Portable and Cost-Effective Handheld Ultrasound System Utilizing FPGA-Based Synthetic Aperture Imaging by Wenping Wang, Ziliang Feng

“…The results show that the proposed prototype can provide a lateral resolution of 0.30 mm, a contrast-to-noise ratio (CNR) of 7.58 dB, and a frame rate of 22 frames per second (FPS) in dual-mode imaging. …”
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Scintillator based nuclear photovoltaic batteries for power generation at microwatts level by Ibrahim Oksuz, Sabin Neupane, Yanfa Yan, Lei R. Cao

“…Measurements with Cs-137 provided a maximum power output (Pmax) of ∼288 nW, with a short-circuit current density (Jsc) of ∼1.22 μA/cm2 and an open-circuit voltage (Voc) of ∼0.34 V. In contrast, Co-60 irradiator gave a Pmax of 1.5 μW, with a Jsc of ∼4.73 μA/cm2 and a Voc of ∼0.38 V. …”
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Crystal plasticity modeling for grain size and texture effects on laser shock clinching of ultra-thin foils by Yaxuan Hou, Zhong Ji, Haiming Zhang

“…Notably, joints with fully random crystal orientations exhibit greater thinning rates near the bottom corner and greater neck thicknesses for grain sizes of 75 μm and 30 μm. In contrast, the 10 μm grain size joint exhibits the most uniform deformation with the lowest thinning rate and neck thickness. …”
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Effect of quenching medium, solution treatment, and aging parameters on mechanical properties of Aluminum alloy 6061 by Pshtiwan Karim, Rekawt Amin, Hawre Amin, Abbas Khwakaram, Omer Mahmood

“…It was observed that the best result was achieved by aging at 195 ℃ for 4 hours, increasing the ultimate tensile strength to 351.413 N/mm2 from the initial value of 260 N/mm2 for the as-received specimen; this is attributed to the formation of finely dispersed grains. In contrast, the ultimate tensile strength for the annealing condition decreased to 152.020 N/mm2 due to forming a coarser grain size. …”
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Strategy for Reducing Stunting Rate Using Analytical Hierarchy Process in Garut District by Mila Karmila, Ikeu Kania, Mochammad Iqbal Fadhlurrohman, Dena Ananda Hilmaniah

“…Therefore, in this research, the selected sub-criteria and alternatives are sub-criteria for RT drinking water management and alternative socialization that must be prioritized to reduce the garut stunting rate. In contrast to the RT Drinking Water Management Subcriteria, which has a weight of 550 and a consistency value of 0.0014 and is deemed consistent because the consistency value is less than 0.1, the Alternative Socialization Subcriteria has a weight of 361 and a consistency value of 0.02 and is also deemed consistent because the consistency value is less than 0.1. …”
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Contingent Negative Variation and Working Memory Maintenance in Adolescents with Low and High Motor Competencies by Sebastian Ludyga, Christian Herrmann, Manuel Mücke, Christian Andrä, Serge Brand, Uwe Pühse, Markus Gerber

“…Cluster-based permutation testing further revealed increased iCNV in adolescents with higher motor competencies. In contrast, there was no difference in tCNV between groups. …”
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Prevalence and pattern of mental disorders in the state of West Bengal: Findings from the National Mental Health Survey of India 2016 by Sukanto Sarkar, Aniruddha Basu, Sucharita Mandal, Pavithra Jayashankar, Pradeep K. Saha, Raghunath Misra, Debasish Sinha, Rajarshi Neogi, Soumyadeep Saha, Vivek Benegal, Girish N. Rao, Mathew Varghese, Gopalkrishna Gururaj

“…In West Bengal, severe mental illness is more concentrated in the rural areas in contrast to the national trend. Also, the prevalence of alcohol use disorder is 3.04 (2.96–3.13 95% CI) and epilepsy is 0.03 (0.27–0.29 95% CI), which is less than the national average. …”
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Involvement of the Ubiquitin-Proteasome System in the Formation of Experimental Postsurgical Peritoneal Adhesions by Clara Di Filippo, Pasquale Petronella, Fulvio Freda, Marco Scorzelli, Marco Ferretti, Sivestro Canonico, Francesco Rossi, Michele D'Amico

“…In the adhered tissue an increased values of ubiquitin and the 20S proteasome subunit, NFkB, IL-6, TNF-α and decreased values of IkB-beta were found. In contrast, bortezomib-treated rats showed a decreased number of peritoneal adhesions, decreased values of ubiquitin and the 20S proteasome, NFkB, IL-6, TNF-α, and increased levels of IkB-beta in the adhered peritoneal tissue. …”
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Unique laparoscopic emergency management of traumatic obstructed abdominal wall hernia: A case report and review of literature by Arwa M. Aljuhani, Ghaith A. Al Saied, Arjmand Reyaz, Mohammed A. Alkahlan, Ibrahim M. Aljohani, Muhammed M. Abukhater

“…First, a focused assessment with sonography for trauma (FAST) was performed, which revealed minimal free fluid in the abdomen. Subsequent contrast-enhanced IV computed tomography (CT) scan confirmed a 3.6-cm left lateral abdominal wall defect with herniation of short segments of the large and small bowel loops and adjacent subcutaneous fluid. …”
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Metamorphoses of memory of the the Russian-Serbian Brotherhood of War in Modern Serbia by A. Yu. Timofeev

“…Despite the stability of Serbian-Russian shared historical memory, the attitudes of both countries towards World wars differ. There is a huge contrast in the perception of the First and Second World War in Russian and Serbian societies. …”
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Strategic foresight framework for addressing agency in sustainability transitions: a co-creation approach by Cristian Matti, Laurent Bontoux, Kathrine Jensen

“…The conclusions and recommendations stress the need for strong government leadership, multilevel coordination, the roll out of systemic policy mixes and a new social contract underpinned by democratic governance. The flexibility of the methodological approach allows adaptation to different institutional contexts through co-creation while maintaining coherence in how agency dealt with. …”
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In Vivo and In Vitro Studies Assessing the Antiviral Efficacy of Double Combinations Against Coxsackievirus B Infection by Adelina Stoyanova, Simeon Galabov, Vadim Makarov, Angel S. Galabov

“…The results show increased susceptibility of the virus isolates to the partner compounds in double CAA combinations. In contrast, virus isolates from the monotherapeutic groups manifested a diminished susceptibility to their respective compound, which signals the development of drug resistance. …”
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Lipid and Bile Acid Dysmetabolism in Crohn’s Disease by Koji Uchiyama, Hisashi Kishi, Wataru Komatsu, Masanori Nagao, Shuji Ohhira, Gen Kobashi

“…Similarly, the impairment of the terminal ileum also induces fatty acid malabsorption, which may influence the role of fatty acids in Crohn’s disease. In contrast, a recent study reported that multidrug resistance protein 1 (MDR1) regulated effector T-cell function in the ileum from bile acid-driven oxidative stress and MDR1 loss of function in a subset of patients with Crohn’s disease. …”
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Subtype-specific role for Jagged1 in promoting or inhibiting breast tumor formation by Wen-Cheng Chung, Wei Wang, Lavanya Challagundla, Charles D. Moore, Sean E. Egan, Keli Xu

“…Here we report that deletion of Jagged1 in the mammary epithelium of virgin mice led to expansion of the mammary stem cell (MaSC) compartment and defective luminal differentiation associated with decreased expression of the progesterone receptor (PR). In contrast, deletion of Jagged1 in alveolar cells of pregnant mice had no effect on alveolar and lactogenic differentiation or post-lactational involution. …”
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Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Flexible Hysterofiberscopic Findings of a Uterine Adenofibroma: Case Report and Literature Review by Hideki Watanabe, Naoya Harada, Ichiro Nobuhara, Noriko Haruta, Yumi Higashiura, Shioka Watanabe

“…A 75-year-old nulliparous asymptomatic woman presented with a uterine polyp, which exhibited punctate heterogeneous hyperintensity or islands of isointense-to-hypointense signals on T2-weighted magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), hypointense signals on T1-weighted images (T1WI), and a little enhancement on contrast-enhanced T1WI. Flexible hysterofiberscopy revealed a red-pink polyp with a white-yellow, cobblestone-like surface easily deformed by perfusion fluid. …”
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Fetal Bradyarrhythmias: A Comprehensive Update on Current Knowledge by Maria Elisa Martini Albrecht, Larissa Keren de Azevedo Teixeira, Edward Araujo Júnior, Nathalie Jeanne Bravo-Valenzuela, Roberta Granese

“…Second-trimester physiological transient bradycardia is characterized by temporary decelerations in fetal heart rate that resolve spontaneously to normal rhythm without requiring treatment or follow-up. In contrast, isolated or immune-mediated complete atrioventricular block may progress rapidly to hydrops, requiring close monitoring, medical intervention, and, in some cases, early delivery. …”
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An Inflammatory Pseudotumor Arising from Pterygopalatine Fossa with Invasion to the Maxillary Sinus and Orbital Cavity by Hidenori Yokoi, Takuya Yazawa, Yuma Matsumoto, Tetsuya Ikeda, Masachika Fujiwara, Yasuo Ohkura, Naoyuki Kohno

“…CT images showed a neoplastic lesion that invaded to the maxillary sinus and orbital cavity, with the left pterygopalatine fossa as the principal site, and also showed contrast effects. To obtain a definitive diagnosis from histopathological analysis, the lesion was biopsied, and she was diagnosed as the inflammatory pseudotumor with the immunohistochemical study and multiplex polymerase chain reaction-based clonality assays. …”
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HGL: A hybrid global-local load balancing routing scheme for the Internet of Things through satellite networks by Ziluan Liu, Jiangsheng Li, Yanru Wang, Xin Li, Shanzhi Chen

“…Numerical simulations indicate that in contrast to single-strategy schemes, hybrid global-local load balancing routing scheme can more thoroughly eliminate congestion, and it performs better in measures such as packet loss rate, average queuing delay, traffic distribution, route oscillation, and communication overhead.…”
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Removal of phenol from water using fenchol-menthol hydrophobic deep eutectic solvent by Tan Chee Kee, Ng Yee-Sern, Pang Yean Ling, Hayyan Adeeb

“…The phenol removal process was highly sensitive to solution pH and solution-to-HDES ratio. In contrast, phenol removal was less affected by initial concentration and temperature. …”
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Systematic Characterization of Splicing Dysregulation in Pan Solid Tumor Transcriptome by Jingru Sui, Dan Guo, Xiao Wen, Lei Zhou, Yue Huang, Haoyu Yu, Jinyu Chen, Zhaoqi Liu

“…Cross‐cancer commonalities of splicing dysregulation are observed among digestive system neoplasms, renal‐associated tumors, and urogenital tumors. By contrast, brain tumors demonstrate a distinct splicing pattern with the highest ASE‐SF correlation. …”
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