Micro/nano-manufacturing of bioinspired blood-repellent surfaces for extreme application in surgical electrodes by Kaikai Li, Yingxi Xie, Pengyu Shen, Min Yu, Jiao Gao, Junming Bi, Long Wang, Longsheng Lu

“…Micro/nano-manufacturing of the Al _2 O _3 @BSS surface was sequentially accomplished using nanosecond laser texturing, atomic layer deposition, and low-temperature annealing, endowing it with excellent blood-repellent properties. …”
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Molecular characteristics of hepatitis B virus among students and pregnant women in Chad by Nalda Debsikréo, Nafissatou Leye, Gora Lo, Maire Dehainsala, Odan Debsikréo, Ndeye Aminata Diaw, Diao Ba, Diabou Diagne, Abdoulaye Souare, Ndeye Dieynaba Diouf, N’da Kouamé Nazaire Kouadio, Isaac Darko Otchere, Ali Mahamat Moussa, Ndèye Coumba Toure-Kane, Françoise Lunel-Fabiani

“…Abstract Background Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection remains a global public health problem claiming about 1, 1 million lives among the several hundred million people infected with the virus globally. However, low- and middle-income countries including those in sub-Saharan Africa carry the highest burden but limited knowledge of the pathogen. …”
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Evaluation of molecular and serological testing for imported urogenital schistosomiasis screening in a referral tropical medicine centre in Barcelona, Spain by Patricia Martínez-Vallejo, Alejandro Mediavilla, Aroa Silgado, Francesc Zarzuela, Lidia Goterris, Carles Rubio Maturana, Nuria Serre-Delcor, Inés Oliveira-Souto, Fernando Salvador, Joan Joseph-Munne, María Luisa Aznar, Diana Pou, Begoña Treviño, Israel Molina, Javier Sotillo, Elena Sulleiro

“…The gold standard diagnosis of urogenital schistosomiasis (UGS) is the microscopic visualisation of Schistosoma haematobium eggs in concentrated urine; however, its sensitivity is low. …”
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Approche par modélisation pluie-débit de la connaissance régionale de la ressource en eau : application au haut bassin du fleuve Sénégal by Ansoumana Bodian

“…A continuous decrease is predicted until 2090 when using the MPEF5 model. Only low variations are predicted with the NCPCM model. …”
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The UK Nationwide Observational Study of Colon Capsule: CAP ACCESS National Audit by Ian Io Lei, Hussain Ibrahim, Rauri Jardine, Waleed Beshyah, Aamerrashad Arefin, Matthew Jarocki, Conor Mcgreevy, Lushen Pillay, Sachin Patel, Tracey Ambler, Giorgi Kiladze, Sujith Sasidharan Nair, Zanil Yoonus Nizar, Anastasios Koulaouzidis, Ramesh Arasaradnam

“…However, challenges, such as low completion rates, inadequate bowel preparation, high conversion to OE and discrepancies in findings, remain. …”
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Comparison of Differentially Expressed Genes in Human and Canine Osteosarcoma by Jorja Jackson-Oxley, Aziza A. Alibhai, Jack Guerin, Rachel Thompson, Rodhan Patke, Anna E. Harris, Corinne L. Woodcock, Dhruvika Varun, Maria Haque, Tinyiko K. Modikoane, Amber A. Kumari, Jennifer Lothion-Roy, Simone de Brot, Mark D. Dunning, Jennie N. Jeyapalan, Nigel P. Mongan, Catrin S. Rutland

“…Differentially expressed genes (DEGs) were compared and identified in canine and human OSA tumours, revealing 86 common genes, 36 having high and 50 having low expression. Further immunohistochemical analysis of the corresponding proteins of three identified DEGs (ASPN, STK3, BAMBI) allowed for the visualisation of protein expression in canine OSA tissues (n = 19). …”
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Mapping Social Capital in Vocational Education and Training: A Multi-Perspective Egocentric Social Network Analysis in a European Innovation Project by Lisa Meyne, Christine Siemer

“…In addition, the continuous development of mutual trust and the need for equal cooperation is emphasised: A relatively high level of mutual trust can be recorded overall in the analysed egocentric networks (n = 55), while a low mutual trust is present in 19 relationships which is described due to e.g. asymmetrical power relations or a lack of commitment. …”
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The Influence of Structural Design on the Hydrodynamics of Floating Offshore Wind Turbine Platforms by Nilotpal Dhar, Charlie J. Lloyd, John Walker, Robert M. Dorrell

“…Also, flow visualisation has shown vortex cores, and recirculating flows in the near wake of the cylinders and under the heave plates. …”
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Lessons learned from the co-development of operational climate forecast services for vineyards management by N. Pérez-Zanón, V. Agudetse, E. Baulenas, P.A. Bretonnière, C. Delgado-Torres, N. González-Reviriego, A. Manrique-Suñén, A. Nicodemou, M. Olid, Ll. Palma, M. Terrado, B. Basile, F. Carteni, A. Dente, C. Ezquerra, F. Oldani, M. Otero, F. Santos-Alves, M. Torres, J. Valente, A. Soret

“…Overall, the perception of the service quality can be low. To avoid this perception, the co-producing process is essential to engage with users and redefine the service if possible.In this work, we have tried different ways to overcome low-quality perception. …”
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Technoeconomic Distribution Network Planning Using Smart Grid Techniques with Evolutionary Self-Healing Network States by Jesus Nieto-Martin, Timoleon Kipouros, Mark Savill, Jennifer Woodruff, Jevgenijs Butans

“…The transition to a secure low-carbon system is raising a set of uncertainties when planning the path to a reliable decarbonised supply. …”
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Interpretable Combinatorial Machine Learning-Based Shale Fracability Evaluation Methods by Di Wang, Dingyu Jiao, Zihang Zhang, Runze Zhou, Weize Guo, Huai Su

“…However, shale gas reservoirs with low permeability and low porosity pose challenges for extraction, making shale fracability evaluation crucial. …”
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Improving apgar scores and reducing perineal injuries through midwife-led quality improvements: an observational study in Uganda by Johanna Blomgren, Michael B. Wells, Dinah Amongin, Kerstin Erlandsson, John Wanyama, Diana A. Afrifa, Helena Lindgren

“…The primary outcomes were analysed using descriptive data, with trends visualised through a run chart to assess changes during the midwife-led Quality Improvement intervention. …”
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The landscape of immunogenic cell death-related genes predicts the overall survival and immune infiltration status of non-small-cell lung carcinoma by Jian Zhang, Huiying Li, Xi Zhang, Yue Yang, Yue Sun

“…They divided the patients into two groups based on their risk score. The low-risk group exhibited a better prognosis (P < 0.01). …”
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Microfluidic techniques for separation of bacterial cells via taxis by Jyoti P. Gurung, Murat Gel, Matthew A. B. Baker

“…Microfluidic tools are thus well suited to study microbial motility because they offer precise control of spatial structures and are ideal for the generation of laminar fluid flows with low Reynolds numbers at microbial lengthscales. …”
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In-Service Science Teachers’ Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge Confidences and Views about Technology-Rich Environments by Betül Timur, Mehmet Fatih Taşar

“…The results show that in-service science teachers have a low level of confidence in using technology during science teaching. …”
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Burden of oesophageal cancer attributed to alcohol use in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2019: results from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019 by Li Wei, Zhaojun Wang, Junhang Zhang, Dongqing Yan, Hongsen Liang, Donglei Shi

“…ASMR and ASDR decreased in high SDI populations but plateaued in low-middle or low SDI populations for both genders. …”
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Acute Bowel Obturation: Treatment Outcomes by A. L. Charyshkin, E. A. Keshyan

“…The main causes of pyoinflammatory parastomal complications in obese patients are a low stoma positioning and poor paracolostomy drainage. …”
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Restoring South African subtropical succulent thicket using Portulacaria afra: rooting variation across three soil types by Alastair J. Potts, Duncan Liddell, Catherine E. Clarke, Nicholas C. Galuszynski

“…These factors, particularly high pH and low P availability, likely suppressed root initiation and development, which may limit P. afra establishment in restoration efforts on calcareous soils. …”
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Missing words: causes, symptoms and solutions for middle school students’ reading anxiety by Onur ER

“…Emotional symptoms, including shyness, fear, and low self-confidence, alongside behavioural symptoms, such as avoidance behaviours, were identified as key indicators of reading anxiety. …”
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Sensitive detection of gene expression in mycobacteria under replicating and non-replicating conditions using optimized far-red reporters. by Paul Carroll, Lise J Schreuder, Julian Muwanguzi-Karugaba, Siouxsie Wiles, Brian D Robertson, Jorge Ripoll, Theresa H Ward, Gregory J Bancroft, Ulrich E Schaible, Tanya Parish

“…In Mycobacterium tuberculosis expression of several of the far-red reporters was readily visualised by eye and three reporters (mCherry, tdTomato, and Turbo-635) fluoresced at a high intensity. …”
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