Efficient Authentication Mechanism For Defending Against Reflection-Based Attacks on Domain Name System by Dana Hasan, Rebeen R. Hama Amin, Masnida Hussin

“…Then, a Stateful Packet Inspection (SPI)-based packet filtering is proposed to distinguish legitimate requests from fake ones by considering the results of the authentication procedure. Both authentication-message exchange and SPI-based filtering are introduced to provide detection accuracy without reducing the quality of service for legitimate users. …”
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Blueprint for a high-performance biomaterial: full-length spider dragline silk genes. by Nadia A Ayoub, Jessica E Garb, Robin M Tinghitella, Matthew A Collin, Cheryl Y Hayashi

“…These genes encode the MaSp1 and MaSp2 proteins that compose the black widow's high-performance dragline silk. Each gene includes a single enormous exon (>9000 base pairs) that translates into a highly repetitive polypeptide. …”
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The effect of blue-blocking intraocular lenses on circadian biological rhythm: protocol for a randomised controlled trial (CLOCK-IOL colour study) by Taiji Hasegawa, Kenji Obayashi, Kimie Miyata, Tetsuo Ueda, Norio Kurumatani, Keigo Saeki, Nahoko Ogata, Hiroki Tsujinaka, Mariko Yamashita, Tomo Nishi, Nobuhiro Tone, Naonori Masuda, Yutarou Mizusawa, Masahiro Okamoto, Shinji Maruoka, Masashi Kojima, Toyoaki Matsuura

“…At present, clear intraocular lenses (IOLs) and blue-blocking IOLs are both widely used for cataract surgery; there is currently a lack of randomised controlled trials to determine whether clear or blue-blocking IOLs should be used.Methods and analysis This randomised controlled trial will recruit 1000 cataract patients and randomly allocate them to receive clear IOLs or blue-blocking IOLs in a ratio of 1:1. …”
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Saharan Dust Events over the Valencian Community (Eastern Iberian Peninsula): Synoptic Circulation Patterns and Contribution to PM10 Levels by Ariadna Huerta-Viso, Javier Crespo, Nuria Galindo, Eduardo Yubero, Jose Francisco Nicolás

“…On the other hand, Scenarios 2 (16.2%) and 4 (7.2%), both characterized by a deep low over the west or northwest of the Iberian Peninsula, typically arose during spring and, to a lesser extent, winter. …”
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Quality improvement of plant-based white chocolate enriched with encapsulated blueberry juice by Rossi Indiarto, Natallina Wiranto Putri, Fetriyuna Fetriyuna, Edy Subroto, Arif Nanda Irawan, Dimas Rahadian Aji Muhammad, Mohd Nizam Lani

“…Therefore, this research presents a promising chocolate formula that is both appealing and healthy, particularly for consumers seeking lactose-free and vegan products.…”
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Did selective kinase inhibitors change the management of patients with radioiodine-refractory thyroid cancer? by Tommaso Porcelli, Cristina Luongo, Anna Cerbone, Carmine Di Luccio, Mariantonia Nacchio, Maria Angela De Stefano, Martin Schlumberger, Domenico Salvatore

“…In both selpercatinib-treated patients, the PFS at data cut-off was 10 months. …”
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Air Pollution Forecasting Using Artificial and Wavelet Neural Networks with Meteorological Conditions by Qingchun Guo, Zhenfang He, Shanshan Li, Xinzhou Li, Jingjing Meng, Zhanfang Hou, Jiazhen Liu, Yongjin Chen

“…When Bayesian regularization was applied as a training algorithm, the WANN and ANN models accurately reproduced the APIs in both Xi’an and Lanzhou, although the WANN model (R = 0.8846 for Xi’an and R = 0.8906 for Lanzhou) performed better than the ANN (R = 0.8037 for Xi’an and R = 0.7742 for Lanzhou) during the forecasting stage. …”
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Racial and gender disparities in the effect of new drug approvals on U.S. cancer mortality by Frank Lichtenberg

“…We control for the current and lagged age-adjusted incidence rate. Principal findings: For all four demographic groups, the age-adjusted mortality rate is significantly inversely related to either the number of drugs approved 0–5 years earlier, the number of drugs approved 6–10 years earlier, or both. …”
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A Synoptic- and Remote Sensing-based Analysis of a Severe Dust Storm Event over Central Asia by Parya Broomandi, Kaveh Mohammadpour, Dimitris G. Kaskaoutis, Aram Fathian, Sabur F. Abdullaev, Vladimir A. Maslov, Amirhossein Nikfal, Ali Jahanbakhshi, Bakhyt Aubakirova, Jong Ryeol Kim, Alfrendo Satyanaga, Alireza Rashki, Nick Middleton

“…The extremely high PM concentrations (PM10 > 10,000 µg m−3 in Tashkent) could endanger both human health and the environment, especially in a region suffering from high susceptibility to wind erosion and significant land degradation and desertification. …”
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Preventive aspects and patient satisfaction with laser aided gingivectomy versus conventional method. An in-vivo comparative study by Aras Maruf Rauf, Ara Omer Fattah

“… Background and Objectives: Nowadays, the field of dentistry has undergone an outstanding remarkable advances in both scientific and technological aspects, dentists are obligated to synchronize the progressive demands of the patients. …”
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Myocardial functional recovery following durable ventricular assist device in children by Bhavikkumar Langanecha, Osami Honjo, Alyssa Power, Oshri Zaulan, Christoph Haller, Kristen George, Linda Fazari, Andrea Maurich, David Chiasson, Aamir Jeewa

“…Material and Methods: Retrospective, single-center study of pediatric patients who were supported with durable VADs, both intracorporeal continuous flow devices (CFD) and paracorporeal pulsatile flow devices (PFD), between 2004 and 2022. …”
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Energy and cost analysis of bottom waste cooking oil (B-WCO) based solid alcohol biofuel and supernatant waste cooking oil (S-WCO) based biodiesel by Ramin Nabizadeh, I.L. García, Zohreh Bahmani, Abbas Norouzian Baghani, Sodeh Sadjadi, Kamyar Yaghmaeian, Bahram Kamarehie, Amir Hossein Mahvi, Masud Yunesian

“…The total energy input/output for SABF and biodiesel, respectively, were 31.738/37.180 MJ/L and 34.269/42.163 MJ/L, with the majority of the energy contribution being B-WCO/S-WCO (78.77/73.57 %), followed by machinery (19.76/18.30 %), and ethanol/methanol (0.69/7.47 %), in both cases. Renewable energy and non-renewable energy inputs for SABF and biodiesel were calculated as 25.071 MJ/L/6.667 MJ/L and 25.280 MJ/L/8.990 MJ/L of total energy input, respectively. …”
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Effect of weight loss on the course of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease: results of 6-month follow-up by L. V. Chesnokova, I. M. Petrov, I. A. Troshina, M. V. Goncharova, I. V. Medvedeva

“…Weight loss for at least 5% was gained in 44,1% of patients with NAFLD in association to obesityand in 56,6% of those with NAFLD in combination to MS, that was accompanied by significant reduction of lipid atherogenic fraction levels (cholesterol, low density lipoproteins), decrease of insulin resistance index, CRP and TNF-α inflammation markers, and decrease of leptin concentration in MS group. …”
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Medical Rehabilitation Impact Towards Dynamic Balance in Lateral Ankle Sprain Patients by Moses Rizky Haryanto, Jonathan Salim, Nana Novia Jayadi, Mirna Phandu

“…Results: LAS was commonly found in males (57.69%), with an average age of 20.62 ± 6.24 years old, on the dominant foot side (57.69%). Both groups were matched for age (p = 0.292), sex (p = 0.247), and dominant injured foot (p = 0.193). …”
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Contribución de las prácticas de producción de cultivos y las condiciones climáticas a la seguridad microbiológica de los tomates y pimientos by Massimiliano Marvasi, Max Teplitski, George Hochmuth

“… Durante la última década, las frutas, verduras y frutos secos se encuentran entre los alimentos relacionados con brotes de gastroenteritis causadas por cepas enterovirulentas de E. coli y Salmonella no tifoidea que resultan en miles de hospitalizaciones y pérdidas de varios millones de dólares en la industria de alimentos (Mandrell 2009; Batz, Hoffman, y Morris 2011). Desde 2006, dieciséis brotes de salmonelosis se han relacionado con el consumo de frutas y verduras, incluyendo tomates, melones, coles, pepinos, mangos, piñones, pistachos, mantequilla de maní, papayas, pimientos y además alimentos congelados y procesados que contienen productos vegetales. …”
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Transcranial vibration stimulation at 40 Hz induced neural activity and promoted the coupling of global brain activity and cerebrospinal fluid flow by Linghan Kong, Wei Jin, Yue Jiang, Fuhua Yan, Jun Liu, Eric C. Leuthardt, Guang-Zhong Yang, Yuan Feng

“…Results: Significant increases were observed in both ALFF and fALFF metrics, indicating that 40 Hz TVS effectively enhanced spontaneous brain activity. …”
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Case report: Personalized management of treatment resistance in advanced NSCLC patients with mutated epidermal growth factor receptor: special examples and literature review by Jun Wang, Jun Wang, Xiaojing Li, Shuang Dong, Sheng Hu, Fengming Ran, Yu Qian

“…Subsequent treatment revealed the presence of both adenocarcinoma and small cell carcinoma through needle biopsies at various metastatic sites. …”
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Impact of Clazosentan on Vasospasm Reduction and Functional Recovery after Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage by Sosho KAJIWARA, Takayuki KAWANO, Yu HASEGAWA, Yukihiko NAKAMURA, Kiyohiko SAKATA, Jin KIKUCHI, Masaru HIROHATA, Motohiro MORIOKA

“…In April 2022, clazosentan was prescribed to prevent DCI. Clinical data were collected, and propensity-score matching was conducted based on the clazosentan group. …”
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Complex regulation of Cav2.2 N-type Ca2+ channels by Ca2+ and G-proteins. by Jessica R Thomas, Jinglang Sun, Juan De la Rosa Vazquez, Amy Lee

“…To address this possibility, we compared tonic G-protein inhibition of currents carried by Ba2+ (IBa) and Ca2+ (ICa) in HEK293T cells transfected with Cav2.2. Both IBa and ICa exhibited voltage-dependent facilitation (VDF), consistent with Gβγ unbinding from the channel. …”
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Interactions between N, P in the overlying water and flooding-induced decomposition of Cynodon dactylon in the water-level fluctuation zone by Jitao Huang, Jitao Huang, Ze Luo, Ze Luo, Zuopeng Xu, Zuopeng Xu, Yanxue Jiang, Yanxue Jiang, Jinsong Guo, Jinsong Guo

“…Results showed that flooding significantly increased initial levels of N and P, especially as particulate nitrogen (PN) and particulate phosphorus (PP), affecting both plant decomposition and nutrient dynamics in the water. …”
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