Mitochondria-Targeting and Oxygen Self-Supplying Eccentric Hollow Nanoplatform for Enhanced Breast Cancer Photodynamic Therapy by Jing Li, Yu Wang, Jun Tao, Xiaodan Su, Feipeng Zhu, Wei Lu, Xiaolin Han, Meng Dang, Lixing Weng

“…Photodynamic therapy (PDT) has received increasing attention for tumor therapy due to its minimal invasiveness and spatiotemporal selectivity. …”
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Mechanism of seismic-collapsed loess landslides induced by the Ms6.2 earthquake in Jishishan County, Gansu Province, China by Yali Wang, Ping Wang, Guofu Luo, Shaofeng Chai, Wenguo Ma, Chenyang Ye, Shiyang Xu, Haoran Yu

“…Extensive geological surveys and comparisons with similar landslides (such as soil loosening, widespread cracks, and stepped displacements) triggered by the 1920 Haiyuan MS8.5 earthquake and the 1995 Yongdeng MS5.8 earthquake, this study preliminarily identifies one subsidence sites as a seismic-collapsed loess landslide. To investigate its disaster-causing mechanism: the dynamic triaxial test was conducted to assess the seismic subsidence potential of the loess at the site, and the maximum subsidence amount under different seismic loads were calculated by combining actual data from nearby bedrock stations with site amplification data from the active source; simulation of the destabilization evolution of seismic-collapsed loess landslides by large-scale shaking table tests; and a three-dimensional slope model was developed using finite element method to study the complex seismic conditions responsible for site damage. …”
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Reasons for Undesirable Pregnancy Outcomes among Women with Appendicitis: The Experience of a Tertiary Center by Baris Mantoglu, Fatih Altintoprak, Necattin Firat, Emre Gonullu, Enis Dikicier, Yesim Akdeniz, Mehmet Aziret, Unal Erkorkmaz

“…Although laparoscopic appendectomy increases its popularity today, the answer to the question of whether to perform open or laparoscopic appendectomy during pregnancy is appropriate in many studies, and the choice of surgery depends on the surgeon. …”
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ClassWise-SAM-Adapter: Parameter-Efficient Fine-Tuning Adapts Segment Anything to SAR Domain for Semantic Segmentation by Xinyang Pu, Hecheng Jia, Linghao Zheng, Feng Wang, Feng Xu

“…A segment anything model (SAM), built on the vision transformer (ViT) model with millions of parameters and trained on its corresponding large-scale dataset SA-1B, excels in various segmentation scenarios relying on its significance of semantic information and generalization ability. …”
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Molecular insights into the functional role of PbNRT2.4 in potassium homeostasis and nutrient transport in Pyrus ussuriensis by Han Yang, Hao Xu, Yujie Shi, Liyan Chen, Lijuan Zhang, Liping Kan, Yumeng Jin, Xinlan Mei, Yangchun Xu, Nazir Ahmed, Caixia Dong

“…In yeast systems, PbNRT2.4 facilitates K+ uptake, and its overexpression in hairy root systems, particularly in P. ussuriensis, leads to a marked increase in K+ influx in the root and xylem. …”
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Analysis of Dynamic Characteristics for a Rotor System with Pedestal Looseness by Hui Ma, Xueyan Zhao, Yunnan Teng, Bangchun Wen

“…This paper presents a finite element model of a rotor system with pedestal looseness stemming from a loosened bolt and analyzes the effects of the looseness parameters on its dynamic characteristics. When the displacement of the pedestal is less than or equal to the looseness clearance, the motion of the rotor varies from period-one through period-two and period-three to period-five with the decreasing of stiffness of the non-loosened bolts. …”
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DNA-encoded dynamic hydrogels for 3D bioprinted cartilage organoids by Ziyu Chen, Hao Zhang, Jingtao Huang, Weizong Weng, Zhen Geng, Mengmeng Li, Jiacan Su

“…Thus, encoding bioinks adaptive for cultivating cartilage organoids is an attractive idea. DNA, with its ability to be intricately encoded and reversibly cross-linked into hydrogels, offers precise manipulation at both molecular and spatial structural levels. …”
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Usefulness of Automatic Speech Recognition Assessment of Children With Speech Sound Disorders: Validation Study by Do Hyung Kim, Joo Won Jeong, Dayoung Kang, Taekyung Ahn, Yeonjung Hong, Younggon Im, Jaewon Kim, Min Jung Kim, Dae-Hyun Jang

“…ConclusionsThe results demonstrate the potential of the ASR model in assessing children with SSDs. However, its performance varied based on phoneme or word characteristics, highlighting areas for refinement. …”
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The multifaceted role of the inferior colliculus in sensory prediction, reward processing, and decision-making by Xinyu Du, Haoxuan Xu, Peirun Song, Yuying Zhai, Hangting Ye, Xuehui Bao, Qianyue Huang, Hisashi Tanigawa, Zhiyi Tu, Pei Chen, Xuan Zhao, Josef P Rauschecker, Xiongjie Yu

“…Further analysis revealed a direct correlation between IC neuronal activity and behavioral choices, suggesting its involvement in decision-making processes. This research highlights a more complex role for the IC than traditionally understood, showcasing its integral role in cognitive and sensory processing and emphasizing its importance in integrated brain functions.…”
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Kinematics Analysis of Ship Welding Robot with Variable Topology Structure by Zhengqiang Guo, Yuchen Pan, Xuepeng Yuan, Haibo Huang, Hongzhou Wang

“…A ship welding robot with variable topology structure is designed， which can change the numbers of its components to achieve the change of degree of freedom(DOF)， and to accomplish specific welding tasks such as complex welding， simple partial welding， horizontal welding and vertical welding， etc. …”
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Seasonal Length-weight Relationship of Puntius terio (Hamilton, 1822) in West Bengal, India by Angsuman Chanda, Godhuli Sit, Arun Jana

“…The current research will support the development of sustainable management strategies for P. terio in its habitats by fishery managers.…”
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Working in partnership with parents: the triangular connection by Maayan Burstein

“…Modern residential care in Israel can trace its history back to the end of the Second World War. …”

Knowledge and Attitudes of the Inhabitants of a Rural Canton about the Prevention of Colorectal Cancer by Carlos David Castañeda Guillot, Blanca Cristina Estrella López, Diego Fernando Vaca Sánchez

“…In general, the level of knowledge of the respondents about colorectal cancer and its prevention was mostly sufficient. <br /><strong>Conclusions:</strong> the results indicate that the level of knowledge and attitudes of the residents of the rural canton in relation to colorectal cancer and its prevention is not yet satisfactory. …”
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Cytoplasmic SALL4-A isoform expression as a diagnostic marker of less aggressive tumor behavior in gastric cancer by Saeed Rahmani, Amirhesam Babajani, Maryam Abolhasani, Roya Ghods, Elham Kalantari, Zahra Madjd

“…SALL4, a stem cell transcription factor with multiple isoforms, includes SALL4-A as its full-length form. This study aims to evaluate the diagnostic potential of SALL4-A isoform expression in GC and its clinical significance. …”
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Facile Conversion and Optimization of Structured Illumination Image Reconstruction Code into the GPU Environment by Kwangsung Oh, Piero R. Bianco

“…Superresolution, structured illumination microscopy (SIM) is an ideal modality for imaging live cells due to its relatively high speed and low photon-induced damage to the cells. …”
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The ileocecal valve in transabdominal ultrasound Part 1: Sonographic anatomy and technique by Smereczyński Andrzej, Kołaczyk Katarzyna, Goncerz Grzegorz

“…The ileocecal valve, which comes in two morphological forms: labial and papillary, is its central part. As shown in computed tomography colonography, the first type is more common, accounting for 76%, the second type accounts for 21%, whereas ileocecal valve lipomatosis is found in 3% of cases. …”
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Spinal ischemia: the rehabilitation potential. А clinical case by Svetlana I. Tolstaya, Vladimir V. Belopasov, Evgeny V. Chechukhin

“…BACKGROUND: Spinal myeloischemia is a rare but severe neurological disease, associated with high incapacitation level and high social-economical costs due to complications developing during the acute phase. The reasons for its development can include vascular malfomations, spinal stroke, extra- and intramedullary tumors, compression of the spinal cord in cases of vertebral fractures, intervertebral disc herniations, stenosis of the spinal canal at the cervical segment, medical manipulations and impaired segmental circulation during the anesthesia, lumbar puncture and surgical interventions. …”
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Thermal Decomposition Kinetics of Labile Chromium Complex with Benzoic Acid by M. K. Mishra, N. M. Misra

“…Complex [CrO2 (C7H5O2) C2H5OH) (H2O)2] was prepared by using benzoic acid. Its spectral characterization was done by using Elemental analysis (C and H), Inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectroscopy (ICP - OES), Ultraviolet - visible (UV-Vis) spectroscopy, Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy and Fast Atomic Bombardment (FAB) Mass spectrometry. …”
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Historical and sociological analysis of the development of the Russian society in transition as a social dissipative system in a bifurcation zone by I. Yu. Aleksandrova

“…A hypothesis is put forward that if the Russian society is a special case of a dissipative system, its development necessarily obeys the objective laws of development of dissipative systems; therefore, the dynamics of the system of the Russian society during a crisis period should correspond to the patterns of behavior of complex social dissipative systems in the bifurcation zone. …”
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Nuclear Factor I-C Regulates Stemness Genes and Proliferation of Stem Cells in Various Mineralized Tissue through Epithelial-Mesenchymal Interactions in Dental Epithelial Stem Cell... by Dong-Seol Lee, Yeo Joon Song, Hye Ri Gug, Ji-Hyun Lee, Hyun Sook Bae, Joo-Cheol Park

“…Nuclear factor I (NFI) transcription factors are known as crucial regulators in various organ development and stem cell biology. Among its members, nuclear factor I-C (NFI-C) has been reported to play an essential role in odontogenesis. …”
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