Titanium dioxide-grafted polyacrylamide nanocomposites ameliorate the rheology and high-pressure high-temperature fluid loss of water-based drilling fluids by Fardin Talebi Sarokolai, Yousef Shiri

“…The present work reports a novel acrylamide-functionalized titanium dioxide (TiO₂) nanocomposite synthesized via inverse miniemulsion polymerization and its effect on drilling fluid performance under HPHT conditions. …”
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The “medico competente” and the management of COVID-19 emergency in the first phase of the pandemic: The experience in a large chemical industry in Italy by Giuseppe TAINO, Concetta BUONOCORE, Tiziana GAZZOLDI, Francesca SOLAZZO, Irene TAINO, Alberto DELOGU

“…Of the absent workers, 98 (54%) complained of the flu-like syndrome and 84 (46%) were absent due to other illnesses. Of the workers, 14.6% had suspected symptoms of COVID-19 during the reporting period. …”
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High-throughput sequencing metabarcoding and network analysis elucidate the effects of soil fumigation and biostimulant on potato yield, rhizoctonia canker, and fungal community by Honoré Tekeu, Honoré Tekeu, Honoré Tekeu, Joël D’Astous-Pagé, Thomas Jeanne, Richard Hogue

“…Fumigation also delivered early-season knock-downs of Fusarium spp. (10-fold reduction) and Colletotrichum coccodes (≥3-fold), yet these both opportunists partially rebounded by harvest while the biostimulant had little effect on these genera. Alternaria spp. and Verticillium nubilum stayed sporadic (<0.5 % reads) but were consistently lowest in fumigated soils. …”
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Giant foam-like macrophages in advanced ovarian cancer by M. A. Rakina, E. O. Kazakova, T. S. Sudaskikh, N. V. Bezgodova, A. B. Villert, L. A. Kolomiets, I. V. Larionova

“…The presence of foamlike tams had a statistical tendency to be associated with ovarian cancer progression, including metastasis and recurrence. …”
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Supporting older adults with mobility disabilities through voice-activated digital assistants and smart home technologies by Jaewon Kang, Emma Lachs, Kathryn Huang, Laura A. Rice, Wendy A. Rogers

“…They had a significant reduction in loneliness after 5 weeks (p = .003), attributed to increased social connections and entertainment and viewing the voice-activated digital assistants as companions. …”
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A pH-triggered self-releasing humic acid hydrogel loaded with porcine interferon α/γ achieves anti-pseudorabies virus effects by oral administration by Maoyuan Sun, Yongli Shi, Baishi Lei, Wuchao Zhang, Jingjing Feng, Shenghu Ge, Wanzhe Yuan, Kuan Zhao

“…Abstract Interferon α (IFNα) and interferon γ (IFNγ) play pivotal roles in mediating crucial biological functions, including antiviral activity and immune regulation. …”
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Development of an AI-Integrated Smart Helmet for Motorcycle Accident Prevention: A Feasibility Study by Pearkao C, Suthisopapan P, Jaitieng A, Homvisetvongsa S, Wicharit L

“…The questionnaires included general information, satisfaction, and feasibility of using a smart helmet.Results: The study showed that males had a greater number of participants (63.31%), aged between 21 and 40 years (64.03%), higher education (73.38%), and most of the participants were university students (90.64%). …”
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The Surgical Method of Craniectomy Differentially Affects Acute Seizures, Brain Deformation, and Behavior in a Traumatic Brain Injury Animal Model by Cesar Santana-Gomez, Gregory Smith, Ava Mousavi, Mohamad Shamas, Neil G. Harris, Richard Staba

“…Similarly, EEG functional connectivity was lower in ShamE compared with ShamH rats. …”
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Risk factors for the formation of gastroenterological pathology after infectious hemocolitis in children by O. I. Klimova, N. V. Gonchar, Yu. V. Lobzin, S. G. Grigorev

“…In the Department of intestinal infections, 120 children aged over 1 month who had intestinal infections with hemocolitis syndrome were observed. …”
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RAMP1-dependent hormonal regulation of CGRP and its receptor in the trigeminal ganglion by Anja Holm, Jacob C. A. Edvinsson, Diana N. Krause, Lars Edvinsson

“…Estrogen treatment upregulated Ramp1 in both sexes; Calca was downregulated in females but upregulated in males. Progesterone had more modest effects, primarily altering Ramp3 expression. …”
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Bidirectional Two-Sample Mendelian Randomization Study Reveals Causal Associations Between Aging and Endometriosis by Chen L, Yan H, Nie J

“…Limei Chen,1,* Han Yan,2,* Jichan Nie2 1Hysteroscoy Center, Shanghai Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200011, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of General Gynecology, Shanghai Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200011, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Jichan Nie, Shanghai Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital, Fudan University, 419 Fangxie Road, Shanghai, 200011, People’s Republic of China, Email niejichan@fudan.edu.cnBackground: Previous studies have suggested that aging may influence reproductive functions of female. Nonetheless, the causal relationship between aging and endometriosis has yet to be completely understood.Objective: This study aims to determine whether aging had a causal association with the incidence of endometriosis.Methods: We conducted bidirectional MR analyses to evaluate the causal relationship between aging biomarkers, particularly leukocyte telomere length (LTL), and endometriosis risk. …”
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Identification and analysis of the endoplasmic reticulum stress hub genes in sepsis-associated ARDS by Ling Gao, Tingting Liu, Xiaoyan Li

“…A comprehensive evaluation was performed by integrating functional enrichment analysis, immune cell infiltration analysis, and weighted gene co-expression network analysis (WGCNA). …”
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Traumatic peripheral nerve injuries in young Korean soldiers: a recent 10-year retrospective study by Chul Jung, Jae-hyun Yun, Eun Jin Kim, Jaechan Park, Jiwoon Yeom, Kyoung-Eun Kim

“…Patients with multiple PNI had a significantly increased risk of complete injury. …”
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Whole-Body Cryotherapy Reduces Systemic Inflammation in Healthy Adults: Pilot Cohort Study by Elizabeth Chun, Richard Joseph, Rachele Pojednic

“…Biomarkers were modeled as linear functions of W-BC sessions received in the month prior to blood draw. …”
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Estimation of the effect of lithium salts on cytokine production by blood cells in in vitro experiments by T. R. Vetlugina, E. V. Epimakhova, D. N. Savochkina, E. V. Plotnikov, A. S. Boiko, S. A. Ivanova, N. A. Bokhan

“…The concentrations of cytokines in the supernatants of loaded and control samples (spontaneous production) were comparable, which indicates an absence of stimulating or suppressing effects of salts on the functional activity of ICC under the experimental conditions. …”
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Prospects and Challenges in Artificial Intelligence use and the Christian faith: Augustinian and other considerations by Prof. G.M. Naidoo, Prof. A. Nicolaides

“…The article reconnoitres the likely attitude that Saint Augustine would have had concerning the usage of AI from a Christian viewpoint. …”
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Development and Validation of an Anoikis-Related Gene Signature for Prognostic Prediction in Cervical Cancer by Meng S, Li X, Zhang J, Cheng X

“…Furthermore, we compared the biological processes and pathway enrichment in high-risk and low-risk patient groups, using differential gene expression and functional enrichment analysis. Finally, we investigated the immune microenvironment of patients in both high-risk and low-risk groups.Results: Patients in the high-risk group had significantly poorer survival compared to those in the low-risk group. …”
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FCN3 Can Serve as A Potential Biomarker for Prognosis and 
Immunotherapy of Lung Squamous Cell Carcinoma by Wei LI, LinglingZU, Song XU

“…The aim of this study was to explore the potential biological functions and prognostic significance of FCN3 in LUSC. …”
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Proximally based sural artery flap for the reconstruction of soft tissue defects around the knee and proximal third of the leg in India: a clinical study by Lakshmi Palukuri, Sreedharala Srinivas, Dharmapuri Madhulika, Sanujit Pawde, Ajo Sebastian, Swathi Sankar, Sandeep Reddy Chintha

“…Methods This prospective clinical interventional study involved 10 patients who had soft tissue defects over the knee and the proximal third of the leg. …”
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Perception of medical students at public universities in Uganda on their education environment: a cross-sectional study by David Jolly Muganzi, Timothy Mwanje Kintu, Racheal Mukisa Nakandi, Linda Atulinda, Immaculate Kaducu Atim, Francis Mwaka, Blair Kizza, Joseph Ngonzi

“…Abstract Background The healthcare workforce is one of the six core components of a well-functioning and sufficient health system. The WHO highlights that improving education and training of the health workforce is critical to improving health systems. …”
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