The Challenges of Gender Diversity in Boards of Directors: An Australian Study with Global Implications by Suzanne Young, Karen Farquharson, Daswin De Silva, Paul Mather

“…In‐depth interviews are conducted of those with first‐hand experience of board appointments, followed by the thematic analysis and the application of natural language processing techniques to identify emotions and sentiment associated with these themes. …”
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Behavior of Listeria innocua Strains Under Pressure Treatment – Inactivation and Sublethal Injury by Justyna Nasiłowska, Barbara Sokołowska, Monika Fonberg-Broczek

“…Changes within the population assessed by plating count methods of both L. innocua strains suspended in a buffer pH 4.0 were more noticeable than in the natural beetroot juice environment. In beetroot juice the lethal effect was reported after 1 min of pressure treatment at 400 MPa for the collection strain. …”
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Allergen Induced Increase in Nonallergic Airway Responsiveness: A Citation Classic Revisited by Donald W Cockcroft

“…The objective was to study formally Dr Altounyan's observation that patients with asthma showed increases in airway responsiveness at the times of natural allergen exposure during pollen season. Thirteen atopic patients with asthma were studied over two days, following inhalation of diluent (control) and following doubling amounts of an allergen solution at 10-min intervals until forced expiration volume in 1 s fell by 20%. …”
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Exploring psychological dimensions of augmented reality in education: a study on learning motivation and achievement in museums by Anping Cheng, Weiru Zhang, Anran Feng, Yunmengru Wu, Wanjun Li

“…A quantitative research study was carried out, encompassing a survey of 266 visitors at the Wuhan Natural History Museum. Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modeling (PLS-SEM) was employed as the analytical tool to validate the proposed model. …”
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Experimental Assessment of Energy-Ecological Parameters of Biogas-Powered Tractor Within Circular Economy by Andrzej Kuranc, Sebastian Bawej, Tomasz Słowik, Branislav Šarkan, Agnieszka Dudziak, Grzegorz Zając, Francesco Paciolla, Simone Pascuzzi, Katarzyna Łyp-Wrońska

“…This study aimed to evaluate the energy-ecological parameters of the MP tractor (T6.180 Methane Power) powered by Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) in comparison to its structurally identical counterpart fueled by Diesel (T6.180 Electro Command). …”
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Analysis and Study on Bending Vibration Frequency of New Corrugated Steel Web Composite Box Girder by Xiaomeng Zang, Genhui Wang, Zichen Zhang

“…In order to accurately analyze the bending vibration frequency of the new composite box girder, the effects of web folding effect, shear lag, and shear deformation are comprehensively considered in this paper, and the elastic control differential equation and natural boundary conditions of the composite box girder are established by using the Hamilton principle. …”
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Cooperative Localization of Multi-UAVs via Dynamic Nonparametric Belief Propagation under GPS Signal Loss Condition by Jiuqing Wan, Liping Zhong, Fan Zhang

“…Specifically, we propose a dynamic Nonparametric Belief Propagation (dNBP) algorithm to calculate the posterior distribution of UAV's position conditioned on all observations made in the whole UAVs group. The dNBP is a natural combination of NBP with particle filtering, suitable for treating with the nonlinear model and highly non-Gaussian distributions arising in our application. …”
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Digital watermarking method based on context word prediction and window compression coding by Lingyun XIANG, Minghao HUANG, Chenling ZHANG, Chunfang YANG

“…To address the problems of limited number of substitutable words and low watermark extraction efficiency in the existing natural language digital watermarking methods, a creative method based on context word prediction and window compression coding was proposed.Firstly, the contextual semantic features of each word in the original text were automatically learned through a neural network language model, and then the candidate word set for each word was predicted, thus the number of substitutable words that could be utilized for carrying watermark information was expanded.Meanwhile, considering the difference of the semantic impact caused by the substitutions of candidate words at different positions, the watermark information was embedded into each window containing several words, and the selection of candidate words for watermark embedding was optimized by the similarity between sentences before and after performing word substitutions.Finally, a semantic-independent window compression coding method was proposed, which encoded each window as appointed watermark information in terms of the character information of words contained in the window.So that during watermark extraction, the dependence on the original context at the position of word substitution was eliminated.The experimental results show that the proposed method greatly improves the watermark extraction efficiency with high embedding capacity and text quality.…”
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Phytochemicals Mediated Remediation of Neurotoxicity Induced by Heavy Metals by Vivek Kumar Gupta, Shweta Singh, Anju Agrawal, Nikhat Jamal Siddiqi, Bechan Sharma

“…This mini review summarizes the current knowledge available on the protective role of varied natural products isolated from different herbs/plants in imparting protection against heavy metals (cadmium, lead, arsenic, and mercury) mediated neurotoxicity.…”
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Analysis of Modal and Vibration Response of Gearbox of Urban Rail Train by Chen Zhongwei, 2Lu Ning, Yang Jianwei

“…The results show that the theoretical and the natural frequency and modal test results similar formation to verify the validity of the modal obtained by the finite element method,the modal analysis and the results should be displayed to adjust the gear mesh frequency to avoid resonance frequency by adjusting the number of teeth or motor frequency. …”
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Superstar of the Sloan Minority Ph.D. Program by Ted Greenwood

“…Program, to increase the number of underrepresented minority students earning Ph.D.s in natural sciences, engineering and mathematics (SEM). …”
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Understanding intercultural virtual exchange through a translanguaging lens in Chinese as a foreign language by Guo Zhiyan, Xu Xinyue

“…From a translanguaging perspective, naturally occurring online conversations between intercultural interlocutors were investigated through the method of multimodal conversation analysis (MCA). …”
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Brassinosteroids Render Cell Walls Softer but Less Extensible in Growing Arabidopsis Hypocotyls by Dmitry V. Suslov, Alexandra N. Ivanova, Daria Balcerowicz, Mariia S. Tarasova, Nuria K. Koteyeva, Kris Vissenberg

“…We used the creep method, in which isolated cell walls are extended under a constant load and their time-dependent deformation (creep) is recorded to reveal the biophysical basis of growth inhibition of <i>Arabidopsis thaliana</i> hypocotyls in the presence of 24-epibrassinolide (EBL), one of the most active natural brassinosteroids. We found that EBL rendered the walls of hypocotyl cells softer, i.e., more deformable under mechanical force, which was revealed using heat-inactivated cell walls to eliminate endogenous activities of cell-wall-loosening/tightening proteins. …”
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Herbal Mouthwash Containing Extracts of Baccharis dracunculifolia as Agent for the Control of Biofilm: Clinical Evaluation in Humans by Vinícius Pedrazzi, Mateus Freire Leite, Reisla Cristina Tavares, Sandra Sato, Glauce Crivelaro do Nascimento, João Paulo Mardegan Issa

“…This randomized controlled trial evaluated the efficacy of B. dracunculifolia in the reduction of dental biofilm, comparing this natural product with other mouthwashes already known in the dental market. …”
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ROSA/LSTF Tests and RELAP5 Posttest Analyses for PWR Safety System Using Steam Generator Secondary-Side Depressurization against Effects of Release of Nitrogen Gas Dissolved in Acc... by Takeshi Takeda, Akira Ohnuki, Daisuke Kanamori, Iwao Ohtsu

“…No core uncovery and heatup took place because of the ACC coolant injection and two-phase natural circulation. Long-term core cooling was ensured by the actuation of low-pressure injection system. …”
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Fibrin Gel as an Injectable Biodegradable Scaffold and Cell Carrier for Tissue Engineering by Yuting Li, Hao Meng, Yuan Liu, Bruce P. Lee

“…Additionally, fibrin gel mimics the natural blood-clotting process and self-assembles into a polymer network. …”
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Vibration Excitation and Control of a Pedestrian Walkway by Individuals and Crowds by James Mark William Brownjohn, Tao Neng Fu

“…Following finite element modeling and experimental modal analysis to identify the low frequency vibration modes likely to be excited by normal walking, the variation of response with pedestrian density and of system damping and natural frequency with occupancy by stationary pedestrians were both studied. …”
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Cloud-Integrated Meteorological Parameter Prediction by Leveraging Multivariate Statistical Time Series and GANs by Archana Rout, Biswa Ranjan Senapati, Debahuti Mishra

“…Meteorological parameters are increasingly influenced by unsustainable development and environmental pollution, contributing to the rising frequency of natural calamities. Accurate prediction of these parameters is crucial for prevention. …”
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Machine learning for predicting strength properties of waste iron slag concrete by Matiur Rahman Raju, Syed Ishtiaq Ahmad, Md Mehedi Hasan, Noor Md. Sadiqul Hasan, Md Monirul Islam, Md. Abdul Basit, Ishraq Tasnim Hossain, Saif Ahmed Santo, Md Shahrior Alam, Mahfuzur Rahman

“…This study investigates the utilization of waste iron slag (WIS) as a sustainable alternative in concrete production to reduce environmental impact and preserve natural resources. The experimental investigation of WIS-incorporated concrete focused on compressive and tensile strength with machine learning (ML) models for prediction. …”
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Exploring the Evolution and Diverse Applications of Immobilized Glucose Oxidase: A Comprehensive Review by G. Sreenivasulu, R.Ramakoteswara Rao

“…The widespread applications of glucose oxidase have garnered significant attention across diverse industries such as chemical, pharmaceutical, food and beverage, clinical chemistry, biotechnology, and others. This enzyme is naturally produced by certain species of fungi and insects and exhibits antibacterial properties in the presence of oxygen and glucose. …”
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