Extraction of Rare Earth Elements (REE) from End-of-Life NiMH Battery Electrode Powders Using Deep Eutectic Solvent (DES) by Francesca Pagnanelli, Pier Giorgio Schiavi, Marco Colasanti, Pietro Altimari

“…In this study, original data are presented on the extraction of REEs from electrode powders of NiMH batteries pre-treated through physical methods in a cryo-mechanical pilot plant. The electrode powder was characterized for its chemical composition and subsequently subjected to extraction using a DES based on choline chloride and lactic acid (with a molar ratio of 1:2). …”
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Unravelling the Neuroprotective Effects of a Novel Formulation Based on Plant Extracts, Mg, and Vitamin B6 by Simonetta Cristina Di Simone, Alessandra Acquaviva, Maria Loreta Libero, Nilofar Nilofar, Fatma Tunali, Paola Angelini, Giancarlo Angeles Flores, Gaia Cusumano, Lucia Recinella, Sheila Leone, Giustino Orlando, Gokhan Zengin, Luigi Menghini, Claudio Ferrante, Annalisa Chiavaroli

“…The formulation was analyzed through colorimetric and liquid chromatography methods for determining the content in phenols and flavonoids. …”
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A Systematic NLTE Study of Very Metal-poor Stars with Metallicity down to −4.3 dex. I. Global Stellar Parameters Based on High-resolution Spectra by Jianrong Shi, Gang Zhao, Shuai Liu, Zeming Zhou, Haining Li, Hongliang Yan, Sofya Alexeeva, Huawei Zhang, Wako Aoki, Tadafumi Matsuno, Jingkun Zhao, Huiling Chen, Yufu Shen

“…Here, we present a set of homogeneous stellar atmospheric parameters, including the effective temperature, surface gravity, metallicity, and microturbulence velocity with the spectroscopic method, and the NLTE line formation for both Fe i and Fe ii in the classical one-dimensional model atmospheres have been considered. …”
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Evaluation of porosity, permeability, and reservoir quality of the Asmari Formation using sedimentary facies and diagenesis data in the Ahvaz oil field by Akbar Heidari, Narges Shokri, Milad Faraji

“…Depositional and post-depositional environments have a wide-ranging effect on rock composition and its components, leading to different reservoir properties for each sequence and affecting the rock types. …”
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Nutritional quality and on-package marketing of pre-packaged foods and non-alcoholic beverages for sale in Senegalese supermarkets by Yassarath Onifade, Adama Diouf, Mane Hélène Faye, Fatou Fall, Gary Sacks, Nicole Idohou-Dossou, Boyd Swinburn, Stefanie Vandevijvere

“…Methods A cross-sectional survey was conducted in two major supermarkets in Dakar between August and September 2021. …”
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Factors associated with the number of CD34-positive hematopoietic progenitor cells in the leukocyte concentrate in patients with lymphomas and acute T-lymphoblastic leukemia by I. V. Galtseva, L. P. Mendeleeva, M. L. Kanaeva, K. A. Nikiforova, Yu. O. Davydova, N. M. Kapranov, S. M. Kulikov, L. A. Kuzmina, Ya. K. Mangasarova, V. V. Troitskaya, T. V. Gaponova, E. N. Parovichnikova

“…A relationship was established between C34+ C143+ cells number before mobilization and first LC C34+ cells count: in the paired model – within the borderline values (p = 0.05), and in the multifactorial covariance model – with high significance (p = 0.0033). …”
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Nighttime Pistachio Consumption Alters Stool Microbiota Diversity and Taxa Abundance Compared with Education to Consume 1–2 Carbohydrate Exchanges (15–30 grams) over 12 Weeks in Ad... by Terrence M Riley, Justin Wright, Regina Lamendella, Jordan E Bisanz, Jeremy Chen See, Khushi Kanani, Penny M Kris-Etherton, Kristina S Petersen

“…Taxonomic diversity was tested with linear mixed models (LMMs) and permutational analysis of variance of Bray–Curtis and weighted Unifrac dissimilarity indices. …”
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Methylation-based biological age and cardiotoxicity risk in breast cancer patients treated with trastuzumab by Jamila Mammadova, Alicia Richards, Adriana Gonzalez-Torriente, Evan R. Adler, Rachel J. Cruz, Stefanie Palfi, Dae Hyun Lee, Christine Sam, Mohammed Al-Jumayli, Anders Berglund, Jong Y Park, Mohammed Alomar, Jacob K. Kresovich

“…Methods Among a retrospective cohort of HER2-positive breast cancer patients treated with trastuzumab at Moffitt Cancer Center, we profiled blood DNA methylation and genetic profiles. …”
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High level of soluble tumor necrosis factor receptors is associated with lower residual diuresis volume in patients on hemodialysis: An exploratory study. by Gabriele Teixeira Gonçalves, Luciana Martins de Mello Santos, Pedro Henrique Scheidt Figueiredo, Jaqueline de Paula Chaves Freitas, Jousielle Márcia Santos, Joyce Noelly Vitor Santos, Fidelis Antônio da Silva Junior, Frederico Lopes Alves, Vanessa Gomes Brandão, Emílio Henrique Barroso Maciel, Maria Cecília S M Prates, Borja Sañudo, Redha Taiar, Mario Bernardo-Filho, Danúbia da Cunha de Sá-Caputo, Vanessa Pereira Lima, Henrique Silveira, Victor Lacerda Gripp, Vanessa Amaral Mendonça, Ana Cristina Rodrigues Lacerda

“…<h4>Methods</h4>Blood samples were collected from patients on hemodialysis for the analysis of soluble receptors: 1) tumor necrosis factor receptor 1 (sTNFR1), 2) tumor necrosis factor receptor 2 (sTNFR2), and 3) leptin. …”
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Tephrostratigraphy of Jurassic-Cretaceous boundary beds of Western Siberia by Panchenko Ivan Vladimirovich, Rogov Mikhail, Sobolev Ivan Dmitrievich, Latyshev Anton, Zakharov Victor

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Drivers of soil organic carbon stocks and stability along elevation gradients by Nicolas Bonfanti, Philippe Choler, Norine Khedim, Jean-Christophe Clément, Pierre Barré, Romain Goury, François Baudin, Lauric Cécillon, Amélie Saillard, Wilfried Thuiller, Jerome Poulenard

“…We assessed SOC stocks and chemical composition using mid-infrared spectroscopy method and SOC stability with Rock-Eval® thermal analysis. …”
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Secondary prevention medication persistence and prognosis of acute ischaemic stroke or transient ischaemic attack by Lei Zhang, Yongjun Wang, Zixiao Li, Xia Meng, Yuesong Pan, Wei Lv, Hongyi Yan, Junfeng Shi, Chelsea Liu

“…Recurrent stroke, composite events and all-cause death were performed using Cox regression model, and disability was identified through logistic regression model using the generalised estimating equation method.Results 18 344 patients with acute ischaemic stroke or TIA were included, 315 (1.7%) of whom experienced recurrent strokes. …”
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Optimization of thermal properties of palm fiber and nanofillers reinforced epoxy nanocomposite by Suresh Thirupathi, Venkatachalam Gopalan, Elango Mallichetty

“…The hand layup method is used to fabricate nanocomposites with varying palm fiber content (1–5 wt.%) with mesh size (75–225 µm) and nanofiller. …”
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Semi-Supervised Anomaly Detection for the Identification of Damages in an Aerospace Sandwich Structure Based on Synthetically Generated Strain Data by Florian Forsthuber, Christoph Kralovec, Martin Schagerl

“…The method is validated on an aircraft spoiler demonstrator made of a composite sandwich panel, instrumented with a strain gauge grid on its surface layer. …”
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Research on Influencing Factors of Promotion of Prefabricated Housing in Hainan Province Based on BPNN–DEMATEL by Hongbing Li, Wanjun Yang, Liang Fan, Qiqi Shao

“…Among the three basic paths and three composite paths, the weight of the composite path is higher than that of the basic path, and the degree of influence gradually increases with the complexity of direct and indirect effects between key influencing factors. …”
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Anti-Infection Efficacy, Osteogenesis Potential, and Biocompatibility of 3D Printed PLGA/Nano-Hydroxyapatite Porous Scaffolds Grafted with Vancomycin/DOPA/rhBMP-2 in Infected Rabbi... by Ke re mu ALM, Abulikemu M, Liang Z, Abulikemu A, Tuxun A

“…Through the three-dimensional (3D) printing technology, we fabricated a poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid)(PLGA)/nano-hydroxyapatite (n-HA) composite scaffold grafted with the antibiotic vancomycin and loaded with the osteoinductive agent recombinant human bone morphogenic protein-2 (rhBMP-2) via polydopamine (DOPA) chemistry, whose therapeutic effects on IBD were determined.Methods: After examining the hydrophilicity, surface chemical composition, mechanical properties, and drug release of the PLGA/n-HA, PLGA/n-HA/VAN, and PLGA/n-HA/VAN+DOPA/rhBMP-2 composite scaffolds, pre-osteoblast MC3T3-E1 cells were seeded onto the scaffold surface to assess the biocompatibility and osteoconductive properties of the scaffolds in vitro. …”
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Photoelectron Spectroscopy Study of the Optical and Electrical Properties of Cr/Cu/Mn Tri-Doped Bismuth Niobate Pyrochlore by Nadezhda A. Zhuk, Nikolay A. Sekushin, Maria G. Krzhizhanovskaya, Artem A. Selutin, Aleksandra V. Koroleva, Ksenia A. Badanina, Sergey V. Nekipelov, Olga V. Petrova, Victor N. Sivkov

“…The multielement pyrochlore of the composition Bi_1.57Mn_1/3Cr_1/3Cu_1/3Nb₂O_9−Δ (sp. gr. …”
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Augmenting Engagement in Decentralized Clinical Trials for Atrial Fibrillation: Development and Implementation of a Programmatic Architecture by Toluwa Daniel Omole, Andrew Mrkva, Danielle Ferry, Erin Shepherd, Jessica Caratelli, Noah Davis, Richmond Akatue, Timothy Bickmore, Michael K Paasche-Orlow, Jared W Magnani

“…Our methods provide a model for enhanced recruitment and engagement of diverse participants in cardiovascular trials.…”
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Improved estimation of two-phase capillary pressure with nuclear magnetic resonance measurements via machine learning by Oriyomi Raheem, Misael M. Morales, Wen Pan, Carlos Torres-Verdín

“…Recently, artificial intelligence methods have also been applied to capillary pressure prediction (Qi et al., 2024).Currently, no readily applicable predictive model exists for estimating an entire capillary pressure curve directly from standard petrophysical logs and core data. …”
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Adaptive attenuation of virulence mediated by Wzc mutation in ST11-KL47 Carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumonia by Yufeng Dai, Yufeng Dai, Qiang Zhao, Huanhuan Yan, Huanhuan Yan, Kun Ye, Lifeng Wang, Ling Guo, Na Guo, Na Guo, Wenwen Li, Wenwen Li, Jiyong Yang

“…IntroductionThe impact of the hypermucoviscosity (HMV) phenotype in ST11-KL47 carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae (CRKp) pathogenicity warrants investigation for public health risk assessment.MethodsWe analyzed 230 clinical ST11-KL47 CRKp to identify the key factor in mucoviscosity acquisition via comparative genomic analysis. …”
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