Diversity, Physicochemical and Technological Characterization of Elite Cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) Cultivars of Bantè, a District of Central Benin by Abadjayé Faouziath Sanoussi, Laura Yéyinou Loko, Hyacinthe Ahissou, Adidjath Koubourath Adjahi, Azize Orobiyi, Angelot Paterne Agré, Paulin Azokpota, Alexandre Dansi, Ambaliou Sanni

“…This study aimed to assess the diversity of the elite cassava cultivars of Bantè district, determine the physicochemical properties of the most preferred ones as well as the sensory attributes of their major derived products (gari and tapioca), and compare them with the farmers’ and processors’ perception on their technological qualities. …”
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Sensory Precipitation Forecast Using Artificial Neural Networks and Decision Trees by Ünal Kızıl, Hakkı Fırat Altınbilek, Sefa Aksu, Hakan Nar

“…This study focuses on the development of a model weather station device using temperature, relative humidity, UV, LDR Light, rain and soil moisture sensors to collect major environmental data. The measured data were wirelessly transmitted to the remote station for logging via the GSM module and the information was sent to the database in the internet environment. …”
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3D Physical Modelling Study of Shield-Strata Interaction under Roof Dynamic Loading Condition by Shengli Yang, Hao Yue, Gaofeng Song, Junjie Wang, Yanyao Ma, Fengqi Liu

“…A steel plate is dropped to the coal face wall at a certain height above the immediate roof to simulate the free fall of the main roof and the dynamic impact loading environment. The occurrence of major roof falls is modelled at different height above the model and at different positions relative to the longwall faceline. …”
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Multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C) associated with COVID-19, clinical characteristics: A multi-center observational study from Jordan by Marwan Shalabi, Salam Ghanem, Iyad Al-Ammouri, Amirah Daher, Enas Al-zayadneh, Alaa Alsmadi, Mais Ayyoub, Samah Abughanam, Mariam Jabr, Montaha Al-Iede

“…Methods: A multicenter retrospective study including 5 major hospitals in Jordan was conducted. Data from children admitted with confirmed SARS-CoV-2 infection or were in close contact with confirmed cases were collected. …”
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HFE-Related Hemochromatosis: The Haptoglobin 2-2 Type Has a Significant but Limited Influence on Phenotypic Expression of the Predominant p.C282Y Homozygous Genotype by Gérald Le Gac, Chandran Ka, Isabelle Gourlaouen, Laurence Bryckaert, Anne-Yvonne Mercier, Brigitte Chanu, Virginie Scotet, Claude Férec

“…Haptoglobin has a crucial role in free hemoglobin iron recovery, and exists as three major types: Hp1-1, Hp2-1 and Hp2-2. Hp2-2 favors endocytosis of hemoglobin iron in monocytes/macrophages, resulting in partial iron retention and increased intracellular ferritin levels. …”
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Spatial and Temporal Changes and Assessment of Multi-Species Habitat in Hainan Jianfengling Protected Area by Yong Ma, Lixi Liu, Wutao Yao, Zhigao Zeng, Mingjun Zhang, Erping Shang, Shuyan Zhang, Jing Yang

“…The loss and fragmentation of wildlife habitats is a major threat to their survival and expansion, and protected areas (PAs) are the main tool for conserving biodiversity and protecting habitats. …”
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Telepsychology in France Following the COVID-19 Crisis <subtitle>From Changes in Practice to Ethical Considerations</subtitle> by Lise Haddouk, Benoît Schneider, Tom Van Daele, Fredi Lang

“…The Covid-19 crisis led to an acceleration in telepsychology practices, as evidenced by the major survey of psychologists’ online practices of the eHealth project group of the European Federation of Psychologists’ Associations (EFPA) in 2020. …”
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Effect of Acarbose on Long-Term Prognosis in Acute Coronary Syndromes Patients with Newly Diagnosed Impaired Glucose Tolerance by Peng Yun, Ai-ming Du, Xue-jun Chen, Jing-cheng Liu, Hu Xiao

“…Mean follow-up was 2.3 years. The incidence of major adverse cardiovascular event (MACE) and carotid intima-middle thickness (CIMT) were statistically analyzed. …”
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Corporate Carbon Footprint Analysis: Example Calculation for a Chemical Factory by Gözde Çolak, Burçin Atılgan Türkmen

“…The process of sustainable development can move in parallel with advances in economic growth, environmental protection, and social responsibility. Climate change is a major threat to sustainable development, and its effects are becoming more visible as a result of factors such as industrialization, urbanization, and energy consumption. …”
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Emergy Evaluation of a Production and Utilization Process of Irrigation Water in China by Dan Chen, Zhao-Hui Luo, Jing Chen, Jun Kong, Dong-Li She

“…Its emergy evaluation shows that water is the major component of inputs into the irrigation water production and utilization systems (24.7% and 47.9% of the total inputs, resp.) and that the transformities of irrigation water and rice as the systems’ products (1.72E+05 sej/J and 1.42E+05 sej/J, resp.; sej/J = solar emjoules per joule) represent their different emergy efficiencies. …”
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A Comprehensive Review on Pharmacotherapeutics of Herbal Bioenhancers by Ghanshyam B. Dudhatra, Shailesh K. Mody, Madhavi M. Awale, Hitesh B. Patel, Chirag M. Modi, Avinash Kumar, Divyesh R. Kamani, Bhavesh N. Chauhan

“…In India, Ayurveda has made a major contribution to the drug discovery process with new means of identifying active compounds. …”
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Interaction between the Haptoglobin 2 Phenotype and Diabetes Mellitus on Systolic Pulmonary Arterial Pressure and Nitric Oxide Bioavailability in Hemodialysis Patients by Inbal Dahan, Evgeny Farber, Nadia Thauho, Nakhoul Nakhoul, Adi Francis, Mohamad Awawde, Andrew P. Levy, Daniel B. Kim-Shapiro, Swati Basu, Farid Nakhoul

“…A polymorphism in the antioxidant Haptoglobin (Hp) gene has been shown to regulate the bioavailability of nitric oxide (NO), a major mediator of pulmonary vascular tone. We therefore set out to test the hypothesis that the Hp polymorphism may be a determinant of developing elevated s-PAP specifically in the DM state due to a decreased bioavailability of NO. …”
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The Antimicrobial Peptide Lysozyme Is Induced after Multiple Trauma by Tim Klüter, Stefanie Fitschen-Oestern, Sebastian Lippross, Matthias Weuster, Rolf Mentlein, Nadine Steubesand, Claudia Neunaber, Frank Hildebrand, Thomas Pufe, Mersedeh Tohidnezhad, Andreas Beyer, Andreas Seekamp, Deike Varoga

“…Expression of lysozyme was examined in blood samples of multiple trauma patients from the day of trauma until 14 days after trauma by ELISA. To investigate major sources of lysozyme, its expression and regulation in serum samples, different blood cells, and tissue samples were analysed by ELISA and real-time PCR. …”
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Snapshotting quantum dynamics at multiple time points by Pengfei Wang, Hyukjoon Kwon, Chun-Yang Luan, Wentao Chen, Mu Qiao, Zinan Zhou, Kaizhao Wang, M. S. Kim, Kihwan Kim

“…Abstract Measurement-induced state disturbance is a major challenge in obtaining quantum statistics at multiple time points. …”
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STUDIES ON THE APPLICATION OF HOLLOW FIBER MEMBRANES IN THE FIELD OF ULTRAFILTRATION by LAURENȚIU TATARU, VALENTIN NEDEFF, NARCIS BARSAN, MIRELA PANAINTE-LEHADUS, EMILIAN MOSNEGUTU, DANA-ALEXANDRA CHITIMUS

“…This study focuses on testing hollow fiber organic membranes for the ultrafiltration process as a precursor to osmosis processes. The major advantages of ultrafiltration are the elimination of many small organic and inorganic compounds from the water, which cannot be eliminated in microfiltration processes, offering superior quality water. …”
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Element Geochemical Analysis of the Contribution of Aeolian Sand to Suspended Sediment in Desert Stream Flash Floods by Xiaopeng Jia, Haibing Wang

“…Scatter plots of some elements further confirm that aeolian sand is the major source of the suspended sediment. Factor analysis and the relation between some elements and suspended sediment concentration prove that the greater the aeolian process, the higher the suspended sediment concentration and the greater the contribution of aeolian sand to suspended sediment yield. …”
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Biofilm Compositions and Bacterial Diversity on Kitchen Towels in Daily Use by Yao Zhang, Kexin Li, Yibo Ru, Yue Ma

“…In addition, correlations among environmental factors, major bacterial genera, physical properties, and biofilm formation of the towels were analyzed, which could provide a scientific reference for maintaining towel hygiene.…”
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Ingestible Wireless Capsule Technology: A Review of Development and Future Indication by M. R. Basar, F. Malek, Khairudi M. Juni, M. Shaharom Idris, M. Iskandar M. Saleh

“…Since the development of this technology, several companies have made remarkable improvements in their clinical products, but there are still some limitations that relate to the use of conventional wired endoscopy. Some of the major limitations that currently impede its wider application include its inability to repeat the view of critical areas, working time constraints, and poor image resolution. …”
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Mechanisms of KRAS inhibitor resistance in KRAS-mutant colorectal cancer harboring Her2 amplification and aberrant KRAS localization by Kohei Maruyama, Yuki Shimizu, Yumi Nomura, Tomoko Oh-hara, Yuki Takahashi, Satoshi Nagayama, Naoya Fujita, Ryohei Katayama

“…In the latter group, PDCs with PIK3CA major mutation showed high sensitivity to PI3K+mTOR co-inhibition, and a PDC with Her2 amplification with PIK3CA minor mutation showed PI3K-AKT pathway dependency but lost KRAS-MAPK dependency by cytoplasmic localization of KRAS. …”
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Investigating the effect of urban governance on urban resilience (Case study: Tehran) by Gholam Reza soroushan, Abdallah hendiani, parvane zivyar pardei, Ali tavakolan

“…In the meantime, the issue of resilience in urban communities means that society is able to withstand severe natural disasters without major damage, injury, production stoppage and reduced quality of life, and also at the superficial level, the goal of resilience as an ideal. …”
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