What can we learn from The Teahouse? Exploring the spoken grammar in a drama text as a resource for teaching spoken conversational Chinese by Jianfei Chen

“…By analyzing the language used in The Teahouse (1957), a classic Chinese play, this study identifies features of spoken Chinese grammar with a focus on the distinct structures of functionally motivated casual conversation. Utilizing Cullen and Kuo’s categorization of spoken grammar (2007), the analysis offers a new perspective on spoken Chinese, highlighting the interpersonal nature of casual conversation and its implications for teaching spoken grammar. …”
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The Impact of Biowaste Composition and Activated Carbon Structure on the Electrochemical Performance of Supercapacitors by Alisher Abdisattar, Meir Yerdauletov, Mukhtar Yeleuov, Filipp Napolskiy, Aleksey Merkulov, Anna Rudnykh, Kuanysh Nazarov, Murat Kenessarin, Ayazhan Zhomartova, Victor Krivchenko

“…The increasing demand for sustainable and efficient energy storage materials has led to significant research into utilizing waste biomass for producing activated carbons. …”
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Unfavourable results in thumb reconstruction by Samir M Kumta

“…Unfavourable results can be classified as functional and aesthetic. Some are common to all types of procedures. …”
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Recapitulating the bone extracellular matrix through 3D bioprinting using various crosslinking chemistries by Laurens Parmentier, Edward Vermeersch, Sandra Van Vlierberghe

“…Bioprinting allows to spatially organize cellular niches influencing mechanobiology into tissue engineered constructs thereby aiming to achieve a similar functional complexity as the various tissues present within bone. …”
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Extraction, Isolation, and TEMPO-NaBr-NaClO Oxidation Modification of Cellulose from Coffee Grounds by Mourad Ouhammou, Abdellah Mourak, Aziz Ait-Karra, Jaouad Abderrahim, Najat Elhadiri, Mostafa Mahrouz

“…These chemical modifications improve the cellulose’s reactivity, broadening its potential applications in various fields, including biocomposites, sustainable packaging materials, and functional films. This work demonstrates the feasibility of utilizing coffee ground residues as a renewable, eco-friendly source of modified cellulose for high-value applications.…”
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GloFinder: AI-empowered QuPath plugin for WSI-level glomerular detection, visualization, and curation by Jialin Yue, Tianyuan Yao, Ruining Deng, Siqi Lu, Junlin Guo, Quan Liu, Juming Xiong, Mengmeng Yin, Haichun Yang, Yuankai Huo

“…Artificial intelligence (AI) has demonstrated significant success in automating the detection of glomeruli—key functional units of the kidney—from whole slide images (WSIs) in kidney pathology. …”
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Possibilities for computer-based assessment the quality indicators of Kashkaval cheese using image processing by Balabanov Alexandar, Andreeva Hristina, Danev Angel, Bosakova-Ardenska Atanaska, Ivanov Galin, Balabanova Tatyana

“…The current study presents two open-source software products – ImageJ and Scilab and their functionalities that are applied for image analysis of three samples of Kashkaval cheese, which are produced using different sodium chloride content. …”
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Methods of Additive Manufacturing for Dental Co-Cr Alloys: Systematic Review by Evan Hussain Alwan, Sabiha Mahdi Kanaan

“…Qualities of additive aspects of production such component design flexibility, part complexity, light- weighting, component consolidation, and functional design are generating specific interest in the additive fabrication of metal for use in automotive, marine, oil & gas, and aerospace industries during powder bed fusion, each layer of the powder bed is only partially fused employing a laser or electron beam as an energy source, the recent and most promising additive manufacturing technologies utilized to produce intricate, low-volume, tiny metallic parts. …”
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The effect of different carbon materials’ addition on the biomethane production from food waste by Michał Kozłowski, Bernard Papaj, Karolina Sobieraj, Kacper Świechowski, Katarzyna Kosiorowska, Andrzej Białowiec

“…The highest biomethane potential was found for CMs with the lowest SSA, precisely TP and HC, equal to 407 and 394 mL gVS−1, which was about 13 and 9% higher than production from FW as a sole source of carbon, respectively. The FTIR analysis confirmed the abundance of different organic functional groups on the surface of TP and HC, which could contribute to improved AD performance. …”
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Interdisciplinary medical education practices: building a case-driven interdisciplinary simulation system based on public datasets by Kangli Qiu, Tianshu Zeng, Wenfang Xia, Miaomiao Peng, Wen Kong

“…Conclusion The “Data-case-simulation” trinity practice teaching model enables students to utilize open-source datasets for case analysis, employing clinical index modeling and statistical thinking. …”
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The physicochemical and antioxidant activity of Realfood’ hydrolysed bird nest (RHBN) by Muhamad Nur Ghoyatul Amin, Gatot Soegiarto, Laksmi Wulandari

“…The protein content and sialic acid contents are reliant on the species of the swiftlet Due to the composition of the edible bird nest, this natural product is widely utilized as functional food and nutraceuticals. Our present study aims to characterize the edible bird nest obtained from Indonesia as well as characterize the value-added product Realfood’ hydrolysed bird nest (RHBN). …”
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A review on techno-economic assessment of Spirulina for sustainable nutraceutical, medicinal, environmental, and bioenergy applications by Musa Nasiru Musa, Ghazali Musa Jirgi, Zakariyya Uba Zango, Marnawi Nasiru Isah, Muhammad Abdurrazak, Adamu Ahmad Adamu, Ismael A. Wadi, Adekunle Akanni Adeleke, Zaharaddeen N. Garba, Usman Bello, Haruna Adamu, Ahmad Hosseini-Bandegharaei, Dmitry Olegovich Bokov

“…The chemical structure and unique properties of Spirulina have been utilized to produce biotemplates for nanomaterials as well as the fabrication of functional composites for various applications. …”
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In Vitro Differentiation and Maturation of Human Embryonic Stem Cell into Multipotent Cells by Amer Mahmood, Claudio Napoli, Abdullah Aldahmash

“…The next challenge will be to demonstrate the functional utility of these cells, both in vitro and in preclinical models of bone and vascular diseases.…”
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DPmoire: a tool for constructing accurate machine learning force fields in moiré systems by Jiaxuan Liu, Zhong Fang, Hongming Weng, Quansheng Wu

“…Utilizing this package, we have developed machine learning force fields (MLFFs) for MX2 (M = Mo, W; X = S, Se, Te) materials. …”
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Carbon-carbon triple bond cleavage and reconstitution to achieve aryl amidation using nitrous acid esters by Zi-Ying Wang, Shoujun Wang, Nan-Nan Dai, Yao Xiao, Yu Zhou, Wen-Chan Tian, Dongru Sun, Qiang Li, Yong Wang, Wen-Ting Wei

“…Nitrous acid ester serves as both a radical source and a hydrogen atom transfer (HAT) reagent to functionalize and utilize the two carbon atoms of the C–C triple bond. …”
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Deploying Android-Based Smart RSUs with YOLOv8 and SAHI for Enhanced Traffic Management by Mohammed F. Rashad, Qutaiba I. Ali

“…This study proposes an innovative, cost-effective traffic monitoring system utilizing Android-based Smart Roadside Units (RSUs) to detect vehicles and analyze real-time traffic data. …”
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Assessing dynamic brain activity during verbal associative learning using MEG/fMRI co-processing by Sangeeta Nair, Jerzy P. Szaflarski, Yingying Wang, Diana Pizarro, Jeffrey F. Killen, Jane B. Allendorfer

“…Background: The abilities of individual neuroimaging methods to resolve spatial and temporal contributions of brain regions during cognitive processes are limited. Co-processing of functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) and magnetoencephalography (MEG) may overcome some of the limitations by utilizing Multiple Sparse Priors (MSP) in a Bayesian framework that takes advantage of the temporal resolution of MEG and spatial resolution of fMRI. …”
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Prioritizing Key Internal Strategic Factors for Long-term Competitiveness of Medium-sized Shipyards using the DEMATEL-ANP Method by Mohamad Imron Mustajib, Buana Ma'ruf, Satrio Samudro Aji Basuki, Erwien Yuliansyah Putera, Bambang Irawan, Intan Baroroh, Sutrisno Sutrisno, Deshinta Arrova Dewi

“…Furthermore, an analytical network process (ANP) was utilized to prioritize the most crucial competitive factors. …”
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Chemical Composition and Antioxidant Properties of Peels of Five Pumpkin (<i>Cucurbita</i> sp.) Species by Małgorzata Stryjecka

“…By-products from the fruit and vegetable processing industry represent a substantial source of bioactive compounds, which can be extracted and utilized in the development of functional foods or nutraceuticals, thereby contributing to sustainable nutrition and waste valorization. …”
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Estimation of Positive‐, Negative‐, and Zero‐Sequence Current and Voltage Phasors of UIPC VSCs for Short‐Circuit Faults in Transmission Lines by Babak Bahadori, Ali Nahavandi, Mahyar Abasi

“…ABSTRACT FACTS devices, functioning as controlled series voltage and parallel current source converters in transmission lines, can enhance network flexibility. …”
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