Physical and Chemical Characterization of Drag Reducing Polymer Based on Polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP) in Human Blood Flow by Akram Jassim Jawad, Auda J. Braihi

“…The results showed significant effecting of PVP on blood fluidity characteristics, where the viscosity decreased as the PVP content increased or as a shear rate increased. For a certain shear rate, the shear stress decreased as PVP content increased. …”
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Trends in the Management of Intracranial Vascular Malformations in the USA from 2000 to 2007 by Jae H. Choi, John Pile-Spellman, Jonathan Brisman

“…In 58,051 IVM-related admissions (detection rate 2.4/100,000 person-years; mean age 49±17 years; 52% women) major diagnoses were intracranial hemorrhage (ICrH) in 15%, seizure 32%, ischemia 5%, and headache 9%. …”
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Epidimiology of Aerobic Bacterial Infections Among IUD (Intrauterine Device) Users in the Northern West Bank by Samar Ghazal, Mohammed Musmar, Mariam AL-Tell

“…It is one of the very effective contraceptive methods with very small failure rate. Infection has been the main problem that faces women using IUD all over the world. …”
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Multi-modal remote sensory learning for multi-objects over autonomous devices by Aysha Naseer, Naif Almudawi, Hanan Aljuaid, Abdulwahab Alazeb, Yahay AlQahtani, Asaad Algarni, Ahmad Jalal, Ahmad Jalal, Hui Liu, Hui Liu, Hui Liu

“…The assessment findings show a remarkable recognition rate of around 97.90% and 98.90%, on the AID and the UC Merced Land datasets, respectively.…”
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Immune-related adverse events of neoadjuvant immunotherapy in patients with perioperative cancer: a machine-learning-driven, decade-long informatics investigation by Yuan Meng, Rong Hu, Song-Bin Guo, Deng-Yao Liu, Zhen-Zhong Zhou, Hai-Long Li, Wei-Juan Huang, Xiao-Peng Tian

“…During the past decade, the amount of research in the field of NAI safety has displayed a positive trend (annual growth rate: 30.2%), and it has achieved good global collaboration (international coauthorship: 17.43%). …”
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Lipidomic analyses reveal the dysregulation of oxidized fatty acids (OxFAs) and acyl-carnitines (CARs) in major depressive disorder: a case-control study by Lei He, Na Duan, Chong Wang, Ru Shan, Jing Li, Lin Wang, Qiuli Liu, Junwei Tao, Li Liu, Xiaoliang Ma, Bing Cao

“…Results Based on the filtering criteria of false discovery rate (FDR) -adjusted P < 0.05, variable importance in projection (VIP) > 1.5, and fold change (FC) > 2.0 or < 0.5, a total of 40 lipids were identified as significantly different. …”
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Epidemiological Situation on Tick-Borne Viral Encephalitis in the Russian Federation in 2022 and Forecast of its Development for 2023 by E. I. Andaev, A. Ya. Nikitin, M. I. Tolmacheva, I. D. Zarva, E. V. Yatsmenko, V. A. Matveeva, E. A. Sidorova, V. Yu. Kolesnikova, S. V. Balakhonov

“…Despite the increase in the incidence of TBVE in 2022, a significant downward trend has been retained. The rate of infection of ticks removed from humans in 2022 was below the long-term average values. …”
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Nasal Carriage of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus among Healthcare Workers in a Tertiary Care Hospital, Kathmandu, Nepal by Nisha Giri, Sujina Maharjan, Tika Bahadur Thapa, Sushant Pokhrel, Govardhan Joshi, Ojaswee Shrestha, Nabina Shrestha, Basista Prasad Rijal

“…Our study aimed to determine the rate of nasal carriage MRSA among HCWs at Manmohan Memorial Medical College and Teaching Hospital, Kathmandu. …”
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Effects of different exercise modalities on blood pressure and endothelial function in prehypertension individuals: a systematic review and network meta-analysis by Yingtian Yang, Qianyu Lv, Xinzheng Hou, Yanfei Lv, Xirui Zhang, Qian Wu, Xuejiao Ye, Chenyan Yang, Mingyu Huang, Shihan Wang

“…The surface underneath the cumulative ranking curve data was utilized to rate interventions. Confidence was evaluated using the CINeMA framework.ResultsA total of 18 articles with 2,592 individuals were included in the NMA. …”
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Prospective Study of the Association Between Frailty and Health Care Utilization in Patients With Advanced CKD by Alice L. Kennard, Alice M. Richardson, Suzanne Rainsford, Kelly L. Hamilton, Nicholas J. Glasgow, Kate L. Pumpa, Angela M. Douglas, Girish S. Talaulikar

“…Frailty independently predicted ED presentation (incidence rate ratio [IRR]: 1.25, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.09–1.43), hospitalization (IRR: 1.22, 95% CI: 1.08–1.37), and total days of hospitalization (IRR: 1.29, 95% CI: 1.06–1.57) independent of demographics, comorbidity, disability, and inflammation. …”
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Watching live performances enhances subjective and physiological emotional responses compared to viewing the same performance on screen by Damien Gabriel, Julie Devos, Sandrine Chapuis, Alexandre Comte, Pierre-Edouard Billot

“…Heart rate increased with musical intensity in both conditions, while EEG data showed reduced arousal levels during the live performance, possibly reflecting deeper cognitive absorption. …”
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High-Pressure Cylinder Failure under Fire Conditions – Investigation of the Consequences by Vojtech Jankuj, Petr Lepik, Miroslav Mynarz, Stefan Spitzer, Ales Bernatik

“…Hydrogen cylinders failed at pressures significantly lower than their rated destruction pressure due to thermal stress, generating fewer but substantial fragments and a fireball. …”
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Stomata as the Main Pathway for the Penetration of Atmospheric Particulate Matter Pb into Wheat Leaves by Ke Zhang, Yujing Liang, Chuang Ma, Haopeng Guo, Fuyong Liu, Aihua Gao, Nan Liu, Hongzhong Zhang

“…Compared to the control group (CK), the treatment of T1 and T2 significantly increased Pb concentration in both leaves and grains, as well as the Pb accumulation rate in grains (<i>p</i> < 0.05). Scanning electron microscopy–energy dispersive spectrometry (SEM-EDS) technology visually confirmed the distribution of particulate Pb in the stomatal region, demonstrating that solid-state Pb can penetrate the leaves through stomata. …”
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Mechanism Analysis and Establishment of a Prediction Model for the Total Pressure Loss in the Multi-Branch Pipeline System of the Pneumatic Seeder by Wei Qin, Cheng Qian, Yuwu Li, Daoqing Yan, Zhuorong Fan, Minghua Zhang, Ying Zang, Zaiman Wang

“…This study aims to clarify the nonlinear pressure loss patterns of the pneumatic system in a pneumatic seeder under varying pipeline structures and airflow parameters, and to develop a rapid prediction equation for the main pipe’s pressure loss. …”
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Estimation and Forecasting of Nigeria&#x2019;s Residential, Commercial, and Industrial Electricity Demands by Prosper O. Ugbehe, Ogheneruona E. Diemuodeke, Daniel O. Aikhuele, Kenneth E. Okedu, Gauri Kalnoor

“…Suppressed electric energy demand arises from inadequate energy access accounting for unmet electricity needs such as electricity capacity utilization, access rate, outages, and transmission and distribution (T&#x0026;D) losses. …”
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Anemia in Patients with Axial Spondyloarthritis is Not Associated with an Increase of Arterial Stiffness and Intima-Media Thickness (Results of a Single-Center Cross-Sectional Stud... by K. N. Safarova, V. I. Makhina, K. D. Dorogoykina, A. P. Rebrov

“…The BASDAI index and C-reactive protein (CRP)-based ASDAS score were measured, the hemogram, the erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR), and the level of CRP were studied. Parameters of arterial stiffness were studied by oscillography and photoplethysmography, intima-media thickness (IMT) was evaluated by B-mode ultrasound according to standard protocols.Results. …”
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Prevalence, Risk Factors, and Antibiogram of Nontyphoidal Salmonella from Beef in Ambo and Holeta Towns, Oromia Region, Ethiopia by Endrias Zewdu Gebremedhin, Gezahegn Tafesse Soboka, Bizunesh Mideksa Borana, Lencho Megersa Marami, Edilu Jorga Sarba, Nega Desalegn Tadese, Hirut Abebe Ambecha

“…The Salmonella detection rate in abattoirs, butchers, and restaurants was 4.2% (5/118), 8.5% (10/118), and 4.2% (5/118), respectively. …”
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Scalable Clustering of Complex ECG Health Data: Big Data Clustering Analysis with UMAP and HDBSCAN by Vladislav Kaverinskiy, Illya Chaikovsky, Anton Mnevets, Tatiana Ryzhenko, Mykhailo Bocharov, Kyrylo Malakhov

“…Each dataset includes 153 ECG and heart rate variability (HRV) features, including both conventional and novel diagnostic parameters obtained using a Universal Scoring System. …”
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Evaluation of lung cancer early detection offered by the German Social Accident Insurance for formerly asbestos-exposed employees using low-dose computed tomography – setting and s... by Felix Greiner, Jan Heidrich, Helena Keller, Dirk Taeger, Thorsten Wiethege, Volker Harth

“…Primary endpoints are participation patterns, the rate of findings requiring further diagnostic investigation, the detection of lung cancer including tumour stage and characteristics, and the notification and recognition of asbestos-related occupational diseases. …”
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Clinical management and analysis of immune-related adverse events in neoadjuvant immunotherapy for locally advanced rectal cancer by AN Yang, WANG Chentong, QIU Xiaoyuan, ZHOU Jiaolin, LIN Guole

“…Two gastrointestinal events occurred, including one Grade 3 diarrhea treated with GCs. The overall GC usage rate was 31.7% (13/41), with 76.9% administered for Grade ≥3 irAEs. …”
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