Performance Evaluation of a Preclinical SPECT Scanner with a Collimator Designed for Medium-Sized Animals by Yohji Matsusaka, Rudolf A. Werner, Paula Arias-Loza, Naoko Nose, Takanori Sasaki, Xinyu Chen, Constantin Lapa, Takahiro Higuchi

“…The sensitivity and uniformity were investigated using a point source and a cylinder phantom containing 99mTc-pertechnetate, respectively. Uniformity (in %) was derived using volumes of interest (VOIs) on images of the cylinder phantom and calculated as maximum count−minimum count/maximum count+minimum count×100, with lower values of % indicating superior performance. …”
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End-to-End Security Mechanism Using Blockchain for Industrial Internet of Things by Muhammad Shahid Dildar, Adnan Shahid Khan, Irshad Ahmed Abbasi, Reema Shaheen Naseem Akhtar, Khalil Al Ruqaishi, Shakeel Ahmed Ghulam Sarwar

“…Moreover, our algorithm for the blockchain implementation is hybrid because this approach incorporates all the best features of the private and public implementation due to the individual blocks containing feasible information rather than the entire history.…”
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The quality of judicial decisions in cases of bullying in professional educational institutions by O. G. Yushkevych

“…It has been highlighted that most judicial decisions contain an exhaustive list of evidence in the case; the courts comply with the requirement to find out whether an administrative offence has been committed, whether the person is guilty of committing it, whether he or she is subject to administrative liability, etc..…”
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Advancements in end treatment techniques and applications of acid mine drainage in coal mines: A research review by Qiaohui CHE, Song DU, Degao ZHANG, Yinglin FAN, Xiao ZHANG, Fengli WANG

“…Acid mine drainage(AMD) from coal mines contains elevated concentrations of heavy metals and sulfates, rendering it highly corrosive and posing a persistent threat to both the ecological environment and human health. …”
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Passive infusion of an S2-Stem broadly neutralizing antibody protects against SARS-CoV-2 infection and lower airway inflammation in rhesus macaques. by Christopher T Edwards, Kirti A Karunakaran, Elijah Garcia, Nathan Beutler, Matthew Gagne, Nadia Golden, Hadj Aoued, Kathryn L Pellegrini, Matthew R Burnett, Christopher Cole Honeycutt, Stacey A Lapp, Thang Ton, Mark C Lin, Amanda Metz, Andrei Bombin, Kelly Goff, Sarah E Scheuermann, Amelia Wilkes, Jennifer S Wood, Stephanie Ehnert, Stacey Weissman, Elizabeth H Curran, Melissa Roy, Evan Dessasau, Mirko Paiardini, Amit A Upadhyay, Ian N Moore, Nicholas J Maness, Daniel C Douek, Anne Piantadosi, Raiees Andrabi, Thomas R Rogers, Dennis R Burton, Steven E Bosinger

“…Many of these mAbs target the conserved S2 stem region of the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein, rather than the receptor binding domain contained within S1 primarily targeted by current SARS-CoV-2 vaccines. …”
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Experimental Operation of a Prototype 750C Advanced Chloride Molten Salt Bellows Valve by Kenneth Armijo, Aaron Overacker, Ansel Blumenthal, Jeffrey Parish, Michael Nelson, Ivica Radman, Javier Martell

“…This design includes an integrated closed-loop thermal control system to ensure robust design for freeze-thaw cycles. The self-contained thermal management STM system, is unique in the salt valve industry since it is an integrated solution to provide a consistent, repeatable alternative to typical heat tracing. …”
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Characterization of the Cannabis sativa glandular trichome epigenome by Lee J. Conneely, Bhavna Hurgobin, Sophia Ng, Muluneh Tamiru-Oli, Mathew G. Lewsey

“…The histone variant H2A.Z was largely found in intergenic regions and enriched in chromatin that contained genes involved in DNA homeostasis. Conclusion We report the first genome-wide histone post-translational modification maps for C. sativa glandular trichomes, and more broadly for glandular trichomes in plants. …”
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Machine Learning for the Early Prediction of Delayed Cerebral Ischemia in Patients With Subarachnoid Hemorrhage: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Haofuzi Zhang, Peng Zou, Peng Luo, Xiaofan Jiang

“…ResultsWe finally included 48 studies containing 16,294 patients with SAH and 71 ML models with logistic regression as the main model type. …”
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Cryptolepine, the Main Alkaloid of the Antimalarial Cryptolepis sanguinolenta (Lindl.) Schlechter, Induces Malformations in Zebrafish Embryos by Kwesi Boadu Mensah, Charles Benneh, Arnold Donkor Forkuo, Charles Ansah

“…Previous studies on cryptolepine, the antimalarial and cytotoxic alkaloid of Cryptolepis sanguinolenta, showed that it preferentially accumulates in rapidly proliferating cells and melanin-containing tissues. Subsequently, we demonstrated that cryptolepine was toxic to murine embryos in vivo but no signs of teratogenicity. in vivo developmental studies can be confounded by maternal effects. …”
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Extracellular vesicles in sputum of children with cystic fibrosis pulmonary exacerbations by Elad Ben-Meir, Lina Antounians, Shafinaz Eisha, Felix Ratjen, Augusto Zani, Hartmut Grasemann

“…Conclusions Airways of children with CF contain EVs that carry NE and MPO as cargo. The lower NE and MPO content at the time of PEx, compared with after therapy, and the correlation with pulmonary function suggest both a functional role of EVs in CF airway inflammation and the potential of EVs as a biomarker to monitor CF lung disease.…”
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Jiangzhi Granule Ameliorates JNK-Mediated Mitochondrial Dysfunction to Reduce Lipotoxic Liver Injury in NASH by Jiang Y, Xu J, Ding J, Liu T, Liu Y, Huang P, Wang Q, Zheng P, Song H, Yang L

“…Additionally, elevated phosphorylation ratio of non-receptor tyrosine kinase c-Src (Src) and reduced phosphorylation ratio of JNK and SH2-containing protein tyrosine phosphatase (SHP-1) were found in both hepatocytes and mice liver tissues treated with JZG versus those with the vehicle.Conclusion: Taken together, JZG could improve mitochondrial dysfunction and reduce lipotoxic liver injury in NASH in vivo and in vitro models. …”
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The Current Status of Administrative and Legal Regulation of the Activities of Specially Authorized Entities in the Field of Combating Corruption in Ukraine by V. І. Strelianyi

“…The author has revealed the content of the term of “specially authorized entities in the field of combating corruption” contained in Part 1 of the Art. 1 of the Law of Ukraine “On Prevention of Corruption”. …”
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Health promotion campaigns using social media: association rules mining and co-occurrence network analysis of Twitter hashtags by Atousa Ghahramani, Maria Prokofieva, Maximilian Pangratius de Courten

“…Method We collected a total of 73,288 tweets containing #AmericanHeartMonth between January 2019 and March 2023 and retrieved 18,143 original tweets, 42,930 retweets, 2,519 quotes, and 20,846 likes related to the past five campaigns. …”
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Minimizing Seam Lines in UAV Multispectral Image Mosaics Utilizing Irradiance, Vignette, and BRDF by Hoyong Ahn, Chansol Kim, Seungchan Lim, Cheonggil Jin, Jinsu Kim, Chuluong Choi

“…However, multiple UAV images need to be mosaicked to obtain images of large areas, and the resulting UAV multispectral image mosaics typically contain seam lines. To address this problem, we applied irradiance, vignette, and bidirectional reflectance distribution function (BRDF) filters and performed field work using a DJI Mavic 3 Multispectral (M3M) camera to collect data. …”
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F-box protein Fbx23 acts as a transcriptional coactivator to recognize and activate transcription factor Ace1. by Zhongjiao Liu, Kexuan Ma, Panpan Zhang, Siqi Zhang, Xin Song, Yuqi Qin

“…Penicillium oxalicum contains many transcription factors, such as BrlA, CreA, XlnR, and Ace1, conserved in filamentous fungi that regulate the fungal development and transcription of (hemi)cellulase genes. …”
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Diagnoses of postpartum urinary retention using next-generation non-piezo ultrasound technology: assessing the accuracy and benefits by Ruben Plöger, Charlotte Behning, Adeline Walter, Ulrich Gembruch, Brigitte Strizek, Florian Recker

“…This prospective study aimed to evaluate the reliability of non-piezo, chip-based PUD in comparison to the measurement withSUD, containing a piezo transducer, as golden standard for the ultrasound diagnosis of postpartum urinary retention. …”
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Micropore Characteristics and Gas-Bearing Characteristics of Marine-Continental Transitional Shale Reservoirs in the East Margin of Ordos Basin by Yuanzhen Ma, Meng Wang, Ruying Ma, Jiamin Li, Asiya Bake, Yadi Shan

“…The results show that the organic matter type of the sample is type III; the TOC content ranges from 0.28% to 16.87%, with an average of 2.15%; Ro is from 2.45% to 3.36%, with an average value of 2.86%; the shale pores in the study area are well developed, containing more organic pores and intergranular pores of clay minerals. …”
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A Meta-Analysis of GBA-Related Clinical Symptoms in Parkinson’s Disease by Yuan Zhang, Li Shu, Xun Zhou, Hongxu Pan, Qian Xu, Jifeng Guo, Beisha Tang, Qiying Sun

“…Then, a series of symptoms containing depression, orthostatic hypotension, motor fluctuation, wearing-off, and freezing were newly analyzed due to more articles eligible. …”
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Microsatellite loci variability in apple cultivars developed at VIR by A. V. Shlyavas, A. A. Trifonova, I. S. Chepinoga, A. S. Sidnin, K. V. Boris

“…The apple collection held by VIR, being the largest in Russia, contains cultivars bred at five experiment stations of VIR. …”
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Efek Antibakteri dari Rebusan Daun Sambiloto (Andrographis paniculata Nees) dan Produk Herbal Sambiloto Terhadap Staphylococcus Aureus by Adriyan Sikumalay, Netti Suharti, Machdawaty Masri

“…Controls used was amoxicillin.The results showed the absence of germ-free area around the disc containing bitter. It could be concluded that the bitter leaf decoction (Andrographis paniculata Nees) and bitter herbal product had no antibacterial effect against Staphylococcus aureus.…”
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