Disaster characteristics and policy implications of the MS6.2 Jishishan earthquake in Gansu Province by Xu Wang, Benyong Wei, Yanjun Wen, Jiakang Wang, Wenhua Qi, Donghui Chen

“…The results indicate that the Jishishan earthquake affected area is seismically active and currently undergoing a relatively high level of regional seismicity. …”
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Intervention through an intelligent technological platform for socio-emotional development and health promotion in adolescents with Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus (emoTICare): A study pr... by Javier Martín-Ávila, Esther Rodríguez-Jiménez, Selene Valero-Moreno, José-Antonio Gil-Gómez, Inmaculada Montoya-Castilla, Marián Pérez-Marín

“…Additionally, the presence of a chronic illness during this stage, such as Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus (T1DM), introduces additional medical and psychological needs, which can increase vulnerability. In this context, serious games emerge as a promising tool to address educational and psychoemotional aspects while maintaining the motivation and playability typical of a video game. …”
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Methods of Calculating the Indexes of Intellectual Capital of Organizations by V. A. Korzhak

“…Competitive functioning at the micro and macro levels of businesses in different industries creates the need to make changes in the assessment of the impact on the performance of companies of tangible and intangible assets, leading to an increase in the value of both products and companies. …”
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Construction and application of a stratified nursing intervention program for postoperative delirium after Stanford type A aortic dissection: a quasi-experimental trial by Xueping Li, Miaomiao Zheng, Ailin Lin, Chaohong Chen, Yuanbo Wu, Huai Zhang, Zhiqin Yin

“…Conclusion Implementing this nurse intervention in the ward context can shorten postoperative delirium and hospital stays, increase patient satisfaction with care, and improve patient prognosis and quality of life. …”
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Cr doping modification for tribological behavior of Cr/a-C multilayer coatings against PEEK under diverse operational conditions by Xiaohui Zhou, Yingpeng Zhang, Hao Li, Li Cui, Wei Yang, Aiying Wang, Peng Guo, Peiling Ke

“…Considering the increasing demand for wear-resistant materials used for various frictions with dynamic sealing parts, we employed hybrid magnetron sputtering technology to fabricate Cr/amorphous carbon (a-C) multilayered coatings with and without Cr doping for comparison. …”
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Factor-H-related protein 1 (FHR1), a promotor of para-inflammation in age-related macular degeneration by Andjela Sekulic, Sarah M. Herr, Kelly Mulfaul, Inga-Marie Pompös, Silvia Winkler, Carola Dietrich, Benedikt Obermayer, Robert F. Mullins, Thomas Conrad, Peter F. Zipfel, Florian Sennlaub, Christine Skerka, Olaf Strauß

“…Polymorphisms in complement factor-H increase, while absence of factor-H-related protein-1 (FHR1) decreases the AMD risk, currently explained by their opposing relationship. …”
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Rubinstein-Taybi syndrome with ganglioneuroblastoma: a case report and literature review by Jiaji Zhou, Tang Dan, Lan Zeng, Fu Xiong, Guanghuan Pi, Ai Chen, Haiting Liu, Shuyao Zhu

“…However, the association between CREBBP variants and an increased risk of tumors remains unknown, despite multiple reports of tumor comorbidities related to RSTS. …”
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Facilitating active participation in anticoagulant decisions in advanced kidney disease: co-production of a question prompt list by Kathrine Parker, Abigail Needham, Jecko Thachil, Sandip Mitra, Penny Lewis

“…Abstract Background People with chronic kidney disease are at increased risk of thrombotic and bleeding episodes making anticoagulant treatment decisions challenging. …”
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Interleukin-35 impairs human NK cell effector functions and induces their ILC1-like conversion with tissue residency features by Valentin Picant, Lara Revol-Bauz, Laurie Tonon, Timothée Casini, Aurélien Voissière, Dominique Poujol, Emilie Picard, Céline Rodriguez, Cyril Degletagne, Emily Sible, Uzma Hasan, Anthony Ferrari, Christophe Caux, Nathalie Bendriss-Vermare

“…Abstract Natural Killer (NK) cells play pivotal immunological roles including direct cytotoxic effector function and secretion of inflammatory and immunomodulating cytokines. In the context of chronic inflammation, NK cell fitness decreases during disease progression through currently unknown mechanisms. …”
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Two-Hour Sea Level Oscillations in Halifax Harbour by Dan Kelley, Clark Richards, Ruby Yee, Alex Hay, Knut Klingbeil, Phillip MacAulay, Ruth Musgrave

“…We explore the nature of the oscillations as a first step towards the improvement of prediction schemes for sea level and currents in the region. This involves an analysis of the oscillations in the context of seiche and Helmholtz resonance theories and the use of a 2D numerical model to handle realistic bathymetric conditions and other complications that the simpler theories cannot address. …”
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Determining the Cost-Effectiveness of Home Care: A Scoping Review by Katerina Gousia, Hansel Teo, Stacey Rand, Florin Vadean

“… Context: The demand for long-term care services provided at home (home care) has increased over time. …”
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Neurobiological and therapeutic landmarks of depression associated with Alzheimer’s disease dementia by Ilinca Untu, Michael Davidson, Gabriela-Dumitrita Stanciu, Jonathan Rabinowitz, Jonathan Rabinowitz, Romeo-Petru Dobrin, Diana-Sabina Vieru, Bogdan-Ionel Tamba, Bogdan-Ionel Tamba

“…These mechanisms likely contribute to the acceleration of neurodegeneration in AD and the onset or worsening of depressive symptoms. Current therapeutic approaches remain largely nonspecific, with a lack of targeted therapies that address the unique pathophysiological context of depression in AD. …”
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Emergency response mobile 3D printing system: A case study in rapid manufacturing of polyurethane foam bridges by Jingwen Liang, Zhuo Zeng, Penglin Wang, Zhongxu Wang, Shifeng Wen, Yan Zhou, Cheng Zhou

“…In the context of increasing global natural disasters, the 72-hour golden rescue window imposes three critical requirements on rapid construction technologies: timeliness, multi-hazard adaptability, and systemic support. …”
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Microbiological Characteristics of Intestinal Biocenosis of Ambulator Patients Having Behavioral Risk Factors for Chronic Non-Communicable Diseases by I. A. Krylova, V. I. Kupaev, A. V. Ljamin

“…When using a metaprebiotic complex containing inulin and oligofructose, an improvement in the composition of the intestinal microflora was found due to a decrease in the frequency of release of conditionally pathogenic enterobacteria and other gram-negative microorganisms (median degree of contamination: from 0.45 (0.3-0.98) to 0.3(0.21-0.7) at low suboptimal status and from 0.5(0.7-1.7) to 0.31 (0.2-1.3) at high) and increase the frequency of enterococcal excretion (median degree of contamination: from 5,58 (4,16-7,0) tо 6,3 (4,8-7,8) at low suboptimal status and from от 4,5 (2,8-6,3) tо 5,1 (3,8-6,4) at high). …”
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Study on the influence of load and sliding speed on the friction behavior of electrodeposited Ni–SiC composite coatings by Pao-Chang Huang, An-Yu Cheng, Chih-Cheng Chou, Jung-Sen Huang, Zi-An Wang, Kung-Hsu Hou

“…Increasing sliding speed significantly reduced wear and coefficient of friction (COF), attributed to the formation of a continuous tribo-oxidative layer. …”
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Norbornenic anhydride as versatile additive optimizing interphases to enable high-performance LiNi0.8Co0.1Mn0.1O2/Li batteries by Fujie Yang, Zihao Yang, Qiujie Huang, Pipi Wang, Chong Mao, Zhanqiang Li, Huiyang Li, Xudong Chen

“…A LiǁLi symmetric cell with NA exhibits excellent cycling stability at a current density of 1.0 mA cm−2 for cycling 400 h. …”
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Self-other distinction modulates the sense of self-agency during joint actions by Laura Zapparoli, Marika Mariano, Lucia Maria Sacheli, Tommaso Berni, Caterina Negrone, Carlo Toneatto, Eraldo Paulesu

“…We discuss these results considering current cognitive theories on motor awareness and interactions.…”
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Flourishing as a highly sensitive person: a mixed method study on the role of nature connectedness and chaotic home environment by Susan Carroll, Anna O’Brien, Francesca Lionetti, Anna O’Reilly, Annalisa Setti, Annalisa Setti

“…IntroductionTheories of Environmental Sensitivity postulate that those who are highly sensitive thrive in favourable contexts and are more disadvantaged by unfavourable ones; however, negative outcomes, instead of positive, are more often investigated. …”
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Investigating Marl Formation and their Dominant Land use and Erosion in Kermanshah Province by Mosayeb Heshmati, Hamidreza Peyrovan, Mohammad Gheitury, Majid Ahmadi Molaverdi, Ali Moradpour

“…Field studies reveal that most facies of these marl formations contain clay, silt and shale with thin to medium sandstone layers. …”
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Development of an Effective Single-Dose PCV2/CSFV Bivalent Subunit Vaccine Against Classical Swine Fever Virus and Porcine Circovirus Type 2 by Yu-Chieh Chen, Wen-Bin Chung, Hso-Chi Chaung, Yen-Li Huang, Chi-Chih Chen, Guan-Ming Ke

“…<b>Background/Objectives</b>: Porcine Circovirus Type 2 (PCV2) impairs pigs’ immune systems and increases susceptibility to co-infections, including Classical Swine Fever (CSF), a highly contagious disease listed by the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH) as notifiable. …”
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