The impact of microplastics on the adsorption of 2,4,6-tribromophenol in soils: Competitive adsorption by Guoyu Ding, Yuxin Wei, Yuqiao Fan, Mengmeng Dou, Miao Li, Xiang Liu, Jin Wang, Yanmei Zhou

“…Moreover, the inhibitory effect of APE was weaker than PE, because APE carried more negative charge, resulting from the oxygen-containing functional groups generated during aging, which reduced its affinity towards soil, consequently more vacant sites on soil were left for TBP adsorption.…”
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Magnetic PDMS@SiO2/Fe3O4 composite friction layer material for enhanced triboelectric nanogenerator output performance by Zhang Shaojun, Yin Zhirao, Wang Tianshu, Sun Rui, Zhang Qianyong, Zhao Chun, Wang Youzhi, Wang Mingyu

“…In our study, a vertical contact PC-TENG was utilized as an energy harvester, incorporating magnetic nano-oxide particles to bolster the output efficiency of TENG. This investigation represents the inaugural application of SiO2 and Fe3O4 nanoparticles within PDMS negative friction layers. …”
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hMPV Outbreaks: Worldwide Implications of a Re-Emerging Respiratory Pathogen by Alexandra Lianou, Andreas G. Tsantes, Petros Ioannou, Efstathia-Danai Bikouli, Anastasia Batsiou, Aggeliki Kokkinou, Kostantina A. Tsante, Dionysios Tsilidis, Maria Lampridou, Nicoletta Iacovidou, Rozeta Sokou

“…Advances in molecular diagnostics, particularly reverse transcription–quantitative polymerase chain reaction (RT-qPCR) and metagenomic next-generation sequencing (mNGS), have improved detection accuracy and efficiency. …”
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Revealing Patient Dissatisfaction With Health Care Resource Allocation in Multiple Dimensions Using Large Language Models and the International Classification of Diseases 11th Revi... by Jiaxuan Li, Yunchu Yang, Chao Mao, Patrick Cheong-Iao Pang, Quanjing Zhu, Dejian Xu, Yapeng Wang

“…In this study, we used Chat Generative Pretrained Transformer (ChatGPT) to perform ABSA of patient reviews based on 3 aspects (patient experience, physician skills and efficiency, and infrastructure and administration)00 in which we embedded chain-of-thought (CoT) prompting and compared the performance of Chinese and English LLMs on a Chinese dataset. …”
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Key organisational barriers to effective knowledge risk management in South African public sector enterprises by Malefetjane Phaladi

“…Other similar studies could include strategic sectors of the economy such as energy generation, civil aviation, defence, mining and rail. …”
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Prediction of one-year recurrence among breast cancer patients undergone surgery using artificial intelligence-based algorithms: a retrospective study on prognostic factors by Raoof Nopour

“…The discrimination, calibration, and clinical utility were leveraged to assess the algorithms’ performance efficiency. The SHapley Additive exPlanations plot was generated to identify the prominent prognostic factors affecting the one-year recurrence of breast cancer. …”
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Exploring the liposomal encapsulation and enhanced cytotoxicity of selenium nanoparticles against lung cancer cells by Dipti Chirakara, Shriya Lotlikar, Mahalakshmi Nannan, Nageswara Rao Dunna, Sivaramakrishnan Venkatabalasubramanian

“…The augmented results obtained from DLS (homogenous size distribution), Zeta potential (higher negative charge), XRD (no other element interference), and SEM-EDS (53 % selenium encapsulation and negligible agglomeration) further strengthened the stability of the generated Lip-SeNPs compared to liposome-free SeNPs. …”
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Postimplementation Evaluation in Assisted Living Facilities of an eHealth Medical Device Developed to Predict and Avoid Unplanned Hospitalizations: Pragmatic Trial by Jacques-Henri Veyron, François Deparis, Marie Noel Al Zayat, Joël Belmin, Charlotte Havreng-Théry

“…A total of 38 emergency hospitalizations were documented. The system generated 92 alerts for 47 of the 118 (40%) patients. …”
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Preparation and Characterization of Amide-Containing Polyimide Films with Enhanced Tribopositivity for Triboelectric Nanogenerators to Harvest Energy at Elevated Temperatures by Zhen Pan, Shunqi Yuan, Yan Zhang, Xi Ren, Zhibin He, Zhenzhong Wang, Shujun Han, Yuexin Qi, Haifeng Yu, Jingang Liu

“…Notably, these devices also demonstrate the capability to efficiently generate electricity even under elevated temperature conditions. …”
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Stability of electrostatically stabilized emulsions and its encapsulation of astaxanthin against environmental stresses: Effect of sodium caseinate-sugar beet pectin addition order by Xiaolu Pu, Shuaipeng Yu, Yue Cui, Ziqian Tong, Changyan Wang, Lin Wang, Junhua Han, Hong Zhu, Shijie Wang

“…Lowering the pH to 1.5 substantially reduced the net negative charge of all emulsions, with only L emulsions precipitating at pH 3. …”
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An integrated solution to mitigate climate change through direct air capture and diabatic compressed air energy storage by Yide Han, Yurong Liu, Xin Peng, Bo-Yu Peng, Yuxing Ding, Wenli Du, Weimin Zhong, Feng Qian

“…Results show a D-CAES round-trip efficiency of 59.27% and a levelized cost of electricity of $0.53/kWh. …”
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Impacts of the hydrochemical characteristics of coal seam water on the structures and metabolic functions of microbial communities by Gaohao WANG, Shengjie DUAN, Bei WANG, Guobin NIU, Yongping LIANG, Feilong YU, Kai MA, Weizhong ZHAO

“…BackgroundThe core of coalbed methane (CBM) bioengineering is to inject bio-fracturing fluids rich in efficient methanogenic bacteria into coal reservoirs to promote the conversion of coals to methane. …”
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Coupling antitoxins and blue/white screening with parAB/resolvase mutation as a strategy for Salmonella spp. plasmid curing by Dereje D. Gudeta, Shaohua Zhao, Nesreen Aljahdali, Steven L. Foley

“…This approach can be refined for the development of a universal plasmid curing system that can be used to generate plasmid-free cells in other human bacterial pathogens including Gram positives and Gram negatives.…”
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PEDAGOGICAL VALUE OF THE COMMUNICATION AS A PROFESSIONAL ETHICAL PHENOMENON IN THE EDUCATION OF DENTISTS STUDENTS by R.M. Khopta

“…The communication system includes important educational relationships that promote the efficiency of education and training. In the pedagogical sphere the communication acquires significant functional and professional character. …”
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New understanding and research directions of oil and gas accumulation in Paleozoic buried hills， Jiyang Depression by WANG Yongshi, ZHANG Pengfei, WANG Xuejun, MA Shuai, LUO Xia, ZHANG Yunyin, XIONG Wei, WANG Yong, TIAN Wen, LIU Ruijuan

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STAT3 inhibitor Napabucasin abrogates MDSC immunosuppressive capacity and prolongs survival of melanoma-bearing mice by Jochen Utikal, Verena Müller, Viktor Umansky, Peter Altevogt, Rebekka Bitsch, Annina Kurzay, Feyza Özbay Kurt, Carolina De La Torre, Samantha Lasser, Alisa Lepper, Alina Siebenmorgen

“…Background Myeloid-derived suppressor cells (MDSCs) represent a negative prognostic factor in malignant melanoma. These cells are generated under chronic inflammatory conditions typical of cancer. …”
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Tousled-like kinase loss confers PARP inhibitor resistance in BRCA1-mutated cancers by impeding non-homologous end joining repair by Min-ah Kim, Banseok Kim, Jihyeon Jeon, Jonghyun Lee, Hyeji Jang, Minjae Baek, Sang-Uk Seo, Dongkwan Shin, Anindya Dutta, Kyung Yong Lee

“…Consequently, TLK deficiency induces PARPi resistance in triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) and ovarian cancer (OVCA) cell lines with BRCA1 deficiency, as TLK deficiency in BRCA1-depleted cells, impairs 53BP1 recruitment to DSBs and reduces NHEJ efficiency, while restoring HR. …”
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Deep learning algorithm on H&E whole slide images to characterize TP53 alterations frequency and spatial distribution in breast cancer by Chiara Frascarelli, Konstantinos Venetis, Antonio Marra, Eltjona Mane, Mariia Ivanova, Giulia Cursano, Francesca Maria Porta, Alberto Concardi, Arnaud Gerard Michel Ceol, Annarosa Farina, Carmen Criscitiello, Giuseppe Curigliano, Elena Guerini-Rocco, Nicola Fusco

“…The tumor suppressor TP53 is frequently mutated in hormone receptor-negative, HER2-positive breast cancer (BC), contributing to tumor aggressiveness. …”
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AI-powered literature search: some observations and concerns by Farooq Azam Rathore, Fareeha Farooq

“…The algorithms behind AI tools may inherently approve of a certain type of content or styles of writing, which can affect the summaries produced.7 This data and algorithmic bias may be problematic for seasoned researchers who need to understand the basis for the information being generated by these AI tools. A lack of understanding of the mechanisms and algorithms can negatively influence their ability to critically evaluate the relevance and reliability of the AI-generated outputs. …”
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CFD-DEM simulation on flow behavior and heat transfer characteristics in a zigzag moving bed for soil disinfection by Huanguang Zhu, Chao He, Gang Li, Xinxin Liu, Youzhou Jiao

“…Utilizing the high-temperature smoke generated from the combustion of crop stubble for heat exchange with the soil can deactivate soil-borne diseases. …”
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