Theoretical understanding of water splitting by analyzing nanocatalyst photoabsorption spectra by Gollapalli Prince, Caspary Toroker Maytal

“…In the recent decade, a combination of different theoretical methods starting from density functional theory up to Bethe–Salpeter equation accounting for excitonic effects helped to establish that the *O intermediate is the rate limiting step in agreement with experimental data. …”
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Antegrade Endobiliary Forceps Biopsy Improves Diagnosis of Klatskin Tumor Compared to Brush Biopsy by A. V. Kozlov, P. G. Tarazov, A. A. Polikarpov, A. V. Moiseenko, A. I. Urbansky, M. V. Yutkin, G. M. Yakshieva, D. A. Granov

“…Antegrade percutaneous transhepatic biliary biopsy is safe for both brush and forceps techniques. However, forceps biopsy has higher sensitivity and specificity in the diagnosis Klatskin tumor and better possibility of determining the degree of malignancy differentiation.…”
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Inhibition Mechanism of Shell Gasifier Coal Fly Ash Additive on Inner/Outer Layer Ash Deposition in Biomass Fluidized Bed Gasification by XUE Haotian, QIN Yuhong, WANG Yuefeng, DU Yujia, WEI Yuexing, HE Chong, GUO Shugang, CAI Xingrui

“…The inhibition mechanism suggests that both the base-to-acid ratio (RB/A) and n(SiO2+Al2O3) of the outer layer can effectively reflect the effect of Shell ash on the tendency of the outer layer deposition ash.…”
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Articulating (ultimate) commitments: historical, factual and systematic considerations by D. F. M. Strauss

“…The philosophy of science of the 20th century acknowledges that scholarly activities are co-conditioned both by theoretical commitments and supra-theoretical ultimate commitments – the central dimension of human existence in which the antithesis between Christian and non-Christian convictions is seated. …”
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Evaluation of the Efficacy of Novel Self Disinfectant Solution in Irreversible Hydrocolloid Impression Material - An Experimental Study by Sunantha Selvaraj, Alarmelu, Dorairaj Jayachandran, Shanmuga Priya

“…Background: Irreversible hydrocolloid materials are widely used for both diagnostic and definitive impression procedures. …”
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Homeostatic model and job-organization related factors as predictors of subjective wellbeing of Mizan-Tepi university teachers by Michael Emru adesse

“…Besides, Job- and organization-related factors were found to be significant predictors of teachers’ SWB. Both job satisfaction and organizational culture contributed significant unique variance above the homeostatic model predictors. …”
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Epidemiology and morphology of malignant gastrointestinal tumors in Kabardino-Balkarian Republic for 25 years by A. A. Tkhakakhov

“…Incidence of oral and oropharyngeal cancer cases, stomach and colonic neoplasms in urban and lowland population is higher (1.4-2 times) as compared to rural and mountainous population, while for esophageal carcinoma, on the contrary, the prevalence is higher in the mountain part (almost double) both for the town and country populaiton. Conclusions. …”
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Compensatory synaptotagmin-11 expression conceals parkinson’s disease-like phenotypes in parkin knockout mice by Nan Dong, Zhenli Xie, Anqi Wei, Yuxin Yang, Yongning Deng, Xu Cheng, Bianbian Wang, Yang Chen, Yuhao Gu, Jingyu Yao, Yuhao Qin, Chaowen Zheng, Xi Zhang, Yuqing Zhang, Xinjiang Kang, Guoqing Chen, Qiumin Qu, Changhe Wang, Huadong Xu

“…Unlike the normal dopamine (DA) release and motor behaviors observed in parkin KO mice, parkin knockdown (KD) in the substantia nigra pars compacta (SNpc) in adult mice led to both the impaired DA release and the pronounced motor deficits. …”
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Functional characterization in Chimonobambusa utilis reveals the role of bHLH gene family in bamboo sheath color variation by Long Tong, Long Tong, Long Tong, Qingping Zeng, Yuan Guo, Yanjie Li, Hongyan Li, Lijie Chen, Xia Liu

“…We suggest that these findings will contribute to both scientific research and commercial bamboo cultivation through gene editing technology in the future.…”
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Effects of ABA on growth, leaf stomatal characteristics, and photosynthesis of Iris lactea seedlings under NaCl stress by TIAN Xiaoxia, MAO Peichun, ZHENG Mingli, YU Ting, MENG Lin

“…[Results] Under NaCl stress, both I. lactea seedlings showed salt damage symptom, and the leaf damage of ‘ML35’ was more severe than ‘ML04’. …”
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LLM-based collaborative programming: impact on students’ computational thinking and self-efficacy by Yi-Miao Yan, Chuang-Qi Chen, Yang-Bang Hu, Xin-Dong Ye

“…To address these challenges, Large Language Models (LLMs) can be introduced as a supportive tool to enhance both the efficiency and outcomes of collaborative programming. …”
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The prevalence, clinical features, and long-term outcome of patients with primary Sjögren’s syndrome with renal involvement by Howook Jeon, Youngjae Park, Jennifer Jooha Lee, Yoo-Seok Suh, Seung-Ki Kwok, Sung-Hwan Park, Wan-Uk Kim, Jung Hee Koh

“…Among 1306 pSS patients (mean age, 51 ± 12 years; 98% female), 36 (2.8%) had renal involvement; 17 patients had tubular involvement, 15 had glomerular involvement, one had both, and 3 were unclassified. The presence of anti-La antibodies was associated with renal involvement. …”
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A parametric investigation of binaural beats for brain entrainment and enhancing sustained attention by Anastasiia Melnichuk, Robert K. Cooper, Larry W. Hawk

“…This study experimentally varied BB parameters while testing the effects of BBs on both sustained attention and brain entrainment. 80 undergraduate participants were randomized to 1 of 16 between-subject conditions in a 2 beats frequency (beta or gamma) × 2 carrier tone (340 or 400 Hz) × 2 onset time (before or with task onset) × 2 background masking noise (present or absent) factorial design. …”
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Leveraging transformer models to predict cognitive impairment: accuracy, efficiency, and interpretability by Kai Ma, Junzhi Zhang, Xinhang Huang, Mengyang Wang

“…Its capacity to process both continuous and categorical data and its interpretability through attention mechanisms make it a promising tool for early detection of neurodegenerative diseases, potentially improving clinical decision-making and interventions.…”
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CORPORATE GOVERNANCE AND QUALITY OF FINANCIAL REPORTING BY BANKS IN NIGERIA by S.L ADAM, I. A MUHAMMED, Eunice T OLUGANNA, H.K.K ABDULKAREEM

“…The study employs a Generalized Method of Moment (GMM) for a period of seven years (2012-2018). The study found that both board composition and audit committee size have negative impact on discretionary accruals, and positive impact on the quality of financial reporting. …”
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வா. மு. கோமு சிறுகதைகள் காட்டும் பண்பாட்டு மீறல்கள் / Cultural Violation shown in the Short Stories of Vaa. Mu. Komu... by அ. சதிஸ்குமார் / A. Sathishkumar

“…Culture and knowledge have played key role in search of man’s social development and both are very essential. In Tamil culture, customs, rituals, caste, gender relations, worship and festivals have been closely associated with life and they are followed by the people since ages. …”
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Pathogenic and periodontal bacteria may contribute to the fatal outcome of critically ill elderly COVID-19 patients by L. Johana Madroñero, Eliana P. Calvo, Carolina Coronel-Ruiz, Myriam L. Velandia-Romero, María Angélica Calderón-Peláez, Jhann A. Arturo, Adriana P. Franco-Rodríguez, Ricardo Gutiérrez-Pérez, Lady S. López, Félix G. Delgado, Sigrid J. Camacho-Ortega, Lilia J. Bernal-Cepeda, Sonia P. Bohórquez, Jaime E. Castellanos

“…Our study aimed to determine whether there are differences in the respiratory microbiome between patients who recovered from COVID-19 and those who died, by characterizing the bacterial communities of both groups. A total of 24 patients who recovered from COVID-19 and 24 who died were included in the study, patient data were analyzed for signs, symptoms and clinical variables. …”
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Coapplication of humic acid and gypsum affects soil chemical properties, rice yield, and phosphorus use efficiency in acidic paddy soils by Hartina, Tidarat Monkham, Patma Vityakon, Tanabhat-Sakorn Sukitprapanon

“…However, FG application, both alone and combined with HA, failed to increase the rice yield, PUE, and PAE owing to lower total P uptake by the plants. …”
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Rac1-dependent regulation of osteoclast and osteoblast differentiation by developmentally regulated GTP-binding 2 by Jung Ha Kim, Semun Seong, Kabsun Kim, Inyoung Kim, Jeong Woo Park, Jeong-Tae Koh, Nacksung Kim

“…Rac1 activation was also suppressed by Drg2 downregulation in osteoprogenitor cells. Both osteoclast and osteoblast differentiation regulated by Drg2 downregulation were restored by suppressing Rac1 activity. …”
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Phenomenology of electroweak portal dark showers: high energy direct probes and low energy complementarity by Hsin-Chia Cheng, Xu-Hui Jiang, Lingfeng Li

“…Additionally, we study the flavor-changing neutral current (FCNC) B decays into dark pions, obtaining both current and projected constraints at the LHC and other facilities. …”
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