Construction process optimisation of graphene-basalt fibre asphalt mixtures by Huzhu Zhang, Wenjia Yang, Huimin Li, Chunyu Zheng, Lijuan Sun

“…GBFAM should not be used under natural climate conditions below 5 ℃. During construction, asphalt should be added after the aggregate and basalt fibre are uniformly mixed, followed by the addition of the uniformly mixed graphene and mineral powder mixture. …”
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Characterization of Seasonal Difference of HULIS-C Sources from Water Soluble PM2.5 in Seoul, Korea: Probing Secondary Processes by Hyung-Min Lee, Se Pyo Lee, Yugen Li, Jian Zhen Yu, Jin Young Kim, Yong Pyo Kim, Ji Yi Lee

“…Specifically, secondary processes including aging and heterogeneous reaction (26%) contributes to the year-round background concentration of HULIS-C and fresh biomass burning (38%) and incomplete combustion (16%) were the major sources of underlying seasonal variation. We also found aging process in the secondary process had an important role in HULIS-C formation and was a dominant contributor in the summer while heterogenous reaction contributed considerably in other seasons. …”
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Increase in assisted suicide in Switzerland: did the socioeconomic predictors change? Results from the Swiss National Cohort by Marcel Zwahlen, Nicole Steck, Christoph Junker

“…Cancer was the most common underlying diagnosis (41.8%), but the percentage dying assisted was highest among patients with diseases of the nervous system (5.25% in the younger and 1.23% in the older age group). …”
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Protection of liver sinusoidal endothelial cells using different preservation solutions by Julia H E Houtzager, Anne-Marieke van Stalborch, Charlotte Hofstee, Thomas M van Gulik, Jaap D van Buul

“…Cellular response to inflammatory stimuli with tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α) was tested by studying trans-endothelial migration (TEM) under flow conditions. Differences in these parameters were analyzed between the different preservation solutions. …”
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Long-range Transport of Air Pollutants to Taiwan during the COVID-19 Lockdown in Hubei Province by I-Chien Lai, Peter Brimblecombe

“…Changes in O3 are distinctive, showing concentration increases of around 20% under trajectories deriving from Northern China, in keeping with observations that reductions in NOx lead to substantial increases in O3. …”
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The optimization of calcareous soil cation exchange capacity via the feather hydrolysate and N-P fertilizers integration by Doaa A. Goda, Eman H. El-Gamal, Mohamed Rashad, Yasser R. Abdel-Fattah

“…With a predicted CEC of 31.416 cmolc kg−1, the ideal circumstances for the three variables under investigation of feather hydrolysate, time, and chemical fertilizer were 20.147 ml kg−1 soil, 27 days, and 42.3% of the recommended dose, respectively. …”
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Factors associated with prolonged length of stay following cardiac surgery in a major referral hospital in Oman: a retrospective observational study by Paul Aylin, Ahmed Almashrafi, Hilal Alsabti, Mirdavron Mukaddirov, Baskaran Balan

“…The predictive model had an area under the curve of 0.75. Factors associated with prolonged overall postoperative LOS included the body mass index, the type of surgery, cardiopulmonary bypass machine use, packed red blood cells use, non-elective surgery and number of complications. …”
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Structure, Immune and Anti-aging Activities of Capsular Polysaccharide Produced by Lactobacillus plantarum W1 by Yongjiao GAO, Kun WANG, Jing ZHAO, Feng ZUO

“…The average lifespan of nematodes under normal, oxidative stress and heat shock conditions reached its maximum at 125 μg/mL, with lifespan extension rates of 21.05%±0.21%, 42.86%±0.27% and 50.00%±0.27%, respectively. …”
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Transition of farmland use system towards urban-rural integration: From localization to de-localization by FENG Dedong, LONG Hualou

“…[Results] Based on the perspective of land system science, this paper explains the conceptual connotation of farmland use system transition; constructs an academic discourse on the localization and de-localization transition of farmland use system; analyzes the stage changes of China’s urban-rural relationship from rural China to urban-rural China, and the transition logic of the farmland use system in the corresponding stage; and proposes that the “re-localization” and “hybridization” will jointly constitute the next evolution cycle of China’s farmland use system transition under the integrated development of urban and rural areas. …”
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Molecular insight into reproductive toxicity and transgenerational effects of Cadmium exposure on Drosophila melanogaster by Yi Pan, Ke Fan, Linhao Zong, Yantao Luo, Xin Ni, Dong Chen, Jinjun Qian, Fei Ma, Jie Cheng, Miao Guan

“…Although the evidence for Cd-induced reproductive toxicity is well established, it remains elusive on the intricate dose-response relationship and underlying molecular mechanisms, especially for transgenerational toxicity in animals. …”
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Russian-Persian Schools as an Element of Imperial Russia’s Soft Power Policy in Northern Persia: Late Nineteenth – Early Twentieth Centuries by Vladimir O. Kulakov

“…The late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries witnessed an intensified Russia–UK confrontation in Persia, which was paralleled by penetrations of other great powers (France, Germany, USA) into the Near and Middle East. Under those conditions, Russia’s traditional economic methods of influence in Persia became insufficient. …”
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RNA editing-based biomarker blood test for the diagnosis of bipolar disorder: protocol of the EDIT-B study by Andrea Miranda-Mendizabal, Diana Vetter, Juan Zambrano, Jeff Zarp, Victor Chavarría, Anna Giménez-Palomo, Meritxell Gonzalez-Campos, Marc Valenti, Lara Walczer Baldinazzo, Sara Siddi, Maurizio Ferrari, Dinah Weissmann, Chantal Henry, Josep Maria Haro, Lars Vedel Kessing, Eduard Vieta

“…The clinical validation performance of the EDIT-B will be evaluated using the area under the curve, sensitivity, specificity, positive and negative predictive values, and likelihood ratios. …”
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Exploring the influence of pre-analytical variables on gene expression measurements and relative expression orderings in cancer research by Tian Tian, Guie Lai, Ming He, Xiaofang Liu, Yun Luo, You Guo, Guini Hong, Hongdong Li, Kai Song, Hao Cai

“…Our research demonstrates that REOs exhibit higher robustness under the influence of pre-analytical variables. …”
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Chronic glomerulonephritis of the mixed type in patient with HBV-infection (<i>Clinical case</i>) by V. S. Adonyeva, A. B. Botchkarev, O. S. Saurina

“…Treatment included entecavir 0,5 mg per day for 12 wks with normalization of transaminase levels, virologic response (DNA НВV under 50 МЕ/ML) at the 30th week, НВе seroconversion at the 42nd week of treatment.Conclusions. …”
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Assessing brain-muscle networks during motor imagery to detect covert command-following by Emilia Fló, Daniel Fraiman, Jacobo Diego Sitt

“…Abstract Background In this study, we evaluated the potential of a network approach to electromyography and electroencephalography recordings to detect covert command-following in healthy participants. The motivation underlying this study was the development of a diagnostic tool that can be applied in common clinical settings to detect awareness in patients that are unable to convey explicit motor or verbal responses, such as patients that suffer from disorders of consciousness (DoC). …”
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Genetic background of body reserves in laying hens through backfat thickness phenotyping by Bédère, Nicolas, Dupont, Joëlle, Baumard, Yannick, Staub, Christophe, Gourichon, David, Frédéric, Elleboudt, Le Roy, Pascale, Zerjal, Tatiana

“…To address these questions, hens from two lines under divergent selection for residual feed intake, were phenotyped for body weight, body composition traits (backfat, total fat volume, and blood adipokines levels), and egg number. …”
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Enhancing wear resistance of inconel 601 through pack alumunizing coating and advanced lubrication environments by Mehmet Tayyip Özdemir, Recep Demirsöz, Refik Polat

“…The wear behavior of Inconel 601 was investigated under different loads (15 N, 25 N, 35 N) and using different lubricants (Dry, Nano-MQL-Mix, Cryo-MQL, Cryo-Nano-MQL) in a ball-on-flat wear device. …”
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Clinically Relevant Drug Interactions with Monoamine Oxidase Inhibitors by Amber N. Edinoff, Connor R. Swinford, Amira S. Odisho, Caroline R. Burroughs, Cain W. Stark, Walid A. Raslan, Elyse M. Cornett, Adam M. Kaye, Alan D. Kaye

“…Tyramine is a potent releaser of norepinephrine (NE) and is found in high concentrations in foods such as aged cheeses and meats. Under normal conditions, NE is unable to accumulate to toxic levels due to the presence of MAO-A, an enzyme that degrades neurotransmitters, including NE. …”
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Ultrastructural studies distinguish skin diversities among Galápagos iguanas by Manuel Scimeca, Rita Bonfiglio, Giuliano Colosimo, Eleonora Candi, Glenn P. Gerber, Gregory A. Lewbart, Alessandro Mauriello, Gerry Melino, Christian Sevilla, Yufang Shi, Ying Wang, Gabriele Gentile

“…Notably, the absence of iridophores was consistent across all samples due to the absence of birefringent material under the optical microscope. Morphometric evaluations highlighted interspecific differences in the stratum corneum thickness, particularly between black- and non-black-colored (irrespectively if yellowish or pink) skin. …”
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Mathematical model for heat transfer in variable thickness fins for rocket engines by Volodymyr Sliusariev, Valerii Bucharskyi

“…The temperature distribution along the fin's height is derived by applying established heat transfer laws to the control volume under consideration. Findings. The study resulted in a mathematical model for a fin of variable thickness. …”
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