Location Method of Buried Polyethylene Gas Pipeline Based on Acoustic Signal Ellipse Method by Hanyu Zhang, Yang Li, Zhuo Xu, Ao Zhang, Xianfa Liu, Pengyao Sun, Xianchao Sun

“…Subsequently, the cross-correlation function is utilized to extract the delay times between the signals. …”
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Vascularized in vitro bone model as 3D quadruple culture with primary human osteoblasts, osteocytes, osteoclasts and endothelial cells by Katharina Wirsig, Nina Bürger, Lisa Fleischhauer, Nele Louisa Preuß, Anne Bernhardt

“…Moreover, it allows preclinical testing of bioactive factors, biomaterial extracts or drugs for translation into clinical practice without animal testing.…”
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Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and cardiovascular development from childhood to early adulthood: study protocol of the Niagara Longitudinal Heart Study by Terrance J Wade, Deborah D O’Leary, Kylie S Dempster, Adam J MacNeil, Danielle S Molnar, Jennifer McGrath, John Cairney

“…Integrating the stress process and biological embedding models, this study examines how psychosocial and physiological factors in addition to lifestyle factors explain the relationship between ACEs and CVH.Methods This follow-up study combines three baseline studies from 2007 to 2012 that collected CVH measures including child blood pressure, heart rate, left ventricular structure and function, arterial stiffness indices and baroreflex sensitivity on 564 children. …”
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The influence of the chosen method of anesthesia on the severity of postoperative cognitive dysfunction in patients with ophthalmic surgery by G.S. Dorofeeva

“…Reduction of cognitive functions in the postoperative period is gaining importance in the context of the insurance medicine introduction. …”
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CONSIDERATION OF PAVEMENT TYPE SERVICE LIFE CAPACITY FOR SUSTAINABLE INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT IN NIGERIA by Samuel Olugbenga Abejide, Jacob Adebayo Adedeji, Moamed Mostafa

“…Certainly, the success of any road pavement design practice is a function of various factors put together. Yet, the pros and cons of concrete pavement should not be seen from the perspective of a political drive but rather seen on the feasibility of achieving a reliable and sustainable pavement during the intended service life. …”
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A Review of Temporal Self-Perceptions Among Emerging Adults: The Significance of Demographics and a Global Crisis on Psychological and Achievement Benefits by Samantha L. McMichael, Virginia S. Y. Kwan

“…., changes in temporal self-perceptions over time and the relationship between temporal self-perceptions and longitudinal outcomes) and testing how these relationships function amidst a large-scale challenge (i.e., the COVID-19 pandemic). …”
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Significant association of estrogen receptor binding site variation with bipolar disorder in females. by Lisette Graae, Robert Karlsson, Silvia Paddock

“…Estrogen, one of the primary female sex hormones, mediates its effect mostly by binding to estrogen receptors (ERs). Nuclear ERs function as transcription factors and regulate gene transcription by binding to specific DNA sequences. …”
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NEW WAVEGUIDE METHOD FOR DIELECTRIC PARAMETER MEASUREMENT by Andrey D. Grigoriev

“…By means of the vector network analyzer the waveguide section reflection factor is measured. Objective function is de-termined as difference between calculated and measured module and phase of the reflection factor. …”
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Implementing a chatbot to promote hereditary breast & ovarian cancer genetic screening in women’s health: identifying barriers and facilitators to screening adoption by Easton N. Wollney, Shireen Madani Sims, Luisel J. Ricks-Santi, Elizabeth Eddy, Daniel Wiesman, Carla L. Fisher

“…Findings illustrate how each factor functioned as a facilitator and/or barrier in women’s uptake (e.g., technology being trusted for accuracy versus concerns for data privacy and security). …”
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Development of Geolocation-Based Employee Attendance Application on Android Mobile by Nisa Kurnia, April Lia Hananto, Tukino Tukino, Shofa Shofiah Hilabi

“…Most functions achieved a 100% pass rate, but two test cases for attendance check in/out failed due to GPS location inaccuracies, highlighting the impact of device and environmental factors. …”
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Stem cells in regenerative medicine: Unlocking therapeutic potential through stem cell therapy, 3D bioprinting, gene editing, and drug discovery by Idris Zubairu Sadiq, Fatima Sadiq Abubakar, Babangida Sanusi Katsayal, Bashiru Ibrahim, Auwal Adamu, Mohammed Aliyu Usman, Mukhtar Aliyu, Mukhtar Adeiza Suleiman, Aliyu Muhammad

“…This paper provides a comprehensive exploration of SCs, transcription factors, diverse therapeutic applications of these cells as well as their role in the fields of tissue engineering, 3D bioprinting, 3D culture systems, gene editing, disease modeling, and drug discovery and testing.…”
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Total Alkaloids of Rhizoma Corydalis regulates gut microbiota and restores gut immune barrier to ameliorate cognitive dysfunction in diabetic rats by Yazhi Qi, Jun Li, Ya Tang, Rui Cao, Yishu Gao, Qiang Xu, Yusheng Han

“…Pharmacological studies have demonstrated its significant pharmacological effects on the cardiovascular and cerebrovascular systems, and berberine, the main component of TAC, has a certain regulatory effect on gut microbiota.Materials and methodsRats were randomly divided into Control group, Model group, TAC-low group, TAC-mid group and TAC-high group. Cognitive function of diabetic rats was evaluated through behavioral testing using the Morris water maze experiment. …”
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Exercise-Induced Excessive Blood Pressure Elevation Is Associated with Cardiac Dysfunction in Male Patients with Essential Hypertension by Binfeng Xia, Pengyu Cao, Li Zhang, Huihui Huang, Rongyu Li, Xia Yin

“…EH patients have impaired autonomic nervous function and are prone to exercise-induced cardiac dysfunction. …”
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Adaptation of the Russian version of the ASAS health index by I. Z. Gaidukova, A. I. Akulova, A. P. Rebrov, A. G. Bochkova, S. Ya. Startsev, Sh. Erdes, E. K. Gaidukova, D. A. Poddubny

“…ASAS HI is a questionnaire containing 17 questions, each related to a specific ICF pool (pain, emotions, sleep, sexual function, mobility, self-care and communication). ASAS HI additionally includes 9 questions (ASAS EF Item Set) to assess the impact of environmental factors on the health of the patient with SPA. …”
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Heterozygous NPR2 Mutation in Two Family Members with Short Stature and Skeletal Dysplasia by Marianne Jacob, Surabhi Menon, Christina Botti, Ian Marshall

“…Endochondral ossification at the level of the growth plate, an essential process involved in longitudinal growth, is regulated by hormonal and local factors including C-type natriuretic peptide and its receptor, natriuretic peptide receptor B. …”
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The Comprehensive overview of the recent advancements in self-healing asphalt utilizing nano-technology by Wondimagegne Mamo Mengistu, Abera Ambaye, Anwar Beshir Mohammed, Nefisa Abdulkadir, Wubeshet Gebru

“… Because of factors like age, wear and tear, and elements such as rain, sunlight and chemicals that come into contact with the pavement surface, traditional asphalt materials are vulnerable to degradation. …”
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Self-supervised denoising method for single neutron image based on the S2S-NR network by Wangtao Yu, Peng Xu, Xinghui Cai, Man Zhou, Jie Bao

“…Fast neutron radiography technology has unique application advantages in the field of non-destructive testing. However, during the imaging process, the imaging system is inevitably affected by various factors, leading to significant noise contamination in the resulting neutron images, which affects subsequent processing and analysis. …”
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Experimental study of the moisture content influence on CH adsorption and deformation characteristics of cylindrical bituminous coal core by Dingyi Hao, Lei Zhang, Mingxue Li, Shihao Tu, Cun Zhang, Qingsheng Bai, Chen Wang

“…Moisture content in coal is an important factor affecting the coal seam gas extraction. It directly affects the storage and flow of gas in bituminous coal. …”
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Explainable machine learning models for identifying mild cognitive impairment in older patients with chronic pain by Xiaoang Zhang, Yuping Liao, Daying Zhang, Weichen Liu, Zhijian Wang, Yaxin Jin, Shushu Chen, Jianmei Wei

“…Data collected included patients’ general information, cognitive function, pain level, depression, and sleep quality. …”
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Association of clinical laboratory parameters with latent tuberculosis infection among healthcare workers of primary health centers-A cross-sectional observational study. by Sivaprakasam T Selvavinayagam, Ganga Sankar, Yean K Yong, Sathish Sankar, Ying Zhang, Hong Y Tan, Pachamuthu Balakrishnan, Amudhan Murugesan, Manivannan Rajeshkumar, Asha Frederick, Masilamani Senthil Kumar, Paulkanraj PriyaRaj, Jesudoss Prabhakaran, Pattusamy Sangeetha, Pasupathy Arunpathy, Rajamani Charu, Nagarajan Muruganandam, Deepak M Sakate, Deepak Jayakumar, Prabu Dhandapani, Parthiban Rudrapathy, Vijayakumar Velu, Marc Emmenegger, Marie Larsson, Esaki M Shankar, Sivadoss Raju

“…A comprehensive hematological, biochemical, and immunological workup was performed, including cell count, blood glucose determination, liver/renal function tests, and serum ferritin concentration estimation, which were subsequently correlated with LTBI status using multivariate logistic regression analysis. …”
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