Multivariate quantitative analysis of glycan impact on IgG1 effector functions by Tamara Cvijić, Matej Horvat, Jakob Plahutnik, Ana Golob, Jaka Marušič

“…The intercorrelated nature of glycan patterns, combined with the low variability and lack of well-defined glycan patterns in process development and manufacture samples, makes studying the effects of individual glycan structures challenging. …”
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The production process of chepa shutki: A traditional Bangladeshi fermented fish product by Jasmin Ara Farhana, Sijmen E. Schoustra, Ferdous Ahamed, Bas Zwaan, Oscar van Mastrigt

“…It can be consumed as a chutney or sauce-like recipe or shutki curry with vegetables as a side dish for rice or bread. Chepa shutki is manufactured according to a small-scale traditional technique relying on spontaneous fermentation. …”
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Influences of non-uniformly distributed forming loads on deformation sequence and texture evolution in tailor heat treated Al6014 blanks by Nan Xiang, Meng-han Yang, Wan-ting Sun, Tao Huang, Hai-rui Zhang, Peng-yi Wang, Fei-yang Cheng

“…Tailor heat treatment (THT)-induced local material softening of precipitation-hardening alloy sheet can provide a simplified process routine for the manufacture of shell components with regional complex shape. …”
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Development of an Efficient and Generalized MTSCAM Model to Predict Liquid Chromatography Retention Times of Organic Compounds by Mengdie Fan, Chenhui Sang, Hua Li, Yue Wei, Bin Zhang, Yang Xing, Jing Zhang, Jie Yin, Wei An, Bing Shao

“…Traditional retention time approaches heavily rely on the use of standard compounds, which is limited by the speed of synthesis and manufacture of standard products, and is time-consuming and labor-intensive. …”
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Valorization of various sources of rabbit manure in agro-piscicultural system in Benin (West Africa): dynamics and effect of mineralization upon quality of fresh water by Richard Adande, Hervé Kouessivi Janvier Bokossa, Mouhamadou Nourou Dine Liady, Emile Didier Fiogbé

“…Methods The treatments consisted of manure of rabbits fed with: manufactured diet (T1), improved diet with Ipomea aquatic (T2), improved diet with Elaeis guineensis (T3), and improved diet with Panicum maximum (T4). …”
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Interim Results of Rigicon Penile Prosthesis Implantation in a Single Center: The Largest Series in Türkiye by Muhammet İhsan Karaman, Rasim Güzel, Duygu Kirkik, Orhan Koca

“…Objective: To analyze data from patient information forms (PIFs) submitted to the manufacturer of a new 3-piece inflatable penile prosthesis (IPP), the Rigicon Infla10® , to summarize interim outcomes of 250 implantations in a single center, which is the largest series in Türkiye. …”
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Protective Efficacy of Decreasing Antigen Doses of a <i>Chlamydia abortus</i> Subcellular Vaccine Against Ovine Enzootic Abortion in a Pregnant Sheep Challenge Model by Morag Livingstone, Kevin Aitchison, Javier Palarea-Albaladejo, Francesco Ciampi, Clare Underwood, Antonia Paladino, Francesca Chianini, Gary Entrican, Sean Ranjan Wattegedera, David Longbottom

“…Conclusions: The results show that a dose of 10 µg antigen in the vaccine will be optimal in terms of maximising efficacy, reducing shedding at parturition, and ensuring it is cost-effective to produce for commercial manufacture.…”
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Effect of chemical composition and T6 heat treatment on the mechanical properties and fracture behaviour of Al-Si alloys for IC engine components by Vuksanović D., Asanović V., Šćepanović J., Radonjić D.

“…The microstructural examinations of Al-Si alloys intended to manufacture IC engine components revealed a complex phase composition in all the samples. …”
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The Effectiveness of Dipstick for the Detection of Urinary Tract Infection by Isaac Dadzie, Elvis Quansah, Mavis Puopelle Dakorah, Victoria Abiade, Ebenezer Takyi-Amuah, Richmond Adusei

“…A dipstick was used to screen for the production of nitrite (NIT) and leucocyte esterase (LE), following the manufacturer’s instructions. Biochemical reactions of nitrite and leucocyte esterase > “trace” were classified as “positive.” …”
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Hybrid Models of Atmospheric Block Columns of Primary Oil Refining Unit Under Conditions of Initial Information Deficiency by Batyr Orazbayev, Zhadra Kuzhuhanova, Kulman Orazbayeva, Gulzhan Uskenbayeva, Zhanat Abdugulova, Ainur Zhumadillayeva

“…With crisp input, mode parameters, and fuzzy output parameters, atmospheric block fuzzy models based on the proposed method, determining the quality of the manufactured products, were developed. Moreover, with the fuzzy input, mode, and output parameters of the atmospheric block columns, linguistic models based on the methods of expert assessments, logical rules of conditional inference, and the proposed method, assessing the quality of the produced gasoline, were developed. …”
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Hydrocarbon contaminated water remediation using a locally constructed multi-stage bioreactor incorporated with media filtration by S. Antwi-Akomea, B. Fei-Baffoe, E.J.D. Belford, M. Borigu

“…Media filters applied comprised three locally manufactured candle filters two of which were respectively impregnated with granular activated charcoal and sand. …”
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Static and Dynamic Routing, Fiber, Modulation Format, and Spectrum Allocation in Hybrid ULL Fiber-SSMF Elastic Optical Networks by Kangao Ouyang, Fengxian Tang, Zhilin Yuan, Jun Li, Yongcheng Li

“…To address this issue, the ultra-low loss and large effective area (ULL) fibers are successfully manufactured and expected to deployed in the existing optical networks. …”
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Filterable PM2.5, Metallic Elements, and Organic Carbon Emissions from the Exhausts of Diesel Vehicles by Yuan-Chung Lin, Ya-Ching Li, Kassian T. T. Amesho, Feng-Chih Chou, Pei-Cheng Cheng

“…To assess the risks from this pollutant, we characterized and quantified the PM2.5 exhausted by 15 diesel vehicles ranging from 28,306 to 883,374 km (an average of 525,854 km) in total mileage and varying in manufacturer and model year (1988–2005). We applied inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectroscopy (ICP-OES) to analyze the metallic element constituents, among which Ca composed the largest fraction, followed by Zn, Al, K, Fe, Mg, and Cr. …”
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Electronic Shooting Simulator Family "STrIzh": Implementation Levels and Free Software Structure by S. F. Egorov

“…The basic level also allows independent assemble the simulator, and less publicly available elements (laptop, projector, mockup weapons, laser emitters, FHD camera), which allows to be used both in schools and in DOSAAF structures, and has acceptable accuracy and manufacturability (a weekly calibration is enough, but assembling a mock-up weapon with laser emitters requires adjustments). …”
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Challenges in detecting wind turbine power loss: the effects of blade erosion, turbulence, and time averaging by T. H. Malik, C. Bak

“…An aeroelastic model provided by an offshore original-equipment manufacturer (OEM) was used to simulate various scenarios. …”
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The Use of Fresnel Lenses in LED Sources of Local Illumination to Оptimize the Distribution of Illumination of the Working Plane by P. S. Bogdan, E. G. Zaytseva, I. A. Kovalenok, T. D. Tarasenko, E. V. Duboysky

“…Therefore, the choice of using one of these three options may be due to manufacturability, cost-effectiveness, thermal stability, and other considerations.Calculations using the above-mentioned analytical dependences made it possible to determine values of the parameters of the “LED matrix – Fresnel lens” system at which the indicators of illumination and uniformity meet the standards’ requirements.…”
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A Novel Semi-Supervised Learning Method Based on Fast Search and Density Peaks by Fei Gao, Teng Huang, Jinping Sun, Amir Hussain, Erfu Yang, Huiyu Zhou

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A Miniaturized Planar Monopole Antenna Based on a Coupling Structure for Compact Mobile Internet of Things (IoT) and Electric Vehicles (EVs) Device Applications in 5G, LTE, WLAN, W... by Ming-An Chung, Chih-Wei Yang

“…Moreover, the compact antenna manufactured an FR4 material with the antenna area of 5 × 10 × 0.8 mm3 and the ground area of 33.5 × 10 × 0.8 mm3. …”
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Evaluating the Impact of Commonly Used Pesticides on Honeybees (Apis mellifera) in North Gonder of Amhara Region, Ethiopia by Zewdie Abay, Amssalu Bezabeh, Alemayehu Gela, Asaminew Tassew

“…Our result also highlighted that tested LD50 of all pesticide incidents were significantly lower than the manufacturer-based LD50. This shows that local honeybees A. m. jemenetica are extremely sensitive to commonly used agricultural pesticides, which may affect the colony level due to the intensive application of these pesticides in Ethiopia.…”
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Determining the Reliability and Validity of the Persian Version of Brief Problem MonitorTM for Ages 18-59 in Students by Meysam Tajamolian, Mohammadreza Shaeiri, Hojjatollah Farahani

“…The objective of this study was to evaluate the psychometric properties of the Brief Problem Monitoring Test for Ages 18 to 59 (BPM/18-59) within a non-clinical Iranian sample.Method: A Persian version was created by translating, retranslating, and obtaining approval for the final version of the translation from the instrument manufacturer. Afterward, the BPM/18-59 form was administered to a sample of 337 undergraduate students from the University of Tehran and Tehran University of Medical Sciences during the 2019-2020 academic year, utilizing a convenience sampling method. …”
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