OGLE-2011-BLG-0462: An Isolated Stellar-mass Black Hole Confirmed Using New HST Astrometry and Updated Photometry by Kailash C. Sahu, Jay Anderson, Stefano Casertano, Howard E. Bond, Martin Dominik, Annalisa Calamida, Andrea Bellini, Thomas M. Brown, Henry C. Ferguson, Marina Rejkuba

“…We have reanalyzed the data, including the new HST astrometry, and photometry obtained with 16 different telescopes. The source lies only $0\mathop{.}\limits^{^{\prime\prime} }4$ from a bright neighbor, making it crucial to perform precise subtraction of its point-spread function (PSF) in the astrometric measurements of the source. …”
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Assessing the impact of a rare synonymous variant in the <i>KNG1</i> gene on the development of hereditary angioedema by N. A. Pechnikova, Yu. V. Ostankova, M. A. Saitgalina, A. M. Bebyakov, A. A. Totolian

“…Therefore, (1) the mutant high-molecular-weight kininogen is more easily activated by kallikrein and becomes a source of bradykinin formation through the kallikrein-kinin system; (2) the mechanism of bradykinin formation undergoes significant changes and results in the formation of functionally active but aberrant bradykinin, which alters its inactivation by enzymes with a consequent increase in its half-life, (3) the changes in positions 380-389 bring about modifications in Lys-bradykinin reproduction such that in subsequent steps it is “easily” cleaved to bradykinin by arginine aminopeptidase. …”
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Dimensional impact of supply chain management on service delivery quality in South African municipalities by Gladys N. Mahache, Chengedzai Mafini, Irvine Langton

“…However, customer relationships, cross-functional teams, strategic sourcing and internal lean practices negatively impacted SCR. …”
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Design and Application of Mesoporous Catalysts for Liquid-Phase Furfural Hydrogenation by Hyeongeon Lee, Shinjae Lee, Kwangjin An

“…Finally, key challenges that require further investigation are discussed, including catalyst stability, deactivation mechanisms, strategies to reduce reliance on external hydrogen sources, and the impact of solvent effects on product selectivity. …”
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De Novo Synthesis of Anticholinergic Hyoscyamine and Scopolamine in <i>Nicotiana benthamiana</i> Based on Elucidating Tropane Alkaloid Biosynthetic Pathway of <i>Anisodus luridus</... by Mengling Wen, Junlan Zeng, Fei Qiu, Fangyuan Zhang, Zhihua Liao

“…Its high yield of hyoscyamine makes <i>A. luridus</i> a valuable plant source for commercially producing TAs. In this study, we conduct homologous gene research across transcriptome data of different tissues together with functionally tested sequences in <i>Atropa belladonna</i> as a reference and identify 13 candidate genes for TAs biosynthesis in <i>A. luridus</i>. …”
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FREQ‐NESS Reveals the Dynamic Reconfiguration of Frequency‐Resolved Brain Networks During Auditory Stimulation by Mattia Rosso, Gemma Fernández‐Rubio, Peter Erik Keller, Elvira Brattico, Peter Vuust, Morten L Kringelbach, Leonardo Bonetti

“…In this study, FREQ‐NESS is applied to source‐reconstructed magnetoencephalography (MEG) data during resting state and isochronous auditory stimulation. …”
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A vehicle coordinate system reconstruction method for end of line calibration applications by Zhigang Ding, Yangyang Gong, Jincheng Lin, Jingjing Jiang, Jiadi Zhang

“…Abstract Sensor calibration is a crucial step to ensure the proper functioning of advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS), and vehicle coordinate system reconstruction is an indispensable part of this process. …”
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Antimicrobial peptides and proteins against drug-resistant pathogens by Yeji Wang, Minghui Song, Wenqiang Chang

“…These bioactive molecules, whether derived from natural sources, designed synthetically, or predicted using artificial intelligence, can induce lethal effects on pathogens by targeting key microbial structures or functional components, such as cell membranes, cell walls, biofilms, and intracellular components. …”
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Nano selenium in broiler feeding: physiological roles and nutritional effects by Babak Hosseintabar-Ghasemabad, Olga Vilorievna Kvan, Elena Vladimirovna Sheida, Artem Vladimirovich Bykov, František Zigo, Alireza Seidavi, Mona Mohamed Mohamed Yasseen Elghandour, Moises Cipriano-Salazar, Maximilian Lackner, Abdelfattah Zeidan Mohamed Salem

“…Nutrition of permitted and optimal levels is very important in the consumption of nano selenium form and as it can have significant beneficial functional and health effects, in case of errors in the selected levels and doses, irreparable side effects and adverse results can occur. …”
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Assessment in education: Current trends, problems and contradictions (review of scientific publications) by I. B. Shmigirilova, A. S. Rvanova, O. V. Grigorenko

“…The scientific papers of the last thirty years, revealing the issues of the education process assessment, have been used in the research. Sources were selected through the methods of descriptive and bibliometric analysis. …”
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rangr: An R package for mechanistic, spatially explicit simulation of species range dynamics by Katarzyna Markowska, Katarzyna Malinowska, Lechosław Kuczyński

“…Several mechanistic, spatially explicit models have been proposed to address this issue, but they do not cover the full range of potential functionalities. We present a new open‐source R package called rangr, which integrates population dynamics and dispersal into a mechanistic virtual species simulator. …”
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A novel method for accelerating surgical wound healing in rabbits by collagen extraction from carp (Cyprinus carpio) fish skin by Shahbaa Kh. Al-Taee

“…The extracted collagen was characterized by low viscosity, transparency, and a watery consistency; the functional groups of collagens were detected using Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy. …”
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Risk factors for major low anterior resection syndrome: meta-analysis and systematic literature review by Evgeny A. Khomyakov, Islam O. Nafedzov, Oksana Y. Fomenko, Mikhail V. Alekseyev, Sergey A. Frolov, Stanislav V. Tchernyshov, Evgeny G. Rybakov

“…Material and Methods — Systematic review and meta-analysis were performed according to the guidelines of Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA). The study selected publications that included the functional results of treatment of patients operated for rectal cancer. …”
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Visual Art as a Means of Presenting a Fashion Designer’s Creative Idea by Людмила Дихнич

“…After analysing the goals of designers and the impact of visual works on promoting fashion and fixing the suit images in the imagination of the consumer audience, the following functions of fashion graphics are identified: communicative (by presenting a sketch or illustration, the designer establishes or reinforces a connection with the target audience); advertising (by placing a sketch, illustration or author’s narrative graphics in the information space — printed and online sources, the designer promotes a new product or creates cult features for an existing product); correspondence of the suit to a work of art (using visual means, the designer brings closer or equates the process of creating a suit with the creation of a work of visual art). …”
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Repurposing the memory-promoting meclofenoxate hydrochloride as a treatment for Parkinson’s disease through integrative multi-omics analysis by Huasong Zhang, Cong Fan, Ling Li, Feiyi Liu, Shaoying Li, Linyun Ma, Yuanhao Yang, David N. Cooper, Yuedong Yang, Ronggui Hu, Huiying Zhao

“…MH was validated to prevent neuronal death and synaptic damage, improve motor function, and reduce anhedonic and depressive-like behaviors of PD mice. …”
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Ecotoxicological evaluation in aquaculture in state park Serra do Mar-SP, Nucleo Itariru by Bruno Galvão de Campos, Denis Moledo de Souza Abessa, Mauro Cornacchioni Lopes, Newton José Rodrigues da Silva

“…We concluded that this fish farm do not represent a source of contamination. Moreover, toxicity tests seem to constitute a tool to evaluate environmental quality in aquaculture.…”
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Fast-timing spectroscopy with the ν-ball2 spectrometer by Pascu S., Hiver C., Podolyák Zs., Regan P.H., von Tresckow M., Wilson J.N.

“…In the first stage, the neutron beam was produced by the LICORNE source in an inverse kinematics reaction with a pulsed 7Li beam delivered by the Tandem accelerator, incident on an H2 gas cell. …”
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Utilization of Date palm (Phoenix dactylifera L.) wastes for bioethanol production using Pichia kudriavzevii strains by Folake T. Afolabi, Ibukun E. Ola

“…Moreover, the Pichia kudriavzevii strains could be recommended for bioethanol production at 30 % inoculum size, on using sucrose as a carbon source and yeast extract as a nitrogen source. On using the Fourier-Transform Infrared (FTI) spectroscopy, the detected functional group of the produced bioethanol was O-H group. …”
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Effects of moderate-protein and high-protein diets, including mealworm meal or poultry by-product meal, on immunological variables in healthy adult dogs by Sophie-Kristin Heinze, Jürgen Zentek, Kathrin Büttner, Andreas Moritz, Nadine Paßlack

“…An interaction effect between the dietary protein source and protein level could be detected for the phagocytic activity of blood granulocytes as well as for the plasma concentrations of IgA and IgE. …”
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Characterization of multi-targeted insulin-mimetic antidiabetic peptides using in silico approaches. by Anas Bilal, Ghulam Mustafa

“…The aim of the current study was to develop hypoglycemic peptides (HGPs) from plant sources and to investigate their binding interactions with selected diabetic protein receptors using peptide-protein docking, in order to identify potential peptide candidates for the treatment of diabetes mellitus. …”
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