Presence of Serum Antinuclear Antibodies Does Not Impact Outcomes in HBV-Related Acute-on-Chronic Liver Failure by Lin Lin, Bin Lin, Qing Lan, Longgen Liu, Jianchun Lu, Xiujun Zhang, Shuqin Zheng, Yuan Xue

“…The aim of this study was to provide new insights into the prevalence of positive antinuclear antibody (ANA) in patients with HBV-related acute-on-chronic liver failure (ACLF) and its impact on clinical outcomes. Methods. A total of 116 patients with HBV-related ACLF treated at three clinical centers were retrospectively recruited. …”
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Microbial diversity, functional attributes, and nutritional proficiency of yogurts produced in Bangladesh by Md. Tanvir Islam, M. Shaminur Rahman, Susmita Roy Chowdhury, Tanay Chakrovarty, S. M. Kador, Md. Mazharul Islam, Khondoker Tanjim Islam, Mohammad Imtiaj Uddin Bhuiyan, Ovinu Kibria Islam

“…This study underscores the health-promoting properties of Bangladeshi yogurt, highlighting its unique regional microbiological and biochemical characteristics.…”
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A Qualitative Study of Factors Perceived to Influence Physical Activity among Young Athletes after ACL Reconstruction by Christin Zwolski, Timothy Rethorn, Staci Thomas, Jacqueline Goodway, Mark Paterno, Catherine Quatman-Yates, Laura Schmitt

“…Data collection focused on participants' lived experiences related to physical activity participation in the years after ACLR. Iterative coding with two independent coders and a peer debriefing process were used to identify themes from the data…”
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Detection and safety assessment of bonding defects in architectural decorative surface layer based on the variation of vibration acceleration amplitude by Zhide Wang, Xiaogen Liu, Dake Cao, Detian Wan, Shaoshan Wei

“…As the pick-up point shifted from the hollowing center to its edge and then to a non-hollowing region, the vibration acceleration amplitude decreased accordingly. …”
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V. Nabokov wobec II wojny światowej – twórcza recepcja i moralna ocena / V. Nabokov and the Second World War - creative reception and moral evaluation by Monika Grygiel

“…Nabokov opposes evil, condemns it in all its forms, advocates good, which cannot be seen in the political reality presented by the writer, in the novel’s totalitarian world. …”
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Epigenetic alterations in salivary gland neoplasms and the impact of these alterations in tumor progression and prognosis: A systematic review and meta-analysis by Karolina Skarlet Silva Viana, Mariana Saturnino de Noronha, Cristiane Squarize, Lucas Guimarães Abreu, Maria Cássia Ferreira Aguiar, Vanessa Fátima Bernardes

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SECONDARY BENDING ANALYSIS OF AIRPLANE TYPICAL SINGLE-SHEAR LAP JOINT by YANG Jing, JIANG XingChang, WANG HuiMei

“…As an important structural component of a plane in its fatigue design,typical single-shear lap joint usually requires the analysis of its secondary bending. …”
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Forecasting Foreign Exchange Volatility Using Deep Learning Autoencoder-LSTM Techniques by Gunho Jung, Sun-Yong Choi

“…Forecasting FX volatility is a crucial financial problem that is attracting significant attention based on its diverse implications. Recently, various deep learning models based on artificial neural networks (ANNs) have been widely employed in finance and economics, particularly for forecasting volatility. …”
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Evolutionary Genomics Provides Insights Into Endangerment and Conservation of a Wild Apple Tree Species, Malus sieversii by Jian Zhang, Fang‐Yuan Zhao, Hong‐Xiang Zhang

“…In the present study, we sampled five populations of M. sieversii and its wide‐ranging congener M. baccata from China. …”
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Bilateral Lower Cervical Bifurcation of the Common Carotid Artery by Lokman Uzun, Numan Kokten, Adem Kilicaslan, Bulent Tasel, M. Tayyar Kalcioglu, Muhammet Tekin

“…Knowing the normal vascular anatomy and also its anomalies is important in preventing the vascular complications. …”
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The Gender of the Neuronovel: Joyce Carol Oates and the Double Brain by Stephen J. Burn

“…This essay explores what we might learn by enlarging the scale of our analysis and looking beyond the novel, to see how a writer’s engagement with neuroculture evolves across novels, poems, and short fictions; and looking beyond the familiar cast of “neuronovelists” to resist its gender asymmetry. Because Joyce Carol Oates’s writing about the brain both spans almost half a century, and crosses multiple genres, this essay takes her evolving engagement with split-brain research as a test case to explore how her work highlights the limitations of the label neuronovel. …”
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WELCOMING THE SEMICONDUCTOR INDUSTRY IN GHANA: CHALLENGES AND RECOMMENDATIONS – A CASE STUDY by GIDEON ADOM-BAMFI, DANIEL OPOKU, BENJAMIN KOMMEY

“… The Semiconductor Industry is one industry that has been driving technological innovations for decades since its birth in the USA. Semiconductors form the building blocks of a wide array of consumer, medical and industrial electronics. …”
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Co-Pyrolysis of Plastic Waste and Lignin: A Pathway for Enhanced Hydrocarbon Recovery by Vilmantė Kudelytė, Justas Eimontas, Rolandas Paulauskas, Nerijus Striūgas

“…At this temperature and with a mass ratio of 1:3, the plastic’s radicals enhanced the depolymerization of lignin, encouraging its wider decomposition to hydrocarbons that can be applied for the production of value-added chemicals and bio-based energy.…”
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Elevated Serum TNF-α Is Related to Obesity in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus and Is Associated with Glycemic Control and Insulin Resistance by Hana Alzamil

“…Leptin is one of the important adipokines released from adipocytes, and its level increases with increasing body mass index (BMI). …”
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Source and Ecological Risk Assessment of Potentially Toxic Metals in Urban Riverine Sediments Using Multivariate Analytical and Statistical Tools by Xiaojun Zheng, Abdul Rehman, Shan Zhong, Shah Faisal, Muhammad Mahroz Hussain, Syeda Urooj Fatima, Daolin Du

“…Ecological and toxicity risks were calculated to be extremely high, using respective models, predominantly due to Hg (Er_i = 1656 and ITRI = 91.6). SEM-EDS illustrated the small extent of anthropogenic particles having predominant concentrations of Zn, Fe, Pb, and Sr. …”
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J integral computation and Limit load analysis of bonded composite repair in cracked pipes under pressure by Mohamed Belhamiani, Djamel Eddine Belhadri, Wahid Oudad, Omar Mansouri, Wahiba Nessrine Bouzitouna

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Sistem Monitoring Gelombang Osilometrik Menggunakan Arduino dan Smartphone by Muhammad Fawwaz Dynoeputra Isnandar, Barlian Henryranu Prasetio, Mochammad Hannats Hanafi Ichsan

“…Sistolik adalah nilai tekanan darah ketika otot-otot di jantung mendorong darah dari jantung itu sendiri ke dinding arteri. Sedangkan diastolik adalah nilai tekanan darah pada saat otot-otot ventrikel jantung dalam keadaan istirahat. …”
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Study on the Carbon Dioxide Sequestration Properties of High-Magnesium Nickel Slag-Based Cementitious Backfill Materials by Qianqian Wang, Kang Ma, Zequn Yao, Mingliang Tang, Xiaodong Li, Xiaodong Shen, Lijie Guo, Shuguang Hou

“…High-magnesium nickel slag (HMNS) is a type of metallurgical waste that has the potential for cementitious activity, and its high content of olivine minerals also makes it a potential for CO2 sequestration. …”
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‘For God’s Sake Look at This!’: Physiognomy in Bleak House by Michael Hollington

“…This essay hopes to add to the impressive array of criticism and scholarship about the ’science’ of physiognomy, derived from Lavater, in Dickens, focussing chiefly on its role in Bleak House. I survey the successful observers of physiognomy in the novel, such as Esther and Woodcourt, and what they observe—not just faces but ’manner’ or ’body language.’ …”
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Innovative Enhancements in Surface Quality and Hardness of Aluminium Alloy 2024 through an Optimized Burnishing Process by Akbar Hojati

“…Future studies will investigate the effects of burnishing in corrosive environments and its impact on material strength.</p>…”
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