The Growing Challenge of Chronic Kidney Disease: An Overview of Current Knowledge by Rikke Borg, Nicholas Carlson, Jens Søndergaard, Frederik Persson

“…End-stage kidney disease incidence is generally low, but every single case carries a significant burden of illness and healthcare costs, making prevention by early intervention both desirable and worthwhile. This review focuses on the prevalence, diagnosis, and causes of CKD. …”
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Characterization of sustainable bacterial cellulose fabricated with Vietnamese ingredients for potential textile applications: Tensile and handle properties by Rajkishore Nayak, Donna Cleveland, Frances Joseph

“…However, the stiffness and drape values of the BC samples were significantly higher, and crease recovery was significantly lower, indicating its appropriateness for applications where higher stiffness and lower crease recovery properties are desired. Keeping the properties in mind, the authors successfully designed products such as wallets and decorative paintings using the harvested BC samples.…”
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Enhancing Cracking Resistance and Post-Harvest Quality of Sweet Cherries (<i>Prunus avium</i> L.) Through Calcium and Potassium-Based Foliar Treatments by Alice Varaldo, Giovanna Giacalone

“…Results showed that foliar treatments improved vegetative growth and increased the proportion of marketable fruit within the desirable Ø 28 mm size category. Moreover, treated fruits exhibited reduced cracking, reduced weight loss, and higher firmness during storage. …”
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The Optimal Hydraulic Design of Centrifugal Impeller Using Genetic Algorithm with BVF by Xin Zhou, Yongxue Zhang, Zhongli Ji, Hucan Hou

“…Given design parameters, the desired optimal centrifugal impeller can be obtained after several iterations by this method. …”
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The Role of Self-Construal, Values, and Religiosity on Judgements of the Reasonability of Lying by Sercan Balım, Muhammed Sukru Aydın

“…In addition, considering possible response biases, social desirability scores were also controlled. The results of the hierarchical regression analysis showed that religiosity, conservation, and self-enhancement values were the predictors of acceptability of self-protection lies. …”
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A Model-Driven Realization of AUV Controllers Based on the MDA/MBSE Approach by Ngo Van Hien, Van-Thuan Truong, Ngoc-Tam Bui

“…Based on this proposed model, a horizontal planar trajectory-tracking controller was deployed and tested that permits a miniature AUV possessing a torpedo shape to reach and follow the desired horizontal planar trajectory.…”
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Empirical Data-Driven Linear Model of a Swimming Robot Using the Complex Delay-Embedding DMD Technique by Mostafa Sayahkarajy, Hartmut Witte

“…Kinematic equations and relations are proposed to measure the desired actuation to mimic anguilliform locomotion kinematics. …”
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A simple transconjunctival technique for the management of intraconal orbital hydatid cyst by Ahmad A Awad, Abd El-Nasser A Mohammad

“…A traction suture was applied to the two relevant recti muscles to guide the globe toward the desired direction. Blunt orbital dissection was made toward the cyst until exposing its anterior surface. …”
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Microbial and Physicochemical Dynamics of Kocho, Fermented Food from Enset by Dereba Workineh Seboka, Abay Tabor Bejiga, Debela Jufar Turunesh, Andualem Arimo Turito, Abayeneh Girma

“…Dynamics in the microbial population and physicochemical parameters ensure the development of desirable qualities in kocho and enhance the acceptability of the final product. …”
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JOB DESIGN IN THE FUNCTION OF IMPROVING THE JOB PERFORMANCE OF THE EMPLOYEES IN BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINIAN COMPANIES by Alma Kovačević, Adisa Delić

“…Employees and their knowledge are the cornerstone of building competitive advantages only if their performance is at a desired level, which indicates that job performance management is one of the important managerial tasks. …”
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Full Mouth Reconstruction of a Bruxer with Severely Worn Dentition: A Clinical Report by Somayeh Zeighami, Hakimeh Siadat, Sakineh Nikzad

“…In order to achieve a predictable and desirable result, a systematic approach may be helpful. …”
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Design, Development and Control of a Hopping Machine – an Exercise in Biomechatronics by Kuldip Naik, Mehran Mehrandezh, John Barden

“…It can be also used as a biomechatronics test bed to simulate the effect of different timings in firing action potentials in jump-causing leg muscles on achieving a desired jumping height in the animal kingdom.…”
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A New Nonlinear Controller Design for a TCP/AQM Network Based on Modified Active Disturbance Rejection Control by Anwer S. Aljuboury, Subhi R. M. Zeebaree, Firas Abedi, Zahraa Sabah Hashim, Rami Q. Malik, Ibraheem Kasim Ibraheem, Ahmed Alkhayyat

“…The simulation results for the proposed scheme (ADRC) as applied to a nonlinear model of the TCP network are thus found to provide smoother and more accurate tracking of the desired value, with high robustness against applied disturbance, as compared to the other schemes introduced in this study. …”
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Optimization of Green Synthesis of Selenium Nanoparticles and Evaluation of Their Antifungal Activity against Oral Candida albicans Infection by Mohsen Safaei, Hamid Reza Mozaffari, Hedaiat Moradpoor, Mohammad Moslem Imani, Roohollah Sharifi, Amin Golshah

“…In the planned experiments, the efficacy of 3 factors, sodium selenite concentration, glucose concentration, and incubation time at 3 various levels was studied, and the most desirable conditions with the suitable performance were determined. …”
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TAD-HOC Routing Protocol for Efficient VANET and Infrastructure-Oriented Communication Network by Ranjit Sadakale, N. V. K. Ramesh, Rajendrakumar Patil

“…The proposed TAD-HOC protocol transmits data based on time demand in the VANET network with the desired authentication. Results of the proposed approach show the increased performance of the VANET network with packet delay, transmission range, and end-to-end delay. …”
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A Rate-Distortion Optimized Coding Method for Region of Interest in Scalable Video Coding by Hongtao Wang, Dong Zhang, Houqiang Li

“…The support for region of interest (ROI) browsing, which allows dropping background part of video bitstreams, is a desirable feature for video applications. With the help of the slice group technique provided by H.264/SVC, rectangular ROI areas can be encoded into separate ROI slices. …”
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Application of the Finite Element Method Using Cohesive Elements to Model the Effect of Temperature, Rock Mechanical Properties, Fluid Injection Rate, and Fluid Properties on the D... by Son Tung Pham, Ba Ngoc Anh Nguyen

“…Moreover, the impact of the leak-off coefficient is much less remarkable than that of the fluid viscosity, which demonstrates why in reality it is important to control the viscosity to achieve desirable results. This study can be applied in real life problems to predict fracture’s geometry generated in well stimulations.…”
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Creation and interpretation of machine learning models for aqueous solubility prediction by Minyi Su, Enric Herrero

“…Conclusions: Overall, for certain applications simple ML algorithms such as RF work well and can outperform more complex methods and that combining them with fragment-coloring can offer guidance for chemists to modify the structure with a desired property. This interpretation strategy is publicly available at https://github.com/Pharmacelera/predictive-model-coloring and could be further applied in other property predictions to improve the interpretability of ML models.…”
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The quality of licensing services: an analysis of the impact of leadership and communication on the effectiveness of licensing services in Indonesia by Rachmat Rachmat

“…In accordance with the POAC theory, the implementation of the OSS system at the XYZ Regency One-Stop Integrated Investment and Service Office has not achieved the desired outcomes. There remain numerous deficiencies in the system, starting with the readiness of human resources (HR) to provide optimal services and the strategy of the XYZ Regency local government to disseminate information on the OSS system to the wider community. …”
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Molecular Modeling and Simulation Analysis of Antimicrobial Photodynamic Therapy Potential for Control of COVID-19 by Maryam Pourhajibagher

“…In addition, primary screening of binding modes through molecular docking showed that curcumin desires to bind and interact with residues of SARS-CoV-2-SG as the main site to enhance the yield of aPDT. …”
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