Influence of Solvent on the Component Composition and Antioxidant Properties of Apricot Cake (Prunus armeniaca L.) Extracts by A. S. Shakun, V. I. Vorobyova, O. E. Chygyrynets, M. I. Skiba

“…This is why research of the above is particularly relevant in current competitive market. When working with plant raw materials and isolation of valuable compounds, the urgent issue is the choice of the method (extraction method) and extractant, which will ensure a maximum release of chemically active compounds. …”
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Internal Perspectives on Visual Identities in Higher Education: A Case Study of Top-Ranked Universities in Indonesia [version 1; peer review: 2 approved] by Luqman Lee, Rabendra Yudistira Alamin, Syarifa Hanoum, Ellya Zulaikha, Putri Dwitasari

“…Effective management of visual identity elements enhances competitive advantage in academia and aligns internal stakeholder perceptions with external branding, which is essential for a cohesive organizational identity. …”
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Vertical Movement of Head, Withers, and Pelvis of High-Level Dressage Horses Trotting in Hand vs. Being Ridden by Hilary M. Clayton, Sarah Jane Hobbs, Marie Rhodin, Elin Hernlund, Mick Peterson, Rosalie Bos, Filipe Serra Bragança

“…Prior to international competitions, dressage horses are evaluated for fitness to compete while trotting in hand on a firm surface. …”
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Analyzing Company’s Internal and External Factors Influencing the Financing Model through Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) by Sajad Veisi, Seyed Ali Vaez, Ebrahim Anvari, Esmaeel Mazaheri

“…The findings revealed that the following factors significantly impacted all three types of financing: 1) Board of Directors’ characteristics; 2) Audit characteristics; 3) Internal control characteristics; 4) Ownership structure; 5) Managerial characteristics; 6) Financial reporting quality; 7) Financial performance; 8) Market performance; 9) Investment efficiency; 10) Competitive strategies; 11) Corporate social responsibility; 12) Political communication; 13) Economic uncertainty; and 14) Firm characteristics. …”
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Analyzing the barriers to blockchain adoption in supply chain finance using an integrated interval-valued Fermatean fuzzy RAFSI model by Weizhong Wang, Yu Chen, Yi Wang, Muhammet Deveci, Amer Al-Hinai, Seifedine Kadry

“…The results show that uncertain and competitive markets (weighted at 0.0676) are the most significant barriers. …”
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Dexmedetomidine Inhibits Voltage-Gated Sodium Channels via α2-Adrenoceptors in Trigeminal Ganglion Neurons by Sang-Taek Im, Youn Yi Jo, Gayoung Han, Hyun Jung Jo, Yong Ho Kim, Chul-Kyu Park

“…INa inhibition by dexmedetomidine was blocked by yohimbine, a competitive α2-adrenoceptor antagonist. Dexmedetomidine-induced inhibition of INa was mediated by G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) as this effect was blocked by intracellular perfusion with the G protein inhibitor GDPβ-S. …”
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Prospects for development of graphic training of students of technical universities by Zh. A. Nazarova

“…Currently, building information modeling are an integral part of the construction industry all over the world, and the process of implementation in the Russian Federation is underway to maintain the competitiveness of developers both in the domestic market and in construction abroad. …”
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Weather Support for the 2008 Olympic and Paralympic Sailing Events by Yan Ma, Rongzhen Gao, Yunchuan Xue, Yuqiang Yang, Xiaoyun Wang, Bin Liu, Xiaoliang Xu, Xuezhong Liu, Jianwei Hou, Hang Lin

“…The Beijing 2008 Olympic and Paralympic Sailing Competitions (referred to as OPSC hereafter) were held at Qingdao during August 9–23 and September 7–13 2008, respectively. …”
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The art of talent management: keys to maximizing performance in the travel industry by Diana Mogrovejo, Jorge Franco-Medina, Alex Pacheco

“…In a sector as dynamic and competitive as tourism, human talent management becomes a key factor. …”
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Towards accurate anomaly detection for cloud system via graph-enhanced contrastive learning by Zhen Zhang, Zhe Zhu, Chen Xu, Jinyu Zhang, Shaohua Xu

“…Abstract As a critical technology, anomaly detection ensures the smooth operation of cloud systems while maintaining the market competitiveness of cloud service providers. However, the resource data in real-world cloud systems is predominantly unannotated, leading to insufficient supervised signals for anomaly detection. …”
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Perception of Eco-innovation Based on Educational Attainment by Erika Loučanová, Vladislav Kaputa, Miriam Olšiaková

“…Findings: If multidisciplinary innovations positively affect the environmental, economic, and social development of society, they also tend to increase competitiveness of regions and lead to sustainability, development, and the knowledge economy. …”
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Adeno-associated virus mediated artificial circular RNA for triggering cancer immunotherapy to treat prostate cancer by Chujin Ye, Chujin Ye, Zhiye Liu, Zhiye Liu, Qifan Xie, Qifan Xie, Yanlin Tang, Yanlin Tang, Jiayi Zeng, Jiayi Zeng, Ziwei Feng, Ziwei Feng, Jiumin Liu, Jiumin Liu, Haibiao Xie, Haibiao Xie

“…In prostate cancer cell lines, the competitive inhibition of the ScircRNA on miR-375 and miR-21 activity was evaluated using luciferase report gene, cell proliferation, and apoptosis assays.ResultsWe found that ScircRNAs were more resistant to nuclease digestion and more effective inhibiting target miRNAs than linear RNA sponges. …”
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Multi-Strategy Improved Red-Tailed Hawk Algorithm for Real-Environment Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Path Planning by Mingen Wang, Panliang Yuan, Pengfei Hu, Zhengrong Yang, Shuai Ke, Longliang Huang, Pai Zhang

“…The experimental results demonstrate that the IRTH algorithm yields competitive performance. Finally, to validate its applicability in real-world scenarios, we apply the IRTH algorithm to the UAV path-planning problem in practical environments, achieving improved results and successfully performing path planning for UAVs.…”
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A novel knowledge distillation framework for enhancing small object detection in blurry environments with unmanned aerial vehicle-assisted images by Sayed Jobaer, Xue-song Tang, Yihong Zhang, Gaojian Li, Foysal Ahmed

“…Based on the experiment results, our proposed model achieves an improvement of 4.3% accuracy in the VisDrone synthetic motion blur dataset and 4.6% in detecting objects within synthetic blurry images in our developed small object detection dataset (SOD-Dataset), as well as competitive results compared with other state-of-the-art methods. …”
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Quantitative influence of solidification path on solute micro-segregation and inclusion precipitation in the solidification process of rail steel by Xinliang Gao, Wenyue Ba, Chenyang Wang, Zhuangzhuang Zhang, Yinlong Wang, Tengfei Li, Zhinan Yang, Fucheng Zhang

“…The impact of ki on solute micro-segregation is significantly influenced by phase composition, while βi is affected by both temperature and phase composition. There is a competitive relationship between ki and βi concerning solute micro-segregation. …”
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Theoretical Investigation of the Structural, Spectroscopic, Electronic, and Pharmacological Properties of 4-Nerolidylcathecol, an Important Bioactive Molecule by Renyer A. Costa, Earle Silva A. Junior, Jaqueline de A. Bezerra, Josiana Moreira Mar, Emerson S. Lima, Maria Lucia B. Pinheiro, Diego V. C. Mendonça, Guilherme Braule P. Lopes, Adjane Dalvana S. Branches, Kelson M. T. Oliveira

“…Molecular docking calculations with DNA topoisomerase I-DNA complex (TOPO-I), glyceraldehyde 3-phospate dehydrogenase (GAPDH), and Plasmodium falciparum lactate dehydrogenase (PfLDH) showed binding free energies of −6.3, −6.5, and −7.6 kcal/mol, respectively, which indicates that 4NRC is a good competitive inhibitor for these enzymes.…”
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Dopamine‐conjugated extracellular vesicles induce autophagy in Parkinson's disease by Jae Hoon Sul, Sol Shin, Hark Kyun Kim, Jihoon Han, Junsik Kim, Soyoung Son, Jungmi Lee, Seung Hyun Baek, Yoonsuk Cho, Jeongmi Lee, Jinsu Park, Donghoon Ahn, Sunyoung Park, Leon F. Palomera, Jeein Lim, Jongho Kim, Chanhee Kim, Seungsu Han, Ka Young Chung, Sangho Lee, Tae‐in Kam, Yunjong Lee, Jeongyun Kim, Jae Hyung Park, Dong‐Gyu Jo

“…This engineering enhanced neuronal uptake of the EVs in primary neurons and neuroblastoma cells, a process shown to be competitively inhibited by dopamine pretreatment and dopamine receptor antibodies. …”
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Conjugate heat transfer in wedged latticework cooling ducts with ejection flow for turbine blades by Binye Yu, Xingwei Li, Jie Li, Shi Bu

“…Trailing edge of high temperature turbine blades faces challenge of severe thermal environment due to wedged profile and hence limited cooling spaces. Latticework is a competitive cooling scheme which provides superior structural strength and heat transfer enhancement level, thereby having potential to be used for trailing edge cooling. …”
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Using Commercial Bio-Functional Fungal Polysaccharides to Construct Emulsion Systems by Associating with SPI by Laixin Dai, Qingfu Wang, Lining Wang, Qinghua Huang, Biao Hu

“…The GLPs engaged in competitive adsorption at the oil–water interface alongside SPI, resulting in larger emulsion droplet sizes compared to either component alone. …”
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Effects of Exercise Training under Hyperbaric Oxygen on Oxidative Stress Markers and Endurance Performance in Young Soccer Players: A Pilot Study by Carlos Burgos, Carlos Henríquez-Olguín, David Cristóbal Andrade, Rodrigo Ramírez-Campillo, Oscar F. Araneda, Allan White, Hugo Cerda-Kohler

“…Our findings warrant future investigation to corroborate that HBO2 endurance training could be a potential training approach for highly competitive young soccer players.…”
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