Post-COVID syndrome is associated with increased extracellular purine bases and neutrophil extracellular traps in the blood plasma by A. N. Kazimirskii, J. M. Salmasi, G. V. Poryadin, M. I. Panina, V. N. Larina, A. A. Ryzhikh

“…We detected NETs in the patients with post-COVID syndrome only in the form of filamentous structures. The concentration of extracellular purine bases in the blood of the patients with post-COVID syndrome was the highest in patients with moderate and severe acute periods. …”
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An innovative approach to hospital-wide interprofessional capacity building: Côte d’Ivoire National Cancer Center project by Jiyoung Han, Innocent Adoubi, Mee Joo Kang, Sarang Lee, So-Youn Jung, Chong Woo Yoo

“…The qualitative assessment indicated the importance of contextually relevant curriculum development with a special focus on establishing hospital operational plans, maintaining trainee autonomy and motivation, building mutual trust and cooperation between partner countries, engaging stakeholders actively, and providing effective leadership and support structures through a dedicated coordinating team were crucial factors for program success. …”
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Audit committee characteristics and environmental, social, and governance reporting quality: An analysis of top 100 JSE-listed corporations by Ruth Mutsa Ruziwa, Jean Damascene Mvunabandi, Bomi Cyril Nomlala

“…The study contributes to the governance literature by offering actionable insights for firm managers and evidence that stronger audit committee independence enhances governance structures. This study underscores the need for policies that improve Environmental, Social, and Governance reporting quality and suggests further exploration of qualitative audit committee attributes influencing Environmental, Social, and Governance disclosures. …”
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Dynamic contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance perfusion of the brain in children with craniosynostosis by M. V. Lukin, Ya. A. Filin, A. V. Zvezdin, D. A. Beregovskiy, A. Yu. Efimtsev, G. E. Trufanov

“…Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) complemented by dynamic contrast-enhanced MR perfusion, allows for a detailed assessment of intracardiac structures, as well as evaluation of cerebral blood flow parameters in areas of suspected brain compression in children with craniosynostosis. …”
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Vertical Dense Jets in Crossflows: A Preliminary Study with Lattice Boltzmann Methods by Maria Grazia Giordano, Jérôme Jacob, Piergiorgio Fusco, Sabina Tangaro, Daniela Malcangio

“…The simulations successfully capture general flow characteristics corresponding to jets with varying crossflow parameter <inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><mrow><msub><mi>u</mi><mi>r</mi></msub><mi>F</mi></mrow></semantics></math></inline-formula> and most of the typical vortical structures associated with JICF. Relevant quantities such as the terminal rise height, the impact distance, the dilution at the terminal rise height, and the dilution at the impact point are compared with experimental results and semi-empirical relations. …”
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Origin and risk assessment of natural radioactivity in groundwater from the Eastern Gonghe Basin, Tibetan Plateau by Zhao-xuan Niu, Zhi-hui Deng, Xue Niu, Dong-fang Chen, Gui-lin Zhu, Wen-hao Xu, Lin-you Zhang, Qing-da Feng

“…The findings suggest that groundwater radioactivity in the region is primarily controlled by geological structures, lithology, and hydrothermal conditions, with fault zones and high-temperature environments serving as key factors in radionuclide enrichment. …”
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Allometric Growth of Annual <i>Pinus yunnanensis</i> After Decapitation Under Different Shading Levels by Pengrui Wang, Chiyu Zhou, Boning Yang, Jiangfei Li, Yulan Xu, Nianhui Cai

“…In addition, the synchronized allocation between main roots and lateral branches, as well as between main stems and lateral roots, suggested functional integration between corresponding belowground and aboveground structures to maintain balanced resource acquisition and architectural stability. …”
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Preparation of Biochars from Different Sources and Study on Their Phosphorus Adsorption Properties by Yinlong Shao, Anqi Hu, Yongcan Jiang, Xianbiao Wang, Jingchen Li, Guanglong Liu

“…Analysis revealed that the modified biochars contained a large number of unsaturated C bonds and aromatic rings, indicating relatively stable structures. The surfaces of the modified biochars were rich in hydroxyl and carbonyl groups, which contributed to their strong adsorption properties. …”
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Hindfoot Valgus and First Ray Insufficiency: Is There Correlation? by Gabriele Colò, Federico Fusini, Daniele Marcolli, Massimiliano Leigheb, Michele Francesco Surace

“…The rearfoot and the first ray (FR) are two distinct structures, but they are strongly related to the latest studies in the literature; however, their mutual involvement in the foot biomechanics appears not to be fully explored. …”
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Orthognathic surgery-related condylar resorption in patients with skeletal class III malocclusion versus class II malocclusion: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Maria Cristina Faria-Teixeira, Francisco Azevedo-Coutinho, Ângelo David Serrano, Rosa María Yáñez-Vico, Francisco Salvado e Silva, António Vaz-Carneiro, Alejandro Iglesias-Linares

“…Following orthognathic surgery, morphological changes in the temporomandibular joint structures (TMJ) may contribute to condylar resorption (CR). …”
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Evaluation of cucumber genotypes under plastic house and open field conditions in Lalitpur, Nepal by Sujan Subedi, Nirajan Bhandari, Manoj Basnet, Navin Gopal Pradhan, Ishwori Prasad Gautam

“…The production of high yielding gynoecious cucumber hybrids within protected structures such as plastic houses could be a feasible option to fulfill the domestic demand and ensure year-round availability in the market..…”
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Desmielinização e remielinização após múltiplas injeções intramedulares de brometo de etídio em ratos Wistar Demyelination and remyelination after multiple intramedullary injection... by Cristina Gevehr Fernandes, Dominguita Lühers Graça, Luis Antônio Violin Dias Pereira

“…The lesions were typical of focal primary demyelination with preserved vascular structures and followed by remyelinization and varied in size and histological aspects. …”
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Emission reduction effects and ecological compensation mechanisms of wheat straw resource utilization in Henan Province by SONG Bo, XING Hongyu, ZHANG Panpan, ZHANG Dan

“…Furthermore, the carbon emission reduction potential by 2033 was predicted under different scenarios of resource utilization structures. Finally, corresponding dual reward-penalty ecological compensation mechanisms for strengthening wheat straw resource utilization were proposed. …”
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Predictors of pain reduction following manual therapy in patients with temporomandibular disorders: a protocol for a prospective observational study by Alison B Rushton, Nicola R Heneghan, Deborah Falla, Giacomo Asquini, Andrea Edoardo Bianchi, Giulia Borromeo, Matteo Locatelli

“…Patients will be treated with four weekly sessions of manual therapy applied to craniomandibular structures. An array of predictors has been chosen based on previous research on prognostic factors for TMD and altered pain modulation in musculoskeletal disorders. …”
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Smart Bioinoculants for <i>Arachis hypogaea</i>: Controlled Release of <i>Bradyrhizobium</i> and the Role of Naringin in Symbiosis Enhancement by Adriana Belén Cesari, Natalia Soledad Paulucci, Marta Susana Dardanelli

“…Nar-beads enhanced the formation of curved root hairs, promoted bacterial colonization in root hair zones, and stimulated the appearance of rosette-like structures associated with nodule initiation. In conclusion, encapsulating <i>Bradyrhizobium</i> sp. …”
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Cross-Domain Carotid Artery Segmentation Using Folding Fan ResNet and Quadratic Mapping Loss by Zhaozheng Chen, Zhiyin Liu, Bernard Chiu

“…This strategy prevents the reinforcement of erroneous features and allows for better modeling of carotid structures. FFRN demonstrated higher generalizability than four state-of-the-art segmentation models, improving Dice similarity coefficients (DSCs) of 78.9&#x00B1;24.1% and 79.0&#x00B1;23.2% attained by the U-Net for LIB and MAB segmentation, respectively, to 84.0&#x00B1;18.2% and 84.6&#x00B1;17.1% in MAB and LIB segmentation, respectively. …”
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Mechanical Properties of Granular Sea Ice Under Uniaxial Compression: A Comparison of Piled and Level Ice by Yubo Liu, Qingkai Wang, Peng Lu, Zhijun Li, Zhixing Li, Zhi Zong, Limin Zhang

“…These findings are useful for informing the design of vessel and coastal structures intended for use in ice-covered waters.…”
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Modelling and Using Spatial Effects in Nationwide Historical Data Improve Genomic Prediction of Rice Heading Date in Japan by Shoji Taniguchi, Takeshi Hayashi, Hiroshi Nakagawa, Kei Matsushita, Hiromi Kajiya-Kanegae, Jun-Ichi Yonemaru, Akitoshi Goto

“…To improve the prediction accuracy of models using historical data, we incorporated a spatial model to account for spatial structures among field stations, in addition to conventional genomic prediction models. …”
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Relationship between the coronal suture and the central lobe: how important is it and how can we use it in surgical planning? Relação entre a sutura coronária e o lobo central: qua... by Stênio Abrantes Sarmento, Danielle Cartaxo Jácome, Emerson Magno F. de Andrade, Alessandra V. Albuquerque Melo, Osleuse Rocha de Oliveira, Helder Tedeschi

“…The overall aim of this study is to verify the correlation of the coronal suture and the structures of the central lobe in 32 cadaver hemisphere brains and the importance of this information in surgical planning. …”
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Analysis of Ground Current Return Composition at Metro Traction Substations under AC Power Supply System by LI Kunpeng, LIU Li, ZHAO Yunyun, WANG Lingxiao, HE Zhujun, CAO Xiaobin

“…[Result & Conclusion] The primary reason for excessive ground return current at the main substation is the presence of return current through copper-clad steel structures. In addition to the known station and depot cable returns and earth soil returns, there exists an additional return path through cable trench supports, accounting for more than 25% of the traction current flowing back to the traction substation grounding grid via this path, thereby leading to larger results from ground return current measurements. …”
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