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Background: Acral fibromyxoma (AFM) is a rare benign soft tissue tumor which is described as fibromatous and myxoid tumor of skin and soft tissue. Case details: A 40 year old male presented to Dematology outpatient department with swelling over the wrist for one year duration.The swelling was associated with mild pain and it gradually increased in size to reach the present size. Cutaneous examination revealed a 2x2cm mobile,cystic to firm, non-tender swelling over dorsum of right wrist. Based on its location and clinical feature,it was provisionally diagnosed to be ganglion cyst and excision biopsy was done. Histology showed stellate shaped cells in myxoid background with round to oval nuclei having small inconspicious nucleolus

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Necrotizing granulomatous inflammation in swellings which are clinically diagnosed as ganglion cyst is a rare entity due to the non-specific clinical presentation, insidious course, and large number of mimickers at this the particular site.Our patient is a 47 year/female who presented with a swelling over wrist for one year. On examination it was found to be firm, lobulated, mobile swelling, non-tender. USG showed cystic soft tissue swelling with a impression of ganglion cyst. Grossly the swelling was measuring 4x4 cm which was gradually progressive, increasing in size. This case report highlights the rare site of a granulomatous fungal inflammation clinically presenting as a multilocular ganglion cyst

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To meet people's yearning for a better life and the needs of agricultural production services, we must use soil water resources sustainably and carry out Agriculture high-quality development. So, we must estimate and take the suitable initial planting density to sow or plant to ensure Plant conservation density in the critical period of plant resources relation regulation reach the vegetation carry capacity to get the maximum yield and beneficial result. However, there are few reports on the estimation method of suitable initial planting density. In this pater, we put forward a method to estimating the suitable initial planting density, and take the perennial plant, caragana in the semiarid loess hilly region and one year plant, pepper in Xunhua, China as an example to determine. The results showing that the estimation method of suitable initial planting density is different for perennial plant caragana and one year plant, we can estimate the suitable initial planting density according to the soil dryness degree of control in the first year in the shrubland of semiarid region. As for a year plant pepper, we can estimate suitable initial planting density according to the area occupied by standard plant with maximum yield and beneficial result in the end of growth season.

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Background: This study examined the rising incidence and prevalence of Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) across age, gender, and regions in Himachal Pradesh to inform targeted public health strategies. Methods: CKD incidence data were collected from various age groups, gender, and blocks. Statistical analyses, including chi-square tests, were used to assess the significance of differences in CKD case distribution by age, gender, temporal and region. Results: The significant spatial, temporal, gender, and age-related variations in Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) prevalence across Himachal Pradesh (2014–2023), with Shimla showing the highest prevalence. CKD disproportionately affects male (60.2%) Mashobra (20.4%) reports the highest CKD cases, followed by Theog (12.3%), and Kupvi (2.4%) the lowest. Significant gender differences across blocks are confirmed (χ² = 26.436, p < .01). Chi-square analysis (χ² = 18.423, p < .05) revealed significant gender disparities in CKD cases from 2014 to 2023, with peaks in 2023 (16.9%) and a low in 2017 (6%). Chisquare analysis (χ² = 41.076, p < .000) showed a significant age-gender association in CKD, with the highest number of cases in 57–67 years (637) and lowest in <17 years (12). Chi-square analysis (χ² = 124.625, p < .000) revealed significant age-year associations in CKD cases, with peaks in 2023 (441 cases), predominantly among 57–67 years (117 cases)

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With this special issue of JMSN we are pleased to present significant contributions to a fascinating topic in the field of materials nanostructing, which is the anodization of valve metals. By this treatment porous oxides of controlled geometry can be grown on the respective metal surfaces. To date, aluminum (Al) has been used most often, as confirmed in this special issue where nine out of ten contributions deals with its anodization.

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The results are presented of obtaining anodic aluminum oxide with an ordered pore arrangement by employing two anodizing modes - galvanostatic mode and combined (galvanostatic + potentiostatic) mode, at high values of the current density and voltage. Use has been made of an oxalate electrolyte and a complex electrolyte comprising oxalic acid and phosphoric acid. Scanning electron microscopy has been used to investigate the surface morphology of the barrier and porous layers and to determine pore sizes and inter-pore distance.

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Self-organized anodic porous alumina films with hexagonal pore lattice have attracted a considerable attention for biological arrays and confinement of various organic probes dyes in solutions. A molecular structure with axial symmetry in bis-heterocyclic indole chains and conjugate system, such as cyanine fluorophore Cy3 dye, was investigated here with respect to its fluorescence when loaded in the anodic alumina pores.

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Two basic reactions occur during the anodizing of aluminum: 1) the aluminum is consumed and 2) an oxide grows. By accepting this statement as true, the anodizing process can be viewed as a corrosion process, and anodizing can be modeled using the Tafel Equation. Anodizing process parameters of electrolyte chemistry and concentration, temperature, aluminum substrate resistance and current density are presented as they relate to the Tafel Equation and how they impact the anodic aluminum oxide structure and properties. Understanding this relationship is consequent in making anodizing an engineering process, one that enables tuning the structure such that it yields distinct characteristics to fulfill design and application requirements.

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The application of electronic-nose (E-nose) technologies in forensic science is a recent new development following a long history of progress in the development of diverse applications in the related biomedical and pharmaceutical fields. Data from forensic analyses must satisfy the needs and requirements of both the scientific and legal communities. The type of data collected from electronic-nose devices provides a means of identifying specific types of information about the chemical nature of evidentiary objects and samples under investigation using aroma signature profiles of complex gaseous mixtures containing volatile organic compounds (VOCs) released from manufactured products and parts of the human body. E-nose analyses also provide useful qualitative information about the physicochemical characteristics and metabolic conditions of human subjects without the need for time-consuming analyses to identify all chemical components in human-derived volatile mixtures.

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Carbon nanotube (NT) based electronic vapor sensors were tested against synthetic sweat solutions, consisting of 13 volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in saline, in order to probe the device ability to analyze and differentiate vapors derived from complex biological samples.

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The collection of human odor volatiles is of interest to forensic applications as a path to investigate canine scent discriminations in legal investigations. A study using a selected array of previously identified human odor compounds has been conducted to determine the retention and release capabilities of five (5) natural and synthetic fabric types, cotton (mercerized fabric and gauze matrix), polyester, rayon and wool.

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The anodization of aluminum foils having micrometer thickness is a common process and results in hexagonally self-ordered alumina membranes. However, anodic aluminum oxide (AAO) membranes fabricated from nanometer-thin films present new challenges to the anodization process, since aluminum films adheres poorly on supporting substrates and the smoothness of the film is highly related to the kind of substrate.

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Anodisation of pure titanium has been carried out in sulphuric and in phosphoric acid solutions at potentials ranging from 50 to 150V. The SEM and AFM morphological analysis indicates that, within this potential range, oxidation in sulphuric acid solution produces better developed mesoporous oxide layers.

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We investigated a method for preparation of ordered nanopore arrays with the interpore distance of 60 nm by guided self-organization of anodic aluminum oxide with a prepatterned array of pits in the starting Al film.

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The design of an electrochemical reactor for the preparation of self-supported comparatively thin (up to 10 μm) and large area (up to 50 cm2) anodic alumina membranes is described allowing growth of porous alumina at high applied potential (up to 150 V) without burning.

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Vertical Cu2ZnSnS4 (CZTS) nanowire arrays have been synthesized via two-step electroplating method into anodized aluminum oxide template. For deposition of CZTS nanowires, anodized aluminum oxide (AAO) was used as the growth mask for the growth of the nanowires. AAO templates with hole sizes of 70 nm in diameter were used in the experiments.

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Anodic aluminum oxide doped with vanadyl citrate chelate complex anions was formed by a two-step self-organized anodization in 2 wt. % sulfuric acid containing 0.04 M V2O5 and 0.08 M citric acid at voltage range 13-23 V, and at 0 and 15 oC. The combination of two temperatures and at least four voltages (depending on the applied temperature) was applied as the operating conditions of anodization.

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In this paper, we report on the synthesis of BaTiO3 nanowires via the anodic aluminum oxide template method. To fill in the precursors of BaTiO3 into anodic aluminum oxide templates, the vacuum and drop loading method developed in our previous study was used. Ba(CH3COO)2 (barium acetate) and C12H28O4Ti (tetraisopropyl orthotitanate) were used as Ba and Ti sources, respectively. Anodic aluminum oxide membranes with the through-hole diameter of ~200 nm were used as the template for BaTiO3 nanowires.

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