Dermal bioaccessibility and health risk assessment associated with mining production of metals (Pb-Zn-Ag) and critical raw materials (Sb-W) in the Iberian Peninsula by Inmaculada Ferri-Moreno, Iker Martínez-del-Pozo, Pablo Huertas, Pablo Higueras, José Ignacio Barquero-Peralbo, José María Esbrí, Mari Luz García-Lorenzo

“…For carcinogenic effects, results from both methods were similar. This validates the soil-skin approach as an efficient and cost-effective tool for health risk assessment.…”
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A patient-centric chest pain management approach utilizing a high sensitivity Troponin-I assay by Abby E. Roetger, Christopher D. McKinney, De B. Winter III, Charmaine Lewis, Kristopher Swiger, Claire M. Corbett, Gregory Hall, Adam David, Austin Gratton

“…Objective: The purpose of this study was to assess the impact of adoption of a new cardiac chest pain pathway that included hs-cTnI in the emergency department (ED) when evaluating chest pain patients. Methods: A new pathway incorporating both hs-cTnI testing (Seimens Healthineers Atellica) and risk stratification tools was developed. …”
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Harnessing nanoparticles to enhance crop production under drought stress: A quantitative meta-analysis by Hongzhao Li, Zihui Wang, Chengxiang Zhou, Huashuai Wang, Lingyun Chen, Huaiyu Yang, Dunyi Liu

“…We address this gap through a meta-analysis of 83 peer-reviewed investigations, employing effect size calculations (lnRR) to systematically quantify NP-induced improvements in crop drought resistance, while identifying critical determinants including NP types, application methods, and optimal concentrations. …”
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Comparing efficacy and safety in catheter ablation strategies for atrial fibrillation: protocol of a network meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials by Elena Dragioti, Emmanouil Charitakis, Lars O Karlsson, Kostantinos Rizas, Henrik Almroth, Anders Hassel Jönsson, Jonas Schweiler, Skevos Sideris, Dimitrios Tsartsalis

“…Despite the development of new ablation approaches, there is no consensus regarding the most efficient ablation strategy. The objective of this network meta-analysis (NMA) is to compare the efficacy and safety of all different CA approaches for the treatment of patients with paroxysmal (PAF) and non-PAF (non-PAF).Methods and analysis We will perform a systematic search to identify randomised controlled trials of different CA approaches for the treatment of PAF and non-PAF, through the final search date of 1 March 2020. …”
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Incidence of cardiac events in on-pump elective surgical interventions on the aorta and heart valves by E. P. Gulyaeva-Seltsovskaya, I. Dkhif, K. D. Vitalieva, P. S. Roshchupkina, A. O. Simonyan, M. I. Tkachev, P. Sh. Chomakhidze, F. Yu. Kopylov, R. N. Komarov

“…Aim. To determine the incidence and predictors of cardiovascular events in onpump cardiac operations in modern practice.Material and methods. …”
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Strategizing emissions reduction investment for a livestock production farm amid power demand pattern: A path to sustainable growth under the carbon cap environmental regulation by Md. Al-Amin Khan, Leopoldo Eduardo Cárdenas-Barrón, Gerardo Treviño-Garza, Armando Céspedes-Mota

“…By analyzing the interaction between the farm's emissions reduction investments and replenishment choices, the cost-effective investment level is determined that enables the farm to satisfy the carbon cap obligation while guaranteeing maximum operational efficiency. …”
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Cardio-Respiratory, Functional and Antalgic Effects of the Integrated Thermal Care Protocol After Breast Cancer Surgery by Giovanni Barassi, Stefania Spina, Francesco D’Alessandro, Loris Prosperi, Celeste Marinucci, Massimo Lombardi, Maurizio Panunzio, Andrea Santamato

“…Methods: We investigated the evolution of cardio-respiratory and functional performances following the application of the Integrated Thermal Care (ITC) protocol in 11 mastectomized/quadrantectomized women (mean age of 54 years). …”
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Reducing time and computing costs in EC-Earth: an automatic load-balancing approach for coupled Earth system models by S. Palomas, M. C. Acosta, G. Utrera, E. Tourigny

“…</p> <p>The performance achieved depends on the coupling approach, as well as on the number of parallel resources and scalability properties of each component. Determining the appropriate number of resources to use for each component in coupled ESMs is crucial for efficient utilization of the high-performance computing (HPC) infrastructures used in climate modeling. …”
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Impact of feed availability on growth performance and amino acid utilization of cobia (Rachycentron canadum) at elevated temperature by Minh-Hoang Le, Minh-Hoang Le, Marit Espe, Luís E. C. Conceição, Minh V. Nguyen, Manuel Yúfera, Sofia Engrola, Ann-Elise O. Jordal, Hung Q. Pham, Ivar Rønnestad

“…IntroductionThis study explored the effects of increased water temperatures and limited feeding on the growth, feed utilization, and nutrient retention in juvenile cobia (Rachycentron canadum).MethodsJuvenile cobia, approximately 5.0 g in body weight, were distributed across two temperature conditions: 34°C, to mimic a global warming scenario, and 30°C, the current local summer average, as controls. …”
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Scientific basis for design low-speed synchronous permanent magnet generators for wind power plants by A. A. Tatevosyan

“…For the stage of verification calculations of VEU parameters, the scientific basis of design is determined by the construction of mathematical models and their research using application software packages for PCs, while for the stage of preliminary calculations, the development of analytical methods of analysis is important. …”
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First Report on the Artificial Cultivation Techniques of <i>Buchwaldoboletus xylophilus</i> (Boletales, Boletaceae, <i>Buchwaldoboletus</i>) in Southwest China by Tianwei Yang, Hongjun Mu, Liming Dai, Jing Liu, Xinjing Xu, Feng Gao, Yiwei Fang, Sipeng Jian, Mingxia He, Chunxia Zhang

“…The fruiting bodies obtained through cultivation were identified using morphological and molecular biological methods. This technology offers benefits such as affordability, a brief cultivation cycle, substantial yields, and superior quality, making it ideal for industrial-scale and extensive cultivation.…”
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Reference Intervals for Echocardiography Parameters of Children Living in the Arkhangelsk Region and a Digital Application for Their Assessment by Aleksey A Karyakin, Igor’ S. Chub, Ol’ga E. Karyakina, Andrey M. Grjibovski, Aleksey V. Artemov, Ul’yana R. Zakharchenko

“…Reference intervals of echocardiography parameters were determined using body surface area as the dependent variable. …”
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Evaluation of the functional state of mitochondria isolated from mononuclear leukocytes by flow cytometry in patients with chronic heart failure receiving ubidecarenone by O. A. Lobanova, L. B. Gaikovaya, V. A. Dadali, A. I. Ermakov, G. A. Kukharchik

“…To evaluate the functional state of mitochondria isolated from peripheral blood mononuclear leukocytes using flow cytometry in patients with chronic heart failure receiving ubidecarenone (coenzyme Q).Materials and methods. The study included 53 patients with chronic heart failure who had experienced myocardial infarction. …”
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Optimization of Unnicked β2-Glycoprotein I and High Avidity Anti-β2-Glycoprotein I Antibodies Isolation by Andrej Artenjak, Adrijana Leonardi, Igor Križaj, Aleš Ambrožič, Snezna Sodin-Semrl, Borut Božič, Saša Čučnik

“…In the optimized isolation procedure the high molecular weight protein (proteoglycan 4) was successfully separated from β2GPI in the 1st peaks with size exclusion chromatography. The average efficiency of the isolation procedure for polyclonal HAv anti-β2GPI from different matrixes was 13.8%, as determined by our in-house anti-β2GPI ELISA. …”
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The MiBlend Randomized Trial: Investigating Genetic Polymorphisms in Personalized Responses to Fruit and Vegetable Interventions for Chronic Disease Prevention by Julia N. DeBenedictis, Na Xu, Theo M. de Kok, Simone G. van Breda

“…Therefore, this study aims to identify if genetic variants in relevant genes affect outcomes and responses to the dietary interventions. Methods: The literature review identified 15 polymorphic genes related to phytochemical metabolism, oxidative stress, and detoxification, which were tested in 146 participant samples using TaqMan and PCR analysis. …”
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Density-Aware DETR With Dynamic Query for End-to-End Tiny Object Detection by Xianhang Ye, Chang Xu, Haoran Zhu, Fang Xu, Haijian Zhang, Wen Yang

“…Extensive experiments on challenging tiny object detection benchmarks demonstrate the superior performance of D3Q compared to state-of-the-art methods. Particularly, when integrated with DINO, D3Q achieves an impressive 32.1% mAP on the AI-TOD-v2 dataset, setting a new state-of-the-art performance.…”
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Prospects for the use of a membrane refrigeration unit for the production of cold as an alternative to absorption by M. V. Shamarov, E. G. Stepanova, A. V. Kolinko, A. M. Shamarov

“…An analysis was made of the use of a traditional absorption refrigeration machine and a membrane refrigeration machine from the point of view of energy efficiency and the number of working elements. Presented for comparison are methods for calculating the separation process of the “absorbent-refrigerant” mixture based on reverse osmosis processes and a water-ammonia absorption refrigeration unit. …”
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VSNL1 Promotes Gastric Cancer Cell Proliferation and Migration by Regulating P2X3/P2Y2 Receptors and Is a Clinical Indicator of Poor Prognosis in Gastric Cancer Patients by Qiao-Qiong Dai, Yuan-Yu Wang, Yu-peng Jiang, Li Li, Hui-Ju Wang

“…To further explore the effects of VSNL1, a lentiviral vector expressing a short hairpin RNA (shRNA) against VSNL1 was constructed and transduced into the GC cell lines BGC-823 and SGC-7901. The interference efficiency of VSNL1-shRNA was determined by western blot. …”
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Application of new forms of fertilizers to improve productivity and grain quality of white lupine by G. L. Yagovenko, Т. V. Yagovenko, Т. N. Slesareva, N. M. Zaitseva, N. V. Misnikova

“…The purpose of the current study was to estimate the efficiency of these innovative micro- and macrofertilizers and the methods of their application on a number of indicators that improve productivity and grain quality of white lupine. …”
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Biogenic Synthesis of Photosensitive Magnesium Oxide Nanoparticles Using Citron Waste Peel Extract and Evaluation of Their Antibacterial and Anticarcinogenic Potential by Nawal M. Al Musayeib, Musarat Amina, Farah Maqsood, Kholoud A. Bokhary, Nada S. Alrashidi

“…The current study aimed to prepare a convenient, biocompatible, and economically viable MgONPs using waste citron peel extract (CP-MgONPs) to evaluate their biological applications. Methods. The CP-MgONPs were synthesized by a sustainable approach from extract of waste citron peel both as capping and reducing agents without use of any hazardous material. …”
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