Adsorption of Chelerythrine from Toddalia asiatica (L.) Lam. by ZSM-5 by Yunlong Liu, Jie Guo, Zhuobing Xiao, Dazhao Peng, Ke Song

“…The results show that the kinetics data fit the pseudo-second-order model well (R2 = 0.9991), and the intraparticle diffusion model has 3 diffusion stages, preliminarily indicating that chemisorption plays a major role in the adsorption process, and the sorption mechanism includes intraparticle, external, and boundary diffusion. …”
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Warming alters plankton body-size distributions in a large field experiment by Dania Albini, Emma Ransome, Alex J. Dumbrell, Samraat Pawar, Eoin J. O’Gorman, Thomas P. Smith, Thomas Bell, Michelle C. Jackson, Guy Woodward

“…This pattern was broadly consistent over two tested seasons and major taxonomic groups. We also detected some breakpoints in the community-level size-temperature relationship, indicating that the system’s response shifts noticeably above a certain level of warming. …”
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Rapid assessment of the riparian zone habitat of river by R.A.L. Amper, G.R. Puno, R.C.C. Puno

“…Some riparian areas of the country are in danger of deterioration due to uncontrolled exploitation coupled with loose implementation of environmental protection policies and regulations. Muleta River, a major watershed in Bukidnon, Philippines, was assessed to determine the present condition of its riparian habitat. …”
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Evaluation of Oxidative Stress and Mitophagy during Adipogenic Differentiation of Adipose-Derived Stem Cells Isolated from Equine Metabolic Syndrome (EMS) Horses by Krzysztof Marycz, Christine Weiss, Agnieszka Śmieszek, Katarzyna Kornicka

“…Excessive ROS accumulation and ER stress are most likely the major factors limiting the multipotency of these cells. …”
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Gremlin, a Bone Morphogenetic Protein Antagonist, Is a Crucial Angiogenic Factor in Pituitary Adenoma by Kenta Koketsu, Daizo Yoshida, Kyongsong Kim, Yudo Ishii, Shigeyuki Tahara, Akira Teramoto, Akio Morita

“…Gremlin is an antagonist of bone morphogenetic protein (BMP) and a major driving force in skeletal modeling in the fetal stage. …”
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Credit Card Fraud Detection through Parenclitic Network Analysis by Massimiliano Zanin, Miguel Romance, Santiago Moral, Regino Criado

“…The detection of frauds in credit card transactions is a major topic in financial research, of profound economic implications. …”
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BAY 11-7082 Is a Broad-Spectrum Inhibitor with Anti-Inflammatory Activity against Multiple Targets by Jaehwi Lee, Man Hee Rhee, Eunji Kim, Jae Youl Cho

“…As reported previously, BAY strongly suppressed the production of nitric oxide, prostaglandin E2, and tumor necrosis factor-α and reduced the translocation of p65, major subunit of nuclear factor-κB, and its upstream signaling events such as phosphorylation of IκBα, IKK, and Akt. …”
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Computational Behavior of Second Law Poiseuille Flow of Micropolar Fluids in a Channel: Analytical Treatment by Priya Mathur, S. R. Mishra, Mahesh Bohra, D. L. Suthar, S. D. Purohit

“…The volume flow rate is also calculated and presented via the tabular form. The major outcomes of the results are presented as the higher the Reynolds number, the rate increases significantly. …”
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The Influence of Usage and Spatial Experiences on Personal Desirability of a Park Plan: Using Structural Equation Modeling—A Case Study of a Park near a Station in a Suburban City... by Qin Huang, Ryosuke Shimoda, Yingnan Jiao, Jingyi Yin, Junhua Zhang, Shiro Takeda

“…This study used structural equation modeling to examine the direct and indirect effects of diverse usages and experiences on the desirability of three proposed park plans for a major park in City A, near Tokyo, based on questionnaire survey data. …”
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Genetic Diversity and Population Structure of Tomato (<i>Solanum lycopersicum</i>) from the USDA-GRIN Germplasm Collection by Ibtisam Alatawi, Haizheng Xiong, Hanan Alkabkabi, Kenani Chiwina, Qun Luo, Kai-Shu Ling, Yuejun Qu, Renjie Du, Ainong Shi

“…Genetic diversity indices, including major allele frequency, heterozygosity, and polymorphism information content (PIC), indicated moderate-to-high levels of genetic variation. …”
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Relevance of 3D Cholangiography and Transient Elastography to Assess Cystic Fibrosis-Associated Liver Disease? by C. Lemaitre, S. Dominique, E. Billoud, M. Eliezer, H. Montialoux, M. Quillard, G. Riachi, E. Koning, H. Morisse-Pradier, G. Savoye, C. Savoye-Collet, O. Goria

“…Cystic fibrosis-associated liver disease (CFLD) is a major cause of death. The objective of our retrospective study was to describe the relevance of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and liver stiffness measurement (LSM) for CFLD evaluation. …”
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Differential Effects of Leptin and Adiponectin in Endothelial Angiogenesis by Raghu Adya, Bee K. Tan, Harpal S. Randeva

“…Obesity is a major health burden with an increased risk of cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. …”
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Pharmacovigilance study of the association between progestogen and depression based on the FDA adverse event reporting System (FAERS) by Hui Gao, Xiaohan Zhai, Yan Hu, Hang Wu

“…Levonorgestrel, medroxyprogesterone, etonogestrel and desogestrel presented positive signals for depression, and medroxyprogesterone also presented positive signals for major depression. Although none of the progestogens presented positive signals for suicide or self-harm, medroxyprogesterone presented a positive signal for suicidal ideation. …”
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Expert system for managing data on the competencies of a modern manager by P. A. Nechaeva, G. R. Yusupova

“…Training employees for industrial processes is a major challenge in any industry. Effective human resource management requires an accurate assessment and presentation of available competencies, as well as an effective mapping of the required competencies for specific positions. …”
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Superposed Epoch Analyses of Geoelectric Field Disturbances in Japan in Response to Different Geomagnetic Activities by T. Zhang, Y. Ebihara

“…It is of importance to understand major characteristics and extreme values of GICs at mid and low latitudes. …”
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Identification of a Typical CSTR Using Optimal Focused Time Lagged Recurrent Neural Network Model with Gamma Memory Filter by S. N. Naikwad, S. V. Dudul

“…Thus FTLR NN with gamma memory filter can be used to learn underlying highly nonlinear dynamics of the system, which is a major contribution of this paper.…”
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Flexibilité alimentaire de bonobos en parc zoologique : consommation opportuniste d’espèces végétales autochtones et complément nutritionnel by Caroline Gérard, Flora Pennec, Jean-Pascal Guéry, Sarah Depauw, Geert Janssens, Mélissa Anne, Victor Narat, Bruno Simmen

“…Understanding food selection and preference factors is a major challenge for species conservation, both in situ and ex situ, as it helps to improve the well-being of individuals housed in zoos. …”
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Safety and Efficacy Profile of Commercial Veterinary Vaccines against Rift Valley Fever: A Review Study by Moataz Alhaj

“…Bringing RVF vaccine candidates to local markets besides the absence of validated serological test for DIVA remain the major challenges of RVF control.…”
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The Use of Thrombopoietin Receptor Agonists for Correction of Thrombocytopenia prior to Elective Procedures in Chronic Liver Diseases: Review of Current Evidence by Kamran Qureshi, Shyam Patel, Andrew Meillier

“…Thrombocytopenia of cirrhosis is multifactorial in origin, and decreased activity of thrombopoietin has been identified to be a major cause. Liver is an important site of thrombopoietin production and its levels are decreased in patients with cirrhosis. …”
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Dog Bite Injuries: Primary and Secondary Emergency Department Presentations—A Retrospective Cohort Study by Carmen A. Pfortmueller, Anastasios Efeoglou, Hansjakob Furrer, Aristomenis K. Exadaktylos

“…Dog bite injuries to the hands are a major problem. They often lead to infectious complications. …”
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