The Role of High-mass Stellar Binaries in the Formation of High-mass Black Holes in Dense Star Clusters by Ambreesh Khurana, Sourav Chatterjee

“…Recent detections of gravitational waves from mergers of binary black holes (BBHs) with premerger source-frame individual masses in the so-called upper mass gap, expected due to (pulsational) pair instability supernovae ((P)PISNe), have created immense interest in the astrophysical production of high-mass black holes (BHs). …”
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Does difference in monetary policy framework matter for interest rate Pass-through? Evidence from TVP-VAR with stochastic volatility by Usman Adamu Bello, Auwal Isah

“…The relative success of Inflation Targeting (IT) amidst widespread rising inflation globally is motivating the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to renew its desire for an IT framework. …”
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Logopenic and nonfluent variants of primary progressive aphasia are differentiated by acoustic measures of speech production. by Kirrie J Ballard, Sharon Savage, Cristian E Leyton, Adam P Vogel, Michael Hornberger, John R Hodges

“…In this study acoustic measures of speech in conjunction with voxel-based morphometry were used to determine the success of the measures as an adjunct to diagnosis and to explore the neural basis of apraxia of speech in nfvPPA. …”
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Identification and odor exposure regulation of odorant-binding proteins in Picromerus lewisi by Shan-Cheng Yi, Jia-Ling Yu, Sara Taha Abdelkhalek, Sara Taha Abdelkhalek, Zhi-Rong Sun, Man-Qun Wang

“…This implies that these PlewOBPs may have an olfactory function in detecting S. litura-infested tobacco plants. …”
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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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Research on the construction of corneal endothelium transplantation with acellular amniotic membrane as a scaffold by Ya-Nan Chen, Rui-Qin Guo, Bo-Yu Liang, Hong-Qin Ke, Meng-Jie Dong, Ming-Fang He, Ji Yang, Hai Liu

“…Additionally, the expression of key genes critical for endothelial function was assessed to validate the functionality of the HAAM-based corneal endothelial transplantation membrane.ResultsThe HAAM was successfully prepared, maintaining an intact collagen fiber structure. …”
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Clinical outcomes after emergency transarterial renal embolization: a retrospective study by Rémi Grange, Nicolas Magand, Noémie Lutz, Julien Lanoiselee, Stéphanie Leroy, Claire Boutet, Sylvain Grange

“…The inclusion criteria were all patients ≥ 18-years-old treated by emergency TAE for renal vascular injury. Clinical success was defined as the resolution of bleeding signs without the need for repeat TAE, surgery, death related to massive blood loss during this period, without functional impairment (> 50% of parenchyma volume or onset of chronic kidney disease) following TAE. …”
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Thermally radiative water-based hybrid nanofluid with nanoparticles and gyrotactic microorganisms past a stretching surface with convective conditions and porous media by Humaira Yasmin, Rawan Bossly, Fuad S. Alduais, Afrah Al-Bossly, Anwar Saeed

“…The analysis is done via the bvp4c MATLAB function in order to analyze the current model numerically by implementing convective boundary conditions. …”
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Determination of Chlorpromazine Using Molecular Imprinting Polymers in Different Sample Matrices by Eman Wajeh Ammen, Yehya Kamal Al-Bayati

“…Thus, the selective and sensitive detection of these drugs is crucial. Molecularly imprinted polymers (MIPs) are receptors that are designed to have a highly specific molecular recognition ability, which is the primary and crucial function of receptors. …”
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Synchronized stepwise control of firing and learning thresholds in a spiking randomly connected neural network toward hardware implementation by Kumiko Nomura, Yoshifumi Nishi

“…Therefore, we propose hardware-oriented models of these functions. To implement the function of IP, a variable firing threshold is introduced to each excitatory neuron in the RNN that changes stepwise in accordance with its activity. …”
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Rolling Cargo Management Using a Deep Reinforcement Learning Approach by Rachid Oucheikh, Tuwe Löfström, Ernst Ahlberg, Lars Carlsson

“…The agent is equipped with sensors for obstacle detection and is provided with real-time feedback from the environment thanks to its own reward function, allowing it to dynamically adapt its policies and navigation strategy. …”
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LABORATORY FINDINGS OF CHILDREN ASSESSED IN RELATION TO COGNITIVE STATE BY THE HEALTH COMMITTEE OF A SECOND LEVEL STATE HOSPITAL by Fatma Gül Demirkan, Şeyma Karatekin

“…Objective: The aim of this study is to investigate the relation between anemia, vitamin deficiency, thyroid dysfunction, and the cognitive status of patients admitted to the medical board due to symptoms of cognitive retardation, a condition that is common in childhood and affects school success negatively. Materials and Methods: In this study, between January 2016- June 2018, serum vitamin B12, ferritin, hemogram and thyroid function tests of 71 pediatric patients, who were found to have had cognitive deficiencies and were admitted to the secondary level state hospital to obtain a medical committee report, were assessed retrospectively. …”
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The classical-to-quantum crossover in the strain-induced ferroelectric transition in SrTiO3 membranes by Jiarui Li, Yonghun Lee, Yongseong Choi, Jong-Woo Kim, Paul Thompson, Kevin J. Crust, Ruijuan Xu, Harold Y. Hwang, Philip J. Ryan, Wei-Sheng Lee

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Microwave Ablation for Renal Cell Carcinoma: A Literature Review and Clinical Insights by Edwarda Golden, Ali Mutlu, Erica Knavel-Koepsel, J Louis Hinshaw, Paul Laeseke, Chris Brace, Timothy Ziemlexicz, Daniel Shapiro, E Jason Abel, John Swietlik, Fred Lee

“…Independent of the type of thermal ablation techniques used, there are important technical considerations for the successful destruction of targeted tumours while minimising complications, including the use of ultrasound for antenna placement and ablation monitoring, immediate post-procedure contrast-enhanced CT for detection of incomplete treatment and early detection of complications, and hydrodissection and hydroureter for prevention of intraprocedural complications. …”
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DUALZ—Deep UNCOVER-ALMA Legacy High-Z Survey by Seiji Fujimoto, Rachel Bezanson, Ivo Labbe, Gabriel Brammer, Sedona H. Price, Bingjie Wang, John R. Weaver, Yoshinobu Fudamoto, Pascal A. Oesch, Christina C. Williams, Pratika Dayal, Robert Feldmann, Jenny E. Greene, Joel Leja, Katherine E. Whitaker, Adi Zitrin, Sam E. Cutler, Lukas J. Furtak, Richard Pan, Iryna Chemerynska, Vasily Kokorev, Tim B. Miller, Hakim Atek, Pieter van Dokkum, Stéphanie Juneau, Susan Kassin, Gourav Khullar, Danilo Marchesini, Michael Maseda, Erica J. Nelson, David J. Setton, Renske Smit

“…We also detect a marginal dust emission from an X-ray-detected galaxy at z _spec = 10.07, suggesting an active coevolution of the central black hole and its host. …”
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The Results of the Treatment of the Recurrent “Inferior” Retinal Detachment Depending on the Volume of Surgical Intervention by T. N. Shevalova, S. V. Churashov, A. N. Kulikov, A. A. Mihin, R. L. Troyanovskiy

“…The volume of surgical treatment was assessed before recurrent RD, after the first and second recurrent «inferior» RD, the distribution of the grade and type of proliferative vitreoretinopathy (PVR) complicating these recurrents RD with different treatment tactics, analyzed the functional results and anatomical success (retinal reattachment) after surgical treatment of the first and second recurrents RD.Results. …”
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Complexation with Alginate in Pumpkin Leaf Protein Solutions for the Encapsulation of Folic Acid: The Effect of Extraction Protocols by Predrag Petrović, Bojana Balanč, Jelena Mijalković, Tamara Đukić, Stefan Bošković, Verica Đorđević, Branko Bugarski, Viktor Nedović, Zorica Knežević-Jugović

“…This study aimed to assess pumpkin leaves as a protein source and determine the feasibility of these proteins to form complexes with alginate for the encapsulation of folic acid. …”
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Bioactives and Other Nutritional Components in the Jaggery Production Process by Nisha Pujari, Nirali Dedhia, Sanjay Mahajani, Narendra Shah, Amit Arora

“…Jaggery, a non-centrifugal sugar (NCS), is a naturally produced sweetener and a good source of minerals, essential vitamins and bioactives. …”
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Solar background radiation temperature calibration of a pure rotational Raman lidar by V. Jayaweera, R. J. Sica, G. Martucci, A. Haefele, A. Haefele

“…These measurements enable climatology studies and trend analyses to be performed. To detect long-term trends it is critical that the calibration of the system and the monitoring of its associated uncertainties are as reliable and continuous as possible. …”
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AN INFLUENCE OF SPONTANEOUS MICROFLORA OF FERMENTED HORSEMEAT PRODUCTS ON THE FORMATION OF BIOLOGICALLY ACTIVE PEPTIDES by I. M. Chernukha, I. N. Nikonov, N. G. Mashentseva, D. L. Klabukova, D. A. Afanasev, L. I. Kovalyov, L. А. Ilina

“…Therefore, in the studied product, good preservation of the main spectra of muscle proteins was observed, and the identified fractions, apparently, can be sources of new functional peptides. Not only quantitative but also qualitative changes were observed in the studied samples. …”
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