Vascularization of Nanohydroxyapatite/Collagen/Poly(L-lactic acid) Composites by Implanting Intramuscularly In Vivo by Hai Wang, Xiao Chang, Guixing Qiu, Fuzhai Cui, Xisheng Weng, Baozhong Zhang, Xiaojie Lian, Zhihong Wu

“…In previous studies, a nanohydroxyapatite/collagen/poly(L-lactic acid) (nHAC/PLA) composite, similar to natural bone in both composition and structure, has been prepared. …”
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The Impact of COVID-19 on Gametes and Endometrium: A Narrative Review by Esra Karatas, Ali Can Gunes, Bilal Esat Temiz, Sezcan Mumusoglu, Gurkan Bozdag

“… The Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has been affecting our lives since December 19. Naturally, during the COVID-19 outbreak, it has become a point of interest whether severe acute respiratory syndrome-coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection might affect oocyte, and sperm and influence the implantation during the assisted reproductive technology cycles. …”
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The Effect of Zeolite Na-X and Clinoptilolite as Functional Fillers on the Mechanical, Thermal and Barrier Properties of Thermoplastic Polyurethane by Nello Russo, Letizia Verdolotti, Giuseppe Cesare Lama, Federica Recupido, Barbara Liguori, Maria Oliviero

“…In this work, two different kinds of zeolites, i.e., a natural one, Clinoptilolite, and a synthetic one, Zeolite Na-X, were mixed with thermoplastic polyurethane for the fabrication of composites. …”
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Crosstalk between Substrates and Rho-Associated Kinase Inhibitors in Cryopreservation of Tissue-Engineered Constructs by Arindam Bit, Awanish Kumar, Abhishek Kumar Singh, Albert A. Rizvanov, Andrey P. Kiassov, Pradeep Kumar Patra, Munish Kumar, Akalabya Bissoyi

“…A significant portion of MSCs loses cellular viability while freeze-thawing, which represents an important technical limitation to achieving sufficient viable cell numbers for maximum efficacy. Several natural and synthetic materials are extensively used as substrates for tissue engineering constructs and cryopreservation because they promote cell attachment and proliferation. …”
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Analyzing Forest and Land Fire Disaster Prevention Programs in Riau, Indonesia by Ahmad Fadhillah, Moses Glorino Rumambo Pandin, Toetik Koesbardiati

“… In Indonesia, forest and land fires are natural disasters that often occur every year, especially during the dry season. …”
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Metabolic fate of tea polyphenols and their crosstalk with gut microbiota by Meiyan Wang, Jianying Li, Ting Hu, Hui Zhao

“…Tea represents an abundant source of naturally occurring polyphenols. Tea polyphenols (TPs) have received growing attentions for its wide consumption in the world, and more importantly its pleiotropic bioeffects for human health. …”
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Government Efforts to Protect Habitat for the Florida Panther on Private Lands by Elizabeth F. Pienaar, Melissa M. Kreye

“…Multiple policy approaches have been put in place by local, state, and federal governments to address habitat loss and secure natural resources in Florida for our panthers. This 5-page fact sheet  provides a brief overview of existing regulatory and voluntary approaches to help conserve the Florida panther on private lands. …”
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Enhancing undrained shear strength prediction: a robust hybrid machine learning approach with naïve Bayes modeling by Chen Fang, Ying Li, Yang Shi

“…This paper presents a novel methodology for the USS prediction in soft clays using machine learning techniques, and particularly it highlights the attention on the following five important input variables: pre-consolidation stress (PS), vertical effective stress (VES), liquid limit (LL), plastic limit (PL), and natural water content (W). These are selected in view of their well-understood impact on the USS. …”
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Factors and stimuli affecting the conversion of urban and rural places to tourism brands (Study: Guilan province) by habibeh nabi zadeh, Elham Cheraghi, Seyyed Moein Moosavi Nadoshan

“…Also, the results showed that among the five factors in question, three factors of diversity of job opportunities, culture and natural assets and local infrastructure have had the most effects on the transformation of urban and rural areas in Guilan province for tourism brand.…”
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IMPROVEMENT OF EXPANSIVE SOIL BY USING FIBER GLASS -SILICA FUME MIXTURE by Alyaa Radhi Mehsin, Adnan Qahtan Mohammed, Maysam Th. Al-Hadidi, Firas Ghrari

“…Bentonite (B) was added with natural soil in a lab at a ratio of 50% by soil dry weight to create the soil used in this study. …”
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Fabry Disease and Early Stroke by U. Feldt-Rasmussen

“…Some female heterozygotes are asymptomatic, some as severely affected as males. The natural history of Fabry patients includes transitory cerebral ischaemia and strokes, even in very young persons of both genders. …”
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Are there ‘hygiene-motivation’ factors in the choice of India as a tourist destination? A structural equation modelling approach by Vlad Diaconescu

“…In addition, while motivational factors still play an important role, elements such as natural beauty and cultural experiences take centre stage in the travel decision. …”
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An integrated environmental management approach to industrial site selection by genetic algorithm and fuzzy analytic hierarchy process in geographical information system by M. Ahmadipari, H. Hoveidi, H.R. Jafari, M. Pazoki

“…In this study, the genetic algorithm was used as an optimization method applied for natural selection. It was also attempted to find better solutions among others. …”
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An Epidemic Spreading Simulation and Emergency Management Based on System Dynamics: A Case Study of China’s University Community by Wei Rong, Ping Wang, Zonglin Han, Wei Zhao

“…If an epidemic is not properly controlled at the beginning, it is likely to spread rapidly and widely through the coexistence relationship between natural and social systems. A university community is a special, micro-self-organized social system that is densely populated. …”
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Partial Purification of Integral Membrane Antigenic Proteins from Trypanosoma evansi That Display Immunological Cross-Reactivity with Trypanosoma vivax by Norma P. Velásquez, Rocío E. Camargo, Graciela L. Uzcanga, José Bubis

“…We obtained enriched pools containing polypeptide bands with apparent molecular masses of 27 kDa, 31 kDa, and 53 kDa, which were recognized by anti-T. vivax antibodies from experimentally and naturally infected bovines.…”
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Density functional theory and molecular dynamics simulation-based bioprospection of Agathosma betulina essential oil metabolites against protein tyrosine phosphatase 1B for interve... by Oluwaseye Adedirin, Rukayat A. Abdulsalam, Khadeejah O. Nasir-Naeem, Ayenitaju A. Oke, Akolade O. Jubril, Saheed Sabiu

“…While conventional antihyperglycemic medications like biguanides, sulfonylureas, and other agents are commonly used, their long-term use can have side effects, prompting research into natural alternatives. This study bioprospects the antidiabetic potential of metabolites in Agathosma betulina (Buchu) essential oil through computational analysis of their ability to inhibit protein tyrosine phosphatase 1B (PTP1B), a therapeutic diabetes target. …”
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Experimental Evaluation of the Accuracy of Biped Model to Predict the Kinematics during Walking by Yao Zhang, Zhigang Song

“…This paper used wireless inertial measurement units (IMUs) to monitor the acceleration of center of masses (COMs) of 6 volunteers walking under the conditions of natural and fixed-knee gait. The observations were compared with the simulations from two typical BMs and also with the measurements from former research studies. …”
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Directed Evolution of Microbial Communities in Fermented Foods: Strategies, Mechanisms, and Challenges by Zihan Yao, Ting Xie, Hongjie Deng, Shuzhi Xiao, Tao Yang

“…Directed Evolution of Microbial Communities (DEMC) offers a promising approach to enhance the functional attributes of microbial consortia in fermented foods by mimicking natural selection processes. This review details the application of DEMC in fermented foods, focusing on optimizing community traits to improve both fermentation efficiency and the sensory quality of the final products. …”
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A Higher-Order Thermomechanical Vibration Analysis of Temperature-Dependent FGM Beams with Porosities by Farzad Ebrahimi, Ali Jafari

“…Influences of several important parameters such as power-law exponents, porosity distributions, porosity volume fractions, thermal effects, and slenderness ratios on natural frequencies of the temperature-dependent FG beams with porosities are investigated and discussed in detail. …”
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Chemical compositions and health promoting effects of edible mushrooms from genus Russula by Xinwen Hu, Baojun Xu

“…Results: The findings highlight the significant potential of Russula mushrooms in developing natural remedies for a wide range of health conditions, showcasing their diverse bioactive compounds and their associated benefits. …”
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