IMAGE QUALITY ANALYSIS 4 CHAMBER SECTIONS OF CARDIAC MRI WITH AND WITHOUT UTILIZING SHIM VOLUME IN THE STEADY STATE FREE PRECESSION SEQUENCES by Clinton Johan Ade Wicaksono, Susy Suswaty, Nursama Heru Apriantoro, Ary Sasongko

“…Objective: To analyse the image quality of 4 chamber sections of Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging with and without the use of shim volume on Steady State Free Precession (SSFP) sequences so that it can determine the most optimum 4 chamber images to maintain the diagnostic value by physician. Method: This research is designed through quantitative analytic approach with experiment method. …”
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Carbochlorination Reduction Process of Waelz ZnO: Characterization of Resulting ZnO-Based Oxides by Lorena Alcaraz, Belén Sotillo, Paloma Fernández, Félix A. López

“…Several experiments have been conducted with the aim of obtaining samples with potential end applications. …”
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Smart touchless palm sensing via palm adjustment and dynamic registration by Dandan Fan, Xu Liang, Chunsheng Zhang, Junan Chen, Baoyuan Wu, Wei Jia, David Zhang

“…In addition, we propose an edge-aware, rotation-invariant region of interest alignment method, which ensures spatial alignment for any given palm across its different samples, even under challenging conditions. …”
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“Hang Ups, Let Downs, Bad Breaks, Setbacks”: Impact of Structural Socioeconomic Racism and Resilience on Cognitive Change Over Time for Persons Racialized as Black by Paris B. Adkins-Jackson, Boeun Kim, César Higgins Tejera, Tiffany N. Ford, Ariana N. Gobaud, Kyler J. Sherman-Wilkins, Indira C. Turney, Justina F. Avila-Rieger, Kendra D. Sims, Safiyyah M. Okoye, Daniel W. Belsky, Tanisha G. Hill-Jarrett, Laura Samuel, Gabriella Solomon, Jack H. Cleeve, Gilbert Gee, Roland J. Thorpe, Deidra C. Crews, Rachel R. Hardeman, Zinzi D. Bailey, Sarah L. Szanton, Jennifer J. Manly

“…Introduction: Older adults racialized as Black experience higher rates of dementia than those racialized as White. …”
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Effect of Chemical Processed Barley Grain (Hordeum vulgare) Through Steam Infrared Flaking on Productive and Parameters of Ruminal Fermentation in Holstein Lactating Cows by Amir Honarmand, Seyed Alireza Vakili, Mohsen Danesh Mesgarani, Abdolmansour Tahmasebi

“…Plant extract through the selective effect on certain rumen bacteria and the attachment and pattern of their colonization of starchy grain such as barley grain may alter starch degradation.Materials and Methods: To prepare Acanthophyllum (Ap) extract, 1 Kg of dried sample was solved in 5 liter distilled water and manually mixed for 48 h at 30 min hiatuses. …”
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Investigation of distribution and the loss assessment of Helicoverpa armigera in bean fields of Markazi Province. by sedighe ashtari, mazaher yousefi, Gholam Reza Goodarzi

“…Therefore, considering that the population of this pest has increased in bean fields in recent years and it has caused damage, and so far no research project has been conducted on this pest in this province, the distribution and damage rate of this pest was investigated. Materials and MethodsThe project was carried out in bean farms in Khomein, Arak, Milajerd, Khondab and Shazand cities for two years. …”
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CAV1 promotes epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition (EMT) and chronic renal allograft interstitial fibrosis by activating the ferroptosis pathway by Qianguang Han, Bin Ni, Wei Bao, Junqi Zhang, Ming Zheng, Jinxu Miu, Zijie Wang, Jingwen Yuan, Jun Tao, Zhijian Han, Min Gu, Xiaobing Ju, Ruoyun Tan

“…However, the mechanism by which ferroptosis contributes to the onset and progression of CAD remains unclear.MethodsThis study analyzed transcriptome data from renal transplant biopsy samples in the Gene Expression Omnibus (GEO), through clinical samples, animal models, and cell experiments, this study investigated the mechanism by which Caveolin-1 (CAV1) promotes CAD through the regulation of the ferroptosis pathway.ResultsThe elevated levels of CAV1 were found to positively correlate with CAD incidence. …”
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The effect of cigarette smoking and heated tobacco products on different denture materials; an in vitro study by Sara F. El Shafei, Ayman H. Amin, Eman G. Abdelghaffar, Sara Moataz, Fatma Makkeyah, Mohamed Shamel, Mahmoud Al Ankily

“…The surface roughness of the disc-shaped samples was measured before and after the experiment using the JITAI8101 surface roughness tester (Beijing Jitai Tech Detection Device Co., Ltd, China), and the color parameters were assessed before and after the experiment using VITA Easyshade Advance 4.01 (VITA shade, VITA made, VITA). …”
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Optimization of Aquoues Two-phase Extraction Process of Lutein from Physalis pnbescens by Response Surface Methodology and Its Antioxidant Activities Analysis by Xia WENG

“…Objective: The ethanol-ammonium sulfate aqueous two-phase extraction of lutein from Physalis pubescens was studied, and the antioxidant activity of lutein was further discussed. Method: The effects of ammonium sulfate mass fraction, ethanol mass fraction, and sample solution mass fraction on phase ratio, distribution coefficient, and extraction rate were examined by single factor experiments. …”
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The effect of a suggested recreational accompanying music program in reducing the degree of depression in orphaned children by Rana Turky Dr. Intisar Kadhum

“…The research aimed to identify the impact of the proposed recreational program accompanying music in reducing the degree of depression in orphaned children                                                                                                  The authors hypothesized that there was a statistically significant difference between pretest and post-test of the depression scale for children and in favor of post-test                                                                        The research was carried out on a sample of orphans of the upper flowers of the orphans in Karrada and the number of (23) orphan children and the ages of 10-14 years and for the period (25-2-2019) and until (26-5-2019) in one of the halls of the upper flowers of the orphanage                                                                                                                2-Research Methodology and Field Procedures: The two researchers used the experimental method of analog samples with experimental design with pre- and post-test for one group. …”
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Assessment of efficacy of platelet-rich plasma application in regeneration of the facial nerve in rabbits by Gardašević Milka F., Petković-Ćurčin Aleksandra, Vojvodić Danilo V., Marjanović Uroš, Đurđević Dragan, Jović Saša, Vulović Dejan, Matijević Stevo

“…Each group had two subgroups based on the duration of the experiment (six and ten weeks). A part of the dissected nerve in the length of 5 mm was subjected to histologic verification, where the number of axons and Schwann cells was determined and expressed numerically based on the histological sample of the tissue of the observed nerve. …”
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In vivo microcomputed tomography visualization of a hepatocellular carcinoma orthotopic model using a contrast based on LaF3:Ce(5 %)Tb(15 %) nanoparticles by D. V. Khodakova, A. S. Goncharova, K. S. Eremin, S. V. Gurova, Z. M. Gadzhimagomedova, O. E. Polozhentsev, A. V. Galina, A. A. Shulga, I. V. Golovinov, T. M. Kecheryukova

“…To investigate the effectiveness of a new contrast agent based on LaF3:Ce(5 %)Tb(15 %) nanoparticles on a hepatocellular carcinoma orthotopic model.Materials and methods. The experiment was performed on female BALB/c Nude mice. …”
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Evaluating Trichoderma-containing Biofungicide and Grafting for Productivity and Plant Health of Triploid Seedless Watermelon in California’s Commercial Production by Fayrouz Buojaylah, Yaritza Castrejon, Zheng Wang

“…However, no significant soilborne fungal pathogens were found in the 2023 experiment. In both trials, the effects of Trichoderma-containing biofungicides and their application methods on preventing vine decline, maintaining canopy coverage, and enhancing fruit yield and quality were not as remarkable as grafting. …”
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Migration and health literacy: a qualitative analysis of health literacy among Africans from refugee backgrounds in Australia by Prince Peprah, Jane Lloyd, Lydia Gitau, Mark Harris

“…A constant comparative and thematic analysis method-guided data analysis. Results Three themes were identified, demonstrating the multifaceted connections between health literacy, culture, religion, experiences, and language. …”
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Bioinformatics and experimental validation identify biomarkers for diagnosing Alzheimer’s disease by Hui Liu, Hui Liu, Chenye Li, Congchen Zhai, Congchen Zhai, Mei Li, Lan Ma

“…Finally, we focused on the common upstream transcription factor c-Myc among the hub genes and conducted clinical experiments to validate its potential. Serum samples were collected from 41 AD patients treated at the Second Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University between October 2023 and November 2024, along with 41 control subjects. …”
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T3 and T4 autoantibodies: emerging biomarkers for evaluating thyroid disorders by Jiameng Liu, Chaoming Mao, Xueqian Mao, Xi Wang, Tingting Zheng, Liyang Dong, Yufei Mao, Yufei Mao

“…Introduction and objectivesThe clinical significance of thyroid hormone autoantibodies, specifically triiodothyronine autoantibodies (T3-Ab) and thyroxine autoantibodies (T4-Ab), is not well understood due to current detection method limitations. This study investigated the clinical utility of T3-Ab and T4-Ab as biomarkers for thyroid function by developing a Magnetic Chemiluminescent Immunoassay (MCLIA) kit.MethodsA chemiluminescent immunoassay kit was developed using magnetic nanomicroparticles conjugated with T3 or T4 antigens. …”
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MSO‐DETR: Metric space optimization for few‐shot object detection by Haifeng Sima, Manyang Wang, Lanlan Liu, Yudong Zhang, Junding Sun

“…In addition, the design of metric space might be interfered with by the background noise of training samples. To tackle these issues, we propose a metric space optimisation method based on hyperbolic geometry attention and class‐agnostic activation maps. …”
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Taste quantitative evaluation of Fuding white tea by CHEN Zhida, ZHOU Hui, CHEN Xinghua, LIN Naishe, HE Puming, TU Youying

“…At the same time, the umami, bitterness and astringency of white tea samples were graded by the method of taste equivalent quantification evaluation. …”
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Photoacoustic Imaging with a Finite-Size Circular Integrating Detector by Shan Gao, Xili Jing, Mengyu Fang, Jingru Zhao, Tianrun Zhang

“…The existing studies typically assume that the PSF is known or obtained through experiments. This study proposes a method for extracting the PSF based on the polar coordinate system. …”
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Preliminary results of a multidimensional approach to screen for frailty in community-dwelling older adults of eight Italian regions: the SUNFRAIL+ study by Vincenzo De Luca, Clara Donnoli, Valeria Formosa, Edoardo Carnevale, Michele Bisogno, Lola Patumi, Lisa Leonardini, Paola Obbia, Ernesto Palummeri, Manuela Ruatta, Anna Maddalena Basso, Marcello Minichini, Daniela Adamo, Dario Bruzzese, Lorenzo Mercurio, Michele Virgolesi, Stefano Toccoli, Simona Sforzin, Fortunata Denisi, Moira Borgioli, Marino Dell’Acqua, Valentina Cacciapuoti, Guido Iaccarino, Giuseppe Liotta, Maddalena Illario

“…Frailty can be prevented, reversed or mitigated by early screening for frailty risk in community-dwelling older adults, allowing for preventive interventions on clinical and social determinants.ObjectivesThe present article reports the preliminary results of the SUNFRAIL+ study multidimensional cascade assessment in a group of community-dwelling older adults of 8 Italian regions aimed to stratify the population according to the needs of care at the first administration, integrated with the quality of life (QoL) assessment to evaluate the impact of early, integrated care.MethodsThe SUNFRAIL+ study performed a multidimensional assessment of community-dwelling older adults by linking elements of the SUNFRAIL frailty assessment tool with an in-depth assessment of biopsychosocial domains of frailty, through validated questionnaires and physical tests.ResultsThe sample consisted of 743 participants (279 males and 464 females). …”
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