Time-Varying Compressive Strength Model of Aeolian Sand Concrete considering the Harmful Pore Ratio Variation and Heterogeneous Nucleation Effect by Yugen Li, Huimei Zhang, Xiaoyu Liu, Guangxiu Liu, Dawei Hu, Xiangzhen Meng

“…Test studies on the development of concrete’s compressive strength with aeolian sand from the Mu Us Desert were carried out. Influence mechanism of aeolian sand on the strength of concrete was revealed by using the nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) to analyze the pore ratio and structures of aeolian sand concrete (ASC) and using the X-ray single crystal diffraction (XRD) to calculate the relative contents of hydration products semiquantitatively. …”
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Forging new paths in the development of community mental health interventions for people with mental illness at risk of criminal legal system contact by Amy Blank Wilson, Natalie Bonfine, Jonathan Phillips, Jamie Swaine, Faith Scanlon, Anna Parisi, Caroline Ginley, Robert Morgan

“…Methods The proposed pilot study will engage a small-scale clinical trial comprising three cycles of FNP delivered in a community mental health center in a Southeastern state in the U.S. The anticipated total sample size is N = 72 and will consist of community-dwelling adults with SMI who have a moderate or higher criminogenic risk level and a history of criminal legal system contact. …”
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Antioxidative Activity of Ferrocenes Bearing 2,6-Di-Tert-Butylphenol Moieties by E. R. Milaeva, S. I. Filimonova, N. N. Meleshonkova, L. G. Dubova, E. F. Shevtsova, S. O. Bachurin, N. S. Zefirov

“…Ferrocene 1 performs a promising behavior as an antioxidant and inhibits the calcium-dependent swelling of mitochondria. These results allow us to propose the potential cytoprotective (neuroprotective) effect of ditopic compounds containing antioxidant 2,6-di-tert-butylphenol group and redox active ferrocene fragment.…”
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Interventional radiology placement of totally implantable venous access devices in oncology practice by Shao Jin Ong, Gopinathan Anil

“…Despite the initial censure, his idea garnered interest across the Atlantic in the US, where Andre Counard and Dickinson Richards, in the 1940s, refined his technique and used it for cardiovascular research. …”
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Traumatic Brain Injury: Patient Characteristics, Hospital Costs and Trends Over Time by Pankaj A. Patel, Peter J. Mallow, Mary Vassar, John A. Rizzo, Bhavik J. Pandya, Denise T. Kruzikas

“…The rate of TBI visits have risen substantially over time, especially among children under age 18 years and patients in the Northeast US Census Region. **Conclusion:** TBI is a serious medical condition that appears to be on the rise. …”
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Targeting BCMA in multiple myeloma: designs, challenges, and future directions by Yi Hu, Yuetao Xie, Xiaodong Wang, Lufeng Yang, He Geng, Zugang Yi, Yao Zhang, Lin Ma, Fang Chen

“…Various CAR designs, utilizing different BCMA recognition domains, have yielded promising clinical results, leading to the approval of two BCMA-targeting CAR T cell therapies by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the treatment of MM. …”
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Sources of Dietary Fiber and the Association of Fiber Intake with Childhood Obesity Risk (in 2–18 Year Olds) and Diabetes Risk of Adolescents 12–18 Year Olds: NHANES 2003–2006... by Mary Brauchla, WenYen Juan, Jon Story, Sibylle Kranz

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Analysis of the Cytokine Expression in the Aqueous Humor of Individuals with BRVO-Associated Macular Edema by Chengyi Zhu, Lanlan Pan, Qiong Yi, Qiping Wei

“…The specific concentration of IL-6, VEGF, ICAM-1, and VCAM-1 in the aqueous humor was detected using the BD CSCanto™ II Flow Cytometer (US). Spearman or Pearson correlation analysis was used to test the correlation between the levels of BCVA and severity of ME and the expression levels of IL-6, VEGF, ICAM-1, and VCAM-1 in the aqueous humor. …”
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The Power of Words from the 2024 United States Presidential Debates: A Natural Language Processing Approach by Ana Lorena Jiménez-Preciado, José Álvarez-García, Salvador Cruz-Aké, Francisco Venegas-Martínez

“…This study analyzes the linguistic patterns and rhetorical strategies employed in the 2024 U.S. presidential debates from the exchanges between Donald Trump, Joe Biden, and Kamala Harris. …”
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PROBLEMS AND PROSPECTS OF THE EUROPEAN REGIONAL ORDER by L. A. Dymova

“…In the context of increasing security threats transatlantic partnership does not lose the relevance though the tough course of the US and its desire to reinforce its leadership in Europe often meets the extreme disapproval on the part of the Europeans. …”
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A Solar Photovoltaic Performance and Financial Modeling Solution for Grid-Connected Homes in Zambia by Katundu Imasiku

“…A 1 kW solar PV system was modeled at an installation cost of US$1.27 per watt on a short-term basis of 5 years and found that the project is feasible with a 28.52% IRR achieved in 3 years and a 69% performance ratio and a debt service coverage ratio (DSCR) of 5.12 by the end of the project life, thereby indicating capability to turn around Zambia’s energy poverty to meet the UN SDG 7.…”
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Association between Metformin Use and Cancer Stage at Diagnosis among Elderly Medicare Beneficiaries with Preexisting Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus and Incident Prostate Cancer by Amit D. Raval, Malcolm D. Mattes, Suresh Madhavan, Xiaoyun Pan, Wenhui Wei, Usha Sambamoorthi

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Ambient Atmospheric Aerosol Extinction Coefficient Reconstruction from PM2.5 Mass Concentrations and Application to Haze Identification in China by Lina Gao, Peng Yan, Jietai Mao, Xiaochun Zhang, Xiaoling Zhang, Yongxue Wu, Junshan Jing, Jianming Xu, Xuejiao Deng, Wenxue Chi

“…A closure study enabled us to determine the threshold of the extinction ratio (β/βObs) and identify haze and fog weather phenomena at the stations. …”
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Greening up the City with Native Species: Challenges and Solutions by Amy Hardberger, Danielle Craig, Catherine Simpson, Robert D. Cox, Gad Perry

“…We propose methods to address all three, providing successful examples from a number of US localities and a case study that demonstrates what drivers might exist and what actions remain to be taken.…”
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Cost Management at Higher Education Institutions – Cases of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia and Slovenia by Martina Dragija Kostić, Tatjana Jovanović, Jelena Jurić

“…The above academic challenges led us to pioneering an attempt to evaluate the capabilities of financial management tools for three Western Balkan countries, i.e. …”
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Anti-Inflammatory Prostanoids: Focus on the Interactions between Electrophile Signaling and Resolution of Inflammation by Beatriz Díez-Dacal, Dolores Pérez-Sala

“…Detailed characterization of cyPG interactions with cellular proteins will help us to understand their mechanism of action fully and establish their therapeutic potential in inflammation.…”
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Experience in implementing the European Union’s regional investment policy to attract foreign direct investments by L. S. Nevyantseva, N. Yu. Vlasova

“…The main factors that negatively affect the investment situation in the European Union have been emphasized, including: General political instability, threats of global protectionism, high levels of public debt in a number of countries, fiscal reform and US economic policy, and others.At the end, taking into account the current problems in the EU, recommendations have been formulated to activate the investment policy in the field of FDI at the level of this regional Association, aimed at promoting its socio-economic development. …”
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Management of Class I and Class II Amalgam Restorations with Localized Defects: Five-Year Results by Javier Martin, Eduardo Fernandez, Juan Estay, Valeria V. Gordan, Ivar Andreas Mjör, Gustavo Moncada

“…Restorations were assessed by two calibrated examiners according to modified U.S. Public Health Service criteria, including marginal adaptation, anatomic form, secondary caries, and roughness. …”
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Positive associations between cannabis and alcohol use polygenic risk scores and phenotypic opioid misuse among African-Americans. by Jill A Rabinowitz, Jin Jin, Sally I-Chun Kuo, Adrian I Campos, Miguel E Rentería, Andrew S Huhn, Johannes Thrul, Beth A Reboussin, Kelly Benke, Benjamin Domingue, Nicholas S Ialongo, Brion S Maher, Darlene Kertes, Vanessa Troiani, George Uhl

“…<h4>Methods</h4>Data were drawn from three cohorts of participants (N = 1,103; 45% male) who were recruited in first grade as part of a series of elementary school-based, universal preventive intervention trials conducted in a Mid-Atlantic region of the U.S. In young adulthood, participants provided a DNA sample and reported on whether they had used heroin or misused prescription opioids in their lifetime. …”
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A Helminth-Derived Chitinase Structurally Similar to Mammalian Chitinase Displays Immunomodulatory Properties in Inflammatory Lung Disease by Friederike Ebner, Katja Lindner, Katharina Janek, Agathe Niewienda, Piotr H. Malecki, Manfred S. Weiss, Tara E. Sutherland, Arnd Heuser, Anja A. Kühl, Jürgen Zentek, Andreas Hofmann, Susanne Hartmann

“…Immunomodulation of airway hyperreactivity by excretory-secretory (ES) products of the first larval stage (L1) of the gastrointestinal nematode Trichuris suis is reported by us and others. Here, we aimed to identify the proteins accounting for the modulatory effects of the T. suis L1 ES proteins and studied six selected T. suis L1 proteins for their immunomodulatory efficacy in a murine OVA-induced allergic airway disease model. …”
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