Mechanistic computational modeling of sFLT1 secretion dynamics. by Amy Gill, Karina Kinghorn, Victoria L Bautch, Feilim Mac Gabhann

“…Comparison between simulation predictions and additional experimental data of the outcomes of chemical inhibitors and genetic perturbations suggest that intermediate values of the secretion rate constant best match the simulation with experiments, which would completely constrain the model. …”
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Seroprevalence of scrub typhus among patients with acute febrile illness: A study from northern districts of West Bengal by Santanu Hazra, Arpita P. Dutta, Sumana Moitra, Shampa Das, Sanjoy K. Mallick, Arunabha Sarkar, Binita Pradhan, Ayan Chakraborty, Debapriya Bhowmick, Arnab Saha

“…Background: Scrub typhus is a re-emerging acute febrile illness with a high case fatality rate. Early clinical features are nonspecific and resemble any acute febrile illness, with or without skin rash creating clinical dilemmas. …”
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Influence of bulking materials on the organic matter degradation during composting of cattle manure by Md. Mukhlesur Rahman

“…This study aimed to understand the degradation pattern of cattle manure with different types of bulking materials during composting. …”
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Comparison of growth, photosynthetic, and chlorophyll fluorescence characteristics of different native cultivars in Castanea henryi by XU Bin, WU Jingyi, WU Jianfeng, SU Xinyu, ZHAO Junru, ZHU Zhoujun, LI Jianxin

“…The target leaves were marked and subsequently photoinduced at a light intensity of 1200 μmol·m-2·s-1 for at least 20 minutes until stabilization of the net photosynthetic rate (Pn). The light-response curves were fitted through a rectangular hyperbolic correction model, with parameters recorded including maximum net photosynthetic rate (Pnmax), light saturation point (LSP), apparent quantum efficiency (AQY), light compensation point (LCP), and dark respiration rate (Rd). …”
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Joint Transmit-receive Beam Design of FDA-MIMO Dual-function Radar-communication Systems for Radio-frequency Stealth by Haozheng WU, Chenguang SHI, Jianjiang ZHOU

“…Simultaneously, this method can provide high clutter and interference suppression performance as well as a low communication bit error rate.…”
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Assessing Patients with Chronic Pain Using the Basic Personality Inventory as a Complement to the Multidimensional Pain Inventory by Howard J Burton, Stephen A Kline, Robin Hargadon, Barry S Cooper, Roger D Shick, May C Ong-Lam

“…It was anticipated that this pattern would be independent of sex. In addition, validity of the BPI as a measure of psychological distress among patients with pain was examined using psychiatric diagnostic ratings as independent criteria.…”
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A Novel Deployment Scheme Based on Three-Dimensional Coverage Model for Wireless Sensor Networks by Fu Xiao, Yang Yang, Ruchuan Wang, Lijuan Sun

“…Experimental results show that, compared with traditional random method, sensor nodes number is reduced effectively while coverage rate of monitor area is ensured using our coverage pattern and deterministic deployment scheme.…”
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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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Wideband absorption with polarization and angular insensitive metamaterial for optical applications based on Tungsten-SiO2 composites by Md Raihan, Saif Hannan, Md Ismail Haque, Mohamed Ouda, Abdulmajeed M. Alenezi, Mohamed S. Soliman, Mohammad Tariqul Islam

“…A 96.93 % average absorption rate was found for visible 380 nm–700 nm, along with a maximum peak absorption point at 604.53 nm, which is 99.996 %. …”
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Stress corrosion behavior and mechanism of cable bolts under the influence of mine water by Yongliang LI, Renshu YANG, Xianglin DAI, Shaojie LU, Zhiyong LIU, Liang GUO, Jiangzhen YUAN, Yongxin CHENG, Hailong DU

“…The influence of SO42− and Cl− concentrations in mine water on cable bolt corrosion follows a similar pattern: as the ion concentrations increase, the corrosion rate gradually increases, facilitating SCC crack initiation. …”
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The effect of four weeks of polarized training on aerobic fitness and performance of professional rowers by Tahereh Hozouri, Mohammad Fashi, Hamidollah Hassanlouie

“…It seems that the polarization intensity distribution pattern can be a more effective method than traditional exercises in developing the aerobic performance characteristics of rowing athletes.…”
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Migration of Impurities in the Structure of Graphene by A.S. Dolgov, Ju.L. Zhabchyk

“…It is determined that the general pattern of transfer quality coincides with the law of particle diffuse propagation and rate of process propagation in the graphene structure exceeds the analogous value for the comparable two-dimensional square array. …”
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Wastewater treatment study using multi-soil-layering system by LUO An-cheng, ZHANG Chun-di, DU Ye-hong, SHEN Qin-qin

“…It is composed of soil mixture block layers arranged in a brick-like pattern and water-permeable layer. It has many advantages compared with other land treatment systems, such as preventing clogging, increasing hydraulic loading rate, enhancing the purification ability of soil, et al. …”
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The Voltage-Ear – An Anomaly in Photovoltaic Systems With Undersized Inverters by Ernst Wittmann, Claudia Buerhop-Lutz, Vincent Christlein, Jens Hauch, Christoph J. Brabec, Ian Marius Peters

“…This park featured a high rate of inverter malfunctions, including overheating and fires, resulting in an estimated 5% failure rate and, ultimately, in a complete replacement of inverters. …”
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Artificial Ventilation-Induced Acute Lung Lesion: Experimental, Morphological Study by A. M. Golubev, V. V. Moroz, D. V. Lysenko, A. N. Kuzovlev, D. A. Ostapchenko

“…Objective: to elucidate the pattern of morphological changes in the lung during artificial ventilation.Materials and methods. …”
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Nosological aspects of hepatomegaly and splenomegaly at pediatric age by M. M. Kotovich, F. K. Manerov, E. V. Luchsheva

“…To estimate frequency of hepatomegaly and splenomegaly in pediatric patients, to determine their causes and nosological pattern of hepatolienal syndrome (HLS) in relation to age. …”
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Mitigation of Optical Interference Noise by Optical Carrier Cancelation in Self-Coherent Reflective PON Uplink Transmission by Soo-Min Kang, Kyoung-Hak Mun, Sang-Min Jung, Sang-Kook Han

“…Under the conditions of higher fiber input power and longer transmission distance, a remarkable improvement in transmission performance in terms of the eye-pattern and bit-error-rate was achieved.…”
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Epidemiological characteristics and influencing factors of the cluster outbreaks of influenza-like illness in Yangpu District， Shanghai， 2012‒2022 by XIE Qianru, JIANG Chenyan, TAO Fangfang, QIAO Peng

“…ObjectiveTo analyze the epidemiological characteristics and influencing factors of clustered influenza-like illness (ILI) outbreaks in Yangpu District, Shanghai from 2012 to 2022, and to provide a scientific basis for formulating specific prevention and control measures of influenza in this district.MethodsData on clustered ILI outbreaks from 2012 to 2022 were collected, and the epidemiological pattern of the cluster outbreaks of influenza and its influencing factors of prevalence and duration were explored using statistical methods such as descriptive epidemiology, χ² test and logistic regression analysis.ResultsA total of 60 clustered ILI outbreaks were reported in Yangpu District, Shanghai from 2012 to 2022, with a cumulative number of 543 cases and an annual average incidence rate of 16.96%. …”
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Non-uniform temperature fields and debonding of a long-span CFST arch bridge under coupled environmental actions by Qian Zhou, Jiao Wan, Jingzhou Xin, Jiu-qun Mao, Jianting Zhou

“…Experimental and theoretical analyses yielded several significant findings: (1) During the hydration exothermic phase, the temperature field at concrete center exhibited a tri-linear distribution pattern (characterized by rapid initial rise, subsequent decline, and final stabilization), with the ascending rate significantly exceeding the descending rate; temperatures exceeded 50°C between 25 and 73 h post-placement. (2) The external steel tube temperature demonstrated sinusoidal diurnal variations during and post-hydration, closely correlating with ambient temperature fluctuations; after hydration, concrete temperatures also followed sinusoidal diurnal distributions, with amplitudes increasing proportionally to radial distance from the center. (3) A pronounced radial temperature gradient from center to surface manifested during hydration, reaching a maximum differential of 40°C; the temperature gradients substantially decreased to 7°C after hydration. (4) Longitudinal stress differentials between the interface steel tube and concrete measured 42.5 MPa (sun-exposed side) and 74.2 MPa (shadowed side), while radial stress differentials were −1.37 MPa and −0.34 MPa, respectively. (5) The temperature field model demonstrated a tri-linear distribution pattern with an effective influence depth of D/8 to D/4 (where D represents steel tube diameter); the temperature constant exhibited significant temporal dependency on environmental conditions and hydration heat evolution. (6) Although longitudinal relative slip occurred at the steel-concrete interface during placement, no void was detected.…”
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Research on Strata Movement Control in Deep Composite Lithologic Gangue Backfill Mining of Super-Thick and Weak Cementation Overburden Based on PFC–FLAC Coupling Simulation by Yonglei Li, Jiangning Gan, Guojian Zhang, Zhiyong Liu, Guangli Guo, Baode Guo, Shuo Sun

“…In addition, after calculation, the secondary compression rate of the composite rock gangue reaches 7% to 8%, ultimately leading to a secondary surface subsidence rate of 19%. …”
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