Approaches for the measurement of lateral dimensions of graphene oxide flakes using scanning electron microscopy by Giovanni Chemello, Konstantinos Despotelis, Keith R Paton, Charles A Clifford, Andrew J Pollard, Jörg Radnik, Vasile-Dan Hodoroaba

“…Samples were produced for analysis by drop casting GO dispersions onto Si/SiO _2 substrates. After SEM imaging, the images were analysed using two approaches to derive size and shape parameters. …”
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Estimating the impact of the Mongol expansion upon the gene pool of Tuvans by L. D. Damba, Е. V. Balanovskaya, M. K. Zhabagin, Y. М. Yusupov, Y. V. Bogunov, Z. M. Sabitov, A. T. Agdzhoyan, N. A. Korotkova, M. B. Lavryashina, B. B. Mongush, U. N. Kavai-ool, O. P. Balanovsky

“…On average, two-thirds of their gene pools (63 %) are composed by North Eurasian haplogroups (N*, N1a2, N3a, Q) connected with autochtonous populations of modern area of Tuvans. The Central Asian haplogroups (C2, O2) composed less then fifth part (17 %) of gene pools of the clans studied. …”
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Preliminary characterization and evaluation of local concrete sludges for use as supplementary cementitious materials by Ashfaque Ahmed Jhatial, Iveta Nováková, Eirik Gjerløw, Christian John Engelsen

“…The Rankin Classification of analyzed CS indicates a prevalent hydraulic nature, with most CS exhibiting CaO/SiO2 ratios greater than 2.0, thus suggesting potential for hydraulic applications. …”
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Thermal enhancement using variable characteristics and tripartite diffusion features of solar aircraft wings in context of Reiner-Philippoff hybrid nanofluid passing through a para... by Esraa N. Thabet, A.M. Abd-Alla, S.M.M. El-Kabeir

“…This time, the analysis of solar radiation and the possible combination of solar radiation and nanotechnology to increase the efficiency of solar-powered aircraft becomes a significant area of research. Solar-thermal applications often use parabolic trough solar collectors to achieve high temperatures. …”
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Dermatoplasty for decompensated forms of varicose veins and post-thrombotic syndrome by V. I. Rusin, F. M. Pavuk, I. I. Kovalchuk, O. A. Nosenko

“…In order to improve the results of the treatment of the decompensated form of varicose veins and post-thrombotic syndrome, taking into account the angiosomal theory and using VAC and Magott therapy of the recipient woundof the trophic ulcer, evaluate different methods of dermatoplasty depending on the depth and area of the lesion. Methods. In the surgical clinic of the regional hospital named after A. …”
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Prediction of mortality and prioritisation to tertiary care using the 'OUR-ARCad' risk score gleaned from the second wave of COVID-19 pandemic-A retrospective cohort study from Sou... by Narendran Gopalan, Vinod Kumar Viswanathan, Vignes Anand Srinivasalu, Saranya Arumugam, Adhin Bhaskar, Tamizhselvan Manoharan, Santosh Kishor Chandrasekar, Divya Bujagaruban, Ramya Arumugham, Gopi Jagadeeswaran, Saravanan Madurai Pandian, Arunalatha Ponniah, Thirumaran Senguttuvan, Ponnuraja Chinnaiyan, Baskaran Dhanraj, Vineet Kumar Chadha, Balaji Purushotham, Manoj Vasanth Murhekar

“…The 'OUR-ARCad' risk score components were-Oxygen saturation SaO2<94%-23, Urea > 40mg/dL-15, Neutrophil/Lymphocytic ratio >3-23, Age > 50 years-8, Pulse Rate >100-8 and Coronary Artery disease-15. …”
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Predictors of severe community-acquired pneumonia associated with coronavirus infection by S. S. Avhaitis

“…The analysis of univariate logistic regression models showed that such indicators as patient age, heart rate and SpO2 were not important in the occurrence of severe CAP. …”
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Genesis of the Bieyesamas Monzogranite of the Altay Mountain, Xinjiang, Northwestern China, and Its Rare Metal Resource Potential by Gengbiao Qiao, Xiaoyan Chen, Wenming Li

“…Therefore, the Bieyesamas area is one of the key areas for rare metal prospecting breakthroughs in the future, with great potential for rare metal mineral resources.…”
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Boosting effect of ultrasonication on the oxygen evolution reaction during zinc electrowinning by Guihong Han, Zhen Chen, Ningdan Cui, Shuzhen Yang, Yanfang Huang, Bingbing Liu, Hu Sun

“…The integration of ultrasonic technology into the realm of zinc electrowinning leverages the physical and chemical effects of ultrasonication to significantly improve the efficiency and kinetics of the OER. Smaller PbO2 grains and a larger silver exposure area appeared on the Pb-Ag plate surface during ultrasonic-assisted electrowinning, which is beneficial for the OER chemically. …”
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Macroscopic and microscopic characteristics of nanosilica sol-based composite grout in sealing fractured argillaceous rock: A comparative study with silica sol and cement slurry by Zhe Xiang, Nong Zhang, Dongjiang Pan, Zhengzheng Xie, Peng Wang, Dongxu Liang

“…On the grout-rock interface, aluminate gel nucleates on nano-SiO2, continuously precipitating, aggregating, and cross-linking on the surface of silica particles to form a dense gel, filling the cavities at the grout-rock interface and increasing structural density. …”
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Mechanism of Photocatalytic Degradation of Diclofenac in Water by a Novel Carbon Nitride by LIU Zi’ang, GAO Yifang, LIU Chao, LI Wenjun, LIU Xiaona, LI Bo, QIAN Tianwei

“…However, traditional GCN is limited in practical application because of its low specific surface area and few active sites. [Methods] In this study, photocatalyst (PCN) was prepared by thermal polymerization method by using urea as precursor. …”
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Prediction model, risk factor score and ventilator-associated pneumonia: A two-stage case-control study by Hua Meng, Yuxin Shi, Kaming Xue, Di Liu, Xiongjing Cao, Yanyan Wu, Yunzhou Fan, Fang Gao, Ming Zhu, Lijuan Xiong

“…Results: LASSO, RF and XGBoost consistently revealed significant associations of length of stay before MV, MV time, surgery, tracheotomy, multiple drug resistant organism infection, C-reactive protein, PaO2, and APACHE II score with VAP. RFS was significantly linearly associated with VAP risk [odds ratio and 95 % confidence interval = 2.699 (2.347, 3.135)], and showed good discriminations for VAP both in discovery stage [area under the curve (AUC) = 0.857] and validation stage (AUC = 0.879). …”
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Lateralized differences in power spectra across different frequency bands during NREM sleep in patients with primary insomnia by Jiao Huang, Jiao Huang, Jing Ye, Mingjie Gao, Wentao Gao, Weijia Chen, Yifeng Zhu, Yongbo Wang, Daijin Huang, Yunhui Lv, Hong Shi

“…Power spectral analysis was performed in six brain areas (F3, F4, C3, C4, O1 and O2) and across seven frequency bands (delta, sigma, alpha, theta, beta1, beta2, and gamma) during non-rapid eye movement sleep between primary insomnias and good sleep controls.ResultsIn primary insomnias, there were significant differences in frequency bands and areas. …”
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Iron⁃calcium⁃biochar enhanced sludge deep dewatering and sludge⁃based biochar preparation by JIAO Hongming, FU Liang*, ZHOU Yingying, WANG Xurong, ZHANG Leilei, Gao Yonglin, ZHOU Dandan

“…This biochar have large surface area and pore volume, and the surfaces rich in oxygen-containing functional groups. …”
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Lycium barbarum polysaccharide inhibits retinal neovascularization and inflammation in vitro and in vivo by Bin Wu, Xue Wang, Wei Zhang, Xin Wang, Qi-Miao Wang, Ya-Ju Pang, Yi-Chun Kong

“…RESULTS: The increased area of neovascular clusters in OIR mice was significantly decreased by LBP. …”
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Petrogenetic evidences in geodynamics and placement of Nordoz intrusive masses in Alborz-Azerbaijan structural zone by Shahryar Mahmoudi, Shiva Lavi, Shohreh Hassanpour, Amir Ali Tabakh Shabani, Mehran Yegane Far

“…tectonic setting As illustrated in the Al2O3 vs. TiO2 variation diagram from Muller and Groves (1997), all intrusive samples from the Nordoz area are situated within the range of magmatic arcs (Fig. 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10A, B, C). …”
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Research progress of phosphogypsum-based backfill technology by Qiusong CHEN, Aixiang WU

“…Research should be directed toward three key areas: advancing pretreatment technologies, optimizing target materials, and enhancing in situ monitoring techniques. …”
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Effect of Scalp-acupuncture Treatment on Language Reorganization in Poststroke Aphasia：A Functional Near-Infrared Spectroscopy by LIN Bingbing, NI Jinglei, XIONG Xiao, HUANG Yunshi, HUANG Jia

“…Before and after the treatment，the patients were evaluated by the Beijing Medical University Aphasia Battery of Chinese （ABC）; the patients were evaluated by the Chinese Functional Communication Profile （CFCP）; the subjects were tested for changes in cortical hemoglobin oxyhemoglobin （HbO2） and hemoglobin deoxyhemoglobin （HbR） by using the fNIRS; and the patients were evaluated by using the verbal fluency task by using the E-prime 3. 0 software. …”
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¿A dónde exportan las firmas, por qué eligen ese mercado, quiénes venden más y cuántas comercian? Un análisis con firmas manufactureras localizadas en México by Carlos Enrique Cardoso Vargas

“…Un crecimiento de 10% en la productividad aumentaría en 4.2% la posibilidad de las firmas de elegir al mercado latinoamericano en lugar del norteamericano; con esa alza sería posible que incrementara en 2.5 o 2.4% la probabilidad de exportar a Europa o Asia, en lugar de seleccionar América del Norte. …”
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Dissolution and Solubility of the Synthetic Natroalunite and the Arsenic-Incorporated Natroalunite at pH of 2.00–5.60 and 25–45°C by Yinian Zhu, Huiling Xuan, Yanpeng Liang, Qiming Yan, Zongqiang Zhu, Zhangnan Jiang, Lihao Zhang, Huili Liu, Shen Tang

“…The arsenic-incorporated natroalunite precipitation has been proposed to eliminate arsenic from water, both for industrial practice and remediation of polluted areas. Unfortunately, only few works have been made on partial arsenic incorporation in natroalunite and the thermodynamic data for natroalunite and arsenic-incorporated natroalunite now are still lacking. …”
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