Wettability alteration and IFT reduction during carbonated water injection; a critical investigation into the role of pH by Zoha Dalal Isfehani, Jalal Fahimpour, Mohammad Sharifi, Hossein Khalili, Mohammad Saeid Tayebi

“…Gaining insight into these processes is essential for optimizing EOR strategies, improving predictive models, and enhancing CO2 sequestration. Consequently, this study experimentally investigates the variation in IFT and rock wettability during CWI at pressures of 500, 1200, and 2700 psi, with a constant temperature of 38 °C, using pendant drop and sessile drop methods. …”
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Metabolic Markers Demonstrate the Heterogeneity of Walking Ability in Non-Disabled Community-Dwelling Older Adults by Shanshan Yao, Ziling Mao, Megan M. Marron, Eleanor M. Simonsick, Venkatesh L. Murthy, Ravi V. Shah, Anne B. Newman

“…A self-reported walking ability index (WAI) covering the difficulty and ease of walking captures a broader spectrum of walking ability in healthy older persons. <b>Methods</b>: Using metabolomics in the Health, Aging and Body Composition study, we identified Year 2 metabolites cross-sectionally and longitudinally related to WAI (0–9, higher scores indicate better walking ability) using probabilistic index models and multinomial logistic models, respectively. …”
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Association between saturated and polyunsaturated fatty acid proportions in total fat intake and mortality risk: mediation by the neutrophil percentage-to-albumin ratio by Yanyan Liu, Jiaxuan Wang, Xiaona Chang, Xiaoying Ren, Guang Wang, Jia Liu

“…Abstract Background For over half a century, dietary guidelines have consistently advocated for the substitution of saturated fatty acids (SFA) with monounsaturated (MUFA) and polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) as a cornerstone strategy for health life, but evidence on independent associations between specific fatty acids and mortality remains inconsistent. Methods This prospective cohort study from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) 2007–2018 analyzed 21,823 participants aged 20–80 years. …”
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Contribution of epicardial adipose tissue to atrial fibrillation development in patients with arterial hypertension: a pilot study by S. V. Miklishanskaya, N. A. Mazur, A. V. Chapurnykh, M. A. Saidova, O. Ya. Narusov, S. A. Orlovsky

“…To evaluate the value of body mass index (BMI), visceral adipose tissue (VAT) and epicardial adipose tissue (EAT) depots in the development of atrial fibrillation (AF).Material and methods. The study included 24 people with isolated hypertension (HTN) and 28 people with HTN in combination with AF. …”
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The oro- and nasopharyngeal microbiota as a revolutionary perspective on mental disorders and related psychopathology: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Zeinab Hesami, Mohammad Atashrooz, Reyhaneh Sardarzehi, Mehdi Azizmohammad Looha, Babak Khorsand, Hamidreza Houri

“…Dysbiosis in this region has been associated with systemic diseases, which may, in turn, contribute to disruptions in the gut microbiota. Methods In this study, we synthesized the current literature investigating differences in ONP microbial composition in people with various mental disorders, compared to healthy controls. …”
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Case Report: Concurrent de novo pathogenic variants in the LMNA gene as a cause of sporadic partial lipodystrophy by José L. Santos, José L. Santos, José Patricio Miranda, José Patricio Miranda, Carlos F. Lagos, Carlos F. Lagos, Víctor A. Cortés

“…We report a non-familial (sporadic) case of partial lipodystrophy caused by a novel genetic mechanism involving closely linked de novo pathogenic variants in the LMNA gene.MethodsA female adult with partial lipodystrophy and her parents were evaluated for gene variants across the exome under different mendelian inheritance models (autosomal dominant, recessive, compound heterozygous, and X-linked) to find pathogenic variants. …”
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Phytochemical Characterization Utilizing HS-SPME/GC-MS: Exploration of the Antioxidant and Enzyme Inhibition Properties of Essential Oil from Saudi <i>Artemisia absinthium</i> L. by Hanan Y. Aati, Hala A. Attia, Arwa S. Alanazi, Luluh K. AL tamran, Juergen K. Wanner

“…<b>Methods:</b> The essential oil was isolated by the hydrodistillation (HD) of fresh plant material, and volatiles released from dried plant material were sampled via headspace solid-phase microextraction (HS-SPME), followed by a phytochemical profiling analysis through the GC-MS tool. …”
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Scene classification-assisted deep learning for crack detection in asphalt pavements by Hiromu Tanaka, Kazuma Shibano, Tetsuya Suzuki

“…The highest F-measure of 0.784 is obtained when both training and test data are unified through image processing. The composite model combining scene classification and crack detection effectively reduces false detections in noisy areas and enables accurate detection across different lighting conditions. …”
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Re-use of Building Products in the Netherlands by Loriane Icibaci

“…The proposed conceptual model evolved from a composition of concepts adapted from the Industrial Ecology theoretical background to represent the system of the typical commercial practice of reuse of building products in the Netherlands, supplied by-products derived from the housing stock, and are centralized on the role of the practitioner. …”
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In-silico platform for the multifunctional design of 3D printed conductive components by Javier Crespo-Miguel, Sergio Lucarini, Sara Garzon-Hernandez, Angel Arias, Emilio Martínez-Pañeda, Daniel Garcia-Gonzalez

“…Abstract The effective electric resistivity of conductive thermoplastics manufactured by filament extrusion methods is determined by both the material constituents and the printing parameters. …”
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Effect of the initial microstructure on the residual stress in the 20Cr₂Ni₄ gear steel subjected to laser shock peening and shot peening by HE Guoqi, XIE Yuanhao, HE Ying, ZOU Simin, WU Xu, PENG Lingjie, LUO Jiaqiang

“…ObjectiveThe influence of the initial surface topography on the residual compressive stress distribution along the depth direction of targets under laser shock peening (LSP) and shot peening (SP) processes was investigated.MethodsA finite element model for the composite strengthening of 20Cr₂Ni₄ gear steel was established using the finite element software. …”
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Trade-off and synergy relationships and regional regulation of multifunctional cultivated land in the Yellow River Basin by Aman Fang, Yuanqing Shi, Weiqiang Chen, Lingfei Shi, Jinlong Wang, Yuehong Ma

“…The coupling coordination degree model, land system function trade-off degree model, and K-means clustering analysis method are used to analyze the trade-off and synergy relationship between cultivated land functions and divide the functional zones in the Yellow River Basin. 1) In the last 10 years, the levels of cultivated land production, social, and ecological functions in the Yellow River Basin are in the range of 0.01–0.47, 0.04 to 0.23, and 0.03 to 0.23, respectively. …”
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Plasma proteome fingerprint in kidney diseases by Kirill S. Nikolsky, Arthur T. Kopylov, Valeriya I. Nakhod, Natalia V. Potoldykova, Dmitry V. Enikeev, Tatiana V. Butkova, Liudmila I. Kulikova, Kristina A. Malsagova, Vladimir R. Rudnev, Denis V. Petrovskiy, Alexander A. Izotov, Anna L. Kaysheva

“…This study aimed to analyze the features of the protein composition of blood plasma in patients with the most common kidney pathologies: kidney calculus, kidney cyst, and kidney cancer.MethodsThe study involved 75 subjects. …”
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Thermal and Dynamo Evolution of the Lunar Core Based on the Transport Properties of Fe‐S‐P Alloys by Kuan Zhai, Yuan Yin, Shuangmeng Zhai

“…We used the van der Pauw (vdP) method to measure the electrical resistivity of Fe‐S‐P alloys under conditions relevant to the lunar core and estimated the thermal conductivity of the Fe‐S‐P lunar core. …”
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Prognostication in emergency room patients: comparing ultrasensitive and contemporary quantification of cardiac troponin levels below the 99th percentile by Anna Carrasquer, Anna Carrasquer, Anna Carrasquer, Germán Cediel, Germán Cediel, Germán Cediel, Alma Gómez-Sanz, Alma Gómez-Sanz, Óscar M. Peiró, Óscar M. Peiró, Óscar M. Peiró, Isabel Fort-Gallifa, Isabel Fort-Gallifa, Isabel Fort-Gallifa, Alfredo Bardaji, Alfredo Bardaji, Alfredo Bardaji, Jose Luis Ferreiro, Jose Luis Ferreiro, Jose Luis Ferreiro

“…However, there were no statistically significant difference between the two predictive models that included the aforementioned troponin assays.ConclusionsDetectable levels of cardiac troponin using a contemporary analytical method or those near the 99th percentile using an ultra-sensitive analytical method improve the predictive efficacy for cardiovascular events, with no differences between the two methods…”
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metaGEENOME: an integrated framework for differential abundance analysis of microbiome data in cross-sectional and longitudinal studies by Ahmed Abdelkader, Nur A. Ferdous, Mohamed El-Hadidi, Tomasz Burzykowski, Mohamed Mysara

“…However, DA analysis remains challenging due to high dimensionality, compositionality, sparsity, inter-taxa correlations, uneven abundance distributions, and missing values—all which hinder our ability to model the data accurately. …”
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Development and validation of Mental Health Literacy Assessment Scale among community health workers in Nepal by Shishir Paudel, Anisha Chalise, Prashabdhi Shakya, Tulsi Ram Bhandari

“…Objective: To develop and validate the Mental Health Literacy Assessment Scale for assessing mental health literacy among community health workers. Method: A total of 24 items were initially generated and refined through cognitive interviews and expert evaluation. …”
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Optimization of process parameters for cellulose nanocrystals derivative from coconut shell by Dennis O. Bichang’a, Isiaka O. Oladele

“…A two-level factorial design based on Face-centred central composite design (FCCD) of the response surface methodology (RSM) was used to validate an empirical model. …”
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Medial open wedge osteotomy yields comparable stability to lateral open wedge procedure on the distal femur. by Roman Frederik Karkosch, Michael Schwarze, Tomas Smith, Maximilian Petri, Marc-Frederic Pastor, Hauke Horstmann

“…Our hypothesis was that there would be no difference regarding biomechanical outcome parameters between these two groups.<h4>Methods</h4>Medial and lateral open wedge osteotomies were performed in composite bone model as routine. …”
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Hybrid Capsule Network for precise and interpretable detection of malaria parasites in blood smear images by Bader Alawfi

“…Existing convolutional neural network (CNN) and capsule network hybrids, although effective, often suffer from high computational demands and limited generalizability across datasets.MethodsWe propose Hybrid Capsule Network (Hybrid CapNet), a lightweight architecture combining CNN-based feature extraction with dynamic capsule routing for accurate parasite identification and life-cycle stage classification. …”
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