Prevalence of Cognitive Impairment and its Associated Factors among Institutionalized Senior Citizens: A Cross-sectional Study by Mary Ancy N. Xavier, V. K. Usha

“…Background: The global elderly population is increasing steadily. The impact of this increasing elderly population on the healthcare system of low- and middle-income countries is huge. …”
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Regulatory T Cell in Kidney Transplant: The Future of Cell Therapy? by Ahmad Matarneh, Meet Patel, Kinna Parikh, Amanda Karasinski, Gurwant Kaur, Vaqar Shah, Nasrollah Ghahramani, Naman Trivedi

“…Their immunosuppressive functions are mediated through both contact-dependent and contact-independent mechanisms. …”
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Insights from UKCTOCS for design, conduct and analyses of large randomised controlled trials by Usha Menon, Aleksandra Gentry-Maharaj, Matthew Burnell, Sophia Apostolidou, Andy Ryan, Jatinderpal K Kalsi, Naveena Singh, Lesley Fallowfield, Alistair J McGuire, Stuart Campbell, Steven J Skates, Anne Dawnay, Mahesh Parmar, Ian J Jacobs

“…Future work There is a pressing need to increase the evidence base to support decision making about all aspects of trial methodology. …”
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Heavy Metal Bioremediation Potential of Autochthonous Lactic Acid Bacteria for Use in Edible Leafy Vegetables by Mahdieh Mostafidi, Mohammad Reza Sanjabi, Naheed Mojgani, Sohyel Eskandari, Sepideh Arbabi Bidgoli

“…During in vitro analysis, the sorption percentage of Pb and Cd appeared higher than 99% during 15 minutes of initial contact, while increasing contact time (30 minutes) had no significant effect on the removal of these metals. …”
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Protective mechanism of weathering steel rust layers in atmospheric environments and their stabilization treatment technologies by Junyi GAO, Weichen XU, Binbin ZHANG, Canming LI, Guobao LI, Baorong HOU

“…Ideally, the corrosion resistance of the weathering steel rust layer improves with increased exposure time, though various factors can influence this behavior. …”
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Running-In Behavior and Failure Mechanism Between AgCuNi Alloy and Au-Electroplated Layer by Hongjian Wu, Ya’nan Zhang, Qingjian Jia, Hui Cao, Han Li, Ming Ma

“…With the accumulation of wear debris composed of Ag on the disc, the contact material of the friction pair changed from Au and Au to Au, Ag and Au, so the surface roughness of wear tracks increased. …”
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Enhancing ferroelectric properties of Hf0.5Zr0.5O2 thin films using the HfN/TiN and W/TiN bi-layer bottom electrodes by Han Sol Park, Joong Chan Shin, Kyung Do Kim, Seong Jae Shin, Jae Hee Song, Seung Kyu Ryoo, In Soo Lee, Suk Hyun Lee, Hyunwoo Nam, Cheol Seong Hwang

“…However, thicker interfacial layers formed when HfN or W single-layer BE and HZO contacted directly, leading to excessive leakage current and degraded ferroelectric performance. …”
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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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Human immunodeficiency virus prevention and testing strategies among men who have sex with men in the UK: the PANTHEON research programme including the SELPHI RCT by Janey Sewell, T Charles Witzel, David Dunn, Fiona Lampe, Fiona Burns, Peter Weatherburn, Sheena McCormack, Leanne McCabe, Alec Miners, Valentina Cambiano, Roger Pebody, Roy Trevelion, Nadia Hanum, Andrew Phillips, Alison Rodger

“…Modelling suggested that provision of oral tenofovir/emtricitabine pre-exposure prophylaxis increased human immunodeficiency virus testing, with anti-retroviral therapy initiation at diagnosis, and reductions in the level of condom-less sex, that each played an important role in decreasing human immunodeficiency virus incidence among men who have sex with men, and that the current human immunodeficiency virus incidence would have been double what it is if any one of them had not occurred. …”
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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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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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