature reviews often overestimating the dilution effect, which assumes that species diversity reduces disease risk, observed in empirical research. Finally, our review identifies a notable absence of studies on scrub typhus.This scoping review provides a novel and comprehensive overview of global literature on the impacts of forest cover dynamics on Acari vectors and the infectious agents they transmit. …”
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Enhanced Multi‐Objective Optimization Model for Bridge Performance Assessment and Prediction, Based on Improved PCA, K‐Means Clustering, and Kaplan–Meier Survival Algorithm by Chengzhong Gui, Zhi Duan, Zuwei Huang, Zhiguo Sun, Wei Qiao, Yu Cheng

“…Numerical simulations, including structural nonlinear analysis, are conducted to determine the target thresholds of bridge structure, providing important benchmarks for performance evaluation. Finally, a multi‐parameter regression model is used to evaluate and update the performance of the bridge structure, taking into account survival probability (using the Kaplan–Meier method), maintenance history, and material deterioration to estimate the most critical time for the bridge system. …”
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Profiling gene alterations in striatonigral neurons associated with incubation of methamphetamine craving by cholera toxin subunit B-based fluorescence-activated cell sorting by Rachel D. Altshuler, Megan A. M. Burke, Kristine T. Garcia, Kenneth Class, Raffaello Cimbro, Xuan Li, Xuan Li

“…On abstinence day 1 or day 28, we collected the DS tissue from both groups for subsequent FACS and examined gene expressions in CTb-positive (striatonigral MSNs) and CTb-negative (primarily non-striatonigral MSNs). Finally, we examined gene expressions in DS homogenates, to demonstrate cell-type specificity of gene alterations observed on abstinence day 28.ResultsOn abstinence day 1, we found mRNA expression of Gabrb3 decreased only in CTb-positive (but not CTb-negative) neurons of Meth rats compared with saline rats, while mRNA expression of Usp7 decreased in all sorted DS neurons. …”
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Guanxinning Tablet Attenuates Coronary Atherosclerosis via Regulating the Gut Microbiota and Their Metabolites in Tibetan Minipigs Induced by a High-Fat Diet by Qinqin Yang, Yanyun Xu, Liye Shen, Yongming Pan, Junjie Huang, Quanxin Ma, Chen Yu, Jiaojiao Chen, Yu Chen, Minli Chen

“…Histopathological changes of coronary artery tissue were subsequently evaluated using Sudan IV staining, HE staining, Oil red “O” staining, and immunohistochemistry assays. Finally, alterations of the gut microbiota and microbial metabolites were detected using metagenomic sequencing and targeted metabolomics, respectively. …”
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Mediating Mendelian randomization in the proteome identified potential drug targets for obesity-related allergic asthma by Jiannan Lin, Shuwen Lu, Xiaoyu Zhao

“…We further explored the functions and enriched pathways of the mediating proteins using Gene Ontology (GO) and Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG) analyses. Finally, we conducted drug-targeted MR analysis to evaluate the potential of each mediator plasma proteins as a drug target gene. …”
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Compuestos de yeso con adición de fibras textiles de algodón recicladas = Gypsum compounds with the addition of post-consumer textile fibres of cotton by Anabel Patricia Castillo-Rodríguez, Luz Alejandra Santander-Peralta, Justo García-Navarro

“…An experimental work was carried out where gypsum specimens of 4x4x16 cm were tested with post-consumer cotton fibres in different formats and lengths (20 and 35mm), additions of 0.5% and fibres of 35mm in length increased the flexural and compressive strength by 5.9% and 11% respectively, and the capillary water absorption decreased by 26% with 1% of addition. Finally, it was observed that the fibres reduce the detachment of gypsum fragments at breaking load, improving the toughness of the composites.…”
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The global impact of COVID-19 on tuberculosis: A thematic scoping review, 2020-2023. by Michael H Marco, Sevim Ahmedov, Kenneth G Castro

“…These themes were later finalized through a consensus decision. The themes encompassed TB's care cascade, patient-centered care, psychosocial issues, and health services: 1) case-finding and notification (n = 45; 26%); 2) diagnosis and laboratory systems (n = 19; 10.7%) 3) prevention, treatment, and care (n = 22; 12.2%); 4) telemedicine/telehealth (n = 12; 6.8%); 5) social determinants of health (n = 14; 8%); 6) airborne infection prevention and control (n = 8; 4.6%); 7) health system strengthening (n = 22; 13%); 8) mental health (n = 13; 7.4%); 9) stigma (n = 11; 6.3%); and 10) health education (n = 10; 5.7%).…”
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Colorectal cancer detection with enhanced precision using a hybrid supervised and unsupervised learning approach by Akella S. Narasimha Raju, K. Venkatesh, Ranjith Kumar Gatla, Eswara Prasad Konakalla, Marwa M. Eid, Nataliia Titova, Sherif S. M. Ghoneim, Ramy N. R. Ghaly

“…The hybrid schema of this work treats the deficiencies of the previous approaches, such as incorporating CNN-based effective feature extraction, Transformer networks for developing attention mechanisms, and finally the fine decision boundary of the support vector machine. …”
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Mapping the landscape of Hospital at home (HaH) care: a validated taxonomy for HaH care model classification by Kerstin Denecke

“…To validate the taxonomy, and to analyze the current landscape of HaH models we matched the taxonomy to HaH care models described in literature. Finally, to identify types of HaH care implementations, we applied the k-means clustering method to care models represented using the taxonomy. …”
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Supersymmetric $$AdS_6$$ A d S 6 black holes from ISO(3) $$\times $$ × U(1) F(4) gauged supergravity by Parinya Karndumri

“…For $$\mathcal {M}_4$$ M 4 being a Kahler four-cycle $$\mathcal {M}_{\text {K}4}$$ M K 4 , a twist by $$SO(2)\times U(1)$$ S O ( 2 ) × U ( 1 ) gauge fields leads to $$AdS_2\times \mathcal {M}_{\text {K}4}^-$$ A d S 2 × M K 4 - solutions for negatively curved $$\mathcal {M}_{\text {K}4}$$ M K 4 . Finally, performing a twist by turning on SO(3) gauge fields in the case of $$\mathcal {M}_4$$ M 4 being a Cayley four-cycle $$\mathcal {M}_{\text {C}4}$$ M C 4 also leads to $$AdS_2\times \mathcal {M}_{\text {C}4}^-$$ A d S 2 × M C 4 - solutions for negatively curved $$\mathcal {M}_{\text {C}4}$$ M C 4 . …”
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Study on Fracture and Stress Evolution Characteristics of Ultra-Thick Hard Sandstone Roof in the Fully Mechanized Mining Face with Large Mining Height: A Case Study of Xiaojihan Co... by Feng Ju, Meng Xiao, Zequan He, Pai Ning, Peng Huang

“…Moreover, the fracture structure consistency was verified through physical simulation and a field measurement method. Finally, the stress evolution laws in the ultra-thick hard sandstone roof fracture were studied through numerical simulation. …”
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Secretarios, música y diplomacia cultural: el inventario post mortem de Juan de Castro Laurel (Roma, 1709) by José María  Domínguez

“…Los secretarios de los ministros de la Italia española a finales del siglo XVII fueron importantes agentes de diplomacia cultural. …”
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Effect of Dalmavital and Ovulik Plus on conception rate in Ovsynch synchronized Nili-Ravi buf- faloes by Muhammad Tayyab Khan, Muhammad Muzammal Niaz, Ghulam Shabbir Khan

“…For the Ovsynch protocol, buffaloes were administered with 2ml (IM) injection of GnRH (Lecirelin acetate 25μg/ml) at day 0, followed by 2ml (IM) injection of PGF2α (D-cloprostenol 75μg/ml) at day 7. Finally, 2ml GnRH was injected (IM) at day 9. Dalmavital was injected (IM) at the rate of 1ml/40kg body weight at day 5 in G1, and Ovulik Plus was offered by drenching gun just after 1st AI as a single dose of 1000 g/ buffalo. …”
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Comparing the Effectiveness of Intra-articular Injection with Autologous Platelet-rich Plasma vs Hyaluronic Acid vs Platelet-derived Growth Factors in Early Osteoarthritis of Knee... by Vidya S Konana, Harish S Yallapura, Sriharsha Bettaswamy, Srinivas P Sivaram, Darshan G Thimmegowda

“…Results: A total of 71 candidates were finally included in the study. Patients' mean age of HA, PRP, and activated PRP was 54.5 ± 6.79, 55.47 ± 6.31, and 55.73 ± 7.33, respectively. …”
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Radiation decreases bronchial epithelial progenitor function as assessed by organoid formation by Merian E. Kuipers, Dennis K. Ninaber, Krista C.J. van Doorn-Wink, Annelies M. Slats, Pieter S. Hiemstra

“…IR did also not affect mRNA markers for inflammation or epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT), but did increase mRNA levels of the cell cycle inhibitor P21/CDKN1A and resulted in downregulation of the proliferation markers MKI67 and E2F1. Finally, IR of ALI-PBEC had a marked effect on organoid formation capacity, which was markedly impaired following IR in a dose-dependent manner. …”
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SOME ASPECTS OF TEETH ERUPTION. A LITERATURE REVIEW by L.V. Smaglyuk, Н.V. Voronkova, A.Y. Karasiunok

“…The passive eruption usually occurs after teething and continues in adolescents and finally stops after facial growth. Altered passive eruption (APE) (also known as delayed passive eruption) occurs when the edge of the gums is incorrectly (occlusively) located on the anatomical crown in adulthood and does not approach the CEJ. …”
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Effects of Land Use Types on Selected Soil Properties in Central Highlands of Ethiopia by Daniel Jaleta Negasa

“…The study recommends further studies on the effects of Eucalyptus on soil properties by comparing among different ages and species of Eucalyptus. Finally, planting of Eucalyptus on central highlands of Ethiopia should be supported by land use management decision.…”
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