Effect of temperature cycles on the sleep-like state in Hydra vulgaris by Aya Sato, Manabu Sekiguchi, Koga Nakada, Taishi Yoshii, Taichi Q. Itoh

“…Specifically, the upper body can generate the sleep-like state in response to a single environmental cue. In contrast, the lower body did not respond to 12-h light–dark cycles at a constant temperature. …”
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Transport in reverse osmosis membranes: observations and comments on the pore flow model versus the solution‒diffusion model by Takeshi Matsuura, Michael D. Guiver, Woei Jye Lau, Ahmad Fauzi Ismail

“…The number of research papers on RO is growing. In contrast to the numerous publications on RO membrane preparation and applications, studies on transport mechanisms have been largely neglected. …”
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Effect of Titania Nano-additives on Fine and Ultrafine Carbonaceous Emissions during Flame Combustion of Diesel by Akshat Jain, Anirudha Ambekar, Thaseem Thajudeen

“…The detailed analysis of UFPs showed an increase in the TNC of particulates in sub-23 nm (22.92% for Ti100 BS and 39.16% for Ti100 BM) and super ultra-fine (96.46% for Ti100 BS, 100.83% for Ti100 BM, and 16.73% for Ti100 BM-BS) regions for nanofuel samples in contrast to neat diesel.…”
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Cesarean section and the gestational duration of subsequent pregnancies: A nationwide register-based cohort study. by Felix Evers, Christopher Flatley, Karin Ytterberg, Julius Juodakis, Pol Solé-Navais, Bo Jacobsson

“…This study shows that the main association between cesarean section and the gestational duration of the subsequent pregnancy is the prolonging of it, which stands in contrast with previous research on the topic.…”
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Psychometric properties of a physiotherapy care satisfaction scale using telerehabilitation in caregivers of pediatric patients during the COVID-19 pandemic by Jessica Liz Gonzalez Ccosi, Deysi Pedraza Ricra, Miguel Basauri-Delgado, Jacksaint Saintila

“…The first one-factor model with nine items did not fit satisfactorily based on the goodness-of-fit indices ( χ 2 / df  = 13.96, comparative fit index [CFI] = 0.963, non-normed fit index [NNFI] = 0.951, root mean square error of approximation [RMSEA] = 0.290 [0.265, 0.316], and standardized root mean square residual [SRMR] = 0.178). In contrast, the second one-factor model, which involved respecification of Items 6 and 7, was considered acceptable ( χ 2 / df  = 1.60, CFI = 0.998, NNFI = 0.998, RMSEA = 0.062 [0.021, 0.096], and SRMR = 0.057). …”
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Gastric Polyps and Atrophic Gastritis by I. Yu. Kolesnikova, A. S. Novikova

“…The H. pylori eradication, in contrast to anti-secretory therapy, allows the containment of chronic gastritis and is a critical measure in gastric cancer prevention.…”
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Identification of Adamkiewicz artery by 4D flow MRI and intra-arterial ultra-high-resolution CT angiography in preoperative assessment of patients with chronic aortic dissection: A... by Satoshi Higuchi, MD, PhD, Yuta Sato, MD, Hideki Ota, MD, PhD, Ryuichi Mori, RT, Yuki Ichinoseki, RT, Hitoshi Nemoto, RT, Shingo Kayano, RT, Kiichiro Kumagai, MD, PhD, Yoshikatsu Saiki, MD, PhD, Kei Takase, MD, PhD

“…In a 45-year-old man with chronic aortic dissection requiring thoracoabdominal aortic repair, conventional contrast-enhanced CT or MR angiography failed to detect AKA due to the large entry tear and an enlarged false lumen. …”
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Economic impact of fetal wastage and common diseases, along with their incidence rates and seasonal variations, at an abattoir in FCT, Nigeria. by Ibrahim Dauda Dauda, Abdulhakeem Binhambali, Abdurrahman Hassan Jibril, Zainab Oyiza Idris, Farhan Rhidor Akorede

“…The results indicated statistically significant seasonal variations in the incidence of Fasciolosis (FS), Paramphistomosis (PP), and FW, with p-values of 2.52x10^-10, 3.33x10^-9, and 0.003, respectively. In contrast, Tuberculosis (TB), Contagious Bovine Pleuropneumonia (CBPP), Dermatophilosis (DM), Abscess (AB), and Moneziasis (MZ) did not show significant seasonal variation. …”
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SIV Env RhmAbs + N-803 at ART initiation prolongs viral decay without disrupting reservoir establishment in SIV-infected infant macaques. by Omotayo Farinre, Tzoalli Anaya, Alexis C King, Kedan Endrias, Anne H Hébert, Alison L Hill, Sherrie Jean, Jennifer S Wood, Stephanie Ehnert, Shan Liang, Gregory M Laird, Rosemarie D Mason, Mario Roederer, Jeffrey T Safrit, Maud Mavigner, Ann Chahroudi

“…Following initiation of ART at 1-2 weeks after oral SIVmac251 infection, we observed biphasic decay of viremia, with first phase decay significantly faster in the ART + SIV RhmAbs-treated group compared to controls that received only ART. In contrast, the addition of N-803 to ART + SIV RhmAbs significantly slowed both the first and second phase viral decay compared to the ART only group. …”
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Integrated ejector cooling, PVT, and MGT system for smart building applications: An exergy and technoeconomic optimization study by Saber Ranjbar Golafshani, Ehsan Houshfar

“…Notably, the optimized system achieves a maximum annual exergy efficiency of 19.2 % and a minimum product cost of $17.71/MWh. In contrast, operational analysis shows an exergy efficiency of 11.31 % with a total product cost of $25.78/MWh. …”
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A Cryptographic Scheme for Construction of Substitution Boxes Using Quantic Fractional Transformation by Abid Mahboob, Muhammad Asif, Muhammad Nadeem, Aysha Saleem, Sayed M. Eldin, Imran Siddique

“…Then, to determine the effectiveness of the encryption scheme, use several tests such as contrast, correlation, homogeneity, entropy, and energy. …”
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A CLINICAL CASE OF HOSPITAL-ACQUIRED PNEUMONIA CAUSED BY KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIA, DUE TO CONTACT WITH A FAMILY MEMBER by N.D. Gerasymenko, N.I. Digtiar

“…Nosocomial pneumonia ranks 3rd among all infectious diseases that a patient can contract at a medical institution after urinary and wound inflammation and it is characterized by high mortality. …”
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Rethinking the <i>Unio Mystica</i>: From McGinn to Ibn ʿArabī by Arjun Nair

“…What purpose, for instance, can generic cross-cultural categories serve when they mean little or nothing to scholars in each tradition? By contrast, tradition-specific vocabularies are profuse and often difficult to represent in interlinguistic contexts without significant explanation. …”
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Factors Influencing QRIS Adoption in Warkops by Muhammad Zahran Nurendra, Liliana Inggrit Wijaya, Bobby Ardiansyahmiraja, Jun Kajee

“…Findings/Results: The analysis reveals that attitude, perceived ease of use, and perceived usefulness significantly impact the intention to use QRIS. In contrast, perceived security, risk, anxiety, and comfort do not significantly affect the intention to adopt QRIS. …”
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The application of magnifying endoscopy in the diagnosis of cervical lesions by Qing Li, Jue Wang, Tao Sun, Hongwei Zhang, Limei Chen, Qing Wang, Long Sui, Keqin Hua

“…Results: Colposcopy exhibited sensitivity rates of 23.08 % for diagnosing normal tissue, 10 % for low-grade squamous intraepithelial lesions (LSIL), 90 % for high-grade squamous intraepithelial lesions (HSIL), and 84.62 % for cervical cancer, with specificity rates of 93.94 %, 67.35 %, 71.43 %, and 100 %, respectively. In contrast, magnifying endoscopy demonstrated sensitivity rates of 42.31 %, 40 %, 90 %, and 92.31 % for normal tissue, LSIL, HSIL, and cervical cancer, respectively. …”
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Dependence of Climate and Carbon Cycle Response in Net Zero Emission Pathways on the Magnitude and Duration of Positive and Negative Emission Pulses by K. U. Jayakrishnan, Govindasamy Bala, Ken Caldeira

“…These changes increase with both the magnitude and duration of the emission and removal pulses. In contrast, hysteresis in the relationship between global mean surface temperature and cumulative carbon emissions increases with the magnitude but decreases with the duration of emission and removal pulses. …”
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Optimal timing for discontinuation of ERCP in cases of difficult selective biliary cannulation by Han Taek Jeong, Jimin Han

“…SBC success was achieved in 50% of cases at 3.3 minutes and in 90% at 12.1 minutes. In contrast, the PEP rate reached 10% after 7.9 minutes and 14.5% after 12.1 minutes. …”
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Association of killer immunoglobulin-like receptor genotypes and haplotypes with acute lymphoblastic leukemia risk by Jameel Al-Tamimi, Suliman Alomar, Ali Aljuaimlani, Lamjed Mansour

“…Results A significant high frequency of the two inhibitory KIR genes; 2DL1 (OR = 2.4; p  < 0.0001) and 3DL1 (OR = 10.87; p  = 0.0068) in ALL compared to healthy group was observed. In contrast, the activating 2DS4 gene was significantly higher in healthy controls (OR = 0.15, p  < 0.0001) compared to ALL patients. …”
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Experimental and numerical simulation of the attenuation effect of blast shock waves in tunnels at different altitudes by Changjiang Liu, Hujun Li, Zhen Wang, Yong He, Guokai Zhang, Mingyang Wang

“…The results showed that the peak overpressure decreased at the same measurement points in the tunnel entrance under the high altitude condition. In contrast, an increase in altitude accelerated the propagation speed of the shock wave in the tunnel. …”
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Improvement in Entrapment Efficiency and In Vitro Digestion Stability of Lutein by Zein Nanocarriers with Pepsin Hydrolysis by Yan Jiao, He Han, Ying Chang, Dajing Li, Asad Riaz

“…The optimal hydrolysis conditions, including the pepsin concentration (1.5%), temperature (55°C), and time (4 h), enhanced the entrapment efficiency (EE) of lutein by 93.82 ± 2.82% as compared to 85.18 ± 3.28% of the untreated zein, respectively. In contrast to LZN, LZHN had better structural characteristics, the average particle size decreases from 158.40 ± 3.22 nm to 112.2 ± 1.56 nm, and LZHN showed better dispersivity and zeta potential. …”
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