Comparative study of functional indicators in swimming and volleyball by Wissam Sahib Hassn, Haidar Majeeid Hameeid, Ali Mohammed Talib

“… This study aimed to identify various functional indicators relevant to swimming clubs and volleyball players, and also to compare selected functional indicators between athletes engaged in swimming and volleyball. The researchers employed the descriptive method within the framework of comparative studies. …”
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Decoupling of muscle‐tendon unit and fascicle velocity contributes to the in vivo stretch‐shortening cycle effect in the male human triceps surae muscle by Denis Holzer, Daniel Hahn, Ansgar Schwirtz, Tobias Siebert, Wolfgang Seiberl

“…In general, muscle‐tendon unit (MTU), muscle belly, muscle fascicle, and tendon length changes can be decoupled during contraction, which affects force generation and elastic recoil. We researched whether MTU decoupling contributes to the SSC‐effect. …”
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A Real-Time Train Timetable Rescheduling Method Based on Deep Learning for Metro Systems Energy Optimization under Random Disturbances by Jinlin Liao, Feng Zhang, Shiwen Zhang, Cheng Gong

“…Considering that uncertain dwell disturbances often occur at metro stations, researchers have proposed many methods for solving the train timetable rescheduling (TTR) problem. …”
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Dynamic characteristics and safe operation speed threshold of metro train passing through curved bridge considering resilient wheel by Yuexing Wu, Qianhua Pu, Zhaowei Chen, Xinmin Hong, Xinzhong Wang

“…Then, the vehicle–bridge coupled dynamic characteristics under the excitation of long-short wave track irregularity are researched. Finally, from the perspective of dynamics, the safe operating speed threshold of metro trains passing through curved bridge considering resilient wheels (RW) is discussed. …”
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Revolutionizing Education with Artificial Intelligence (AI)? Challenges, and Implications for Open and Distance Learning (ODL) by Mohd Rushidi Mohd Amin, Ismaanzira Ismail, Vinesh Maran Sivakumaran

“…By exploring these facets, educators, policymakers, and researchers gain valuable insights into mitigating risks and ensuring responsible AI deployment in ODL. …”
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Discourse Analysis of Nature Conservation Policies in Africa: a Beninese Case Study by Fanny Pochet

“…Political ecology studies the relationship between nature and society, a complex issue that has been explored in the African context by many of its researchers over the past few decades. Applied to the field of conservation, this approach provides a way to highlight the social and political processes inherent to the understanding of biodiversity conservation and its implementation, the creation of protected areas. …”
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Cytokines and Cytokine Profiles in Human Autoimmune Diseases and Animal Models of Autoimmunity by Manfred Kunz, Saleh M. Ibrahim

“…In systemic lupus erythematosus, a so-called interferon signature has been identified. In psoriasis, researchers found a particular immune signalling cluster. …”
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EFFECTS OF COGNITIVE READING STRATEGY TRAINING ON READING PERFORMANCE OF EFL STUDENTS: A CASE OF A HIGH SCHOOL IN VIETNAM by Lạc Minh Thư, Khâu Hoàng Anh, Nguyễn Thị Phương Nam

“…For years, various researches have been conducted to test the effectiveness of students' using cognitive reading strategies and of teachers’ reading strategy instruction to improve students’ performance in class. …”
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Ninety days of solitary confinement: Prison experience of the 'pervodumtsy' (First Duma deputies) convicted of signing the Vyborg Appeal by D.M. Usmanova, S.V. Shebalkov

“…The paper analyzes the little-researched problem of prison experience of the First Duma deputies (“pervodumtsy”) who were penalized in 1907 for signing the Vyborg Appeal. …”
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Biogenic Synthesis of Copper and Silver Nanoparticles Using Green Alga Botryococcus braunii and Its Antimicrobial Activity by Anju Arya, Khushbu Gupta, Tejpal Singh Chundawat, Dipti Vaya

“…The spread of infectious diseases and the increase in the drug resistance among microbes has forced the researchers to synthesize biologically active nanoparticles. …”
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Design and mechanical analysis of a novel modular bionic earthworm robot with upright functionality by Shufeng Tang, Jianan Yao, Yue Yu

“…Abstract With the escalating demand for exploration within confined spaces, bionic design methodologies have attracted considerable attention from researchers, primarily due to the intrinsic limitations of human access to hazardous environments. …”
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The 2020 IDS Release of the Antwerp COR*-Database. Evaluation, Development and Transformation of a Pre-Existing Database by Sam Jenkinson, Francisco Anguita, Diogo Paiva, Hideko Matsuo, Koen Matthijs

“…The Antwerp COR*-IDS database 2020 is a transformed and harmonized historical demographic database in a cross-nationally comparable format designed to be open and easy to use for international researchers. The database is constructed from the 2010 release of the Antwerp COR*-historical demographic database, which was created using a letter sample of the whole district of Antwerp (Flanders, Belgium). …”
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Complexity: a new paradigm for fracture mechanics by S. Puzzi, A. Carpinteri

“…The so-called Complexity Sciences are a topic of fast growing interest inside the scientific community. Actually, researchers did not come to a definition of complexity, since it manifests itself in so many different ways [1]. …”
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The Optimal Intervention Time of Bone Marrow Mesenchymal Stem Cells in Ameliorating Cardiac Fibrosis Induced by Viral Myocarditis: A Randomized Controlled Trial in Mice by Tingting Wu, Yuan Xie, Jing Huang, Ping Li, Xuliang Wang, Yaoyao Yan, Tianhe Xia, Lei Li, Feng Zhu, Hao Li, Rongzhou Wu

“…Nevertheless, there are few researches focused on the application of BMSCs in treating viral myocarditis, not to mention its optimal intervention timer potential mechanisms. …”
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A Novel Numerical Technique for Fractional Ordinary Differential Equations with Proportional Delay by Muhammad Imran Liaqat, Adnan Khan, Ali Akgül, Md. Shajib Ali

“…Some researchers have combined two powerful techniques to establish a new method for solving fractional-order differential equations. …”
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Unsupervised Anomaly Detection With Variational Autoencoders Applied to Full‐Disk Solar Images by Marius Giger, André Csillaghy

“…A common challenge for researchers in space weather is the sparsity of annotations in many of the available data sets, which are either unlabeled or have ambiguous labels. …”
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Effects of housing conditions on health and gut microbiome of female cynomolgus monkeys and improvement of welfare by checking menstruation under socially housed condition by Yunpeng Yang, Yong Lu, Changshan Gao, Yanhong Nie, Hongfei Wang, Yufei Huang, Haiyan Dong, Qiang Sun

“…Laboratory non-human primates (NHPs) are commonly subjected to social deprivation in various scientific researches. However, the impact of social deprivation on gut microbiome remains largely unknown. …”
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The Laboratory Diagnosis of Hepatitis B Virus by Mel Krajden, Gail McNabb, Martin Petric

“…Given the multitude of available tests and the complexity of clinical management, there is a critical need for greater coordination among clinicians, diagnostic laboratory personnel and researchers to define optimal laboratory diagnostic and monitoring assays so that the appropriate tests are used to maximize prevention and optimize treatment outcomes.…”
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Preparation of Politechnic Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin (PSMZA) Lecturers in Facing The Industrial Revolution Flow 4.0 by Raja Noor Alina Binti Raja Ali, Mastura Binti Ibrahim

“…Some previous reports were reviewed through findings from the conference and journal, identified as a literature review, data were collected and analyzed using a matrix table. Researchers suggested that polytechnic management set the strategy by increasing the training and seminars on the Industrial Revolution 4.0 and taking other effective measures to ensure that lecturers are prepared to take on the challenge. …”
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Developing and validating a scale of empowerment in using artificial intelligence for problem-solving for senior secondary and university students by Siu Cheung Kong, Jinyu Zhu, Yin Nicole Yang

“…This study presents a valid instrument for researchers and practitioners to measure empowerment in using AI for problem-solving and informs AI literacy curriculum designers about including learning activities to help students realise its impact, self-efficacy, and meaningfulness.…”
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