Confinement‐Enhanced Multi‐Wavelength Photon Upconversion Based on Triplet–Triplet Annihilation in Nanostructured Glassy Polymers by Xueqian Hu, Luca Pollice, Alessandra Ronchi, Marco Roccanova, Michele Mauri, Davide Lardani, Dimitri Vanhecke, Angelo Monguzzi, Christoph Weder

“…The UC process at low power densities is most efficient when both sensitizers are simultaneously excited, thanks to their confinement in the nanodroplets, which leads to an increase in the triplet density, and therefore TTA rate and yield, optimizing the use of the harvested energy.…”
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Prediction of outcomes after chemoradiotherapy for cervical cancer by neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio and platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio by Jing Yu, Longzhang Huang, Ting Dong, Lihua Cao

“…Background Cervical cancer ranks as the second most fatal tumour globally among females. Neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) and platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio (PLR) have been widely applied to the diagnosis of cancers.Methods The clinicopathologic data of 180 patients with stage IB2-IIB cervical cancer who underwent radical concurrent chemoradiotherapy from January 2018 to December 2019 were retrospectively analysed. …”
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Comparison of intention to immigration and relative factors among undergraduate nursing students at universities of medical sciences in Kerman, Iran and Erbil, Iraq in 2023 by Sara Mehrabi, Jamileh Farokhzadian, Hemen Kareem Qadir, Azam Bazrafshan, Tania Dehesh, Zohreh Khoshnood

“…Findings The data revealed that 69.5% of Iranian nursing students and 58.1% of Iraqi nursing students intended to emigrate. The most important reasons for the intention to migrate among Iranian students were better quality of life (4.39), the balance between income and living expenses (4.35), and economic and social stability (4.34). …”
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Analytical simulation of meander morphology from equilibrium to long-term evolution: Impacts of channel geometry and vegetation-induced coarsening by Yanjie Sun, Xiaolong Song, Zhi Li, Haijue Xu, Yuchuan Bai

“…Vegetation effects are most pronounced in channels with moderate width-to-depth ratios, where they can significantly influence migration rates and bed topography. …”
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Options for optimizing noninvasive respiratory support in the development of hypoxemic acute respiratory failure by A. G. Koryakin, A. V. Vlasenko, E. P. Rodionov, V. I. Makovey, V. V. Erofeev, S. A. Osipov, E. A. Evdokimov

“…Acute respiratory failure (ARF) remains one of the most relevant problems of modern medicine and intensive care, and respiratory support (RS) remains the indispensable method of temporary external respiratory function replacement. …”
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Investigation of the Effect of the Homogenization Regime on Energy Costs and Shelf Life of Yogurt with Dogberry Puree by Yuriy B. Gerber, Tatiana V. Kalinovskaya, Alexander V. Gavrilov, Natalia S. Kiyan

“…Homogenization is one of the most significant factors ensuring the successful implementation of the technology for manufacturing various dairy products. …”
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The Complete Genomes of <i>Microcystis ichthyoblabe</i> Kützing and <i>Microcystis protocystis</i> (Crow) Komárek & Anagnostidis Reveal the Complexity and Plasticity of <i>Microcys... by Jina Kim, Hyaekang Kim, Jaeduk Goh, Seung Won Nam, Eu Jin Chung, Miyoung Shin, Donghyeok Seol, Ki Hwan Kim, Woori Kwak

“…Comparative analysis of biosynthetic gene clusters revealed that, while most genospecies G members harbor aeruginosin, cyanobactin, and microviridin gene clusters, the two newly sequenced strains lack cyanobactin and microcystin clusters but retain the microginin cluster. …”
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Tracking progression of aortic stenosis with echocardiography by Clay Sherrill, Jenna Port, Mohamad Wahoud, Ben Koethe, Sharanya Mohanty, Brian C. Downey, Ayan Patel, Benjamin S. Wessler

“…For patients with progressive (non-severe) AS, mean gradient has the highest signal-to-noise ratio and may be the most reliable TTE-based assessment of disease progression.…”
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Identification of Game Periods and Playing Position Activity Profiles in Elite-Level Beach Soccer Players Through Principal Component Analysis by Pau Vaccaro Benet, Alexis Ugalde-Ramírez, Carlos D. Gómez-Carmona, José Pino-Ortega, Boryi A. Becerra-Patiño

“…Therefore, the aims of this study were to identify the most important variables to assess the activity profile and to compare them according to the playing position and game periods in international beach soccer matches. …”
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Epidemiology of influenza B/Yamagata and B/Victoria lineages in South Africa, 2005-2014. by Mpho Seleka, Florette K Treurnicht, Stefano Tempia, Orienka Hellferscee, Senzo Mtshali, Adam L Cohen, Amelia Buys, Johanna M McAnerney, Terry G Besselaar, Marthi Pretorius, Anne von Gottberg, Sibongile Walaza, Cheryl Cohen, Shabir A Madhi, Marietjie Venter

“…<h4>Conclusion</h4>B lineages co-circulated in most seasons except in 2013 and 2014. Hospitalized SARI cases display differential susceptibility for the two influenza B lineages, with B/Victoria being more prevalent among children and HIV-infected persons.…”
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Options for correction of local immune status in patients with chronic endometritis by I. O. Borovikov, E. I. Kravcova, V. P. Bulgakova, O. I. Borovikova, M. I. Biryukova

“…Chronic endometritis with impaired receptivity of uterine cavity epithelium (the “thin” endometrium) is considered the most common cause of recurrent implantation failures during in vitro fertilization (IVF). …”
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High Prevalence of Overweight/Obesity in Urban Sri Lanka: Findings from the Colombo Urban Study by Noel Somasundaram, Ishara Ranathunga, Kavinga Gunawardana, Muneer Ahamed, Dileepa Ediriweera, C. N. Antonypillai, Nishan Kalupahana

“…The highest obesity prevalence was observed in the most educated group. Multiple regression analysis showed that high BMI was associated with female gender and family history of hypertension. …”
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The use of intravoxel incoherent motion in differentiation between benign and malignant BI-RADS 4 (or above) breast lesions combined with abbreviated MRI sequence in comparison wit... by Mohamed Karam Samak, Salma Hassan Tantawy, Amal Ibrahim Ahmed Othman

“…Abstract Background The incidence of breast cancer (BC) has increased dramatically and has passed lung cancer as the most common malignant tumor worldwide, with an average estimation of over 2 million new cases added every year. …”
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Exploring the heterodimer MDM2/MDM4 interaction region uncovers high-affinity peptides for therapeutic p53-reactivation by Marika Attili, Marika Attili, Sonia Valentini, Sonia Valentini, Maria Pesavento, Maria Pesavento, Marco Ballarotto, Viviana Scognamiglio, Alfredo Pontecorvi, Antonio Macchiarulo, Fulvio Saccoccia, Fabiola Moretti

“…Recently, the interaction region of the MDM2/MDM4 heterodimer, the most efficient inhibitor of p53 levels and function, has been successfully targeted. …”
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Regional Differences, Distributional Dynamics and Spatial Convergence of Pharmacist Human Resources in China: A Healthcare Tiers Difference Perspective by Ding B, Zhao R, Yue X, Li D

“…The mean number of hospital pharmacists was approximately twice that of primary care centers, with the most pronounced disparity observed in the central region. …”
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OCCUPATIONAL RISK FOR EMPLOYEES OF MODERN PRODUCTION OF EPICHLOROHYDRIN IN DYNAMICS OF MEDICAL EXAMINATIONS by N. M. Meshchakova, S. F. Shayakhmetov, M. P. Dyakovich

“…In dynamics of medical examinations the increase in the incidence levels relatively to the diseases of the circulatory system was noted to occur in all the occupational groups including the portion of the persons who had often ill feeling. The most statistically significant levels of the incidence including the diseases of the circulatory system as well as the nervous system and the psychical disorders were found to be in the occupational group of the fitters-repairers. …”
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Quantitative histopathologic profiling of arterial dissection-related thrombi in acute ischemic stroke: etiological comparisons by Gang Cai, Gang Cai, XuMing Fang, Jun Li, YuanHua Cheng, YanHui Zhang, Lan Chu, Lan Chu

“…IntroductionArterial dissection is an important etiology of stroke in young adults and may demonstrate distinct thrombus characteristics. While most studies have focused on compositional differences between cardioembolic (CE) and non-cardioembolic thrombi, systematic analyses of dissection-related thrombi remain scarce. …”
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Cities as parasitic amplifiers? Malaria prevalence and diversity in great tits along an urbanization gradient by Caizergues, Aude E., Robira, Benjamin, Perrier, Charles, Jeanneau, Mélanie, Berthomieu, Arnaud, Perret, Samuel, Gandon, Sylvain, Charmantier, Anne

“…We found evidence of higher diversity of parasites in the most natural urban park; however, parasite diversity was similar across other urbanization levels (e.g. from a little artificialized park to a highly anthropized industrial area). …”
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Pharmacological Transdifferentiation of Human Nasal Olfactory Stem Cells into Dopaminergic Neurons by Audrey Chabrat, Emmanuelle Lacassagne, Rodolphe Billiras, Sophie Landron, Amélie Pontisso-Mahout, Hélène Darville, Alain Dupront, Francis Coge, Esther Schenker, David Piwnica, Emmanuel Nivet, François Féron, Clotilde Mannoury la Cour

“…Disease models based on cell reprogramming strategies, using either human-induced pluripotent stem cells or transcription factor-mediated transdifferentiation, are among the most investigated strategies. However, multipotent adult stem cells remain of high interest to devise direct conversion protocols and establish in vitro models that could bypass certain limitations associated with reprogramming strategies. …”
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Vertical Breast Reduction Mammaplasty in the Adolescent Population by Ashley E. Rogers, MD, Alexandra Junn, MD, Esperanza Mantilla-Rivas, MD, Haley S. Oh, Nakul Ganju, BS, Athena Zhang, MD, Md Sohel Rana, MBBS, MPH, Monica Manrique, MD, Albert K. Oh, MD, Gary F. Rogers, MD, JD, LLM, MBA, MPH

“…Over the cumulative postoperative period, 12 (25%) patients experienced a complication. The most common complication was minor wound dehiscence (n = 9, 18.7%), followed by bleeding/hematoma (n = 3, 6.2%) and minor infection (n = 1, 2.1%). …”
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