Efficient task scheduling and computational offloading optimization with federated learning and blockchain in mobile cloud computing by Matheen Fathima G, Shakkeera L

“…The proposed system has a lower overhead of 20.14%, lesser boot time of 20.47 ms, lesser CPU usage of 0.45%, failure task ratio of the suggested system is 2.52%. …”
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Scoulerine promotes cytotoxicity and attenuates stemness in ovarian cancer by targeting PI3K/AKT/mTOR axis by Wang Fang, Zhang Yang, Pang Rui, Shi Shaohong, Wang Ran

“…Epithelial to mesenchymal transition (EMT) and stemness-related protein markers were monitored by real-time PCR analysis and immunoblotting. Scoulerine inhibits the viability of OVCAR3 cells with the IC50 observed at 10 µmol L–1 after 48 h treatment. …”
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Adaptation Strategies of Small-Scale Farmers to Challenges of COVID-19 Pandemic in Osun State, Nigeria by Olufemi Bolarin, Damilola Ajiboye, Sola Komolafe

“…Specifically, the study itemized types of crops grown by small-scale farmers, assessed the forms of challenges they faced during the COVID-19 pandemic, examined the perceived effects of these challenges on small-scale farming activities, and investigated the adaptation strategies employed by small-scale farmers during this time. Six communities in the local government were selected at random and a total of one hundred and twenty farmers from the communities were interviewed. …”
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Progressivity of Judges in Domestic Violence Disputes Settlement in The Case of Divorce in The Religious Court by Nita Triana

“…The paradigm of the operation of the Judge in a country with a pluralistic culture such as Indonesia, it's time to change to a more progressive direction, Judge is no longer limited to the existence of a mouth that sounds the sentence of the law ( le judge est uniquenment la bouche qui pronance le most de lois) Judge also not tools designed to be logical and work mechanically, but whole people who have sensitivity to humanitarian and social concerns. …”
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Does abortion increase women's risk for post-traumatic stress? Findings from a prospective longitudinal cohort study by M Antonia Biggs, Charles E McCulloch, Brenly Rowland, Diana G Foster

“…PTSS, PTSD risk and pregnancy-related PTSS declined over time for all study groups.Conclusions Women who received an abortion were at no higher risk of PTSD than women denied an abortion.…”
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Factors Influencing the Choice Between Multi-Target Stool DNA and Colonoscopy for Colorectal Cancer Screening Among Alaska Native Peoples by Lauren A. Jeffries, Christie A. Flanagan, Lila J. Finney Rutten, John B. Kisiel, Diana G. Redwood

“…Key mt-sDNA preference themes included not having to travel, less time commitment, childcare and work responsibilities, physical limitations, greater convenience, and the test being less invasive and dangerous than a colonoscopy. …”
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Geodetic Evidence of the Interannual Fluctuations and Long-Term Trends Over the Antarctic Ice Sheet Mass Change by Yuanjin Pan, Xiaohong Zhang, Jiashuang Jiao, Hao Ding, C. K. Shum

“…The principal component analysis method is utilized to extract common mode signals from GPS time series, while correcting for various surface loads. …”
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Features of the resource species Miscanthus sacchariflorus (Maxim.) Hack. when introduced in West Siberia by Yu. A. Gismatulina, V. V. Budaeva, G. V. Sakovich, O. Yu. Vasilyeva, G. A. Zueva, A. S. Gusar, O. V. Dorogina

“…Our results suggest that the specific time limits for harvesting the aboveground biomass as a feedstock be validated by histochemical data on the seasonal course of lignification of M. sacchariflorus sprouts. …”
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The Growing Role of Re-export in International Trade by V. N. Kirillov, Y. A. Savinov, A. E. Gudzenko

“…Specialized trading companies possess this knowledge; they create large transport and logistics centers in the countries crossing international trade routes, including extensive consignment warehouses.The article studies the dynamics of re-export flows and makes calculations, based on which it concludes that the volume of these commercial operations is growing faster in the world market. At the same time, large re-export operations are now performed not only by small states located at the intersection of sea roads but also by large, industrialized states: the USA, Great Britain, Italy, etc.The authors conclude that an essential factor in the development of re-export was the growth of trade restrictions imposed primarily for political reasons. …”
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Length-weight relationship, condition factors and reproductive biology of the spineless cuttlefish Sepiella inermis (Ferussac & d’Orbigny, 1848) in the southeastern regions of... by Roksana Jahan, Md. Nasim Mahmud

“…This study, for the first time in the southeastern region of the Bay of Bengal, Bangladesh, was conducted to investigate the length-weight relationship, condition factors and spawning season of S. inermis. …”
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Spectrophotometric and computational characterization of charge transfer complex of selumetinib with 2,3-dichloro-5,6-dicyano-1,4-benzoquinone and its utilization in developing an... by Sarah Alrubia, Wafa A. AlShehri, Awwad A. Radwan, Nourah Z. Alzoman, Ibrahim A. Darwish

“…Establishments of the optimum values of the applied conditions in 96-well assay plate were refined regarding DDQ concentration, reaction time, temperature, and solvents. Validation of the assay was according to the ICH guidelines. …”
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Effect of epigallocatechin-3-gallate (EGCG) on cognitive functioning and the expression of APP and BDNF in the hippocampus of rats with streptozotocin -induced Alzheimer-like disea... by Farnaz Ghayour Babaei, Ehsan Saburi, Fatemeh Forouzanfar, Mohadese Asgari, Zakieh Keshavarzi, Vahid Hajali

“…Spatial learning and memory were evaluated in the Morris water maze (MWM) test. Real-time PCR assay was used for evaluating the expression of beta-amyloid precursor protein (APP) and brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) in the hippocampus of animals. …”
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Integrated teaching methodology in the development of foreign language professional communicative competence on the discipline “organic chemistry” at Kazakhstan University by Aziza Kenzhe, Aliya Bitemirova, Ualikhanova Bayan, Saule Bitursyn, Ainur Zhorabekova

“…This limitation highlights the need for additional instructional time.…”
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Transonic Turbulence and Density Fluctuations in the Near-Sun Solar Wind by L.-L. Zhao, A. Silwal, X. Zhu, H. Li, G. P. Zank

“…Our results show that (1) the turbulent sonic Mach number M _t gradually moves toward larger values as it approaches the Sun, until at least 11 R _⊙ , where M _t is much larger than the previously observed value of 0.1 at and above 0.3 au; (2) transonic turbulence with M _t  ∼ 1 is observed in situ for the first time and is found mostly near the Alfvén critical surface; (3) Alfvén Mach number of the bulk flow M _A shows a strong correlation with the plasma beta, indicating that most of the observed sub-Alfvénic intervals correspond to a low-beta plasma; (4) the scaling relation between density fluctuations and M _t gradually changes from a linear scaling at larger radial distances to a quadratic scaling at smaller radial distances; and (5) transonic turbulence is more compressible than subsonic turbulence, with enhanced density fluctuations and slightly flatter spectra than subsonic turbulence. …”
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Human Tyrosinase Displayed on the Surface of Chinese Hamster Ovary Cells for Ligand Fishing of Tyrosinase Inhibitors from Medicinal Plants by Xiao-Rui Zhai, Ming-Jie Li, Xiang Yin, Ayzohra Ablat, Yuan Wang, Peng Shu, Xun Liao

“…In this work, human tyrosinase (hTYR) was displayed on the surface of Chinese hamster ovary (CHO) cells for the first time; it was then used as bait to develop a new method for ligand fishing. …”
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Systematic Study of the Immune Components after Ischemic Stroke Using CyTOF Techniques by Yaning Li, Yan Wang, Yang Yao, Brian B. Griffiths, Liangshu Feng, Tao Tao, Feng Wang, Baohui Xu, Creed M. Stary, Heng Zhao

“…We detected these immune cells from the ischemic brain, peripheral blood, spleen, and bone marrow at different time courses after stroke. Our data showed (1) dynamic changes in the immune cell numbers in the ischemic brain and peripheral organs. (2) The expression levels of cell surface markers indicate the inflammation response status after stroke. …”
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Effect of Cell Growth and Proliferation Factors (EGF/PDGF Signaling Pathway) on the Etiopathogenesis of Intrauterine Growth Restriction by Serhan Can İşcan, Erhan Demirdağ, Melek Yaman, Emin Ümit Bağrıacık, Merih Bayram

“…Method: The EGF/PDGF signaling pathway gene profile (40 genes) was investigated using a real-time reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction. …”
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Optimal Decision and Coordination of Organic Food Supply Chain from the Perspective of Blockchain by Junhui Ding, Shizhen Bai

“…We find that: (i) The adoption of blockchain can not only improve the authenticity of products and combat counterfeit and shoddy organic food, but at the same time, the improvement of organic level in the context of blockchain will also attract some consumers to buy organic food, which will increase the main body of the supply chain and the overall profit. …”
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The production process of chepa shutki: A traditional Bangladeshi fermented fish product by Jasmin Ara Farhana, Sijmen E. Schoustra, Ferdous Ahamed, Bas Zwaan, Oscar van Mastrigt

“…Types of fish, types of fermentation container (old/new) and fermentation time were identified as vital process parameters. …”
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Temporal Forecasting of Distributed Temperature Sensing in a Thermal Hydraulic System With Machine Learning and Statistical Models by Stella Pantopoulou, Matthew Weathered, Darius Lisowski, Lefteri H. Tsoukalas, Alexander Heifetz

“…We first study prediction of DTS time series using Vanilla LSTM and ARIMA models trained on prior history of the same FOS that is used for testing. …”
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