Association between coronary microvascular dysfunction and exercise capacity in dilated cardiomyopathy by Abhishek Dattani, Benjamin A. Marrow, Gaurav S. Gulsin, Jian L. Yeo, Amitha Puranik, Emer M. Brady, David Adlam, Anvesha Singh, Mohammedimran M. Ansari, Jayanth R. Arnold, Hui Xue, Peter Kellman, James S. Ware, Gerry P. McCann

“…Adenosine-stress perfusion CMR to assess cardiac structure, function and automated inline myocardial blood flow quantification, and cardiopulmonary exercise testing to determine peak VO2 was performed. …”
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Sediment Connectivity in Human-Impacted vs. Natural Conditions: A Case Study in a Landslide-Affected Catchment by Mohanad Ellaithy, Davide Notti, Daniele Giordan, Marco Baldo, Jad Ghantous, Vincenzo Di Pietra, Marco Cavalli, Stefano Crema

“…To reconstruct a pristine slope morphology, we applied a topographic roughness-based skeletonization algorithm that simplifies terraces into linear features to simulate natural hillslope conditions and remove anthropogenic structures. …”
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Aspects of thermal radiation for the second law analysis of magnetized Darcy–Forchheimer movement of Maxwell nanomaterials with Arrhenius energy effects by Vinodkumar Reddy Mulinti, Malleswari Kakanuti, Ajithkumar Moorthi, Elkamchouchi Dalia H., Ali Farhan, Nath Jintu Mani, Khan Umair, Khashi’ie Najiyah Safwa

“…It supports heightening thermal management in reactors, geothermal structures, and polymer processing.…”
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Radiation-induced dynamical formation of Floquet-Bloch bands in Dirac Hamiltonians by Yuriko Baba, Vanessa Junk, Wolfgang Hogger, Francisco Domínguez-Adame, Rafael A Molina, Klaus Richter

“…Recent experiments, combing ultrafast strong-field irradiation of surfaces with time- and angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy, allow for monitoring the time-dependent charge carrier dynamics and the build-up of transient sidebands due to the radiation pulses. While these structures are reminiscent of Floquet–Bloch bands, standard Floquet theory is not applicable since it requires a strictly time-periodic driving field. …”
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Comparative Histopathological and Morphometric Analysis of Lung Tissues in Stillborn Cubs of South China Tiger and Amur Tiger by Le Zhang, Jincheng Yang, Fengping He, Yaohua Yuan, Zhaoyang Liu, Guangyao Geng, Kaixiong Lin, Qunxiu Liu, Dan Liu, Tianlong Liu, Yanchun Xu

“…This study aimed to determine whether the fetuses experienced hypoxic distress or intra-partum death due to compromised oxygen supply by quantitatively analyzing the lung structures of deceased captive South China Tiger (<i>Panthera tigris amoyensis</i>, SCT) cubs. …”
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Managing circular ecosystems in imperfect contexts – the case of extractive fishing in the Brazilian Amazon region by Neuzaí Marreiros Barbosa, Pedro Ibrahim Hellmeister, Adriana Marotti De Mello, Antonio Carlos Braz

“…Research limitations/implications – The paper makes theoretical contributions by presenting how a circular ecosystem management model could be implemented for an imperfect market in the Global South, as well as contributing to the literature on how the circular economy contributes to mitigate the threat to biodiversity posed by the linear economy. Practical implications – It contributes to the management practice of structuring circular ecosystems. …”
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Systemic inflammation and metabolic syndrome components in threshold/subthreshold posttraumatic stress disorder and food addiction in a Polish community sample by Monika M. Stojek, Marta Łukowska, Jagoda Różycka, Maryla Sokołowska, Joanna Zielińska, Ari Nowacki, Roksana Duszkiewicz, Anna Psurek, Vasiliki Michopoulos

“…It is unclear whether addictive-like eating patterns contribute to the metabolic dysfunction in PTSD.Objective: We examined the relative contributions of PTSD, FA, and sex – as well as their interactive effects – to the systemic inflammation (CRP) and metabolic syndrome components (MetS: waist circumference, glucose, triglycerides, HDL cholesterol, insulin) in a general population of the Upper Silesia region in Poland.Method: N = 187 participants (52.7% women) completed Yale Food Addiction Scale 2.0 (FA symptoms count), Clinician-Administered PTSD Scale for DSM-5 (CAPS-5) semi-structured interview (PTSD or other trauma and stressor-related disorder (OTSR) diagnosis presence), anthropometric assessment, and phlebotomy in a fasted state.Results: A series of hierarchical linear regressions indicated that greater number of FA symptoms had a significant effect on greater waist circumference, while PTSD/OTSR diagnosis had a significant effect on higher insulin levels. …”
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Demoralization syndrome in elderly patients with advanced lung cancer: a multi-center study in North China by Ya Li, Wei Yang, Weiwei Feng, Lingyuan Zhang, Yikun Yao, Kai Yan, Hong Zhang, Xiaochao Wan

“…Data collection was carried out using structured questionnaires, which included the Chinese adaptation of the Demoralization Syndrome Scale and Perceptions of Social Support Questionnaire. …”
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Study of the physico-chemical properties of composites obtained by mechanochemical synthesis of nanoscale hydroxyapatite and synthetic zeolites by A.G. Shirokova, S.A. Bibanaeva, E.A. Bogdanova, V.M. Skachkov, O.V. Koryakova

“…It was also found that although precipitated hydroxyapatite is structurally unstable and its phase composition depends on temperature, the behavior of the composite material obtained on its basis differs significantly during high-temperature treatment. …”
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Toward Generality of a Framework for Quantifying Biomechanical Stability: Demonstration on the Ankle by Aleksander Skrede, Andreas Fagerhaug Dalen, Alf Inge Hellevik, Oyvind Stavdahl, Robin T. Bye

“…Comparing the motion between different states can be used to investigate the effects of soft tissue or bony structures on stability. The replicated protocol was tested in a technical pilot study using a fresh frozen human cadaveric ankle specimen. …”
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Modification of axes in rheometer curves quantitative interpretation by I. M. Agayants, A. S. Kuznetsov, N. Ya. Ovsyannikov

“…Some widely used for structuring process analysis means of quantic interpretation of rheometric curves is observed. …”
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HOTSED: A new integrated model for assessing potential hotspots of sediment sources and related sediment dynamics at watershed scale by Manuel La Licata, Alberto Bosino, Seyed Hamidreza Sadeghi, Mattia De Amicis, Andrea Mandarino, Andrea Terret, Michael Maerker

“…HOTSED integrates geomorphic spatial information with both structural and functional properties of connectivity. …”
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Geometrically Nonlinear Aeroelastic Stability Analysis and Wind Tunnel Test Validation of a Very Flexible Wing by Changchuan Xie, Yi Liu, Chao Yang, J. E. Cooper

“…Fully nonlinear methods are used to analyse static aeroelastic features, and linearized structural dynamic equations are established at the structural nonlinear equilibrium state to estimate the stability of the system through the quasimode of the stressed and deformed structure. …”
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Linking Medical Treatment and Physiotherapy in Stroke Recovery: A Meta-Analytical Statistical Synthesis by Abeer Mohammed, Mohamed Elfar, Amira Afify, Heba Gaber, Mohamed Raafat, Kholoud Soliman, Amash Alajmi, Ahmad Quneis, Forat Alomoush, Kalmah AL-Olimat, Shorooq Almaaitah, Yazeed Hijazi, Asma Atwa, Ahmed Alja'fari, Wessam Mohamed

“…The study underscores the importance of early, structured physiotherapy within multidisciplinary care models and provides statistically grounded insights to inform stroke rehabilitation protocols. …”
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Food Safety Knowledge, Attitudes, Practices, and Associated Factors Among Adult Consumers in Bangladesh: Findings From a Nationwide Cross‐Sectional Survey by Nitai Roy, Mohammad Aktarujjaman, Aysha Siddiky, Kakali Mollick, Raphyel Rosby, Bryan T. Rogers, Ekhtear Hossain, Firoj Al Mamun, Mohammed A. Mamun

“…Methods This national cross‐sectional study utilized a face‐to‐face survey using a structured questionnaire to recruit 1400 adult consumers between September 2022 and November 2022. …”
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Knowledge, attitudes and practices toward risk of basic nosocomial infection control among pediatric healthcare workers: a cross-sectional study in Nanjing, China by Ruizhe Yang, Wu Yan, Xu Wang, Wei Li, Shengfan Xue, Tingting Wang, Xiaorong Xiang, Qian Li

“…BackgroundThis study was conducted to systematically evaluate the knowledge, attitudes, and practices (KAP) of pediatric healthcare workers (HCWs) concerning risk assessment in basic nosocomial infection control, with a specific focus on identifying key demographic and professional variables that may influence these outcomes.MethodsA cross-sectional survey was conducted among 126 pediatric HCWs in Nanjing, China. A structured questionnaire on nosocomial infection control was developed using the Delphi method. …”
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Key Competencies of Built Environment Professionals for Achieving Net-Zero Carbon Emissions in the Ghanaian Construction Industry by Kofi Agyekum, Kezia Nana Yaa Serwaa Sackey, Felix Esahe Addoh, Hayford Pittri, John Sosu, Frederick Owusu Danso

“…A quantitative research approach was employed, utilizing a structured questionnaire survey to examine the opinions of 125 professionals, including architects, engineers, and construction managers. …”
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An Improved Shuffled Frog Leaping Algorithm for Electrical Resistivity Tomography Inversion by Fuyu Jiang, Likun Gao, Run Han, Minghui Dai, Haijun Chen, Jiong Ni, Yao Lei, Xiaoyu Xu, Sheng Zhang

“…This algorithm provides reliable technical support for precise detection of complex geological structures using ERT.…”
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Feasibility of dynamic chest radiography to calculate lung volumes in adult people with cystic fibrosis: a pilot study by Matthew Shaw, Thomas Simon FitzMaurice, Paul Stephen McNamara, Dilip Nazareth, Caroline McCann, Martin Walshaw, Scott Hawkes

“…Introduction Dynamic chest radiography (DCR) is a novel, low-dose, real-time digital imaging system where software identifies moving thoracic structures and can automatically calculate lung areas. …”
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Corrosion resistance of mild steel immersed in simulated concrete pore solution in the presence of sodium potassium tartrate by Pushpa Murugesh, Veerapandian Velkannan, Gurmeet Singh, Hashem Abdulhameed Al, Susai Rajendran, Arjunan Krishnaveni

“…This may be used in the construction of bridges and concrete structures.…”
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