Genotypes and phenotypes of neurofibromatosis type 1 patients in Japan: A Hereditary Tumor Cohort Study by Mashu Futagawa, Tetsuya Okazaki, Eiji Nakata, Chika Fukano, Risa Osumi, Fumino Kato, Yusaku Urakawa, Hideki Yamamoto, Toshifumi Ozaki, Akira Hirasawa

“…Germline pathogenic variants were detected in 36 patients (81.8%), and 20.7% of the variants were novel. …”
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The Impact of Electronic Reading Devices on Reading Speed and Comfort in Patients with Decreased Vision by Henry L. Feng, Daniel B. Roth, Howard F. Fine, Jonathan L. Prenner, Kunjal K. Modi, William J. Feuer

“…Reading speed in words per minute (WPM) and medium preference were recorded and stratified by visual acuity (VA). Results. Mean reading speeds in WPM: iPad2 at 18PF (217.0), iPad2 at 12PF (209.1), Kindle2 at 18PF (183.3), Kindle2 at 12PF (177.7), and printed book at 12PF (176.8). …”
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Plant Antimicrobial Peptides and Their Main Families and Roles: A Review of the Literature by Samuel Salomão Silva de Oliveira, Milena Bellei Cherene, Gabriel Bonan Taveira, Érica de Oliveira Mello, André de Oliveira Carvalho, Valdirene Moreira Gomes

“…AMPs are characterized by a relatively low molecular weight (less than 10 kDa) and a variable number of cysteine residues that form disulfide bonds and contribute to the stabilization of the tertiary structure. …”
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Enhancing prediction of wildfire occurrence and behavior in Alaska using spatio-temporal clustering and ensemble machine learning by A. Ahajjam, M. Allgaier, R. Chance, E. Chukwuemeka, J. Putkonen, T. Pasch

“…Results highlight key factors influencing wildfire dynamics in Alaska and demonstrate substantial improvements in prediction accuracy (e.g., an average improvement of 72.62% in wildfire occurrence accuracy regardless of prediction horizon), offering valuable insights for risk assessment and resource allocation in wildfire management in Alaska.…”
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A Comprehensive Review of Niobium Nanoparticles: Synthesis, Characterization, Applications in Health Sciences, and Future Challenges by Muhammad Usman Khalid, Austeja Rudokaite, Alessandro Marcio Hakme da Silva, Monika Kirsnyte-Snioke, Arunas Stirke, Wanessa C. M. A. Melo

“…Surface modifications, such as coatings with biocompatible polymers, have demonstrated the ability to mitigate these risks while enhancing therapeutic efficacy. This review provides a comprehensive overview of NbNPs, with a focus on Nb₂O₅, highlighting their unique properties, current biomedical applications, and limitations. …”
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Modeling and Stable Operation Control Method for Airborne Wind Energy System Considering Longitudinal Disturbance Stability by Bixiong LUO, Junliang HU, Yajun YANG, Zongdong REN, Yadong HE

“…南方能源建设…”
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Sodium butyrate attenuate hyperglycemia-induced inflammatory response and renal injury in diabetic mice by Yan Man, Zhang Yan-Yan, Xi Yue, Ding Long-Kun, Sun Chang, Qu Li-Juan, Qian Xin, Xu Jing-Wen, Sun Wen, Wu Liang

“…The results showed that high concentration glucose significantly up-regulated the expressions of IL-1β, TNF-α, and NLRP3 in THP-1 cells and mouse spleen, and that NaB could inhibit the overexpression of those genes. …”
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Compósitos de polipropileno reforçados com nanopartículas de alumina e fibras curtas de carbono. by João Lucas Alexandre Nunes Galvão Ferreira, Marisa Cristina Guimarães Rocha

Subjects: “…Compósitos híbridos. Fibras de carbono. Superfície de resposta. Alumina.…”
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Effects of Oil Drops and the Charcoal’s Proximate Composition on the Air Pollution Emitted from Charcoal Barbecues by Kuo-Pin Yu, Yen-Chi Chen, Yun-Jhe Miao, Sepridawati Siregar, Yu Wei Tsai, Whei-May Grace Lee

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Dexamethasone as an Analgesic Adjunct for Postcesarean Delivery Pain: A Randomized Controlled Trial by Jennifer E. Mehdiratta, Jennifer E. Dominguez, Yi-Ju Li, Remie Saab, Ashraf S. Habib, Terrence K. Allen

“…There was no difference in the median (Q1, Q3) cumulative opioid consumption in the first 24 hours following cesarean delivery between the dexamethasone group {15 (7.5, 20.0) mg} and the placebo group {13.75 (2.5, 31.25) mg} (P=0.740). …”
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The Investigation of Reducing PAHs Emission from Coal Pyrolysis by Gaseous Catalytic Cracking by Yulong Wang, Ruifang Zhao, Chun Zhang, Guanlong Li, Jing Zhang, Fan Li

“…The PAHs cracking rate is up to 60.59% for Fe2O3 at 600°C and is 52.88% at 700°C for CaO. …”
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The heat treatment effects on the microstructure, hardness, and sigma phase content of L-PBF SAE 316L stainless steel by Jose M. Costa, Beatriz S. Monteiro, Francisca A. Rocha, Mariana S. Cunha, Manuel F. Vieira, Elsa W. Sequeiros

“…The study reveals the efficacy of HT in reducing σ phase content, particularly following treatments at 950°C and 1,050°C for 2 h. …”
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The Effects of Whole-Body Vibration Exercise on Anticipatory Delay of Core Muscles in Patients with Nonspecific Low Back Pain by Yi-Li Zheng, Hao-Yu Hu, Xiao-Chen Liu, Xuan Su, Pei-Jie Chen, Xue-Qiang Wang

“…As for shoulder abduction, except for the left TrA/IO and the left RA, the relative activation time of other muscles was significantly reduced (right ES: P=0.001; left ES: P<0.001; right MF: P=0.001; left MF: P=0.009; right TrA/IO: P<0.001; right RA: P=0.001). …”
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Selective ATP-Binding Cassette Subfamily C Gene Expression and Proinflammatory Mediators Released by BEAS-2B after PM2.5, Budesonide, and Cotreated Exposures by Jarline Encarnación-Medina, Rosa I. Rodríguez-Cotto, Joseph Bloom-Oquendo, Mario G. Ortiz-Martínez, Jorge Duconge, Braulio Jiménez-Vélez

“…This study assesses ABCC1–4 gene expression changes and proinflammatory cytokine (IL-6, IL-8) release in human bronchial epithelial cells (BEAS-2B) exposed to PM2.5 organic extract, budesonide (BUD, used to control inflammation in asthmatic patients), and a cotreatment (Co-T: PM2.5 and BUD). …”
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Comparative Study of Serological Tests for Mycoplasma synoviae Diagnosis in Commercial Poultry Breeders by R. L. Luciano, A. L. S. P. Cardoso, G. F. Z. Stoppa, A. M. I. Kanashiro, A. G. M. de Castro, E. N. C. Tessari

“…Copositivity between ELISA and HI was 90%, and conegativity was 82.0%. Agreement between HI and ELISA was rejected by McNemar's test (𝑃≤.001), and Kappa coefficient showed a weak correlation between the two techniques (𝑘=0.25; 0.21≤𝑘<0.40). …”
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Numerical Investigation of Influences of Drilling Arrangements on the Mechanical Behavior and Energy Evolution of Coal Models by Tong-bin Zhao, Wei-yao Guo, Feng-hai Yu, Yun-liang Tan, Bin Huang, Shan-chao Hu

“…Based on the test results, the energy evolution (i.e., the energy dissipation and bursting energy indexes) influenced by different drilling arrangements was analyzed. …”
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Reducing Emissions Using Artificial Intelligence in the Energy Sector: A Scoping Review by Janne Alatalo, Eppu Heilimo, Mika Rantonen, Olli Väänänen, Tuomo Sipola

“…This study carries out a scoping review to understand the use of AI solutions to reduce CO₂ emissions in the energy sector. …”
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Hydrogeochemical Evaluation of Groundwater Quality and Its Applicability for Various Purposes in the Drought-Prone Konso Zone, Rift Valley, Southern Ethiopia by Abel Abebe, Muralitharan Jothimani, Gosaye Berhanu

“…In the study area, the cations and anions exhibited a general trend with Na+ > Mg2+ > Ca2+ > K+ > Fe2+ and HCO3− > Cl−, SO42− > NO3− > F−. …”
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Shallow-Water Wave Dynamics: Butterfly Waves, X-Waves, Multiple-Lump Waves, Rogue Waves, Stripe Soliton Interactions, Generalized Breathers, and Kuznetsov–Ma Breathers by Sarfaraz Ahmed, Ujala Rehman, Jianbo Fei, Muhammad Irslan Khalid, Xiangsheng Chen

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Retargeting Clostridium difficile Toxin B to Neuronal Cells as a Potential Vehicle for Cytosolic Delivery of Therapeutic Biomolecules to Treat Botulism by Greice Krautz-Peterson, Yongrong Zhang, Kevin Chen, George A. Oyler, Hanping Feng, Charles B. Shoemaker

“…AGT-TcdB-BoNT/A-Hc was >25-fold more toxic to neuronal cells and >25-fold less toxic to Vero cells than AGT-TcdB. …”
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