A usability evaluation framework for a mobile application in supporting home-based rehabilitation for stroke patients: A qualitative study by Shih-Ying Chien

“…Conclusions Satisfaction and performance surveys and qualitative data analysis revealed that most participants described the interface design of the app as intuitive and easy to use. Although some functions presented challenges, there was still a high level of satisfaction among both groups. …”
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Stabilization of caffeine-loaded nanoliposomes via chitosan coating and spray drying for application in food products by Zahra Mehrabi-Khozani, Seid Mahdi Jafari, Khashayar Sarabandi, Atefe Rezaei, Yahya Maghsoudlou

“…Under different storage conditions (4 °C, 25 °C, 70 °C, and freeze-thaw), freeze-thaw stress had the most detrimental effect on structural stability and unintended CAF release. …”
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Spatial relationships between macrophyte assemblages, water and sediment features in deep lakes by Alice Dalla Vecchia, Rossano Bolpagni, Alex Laini, Daniele Nizzoli, Mariano Bresciani, Mattia Martin Azzella, Martin Wilkes

“…Beyond light availability, sediment features (TP and organic matter content) emerged as significant in determining the arrangement of macrophytes in relation to depth, offering a more informed view of macrophyte spatial processes and their functional implications in deep lakes.…”
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Enhancing Process Efficiency in Industry Through Statistical Process Control: Study of Aspartyl Phenylalanine Methyl Ester by Mostafa Essam Eissa

“…The Anderson-Darling test was reapplied to the transformed data to evaluate the effectiveness of these transformations in achieving normality. …”
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Adaptive Resistance of <i>Staphylococcus aureus</i> to Cefquinome Sulfate in an In Vitro Pharmacokinetic Model with Transcriptomic Insights by Yue Hu, Hao Zhu, Xingbo Zhang, Yuhui Wu, Jingtao Li, Nan Li, Zhanbo Cai, Yuhui Yang

“…Cefquinome sulfate has a strong killing effect against <i>Staphylococcus aureus</i> (<i>S. aureus</i>), but bacterial resistance has become increasingly widespread. …”
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Nitrogen addition promotes the coupling of deep soil carbon and nitrogen under different vegetation restoration types in the Chinese Loess Plateau by Shihao Gong, Xiaoxia Zhang, Hengshuo Zhang, Lianwei Gao, Tonggang Zha

“…Carbon-nitrogen coupling is important to maintain various functions in forest ecosystems and is thus, an important indicator of forest ecosystem health. …”
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Investigating atmospheric implications for the reaction of ●OH with CH2=C(CH3)-CX3, X=(H,F): Perspective on future refrigerant by Cho Louis Akenji, Olivier Holtomo, Tabod Charles Tabod

“…The global warming potentials (GWPs) of MP and tFMP, obtained using their atmospheric lifetimes and REs, yielded low values over the time horizon times 20, 100, and 500 years. The functional group -CF3 showed lowering effect of GWP. …”
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Comparison of Thermal Conductivity and Long-Term Change of Building Insulation Materials According to Accelerated Laboratory Test Methods of ISO 11561 and EN 13166 Standard by Jin-Hee Kim, Sang-Myung Kim, Jun-Tae Kim

“…They are combined with layers of other types of thermal insulation and/or one or both of the surfaces are covered with coatings, facings, membranes or other surface skins, all serving some functional purpose depending on the product application. …”
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NFIC suppressed the epithelial ovarian cancer via modulating the balance of PTEN/TGFβ1/EGR1/BRD4 and SP1/EZH2 induced Inhibition of TBX2/MMPs signaling by Yanan Ren, Ren Xu, Di Zhang, Luyang Su, Ying Jin, Na Li, Yazhuo Wang

“…NFIC inhibited the migration and proliferation of SKOV3 cells, while TBX2 promoted it; NFIC functioned through TGFβ1 and PTEN, and their inhibition promoted the migration and proliferation of SKOV3 cells. …”
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Impact of pH-Responsive Cisplatin/Ribavirin-Loaded Monodispersed Magnetic Silica Nanocomposite on A549 Lung Cancer Cells by Dana Almohazey, Vijaya Ravinayagam, Hatim Dafalla, Rabindran Jermy Balasamy

“…Subsequently, it was wrapped with chitosan (Chi, 0.6 wt/vol%), functionalized with 5% wt/wt cisplatin (Cp)/ribavarin (Rib) and angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE-2) (1.0 μL/mL). …”
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Investigation of the relationship between chronic hepatitis B and tuberculosis using bioinformatics and systems biology approaches by Jinyi He, Xinyi Zhou, Danning Zhang, Yifei Cai, Hongyuan Pan, Tengda Huang, Fang He

“…Our findings may contribute to the development of integrated strategies to manage HBV infection and TB more effectively.…”
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Results of endovascular correction of atrial septal defect and early heart remodeling in children of preschool and school age by R. S. Tarasov, P. A. Shushpannikov, V. I. Ganyukov, I. N. Sizova

“…The following indicants were assessed during hospitalization: the success of the intervention, hospital complications, functional data characterizing CR according to echocardiography before and after the correction of the defect.Results. …”
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Proteomic and In Silico Analyses Highlight Complement System’s Role in Bladder Cancer Immune Regulation by Tuğcan Korak, İbrahim Halil Baloğlu, Murat Kasap, Elif Damla Arisan, Gurler Akpinar, Serdar Arisan

“…Protein network analysis and hub protein detection were performed using Cytoscape (v.3.10.3), while functional annotation was carried out using EnrichR. …”
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Evaluation of Clinical Efficiency of Cardioprotective Therapy in Patients with Acute Myocardial Infarction by I. D. Astrakhantseva, A. S. Vorobyov, K. Yu. Nikolayev, I. A. Urvantseva

“…The combined use of atorvastatin 80 mg/day for a month from the onset of STEMI and a single intravenous injection of metoprolol tartrate (5–15 mg) in the acute phase of STEMI before PCI showed the most significant effects in the prevention of the development of structural and functional myocardial disorders and clinically severe heart failure, and also caused the minimal serum activity of cardiomarkers in the third group of patients in comparison with the first and second groups of patients without this drug combination. …”
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Crosstalk with infant-derived Th17 cells, as well as exposure to IL-22 promotes maturation of intestinal epithelial cells in an enteroid model by Zohreh Sharafian, Zohreh Sharafian, Paula T. Littlejohn, Paula T. Littlejohn, Paula T. Littlejohn, Christina Michalski, Christina Michalski, James A. Sousa, James A. Sousa, Janelle Cheung, Mariana Hill, Mariana Hill, Hannah Piper, Kevan Jacobson, Kevan Jacobson, Pascal M. Lavoie, Pascal M. Lavoie, Joannie M. Allaire, Bruce A. Vallance, Bruce A. Vallance

“…Exactly how this immaturity affects key epithelial functions and their interactions with nearby immune cells remains an understudied area of research, partly due to limited access to non-diseased infant gut tissues. …”
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COVID-19 on patients with immune-mediated rheumatic disease: a comparative study of disease activity, fatigue, and psychological distress over six months by Claudia Marques, Marcelo M. Pinheiro, Jennifer Lopes, Sandra Lúcia Euzébio Ribeiro, Mary Vânia Marinho de Castro, Lilian David de Azevedo Valadares, Aline Ranzolin, Nicole Pamplona Bueno de Andrade, Rafaela Cavalheiro do Espírito Santo, Nafice Costa Araújo, Cintya Martins Vieira, Valéria Valim, Flavia Patricia Sena Teixeira Santos, Laurindo Ferreira da Rocha, Adriana Maria Kakehasi, Ana Paula Monteiro Gomides Reis, Edgard Torres dos Reis-Neto, Gecilmara Salviato Pileggi, Gilda Aparecida Ferreira, Licia Maria Henrique da Mota, Odirlei Monticielo, Ricardo Machado Xavier

“…Post-COVID-19 worsening in RA patients correlated with medical global assessment (MGA) and CDAI scores, with a moderate to large effect size. Diabetes mellitus showed a positive association (OR = 7.15), while TNF inhibitors had a protective effect (OR = 0.51). …”
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In PD-1+ human colon cancer cells NIVOLUMAB promotes survival and could protect tumor cells from conventional therapies by Nicola Normanno, Fabiana Tatangelo, Piera Maiolino, Stefania Scala, Caterina Ieranò, Dario Righelli, Crescenzo D'Alterio, Maria Napolitano, Luigi Portella, Giuseppina Rea, Federica Auletta, Sara Santagata, Anna Maria Trotta, Giuseppe Guardascione, Federica Liotti, Nella Prevete, Antonio Luciano, Antonio Barbieri, Annabella Di Mauro, Cristin Roma, Riziero Esposito Abate, Roberto Pacelli, Rosa Marina Melillo

“…In melanoma, liver, and thyroid cancer cells, intrinsic PD-1 signaling activates oncogenic functions, while in lung cancer cells, it has a tumor suppressor effect. …”
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Interest groups in Lithuania: dynamics of development and characteristics of institutionalization by Alvidas Lukošaitis

“…On the other - it implies functional inclusion of the interest groups into the decision-making process. …”
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The models of the impact of interactive relationship between thinking style and the format of the advertising message on advertisement attractiveness and purchase intention by mean... by Alireza Haddadi, Rosa Hendijani, Tahmores Hasangholi pour

“…The interactive effect of rational thinking with emotional message plus advertisement attractiveness on purchase intention had the highest overall effect.…”
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Neuropathological correlations of 18F-florzolotau PET in a case with Pick’s disease by Hisaomi Suzuki, Manabu Kubota, Shin Kurose, Kenji Tagai, Hironobu Endo, Mitsumoto Onaya, Yasuharu Yamamoto, Naruhiko Sahara, Masahiro Ohgidani, Chie Haga, Hiroya Hara, Haruhiko Akiyama, Keisuke Takahata, Makoto Higuchi

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