Combinations of multimodal neuroimaging biomarkers and cognitive test scores to identify patients with cognitive impairment by Yuriko Nakaoku, Soshiro Ogata, Kiyotaka Nemoto, Chikage Kakuta, Eri Kiyoshige, Kanako Teramoto, Kiyomasa Nakatsuka, Gantsetseg Ganbaatar, Masafumi Ihara, Kunihiro Nishimura

“…The structural, perfusion, and diffusion MRI-derived biomarkers remained in the identification model with variable selection with the elastic net algorithm, and were thus considered important variables.ConclusionOur multisource elastic net model demonstrated high performance at detecting MCI, suggesting that the combination of multimodal neuroimaging biomarkers contributes to MCI discrimination.…”
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Kinetic and Methodological Insights into Hydrophilic Drug Release from Mesoporous Silica Nanocarriers by Rodrigo Rozas, Andrea C. Ortiz, Sofía Peñaloza, Sebastián Lizama, Mario E. Flores, Javier Morales, Francisco Arriagada

“…Kinetic analyses indicated first-order kinetics with non-Fickian diffusion. <b>Conclusions:</b> Overall, the results indicate that both the selection of the in vitro method and the agitation technique play a crucial role in determining the apparent drug release kinetics from nanocarriers. …”
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Preliminary Study of Ecological Dredging Technology for the Three Gorges Reservoir by ZHOU Wang-min, LI Xiao-meng, TAN Hao-yue, LUO Ping-an, ZHAO Ke-feng, LU Shu-qiang

“…Simulations indicated that pneumatic dredging had the least impact on suspended sediment concentration and diffusion. Based on the simulation results, comprehensive dredging recommendations were proposed, including equipment selection, construction timing, residual water treatment, and sediment resource utilization. …”
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Intraspecific Differentiation of <i>Francisella tularensis</i> Strains Using Multilocus Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction by N. A. Osina, D. A. Sitmbetov, E. G. Bulgakova, S. S. Chekmareva, E. V. Sazanova, A. M. Senichkina, O. Yu. Lyashova, A. V. Osin, S. A. Shcherbakova

“…Intraspecific appurtenance of the strains was carried out on the basis of the analysis of the RD-1 region variability applying PCR, the sdhA gene by Sanger fragment sequencing and by the disk diffusion method using disks with erythromycin. The selection of primers and probes was performed using the software available at www.genscript.com and GeneRunner 6.5.52. …”
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Spatio-Temporal Distribution Evolution Characteristics and Geographical Influencing Factors of Cultural Heritage Sites in Xinjiang, China by Rouyu Zhengchen, Jiaming Liu, Jiamin Ren, Shuying Zhang, Bingzhi Liu

“…The spatial center of gravity has shifted from southern Xinjiang to northern Xinjiang, manifesting a concentrated-diffused characteristic along the northeast–southwest axis. (3) The spatial selection followed the rules of “preferring lower terrain” and “proximity to water”. …”
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The role of veterinary drug use in driving antimicrobial resistance of Staphylococcus aureus isolates in smallholder swine farms in Central Vietnam by Nguyen Van Chao, Ho Thi Dung, Vu Thi Thanh Tam, Phan Thi Hang, Bui Thi Hien

“…The AMR of S. aureus strains was tested using the disk diffusion method. Results: 56.8%, 71.6%, 36.1%, and 69.7% of farmers used vaccines, disinfectants, and antimicrobials (AMs) for prevention and treatment, respectively. …”
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Microbial prevalence and understanding of their antimicrobial susceptibility in urinary tract of patients attending at shar teaching hospital (2018–2022) by Othman Abdulrahman Mohammed, Karzan Taha Abubakr, Abbas Yaghoobi, Hokar Haji Khdhir, Derin Hussein Ali, Paiwand Karim Abdalrahman, Bilal Mohammed Ali, Sahar Hussein Hamarashid

“…Antimicrobial susceptibility testing was performed using the Kirby-Bauer disc diffusion technique and the VITEK® 2 Compact system. …”
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Trust-based energy-efficient routing protocol for Internet of things–based sensor networks by Muhammad Ilyas, Zahid Ullah, Fakhri Alam Khan, Muhammad Hasanain Chaudary, Muhammad Sheraz Arshed Malik, Zafar Zaheer, Hamood Ur Rehman Durrani

“…It is a centred-based clustering protocol, where selection of cluster head and grid head is carried out by sink node based on the value of its cost function. …”
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Multi-scale computational modeling towards efficacy in radiopharmaceutical therapies while minimizing side effects: Modeling of amino acid infusion. by Aryan Golzaryan, Mohammad Souri, Farshad M Kashkooli, Arman Rahmim, M Soltani

“…In conclusion, selection of organ-at-risk in personalized RPT is critical, as it determines the injected activity amount and the efficacy of delivery-enhancing techniques.…”
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Research on Newton-Krylov Method for Multi-component Flow Heat Transfer Coupled System of High-temperature Gas-cooled Reactor by TANG Huanran, ZHANG Han, LIU Lixun, PENG Xinru, WU Yingjie, GUO Jiong, LI Fu

“…To research about the chemical corrosion phenomenon, the research of flow and diffusion process of multiple gases in the core is a prerequisite. …”

Deep Eutectic Solvents (DESs) as Alternative Sustainable Media for the Extraction and Characterization of Bioactive Compounds from Winemaking Industry Wastes by Vincenzo Roselli, Rosalba Leuci, Gianluca Pugliese, Alexia Barbarossa, Antonio Laghezza, Marco Paparella, Alessia Carocci, Vincenzo Tufarelli, Lucia Gambacorta, Luca Piemontese

“…Grape is one of the most diffused fruit crops cultivated, and grape pomace is the main solid byproduct obtained in the winemaking process; interestingly, it is rich in health-beneficial bioactive molecules. …”
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A mechanistic-statistical approach to infer dispersal and demography from invasion dynamics, applied to a plant pathogen by Saubin, Méline, Coville, Jérome, Xhaard, Constance, Frey, Pascal, Soubeyrand, Samuel, Halkett, Fabien, Fabre, Frédéric

“…The mechanistic model takes into account population growth and grasps the diversity in dispersal processes by using either diffusion, leading to a reaction-diffusion (R.D.) formalism, or kernels, leading to an integro-differential (I.D.) formalism. …”
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Prognostic and predictive imaging markers of hepatocellular carcinoma: a pictorial essay by Claudia Deyirmendjian, Banmeet Padda, Kathryn J. Fowler, Victoria Chernyak, Claude B. Sirlin, Hanyu Jiang, Kim-Nhien Vu, Joseph R. Dadour, Jessica Murphy-Lavallée, Jean-Sébastien Billiard, Damien Olivié, Bich N. Nguyen, An Tang

“…Imaging findings such as tumor size, multifocality, and low apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) have also been associated with microvascular invasion—an independent marker of poor prognosis. …”
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Fluoride Release from Pediatric Dental Restorative Materials: A Laboratory Investigation by Angelo Aliberti, Roberta Gasparro, Maria Triassi, Mirko Piscopo, Pietro Ausiello, João Paulo Mendes Tribst

“…These insights can inform the selection of restorative materials in pediatric dentistry, optimizing caries prevention strategies.…”
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Outcomes with bridging radiation therapy prior to chimeric antigen receptor T-cell therapy in patients with aggressive large B-cell lymphomas by Gohar S. Manzar, Chelsea C. Pinnix, Stephanie O. Dudzinski, Kathryn E. Marqueen, Elaine E. Cha, Lewis F. Nasr, Alison K. Yoder, Michael K. Rooney, Paolo Strati, Sairah Ahmed, Chijioke Nze, Ranjit Nair, Luis E. Fayad, Michael Wang, Loretta J. Nastoupil, Jason R. Westin, Christopher R. Flowers, Sattva S. Neelapu, Jillian R. Gunther, Bouthaina S. Dabaja, Susan Y. Wu, Penny Q. Fang

“…BackgroundSelect patients with relapsed/refractory aggressive B cell lymphoma may benefit from bridging radiation (bRT) prior to anti-CD19-directed chimeric antigen receptor T cell therapy (CAR-T). …”
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Phytochemical analysis, antioxidant, and antibacterial properties of partition fractions of Adansonia digitata and Annona muricata extracts using chloroform, ethyl acetate, ethanol... by Fagbohun Oyenike Bushirat, Hassan Abdusalam Adewuyi, Sakariyau Waheed Adio, Maryam Nana Musa, Timothy God-Giveth Olusegun, Ayomide Babatunde Ishola, Agumage Idoko, Adeola Victor Kolawole, Adesanmi Adefunmilayo Oluwatuyi, Sarah Ngozi Agwasim

“…Antibacterial activity was assessed using agar well diffusion and MIC determination. Phytochemical analysis revealed the presence of alkaloids (10.2-15.6%), flavonoids (8.5-12.1%), and phenolic acids (5.6-9.2%) in all fractions. …”
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Research progress on theory and simulation of supercritical CO2 pipeline transportation by Meng LI, Chaofei NIE, Xin OUYANG, Zhenning FAN, Haining LIANG, Jianwu LIU, Zhigang XU, Yan ZHANG

“…Conventional simulation techniques for oil and gas pipelines often involve approximate treatments in model selection and solving methods, making it challenging to ensure prediction accuracy for supercritical CO2 pipelines. …”
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State-of-the-art Absorption Refrigeration and Heat Pump Cycles by Chen Guangming, Shi Yuqi

“…Single absorption cycles consist of a basic single-effect absorption cycle, diffusion absorption cycles, membrane absorption cycles, heat booster cycles, gravity-driven valve-operation cycles, and self-cascade cycles. …”
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Effect of Periodic Fluctuations of Cutting Mode Parameters on the Temperature of the Front Face of a Turning Tool by E. V. Fominov, V. E. Gvindjiliya, A. A. Marchenko, C. G. Shuchev

“…Therefore, an urgent task in the mechanical engineering technology is to establish patterns of the effect of uncontrolled disturbances on the dynamics of the cutting process, which is particularly important for the development of systems for the automated selection of operating conditions or vibration diagnostics systems. …”
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One Health Approach to Study the Occurrence and Antimicrobial Resistance of Extended-Spectrum β-Lactamase- and Carbapenemase-Producing <i>Escherichia coli</i> and <i>Klebsiella</i>... by Fatimata Bintou Josiane Diarra, Isidore Juste Ouindgueta Bonkoungou, Zakaria Garba, Namwin Siourimè Somda, Djifahamaï Soma, Marguerite Edith Malatala Nikiema, Evariste Bako, Souleymane Sore, Natéwindé Sawadogo, Nicolas Barro, Kaisa Haukka

“…A total of 356 samples were collected from three vegetable gardens (76 lettuce, 76 soil, 62 manure, 63 irrigation water, and 79 human stools). The ESBL-selective medium was used for initial selection of ESBL-producing bacteria, and the isolates were further identified using biochemical tests. …”
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