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Kean University.[Affiliation] Publications | LitMetric

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[This corrects the article DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2024.

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Background: Despite the increasing popularity of mobile health (mHealth) technologies, little is known about which types of mHealth system engagement might affect the maintenance of antiretroviral therapy among people with HIV and substance use disorders.

Objective: This study aimed to use longitudinal and detailed system logs and weekly survey data to test a mediation model, where mHealth engagement indicators were treated as predictors, substance use and confidence in HIV management were treated as joint mediators, and antiretroviral therapy adherence was treated as the outcome. We further distinguished the initiation and intensity of system engagement by mode (expression vs reception) and by communication levels (intraindividual vs dyadic vs network).

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Behavioral decision-making research has been exceptionally useful in the quest of the social sciences to understand human nature. A frequent assumption of this research is that using strangers as anonymous interaction partners allows for the clearest demonstration of human nature. But a diverse array of literature - from social and clinical psychology to ethology - suggests that a stranger is far from a "baseline partner.

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Introduction: Phubbing is defined as a phenomenon in which individuals use their smartphones during conversations with others, focusing on the smartphones and escaping from interpersonal interactions. This phenomenon has been extensively studied in the literature. However, most studies concerning phubbing have focused on understanding its impact on the receivers; few have investigated the consequences of phubbing on the actors themselves.

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Handheld dynamometers provide an accurate measurement of muscle strength and have been shown to have good interrater reliability. The proximal stabilization and fulcrum are two methods of manual muscle testing; however, there is uncertainty about which method may be better for obtaining muscle strength measures. The purposes were to determine if there was a difference in hamstring strength and to determine the interrater reliability of DPT students using a handheld dynamometer when comparing the proximal stabilization and the fulcrum methods.

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Evaluating the health risk of probiotic supplements from the perspective of antimicrobial resistance.

Microbiol Spectr

December 2024

Department of Biology, College of Science, Mathematics and Technology, Wenzhou-Kean University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China.

Unlabelled: Antimicrobial resistance remains a public health threat. Probiotics harboring antimicrobial resistant genes (ARGs) have, in recent years, been considered a potential health risk. Studies conducted on probiotics from increasingly popular health supplements have raised the possibility of transmitting ARGs to commensals in the human gut, concomitantly establishing a reservoir of ARGs and risking acquisition by opportunistic pathogens.

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Even though fingerprints remain one of the most reliable methods of identification, they are often lost during the recovery process. Accurate fingerprint recognition depends on the contrast between the ridges and substrate. On tough surfaces, such as glossy, colorful, and patterned materials, the contrast is harder to establish.

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In this study, a catalyst with Ni-Mo combination was synthesized using the electric heating/reductive tempering method. Nickel (II) nitrate hexahydrate and ammonium molybdate were combined in a ratio of 1.1 in this approach.

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This paper investigates the behavior of fractional-order nonlinear multi-agent systems subjected to Byzantine assaults, specifically focusing on the manipulations of both sensors and actuators. We employ weighted graphs, both directed and undirected, to illustrate the system's topology. Our methodology combines algebraic graph theory with fractional-order Lyapunov techniques to develop algebraic requirements for leader-following consensus, providing a robust framework for analyzing consensus dynamics in these complex systems.

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Thin films of PbS, both undoped and cobalt-doped (Co-PbS), were produced on glass substrates using the straightforward and controllable approach of sequential ionic layer adsorption and reaction (SILAR). The reactive substances employed to deposit the PbS thin films were lead nitrate (Pb(NO)), cobalt nitrate (Co(NO₃)₂(H₂O)₆), sodium thiosulphate (NaSO) and HO for different dipping concentrations of lead and cobalt. The films were adherent to the substrate and were compact, and crack-free with a shiny silver color.

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Due to their widespread usage in recent years, synthetic dyes may be difficult to remove and pose a health concern. Bioadsorbents proved a low-cost and sustainable method for dye removal. In this study, straight yellow 26 is extracted from textile effluent using sugarcane bagasse.

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This research highlights the facile green synthesis of silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) using Phoenix dactylifera seed extracts and its photocatalytic application for the degradation of toxic dyes. The AgNPs synthesis was confirmed by the appearance of its representative absorption peak at 416 nm in UV-visible absorption spectroscopy. Moreover, the reduction of silver ions to Ag was justified through Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy.

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Exploring the Role of Dietary Calcium Intake in Muscle and Cardiovascular Performance Among Young Athletes.

Sports (Basel)

October 2024

College of Health Professions and Human Services, Kean University, 1000 Morris Ave, Union, NJ 07083, USA.

The importance of dietary calcium intake in bone metabolism has been well established; however, it is still less investigated in health-related components, especially addressing muscle performance. This study aims to compare dietary calcium intake and its relationship with cardiovascular and muscular performance in young athletes (Lacrosse, Baseball, and soccer players). In this cross-sectional study, 95 participants (ages 18 to 30) participated during two visits to the Human Performance Laboratory.

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The goal of the present work is to create ZnO/NiO nanocomposites (NCs) for the photocatalytic destruction of organic contaminants using the co-precipitation technique. To investigate physiochemical characteristics, FT-IR, UV visible spectroscopy, SEM, and XRD were used. The ZnO hexagonal phase and the NiO cubic phase in the ZnO/NiO NCs were verified by the diffraction pattern.

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Chest X-ray is widely used to diagnose lung diseases. Due to the demand for accelerating analysis and interpretation to reduce the workload of radiologists, there has been a growing interest in building automated systems of chest X-ray abnormality localization. However, fully supervised methods usually require well-trained radiologists to annotate bounding boxes manually, which is labor-intensive and time-consuming.

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Background: Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most prevalent cardiac arrhythmia and is associated with substantial morbidity and mortality. Current international guidelines recommend antiarrhythmic drugs or catheter ablation (CA) as rhythm-control strategies for AF. This study aimed to comprehensively assess economic evaluations (EEs) of the treatment of AF by country income level.

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Non-coding RNA notations, regulations and interactive resources.

Funct Integr Genomics

November 2024

College of Science, Mathematics and Technology, Wenzhou-Kean University, Wenzhou, 325060, China.

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  • Non-coding RNAs (ncRNAs) play crucial roles in gene expression and cellular regulation, but many still lack a fully understood function despite extensive research.
  • The review highlights the need for a unified system to categorize and integrate over 50 types of characterized ncRNAs and their diverse functions.
  • It introduces the ncRNA Hub web portal as a resource for detailed ncRNA information and bioinformatics tools, aiming to enhance the understanding and standardization of ncRNA research.
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Capsaicin-Loaded Melanin Nanoparticles for Long-Lasting Nociceptive-Selective Nerve Blockade.

Langmuir

November 2024

Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama 35487, United States.

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  • Clinically used local anesthetics like bupivacaine and lidocaine have issues with short duration and affecting both pain and motor functions, leading to unwanted muscle weakness.
  • Researchers developed capsaicin-loaded melanin nanoparticles (Cap-MNPs) that selectively target sensory neurons, aiming for effective pain relief without impacting motor function.
  • Cap-MNPs demonstrated high drug loading efficiency and sustained release, providing a 6-hour sciatic sensory nerve block in rats without local or systemic toxicity, suggesting potential for future clinical pain management.
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Background: Mindfulness training has been shown to promote positive mental health outcomes and related changes in neural networks such as the default mode network, which has a central node in the posterior cingulate cortex (PCC). Previous work from our group reported on the impact of a novel, neurofeedback augmented mindfulness training (NAMT) task on regulation of PCC hemodynamic activity in typically developing adolescents. The present pilot study aimed to expand on this finding by examining the pre-post changes of the NAMT task on resting-state functional connectivity of the PCC.

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Purpose: This project explores the perceived implications of artificial intelligence (AI) tools and generative language tools, like ChatGPT, on practice in speech-language pathology.

Method: A total of 107 clinician ( = 60) and student ( = 47) participants completed an 87-item survey that included Likert-style questions and open-ended qualitative responses. The survey explored participants' current frequency of use, experience with AI tools, ethical concerns, and concern with replacing clinicians, as well as likelihood to use in particular professional and clinical areas.

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Herein, bacterial-assisted synthesis of AgCoO is carried out. In the first step, E. coli was separated from soil samples via the "serial dilution method.

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Hypoxia stress: plant's sensing, responses, and tolerance mechanisms.

Environ Sci Pollut Res Int

November 2024

Department of Horticultural Sciences, Faculty of Agriculture and Environment, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Bahawalpur, Pakistan.

Oxygen (O) is an inhibiting factor for plant growth and development in submerged and flooding environments. Plants experience different O concentrations, such as normoxia, hypoxia, and anoxia, which can change over space and time. Plants have evolved various morphological, physiological, and biochemical adaptations to withstand low O stress, many of which have been well investigated.

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  • The study explored how filial piety and perfectionism impact life satisfaction among young adults in Malaysia and the UK, finding that different types of filial piety are linked to how individuals view perfectionism.
  • Positive relationships were identified between reciprocal filial piety and both types of perfectionism—adaptive and maladaptive—with adaptive perfectionism enhancing life satisfaction in Malaysia.
  • Conversely, authoritarian filial piety was associated with increased maladaptive perfectionism, which lowered life satisfaction in both groups, indicating the need to consider cultural and individual factors in assessing well-being.
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Heat stress severely affects dairy cattle production and reproduction performances in tropical regions. Genetic selection to maintain adequate yield and reproductive performance while enhancing their ability to withstand heat is essential for improving the genetics of dairy cows. Therefore, in this study, we aimed to estimate genetic parameters affecting production and reproduction performances under heat stress conditions in dairy cattle and to investigate the threshold point of heat stress for milk yield (MY), milk fat-to-protein ratio (FPR), and conception rate (CR) in Thai-Holstein dairy cattle.

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