In Situ Gelling Dexamethasone Oromucosal Formulation: Physical Characteristics Influencing Drug Delivery by Daniel Krchňák, Ľudmila Balážová, Michal Hanko, Dominika Žigrayová, Miroslava Špaglová

“…Furthermore, the irritation potential assessed via the hen’s egg test on the chorioallantoic membrane (HET-CAM) demonstrated low irritancy risk. Finally, Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR) showed no incompatibility between DEX and excipients. …”
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Effects of Metabolism-Related Indicators on Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease in Nonobese Population Based on the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey by XingWang Zhu, HaiPing Wang, HongLong Zhang, Guole Nie, Jun Yan, Xun Li

“…We used logistic regression models, Bayesian kernel machine regression (BKMR), and the weighted quantile sum (WQS) regression model to estimate the association between metabolism-related indicators and NAFLD in the nonobese population. Finally, we included several indicators to create nomograms to predict the risk of NAFLD occurrence in the nonobese population. …”
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Design and Development of Monolithic Microwave Integrated Amplifiers and Coupling Circuits for Telecommunication Systems Applications by R. Makri, M. Gargalakos, N. K. Uzunoglu

“…A meander-kind design as well as shunt capacitors were implemented for a 90° quadrature coupler and a Wilkinson one in order to reduce size. Finally, a two stages low noise amplifier was designed with the use of H40 GaAs process in order the differences between the relevant designs to be explored. …”
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A Point Cloud-Based Feature Recognition and Path Planning Method by Changhong Chen, Shaofeng Wang, Shunzhou Huang

“…Second, the robot vision system collects the point cloud information of the area to be inspected and performs point cloud splicing, the accuracy of the original data, the removal of noise such as invalid points, outliers and internal noise points, on this basis, the boundary curve of the hole to be inspected was extracted, the cylindrical equation was fitted, its geometric center was calculated, and the central coordinates and axis direction of the contour of the hole to be inspected were obtained. Finally, all the detection paths were traversed through the multibranch tree to obtain the optimal detection path of the detection points of multiple targets. …”
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Bulanık Analitik Hiyerarşi Süreci Yöntemiyle Tarım Sektörü Dış Ticaret Performans Analizi: Seçili OECD Ülkeleri by Yusuf Kahreman, Yener Ünal, Emine Demet Ekinci Hamamcı

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Model of Liver Fibrosis Induction by Thioacetamide in Rats for Regenerative Therapy Studies by Nathaly Enciso, José Amiel, Fredy Fabián-Domínguez, Jhon Pando, Nancy Rojas, Carlos Cisneros-Huamaní, Ernesto Nava, Javier Enciso

“…The protocol used in this work established a model of advanced hepatic fibrosis as corroborated by METAVIR tests of the histological lesions; by the high levels of the markers α-SMA, CD68, and collagen type I; by functional alterations due to elevated markers of the hepatic lesions; and by alterations of the leukocytes, lymphocytes, and platelets. Finally, transplanted cells in the fibrous liver were detected. …”
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Coordinated human-exoskeleton locomotion emerges from regulating virtual energy. by Rezvan Nasiri, Hannah Dinovitzer, Nirosh Manohara, Arash Arami

“…All indicators suggest that the VER preserves natural gait variability and user engagement in locomotion control. (3) Using VER also yields in 13.9%, 15.1%, and 7.0% average muscle effort reduction when compared to the phase-based path controller. (4) Finally, using our proposed metric, we demonstrated that the resultant locomotion limit cycle is a linear combination of human-intended limit cycle and the VER's limit cycle. …”
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Mechanical properties and macro–micro failure mechanisms of granite under thermal treatment and inclination by Yue Cao, Xiaowu Zhang, Lei Sun, Yadong Zheng, Chong Li

“…As temperature rises, the CI and CD thresholds exhibit an initial increase attended by a decrease. Finally, founded on the experimental findings, a multivariate equation was established to accurately predict the peak compressive strength and elastic modulus about θ and T. …”
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Étude tracéologique des bois de construction du port romain de Saint-Lupien à Rezé/Ratiatum (Loire-Atlantique) by Frédéric Épaud

“…The preservation of the low beams in a wet environment also offered the possibility of inventorying different types of joints, some of which are quite remarkable, such as the end jointed lumber equipped with a mortise and tenon or the straight crosses in the middle of the wood for the corners of the caissons. Finally, certain clues have made it possible to suggest the steps involved in lifting the wooden structures of the caissons.…”
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Design of a public health emergency equipment system for bioterrorism events in public places based on literature review, scenario analysis and Delphi consultation by Xiaowen SUN, Yongzhong ZHANG, Chao ZHAO, Tianyang DENG, Song BAI

“…Second, with reference to national standards for the allocation of health emergency equipment, a preliminary plan for the equipment system was determined through literature analysis and market research. Finally, the Delphi method was used to revise and improve the plan. …”
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Nudge strategies for behavior-based prevention and control of neglected tropical diseases: A scoping review and ethical assessment. by Fiona Vande Velde, Hans J Overgaard, Sheri Bastien

“…Secondly, to apply robust study designs including rigorous process and impact evaluation which allow for a better understanding of 'what works' and 'how it works'. Finally, to consider the ethical implications of implementing nudge strategies, specifically in LMIC.…”
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Examining the impact of social stressor stimuli in eliciting physiological reactivity in children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorder: a systematic review and meta-analys... by Samantha Burns, Agnes S K Wong, Earl Woodruff

“…Two volunteers pursuing postgraduate-level studies will independently search and screen potential studies for eligibility. Finally, all references considered by hand searching will be reviewed by two researchers. …”
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Abnormal alterations in structure-function coupling at the modular level in patients with postherpetic neuralgia by Zihan Li, Jian Jiang, Xiaofeng Jiang, Yangyang Xie, Jing Lu, Lili Gu, Shunda Hong

“…Based on AAL(90) mapping, the brain network was divided into 9 modules, and the structural–functional connectivity (SC–FC) coupling was compared at the whole-brain level and within the modules, as well as alterations in the topological properties of the brain network in the patient group. Finally, correlation analyses were performed using the following clinical scales: Visual Analogue Scale (VAS), Hamilton Anxiety Scale (HAMA), and Hamilton Depression Scale (HAMD). …”
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An innovative and efficient implementation of matrix-free Newton krylov method for neutronics/thermal-hydraulics coupling simulation by Peijun Li, Chen Hao, Ning Xu, Yanling Zhu, Yizhen Wang, Zhigang Zhang

“…In addition, the nonlinear preconditioning and hybrid perturbation size formula are implemented to further improve the convergence. Finally, to evaluate the numerical accuracy, convergence, efficiency and stability of MFNK method, a series of representative problems, including a three-dimensional (3D) single fuel pin problem, VERA Benchmark Problem 6, and VERA Benchmark Problem 7, are analyzed by comparing with the current N/TH coupling methods. …”
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Cooperative game scheduling and revenue sharing strategy for virtual power plants considering scenery uncertainty by SONG Duoyang, XUE Tianliang, LI Yipu, TU Jintong, BI Yuhao, WANG Mankang

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Scenario construction and evolutionary analysis of nonconventional public health emergencies based on Bayesian networks by Yutao Zhu, Qing Yang, Lingmei Fu, Chun Cai, Jinmei Wang, Ling He

“…The aim was to enhance strategies for handling NCPHEs.Study designNews reports were crawled to obtain the scenario elements of NCPHEs and categorized into the spreading stage or derivation stage. Finally, the key scenario nodes and scenario evolution process were analyzed in combination with a corresponding emergency response assessment of each scenario by experts.MethodsDempster–Shafer (DS) theory and Bayesian networks (BNs) were applied for data reasoning, and a spread-derived coupled scenario–response theoretical model of NCPHEs for major public health emergencies was constructed. …”
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Electrochemical Determination of Doxorubicin in the Presence of Dacarbazine Using MWCNTs/ZnO Nanocomposite Modified Disposable Screen-Printed Electrode by Somayeh Tajik, Hadi Beitollahi, Fariba Garkani Nejad, Zahra Dourandish

“…Also, the MWCNTs/ZnO nanocomposite-modified SPCE presented reproducible and stable responses to determine doxorubicin. Finally, the developed platform demonstrated a successful performance for doxorubicin and dacarbazine determination in real samples, with recovery in the range of 97.1% to 104.0% and relative standard deviation (RSD) from 1.8% to 3.5%.…”
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Disulfidptosis-related immune patterns predict prognosis and characterize the tumor microenvironment in oral squamous cell carcinoma by Xuechen Wu, Boxin Liu, Shi-Zhou Deng, Tengteng Xiong, Lin Dai, Bo Cheng

“…After univariate Cox regression we obtained 30 DRIGs and least absolute shrinkage and selection operator (LASSO) regression to reduce the number of genes to 16. Finally we created a nine-DRIGs risk model, of which four were upregulated and five were downregulated. …”
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Evaluation of Relationship between Serum Liver Enzymes and Hypertension: A Cross-Sectional Study Based on Data from Rafsanjan Cohort Study by Parvin Khalili, Saeedeh Abdollahpoor, Fatemeh Ayoobi, Alireza Vakilian, Hamid Hakimi, Zohreh Rajabi, Zahra Jamali

“…In subjects with normal levels of ALT, AST, GGT, and ALP, dose-response increases were observed for abnormal blood pressure in both genders. Finally, we found that, among liver enzymes, only elevated ALP was significantly correlated with the odds of stage 1 hypertension and stage 2 hypertension for both genders. …”
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Modeling vaccination prioritization strategies for post-pandemic COVID-19 in the Republic of Korea accounting for under-reporting and age-structure by Geunsoo Jang, Jihyeon Kim, Robin N. Thompson, Hyojung Lee

“…Second, with approximately 6,000,000 doses available annually, it is recommended that older age groups are prioritized for vaccination, achieving a substantial reduction in the number of deaths compared to a scenario without vaccination. Finally, since case detection (and subsequent isolation) affects transmission, the number of cumulative cases was found to be affected substantially by changes in the reporting rate. …”
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