Optimization by Response Surface Methodology of Biodiesel Production from Podocarpus falcatus Oil as a Cameroonian Novel Nonedible Feedstock by Serges Bruno Lemoupi Ngomade, Raoul Donald Tchuifon Tchuifon, Rufis Fregue Tiegam Tagne, Meme Laloi Tongnang Ngueteu, Hugues Mahouli Patai, George Ndifor-Angwafor Nche, Solomon Gabche Anagho

“…Physicochemical characterization by infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR) and UV visible spectroscopy showed that the free fatty acid (FFA) content of Podocarpus oil was 1.9%, which is less than the maximum of 2% recommended for the application of the one-step alkaline transesterification process. …”
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Energy Expenditure in Infants in Health and Disease by Ross Shepherd

“…Current estimates of energy and fluid requirements in both health and disease in infants need reappraisal. Bedside and free living energy expenditure methodology should be used to define accurately components of energy requirement in individual infants.…”
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Adaptive Sliding Mode Control of MEMS AC Voltage Reference Source by Ehsan Ranjbar, Ali Mehrnezhad, Amir Abolfazl Suratgar

“…The accuracy of physical parameters of a tunable MEMS capacitor, as the major part of MEMS AC voltage reference, is of great importance to achieve an accurate output voltage free of the malfunctioning noise and disturbance. …”
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Generation and Characterization of Erythroid Cells from Human Embryonic Stem Cells and Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells: An Overview by Kai-Hsin Chang, Halvard Bonig, Thalia Papayannopoulou

“…Since human embryonic stem cells (hESCs) and induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) can be maintained indefinitely in vitro, they represent potentially inexhaustible sources of donor-free RBCs. In contrast to other ex vivo stem-cell-derived cellular therapeutics, tumorigenesis is not a concern, as RBCs can be irradiated without marked adverse effects on in vivo function. …”
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Adverse Reactions Caused by Biomaterials Used in Dentistry by Marco Antonio Mesache Villagómez, María Daniela Morales Núñez, Gabriela Vaca Altamirano

“…The most biocompatible materials were: ProRoot, BioRoot-RCS, Bulk Flow, Optibond Solo Plus, Adhese Universal, Vita Enamic, Lava Ultimate, Vita AC-12, InSync, Poligrip Flavor Free Fixative Cream Ketac Molar, Ionofil Molar, Twinky Star. …”
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Effect of Internal Technological Defects and Loading Waveform on Structural Composite Fatigue Life by Anastasia Lykova, Dmitriy Lobanov, Alexander Pankov, Mikhail Ugolnikov

“…The findings indicate that these simple waveforms do not significantly affect the fatigue resistance of defect-free CFRP or CFRP with internal technological defects. …”
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India and Russia in International Organizations: Motives, Strategies, and Outcomes by Raj Kumar Sharma, Geetanjali Atri

“…The expansion of BRICS and a potential free trade agreement pose challenges to India-Russia relations and require more bilateral engagement. …”
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Proximate Composition of Thai and Cambodian Ready-to-Eat Insects by N. T. Grabowski, T. Chhay, S. Keo, R. Lertpatarakomol, J. Kajaysri, K. Kang, P. Miech, M. Plötz, J. Mitchaothai

“…In general, the insects mainly consisted of fat (35 to 60%) and protein (25 to 38%), with 2 to 16% nitrogen-free extract, 2 to 15% fibre, 3 to 5% ashes, 0.4 to 1.6% Na, and 0.6 to 1.4% Cl (dry matter base). …”
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Auditory Hallucinations in Acute Stroke by Yair Lampl, Mordechai Lorberboym, Ronit Gilad, Mona Boaz, Menachem Sadeh

“…After no more than four months, all patients were symptom-free and without therapy. The fact the auditory hallucinations may be of cortical origin must be taken into consideration in the treatment of stroke patients. …”
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Investigating preservice secondary mathematics teachers' skills in posing realistic mathematics tasks by Veronika Fitri Rianasari, Angela Fatima H. Guzon

“…This study examined 32 preservice secondary mathematics teachers' problem-posing skills based on three problem-posing situations: structured problem-posing, semi-structured problem-posing, and free problem-posing. As the context of the participants, they did not have learning experiences in designing realistic mathematics tasks. …”
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Improved CenterNet for Accurate and Fast Fitting Object Detection by Huimin He, Qionglan Na, Dan Su, Kai Zhao, Jing Lou, Yixi Yang

“…In this paper, we propose a novel anchor-free method called HRM-CenterNet. Firstly, the lightweight MobileNetV3 is introduced into CenterNet to extract multi-scale features of different layers. …”
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Subscapular Abscess Caused by Panton-Valentine Leukocidin-Positive Staphylococcus aureus: An Atypical Presentation by Kamal Patel, Emma Spowart, Dana Sochorova, Nadia Diego, Georgios Mamarelis, Mohammad Zain Sohail

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A Comprehensive Study on Gamma Rays and Fast Neutron Sensing Properties of GAGOC and CMO Scintillators for Shielding Radiation Applications by Shams A. M. Issa, M. I. Sayyed, M. H. M. Zaid, K. A. Matori

“…The WinXCom program has been used to calculate the mass attenuation coefficients (μm), effective atomic numbers (Zeff), effective electron densities (Nel), half-value layer (HVL), and mean free path (MFP) in the energy range 1 keV–100 GeV for Gd3Al2Ga3O12Ce (GAGOC) and CaMoO4 (CMO) scintillator materials. …”
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Fast and Sensitive Method for Determination of Domoic Acid in Mussel Tissue by Elena Barbaro, Roberta Zangrando, Carlo Barbante, Andrea Gambaro

“…These evaluations were conducted both on the DA-free matrix spiked with known DA concentration and on the reference certified material (RCM). …”
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Giant Cell Tumor of the Pes Anserine Bursa (Extra-Articular Pigmented Villonodular Bursitis): A Case Report and Review of the Literature by Haitao Zhao, Aditya V. Maheshwari, Dhruv Kumar, Martin M. Malawer

“…The postoperative course was uneventful, and the patient is free of disease with no functional deficit at 2 years followup. …”
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Mechanism of User Participation in Co-creation Community: A Network Evolutionary Game Method by Fanshun Zhang, Congdong Li, Cejun Cao

“…However, the inhibitory effect can be seen in populations that mainly adopt active participation. (c) The scale-free feature of user interactive network inhibits the selection of active participation when active participation is the dominant strategy in populations. …”
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Bioinorganic Relevance of Some Cobalt(II) Complexes with Thiophene-2-glyoxal Derived Schiff Bases by Prashant Singh, Shanu Das, Rajesh Dhakarey

“…It has been observed that the antimicrobial activities of metal complexes are higher than that of the free ligand.…”
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Recent Advances in Chirally-Coupled Core Fibers by Mingheng Yuan, Mingheng Yuan, Yuan Sui, Yuan Sui, Zhenao Bai, Zhongwei Fan, Zhongwei Fan

“…The unique structure results in advantages of robust single-mode performance, mode-distortion-free splicing and compact coiling of CCC fiber. Based on a brief description of the theory about CCC fiber, this article focuses on the research progress and application prospect of CCC fiber.…”
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Correlation between Ferroptosis-Related Gene Signature and Immune Landscape, Prognosis in Breast Cancer by Jiahao Zhu, Qingqing Chen, Ke Gu, You Meng, Shengjun Ji, Yutian Zhao, Bo Yang

“…Risk score was an independent predictor of disease-free survival. Collectively, the ferroptosis-related risk model established in this study may serve as an effective tool to predict the prognosis in BC.…”
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Rethinking Economics Education: Student Perceptions of the Social and Solidarity Economy in Higher Education by Asier Arcos-Alonso, Itsaso Fernandez de la Cuadra-Liesa, Amaia Garcia-Azpuru, Mikel Barba Del Horno

“…This study, conducted at the Faculty of Economics and Business (FEB) of the University of the Basque Country, investigates whether students perceive the SSE as a viable alternative to the current economic paradigm and its necessity and innovation in higher education. Utilizing a free-association questionnaire and Iramuteq software analysis, the findings reveal a strong demand for a more inclusive educational framework that incorporates heterodox economic theories, especially the SSE. …”
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