Proteases from Entamoeba spp. and Pathogenic Free-Living Amoebae as Virulence Factors by Jesús Serrano-Luna, Carolina Piña-Vázquez, Magda Reyes-López, Guillermo Ortiz-Estrada, Mireya de la Garza

“…We also include proteases used by amoebae to degrade iron-containing proteins because iron scavenger capacity is currently considered a virulence factor for pathogens. …”
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Developing and evaluating a campus-based health management app for nursing students: A pilot study on usability and user experience by Andrew Ke-Ming Lu, Yi-Ling Chung, Yu-Hsia Wang, Sheng-Kai Lin, Jeng-Long Hsieh

“…Introduction The application of technology to healthcare is becoming increasingly common. Apps designed for health monitoring among nursing students are currently under development. …”
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Discourse on the Application of Dwangsom on Execution Court Decisions: A Comparison with Netherlands and France by Maghfira Nur Khaliza Fauzi, Anna Erliyana

“…If the decision is not implemented, the State Administrative Court (PTUN) imposes administrative sanctions / coercive measures against the losing party, which can be in the form of sanctions for forced payment of money (dwangsom), in order to increase the executable power of the decision. Normally, the same as the General Court, even though currently there are not many cases, it is still a problem. …”
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Oxygen reduction reaction on covalently and noncovalently modified carbon nanowalls by Roman A. Manzhos, Mitar Lutovac, Sonja Ketin

“…After covalent modification, oxygen reduction proceeds mainly through a two-step channel as a result of the increase in the number of oxygen-containing functional groups (the centers of two-step reduction) on the edges of nanowalls.…”
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Evaluation of New Derivatives of 2,4-dioxobutanoic Acid Salts in Behavioral Studies of Laboratory Animals by A. I. Krasnova, V. D. Polezhaeva, N. A. Pulina

“…Correction of pathological anxiety is currently an important task of modern pharmacology, since anxiety disorders are among the most common mental illnesses. …”
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An Improved Time-Frequency Identification Method for Pipeline Weld EMAE Aliasing Modes With a Focused Electromagnetic Excitation Device by Houshi Ding, Pan Hu, Tongyu Zhao, Yuchao Jin, Xu Gui

“…The results show that EMAE signals from circumferential cracks contain multiple modes, with the first three wave packets containing the F(1,1), F(1,2), F(1,3), and L(0,1) modes. …”
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A New Source of Inoculum for <i>Stemphylium vesicarium</i>: Consequences for the Management of Brown Spot of Pear by Federico Cavina, Serena Baiocco, Lorenzo Tomba, Fabio Ravaglia, Christian Moretti, Rosario Raso, Valentino Giorgio Rettore, Martina Parrilli, Gianfranco Pradolesi, Riccardo Bugiani

“…Brown spot of pear (BSP), caused by <i>Stemphylium vesicarium</i>, is one of the most dangerous pear fungal diseases, being responsible for huge losses in production. Currently, in order to increase its containment, chemical control is implemented in conjunction with agronomic techniques able to reduce BSP inoculum sources (e.g., orchard grass sanitation, litter removal or application of biocontrol agents). …”
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The impact of an innovative payment model on the direct economic burden of infectious disease inpatients: evidence from a pilot City in central China by Kunhe Lin, Yifan Yao, Yingbei Xiong, Li Xiang

“…These correspond to monthly decreasing slopes of ¥237.96, ¥164.21, ¥124.58, and 0.31%, respectively. …”
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Performance Characteristics of a Pilot-Scale Electromethanogenic Reactor Treating Brewery Wastewater by Kyle Bowman, Marcelo Elaiuy, George Fudge, Harvey Rutland, William Gambier, Theo Hembury, Ben Jobling-Purser, Thomas Fudge, Izzet Kale, Godfrey Kyazze

“…This investigation presents a 4-fold increase in size compared to the next largest pilot-scale MEC-AD system presented in the literature, providing findings to inform the operation of a 52,000 L MEC-AD system (currently under construction). …”
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Production of potassium hydroxide-activated biochar and its use as a filler in polylactic acid for food packaging by Serhat Balcı, Zeynep İrem Özyörü, Filiz Uğur Nigiz

“…Petroleum-containing packaging materials of the past and present have created serious ecological problems for the environment due to their resistance to biodegradation. …”
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Crossing borders: Connectivity analyses reveal potential patterns of range expansion of the Northern raccoon in Europe by Mattia Falaschi, Andrea Simoncini, Leonardo Ancillotto, Andrea Viviano, Mattia Menchetti, Giuseppe Mazza, Emiliano Mori

“…The Northern raccoon Procyon lotor is an alien species that significantly impacts EU biodiversity and society. This species is currently widespread in most of Central Europe, with increasing populations in southern and eastern countries. …”
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Facilitation as Attenuating of Environmental Stress among Structured Microbial Populations by Suzana Cláudia Silveira Martins, Sandra Tédde Santaella, Claudia Miranda Martins, Rogério Parentoni Martins

“…There is currently an intense debate in microbial societies on whether evolution in complex communities is driven by competition or cooperation. …”
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Ion Substitution-Induced Distorted MOF Lattice with Deviated Energy and Dielectric Properties for Quasi-Solid-State Ion Conductor by Yike Huang, Yun Zheng, Yan Guo, Qi Zhang, Yingying Shen, Hebin Zhang, Yinan Liu, Yihao Zheng, Pingshan Jia, Rong Chen, Lifen Long, Zhiyuan Zhang, Congcong Zhang, Yuanhang Hou, Kunye Yan, Ziyu Huang, Manting Zhang, Jiangmin Jiang, Shengyang Dong, Wen Lei, Huaiyu Shao

“…Solid-state electrolytes are currently receiving increasing interest due to their high mechanical strength and chemical stability for safe battery construction. …”
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Topical Application of RNAi Therapy Using Surface-Modified Liposomes for Treating Retinal-Vein Occlusion by Taishi Shiratori, Takaaki Ito, Anri Nishinaka, Ryosuke Matsumiya, Eriko Yamazoe, Hirofumi Takeuchi, Hideaki Hara, Kohei Tahara

“…Recently, antibody- and nucleic acid-based pharmaceuticals have increasingly been used to treat retinal diseases, with improvement or cure as the goal; however, these drugs are currently only administered by intravitreal injection. …”
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Military and political security in the Arctic before and amidst the Ukrainian crisis by I. A. Arzhanov

“…This course has been reflected in a whole series of alliance’s military exercises, which, as shown in the article, are becoming increasingly extensive and regular year by year. The author concludes that the Ukrainian crisis has only laid bare the true aspirations of the NATO countries seeking to contain Russia in the Far North and refusing to consider its interests and build a constructive dialogue in the field of military and political security. …”
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UML/OCL based design and the transition towards temporal object relational database with bitemporal data by Soumiya Ain El Hayat, Fouad Toufik, Mohamed Bahaj

“…In software modeling, UML (Unified modeling language) receives increasing attention from designers of real-time systems in software development. …”
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Improvement of RT-DETR model for ground glass pulmonary nodule detection. by Siyuan Tang, Qiangqiang Bao, Qingyu Ji, Tong Wang, Naiyu Wang, Min Yang, Yu Gu, Jinliang Zhao, Yuhan Qu, Siriguleng Wang

“…Currently, pulmonary nodules detection work mostly focus on recognition and diagnosis of solid nodules. …”
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Melt‐Processable and Electrospinnable Shape‐Memory Hydrogels by Turdimuhammad Abdullah, Cagatay Altınkok, Oguz Okay

“…Abstract Due to their ability to adapt to subtle changes in response to various external and internal stimuli, smart hydrogels have become increasingly popular in research and industry. However, many currently available hydrogels suffer from poor processability and inferior mechanical properties. …”
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Investigation of hydrogen embrittlement in steel alloys: mechanism, factors, advanced methods and materials, applications, challenges, and future directions: A review by Umme Javeria, Sung Jin Kim

“…Hydrogen embrittlement (HE) remains a critical challenge in structural metals, particularly steels, compromising their mechanical integrity in hydrogen-containing environments. The process typically initiates with crack nucleation and progresses to fracture due to a reduction in ductility and an increase in brittleness. …”
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Expression and polymorphism of lTLR4 receptors in pathogenesis of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a modern view by V. A. Beloglazov, I. A. Yatskov, Rean Hayrievna Useinova

“…The number of macrophages, neutrophils, lymphocytes increases in the lungs of COPD patients, and these cells secrete a fairly wide range of inflammatory mediators. …”
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