Drying Grain Pretreated by Low-Voltage Spark-Discharge Plasma Channel by Ivan A. Shorstkii

“…This treatment made it possible to reduce the drying time by 15–25%, compared to the control sample. The drying rate curves demonstrated acceleration in the initial period, associated with additional electroosmotic forces and changes in the absorption properties. …”
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Biomedical application of gelatin-PVA-silk fibre composite reinforced with copper and manganese substituted hydroxyapatite by Sabareeswari Kalidas, Shanmugam Sumathi

“…From the ALP activity it was found that osteoblast mineralization on the scaffolds increased as increasing the time interval. The fabricated scaffold, owing to its high porosity, mechanical properties and significant biological compatibility holds promise for Bone tissue engineering applications.…”
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Using crafted features and polar bear optimization algorithm for short-term electric load forecast system by Mansi Bhatnagar, Gregor Rozinaj, Radoslav Vargic

“…Short-term load forecasting (STLF) can be utilized to predict usage fluctuation in a short time period and accurate forecasting can save a big chunk of a country's economic loss. …”
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Rapid and synchronous response of outlet glaciers to ocean warming on the Barents Sea coast, Novaya Zemlya by Rachel Carr, Zoe Murphy, Peter Nienow, Livia Jakob, Noel Gourmelen

“…Despite commonality in the timing of outlet glacier retreat, the magnitude is highly variable during rapid retreat phases, which we attribute to glacier-specific factors.…”
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POLITICAL ECONOMY OF RUSSIA-UKRAINE WAR AND THE MACRO-ECONOMIC INSTABILITY IN EUROPE by CELESTINE OGECHUKWU OKAFOR, WOYINMO TIMI AMAKOROMO, VICTOR IHEANYI ASIEGBU

“…This has created a power struggle between Russia and Western nations, impacting the stability of Eastern Europe and beyond. Thus, we employed a time-series research design and documentary methods of data collection while relying on content analysis. …”
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Deep Learning-Based English-Chinese Translation Research by Yao Huang, Yi Xin

“…However, because NMT only employs single neural networks to convert natural languages, it suffers from two drawbacks in terms of reducing translation time: NMT is more sensitive to sentence length than statistical machine translation and the end-to-end implementation process fails to make explicit use of linguistic knowledge to improve translation performance. …”
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Design of a Digital-Based, Multicomponent Nutrition Guidance System for Prevention of Early Childhood Obesity by Keriann H. Uesugi, Anne M. Dattilo, Maureen M. Black, Jose M. Saavedra

“…Utilizing nutrition education theories, this paper describes the design of a digital-based nutrition guidance system targeted to first-time mothers to prevent obesity during the first two years. …”
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Virtual Healthcare Center for COVID-19 Patient Detection Based on Artificial Intelligence Approaches by Seifeddine Messaoud, Soulef Bouaafia, Amna Maraoui, Lazhar Khriji, Ahmed Chiheb Ammari, Mohsen Machhout

“…At the end of 2019, the infectious coronavirus disease (COVID-19) was reported for the first time in Wuhan, and, since then, it has become a public health issue in China and even worldwide. …”
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M-Sec promotes the accumulation of intracellular HTLV-1 Gag puncta and the incorporation of Env into viral particles. by Masateru Hiyoshi, Youssef M Eltalkhawy, Randa A Abdelnaser, Akira Ono, Kazuaki Monde, Yosuke Maeda, Reem M Mahmoud, Naofumi Takahashi, Yasuyoshi Hatayama, Akihide Ryo, Satoshi Nozuma, Hiroshi Takashima, Ryuji Kubota, Shinya Suzu

“…The ex vivo culture of the infected cells upregulated the expression of M-Sec, the level of which was sustained for a long time. The viral structural protein Gag is distributed in a punctate pattern in cells. …”
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Small Bowel Adenocarcinoma as the Cause of Gastrointestinal Bleeding in Celiac Disease: A Rare Malignancy in a Common Disease by Jaleh Fallah, Maxwell Eyram Afari, Alfredo C. Cordova, Adam J. Olszewski, Taro Minami

“…Recurrent episodes of gastrointestinal bleeding in a patient with celiac disease should prompt an early evaluation of the small bowel to assure timely diagnosis of carcinoma at an early curable stage.…”
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Implementation of Building Information Modeling (BIM) Using Hybrid Z-DEMATEL-ISM Approach by Ali RezaHoseini, Elmira Ahmadi, Pantea Saremi, Morteza BagherPour

“…The findings of this paper show that “misunderstanding the BIM technology” is recognized as the most important challenge with the most weight. At the same time, “lack of governmental support” is the most influencing challenge, and “lack of interaction and teamwork” is the influenced challenge.…”
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Evaluating the influence of air temperature and far-infrared radiation on the physicochemical characteristics of dried rice by M. B. Yeganeh, S. M. Nassiri, D. Zare, A. M. Shirzadifar, M. Fazaeli, M. Nosrati

“…The research involved varying FIR power levels (0, 500, 100 Wm−2) and inlet air temperatures (30, 40, 50 °C), with results indicating that adjustments in temperature and FIR levels could reduce drying time and specific energy consumption (SEC), albeit potentially leading to increased percentage of cracked kernels (PCK) during rapid drying. …”
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Copper and nickel doped carbon dots for rapid and sensitive fluorescent turn-off detection of bilirubin by A. Lakshmi Devi, M. Sreelakshmi, P. V. Suneesh, T. G. Satheesh Babu

“…Further, the carbon dots were successfully tested for their real-time application in human serum using bilirubin-spiked serum samples.…”
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Psycho-sexological impact(s) of syphilis among infected persons by Mylene Bolmont, Penelope Bornhauser, Juliette Cloppet Mouchet, Melanie Michaud, Laurence Toutous Trellu

“…Results: Regarding the psychological repercussions, observations revealed that 10/43 (23.26%) of the patients reported a long-term impact while 3/43 (6.98%) of patients reported a short-term impact (time between diagnosis and end of treatment) of syphilis on mental health, and especially feeling of anxiety. …”
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Facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy type 1 combined with becker muscular dystrophy: a family case report by Menglin Tan, Huiyi Huo, Jieming Feng, Chandi Wang, Suhua Jiang

“…Genetic testing showed that the number of D4Z4 repeat units in the sub-terminal region 4qA of chromosome 4q35 in the proband was only 4 (normal value ≥ 11) and, at the same time, a heterozygous deletion was found in exons 13–29 of DMD gene in the proband, thus the diagnosis was clinically and genetically compatible with both FSHD1 and BMD. …”
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Factors associated with biloma formation in biliary atresia patients after Kasai operation and outcomes of percutaneous transhepatic biliary drainage by Niramol Tantemsapya, Rattakan Jutiyon, Mongkol Laohapensang

“…Results: Patients with biloma demonstrated a longer time to jaundice clearance (p=0.004), more frequent episodes of postoperative cholangitis (p=0.006), and higher levels of alkaline phosphatase (ALP) at 5 months post-operation (p=0.037). …”
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Features of democratic reforms in Jordan by A. V. Krilov

“…In this context the possibility of mass anti-monarchy protests can’t be excluded. At the same time King Abdullah and his political proponents are well aware of this challenge and the dependence on the development of the situation in the Middle East, as well as financial and military support of powerful Western States and the Golf oil-producing monarchies. …”
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Methods and Principles of the Activity of the Subjects of Administrative and Legal Relations in the Urban Planning Area by Ye. A. Neborskyi

“…Due to its provisions the subjects of these legal relations acquire specific legal rights and obligations. At the same time, the dispositive method is widely used by the subjects of administrative and legal relations in the field of urban planning. …”
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Efficacy of probiotic supplements in the treatment of sarcopenia: A systematic review and meta-analysis. by Yi Wang, Ping Lei

“…Randomized controlled trials related to probiotics in the treatment of sarcopenia were searched in PubMed, Embase, the Cochrane Library and Web of Science. The search time was from inception to 2024-07-17. Two investigators independently screened the articles, extracted data, and assessed the risk of bias of the included studies. …”
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Determination of HIF1Ars11549465 Polymorphism in Elite Skiers by Canan Sercan, Korkut Ulucan, Fatih Bilici, Ömer Kaynar

“…The commercial kit was used for DNA isolation and genotyping was performed by Real-time PCR method. The number and percentage of CC, CT and TT genotypes of the HIF1A rs11549465 polymorphism were 24 (72.72%), 8 (24.24%) and 1 (3.03), respectively. …”
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