Developing generalized model representations of thermal shock for local non-equilibrium heat transfer processes by E. M. Kartashov

“…The study applies methods and theorems of operational calculus according to the theory of special functions.Results. Generalized model representations of thermal shock are developed in terms of dynamic thermoelasticity for locally nonequilibrium heat transfer processes simultaneously in three coordinate systems: Cartesian, spherical, and cylindrical. …”
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Multi-Domain Environmental Quality of Indoor Mixed-Use Open Spaces and Insights into Healthy Living—A Quarantine Hotel Case Study by Han Wang, Wenjian Pan

“…Many hotels adopt mixed-use and open room spatial layouts, integrating diverse daily functions into a single tiny space, fostering flexible utilization and micro-scale space sharing; however, these also introduce potential health risks. …”
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SPOCK1 promotes the progression of breast cancer by modulating cancer-associated fibroblasts and exerts a synergistic effect with ANXA2 by Yuan Jie, Xin Fei, Meng Fan

“…Bulk RNA sequencing and single-cell RNA sequencing (scRNA-seq) analyses were conducted, including functional enrichment, immune infiltration assessments, mutation profiling, and transcription factor activity analysis. …”
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Exploring health literacy in developing economies: Perspectives and practices of health communication professionals in rural Nigeria by Onyinye Chiweta-Oduah, Steven Buchanan

“…Our data collection method was semi-structured interviews with 38 state and third-sector professionals in public health communication management, dissemination, and education roles. Data analysis was conducted via iterative cycles of pattern coding and thematic analysis.Results Our professional participants all recognised health literacy as an important consideration in public health communication and demonstrated general awareness of key issues when communicating with rural populations in Nigeria. …”
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Identification of DCAF5 as a novel cancer prognostic and immunotherapy biomarker through pan-cancer analysis and renal clear cell carcinoma clinical data validation by Huaqing Yan, Liqi Zhang, Fan Xu, Tieding Chen, Rubing Li

“…This highlights its potential as a dual-functional biomarker for prognosis and immunotherapy personalization, particularly in SMARCB1-deficient malignancies.…”
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Exploration of RNA-binding proteins identified RPS27 as a potential regulator associated with Kaposi’s sarcoma development by Jingzhan Zhang, Peng Wang, Tingting Li, Dong Luo, Yuanyuan Qu, Yuan Ding, Xiaojing Kang

“…Cellular experiments were conducted for dysregulated RPS27 to explore its functions. …”
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Evaluation of the effect of ecological restoration in mineral resource cities and analysis of driving factors by Anya Zhong, Yulong Gen, Zhen Wang, Chunming Hu

“…Five indicators—greenness, humidity, dryness, heat, and black particulates—were selected and integrated using the distance function method. The city of Dexing was selected as the study area, with research conducted at both the municipal and township levels. …”
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Assessment of Preserved Ratio Impaired Spirometry (PRISm) Based on Different Definitions in the Early COPD Cohort by Dai C, Tang G, Yang H, Wu F, Deng Z, Zheng Y, Zhao N, Lu L, Wan Q, Wang Z, Peng J, Wu X, Zhou K, Cai G, Xiao S, Wen X, Yang C, Chen S, Yu S, Sun R, Zhou Y, Ran P

“…Participants identified as PRISm by both definitions exhibited lower lung function, higher airway reactance, and increased airway resistance compared to the control group. …”
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The role of fMRI in the mind decoding process in adults: a systematic review by Sahal Alotaibi, Maher Mohammed Alotaibi, Faisal Saleh Alghamdi, Mishaal Abdullah Alshehri, Khaled Majed Bamusa, Ziyad Faiz Almalki, Sultan Alamri, Ahmad Joman Alghamdi, Mohammed Alhazmi, Hamid Osman, Mayeen U. Khandaker

“…Background Functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) has revolutionized our understanding of brain activity by non-invasively detecting changes in blood oxygen levels. …”
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Multifunctional 2D FETs exploiting incipient ferroelectricity in freestanding SrTiO3 nanomembranes at sub-ambient temperatures by Dipanjan Sen, Harikrishnan Ravichandran, Mayukh Das, Pranavram Venkatram, Sooho Choo, Shivasheesh Varshney, Zhiyu Zhang, Yongwen Sun, Jay Shah, Shiva Subbulakshmi Radhakrishnan, Akash Saha, Sankalpa Hazra, Chen Chen, Joan M. Redwing, K. Andre Mkhoyan, Venkatraman Gopalan, Yang Yang, Bharat Jalan, Saptarshi Das

“…Additionally, we exploit room-temperature weak polarization switching, a feature of incipient ferroelectricity, to construct a physical reservoir for pattern recognition. Our results showcase the potential of utilizing perovskite material properties enabled by advancements in freestanding film growth and heterogeneous integration, for diverse functional applications. …”
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RNF213 governs divergent tumor-immune dynamics across human cancers: a prognostic biomarker for immunotherapy stratification by Jinpeng Wen, Zhekuan Lv, Mojiao Lu, Chuanming Zheng, Changtian Yin

“…Conclusion This study highlights RNF213’s dual functionality in tumor progression and immune modulation, underscoring its potential as both a prognostic biomarker and a therapeutic target. …”
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Occupational Exposure to Engine Exhausts and Prostate Cancer Risk by Christine Barul, Marie-Claude Rousseau, Marie-Elise Parent

“…As most associations were not linear, we fitted functions for changes in percentile distributions based on natural cubic splines. …”
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Disentangled similarity graph attention heterogeneous biological memory network for predicting disease-associated miRNAs by Yinbo Liu, Qi Wu, Le Zhou, Yuchen Liu, Chao Li, Zhuoyu Wei, Wei Peng, Yi Yue, Xiaolei Zhu

“…Additionally, various ablation studies were conducted to validate the contributions of different modules within the framework, and’s encoding statuses and memory units of DiGAMN were visualized to explore the utility and functionality of its modules. …”
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Nitrogen addition promotes the coupling of deep soil carbon and nitrogen under different vegetation restoration types in the Chinese Loess Plateau by Shihao Gong, Xiaoxia Zhang, Hengshuo Zhang, Lianwei Gao, Tonggang Zha

“…Afforestation should be conducted in a way of natural restoration. This study provides novel insights into the regulatory mechanisms of C and N biogeochemistry and the afforestation patterns of vegetation restoration in arid and semi-arid regions.…”
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Von Hippel-Lindau (VHL) Protein Antagonist VH298 Improves Wound Healing in Streptozotocin-Induced Hyperglycaemic Rats by Activating Hypoxia-Inducible Factor- (HIF-) 1 Signalling by Shuo Qiu, Yachao Jia, Yunchu Sun, Pei Han, Jia Xu, Gen Wen, Yimin Chai

“…The purpose of the present research is to investigate the effects of the VHL protein antagonist, VH298, on functional activities of fibroblasts and vascular endothelial cells and the effects on the wound healing process in a streptozotocin-induced hyperglycaemic rat model. …”
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Comprehensive identification and expression analysis of the CPP gene family in maize (Zea mays L.) by Lei Gu, Tianyu Kang, Tuo Zeng, Hongcheng Wang, Bin Zhu, Xuye Du, Yinglang Liu

“…However, few reports have been reported on the function of ZmCPPs. This study conducted bioinformatics and expression analyses of the ZmCPP gene family. …”
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Molecular characterization of efflux pumps in beta-lactam resistant pseudomonas aeruginosa by Elmira Shah Cheraghi, Mozhgan Ghiasian

“…This study investigated the genetic pattern of resistant P. aeruginosa strains concerning the presence of the gene encoding the MexAB-OprM efflux pump Methods: This descriptive-analytical study was conducted between 2022 and 2023 in Isfahan, and 110 strains of P. aeruginosa isolated from various clinical samples were identified. …”
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Proteomic Analysis of Retinas in a Rat Model of High-Fat Diet-Induced Type 2 Diabetes: Implications of Interventional Targets for Nonproliferative Diabetic Retinopathy by Pang X, Bai S, Feng Z, Zhang Y, Hu B, Zhang Y

“…Xueyi Pang,* Siqiong Bai,* Zhinan Feng, Yumin Zhang, Bojie Hu, Yan Zhang Tianjin Key Laboratory of Retinal Functions and Diseases, Tianjin Branch of National Clinical Research Center for Ocular Disease, Eye Institute and School of Optometry, Tianjin Medical University Eye Hospital, Tianjin, 300384, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Bojie Hu; Yan Zhang, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Retinal Functions and Diseases, Tianjin Branch of National Clinical Research Center for Ocular Disease, Eye Institute and School of Optometry, Tianjin Medical University Eye Hospital, Tianjin, 300384, People’s Republic of China, Tel +86 22 86428700 ; +86 22 86428863, Fax +86 22 86428777, Email bhu07@tmu.edu.cn; yanzhang04@tmu.edu.cnPurpose: This study aimed to establish a high-fat diet (HFD)-induced rat model of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and employed tandem mass tag (TMT) proteomics to search for novel interventional targets for nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy (NPDR).Patients and Methods: Six-week-old male Sprague–Dawley rats were randomly divided into a T2DM group fed a HFD and a normal group (NOR group) fed normal chow. …”
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Comparative Analysis of Bacterial Conjunctivitis in the Adult and Pediatric Inpatient vs. Outpatient Population by Adela Voinescu, Corina Musuroi, Monica Licker, Delia Muntean, Silvia-Ioana Musuroi, Luminita Mirela Baditoiu, Dorina Dugaesescu, Romanita Jumanca, Mihnea Munteanu, Andrei Cosnita

“…In critically ill adult patients assisted in the intensive care or burn functional units, bacterial conjunctivitis followed the pattern of infections and antimicrobial resistance specific to these categories of patients. …”
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Designing a Policy Model Based on the Development of Human Capabilities of the Ministry of Education of the Kurdistan Region of Iraq by Rahman Rasul Fatah, Mojtaba Amiri, Seyed Reza Seyed Javadin, Rasool Norouzi Seyed Hosseini

“…ObjectiveThe capability approach, the result of the latest development theories, is a novel perspective that links development with the concepts of "functions" and "capabilities." This approach can be employed as a fundamental framework in the education system. …”
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