Mechanical behaviours of concrete segmented tunnel considering the effects of grouting voids — A 3D numerical simulation by Xiaohua Bao, Xianlong Wu, Xuehui Zhang, Jun Shen, Xiangsheng Chen, Pengliang Dang, Hongzhi Cui

“…However, when a circumferential joint intersects the void, joint opening causes stress redistribution, with the most significant stress concentration appearing at 45° on both sides of the void. …”
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Primary Observational Results on Children Who Have Been Exposed to COVID-19 in Moscow by Dina S. Rusinova, Evgeniy L. Nikonov, Leyla S. Namazova-Baranova, Galina P. Glazkova, Elena A. Vishneva, Elena V. Kaytukova, Tatyana E. Privalova

“…The disease was asymptomatic in 11 (11%) children examined after the contact with ill relatives; 89% had mild COVID-19 disease with light catarrhal signs. The most numerous group of patients who had COVID-19 consisted of children over 10 years of age (42%); in 20% of cases it was pupils from 7 to 10 years old. …”
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Elevated blood glucose and unfavourable tuberculosis treatment outcomes in a low-income setting: findings from a prospective cohort study in Eswatini by Diederick E Grobbee, Kerstin Klipstein-Grobusch, Kennedy Otwombe, Victor Williams, Alinda G Vos-Seda, Marianne Calnan, Colani S Ngwenya, Samson Haumba, Lindiwe Mdluli-Dlamini

“…Three-quarters (n=276, 75.4%) had a favourable tuberculosis treatment outcome; more males (n=59, 66%) had an unfavourable treatment outcome (p=0.020), the most common unfavourable outcome being death (n=34, 9.2%). …”
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Crop gains induced by diversification exceed crop losses to diseases and weeds in a low-input rice cultivation system by Koloina Rahajaharilaza, Cyrille Violle, Bertrand Muller, Kirsten vom Brocke, Jean Benoît Morel, Rémi Pelissier, Elsa Ballini, Delphine Luquet, Perle Ramavovololona, Florian Fort, Lucie Mahaut

“…Crop losses to pests, or crop gains to diversification: what matters most? This is a pivotal question for the acceptance of crop diversification solutions by farmers and breeders. …”
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Proteomic Analysis of Extracellular Vesicles Identifies CDCP1 as Critical Metastasis‐Related Glycoprotein in Lung Cancer by Lu Zhang, Yan Wu, Suntao Li, Miao Guo, Jiaqi Zhao, Chengxi Cao, Yan Zhang, Hua Xiao

“…Abstract Lung cancer is the most prevalent malignancy worldwide, with the majority of fatalities attributed to metastasis. …”
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Utilizing Texture Analysis technique in diagnostic imaging at Dentistry: innovations and applications by Victória Geisa Brito de Oliveira, Vera Lucia Roseira, Lana Ferreira Santos, Emanuel da Silva Rovai, Andréa Carvalho De Marco, Maria Aparecida Neves Jardini, André Luiz Ferreira Costa, Sérgio Lucio Pereira de Castro Lopes

“…Considering the 22 articles found, it was observed that, for the most part, AT applications aim to assist in the diagnosis of lesions of the maxillofacial complex. …”
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Burden of six common sexually transmitted infections groups in North Africa and Middle East Region from 1990 to 2021: A systematic analysis of global burden of diseases by Amirhossein Shahsavand, Leonardo Oliveira Reis, Ali Golestani, Alireza Namazi Shabestari, Ziba Aghsaeifard, Ozra Tabatabaei-Malazy, Iman Menbari Oskouie, Bagher Larijani, Seyed Mohammad Kazem Aghamir

“…Background: Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) are among the most widespread acute infections worldwide. The burden of STIs in North Africa and the Middle East (NAME) region, with its unique characteristics, has not been thoroughly investigated to date. …”
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Care and educational activity of the Salesians in Prague in years of People's Poland by Hanna Markiewicz

“…John Bosco and one of the most outstanding educators with many years of teaching practice, to the position of the head of the Oratory. …”
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A novel mechanism for A-to-I RNA-edited CYP1A1 in promoting cancer progression in NSCLC by Zhipeng Wang, Yan Wu, Ziqi Ding, Xinru Xiao, Yanhua Huang, Zhiguang Liu, Qian Zhang

“…Abstract Background Lung cancer is the most frequently diagnosed malignancy and the leading cause of cancer-related mortality worldwide. …”
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In Vitro Immunomodulatory Activity of a Transition-State Analog Inhibitor of Human Purine Nucleoside Phosphorylase in Cutaneous Leishmaniasis by Natália Barbosa Carvalho, Fernanda Ventin de Oliveira Prates, Rafael de Castro da Silva, Mayra Elizabeth Ferreira Dourado, Camila Farias Amorim, Paulo Roberto Lima Machado, Fernanda Grendene Pacheco, Temis Weber Furlanetto Corte, Pablo Machado, Diógenes Santiago Santos, Edgar Marcelino de Carvalho

“…Cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) is the most common clinical form of American tegumentary leishmaniasis caused by Leishmania (Viannia) braziliensis. …”
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Outcomes after the Ross procedure with pulmonary autograft reinforcement by reimplantationCentral MessagePerspective by Lisa Guirgis, MD, Sébastien Hascoet, MD, PhD, Isabelle Van Aerschot, MD, Jelena Radojevic, MD, Mohamed Ly, MD, Sarah Cohen, MD, PhD, Emre Belli, MD

“…Patients: The outcomes of 61 consecutive patients managed using the Dacron-conduit reinforced Ross procedure between 2009 and 2021 were reviewed. Most patients had a unicuspid or bicuspid aortic valve (n = 52; 85%), predominant aortic valve regurgitation (n = 42; 77%), and >30 mm dilatation of the ascending aorta (n = 33; 54%). …”
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Chemical Traits and Microbial Population Characterization of ‘Asprinio’ Grape Must, a Local Vine Cultivated in Campania Region (Italy) by Nicola Landi, Monica Scognamiglio, Lidia Muscariello, Rosangela Marasco, Alessia Palazzo, Ida De Chiara, Sara Ragucci, Paolo V. Pedone, Antonio Fiorentino, Antimo Di Maro

“…On average, proline was the most abundant free amino acid (~282 mg/L; 47.9%), followed by arginine (~66 mg/L; 11.5%) and glutamine (~25.2 mg/L; 4.2%). …”
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Effects of four arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi on tolerance of Vaccinium corymbosum to drought stress by XU Qinglong, LIU Xiaomin, XU Xiaobing, LI Qingqing, ZHANG Hong, XIAO Jiaxin

“…In addition, G. mosseae is the most beneficial Glomus among the four AM fungi to improve the resistance of blueberry cultivar Misty plants against DS.…”
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THE ROLE OF FINANCIAL LAW DURING FINANCIAL CRISES AND RESTORATION OF ECONOMIC STABILITY by Andrii Borovyk, Oleksandr Kravchenko, Dmytro Makharynets

“…Particular attention is paid to geopolitical factors of financial crises, as one of the most common in recent decades, and the peculiarities of their manifestation. …”
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Separation of Bioactive Compounds from <i>Pfaffia glomerata</i>: Drying, Green Extraction, and Physicochemical Properties by Marcela Moreira Terhaag, Ana Catarina Mosquera dos Santos, Daniel Gonzaga de Lima, Otavio Akira Sakai, Giselle Giovanna do Couto de Oliveira, Cristiane Mengue Feniman Moritz, Bogdan Demczuk Junior, Jorcilene dos Santos Silva, Suelen Pereira Ruiz, Maria Graciela Iecher Faria, Beatriz Cervejeira Bolanho Barros, Erica Marusa Pergo Coelho

“…Several phenolics were detected in area parts of <i>P. glomerata</i>, the most abundant being p-coumaric acid (LV) and nicotinic acid (STs and IFs). …”
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Advancing amorphous solid dispersions through empirical and hybrid modeling of drug–polymer solubility and miscibility: A case study using Ibuprofen by Matheus de Castro, Ana Sara Cordeiro, Mingzhong Li, Christian Lübbert, Catherine McColl, Jatin Khurana, Mark Evans, Walkiria S. Schlindwein

“…All models provided a consistent polymer ranking based on their solubilizing capacity, with KOL17PF as the most compatible and HPMCAS as the least. Demixing zones (liquid-liquid equilibrium - LLE) predicted by FH and PC-SAFT models suggest that for HPMCAS-based ASDs only very low drug loadings (< 5 % w/w) could potentially be stable at room temperature. …”
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الأبعاد الجغرافية للخدمات اللوجستية دراسة في جغرافية النقل by محمود عبد المنعم الحسيني أبوزيد عبد المطلب حشيش

“…وحاليا يهتم بها أربع تخصصات: جغرافية النقل، القوى العاملة، التنقلات mobilities، اللوجستيات الحرجة Critical Logistics.ينظر الفكر اللوجستي للنقل على أنه وحدة متكاملة دون الفصل بين تقسيمات وسائل النقل سواء النقل البري أم النهري أم البحري أم الجوي أم أي وسيلة أخرى، حيث تمثل تلك الوسائل سلسلة متصلة من العمليات التي يتم من خلالها تحقيق الاستفادة القصوى من الخدمات اللوجستية، وهو ما ظهر واضحا في تحول العديد من الشركات العالمية للنقل البحري إلى شركات متعددة وسائل النقل (النقل المتعدد الوسائط).Studies in transport geography contribute to the emergence of many areas, most notably network analysis, transport assessment, volume of transport flows, and transport planning, in addition to their important role in explaining the effects of transport development on social and economic systems. …”
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Specifics of endovascular embolization for cerebral aneurysmsin the acute period of subarachnoid hemorrhage by O. Yu. Polkovnikov, A. M. Materukhin, N. V. Izbytska

“…Aneurysms of the anterior cerebral-anterior communicating artery complex predominated in both groups; the internal carotid artery was the second most frequent localization. The severity of SAН according to the generally accepted scales (Hunt–Hess, Fisher) did not differ significantly. …”
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Agricultural practices as promoters of oleocanthal and oleacein availability in virgin olive oils from three olive cultivars by Miguel D. Ferro, Irene Caño-Carrillo, Bienvenida Gilbert-López, Alfonso Fernández-García, Maria João Cabrita, José M. Herrera, Maria F. Duarte

“…Among all PC in VOO, oleocanthal and oleacein are two of the most important, mainly due to their strong association with health benefits. …”
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Implementation of the Extension for Community Healthcare Outcomes Model for Hypertension Education of Frontline Health Care Workers in the Federal Capital Territory, Nigeria: Expla... by Abigail S Baldridge, Adaora Odukwe, Olabisi Dabiri, L Nneka Mobisson, Maria Moosa Munnee, Ayoposi Ogboye, Dorothy Naa Korkoi Aryee, Rodrick Mwale, Jonas Akpakli, Ikechukwu A Orji, Rosemary C B Okoli, Nanna R Ripiye, Dike B Ojji, Mark D Huffman, Namratha R Kandula, Lisa R Hirschhorn

“…Postsession knowledge scores increased (range: 2.3%-10.5%) relative to presession scores demonstrating moderate effectiveness. Among 12 PHCs, most (more than 70%) health care workers applied information learned in each session to provide patient care. …”
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