Development and evaluation of a polygenic risk score for lung cancer in never-smoking women: a large-scale prospective Chinese cohort study by Wei, X, Sun, D, Gao, J, Zhang, J, Zhu, M, Yu, C, Ma, Z, Fu, Y, Ji, C, Pei, P, Yang, L, Millwood, IY, Walters, RG, Chen, Y, Du, H, Jin, G, Chen, Z, Hu, Z, Li, L, Shen, H, Lv, J, Ma, H

“…The proportion of lung cancer in never smokers is rising, especially among Asian women, but there is no effective early detection tool. …”

The effect of varying the duration of the butane/air pretreatment on the morphology and reactivity of (VO)2P2O7 catalysts by Waugh, K.C, Taufiq-Yap, Y.-H

“…However, and apparently paradoxically, increasing the duration of the butane/air pretreatment resulted in an increase in the amount of oxygen removed from the catalysts by temperature programmed reduction in H2, rising from 11 monolayers for VPO40 to 14 monolayers for VPO100 and to 15 monolayers for VPO132. …”
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Effect of microwave sintering on density, microstructural and magnetic properties of pure strontium hexaferrite at low temperatures and heating rate by Matran, Wail M., Mustapha, Mazli, Nor, Mohd Faizairi, Mustapha, Faizal, Alakbari, Fahd Saeed, Al-shawesh, Gamal, Bawahab, Mohammed

“…In recent decades, the rising demand for permanent magnetic materials has driven manufacturers to explore substitutes for rare earth elements in response to their fluctuating prices and negative environmental impact. …”
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Partial Discharge Characterization of HFO(E) Gas Using Ultra-High Frequency (UHF) Antenna for Medium Voltage Switchgear Application by Ahmed, Rizwan, Abd-Rahman, Rahisham, Ullah, Zahid, Ullah, Rahmat, Mohd Yousof, Mohd Fairouz, Ullah, Kaleem

“…The PDIV of the HFO(E)/CO2 gas mixture exhibited a linear-saturation rising pattern with both mixing ratio and gas pressure, mirroring the trend observed in SF6 when the HFO(E) gas concentration ranged between 25% and 30%.…”
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Performance enhancement of ultrafiltration membrane via simple deposition of polymer-based modifiers by Tian, Miao, Wang, Rong, Goto, Atsushi, Mao, Weijia, Miyoshi, Yasuyuki, Mizoguchi, Hirotaka

“…The results show that the random copolymer modified membrane exhibited average 26 % rises in water permeability compared with the virgin PES UF membrane when 0.5 wt% BSA solution was used as feed. …”
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Thermal performance enhancement of eutectic PCM laden with functionalised graphene nanoplatelets for an efficient solar absorption cooling storage system by Singh, R. P., Sze, Jia Yin, Kaushik, S.C., Rakshit, D., Romagnoli, Alessandro

“…It is found that thermal conductivity rises by 104% with f-GNP dispersions, which reflects the improved thermal performance of the storage system. …”
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Transfusion-transmitted severe Plasmodium knowlesi malaria in a splenectomized patient with beta-thalassaemia major in Sabah, Malaysia: a case report by Bird, Elspeth M., Parameswaran, Uma, William, Timothy, Khoo, Tien Meng, Grigg, Matthew J., Aziz, Ammar, Marfurt, Jutta, Yeo, Tsin Wen, Auburn, Sarah, Anstey, Nicholas M., Barber, Bridget E.

“…Furthermore, this case raises the possibility that thalassaemic patients, particularly those who are splenectomized, may represent a high-risk group for TTM and severe malaria. With rising P. knowlesi incidence, further studies in Sabah are required to determine the risk of TTM in order to guide screening strategies for blood transfusion services.…”
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Molecular identification and effect of salt-tolerant plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria on the biochemical aspect and growth of rice by Chompa, Sayma Serine, Ali Tan, Kee Zuan, Amin, Adibah Mohd, Hun, Tan Geok, Ahmad Ghazali, Amir Hamzah, Sadeq, Buraq Musa, Akter, Amaily, Rahman, Md Ekhlasur, Rashid, Harun Or

“…Soil salinization, a rising issue globally, is a negative effect of the ever-changing climate, which has drawn attention to, and exacerbated problems related to soil degradation and the decline in wetland rice (Oryza sativa L.) production, leading to an unstable national economy. …”
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Staphylococci of the Skin: Consequences for Host Health by Khadka, Veda D.

“…During flares of AD, the pathogen Staphylococcus aureus rises to dominate the skin microbiome, and I show that relative abundance of S. aureus decreases in patients who are treated with a combination of conventional therapies and dilute bleach baths. …”
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Designing Electricity Distribution Network Tariffs for Beneficial Electrification by Turk, Graham

“…Under flat volumetric tariffs, utilities are projecting sharp rises in distribution-level peak demand, which will necessitate network upgrades whose costs are recovered from all grid users. …”
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Global surgery and climate change: how global surgery can prioritise both the health of the planet and its people by Chen, Sophia, Zolo, Yvan, Ngulube, Lumbani, Isiagi, Moses, Maswime, Salome

“…This predicament is particularly pronounced in LMICs, who already suffer from a disproportionate share of the global burden of disease, and where the demand for surgery is rising without corresponding resilient infrastructure. …”
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Non-uniform heat transfer suppression to enhance PCM melting by angled fins by Ji, Chenzhen, Qin, Zhen, Low, Zhenghua, Dubey, Swapnil, Choo, Fook Hoong, Duan, Fei

“…The PCM melting rate with -15° fins also increases greatly and the saved melting time rises about 62.7%. Besides, the enhancement ratio reveals that the melting enhancement by the fins mainly appears at the second half of the entire process, based on the PCM solid-liquid interface formed at the first half.…”
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Logistics implications on consumers' trust and satisfaction: consumer's repurchase intention in C2C marketplaces based in Singapore by Ting, Clara Jie Lyn

“…With the rising popularity of Consumer-to-Consumer (C2C) marketplaces, there is a need to conduct a study on the perspective of these consumers for businesses to thrive. …”
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Improved packing for fully homomorphic encryption with reverse multiplication friendly embeddings by Sim, Jun Jie

“…While this vast amount of data can provide key revelations and significant findings for businesses, there is a rising trend of individuals lobbying for proper management of this data. …”
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Heat transfer performance in the longitudinal corrugated fin and oval tube compact heat exchangers by Gholami, Ahmadali

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Can green finance facilitate Industry 5.0 transition to achieve sustainability? A systematic review with future research directions by Dhayal, Karambir Singh, Giri, Arun Kumar, Kumar, Anil, Samadhiya, Ashutosh, Agrawal, Shruti, Agrawal, Rohit

“…Most of the world's rising carbon emission results from industrial activities. …”
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A multi-omics strategy to understand PASC through the RECOVER cohorts: a paradigm for a systems biology approach to the study of chronic conditions by Sun, J, Aikawa, M, Ashktorab, H, Beckmann, ND, Enger, ML, Espinosa, JM, Gai, X, Horne, BD, Keim, P, Lasky-Su, J, Letts, R, Maier, CL, Mandal, M, Nichols, L, Roan, NR, Russell, MW, Rutter, J, Saade, GR, Sharma, K, Shiau, S, Thibodeau, SN, Yang, S, Miele, L, NIH Researching COVID to Enhance Recovery (RECOVER) Consortium

“…Post-Acute Sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 infection (PASC or “Long COVID”), includes numerous chronic conditions associated with widespread morbidity and rising healthcare costs. PASC has highly variable clinical presentations, and likely includes multiple molecular subtypes, but it remains poorly understood from a molecular and mechanistic standpoint. …”

Nutritional assessment of rural villages and estates in peninsular Malaysia: total blood cholesterol values in children, adolescents and adults by Wai, Tony Ng Kock, Lin, Khor Geok, Siong, Tee E., Hashim, Normah

“…Mean TC levels for children and adolescents were in the range 3.85-4.37 mmol/L, rising markedly during adulthood to an overall mean of 4.91 ± 1.13 mmol/L for men and 5.17 ± 1.11 mmol/L for women. …”

Heat transfer and energy performance analysis of photovoltaic thermal system using functionalized carbon nanotubes enhanced phase change material by Rajamony, Reji Kumar, Pandey, A. K., Mahendran, Samykano, Johnny Koh, Siaw Paw, Kareri, Tareq, Laghari, Imtiaz Ali, Tyagi, V. V.

“…The results indicates that increasing the flow rate by 2.2 times leads to a 4.9-fold increase in pressure drop, while the friction factor decreases with rising mass flow rate. Notably, the NePCM-integrated PVT system exhibited a substantial reduction in cell temperature and increased electrical power output at higher flow rates. …”
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Punching shear strength analysis of corroded reinforcement concrete slab by Fu, Yibin

“…However, there was inadequate research on other parameters such as steel corrosion rate. Sea levels are rising due to climate change, hence this parameter is of increasing importance for structures under long term corrosive environment. …”
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