Biomimetic Design and Assessment via Microenvironmental Testing: From Food Packaging Biomaterials to Implantable Medical Devices by Diana V. Portan, Athanasia Koliadima, John Kapolos, Leonard Azamfirei

“…At one end of the spectrum, medical devices in contact with tissue pose risks depending on whether they are deployed on the skin or implanted. …”
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Streptomyces rimosus-rich soil exposure alleviates depression-like behaviors by modulating neuroinflammation and synaptic plasticity in mice with stress by Jin Hee Kim, Jin Se Kim, Hyeyoon Eo, Sowon Yang, Choong Hwan Lee, Sin-Ae Park, Myung Sook Oh

“…Moreover, S. rimosus-rich soil contact increased synaptic plasticity, which was reduced by CRS. …”
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Péri-urbanisation et risques naturels by Laurent Astrade, Céline Lutoff, Rachid Nedjai, Céline Philippe, Delphine Loison, Sandrine Bottollier-Depois

“…The Lavanchon basin (southeast of Grenoble), which is subject to very rapid urban growth combined with particularly dynamic mountainsides, is representative of the way activity is being brought into closer contact with potential hazards. A diachronic study of changes in land use between 1956 and 2001 shows how valley infrastructures at the bottom of mountainsides have become increasingly dense. …”
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Periurbanisation and natural hazards by Laurent Astrade, Céline Lutoff, Rachid Nedjai, Céline Philippe, Delphine Loison, Sandrine Bottollier-Depois

“…The Lavanchon basin (southeast of Grenoble), which is subject to very rapid urban growth combined with particularly dynamic mountainsides, is representative of the way activity is being brought into closer contact with potential hazards. A diachronic study of changes in land use between 1956 and 2001 shows how valley infrastructures at the bottom of mountainsides have become increasingly dense. …”
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Growing Up: Not an Easy Transition—Perspectives of Patients and Parents regarding Transfer from a Pediatric Liver Transplant Center to Adult Care by Sona Chandra, Shannon Luetkemeyer, Rene Romero, Nitika Arora Gupta

“…Patients were asked about their current health status and their perceptions of the overall transfer process. …”
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KETO-MOOD: Ketogenic Diet for Microbiome Optimization and Overcoming Depression – A Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial by Katarzyna Hongler, Astrid Lounici, Erin Maurer, Ueli Lanz, Orsolya Szathmari, Yvonne Reuter, Sandra Nussbaum, Ines Steinborn, Annika Haedrich, Melina A. Mölling, Ulf Wein, Iona Bocek, Luca Hersberger, Annette B. Brühl, Undine E. Lang, Timur Liwinski

“…Given the global impact of depression and limitations of current therapies, this research is valuable for exploring previously underappreciated neuroprotective and metabolic mechanisms and clinical benefits. …”
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Low-Power Radiation-Hardened Static Random Access Memory with Enhanced Read Stability for Space Applications by Hong-Geun Park, Sung-Hun Jo

“…The proposed cell achieves a high level of read stability due to a high pull-down cell ratio (current ratio, CR) at the storage nodes and the fact that only a pair of nodes is in contact with the bit lines during read operations. …”
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Underactuated Finger Design: A Minimalistic Approach Toward Biomimetic Prosthetic Finger by Vignesh Sompur, Varadhan Skm, Asokan Thondiyath

“…The results show improved anthropomorphic motion and increased contact forces for the current finger design compared to the conventional 4-bar mechanism-based prosthetic finger.…”
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Spatio-temporal expansion patterns and influencing factors in China's new local retail industry: A case study of Luckin Coffee. by FengXun Qi, WeiShan Qin, Xiaohan Li

“…with the increased penetration of the Internet, artificial intelligence, and other technologies, New Retail, an emerging commercial sector in cities, has gained significant momentum. …”
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The Effect of Medical Cannabis on Pain Level and Quality of Sleep among Rheumatology Clinic Outpatients by George Habib, Fadi Khazin, Suheil Artul

“…Patients licensed for the use of MC at the rheumatology clinics at different settings were located and contacted. Their demographic and clinical parameters were documented, including type of medical cannabis consumed, way of consumption, and current monthly consumed amount. …”
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Reorganization of the Danish out-of-hours primary care – a descriptive study by Morten Breinholt Søvsø, Janus Laust Thomsen, Erika Frischknecht Christensen, Kasper Karmark Iversen, Fredrik Folke, Christian Backer Mogensen, Annmarie Lassen, Jens Søndergaard, Helle Collatz Christensen, Mette Elkjær, Andreas Søndergaard Heltberg, Ulla Væggemose, Søren Mikkelsen, Lars Bredevang Andersen, Martin Faurholdt Gude, Tine Bennedsen Gehrt, Erik Zakariassen, Linda Huibers

“…All regions still provide gatekeeping, where OOHPC performs a primary evaluation before a possible hospital contact. Delivery of relevant data to registries has decreased substantially with the current models, potentially creating a barrier for nationwide research on OOHPC.…”
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Kavalactones support motivation to move during intensive training in males preparing for military special operations forces by Sheena Y. Smith, Carlos F. Aylwin, Tyler F. Daniels, Jennifer L. Greer, Laura J. Kunces, Loukia Lili, Stephen M. Phipps, Caleb M. Schmidt, Julian C. Schmidt, Michael A. Schmidt

“…Furthermore, the group taking kavalactones first never experienced a significant decrease in Move motivation state (lowest mean score 21.0, highest 28.6, all p ≥ 0.05), while the group receiving kavalactones in the last 2 weeks of the study had Move scores that were statistically lower than baseline (lowest mean score 8.6, highest 25.9, all p ≤ 0.05) at all time points but the last (p = 0.063) after 2 weeks of kavalactones exposure.Conclusions We report a novel finding that kavalactones may support performance by maintaining or rescuing the desire to expend energy in the context of significant physical and mental strain in well-conditioned individuals, even in a context of already normal cortisol, sleep, and mood.…”
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Job insecurity, work passion, and work–life balance in diverse work arrangements by Chantell Ribas, Gerhard H. Rabie, Karina Mostert, Leon De Beer

“…Orientation: The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic shifted work settings, revealing gaps in current literature on how work arrangements affect employee experiences and well-being. …”
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Quality failures in Energy- saving renovation projects in Northern China by Yuting Qi

“…However, in China, building energy renovation projects are subjected to quality failures resulting in energy wastage, a decrease in the energy efficiency of the project, an increase in project cost, and thus negatively affecting the overall performance of the renovation projects. …”
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Continuation of education after marriage and its relationship with professional maternal healthcare utilization among young adult women in Bangladesh. by Sihab Howlader, Md Aminur Rahman, Md Mosfequr Rahman

“…This study aims to examine the association between the continuation of education after marriage and the utilization of antenatal care (ANC) (≥ 4 ANC, a four-contact model; and ≥ 8 ANC, an eight-contact model) and delivery assistance received from skilled professionals among currently married young adult women in Bangladesh. …”
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A VALUE-BASED APPROACH TO THE ORGANIZATION OF MEDICAL CARE FOR THE POPULATION (FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF PATIENTS AND MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS) by Elena A. Smirnova

“…The article describes the basic principles of a new progressive model of medical care - value-oriented healthcare. All forms of currently existing forms of payment for medical services do not contribute to improving their quality, and very often even on the contrary contribute to an unjustified increase in the volume of services provided and costs. …”
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Conceptual approaches to the complex of restoration of the affected territories as a result of military actions in Ukraine by Liudmyla Datsenko, Svitlana Titova, Marharyta Dubnytska

“…Results and conclusions: The land relations during the reconstruction of Ukraine should be based on the following principles and approaches: openness of the public cadastral map of Ukraine; simplification of permit procedures; assessment of land and soil quality, inventory; continuation of the trend of decreasing arable land; conservation of lands, the use of which could harm human life and health as well as the state of the environment; expropriation of land from tenants who are connected to Russia or Belarus; soil conservation in the context of war; introduction of the state system for the control of land resources and the responsibility of land users.…”
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Attributing climate and weather extremes to Northern Hemisphere sea ice and terrestrial snow: progress, challenges and ways forward by Kunhui Ye, Judah Cohen, Hans W. Chen, Shiyue Zhang, Dehai Luo, Mostafa Essam Hamouda

“…Both sea ice and spring snow in the Northern Hemisphere (NH) have been decreasing at an alarming rate in a changing climate. …”
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ROLE OF CYTOXIC T-LYMPHOCYTES IN THE PATHOGENESIS OF PRETERM BIRTH by N. R. Radzhabova, N. Yu. Sotnikova, A. V. Kudryashova, N. Yu. Borzova, A. I. Malyshkina

“…Currently, the existence of a wide range of subpopulations of CD8+T-lymphocytes has been revealed, among which there are subpopulations of naive and effector cells, as well as memory cells. …”
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HORMONE IMBALANCE AS A MANIFESTATION OF STRESS IN THE FORMATION OF OLIGOMENORRHEA IN TEENAGE GIRLS by В. Диннік, О. Диннік, С. Новохатська

“… Stress is currently the most significant factor contributing to reproductive function disorders and has become a major public health problem in the 21st century. …”
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