Analysis of International Competitiveness of Multinational Corporations Based on Rough Sets by Jing Zhao, Ning Qi

“…In most cases, more reliance is placed on subjective, artificial assignments and scoring loops. Therefore, it is an appropriate and reasonable method to evaluate the investment environment through data to evaluate all the factors affecting the investment environment and reach a comprehensive evaluation conclusion, which can effectively avoid human subjective factors to a certain extent.…”
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The effect of urban sprawl in emerging of transportation flows and urban air pollution in Tehran metropolitan region

“…Analysis of this situation in triple loops also shows that the highest volume of transportation is in the city of Tehran (CBD), suburban and exurban areas, respectively and the distribution pattern and spatial accumulation of pollution are also subject to this situation.…”
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Structural and ferroelectric properties (1-x)(Ba0.9Sr0.1)TiO3-xBi(Mg2/3Nb1/3)O3 lead-free ceramics with remarkable energy storage performance by Huang Xuechen, Dai Jinba, Liu Shulong, Li Wenlong, Li Yu, Cao Wenjun, Wang Chunchang

“…Consequently, the ceramics exhibited narrow polarization-electric field (P-E) loops and superior energy storage capabilities. The composition 0.88BST-0.12BMN was found to be optimal, attributed to the improvement in breakdown field strength, yielding a recoverable energy density of 2.504 J/cm3 and an efficiency of 90.2%under an electric field strength of 250 kV/cm. …”
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Intrapericardial injection of hydrogels with ASC and their secretome to treat dilated cardiomyopathies by Tácia Tavares Aquinas Liguori, Gabriel Romero Liguori, Viktor Sinkunas, Cristiano Jesus Correia, Raphael dos Santos Coutinho e Silva, Fernando Luiz Zanoni, Vera Demarchi Aiello, Martin Conrad Harmsen, Luiz Felipe Pinho Moreira

“…Interstitial myocardial fibrosis was assessed by PicroSirius Red staining and hemodynamics parameters in pressure-volume loops. Compared to saline controls, interstitial myocardial fibrosis was reduced in ASC/CMed-loaded hydrogels treated animals (p = 0.0139). …”
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Cerebellar Cathodal Transcranial Direct Stimulation and Performance on a Verb Generation Task: A Replication Study by K. Spielmann, R. van der Vliet, W. M. E. van de Sandt-Koenderman, M. A. Frens, G. M. Ribbers, R. W. Selles, S. van Vugt, J. N. van der Geest, P. Holland

“…A recent study in this field applied cerebellar Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (c-tDCS) to the right cerebellum to investigate the role of prefrontal-cerebellar loops in language aspects of cognition. Results showed that the improvement in participants’ verbal response times on a verb generation task was facilitated immediately after cathodal c-tDCS, compared to anodal or sham c-tDCS. …”
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Effect of Umbilical Cord Entanglement and Position on Pregnancy Outcomes by Natsuko Kobayashi, Shigeru Aoki, Mari S. Oba, Tsuneo Takahashi, Fumiki Hirahara

“…Cases were classified into no cord, nuchal cord, and body cord groups and defined as cases without umbilical cord entanglement, one or more loops of the umbilical cord around the neck only, and umbilical cord around the trunk only, respectively. …”
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Electric and Magnetic Properties of Sputter Deposited BiFeO3 Films by N. Siadou, I. Panagiotopoulos, N. Kourkoumelis, T. Bakas, K. Brintakis, A. Lappas

“…Despite the deposition on amorphous silicon oxide substrate weak ferromagnetism phenomena and displaced loops have been observed at low temperatures showing that their origin is not strain. …”
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Fetal Midgut Volvulus with Meconium Peritonitis Detected on Prenatal Ultrasound by Emanuelle J. Best, Cecelia M. O’Brien, Wendy Carseldine, Aniruddh Deshpande, Rebecca Glover, Felicity Park

“…Volvulus occurs when bowel loops become twisted and the twisting of the mesenteric artery leads to congestion, impaired venous return, and bowel necrosis. …”
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TClC effectively suppresses the growth and metastasis of NSCLC via polypharmacology by Jing Lu, Ying Zhang, Chunyan Yan, Jingwen Liu, Dan Qi, Yue Zhou, Qinwen Wang, Juechen Yang, Jing Jiang, Benhao Wu, Meiling Yang, Weiwei Zhang, Xin Zhang, Xiaoyu Shi, Yan Zhang, Kun Liu, Yongcai Liang, Chaoyang Wang, Hanyu Yang, Yuqing Gao, Yuping Sun, Ronghu Ke, Jason H. Huang, Min Wu, Hongbo Wang, Chunlei Li, Shuang Zhou, Bin Guo, Erxi Wu, Guoying Zhang

“…TClC disrupts autocrine loops that promote tumor progression, particularly in stem-like CD133-positive NSCLC (CD133+ LC) cells, which are pivotal in tumor metastasis. …”
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Skeletal muscle stem cells modulate niche function in Duchenne muscular dystrophy mouse through YY1-CCL5 axis by Yang Li, Chuhan Li, Qiang Sun, Xingyuan Liu, Fengyuan Chen, Yeelo Cheung, Yu Zhao, Ting Xie, Bénédicte Chazaud, Hao Sun, Huating Wang

“…Lastly, we demonstrate YY1 represses Ccl5 transcription by binding to its enhancer thus facilitating promoter-enhancer looping. Altogether, our study demonstrates the critical role of MuSCs in actively shaping their niche and provides novel insight into the therapeutic intervention of muscle dystrophy.…”
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Spatial analysis of speculation in the US housing market by Salaheddin Manochehri, Ramin Amani, Jamal Mamkhezri

“…Moreover, Our findings not only highlight regional variations but also validate theories of speculative behavior, particularly the role of price expectations and feedback loops, as established by Shiller (2005) and Glaeser (2013). …”
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Effect of 4DryField® PH, a Novel Adhesion Barrier, on Recurrence of Intestinal Adhesions after Extensive Visceral Adhesiolysis by Gerhard Blumhardt, Matthias Haas, Stefanie Polte

“…Five female patients (age 65–83 years) underwent extensive open adhesiolysis with application of 4DF gel for adhesion prevention, premixed extracorporeally with saline or Ringer’s solution (60–70 mL per 5 g 4DF) for homogeneous gel distribution on intestinal loops and in the peritoneal cavity. In addition, dry 4DF powder was dispersed on the greater omentum and subsequently transformed into a gel by dripping with saline or Ringer’s solution directly before abdominal closure. …”
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Modified Technique for Scleral-Sutured Fixation with the Double Knots Technique for Posterior Chamber Intraocular Lens: Short-Term Observation by Zhizhong Wu, Caijuan Liu, Yanhui Xu, Wei Dong, Zhimin Chen

“…To evaluate the short-term safety and efficacy of a novel approach of utilizing the 9-0 looped polypropylene suture with double knots buried into the scleral groove and the scleral tunnel to minimize the risk of the suture erosion and suture knot exposure. …”
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Repair-oriented design and manufacturing strategies for circular electronic products, from mass customization/standardization to scalable repair economy by Bahram Ipaki, Zohrehsadat Hosseini

“…Repair-oriented design (RoD) seeks to enhance repairability and repair value within a circular economy by focusing on extended repair loops that account for repeated repairs, diagnostics, facilities, speed, accuracy, safety, user preferences, skills, demand scale, and post-sale service. …”
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Effects of Chronic Stress and Comfort Food in Testicular Morphology in Adult Wistar Rats by Carina F. Barnabé, Roger G. Marchon, Maria V. C. Pinto, Bianca M. Gregório, Anneliese Fortuna-Costa, Francisco J. B. Sampaio, Diogo B. De Souza

“…Groups C and S received a standard rat chow diet, while groups C+CF and S+CF received both the standard chow and comfort food (Froot Loops®). After 8 weeks of experiment, all animals were euthanized and the testes were collected for histomorphometric, immunohistochemical and gene expression analysis. …”
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Noise Source Identification Method for a Carpet Tufting Machine Based on CEEMDAN-AIC by Wang Haohui, Sheng Xiaowei, Xu Yang

“…The main noise sources of the carpet tufting machine include shock caused by the impact of the tufted needle and looped hook and vibration of the hook-driven shaft and pressure plate. …”
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Enhancing Thermal-Hydraulic Modelling in Dual Fluid Reactor Demonstrator: The Impact of Variable Turbulent Prandtl Number by Hisham Elgendy, Sławomir Kubacki, Konrad Czerski

“…The simulations consider Reynolds numbers between 15,000 and 250,000, calculated based on the hydraulic diameters at different diameter pipes of the fuel and coolant loops. The molecular Prandtl number is equal to 0.025. …”
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A Simplified Method of Flexible Conductors Mechanic Calculation in Switchgears without Restrictions on the Number of Taps by Yu. V. Bladyko, E. G. Ponomarenko, P. I. Klimkovich

“…Concentrated loads are created by such elements as taps to electrical devices, phase-to-phase insulating spacers, barrier balls, loops, etc. Concentrated loads mainly act in the vertical plane, and in the case of taps, they can have an almost arbitrary spatial direction. …”
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Analysis of Iranian health workforce emigration based on a system dynamics approach: a study protocol by Hamideh Keyvani, Reza Majdzadeh, Esmaeil Khedmati Morasae, Leila Doshmangir

“…By examining interrelationships and feedback loops within the healthcare system and socioeconomic factors, the study aims to identify effective policy interventions that can mitigate the negative effects of emigration.…”
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Potency of agricultural wastes in mushroom (Pleurotus sajor-caju) biotechnology for feeding broiler chicks (Arbor acre) by Charles Oluwaseun Adetunji, Isaac Oluseun Adejumo

“…The inoculum was developed by transferring loopful of inoculum into the prepared inoculum medium. …”
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