Analytical Methods to Characterize and Purify Polymeric Nanoparticles by Cristina Fornaguera, Conxita Solans

“…For this reason, the current review aims to become a scholastic guide for those scientists starting in the nanoworld, giving them a description of analytical characterization techniques aimed to analyze polymers forming nanoparticles and possible forms to purify them before being used in preclinical and clinical applications.…”
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Regulatory Effect of Mesenchymal Stem Cells on T Cell Phenotypes in Autoimmune Diseases by Zhiping Wei, Jintao Yuan, Gaoying Wang, Dickson Kofi Wiredu Ocansey, Zhiwei Xu, Fei Mao

“…Research on mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) starts from the earliest assumption that cells derived from the bone marrow have the ability to repair tissues. Several scientists have since documented the crucial role of bone marrow-derived MSCs (BM-MSCs) in processes such as embryonic bone and cartilage formation, adult fracture and tissue repair, and immunomodulatory activities in therapeutic applications. …”
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A Review on Synthesis, Optimization, Mechanism, Characterization, and Antibacterial Application of Silver Nanoparticles Synthesized from Plants by Sunday Adewale Akintelu, Yao Bo, Aderonke Similoluwa Folorunso

“…Developments in nanotechnology and natural product research toward the search for novel antibacterial agents have drawn the interest of many scientists to the synthesis of silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) from natural product (especially plants) due to its numerous benefits over other methods of synthesis such as been easy, economical, convenient, and environmental friendly. …”
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Utilization of Recycled Concrete Aggregates in Stone Mastic Asphalt Mixtures by Mohammad Saeed Pourtahmasb, Mohamed Rehan Karim

“…It is the intention of scientists and researchers, as well as people in authority, to explore waste material recycling for environmental and economic advantages. …”
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Public advocates, private advisors: the autonomy, function, and influence of the President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology by Kenneth M. Evans, Kenneth M. Evans, Kirstin R. W. Matthews

“…This paper offers an analytical framework for assessing the autonomy, function, and influence of the President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST), a federal advisory committee consisting of 30 elite scientists, engineers, and industry leaders appointed by and advising the president. …”
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A Program for Master of Science in Computer Science by Kabale University

“…This program is designed to train Computer Scientists, managers, students, teachers and professionals with relevant knowledge, skills and competencies that can encourage and support critical thinking among learners to help in this fourth industrial revolution since Technology is part of our future. …”
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Explainable AI in Diagnostic Radiology for Neurological Disorders: A Systematic Review, and What Doctors Think About It by Yasir Hafeez, Khuhed Memon, Maged S. AL-Quraishi, Norashikin Yahya, Sami Elferik, Syed Saad Azhar Ali

“…<b>Background:</b> Artificial intelligence (AI) has recently made unprecedented contributions in every walk of life, but it has not been able to work its way into diagnostic medicine and standard clinical practice yet. Although data scientists, researchers, and medical experts have been working in the direction of designing and developing computer aided diagnosis (CAD) tools to serve as assistants to doctors, their large-scale adoption and integration into the healthcare system still seems far-fetched. …”
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Corruption in Higher Education by V. I. Sharin

“…The methodological basis of the research was the works of leading foreign and Russian scientists. The study was conducted using general scientific methods, such as system analysis, questionnaires, generalization and systematization, and comparisons. …”
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Features of implementation of catering enterprises strategies in modern conditions (on the example of Russian largest cities) by V. M. Sedelnikov

“…In particular, the article highlights the foreign scientists’ points of view regarding the definition of the “strategy implementation” concept, and the process approach to the definition is provided as a fundamental one. …”
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How to Burst into Contemporaneity? by V. I. Zagvyazinsky

“…Among the main reasons for insufficient research level, it is emphasized that young scientists are not quite ready for entering the socio-cultural reality because of their methodological illiteracy and non-compliance with the principles declared by the researchers themselves – i.e. systematism, competence, social and personal orientation, cultural conformity, activity approach, value-semantic orientation of education, foot-hold on the internal mechanisms, variability, dialogism, pedagogic cooperation, etc. …”
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Innovations in Education, or How to Separate the Wheat from the Chaff? by M. V. Kochetkov

“…As a result of the analysis of the achievements of domestic and foreign scientists, a set of «Asymmetric measures» is proposed. …”
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Considerations for Building Climate-based Species Distribution Models by David N. Bucklin, Mathieu Basille, Stephanie S. Romañach, Lauren A. Brandt, Frank J. Mazzotti, James I. Watling

“…A given species may adjust to new conditions in-place, move to new areas with suitable climates, or go extinct. Scientists and conservation practitioners use mathematical models to predict the effects of future climate change on wildlife and plan for a biodiverse future. …”
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Non-genetic factors affecting the meat quality and flavor of Inner Mongolian lambs: A review by Yuning Liu, Runhang Li, Ying Ying, Yandong Zhang, Yiying Huang, Hongxin Wu, Kejian Lin

“…In this review, we cover the contributions made by scientists to explore and improve the quality and flavor of Inner Mongolia lambs through non-genetic means, compare the differences between grazing and drylot-feeding in detail, and summarize some feed additives. …”
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Considerations for Building Climate-based Species Distribution Models by David N. Bucklin, Mathieu Basille, Stephanie S. Romañach, Lauren A. Brandt, Frank J. Mazzotti, James I. Watling

“…A given species may adjust to new conditions in-place, move to new areas with suitable climates, or go extinct. Scientists and conservation practitioners use mathematical models to predict the effects of future climate change on wildlife and plan for a biodiverse future. …”
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Nanocarriers-Assisted Nose-to-Brain Delivery of Levodopa: Current Progress and Prospects by Mariya Dangova, Nadezhda Ivanova, Velichka Andonova

“…While the potential century’s break-through is sought and foreseen by many scientists in gene therapy, immunotherapy, new drug combinations, and neurosurgical approaches, the not-yet-conventional intranasal administration of “classic” levodopa (L-DOPA) also stands out as a perspective from which Parkinson’s patients may benefit in the short term. …”
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Elektroniese pos as rekenaarbemiddelde kommunikasie by Annelie Naudé, H.J. Groenewald

“…Research require the attention of social and natural scientists alike to ensure that the country will not be reduced to the status of a hitch hiker on the Information Super Highway. …”
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Les aires marines protégées du Sud-Ouest malgache by Francis Veriza, Laurent Couderchet

“…After the presentation of the Vezo way of life followed by the presentation of the development-conservation approach imposed from the outside, we conduct a detailed analysis of the creation of the nature reserves in Andavadoake by an English NGO and bring to light the contradiction between the sensory world of the fishermen and the intangible world of scientists in biodiversity. Since the Vezos have no word for landscape we consider the notion of a cosmophany (Berque, 1998, 2019). …”
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DomeVR: Immersive virtual reality for primates and rodents. by Katharine A Shapcott, Marvin Weigand, Mina Glukhova, Martha N Havenith, Marieke L Schölvinck

“…This includes a logging and synchronization system to solve timing uncertainties inherent in UE4; an interactive GUI for scientists to observe subjects during experiments and adjust task parameters on the fly, and a dome projection system for full task immersion in non-human subjects. …”
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The Concept of Knowledge Co-production in the Context of Arctic Research by Marina V. Nenasheva

“…A review of theoretical and methodological approaches to its definition made it possible to identify the main stages of the knowledge co-production process and the methodological difficulties faced by scientists. In most cases, they are associated with the presence of many different stakeholders in the process of knowledge co-production, differences in understanding of the purpose and objectives of research between representatives of the academic and non-academic community, lack of organizational and financial support. …”
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