Investigating the Effect of Socio-Demographic Characteristics on the Quality of Life Among Patients with Kidney Stones by Susan Mohammadi-Kebar, Farhad Pourfarzi, Saber Nasiri

“…Materials and Methods: This cross-sectional analysis involved 142 patients diagnosed with kidney stones. …”
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Stacked-cup multiwall carbon nanotubes as components of energy-intensive suspension jet fuels by L. S. Karpushenkava, G. Ya. Kabo, A. V. Blokhin

“…It has been established that mixtures of MWCNTs with liquids containing more than 33 mass % of MWCNTs are stable during centrifugal sedimentation at 7000 g. …”
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An Energy-Efficient Dynamic Feedback Image Signal Processor for Three-Dimensional Time-of-Flight Sensors by Yongsoo Kim, Jaehyeon So, Chanwook Hwang, Wencan Cheng, Jong Hwan Ko

“…In particular, the domain of object recognition using 3D time-of-flight (ToF) sensors has been actively researched, often in conjunction with augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR). However, for more precise analysis, high-quality images are required, necessitating significantly larger parameters and computations. …”
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Phytochemical Screening and In Vitro Antioxidant and Anticancer Evaluation of Stem and Leaf Extracts of Cissampelos pareira L. by Arthid Thim-uam, Chutamas Thepmalee, Wittaya Chaiwangyen, Napapan Kangwan, Ratchanaporn Chokchaisiri, Piyawan Nuntaboon, Angkana Songkrao, Amnart Onsa-ard

“…Therefore, both leaf and stem extracts of C. pareira L. hold promise for development as functional foods or dietary supplements due to their diverse and significant biological activities.…”
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Different Stability and Proteasome-Mediated Degradation Rate of SMN Protein Isoforms. by Denise Locatelli, Mineko Terao, Mami Kurosaki, Maria Clara Zanellati, Daniela Rita Pletto, Adele Finardi, Francesca Colciaghi, Enrico Garattini, Giorgio Stefano Battaglia

“…However, to what extent the impairment of these two SMN functions contributes to SMA pathogenesis remains unknown. …”
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Urinary continence outcomes during the transition from laparoscopic to robotic assisted radical prostatectomy: A single surgeon’s Australian regional centre experience by Basil Razi, Dane Cole-Clark, Duncan Self, Mark Louie-Johnsun

“…Continence rates at 3 and 12 months were 67.0% and 90.4% for LRP patients versus 78% and 94% for RARP patients. Odds ratio analysis indicated LRP patients were 1.75 and 1.66 times more likely to be incontinent at 3 and 12 months, respectively. …”
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Life cycle assessment of tetrapod concrete armour units by Engy Mikhail, Nisrina Younes, Maryam Al Adab, Al Baraa Tarnini, Serter Atabay, Md Maruf Mortula

“…Additionally, sensitivity analysis revealed that the system has low sensitivity to changes in transportation distance.DiscussionThe study confirms cast production dominates the total environmental impacts and fossil energy use. …”
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Reconstructing medieval diets through the integration of stable isotope and proteomic analyses from two European burial sites by A. Pedergnana, J. Grossmann, R. Turck, A. Goujon, F. Rühli, S. Wilkin, P. Eppenberger, C. Lehn

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Genetic Epidemiology of Primary Congenital Glaucoma in the World. Part I by Zh. G. Oganezova, V. V. Kadyshev, E. A. Egorov

“…This publication presents the first part of the analysis, covering Arab and African countries, Turkey, the USA, Brazil, Australia and New Zealand. …”
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”My AI is Lying to Me”: User-reported LLM hallucinations in AI mobile apps reviews by Rhodes Massenon, Ishaya Gambo, Javed Ali Khan, Christopher Agbonkhese, Ayed Alwadain

“…Abstract Large Language Models (LLMs) are increasingly integrated into AI-powered mobile applications, offering novel functionalities but also introducing the risk of “hallucinations” generating plausible yet incorrect or nonsensical information. …”
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Foreign Experience in the Legal Governance of Investment Activities by V. A. Kachalyan

“…One of the catalysts of the development of the European investment fund industry has been the inception of the undertakings for collective investment in transferable securities (UCITS), the number of which currently exceeds 35,000 funds, who manage assets worth more than 9,5 trillion euros. UCITS are central to the European investment market with their substantive impact on the European economy having been evident for several decades. …”
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Comparison of Different Materials Used in The Preparation Of Household Bioplastics and Evaluation of a Mixture of Animal Gelatin and Cornstarch by Kamar Shayah, Joseph Shenekji, Durra Balt, Siran Arabanian, Joudy Awyga, Sawsan Salloum

“…The resulting product exhibited improved texture and tensile strength compared to membranes made from starch alone. Microscopic analysis revealed that the final product had a denser texture and more granular appearance than the starch-based products. …”
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Differential Hepatic Expression of miRNA in Response to Aflatoxin B1 Challenge in Domestic and Wild Turkeys by Kade Jorud, Kristelle M. Mendoza, Thomas Kono, Roger A. Coulombe, Kent M. Reed

“…Domesticated turkeys (<i>Meleagris gallopavo</i>) are especially sensitive to AFB₁; however, wild turkeys (<i>M. g. silvestris</i>) are more resistant. A lack of functional isoforms of hepatic glutathione S-transferases (GSTs), an enzyme that plays a role in the detoxification of aflatoxin, is suspected as the reason for the increased sensitivity. …”
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Identifying Prolonged Zero Value Periods as Part of Quality Control on Daily Rainfall Records in East Java, Indonesia by Dinda Rosyia Wibawanty, I Putu Santikayasa, Supari

“…The Affinity Index quantifies the agreement of rain and non-rain events between two meteorological stations, functioning as a metric to evaluate the similarity of their rainfall patterns. …”
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The Mode of Being of Popular Literature in the 20th Century by Tadeusz Żabski

“…The article is devoted to the functioning of literature (and, more broadly, cultural texts) in popular circulation and the transformation of their role in the 20th century. …”
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Effects of atypical water-level fluctuations on macrophyte species composition, ecological structure, and identification of water-level Indicator Species for coastal wetlands by Danielle Sylvia Montocchio, Patricia Chow-Fraser

“…We classified these Indicator Species into nine Macrophyte Ecological Groups that reflected their functional roles in wetlands. Low WLs were dominated by nearshore emergent and rosette basal species, whereas unrooted submergent and floating species were more prevalent during high WLs. …”
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Integrating computational approaches to uncover β-lactamase-associated resistance in diarrheagenic Escherichia coli from pediatric patients by Taru Singh, Chandra Shekhar, Saurabh Singh, Shukla Das

“…Despite their clinical relevance, the evolutionary diversity, functional mechanisms, and therapeutic targeting of β-lactamase enzymes in DEC remain poorly defined. …”
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Rethinking the Sustainability of Industrial Buildings in High-Density Urban Areas: Balancing Adaptability and Public Satisfaction by Xiao Ding, Yuchen Shao, Botao Feng

“…The findings reveal the following: (1) “Reuse of old architectural spaces” is the most critical category to prioritize, and, at the indicator level, “adaptability and efficiency of building reuse”, “public participation in the renewal process”, “cooperative operation structures”, and “planning vision” are identified as the four key influencing factors. (2) The functional layout, historical value, and richness of public amenities in the transformed industrial buildings have a significant positive impact on the evaluation results, while the building’s construction time and floor area do not significantly affect public post-evaluation. (3) Younger and more highly educated groups tend to view the transformed exhibition spaces as tourist attractions, particularly expressing satisfaction with the repurposing of the Kinwei Brewery and OCAT B10 New Hall, and consider the adaptive reuse of industrial buildings to promote sustainable urban renewal (SUR). …”
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A comprehensive in silico genome-wide identification and characterization of SQUAMOSA promoter binding protein (SBP) gene family in Musa acuminata by Israt Jahan Mouri, Md. Shariful Islam

“…RNA-Seq expression profiling exhibited that genes MaSBP-3, MaSBP-20, MaSBP-37, MaSBP-40 were more expressed during floral and fruit development stage. …”
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Transforming growth factor-β1 gene promoter -509C/T polymorphism in association with expression affects colorectal cancer development and depends on gender. by Spaska Stanilova, Noyko Stanilov, Alexander Julianov, Irena Manolova, Lyuba Miteva

“…In this context, the aim of the study was to explore the role of circulating TGF-β1 and the -509C/T functional promoter polymorphism (rs1800469) within the TGF-β1 gene (TGFB1) in the susceptibility, progression, and prognosis of CRC among Bulgarian male and female patients. …”
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