Impact of clinical preparation steps and use of sex-specific reference for accurate antibiotic monitoring in body fluids by Christian Domes, Lisa Graul, Timea Frosch, Juergen Popp, Stefan Hagel, Mathias W. Pletz, Torsten Frosch

“…Freezing, centrifugation, and filtration during sample preparation influence drug concentration. Using sex-specific urine pools as references yields more accurate quantification results. …”
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Mycotoxin Residues in Chicken Breast Muscle and Liver by Tina Lešić, Jelka Pleadin, Nina Kudumija, Dora Tomašković, Ana Vulić

“…Mycotoxin concentrations were determined using liquid chromatography–tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) following sample cleanup with immunoaffinity columns while a QuEChERS-based method was applied for CPA. …”
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Multiwavelength and Environmental Properties of Variability Selected Low-luminosity Active Galactic Nuclei by Heechan Yuk, Xinyu Dai, Marko Mićić

“…This result is supported by two other LLAGN samples from high-cadence time-domain surveys of the Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite and Palomar Transient Factory, suggesting that the variability selection method from well-sampled light curves can find AGNs that may not be discovered otherwise. …”
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Improved Multi-Grained Cascade Forest Model for Transformer Fault Diagnosis by Yiyi Zhang, Yuxuan Wang, Jiefeng Liu, Heng Zhang, Xianhao Fan, Dongdong Zhang

“…Moreover, the proposed method still has high fault diagnosis accuracy for datasets of different sizes.…”
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Co-initiating-system dual-mechanism drives the design of printable entangled polymer multinetworks by An Wei, Qian Wang, Jupen Liu, Yuchan Huang, Haoxiang Li, Zhenhao Zhu, Tao Wang, You Yu

“…The resulting long polymer chains enable hydrogels with higher mechanical performance, lower stress relaxation, and activation energy compared to short polymer chain-contained samples. Such a method proves more effective than traditional self-thickening and strengthening techniques for enhancing hydrogel entanglements and is also compatible with additive manufacturing, enabling the design of complex 2D webs with adaptive mechanical performance and capable of detecting and sensing applications. …”
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Comparison of the Antioxidant Activities and Phenolic Content of Five Lonicera Flowers by HPLC-DAD/MS-DPPH and Chemometrics by Rong-rong Zhou, Xue-hui Liu, Lin Chen, Jian-hua Huang, Xue-juan Liang, Dan Wan, Shui-han Zhang, Lu-qi Huang

“…In this study, HPLC-DAD/MS and antioxidant activity methods were combined together to analyze the compounds’ information and activity assays of Lonicera, which might provide more evidence for its quality control.…”
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Hydrothermal Preparation of Visible-Light-Driven N-Br-Codoped TiO2 Photocatalysts by Yonggang Sheng, Yao Xu, Dong Jiang, Liping Liang, Dong Wu, Yuhan Sun

“…In contrast to the N-doped sample, the N-Br-codoped TiO2 photocatalyst could more readily photodegrade methylene blue (MB) under visible-light irradiation. …”
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Factors Affecting Apparel Pattern Grading Accuracy: Existing Software Solutions Comparison and Development of New Solution by Md. Mazharul Islam, Md. Reazuddin Repon, Md. Shohan Parvez, Md. Mahbubul Haque, Mohammad Abdul Jalil

“…However, the drawbacks of the measurement method are complicated and time-consuming. They revolve around the fact that iterative fitting and adjustments are mandatory to improve the fit before bulk production. …”
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Machine learning models for predicting the risk of depressive symptoms in Chinese college students by Chengfu Yu, Xiangxuan Kong, Weijie Yu, Xingcan Ni, Jing Chen, Xiaoyan Liao

“…Future studies should improve generalizability by incorporating more diverse samples and physiological biomarkers.…”
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Lived Experience of Widowhood: A Phenomenological Study Among Women by Hossein Afrasiabi, Sara Sadeghiyeh

“…The participants were selected by purposive and homogeneous sampling method. The data gathered through in-depth interview. …”
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Experimental approaches to creating a tissue-specific matrix for a bioartificial liver by A. M. Grigoriev, Yu. B. Basok, A. D. Kirillova, L. A. Kirsanova, N. P. Shmerko, A. M. Subbot, E. A. Nemets, I. A. Miloserdov, M. Yu. Shagidulin, V. I. Sevastyanov

“…Objective: to study the ability of a tissue-specific matrix from decellularized human liver fragments (DHLF) to maintain adhesion and proliferation of human adipose tissue-derived mesenchymal stem cells (hAT-MSCs) and HepG2 under static conditions and in a flow-through bioreactor. Materials and methods. Treatment with surfactants (SAS) – sodium dodecyl sulfate, Triton X-100 – followed by exposure to DNase was used for decellularization of human liver fragments (no more than 8 mm3). …”
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The facile conversion of waste biomass into few-layer graphene oxide by Rhoda Afriyie Mensah, Vigneshwaran Shanmugam, Elif Kaynak, Denis Sokol, Joel Wahl, Kim Cuong Le, Yang Zhang, Lin Jiang, Rasoul Esmaeely Neisiany, Emine Ayşe Turhan, Oisik Das

“…This study highlights a sustainable method for the preparation of few-layer GO at lower temperatures than contemporary methods, making the process more energy-efficient, environmentally friendly, and cost-effective. …”
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Study on evolution law of particle breakage after coal adsorption of CO2 under different uniaxial compression stress conditions by Yang DING, Mengdi WANG, Shugang LI, Haifei LIN, Hongchao ZHAO, Junhong TAN, Jingfei ZHANG, Bing ZHU, Yizheng ZHANG, Yan ZHANG

“…After the completion of coal seam mining, a rich fracture space is formed underground, in which there is one or more layers of residual coal, and may even include a complete unminable coal seam. …”
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Volunteering of students: Social meaning and basis of motivated refusal by M. V. Pevnaya, A. N. Tarasova, D. F. Telepaeva, M. Cernicova-Bucă

“…A representative sample consisted of 1105 people, the error is no more than 3,5%. …”
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Evidence of slow millennial cliff retreat rates using cosmogenic nuclides in coastal colluvium by R. Bossis, R. Bossis, V. Regard, S. Carretier, S. Choy

“…The coastal retreat rate of the Peruvian site currently subject to wave action is similar to the Mediterranean coast (0.5 mm yr<span class="inline-formula">⁻¹</span>), despite Peru's more arid climate. The other two Peruvian sites, which have not been subjected to wave action for tens of thousands of years, are eroding 20 times more slowly. …”
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Woman with cancer: cross-sectional analysis of health-related quality of life and social support by Lilian Miranda Belineli, Eliza Maria Rezende Dázio, Eliane Garcia Rezende, Namie Okino Sawada, Murilo César do Nascimento, Bianca de Moura Peloso-Carvalho, Tábatta Renata Pereira de Brito, Silvana Maria Coelho Leite Fava

“…ABSTRACT: Objective: To verify the correlation between perceived social support and health-related quality of life among women diagnosed with cancer. Method: Analytical cross-sectional study conducted in 2019 with a sample of 119 women diagnosed with cancer treated at a reference hospital for oncological treatment in the southern region of Minas Gerais. …”
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The Characteristics of Gas-Water Two-Phase Radial Flow in Clay-Silt Sediment and Effects on Hydrate Production by Cheng Lu, Xuwen Qin, Lu Yu, Lantao Geng, Wenjing Mao, Hang Bian, Fanle Meng

“…The flow pattern in clay-silt sediment is more complicated, and the existing empirical models are inadequate for flow characterization. …”
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Phenolic Compounds in Flowers and Herb of <i>Achillea millefolium</i> L.: Histochemical and Phytochemical Studies by Agata Konarska, Elżbieta Weryszko-Chmielewska, Małgorzata Materska, Aneta Sulborska-Różycka, Marta Dmitruk, Barbara Chilczuk

“…The spectrophotometric and HPLC methods were deployed to quantify total phenolic compounds (PC), phenolic acids, and flavonoids in extracts from flowers and herb, whereas the LC-QTOF-MS method was used for their qualitative analysis. …”
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STARS&#x2014;Deep Diversified Analysis of Occlusion-Resiliency for Robot Vision in Medical Contexts by Saima Sultana, Muhammad Mansoor Alam, Jawahir Che Mustapha, Mukesh Prasad, Sadia Nazim, Mazliham Mohd Su'Ud

“…Unfavorable circumstances including occlusions must be considered when integrating action recognition techniques into an autonomous robotic system. It becomes more critical when the recognition involves Medical scenarios. …”
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Evaluation of the Ratio of Spot Tests and Plaque-Forming Activity Tests of Bacteriophages of Prevalent Pathogens by I. M. Pchelin, D. V. Azarov, V. A. Dedik, D. A. Kushnirenko, B. I. Aslanov, A. E. Goncharov, D. A. Lioznov

“…In general, the observation of clear lysis spots on the spot test in most cases indicates bacteriophage replication, which allows us to consider the spot test method as indicative, but requiring subsequent validation by more complex methods characterizing the efficiency of phage replication.…”
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