A Collision-Free Path-Planning Method for an Articulated Mobile Robot by P. Quintero-Alvarez, G. Ramirez, S. Zeghloul

“…In this paper, we have extended our work to an articulated mobile robot evolving in a cluttered environment. This robot is composed of a differential mobile robot and one or several modules that together form the trailer which are linked by off-center joints. …”
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Possibilities to adapt oral history to the research of Soviet and post-Soviet epoch (the problems of the culture of memory and the politics of history) by Aurimas Švedas

“…A wider use of oral history in Lithuanian historiography (not only by young historians) should be encouraged by the realization that the researchers of the past who use this "methodical tool" acquire a possibility to compose their own "ideal source" or a block of such sources that would be unique in a quantitative and qualitative sense, determining the process of a particular research and fundamentally influencing its insights, providing answers to the questions that are "suppressed" by other historical sources. …”
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Temporal Trends in Serum Homer1 Levels and Their Prognostic Implications in Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage: A Prospective Cohort Study by Dai J, Lin Q, Ye L, Chen X, Li Z, Lu C, Chen M, Ba H, Sun J, Cai J

“…The prognosis model was composed of the four independent predictors, that is serum homer1 levels, DCI, WFNS scores and mFisher scores. …”
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Genome-wide microsatellite characterization and their marker development and transferability in Broussonetia Species by Xiaowen Jia, Hanyu Li, Ying Han, Lu Wang, Chanjuan Lai, Xi Liu, Pan Li, Zupei Lei, Yonghua Zhang

“…Additionally, the predominant repeat motifs in the SSRs of the three Broussonetia species were composed of ‘A’ and ‘T’ repeats. Using B. papyrifera genome as a reference, 4,419 common SSRs were identified among these three species, while 2,048 SSRs were specific to B. kaempferi, and 4,285 SSRs were specific to B. monoica. …”
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Litostratigrafia spodnotriasových súvrství Západných Karpát by Mário Olšavský

“…The Triassic sedimentary sequence of the Central / Internal Western Carpathians is composed of 3 distinctive formations: Lower Triassic quartzites, Lunz sandstones (Carnian) and Keuper sandstones (Norian). …”
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Ankyloglossia and breastfeeding self-efficacy in newborns: a birth cohort study by Carlos Alberto Feldens, Moréniké Oluwátóyìn Foláyan, Lívia Mund de Amorim, Elisa Maria Rosa de Barros Coelho, Gabriela Fernandes Kern dos Santos, Paulo Floriani Kramer

“…Results The final sample was composed of 31 children with ankyloglossia (exposed) and 57 without ankyloglossia (nonexposed). …”
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Anticancer activity of mixed Graphene/Carbone nanotubes reinforced Sulfur-Containing polyketoamine nanocomposites by Khalid A. Khan, Gadeer R. Ashour, Mahmoud A. Hussein

“…A hybrid nanofiller composed of MWCNT and GNS (MWCNT-GNS) was prepared using a straightforward method, serving as a mixed reinforcement in the nanocomposite polymers. …”
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The Impact of Sex Education Towards Moral Development Among Pupils in Kebisoni Sub-County Rukungiri District. by Kamagara, Annet

“…From objective three, the possible solution to the challenges that affect the teaching of sex education in the Kebisoni sub-county Rukungiri district and these included communities create local advisory committees composed of parents, religious leaders, undergraduate institutions should require prospective teachers in certain dis-.…”
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Investigating a Suitable Ratio of Iron Ore Tailings and Quarry Dust in Concrete Production. by Kasozi, Mark

“…Iron ore tailings are the residual materials left over after the extraction of iron ore from its ore body on the other hand quarry dust is a fine-grained material produced as a by-product of quarrying operations. It is typically composed of crushed stone, sand, and other mineral particles. …”
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In Silico Screening of Putative Corynebacterium pseudotuberculosis Antigens and Serological Diagnosis for Caseous Lymphadenitis in Sheep by Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay by Daniela Droppa-Almeida, Caroline de Santana Ferreira, Ioná Brito, Sibele Borsuk, Jorge Alberto López Rodríguez, Isabel Bezerra Lima-Verde, Francine Ferreira Padilha

“…In this context, several strategies in an attempt to discover new antigens to compose diagnosis assays or vaccines are fundamental. …”
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Transmission of synthetic seed bacterial communities to radish seedlings: impact on microbiota assembly and plant phenotype by Simonin, Marie, Préveaux, Anne, Marais, Coralie, Garin, Tiffany, Arnault, Gontran, Sarniguet, Alain, Barret, Matthieu

“…Here, we studied the transmission of bacteria from radish seeds to seedlings using the inoculation of individual seed-borne strains and synthetic communities (SynComs) under  in vitro conditions. The SynComs were composed of highly abundant and prevalent, sub-dominant, or rare bacterial seed taxa. …”
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Identifying biomarkers for epilepsy after cerebral malaria in Zambian children: rationale and design of a prospective observational study by Bo Zhang, Archana A Patel, Gretchen L Birbeck, Maitreyi Mazumdar, Suzanna Mwanza, Rosemary Nyirongo, Dixon Berejena, Joseph Kasolo, Tina Mwale, Violet Nambeye, Kafula Lisa Nkole, Nfwama Kawatu, Alexander Rotenberg

“…Our goal is to develop a predictive PME index composed of EEG and clinical history metrics that are highly feasible to obtain in low-resourced regions.Methods and analyses This prospective observational study being conducted in Eastern Zambia will recruit 250 children aged 6 months to 11 years presenting with acute CM and follow them for two years. …”
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Comparative efficacy of <i>Bifidobacterium bifidum, Bifidobacterium longum, Bifidobacterium infantis, Lactobacillus rhamnosus</i> composition and prucalopride in treatment of const... by V. T. Ivashkin, O. M. Drapkina, A. A. Sheptulin, O. S. Shifrin, Ye. A. Poluektova, S. Yu. Kuchumova

“…Investigation of Florasan-D probiotic, composed of Bifidobacterium bifidum, Bifidobacterium longum, Bifidobacterium infantis, Lactobacillus rhamnosus, enterokinetic agent Resolor (prucalopride) and placebo was carried out in 50 patients with IBS-C, conforming Rome III criteria without organic diseases according to results of present investigation. …”
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Utilizing ultrasound for the extraction of polysaccharides from the tuber of Typhonium giganteum Engl.: Extraction conditions, structural characterization and bioactivities by Xi Peng, Jing-Ya Wang, Kui-Xu Gao, Zhi-Kun Wang, Qiao-Ling Deng, Yao Wang, Mei-Bian Hu, Yu-Jie Liu

“…Meanwhile, chemical composition analysis showed that both TGEP-U and TGEP-H were mainly composed of mannose, rhamnose, glucuronic acid, galacturonic acid, glucose, galactose, arabinose, and fucose, but the monosaccharide molar ratios were changed by UAE. …”
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The Generation and Modulation of Distinct Gamma Oscillations with Local, Horizontal, and Feedback Connections in the Primary Visual Cortex: A Model Study on Large-Scale Networks by Chuanliang Han, Tian Wang, Yujie Wu, Yang Li, Yi Yang, Liang Li, Yizheng Wang, Dajun Xing

“…We created a computational model composed of multiple excitatory and inhibitory units with biologically plausible connectivity patterns for RC, FF, FB, and HC in V1; then, we quantitated GAMMA in network models at different strength levels of HC and other connection types. …”
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Effect of Cu content on microstructure and high-temperature oxidation behaviors of AlCuxCoCrFeNi2.1 high-entropy alloys manufactured by laser directed energy deposition by Zhaoyang Liu, Jiawei Liu, Xiaokang Fan, Tao Zou, Zhongwei Liang

“…During the high-temperature oxidation process, the sample with x = 0.00 generates relative complete oxide layer predominantly composed of Cr2O3 upper-layer and Al2O3 inner-layer. …”
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Sealing Ability of AH Plus and GuttaFlow Bioseal by Soo-Hyuk Lee, Soram Oh, Adel Saeed Al-Ghamdi, Ayman Omar Mandorah, Kee-Yeon Kum, Seok Woo Chang

“…Recently, GuttaFlow bioseal (GB), a root canal sealer composed of polydimethylsiloxane, gutta-percha particles, and bioactive glass ceramics, has been developed, to enhance the sealing ability of root canal filling material. …”
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Evaluation of phosphate sources using ruminal fiber transit kinetics methodology by Claudiney de Jesus Couto, Bruna Cardoso Braga, Raphael dos Santos Gomes, Wagner Pessanha Tamy, Severino Delmar Junqueira Villela, Fernando de Paula Leonel, Fernando de Paula Leonel

“…The objective was to compare the potential of different sources of phosphorus in promoting improvement in fiber digestibility parameters.MethodsFeeds low in phosphorus were chosen to compose the basal diet. Five crossbred heifers with an average initial weight of 150 ± 8.2 kg were used, randomly distributed in a 5x5 Latin square. …”
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Symptoms of anxiety and depression among health and social science students: A multicenter study by Lara Guedes Pinho, Maria Engström, Brooke C. Schneider, Cesar Fonseca, Magnus Lindberg, Johanna Schröder, Anabela Afonso, Lena Jelinek, Johanna Börsting, Gonçalo Jacinto, Annika Nilsson

“…Results: The sample was composed of 1670 university students. The prevalence of mild to severe depressive symptoms was 72.7 % in Germany, 62.9 % in Sweden, and 60.3 % in Portugal and the prevalence of mild to severe anxiety symptoms was 78.6 % in Portugal, 73.7 % in Germany, and 66.9 % in Sweden. …”
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Assessing the neuroprotective potential of Eucalyptus globulus essential oil in a 6-hydroxydopamine rat model of Parkinson's disease by Aracely Janneth Naranjo-Viteri, Matías Jávega Cometto, Matías Caverzan, Leandro Gabriel Champarini, María Paula Zunino, Rogelio E. Abburra, Claudia B. Hereñú, Rosana Crespo

“…Results: Our findings indicate that EuEO is mainly composed of 1,8-cineole (81.8 %) and that, in the parkinsonian rats, it improved impairments in spatial memory, motor performance, and strength; increased TH and DAT protein content; decreased TNF-α expression; diminished liver lipid content and body weight gain without changes in the rats’ food/water consumption or their serum lipid levels; diminished transaminase and alkaline phosphatase activity, and the albumin/globulin ratio. …”
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