Longitudinal transcriptome analysis reveals distinct gene expression patterns in traditional Chinese medicine syndromes of upper respiratory tract infections by Hao Zou, Hao Zou, Changrui Huang, Changrui Huang, Qinqi Feng, Qinqi Feng, Bang Yu, Bang Yu, Jian Liu, Xinyang Shu, Xiaolu Nie, Hongchun Zhang, Xiaohui Zou

“…Peripheral blood samples were obtained on day 1 and day 6, with healthy volunteers as controls. …”
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Study on pore structure and fractal characteristics of fractured coal based on mercury injection and low temperature nitrogen adsorption tests by Siliang CHEN, Zebiao JIANG, Xiping QUAN, Xifa YANG, Qiaoshun MO

“…In order to study the effect of cracking on the pore microstructure of coal rock, low-temperature nitrogen adsorption meth-od and mercury injection method were used to study the pore morphology and pore size distribution of coal samples before and after cracking, and then the fractal dimension of pores in different ranges was calculated based on the data of low-temperature nitrogen and mercury injection combined with the fractal theory. …”
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Quantification of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs) in Various Fruit Types: A Comparative Analysis by Cristina Di Fiore, Monica Maio, Ivan Notardonato, Pasquale Avino

“…Gas chromatography equipped with flame ionization detector analysis showed satisfactory analytical parameters, with details like R² > 0.9912 in a concentration range of 0.5–500 µg mL⁻¹, with a variability ranging within 0.7–2.3%. Rural fruit samples were found to be more contaminated by PAHs compared to urban samples, likely due to the use of non-green fuels in rural areas considered in this study. …”
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Time-dependent robust reliability optimization of structure based on genetic interval affine response surface by GUAN Yi, SHENG GuoJun

“…The rationality of the proposed method was verified by an engineering example. The analysis results show that genetic interval affine response surface can more reasonably reflect the fluctuation range of structural response, and the proposed optimization method can effectively improve the level of structural robust reliability.…”
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Occurrence and Pathogenicity of Indigenous Entomopathogenic Fungi Isolates to Fall Armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda J. E. Smith) in Western Amhara, Ethiopia by Mequanint Andualem Mekonnen, Gebremariam Asaye Emirie, Solomon Yilma Mitiku, Bogale Nigir Hailemariam, Melkamu Birhanie Mekonnen, Anteneh Ademe Mengistu

“…Twelve entomopathogenic fungi were isolated from the total soil samples collected. It was observed that Metarhizium spp. was more frequent and widespread than Beauveria spp. and their occurrence was high in the forest habitat. …”
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Determinants of repurchase intention in the Indonesian e-commerce platforms by Lukman Zaini Abdullah, Nanang Apriliyanto, Sherli Junianingrum

“…The number of samples in this study was 250 respondents. The sample for this research includes Indonesian citizens aged more than 17 years old, who are users of the Tokopedia, Shopee, and Lazada platforms on their smartphones. …”
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Antecedents of Electronic Word of Mouth (eWOM) Adoption in the Purchase of Cosmetics in Ecuador: Does Gender Moderate Relationships? by Madelyn Mendoza-Moreira, Beatriz Moliner-Velázquez, Gloria Berenguer-Contri, Irene Gil-Saura

“…This study also highlights the need to replicate the model in different contexts and with more diverse samples to enhance the generalizability of the findings. …”
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PTSD Prevalence in US Prisons: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Laura Young, Alexander Trinidad, Maite Azabal-Gallego

“…Results: Of the initial 221 studies selected for an in-depth full-text screening, ten studies, with a combined sample size of 4,016 participants, met the inclusion criteria—four more than the original review. …”
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The Mechanism of Interface Dilatancy of Cement Mortar Rockbolts by Yubao Zhan, Nan Li, Hui Wang, Pengqiang Zheng, Jun Zhang, Qihua Liu

“…Based on the thick-walled cylinder theory, the causes of splitting failure of the samples are analyzed. By using the numerical simulation method, the influences of different dilatancy angles of the interface layer on the interface shear stress and the radial stress are analyzed. …”
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Specific Primers and Nested PCR Find <i>Trichophyton rubrum</i> Missed by Culture of Ground Toenails from Onychomycosis in Podiatric Patients in Eastern Australia by Anjana C. Santosh, Danilla Grando, Ann C. Lawrie

“…Toenail onychomycosis causes significant problems in public health and is more common among the elderly and immune-compromised populations. …”
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Assessment of the Difficulty Level of Science Questions Using the TIMSS Question Semantic Evaluation for Grade IV Elementary School Students by Muhammad Romli, Ida Bagus Putu Arnyana, I Wayan Suastra

“…This study uses a descriptive research method. The research population includes all Grade IV students at SDN Parsanga II, with a sample size of 30 students randomly selected from the population. …”
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Prevalence and Correlates of Intestinal Parasites among Patients Admitted to Mirembe National Mental Health Hospital, Dodoma, Tanzania by Azan A. Nyundo, David Z. Munisi, Ainory P. Gesase

“…Stool samples were collected and examined by direct wet preparation and formol-ether concentration. …”
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Determinants of Transfer Pricing Decisions and Its Impact on Tax Avoidance by Nico Alexander

“…The study used a two-stage regression analysis to analyze its hypotheses. 12 multinational manufacturing corporations listed between 2019 and 2021 on the Indonesia Stock Exchange represent the research sample. The purposive technique was the method used for selecting the research sample. …”
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Research Progress on the Geological Application of a Flow-Through Time-Resolved Analysis System by Xinning XU, Shuo WANG, Juan XU, Pengfei LIU, Shouye YANG

“…Further improvement of its dissolution dynamics principle will inevitably provide more new ideas for the future development of the system, such as multi-type geological sample dissolution and mineral simulation synthesis. …”
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Genomic surveillance of SARS-CoV-2 variants using pooled WGS by Inho Park, Yoonjung Kim, Min Hyuk Choi, Kyung-A Lee

“…At the PANGO lineage level, it achieved an overall sensitivity of 82.8% and a PPV of 77.4% when a predicted lineage was considered accurate if it shared more than 90% of markers with any true lineage present in the pooled sample. …”
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مقارنة بين استخدام الأفلام الكرتونية والاغناء العربية لترقية قدرة الطلاب على الاستماع by Nurul Afifah, Ismail Muhammad, Fadhilah Fadhilah

“…And there are differences in the use of the two media with the results of the independent sample T-test (Sig 2 tailed) 0.134 (sig > 0.05) where the use of Arabic song media (86.00) is more effective than the use of cartoon film media (82.00) to improve student's listening skill. …”
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Artificial intelligence as the clinical assistant for detection of femoral neck fracture: Intelligent medicine brings the bright future by Pengran Liu, Dan Zhang, Yufei Chen, Ying Fang, Jiayao Zhang, Honglin Wang, Jialang Hu, Binlei Sun, Rui Jiao, Jiaming Yang, Yi Xie, Mingdi Xue, Hong Zhou, Zhewei Ye

“…Objective: The high rates of missed diagnosis and misdiagnosis limit the diagnosis of femoral neck fracture (FNF), which requires a new method to assist doctors to get more accurate diagnosis of FNF. …”
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The effects of a brand-specific, hemp-derived cannabidiol product on physiological, biochemical, and psychometric outcomes in healthy adults: a double-blind, randomized clinical tr... by Gianna F. Mastrofini, Bridget A. McFadden, Alexa J. Chandler, Blaine S. Lints, Harry P. Cintineo, Nathaniel D. Rhoades, Caroline S. Vincenty, Sten O. Stray-Gundersen, Abbi D. Lane, Shawn M. Arent

“…Chronic pain among participants was calculated using urine samples according to the foundational pain index (FPI). …”
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Dynamic Simulation of Soil Moisture Under Typical Land Preparation in Semi-arid Loess Area Using HYDRUS-1D Model by Dong Hongxia, Zhang Qindi, Wei Qiang

“…When the rainfall was more than 10 mm, the maximum soil moisture fluxes of the fish-scale pits and the reverse slope terraces were 0—20 cm, which gradually decreased with increasing rainfall. …”
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Association between the HLA-A, HLA-B, HLA-C and HLA-DRB1 gene alleles and Sjögren's syndrome with anti-Ro/SSA and anti-La/SSB autoantibodies production by I. A. Guseva, M. D. Chanyshev, A. V. Torgashina, N. V. Vlasenko, Yu. I. Khvan, E. Yu. Samarkina, M. V. Shabatina, K. F. Khafizov

“…In addition, all 2-, 3- and 4-allele combinations were significantly more frequent in the patient group compared to the controls. …”
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