Thermal Changes in Guidewires Used During Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography During Electrical Conductance: An Ex-Vivo Safety Experiment by Rahul Karna, Nicholas Michael McDonald, Jacob Weiner, Théodon I. Netoff, Stuart K Amateau

“…Also, the Glidewire 0.018” and the Visiglide 0.025” produced visible sparks along their distal ends with defects in the insulation found later under microscopic evaluation. In our ex-vivo study, minimal heat was generated via electrical conductivity despite direct current suggesting negligible risk of thermal injury during sphincterotomy. …”
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DOA estimation method for time-varying metasurface based on asynchronous modulation by YI Ming, CHEN Ming, ZHONG Zhou, JIN Liang

“…The asynchronous modulation strategy effectively augmented the virtual channel count under the limitations imposed by material properties, thereby enhancing the precision of DOA estimation. …”
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Chlorella’s transport inhibition: A powerful defense against high ammonium stress by Lihe Xu, Li Chen, Longxing Jiang, Jingni Zhang, Peike Wu, Wenguo Wang

“…Integrative analyses of physiology, metabolomics, and transcriptomics demonstrated that transport inhibition is the principal resistance mechanism against high NH₄⁺ stress in C. sorokiniana. Notably, under elevated NH₄⁺ conditions, the hact strain maintained robust intracellular homeostasis. …”
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Novel cisplatin-magnetoliposome complex shows enhanced antitumor activity via Hyperthermia by M. Carmen Jiménez-López, Ana Carolina Moreno-Maldonado, Natividad Martín-Morales, Francisco O’Valle, M. Ricardo Ibarra, Gerardo F. Goya, Ignacio J. Molina

“…The resulting magnetoliposome (ML) is rapidly internalized by lung and pancreas tumor cell lines, stored in intracellular vesicles, and capable of inducing hyperthermia under magnetic fields. The ML has no significant toxicity both in vitro and in vivo and, most importantly, enhances cell death by apoptosis after magnetic hyperthermia. …”
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Culturally programmed space of nursery – where we are going? by Marta Śliwa, Marzenna Nowicka

“…The basic conclusion that emerges from the analysis of the accumulated body of research indicates that the spatial arrangement of kindergartens in post-communist countries still induces/ predisposes to the development of mirror identity operating efficiently under authoritarian rule. This kind of the interior arrangement reflects the conservative tendency to subordinate children and persistently correct their imperfections. …”
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Susy breaking soft terms in the supersymmetric Pati-Salam landscape from intersecting D6-branes by Mudassar Sabir, Adeel Mansha, Tianjun Li, Zhi-Wei Wang

“…We find that unlike the Yukawa couplings which remain unchanged for the models dual under the exchange of two SU(2) sectors, the corresponding soft term parameters only match for the trilinear coupling and the mass of the gluino. …”
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Rescuing the Jews in Lithuania during World War II: Practices of Creating a Lithuanian Museum Narrative by Rūta Šermukšnytė

“…The analysis of four cases (Vilna Gaon Museum of Jewish History, ‘Sugihara House’ in Kaunas, The Ninth Fort of Kaunas, ‘Lost Shtetl’ museum under construction in Šeduva) is used to answer these questions. …”
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ASSESSING THE ECONOMIC IMPACT OF TERRORISM ON INTERNALLY DISPLACED PERSONS (IDPS) IN NIGERIA by ``ABDULHAMEED KUNLE ALABA, ELIJAH BABASOLA AFOLABI AGBAJE

“… This study investigates the economic disparities between on-camp and off-camp Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in Nigeria, a gap under-explored in existing research on terrorism-induced displacement. …”
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Influence of surface cooling on the deposition behavior of combusting Iron particles by Steven Floor, Jesse Hameete, XiaoCheng Mi

“…The experimental results showed a clear reduction in deposition when active wall cooling was applied across all metallic wall materials under varying experiment durations. The material properties of the metal walls do impact deposition when cooling is applied, although the differences are small. …”
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Provision of payments for ecosystem services to reduce air pollution: Case of Tehran by Morteza Tahamipour Zarandi, Mina Moghise

“…The data presented in this study provided the framework of PES to reduce Tehran air pollution through urban management institutions and government participation in financing under various scenarios.…”
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In situ quantification of fungicide residue on wheat leaf surfaces using matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry imaging technology by Xuerui Yang, Mengyao Shi, Minghui Hong, Zhixin Hui, Jiaqi Pan, Guangli Xiu, Lei Zhou

“…The optimal combination of operation parameters were established with imaging step size of 30 μm × 30 μm, laser diameter of 75 μm, and laser energy of 4.01 μJ/pulse. Under these conditions, a lowest detection limit of 0.6 ng/mm2 was reached for metrafenone, demonstrating extremely high sensitivity and strong repeatability. …”
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Change of liver enzymes level during follow-up of patients exposed to vinylchloride by I. V. Kudayeva, L. A. Budarina, O. A. Dyakovich

“…The highest count of interrelations between determinants of studied biochemical scores, work experience and-or exposition load was revealed at patients under 30 years of age.Conclusions. Chronic VC exposition results in change of AP, CE and GGT concentration in blood serum during follow-up investigation. …”
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A Review of Our Experience in Trans Obturator Tension Free Vaginal Tape Surgery in 16 Patients by Kadir Bakay, Davut Güven

“…CONCLUSION: TOT is described as a minimally invasive procedure that can be performed even under local anesthesia to an outpatient which is an effective and easy to learn surgical technique. …”
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Boosting the synthesis of 3-acetamido-5-acetylfuran from N-acetyl-D-glucosamine: understanding the significant role of homogeneous Cl - by Delong Yang, Jinhang Dai, Ziting Du, Qingya Cao, Gang Chen, Ting Qi, Weilu Wang, Fukun Li

“…The effects of solvent, catalyst dosage, reaction temperature, and reaction time on the synthesis of 3A5AF were investigated. Under the optimized conditions, about 60% yields of 3A5AF were obtained in N-methyl-2-pyrrolidone (NMP) or dimethylacetamide (DMA) medium. …”
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From digitalization to green transformation: empirical evidence from RCEP’s industrial sectors by Lu Wan, Xiya Wan, Yanqi Fang, Guohua Huang

“…Our findings indicate that while the digitalization of services under the RCEP significantly propels the green technology development in China’s manufacturing, this beneficial effect is dampened by increasingly rigid regulations governing digital services trade. …”
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IGJR 2/2019: Open topic issue on intergenerational justice by IF and FRFG

“…Its editorial board consists of about 50 internationally renowned experts from ten different countries. IGJR is indexed under Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ). …”
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Time to be seen and heard: Including children’s and adolescents’ voices in the South African TB response by C Goslett, K du Preez, G Hendricks, A Best

“…These include delays in the development and accessibility of child-friendly medication, vaccine shortages and a lack of educational support for hospitalised children under school-going age. Some positive progress has been made through the establishment of the paediatric working group in the TB Think Tank, and SA’s contribution to pivotal childhood TB research studies. …”
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A cyanobacteria-derived intermolecular salt bridge stabilizes photosynthetic NDH-1 and prevents oxidative stress by Mei Zheng, Yuanyuan Jiang, Zhaoxing Ran, Shengjun Liang, Tingting Xiao, Xiafei Li, Weimin Ma

“…Its disruption destabilizes photosynthetic NDH-1 and impairs PSI CET, resulting in the production of more reactive oxygen species under high light conditions. The salt bridge and transmembrane helix 16, both situated at the C-terminus of NdhF1, collaboratively secure the linkage between NdhD1 and NdhB, akin to a cramping mechanism. …”
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Systemic Lupus Erythematosus with Concurrent Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura: A Case Report of Diagnostic Challenges and Management Approaches by Sonu Rahul Tej Gaddam, Manideep Katta, Sumana Simarla, Pruthvi Raj Kukunoor, Manichandana Katta

“…Continued neurological deterioration led to subdural haemorrhage with generalised tonic-clonic seizures and refractory severe thrombocytopenia, treatment with intravenous methylprednisolone, suggesting an underlying haematological condition. Clinical findings, including schistocytes on peripheral smear, elevated lactate dehydrogenase and indirect bilirubin, prompted investigation for ADAMTS13 activity.…”
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Testosterone exacerbates neutrophilia and cardiac injury in myocardial infarction via actions in bone marrow by Elin Svedlund Eriksson, Marta Lantero Rodriguez, Bente Halvorsen, Inger Johansson, Anna K. F. Mårtensson, Anna S. Wilhelmson, Camilla Huse, Thor Ueland, Pål Aukrust, Kaspar Broch, Lars Gullestad, Brage Høyem Amundsen, Geir Øystein Andersen, Mikael C. I. Karlsson, Malin Hagberg Thulin, Alessandro Camponeschi, Dana Trompet, Ola Hammarsten, Björn Redfors, Jan Borén, Elmir Omerovic, Malin C. Levin, Andrei S. Chagin, Tuva B. Dahl, Åsa Tivesten

“…Abstract Men develop larger infarct sizes than women after a myocardial infarction (MI), but the mechanism underlying this sex difference is unknown. Here, we demonstrated that blood neutrophil counts post-MI were higher in male than female mice. …”
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