Energy Cost Centre-Based Modelling of Sector Coupling in Local Communities by Edvard Košnjek, Boris Sučić, Mojca Loncnar, Tom Smolej

“…It is adaptable to data availability and stakeholder engagement, allowing both high-level overviews and detailed analysis of selected ECCs. Limitations include heterogeneous data sources, uneven stakeholder participation, and the need for refinement of sub-models. …”
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Arabic As a Medium for the Internalization of Worship Values by Aufia Aisa, Rina Dian Rahmawati, Muhammad Fatkhur Rizal Fahmi, Umi Unzilatur Rohmah, Hilza Safa Septia

“…The findings show that Arabic instruction is functionally embedded in students’ worship practices, positioning the language as both a communicative and devotional tool. …”
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Gold Punning: studying multistable meaning structures using a systematically collected set of lexical blends by Daniel Kjellander

“…It is a well-known fact that conventional dictionaries are poor sources [Cannon 1986], and alternative methodologies are therefore required. …”
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An evaluation of stress in medical students at a South African university by S.S. Naidoo, J. van Wyk, S.B. Higgins-Opitz, K. Moodley

“…Academic and personal problems were the main sources of stress. Coping strategies included individual lifestyle adaptations, family support, religious structures and study groups. …”
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DRIFTING TO SOCIALLY-ORIENTED ECONOMY AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT OF THE RUSSIAN ARCTIC: THE INPUT OF TECHNOLOGICAL MODERNIZATION by B. N. Porfiryev, V. N. Leksin

“…Implementation of this policy should be preceded by the exhaustive inventory (survey) of the technical condition of each and every industrial, civil engineering and social infrastructure facility to reveal critical elements (areas) of technological obsoleteness and deterioration and provide assessment of the amount and sources of the resources necessary for the early (urgent) phase of technological modernization. …”
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Polymeric membranes grafted by ionizing radiation for uranium adsorption by Amanda Caroline Patricio Cardoso, Rafael Henrique Lazzari Garcia, Elita Fontenele Urano de Carvalho, Mohamad Al-Sheikhly, Yasko Kodama

“…RIG promotes functionalization of WPP with phosphate groups that are prone to capture U from solution. …”
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Characteristics of Plasmodium vivax apicomplexan amino acid transporter 8 (PvApiAT8) in the cationic amino acid transport by Wang-Jong Lee, Ernest Mazigo, Jin-Hee Han, Seok Ho Cha

“…PvApiAT8 was sodium-independent and functioned at pH levels between 6.5 and 8.5, with no efflux activity observed. …”
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In Vivo Assessment of Bone Regeneration in Alginate/Bone ECM Hydrogels with Incorporated Skeletal Stem Cells and Single Growth Factors. by David Gothard, Emma L Smith, Janos M Kanczler, Cameron R Black, Julia A Wells, Carol A Roberts, Lisa J White, Omar Qutachi, Heather Peto, Hassan Rashidi, Luis Rojo, Molly M Stevens, Alicia J El Haj, Felicity R A J Rose, Kevin M Shakesheff, Richard O C Oreffo

“…The proposed hydrogel system functioned without the need for growth factor incorporation or an exogenous inducible cell source. …”
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Comparative analysis of gut symbionts in Tribolium castaneum (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae) and their dietary substrate, sauce-flavored Daqu by Jun Lü, Shan Xu, Can Teng, Rujia Huang, Guiqin Xiong, Qin Cheng

“…Shared bacterial ASVs (n=58) exhibited functional divergence: carbohydrate metabolism dominated in SFD, whereas insect-associated ASVs enriched drug resistance genes. …”
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Types of Attributive Constructions in Middle English Poetry by E. A. Nilsen, I. K. Mashko

“…The research focuses on attributive constructions functioning in Middle English poetic texts. The analysis of the identified attributive structures using a morphological approach is carried out. …”
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Fate and risks of potentially toxic elements associated with lacustrine groundwater discharge: quantification, modeling, and biogeochemistry by Shen Qu, Juliang Wang, Keyi Zhang, Mengyu Fan, Yuanzhen Zhao, Xu Yang, Zhongli Wang, Helena I. Gomes, Rachel L. Gomes, Limin Duan, Shaogang Dong, Ruihong Yu

“…Thus, self-organizing maps (SOM) and positive matrix factorization (PMF) were employed in present work to decipher source of selected PTE (Li, V, Mn, Cr, Co, Ni, Cu, Zn, Ba, Pb, U, Sr) in Ulansuhai Lake basin (Inner Mongolia, China). …”
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Suspensory Materials for Surgery of Blepharoptosis: A Systematic Review of Observational Studies. by Elena Pacella, Daniele Mipatrini, Fernanda Pacella, Giulia Amorelli, Andrea Bottone, Gianpaolo Smaldone, Paolo Turchetti, Giuseppe La Torre

“…The following materials were investigated: Fascia Lata, Mersilene, polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) and Silicon.<h4>Data source and methods</h4>Following the Prisma procedure, on January 30th, 2016 we used the following electronic databases to select the studies: MEDLINE and Scopus.…”
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INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY FOR THE INTEGRATED ASSESSMENT OF EXPERT COMPETENCY by Olena Lobach, Igor Babych, Elena Persiyanova

“…The following results were obtained: the problem of assessing the quality of experts was considered; based on the authors’ practical experience and analysis of literature sources, the structural diagram of the properties of experts and their assessment was developed; five main groups of existing methods for assessing the quality of experts were analyzed; existing models of an integrated assessment of the competency of experts were reviewed; a two-stage method for the integrated assessment of the competency of experts was developed by integrating the methods of heuristic, test, and statistical assessment; the main groups of users and functional requirements to the information system for assessing the competency of experts were identified; the database and user interface of the information system were developed; the developed information technology of the integrated assessment of the competency of experts was tested on actual data for selecting an expert group to choose the methodology of project management. …”
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Common bean processing to obtain a protein ingredient for the plant-based market by Janice Ribeiro Lima, Tatiana de Lima Azevedo, Melicia Cintia Galdeano, Ilana Felberg, Caroline Grassi Mellinger

“…They are naturally rich sources of proteins, ranging from 19% to 24%. This study aimed to define conditions for obtaining protein concentrate from common beans using alkaline extraction with subsequent acid precipitation. …”
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Decoupling of the onset of anharmonicity between a protein and its surface water around 200 K by Lirong Zheng, Bingxin Zhou, Banghao Wu, Yang Tan, Juan Huang, Madhusudan Tyagi, Victoria García Sakai, Takeshi Yamada, Hugh O'Neill, Qiu Zhang, Liang Hong

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A Transition Metal‐Free Approach for the Conversion of Real‐Life Cellulose‐Based Biomass into Formate by Tong Zhang, Peng Ren, Yuman Qin, Thanh Huyen Vuong, Ana V. Cunha, Remco W. A. Havenith, Jabor Rabeah, Shoubhik Das

“…Finally, mechanistic investigations including electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) spectroscopy, and density functional theory (DFT) calculations are conducted to gain insights into the underlying reaction mechanism.…”
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Controllable surface carrier type of metal oxide nanocrystals for multifunctional photocatalysis by Han Li, Yingchun Ding, Kaiyi Luo, Qiuping Zhang, Huan Yuan, Shuyan Xu, Ming Xu

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Growth Toxic Effects of Metal Nanoparticles on Bacillus subtilis and Vibrio parahaemolyticus by Shiyu CHEN, Bin XIA, Lin ZHU, Shuang LI, Qiufen LI, Xuemei SUN, Wei DAI

“…Based on the ecological roles and functions of these two bacteria in marine microbial communities, this study used B. subtilis and V. parahaemolyticus isolated from Bohai Bay as test organisms. …”
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Characterization of multi-targeted insulin-mimetic antidiabetic peptides using in silico approaches. by Anas Bilal, Ghulam Mustafa

“…The aim of the current study was to develop hypoglycemic peptides (HGPs) from plant sources and to investigate their binding interactions with selected diabetic protein receptors using peptide-protein docking, in order to identify potential peptide candidates for the treatment of diabetes mellitus. …”
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Multi-Omics Analysis Provides Insights into Green Soybean in Response to Cold Stress by Yanhui Lin, Guangping Cao, Jing Xu, Honglin Zhu, Liqiong Tang

“…The DEGs and DEMs were further subjected to KEGG functional analysis. Finally, 11 metabolites (such as sucrose, lactose, melibiose, and dehydroascorbate) and 17 genes (such as <i>GOLS</i>, <i>GLA</i>, <i>UGDH</i>, and <i>ALDH</i>) were selected as candidates associated with cold tolerance. …”
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