Enhancing Plasma Electrolytic Oxidation (PEO) Coatings on Magnesium Alloys: The Critical Role of Surface Pretreatments by Arash Fattah‐alhosseini, Abdelhameed Fardosi, Alireza Askari, Minoo Karbasi, Burak Dikici, Mosab Kaseem

“…By refining these processes, researchers can unlock new pathways for enhancing the durability and functionality of Mg alloys in extreme environments, expanding their industrial applicability.…”
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Comprehensive Analysis of Stability and Variability of DNA Minimal I-Motif Structures by Koudai Ashida, Ayumi Kitabayashi, Kazuki Nishiyama, Shu-ichi Nakano

“…Cytosine-rich DNA sequences form i-motif structures associated with various cellular functions including gene regulation. DNA sequences containing consecutive C residues are widely deemed essential for i-motif formation; however, some sequences lacking C-tracts have been reported to form minimal i-motif structures. …”
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Developmental Transfer of Microplastic Particles from Larval to Adult Stages of the Drone Fly <i>Eristalis tenax</i> by Malik Abdulla, Jaimie C. Barnes, Oliver M. Poole, Karl R. Wotton, Eva Jimenez-Guri

“…Plastic pollution poses significant risks to biodiversity by introducing toxic chemicals and disrupting biological functions. The drone fly, <i>Eristalis tenax</i>, is perhaps the most globally widespread hoverfly. …”
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Foliar application of nano NPK fertilizer improves physiological activities and essential oil production in Coleus aromaticus Benth. (Ajwain Patta) by Sufina Akhter, Sana, Tariq Aftab, M. Masroor A. Khan, M. Naeem

“…Furthermore, essential oil content and yield increased markedly by 140 % and 234 %, respectively, under this treatment, demonstrating that Nano NPK effectively stimulates secondary metabolism in medicinal plants. …”
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Changes in Upper Airway Space in a Patient with Pycnodysostosis Following Primary Surgery and Orthodontic Treatment: A 12-Year Follow-Up Case Report by Edoardo Staderini, Beatrice Castellano, Gioele Gioco, Anna Schiavelli, Davide Gentile

“…This study reports the long-term morphological and functional changes in the upper airway of a PDS patient following adenotonsillectomy and uvulopalatoplasty at an early age (3.6 years) and orthodontic camouflage in late mixed dentition (10 years). …”
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Promoting surgical pin performance: Chitosan and hydroxyapatite -based nano-composite coatings for antimicrobial and corrosion protection by Muhammad Shoaib Butt, Romana Afsheen, Hina Saeed, Nauman Javed, Abdul Ghaffar

“…FTIR analysis was used to verify the presence of newly added polymeric functional groups. An X-ray Diffraction analysis was carried out to determine the size of crystallites. …”
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Unraveling the Impact of Microplastic–Tetracycline Composite Pollution on the Moon Jellyfish <i>Aurelia aurita</i>: Insights from Its Microbiome by Xuandong Wu, Hongze Liao, Xiaoyong Zhang, Zhenhua Ma, Zhilu Fu

“…Metabolic pathway analysis demonstrated perturbations in key functional categories including cellular processes and environmental signal transduction. …”
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Work-related stress among primary healthcare workers by Ilić Radovan, Popović Jovana, Marković Vladan, Nemec Vesna, Milošević Miloš

“…The variance analysis demonstrated that there were statistically significant differences (p < 0.00) between the effects of educational variables (F = 11.68), workplace (F = 14.07) and work time (F = 9.16) on overall stress. …”
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Differences in parameter estimates derived from various methods for the ORYZA (v3) Model by Jun-wei TAN, Qing-yun DUAN, Wei GONG, Zhen-hua DI

“…The results showed that there were substantial differences between the parameter estimates derived by the different methods, and they had strong effects on model predictions. The parameter estimates given by the frequentist methods were obviously sensitive to initial values, and the extent of the sensitivity varied with algorithms and objective functions. …”
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Impact of anthropogenic landscape transformation on soil fertility and diversity of carabid beetles and butterflies in Poland by Katarzyna Szyszko-Podgórska, Joanna Ukalska, Krzysztof Ukalski, Marek Kondras

“…Anthropogenic landscape transformation, including urbanization and intensive agriculture, significantly affects the structure and functioning of ecosystems. The result of these changes is the disruption of species population dynamics and a decline in biodiversity. …”
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Ultrasound-assisted fermentation and microencapsulation of corn gluten meal-rice bran mixture enhance nutritional quality, bioactive stability, and gut delivery by Shuai Zhang, Shun Cui, Qining Li, Xin Zheng, Jingsheng Liu

“…Furthermore, in vivo experiments were conducted to examine the regulatory effects of P-C-FCRM on the gut microbiota of chicks. …”
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Regulatory role of LncRNA FMR1-AS1 in the pathogenesis of alzheimer’s disease based on bioinformatics and in vitro experimental validation by Xiang Yu, Hao Cai, Cai He, Zhong Ouyang, Yongchang Li, Liang Chen

“…These results demonstrate that FMR1-AS1 exerts neuroprotective effects by regulating apoptosis, oxidative stress, and Tau pathology. …”
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Existence and Uniqueness Analysis for (<i>k</i>, <i>ψ</i>)-Hilfer and (<i>k</i>, <i>ψ</i>)-Caputo Sequential Fractional Differential Equations and Inclusions with Non-Separated Bou... by Furkan Erkan, Nuket Aykut Hamal, Sotiris K. Ntouyas, Jessada Tariboon

“…Numerical examples are provided to illustrate the applicability and effectiveness of the theoretical findings.…”
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Factors influencing the combined performance of hot-rolled bimetallic composite plates prepared via hot compression by QIN Qin, DENG Jun-chao, ZANG Yong, XIE Lu, ZHU Xue-hui

“…The hot-compression process of the 316L/Q345R system was simulated on its atom structure model. The potential functions of the embedded-atom method were employed to describe the interaction between Fe, Cr, and Ni. …”
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Unraveling the Complexities of Severe Dengue: Exploring Transfusion Avoidance Strategies with Management of Hematological, Radiological Parameters, Clinical Features by Ranbeer Singh, Chhaviraj Singh, Swati Singh, Puja Singh

“…While plasma leakage and a drop in platelet count are possible side effects of severe dengue, not all patients suffer from them. …”
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Genetic variation, structural analysis, and virulence implications of BimA and BimC in clinical isolates of Burkholderia pseudomallei in Thailand by Charlene Mae Salao Cagape, Rathanin Seng, Natnaree Saiprom, Sarunporn Tandhavanant, Claire Chewapreecha, Usa Boonyuen, T. Eoin West, Narisara Chantratita

“…We found that all isolates retained these functions. These findings enhance our understanding of the prevalence of BimABp and BimC variants and their implications for B. pseudomallei virulence.…”
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Gene expression profiling and pathway analysis in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma: focus on disulfidptosis by Yajun Tong, Site Bai, Ludi Ou, Qiang Zhou, Songlian Liu, Leilan Yin, Kewei Tang, Ling Long, Qinghua Yin

“…Using multi-omics data from the Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) (n = 500) and Gene Expression Omnibus (GEO) cohorts (n = 270), we performed unsupervised consensus clustering, functional enrichment, immune deconvolution, and survival analyses to identify DRG-driven molecular subtypes. …”
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Who is in the driving seat? Assessing innovation performance feedback and digital transformation of manufacturing enterprises by Dongwei Li, Jaffar Abbas, Haojun Wang, Khalid Al-Sulaiti, Bei Lyu

“…In addition, if the CEO has both functional diversity and digital literacy, CEO power's strengthening effect on the relationship between innovation expectation gap and enterprise digital transformation can also be enhanced. …”
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On the thermodynamic properties and nanostructuration of the 1-alkyl-3-methylimidazolium trifluoromethanesulfonate series by Rodrigo M.A. Silva, Ana I.M.C. Lobo Ferreira, Luís M.N.B.F. Santos

“…The volatility, heat capacity, and thermal behavior were used to explore the effect of alkyl size and anion nature in the thermodynamic properties of ionic liquids (ILs) by measuring the 1-alkyl-3-methylimidazolium trifluoromethanesulfonate series ([CnC1im][OTf], with n = 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12). …”
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Oxidative dehydrogenation of ethane to ethylene with CO2 via Mg-Al spinel catalysts: Insight into dehydrogenation mechanism by Qinglin Du, Xiaoyu Zhang, Feng Wang, Wenqiang Liu

“…Mechanistic studies revealed that CO2 activation primarily occurs through the reverse water-gas shift reaction, and density functional theory calculations identified the doped metal ions as the principal active sites for ethane activation. …”
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