Bacterial urocystitis in dogs and cats (classification, pathogenesis, causative agents, treatment, and prevention) by Yu. V. Martyniv

“…They have the same characteristics (bacterial pathogen, pathogenesis, clinical signs) as other infectious diseases, but no clear nosological classification exists. …”
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Intracorneal Ring Segments in Keratoconus: A Narrative Literature Review by Hayat UK, Shiwani HA, Memon D, Walkden A

“…Complications include epithelial defects, segment migration, and keratitis, but long-term follow-up reveals low rates of serious adverse events.Conclusion: ICRS provide an effective option for enhancing vision in select keratoconus patients, ultimately lowering the chances of requiring a corneal transplant. …”
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Mechanical Properties and Microstructure of High Ductility Solidified Silt by ZHANG Chao-jie, HONG Yu-ze, CHENG Ze-hai, JIN Liu-jun, LING Hao-jun

“…During periods of strong tidal bores and floods, soil flowing and piping are likely to occur, leading to seawall defects and seepage deformation or cavities in the seawall foundation. …”
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Long-term outcome of CblC deficiency complicated with pulmonary hypertension by Si Ding, Yuxin Deng, Lili Hao, Wenjuan Qiu, Shengnan Wu, Yongxing Chen, Ting Chen, Xia Zhan, Lianshu Han, Xianting Jiao

“…Sixteen cases had other cardiovascular damage, including right cardiac enlargement, atrial septal defects, ventricular septal defects, left ventricular hypertrophy, pericardial effusion, pulmonary artery fistula and mild pulmonary artery stenosis. …”
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Giant Photoluminescence Enhancement of Ga‐Doped ZnO Microwires by X‐Ray Irradiation by Siyuan He, Shuiyan Cao, Ying Liu, Wenfa Chen, Pin Lyu, Weidian Li, Jincheng Bao, Wenhui Sun, Caixia Kan, Mingming Jiang, Yanpeng Liu

“…., chemical vapor deposition (CVD), are morphologically and crystallographically defective, exhibiting limited photoluminescence performances. …”
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HAMA-SBMA hydrogel with anti-inflammatory properties delivers cartilage organoids, boosting cartilage regeneration by Yuyang Gao, Qingshan Li, Zhangzhen Du, Qianru Yao, Gehan Jiang, Wenxing Huang, Xiang Gao, Juntan Li, Tianxu Dou, Fangping Chen, Xu Li, Aiyuan Wang, Jiang Peng

“…In Vivo studies revealed that the combination of HS and CCO (HS + CCO) exhibited excellent repair efficacy in both rat and sheep models of cartilage defects. Mechanistically, we found that HS + CCO promoted cartilage repair by activating the Frizzled-related protein (Frzb), which inhibited inflammatory factors and enhanced the expression of the adhesion factor integrin ɑ5β1. …”
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Biomimetic Kagome-Gyroid interpenetrating metamaterial for tailoring lightweight and mechanical performance by Chang Wang, Xin Lu, Xiaoyi Yang, Hanning Zuo, Mengnie Victor Li, Xin Zhao, Tao Peng, Xing Lu

“…Experimental and simulation results reveal that geometric parameters significantly influence the failure and fracture behavior of the structure, particularly affecting its energy absorption characteristics. The study also investigates the distribution patterns of surface roughness and internal defects during the laser powder bed fusion (L-PBF) manufacturing process, highlighting their potential impact on the mechanical performance of the final structure. …”
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End-of-life carbon fiber/poly(phenylene sulfide) semipreg scraps from the aerospace industry: Towards a sustainable product by Larissa Stieven Montagna, Guilherme Ferreira de Melo Morgado, Juliano Marini, Alessandro Guimarães, Orestes Ferro, Fabio Roberto Passador, Mirabel Cerqueira Rezende

“…Ultrasound inspection indicated that four laminates showed the presence of voids, flaws, defects, and internal discontinuities, some very pronounced. …”
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Intralayer/Interlayer Codoping Stabilizes Polarity Modulation in 2D Semiconductors for Scalable Electronics by Guitian Qiu, Lingan Kong, Mengjiao Han, Qian Zhang, Majeed Ur Rehman, Jianxian Yi, Lede Xian, Xiankai Lin, Aumber Abbas, Jiwei Chen, Yingjie Luo, Wenbo Li, Zhongchao Wei, Hongyun Meng, Xiuliang Ma, Qijie Liang

“…Abstract 2D semiconductors show promise as a competitive candidate for developing future integrated circuits due to their immunity to short‐channel effects and high carrier mobility at atomic layer thicknesses. The inherent defects and Fermi level pinning effect lead to n‐type transport characteristics in most 2D semiconductors, while unstable and unsustainable p‐type doping by various strategies hinders their application in many areas, such as complementary metal‐oxide‐semiconductor (CMOS) devices. …”
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Immunodeficiency, Centromeric Instability, and Facial Dysmorphism (ICF) Syndrome: How HSCT alters the impairment of the DNA methylation process by Wojciech Homa, Joanna Wanat, Izabela Dzikowska, Agata Siejka, Daria Stefaniak, Aleksandra Warunek, Gabriela Gronowicz, Michał Chról, Weronika Zielińska

“…Our understanding of immunological alterations in ICF evolved from isolated defects of immunoglobulin production to a comprehensive model, which involves impairment of cellular immunity. …”
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Superlubricity enabled by graphene nanocomposite film on carbon-coated AISI 1045 steel by Tabiri Kwayie Asumadu, Mobin Vandadi, Desmond Edem Primus Klenam, Kwadwo Mensah-Darkwa, Kwadwo Adinkrah-Appiah, Emmanuel Gikunoo, Nima Rahbar, Samuel Kwofie, Winston Oluwole Soboyejo

“…These include Vickers hardness and wear characteristics that were measured with a ball-on-disk wear tester. …”
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Composite supramolecular hydrogel for osteoarthritis and cartilage repair enables localized and sustained drug delivery by Lei Zhang, Panyong Zhu, Xiaolin Pan, Bei Zhao, Xiaojin Li, Kaiwen Liu, Rui Hu, Ling Zha, Guohua Jia, Chengwei Li, Lin Jin, Zhijian Wei

“…The main pathological structural characteristics of OA are cartilage defects, subchondral bone damage, and osteophyte formation. …”
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Association of body composition with left ventricular remodeling and outcomes in diabetic heart failure with reduced ejection fraction: assessment of sarcopenic obesity using cardi... by Ke Shi, Ge Zhang, Rong Xu, Xue-Ming Li, Li Jiang, Yue Gao, Hua-Yan Xu, Yuan Li, Ying-Kun Guo, Zhi-Gang Yang

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Comprehensive evaluation of clinical phenotypes and pathogenic features in late-onset monogenic inflammatory bowel disease: a comparative study with infantile-onset cases by Haoying Liu, Yinxian Shen, Jiaxin Xu, Shangzhan Huang, TingTing Qin, Qi Zhou, Jiazhi Liao, Fang Xiao

“…Conclusions Patients with LO-mIBD exhibited diverse intestinal phenotypes dominated by CD-like disease, with gene defects predominantly involving epithelial and phagocytic functions. …”
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Development and validation of a prediction model for gestational diabetes mellitus risk among women from 8 to 14 weeks of gestation in Western China by Jiani Zhang, Qi Cao, Chihui Mao, Jinfeng Xu, Yaqian Li, Yi Mu, Guiqiong Huang, Daijuan Chen, Xixi Deng, Tingting Xu, Fan Zhou, Xiaodong Wang

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The role of wound macrophage anti-inflammatory polarization and MANF production in the treatment of diabetic foot with tibial cortex transverse transport by MO Ruiqing, YANG Shenghui, SU Hongjie, HUA Qikai

“…Postoperatively, bright red granulation tissue began to appear and gradually filled the tissue defects after debridement. Epithelial tissue from the margins migrated and proliferated towards the center, eventually leading to complete repair of the tissue defects after debridement of diabetic foot ulcers, leaving only linear scars. …”
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In-line inspection of pipeline crack based on biased AC field measurement by Shuangcheng FU FU, Bingfeng YU, Jiaxing XIN, Rong DING, Fan YANG, Hongwei LYU, Jinzhong CHEN, Xiaokang WAN

“…Objective The traditional magnetic flux leakage (MFL) testing technique for pipelines has been found to be insufficient in detecting crack defects with a small angle to the magnetic field lines. …”
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Hyaluronic acid as a versatile building block for the development of biofunctional hydrogels: In vitro models and preclinical innovations by Noémie Petit, Yu-yin Joanne Chang, Franz Acker Lobianco, Tom Hodgkinson, Shane Browne

“…As therapeutic interventions, injectable or implantable HyA-based hydrogels have been developed to repair a range of tissues, including cartilage, bone, muscle, and skin defects. However, issues remain to be addressed before widespread adoption of HyA-based hydrogels as clinical options. …”
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Investigation on ABCC6-Deficient Human Hepatocytes Generated by CRISPR–Cas9 Genome Editing by Ricarda Plümers, Svenja Jelinek, Christopher Lindenkamp, Michel R. Osterhage, Cornelius Knabbe, Doris Hendig

“…Hints of impaired lipid trafficking, defects in the extracellular matrix remodeling, the induction of calcification inhibitor expression, and the down regulation of senescence and inflammatory markers in <i>ABCC6</i>-deficienct HepIms were found. …”
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Self‐Powered UV Photodetectors With Ultrahigh Performance Enabled by Graphene Oxide‐Modulated CuI Hole Transport Layer by Baofen Cen, Yabing Wang, Hongrong Zhang, Mingfen Mao, Tengfei Wang, Kaixiang Liu, Qinghong Li, Jing Zhang, Shengyun Luo, Guangcan Luo

“…The UV PD fabricated on FTO/ZnO NRs/CuI@GO/Au architecture exhibits exceptional performance characteristics including remarkably high responsivity (up to 387 mA W−1), significant specific detectivity (1.7 × 1013 cm Hz1/2 W−1), and rapid rise/decay time (23/16 ns) under self‐powered mode. …”
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