Mechanical properties of sedge fiber-reinforced epoxy composites incorporated with graphene oxide by Lucas de Mendonça Neuba, Thuane Teixeira Silva, Lucas Montenegro Reis, Sergio Neves Monteiro, Noan Tonini Simonassi, Luís Cláudio Candido, Artur Camposo Pereira

“…This effort led to several studies focused on incorporating lignocellulosic natural fibers (FNLs) into polymeric matrices. In this context, the present study suggested using sedge fibers (Cyperus malaccensis) as reinforcement in an epoxy matrix composite incorporated with graphene oxide (GO). …”
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Inspection and Numerical Analysis of an Ottoman Railway Bridge in Jordan by Amin H. Almasri, Qusai Fandi Al-Waked

“…Despite the existence of deterioration in the bridge body construction materials due to a combination of human and natural factors, the analysis results proved enough structural capability to sustain the imposed gravity loads, but not a strong earthquake.…”
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Présentation d’une controverse : les Écritures face à la critique biblique au xixe siècle en Grande-Bretagne  by Frédéric Slaby

“…As the positivist and “liberal” critics privileged the use of reason in their approach, it comes as no surprise that the natural or human aspect should be taken into greater consideration by them than by the “orthodox” and “traditionalist” thinkers who privileged the use of faith and took into account the supernatural or divine aspect in their study of the Bible. …”
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Lipid Oxidation, Color Changes, and Microbiological Quality of Frozen Beef Burgers Incorporated with Shirazi Thyme, Cinnamon, and Rosemary Extracts by Hadi Hashemi Gahruie, Seyed Mohammad Hashem Hosseini, Mohammad Hossein Taghavifard, Mohammad Hadi Eskandari, Mohammad-Taghi Golmakani, Ehsan Shad

“…The results indicated that Shirazi thyme and cinnamon extracts did not change the colorimetric properties significantly (P<0.05). Incorporating natural antioxidants led to a significant (P<0.05) reduction in TBARS (36.58–46.34%) and metmyoglobin (16.25–18.47%) as compared to control. …”
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The role of cisplatin in modulating the tumor immune microenvironment and its combination therapy strategies: a new approach to enhance anti-tumor efficacy by Guandu Li, Xiangyu Che, Shijin Wang, Dequan Liu, Deqian Xie, Bowen Jiang, Zunwen Zheng, Xu Zheng, Guangzhen Wu

“…The anti-tumor effect of cisplatin is closely related to the tumor immune microenvironment (TIME), which includes several immune cell types, such as the tumor-associated macrophages (TAMs), cytotoxic T-lymphocytes (CTLs), dendritic cells (DCs), myeloid-derived suppressor cells (MDSCs), regulatory T cells (Tregs), and natural killer (NK) cells. The interaction between these immune cells can promote tumor survival and chemoresistance, and decrease the efficacy of cisplatin monotherapy. …”
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Environmental Ethics and the Need for Theory by Robin Attfield

“…Another conclusion is that these findings are compatible with the approach of stewardship which the author has defended elsewhere, since stewardship need neither be anthropocentric nor managerial, and precludes current and future human agents treating the natural world as we please. …”
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Distributionally Robust Self-Scheduling Optimization with CO2 Emissions Constraints under Uncertainty of Prices by Minru Bai, Zhupei Yang

“…In this paper, considering a power system with many thermal power generators which use different petrochemical fuels (such as coal, petroleum, and natural gas) to produce electricity, respectively, we establish a self-scheduling model based on the forecasted locational marginal prices, particularly taking into account CO2 emission constraint, CO2 emission cost, and unit heat value of fuels. …”
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Dinâmica têmporo-espacial da territorialização de produção da erva-mate (Ilex paraguariensis) no Brasil de 2008 a 2018 by Leandro Redin Vestena, Ezequias Rodrigues dos Santos

“…In Brazil, the territorial dynamics of yerba mate production occur in the country’s three southern region states and in the state of Mato Grosso do Sul, due to an association between areas of natural occurrence of yerba mate growth, regionalization of chimarrão and tereré infusion consumption and demand territorialization, resulting from its use as raw material in several productive systems, in particular cosmetics and beverages.…”
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Role of Probiotics in the Management of Patients with Ulcerative Colitis and Pouchitis by Francesca Bernardi, Fabrizio Fanizzi, Tommaso Lorenzo Parigi, Alessandra Zilli, Mariangela Allocca, Federica Furfaro, Laurent Peyrin-Biroulet, Silvio Danese, Ferdinando D’Amico

“…Probiotics represent a promising avenue in the management of pouchitis, offering a natural and targeted approach to improving outcomes for UC patients. …”
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DMA-based key generation method for IoT scenario by Yinuo HAO, Zhou ZHONG, Xiaoli SUN, Liang JIN

“…Aiming at the problems of slow update frequency of channel key, low generation rate and limited node resources in the IoT scenario, a DMA-based physical layer key generation method was proposed, by using the agility and reconfigurability of DMA to improve the time variability and randomness of received signal.Firstly, DMA was used by the transmitter to randomly weight the signal and send it to the receiver, which could enhance the randomness of signals on the premise of ensuring the transparent reception of the signal.Then, the key from the received signal was extracted by the sender and receiver.By combining the rapid changeability and randomness of DMA, the randomness of signal source and the randomness of natural channel, a composite channel was constructed to improve the randomness of the key source.In addition, the channel estimation was transfered overhead from the terminal to the base station, which effectively reduced the overhead and delay of the communication system, and was suitable for IoT scenarios with asymmetric resources and lightweight equipment.Simulation results show that the proposed method can effectively improve the key generation rate in quasi-static scenarios, and the generated physical layer key has passed the NIST test.…”
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Development and evolution of mathematical and econometric models for the analysis of macroeconomic processes (including historical perspective) and their forecasting by A. P. Anufrieva

“…The impulse responses shown indicate that the Russian authorities had a lack of monetary policy independence due to the country’s high dependence on the oil and natural gas sectors, which does not reveal evidence of monetary policy impact on lower consumer prices.…”
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Delirium and High Creatine Kinase and Myoglobin Levels Related to Synthetic Cannabinoid Withdrawal by Ahmet Bulent Yazici, Esra Yazici, Atila Erol

“…Thus, addiction and withdrawal symptoms are more severe than natural cannabinoids. Withdrawal symptoms of SCs were reported in the literature previously. …”
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‘Blood’ Kinship and Kinship in Christ’s Blood: Nomadic Evangelism in the Nenets Tundra by Tatiana Vagramenko

“…The article addresses a conflicting encounter of two ideologies of kinship, ‘natural’ and ‘religious’, among the newly established Evangelical communities of Nenets in the Polar Ural and Yamal tundra. …”
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A Role for CD154, the CD40 Ligand, in Granulomatous Inflammation by Julien Villeneuve, Alexis Desmoulière, Antoine Dewitte, Nelly Bordeau, Pierre Costet, Laia Bassaganyas, Jean-Christophe Fricain, Jean Ripoche, Sébastien Lepreux

“…These results suggest that CD154 may contribute to the natural history of granulomatous inflammation.…”
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Plant-Derived Iron Nanoparticles for Removal of Heavy Metals by Deepika Thilakan, Jaie Patankar, Srushti Khadtare, Nilesh S. Wagh, Jaya Lakkakula, Khalid Mohamed El-Hady, Saiful Islam, Md. Rabiul Islam, Mohd Shahnawaz Khan, Nouf Omar Alafaleq, Mohammad Tarique

“…The synthesis of Zero-Valent Iron Nanoparticles (ZVI NPs) by green methods has proved to be environmentally friendly in many ways as it employs the use of naturally occurring plant extracts. These nanoparticles have large surface areas and efficiently remove heavy metals. …”
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Cell-Oriented Modeling of Angiogenesis by Diego Guidolin, Piera Rebuffat, Giovanna Albertin

“…This type of mathematical models work at a “mesoscopic scale,” assuming the cell as the natural level of abstraction for computational modeling of development. …”
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Application of a sourdough type-II fermentation model to gelatinized legume flours: Starter robustness, technological and nutritional implications, potential of the bread and pasta... by Marco Montemurro, Giuseppe Perri, Michela Verni, Erica Pontonio, Carlo Giuseppe Rizzello

“…To ensure consistent quality and economic viability in industrial applications, the study suggests using freeze-drying or refrigeration to stabilize Type-II legume sourdough as a natural starter. This method, combined with five cycles of back-slopping propagation, could provide a robust solution for maintaining the nutritional and functional properties of fermented products.…”
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Recipe for Success: Suggestions and Recommendations for the Isolation and Characterisation of Bacteriocins by Ellen Twomey, Colin Hill, Des Field, Máire Begley

“…Although only two peptides have been approved for use as natural preservatives foods, current research is focusing on expanding their application as potential therapeutics against clinical pathogens. …”
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Free Vibration Analysis of Rotating Pretwisted Functionally Graded Sandwich Blades by L. T. Liu, Y. X. Hao, W. Zhang, J. Chen

“…The mode shapes are expanded in terms of two-dimensional algebraic polynomials in the Rayleigh–Ritz method, and the static and dynamic natural frequencies of the blade are obtained. The convergence analysis is studied, and the accuracy of the proposed model is verified by comparing with the literature results and ANSYS data. …”
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LA GRANDEZA DE ATENAS Y EL PROBLEMA DE LA PAZ EN ISÓCRATES by Antonio Hermosa Andújar

“…El presente trabajo se pregunta por la supuestamente natural correlación entre libertad y paz, dos de los valores supremos para la convivencia tanto estatal como interestatal (y con ello por la coherencia normativa de los mismos). …”
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