Medical‐financial partnerships for improving financial and medical outcomes for lower‐income Americans: A systematic review by Julie Birkenmaier, Brandy R. Maynard, Harly M. Blumhagen, Hannah Shanks

“…First, studies must have used a prospective randomized controlled trial or quasi‐experimental (QED) research design with parallel cohorts. …”
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Morphological characterization of biominerals from five multicellular marine algae species by A. M. Zakharenko, M. A. Nawaz, V. V. Chaika, I. V. Zemchenko, T. Yu. Orlova, A. A. Begun, R. V. Romashko, A. N. Galkina, A. A. Karabtsov, G. Chung, K. S. Golokhvast

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Energy and noise characteristics of a SEPIC buck-boost converter with unipolar and bipolar output by V. P. Babenko, V. K. Bityukov

“…To analyze the processes and factors affecting the converter operation efficiency, a circuit simulation has been done using the Electronics Workbench. …”
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Effect of Online Plasma Treatment on Fiber Surfaces and Mechanical Properties of Continuous Basalt Fiber-Reinforced Polypropylene Composites by Yipeng Pan, Yuanyuan Liu, Yadong He, Chunling Xin, Feng Ren, Yang Yu

“…The results revealed that the surface roughness (Ra) of the fibers treated under optimal process parameters increased by 34% compared to the control group. …”
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Enhancing post-harvest sustainability in temperate crops through smart IoT-integrated indirect solar dryer by Brij Bhushan Sharma, Pankaj Vaidya, Nitin Kumar, Ankita Tiwari, Shonak Bansal, Mohammad Rashed Iqbal Faruque, K. S. Al-mugren

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Design, development, and validation of a non-backdrivable active ankle-foot orthosis for the TWIN lower-limb exoskeleton by Raffaele Giannattasio, Raffaele Giannattasio, Nicolò Boccardo, Nicolò Boccardo, Riccardo Vaccaro, Heeral Bhatt, Stefano Maludrottu, Elena De Momi, Matteo Laffranchi

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Effects of Laurus nobilis Leaf Extract on Healing of Experimentally Induced Wounds in Rabbits by Omar Tariq Hammoodi, Majid A. Alkhilani, Wissam Abdullah Alhayani, Waleed Al-Nuaimy, Ali A. Tala’a

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On-demand tailoring soliton patterns through intracavity spectral phase programming by Heze Zhang, Chao Zeng, Yueqing Du, Guanghua Cheng, Biqiang Jiang, Zhipei Sun, Xuechun Lin, Meng Pang, Jianlin Zhao, Dong Mao

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Enhanced Localization in Wireless Sensor Networks Using a Bat-Optimized Malicious Anchor Node Prediction Algorithm by Balachandran Nair Premakumari Sreeja, Gopikrishnan Sundaram, Marco Rivera, Patrick Wheeler

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Using the RE-AIM framework to evaluate the impact of shared medical appointments for diabetes mellitus: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Wei Yang, Run Mao, Ziyun Liang, Zihui Liang, Ruixin Wang, Jiamin Wang, Xufei Luo, Meng Lyu, Dong Roman Xu, Yiyuan Cai

“…Using the Reach, Effectiveness, Adoption, Implementation, and Maintenance (RE-AIM) framework, this review aimed to evaluate the impact of SMA on PLWD treatment and management to inform the feasibility, sustainability, scalability, and equity of future SMA implementation. Methods Eight electronic databases were searched for randomized controlled trials, non-randomized grouped controlled trials, pre/post studies, and interrupted time series model studies published in English and Chinese until February 2024. …”
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MATHEMATICAL MODEL FOR SEARCHING AND DETECTING EXPLOSIVE DEVICES WITH NON-CONTACT TARGET SENSORS BY THE METHOD OF NON-LINEAR RADAR by Oleksandr Smolkov, Volodymyr Kotsiuruba, Konstantin Hunbin

“…The approach of such search devices to explosive devices with magnetic (non-contact) target sensors or those controlled by radio, often led to an unauthorized explosion and as a consequence to losses among the sappers. …”
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Effect of radiation therapy on the dentin bond strength of a universal adhesive by Pipop Saikaew, P Hannongbua, P Jianratanajit, I Wongkertprayot, P Chaiklahan, N Srimaneekarn, A Prayongrat, P Eamsa-ard, AFMA Chowdhury, K Katekovit, S Hidehiko

“…The samples were randomly divided into 3 groups (n = 6) according to the timing of radiation exposure (no radiation, control; radiation after restoration, F-RT; and radiation before restoration, RT-F). …”
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Encapsulation of red palm oil using porous starch from Canna edulis Kerr by Bagas Satria Putra, Sri Raharjo, Lucia Dhiantika Witasari

“…The results showed that the 40 % : 60 % formula (porous starch : gum arabic) demonstrated the best encapsulation efficiency value of 83.09 %, an increase of approximately 22 % compared with the control. Scanning electron microscopy and Fourier transform infrared results show that RPO is adsorbed on the starch surface, RPO functional groups are detected, and an amorphous structure is formed as shown in the X-ray diffraction results. …”
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Impacts of National Reimbursement Drug Price Negotiation on drug accessibility, utilization, and cost in China: a systematic review by Zheng Zhu, Jiawei Zhang, Zhihu Xu, Quan Wang, Yu Qi, Li Yang

“…Results From a total of 2628 studies, we identified 20 studies that met the inclusion criteria (16 interrupted time‐series studies and 4 controlled before‐after studies). Most of the studies (66%, n = 12) have some limitations (unclear risk of bias). …”
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The potential scalability of High-pressure sliding technique for developing ultrafine grained material with enhanced mechanical properties of AA7075 by Eman M. Zayed, Mostafa Shazly, Ahmed El-Sabbagh, Nahed A. El-Mahallawy

“…It aims to enlarge the processed sample dimensions to 4X120X10 mm. The MPIF-HPS process is applied up to 4 passes to aluminum 7075 confined flat samples to achieve superior properties under a controlled pressure in the range of 15–50 GPa. …”
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Normal stress on surface of mesenchymal stem cells boosts extracellular vesicle secretion and regenerative bioactivity by Chengmeng Bai, Huifang Ren, Feng Zhang, Dandan Li, Qingyu Feng, Ying Li, Ting Chen, Chengxu Li, Xuan Xiao, Hengrui Zhang, Liang Hu

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First-Principles Study on Periodic Pt₂Fe Alloy Surface Models for Highly Efficient CO Poisoning Resistance by Junmei Wang, Qingkun Tian, Harry E. Ruda, Li Chen, Maoyou Yang, Yujun Song

“…Therefore, the theoretical design of Pt₂Fe alloy surfaces and controlling defect density are predicted to be effective strategies for enhancing catalyst resistance to CO poisoning. …”
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Tin Oxide Modification of Indium Oxide Gas Sensitive Layers to Increase Efficiency of Gas Sensors by O. G. Reutskaya, S. V. Denisuk, A. M. Kudanovich, N. I. Mukhurov, I. A. Taratyn, V. G. Luhin

“…There are sets of tasks for improving gas analytical instruments because of increasing demand for control of a concentration of explosive and toxic gases on a level with maximum allowable concentration. …”
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Advancements in synthesis, immobilization, characterization, and multifaceted applications of silver nanoparticles: A comprehensive review by Md. Belal Uddin Rabbi, Sadia Haque, Sultana Bedoura

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Effects of sinomenine on PI3K/mTOR signaling pathway and mesangial hyperplasia in rats with adriamycin-induced nephropathy by Liu Yue, Li Peng-yuan, Zhang Qing-hua, Yan Dan

“…Objective To explore the effect of sinomenine on the signal pathway of phosphatidyl-3 kinase（PI3 K）/mammalian target of rapamycin（mTOR）and mesangial hyperplasia in renal tissue of rats with adriamycin-induced nephropathy and elucidate its protective mechanism.Methods A total of 50 SD rats were selected, 10 rats were randomly injected with normal saline via caudal vein as control group, the other 40 rats were injected with adriamycin 5 mg/kg via caudal vein for 7 days to prepare nephrotic syndrome（NS）model.After successful modeling, the rats were randomly divided into the groups of model（NS）,sinomenine low-dose（25 mg/kg）,medium-dose（50 mg/kg）and high-dose（100 mg/kg）（n=10 each）.Control and NS groups received normal saline through abdominal cavity and sinomenine groups were given corresponding doses of drugs once daily for 28 days.At 24 hours after the last administration, blood and urine samples of rats in each group were collected and rats sacrificed, renal tissue samples harvested, serum creatinine（Scr）and urea nitrogen（BUN）were measured by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay（ELISA）;24-hour urine protein was detected by Coomassie brilliant blue staining; hematoxylin-eosin staining（HE）was utilized for analyzing the pathological changes of kidney and mesangial matrix index（M/G）;transmission electron microscopy for observing the thickening of glomerular basement membrane of kidney; Western blot for detecting the expressions of p-PI3 K/PI3 K,p-mTOR/mTOR,fibronectin（FN）and type IV collagen（COL4）in renal tissue.Results As compared with control group, there were pathological damages such as the increase of glomerular mesangial matrix, the expansion of renal tubule lumen and severe thickening of glomerular basement membrane.M/G and renal function indicators Scr, BUN,24-hour urine protein and renal tissue were elevated.The protein expressions of p-PI3 K,p-mTOR,FN and COL4 rose markedly in NS group（P<0.05）.As compared with NS group, sinomenine high/medium/low dose groups alleviated pathological damage such as glomerular basement membrane thickening, M/G,Scr, BUN,24-hour urine protein, renal tissue p-PI3 K,expressions of mTOR,FN and COL4 proteins declined markedly in sinomenine low/medium/high-dose groups（P<0.05）.As compared with low-dose sinomenine group, glomerular basement membrane thickening was the least pathologically damaged and M/G,Scr, BUN,24-hour urine protein, renal tissue p-PI3 K,p-mTOR,FN and COL4 declined markedly in sinomenine medium/high-dose group（P<0.05）.Conclusions Sinomenine may inhibit the activation of PI3 K/mTOR signaling pathway, reduce the proliferation of glomerular mesangial cells and delay the process of nephrotic syndrome.…”
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