Stress-Relieving Effects of Japanese Green Tea: Evaluation Using the Molar Ratio of Caffeine and Epigallocatechin Gallate to Theanine and Arginine as an Indicator by Keiko Unno, Takashi Ikka, Hiroto Yamashita, Yoko Kameoka, Yoriyuki Nakamura

“…Green tea with a CE/TA ratio smaller than 3 can be expected to have a stress-reducing effect. …”
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Reformas de pensiones y determinantes de la afiliación al seguro social de largo plazo en Bolivia by José Luis Evia Vizcarra, Miguel Fernández Moscoso

“…En el presente trabajo seana li za las ra zo nes por las cua les el an ti guo sis te ma es ta ba en quie bra a me -dia dos de los años no ven ta; así como las ca rac te rís ti cas del nue vo sis te ma depensiones, los incentivos que incluye para aumentar la cobertura del Siste -ma de Seguridad Social Obligatorio (SSO) y los ries gos a los que está ex pues -to, con particular hincapié en el de insolvencia fiscal.La cobertura del seguro social obligatorio de largo plazo ha sido reduciday si bien el nuevo sistema aumenta dicha cobertura, ésta ha permanecido enun por cen ta je muy bajo de ocu pa dos. …”
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Hygiene Status of Over-the-Row Blueberry Machine Harvesters Cleaned and Sanitized Using Various Approaches by Yaxi Dai, Renee Holland, Sarah Doane, Weiqiang Yang, Jinru Chen

“…The vertical and horizontal conveyors and fruit-catch plates had significantly higher TA, YM, and TC counts than other sampled sites. …”
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Cadmium Sulfide Nanoparticles Synthesized by Microwave Heating for Hybrid Solar Cell Applications by Claudia Martínez-Alonso, Carlos A. Rodríguez-Castañeda, Paola Moreno-Romero, C. Selene Coria-Monroy, Hailin Hu

“…In this work, CdS-n were synthetized by microwave heating using thioacetamide (TA) or thiourea (TU) as sulfur sources. The obtained CdS-n(TA) showed a random distribution of hexagonal particles and contained TA residues. …”
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Efficacy Of Triamcinolone Injection In Management Of Oral Lichen Planus by Humera Iqbal, Uzair Luqman, Kanwal Zulfiqar, Zarnab Rizwan, Mobina Fatima Zulfiqar

“…All the enrolled patients were treated with intralesional TA injection once a week for 4 weeks. A 0.5ml TA (40mg/ml) dose was used. …”
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The Relationship between Muscle Ultrasound Parameters and Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy among Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: A Cross-Sectional Study by Yanling Zhong, Xiaojia Liu, Teng Lin

“…MG (MT, EI, and corrected EI) and TA (EI) were associated with DPN, respectively. …”
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Triple-attentions based salient object detector for strip steel surface defects by Li Zhang, Xirui Li, Yange Sun, Huaping Guo

“…This paper introduces an innovative triple-attention mechanism (TA), characterized by interrelated and complementary interactions, that concurrently and iteratively refines and integrates feature maps from three distinct perspectives, thereby enhancing the features’ capacity for representation. …”
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Device Modeling of the Performance of Cu(In,Ga)Se2 Solar Cells with V-Shaped Bandgap Profiles by Shou-Yi Kuo, Ming-Yang Hsieh, Dan-Hua Hsieh, Hao-Chung Kuo, Chyong-Hua Chen, Fang-I Lai

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Synthetic Conditions and Color Characteristics of Tantalum Oxynitride Prepared via Liquid-NH3 Process by Yo Sasaki, Zentaro Tokuyasu, Yoichi Ono, Mitsunobu Iwasaki, Seishiro Ito

“…Tantalum oxynitrides, such as TaON, exhibit promising color properties and can be employed as nontoxic yellow pigments containing no heavy metals. …”
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Functional analysis of the type II toxin-antitoxin system ParDE in Streptococcus suis serotype 2 by Qibing Gu, Xiayu Zhu, Jiale Ma, Tao Jiang, Zihao Pan, Huochun Yao

“…In this study, an auto-regulating type II TA system, ParDE, was identified in S. suis serotype 2 strain ZY05719. …”
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TÍN NGƯỠNG, PHONG TỤC CỦA NGƯỜI VIỆT QUA TIỂU THUYẾT VẠN XUÂN (DIX MILLE PRIN TEMPS) CỦA YVELINE FÉRAY by Lê Thị Quỳnh Hảo

“…Là một cuốn tiểu thuyết lịch sử viết về cuộc đời Nguyễn Trãi và cuộc kháng chiến thần thánh chống lại giặc Minh của nhân dân ta. Thành công rực rỡ của tiểu thuyết Vạn Xuân đã chứng minh cho chúng ta thấy rằng mặc dù mỗi dân tộc khác nhau đều có những bản sắc văn hóa khác nhau nhưng nhân loại là một, văn minh là một.Nếu không thì tại sao một văn sĩ phương Tây lại có thể am hiểu về văn hóa Việt đến vậy? …”
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Diagnostic Value of Fractional Exhaled Nitric Oxide and Small Airway Function in Differentiating Cough-Variant Asthma from Typical Asthma by Yanqi Wang, Lixuan Zhao, Fang Chen, Yufeng Guo, Hongxia Ma, Baofen Han, Jiang Yi, Xiaomei Kong

“…To explore the diagnostic value of fractional exhaled nitric oxide (FeNO), small airway function, and a combined of both in differentiating cough-variant asthma (CVA) from typical asthma (TA). Methods. A total of 206 asthma subjects, including 104 CVA and 102 TA, were tested for pulmonary function, bronchial provocation test and FeNO. …”
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Learning to build low-field MRIs for remote northern communities by Gordon E. Sarty, Logi Vidarsson, Christopher Hansen, Christopher Hansen, Keifer Corrigal, Lionel Sutherland, Millie Jamieson, Micheal Hogue, Haile Kassahun, William Greyeyes, David Teixeira, Lawrence Goertzen, Jonathan McEvoy, Mark Pollard

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Exploring Methacrylated Gellan Gum 3D Bioprinted Patches Loaded with Tannic Acid or L-Ascorbic Acid as Potential Platform for Wound Dressing Application by Federica Scalia, Alessandra Maria Vitale, Domiziana Picone, Noemi De Cesare, Maria Swiontek Brzezinska, Beata Kaczmarek-Szczepanska, Alfredo Ronca, Barbara Zavan, Fabio Bucchieri, Marta Anna Szychlinska, Ugo D’Amora

“…Three-dimensional (3D) bioprinted “smart” patches, based on methacrylated gellan gum (GGMA), loaded with tannic acid (TA) or L-ascorbic acid (AA) have been manufactured. …”
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Ecdysone receptor strongly influences larval–pupal–adult transition and melanization in Tuta absoluta by Xiaodi Wang, Jiajia Wu, Jianyang Guo, Nianwan Yang, Fanghao Wan, Zhichuang Lü, Wanxue Liu

“…Results The full-length cDNA of T. absoluta TaEcR was 1859 bp, and the coding region including the ZnF_C4 and HOLI domains was relatively conserved. …”
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A strain of Talaromyces assiutensis provides multiple protection effects against insect pests and a fungal pathogen after endophytic settlement in soybean plants by Li Sui, Yang Lu, Ke Cheng, Yifan Tian, Zhiming Liu, Zhao Xie, Zhengkun Zhang, Qiyun Li

“…Semi-field experiments verified that TaS1GZL-1 had practical control effects on S. litura larvae and sclerotinia disease. …”
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Transanal endoscopic cooperative surgery as a less invasive resection technique for anorectal tumors extending beyond the dentate line: Case series by Kohei Shigeta, Kazunori Takada, Kinichi Hotta, Kenichiro Imai, Sayo Ito, Junya Sato, Yoichi Yamamoto, Masao Yoshida, Yuki Maeda, Noboru Kawata, Hirotoshi Ishiwatari, Hiroyuki Matsubayashi, Akio Shiomi, Hiroyasu Kagawa, Manabe Shoichi, Yusuke Yamaoka, Shunsuke Kasai, Yusuke Tanaka, Yasuyuki Hirashima, Ayako Mochizuki, Shusuke Yoshikawa, Arata Tsutsumida, Wataru Omata, Takuma Oishi, Hiroyuki Ono

“…We hypothesized that combining ESD and local excision (transanal endoscopy cooperative surgery; TaECS) can effectively resect such tumors. TaECS was performed for three patients with anorectal tumors extending beyond the dentate line between January and December 2022. …”
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Technology assessment and the governance of automated vehicles: a Collingridge-dilemma or a lack in normative orientation? by Jens Schippl

“…In this context, technology assessment (TA) studies often refer to the so-called Collingridge-dilemma. …”
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Podróż po krainie człowieczeństwa by Tadeusz Szczepański

“…Twórczość filmowa Nikity Michałkowa (2009). Jak zauważa, ta pionierska monografia kina Nikity Michałkowa jest prawdziwie odkrywcza. …”
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Złoże strategiczne – nowe uregulowania w zakresie ochrony złóż kopalin by Maciej Zajaczkowski, Kamila Stawczyk-Kłosowska

“…Przeanalizowano też skutki wydania owej decyzji, która z założenia ma zwiększyć ochronę prawną takiego złoża. Ochrona ta składa się z sześciu istotnych elementów, również opisanych w artykule. …”
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