The Barcelona Historical Marriage Database and the Baix Llobregat Demographic Database. From Algorithms for Handwriting Recognition to Individual-Level Demographic and Socioeconomi... by Joana Maria Pujadas-Mora, Alícia Fornés, Oriol Ramos Terrades, Josep Lladós, Jialuo Chen, Miquel Valls-Fígols, Anna Cabré

“…However, its current state still requires some human intervention which explains the implemented crowdsourcing and game sourcing experiences. …”
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Evaluation of Mathematical Modeling Activities of 4th-Grade Students: The Case of Experiential Learning Theory by Gülcenur Kesebir, Dilara Yılmaz

“…The story about a virus facing humanity asked to the students to find a solution of the problem. …”
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Effects of Weather Conditions on Phenolic Content and Antioxidant Capacity in Juice of Chokeberries (Aronia melanocarpa L.) by Tolić Mandica-Tamara, Krbavčić Ines Panjkota, Vujević Predrag, Milinović Bernardica, Jurčević Irena Landeka, Vahčić Nada

“…This study indicates that although the examined properties vary considerably through the growing seasons (p≤0.05), chokeberry juices can serve as a good source of bioactive phytochemicals in a human diet.…”
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Coffee Consumption and Cardiovascular Diseases – Has the Time Come to Change Dietary Advice? A Mini Review by Wierzejska Regina

“…The question whether coffee has a negative or a positive impact on human health has been the topic of much heated debate for years. …”
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Secukinumab-Induced Inflammatory Bowel Disease in a Patient Treated for Chronic Plaque Psoriasis and Psoriatic Arthritis: A Case Report and Review of the Role of Novel Biologic Age... by K. M. Darch, T. L. Holland, L. J. Spelman

“…Secukinumab (Cosentyx), a fully-human monoclonal antibody that acts by selectively binding to and neutralising the proinflammatory cytokine IL-17A, is used widely for the treatment of both chronic plaque psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis. …”
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Sinonasal Melanoma: A Case Report and Literature Review by I. S. S. Alves, L. G. S. Berriel, R. T. Alves, M. B. Pinto, C. F. P. Oliveira, A. C. Cazzotto, W. V. Moura

“…Immunochemical analysis revealed positivity for vimentin, S100, and HMB-45 (human melanoma black 45), a result compatible with a diagnosis of malignant melanoma. …”
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New Platform Technology for Comprehensive Serological Diagnostics of Autoimmune Diseases by Annika Willitzki, Rico Hiemann, Vanessa Peters, Ulrich Sack, Peter Schierack, Stefan Rödiger, Ursula Anderer, Karsten Conrad, Dimitrios P. Bogdanos, Dirk Reinhold, Dirk Roggenbuck

“…Due to lacking automation, standardization, modern data management, and human bias in IIF screening, this two-stage approach has recently been challenged by multiplex techniques particularly in laboratories with high workload. …”
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Biologically Inspired Spatial–Temporal Perceiving Strategies for Spiking Neural Network by Yu Zheng, Jingfeng Xue, Jing Liu, Yanjun Zhang

“…Moreover, this perceptual process needs to be interpretable and understandable, so that future interactions between unmanned systems and humans can be unimpeded. However, current mainstream DNN (deep learning neural network)-based AI (artificial intelligence) is a ‘black box’. …”
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Innate and Adaptive Immunity in Calcific Aortic Valve Disease by Patrick Mathieu, Rihab Bouchareb, Marie-Chloé Boulanger

“…The expression of TNF-α and IL-6 is increased in human mineralized aortic valves and promotes an osteogenic program as well as the mineralization of valve interstitial cells (VICs), the main cellular component of the aortic valve. …”
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The rs1634330 Polymorphisms in the SOST Gene Are Associated with Body Composition in Chinese Nuclear Families with Male Offspring by Luyue Qi, Lianyong Liu, Li Li, Weiwei Hu, Wenzhen Fu, Ji Hu, Youjia Xu, Zhenlin Zhang

“…We used dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry to measure the composition of the human body. The quantitative transmission disequilibrium test (QTDT) was used to analyze the associations of the SNPs with the body composition. …”
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Justification of the approach to identifying promising managers for project management by I. M. Kazymov, B. S. Kompaneets

“…The article deals with problems of project management in the context of a shortage of human resources at enterprises in the real sector of the economy as well as with promising areas of development to improve the efficiency of project management. …”
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Effect of Age and Diabetes on the Response of Mesenchymal Progenitor Cells to Fibrin Matrices by A. Stolzing, H. Colley, A. Scutt

“…Here, we describe how fibrin modulates the clonogenic capacity of MSC derived from young/old human donors and normal/diabetic rats. Fibrin was prepared using different concentrations to modulate the stiffness of the substrate. …”
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Variation morphologique et concept d’espèce en paléoanthropologie : l’exemple d’Australopithecus en Afrique australe by Amélie Beaudet

“…Historical debates around the fossil remains attributed to Australopithecus in southern Africa is an emblematic example of the influence of those questions on our understanding of human evolution. Since the earliest discoveries, scientific papers have been reporting a high degree of morphological variation within this assemblage. …”
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The Role of Work Teams in Enhancing the Employees’ Performance: An exploratory Study at the General Administration of the City of Medicine by Sawsan Ahmed Mahmoud Shukri, Amer Abdel Latif

“…The research reached a set of results, including the existence of a close relationship between the work teams and the performance of the employees, which reflects the clear role of the performance of the employees through influencing the determination of the level of performance, Among the most prominent recommendations is the need for the organization’s management to adopt the research sample to develop human relations and teamwork spirit among employees. …”
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Research on the Method of Detecting the Spreading Rate of the Simultaneous Crushed Stone Sealing Layer Based on Machine Vision by Xin Rong, Honghai Liu, Xinmin Gao, Qinghua Bian

“…The traditional method to measure the gravel coverage rate usually depends on observation by human eyes, which is rough and inefficient. In this paper, a detection method of gravel coverage based on improved wavelet algorithm is proposed. …”
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The Café Wall Illusion: Local and Global Perception from Multiple Scales to Multiscale by Nasim Nematzadeh, David M. W. Powers

“…Modelling the detection of tilt in these illusions, and its strength, is a challenging task and leads to the development of techniques that explain important features of human perception. We present here a predictive and quantitative approach for modelling foveal and peripheral vision for the induced tilt in the Café Wall illusion, in which parallel mortar lines between shifted rows of black and white tiles appear to converge and diverge. …”
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Optimal (Control of) Intervention Strategies for Malaria Epidemic in Karonga District, Malawi by Peter M. Mwamtobe, Shirley Abelman, J. Michel Tchuenche, Ansley Kasambara

“…Numerical simulations indicate that the prevention strategies lead to the reduction of both the mosquito population and infected human individuals. Effective treatment consolidates the prevention strategies. …”
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Facile Synthesis, Characterization, and Cytotoxic Activity of Europium-Doped Nanohydroxyapatite by Paulina-Guadalupe Miranda-Meléndez, Gabriel-Alejandro Martínez-Castañón, Nereyda Niño-Martínez, Nuria Patiño-Marín, Miguel-Ángel Casillas-Santana, Brenda-Erendida Castillo-Silva, Facundo Ruiz

“…The toxicity effects of all samples were studied using viability assays on human fibroblasts cells (HGF-1) in vitro. The sizes of the crystallites were about 10–70 nm with irregular morphology and present the phase corresponding to the JCPDS card 9–0432 for hydroxyapatite. …”
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Surface-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy for Monitoring Extravirgin Olive Oil Bioactive Components by C. Camerlingo, M. Portaccio, I. Delfino, M. Lepore

“…This seasoning ingredient is highly appreciated for its unique taste, functional properties, and positive impact on human health. The determination of chemical composition is a demanding task in order to fully characterize this precious food product, ensure its quality, and prevent fraudulent practices. …”
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Domestic Horse Bite: An Unusual Etiology of Crush Injury of the Fourth Finger—How to Manage? by Naoufal Elghoul, Youssef Jalal, Ayoub Bouya, Ali Zine, Abdeloihab Jaafar

“…Almost 2% of all emergency admissions involve an animal bite. While horses bite humans very rarely, their bites are mostly associated with fatalities. …”
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