Effect of MgAl2O4 catalyst support synthesis method on the catalytic activity of nickel Nano catalyst in reverse water gas shift reaction by A. Ranjbara, F. Aghamiri, A. Irankhah

“…Well dispersed NiO species with high interaction with the support were detected by TPR analysis. The SEM images detected particles with less than 80 nm for M2 and 1.5wt.…”
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Evolution law of nanopore properties during underground in-situ pyrolysis of tar-rich coal by Tao XU, Jie CHEN, Yongping WU, Yubin KE, Panshi XIE, Wenyu LYU

“…In addition to these findings, the CSNS-SANS technique proves advantageous over the conventional characterization methods such as BET. It enables the detection of closed pores within the samples and provides experimental conditions that closely resemble the in-situ environment, thereby ensuring more reliable results.…”
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Epidemiological Situation on Cholera in the Russian Federation in 2023 and Forecast for 2024 by A. Yu. Popova, A. K. Noskov, E. B. Ezhlova, V. D. Kruglikov, E. V. Monakhova, O. S. Chemisova, A. A. Lopatin, S. M. Ivanova, O. A. Podoynitsyna, A. S. Vodop’yanov, D. A. Levchenko, I. V. Savina

“…In the absence of epidemic manifestations of cholera, the possibility of occasional detection of toxigenic O1 serogroup strains in water samples due to unidentified introductions from cholera-affected areas cannot be ruled out.…”
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Octascope: A Lightweight Pre-Trained Model for Optical Coherence Tomography by Haoyang Cui, Chen Wang, Paul Calle, Yunlong Liu, Qinghao Zhang, Sinaro Ly, Justin Reynolds, Feng Yan, Ke Zhang, Ronghao Liu, Junyuan Liu, Kar-Ming Fung, Zhongxin Yu, Ajay Jain, Qinggong Tang, Chongle Pan

“…In the epidural tissue detection task, our method surpassed single-task learning with fine-tuning by 9.13% and OCT-specific transfer learning by 5.95% in accuracy. …”
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Antimicrobial Resistance in the Aconcagua River, Chile: Prevalence and Characterization of Resistant Bacteria in a Watershed Under High Anthropogenic Contamination Pressure by Nicolás González-Rojas, Diego Lira-Velásquez, Richard Covarrubia-López, Johan Plaza-Sepúlveda, José M. Munita, Mauricio J. Carter, Jorge Olivares-Pacheco

“…<b>Methods:</b> Thirteen surface water samples were collected along the Aconcagua River basin in a single-day campaign to avoid temporal bias. …”
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RNA polymerase II subunit 5-mediating protein limits TLR4-induced innate immune activation in macrophages by inhibiting IKKβ/NF-κB signaling during sepsis by Shu-jie Pang, Tian-yi Jiang, Nai-guo Wang, Xiao-wen Cui, Hui Wang, Yu-fei Pan, Ning Yang, Li-wei Dong

“…Co‑immunoprecipitation (Co-IP), WB, GST-pulldown, phosphorylation mass spectrometry, surface plasmon resonance (SPR), and IKK activity detection assay were employed to investigate the underlying molecular mechanism by which RMP restrains IKK-NF-κB pathway. …”
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Electrostatic Self-Assembly of Heterostructured In₂O₃/Ti₃C₂T<i>_x</i> Nanocomposite for High-Selectivity NO₂ Gas Se... by Yongjing Guo, Zhengxin Zhang, Hangshuo Feng, Qingfu Dai, Qiuni Zhao, Zaihua Duan, Shenghui Guo, Li Yang, Ming Hou, Yi Xia

“…Owing to high electrical conductivity, layered structure, and abundant surface functional groups, transition metal carbides/nitrides (MXenes) have received enormous interest in the field of gas sensors at room temperature. …”
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Leveraging environmental microbial indicators in wastewater for data-driven disease diagnostics by Gayatri Gogoi, Gayatri Gogoi, Sarangthem Dinamani Singh, Sarangthem Dinamani Singh, Devpratim Koch, Devpratim Koch, Emon Kalyan, Rashmi Rani Boro, Aradhana Devi, Hridoy Jyoti Mahanta, Hridoy Jyoti Mahanta, Pankaj Bharali, Pankaj Bharali

“…Key physicochemical parameters, heavy metals, and minerals were measured, and viral presence was detected using RT-qPCR. After data preprocessing, correlation analyses identified 19 relevant environmental parameters. …”
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Autonomous data sampling for high-resolution spatiotemporal fish biomass estimates by Astrid A. Carlsen, Michele Casini, Francesco Masnadi, Olof Olsson, Aron Hejdström, Jonas Hentati-Sundberg

“…Many key ecological dynamics such as biomass distributions are only detectable on a fine spatiotemporal scale. Autonomous data collection with Unmanned Surface Vehicles (USV) creates new possibilities for cost efficient and high-resolution aquatic data sampling. …”
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Specifications and functional impact of a self-triggered grasp neuroprosthesis developed to restore prehension in hemiparetic post-stroke subjects by R. Le Guillou, J. Froger, M. Morin, M. Couderc, C. Cormier, C. Azevedo-Coste, D. Gasq

“…Methods Through two clinical research protocols, 22 stroke participants used the GNP and its control modalities (EMG activity of a pre-defined muscle, IMU motion detection, foot switches and voice commands) for 3 to 5 sessions over a week. …”
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A Nested Inverted Pendulum as a Possible Pre-Isolator for the ET-LF Seismic Isolation System by Lucia Trozzo, Alcide Bertocco, Matteo Bruno, Rosario De Rosa, Luciano Di Fiore, Domenico D’Urso, Franco Frasconi, Alberto Gennai, Leonardo Lucchesi, Moreno Nacca, Federico Pilo, Paolo Prosperi, Davide Rozza, Paolo Ruggi, Valeria Sipala, Francesca Spada

“…The third-generation instrument era is approaching, and the Einstein Telescope (ET) giant interferometer is becoming a reality, with the potential to be installed at an underground site where seismic noise is about 100 times lower than at the surface. Moreover, new available technologies and the experience acquired from operating advanced detectors are key to further extending the detection bandwidth down to 2–3 Hz, with the possibility of suspending a cryogenic payload. …”
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In-house Fabrication of Nanoplastics of Tunable Composition and Application: Assessment of Bioelectric Changes in Primary Rat Lung Alveolar Epithelial Cell Monolayers Exposed to Na... by Ricki Chairil, Juan Alvarez, Arnold Sipos, Noah Malmstadt, Edward Crandall, Kwang- Kim

“…Especially pernicious are nanoplastics (NPs), which are plastic fragments with dimensions ≤1 μm. Conventional detection methods are ineffective for NPs, while their high specific surface area renders them efficient carriers of toxic substances; additionally, they may even be inherently toxic. …”
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Multi-biosensing hairband for emergency health assessment by Ming Li, Ganghua Li, Tong Xu, Yiwen Wang, Ruidong Xu, Xinwei Zhang, Fuxing Chen, Ning Yu, Mingwei Tian

“…Herein, a weavable multi-biosensor array is developed through coaxial wet spinning for real-time multiplex detection of sweat biomarkers (pH, Na+, K+, and Ca2+) and body temperature. …”
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Sero-Prevalence of Transfusion Transmissible Infections among Prospective Blood Donors in Ekpoma and its Environs by Rose Akubueziuka Amaechi, Dorothy Ese-Ose Akhuetiemen, Kenneth Oshiokhayamhe Iyevhobu, Gabriel Enahoro Oikerhe, M.O. Omoruyi, Andikan Udoaka, O.C. Ugheoke, J.A. Osemu-Lucky, Edmund Dongyeru, Aduke E. Ipingbemi, A.O. Eigbedio

“…Participants were screened for hepatitis B surface antigen, HIV, Syphilis and anti-HCV antibody using standard laboratory methods. …”
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Fault growth and rupture history based on displacement distribution along the Luoshan Fault, NW China by Haoyu Zhou, Wenjun Zheng, Dongli Zhang, Xin Sun, Bingxu Liu, Shiqi Wei, Guang Yang

“…This process changes fault morphology, resulting in surface ruptures that are preserved in the geomorphology as displaced landforms. …”
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Brain MRI before and at term equivalent age predicts motor and cognitive outcomes in very preterm infants by Alex M. Pagnozzi, Kerstin Pannek, Roslyn N. Boyd, Liza van Eijk, Joanne M. George, Samudragupta Bora, DanaKai Bradford, Michael Fahey, Michael Ditchfield, Atul Malhotra, Paul B. Colditz, Jurgen Fripp

“…Brain Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) of high-risk infants in the neonatal period (from 26 weeks postmenstrual age to Term Equivalent Age (TEA)) is increasingly being used for the detection of brain injuries, and the early prognostication of adverse outcomes such as Cerebral Palsy (CP). …”
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Establishment of mangroves on a new mud bank by a combination of UAS SfM photogrammetry and LiDAR monitoring by A. Staquet, A. Staquet, A. Staquet, C. Proisy, C. Proisy, L. Granjon, T. Maury, P.-E. Augusseau, P.-E. Augusseau, P.-E. Augusseau, P.-E. Augusseau, P.-E. Augusseau, A. Gardel, A. Attali, G. Brunier, G. Brunier, C. Leroy, A. Mury, A. Mury, F. Facundes, V. F. Santos, E. Anthony

“…This study investigates the feasibility of two remote sensing techniques, Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) and Structure-from-Motion (SfM) photogrammetry, to monitor changes in mud elevation that are critical to mangrove establishment dynamics. …”
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Influenza-induced microRNA-155 expression is altered in extracellular vesicles derived from the COPD epithelium by Laura V. Reid, C. Mirella Spalluto, C. Mirella Spalluto, Tom M. A. Wilkinson, Tom M. A. Wilkinson, Karl J. Staples, Karl J. Staples

“…EVs were isolated by filtration and size exclusion chromatography from the apical surface wash of ALI cultured bronchial epithelial cells. …”
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Number of intraepithelial lymphocytes and presence of a subepithelial band in normal colonic mucosa differs according to stainings and evaluation method by Anne-Marie Kanstrup Fiehn, Peter Johan Heiberg Engel, Ulla Engel, Dea Natalie Munch Jepsen, Thomas Blixt, Julie Rasmussen, Signe Wildt, Wojciech Cebula, Andreea-Raluca Diac, Lars Kristian Munck

“…Conclusively, in this cohort of prospectively collected ileum and colonic biopsies from asymptomatic patients, the range of IELs and detection of a subepithelial collagenous band varied depending on the stain and method used for assessment. …”
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Benefits of Liver Volume and Serum Zinc Level Assessment for the Screening of Covert Hepatic Encephalopathy in Patients with Child–Pugh Class A Cirrhosis by Masanori Fukushima, Hisamitsu Miyaaki, Ryu Sasaki, Yasuhiko Nakao, Masafumi Haraguchi, Kosuke Takahashi, Eisuke Ozawa, Satoshi Miuma, Kazuhiko Nakao

“…<b>Background/Objectives</b>: Covert hepatic encephalopathy (CHE) is associated with decreased quality of life. Detection of Child–Pugh class A is necessary for its early diagnosis. …”
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