3D convolutional deep learning for nonlinear estimation of body composition from whole body morphology by Isaac Y. Tian, Jason Liu, Michael C. Wong, Nisa N. Kelly, Yong E. Liu, Andrea K. Garber, Steven B. Heymsfield, Brian Curless, John A. Shepherd

“…Deep shape features produced 6–8% reduction in prediction error over linear PCA features for males only, and a 4–14% reduction in precision error for both sexes. All coefficients of determination (R 2) for all predicted variables were above 0.86 and achieved lower estimation RMSEs than all previous work on 10 metrics of body composition.…”
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Comparative ecological testing of <i>Achillea millefolium</i> (L.) cultivars in Moscow Province by I. N. Korotkikh, N. V. Nevkrytaya, T. V. Platonova

“…‘Vasyurinsky’.Conclusion. All the studied cultivars of A. millefolium can be recommended for commercial cultivation in Moscow Province.…”
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Isolation and Characterization of Gram-Negative Bacterial Species from Pasteurized Dairy Products: Potential Risk to Consumer Health by Solomon H. Mariam

“…All of the isolates exhibited intermediate-level or higher resistance to ≥2 clinically relevant antibiotics, while some were susceptible. …”
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Temporal Characteristics of Heat Waves and Cold Spells and Their Links to Atmospheric Circulation in EURO-CORDEX RCMs by Eva Plavcová, Jan Kyselý

“…Because of these links, the simulation of temperature extremes in RCMs is strongly affected by biases in atmospheric circulation. For almost all simulations and all circulation supertypes, the persistence of supertypes is significantly overestimated (even if the frequency of a given supertype is underestimated), which may contribute to development of too-long heat waves/cold spells. …”
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Shelf-Life Feasibility Study of Moringa oleifera Seasoned Beef by Florence Adwoa Ayirezang, Reuben Essel Arhin, Barry Kojo Whyte, Emmanuel Opoku Antwi, Belinda Nana Ama Boateng

“…Staphylococcus aureus grew on all the beef samples across all the different incubation periods, but a dose-dependent antibacterial activity of the M. oleifera-treated beef was observed for S. aureus with the maximum inhibition recorded for 8% MELE. …”
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Metalloproteinases and their Inhibitors under the Course of Immunostimulation by CPG-ODN and Specific Antigen Inhalation in Equine Asthma by Ann Kristin Barton, Tarek Shety, John Klier, Sabine Geis, Ralf Einspanier, Heidrun Gehlen

“…Twenty asthmatic horses diagnosed by clinical examinations using a scoring system were included. All horses inhaled CpG-ODNs for 14 days in 2-day intervals. …”
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Mobilization, conservation and study of cultivated and wild potato genetic resources by S. D. Kiru, E. V. Rogozina

“…The genebanks of potato and other crops have three highly important tasks such as permanent replenishment of collection material, ensuring its preservation by various storage and maintaining methods, including seed and vegetative propagation, its all-round use in basic and applied research, as well as the improvement of the efficiency of agricultural production. …”
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Dogmatic Construction of Universal Legal Succession in the Field of Inheritance Law by O. Ye. Kukharyev

“…The relevance of the research topic is due to a number of factors. First of all, it is the need to ensure both the proper posthumous transfer of the rights and responsibilities from the ancestor to lawful heirs, and the stability of property relations. …”
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Reaction of potato varieties to treatment with nitrogen-fixing bacteria and mycorrhizal biopreparations by Vladyslav Kovalenko, Pavlo Serdiuk, Arthur Shevych, Oleksandr Serdiuk, Viktor Zakorko

“…However, a positive trend was observed in the dry matter content in almost all tuber treatment variants using biopreparations. …”
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Comparative Evaluation of <i>Crithmum maritimum</i> and <i>Origanum dictamnus</i> Cultivation on an Extensive Urban Green Roof by Aikaterini N. Martini, Maria Papafotiou

“…Greater fresh and dry weights of all plant parts were observed in <i>C. maritimum</i>, as well as in the deep substrates compared to the shallow ones. …”
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Effect of Intra-Orifice Depth on Sealing Ability of Four Materials in the Orifices of Root-Filled Teeth: An Ex-Vivo Study by Motaz Ahmad Ghulman, Madiha Gomaa

“…A significant difference was found in the leakage score between the 2 mm and 3 mm depths in all tested materials with the 3 mm depth showing a greater leakage score in all tested materials. …”
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Further Validation of the Norwegian Self-Efficacy for Therapeutic Mode Use by Victoria C. Ritter, Mikkel M. Thørrisen, Farzaneh Yazdani, Tore Bonsaksen

“…Component structure was analyzed with Principal Components Analysis (PCA), internal consistency of scales with Cronbach’s α, and associations between scale scores with Pearson’s r. Results. All items on all N-CAM derived scales loaded on one latent component, except one item related to problem-solving. …”
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Assessment of retention characteristics of different attachments following new modifications (an in vitro study) by Mahabad Mahmud Saleh, Dhia Aldori

“…Stress at dislodgement was increased following modification for all attachments, except Preci- vertix which showed significant reduction of stress. …”
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Molecular Characterization of Methicillin Resistant and Extended Spectrum ?-Lactamase Staphylococcus aureus Isolated from Burn Patients by Shawnm Ahmed Aziz

“…All the isolates were assessed for their susceptibility to different antibiotics depending on NCCL standards, followed by Extended Spectrum Beta Lactamase detection by double disk diffusion synergy test. …”
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Effects of dump site soil on the leaf structures of <i>Luffa cylindrical</i> (sponge gourd) and <i>Amaranthus viridis</i> (green amaranth) by S.I. Musa, K.O. Awayewaserere, K.I. Njoku

“…However, anatomical changes in the leaves epidermis such as irregular shape of the epidermis, absence of trichomes and decrease in quality and stomata size were all witnessed in the dumpsite plant as against the control. …”
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Impact of Community Service Activities on the Soft Skills Development of Polytechnic Engineering Students Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin by Masfizaizan Binti Manaf, Emilawati Binti Othman, Noorashikin Binti Ahmad

“…Community service activities are one of the activities most recently announced by all communities, government and private institutions as well as higher education centers. …”
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Assessing hydrocarbon degradation capacity of Isoptericola peretonis sp. nov. and related species: a comparative study by Àngela Vidal-Verdú, Adriel Latorre-Pérez, Javier Pascual, Ruth Mañes-Collado, Aitana Nevot-Terraes, Manuel Porcar, Manuel Porcar

“…The tests performed showed positive results to a greater or lesser degree for all strains. In the synthesis of biosurfactants, all the strains tested showed biosurfactant activity in three complementary assays (CTAB, hemolysis and E24%) and rhamnolipid synthesis genes have been predicted in silico in the majority of Isoptericola strains. …”
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Frailty risk prediction models for patients undergoing maintenance hemodialysis in China: a systematic review by Yu Zhong, Songmei Cao, Liangying Chen, Teng Li, Wei Ye

“…While the overall applicability of the ten studies was deemed satisfactory, it is important to note that all studies exhibited a high risk of bias, particularly concerning the data analysis component. …”
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Automatic tool for the reconciliation of serious adverse events for pharmacovigilance: design and implementation of Reconciliaid by Sara Contu, Renaud Schiappa, Yann Chateau, Emmanuel Chamorey

“…Results: The application identified all variables of interest in all reconciliations. …”
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The importance of improving the legal regulation of animal treatment in terms of preventing cruelty by V. S. Seliukov

“…In a state governed by the rule of law, all spheres of public life must be effectively regulated, which explains the need to consolidate all existing legal acts in Ukraine in the field of animal welfare and protection and bring them into line with international standards. …”
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