Evaluating the Effectiveness of Nonwoven Geotextile-Encased Cinder Gravel Column in Improving Load-Bearing and Deformation Characteristics of Soft Clay by Narob Kifle Tefera, Damtew Tsige Melese, Habte Tamirat Bafena, Adamu Beyene Negesa

“…A cylindrical steel container was used in designing the experimental test. …”
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Electrospun PAN@Ferrites Nanofibers for Rectifier and Humidity Devices by Ban Abbas Rijah, Iftikhar M. Ali

“…For PAN NFs, there is no effect when relative humidity percentage increases and decreases, but with adding ferrite materials PAN@ZnFe2O4 and PAN@ZnCoFe2O4 where, there is a significant change in resistance when humidity increases and decreases. …”
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Anti-tumor activity of a novel compound-CDF is mediated by regulating miR-21, miR-200, and PTEN in pancreatic cancer. by Bin Bao, Shadan Ali, Dejuan Kong, Sanila H Sarkar, Zhiwei Wang, Sanjeev Banerjee, Amro Aboukameel, Subhash Padhye, Philip A Philip, Fazlul H Sarkar

“…<h4>Methodology/principal findings</h4>In the current study we showed, for the first time, that CDF could significantly inhibit the sphere-forming ability (pancreatospheres) of PC cells consistent with increased disintegration of pancreatospheres, which was associated with attenuation of CSC markers (CD44 and EpCAM), especially in gemcitabine-resistant (MIAPaCa-2) PC cells containing high proportion of CSCs consistent with increased miR-21 and decreased miR-200. …”
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Study of chemical properties of hybrid nanofluid flow between two permeable disks with suspension of carbon nanotubes using Yamada Ota and Xue models by A. Naeem, Z. Abbas, M.Y. Rafiq

“…Accelerating velocity descends with the rise in all parameters while decelerating velocity declines for the upsurge in pressure gradient and magnetic parameter and decreases for the increment in Darcy number. Velocity profiles for the current study are graphically compared with the previous study in the absence of MHD and porosity for the validation and authenticity of recent work. …”
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Nanoscale Morphological Changes at Lithium Interface, Triggered by the Electrolyte Composition and Electrochemical Cycling by Sebastian Mai, Janine Wessel, Anna Dimitrova, Michael Stich, Svetlozar Ivanov, Stefan Krischok, Andreas Bund

“…The individual addition of polysulfides and LiNO3 increases the interface resistance, while the simultaneous application of these components is beneficial, reducing the SEI resistive behavior. …”
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Identification of Self Incompatibility (S) Alleles in Turkish Apple Gene Sources using Allele-specific PCR by Mohammad Hasanzadeh, Merve Dilek Karataş, Nahid Hazrati, Canan Yüksel Özmen, Serdar Altıntaş, Mehmet Emin Akçay, Ali Ergül

“…Self-incompatibility results in decreased pollination and ultimately yield loss. In apple (Malus domestica L.), self-incompatibility is controlled by multi-allelic S-locus. …”
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Low miR-936-mediated upregulation of Pim-3 drives sorafenib resistance in liver cancer through ferroptosis inhibition by activating the ANKRD18A/Src/NRF2 pathway by Xiao Li, Mengna Cui, Long Xu, Qie Guo

“…MiR-936 overexpression and GV102-Pim-3-shRNA significantly attenuated the activity of the ANKRD18A/Src/NRF2 pathway to decrease the expression of Ankyrin repeat domain-containing protein 18A (ANKRD18A), Src, and Nuclear factor (erythroid-derived 2)-like 2 (NRF2), especially decreasing NRF2 nuclear retention and transcriptional activity. …”
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CFD Simulation of Hydrodynamic Properties of Perforated Triangular Corrugated Plate Filler Under Reduced Pressure by Yang QIN, Zheng-yu ZOU, Shi-sheng LI, Xiao-hong XIONG, Chang-da LI, Zhi-wei ZHANG, Qing-zhao LIU, Guo-bing LI

“…At present, the main methods for large-scale treatment of tritium-containing wastewater include electrolysis, catalytic exchange, low-temperature distillation, and water distillation. …”
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Changes in air pollutant emissions in China during two clean-air action periods derived from the newly developed Inversed Emission Inventory for Chinese Air Quality (CAQIEI) by L. Kong, L. Kong, X. Tang, X. Tang, Z. Wang, Z. Wang, Z. Wang, J. Zhu, J. Zhu, J. Li, H. Wu, H. Wu, Q. Wu, H. Chen, H. Chen, L. Zhu, W. Wang, B. Liu, Q. Wang, D. Chen, Y. Pan, Y. Pan, J. Li, J. Li, L. Wu, L. Wu, G. R. Carmichael

“…The situation changed during 2018–2020, when the upward trends were contained and reversed to downward trends for the total emissions of both NO<span class="inline-formula">_<i>x</i></span> and NMVOCs and the PM emissions over FW. …”
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Humidity effect on epiphytic microflora development and seed germination of spring bread wheat by O. F. Khamova, P. V. Popolzukhin, O. S. Dmitrenko

“…On increasing the initial moisture content of seeds to 17%, the number of microorganisms on them increased significantly, and germination decreased after three years of storage in plastic containers to 0–1.9% in 28 months (2.3 years). …”
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Identification of novel antiviral host factors by functional gene expression analysis using in vitro HBV infection assay systems. by Takuto Nosaka, Tatsushi Naito, Yu Akazawa, Kazuto Takahashi, Hidetaka Matsuda, Masahiro Ohtani, Tsutomu Nishizawa, Hiroaki Okamoto, Yasunari Nakamoto

“…Using an in vitro HBV infection assay system, the current study aimed to investigate the STAT1-independent host factors that contribute to the control of viral infection by comprehensive functional screening. …”
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Plug-In Repetitive Control for Magnetic Bearings Based on Equivalent-Input-Disturbance by Gang Huang, Bolong Liu, Songlin Yuan, Xinyi Shi

“…First, a linearized model of the magnetic bearing rotor containing parameter fluctuations due to the eddy current effect and temperature rise effect is established, and a plug-in repetitive controller (PRC) is designed to enhance the rejection effect of periodic disturbances. …”
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Measuring. Monitoring. Management. Control by F.A. Bobylev, D.A. Tashlintsev, V.M. Chaykovskiy

“…To measure the time constant of the exponential component of the pulse voltage, the «two-serif» method is used, implemented using a controlled ADC included in the microcontroller (MC). The current samples, except for the very first one, are the exponential voltage amplitudes obtained at the ADC output, after scaling by a factor of 2.72, the code matching scheme (CSC) is compared with the result of the initial sample. …”

Straightforward method for preparing a user-customizable DNA marker by improved overlap extension polymerase chain reaction by ZHANG Yuanyuan, YAN Yan, JIN Yulan, DONG Weiren, ZHOU Jiyong

“…The number of small fragments of DNA decreased and the number of large fragments of DNA increased gradually with the increased number of PCR cycles. …”
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Modelling growth and form of the scleractinian coral Pocillopora verrucosa and the influence of hydrodynamics. by Nol Chindapol, Jaap A Kaandorp, Carolina Cronemberger, Tali Mass, Amatzia Genin

“…As a result, we found a similar trend associated with the increasing Péclet for both simulated forms and in situ corals; that is uni-directional current tends to facilitate asymmetrical growth response resulting in colonies with branches predominantly developed in the upstream direction. …”
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The method for calculating phase angle between exciter force of vibration exciter and roller displacement by E. A. Shishkin

“…In the process of soil compaction it is important to have information about the current density of the layer, as it enables to quickly adjust the load on the compacted material. …”
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Barriers to HIV Care and Treatment by Doctors: A review of the literature by P. Naidoo

“…As a result many doctors were reluctant to provide care to HIV infected patients and homophobia amongst doctors, fear of contact with patients and unwillingness to care were frequently reported.2 However, there has been an exponential increase in the number of HIV and AIDS related cases and more doctors are encountering infected individuals. …”
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PrEP in the key population community: A qualitative study of perspectives on pre-exposure prophylaxis by gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men and female sex workers in... by Jonathan Ross, Josephine Gasana, Natalia Zotova, Giovanni Ndabakuranye, Fabiola Mabano, Charles Ingabire, Adebola Adedimeji, Gad Murenzi, Viraj V Patel

“…Gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men (GBMSM) and cisgender female sex workers (FSW) are increasingly and disproportionately impacted by HIV in sub-Saharan Africa, yet current PrEP care models in this region are not optimized for these communities. …”
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Hydrogels for Translucent Wearable Electronics: Innovations in Materials, Integration, and Applications by Thirukumaran Periyasamy, Shakila Parveen Asrafali, Jaewoong Lee

“…Current research is focused on advancing hydrogel design to improve transparency, mechanical resilience, conductivity, and adhesion. …”
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Post-pandemic patient safety: have the characteristics of incidents with harm changed? Comparative observational study in primary care via review of medical records with a trigger... by Gerardo Garzón González, Tamara Alonso Safont, Oscar Aguado Arroyo, Cristina Villanueva Sanz, Arancha Luaces Gayán, Esther Zamarrón Fraile, Juan José Jurado Balbuena, Inmaculada Mediavilla Herrera, Research Team “TriggerPrim®”

“…Conclusions No differences were found in the avoidability, severity, place of occurrence, or contributory factors of PSIHs before the pandemic and currently. In terms of the nature of these incidents, the outcomes revealed an increase in diagnostic errors (excluding diagnostic tests), which could be attributed to a greater frequency of remote consultations and a decrease in the longitudinality of care resulting from the shortage of professionals.…”
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