New digital drilling process monitoring: Instrumentation, validation and calibration by Yanpeng Sun, Zuyu Chen, Fangcai Xu, Yufei Zhao, Ruilang Cao, Dong Li

“…Most importantly, this new instrument is proven to be successful in improving the detection of structural discontinuities with thicknesses >1 mm. …”
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Effect of Radiation, Organic Solvents and Vibration Occupational Exposure on the Thyroid Disease: Results from Project ELEFANT by Bibo Yuan, Citlalli Osorio-Yáñez, Junkai Fang, Lei Zhao, Ander Wilson, Marco Sanchez-Guerra, Hongbin Liu, Peng-Hui Li, Liqiong Guo

“…Abstract Although occupational exposure to radiation and organic solvents has been proven to increase the chance of developing thyroid disease, one of the leading endocrine disorders, much less is known about the potential risk factor of vibration exposure. …”
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RSL3 induces ferroptosis by activating the NF-κB signalling pathway to enhance the chemosensitivity of triple-negative breast cancer cells to paclitaxel by Jialin Yuan, Cong Liu, Chengwei Jiang, Ning Liu, Zhaoying Yang, Hua Xing

“…Induced ferroptosis of tumour cells has been proven to increase chemosensitivity, but its ability to sensitize TNBC cells to paclitaxel (PTX) is unknown. …”
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Hypergravity as a Possible Way of Bone Tissue Engineering in Osteoblastic Differentiation from Mesenchymal Stem Cells: A Systematic Review by Wisnu Sudrajad, Andre Erica Indrawan, Devangga Kusuma, Bagus Wibowo Soetojo, Heri Suroto

“…Microgravity has been proven in several studies to inhibit the expression of osteogenic differentiation markers. …”
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Isolation, Purification and In Vitro Characterization of a Newly Isolated Alkalophilic Phytase Produced by the Halophile <i>Cobetia marina</i> Strain 439 for Use as Animal Food Sup... by Ivanka Boyadzhieva, Kaloyan Berberov, Nikolina Atanasova, Nikolay Krumov, Lyudmila Kabaivanova

“…The half-life of the phytase of 15 min at pH 10 and 30 min at pH 4.0 was registered. The enzyme was proven to be with high substrate specificity. In addition, the purified phytase showed strong proteolytic tolerance against trypsin and pepsin. …”
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Gum Arabic Reduces C-Reactive Protein in Chronic Kidney Disease Patients without Affecting Urea or Indoxyl Sulfate Levels by Sarra Elamin, Mariam J. Alkhawaja, Amina Y. Bukhamsin, Mohamed A. S. Idris, Muntasir M. Abdelrahman, Nasrulla K. Abutaleb, Abdulrahman A. Housawi

“…Gum Arabic (GA) is a complex polysaccharide with proven prebiotic properties and potentially beneficial systemic effects. …”
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Crossing Virtual Doors: A New Method to Study Gait Impairments and Freezing of Gait in Parkinson’s Disease by Luis I. Gómez-Jordana, James Stafford, C. (Lieke) E. Peper, Cathy M. Craig

“…Studying freezing of gait (FOG) in the lab has proven problematic. This has primarily been due to the difficulty in designing experimental setups that maintain high levels of ecological validity whilst also permitting sufficient levels of experimental control. …”
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Dihydrotanshinone I Alleviates Crystalline Silica-Induced Pulmonary Inflammation by Regulation of the Th Immune Response and Inhibition of STAT1/STAT3 by Yiting Zhang, Chao Li, Siyi Li, Yiping Lu, Sitong Du, Xinning Zeng, Xi Chen, Jie Chen

“…CD4+ T cells play a pivotal role in the pathogenesis of CS-induced pulmonary disease, which has no proven curative therapy. Dihydrotanshinone I (DHI), a natural product isolated from Salvia miltiorrhiza Bunge (Danshen), has anti-inflammatory and immunomodulatory properties. …”
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Practical security of twin-field quantum key distribution with optical phase-locked loop under wavelength-switching attack by Qingquan Peng, Jiu-Peng Chen, Tianyi Xing, Dongyang Wang, Yizhi Wang, Yang Liu, Anqi Huang

“…The maximum observed increase in mean photon number is 8.7%, which has been theoretically proven to compromise the security of a TF-class QKD system. …”
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Phenolic Compounds from Apples: Reviewing their Occurrence, Absorption, Bioavailability, Processing, and Antioxidant Activity – a Review by Małgorzata Starowicz, Bohdan Achrem–Achremowicz, Mariusz K. Piskuła, Henryk Zieliński

“…The gathered studies have confirmed that the choice of polyphenol-rich raw material as well as proper processing are important to achieve high-quality fruit-based products with a high content of antioxidants after a few stages of production. It was proven that the processing of apples could significantly modify the content of phenolics in the finished products, including juices, concentrates, vinegars, and ciders. …”
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Temperature influence on the repair of a hardfacing coating using laser metal deposition and assessment of the repair innocuity by Wilfried Pacquentin, Pierre Wident, Jérôme Varlet, Thomas Cailloux, Hicham Maskrot

“…Additive manufacturing (AM) is a proven time- and cost-effective method for repairing parts locally damaged after e.g. repetitive friction wear or corrosion. …”
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Proline isomerization modulates the bacterial IsdB/hemoglobin interaction: an atomic force spectroscopy study by Francesca Pancrazi, Omar De Bei, Francesco Lavecchia di Tocco, Marialaura Marchetti, Barbara Campanini, Salvatore Cannistraro, Stefano Bettati, Anna Rita Bizzarri

“…Abstract Iron surface determinant B (IsdB), a Staphylococcus aureus (SA) surface protein involved in both heme iron acquisition from host hemoglobin (Hb) and bacterial adhesion, is a proven virulence factor that can be targeted for the design of antibacterial molecules or vaccines. …”
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Physics-Based Self-Supervised Grasp Pose Detection by Jon Ander Ruiz, Ander Iriondo, Elena Lazkano, Ander Ansuategi, Iñaki Maurtua

“…While our system achieves similar accuracy compared to a contemporary approach, 84% on the real-world validation, it has proven to be effective at generating grasps with good centering 18 times faster than the compared system.…”
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The Clinical Manifestation Variety and Management Choice of Meckel’s Diverticulum with Complication: A Single Center Experience by Tingliang Fu, Xiaoliang Xu, Lei Geng, Yanli Huang, Guojian Ding, Hong Ji

“…Children with hematochezia, peritonitis, and intestinal obstruction without history of prior abdominal operation should be suspected with this disease until proven otherwise. Hematochezia is often associated with ectopic gastric mucosa in the diverticulum. …”
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‘Shift’ Adaptation and a New Croatian Standard for Haavikko Developmental Stages’ Timing by Ivan Bedek, Jelena Dumančić, Tomislav Lauc, Miljenko Marušić, Ivana Čuković-Bagić

“…Although used infrequently when compared to more established methods, the Haavikko method can be used in cases where other dental age estimation methods have proven ineffective. Aim: The aim of this study was to adapt the Haavikko method as a means of improving age estimation on a representative sample of Croatian children and to establish an applicable standard for the Haavikko developmental stages. …”
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Nature-based solutions for climate change adaptation and resilience in urban informal settlements: Insights from kibera, kenya and Villa 20, Argentina by Caroline Kibii, Flávia Guerra, Philip Bonera Bananayo, Simone Sandholz

“…In urban informal urban settlements with limited space, and high exposure to climate risks, NbS implementation is particularly challenging, despite their proven benefits. Noting the heterogeneity of informal settlements, understanding the existing NbS and how they are perceived locally is crucial for their uptake. …”
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Clinical and Renal Biopsy Findings Predicting Outcome in Renal Thrombotic Microangiopathy: A Large Cohort Study from a Single Institute in China by Xiao-Juan YU, Feng YU, Di Song, Su-Xia Wang, Yan Song, Gang Liu, Ming-Hui Zhao

“…The current study aimed to investigate the spectrum of etiologies and associated disorders of renal biopsy-proven thrombotic microangiopathy (TMA) patients. …”
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Comprehensive landscape and oncogenic role of extrachromosomal circular DNA in malignant biliary strictures by Zhuo Cheng, Xuanmei Luo, Wenzheng Liu, Xiaofang Lu, Hong Chang, Yingchun Wang, Wei Zheng, Xiue Yan, Yonghui Huang

“…EccDNA carrying miR-106a/363 cluster or miR-374b/421 cluster were proven to regulate cancer gene expression, accelerate tumor proliferation, and inhibit tumor apoptosis. …”
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Decreased Frequencies of Th17 and Tc17 Cells in Patients Infected with Avian Influenza A (H7N9) Virus by Jiaqi Bao, Dawei Cui, Xiaochen Wang, Qianda Zou, Dejian Zhao, Shufa Zheng, Fei Yu, Li Huang, Yuejiao Dong, Xianzhi Yang, Guoliang Xie, Weizhen Chen, Yu Chen

“…Although interleukin-17- (IL-17-) secreting CD4+ T (Th17) and CD8+ T (Tc17) cells have been proven to play crucial roles in influenza virus infection, the changes and roles of Th17 and Tc17 cells in immune responses to H7N9 infection remain controversial. …”
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Simulation Strategies for Mixed Traffic Conditions: A Review of Car-Following Models and Simulation Frameworks by Bhargav Naidu Matcha, Satesh Narayana Namasivayam, Mohammad Hosseini Fouladi, K. C. Ng, Sivakumar Sivanesan, Se Yong Eh Noum

“…Notably, the existence of mixed traffic conditions has been proven to be a significant contributor to road accidents and congestion. …”
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