Computational design, expression, and characterization of a Plasmodium falciparum multi-epitope, multi-stage vaccine candidate (PfCTMAG) by Joan A. Chick, Nadege N. Abongdia, Robert A. Shey, Tobias O. Apinjoh

“…Immunization experiments were equally conducted with BALB/c mice. In-silico analysis revealed that the designed antigen, PfCTMAG (Plasmodium falciparum Circumsporozoite, Thrombospondin-related adhesion protein, Merozoite surface protein 2, Apical asparagine (Asn)-rich protein and Glutamate-Rich Protein), effectively bound to Toll-like receptor 4 (TLR-4) and triggered a strong immune response. …”
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A deep learning based model for diabetic retinopathy grading by Samia Akhtar, Shabib Aftab, Oualid Ali, Munir Ahmad, Muhammad Adnan Khan, Sagheer Abbas, Taher M. Ghazal

“…In preprocessing, we have used Histogram Equalization to improve image contrast and denoising techniques to remove noise and artifacts which enhanced the clarity of the fundus images. …”
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Sakuranetin Prevents Acetaminophen-Induced Liver Injury via Nrf2-Induced Inhibition of Hepatocyte Ferroptosis by Long Z, Yu X, Li S, Cheng N, Huo C, Zhang X, Wang S

“…Zhida Long,* Xiao Yu,* Shijia Li, Nuo Cheng, Chenglong Huo, Xuewen Zhang, Shuai Wang Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Jingzhou Hospital Affiliated to Yangtze University, Jingzhou, Hubei, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Shuai Wang, Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Jingzhou Hospital Affiliated to Yangtze University, Jingzhou, Hubei, People’s Republic of China, Email l10095@yangtzeu.edu.cnIntroduction: Oxidative stress is an important cause of acetaminophen (APAP)-induced liver injury (AILI). …”
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Designing the Requirements of the Digital Health Literacy System Focusing on Cancer by Fatemeh Mirshekari, Elham Maserat

“…Digital health literacy is considered as one of the most key factors of equal access to digital health information. The purpose of the present study was to formulate the requirements of the digital health literacy system with a focus on cancer. …”
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Research of court evidence of the time of Kievan Rus accomplished by professor O. I. Paliumbetskyi (1811-1897) by V. A. Grechenko

“…Paliumbetskyi noted that the right to prove by the oath in the old Russian laws equally belonged to both the indictor and the accused. …”
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The study of genetic factors that determine the awned glume trait in bread wheat by O. B. Dobrovolskaya, A. E. Dresvyannikova, E. D. Badaeva, K. I. Popova, M. Trávníčková, P. Martinek

“…Glume outgrowth of T. carthlicum Nevski spike passes into a long awn, equal in length to the lemma awn. Awned glumes can be formed in T. aestivum and T. aethiopicum wheats, however, such forms are rare. …”
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Adaptive Extraction of Oil Painting Texture Features Based on Reaction Diffusion Equation by Qicai Huang

“…Inspired by the restoration and decomposition functional model of equal oil painting, we propose a reaction diffusion equation model. …”
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A Novel Optimization Method Using the Box–Behnken Design Integrated with a Back Propagation Neural Network–Genetic Algorithm for Hydrogen Purification by Nannan Zhang, Sumeng Hu, Qianqian Xin

“…The independent optimization parameters included the adsorption time, the pressure equalization time, and the feed flow rate. Quadratic regression models can be derived to represent the responses of purity and productivity. …”
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The effect of the nisin-based pharmaceutical formulation used in the treatment plan for cows with subclinical mastitis on the milk microbiota by M. N. Isakova, Ya. Yu. Lysova

“…Corynebacterium pseudotuberculosis isolates showed equal resistance to penicillin and tetracycline antimicrobials (20.0%). …”
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A New Artificial Neural Network Model for the Prediction of the Effect of Molar Ratios on Compressive Strength of Fly Ash-Slag Geopolymer Mortar by Shaise K. John, Alessio Cascardi, Yashida Nadir, Maria Antonietta Aiello, K. Girija

“…The accuracy of the assessed model was investigated by statistical parameters; the mean, median, and mode values of the ratio between actual and predicted strength are equal to 0.991, 0.973, and 0.991, respectively, with a 14% coefficient of variation and a correlation coefficient of 89%. …”
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Effects of a Total Motion Release (TMR®) Protocol for the Single Leg Squat on Asymmetrical Movement Patterns by Nickolai JP Martonick, Craig P McGowan, Russell T Baker, Lindsay W Larkins, Jeff G Seegmiller, Joshua P Bailey

“…For the TMR® protocol, sets of 10 SLSs were performed on the preferred leg until their perceived asymmetries were resolved (i.e., both sides scored equally), or four sets had been completed. Kinematics and kinetics were collected immediately after the intervention and after a 10-minute rest period…”
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The effect of zinc and copper supplementation to ration on blood acid-base and some plasma electrolyte levels in lambs by Nurcan Dönmez, Zafer Durgun, Ramazan Çöl

“…The animals were divided into 4 equal groups. First group (control. K) with basal ration (70 % forage. 30 % concentrated feed), the second group (group Zn) with basal ration plus Zn supplementation (250 mg/kg in dry matter of the ration), 31*1 group (group Cu) with basal ration plus Cu supplementation (25 mg/kg in dry matter of the ration) and the 4m group (group Zn + Cu) with Zn and Cu supplementation (250 mg/kg Zn and 25 mg/kg Cu in dry matter of the ration) were fed ad libitum for 3 months. …”
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Diagnostic value of miR-193a-5p in severe pneumonia and its correlation with prognosis by Xiaoji Su, Lijuan Zhu, Jiajia Zhuo, Shihai Zhang

“…Methods A total of 150 children with severe pneumonia and an equal number of healthy children were selected for analysis. …”
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A virtual-reality (VR) cognitive pupillometry analysis of auditory and visual phonemic awareness tasks involving ‘th’ sound variations by Mohsen Mahmoudi-Dehaki, Nasim Nasr-Esfahani

“…Participants were divided into two equal groups. The first group underwent auditory and visual PATs (i.e., picture sorting and word discrimination). …”
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The effects of oleuropein on lung and heart injury in cecal ligation and puncture - induced sepsis by Hüseyin Serkan Erol, Tuba Aydın, Serkan Yıldırım, İsmail Can, Mesut Bünyami Halıcı

“…<p> <b>Materials and Methods:</b> Thirty male rats were divided into five equal groups: Sham, Sepsis, CEFT, OLE-150 and OLE-300, The 150 mg/kg of ceftriaxone (i.p.), and 150 and 300 mg/kg OLE (p.o.) were administered to the treatment groups fifteen minutes before the experiment. …”
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Weight trajectories in aging humanized APOE mice with translational validity to human Alzheimer's risk population: A retrospective analysis. by Francesca Vitali, Jean-Paul Wiegand, Lillian Parker-Halstead, Allan Tucker, Roberta Diaz Brinton

“…Weight trajectories of APOE3/3 mice were equally distributed across weight gain, loss and stability. …”
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Languages of Written and Oral Communication between Russian Emperors and Electors of the Holy Roman Empire, 1725–1799 by M. A. Petrova

“…For example, Russian emperors addressed secular electors not as "brothers" or "sisters"—terms typically reserved for sovereign equals— but as "uncles," "aunts," or, later, "in-laws" (occasionally "cousins"). …”
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Increasing TB/HIV Case Notification through an Active Case-Finding Approach among Rural and Mining Communities in Northwest Tanzania by R. Abeid, C. Mergenthaler, V. Muzuka, A. Goodluck, T. Nkwabi, J. Bigio, Aguilera Vasquez N, T. Pande, F. Haraka, J. Creswell, T. Rahman, M. Straetemans

“…For TB, this is true not only amongst miners but also FSW living in the same communities, who appear to be at similar or equally high risk of infection. Local NGOs can help to bridge the TB treatment coverage gap and to improve TB and HIV health outcomes by linking these marginalized groups with public sector services. …”
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Assessing the health and economic burden of obesity-related complications in East-Asian populations: implementation of risk equations in the Core Obesity Model for Japan and model... by Ichiro Tatsuno, Mark Lamotte, Laetitia Gerlier, Anamaria-Vera Olivieri, James Baker-Knight

“…External validation results were aligned with known geographical patterns: complications occurred at lower BMI in Japanese individuals, with a threefold higher incidence of diabetes and twofold higher obstructive sleep apnoea, gout prevalence and colorectal cancer at equal BMI. Conversely, the 10-year cumulative ACS incidences predicted in a Japanese population were less than half of those in a Western population.Conclusion The Japanese COM adaptation addresses ethnicity-specific patterns of overweight/obesity, with better sensitivity to lower BMIs for several associated complications. …”
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The effect of gnrh and simultaneous gnrh and pgf2&#945; treatment of dairy cows with ovarian cysts by Hüseyin Erdem, Tevfik Tekeli, Mehmet Uçar, Mustafa Yenice

“…Fourteen cows with cystic ovaries were divided inlo two groups in equal numbers for the treatment. Twenty µg buserelin (GnRH) were injected to (he group I. and 20 jig buserelin (GnRH) and 25 mg dinoprost (PGF2&#945;) to the group II 71.4 % of the cows were responded to the treatment and become pregnant in both groups. …”
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