Advanced microfluidic strategies for core-shell nanoparticles: the next-generation of polymeric and lipid-based drug nanocarriers by Giuseppe Nunziata, Alessandro Borroni, Filippo Rossi

“…This review critically evaluates recent advancements, highlighting the superiority of microfluidic methods over conventional batch techniques, which often suffer from variability and scalability issues. …”
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COMPARATIVE EVALUATION OF THE USE OF COATED AND UNCOATED SELF-EXPANDABLE METALLIC STENTS IN MALIGNANT COLORECTAL OBSTRUCTION by V. A. Duvanskiy, A. S. Vodoleev, D. L. Kriazhev, I. I. Yarotskov

“…The use of double covered and double uncovered stents is equally effectively and safely for patients with malignant colorectal obstruction. …”
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Influence of betahistidine dihydrochloride and antihypertensive medications on quality of life in patients with stable arterial hypertension and vertigo by G. F. Andreeva, S. Yu. Martsevich, V. M. Gorbunov, O. A. Melnikov, V. P. Voronina, I. P. Zhigareva

“…To assess the effects of combined lisinopril and betahistidine dihydrochloride therapy on quality of life (QoL) and blood pressure (BP) in patients with stable, mild to moderate arterial hypertension and vertigo. Material and methods. The study included 67 patients with stable, mild to moderate AH and vertigo. …”
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In Vitro Measurement of the Elastic Properties of the Native Red Blood Cell Membrane by V. A. Sergunova, E. K. Kozlova, E. A. Myagkova, A. M. Chernysh

“…Objective: to develop a procedure to image native cells in a physiological medium and to measure the local stiffness of fixed red blood cell membranes in liquid in vitro experiments.Material and methods. Blood was taken from 4 healthy donors during prophylactic examinations and placed in EDTA-containing Microvette tubes. …”
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Postprandial secretion of insulin and peptide YY when taking erythritol and sucrose by N. V. Silina, N. V. Mazurina, E. V. Ershova, K. A. Komshilova, L. V. Nikankina, A. P. Pershina-Milutina, K. V. Antonova, E. A. Troshina

“…Sucrose and erythritol equally stimulated PYY secretion.CONCLUSION. Our data show that erythritol can be considered as an optimal sugar substitute in people with impaired carbohydrate metabolism and obesity.…”
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Dynamic Micro-Vibration Monitoring Based on Fractional Optical Vortex by Fucheng Zou, Dechun Liu, Le Wang, Shengmei Zhao, Jialong Zhu

“…When the topological charge (TC) of the FOV beam is less than or equal to one, a single-petal structure is generated, significantly reducing the complexity of angular tracking compared to traditional multi-petals OAM-based methods. …”
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Multiscale approach to predict degradation of fracture resistance in austenitic stainless steel welds due to thermal aging by Ji-Su Kim, Seokmin Hong, Gyeong-Geun Lee, Jong-Min Kim

“…It has evolved into a multiscale approach for predicting macroscopic material degradation due to thermal aging, by verifying the reduction in fracture resistance is equal to 22 %.…”
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Does trust mediate the determinant factor of airplane e-ticket purchase decisions using mobile applications? by Edy Sulistiyawan, Suharyanto Suharyanto, Indra Kurniawan, Bisma Arianto, Siti Samsiyah

“…Purpose – This study aims to analyze the influence of information quality, social media marketing, and perceived ease of use on e-ticket purchasing decisions using the tiket.com mobile application mediated by trust. Method – This research applied quantitative methods and a causally associative approach. …”
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Direct medical costs of using enzalutamide or abiraterone in chemotherapy-naïve patients with metastatic castration resistant prostate cancer by N. A. Avxentyev, A. S. Makarov, M. Yu. Frolov

“…Costs of using enzalutamide or abiraterone are almost equal on the federal level, but the differences in the costs between these two medications are higher than 10% in 15 Russian regions. …”
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Effect of Application of Different Exercise Intensities on Vitamin D and Parathormone in Children with Down’s Syndrome by Hatem H. Allam, Alaa Shafie, Amal F. Gharib, Ahmad El Askary, Mazen Almehmadi, Tarek Alsayad, Ahmed M. Alziyadi, Lamiaa K. Elsayyad

“…They were assigned randomly into two equal groups. Group I received high-intensity treadmill aerobic exercises, and group II received moderate-intensity T-AE, three times per week for three months. …”
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The Sustainable Use of Waste Glass Powder in Concrete-Filled Steel Tubes: A Mechanical and Economic Analysis by Yi Zhao, Bin Meng, Xiaosan Yin, Yijie Bao

“…This research investigates the effects of replacing the cement in concrete with an equal mass of waste glass powder (WGP) at five different replacement rates—0%, 5%, 15%, 30%, and 60%—and focuses on the mechanical behaviors and value coefficients of concrete-filled steel tubes (CFSTs), which are evaluated through axial compression tests and value engineering methods. …”
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Inclusive and Accessible Transportation for All: Strategies for Integrating Equity in Transportation Research by Laquanda Leaven Johnson, Oghenetejiri Ebakivie, Jerry Everett, Szaviea Wynn

“…It examines how equity is conceptualized, measured, and operationalized, focusing on both horizontal equity (the equal treatment of similar groups) and vertical equity (prioritizing disadvantaged populations). …”
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Vector Autoregressive Hierarchical Hidden Markov Models for Extracting Finger Movements Using Multichannel Surface EMG Signals by Nebojša Malešević, Dimitrije Marković, Gunter Kanitz, Marco Controzzi, Christian Cipriani, Christian Antfolk

“…The effectiveness of the novel algorithms was assessed versus methods commonly used for real-time classification of EMGs in a prosthesis control application. …”
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A Novel Approach to Determine the Prevalence of Type of Soft Palate Using Digital Intraoral Impression by Saurabh Chaturvedi, Mohamed Khaled Addas, Abdullah Saad Ali Al Humaidi, Abdulrazaq Mohammed Al Qahtani, Mubarak Daghash Al Qahtani

“…To determine the prevalence of type of soft palate in targeted population. Materials and Methods. Using computer technology in dentistry, intraoral digital scanner, and 3D analysis software tool, study was conducted. 100 patients selected from the outpatient clinics were divided into two groups based on the ages of 20–40 years and 41–60 years with equal ratio of males and females. …”
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Hyperspectral imaging as a non-destructive technique for estimating the nutritional value of food by Juan-Jesús Marín-Méndez, Paula Luri Esplandiú, Miriam Alonso-Santamaría, Berta Remirez-Moreno, Leyre Urtasun Del Castillo, Jaione Echavarri Dublán, Eva Almiron-Roig, María-José Sáiz-Abajo

“…The best performance was for estimating the protein content with a RMSE of 1.02 and a R2 equal to 0.88 in a test set, following by moisture (RMSE of 2.21 and R2 equal to 0.85), energy value (RMSE of 21.84 and R2 equal to 0.76) and total fat (RMSE of 2.17 and R2 equal to 0.72). …”
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Machine Learning Models for 3-Month Outcome Prediction Using Radiomics of Intracerebral Hemorrhage and Perihematomal Edema from Admission Head Computed Tomography (CT) by Fiona Dierksen, Jakob K. Sommer, Anh T. Tran, Huang Lin, Stefan P. Haider, Ilko L. Maier, Sanjay Aneja, Pina C. Sanelli, Ajay Malhotra, Adnan I. Qureshi, Jan Claassen, Soojin Park, Santosh B. Murthy, Guido J. Falcone, Kevin N. Sheth, Seyedmehdi Payabvash

“…All machine learning models had greater or equal accuracy in outcome prediction compared to the widely used ICH score. …”
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Clinical and cost-effectiveness of an online-delivered group-based pain management programme in improving pain-related disability for people with persistent pain—protocol for a non... by Anthony Dowell, Sarah Gerard Dean, Leigh Hale, Andrew R Gray, Tristram Ingham, Bernadette Jones, Cheryl Davies, Rebecca Grainger, William Leung, Meredith Perry, Hemakumar Devan, Dagmar Hempel, Jessica Mills, Barbara Saipe, Edward Shipton

“…This non-inferiority trial aims to evaluate the clinical and cost-effectiveness of a cocreated, culturally appropriate, online-delivered PMP (iSelf-help) compared with in-person PMP in reducing pain-related disability.Methods and analysis Mixed-methods, using a modified participatory action research (PAR) framework, involving three phases. …”
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Experimental therapy of epilepsy with transcranial magnetic stimulation: lack of additional benefit with prolonged treatment by Brasil-Neto Joaquim P., Araújo Doralúcia P. de, Teixeira Wagner A., Araújo Valéria P., Boechat-Barros Raphael

“…OBJECTIVE: To investigate the effect of three months of low-frequency repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) treatment in intractable epilepsy. METHODS: Five patients (four males, one female; ages 6 to 50 years), were enrolled in the study; their epilepsy could not be controlled by medical treatment and surgery was not indicated. rTMS was performed twice a week for three months; patients kept records of seizure frequency for an equal period of time before, during, and after rTMS sessions. rTMS was delivered to the vertex with a round coil, at an intensity 5 % below motor threshold. …”
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Polymorphism of genes of hemostasis system, endothelial dysfunction and regulation of blood pressure in pregnant woman with preeclampsia and fetal growth retardation by T. O. Loskutova

“…Objective: To study the distribution and effect of blood clotting, endothelial dysfunction, and blood pressure regulator gene polymorphisms on the development of fetal growth retardation in women with preeclampsia (PE). Materials and methods: a prospective cohort study that included 36 women with PE and FGR and 97 with PE without FGR was conducted. …”
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Kinetic regularities of neopentyl glycol esterification with acetic and 2-ethylhexanoic acids by D. S. Chicheva, E. L. Krasnykh, V. A. Shakun

“…It was established that with an eightfold molar excess of acid under self-catalysis conditions, a yield of NPG diacetate equal to 95% is achieved within 20–22 h at an optimal process temperature of 100–110℃; NPG di(2-ethylhexanoate)—within 26–28 h at 160–170℃. …”
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