Design of a Low Threshold Single-Mode In-P Laser Using Regrowth-Free Fabrication by A. Sharma, P. Landais, M. Srivastava, M. Wallace, F. Smyth, A. Kaszubowska-Anandarajah, P. Anandarajah

“…Subsequently, the extracted parameters are used in a rate equation model to predict the performance of the laser in terms of its L <inline-formula><tex-math notation="LaTeX">$ - $</tex-math></inline-formula> I characteristics and the sidemode suppression ratio (SMSR). …”
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Effect of acupuncture on endometrial receptivity in women with thin endometrium: study protocol for a single-centre, randomised, sham-controlled trial by Xin Liu, Li Yang, Xiaoyan Wang, Huanfang Xu, Yigong Fang, Pengfei Du, Chenchen Su, Jiashan Li, Weixin Li, Tian Hang, Yaoyao Zhu

“…Secondary outcomes are endometrial pattern, uterine arterial blood flow parameters (Pulsatility Index, Resistance Index and the ratio of peak systolic to end-diastolic blood flow velocities), endometrium blood flow, serum oestradiol concentration, clinical pregnancy rate and Self-Rating Anxiety Scale Scores.Ethics and dissemination This study has been approved by the ethics committee of the Institute of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences (approval no.: S2024-04-23-1). …”
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Reference Signal Design in OFDM ISAC for Long-range and High-speed UAV Detection by Aimin TANG, Shuhan WANG, Wenze QU

“…Then, to address the challenge of high-speed detection, the paper incorporates range-rate into the Chinese Remainder Theorem-based method. …”
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Novel anti-bacterial activities of β-defensin 1 in human platelets: suppression of pathogen growth and signaling of neutrophil extracellular trap formation. by Bjoern F Kraemer, Robert A Campbell, Hansjörg Schwertz, Mark J Cody, Zechariah Franks, Neal D Tolley, Walter H A Kahr, Stephan Lindemann, Peter Seizer, Christian C Yost, Guy A Zimmerman, Andrew S Weyrich

“…We observed that activated platelets surround Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus), forcing the pathogens into clusters that have a reduced growth rate compared to S. aureus alone. Given the microbicidal activity of β-defensins, we determined whether hBD family members were present in platelets and found mRNA and protein for hBD-1. …”
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MASS LAYOFF MANAGEMENT AT DOMESTIC ENTERPRISES by Yulia Sotnikova, Eka Stepanova, Nikita Nazarov

“…The implementation of the rapid response strategy will make the process of employee laying off the most comfortable for all participants: redundant personnel will get psychological support; the local community will reduce the rate of unemployment in the region.…”
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Is Western Diet Harmful for Male Fertility? A Review of Fact or Fiction by Soheila Pourmasumi, Seyed Mojtaba Heydari Khoormizi, Mehrnoosh Mehrabian

“…Diet plays a crucial role in male reproductive potential. The global fertility rate has been declining, and this may be partly attributed to the changes in diet worldwide. …”
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A Crime Data Analysis of Prediction Based on Classification Approaches by Fatima Shaker Hussain, Abbas Fadhil Aljuboori

“…With a large rise in crime globally, there is a necessity to analyze crime data to bring down the rate of crime. This encourages the police and people to occupy the required measures and more effectively restricting the crimes. …”
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Biogenic AgNPs—A Nano Weapon against Bacterial Canker of Tomato (BCT) by Asma Noshad, Mudassar Iqbal, Crispin Hetherington, Hassan Wahab

“…AgNPs treated seeds showed a normal germination rate with normal seedling growth. An in-vitro study found that the prepared AgNPs caused the maximum inhibition of the bacterial pathogen. …”
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In Vitro Cytotoxicity Study of Pt Nanoparticles Decorated TiO2 Nanotube Array by Shaymaa Rajab Baqer, Abdulkareem Alsammarraie, Mahasin Alias, Mohammad Al-Halbosiy, Amaal Sadiq

“…The MCF-7 cancer cell lines and WRL68 normal cell lines were treated with concentration 800, 400,200,100, 50, 25, 12.5µg\ml of TiO2NTs and Pt\TiO2NTs(1) and (2) for 48hours using MTT assay.IC50 and inhibition rate were calculated. The result shows that the Pt\TiO2NTs have more inhibition effect on cancer cell lines than TiO2NTs array.…”
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IgG4-Related Disease in a Urachal Tumor by Travis W. Dum, Da Zhang, Eugene K. Lee

“…The patient underwent a partial cystectomy and umbilectomy with pathology demonstrating dense plasmacytic cells, a high rate of immunohistochemistry staining positive for IgG4 plasma cells, a storiform pattern of fibrosis, and an obliterative phlebitis. …”
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Massive Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding Caused by Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma by O. Telci Caklili, H. H. Mutlu, Y. Colak, E. Ozturk, D. Kosemetin Dover, I. Tuncer

“…In physical examination patient was pale and sweaty; his vitals were unstable with a heart rate of 110 per minute and a blood pressure of 90/50 mmHg. …”
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Numerical Study Of The Shape And Dimensions Of The Blocks In The Energy Dissipation Of Stilling Basin by elham jafari, Hassan Ahmadi

“…In addition to evaluating the accuracy of the model in simulating the flow pattern in the relaxation ponds, the numerical study of the effect of the shape and dimensions of the threshold blocks on the energy dissipation rate And the hydraulic jump of the pond was relaxed. …”
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Intracranial Dural Arteriovenous Fistulas: A Systematic Approach—Diagnosis, Classification, and Endovascular Treatment by Skander Sammoud, Nadia Hammami

“…A personalized case-by-case approach accomplishes a high complete treatment grade with a low complication rate. This review highlights the epidemiology, pathogenesis, clinical presentation, classification, diagnosis, and endovascular treatment of patients with intracranial DAVFs.…”
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Comparative virulence analysis of seven diverse strains of Orientia tsutsugamushi reveals a multifaceted and complex interplay of virulence factors responsible for disease. by Panjaporn Chaichana, Naphat Satapoomin, Chitrasak Kullapanich, Suthida Chuenklin, Aisha Mohammad, Manutsanun Inthawong, Erin E Ball, Thomas P Burke, Piyanate Sunyakumthorn, Jeanne Salje

“…We found that there was no single gene or gene group that correlated with virulence, and no clear pattern of in vitro growth rate that predicted disease. …”
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Characteristics of Spatial and Temporal Evolution of Extreme Precipitation in Haihe River Basin and Analysis of Future Trends by LI Jia, HUANG Lingmei, SHEN Ao, SHI Rongqing, SHEN Manhua, YU Xiaobo

“…In terms of spatial changes, compared with historical periods, the area where the rate of change of the extreme precipitation index increases under the high-emission scenario has significantly expanded. ④On a seasonal scale, the growth trends of the maximum one-day precipitation and the maximum five-day precipitation have significantly strengthened in summer and autumn, a change that may lead to more severe heavy rainfall and flooding in summer and autumn.…”
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Dynamics of seasonal rabies incidence in animals in Azerbaijan by Ch. V. Aliyeva, Sh. K. Zeynalova

“…To assess the epizootological and epidemiological risks of rabies in the country, the disease frequency rate among various animal species was studied by year. …”
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Task switching with probabilistic reward schemes by Markus Janczyk, Ludwig Danwitz, Kerstin Fröber, Bettina von Helversen

“…Specifically, an increase in reward prospect appears to enhance flexibility, as indicated by a higher voluntary switch rate (VSR), compared to situations where the reward prospect remains high. …”
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Parathyroid Involvement by Thyroid Carcinoma: Results from a Single Institution and a Review of the Literature by Ran Hong

“…All patients exhibited PTG Pattern A (direct invasion). <i>Conclusions:</i> Based on our findings and literature data, PTG involvement by TC has an incidence rate of 0.05–3.9%, predominantly affects women in their sixth to seventh decade of life, and appears to have no impact on prognosis unless accompanied by extensive extrathyroidal invasion. …”
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Taking a look at your speech: identifying diagnostic status and negative symptoms of psychosis using convolutional neural networks by Gleb Melshin, Anthony DiMaggio, Nadia Zeramdini, Michael MacKinley, Lena Palaniyappan, Alban Voppel

“…Modified ResNet-18 convolutional neural networks (CNNs) performed three classification tasks; (1) schizophrenia-spectrum vs healthy controls, within 179 clinically-rated patients, (2) individuals with more severe vs less severe negative symptom burden, and (3) clinically obvious vs subtle blunted affect. …”
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Influence of exercise interventions on functional movement screen scores in athletes: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Ali Asghar Maleki, Seyed Hamed Mousavi, Mohamad Ali Biabangard, Hooman Minoonejad

“…Abstract The functional movement screen (FMS) is a widely recognized tool for evaluating movement patterns and identifying potential injury risks in athletes. …”
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