Comparison of Accounting Profit Between Offshore and Deep-sea Commercial Fishing Industry in Pahang State, East Coast of Peninsular Malaysia by Moe Shwe Sin, Lavaniya Gopabala Krishnan, Shzee Yew Tai, Azlina Abd Aziz, Mahirah Kamaludin

“…Abstract Marine capture fisheries in Malaysia plays prominent role in economic growth and commercial fisheries makes great contribution to country's economy. The commercial fishing industry in East Coast of Peninsular Malaysia are mainly operated by trawlers and purse seines which rises a major concern in managing and achieving the goal of sustainable fishery. …”
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Impact of extraction methods on the properties of Carica papaya pseudostem fibers from Cameroon used as reinforcement in biocomposites by Jean Aimé Mono, Sandrine Emvoutou Ndongo, Odette Thérèse Adegono Assiene, Armel Mewoli, Rachelle Appolince Nguefack Assona, Richard Hervé Bitete, Giresse Ulrich Defo Tatchum, Claude Takoumbe

“…The tensile properties of these fibers showed great variability, and an influence of diameter was observed, indicating the need to study the influence of technique and NaOH mass concentration. …”
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Guttiferone K Exerts the Anti-inflammatory Effect on Mycobacterium Tuberculosis- (H37Ra-) Infected Macrophages by Targeting the TLR/IRAK-1 Mediated Akt and NF-κB Pathway by Qingwen Zhang, Jinxia Sun, Yan Fu, Weigang He, Yinhong Li, Hongsheng Tan, Hongxi Xu, Xin Jiang

“…Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) remains a great threat to global health, killing more people than any other single infectious agent and causing uncontrollable inflammation in the host. …”
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A Cause Analysis of the High-Content Nitrogen and Low-Content Hydrocarbon in Shale Gas: A Case Study of the Early Cambrian in Xiuwu Basin, Yangtze Region by Yizhou Huang, Kun Zhang, Zhenxue Jiang, Yan Song, Shu Jiang, Chengzao Jia, Weiwei Liu, Ming Wen, Xuelian Xie, Tianlin Liu, Xin Li, Xin Wang, Xiaoxue Liu, Ye Zhang, Ling Tang

“…In some shale gas plays with great basis for hydrocarbon generation, a phenomenon exists that gas loggings reflect low gas bearing in some of the wells and the gas is dominated by nitrogen rather than hydrocarbon gas. …”
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Host factor PLAC8 is required for pancreas infection by SARS-CoV-2 by Lesly Ibargüen-González, Sandra Heller, Darío López-García, Hanna Dietenberger, Thomas FE Barth, Patricia Gallego, Israel Fernández-Cadenas, Sayoa Alzate-Piñol, Catalina Crespí, Julieth A. Mena-Guerrero, Eugenia Cisneros-Barroso, Alejandro P. Ugalde, Gabriel Bretones, Charlotte Steenblock, Alexander Kleger, Marta L. DeDiego, Carles Barceló

“…Abstract Background Although COVID-19 initially caused great concern about respiratory symptoms, mounting evidence shows that also the pancreas is productively infected by SARS-CoV-2. …”
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A Prediction Model for External Root Resorption of the Second Molars Associated With Third Molars by Zhengwei Kou, Wuyang Zhang, Chen Li, Yu Zhang, Zijian Song, Yuzhen Zou, Haijing Wang, Zhenghua Liu, Bahetibieke Huerman, Tiange Deng, Kaijin Hu, Yang Xue, Ping Ji

“…The prediction model showed great discrimination and calibration. Clinical relevance: This prediction model has the potential to aid dentists and patients in making clinical decisions regarding the necessity of M3 extraction.…”
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Identification of highly expressed genes and efficient core promoters specific to buffalo skeletal muscles by J. Huang, J. Huang, D. Guo, R. Zhu, H. Wang, C. Yang, D. Shi, J. Shang

“…The efficient promoter specific to skeletal muscles can achieve high expression of exogenous genes in skeletal muscles. This is of great significance for the targeted improvement of livestock meat quality by combining gene editing and traditional breeding techniques. …”
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Neutrophil extracellular traps as an important part of the pathogenesis of chronic rhinosinusitis without polyps by Valery М. Svistushkin, Galina N. Nikiforova, Boris V. Pinegin, Nina V. Vorobjeva, Artem S. Dekhanov, Yulia A. Dagil, Anna R. Mironova

“…Chronic sinusitis occurs in the Russian Federation in 16.4±10.89% of the population and has a great impact on the quality of life of patients. …”
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Biomechanical Responses and Injury Characteristics of Knee Joints under Longitudinal Impacts of Different Velocities by Yan Xiong, Xueliang Zhao, Hongyi Xiang, Yunjiao Wang, Zhikang Liao, Xiyan Zhu, Hui Zhao

“…Both the experiment and FE model confirmed that the biomechanical characteristics of the injured femur and medial tibia are likely to be damaged in a longitudinal impact, which is of great significance for the prevention and treatment of longitudinal impact injuries of the knee joint.…”
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Advanced TSGL-EEGNet for Motor Imagery EEG-Based Brain-Computer Interfaces by Xin Deng, Boxian Zhang, Nian Yu, Ke Liu, Kaiwei Sun

“…Though the accuracy of Motor Imagery (MI) BCI systems based on the deep learning have been greatly improved compared with some traditional algorithms, it is still a big problem to clearly interpret the deep learning models. …”
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Comparative Study on the Reservoir Characteristics and Development Technologies of Two Typical Karst Weathering-Crust Carbonate Gas Reservoirs in China by Haijun Yan, Ailin Jia, Fankun Meng, Qinyu Xia, Wei Xu, Qingfu Feng, Wenjun Luo, Xinyu Li, Xun Zhu, Yicheng Liu

“…The high-efficiency development of carbonate reservoirs is of great significance to assure the stability of national energy supply. …”
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Novel combination strategy of high intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) and checkpoint blockade boosted by bioinspired and oxygen-supplied nanoprobe for multimodal imaging-guided ca... by Ying Zhou, Chen Cheng, Qi Wang, Min Zheng, Pan Li, Yang Zhou, Yuting Cao, Li Wan, Xun Guo, Xiaohong Lin, Rui Tang, Hongye He, Nianhong Wu, Qiaoqi Chen, Yaqin Hu, Xialin Xiong, Faqi Li

“…Flow cytometry and immunofluorescence were used to clarify the potential mechanism of HIFU+M@P-SOP and their role in anti-programmed death ligand-1 (PD-L1) therapy.Results Guided by photoacoustic/MR/ultrasound (US) multimodal imaging, M@P-SOP was abundantly enriched in tumor, which greatly enhanced HIFU’s killing of tumor tissue in situ, induced stronger tumor immunogenic cell death, stimulated dendritic cell maturation and activated CD8+ T cells. …”
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Assessing HIV/AIDS patients’ access to antiretroviral drugs using the healthcare accessibility framework: a cross-sectional study from Shandong, China by Zhixin Fan, Songlin Zheng, Weiming Cui, Chao Zheng, Qiang Sun, Jia Yin

“…Conclusions In general, access to antiretroviral drugs for HIV/AIDS patients was relatively good, while their ability to reach and pay was unsatisfactory. There should be a great concern for health education intervention and geographical accessibility of antiretroviral drugs in healthcare institutions. …”
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The Role of 3D Virtual Anatomy and Scanning Environmental Electron Microscopy in Understanding Morphology and Pathology of Ancient Bodies by Sara Salucci, Mirko Traversari, Laura Valentini, Ilaria Versari, Luca Ventura, Emanuela Giampalma, Elena Righi, Enrico Petrella, Pietro Gobbi, Gianandrea Pasquinelli, Irene Faenza

“…Conclusions: These morphological and analytical techniques make it possible to study mummified bodies and describe their anatomical details in real size, in a non-invasive and innovative way, demonstrating that these interdisciplinary approaches could have great potential for improving knowledge in the study of ancient corpses.…”
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Pre-Hospital Point-of-Care Troponin: Is It Possible to Anticipate the Diagnosis? A Preliminary Report by Cristian Lazzari, Sara Montemerani, Cosimo Fabrizi, Cecilia Sacchi, Antoine Belperio, Marilena Fantacci, Giovanni Sbrana, Agostino Ognibene, Maurizio Zanobetti, Simone Nocentini

“…<b>Background</b>: Thanks to the evolution of laboratory medicine, point-of-care testing (POCT) for troponin levels in the blood (hs-cTn) has been greatly improved in order to quickly diagnose acute myocardial infarction (AMI) with an accuracy similar to standard laboratory tests. …”
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Development of a stable eukaryotic strain producing fully human monoclonal antibody on the basis of the human antibody against ectromelia virus by A. L. Matveev, Ya. A. Khlusevich, I. K. Baykov, I. V.  Babkin, E. P. Goncharova, V. V. Morozova, N. V. Tikunova

“…Fully­human antibodies have a great therapeutic importance; however, the development of stable strains providing a high level of production of full­size antibodies is a challenging task, as antibody molecules contain two types of polypeptide chains. …”
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Urinary incontinence (UI) in older women in low- and middle-income countries: a rapid review and case study from Burkina Faso by Arthi Kozhumam, Mamadou Bountogo, Dina Goodman Palmer, Carolyn Grieg, Carolyn Grieg, Carolyn Grieg, Maxime Inghels, Maxime Inghels, Sandra Agyapong-Badu, Sandra Agyapong-Badu, Cristina Osborne, Guy Harling, Guy Harling, Guy Harling, Guy Harling, Till Bärnighausen, Till Bärnighausen, Till Bärnighausen, David Rapp, David Rapp, Molly Beestrum, Justine Davies, Justine Davies, Justine Davies, Lisa R. Hirschhorn

“…UI prevalence for LMIC women 40 or older varied greatly (6%–80%), with differences by socio-demographics, gynecological factors (menopausal status, birth outcomes), comorbidities (age, education, obesity, diabetes, hypertension, arthritis), behaviors (smoking status) and survey location. …”
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Developing a virtual reality application for online arts and psychomotor therapies using action research by Nathalie Jans, Nathalie Jans, Hans Wouters, Joep Kolijn, Suzanne Haeyen, Suzanne Haeyen, Suzanne Haeyen

“…All participants indicated that the current version of VRhExp is not yet ready for use in clinical practice but appreciated that a great step forward had been made. Of the arts and psychomotor therapists who participated in the workshops, four out of five acknowledged the potential of acting and experiencing with the VRhExp (79%).ConclusionThe VRhExp is a promising tool for patients with psychological disorders as it enables the continuity of care provision by therapists. …”
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Application of PDCA cycle in improving qualified rate of standard processing for precision instruments (运用PDCA循环提高精密器械处理规范率的实践) by REN Xiajuan (任娟霞), WANG Yuena (王岳娜), LI Haiqing (李海青), SU Peirong (苏佩蓉), ZHU Kunkun (朱坤坤), JIA Tingting (贾婷婷)

“…Conclusion The PDCA cycle is effective to improve the qualified rate of standard processing for precision instruments. It is of great significance for improving surgical nursing quality, ensuring patient safety, prolonging service life of instruments and making full use of medical resources. …”
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Research on pipeline-type power frequency electromagnetic heating system and multi-layer winding based power regulation method by Feng Zhou, Longyun Liu, Zixuan Wang, Xin Tong, Yanping Liu

“…The proposed pipeline-style power-frequency electromagnetic coupling heating device does not require a boiler body, power electronic components, or even a high-power electrical transformer, thus significantly reducing costs compared to mid-frequency electromagnetic heating devices and electrode boilers, greatly enhancing economic efficiency. The study results suggest that energy output can be managed as needed, reducing the impact of loading and unloading on the local power grid and equipment, demonstrating strong practicality. …”
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