Assessing the effectiveness of the community participation approaches to improve access to mass drug administration for trachoma elimination in a pastoral conflict area of Baringo... by Collins Okoyo, Omar Kopi, Paul M Gichuki, Bridget W Kimani, Tabitha Kanyui, Titus Waititu, Wyckliff P Omondi, Doris W Njomo

“…Data were collected using a structured questionnaire, which captured information on socio-demographic and socio-economic characteristics, knowledge about trachoma and MDA, drug use, and perceptions of the treatment. …”
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Surface Water Environmental Quality Variation and Influencing Factors in Jiangxi Province by WANG Qi, FENG Qian, ZHOU Ge

“…The transition in pollutant structure (from COD-heavy composite pollution to nutrient-dominated pollution) underscores the need for synergistic nitrogen-phosphorus control. …”
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The role of wound macrophage anti-inflammatory polarization and MANF production in the treatment of diabetic foot with tibial cortex transverse transport by MO Ruiqing, YANG Shenghui, SU Hongjie, HUA Qikai

“…Postoperatively, a rich microvascular structure and glands were observed, with well-organized skin tissue structure, increased collagen deposition (P < 0.05), a significant decrease in the ratio of iNOS positive cells to CD206 positive cells (P < 0.05), and a significant increase in the density of MANF positive cells per unit area compared with pre-operation (P < 0.05). …”
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Fatness, fitness and the aging brain: A cross sectional study of the associations between a physiological estimate of brain age and physical fitness, activity, sleep, and body comp... by David Wing, Lisa T. Eyler, Eric J. Lenze, Julie Loebach Wetherell, Jeanne F. Nichols, Romain Meeusen, Job G. Godino, Joshua S. Shimony, Abraham Z. Snyder, Tomoyuki Nishino, Ginger E. Nicol, Guy Nagels, Bart Roelands

“…Introduction: Changes in brain structure and function occur with aging. However, there is substantial heterogeneity both in terms of when these changes begin, and the rate at which they progress. …”
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Towards high quality transferred barium titanate ferroelectric hybrid integrated modulator on silicon by Mengxue Tao, Butong Zhang, Tianxiang Zhao, Xiaoxuan Wu, Ming Liu, Guohua Dong, Junjia Wang

“…However, despite its enormous potential, certain limitations, such as the absence of a linear electro-optical (EO) effect because of the symmetric crystal structure of silicon remain. …”
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Effect of part orientation and thickness on radiation shielding in FDM 3D printing of PET-G composite with tungsten by Jakub Mesicek, Petr Alexa, Eliska Posmykova, Quoc-Phu Ma, Adam Musil, Jiri Hajnys, Eva Olsovska, Jana Petru

“…The filament has 75 % tungsten content and is recommended for use where structural integrity and effective X-ray and gamma-ray attenuation are desirable. …”
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A VioA Variant Activates Antibiotic Streptogramins in the Heterologous Host <i>Streptomyces</i> sp. OUC20-O by Jie Shan, Liangguang Yue, Luyao Xu, Runyi Wang, Qingzhou Meng, Jun Feng, Joon-Hee Lee, Ming Lu, Huayue Li

“…Among these, compound <b>1</b>, named linstreptogramin, is a new compound with an unusual linear streptogramin skeleton. The planar structure and stereochemistry of compound <b>1</b> were established based on extensive MS and NMR spectroscopic analyses, together with ECD calculations. …”
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An enhanced DPoS consensus mechanism using quadratic voting in Web 3.0 ecosystem by Tianyu Lei, Qinnan Zhang, Wangjie Qiu, Hongwei Zheng, Shuyi Miao, Wanqing Jie, Jianming Zhu, Jin Dong, Zhiming Zheng

“…To prevent the system from reverting to a linear reward structure under Sybil Attacks, we introduce admission rules and vote similarity detection mechanisms to strengthen its robustness. …”
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An immunoinformatics approach in designing high-coverage mRNA multi-epitope vaccine against multivariant SARS-CoV-2 by Ernawati Arifin Giri-Rachman, Al Mirahma Febri Kurnianti, Rizarullah, Aditya Hanung Setyadi, Anita Artarini, Marselina Irasonia Tan, Catur Riani, Dessy Natalia, Reza Aditama, Husna Nugrahapraja

“…The identified epitopes were further subjected to molecular docking analysis with MHC molecules and combined into the design of a multi-epitope vaccine. The validated 3D structure of the vaccine construct (VC) was used in molecular docking with TLR4 and BCR. …”
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Increasing the noise immunity of radio receiving paths with automatic sensitivity control by Р. V. Zayats, I. Y. Malevich

“…To overcome the disadvantages of attenuating ASCs, structures that implement the exchange of the transmission coefficient of the RRP to DR and linearity are proposed. …”
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Targeting Discoidin Domain Receptors DDR1 and DDR2 overcomes matrix‐mediated tumor cell adaptation and tolerance to BRAF‐targeted therapy in melanoma by Ilona Berestjuk, Margaux Lecacheur, Alexandrine Carminati, Serena Diazzi, Christopher Rovera, Virginie Prod’homme, Mickael Ohanna, Ana Popovic, Aude Mallavialle, Frédéric Larbret, Sabrina Pisano, Stéphane Audebert, Thierry Passeron, Cédric Gaggioli, Christophe A Girard, Marcel Deckert, Sophie Tartare‐Deckert

“…We demonstrate that physical and structural cues from fibroblast‐derived ECM abrogate anti‐proliferative responses to BRAF/MEK inhibition. …”
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Th1-polarized MtrE-based gonococcal vaccines display prophylactic and therapeutic efficacy by Shuaijie Song, Shuyi Wang, Xiaoyun Jiang, Fan Yang, Shuai Gao, Xu’ai Lin, Hao Cheng, Stijn van der Veen

“…Using in vitro dendritic cell maturation and T cell differentiation assays, CpG1826 was identified as the optimal Th1-polarizing adjuvant for MtrE and Loop2 displayed as linear epitope (Nloop2) or structural epitope (Intraloop2) on a carrier protein. …”
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Integrating Hyperspectral, Thermal, and Ground Data with Machine Learning Algorithms Enhances the Prediction of Grapevine Yield and Berry Composition by Shaikh Yassir Yousouf Jewan, Deepak Gautam, Debbie Sparkes, Ajit Singh, Lawal Billa, Alessia Cogato, Erik Murchie, Vinay Pagay

“…Numerous studies have reported the complexity in modelling grapevine yield and quality due to variability in the canopy structure, challenges in incorporating soil and microclimatic factors, and management practices throughout the growing season. …”
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Modeling Plant Diversity Responses to Fire Recurrence in Disjunct Amazonian Savannas by Mariana Martins Medeiros de Santana, Rodrigo Nogueira de Vasconcelos, Salustiano Vilar da Costa Neto, Eduardo Mariano Neto, Washington de Jesus Sant’Anna da Franca Rocha

“…These findings suggest that recurrent fire can reduce taxonomic diversity without strongly altering functional structure, possibly due to functional redundancy among species. …”
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His70 of Acetivibrio alkalicellulosi Cel5A is important for efficient hydrolysis of short cellodextrins by Mengxiang Jia, Yangyang Chen, Jingting Wang, Jiahan Wang, Yihua Ma, Yujiao Wang, Qian Ma, Yiheng Zhang, Weidong Liu, Kuanqing Liu

“…Abstract Cellulose, a linear glucan linked by β-1,4 glycosidic bonds, is the most abundant renewable polysaccharide on earth. …”
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Epidemiology of lung cancer in the Siberian Federal District: A retrospective observational study by L. D. Zhuikova, T. V. Polishchuk, O. A. Ananina, Yu. D. Kondrashina, G. A. Kononova, S. V. Miller, L. V. Pikalova

“…In Russia, as of 2022 (compared to 2013), lung cancer shifted to the second place in the structure of cancer incidence among males, following prostate cancer. …”
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Enhanced Selective Separation of Pu(IV) and U(VI) Using Novel Diethylene Glycolamide Ligand by Xiaoyun Guo, Junli Wang, Yao Liu, Haojun Zhao, Hui Wang, Wentao Wang, Baole Li, Taihong Yan

“…The study unveils that the ligand demonstrates remarkable selectivity and separation efficiency towards Pu(IV) ions while maintaining an exceptionally low extraction capacity for U(VI) across a wide acidity spectrum of 0.1~6 mol/L. To explain the structure properties of complex formed by the ligand and Pu(IV), a systematic analysis was performed, including slope analysis, proton nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) titration, and Fourier-transform infrared (FT-IR) spectroscopy. …”
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Enzymeless electrochemical detection of hydrogen peroxide using NiO octahedron decorated 3D graphene hydrogel by Mohamed A. Yassin, Ayman F. Abou-Hadid, Hamouda M. Mousa, Chan Hee Park, Cheol Sang Kim, Ali Salem, Mohamed A. Mattar

“…Various physicochemical methods such as FE-SEM, HR-TEM, XRD, TGA and Raman were utilized to characterize the morphology and structure properties of the as-prepared samples. The electrochemical sensing of H2O2 for the proposed biosensor electrodes are investigated, and the 3DGH/NiO nanocomposite electrode with NiO content of 25% displays high sensitivity with wide linear range and low detection limit, as well as good selectivity, reproducibility and long-term stability. …”
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Effect of age-related alterations on the biomechanics of teeth affected by non-carious cervical lesions by Marina Gullo Augusto, Tabata do Prado Sato, Maria José Domingues de Castro, Marcia Carneiro Valera, Alexandre Luis Souto Borges, Eduardo Bresciani

“…Conclusion: Considering the limitations of the current methodology, it is possible to conclude that aged tooth is a more compact structure that can better respond to stress loadings. …”
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Draft genome sequencing and in vitro activity data of the lytic vB_EcoM_AMO3598 bacteriophage effective against multi - drug resistant E. coliNCBI/GeneBank by Madina Alexyuk, Andrey Bogoyavlenskiy, Kuralay Akanova, Yergali Moldakhanov, Adolat Manakbayeva, Timur Kerimov, Vladimir Berezin, Pavel Alexyuk

“…The structure of the viral particles of phage vB_EcoM_AMO3598 has a myo-like shape with an icosahedral head and a contractile tail. …”
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