An Evolutionary Game Model of a Regional Logistics Service Supply Chain Complex Network in a Blockchain Environment by Guangsheng Zhang, Zhaomin Zhang

“…Blockchain technology offers a novel solution to address the issue of information silos present in the complex network system of regional logistics service supply chains. …”
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Maternal obesity increases hypothalamic miR-505-5p expression in mouse offspring leading to altered fatty acid sensing and increased intake of high-fat food. by Laura Dearden, Isadora C Furigo, Lucas C Pantaleão, L W P Wong, Denise S Fernandez-Twinn, Juliana de Almeida-Faria, Katherine A Kentistou, Maria V Carreira, Guillaume Bidault, Antonio Vidal-Puig, Ken K Ong, John R B Perry, Jose Donato, Susan E Ozanne

“…This study identifies a novel mechanism by which maternal obesity programs obesity in offspring via increased intake of high-fat foods.…”
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"I Fregi del Ceppo”: when artificial intelligence and geomatics meet theatre by Pietro Bartolini, Alessandro Conti, Lidia Fiorini, Grazia Tucci

“…Body scans, motion tracking, and emotion recognition enable new storytelling methods, while virtual characters and avatars allow performers to explore identity and interaction in novel ways. The fusion of AI with performance art is pushing the boundaries of creativity, generating dialogues, analysing performances, and enabling real-time interaction with human actors. …”
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Unequal loss protection scheme using a quality prediction model in a Wi-Fi broadcasting system by Dong Hyun Kim, Jong Deok Kim

“…The proposed unequal loss protection algorithm adopts a novel approach by adding forward error correction packets to every transmission frame while considering frame loss. …”
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A Universal MDO Framework Based on the Adaptive Discipline Surrogate Model by Hua Su, Chun-lin Gong, Liang-xian Gu

“…To reduce the computing cost and improve solving environment of the traditional MDO solution method, this article introduces a novel universal MDO framework based on the support of adaptive discipline surrogate model with asymptotical correction by discriminative sampling. …”
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PEDOT:PSS polymer functionalized carbon nanotubes integrated with graphene oxide and titanium dioxide counter electrode for dye-sensitized solar cells by A M Mahmudul Hasan, Md. Abu Bin Hasan Susan

“…This study aims at developing platinum-free dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs). A novel quaternary composite comprising conductive Poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene): polystyrene sulfonate (PEDOT:PSS) functionalized multiwalled carbon nanotube (f-MWCNT), nitrogen-doped reduced graphene oxide (Nr-GO), and titanium dioxide (TiO2) has been presented as a cost-efficient counter electrode (CE) of DSSC. …”
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Effect of Storage and Processing Methods on the Aroma of Edible Flowers: A Review (Chinese and English versions) by LIANG Zi-jian, YANG Jing-wen, FANG Zhong-xiang

“…To maintain the original volatile profile, novel extraction technologies such as large-scale headspace collection and condensation processing have been developed and used in recent years. …”
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A Review on the Effect of Various Chemical Treatments on the Mechanical Properties of Renewable Fiber-Reinforced Composites by M. Aravindh, S. Sathish, R. Ranga Raj, Alagar Karthick, V. Mohanavel, Pravin P. Patil, M. Muhibbullah, Sameh M. Osman

“…A lot of research has been performed on physical and mechanical properties of natural fiber composite. Properties of such novel composite mainly depend on adhesion between fiber and matrices. …”
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Evaluation of a modified venous excess ultrasound (VExUS) protocol for estimation of venous congestion: a cohort study by Katharine C. Martin, Edward A. Gill, Ivor J. Douglas, August A. Longino

“…Venous Excess Ultrasound Score (VExUS) is a novel ultrasound protocol for to assessment of venous congestion using the inferior vena cava, hepatic, portal and renal veins. …”
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Investigation of the Proliferation, Apoptosis/Necrosis, and Cell Cycle Phases in Several Human Multiple Myeloma Cell Lines. Comparison of Viscum album QuFrF Extract with Vincristin... by Eva Kovacs

“…These findings indicate that VAQuFrF extract could be a novel drug in the treatment of multiple myeloma.…”
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miR-29c Inhibits Renal Interstitial Fibrotic Proliferative Properties through PI3K-AKT Pathway by Weifeng Feng, Huijun Xie, Jiong Li, Xianxin Yan, Shiping Zhu, Shengyun Sun

“…These findings revealed a novel mechanism by which miR29c inhibits the proliferation of renal interstitial fibrotic cultures by downregulating the PI3k-Akt pathway, which is controlled by TGF-β1.…”
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Inotodiol induces hepatocellular carcinoma apoptosis by activation of MAPK/ERK pathway. by Yushuang Xing, Di Jia, Xinping Zhu, Jialu Yang, Zhipeng Gao, Nana Meng, Haohao Xu, Mengxiao Wang, Shijun Chang, Mingqian Zhao, Shanbo Zhang, Zichen Mu, Qiang Tang, Weiming Zhao

“…Chemicals and chemotherapeutic agents have been experiencing problems such as side effects and drug resistance in the treatment of HCC, which cannot meet the needs of clinical treatment. Therefore, finding novel low-toxicity and high-efficiency anti-hepatocellular carcinoma drugs and exploring their mechanisms of action have become the current problems to be solved in the treatment of HCC. …”
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Path Planning Optimization of Smart Vehicle With Fast Converging Distance-Dependent PSO Algorithm by Muhammad Haris, Haewoon Nam

“…This paper proposed a novel strategy called the Distance-Dependent Sigmoidal Inertia Weight PSO (DSI-PSO) algorithm to address slow convergence in path planning optimization. …”
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An Indoor Vehicle-in-the-Loop Simulation Platform Testing Method for Autonomous Emergency Braking by Ying Gao, Xiangmo Zhao, Zhigang Xu, Jingjun Cheng, Wenwei Wang

“…This study developed a novel indoor AV-in-the-loop (AVIL) simulation platform based on Client-Server (C/S) architecture for real full-scale AV testing. …”
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Lifting-Based Fractional Wavelet Filter: Energy-Efficient DWT Architecture for Low-Cost Wearable Sensors by Mohd Tausif, Ekram Khan, Mohd Hasan, Martin Reisslein

“…This paper proposes and evaluates the LFrWF, a novel lifting-based architecture to compute the discrete wavelet transform (DWT) of images using the fractional wavelet filter (FrWF). …”
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The Economics of Immortality: The Demi-Immortal Oriental, Enlightenment Vitalism, and Political Economy in Dracula by J. Jeffrey Franklin

“…Finally, I will delineate a counter-argument, both to my own preceding argument and to that most common among criticisms of the novel, that Dracula, far from being the anti-capitalist anti-Christ, is at once both more spiritual and truer to laissez-faire economics than the vampire slayers who purportedly defend those very values.…”
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Gamma-Glutamyl Transpeptidase-to-Platelet Ratio Predicts Significant Liver Fibrosis of Chronic Hepatitis B Patients in China by Tianyi Ren, Huan Wang, Ruihong Wu, Junqi Niu

“…We want to investigate whether a novel noninvasive marker is suitable for Chinese CHB patients. …”
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An Optimized Deep-Learning-Based Network with an Attention Module for Efficient Fire Detection by Muhammad Altaf, Muhammad Yasir, Naqqash Dilshad, Wooseong Kim

“…Therefore, this study develops a novel framework for accurate fire detection, especially in challenging environments, focusing on two distinct phases: preprocessing and model initializing. …”
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IMTLM-Net: improved multi-task transformer based on localization mechanism network for handwritten English text recognition by Qianfeng Zhang, Feng Liu, Wanru Song

“…To address the above issue, on the one hand, this paper extends the existing dataset and introduces hyphenated data annotation to provide data support for improving the robustness and discrimination of the model; on the other hand, a novel framework named Improved Multi-task Transformer based on Localization Mechanism Network (IMTLM-Net) is proposed for handwritten English text recognition. …”
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What was Killing Babies in Rostock? An Investigation of Infant Mortality Using Individual-Level Cause-of-Death Data, 1800–1904 by Michael Mühlichen, Laura Ann Cilek

“…Based on unique individual-level church records from Rostock's largest inner-city parish, St. Jakobi, we apply the novel ICD10h coding system for the first time to the German context. …”
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