Effects of the stress hormone norepinephrine on the probiotic properties of Levilactobacillus: antibacterial colonization, anti-inflammation, and antioxidation by Lingdi Niu, Mingchun Gao, Yifan Li, Chaonan Wang, Chaonan Wang, Chuankun Zhang, Haoyuan Duan, Hai Li, Fang Wang, Junwei Ge

“…These findings provide evidence that NE reduces the probiotic ability of Levilactobacillus and illustrates the plasticity of the probiotics in response to the intestinal microenvironment under stress.…”
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Fuel Economy in Truck Platooning: A Literature Overview and Directions for Future Research by Linlin Zhang, Feng Chen, Xiaoxiang Ma, Xiaodong Pan

“…This paper presents an overview of existing studies to illustrate the state of the art about fuel savings for truck platooning. …”
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Optimal Intervention in Semi-Markov-Based Asynchronous Probabilistic Boolean Networks by Qiuli Liu, Qingguo Zeng, Jinghao Huang, Deliang Li

“…Specifically, we first formulate a control model for a generalized asynchronous PBN as an AVaR model for finite horizon semi-Markov decision processes and then solve an optimal control problem for minimizing average value-at-risk criterion over a finite horizon. In order to illustrate the validity of our approach, a numerical example is also displayed.…”
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An 11-Year-Old Male with Refractory Osteomyelitis by Clifford T. Mauriello, Ole A. Raustol, Maria A. Aguiar, Kenji M. Cunnion

“…Treatment with amphotericin B led to rapid clinical improvement. This case illustrates that clinicians must remain vigilant for warning signs that empiric treatment may be failing for presumptive Staphylococcus aureus, provoking reconsideration of the differential diagnosis and an intensification of efforts to evaluate for alternative etiologies.…”
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Design Synthesis and Biological Evaluation of Novel N-Nitro Acid Amide Derivatives as Lead Compounds of Herbicide by Xiaojuan Qi, Wenjie Tang, Shan Gao, Min Gao, Changshui Chen, Qingye Zhang

“…The compounds II-10, II-21, and II-22 with IC50 values of 7.09 mg/L, 9.07 mg/L, and 9.11 mg/L and the compounds II-8 and II-22 with EC50 values of 9.87 mg/L and 19.88 mg/L against root of Amaranthus mangostanus L. and Sorghum sudanense were illustrated, respectively. Meanwhile, the possible reasons for the lower activity of compounds were analyzed by molecular docking prediction.…”
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Optical Tests on a Curve Fresnel Lens as Secondary Optics for Solar Troughs by D. Fontani, P. Sansoni, F. Francini, M. DeLucia, G. Pierucci, D. Jafrancesco

“…The execution of special laboratory tests on some secondary concentrator samples is discussed in detail, illustrating the methodologies tailored to the specific case. …”
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An Emerging Theory of School-Based Participatory Science by P. Sean Smith, Christine L. Goforth, Sarah J. Carrier, Meredith L. Hayes, Sarah E. Safley

“…Next, we describe the emerging theory and illustrate it with vignettes constructed from our data. …”
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Analytical Treatment of the Generalized Hirota-Satsuma-Ito Equation Arising in Shallow Water Wave by Fan Yong-Yan, Jalil Manafian, Syed Maqsood Zia, Dinh Tran Ngoc Huy, Trung-Hieu Le

“…The 3D, density, and contour graphs illustrating some instances of got solutions have been demonstrated from a selection of some suitable parameters. …”
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Suggesting a Novel Hybrid Approach for Predicting Solar Irradiance in the Qinghai Province of China by Baran Yılmaz, Rachel Samra

“…Many factors, such as the coefficient of determination, root mean square error, mean absolute percentage error, and mean absolute error have been used in presenting this work, and SMA-LSTM results with the lowest amount of R2 has illustrated acceptable performance.…”
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Liver Injury with Features Mimicking Autoimmune Hepatitis following the Use of Black Cohosh by Grace Guzman, Eric R. Kallwitz, Christina Wojewoda, Rohini Chennuri, Jamie Berkes, Thomas J. Layden, Scott J. Cotler

“…There are a growing number of cases detailing acute hepatic necrosis in patients taking black cohosh (Cimicifuga racemosa), an over-the-counter herbal supplement for management of menopausal symptoms. Our aim is to illustrate two cases of liver injury following the use of black cohosh characterized by histopathological features mimicking autoimmune hepatitis. …”
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Neue Ansätze in der Arbeitsrechtsgeschichte. Ein digitales Quelleneditionsprojekt am Max-Planck-Institut für Rechtsgeschichte und Rechtstheorie by Johanna Wolf, Tim-Niklas Vesper, Benjamin Spendrin, Matthias Ebbertz

“…A key part of the project is the creation of a digital edition of primary sources that reflects the diversity of norms and regulations in factories of themetal industry in the 19th and 20th centuries. The article illustrates the multiplicity of these normative arrangements by looking at work regulations (Arbeitsordnungen) and explains their importance for the history of labour law as well as the theoretical links to the research of the mpilhlt. …”
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Design of an Active Anti-Roll Bar for Off-Road Vehicles by S. Gosselin-Brisson, M. Bouazara, M.J. Richard

“…A method is presented to illustrate the compromise between stability and comfort inherent in passive anti-roll bar selection. …”
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Modeling and Analysis of Dynamic Social Ties in D2D Collaborative Video Transmission by Qi Zhang, Zufan Zhang, Tian Zeng, Xiaoke Li

“…Finally, some examples are conducted to illustrate the main results of this paper, from which one can see that the proposed model has a good predictive ability of the changing trend of social ties.…”
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Design of an Error-Based Adaptive Controller for a Flexible Robot Arm Using Dynamic Pole Motion Approach by Ki-Young Song, Madan M. Gupta, Noriyasu Homma

“…The E-BAC is implanted in a system as a nonlinear controller with two dominant dynamic parameters: the dynamic position feedback and the dynamic velocity feedback. For illustrating the strength of this new approach, in this paper we give an example of a flexible robot with nonlinear dynamics. …”
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Assessing the impact of Information and Communication Technologies on the Portuguese hotel sector: an exploratory analysis with Data Envelopment Analysis by Cidália Maria Leal Paço, Juan Manuel Cepeda Pérez

“…Moreover, this study illustrates not only the importance of ICT in achieving higher levels of efficiency but also discusses other specific issues which must be taken into account so that the benefits of ICT can be experienced. …”
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Stridulating Species of Aphids of the Genus <i>Uroleucon</i> (Hemiptera: Aphididae) with Descriptions of a New Species from Iran by Mariusz Kanturski, Shalva Barjadze, Andżela Glumac, Natalia Kaszyca-Taszakowska

“…</b>, living on <i>Asyneuma persicum</i> and <i>Michauxia laevigata</i> (Campanulaceae) in Iran—is described and illustrated based on the apterous and alate viviparous females. …”
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Compound Heterozygous Mutations in TMC1 and MYO15A Are Associated with Autosomal Recessive Nonsyndromic Hearing Loss in Two Chinese Han Families by Pengcheng Xu, Jun Xu, Hu Peng, Tao Yang

“…Our study expanded the mutation spectrums of TMC1 and MYO15A and illustrated that genotype-phenotype correlation in combination with next-generation sequencing may improve the accuracy for genetic diagnosis of deafness.…”
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Profit and Risk under Subprime Mortgage Securitization by M. A. Petersen, J. Mukuddem-Petersen, B. De Waal, M. C. Senosi, S. Thomas

“…The aforementioned hypothesis is verified in a theoretical- and numerical-quantitative context and is illustrated via several examples.…”
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Optimum Design of a Nonlinear Vibration Absorber Coupled to a Resonant Oscillator: A Case Study by H. F. Abundis-Fong, J. Enríquez-Zárate, A. Cabrera-Amado, G. Silva-Navarro

“…Finally, some simulations and experimental results are included to validate and illustrate the dynamic performance of the overall system.…”
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The Wide and Unpredictable Scope of Synthetic Cannabinoids Toxicity by Jose Orsini, Christa Blaak, Eric Tam, Salil Rajayer, Joaquin Morante, Angela Yeh, Ashvin Butala

“…Since the initial communications of their abuse in 2008, few case reports have been published illustrating the misuse of these substances with signs and symptoms of intoxication. …”
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