Cardiac-Restricted IGF-1Ea Overexpression Reduces the Early Accumulation of Inflammatory Myeloid Cells and Mediates Expression of Extracellular Matrix Remodelling Genes after Myoca... by Enrique Gallego-Colon, Robert D. Sampson, Susanne Sattler, Michael D. Schneider, Nadia Rosenthal, Joanne Tonkin

“…Strategies to limit damage and improve repair after myocardial infarct remain a major therapeutic goal in cardiology. Our previous studies have shown that constitutive expression of a locally acting insulin-like growth factor-1 Ea (IGF-1Ea) propeptide promotes functional restoration after cardiac injury associated with decreased scar formation. …”
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Beamforming Feedback-Based Line-of-Sight Identification Toward Firmware-Agnostic WiFi Sensing by Hiroki Shimomura, Koji Yamamoto, Takayuki Nishio, Akihito Taya

“…These provide partial channel state information (CSI), and there are two major calculation steps involved from the CSI to the BFF: unquantized BFF (UQBFF) calculation and quantization. …”
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COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF THE IMPACTS OF RISKS ON BONDED AND UNBONDED CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS by Ayodeji OKE

“…The study revealed that financial soundness of the issuer also known as credit risk has major effect on projects with bond while for projects without bond, liquidity risk requires the most attention. …”
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Selective mid-facial neurectomy using intraoperative nerve monitoring system for post-facial paralysis synkinesis by M. Takemaru, H. Sakuma

“…We stimulated each nerve branch while monitoring the orbicularis oculi, zygomaticus major, and orbicularis oris muscles. When certain nerve branches were stimulated, some of their mimetic muscles contracted. …”
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Current and future perspectives on clinical management of classic 21-hydroxylase deficiency by Analia Yogi, Kenichi Kashimada

“…Optimizing the glucocorticoid dosage has been a major concern in classic 21OHD (21-hydroxylase deficiency) treatment, as it is essential to adjust it meticulously to the needs of the individual patient. …”
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Reuse of peanut shells and Azolla mixes as a peat alternative in growth medium of Dieffenbachia amoena ‘tropic snow’ by Ali Mahboub Khomami, Mohammad Naghi Padasht, Ali Ajili Lahiji, Fariba Mahtab

“…For this reason, the usability of peanut shells and Azolla, whose accumulation in the environment causes environmental problems, is a major research question. Methods In this work, Dieffenbachia amoena was grown in a growing medium that had substituted peanut shells and Azolla mixes composts (0, 15, 30, 45, 60, and 100 v/v %) for peat. …”
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Evaluation of vegetable wastes recycled for vermicomposting and its response on yield and quality of carrot (Daucus carota L.) by Ranjit Chatterjee, S. Bandyopadhyay, J. C. Jana

“…The study demonstrated that vermicompost produced from the substrate, combining mixture of non-legume and legume vegetable waste at 2:1 will provide the major nutrients in more balanced proportion compared to sole individual family waste vermicompost (vermicompost obtained from the waste of one single plant family). …”
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In Vitro Evaluation of Antimicrobial Efficacy of Extracts Obtained from Raw and Fermented Wild Macrofungus, Lenzites quercina by Olusola Clement Ogidi, Victor Olusegun Oyetayo, Bamidele Juliet Akinyele

“…In recent time, there is a major concern about antibiotic resistance displayed by some pathogenic microorganisms and this had involved a continuous search for natural antimicrobial products. …”
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The Conservative Physiology of the Immune System. A Non-Metaphoric Approach to Immunological Activity by Nelson M. Vaz, Gustavo C. Ramos, Vitor Pordeus, Claudia R. Carvalho

“…This association has had major consequences: (1) immunological jargon is full of “cognitive” metaphors, founded in the idea of “foreignness”; (2) the immune system is described with a random clonal origin, coupled to selection by random encounters; and (3) physiological events are virtually absent from immunological descriptions. …”
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Commercial and household food waste separation behaviour and the role of Local authority: A case study by Mamun Jamal, Aleksandra Szefler, Colman Kelly, Nicholas Bond

“…Purpose Source segregation of food waste is one of the major challenges that inhibit food waste recycling around the world. …”
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Improving the Control Strategy of the DVR Compensator Based on an Adaptive Notch Filter with an Optimized PD Controller Using the IGWO Algorithm by Mohammed M. Alrashed, Aymen Flah, Masoud Dashtdar, Claude Ziad El-Bayeh, Mohamed F. Elnaggar

“…The output LC filter’s resistance has been removed, and the control system has actively engaged in oscillation damping in order to accelerate dynamic responsiveness and lower system losses. The major component of the voltage, which comprises its frequency, amplitude, and phase, is extracted using ANF. …”
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Cryoablation for the treatment of chronic rhinitis: a systematic review by Veeral Desai, Gianluca Sampieri, Amirpouyan Namavarian, John M. Lee

“…Minor adverse effects included post-procedural pain and discomfort, headache and palate numbness. No major adverse events were identified. Conclusion ClariFix is a novel intranasal cryotherapy device that was introduced in Canada in 2021. …”
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Immune Cell Profiling Reveals a Common Pattern in Premetastatic Niche Formation Across Various Cancer Types by Shigeaki Sugiyama, Kanae Yumimoto, Keiichi I. Nakayama

“…ABSTRACT Background Metastasis is the major cause of cancer‐related mortality. The premetastatic niche is a promising target for its prevention. …”
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The Arab world on the verge of the energy transition: Challenges, ambitions, and limits to growth by A. O. Filonik, V. N. Baturina

“…The authors note that an alternative approach to power generation is gradually taking root in the region and, judging by the scale of major projects being implemented, it has good prospects, especially in the field of solar energy. …”
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Reliability-Based Design of Reinforced Concrete Beams for Simultaneous Bending, Shear, and Torsion Loadings by Faezeh Jafari, Jalal Akbari

“…Studying influence of changes of numbers in load and resistance coefficients on American Concrete Institute (ACI) has been mentioned as the major objective of the present research, indicating that resistance coefficient has more significantly influence on American Concrete Institute (ACI) in different loading compositions.…”
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Application of System Dynamics in Construction Engineering and Management: Content Analysis and Systematic Literature Review by Nebiyu Kedir, Nasir Siraj, Aminah Robinson Fayek

“…This included analysis of SD research in terms of contributing authors and their affiliations; identifying the major CEM research areas and patterns of SD research within those areas; study of the current focus of SD research, future trends, and potential for future research in these CEM areas; investigating the SD modelling paradigm in terms of hybridization with other modelling techniques; and a review of issues and challenges of SD modelling. …”
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Response of Winter Wheat Grain Yield and Phosphorus Uptake to Foliar Phosphite Fertilization by Muaid S. Ali, Apurba Sutradhar, Ma Lourdes Edano, Jeffrey T. Edwards, Kefyalew Girma

“…One of the major problems that potentially hinders the use of foliar fertilization as a tool to improve nutrient use efficiency is the lack of effective formulations. …”
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The Study of Verbal Impoliteness in the Users’ Comments of Sahamyab Stock Market Website According to Culpeper’s Theory by Shahram Naghshbandi, Hossein Razavian, Hossein Ariyaeefar

“…It could be interpreted that the main reason for the sheer volume of impoliteness and the major cause of offending individuals’ faces explicitly is the cyber relationship between the users, allowing them to hide their identity, preserve their own face, and destroy addressees’ faces with them feeling less concerned compared to face-to-face communication.…”
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Compressive strength of different tricalcium silicate–based materials used for primary teeth: in vitro study by Avin Nanakali, Sazan Sh. Salem

“… Background and Objectives: One of the most universally accepted properties of a material is to have a good physical and mechanical properties to withstand the masticatory forces which is one of the major problem in dentistry. The objective of this study was to evaluate and compare the compressive strength of three different types of Tricalcium silicate based materials: (High plasticity repair mineral trioxide aggregate, ProRoot and Biodentine). …”
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Optimizing Rotary Cement Kiln modelling: A comparative analysis of metaheuristics in a real-world application by Miguel Ángel Castán-Lascorz, Antonio Alcaide-Moreno, Jorge Arroyo

“…This model aims to significantly reduce simulation time, facilitating the analysis of multiple scenarios. A major challenge is the high proportion of invalid or infeasible solutions typical in industrial environments, compounded by the time-sensitive nature of real-world applications. …”
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