Design of Counter Beam Tunnel Lights for CIE 88 : 2004 Regulation in Threshold Zone by Ming-Jui Chen, Hien-Thanh Le, Lanh-Thanh Le, Wei-Hsiung Tseng, Wei-Yang Lee, Si-Yuan Chen, Sheng-Yen Chen, Hsing-Yuan Liao, Yung-Cheng Li, Hsiao-Yi Lee

“…The proposed new counter beam light (CBL) acts as a qualified counter beam light to help tunnel road lighting meet the CIE 88 : 2004 regulation standard in the threshold zone in both simulation and in practice. …”
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Multiple action sites of ultrasound on Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus aureus by Xinyu Liao, Jiao Li, Yuanjie Suo, Shiguo Chen, Xingqian Ye, Donghong Liu, Tian Ding

“…From colony results, ultrasound acted as an irreversible effect on both Eshcerichia coli and Staphylococcus aureus without sublethal injury. …”
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How endocrine disruptors affect fish reproduction on multiple levels: A review by Socha Magdalena, Chyb Jarosław, Suder Aleksandra, Bojarski Bartosz

“…These substances, including bisphenols, heavy metals, pesticides, phthalates, and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), act as hormone mimics, receptor blockers, or enzyme inhibitors that affect hormonal regulation in the hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal (HPG) axis. …”
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Machine Learning Classification Model to Label Sources Derived from Factor Analysis Receptor Models for Source Apportionment by Vikas Kumar, Vasudev Malyan, Manoranjan Sahu, Basudev Biswal

“…The application of ML models for source profile labelling will reduce the time taken and the subjectivity associated with results due to modeler bias. This process can act as another layer of the process for verification of the results of FA receptor models. …”
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Placental Maspin Gene Expression Pattern May Be Used to Distinguish Between Preeclampsia and Intrauterine Growth Restriction by Gogsen Onalan, Yunus Kasim Terzi, Yusuf Aytac Tohma, Erkan Yurtcu, Esra Kuscu, Feride Iffet Sahin, Hulusi Bulent Zeyneloglu

“… Objective: Maspin is one of the members of serin protease inhibitor superfamily, and acts as a tumor suppressor protein. Here we report maspin expression in placental tissues of preeclampsia or intrauterine growth retardation pregnancies. …”
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Impact of different auditory environments on task performance and EEG activity by Zhen Xue, Wenxiao Zhong, Yong Cao, Shuang Liu, Xingwei An

“…Auditory stimuli have been shown to act as an emotional medium to influence the workload. …”
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An atlas of metabolites driving chemotaxis in prokaryotes by Maéva Brunet, Shady A. Amin, Iurii Bodachivskyi, Unnikrishnan Kuzhiumparambil, Justin R. Seymour, Jean-Baptiste Raina

“…Our analysis reveals that (i) not all chemical classes trigger chemotaxis equally, in particular, amino acids and benzenoids are much stronger attractants than carbohydrates; (ii) over one-quarter of attractants tested are not used for growth but solely act as chemotactic signals; (iii) the prokaryote’s origin matters, as terrestrial strains respond to 50% more chemicals than those originating from human or marine biomes; (iv) repellents affect cell behaviour at concentrations 10-fold higher than attractants; (v) the effect of large molecules and the behaviour of bacteria other than Proteobacteria have been largely overlooked. …”
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The Mediating Role of Psychological Empowerment on the Relationship Between Digital Transformation, Innovative Work Behavior, and Organizational Financial Performance by Saqib Muneer, Ajay Singh, Mazhar Hussain Choudhary, Awwad Saad Alshammari

“…Furthermore, DT positively affects OFP. ST acts as a positive moderator that enhances workers’ PE and OFP. …”
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Review on the Oral History of Book Publishing in Azeri Turkish Language Over the Past Forty Years: An Educational Study by Davoud Shoghpour, Najla Hariri, Zahra Abazari

“…Objective: The act of printing serves as a mechanism for disseminating and reusing ideas, which remains pervasive across the lifespan of individuals. …”
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Dead Reckoning Using Play Patterns in a Simple 2D Multiplayer Online Game by Wei Shi, Jean-Pierre Corriveau, Jacob Agar

“…Consequently, we implemented such a game to act as a test harness we used to collect a large amount of data from playing sessions involving a large number of experienced players. …”
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RNase P cleavage of pseudoknot substrates reveals differences in active site architecture that depend on residue N-1 in the 5’ leader by David M. Kosek, J. Luis Leal, Ema Kikovska-Stojanovska, Guanzhong Mao, Shiying Wu, Samuel C. Flores, Leif A. Kirsebom

“…We show that a small biotin-binding RNA aptamer that folds into a pseudoknot structure acts as a substrate for bacterial RNase P RNA (RPR) with and without the RNase P C5 protein. …”
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Regulation and Roles of Urocortins in the Vascular System by Kazunori Kageyama, Ken Teui, Naoki Tamasawa, Toshihiro Suda

“…Ucns are important and unique modulators of vascular smooth muscle cells and act directly or indirectly as autocrine and paracrine factors in the vascular system.…”
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Rare Earth Metal-Based Intermetallics Formation in Al–Cu–Mg and Al–Si–Cu–Mg Alloys: A Metallographic Study by A. M. Samuel, E. M. Elgallad, M. G. Mahmoud, H. W. Doty, S. Valtierra, F. H. Samuel

“…Judging by the morphology of the gray phase, it is assumed that this phase is precipitated in the liquid state and acts as a nucleation site for the white phase. Lanthanum and Ce can substitute each other.…”
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Agomelatine Efficacy in the Night Eating Syndrome by Walter Milano, Michele De Rosa, Luca Milano, Anna Capasso

“…This paper describes a case report of an NES patient treated with agomelatine, an antidepressant analogue of melatonin, which acts by improving not only the mood but also by regulating sleep cycles and appetite. …”
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Preparation and Antibacterial Properties of Substituted 1,2,4-Triazoles by Ionuţ Ledeţi, Vasile Bercean, Anda Alexa, Codruţa Şoica, Lenuţa-Maria Şuta, Cristina Dehelean, Cristina Trandafirescu, Delia Muntean, Monica Licker, Adriana Fuliaş

“…The evaluation of biological activities showed that the compounds act as antibacterial agents against Staphylococcus aureus (ATCC 25923), while being inactive against Escherichia coli (ATCC 25922) and Pseudomonas aeruginosa (ATCC 27853). …”
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Cultural Sustainability Tourism Lessons from the Amazon to the Mediterranean by Sharon Jackson, Rosa Espinoza, Stella Diomantaraki

“…Findings suggest a ‘talk-act’ gap as many Greek tourism professionals do not know what green management competencies are, but think they do, which can manifest in inadequate skills. …”
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Regulation of senescence-associated secretory phenotypes in osteoarthritis by cytosolic UDP-GlcNAc retention and O-GlcNAcylation by Donghyun Kang, Jeeyeon Lee, Geunho Yook, Sehan Jeong, Jungkwon Shin, Mi-Sung Kim, Yi-Jun Kim, Hyeryeon Jung, Jinsung Ahn, Tae Woo Kim, Moon Jong Chang, Chong Bum Chang, Seung-Baik Kang, Won Ho Yang, Yong-ho Lee, Jin Won Cho, Eugene C. Yi, Chanhee Kang, Jin-Hong Kim

“…Abstract UDP-GlcNAc serves as a building block for glycosaminoglycan (GAG) chains in cartilage proteoglycans and simultaneously acts as a substrate for O-GlcNAcylation. Here, we show that transporters for UDP-GlcNAc to the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) and Golgi are significantly downregulated in osteoarthritic cartilage, leading to increased cytosolic UDP-GlcNAc and O-GlcNAcylation in chondrocytes. …”
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Nelfinavir Impairs Glycosylation of Herpes Simplex Virus 1 Envelope Proteins and Blocks Virus Maturation by Soren Gantt, Eliora Gachelet, Jacquelyn Carlsson, Serge Barcy, Corey Casper, Michael Lagunoff

“…These results demonstrate that NFV causes alterations in HSV-1 glycoprotein maturation and egress and likely acts on one or more host cell functions that are important for HHV replication.…”
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The NeuroML ecosystem for standardized multi-scale modeling in neuroscience by Ankur Sinha, Padraig Gleeson, Bóris Marin, Salvador Dura-Bernal, Sotirios Panagiotou, Sharon Crook, Matteo Cantarelli, Robert C Cannon, Andrew P Davison, Harsha Gurnani, Robin Angus Silver

“…A wide range of tools have been developed to aid their construction and simulation, but differences in design and internal representation act as technical barriers to those who wish to use data-driven models in their research workflows. …”
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A glaciotectonic landform in the Shyok valley, Trans-Himalayan Karakoram Range, India by Abdul Qayoom Paul, Harish Bahuguna, Parveen Kumar

“…The absence of deformation signatures below the fault gouge indicates that the brittle fault acted as a décollement surface under frozen conditions along which the glaciotectonic megablock was translated. …”
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