A Fast Testing Method to Objectively Quantify the Stiffness of Stability Boots by Simon Bürgi, Judith Roost, Marco R. Hitz, Peter Schwilch, William R. Taylor, Silvio Lorenzetti

“…Stability boots can protect the ankle ligaments from overloading after serious injury and facilitate protected movement in order to aid healing of the surrounding soft tissue structures. …”
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When to cryopreserve and when to let it go? A systematic review of priorities in wild animal cryobanking by James Edward Brereton, Sarah Louise Spooner, Susan L. Walker, Andrew Mooney, Philippe Wilson, Gabriela F. Mastromonaco, Elena Hunter, Samuel White

“…Greater collaboration between cryobanks can aid in important sample acquisition and storage and in sharing cryopreservation priorities.…”
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Chromosome-Level Genome Assembly and Annotation of the Highly Heterozygous <i>Phallus echinovolvatus</i> Provide New Insights into Its Genetics by Mengya An, Ruoxi Liang, Yanliu Chen, Jinhua Zhang, Xiuqing Wang, Xing Li, Guohua Qu, Junfeng Liang

“…Our analysis of the <i>P. echinovolvatus</i> genome provides insights into the genetic basis of the mechanisms underlying the metabolic effects of bioactive substances and will aid ongoing breeding efforts and studies of genetic mechanisms.…”
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Simplified Lawsuits in Dispute Resolution Within Sharia Economic Law in Indonesia by Dadin Solihin, Setiadi Setiadi, Bubun Bunyamin, Deni Kamaludin Yusup, Ahmad Hasan Ridwan

“…This research is based on the numerous disputes in Sharia economic law within Sharia Business Financial Institutions, legal aid in the field of Sharia economic law, and civil matters that have not been well resolved. …”
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The Slotted Tube Overlay Geotextile in Tailing Pond Radial Seepage Test Model and Analysis of the Permeation Characteristics by Chun-bo Yang, Yuan Wang, Lin-bing Wang, Jing-qi Huang, Qing-wen Li, Long Wu

“…Firstly, a set of radial flow test equipment for infiltration system of the slotted tube overlay geotextile is developed in this study. Then, with the aid of the test device, a two-dimensional radial flow test is conducted to investigate the drainage system of the slotted tube overlay geotextile before and after blocking by tailing sands, with considering different water head difference and the number of geotextile layers. …”
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Investigating the key principles in two-step heterogeneous transfer learning for early laryngeal cancer identification by Xinyi Fang, Chak Fong Chong, Kei Long Wong, Marco Simões, Benjamin K. Ng

“…Abstract Data scarcity in medical images makes transfer learning a common approach in computer-aided diagnosis. Some disease classification tasks can rely on large homogeneous public datasets to train the transferred model, while others cannot, i.e., endoscopic laryngeal cancer image identification. …”
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Study on the mechanical properties and microstructure of PVA fiber-reinforced waste glass powder concrete by Yi Zhao, Siwen Chen, Shuisheng Yu, Shuai Wu, Yijie Bao

“…The –C–OH groups in PVA fibers form hydrogen bonds with –OH groups in cement hydration products, aided by the non-circular cross section and molecular structure of the fibers, enhancing adhesion at the cement matrix interface. …”
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Effects of Microbes on Insect Host Physiology and Behavior Mediated by the Host Immune System by Shan Zhang, Zhengyan Wang, Qiong Luo, Lizhen Zhou, Xin Du, Yonglin Ren

“…Studying the insect immune system can aid in identifying novel insecticide targets and provide insights for developing novel pest control strategies. …”
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An HLA-Transgenic Mouse Model of Type 1 Diabetes That Incorporates the Reduced but Not Abolished Thymic Insulin Expression Seen in Patients by Jeffrey Babad, Riyasat Ali, Jennifer Schloss, Teresa P. DiLorenzo

“…This model should find utility as a tool to uncover the mechanisms underlying the association between reduced thymic insulin expression and T1D in humans and aid in preclinical studies to evaluate insulin-targeted immunotherapies for the disease.…”
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Classifying Dementia Using Local Binary Patterns from Different Regions in Magnetic Resonance Images by Ketil Oppedal, Trygve Eftestøl, Kjersti Engan, Mona K. Beyer, Dag Aarsland

“…Diagnosis can be demanding and MR imaging may aid as a noninvasive method to increase prediction accuracy. …”
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Frequency Limited &#x0026; Weighted Model Reduction Algorithm With Error Bound: Application to Discrete-Time Doubly Fed Induction Generator Based Wind Turbines for Power System by Sajid Bashir, Sammana Batool, Muhammad Imran, Mian Ilyas Ahmad, Fahad Mumtaz Malik, Muhammad Salman, Abdul Wakeel, Usman Ali

“…In this article, the model order reduction of a stable doubly fed induction generator based variable-speed wind turbines model is performed with the aid of the proposed stability preserving balanced realization algorithm based on discrete frequency weights and limited frequency-interval. …”
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Analytical approaches to evaluate risk factors of multimorbidity: a systematic scoping review protocol by Alex Lewin, Poppy Alice Carson Mallinson, Sanjay Kinra, Judith Lieber, Chaisiri Angkurawaranon, Hirotomo Yamanashi, Chanchanok Aramrat, Nutchar Wiwatkunupakarn, Nick Birk, Wenbo Song, Mika Matsuzaki, Elliott Rogers

“…We will screen titles and abstracts using the artificial intelligence-aided software ASReview, followed by screening for eligible articles in full text and extracting data. …”
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IDDMSLD: An image dataset for detecting Malabar spinach leaf diseasesMendeley Data by Adnan Rahman Sayeem, Jannatul Ferdous Omi, Mehedi Hasan, Mayen Uddin Mojumdar, Narayan Ranjan Chakraborty

“…However, there is almost no dataset that can aid in identifying diseases affecting this important crop, which often leads to decreased quality as well as financial drawback. …”
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Exploring the Known and Mapping Future Directions in Biopesticides Research: A Bibliometric Analysis by Tijana Narandžić, Veljko Šarac, Vesna Rodić, Nataša Vukelić, Mirjana Lukač-Bulatović, Sandra Bijelić, Mirjana Ljubojević

“…The identification of the most frequently used keywords highlighted significant topics within biopesticide-related publications, from the earliest to the most recent, aiding in our understanding of the developmental trajectory and opportunities for future exploration.…”
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A Cloud-based Sales and Stock Control System for Superstores under Non-zero Constant Lead Time Constraint by Fidelis Ikechukwu Onah, Jacinta Chioma Onuoha

“…In this research study, advanced cloud-based sales and stock control software is written to improve accuracy in stock records, facilitate effective demand forecasting, reduce holding costs, minimize stock outs, ensure prompt customer order fulfillment, reduce order lead times, aid the decision-making process and subsequently maximize throughput. …”
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Effects of Telbivudine Treatment on the Circulating CD4+ T-Cell Subpopulations in Chronic Hepatitis B Patients by Yanhua Zheng, Zemin Huang, Xianhua Chen, Yi Tian, Jun Tang, Yi Zhang, Xiaomin Zhang, Jijun Zhou, Qing Mao, Bing Ni, Qinghong Wang, Yuzhang Wu

“…These findings not only improve our understanding of hepatitis pathogenesis but also can aid in future development of appropriate therapeutic strategies to control viral hepatitis.…”
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Collembola Communities, 20 Years After the Establishment of Distinct Revegetation Treatments in a Severely Eroded Area in South Iceland by Esther Kapinga, Hlynur Óskarsson, Guðmundur Halldórsson, Erla Sturludóttir, Martin Holmstrup

“… Several restoration methods have been developed to aid ecosystem development from highly degraded Icelandic deserts into fully vegetated functional ecosystems. …”
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Comparative Modeling and Molecular Dynamics Simulation of Substrate Binding in Human Fatty Acid Synthase: Enoyl Reductase and β-Ketoacyl Reductase Catalytic Domains by Arun John, Vetrivel Umashankar, Subramanian Krishnakumar, Perinkulam Ravi Deepa

“…Thus, the predicted models yielded significant insights into the substrate binding modes of the ER and KR catalytic domains and will aid in identifying novel chemical inhibitors of human FASN that target these domains.…”
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Different approaches to processing environmental DNA samples in turbid waters have distinct effects for fish, bacterial and archaea communities by Turba, Rachel, Thai, Glory H., Jacobs, David K.

“…Environmental DNA has been promoted as a way to aid in the monitoring of biological communities, but much remains to be understood on the biases introduced by different protocols meant to overcome challenges presented by unique systems under study. …”
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IMPACT OF IPSAS ADOPTION ON FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT, ACCOUNTABILITY AND TRANSPARENCY OF SELECTED GOVERNMENT PARASTATALS IN ZARIA by Lawal Mohammed, M. A Odeh, B.F. Umar, U. F. Abdulkarim, S. O. Nurudeen, L Ibrahim

“…Data was collected with the aid of questionnaire from the selected Parastatal (Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria and the Federal College of Education under the Federal Ministry of Education; the Nigerian Institute for Leather Science and Technology under the Federal Ministry of Science and Technology; the National Institute for Transport Technology; and, the Nigerian College for Aviation Technology under the Federal Ministry of Transport) The study was anchored on institutional and agency theory. …”
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