Indoor Black Carbon Concentrations and their Sources in Residential Environments: Validation of an Input-adaptive Proxy Model by Jiangyue Zhao, Pak Lun Fung, Martha Arbayani Zaidan, Birgit Wehner, Kay Weinhold, Alfred Wiedensohler, Tareq Hussein

“…Due to the complex influence of climate and indoor activities, the model separated six scenarios for weather (including warm and cold seasons) and indoor activities (burning, non-burning, and other activities) for typical urban residential environments in Germany. …”
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Zinc levels in severe eating disorders by Kara Leach, Dan V. Blalock, Judy Oakes, Melanie Hebert, Marina Foster, Philip S. Mehler

“…Abstract Purpose Severe eating and feeding disorders including Anorexia Nervosa of both restricting (AN-R) and binge-purge (AN-BP) subtypes and Avoidant Restrictive Food Intake Disorder (ARFID) lead to multiple macronutrient and micronutrient deficiencies, including zinc, in the setting of inadequate dietary intake. We investigated whether zinc levels correlated with severe malnutrition, with particular subtypes of eating disorders (EDs), and the effect of the refeeding process. …”
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EVALUATION OF SMARTNESS OF THE TOURISM DESTINATION WEBSITES OF THE KLAIPEDA REGION by Julius Ramanauskas, Šarūnas Banevičius, Putinas Bielskis

“…In the functionality parameter, synchronization with weather forecasts and monitoring of tourist data (traffic dynamics) received the lowest scores – 3.6 and 3.9 points respectively (on a 10-point scale). …”
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The tryptophan-aspartate (WD) repeat domain of bovine Coronin-1A promotes mycobacterial survival by inhibiting calcium signaling-mediated phagosome-lysosome fusion by Jing Yang, Zhunan Li, Aicong Li, Yayi Liu, Xinyan Zhang, Yong Zhang, Yuanpeng Gao

“…However, the involvement of bovine Coronin-1A (bCoronin-1A) in M.tb infection and whether it can be manipulated so as to enhance host resistance against bovine tuberculosis remains to be seen. …”
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Enhancing microbial predator–prey detection with network and trait-based analyses by Cristina Martínez Rendón, Christina Braun, Maria Kappelsberger, Jens Boy, Angélica Casanova-Katny, Karin Glaser, Kenneth Dumack

“…Results We employed cross-kingdom network analyses, applied trait-based functions to the microorganisms, and subsequently experimentally investigated the found putative predator–prey interactions to evaluate whether, and to what extent, correlations indicate actual predator–prey relationships. …”
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Changes in faecal haemoglobin values over sequential rounds of faecal immunochemical tests (FIT) in a surveillance population by Amanda J Cross, Kate Wooldrage, Gemma Mortell, Gwen A Murphy

“…Less invasive faecal immunochemical tests (FIT) could reduce the burden of surveillance colonoscopy. We investigated whether changes in FIT values over multiple rounds were associated with advanced colorectal neoplasia (ACN) detection.Methods A cohort of men and women aged 60–72 years deemed intermediate risk by the 2002 UK adenoma surveillance guidelines and scheduled for three yearly colonoscopies were recruited (January 2012–December 2013) within the English Bowel Cancer Screening Programme and offered a quantitative FIT at 1, 2 and 3 years post-baseline colonoscopy for a prospective analysis within a diagnostic accuracy study. …”
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Evaluation of Bias in the Measurement of Condensable Particulate Matter with Method 202 by Yu-Mei Huang, Sheng-Hsiu Huang, Chih-Wei Lin, Hsi-Hsien Yang, Chih-Chieh Chen

“…The results revealed that our homemade condensate-diverting impinger could neither eliminate nor reduce the artifacts produced by SO2, as the SO2 had already oxidized by the time it passed through the Graham condenser and interacted with water. …”
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Using Mass Timber in Multi-Storey and Non-Residential Construction Projects: Motivations and Barriers for Professionals in Quebec by Baptiste Giorgio, Aline Barlet, Pierre Blanchet, Matheus R. Cabral, Cédric Perez, Adrien Gaudelas

“…A thematic analysis approach enabled a study of the motivations and barriers to adopting mass timber and the specific reasons behind them, and to determine whether respondents’ perceptions differ significantly depending on their main professional activity. …”
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Photovoltaic Farm Production Forecasting: Modified Metaheuristic Optimized Long Short-Term Memory-Based Networks Approach by Aleksandar Stojkovic, Bosko Nikolic, Miodrag Zivkovic, Nebojsa Bacanin

“…Although reliability plays a crucial role in enhancing the sustainability of energy production, the dependence of solar power plants on weather conditions poses challenges to maintaining consistent output without significant storage expenses. …”
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A Water Extraction Method for Multiple Terrains Area Based on Multisource Fused Images: A Case Study of the Yangtze River Basin by Huang Ruolong, Shen Qian, Fu Bolin, Yue Yao, Yuting Zhang, Qianyu Du

“…Remote sensing is an effective tool for monitoring water distribution. However, cloudy weather and mountainous terrain directly affect water extraction from remote sensing images. …”
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Cross-Modal Augmented Transformer for Automated Medical Report Generation by Yuhao Tang, Ye Yuan, Fei Tao, Minghao Tang

“…Furthermore, CAT employs a dual-stream decoder that dynamically determines whether the predicted word should be influenced by the retrieved terminology or the preceding sentence. …”
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Biomarkers to predict the outcomes of surgical intervention for aortic dissection by Abanob G. Hanna, Fabian Jimenez Contreras, Omar M. Sharaf, Griffin P. Stinson, Philip J. Hess

“…The aim of this review is to summarize the literature concerning the prognostic ability of various preoperative biomarkers for patients undergoing surgical repair of the thoracic and abdominal aorta to elucidate whether these biomarkers could improve the selection of surgical candidates. …”
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Husband involvement in antenatal care moderates the link between vitamin D status and depressive symptoms in pregnant women by Rosa S. Wong, Keith T. S. Tung, Hing Wai Tsang, Jennifer K. Y. Ko, Wing-cheong Leung, Patrick Ip

“…Recognizing the significance of the husband’s participation in antenatal care, this study aimed to examine whether the husband’s involvement moderates the link between the mother’s vitamin D status and depressive symptoms during pregnancy. …”
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Substrate system outperforms water-culture systems for hydroponic strawberry production by George Kerrigan Hutchinson, Lan Xuan Nguyen, Zilfina Rubio Ames, Krishna Nemali, Rhuanito Soranz Ferrarezi

“…In recent years, due to increasing costs of production and occurrence of extreme weather events, the use of controlled environment agriculture (CEA) and hydroponics for strawberry production has become popular in several Asian, European, and American countries. …”
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Impact of handgrip strength on cardiovascular, cancer and all-cause mortality in the Korean longitudinal study of ageing by Gyu Ri Kim, Jiyu Sun, Minkyung Han, Sohee Park, Chung Mo Nam

“…Objective To examine whether reduced handgrip strength, as a marker of muscle weakness, is linked with the risk of cardiovascular, cancer and all-cause mortality among older adults.Design We used data from the 2006 to 2014 Korean longitudinal study of ageing study. …”
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Pre-injection of exosomes can significantly suppress ovarian cancer growth by activating the immune system in mice by Yuanyuan Wang, Changyi Zhang, Huimin Zeng, Liangliang Wang, Zanhong Wang, Zhiqiang Han

“…Therefore, we discovered whether combining PD-L1 blockade led to further tumor regression. …”
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Smartphone postural sway and pronator drift tests as measures of neurological disability by Michael Calcagni, Peter Kosa, Bibi Bielekova

“…The independent validation cohort (~ 20%) determined whether biomarker models outperformed the best single digital biomarkers. …”
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Long-chain chlorinated paraffins (LCCPs) exposure induces apoptosis in primary chicken embryo hepatocytes through oxidative stress by Haochu Deng, Yezi Taishi, Guoxia Wang, Yuebing Kong, Ruoting Zhang, Xin Zheng

“…To elucidate the molecular mechanisms underlying LCCP-induced apoptosis in these cells, we assessed oxidative stress levels (ROS) and mitochondrial membrane potential, and found that the level of ROS was significantly increased, and the level of mitochondrial membrane potential was significantly decreased in primary chicken embryo hepatocytes after exposure to LCCPs. To further clarify whether LCCPs induced apoptosis in primary chicken embryo hepatocytes through oxidative stress, oxidative stress inhibitors (NAC) were used, and it was found that apoptosis caused by LCCPs exposure was significantly alleviated. …”
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THrombosis AETiology of Aviation-Related Travel: The THETA θ study by B F Jacobson, S Louw, E Schapkaitz, F Laher

“…Future research should focus on whether thromboprophylaxis can significantly obviate the activation of coagulation in response to high altitude. …”
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Novel (Q)SAR models for prediction of reversible and time-dependent inhibition of cytochrome P450 enzymes by Sadegh Faramarzi, Arianna Bassan, Kevin P. Cross, Xinning Yang, Glenn J. Myatt, Donna A. Volpe, Lidiya Stavitskaya

“…The 2020 FDA drug-drug interaction (DDI) guidance includes a consideration for metabolites with structural alerts for potential mechanism-based inhibition (MBI) and describes how this information may be used to determine whether in vitro studies need to be conducted to evaluate the inhibitory potential of a metabolite on CYP enzymes. …”
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