Effect of Al contents on the microstructure and cavitation erosion resistance of TiSiN/NiTiAlxCrCoN nanomultilayer films by Hongjuan Yan, Fangying Cheng, Zhaoliang Dou, Lina Si, Ye Yang, Fengbin Liu

“…The values of elastic modulus, hardness, and adhesive strength for the TiSiN/NiTiAl _x CrCoN nanomultilayer films initially increase and later decrease as the Al content is increased, whereas the mass loss for the TiSiN/NiTiAl _x CrCoN nanomultilayer films initially decrease and later increase during the cavitation erosion experiment. The TiSiN/NiTiAl _0.8 CrCoN nanomultilayer film provides a maximum hardness value equal to 31.3 GPa, a maximum elastic modulus equal to 218.9 GPa, a highest adhesive strength equal to 38.8 N and a least mass loss equal to 0.8 mg. …”
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Time-resolved measurement of neutron energy isotropy in a sheared-flow-stabilized Z pinch by R.A. Ryan, P.E. Tsai, A.R. Johansen, A.E. Youmans, D.P. Higginson, J.M. Mitrani, C.S. Adams, D.A. Sutherland, B. Levitt, U. Shumlak

“…Previous measurements of neutron energy using fast plastic scintillators while operating the Fusion Z Pinch Experiment (FuZE) constrained the energy of any yield-producing deuteron beams to less than 4.65 keV. …”
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<i>Agrobacterium rhizogenes</i>-Mediated Hairy Root Transformation in <i>Rosa</i> by Jun Lu, Yuwen Huang, Yuhan Guo, Chunguo Fan, Guozhen Yuan, Rui Zhou, Jingjing Sun, Mengjuan Bai, Kun Wang, Jinyi Liu, Changquan Wang

“…We established an <i>A. rhizogenes</i>-mediated hairy root transformation system in rose using <i>A. rhizogenes</i> strains MSU440 and Ar Qual, successfully obtained transgenic hairy roots, and conducted preliminary experiments to examine their regeneration by employing the ultraviolet light (UV)-visible reporter eYGFPuv as a marker. …”
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Efficacy of Air and Oxygen Micro-nano Bubble Waters Against Colletotrichum gloeosporioides and Impacts on Postharvest Quality of ‘Fan Retief’ Guava Fruit by Harold K. Malahlela, Zinash A. Belay, Rebogile R. Mphahlele, Oluwafemi James Caleb

“…For the in vitro and in vivo investigation, 106 spore or conidia/mL Colletotrichum gloeosporioides suspension was used, and treated with solutions of air- or O2-MNB for 30- or 60-min, sodium hypochlorite (NaOCl), and untreated (as control). In the second experiment, freshly harvested guava fruits were washed with tap water (control), NaOCl (standard practice), air-, or O2-MNB (for 15- or 30-min). …”
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Experimental study of the effects of siestas on the nocturnal sleep quality and thermal comfort levels under thermoneutral environment in summer by Huili Yu, Xue Zhao, Liping Chen, Xiaohui Tian, Shimin Liang, Songtao Hu

“…During this study's experiment, the temperature was maintained at 25 °C, and sleep duration was recorded throughout the night. …”
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Optimization of Irrigation and Fertilization in Maize–Soybean System Based on Coupled Water–Carbon–Nitrogen Interactions by Aizheng Yang, Shuyuan Luo, Yaowen Xu, Pingan Zhang, Zhenyi Sun, Kun Hu, Mo Li

“…This study differs from previous research by investigating the effects of water–nitrogen co-regulation involving organic carbon on the yield increase and emission mitigation in a soybean–maize system. A dryland experiment was conducted, employing 20 distinct combinations of water and nitrogen treatments that were meticulously designed for the maize–soybean system. …”
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Efficacy and Safety of Intravitreal Conbercept, Ranibizumab, and Triamcinolone on 23-Gauge Vitrectomy for Patients with Proliferative Diabetic Retinopathy by Jinglin Cui, Hong Chen, Hang Lu, Fangtian Dong, Dongmei Wei, Yan Jiao, Steve Charles, Weikuan Gu, Lin Wang

“…The 23-G PPV was performed with intravitreal conbercept or ranibizumab injection 3–7 days before surgery or intravitreal TA injection during surgery. The experiment was randomized controlled, with a noninferiority limit of five letters. …”
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Analysis on Influence Factors of Roadway Instability in High-Stress, Steeply Inclined Extra-Thick Coal Seam by Hai Rong, Liting Pan, Xiaoyan Li, Ming Wang, Zeliang Qu, Mengsheng Lu, Kaipeng Guo

“…And, according to the performance of the bolting material and anchoring agent, the laboratory theoretical research was carried out. Through the experiment, it is concluded that the FRP bolt with a diameter not less than 27 mm is the first choice for the side support of the working face in the mining roadway, then ribbed steel bolt with a diameter not less than 20 mm for the nonworking face, and the length of the anchor rod not less than the range of the loose circle. …”
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ALDOA contributes to colorectal tumorigenesis and metastasis by targeting YAP by Liang Sun, Ting Lu, Linhua Jiang, Huihui Yao, Qixuan Xu, Jie Sun, Xiaoqin Yang, Songbing He, Xinguo Zhu

“…In addition, loss of function and gain of function experiments showed that ALDOA promoted CRC cell proliferation and migration in vitro and in vivo. …”
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Aerosol Opto-physical Properties: Temporal Variation, Aerosol Type Discrimination and Source Identification by Amol R. Kolhe, Gajanan Raghunath Aher, Pawan S. Soyam, Sachin D. Ralegankar, Sumita Kedia, Laxman M. Chaudhari, Vivek V. Antad, Sachin D. Ghude, Pramod D. Safai, Sanjay D. Chakane, Panuganti C. S. Devara

“…Abstract Atmospheric aerosol characterization experiments were conducted, for the first time, over AC-Ahmednagar, a semi-urban location in south-west India, using a multi-spectral solar radiometer from January 2016 to May 2018. …”
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γ-Aminobutyric acid alleviates litchi thaumatin-like protein-induced inflammation and reduces gut microbial translocation by Yao Wang, Dongwei Wang, Kai Wang, Min Zhao, Cizhou Li, Yu Wang, Xuwei Liu, Lei Zhao, Zhuoyan Hu

“…These results indicate GABA alleviated inflammation through nuclear factor-κB and mitogen-activated protein kinase pathway signaling pathways. In vivo experiment was performed to verify the anti -inflammatory effect of GABA, and the results demonstrated that GABA reduced the inflammation and oxidative stress in the liver of LcTLP-treated mice, as it down-regulated the pro- inflammatory cytokines, malondialdehyde, aspartate transferase, and alanine transaminase. …”
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FSDN-DETR: Enhancing Fuzzy Systems Adapter with DeNoising Anchor Boxes for Transfer Learning in Small Object Detection by Zhijie Li, Jiahui Zhang, Yingjie Zhang, Dawei Yan, Xing Zhang, Marcin Woźniak, Wei Dong

“…Our architecture also employs adapter modules to reduce re-training costs, and a two-stage fine-tuning strategy adapts fuzzy modules to specific domains before harmonizing the model with task-specific adjustments. Experiments on the COCO and AI-TOD-V2 datasets show that FSDN-DETR achieves an approximately 20% improvement in average precision for very small objects, surpassing state-of-the-art models and demonstrating robustness and reliability for small object detection in complex environments.…”
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Smoking trends and awareness among Indian university students: A qualitative study by S. Naganandini, T. Seemadevi, Alexander Maniangat Luke, Mohamed Saleh Hamad Ingafou

“…This is likely due to the increased freedom that young adults have to experiment with different identities and behaviors. …”
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Experimental investigation of the mechanical properties of Al6061-TiB2-fly ash reinforced monolithic and hybrid composites by K Nithesh, Karthik B M, Sathyashankara Sharma, Gajanan Anne, Ananda Hegde

“…This study investigates the mechanical properties of Al6061-TiB _2 -fly ash reinforced monolithic and hybrid composites, fabricated using the stir casting technique. The experiment involved the preparation of both monolithic composites by varying TiB2 (3–6 wt%) and hybrid composites by varying TiB _2 (1–3 wt%) and fly ash (3–5 wt%) within the Al6061 matrix. …”
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Considering the impact of vaccine communication in the COVID-19 pandemic among adults in Canada: A qualitative study of lessons learned for future vaccine campaigns by Jeanna Parsons Leigh, Stephana Julia Moss, Jade MacDonald, Michal S. Cherak, Henry T. Stelfox, Ève Dubé, Kirsten M. Fiest, Donna M. Halperin, Sofia B. Ahmed, Shannon E. MacDonald, Sharon E. Straus, Terra Manca, Josh Ng Kamstra, Andrea Soo, Scott A. Halperin

“…We aimed to understand how experiences with vaccine-related information and communication challenges during the COVID-19 pandemic impacted motivations and behaviors among Canadian adults regarding future vaccines. …”
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CGDINet: A Deep Learning-Based Salient Object Detection Algorithm by Chengyu Hu, Jianxin Guo, Hanfei Xie, Qing Zhu, Baoxi Yuan, Yujie Gao, Xiangyang Ma, Jialu Chen, Juan Tian

“…Additionally, the Depth Auxiliary Module (DAM) is incorporated to enhance the focus on important regions. Experiments were conducted on five public datasets (DUT-OMRON, ECSSD, PASCAL-S, DUTS-TE, and HKU-IS). …”
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A sterol panel for rare lipid disorders: sitosterolemia, cerebrotendinous xanthomatosis and Smith-Lemli-Opitz syndrome by Alexander Bauer Westbye, Lili L. Dizdarevic, Sandra R. Dahl, Emil Andreas Asprusten, Yngve Thomas Bliksrud, Anita Lövgren Sandblom, Ulf Diczfalusy, Per M. Thorsby, Kjetil Retterstøl

“…CTX serum contained greatly increased concentrations of cholestanol, as well as 7DHC and lathosterol. Spiking experiments indicated that the method is likely also useful for the diagnosis of desmosterolosis and lathosterolosis. …”
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Near-Peer Coaching to Enhance Operative Learning: An Educational Innovation for Surgical Training by Alexander J. Papachristos, MSurgicalEd, Elizabeth Molloy, PhD, Juanita N. Chui, MD, Monica Ghidinelli, PhD, Simon Kitto, PhD, Debra Nestel, PhD, Benjamin P. T. Loveday, PhD

“…Semistructured interviews were conducted to explore trainees’ experiences of the model. Results:. Twelve trainees participated in the study. …”
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Study on the Adsorption Mechanism of Hydrophobic SiO2 Nanoparticles: A Molecular Dynamics Study by Runnan Zhou, Yuyuan Wang, Dong Zhang, Peng Ye, Jianguang Wei

“…As a result, nanoparticles (NPs) have found a promising role in enhanced oil recovery as potential improved oil recovery agents in low permeability. Despite many experiments that have proved that nanoparticles can be adsorbed on the rock surface in a macroscopic perspective, the adsorption mechanism and the effects of molecular structure on the adsorption behavior of nanoparticles on rock surfaces remain scarce. …”
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Wastewater Purification from Permanganate Ions by Sorption on the Ocimum basilicum Leaves Powder Modified by Zinc Chloride by Nasser A. Alamrani, Hatem A. Al-Aoh, Meshari M. H. Aljohani, Suhair A. Bani-Atta, M. Sobhi, Mustafa Syed Khalid, A. A. A. Darwish, Ali A. Keshk, Mona A. A. Abdelfattah

“…The outcomes of sorption experiments designate the positive impact for temperature, time of agitation, and started concentration of MnO4− and negative impact for pH. …”
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