Surface-Enhanced Raman Scattering as an Emerging Characterization and Detection Technique by Mustafa Culha, Brian Cullum, Nickolay Lavrik, Charles K. Klutse

“…While surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) has been attracting a continuously increasing interest of scientific community since its discovery, it has enjoyed a particularly rapid growth in the last decade. …”
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Effect of Respiratory Training on Dysphagia in Children with Cerebral Palsy by Qishan LIU, Haofeng MO, Xiaofang CHEN

“…The degree and grade of dysphagia were assessed by DDS before and after treatment, and the curative effect was assessed by Fujima Ichiro's dysphagia evaluation criteria before and after treatment.Results:There was no significant difference in DDS scores and dysphagia grade between the two groups before treatment(<italic>P</italic>&gt;0.05).After three months of treatment, the DDS scores of two groups showed significant improvement compared with those before treatment(<italic>P</italic>&lt;0.05).The total scores of DDS, oral and pharyngeal stages in the observation group were(5.33±3.08), (4.63±2.23), (0.70±0.78)respectively, which were better than those in the control group(7.20±3.43), (5.58±2.13), (1.81±1.38).The differences were statistically significant(<italic>P</italic>&lt;0.05).The DDS score in oesophagus stage of the observation group was(0.06±0.24)and that of the control group was(0.08±0.28).There was no significant difference between the two groups(<italic>P</italic>&gt;0.05).The DDS scores of children with spastic quadriplegia, involuntary motor type and mixed cerebral palsy before and after treatment in the two groups were significantly improved compared with those before treatment(<italic>P</italic>&lt;0.05).The DDS scores of children with spastic quadriplegia, involuntary motor type and mixed cerebral palsy in the observation group(6.58±2.47), (4.57±2.10)and(4.57±2.59)were better than those in the control group(8.78±3.30), (6.41±2.35), (7.47±3.18), and there were significant differences between the two groups(<italic>P</italic>&lt;0.05).There was no significant difference in the sample size of ataxia and spastic hemiplegia children(<italic>P</italic>&gt;0.05).The degree of dysphagia was improved in the two groups before and after treatment, and the improvement in the observation group was more obvious than that in the control group(<italic>P</italic>&lt;0.05).The total effective rate of the observation group(87.50%)was better than that of the control group(70.83%), and the difference was statistically significant(<italic>P</italic>&lt;0.05).Conclusion:Respiratory training combined with basic swallowing training can significantly improve the symptoms of dysphagia in children with cerebral palsy.…”
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Determinants and impact of calcium oxalate crystal deposition on renal outcomes in acute kidney injury patients by Weiwei Yang, Tao Zhao, Xuejing Chen, Suxia Wang, Yu Wang, Tao Su

“…This study investigates its determinants and effects.Methods We studied 814 AKI patients with native kidney biopsies from 2011 to 2020, identifying CaOx crystal deposition severity (mild: <5, moderate: 5–10, severe: >10 crystals per section). …”
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Asymptomatic Post-Traumatic Rupture of the Right Diaphragm Dome by E. A. Losik, M. V. Fadeeva, V. V. Shchegelsky, R. T. Rzaev, A. V. Stepanov, K. B. Puzakov, M. R. Skhirtladze

“…Computed tomography revealed a defect in the central parts of the diaphragm on the right, the liver was rotated outward with its visceral surface deployed anteriorly and upward. …”
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Volumetric Denoising of XCT Data Using Quantum Computing by Thomas Lang, Anja Heim, Anastasia Papadaki, Kilian Dremel, Dimitri Prjamkov, Martin Blaimer, Markus Firsching, Stefan Kasperl, Theobald O.J. Fuchs

“…An adaptation of a mathematical denoising model was transformed to be suitable for quantum implementation, and preliminary experiments demonstrated its functionality with two-dimensional images. Here, we first lift this model to be applicable to 3D images. …”
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Numerical Scheme for Finding Roots of Interval-Valued Fuzzy Nonlinear Equation with Application in Optimization by Ahmed Elmoasry, Mudassir Shams, Naveed Yaqoob, Nasreen Kausar, Yaé Ulrich Gaba, Naila Rafiq

“…In this research article, we propose efficient numerical iterative methods for estimating roots of interval-valued trapezoidal fuzzy nonlinear equations. …”
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Hétérogénéité des niveaux et rythmes des élèves : dilemmes d’enseignants du primaire en formation et titulaires dans deux contextes by Philippe Wanlin, Pascale Dessart, Marcel Crahay

“…The first shows the relevance of the measuring instrument when administered to Belgian teachers, population at the origin of the items collected through interviews. The second checks whether this instrument has the same psychometric power to identify these dilemmas according to the status (in training or tenure) and the country (Switzerland or Belgium) of the respondents. …”
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Two novel entomopathogenic fungal species of Lecanicillium isolated from soil in China by Tongyi Liu, Wei Chen, Yanhong Tang, Fen Liu, Liyan Yao, Qiongbo Hu, Ke Zhang, Qunfang Weng

“…They differ from known closely related species primarily in sporulation structure, conidia and colony morphological characteristics, and sequence variations in the LSU, SSU, ITS, and TEF gene regions of the ribosomal DNA. …”
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Impact of Off-Time on Quality of Life in Parkinson’s Patients and Their Caregivers: Insights from Social Media by Philippe Damier, Emily J. Henderson, Jesús Romero-Imbroda, Laura Galimam, Nick Kronfeld, Tobias Warnecke

“…Using predefined and piloted search terms, we identified 392,962 social media posts (between March 31, 2020, and March 31, 2021, for the UK and France, and between September 30, 2019, and March 31, 2021, for Italy, Spain, and Germany). A random sample of these posts was then analyzed using natural language processing (NLP), and quantitative, qualitative,in-depth contextual analysis was also performed. …”
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Survey on user authentication protocol in wireless sensor network by Wei-dong FANG, Wu-xiong ZHANG, Lian-hai SHAN, Wei HE, Wei CHEN

“…The security attacks were introduced for the UAP in WSN, its secure requirements and the theoretical foundation were given, and then the UAP's design processes were summarized. …”
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Application of International Telecommunication Union Recommendation L.1480 on measuring the greenhouse gas emission effects to a use case for photovoltaic power generation equipmen... by François Bélorgey, Jérôme Fournier, Nathalie Labidurie Omnes

“…This article generalizes ITU-T Recommendation L.1480 ‘Enabling the Net Zero transition: Assessing how the use of information and communication technology solutions impact greenhouse gas emissions of other sectors’ ( www.itu.int/rec/T-REC-L.1480-202212-I ) by applying it to an action outside the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) field covered by this ITU-T Recommendation L.1480, namely the use of a photovoltaic solar power plant in Poland, including the transition to scale. …”
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Therapeutic strategies for fungating and ulcerating breast cancers: A systematic review and narrative synthesis by Valentina Zagardo, Mandara Harikar, Gianluca Ferini

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Physicochemical and Sensory Properties of Broiler Chicken Breast Meat Stored Frozen and Thawed Using Various Methods by Anna Augustyńska-Prejsnar, Małgorzata Ormian, Zofia Sokołowicz

“…The duration of freezing storage and thawing methods has impacts on the meat’s quality, including its processing value. The current study has its practical implications due to the immense consumption of broiler chicken meat, the high proportion of deep frozen meat products in commerce, and the acceptability and popularity of frozen stored meat in households. …”
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Diversity of Stemphylium spp. of onion and garlic revealed the differential pathogenicity and in vitro efficacy of different growth suppressors by Md. Morshedul Islam, Sabmira Showkat Silvi, Shila Chakraborty, Md. Atiqur Rahman Khokon

“…The internal transcribed spacer (ITS) region was amplified using the universal primers ITS1 and ITS4 which provided an amplicon of 600 bp. …”
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RESEARCH PROGRESS OF METHODS OF GEAR FAULT DIAGNOSIS by ZHAO LiJuan, LIU XiaoDong, LI Miao

“…Reducing gear failure and prolong its life is a crucial issue in industrial production. …”
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Aerosol layer height (ALH) retrievals from oxygen absorption bands: intercomparison and validation among different satellite platforms, GEMS, EPIC, and TROPOMI by H. Kim, H. Kim, X. Chen, X. Chen, J. Wang, J. Wang, J. Wang, J. Wang, Z. Lu, Z. Lu, Z. Lu, M. Zhou, G. R. Carmichael, G. R. Carmichael, S. S. Park, J. Kim

“…<p>The vertical distribution of aerosols is crucial for assessing surface air quality and its impact on the climate. Although aerosol vertical structures can be complex, assuming a certain shape for the aerosol vertical profile allows for the retrieval of a single parameter – aerosol layer height (ALH) – from passive remote sensing measurements. …”
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Potential Implementation of Economic Waqf in the State of Kelantan: A Preliminary Survey by Mujiburrahman Muhammad Saleh, Nurul Akma Mohamed, Hamidi Abdul Ghani, Suraini Saufi

“…The Islamic social finance sector, including waqf, is growing rapidly but is still too small compared to its true potential and has yet to be fully explored. …”
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Simulation of Sour Water Stripping Unit in Oil Refinery with Consideration of Ammonia Separation by Hassan Shahidi, Mehrab Fallahi

“…In this research, the sour water unit and its simulation were investigated. Sour water unit of refineries usually has two stripping towers in series. …”
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Advances in Development of PM2.5-Exposed Animal Models and Their Application in Reproductive Toxicity Research by TIAN Fang, PAN Bin, SHI Jiayi, XU Yanyi, LI Weihua

“…Atmospheric fine particulate matter (particulate matter 2.5,PM2.5) is a major component of haze, and its potential hazards to human reproductive health have garnered widespread attention. …”
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Surgical Treatment for Recurrent Refractory Skenitis by E. P. Miranda, D. C. Almeida, G. P. Ribeiro, J. M. Parente, A. G. Scafuri

“…The case was ultimately resolved with surgical intervention, which resulted in its prompt and complete resolution.…”
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