Robust Optimal Design of a Nonlinear Dynamic Vibration Absorber Combining Sensitivity Analysis by R.A. Borges, A.M.G. de Lima, V. Steffen Jr.

“…They have been used in several engineering applications, such as ships, power lines, aeronautic structures, civil engineering constructions subjected to seismic induced excitations, compressor systems, etc. …”
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Genomic Insights Into Red Squirrels in Scotland Reveal Loss of Heterozygosity Associated With Extreme Founder Effects by Melissa M. Marr, Emily Humble, Peter W. W. Lurz, Liam A. Wilson, Elspeth Milne, Katie M. Beckmann, Jeffrey Schoenebeck, Uva‐Yu‐Yan Fung, Andrew C. Kitchener, Kenny Kortland, Colin Edwards, Rob Ogden

“…Scotland represents a key stronghold, but Scottish populations have been subjected to intense anthropogenic influence, including widespread extirpations, reintroductions and competition from an invasive species. …”
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Aromatic Amino Acid Mutagenesis at the Substrate Binding Pocket of Yarrowia lipolytica Lipase Lip2 Affects Its Activity and Thermostability by Guilong Wang, Zimin Liu, Li Xu, Yunjun Yan

“…By contrast, there are two amino acid residues (V94 and I100) with significant difference in the substrate binding pocket of YLLip2; they were subjected to site-directed mutagenesis (SDM) to introduce aromatic amino acid mutations. …”
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Packaging of organic food—the dilemma of consumers’ internal and external motives by Olena Nifatova, Olena Nifatova, Kseniia Bliumska-Danko, Kseniia Bliumska-Danko, Sandra Charreire-Petit, Yuriy Danko

“…However, organic packaging can be an indicator of external (altruistic) consumer motives, subject to the limitations that organic packaging is less related to health care and more to altruistic motives. …”
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Integrated coastal zone management with a good governance approach (Kish Island case example) by Abbas Ladani, Ahmad Pour Ahmad, Karamatollah Ziyari, Rahmatollah Farhoudi, Saeed Zanganeh Shahraki

“…To accomplish these goals, firstly, by explaining the subject literature and reviewing the research background, an integrated coastal zone management model with a good governance approach was presented. …”
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On the enhancement of estimator efficiency of population variance through stratification, transformation, and formulation with application to COVID-19 data by Hameed Ali, Zafar Mahmood, T.H. AlAbdulaal

“…This work introduces a novel data-driven machine learning algorithm aiming stratification problem, formally based on subjective approach. The development of efficient variance estimators of finite population and the exploration of using various transformation to auxiliary variable on precision enhancement of variance estimators is also under consideration in this research. …”
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Validation of the Persian Translation of the Swallowing Disturbance Questionnaire in Parkinson’s Disease Patients by Ali Rajaei, S. Abolfazl Azargoon, Mohammad Hussein Nilforoush, Ebrahim Barzegar Bafrooei, Fereshteh Ashtari, Ahmad Chitsaz

“…Further evaluation of SDQ-P in larger subject population would be suggested.…”
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Gaining Surgical Access for Repositioning the Inferior Alveolar Neurovascular Bundle by Saif Yousif Abdullah Al-Siweedi, P. Nambiar, P. Shanmuhasuntharam, W. C. Ngeow

“…Predictor variables were age, ethnicity, and gender of subjects. Apicobasal assessment of the canal reveals that it is curving downward towards the inferior mandibular border until 20 mm (D3) distal to the mental foramen where it then curves upwards, making an elliptic-arc curve. …”
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Antiproliferative and genotoxic potential of xanthen-3-one derivatives by Veljović Elma, Špirtović-Halilović Selma, Muratović Samija, Osmanović Amar, Haverić Sanin, Haverić Anja, Hadžić Maida, Salihović Mirsada, Malenica Maja, Šapčanin Aida, Završnik Davorka

“…The most potent compounds were subjected to molecular docking simulations in order to analyse bindings to molecular targets and, at the same time, further support the results of experimental cytotoxic tests. …”
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Working animal welfare and their multidimensional roles on livelihood improvement in Ethiopia: A systematic review and meta-analysis by Getasew Daru Tariku, Tarekegn Derbib Biza, Senait Kehali Tesfaye, Sinkie Alemu Kebede

“…A lack of medical care was also highlighted with animals afforded limited access to feed and water, subjected to regular physical abuse, and deprived of access to shelter. …”
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Regularised Model Identification Improves Accuracy of Multisensor Systems for Noninvasive Continuous Glucose Monitoring in Diabetes Management by Mattia Zanon, Giovanni Sparacino, Andrea Facchinetti, Mark S. Talary, Andreas Caduff, Claudio Cobelli

“…In this work, by exploiting a dataset of 45 experimental sessions acquired in diabetic subjects, we show that regularisation-based techniques for the identification of the model, such as the least absolute shrinkage and selection operator (better known as LASSO), Ridge regression, and Elastic-Net regression, improve the accuracy of glucose estimates with respect to techniques, such as partial least squares regression, previously used in the literature. …”
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Risk of Atherosclerosis and Helicobacter pylori Infection according to CD14 Promotor Polymorphism in Healthy Korean Population by Sung-Goo Kang, Woo Chul Chung, Sang-Wook Song, Kyu Re Joo, Hyewon Lee, Donghoon Kang, Joune Seup Lee, Kang-Moon Lee

“…As for HDL cholesterol level, there were significant differences among the three genotypes (P<0.01). In subjects with H. pylori infection, no significant differences were observed between specific genotypes of CD14 gene and the risk factors of atherosclerosis. …”
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Effect of Simvastatin and Atorvastatin on Serum Vitamin D and Bone Mineral Density in Hypercholesterolemic Patients: A Cross-Sectional Study by Abrar Thabit, Abdullah Alhifany, Razan Alsheikh, Sameh Namnqani, Ameen Al-Mohammadi, Soha Elmorsy, Mohammed Qari, Mohammed Ardawi

“…This is a randomized, cross-sectional comparative study. Subjects were divided into two groups, hypercholesterolemic participants taking simvastatin or atorvastatin as the study group and a matched control group not taking statins. …”
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Dual Wavelength RP-HPLC Method for Simultaneous Determination of Two Antispasmodic Drugs: An Application in Pharmaceutical and Human Serum by Najmul Hasan, Mathurot Chaiharn, Sauleha Khan, Hira Khalid, Nawab Sher, Farhan Ahmed Siddiqui, Muhammad Zain Siddiqui

“…Mobile phase ingredients consist of Acetonitrile : buffer : sulfuric acid 0.1 M (50 : 50 : 0.3 v/v/v), at flow rate 1.0 mL/min using a Hibar μBondapak ODS C18 column monitored at dual wavelength of 266 nm and 205 nm for phloroglucinol and trimethylphloroglucinol, respectively. The drugs were subjected to stress conditions of hydrolysis (oxidation, base, acid, and thermal degradation). …”
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Depression-induced changes in directed functional brain networks: A source-space resting-state EEG study by Zhongwen Jia, Lihan Tang, Jidong Lv, Linhong Deng, Ling Zou

“…Compared to healthy controls, we observed an increased intensity of PTE information flow between the left and right hemispheres in the theta and alpha frequency bands in depressed subjects. The intensity of information flow between anterior and posterior regions within each hemisphere was reduced. …”
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Case report: Single infusion of combined anti-CD20 and anti-CD38 monoclonal antibodies in pediatric refractory lupus nephritis by Decimo Silvio Chiarenza, Raul Mancini, Carolina Bigatti, Carolina Bigatti, Gianluca Caridi, Alessandro Consolaro, Alessandro Consolaro, Valentina Natoli, Valentina Natoli, Gabriele Mortari, Xhuliana Kajana, Francesca Lugani, Marco Gattorno, Marco Gattorno, Gian Marco Ghiggeri, Edoardo La Porta, Gabriele Gaggero, Enrico E. Verrina, Andrea Angeletti

“…However, a subset of subjects remains refractory. Recent findings suggested the efficacy of targeting CD38-long-lived plasma cells in LN and SLE refractory to standard treatment. …”
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Improving Vision-Based Motor Rehabilitation Interactive Systems for Users with Disabilities Using Mirror Feedback by Antoni Jaume-i-Capó, Pau Martínez-Bueso, Biel Moyà-Alcover, Javier Varona

“…We conducted a user study by using a previously evaluated system that improved the balance and postural control of adults with cerebral palsy. We used a within-subjects design with the two defined feedback conditions (mirror and no-mirror) with two different groups of users (8 with disabilities and 32 without disabilities) using usability measures (time-to-start (Ts) and time-to-complete (Tc)). …”
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Study on the Coarsening Behavior of Interphase Precipitates and Random Precipitates in Steel Under the High-Temperature Environment of Fire by Jinghua Cong, Yongzhe Yang, Haibin Zhu, Xueliang Shang, Hongyu Wu, Zhendong Song, Xuemin Wang, Xiangyu Xu

“…This study developed a novel heat treatment protocol to concurrently achieve both interphase precipitation and random precipitation. Samples were subjected to isothermal treatments at various temperatures and durations, while techniques such as scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM) were employed to thoroughly analyze the coarsening behavior of the two types of precipitate and reveal their thermal stability differences. …”
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Nutritional Value and Utilization of Yams (Dioscorea steriscus) by Residents of Bindura Town High Density Suburbs, Zimbabwe by S. Washaya, J. F. Mupangwa, E. Muranda

“…A multistage sampling procedure was used to select respondents. Data were subjected to Chi-square, logistic regression, and correlation to determine the effects of demographic determinants on utilization of D. steriscus. …”
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The Effectiveness of Teaching Parenting Styles Based on Nahj al-Balaghah on Behavioral Outcomes in Students by Naser Askarpour, Mina Abadeh, Sara Nabavi, Marzieh Shahabinejad, Eshrat Karimi Afshar, Zahra Naghsh

“…The data was collected through a questionnaire examining behavioral consequences and subjected to statistical analysis of covariance. Results: The findings indicate that the instruction of parenting styles based on Nahj al-Balaghah exerts a positive influence on the behavioral outcomes of students. …”
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