Effect of Different Rehabilitation Treatment Methods on Patients with Postpartum Pelvic Floor Dysfunction Based on fNIRS Observation by XU Mingyue, SU Min, LI Chunguang, ZU Xiaotong, ZHU Yufei, CAI Siyan, ZHANG Juan

“…ObjectiveTo observe the correlation between oxyhemoglobin (HbO₂) concentration changes and brain region activation under different treatment methods using functional near-infrared (fNIRS), providing objective evaluation indicators and analysis basis for the clinical research of postpartum pelvic floor rehabilitation.MethodsA total of 40 patients with postpartum pelvic floor dysfunction (PFD) treated at Dushu Lake Hospital Affiliated to Soochow University from January to June 2023 were selected and randomly divided into 4 groups: pure Kegel group, electrical stimulation group, magnetic stimulation group, and electromagnetic combination group, with 10 cases in each group. …”
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Pt-Sn/SAPO-11: A preferred high-performance, stable, and regenerable hydrogenation catalyst for Jatropha oil by Miaoxin Guo, Qiang Liu, Junchen Du, Feng Feng, Yubao Chen, Aimin Zhang

“…The sustainable aviation fuel derived from Jatropha oil helps to reduce the dependence of the aviation industry on fossil energy and decrease total carbon emissions. To achieve efficient catalytic conversion of Jatropha oil without loading more precious metals, one-step catalytic hydrogenation of Jatropha oil to bio-jet fuel over La, Ce, Y, or Sn-doped Pt/SAPO-11 was studied in this paper. …”
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Analysis of logistics measures of CEP service providers for the last-mile delivery in small- and medium-sized cities: A case study for the Aachen city region by Abdulrahmon Ghazal, Santhanakrishnan Narayanan, Ibraheem Oluwatosin Adeniran, Carina Kehrt, Constantinos Antoniou

“…It is possible to reduce total transport costs by at least 5.4% and CO2 emissions by at least 61.1%. …”
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Optimal Dispatch of Distribution Network with Integrated Photovoltaic Storage Power Station Considering Harmonic Control by ZHONG Hao, ZHANG Yonghao, ZOU Xianqiu, WANG Qiujie, LIU Haoyu, WANG Xinghuo

“…The distribution network sets the harmonic compensation price to maximize revenue， thus guiding the integrated photovoltaic storage power station to optimize the multi-functional grid-connected inverter active grid-connected and harmonic control capacity. …”
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Physiological and transcriptomic analysis of Spartina alterniflora in response to imazapyr acid stress by Yaning Liu, Zhengmao Li, Lixia Li, Xiangyang Jiang, Chen Gao, Jiqiang Zhao

“…Abstract As a key aspect of managing of invasive alien species in China, the prevention and control of Spartina alterniflora have become an important part of the work in coastal provinces, and imazapyr acid has been gradually applied in the control work due to its advantages of high efficiency and low toxicity. In this study, we applied 6.0 L/acre of 25% imazapyr acid aqueous stress treatment, and determined and analyzed the physiological activities and transcriptome profiles of S. alterniflora under sustained stress. …”
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Possibilities of bioregulation therapy in the treatment of patients with chronic tonsillitis by A. Yu. Ovchinnikov, N. A. Miroshnichenko, Yu. O. Nikolaeva

“…Different methods of treatment in certain conditions do not always show high efficiency, so the search for new ways of conservative management of CT is needed, the main task of which is palatine tonsils preservation.Objective: to evaluate the efficacy and tolerability of a multicomponent preparation with low dosage of active substances Lymphomyosot® in adult patients with CT and cervical lymphadenopathy in real clinical practice.Material and methods. …”
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A Dual-Polarized and Broadband Multiple-Antenna System for 5G Cellular Communications by Haleh Jahanbakhsh Basherlou, Naser Ojaroudi Parchin, Chan Hwang See

“…Furthermore, it achieves low ECC (Envelope Correlation Coefficient) and TARC (Total Active Reflection Coefficient) values, measuring better than 0.005 and −20 dB, respectively. …”
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Designs for scalable construction of hybrid quantum photonic cavities by Andrew S. Greenspon, Mark Dong, Ian Christen, Gerald Gilbert, Matt Eichenfield, Dirk Englund

“…The cavity is formed by stamping a hard-to-process material with simple waveguide geometries on top of an easy-to-process material consisting of dielectric grating mirrors and active tuning capability. We simulate our concept for the particularly challenging design problem of multiplexed quantum repeaters based on arrays of cavity-coupled diamond color centers, achieving theoretically calculated unloaded quality factors of 106, mode volumes as small as 1.2(λ/neff)3, and maintaining >60% total on-chip collection efficiency of fluorescent photons. …”
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Risk and resilience based residential electric vehicle integration framework for restoration of modern power distribution networks by Abdullah Ali M. Alghamdi, Dilan Jayaweera

“…To ensure resilience, the IIIF integrates a risk assessment and backup strategy, activating MPSs when EVs alone are insufficient to meet restoration demand. …”
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Assessment of Serum Vitamin D Levels and Evaluation of Knowledge, Attitude, and Practices of Vitamin D Deficiency among Emergency Health-care Workers at a Tertiary Care Center in N... by Sakshi Yadav, Prakash Ranjan Mishra, R. Rajalekshmi, Bharath Gopinath, Praveen Aggarwal, Akshaya Ramaswami, Paulina, Mohit Sharma

“…Materials and Methods: A total of 105 randomly selected healthy HCWs from the emergency department of a tertiary care hospital in north India participated in the study. …”
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Enhanced biodegradation of lignin and lignocellulose constituents in the pulp and paper industry black liquor using integrated magnetite nanoparticles/bacterial assemblage by Ebtesam EL-Bestawy, Sahar W. M. Hassan, Amany A. Mohamed

“…Abstract The study was designed to explore the efficiency of magnetite nanoparticles (Fe3O4 NPs)/bacterial cell assembly to biodegrade lignin and lignocellulose, decontaminate pulp and paper-contaminated wastewater and optimize lignin adsorption by Fe3O4 NPs. …”
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Optimal planning of integrated nuclear-hybrid renewable energy systems for electrical distribution networks based on artificial intelligence by Samira M. Nassar, A. A. Saleh, Ayman A. Eisa, E. M. Abdallah, Ibrahim A. Nassar

“…In this study, mathematical models for various Hybrid Energy Systems (HES) are developed using both single and multi-objective functions. Active Power Loss (APL) is selected as the first single-objective fitness function, while the total Net Present Cost (NPC) serves as the second. …”
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Enhancing plant drought tolerance through exogenous nitric oxide: a comprehensive meta-analysis by Yang Lei, Shuichun Chen, Lihong Xu, Yumin Zhang, Yuhua Yang

“…Photosynthetic rate, stomatal conductance, intercellular CO₂, Leaf relative water content, total chlorophyll, chlorophyll a and b was also improved by 17.98%, 67.95%, 12.12%, 10.20%, 19.68%, 52.26%, and 39.91%, respectively. …”
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The Impact of Leadership on the Motivation of Hotel Employee During the Pandemic Era: Evidence from Greece by Aivalioti Ypapanti, Mary Constantoglou

“…Primary data were collected using a questionnaire sent to the leaders of all four- and five-star hotels of those two islands. A total of 150 usable questionnaires were gathered and analyzed. …”
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Identification of two point mutations associated with inherited antithrombin deficiency by Shiue-Wei Lai, Chia-Yau Chang, Hwei-Jen Lee, Yeu-Chin Chen

“…Abstract Background Antithrombin (AT) is a serine protease inhibitor which exerts its anticoagulant effect through binding to serine residues in the active centers of procoagulant serine proteases. Its deficiency is associated with increased risk of venous thrombosis. …”
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The combined negative effect of temperature, UV radiation and salinity on eDNA detection: A global meta-analysis on aquatic ecosystems by Eftychia Tzafesta, Milad Shokri

“…However, the efficiency of eDNA detection can be hindered by various environmental and methodological factors. …”
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Ameliorative effects of E. cristatum fermented albino tea at the regreening stage on fat deposition of youth chicken by Tianjin Lin, Weicheng Lu, Xiaohui Zhou, Xi Li, Shengjian Zeng, Shungeng Li, Chaoyue Yan, Renjie Zhu, Guodong Cai, Wanglong Zheng, Hui Zou, Zongping Liu, Jianchun Bian

“…Moreover, EFAT supplementation markedly decreased content of malondialdehyde (MDA), and increased activities of total superoxide dismutase (T-SOD), catalase (CAT) and glutathione peroxidase (GSH-Px) by determining antioxidant activities. …”
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Early Digital Engagement Among Younger Children and the Transformation of Parenting in the Digital Age From an mHealth Perspective: Scoping Review by Nafisa Anjum, Md Mehedi Hasan, Nursat Jahan, Sheikh Iqbal Ahamed, Allison Garefino, Nazmus Sakib

“…A total of 6 intervention approaches for parents and 3 for pediatricians were summarized. …”
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Noninvasive, Multimodal Inflammatory Biomarker Discovery for Systemic Inflammation (NOVA Study): Protocol for a Cross-Sectional Study by Jinjoo Shim, Sinziana Muraru, Rucsandra Dobrota, Elgar Fleisch, Oliver Distler, Filipe Barata

“…There exists, however, no scalable, cost-efficient, and noninvasive biomarker for remote assessment of systemic inflammation. …”
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Impact of stocking densities on growth, organ index, serum biochemistry, gut morphology and microbiota of young ducks in a rice-duck-crayfish coculture system by Xiao Long He, Zhen Hua Liang, Ze Heng Huang, Lian Bing Qi, Yan Wu, Jia Liu, Tao Huang, Jing Bo Liu, Jin Song Pi, Hao Zhang

“…Objective The rice-duck-crayfish (RDC) coculture system, an ecologically efficient breeding strategy that accommodates natural behavior of ducks and improves their welfare. …”
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