The Role of Duodenogastroesophageal Reflux in the Progression of Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease: From Esophagitis to Adenocarcinoma by O. A. Storonova, A. V. Paraskevova, A. A. Makushina

“…Ursodeoxycholic acid (UDCA), a hydrophilic bile acid, is a natural competitive inhibitor of DCA and prevents DNA damage and nuclear factor-κB (NF-κB) activation caused by toxic bile acids in BE epithelial cells. …”
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Polymorphism of lipid exchange genes in some populations of South and East Siberia by L. E. Tabikhanova, L. P. Osipova, E. N. Voronina, A. O. Bragin, M. L. Filipenko

“…Samples of the Eastern (N = 132) and Western (N = 278) Buryats, Teleuts (N = 120), Russians (N = 122) and persons of mixed Buryat-Russian origin (N = 56) were genotyped by real-time PCR using competitive TaqMan-probes. The obtained results have for the first time demonstrated that the CETP and FTO allele frequencies in the Buryat samples are intermediate between European and East Asian populations. …”
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Multitask Learning-Based Pipeline-Parallel Computation Offloading Architecture for Deep Face Analysis by Faris S. Alghareb, Balqees Talal Hasan

“…Deep Neural Networks (DNNs) have been widely adopted in several advanced artificial intelligence applications due to their competitive accuracy to the human brain. Nevertheless, the superior accuracy of a DNN is achieved at the expense of intensive computations and storage complexity, requiring custom expandable hardware, i.e., graphics processing units (GPUs). …”
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A Bore-Integrated Patch Antenna Array for Whole-Body Excitation in Ultra-High-Field Magnetic Resonance Imaging by Svetlana S. Egorova, Nikolai A. Lisachenko, Egor I. Kretov, Yang Gao, Xiaotong Zhang, Stanislav B. Glybovski, Georgiy A. Solomakha

“…Our results support the feasibility of integrating multichannel transmit array coils into the bore liner of a 7 T system while compromising transmit efficiency and providing competitive SAR efficiency.…”
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Lean Transformation Success: The Role of Management and Employee Engagement by Ivona Jovanović, Milena Gatić, Dragana Stojanović, Dušan Gošnik

“…The paper provides a comparative discussion of engagements, which could be useful for improving a company’s waste elimination, cost reduction, improving capabilities, increasing competitive advantage, financial and operational performance improvement. …”
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A hybrid fuzzy decision-making approach for evaluating the suppliers based on industry 5.0 and viable supply chain dimensions: a case study in medical devices manufacturing by Zeinab Asadi, Hassanali Aghajani, Mohammad Valipourkhatir, Erfan Babaee Tirkolaee

“…The results indicate that managers in today's competitive and industrial markets should redirect their attention from traditional criteria to those contributing to the sustainability and improvement of their systems' performance.Originality/Value: Reading the results of this research can help Industrial and organizational managers evaluate the potential suppliers of their companies based on the viability and Industry 5.0 dimensions and select the best ones, which can significantly improve the performance and efficiency of their businesses.…”
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Digital Sensory Marketing Sebagai Upaya Meningkatkan Daya Saing Produk UMKM by Amelia Putri, Alwan Husni Ramdani, Aliya Nurul Fauziah, Muhammad Vickry Affryansyah, Gesha Fadhillah Ramdhan

“…In the digital era, live stream shopping activities have become one solution to this problem and an innovative strategy to enhance the competitiveness of MSME products. To understand the acceptance and spread of innovation in live stream shopping practices, this study integrates Everett Rogers' theory of innovation diffusion. …”
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Combining ability, floral biology, and seed producibility of promising cytoplasmic male-sterile (CMS) lines for hybrid rice development by Victoriano V. Casco, Rosemarie T. Tapic, Jerwin R. Undan, Anna Ma. Lourdes S. Latonio, Roel R. Suralta, Norvie L. Manigbas

“…Abstract Background A combining ability analysis is a useful tool of plant breeders in screening and identifying promising parental lines with high potential for developing competitive rice hybrids. Also, one important factor that strongly determines the suitability of commercial utilization of hybrid rice parental lines is their extent of seed producibility. …”
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Extracellular electron shuttles induced transformation and mobilization of Fe/As with the occurrence of biogenic vivianite by Jia Wang, Mengna Chen, Yalong Li, Yang Yang, Zuoming Xie

“…However, the influence of quinone electron shuttles and competitive anionic phosphate on this process has not been thoroughly studied. …”
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Carbon Footprint of Beef Cattle in a Conventional Production System: a Case Study of a Large-Area Farming Enterprise in the Wielkopolska Region by Jerzy Bieńkowski, Radosław Dąbrowicz, Małgorzata Holka, Janusz Jankowiak

“…Information on the CF of beef cattle and beef meat responds to a wider societal demand for the ecological characteristics of market products, which ultimately contributes to improving their market competitiveness.…”
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Dynamics of the evolution of the strategic management concept: From the planning school to the neostrategic approach by Tomasz Kafel, Bernard Ziębicki

“…They indicate different factors that allow for success in strategic management such as: setting long-term goals, selection of programs and their execution plans (planning school); connection of the enterprise with the environment (evolutionary school); focusing attention on competitive advantage and achieved performance (position-based school); focus on one’s own resources and competences (resource school); use of opportunities and creating innovation (simple rules school); selection of the best option and orientation in business management (real options school); or eclectic perspectives, integrating the listed approaches. …”
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Physical fitness of young Greco-Roman athletes under the restrictions of the COVID-19 pandemic by Ruslan Rusanov, Leonid Vostroknutov, Shi Ke, Katarzyna Prusik, Julia Golenkova

“…The physical training of young athletes is the basis for future success in competitions. Its effectiveness depends on many factors, among which safe conditions for life support stand out. …”
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THEORY AND PRACTICE OF ACADEMIC STUDENT EXCHANGES AND CO-OPERATION BETWEEN CHINESE AND RUSSIAN UNIVERSITIES by Li Wenze

“…During such exchange, students can improve their foreign language skills, enrich their personal life experience, ensure high competitiveness in employment, and expand their knowledge and skills in the field of their profession. …”
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Integration of artificial intelligence and advanced optimization techniques for continuous gas lift under restricted gas supply: A case study by Leila Zeinolabedini, Forough Ameli, Abdolhossein Hemmati-Sarapardeh

“…High NPV effectively captures the overall added value of the project and, as a benchmark, helps to make informed decisions about investment and resource allocation, ultimately driving economic growth and increasing competitiveness in using this method.…”
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Gene Mining and Genetic Effect Analysis Reveal Novel Loci, <i>TaZn-2DS</i> Associated with Zinc Content in Wheat Grain by Zhuangzhuang Hong, Zhankui Zeng, Jiaojiao Li, Xuefang Yan, Junqiao Song, Qunxiang Yan, Qiong Li, Yue Zhao, Chang Liu, Xueyan Jing, Chunping Wang

“…This was also identified within the physical interval of 13.61 Mb to 15.12 Mb of chromosome 2D, which accounted for 8.99% to 11.58% of the phenotypic variation in five models. A high-throughput competitive allele specific PCR (KASP) marker was developed, which verified the wheat natural population (NA population). …”
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An Empirical Analysis of Transformer-Based and Convolutional Neural Network Approaches for Early Detection and Diagnosis of Cancer Using Multimodal Imaging and Genomic Data by S. K. B. Sangeetha, Sandeep Kumar Mathivanan, V. Muthukumaran, Jaehyuk Cho, and Sathishkumar Veerappampalayam Easwaramoorthy

“…This came with the cost of the expense of computational resources: CNNs are less resource-intensive but have competitive performance with better precision and recall. …”
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Efficient Path Planning and Formation Control in Multi-Robot Systems: A Neural Fields and Auto-Switching Mechanism Approach by Raouf Fareh, Mohammed Baziyad, Tamer Farouk Rabie, Sofiane Khadraoui, Mohammad Habibur Rahman

“…The effectiveness of this approach is validated through experiments, demonstrating significant improvements in execution speed, path smoothness, and overall system stability compared to competitive methods, including well-known techniques such as A*, Probabilistic RoadMap (PRM), Rapidly-exploring Random Tree Star (RRT*), and also against recent optimization techniques including Grey Wolf Optimization (GWO) and Whale Optimization Algorithm (WOA).…”
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Scientific support of small fruit growing in Russia and prospects for its development by I. M. Kulikov, S. M. Evdokimenko, T. A. Tumaeva, A. V. Kelina, F. F. Sazonov, N. V. Andronova, M. A. Podgaetsky

“…An analysis of the achievements in small fruit growing in research institutions under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation revealed a huge scientific potential (genetic collections, hybrid funds) for creating competitive commercial varieties and technologies for their cultivation by establishing plantations with certified planting material in accordance with international requirements. …”
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Structural and Thermal Properties of Ethiopian Eri and Mulberry Silk Fibres by Getnet Melesse, Desalegn Atalie, Ayano Koyrita

“…According to the comparison results, Ethiopian silk fibres can be utilised more in the biomedical application and competitive in the global market.…”
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Perencanaan Strategis Sistem Informasi Pada Lembaga Amil Zakat Menggunakan Analisis SWOT Berbasis Lima Faktor Seni Perang Sun Tzu Berdasarkan Anita Cassidy by Ucky Pradestha Novettralita, R. Rizal Isnanto, Catur Edi Widodo

“…Abstract Amil Zakat Institution (LAZ) uses Information System/Information Technology (IS/TI) strategy to improve competitiveness. Sun Tzu's Art of War has been widely used in research to develop business strategies and sales strategies. …”
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