Bias Calibration of Optically Pumped Magnetometers Based on Variable Sensitivity by Jieya Chen, Chaofeng Ye, Xingshen Hou, Yaqiong Niu, Limin Sun

“…Nonetheless, the bias of the OPM may influence the compensation impact, a subject that remains unexamined. This paper introduced an innovative bias calibration technique for OPMs. …”
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Aerobic Exercise Training Adaptations Are Increased by Postexercise Carbohydrate-Protein Supplementation by Lisa Ferguson-Stegall, Erin McCleave, Zhenping Ding, Phillip G. Doerner III, Yang Liu, Bei Wang, Marin Healy, Maximilian Kleinert, Benjamin Dessard, David G. Lassiter, Lynne Kammer, John L. Ivy

“…Thirty-two untrained subjects cycled 60 min/d, 5 d/wk for 4.5 wks at 75–80% of maximal oxygen consumption (VO2 max). …”
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A Novel Process for Oleacein Production from Olive Leaves Using Freeze Drying Methodology by Christina Koutra, Efi Routsi, Panagiotis Stathopoulos, Eleftherios Kalpoutzakis, Marina Humbert, Olivier Maubert, Alexios-Leandros Skaltsounis

“…This study aimed to overcome these limitations by exploring a novel methodology based on freeze-drying, to facilitate the in situ enzymatic biotransformation of oleuropein into oleacein directly within the plant matrix. Olive leaves were subjected to three drying methods—ambient air drying, microwave drying, and freeze-drying—and their phenolic profiles were analyzed. …”
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Environmental and Climate Change Education in Romania from the Perspective of International and National Strategies in the Field by Gabriela-Alina MUREŞAN, Magdalena DRĂGAN

“…In order to do this, we surveyed the websites of the UN, the EU, the Ministry of Education and Research of Romania, and read the representative documents on the subject, with the aim of situating developments in the field in Romania in a more general framework, and identifying specific national elements. …”
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Transcriptomics-based investigation of resistance differences to swine fever between large white pigs and min pigs by Jia Li, Deming Ren, Xiangxu Meng, Yiyun He, Lixian Wang, Xihui Sheng, Ligang Wang

“…The genetic foundations underlying the observed disease resistance in certain indigenous pig breeds, notably the Min pigs of China, present a compelling underexplored subject of study. Exploring the mechanisms of disease resistance in these breeds could lay the groundwork for genetic improvements in pig immunity, potentially augmenting overall pig productivity. …”
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Tumor Necrosis Factor Alpha Mediates GABAA Receptor Trafficking to the Plasma Membrane of Spinal Cord Neurons In Vivo by Ellen D. Stück, Randolph N. Christensen, J. Russell Huie, C. Amy Tovar, Brandon A. Miller, Yvette S. Nout, Jacqueline C. Bresnahan, Michael S. Beattie, Adam R. Ferguson

“…GABAAR protein levels in membrane fractions of TNFα and vehicle-treated subjects were not significantly different by Western Blot, yet high-resolution quantitative confocal imaging revealed that TNFα induces GABAAR trafficking to synapses in a dose-dependent manner by 60 min. …”
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Dual Mode Sensing with Low-Profile Piezoelectric Thin Wafer Sensors for Steel Bridge Crack Detection and Diagnosis by Lingyu Yu, Sepandarmaz Momeni, Valery Godinez, Victor Giurgiutiu, Paul Ziehl, Jianguo Yu

“…The results in the paper show that such an integration of passive acoustic emission detection with active ultrasonic sensing is a technological leap forward from the current practice of periodic and subjective visual inspection and bridge management based primarily on history of past performance.…”
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Polymorphisms of ACMSD-TMEM163, MCCC1, and BCKDK-STX1B Are Not Associated with Parkinson’s Disease in Taiwan by Kuo-Hsuan Chang, Chiung-Mei Chen, Yi-Chun Chen, Hon-Chung Fung, Yih-Ru Wu

“…Herein, we investigated the effect of top three PD-associated genetic variants related to amino acid catabolism in Caucasians listed on the top risk loci identified by meta-analysis of genome-wide association studies in PDGene database, including aminocarboxymuconate-semialdehyde decarboxylase- (ACMSD-) transmembrane protein 163 (TMEM163) rs6430538, methylcrotonyl-CoA carboxylase 1 (MCCC1) rs12637471, and branched-chain ketoacid dehydrogenase kinase- (BCKDK-) syntaxin 1B (STX1B) rs14235, by genotyping 599 Taiwanese patients with PD and 598 age-matched control subjects. PD patients demonstrate similar allelic and genotypic frequencies in all tested genetic variants. …”
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Aspergillus Thyroiditis: A Complication of Respiratory Tract Infection in an Immunocompromised Patient by Madiha M. Alvi, David S. Meyer, Nicholas J. Hardin, James G. deKay, Annis M. Marney, Matthew P. Gilbert

“…A 59-year-old male with past medical history significant for non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma status after chemotherapy presented with acute onset of neck pain, odynophagia, and dysphagia associated with subjective fever, chills, and dyspnea. Physical findings included a temperature of 38.4°C, hypertension, and tachycardia. …”
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Reorganization of the Action Observation Network and Sensory-Motor System in Children with Unilateral Cerebral Palsy: An fMRI Study by Giuseppina Sgandurra, Laura Biagi, Leonardo Fogassi, Elisa Sicola, Adriano Ferrari, Andrea Guzzetta, Michela Tosetti, Giovanni Cioni

“…These findings indicate that our paradigm might be useful in exploring AON and the response to therapy in UCP subjects.…”
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Evaluation and Application of Surrounding Rock Stability Based on the Improved Weighting Multidimensional Cloud Model by Jing Long Li, Chao Yuan, Bo Zhang, Bin Sui

“…Aiming at the uncertainty in the existing tunnel surrounding rock stability evaluation methods and the inability to make scientific explanations in the process of determining the weights of multiple evaluation indicators, this paper combines subjective weighting based on the nonlinear characteristics of the surrounding rock stability evaluation criteria. …”
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Automotive Electric Power Steering Control With Robust Observer Based Neuroadaptive Type-2 Radial Basis Function Methodology by Abdollah Amirkhani, Masoud Shirzadeh, Jamshid Heydari

“…The dynamics of the AEPS are assumed to be unknown and the system is subjected to certain disturbances. A ST2-RBF system is proposed for approximating the unknown nonlinear functions. …”
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Pathophysiological mechanisms, multidimensional diagnostics and modern therapies of pruritus in pancreatic cancer: review and perspectives by Jagienka Agata Włodyka, Urszula Zelik, Maria Przygoda, Wiktoria Domino, Gabriela Trestka, Sabina Adamczyk, Kamila Stępień, Joanna Śnieżna, Wojciech Florczak, Karol Dzwonnik, Jakub Dziewic

“… Introduction and purpose: Pruritus is a subjective, unpleasant sensation that leads to scratching and significantly impacts the quality of life of patients. …”
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EUROPEAN EXPERIENCE OF FINANCIAL MARKETS REGULATION AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR ITS APPLICATION IN RUSSIA by R. A. Kasyanov

“…Whether the initiative will be successful depends on a number of factors, among them appropriate application of existing regulation models taking into account the following aspects: participation/non-participation of the market and professional community in the regulation; the subject and the field of regulation. Scrutiny of the European regulators active at the level of the European Union, as well as the national experience of the financial regulators of Luxemburg and Belgium gives a better insight into the prospects of the regulatory reform that is supposed to make the future system intelligible, lucid and self-sufficient, which should be reflected in the underlying legislation.…”
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Efficacy of garlic and cinnamon as an alternative to chemotherapeutic agents in controlling Saprolegnia infection in Nile tilapia by Salah M. Aly, Mohamed A. Elatta, Asmaa A. Nasr, Mohamed Fathi

“…Additionally, group 6, subjected to 8.5% cinnamon treatment, exhibited superior hematological parameters when compared to group 7, which received 10% cinnamon treatment. …”
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Mine Waste-Based Next Generation Bricks: A Case Study of Iron Ore Tailings, Red Mudand GGBS Utilization in Bricks by M. Beulah, M. R. Sudhir, Mothi Krishna Mohan, G. Gayathri, Deekshith Jain

“…Utilization of mine wastes as a building material in the construction industry surmises to environmental and sustainable concepts in civil engineering.The potential environmental threat posed by mining wastes, as well as a growing societal awareness of the need to effectively treat mining wastes, has elevated the subject importance.The present research proposes a method of producing bricks that is both cost effective and environmentally benign. …”
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Remaining Useful Life Prediction for Rotating Machinery Based on Optimal Degradation Indicator by Aisong Qin, Qinghua Zhang, Qin Hu, Guoxi Sun, Jun He, Shuiquan Lin

“…However, shortcomings exist in methods of this type; for example, the degradation indicator and the first predicting time (FPT) are selected subjectively, which reduces the prediction accuracy. …”
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Evaluation of the dairy sustainability assessment tool (DSAT) for dairy systems in East Africa by Augustine A. Ayantunde, Asaah Ndambi, Aart van der Linden, Adolfo A. Aranguiz, Hassan Pishgar Komleh, Jan van der Lee

“…Weaknesses were mainly the scoring of indicators, which tends to be subjective and the absence of numerical reference values for indicators. …”
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LİSANSÜSTÜ EĞİTİM PROGRAMLARINA GİRİŞTE LİSANSÜSTÜ EĞİTİMİ GİRİŞ SINAVI (ALES) SONUCUNUN VE DİĞER ÖLÇÜTLERİN KULLANIMINA İLİŞKİN BİR TARAMA by Nükhet ÇIKRIKÇI

“…The findings of this study demonstrate that further researches are necessary in order for a better assessment upon this subject…”
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Therapy of Osteoporosis in Men with Teriparatide by Natalie E. Cusano, Aline G. Costa, Barbara C. Silva, John P. Bilezikian

“…Fracture reduction data in men are less secure because the number of study subjects is small and the studies have not been powered to document this endpoint. …”
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