Development of a Novel Sensor System Based on Magnetic Microspheres to Detect Cardiac Troponin T by Junrong Zhang, Hongxiang Liu, Baofeng Xu, Sijun Huang, Rui Liu, Jinming Zhu, Yi Guo, Li Xu

“…Naive human cTnT protein in serum samples and antigens on functional magnetic microspheres will competitively bind with limited specific antibodies. …”
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Breeding improvement of spring Indian dwarf wheat <i>Triticum sphaerococcum</i> Percival under the conditions of the Middle Volga region by Dam. F. Askhadullin, Dan. F. Askhadullin, N. Z. Vasilova, M. R. Tazutdinova, I. I. Khusainova, G. R. Gayfullina, E. S. Kirillova, N. S. lysenko

“…The work resulted in producing competitive lines of T. sphaerococcum which surpassed the original accessions in yield and resistance to main fungal diseases, but their grain yield was lower than that of the reference bread wheat cultivar ‘Yoldyz’. …”
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Sparse Deep Nonnegative Matrix Factorization by Zhenxing Guo, Shihua Zhang

“…We applied our models using two benchmarking image datasets, and the results showed that our models can achieve competitive or better classification performance and produce intuitive interpretations compared with the typical NMF and competing multilayer models.…”
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Fluorescence images of skin lesions and automated diagnosis using convolutional neural networks by Matheus B. Rocha, Sebastiao Pratavieira, Renan Souza Vieira, Juliana Duarte Geller, Amanda Lima Mutz Stein, Fernanda Sales Soares de Oliveira, Tania R.P. Canuto, Luciana de Paula Vieira, Renan Rossoni, Maria C.S. Santos, Patricia H.L. Frasson, Renato A. Krohling

“…Experimental results indicate that fluorescence images are competitive with clinical images (baseline) for classifying major skin lesions and show promising potential for discrimination.…”
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Developing a machine learning model for fast economic optimization of solar power plants using the hybrid method of firefly and genetic algorithms, case study: optimizing solar the... by Ali Omidkar, Razieh Es'haghian, Hua Song

“…Even so, the economic competitiveness and cost of energy in renewable systems remain a challenge. …”
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Influence of Solvent on the Component Composition and Antioxidant Properties of Apricot Cake (Prunus armeniaca L.) Extracts by A. S. Shakun, V. I. Vorobyova, O. E. Chygyrynets, M. I. Skiba

“…This is why research of the above is particularly relevant in current competitive market. When working with plant raw materials and isolation of valuable compounds, the urgent issue is the choice of the method (extraction method) and extractant, which will ensure a maximum release of chemically active compounds. …”
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Vertical Movement of Head, Withers, and Pelvis of High-Level Dressage Horses Trotting in Hand vs. Being Ridden by Hilary M. Clayton, Sarah Jane Hobbs, Marie Rhodin, Elin Hernlund, Mick Peterson, Rosalie Bos, Filipe Serra Bragança

“…Prior to international competitions, dressage horses are evaluated for fitness to compete while trotting in hand on a firm surface. …”
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Analyzing Company’s Internal and External Factors Influencing the Financing Model through Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) by Sajad Veisi, Seyed Ali Vaez, Ebrahim Anvari, Esmaeel Mazaheri

“…The findings revealed that the following factors significantly impacted all three types of financing: 1) Board of Directors’ characteristics; 2) Audit characteristics; 3) Internal control characteristics; 4) Ownership structure; 5) Managerial characteristics; 6) Financial reporting quality; 7) Financial performance; 8) Market performance; 9) Investment efficiency; 10) Competitive strategies; 11) Corporate social responsibility; 12) Political communication; 13) Economic uncertainty; and 14) Firm characteristics. …”
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Dexmedetomidine Inhibits Voltage-Gated Sodium Channels via α2-Adrenoceptors in Trigeminal Ganglion Neurons by Sang-Taek Im, Youn Yi Jo, Gayoung Han, Hyun Jung Jo, Yong Ho Kim, Chul-Kyu Park

“…INa inhibition by dexmedetomidine was blocked by yohimbine, a competitive α2-adrenoceptor antagonist. Dexmedetomidine-induced inhibition of INa was mediated by G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) as this effect was blocked by intracellular perfusion with the G protein inhibitor GDPβ-S. …”
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Prospects for development of graphic training of students of technical universities by Zh. A. Nazarova

“…Currently, building information modeling are an integral part of the construction industry all over the world, and the process of implementation in the Russian Federation is underway to maintain the competitiveness of developers both in the domestic market and in construction abroad. …”
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Weather Support for the 2008 Olympic and Paralympic Sailing Events by Yan Ma, Rongzhen Gao, Yunchuan Xue, Yuqiang Yang, Xiaoyun Wang, Bin Liu, Xiaoliang Xu, Xuezhong Liu, Jianwei Hou, Hang Lin

“…The Beijing 2008 Olympic and Paralympic Sailing Competitions (referred to as OPSC hereafter) were held at Qingdao during August 9–23 and September 7–13 2008, respectively. …”
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Towards accurate anomaly detection for cloud system via graph-enhanced contrastive learning by Zhen Zhang, Zhe Zhu, Chen Xu, Jinyu Zhang, Shaohua Xu

“…Abstract As a critical technology, anomaly detection ensures the smooth operation of cloud systems while maintaining the market competitiveness of cloud service providers. However, the resource data in real-world cloud systems is predominantly unannotated, leading to insufficient supervised signals for anomaly detection. …”
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Adeno-associated virus mediated artificial circular RNA for triggering cancer immunotherapy to treat prostate cancer by Chujin Ye, Chujin Ye, Zhiye Liu, Zhiye Liu, Qifan Xie, Qifan Xie, Yanlin Tang, Yanlin Tang, Jiayi Zeng, Jiayi Zeng, Ziwei Feng, Ziwei Feng, Jiumin Liu, Jiumin Liu, Haibiao Xie, Haibiao Xie

“…In prostate cancer cell lines, the competitive inhibition of the ScircRNA on miR-375 and miR-21 activity was evaluated using luciferase report gene, cell proliferation, and apoptosis assays.ResultsWe found that ScircRNAs were more resistant to nuclease digestion and more effective inhibiting target miRNAs than linear RNA sponges. …”
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Multi-Strategy Improved Red-Tailed Hawk Algorithm for Real-Environment Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Path Planning by Mingen Wang, Panliang Yuan, Pengfei Hu, Zhengrong Yang, Shuai Ke, Longliang Huang, Pai Zhang

“…The experimental results demonstrate that the IRTH algorithm yields competitive performance. Finally, to validate its applicability in real-world scenarios, we apply the IRTH algorithm to the UAV path-planning problem in practical environments, achieving improved results and successfully performing path planning for UAVs.…”
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A novel knowledge distillation framework for enhancing small object detection in blurry environments with unmanned aerial vehicle-assisted images by Sayed Jobaer, Xue-song Tang, Yihong Zhang, Gaojian Li, Foysal Ahmed

“…Based on the experiment results, our proposed model achieves an improvement of 4.3% accuracy in the VisDrone synthetic motion blur dataset and 4.6% in detecting objects within synthetic blurry images in our developed small object detection dataset (SOD-Dataset), as well as competitive results compared with other state-of-the-art methods. …”
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Quantitative influence of solidification path on solute micro-segregation and inclusion precipitation in the solidification process of rail steel by Xinliang Gao, Wenyue Ba, Chenyang Wang, Zhuangzhuang Zhang, Yinlong Wang, Tengfei Li, Zhinan Yang, Fucheng Zhang

“…The impact of ki on solute micro-segregation is significantly influenced by phase composition, while βi is affected by both temperature and phase composition. There is a competitive relationship between ki and βi concerning solute micro-segregation. …”
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Theoretical Investigation of the Structural, Spectroscopic, Electronic, and Pharmacological Properties of 4-Nerolidylcathecol, an Important Bioactive Molecule by Renyer A. Costa, Earle Silva A. Junior, Jaqueline de A. Bezerra, Josiana Moreira Mar, Emerson S. Lima, Maria Lucia B. Pinheiro, Diego V. C. Mendonça, Guilherme Braule P. Lopes, Adjane Dalvana S. Branches, Kelson M. T. Oliveira

“…Molecular docking calculations with DNA topoisomerase I-DNA complex (TOPO-I), glyceraldehyde 3-phospate dehydrogenase (GAPDH), and Plasmodium falciparum lactate dehydrogenase (PfLDH) showed binding free energies of −6.3, −6.5, and −7.6 kcal/mol, respectively, which indicates that 4NRC is a good competitive inhibitor for these enzymes.…”
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Using Commercial Bio-Functional Fungal Polysaccharides to Construct Emulsion Systems by Associating with SPI by Laixin Dai, Qingfu Wang, Lining Wang, Qinghua Huang, Biao Hu

“…The GLPs engaged in competitive adsorption at the oil–water interface alongside SPI, resulting in larger emulsion droplet sizes compared to either component alone. …”
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Effects of Exercise Training under Hyperbaric Oxygen on Oxidative Stress Markers and Endurance Performance in Young Soccer Players: A Pilot Study by Carlos Burgos, Carlos Henríquez-Olguín, David Cristóbal Andrade, Rodrigo Ramírez-Campillo, Oscar F. Araneda, Allan White, Hugo Cerda-Kohler

“…Our findings warrant future investigation to corroborate that HBO2 endurance training could be a potential training approach for highly competitive young soccer players.…”
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Hybridizing Technology Management and Knowledge Management to Spur Innovation: A System Dynamics Approach by Reddy MRS Suryanarayana, Muddangala Naresh Babu, Gundraju Yamuna, Thaya Madhavi, Cristina Claudia Bizon, Nicu Bizon, Phatiphat Thounthong

“…The theoretical implication of the study is in the form of a model which can be used by innovative companies to identify the critical factors that influence innovativeness, and the practical implications are in the form of suggestions to the managers of the furniture manufacturing company to enhance their innovativeness so as to gain competitive advantage in business. …”
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