Trusted fuzzy routing scheme in flying ad-hoc network by Sahabul Alam, Joydeep Kundu, Shivnath Ghosh, Arindam Dey

“…Second, the flying nodes' highly dynamic mobility pattern in 3D space may cause link disconnection because of their potential dispersion. Using ant colony optimization, it employs trusted leader drone selection within the cluster and safe routing among leaders. a fuzzy‐based UAV behavior analytics is presented for trust management in FANETs. …”
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The Development of Simple Scoring System to Predict Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) in Patients with Stroke by In-Hui Pak, Se-Ryong Han, Chol-Ho Sin, Hyo-Song Kim, Un-Ryong Rim

“…Urinary tract infection (UTI) was diagnosed through urine culture: more than 100,100 colony-forming units per millimeter in patients with signs and symptoms. …”
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Violencia Familiar en México. Propuesta de una metodología participativa para la intervención y desarrollo social en una zona semi rural de Cosío, Aguascalientes by Mireya Brillit López-García, María Rebeca Padilla de la Torre

“…La iniciativa se situó en el municipio de Cosío del Estado de Aguascalientes en México, que comparte con otras regiones varias características, como su pasado colonial, la migración de varones, la presencia de machismo y conservadurismo. …”
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ZNF169 promotes thyroid cancer progression via upregulating FBXW10 by Wen Luo, Qiyu Xiao, Ying Fu

“…Cell proliferation was detected using CCK-8 assay and cell colony formation assays, while cell migration was determined by Transwell assay. …”
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Etnografía, biopolítica y colonialidad. Genealogías de la precariedad urbana en la Región Metropolitana de Buenos Aires by Silvia Grinberg

“…Proponemos que los pánicos, miedos y angustias propias de lo urbano no constituyen una novedad del siglo XXI, sino que forman parte neurálgica de la constitución de la moderna y colonial de Buenos Aires.…”
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An Automatic Recognition Method of Microseismic Signals Based on S Transformation and Improved Gaussian Mixture Model by Kaikai Wang, Chun’an Tang, Ke Ma, Xintang Wang, Qiang Li

“…S transform (ST) and Manifold Learning (ML) methods are introduced to extract the characteristics of the microseismic signals, and Gaussian Mixture Model based on the improved Bee Colony optimization algorithm (IBC-GMM) is established to identify the microseismic signals accurately. …”
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English medium instruction in the higher education in Pakistan: A retrospective analysis using the ROAD-MAPPING framework by K. A. Siddiqui

“…However, the adoption of EMI in the higher education in Pakistan was more a colonial legacy than a thoughtful choice. In fact, EMI has remained the medium of instruction in the higher education in Pakistan for over seventy years.Aim. …”
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CAPE activates AMPK and Foxo3 signaling to induce growth inhibition and ferroptosis in triple-negative breast cancer. by Qilu Fang, Qichuan Fang, Rui Cheng, Tingting Feng, Wenxiu Xin

“…<h4>Methods</h4>MDA-MB-231 and MDA-MB-468 cells were treated with CAPE. CCK8 and colony formation assays were performed to analyze cell proliferation. …”
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Arising amitraz and pyrethroids resistance mutations in the ectoparasitic Varroa destructor mite in Canada by Rassol Bahreini, Joel González-Cabrera, Carmen Sara Hernández-Rodríguez, Sara Moreno-Martí, Samantha Muirhead, Renata B Labuschagne, Olav Rueppell

“…Abstract The ectoparasitic mite Varroa destructor remains a great threat for the beekeeping industry, for example contributing to excessive winter colony loss in Canada. For decades, beekeepers have sequentially used the registered synthetic varroacides tau-fluvalinate, coumaphos, amitraz, and flumethrin, leading to the risk of resistance evolution in the mites. …”
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Shuangshen Granules Suppress Myeloid-derived Suppressor Cell-mediated Lung Premetastatic Niche Development by Targeting Sphingosine-1-Phosphate Receptor-1/Signal Transducer, Activa... by Rui Liu, Jia-Qi Hu, Xing Zhang, Xiao-Yi Wu, Hua-Min Wei, Yuan-Chen Zhao, Shu-Lin He, Jing Yu, Xin Qi, Ying-Xia Pei, Hong Chen, Wei-Dong Li, Bao-Jin Hua

“…Lung metastasis, MDSC recruitment, the expression of PMN and S1PR1/STAT3 axis biomarkers, as well as the blood levels of granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor (GM-CSF) and transforming growth factor-β (TGF-β) were assessed in the SSG treatment and control groups. …”
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Pseudogymnoascus destructans environmental reservoir decreases 11 years after an outbreak of white‐nose syndrome by Karen J. Vanderwolf, Donald F. McAlpine, Caleb C. Ryan, Hugh G. Broders

“…We urge the collection of further data across hibernacula sites with varied geochemistry, microclimates, organic matter availability, timing of Pd arrival, and surviving bat colony sizes. This will allow a more comprehensive assessment of this strategy.…”
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Antibacterial and Cytotoxic Evaluation of <i>Lespedeza cuneata</i> Extract Against Periodontal Pathogens and Human Gingival Cells: A Novel Option for Periodontal Therapy by Hyo-Ju Yoon, Gyoo-Cheon Kim, Seoul-Hee Nam

“…After 24 h of anaerobic incubation, colony-forming units per milliliter (CFU/mL) were measured. …”
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Cytological Effects of Serum Isolated from Polytraumatized Patients on Human Bone Marrow-Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells by Yazhou Long, Katrin Bundkirchen, Pascal Gräff, Christian Krettek, Sandra Noack, Claudia Neunaber

“…Furthermore, the influence of the different sera on hBMSCs with respect to cell proliferation, colony forming unit-fibroblast (CFU-F) assay, cell viability, cytotoxicity, cell migration, and osteogenic and chondrogenic differentiation was analyzed. …”
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Mémoire et littérature : la trace mémorielle et le souvenir de la traite des Noirs dans « La Trace : Agouzou femme esclave » de Monique Arien-Carrère by Aubain Pemangoyi Leyika

“…À travers un dispositif narratif polyphonique, il réinterroge l’histoire de l’esclavage colonial, matrice de l’imaginaire antillais pour se souvenir. …”
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Antimicrobial activity of adipose-derived mesenchymal stromal cell secretome against methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus by Fatimah Shaaban, Elie Salem Sokhn, Charbel Khalil, Fatima A. Saleh

“…Methods Using the Kirby-Bauer disk diffusion method, broth microdilution assays, and colony-forming unit (CFU) counting, the antibacterial activity of AD-MSC secretome was assessed. …”
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Oxymatrine inhibits the development of radioresistance in NSCLC cells by reversing EMT through the DcR3/AKT/GSK-3β pathway by Jianming Tang, Yu Cao, Hong Zhang, Rui Wang

“…The proliferation of A549 cells was measured using the Cell Counting Kit-8 and colony forming assays. In addition, the apoptosis of A549 cells was analyzed by flow cytometry. …”
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Specificity of personal characteristics of juvenile offenders with different levels of guilt awareness by N. V. Hresa, I. V. Zhdanova, O. G. Marchenko

“…The results of the study on the generalisation of psychological characteristics of juvenile offenders with different levels of guilt awareness during their adaptation to the conditions of the educational colony are presented. Based on the theoretical analysis of the philosophical, psychological, scientific and legal literature and the study of legislative acts, the authors characterise guilt as a psychological formation which includes cognitive (assessment of criminal law consequences of a criminal act), behavioural (desire to confess to a crime, to condemn one's actions in front of other convicts, assessment of the likelihood of committing a crime in the future) and emotional (assessment of the attitude towards the crime, its consequences, the victim and the court verdict) components. …”
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Research on vehicle scheduling for forest fires in the northern Greater Khingan Mountains by Jie Zhang, Junnan He, Shihao Ren, Pei Zhou, Jun Guo, Mingyue Song

“…Through simulation experiments, the proposed Improved Genetic Algorithm (IGA) achieved an average rescue time reduction of 8.5% compared to conventional Genetic Algorithm (GA) and 3.5% compared to Improved Artificial Bee Colony (IABC) algorithm, with an average solution time of 9.4 ms.…”
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Epidemiology of Avian Tuberculosis in Selected Districts of Oromia Region, Ethiopia by Tesfaye Debelu, Fufa Abunna, Gezahegne Mamo Kassa, Gobena Ameni

“…Nevertheless, only 0.02% (2/120) of the cultured tissues had shown colonial growth up to 12 weeks of incubation, and both were seen on sodium pyruvate-enriched Lowenstein–Jensen medium slants. …”
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Em busca da terra sem males: violência, migração e resistência em Kaká Werá Jecupé e Eliane Potiguara by Leno Francisco Danner, Julie Dorrico, Fernando Danner

“…El argumento central a ser defendido está en que esos escritores/as son profundamente moldeados/as y impactados por la violencia simbólico-material a que fueron sometidos en términos de nuestra modernización conservadora, de modo que el miedo a la muerte, el dolor por la pérdida de sus territorios y por la negación de su identidad cultural, el recuerdo dramático y melancólico de la destrucción de su hogar y de los suyos, así como la migración forzada, el no reconocimiento y la invisibilización sociales, el hambre y la miseria vivida en las periferias de la ciudad, llevan a la construcción de un relato autobiográfico, testimonial y mnemónico de su singularidad étnico-antropológica y de la violencia colonial que posee un sentido altamente político y politizante, profundamente carnal, punzante y vinculado. …”
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