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- BiologyOpen access
Far-red light enhances photosynthesis in the shade-adapted old forest lichen Lobaria pulmonaria
Far-red (FR) light (700–750 nm) is strongly enriched beneath forest canopies, but its impact on photosynthesis in shade-adapted lichens is not well understood. We investigated the role of FR light in photosynthesis of Lobaria pulmonaria , an oldforest cephalolichen. Spectral meas...
- Health & MedicineOpen access
Background: Asymptomatic bacteriuria (ASB) is a common but often overlooked condition during pregnancy that can progress to symptomatic urinary tract infection, pyelonephritis, preterm labour, and low birth weight if left undetected and untreated. No local data on ASB were previo...
- BiologyOpen access
Lipase-catalyzed biodiesel preparation in non-aqueous media has the advantages of reduced energy consumption, simplified recovery of fatty acid methyl esters (FAMEs), and minimized environment pollution, etc. To discover a novel thermophilic lipase, achieve its high-level express...
- Health & MedicineOpen access
To evaluate the discriminatory performance and clinical associations of the aspartate aminotransferase-to-platelet ratio index (APRI), uric acid-to-creatinine (UA/Cr) ratio, and creatinine-to-fibrinogen ratio beyond clinical variables for assessment of disease severity and advers...
- AI & ComputingOpen access
تسعى هذه الدراسة إلى الكشف عن أثر مواقع التواصل الاجتماعي على الصحة النفسية لطالبات الأقسام الداخلية في مدينة بغداد، من خلال تحليل طبيعة الاستخدام اليومي لهذه المنصات وعلاقته بالمؤشرات النفسية مثل القلق والتوتر والاكتئاب والعزلة الاجتماعية. وانبثقت عن الهدف الرئيس للدراسة مجموعة...
- BiologyOpen access
Cisplatin resistance is a major obstacle in the treatment of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC). To address this challenge, we screened a U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-approved drug library and identified fingolimod, an immunomodulatory agent, as a potent inhibit...
- Society & EconomicsOpen access
The Impact of the "Law of Luxury" on the Collapse of Civilization from a Qur'anic Perspective
تكشف هذه الدراسة عن سنة قرآنية مطردة تربط بين الترف وانهيار العمران، فتبيّن أن القرآن الكريم لا يجعل من الترف حالًا فرديًّا عابرًا، بل ظاهرة اجتماعية تعمل عمل السبب في زوال الأمم وخراب الحضارات. وتحلل الدراسة الآيات التي تصف حال المترفين قبل الهلاك وأثناءه وبعده، من قوله تعالى ﴿و...
- Health & MedicineOpen access
Delphian lymph node (DLN) metastasis has been proposed as a potential indicator of more extensive regional lymph node involvement in papillary thyroid cancer (PTC). However, its clinical significance and relationship with regional lymph node metastasis remain incompletely underst...
- AI & ComputingOpen access
Developing a Smart Service Quality Model for the Internet of Things: A Proposed Model
هدف البحث إلى تطوير نموذج متكامل لقياس جودة الخدمة الذكية في بيئة إنترنت الأشياء، في ضوء محدودية النماذج السابقة وتركيزها على جوانب جزئية دون الجمع بين المتطلبات التقنية والتفاعلية والذكية والاستدامية. واعتمد البحث المنهج الوصفي التحليلي، من خلال مراجعة الأدبيات العلمية ونماذج جو...
- Health & MedicineOpen access
Pharmaceutical procurement in public tertiary hospitals is a critical component of healthcare delivery but may be vulnerable to corruption because it involves large financial flows, complex technical decisions and multiple actors. In Nigeria, corruption in health sector hinders a...
- BiologyOpen access
This study systematically evaluates standardized freeze-dried roselle anthocyanin microcapsules as a commercial nutraceutical supplement (HIBI®). The study aims to characterize some physical properties, antioxidant contents and activities, assess storage stability of anthocyanin...
- BiologyOpen access
Pathological complete response (pCR) is an established surrogate endpoint in aggressive breast cancer subtypes; however, its prognostic role in hormone receptor (HR)-positive/HER2-negative disease remains controversial. We aimed to evaluate clinicopathological predictors of pCR a...
- Society & EconomicsOpen access
The Role of Accounting Information Quality in Attracting Foreign Investment
تهدف الدراسة إلى تحليل الغلاقة بين جودة المعلومات المحاسبية وقرارات المستثمرين الأجانب وإختبار ما إذا كانت البيانات والمعلومات المالية ذات الجودة العالية من حيث الموثوقية والشفافية تساهم في جذب الاستثمارات الخارجية. وتأتي أهمية البحث من اعتماد المستثمرين الأجانب على التقارير الما...
- AI & ComputingOpen access
A novel approach through spherical functions in the characterization of invariant functions
Given a compact subgroup K of the orthogonal group acting on the Euclidean space ޒ n , Gerald Schwarz proved that every smooth K -invariant function on ޒ n can be expressed as a smooth function of a generating set of K -invariant polynomials on n variables.Our goal is to prov...
- Climate & EnvironmentOpen access
The aim of the present study was to evaluate the efficacy of peroxydisulfate(PDS)/peroxymonosulfate(PMS) activated using different methods for inactivating E.coli and P.aeruginosa . The UV-A, UV-A/PDS, PMS, and NaOH/PDS processes were used to inactivate E.coli and P.aeruginosa ....
- Materials & EnergyOpen access
Advances in collagen-based materials for tissue-engineered meniscus
Meniscus possesses weak self-repairability once getting hurt due to heterogeneity, particularly “white region” of avascular parts. However, the effect of conventional therapies in restoring structure and function of the meniscus isn’t ideal. Collagen, a key part of the extracellu...
- Health & MedicineOpen access
The Impact of Video Game Experience on Surgical Performance: A Systematic Review
OBJECTIVE: To assess whether video gaming experience is associated with improved surgical performance in the surgeon population across laparoscopic, robotic, and other surgical modalities, and evaluate its implications on surgical training and education. METHODS: A structured lit...
- Society & EconomicsOpen access
This study used data from the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Survey (CHARLS) to examine the association between adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and accelerated aging in middle-aged and older Chinese, with implications for healthy aging interventions. A total of 832...
- Society & EconomicsOpen access
PURPOSE: Recruiting young blood donors remains challenging. This study proposed and tested an Extended Theory of Planned Behavior (ETPB) model incorporating knowledge and donation-related anxiety to understand the psychosocial correlates of blood donation among Chinese university...
- Materials & EnergyOpen access
Complications such as premature failure and sample slippage associated with testing uniform cross-sectioned samples using conventional gripping systems are well known within the testing community. While these complications can be avoided for most materials using dogbone-shaped sa...