Direct Effect of Two Naphthalene-Sulfonyl-Indole Compounds on Toxoplasma gondii Tachyzoite by Qasem Asgari, Hossein Keshavarz, Mostafa Rezaeian, Mohammad Hossein Motazedian, Saeedeh Shojaee, Mehdi Mohebali, Ramin Miri

“…The aim of this study was to evaluate the direct effect of two new Naphthalene-Sulfonyl-Indole compounds as competitive molecules for tryptophan on viability and infectivity of Toxoplasma tachyzoites. …”
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Vonoprazan-Based Regimen Is More Useful than PPI-Based One as a First-Line Helicobacter pylori Eradication: A Randomized Controlled Trial by Masafumi Maruyama, Naoki Tanaka, Daisuke Kubota, Masayuki Miyajima, Takefumi Kimura, Koujiro Tokutake, Ryujiro Imai, Toru Fujisawa, Hiromitsu Mori, Yoshiaki Matsuda, Shuichi Wada, Akira Horiuchi, Kendo Kiyosawa

“…A new agent, potassium-competitive acid blocker vonoprazan (VPZ) has potent acid-inhibitory effects and may offer advantages over conventional H. pylori eradication therapies. …”
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Exploring a high-level programming model for the NWP domain using ECMWF microphysics schemes by S. Ubbiali, C. Kühnlein, C. Schär, L. Schlemmer, T. C. Schulthess, T. C. Schulthess, M. Staneker, H. Wernli

“…Once the application is ported to Python with GT4Py, we find excellent portability, competitive GPU performance, and robust execution in all tested scenarios including with single precision.…”
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Meta-synthesis of drivers of the circular business model by Atieh Khodaei, Mahdi Hosseinpour, Mohammad javad Jamshidi, Yoosof Mohamadifar

“…The adaptation of circular business models enables businesses not only to operate sustainably, but also to create a competitive advantage (Ghisellini et al., 2016). Circular business models are networked in nature and therefore require different actors in the value network to work together towards common goals. …”
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Mind the perception gap: Identifying differences in views among stakeholder groups of shared mobility services through bayesian best-worst method by Ehsan Amirnazmiafshar, Marco Diana

“…For scooter-sharing, policy-makers should enforce safety standards and improve accessibility, while operators should invest in high-quality scooters and adopt competitive pricing models.Bridging these perception gaps is essential for fostering shared mobility adoption and enhancing user satisfaction.…”
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Causal Discovery of Flight Service Process Based on Event Sequence by Qian Luo, Lin Zhang, Zhiwei Xing, Huan Xia, Zhao-Xin Chen

“…The local causal discovery algorithm proposed in this paper has a certain competitive advantage in accuracy, F1, and other aspects of the existing causal discovery algorithm. …”
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Sport and policy. German Sports organisations in Klaipėda region in 1923-1939 by Ingrida Jakubavičienė

“…Both were loyal to Lithuanian authorities and participated in Lithuanian competitions. These clubs were quite in a long distance from Klaipėda region, they had a small number of members and received neither political nor financial support from Germany. …”
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Methodological provision of th analysis and assessment of the development of the circular economy in the EU by Оleksandr Shubalyi, Viktor Khomytskyi, Svitlana Moshchych

“…The study of the Eurostat methodology for the analysis and assessment of the development of the circular economy, which contains 10 key indicators, which are divided into four groups and cover the following areas: production and consumption, waste management, secondary raw materials, competitiveness and innovation, became the methodological tool of the research. …”
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Study on the synergistic hydration mechanism of granulated blast furnace slag-carbide slag-based cementitious materials and the properties of full-solid waste backfill materials by Jianmin Li, Liwen Guo, Jiayong Zhang, Ye Li, Li Ma, Kai Wang

“…Moreover, GBC has better competitive strength performance than ordinary Portland cement (OPC). …”
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Identification of hub genes, non-coding RNAs and pathways in Renal cell carcinoma (RCC): A comprehensive in silico study by Ahmad Golestanifar, Hengameh Khedri, Parisa Noorabadi, Mohammadreza Saberiyan

“…Further analysis indicated that these genes could be potential biomarkers for prognosis and therapeutic targets. We constructed a competitive endogenous RNA (ceRNA) network involving lncRNAs, circRNAs, and miRNAs, suggesting complex regulatory interactions that drive KIRC pathogenesis.Additionally, the study examined drug sensitivity associated with the expression of hub genes, revealing the potential for personalized treatments. …”
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Tumor-derived exosomal lncRNA-MIR193BHG promotes bone metastasis of breast cancer by targeting the miR-489-3p/DNMT3A signaling axis in osteoclasts by Xiaoya Liu, Rui Ma, Feng Wei, Maihuan Wang, Yiwei Jiang, Peng Zheng, Zhen Cao

“…Additionally, mechanistic studies revealed that lncRNA-MIR193BHG acted as a competitive endogenous RNA (ceRNA) interacting with miR-489-3p, regulating DNMT3A expression and subsequently affecting osteoclast differentiation. …”
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Carbon monoxide-oxidising Pseudomonadota on volcanic deposits by Robin A. Dawson, Nicola Fantom, Tamara Martin-Pozas, Patricia Aguila, Gary M. King, Marcela Hernández

“…Carboxydovores are a subset of CO oxidisers that use CO as an energy source, which raises questions about the physiological and metabolic features that make them more competitive in harsh volcanic ecosystems. To address these questions, samples were taken from volcanic strata formed by eruptions from Calbuco Volcano (Chile) in 2015 (tephra) and 1917 (soil). …”
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Are we ready for the new normal in e-business education? Sentiment analysis of learners' opinions on MOOCs by O. F. Derindag, B. Cizmeci

“…The holistic education model of institutions has difficulty meeting the competitive nature and result-oriented approach of the e-business ecosystem. …”
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Sustainable Distance E-Learning for Enhanced Students Retention and Support: Faculty of Law National Open University of Nigeria in Focus by Erimma Gloria Orie

“… The National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN) was primarily conceived to afford the teeming population of prospective university candidates the opportunity to access tertiary education in order to fulfill their life dreams, contribute to national socio-economic development in our ever competitive, contemporary and globalised world. The NOUN is ranked 7th in Nigeria, offers about 60 academic programmes including Law and has been delivering academic excellence in consonance with its mandate. …”
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Assessing the Logistics Efficiency of Baltic Region Seaports Through DEA-BCC and Spatial Analysis by Vilma Locaitienė, Kristina Čižiūnienė

“…Efficient logistics is a key factor in the competitiveness of seaports, especially in regions such as the Baltic Sea, where ports play important roles as hubs in the European Union’s Trans-European transport network (TEN-T). …”
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Compounds Involved in the Invasive Characteristics of <i>Lantana camara</i> by Hisashi Kato-Noguchi, Midori Kato

“…Possible evidence of the compounds involved in the defense functions of <i>L. camara</i> against natural enemies, such as herbivore mammals and insects, parasitic nematodes, pathogenic fungi and bacteria, and the allelochemicals involved in its allelopathy against neighboring competitive plant species, have accumulated in the literature over three decades. …”
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Epidemiological characteristics of injury in 7–22-year-old badminton players by age and sex by Xiao Zhou, Kazuhiro Imai, Xiao-Xuan Liu, Zhuo Chen, Eiji Watanabe, Hongtao Zeng

“…This epidemiology study is a retrospective design in 7–22-year-old badminton players at a national competitive tournament with a questionnaire from 2018 to 2023. …”
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Sustainable closed-loop supply chain network design: heuristic hybrid approach with considering inflation and carbon emission policies by Saeid Kalantari, Hamed Kazemipoor, Farzad Movahedi Sobhani, Seyyed Mohammad Hadji Molana

“…Purpose: Establishing the structure and expansion of sustainable closed-loop supply chains is critical to meeting environmental, economic, and social standards to strengthen their position in competitive markets. This study aims to decide on operational and tactical levels to configure the Stable Closed Chain Supply Chain Network (SCLSC) to maximize Net Present Value (NPV) and seek to minimize carbon emissions while maintaining environmentally friendly policies and considering inflation.Methodology: This paper considers a solid Fuzzy Robust Optimization (FRO) approach to deal with stable, closed-loop supply chain uncertainties. …”
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Capacity and market potential for local production and distribution of electric two-wheelers in Southeast Asia, focused on Thailand, Indonesia and Vietnam by Hyung Ju Kim, Shritu Shrestha, Kanya Pranawengkapti

“…A robust E2Ws ecosystem, local E2Ws in the region will require increased cooperation among local E2W and charging equipment manufacturers within the global supply chain, ensuring the development and distribution of environmentally sustainable, technologically advanced, and competitively priced products. Furthermore, E2Ws producers must develop and implement various innovative business models, particularly around battery reuse and recycling, developed in partnership with market stakeholders, including digital platform companies with high growth potential. …”
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Computational Methods for Information Processing from Natural Language Complaint Processes—A Systematic Review by J. C. Blandón Andrade, A. Castaño Toro, A. Morales Ríos, D. Orozco Ospina

“…This work contributes as support for the creation of new systems that can give companies a significant competitive advantage due to their ability to reduce the response time of the complaints as established by law.…”
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