Experience with Tetanus in a Tertiary Care Hospital in Sudan: A Retrospective Review by Mumen Abdalazim Dafallah, Esraa Ahmed Ragab, Omer Ali Mohamed Ahmed Elawad

“…Tetanus is still a major health issue, especially in rural areas, and is associated with high morbidity and mortality rate. This study was conducted to describe the pattern of presentation and treatment outcome among adult patients infected with tetanus in our environment. …”
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Effectiveness of using a slider-crank mechanism for waffle background milling by I. N. Drozdov, A. Yu. Popov

“…The drive design presented in the work provides feed rate up to 43 m/min with cutting speed up to 942 m/min. …”
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Association between social participation and medical care utilization among rural older adults in China: a longitudinal study based on the CLHLS (2011–2018) by Dianrui Yao, Le Yang, Naoki Kondo

“…Subjective economic status, self-rated health, and the number of chronic diseases significantly predicted social participation transition patterns (P < 0.05). …”
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Wastewater-based epidemiology of influenza A virus in Shenzhen: baseline values and implications for multi-pathogen surveillance by Xiuyuan Shi, Shisong Fang, Chen Du, Guixian Luo, Yanpeng Cheng, Zhen Zhang, Qiuying Lv, Xin Wang, Zhigao Chen, Bincai Wei, Ziqi Wu, Bingchan Guo, Panpan Yang, Miaomiao Luo, Weihua Wu, Liping Zhou, Ting Huang, Xuan Zou, Xiaolu Shi, Songzhe Fu, Zhanwei Du, Xinxin Han, Yinghui Li, Qinghua Hu

“…The optimized random forest model (mean absolute error = 2,307, R2 = 0.988) integrated IAV concentration, flow rate, wastewater temperature, chemical oxygen demand, total nitrogen, and phosphorus. …”
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Release of Zinc, Manganese and Magnesium from Mg-Zn-Mn-Al-LDH: Effect of Malic Acid and Divalent to Trivalent Cation Ratios in Mineral Structure by Z. Movahedi Rad, M. Hamidpour

“…In the initial stage from 0 to 60 min, the release rate of Zn, Mn, and Mg was rapid, then either remained constant or slightly enhanced during 60–720 min.  …”
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COMPLEX ELECTROMAGNETIC MONITORING OF GEODYNAMIC PROCESSES IN THE NORTHERN TIEN SHAN (BISHKEK GEODYNAMIC TEST AREA) by E. A. Bataleva, V. A. Mukhamadeeva

“…The data from the 2004–2016 KNET Catalogue of the Research Station of RAS were analyzed in order to investi‐ gate the relationship between the space‐time seismicity distribution and the electrical conductivity variations that correspond to the features of the seismicity pattern at depth. …”
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Acute alcohol intoxication among adolescents in Italy, the Netherlands and Belgium: a cross-national hospital chart comparison study by Stijn Verhulst, Nico van der Lely, Andrea Orsi, Giancarlo Icardi, Guido Van Hal, Hanna van Roozendaal, Louise Pigeaud, Allegra Ferrari, Loes de Veld, Inge Glazemakers, Jozef De Dooy

“…Comprehensive data on adolescent drinking patterns is crucial for developing effective prevention strategies. …”
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Uncovering genetic contributors to developmental delay and intellectual disability: a focus on CNVs in pediatric patients by Yilun Tao, Yilun Tao, Hongzhi Guo, Dong Han, Miao Yang, Ting Lun, Lihong Wang, Wenxia Song, Haiwei Wang, Xiaoze Li

“…CNV pathogenicity was assessed using established databases and ACMG guidelines, with inheritance patterns determined where possible.ResultsAcross the 99 patients, 43 CNVs were identified in 40 individuals, with 32 classified as clinically significant, resulting in a diagnostic rate of 30.3%. …”
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Temperature drives the variations in cropland exposure to compound drought and heatwave events under future climate in Northeast China by Chuanwei Zhang, Jiangbo Gao, Lulu Liu, Yanjun Shen, Shaohong Wu

“…Notably, adherence to the SSP126 pathway can reduce both the increase rate of CDHW magnitude and cropland exposure compared to other SSPs. …”
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Organ-specific safety profile of bioinspired short antimicrobial peptides in zebrafish embryos by Sahar Isa Da’as, Sahar Isa Da’as, Hajira Afreen, Aseela Fathima, Ahmad M. Hani, Nura A. Mohamed, Md Mizanur Rahman, Patrick G. Burgon, Sergio Crovella, Haissam Abou-Saleh

“…Peptide E exhibited developmental toxicity at concentrations above 100 μg/mL, along with cardiotoxic effects such as reduced heart rate, variable locomotion patterns, and clear hepatotoxic responses.ConclusionThis study highlights distinct organ-specific toxicity profiles for Peptides C and E and underscores the importance of careful preclinical evaluation of BSAMPs. …”
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CFD, energy, and exergy analysis and sustainability indicators of tilapia fish strips drying using an evacuated tubes indirect solar dryer by Amena Ali Alsakran, Omar Shahat Younis, András Székács, Omar Saeed, Mohamed Hamdy Eid, Ali Majrashi, Atef Fathy Ahmed, Aml Abubakr Tantawy, Abdallah Elshawadfy Elwakeel

“…The optimal air flow rate of 0.03 m3/s provided a uniform drying temperature of 74.82 °C, at solar noon. …”
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Landscape analysis of m6A modification regulators reveals LRPPRC as a key modulator in tubule cells for DKD: a multi-omics study by Li Jiang, Hongda Yu, Jie Jian, Xulin Sai, Yudian Wang, Yufei Zhang, Xiai Wu

“…In clinical patients, the expression levels of LRPPRC mRNA in DKD showed the tendency to be downregulated and exhibited the potential correlations with Glomerular Filtration Rate (GFR) and proteinuria according to the Nephroseq database. …”
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The Study of Three-Dimensional Granular Stream Flowing through the Test Hopper-Shaped Target by Chengwen Qiang, Weifeng Yang, Long Li, Fei Wang, Weiping Deng, Qiang Zhao, Cong Liu, Xueying Zhang

“…Variation of the flow rate with elevated frequency of the screw conveyor is further studied. …”
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Reliability Prediction of Thick Film Hybrid Integrated Circuits by Rumen Pranchov, Veneta Athanassova, Ruslan Georgiev, Stefan Pomakov

“…Six types of Test Pattern Circuits were designed and tested and a model for estimating thick film Hybrid Integrated Circuits failure rate is proposed. …”
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Two-Phase Flow Measuring with Ultrasonic Tomography by Omid QORBANI, Esmaeil Najafi AGHDAM

“…In the existing methods, flow rate measurement depends on the fluid flow pattern. …”
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Testis in Postvasectomy Case – A Clinico-Pathological Study of 50 Cases by Prabha Bastian, Sara Varghese, P. A. Thomas, Ramakrishnan K. Nair

“…The different histological findings noted are normal histology, sloughing and disorganisation with active spermatogenesis, hypospermatogenesis, Leydig cell hyperplasia, focal atrophy of tubules, peritubuler thickening. extravasation of spermatozoa spermatogenic maturation arrest and sertoli cell only pattern (Table II). Surgical success was 94.8%, and pregnancy rate, 63.2%. …”
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Analysis of Spatio-temporal change of Carbon Emissions and Carbon Sinks and Carbon Balance partition in the Poyang Lake Ecological Economic Region by Yang Yunsong

“…The results were as follows: ① From 2000 to 2021, the total carbon emission of PYLEER continued to rise but the growth rate was declining, showing an overall convergence trend, but not reaching the peak carbon emission, and the spatial pattern of carbon emission was stable. …”
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Exploring the Current Applications and Future Implications of Artificial Intelligence in Public Health Dentistry: A Narrative Review by Tanushri Mahendra Dalvi, Rajeshri Kotwadekar, Shrivardhan R Kalghatgi, Priyanka Paul Madhu, Priyanka Methildeotare

“…Artificial Intelligence (AI) is transforming healthcare at a rapid rate by enhancing disease prevention, diagnosis, treatment planning and management of health systems. …”
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Transcriptomic and Metabolomic Joint Analysis Revealing Different Metabolic Pathways and Genes Dynamically Regulating Bitter Gourd (<i>Momordica charantia</i> L.) Fruit Growth and... by Boyin Qiu, Dazhong Li, Qianrong Zhang, Hui Lin, Yongping Li, Qingfang Wen, Haisheng Zhu

“…The results revealed that the growth rate of fruit’s fresh weight, length, diameter, and flesh thickness during the first seven days was slow, and that it then rapidly increased after the seventh day, and finally slowed once more after 17 days, indicating that the overall process followed a “slow–fast–slow” pattern. …”
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Characterization of ion track-etched conical nanopores in thermal and PECVD SiO2 using small angle X-ray scattering by Shankar Dutt, Rudradeep Chakraborty, Christian Notthoff, Pablo Mota-Santiago, Christina Trautmann, Patrick Kluth

“…The track-to-bulk etching rate ratio is significantly different for the two materials, producing nanopores with cone angles that differ by almost a factor of two. …”
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