Testing Homogeneity in a Semiparametric Two-Sample Problem by Yukun Liu, Pengfei Li, Yuejiao Fu

“…This problem arises naturally from many statistical applications such as test for partial differential gene expression in microarray study or genetic studies for gene mutation. …”
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Generation of thiyl radicals in a spatiotemporal controlled manner by light: Applied for the cis to trans isomerization of unsaturated fatty acids/phospholipids by Biswajit Roy, Ryota Kojima, Obaed Shah, Meg Shieh, Eshani Das, Shahrzad Ezzatpour, Emiko Sato, Yusuke Hirata, Stephen Lindahl, Atsushi Matsuzawa, Hector C. Aguilar, Ming Xian

“…The effective cis-to trans-isomerization of unsaturated fatty acid models (methyl oleate, methyl linoleate) and a natural phospholipid (cardiolipin) using these photo-triggered substrates was demonstrated. …”
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Quinoline and Quinazoline Alkaloids against COVID-19: An In Silico Multitarget Approach by Esraa M. O. A. Ismail, Shaza W. Shantier, Mona S. Mohammed, Hassan H. Musa, Wadah Osman, Ramzi A. Mothana

“…Although, recently, vaccines have been approved for the prevention of COVID-19, there is still an urgent need for the discovery of more efficacious and safer drugs especially from natural sources. In this study, a number of quinoline and quinazoline alkaloids with antiviral and/or antimalarial activity were virtually screened against three potential targets for the development of drugs against COVID-19. …”
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Interaktywna twórczość Grahame’a Weinbrena jako szczególny przypadek sztuki filmowej by Anna Żakiewicz

“…Ostatnie dzieło Weinbrena, Still Life with Banquet, jest dyskusją z holenderskimi i hiszpańskimi twórcami martwych natur namalowanych w XVII w. przez zestawienie ich ze współczesnymi odpowiednikami wykonanymi w technice filmowej i towarzyszącymi rzeczywistemu bankietowi. …”
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Prevalence and Direct Economic Losses from Bovine Tuberculosis in Makurdi, Nigeria by E. F. Ejeh, M. A. Raji, M. Bello, F. A. Lawan, M. I. Francis, A. C. Kudi, S. I. B. Cadmus

“…A retrospective study was conducted to investigate the prevalence of bovine tuberculosis and direct economic losses (DEL) from tuberculosis in cattle slaughtered in Makurdi abattoirs from 2008 to 2012, using abattoir records obtained from the Ministry of Agriculture and Natural Resources. Out of 61654 cattle slaughtered during the study period 1172 (1.90%) were positive for tuberculosis lesions. …”
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Detection of Gait Perturbations Based on Proprioceptive Information. Application to Limit Cycle Walkers by J. A. Gallego, A. Forner-Cordero, J. C. Moreno, E. A. Turowska, J. L. Pons

“…On the contrary, humans reject gait perturbations naturally and efficiently relying on their sensory organs that, if needed, elicit a recovery action. …”
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Novel one-step lignin microsphere preparation for oral tissue regeneration applications by Anyuan Shi, Li Guo, Chunning Gu, Yunni Zhan, Xuelian Zhou, Wei Cheng

“…Lignin is a naturally derived biomacromolecule with excellent biocompatibility and the potential for biomedical application. …”
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A critical review on the health promoting effects of mushrooms nutraceuticals by Gaoxing Ma, Wenjian Yang, Liyan Zhao, Fei Pei, Donglu Fang, Qiuhui Hu

“…The present article overviewed and compiled the latest information correlated to the health benefits and underlying functional mechanisms of mushroom nutraceuticals, and concluded that the supplementation of mushrooms as a dietary composition could become a natural adjuvant for the prevention and treatment of several health diseases. …”
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Research on Sarcastic Emotion Recognition Based on Multiple Feature Fusion by Si Kaihao

“…Sarcasm detection significantly enhances the performance of various natural language processing applications, such as sentiment analysis, opinion mining, and stance detection. …”
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Trajectoires paysagères et crises morphosédimentaires de cônes torrentiels dans la vallée de la Maurienne (Savoie) depuis la fin du Petit Âge glaciaire by Thérèse Hugerot, Laurent Astrade, Christophe Gauchon

“…To reconstruct the geohistorical dynamics of mountain environments the places that are most likely to record natural and anthropogenic changes need to be identified. …”
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A Vibration Reliability Analysis Method for the Uncertain Space Beam Structure by Yanyu Mo, Shuxiang Guo, Cheng Tang

“…In order to investigate the resonance failure with reliability method, the resonance failure domains are stated according to the relationships between the natural frequencies and the excitation frequencies. …”
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Impacts of Covid-19 on Migrants and Refugees by Subhash Kumar Baitha, Rinkal Tyagi, Souvik Chatterjee

“…According to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, more than 82.4 million people worldwide were forcibly displaced from their homes by the end of 2020, either as internally displaced persons (IDPs) or as refugees, as a result of violent conflict, persecution, famine, or natural disasters. Even in normal times, the lives of refugees and migrants are fraught with difficulties, but in the midst of an  pandemic like Covid-19, this problem has taken on new dimensions. …”
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Assigning Robust Default Values in Building Performance Simulation Software for Improved Decision-Making in the Initial Stages of Building Design by Kyosuke Hiyama

“…In addition, the presence or absence of lighting control and natural ventilation has a significant influence on the ideal default value. …”
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Inhabiting territories at risk: Spatial appropriations and symbolic disputes in two peripheral neighborhoods of Quito by Alfredo Santillán, Elisa Puga-Cevallos

“…Through anthropology, the notion of culture has been introduced into the study of risks and natural disasters in order to understand the production of meaning, a contribution that goes beyond the positions of physical and probabilistic sciences. …”
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Study of the Complex Stiffness of a Vibratory Mechanical System with Shape Memory Alloy Coil Spring Actuator by Samuell A. Holanda, Antonio A. Silva, Carlos J. de Araújo, Alberdan S. de Aquino

“…In this context, Shape memory alloys (SMAs) may be used for developing dynamic vibration dampers which are capable of acting on the system providing proper tuning of the excitation frequency and the natural frequency. This paper aims to analyze the behavior of the stiffness and damping of a SMA helical coil spring actuator coupled to a mechanical system of one degree of freedom (1 DOF) subjected to an unbalanced excitement force and a temperature control system. …”
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Pest Identification Guide: An Introduction to Thrips by Nicole Casusa, Hugh Smith

“…And, most importantly, who are its natural enemies? Use this guide to help you identify thrips so that you can take effective steps to control them and limit the damage they cause. …”
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What’s in a name? Memory NK cells for cancer immunotherapy by William J Murphy, Robert J Canter, Sean J Judge, Megan C Purl

“…The discovery that natural killer (NK) cells can retain features of “memory” from previous stimulation and pathogen exposure was a landmark advance highlighting one of many ways in which NK cells of the innate immune system resemble T cells of the adaptive immune system. …”
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The role of social isolation stress in escalated aggression in rodent models by Aki Takahashi

“…These changes are ethologically relevant for the adaptation to changes in local environmental conditions in the natural habitats. Chronic deprivation of social interaction after weaning, especially during the juvenile to adolescent periods, leads to the disruption of the development of appropriate social behavior and the maladaptive escalation of aggressive behavior. …”
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Identifying technologies in circular economy paradigm through text mining on scientific literature. by Vito Giordano, Alessio Castagnoli, Isabella Pecorini, Filippo Chiarello

“…In this article we investigate the technological landscape of the circular economy through Natural Language Processing (NLP), examining key technologies used in this sector and the primary challenges in managing these technologies. …”
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Altitude adaptation: The unseen work of gut microbiota by Jingling Guo, Runzhou Zhao, Kun Li, Yafang Tan, Likun Wang, Hui Ling, Huan Zhang, Guha Dharmarajan, Yujing Bi, Ruifu Yang

“…These extreme environments serve as a unique natural laboratory for delving into the impact of selective pressures on species variation and adaptation. …”
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