Assessment of an Existing RC Building before and after Strengthening Using Nonlinear Static Procedure and Incremental Dynamic Analysis by Amir A. Hedayat, Hakan Yalciner

“…Since selected structure represents common existing buildings in Cyprus, probabilistic structural damage estimation fragility curves were also obtained in terms of peak ground acceleration (PGA) for each considered performance level. …”
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Instability Mode and Control Technology of Surrounding Rock in Composite Roof Coal Roadway under Multiple Dynamic Pressure Disturbances by Peng Wang, Nong Zhang, Jiaguang Kan, Xingliang Xu, Guangzhen Cui

“…With the increasing influence of dynamic pressure, the coal roadway with composite roof suffers from greater damage under the superposition of high ground stress, lateral abutment pressure, and advance abutment pressure, which is characterized by significant zonal failure of the roof and asymmetric failure of surrounding rock. …”
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Application of 2D and 3D Electrical Resistivity Tomography (ERT) in Predicting Soil Erodibility in Oredide Village, Auchi in Etsako West LGA of Edo State, Southern Nigeria by D.A. Babaiwa, M.O. Ikponmwen

“… Geoelectrical investigation of the subsurface employing 2D and 3D electrical resistivity tomography (ERT) was carried out to ascertain the soil erodibility in Oredide village, Auchi, Etsako LGA of Edo State with a view to averting imminent colossal damage to land resource and its accompanying infrastructure. …”
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Characteristic of the active substance of the Saccharomyces cerevisiae preparation having radioprotective properties by G. S. Ritter, V. P. Nikolin, N. A. Popova, A. S. Proskurina, P. E. Kisaretova, O. S. Taranov, T. D. Dubatolova, E. V. Dolgova, E. A. Potter, S. S. Kirikovich, Y. R. Efremov, S. I. Bayborodin, M. V. Romanenko, M. I. Meschaninova, A. G. Venyaminova, N. A. Kolchanov, S. S. Bogachev

“…It is supposed that the radioprotective effect of double-stranded RNA is associated with the participation of RNA molecules in the correct repair of radiation-damaged chromatin in blood stem cells. The hematopoietic pluripotent cells that have survived migrate to the periphery, reach the spleen and actively proliferate. …”
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Risks of psychological traumatization and stress adaption of medical staff working under war conditions (analytical literature review) by M.V. Krasnoselskyi, O.O. Kyrylova, O.Ye. Dubenko, T.V. Rublova, Yu.V. Pavlichenko

“…The features of psychological responsiveness of the individuals who participated in war conflicts and possible consequences of mental health damage are described. Scientific data on mental state of medical staff working under the conditions of the war conflict are limited. …”
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Aloe Emodin Reduces Cardiac Inflammation Induced by a High-Fat Diet through the TLR4 Signaling Pathway by Yingfu Chen, Burong Feng, Ye Yuan, Juan Hu, Wei Zhao, Huiwei Jiang, Wen Li, Ziyi Fan, Zhimin Du

“…Recent evidence suggests that hyperlipidemia is associated with many cardiac pathological alterations and might worsen myocardial damages. Purpose. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the potential roles and mechanisms of AE in hyperlipidemia-induced oxidative stress and inflammation in the heart. …”
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Application of 2D and 3D Electrical Resistivity Tomography (ERT) in Predicting Soil Erodibility in Oredide Village, Auchi in Etsako West LGA of Edo State, Southern Nigeria by D.A. Babaiwa, M.O. Ikponmwen

“… Geoelectrical investigation of the subsurface employing 2D and 3D electrical resistivity tomography (ERT) was carried out to ascertain the soil erodibility in Oredide village, Auchi, Etsako LGA of Edo State with a view to averting imminent colossal damage to land resource and its accompanying infrastructure. …”
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Vibration Signal Analysis of Water Seal Blasting Based on Wavelet Threshold Denoising and HHT Transformation by Jiang-chao Liu, Wen-xue Gao

“…Therefore, when using the water interval charge at both ends, it is necessary to increase the main vibration frequency of the original vibration signals by reducing the single section charge and using frequency shift technology to avoid the natural frequency of the structure and reduce resonance-induced damage.…”
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Assessment of Cellular Responses after Short- and Long-Term Exposure to Silver Nanoparticles in Human Neuroblastoma (SH-SY5Y) and Astrocytoma (D384) Cells by Teresa Coccini, Luigi Manzo, Vittorio Bellotti, Uliana De Simone

“…Short-term data: (i) AgNP produced dose- and time-dependent mitochondrial metabolism changes and cell membrane damage (effects starting at 25 μg/ml after 4 h: EC50s were 40.7 ± 2.0 and 49.5 ± 2.1 μg/ml for SH-SY5Y and D384, respectively). …”
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Study on the Establishment of Efficient Leaf Regeneration System in ‘<i>Yuluxiang</i>’ Pear by Xiaohua Cheng, Weilong Zhang, Yarui Wei, Yuxing Zhang

“…Suitable wounding involved ensuring no damage to leaves while placing the abaxial side facing down on the medium; the ideal duration for dark culture was determined to be 21 days; optimal plantlet age was found to be 20 days; both plantlet line 1 and line 2 demonstrated effectiveness; triangle bottles were identified as appropriate culture containers. …”
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Cell stress response to combined ionizing and non-ionizing radiation and magnetic fields: a review based on human buccal epithelium cells by К. А. Кузнецов, Г. М. Онищенко, О. Т. Ніколов

“…Background: The impact of low-dosed ionizing radiation (IR) itself and in combination with the other damaging physical factors such as extremely high frequency (EHF) microwaves and magnetic fields (MF) is currently the object of numerous researches. …”
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Innovative Solid Lipid Nanoparticle-Enriched Hydrogels for Enhanced Topical Delivery of L-Glutathione: A Novel Approach to Anti-Ageing by Mengyang Liu, Manisha Sharma, Guoliang Lu, Zhiwen Zhang, Wenting Song, Jingyuan Wen

“…<b>Background:</b> Skin ageing, driven predominantly by oxidative stress from reactive oxygen species (ROS) induced by environmental factors like ultraviolet A (UVA) radiation, accounts for approximately 80% of extrinsic skin damage. L-glutathione (GSH), a potent antioxidant, holds promise in combating UVA-induced oxidative stress. …”
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Association of serum neurofilament light chain with cognitive impairment: findings from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey by Tianjiao Meng, Qinwen Fei, Tian Lv, Shiqin Chen

“…BackgroundSerum Neurofilament Light chain (NfL) is a promising biomarker of neuronal damage, used to assess the extent of neuronal injury and neurodegeneration, and it is widely applied in the diagnosis of neurodegenerative disease and monitoring disease progression. …”
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Countering hostile sabotage and reconnaissance groups by the National Police of Ukraine units in the context of martial law by M. O. Borovyk

“…The article also provides a list of objects of the warring parties which, according to international humanitarian law, may be subject to damage. The organisational features of the basics for defensive combat by the units of the ground forces of certain countries, in particular, the Federal Republic of Germany and the United States of America, are considered. …”
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The effect of abiotic factors on apricot yield in the Southern Urals by F. M. Gasymov

“…In the environments of the Southern Urals, critical winters (continuous frosts of –40°C) considerably damage generative buds, which results in having no apricot harvest in such years. …”
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Mitigating effects of Jiawei Chaihu Shugan decoction on necroptosis and inflammation of hippocampal neurons in epileptic mice by Qin Wang, Baijun Qin, Han Yu, Jiawei Zeng, Jingjing Fan, Qiong Wu, Rong Zeng, Haichun Yu, Xian Zhang, Mingfen Li, Yanying Zhou, Limei Diao

“…In mice, the model group had heightened epileptic discharges, neuronal damage, and apoptosis, along with increased expression of the same markers (P < 0.05). …”
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Effects of intracameral dexamethasone injection versus topical steroids post phacoemulsification operation by Alaa I. A. Ghonim, Mervat E. Elgharieb, Amr A.-F. Gab-Alla, Ehab M. Moawad

“…Moreover, the Dexamethasone-injected group showed better compliance on the postoperative visits regarding their prescriptions taken after the operation compared with the Prednisone acetate eye drops group. Conclusions Better results regarding the severity of the endothelial damage with the use of a single intraoperative injection post phacoemulsification compared with the group who did not get injected but took postoperative prednisone acetate eye drops. …”
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Utilizing TP53 hotspot mutations as effective predictors of gemcitabine treatment outcome in non-small-cell lung cancer by Yen-Han Tseng, Trieu Thi My Tran, Jinghua Tsai Chang, Yu-Tang Huang, Anh Thuc Nguyen, Ian Yi‑Feng Chang, Yi-Tung Chen, Hao-Wen Hsieh, Yue-Li Juang, Peter Mu-Hsin Chang, Tzu-Yi Huang, Ying-Chih Chang, Yuh-Min Chen, Hsuan Liu, Chi-Ying F. Huang

“…This potential effectiveness might arise from its ability to disrupt DNA damage repair processes, leading to G2/M phase cell cycle arrest or an augmentation of mitotic abnormalities, eventually cause cell death. …”
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Physicians’ attitudes towards disclosure of payments from pharmaceutical companies in a nationwide voluntary transparency database: a cross-sectional survey by Marlene Stoll, Lara Hubenschmid, Cora Koch, Klaus Lieb, Boris Egloff

“…However, media reporting, fear of reputational damage and a feeling of being defamed were mentioned as reasons for non-disclosure.Conclusions While confirmatory analyses did not provide significant results, descriptive analyses showed that participants who voluntarily disclose payments mainly do not experience any reactions towards their disclosures but report fears about losing their reputation due to disclosures.…”
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The Fabrication and Evaluation of a Potential Biomaterial Produced with Stem Cell Sheet Technology for Future Regenerative Medicine by Shukui Zhou, Ying Wang, Kaile Zhang, Nailong Cao, Ranxing Yang, Jianwen Huang, Weixin Zhao, Mahbubur Rahman, Hong Liao, Qiang Fu

“…However, the acellular matrix derived from natural tissues and organs has a lot of defects, including the limited amount of autogenous tissue and surgical complication such as risk of blood loss, wound infection, pain, shock, and functional damage in the donor part of the body. In this study, we prepared acellular matrix using adipose-derived stem cell (ADSC) sheets and evaluate the cellular compatibility and immunoreactivity. …”
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