Fabrication of a poly(m‑aminophenol)/3-aminopropyl triethoxysilane/graphene oxide ternary nanocomposite for removal of Cu(II) from aqueous solution by Abeer S. Elsherbiny, Mohamed E. Elhalwagy, Ali H. Gemeay

“…Then, the hydroxyl groups of both the GO and the polymer were targeted using (3-aminopropyl) triethoxysilane (APTES) to stop the polymer solubility, increase adsorption sites, and bind the two components. …”
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Integrated Transcriptome Analysis Reveals the Lung miRNA–mRNA Regulatory Network Associated with Avian Pathogenic <i>E. coli</i> Infection by Huan Li, Jishuang Tan, Xiaoyi Li, Susan J. Lamont, Hongyan Sun

“…High-quality sequencing data were obtained, of which more than 93% of the reads can be mapped to the chicken genome. …”
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Current Interventions Are Inadequate to Maintain Cities' Resilience During Concurrent Drought and Excessive Heat by Yannick Back, Alrun Jasper‐Tönnies, Peter M. Bach, Prashant Kumar, Mattheos Santamouris, Wolfgang Rauch, Manfred Kleidorfer

“…Using this approach, we investigate the concurrent effects of the 2019 European summer drought and an increase in extreme heat days under RCP2.6 (mitigation scenario) and RCP8.5 (business‐as‐usual scenario) on land‐atmosphere interactions, evaporative cooling potential, and bioclimatic conditions in Innsbruck, Austria. …”
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TRPA1 mediates mechanical currents in the plasma membrane of mouse sensory neurons. by Daniel Vilceanu, Cheryl L Stucky

“…Mechanosensitive channels serve as essential sensors for cells to interact with their environment. The identity of mechanosensitive channels that underlie somatosensory touch transduction is still a mystery. …”
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Effect of Butein, a Plant Polyphenol, on Apoptosis and Necroptosis of Prostate Cancer Cells in 2D and 3D Cultures by Yeji Lee, Changyeol Lee, Sang-Han Lee, Yoon-Jin Lee

“…Molecular mechanisms by which butein could affect cell viability, ROS levels, mitochondrial function, apoptosis, and necrosis in prostate cancer cells were investigated using 2D monolayer and 3D sphere culture systems. …”
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How to Enhance Safety of Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems Operations in National Airspace Systems by Dothang Truong, Sang-A Lee, Trong Nguyen

“…The main purpose of this paper is to compare the FAA’s sUAS safety requirements, particularly waiver rules and rulemakings, with the SMS’s safety risk management component to identify alignments and gaps between them. A qualitative data analysis was conducted using three FAA waiver trend analyses and five Notice of Proposed Rulemakings (NPRMs) for sUASs. …”
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Evaluating machine learning algorithms for energy consumption prediction in electric vehicles: A comparative study by Izhar Hussain, Kok Boon Ching, Chessda Uttraphan, Kim Gaik Tay, Adil Noor

“…This research examined the performance of eleven machine learning models for this purpose: Ridge Regression, Lasso Regression, K-Nearest Neighbors, Gradient Boosting, Support Vector Regression, Multi-Layer Perceptron, XGBoost, CatBoost, LightGBM, Gaussian Processes for Regression(GPR) and Extra Trees Regressor, considering real historical data from Colorado. The models were evaluated using different metrics: Mean Absolute Error (MAE), Mean Squared Error (MSE), R², Root Mean Squared Error(RMSE) and Normalized Root Mean Squared Error(NRMSE), with visual analyses through scatter plots and time series plots. …”
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Mechanisms of plant phenolic compounds affecting soil nitrogen transformation by Zhaoya Chen, Xinxing Zhang, Ying Huang, Zheng Shi, Haijiao Yao

“…To elucidate the primary mechanisms by which various phenolic compounds influence nitrogen transformation in soil, the present study collected relevant literature published up to May 2024 from multiple databases including Web of Science and China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI). Data extracted from these sources were subsequently analyzed using MetaWin software to conduct a meta-analysis.The specific findings are as follows: H-CT significantly reduce MNR, PNR, DNR, and the concentrations of DON, NH4+-N, and NO3--N, with respective effect sizes of 63.4 %, 53.8 %, 19.9 %, 12.1 %, 36.1 %, and 6.8 %. …”
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Can AI Robot Teaching Improve Children’s Performance in Housework? A Quasi-Experimental Study by Ching-Fen Lee, Shain-May Tang

“…Background: The primary objective of this study is to explore the effects of using Artificial Intelligence (AI) robot-assisted instruction in preschool activities on young children’s performance in housework. …”
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One Health, One Hive: A scoping review of honey bees, climate change, pollutants, and antimicrobial resistance. by Etienne J de Jongh, Sherilee L Harper, Shelby S Yamamoto, Carlee J Wright, Craig W Wilkinson, Soumyaditya Ghosh, Simon J G Otto

“…Resulting Boolean search strings were used to search Embase® via Ovid®, MEDLINE®, Scopus®, AGRICOLA™ and Web of Science™ databases. …”
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Niacin intake and mortality (total and cardiovascular disease) in patients with cardiovascular disease: Insights from NHANES 2003–2018 by Ruiming Yang, Menghan Zhu, Shuzhen Fan, Jing Zhang

“…Additionally, significant interactions were found between dietary niacin intake and BMI as well as vitamin B12 subgroups.…”
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Interpretable Machine Learning Models for PISA Results in Mathematics by Ismael Gomez-Talal, Luis Bote-Curiel, Jose Luis Rojo-Alvarez

“…To address this question, we proposed using advanced Machine Learning techniques through possibly non-linear predictive models that identify key drivers of Mathematics performance to inform data-driven educational policies and interventions that improve learning outcomes. …”
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Deep analysis of CD4 T cells in the rhesus CNS during SIV infection. by Sonny R Elizaldi, Anil Verma, Zhong-Min Ma, Sean Ott, Dhivyaa Rajasundaram, Chase E Hawes, Yashavanth Shaan Lakshmanappa, Mackenzie L Cottrell, Angela D M Kashuba, Zandrea Ambrose, Jeffrey D Lifson, John H Morrison, Smita S Iyer

“…To address these gaps, we studied ten SIVmac251-infected rhesus macaques using an ART regimen simulating suboptimal adherence. …”
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ANALYSIS OF THE PERCEPTION OF ROMANIAN CONSUMERS REGARDING THE PRACTICE OF CREATIVE TOURISM AND ITS ROLE IN SUSTAINABLE LOCAL DEVELOPMENT by Liviu MARCUTA, Agatha POPESCU, Cristiana TINDECHE, Cosmina SMEDESCU, Dragos SMEDESCU, Alina MARCUTA

“…The questionnaire had 16 questions answered by 124 respondents. The data were centralized and interpreted with the help of the Excel program, the results highlighting the fact that although some of the respondents practice creative tourism, it is quite little known as a concept. …”
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Effects of the Qinling‐Daba Mountains as Ecological Corridor on Patterns of Plant Distribution by Ya Jiang, Baiping Zhang, Yonghui Yao, Jiayu Li, Junjie Liu

“…They actually also act as a significant ecological corridor between the Tibetan Plateau and East China plains, but this almost has not been addressed. This study uses plant species data of 40 national nature reserves within QDM and 18 in adjacent area, performs consensus clustering at the levels of species, genus, and areal type, traces the origins and dispersal routes of 89 Chinese endemic genera, and, finally, assesses the importance and areal differentiation of environmental factors on species distribution. …”
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In their own words: older persons’ experiences of participating in co-creation by Annikki Arola, Marlene Sandlund, Magdalena Eriksson Domellöf, Morag E. Taylor, Annika Toots

“…Methods Qualitative interviews were conducted with 13 community-dwelling older persons (aged 66–83 years) after their participation in a co-creation study developing an intervention for fall prevention. Data were analyzed using qualitative content analysis. …”
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Association between surgery and increased survival in primary central nervous system lymphoma: a retrospective cohort study by Gangping Li, XinJiang Hou, Yuewen Fu, DongJie He, Di Zhang

“…Abstract This study investigated the effect of surgery on the prognosis of patients with primary central nervous system lymphoma (PCNSL) using data from the surveillance, epidemiology, and end results (SEER) database. …”
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Effects of Mind-Body Qigong Exercise on Overall Health, Fatigue/Sleep, and Cognition in Older Chinese Immigrants in the US: An Intervention Study with Control by Jianghong Liu, Yi Yang, Clara Li, Adriana Perez, Adrian Raine, Haoer Shi, Liye Zou

“…Repeated measures general linear model (GLM) and paired samples t-tests were used for data analyses. Results. Eighty-eight older adults (Qigong, n = 53; control, n = 35) with an average age of 78.13 (SD = 5.05) were included. …”
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FBXL18 promotes endometrial carcinoma progression via destabilizing DUSP16 and thus activating JNK signaling pathway by Jie Pi, Yong Wang, Yuzi Zhao, Jing Yang

“…Methods The expression of FBXL18 in EC tissues and cells were explored using data mining strategies and further experiments. …”
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Impact of Contralateral Hemiplegia on Lower Limb Joint Kinematics and Dynamics: A Musculoskeletal Modeling Approach by Sadia Younis, Alka Bishnoi, Jyotindra Narayan, Renato Mio

“…This study investigates the biomechanical differences between typically developed (TD) individuals and those with contralateral hemiplegia (CH) using musculoskeletal modeling in OpenSim. Ten TD participants and ten CH patients were analyzed for joint angles and external joint moments around the three anatomical axes: frontal, sagittal, and transverse. …”
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