The influence of Ag+, Zn2+ and Cu2+ exchanged zeolite on antimicrobial and long term in vitro stability of medical grade polyether polyurethane by R. E. Aune, Gy. Czel, M. M. Perez-Madrigal, P. Kaali, S. Karlsson, E. Stromberg

“…As a result of the invitro test, degradation of the composites were observed and the structural changes of the materials were detected and described by Scanning Electron Microscopy, Contact Angle measurements and Attenuated Total Reflection Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy.…”
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Genotypic Variation in Drought-Season Stress Responses Among Traditional Fig (<i>Ficus carica</i> L.) Varieties from Mediterranean Transition Zones of Northern Morocco by Mohammed Elmeknassia, Abdelali Boussakouran, Rachid Boulfia, Yahia Rharrabti

“…Among locations, Chefchaouen showed the highest protein, TSS, H₂O₂, and MDA levels, reflecting active stress tolerance mechanisms. These variations were confirmed by principal component analysis, which revealed a clear separation between photosynthetically efficient varieties (Nabout and Ounq Hmam) and stress-tolerant varieties (Ghouddane and Fassi). …”
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DEMOGRAPHIC AND ECONOMIC CHANGES CHARACTERIZING THE RURAL POPULATION IN ROMANIA by Agatha POPESCU, Toma Adrian DINU, Elena STOIAN

“…About 4 million persons, i.e. 44.73 % of the country active population is in the rural space. Also, the elder age groups have a higher share in the economically active rural population. …”
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Towards a learning healthcare community in the Bronx: evaluating the Bridging Research, Accurate Information and Dialogue (BRAID) model by Sarah M. McNeilly, Katherine W. Wang, Sarah A. Jacobs, Nang S. Yone, Debra A. Williams, Bruce D. Rapkin, Caroline Davis Joseph, Damara N. Gutnick

“…Surveys were administered using SurveyMonkey and descriptive statistics were completed in Excel and SPSS. Results A total of 42 participants were enrolled, most of whom were people of colour who had not participated in research before. …”
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Chemically functionalized Eggs capsules of Sea Snail (ess) banded dye-murex for bioremediation applications by Marilena Donnaloia, Francesco De Mastro, Carlo Porfido, Maria Michela Giangregorio, Roberto Terzano, Gennaro Brunetti, Danilo Vona

“…The material was morphologically investigated via high-resolution X-ray micro-computed tomography (HR X-ray μ-CT), and characterized using Raman spectroscopy, Fourier Transformed Infrared-attenuated total reflectance (FTIR-ATR), micro-IR, elemental, and BET analysis, after the bioorganic decoration. …”
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Gelsolin-mediated actin filament severing, mechanics, and conformational changes at neutral and acidic pH by Taylor V. Douglas, Taylor V. Douglas, Claire A. Toland, Sydney A. Paulin, Nicholas Castaneda, Nicholas Castaneda, Laurene Tetard, Laurene Tetard, Ellen H. Kang, Ellen H. Kang, Ellen H. Kang

“…Using Total Internal Reflection Fluorescence (TIRF) microscopy imaging and pyrene fluorescence assays, we demonstrate that filament severing efficiencies by gelsolin are enhanced in acidic conditions. …”
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Desporto Universitário em Portugal: novas perguntas e novas possibilidades (Deporte Universitario en Portugal: Nuevas preguntas y nuevas posibilidades) (University Sports in Portu... by Fernando Santos, António Camilo, Paulo Pereira, António Cardoso

“…Given these findings, this article aims to contribute to the reflection of the meaning, importance and possible interventions (new praxis) of university sport, trying to present, for this purpose, possible paths towards the promotion of a total university sport in its human radicality. …”
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SMART accelerates rate of cognitive gains in service members with mTBI and PTSD by Erin Venza, Jeffrey S. Spence, Jennifer Zientz, Cole Devlin, Jason Bailie, Jason Bailie, Jason Bailie, Andrew Darr, Andrew Darr, Andrew Darr, Ida Babakhanyan, Ida Babakhanyan, Ida Babakhanyan, Sandra Bond Chapman

“…SMART also demonstrated greater immediate gains in fluency of high-level interpretations compared to SCORE (p = 0.04), reflecting enhanced possibility thinking. PTSD symptom severity was negatively correlated with performance on cognitive measures; however, the cognitive gains were comparable regardless of baseline PTSD symptoms.DiscussionSMART is an efficient and effective CR protocol for improving higher-order cognitive abilities in ADSMs with mTBI, achieving comparable outcomes to SCORE in 60% fewer treatment hours. …”
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Visible transparency modulated cooling windows using pseudorandom dielectric multilayers by Seo Seok-Beom, Lee Jong-Goog, Yu Jae-Seon, Kim Jae-Hyun, Jung Serang, Kang Gumin, Ko Hyungduk, Hu Run, Lee Eungkyu, Kim Sun-Kyung

“…Here, we address these limitations by developing cooling windows using ZnS/MgF2 multilayers, optimized through a binary optimization-based active learning process. We demonstrated that these multilayers, with a total thickness below 1 µm, effectively reduced indoor temperatures by blocking NIR sunlight while achieving desired visible transmittance. …”
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Pressurized liquid extraction as a green technique for bioactive compounds recovery from Momordica charantia leaves by Gabriell J. R․ Rocha, Ana C․ Aguiar, Cátia O. G․ Abud, Paula B․ Pertuzatti, Klicia A․ Sampaio, Julia T․ Paula

“…Ethanolic PLE extracts exhibited higher antioxidant activity in the DPPH assay, while aqueous extracts showed greater activity in the ABTS assay, likely reflecting differences in chemical composition. …”
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A Package Level Regression Test Selection Approach for Java Software Systems by Mohammed Al-Refai, Mahmoud M. Hammad

“…Regression testing of software systems is an important and critical activity yet expensive and resource-intensive. An approach to enhance its efficiency is Regression Test Selection (RTS), which selectively re-executes a subset of relevant tests that are impacted by code modifications. …”
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Economic losses due to low coverage of lipid-lowering therapy in patients with cardiovascular diseases in the Russian Federation by Yu. A. Balanova, A. V. Kontsevaya, A. E. Imaeva, O. I. Karpov, M. B. Khudyakov

“…The calculation includes data  from local population-based studies (prevalence of HCS, treatment coverage and efficiency), as well as Russian statistics on CVD for 2016. …”
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Comparison between Stromal Vascular Fraction and Adipose Mesenchymal Stem Cells in Remodeling Hypertrophic Scars. by Sophie Domergue, Claire Bony, Marie Maumus, Karine Toupet, Eric Frouin, Valérie Rigau, Marie-Catherine Vozenin, Guy Magalon, Christian Jorgensen, Danièle Noël

“…Although both SVF and hASCs were able to significantly reduce the clinical and histological parameters of HTS, hASCs appeared to be more efficient than SVF. The therapeutic effect of hASCs was attributed to higher expression of TGFβ3 and HGF, which are important anti-fibrotic mediators, and to higher levels of MMP-2 and MMP-2/TIMP-2 ratio, which reflect the remodelling activity responsible for fibrosis resorption. …”
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Boosting C-C Coupling for Electrochemical CO₂ Reduction over Novel Cu-Cubic Catalysts with an Amorphous Shell by Hanlin Wang, Tian Wang, Gaigai Dong, Linbo Zhang, Fan Pan, Yunqing Zhu

“…In situ attenuated total reflectance surface-enhanced infrared spectroscopy (ATR-SEIRAS) revealed that introducing an amorphous shell and abundant defects altered both the intermediate species and reaction pathways on the AS-Cu-5 catalyst’s surface, favoring C₂H₄ formation. …”
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Methodological Tools for Diagnosing Insolvency (Bankruptcy) of Organizations in the Anti-Crisis Management System by Chernichenko Svetlana G., Kotov Roman M.

“…Four analytical vectors were defined after thematic grouping of the identified indicators: balance sheet liquidity (current liquidity ratio), property and capital structure (financial dependence and asset mobility ratios), security (working capital ratio with own circulating assets), efficiency (economic profitability, or loss ratio, and the ratio of business activity in the market). …”
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Identification of Subtle Differences in the Physiological Quality of Commercial Soybean Seed Lots Using Shotgun Proteomics During Germination by Fellipe Ramos Sampaio, Irma Yuliana Mora-Ocampo, Fredy Davi Albuquerque Silva, Kevein Ruas Oliveira, Carlos Priminho Pirovani, Rafael Marani Barbosa

“…A total of 777 proteins were identified, and of these differentially abundant proteins (DAPs), the following totals were detected: 12 in Phase I, 17 in Phase II, and 28 in Phase III. …”
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Enhanced photocatalytic hydrogen production through tuning charge transfer in TiO2/CdSxSe1–x-DETA nanocomposites with S-scheme heterojunction structure by Aoyun Meng, Renqiang Yang, Wen Li, Zhen Li, Jinfeng Zhang

“…Specifically, the sample containing 20% (in mass) TiO2, denoted as 20-TO, exhibited the best photocatalytic activity. In particular, the activity of 20% (in mass) TiO2/CdS0.25Se0.75-DETA (abbreviated as 20-TO/CS0.25E0.75) reached 32.7 mmol·g−1·h−1, maintaining high hydrogen evolution performance over ten consecutive cycles (totaling 40 h). …”
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Design, development and experimental evaluation of a concentrator agrivoltaic system with integrated spectrally splitting Fresnel lens by Amir Hossein Aziznezhad, Shiva Gorjian, Hamed Mokhtarzadeh

“…In this system, the sunlight is first focused by a Fresnel lens and then split into two spectral ranges by the dichroic film: (i) photosynthetically active radiation (PAR), which passes through the film and can be utilized by the plants, and (ii) the remaining spectrum, which is reflected to the receiver to generate electricity. …”
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Comparative Physicochemical and Pharmacotechnical Evaluation of Three Topical Gel-Cream Formulations by Ramona Pârvănescu, Cristina Trandafirescu, Adina Magdalena Musuc, Emma Adriana Ozon, Daniela C. Culita, Raul-Augustin Mitran, Cristina-Ionela Stănciulescu, Codruța Șoica

“…A multidisciplinary approach was used, including Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy with Attenuated Total Reflectance (FTIR-ATR), differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), rheological evaluation, pH and density determination, spreadability analysis, and oxidative stability testing to evaluate the products. …”
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Integrated Fast Reactor Analysis and Calculation of Neutronics-thermal Coupling by LI Haotian, WU Mingyu, WU Zongyun, ZHOU Zhiwei, HUO Xingkai, XIAO Yubai

“…With the integrated fast reactor as the research object, the active zone was equally divided into 20 nodes in the axial direction, with one layer each in the upper and lower axial conversion zones, and a total of 22 layers in the axial direction. …”
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