Experimental study on mechanical properties of S-RM with different rock block proportions in fault zone by Peng-fei Wang, Xue-yang Xing, Yong-cheng Jin, Jian-biao Bai, Chang-hong Li

“…Combined with numerical simulation test results, the spatial transport laws and microscopic deformation failure characteristics of particles with different particle sizes in the S-RM are revealed. The main conclusions drawn are as follows: (1) For S-RMs with rock block proportions (RBP) of 20%, 40%, and 60%, there is a linear positive correlation between confining pressure and peak strength. …”
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Research on ultrasonic testing method for tangential contact stress based on equivalent medium theory by Nana Niu, Yongsheng Zhao, Zhifeng Liu, Ying Li, Lele Liu

“…In addition, a shear stress distribution cloud map of the contact surface is drawn. Finally, the accuracy of the detection results is confirmed by combining theory, simulation, and experimental methods. …”
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Correlation and clinical significance of placental tissue selectin (E), angiotensin II and its receptors, and oxidized lipid levels in patients with preeclampsia by Yan Gao, Guohong Wu, Haiting Huang, Xiaoyan Lu, Peifen Wu, Zou Suiyi, Zhenyan Liu

“…Pearson correlation was used to analyze the correlation between the expression of selectin (E), AngII, ATRs, MDA, 8-iso-PGF2a and the levels of SBP and DBP. ROC curves were drawn to analyze the value of placental tissue selectin (E), AngII, ATRs, MDA, and 8-iso-PGF2a individually and jointly in predicting the risk of PE. …”
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Effect of a Sodium and Calcium DL-β-Hydroxybutyrate Salt in Healthy Adults by Tobias Fischer, Ulrike Och, Ira Klawon, Tim Och, Marianne Grüneberg, Manfred Fobker, Ursula Bordewick-Dell, Thorsten Marquardt

“…The supplement contained a mixture of sodium and calcium D-/L-β-hydroxybutyrate (βHB) as well as food additives. The blood samples drawn in the study were tested for concentrations of D-βHB, glucose, and electrolytes, and blood gas analyses were done. …”
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Electroacupuncture Involved in Motor Cortex and Hypoglossal Neural Control to Improve Voluntary Swallowing of Poststroke Dysphagia Mice by Shuai Cui, Shuqi Yao, Chunxiao Wu, Lulu Yao, Peidong Huang, Yongjun Chen, Chunzhi Tang, Nenggui Xu

“…Four main conclusions can be drawn from our study: (i) EA may enhance the local field potential in noninfarction area of M1, activate the swallowing-related neurons (pyramidal cells), and increase the motor conduction of noninfarction area in voluntary swallowing; (ii) EA may improve the blood flow in both M1 on the healthy side and deglutition muscles and relieve PSD symptoms; (iii) EA could increase the motor conduction velocity (MCV) in hypoglossal nerve, enhance the EMG of mylohyoid muscle, alleviate the paralysis of swallowing muscles, release the substance P, and restore the ability to drink water; and (iv) EA can boost the functional compensation of M1 in the noninfarction side, strengthen the excitatory of hypoglossal nerve, and be involved in the voluntary swallowing neural control to improve PSD. …”
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Leptospirosis Prevalence in Patients with Initial Diagnosis of Dengue by A. Dircio Montes Sergio, E. González Figueroa, Verdalet Guzmán María Saadia, Soler Huerta Elizabeth, Rivas Sánchez Beatriz, M. Altuzar Aguilar Víctor, J. Navarrete Espinosa

“…Backgrounds were researched and blood samples were drawn to determine dengue (NS1, RT-PCR) and leptospirosis (IFI). …”
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Resilience of Fishery Economy in Fujian Coastal Areas from the Perspective of Institutional Evolution by Leng Yun, Wei Suqiong, You Xiaojun, Ren Zhihuang

“…Three main conclusions are drawn: 1) Under the influence of different types of shocks (the super-typhoon in 2006, the financial crisis in 2008, and the upgrading of the fishing industry in 2017), the output value fluctuates significantly owing to the dual effects of production and supply, and the output is more strongly affected by production and more drastically reflective of natural disasters. 2) A spatial regularity exists in the impact of regional crises (typhoons) on industrial resilience resistance; the closer to the disaster center, the poorer the performance of industrial resilience resistance. …”
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Development of a prognostic gene signature and exploration of P4HA1 in the modulation of cuproptosis in colorectal cancer by RenJie Jiang, LinLin Ruan, Taohui Ding, Hongtao Wan, Yanglin Chen, XiaoJian Zhu, Zhijiang Huang, Dengke Yao, Ming Li, Bo Yi, Dan Liu

“…Abstract Cuproptosis, a newly identified form of cell death, has drawn increasing attention for its association with various cancers, though its specific role in colorectal cancer (CRC) remains unclear. …”
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A New Method for Research on Unsteady Pressure Dynamics and Productivity of Ultralow-Permeability Reservoirs by Kun Wang, Li Li, Xiao Chen, Wei Liang, Yong Yang, Zhenghe Yan, Jianwen Dai, Wei Li, Yahui Wang, Weifang Wang, Min Li, Danling Wang

“…Then, the double logarithmic chart of dimensionless borehole wall pressure and pressure derivative changing with dimensionless time is drawn. The influences of parameters in expressions including stress sensitivity, threshold pressure, and variable skin factor on pressure and pressure derivative and productivity are analyzed, respectively. …”
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Network Meta-Analysis of Different Acupuncture Therapies in Treatment of Low Back Myofascitis by GE Haiya, YAN Laijun, YANG Zongrui, SHI Jinyu, ZHAN Hongsheng

“…If the nodes of included studies showed good consistency after analysis (<italic>P</italic>&gt;0.05), the consistency model was used for data analysis, and the probability ranking diagram of each acupuncture therapy was drawn. If the nodes of included studies had poor consistency after analysis (<italic>P</italic>&lt;0.05), the non-consistency model was used for data analysis.ResultsA total of 41 RCTs were included with 6 258 patients, involving eight kinds of acupuncture therapies, including electroacupuncture, akupotomye, warming needle moxibustion, acupuncture, subcutaneous needling, acupoint catgut embedding, moxa-wool moxibustion and blood-letting puncturing. (1) Total effective rate: all included acupuncture therapies were more effective than western medication (<italic>P</italic>&lt;0.05); akupotomye, subcutaneous needling, and acupoint catgut embedding were all more effective than acupuncture (<italic>P</italic>&lt;0.05); akupotomye, warming needle moxibustion, subcutaneous needling, acupoint catgut embedding were all more effective than electroacupuncture (<italic>P</italic>&lt;0.05). (2) VAS score:the VAS scores of akupotomye, warming needle moxibustion, subcutaneous needling acupoint catgut embedding, moxa-wool moxibustion were lower than that of electroacupuncture (<italic>P</italic>&lt;0.05); and the scores of akupotomye, acupoint catgut embedding, moxa-wool moxibustion were lower than that of acupuncture (<italic>P</italic>&lt;0.05). …”
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THE PLACE OF PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION SYSTEM IN FORMATION OF GRADUATES’ COMPETITIVENESS by G. F. Shafranov-Kutsev, G. Z. Efimova

“…Consequently, there is the demand for the development of individual educational  programmes and modules, freedom of access for students to new resources and technologies, change of functions and competencies of pedagogical workers.The conclusion is drawn that the assessment of own competitiveness acts as the defining factor of the relation to the chosen field of occupation. …”
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THE PUBLIC SPHERE OF POLITICS: THE ANTHROPOLOGICAL DIMENSION IN CONTEMPORARY COMMUNICATIVE THEORY by O. A. Tretyak

“…The more the public sphere stands away from the counter-factual image drawn in communicative theory, the more it loses its anthropological features and acquires the content of the technological and production network since a mode of communication is changed to the mode of information transmission. …”
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Law of Ukraine “on administrative procedure”: new terminology and legal value of the law by Melnykovych M.

“…Separately, the historical component of the adoption of the Law of Ukraine “On Administrative Procedure” is briefly described, and attention is drawn to the relevant regulatory documents that became the “legal foundation” for its adoption. …”
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High Fixation Failure Rate of Cephalomedullary Nail Fixation in Patients with Low-Energy Basicervical Femoral Fractures: Do We Need Extramedullary Reduction? by Chang-Jin Yon, Ki-Cheor Bae, Young-Hun Kim, Kyung-Jae Lee

“…While definitive conclusions regarding its superiority cannot be drawn due to the limited sample size, extramedullary reduction may serve as a promising alternative to reducing the high fixation failure rate associated with this challenging fracture type.…”
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Comparing the Accuracy and Reliability of Detecting the Intensity of Spinal Inflammation on STIR Sequence with Apparent Diffusion Coefficient Values in Axial Spondyloarthritis by Ho Yin Chung, Tommy Tsang Cheung, Vince Wing Hang Lau, Kam Ho Lee, Florence King Pui Chan

“…With reference to sites of active lesions in STIR, the corresponding region of interest (ROI) on the ADC map was drawn to determine the maximum ADC (ADC[Formula: see text]), mean ADC (ADC[Formula: see text]), normalized maximum (nADC[Formula: see text]), and mean (nADC[Formula: see text]). …”
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The relationship between physical activity and career decision-making self-efficacy in Chinese college students: the mediating roles of self-control and social anxiety by Yuan Fang, Tingting Xu, Maosheng Ye, Changquan Li

“…A total of 5,000 samples were randomly drawn for the purpose of validating the research hypotheses, with the determination being based on whether the 95% confidence interval encompassed the value of 0.Results(1) Physical activity was found to positively predict career decision-making self-efficacy, as evidenced by (Estimate = 0.590, p &lt; 0.001). (2) Self-control was demonstrated to play a mediating role in the connection between physical activity and career decision-making self-efficacy, with the effect indicated by (Estimate = 0.075, 95%CI(0.042, 0.113)]. (3) Social anxiety was likewise shown to assume a mediating role within the relationship between physical activity and career decision-making self-efficacy, as manifested by [Estimate = 0.009, 95%CI(0.002, 0.020)]. (4) A chain mediating effect was observed between physical activity and career decision-making self-efficacy for the combination of self-control and social anxiety, with [Estimate = 0.032, 95%CI(0.008, 0.057)].ConclusionThese findings provided significant theoretical support for physical activity as an effective means to enhance university students' career decision-making self-efficacy and offered references for designing sports activity programs. …”
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Valorization of vermicompost with bacterial fermented chicken feather hydrolysate for the yield improvement of tomato plant: A novel organic combination by Ishita Biswas, Debasis Mitra, Ansuman Senapati, Debanjan Mitra, Sourav Chattaraj, Murshed Ali, Goutam Basak, Periyasamy Panneerselvam, Pradeep K. Das Mohapatra

“…Purpose Chicken feather protein hydrolysate (CFPH) has drawn a significant attention as a component/type of biofertilizer in recent years, because of the beneficial impact on the growth of the plant. …”
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Experimental Study on Characteristics of Seismic Damage and Damping Technology of Absorbing Joint of Tunnel Crossing Interface of Soft and Hard Rock by Dao-yuan Wang, Jin-xiu Yuan, Guang-yao Cui, Jia Liu, Hong-fan Wang

“…The following findings can be drawn. (1) The seismic damage of tunnel is mainly affected by stratum inertial force under the homogeneous stratum of soft rock. …”
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The interplay between sex, lifestyle factors and built environment on 20-year cardiovascular disease incidence; the ATTICA study (2002–2022) by Evangelia G. Sigala, Christina Chrysohoou, Fotios Barkas, Evangelos Liberopoulos, Petros P. Sfikakis, Antigoni Faka, Costas Tsioufis, Christos Pitsavos, Demosthenes Panagiotakos

“…At baseline, a random sample of 3,042 CVD-free adults (49.8% men) were randomly drawn from the population of the Attica region, in Greece, with 78% dwelling in urban and 22% in rural municipalities. …”
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Combination of autoimmune hepatitis to non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (Clinical case) by A. A. Driga, M. V. Mayevskaya, V. T. Ivashkin

“…In physical status asthenia, body mass index of 49,8 kg/m2, subicteric sclerae drawn attention. Blood pressure was 130/90 mm Hg, patient had hepatomegaly (+5 cm). …”
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