Feasibility of estimating the percentage of desert pavement using Tasseled Cap Transformation indices extracted from Landsat 8 images by farzaneh Fotouhi Firoozabad, Atefeh jebali

“…Tasseled cap transformation functions were used to present the characteristics of soil brightness, greenness, and moisture in six distinct maps. …”
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Influence of Pt nanoparticles modified by La and Ce oxides on catalytic dehydrocyclization of n-alkanes by A.H. Samia, M.S. Mohammed, S. Faramawy, S.A. Ahmed, H.B. Ahmed

“…Catalytic reforming accounts for a large share of the world’s gasoline production, it is the most important source of aromatics for the petrochemical industry. …”
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The role of medical regulations and medical regulators in fostering the use of eHealth data for strengthened continuing professional development (CPD): a document analysis with key... by Carol Pizzuti, Cristiana Palmieri, Tim Shaw

“…Results The documents analysed do not mention the use of eHealth data for CPD purposes or refer to it only as a potential data source for CPD completion and compliance. Participants corroborated the document analysis results and provided insights into the following themes: context and rationale of current policy choices and future policy development; roles, responsibilities, and functions of relevant medical bodies in fostering the use of eHealth data for strengthened CPD; barriers, challenges, and enablers for implementation. …”
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Analysis of Human Gut Microbiota Enzymes for Biotechnological and Food Industrial Applications by Alfonso Torres-Sánchez, Gracia Luque, Pilar Ortiz, Alicia Ruiz-Rodríguez, Ana López-Moreno, Margarita Aguilera

“…The human gut microbiota is a complex and dynamic ecosystem, recognized for its valuable and wide array of physiological functions. This study investigated the human gut microbiota as a source of enzymes for innovative applications in the biomedicine, bioremediation, and food and feed biotechnological industries by integrating data from combined in silico and in vitro approaches. …”
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Comparison of enrichment methods for efficient nitrogen fixation on a biocathode by Rous, Axel, Santa-Catalina, Gaëlle, Desmond-Le Quémener, Elie, Trably, Eric, Bernet, Nicolas

“…The first enrichment step was specifically designed for the selection of N2-fixing bacteria from soil samples with organic C as electron and carbon source. …”
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Controllable surface carrier type of metal oxide nanocrystals for multifunctional photocatalysis by Han Li, Yingchun Ding, Kaiyi Luo, Qiuping Zhang, Huan Yuan, Shuyan Xu, Ming Xu

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A systematic review of home-based records in maternal and child health for improving informational continuity, health outcomes, and perceived usefulness in low and middle-income co... by Linju Joseph, Anna Lavis, Sheila Greenfield, Dona Boban, Prinu Jose, Panniyammakal Jeemon, Semira Manaseki-Holland

“…The least evaluated function of HBR was information continuity across health care facilities (n = 6). …”
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Biomarkers associated with cell-in-cell structure in kidney renal clear cell carcinoma based on transcriptome sequencing by Zehua Wang, Zhongxiao Zhang

“…Support vector machine-recursive feature elimination (SVM-RFE) and Least Absolute Shrinkage and Selection Operator (LASSO) regression, implemented via the caret and glmnet packages in R, were used to select biomarkers. …”
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Pathology-specific experimental antivenoms for haemotoxic snakebite: The impact of immunogen diversity on the in vitro cross-reactivity and in vivo neutralisation of geographically... by Nessrin Alomran, Jaffer Alsolaiss, Laura-Oana Albulescu, Edouard Crittenden, Robert A Harrison, Stuart Ainsworth, Nicholas R Casewell

“…Two different immunogen mixtures, consisting of seven and twelve haemotoxic venoms sourced from geographically diverse and/or medically important snakes, were used to raise ovine polyclonal antibodies, prior to characterisation of their immunological binding characteristics and in vitro neutralisation profiles against each of the venoms. …”
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Building a Computer Vocational Guidance System for Graduates of Secondary Educational Institutions Based on a Genetic Algorithm by A. P. Sergushicheva, E. N. Davydova

“…As a result of crossing a pair of individuals from the parent population, a descendant is obtained whose chromosome consists of the genes of both parents. The selection of surviving specimens is based on the percentage of success in the development of each of the professions in the list and the fitness function. …”
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Bioactive Compounds and Antioxidant Activity of <i>Boletus edulis</i>, <i>Imleria badia</i>, <i>Leccinum scabrum</i> in the Context of Environmental Conditions and Heavy Metals Bio... by Zofia Sotek, Katarzyna Malinowska, Małgorzata Stasińska, Ireneusz Ochmian

“…From a practical perspective, the results highlight the importance of species selection and sourcing location when considering wild mushrooms for consumption or processing, particularly in the context of nutritional value and contaminant load. …”
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Application of modern agronomic and biotechnological strategies to valorise worldwide globe artichoke (Cynara cardunculus L.) potential - an analytical overview by Aneta Grabowska, Gianluca Caruso, Ali Mehrafarin, Andrzej Kalisz, Robert Gruszecki, Edward Kunicki, Agnieszka Sękara

“…The growing importance of globe artichoke as modern functional food as well as a source of pharmaceuticals has raised new issues that all producers have to face; hence the necessity of contemporaneous development of new centres of production and new technologies application in traditional regions of growing which can complement the global market. …”
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Decellularized Extracellular Matrix as an In Vitro Model to Study the Comprehensive Roles of the ECM in Stem Cell Differentiation by Takashi Hoshiba, Guoping Chen, Chiho Endo, Hiroka Maruyama, Miyuki Wakui, Eri Nemoto, Naoki Kawazoe, Masaru Tanaka

“…Stem cells are a promising cell source for regenerative medicine. Stem cell differentiation must be regulated for applications in regenerative medicine. …”
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Design and Development of an EMG Upper Limb Controlled Prosthesis: A Preliminary Approach by Ricardo Rodrigues, Daniel Miranda, Vitor Carvalho, Demétrio Matos

“…Preliminary results demonstrate reliable detection of muscle contractions (threshold = 7 ADC units, ~34 mV) and motor actuation with a response time of ~150 ms, offering a cost-effective alternative to commercial systems. …”
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PoreWalker: a novel tool for the identification and characterization of channels in transmembrane proteins from their three-dimensional structure. by Marialuisa Pellegrini-Calace, Tim Maiwald, Janet M Thornton

“…Therefore, computational methods which, given a set of 3D coordinates, can automatically identify and describe channels in transmembrane proteins are key tools to provide insights into how they function.Herein we present PoreWalker, a fully automated method, which detects and fully characterises channels in transmembrane proteins from their 3D structures. …”
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Soil lipid analysis by chromatography: A critical review of the current state in sample preparation by Gladys Arteaga-Clemente, María Araceli García-González, Mónica González-González

“…Despite its minor component in soils, the lipid fraction is of particular importance. Its functional diversity offers an inherent diagnostic value regarding soil organic matter, microbial biodiversity and the pedological processes to which the soil is subjected. …”
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A methodology for quantitatively managing the bug fixing process using Mahalanobis Taguchi system by Boby John, R. S. Kadadevarmath

“…The controlling of bug fixing process during the system testing phase of software development life cycle is very important for fixing all the detected bugs within the scheduled time. The presence of open bugs often delays the release of the software or result in releasing the software with compromised functionalities. …”
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FXYD2 marks and regulates maturity of β cells via ion channel-mediated signal transduction by Clarissa Tacto, Meghan Tahbaz, Andrew Salib, Shudi Wang, Fritz Cayabyab, Jinhyuk Choi, Kiyoka Kim, Yu Hamba, Harvey Perez, Paul D. Gershon, Robert Damoiseaux, Tae Gyu Oh, Eiji Yoshihara

“…These results suggest that FXYD2 marks and regulates human β cell maturation via channel-sensing signal transduction and that it can be used as a selection marker for functional heterogeneity of stem cell derived human islet organoids.…”
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INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY FOR THE INTEGRATED ASSESSMENT OF EXPERT COMPETENCY by Olena Lobach, Igor Babych, Elena Persiyanova

“…The following results were obtained: the problem of assessing the quality of experts was considered; based on the authors’ practical experience and analysis of literature sources, the structural diagram of the properties of experts and their assessment was developed; five main groups of existing methods for assessing the quality of experts were analyzed; existing models of an integrated assessment of the competency of experts were reviewed; a two-stage method for the integrated assessment of the competency of experts was developed by integrating the methods of heuristic, test, and statistical assessment; the main groups of users and functional requirements to the information system for assessing the competency of experts were identified; the database and user interface of the information system were developed; the developed information technology of the integrated assessment of the competency of experts was tested on actual data for selecting an expert group to choose the methodology of project management. …”
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Accuracy of Vegetation Height and Terrain Elevation Derived from Terrestrial Ecosystem Carbon Inventory Satellite in Forested Areas by Zhao Chen, Sijie He, Anmin Fu

“…Forest ecosystems serve as pivotal components of the global carbon cycle, with canopy height representing a critical biophysical parameter for quantifying ecosystem functionality, thereby holding substantial implications for forest resource management and carbon sequestration assessments. …”
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