Thermodynamic Molecular Switch in Sequence-Specific Hydrophobic Interaction: Two Computational Models Compared by Paul Chun

“…A closer look at a single example, the pair-wise hydrophobic interaction of leucine-isoleucine, will demonstrate the significant differences when the data are analyzed using the Nemethy-Scheraga model or treated by the Planck-Benzinger methodology which we have developed. The change in inherent chemical bond energy at 0 K, ΔH°(T0) is 7.53 kcal mol-1 compared with 2.4 kcal mol-1, while ‹ts› is 365 K as compared with 355 K, for the Nemethy-Scheraga and Planck-Benzinger model, respectively. …”
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Obstacle Avoidance Model of Two-Wheeled Vehicles for Nonrigid Obstacles Based on Social Forces by Dan Zhou, Qingwei Hu, Xin Sun, Guobin Gu, Wenyong Li, Tao Wang

“…To describe the microtrajectory change behavior of two-wheeled vehicles when encountering nonrigid obstacles, this paper proposes an obstacle avoidance model of two-wheeled vehicles for nonrigid obstacles based on the improved social force method. …”
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A Study on the Influence of Interactivity on Behavior Intention in Platform B2C Model by Hao Sun

“…B2C is more trusted by consumers than C2C in terms of reputation and quality assurance, so it has gradually become a hot spot in online shopping. …”
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Experimental Research of Dynamic Instabilities in the Presence of Coiled Wire Inserts on Two-Phase Flow by Gokhan Omeroglu, Omer Comakli, Sendogan Karagoz, Bayram Sahin

“…The experiments were conducted in a circular tube, and water was used as the working fluid. Two different pitch ratios (H/D=2.77 and 5.55) of coiled wire with circular cross-sections were utilised. …”
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A Two-Lane Cellular Automaton Model to Evaluate the Bus Lane with Intermittent Priority by Dingxin Wu, Xu Han

“…In the model, lane-changings are asymmetric with an improved mandatory BLIP lane-changing rule underlying. …”
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Studies of the Antiproliferative Activity of Ruthenium (II) Cyclopentadienyl-Derived Complexes with Nitrogen Coordinated Ligands by Virtudes Moreno, Julia Lorenzo, Francesc X. Aviles, M. Helena Garcia, João P. Ribeiro, Tânia S. Morais, Pedro Florindo, M. Paula Robalo

“…Four cationic ruthenium(II) complexes with the formula [Ru(η5-C5H5)(PPh3)2]+, with L=5-phenyl-1H-tetrazole (TzH) 1, imidazole (ImH) 2, benzo[1,2-b;4,3-b′] dithio-phen-2-carbonitrile (Bzt) 3, and [5-(2-thiophen-2-yl)-vinyl]-thiophene-2-carbonitrile] (Tvt) 4 were prepared and characterized in view to evaluate their potentialities as antitumor agents. …”
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Cannabinoid Receptors CB1 and CB2 Modulate the Electroretinographic Waves in Vervet Monkeys by Joseph Bouskila, Vanessa Harrar, Pasha Javadi, Amy Beierschmitt, Roberta Palmour, Christian Casanova, Jean-François Bouchard, Maurice Ptito

“…In scotopic conditions, both blockers increased the b-wave amplitude but did not change the a-wave amplitude. These findings suggest an important role of CB1R and CB2R in primate retinal function.…”
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Analysis of V2V Messages for Car-Following Behavior with the Traffic Jerk Effect by Tenglong Li, Fei Hui, Ce Liu, Xiangmo Zhao, Asad J. Khattak

“…To this end, this paper investigates the change in the traffic jerk effect between inactive and active vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) communications based on field experimental data. …”
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Radiolytic Reduction Characteristics of Artificial Oligodeoxynucleotides Possessing 2-Oxoalkyl Group or Disulfide Bonds by Kazuhito Tanabe, Takeo Ito, Sei-ichi Nishimoto

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Two Case Reports of Neuroinvasive West Nile Virus Infection in the Critical Care Unit by Edgardo M. Flores Anticona, Hadeel Zainah, Daniel R. Ouellette, Laura E. Johnson

“…We describe the clinical course of two cases of neuroinvasive West Nile Virus (WNV) infection in the critical care unit. …”
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Implementing Bayesian inference on a stochastic CO2-based grey-box model by Shujie Yan, Jiwei Zou, Chang Shu, Justin Berquist, Vincent Brochu, Marc Veillette, Danlin Hou, Caroline Duchaine, Liang (Grace) Zhou, Zhiqiang (John) Zhai, Liangzhu (Leon) Wang

“…However, real-time estimation of air change rates or CO2 emission rates from CO2 measurement data remains challenging due to uncertainties in factors like random air movements, dynamic conditions (e.g., weather and occupancy), and the limitations of deterministic equations. …”
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Effect of Biogas Slurry on the Nutrient Cycling and Micro-organisms Community in Two Types of Soil by Pengcheng Li, Dongqi Jiang, Shuqiang Wang, Xianying Zhang, Yulan Zhang, Yonghuan Wang, Zhenhua Chen, Nan Jiang

“…In this work, 20 m3 · 667m-2 of BS was applied to black soil twice and to aeolian sandy soil once to explore microbial-driven nutrient cycling. …”
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Two new wolf-spider species in the genus Hippasosa from Asia (Araneae, Lycosidae) by Lu-Yu Wang, Muhammad Irfan, Zhi-Sheng Zhang

“…Two new species of the wolf-spider genus Hippasosa Roewer, 1960 are described from Asia: Hippasosa thailandica sp. nov. (♂) from Thailand and H. yunnanensis sp. nov. (♂♀) from China. …”
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Investigating crack growth in two-dimensional plates with openings using the peri-dynamic method by Mohammad Norouzi Shavir, Pouria Biglari, Navid Mirzaii, Reza Rashmehkarim, Peyman Beiranvand

“…According to the obtained results, it can be stated that the process of crack growth and branching in the shell of structures depends on values such as the applied stress, the type of material and the direction of the fibers in the composites, as well as the absence of openings in the shell, which by changing these factors, the speed and The path of crack growth in the body of the structure changes.…”
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Simulations of pH and thermal effects on SARS-CoV-2 spike glycoprotein by Ziyuan Niu, Georgios Kementzidis, Miriam Rafailovich, Marcia Simon, Evangelos Papadopoulos, Bertal H. Aktas, Yuefan Deng

“…We found: 1) Structural deviations in the S-protein backbone at pH = 1 are 210% greater than those at pH = 7 at 75°C, with most of the deviations appearing in the receptor-binding domain (RBD). Smaller structural changes are observed at pH = 3 and 11. 2) The pH and thermal conditions impact on the protein structures: substantial acidic and basic conditions expand the protein’s solvent exposure, while high heat contracts. …”
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Transcriptome analysis of liver injury of fatty liver disease induced by ALDH2 deficiency by Ziying Xu, Yagang Gao, Zihui Yu, Rui Zhang, Ruikun Wang, Shang Li, Shuowen Wang, Bing Du, Ziyan Tian, Lijuan Huang, Zanbo Ding, Jing Yuan

“…The results showed that Aldh2-deficient mice were particularly vulnerable to ethanol and HiAlc Kpn, with notable gene expression changes in key metabolic and liver injury pathways. …”
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Awaking Blood Pressure Surge and Progression to Microalbuminuria in Type 2 Normotensive Diabetic Patients by Michelangela Barbieri, Maria Rosaria Rizzo, Ilaria Fava, Celestino Sardu, Nicola Angelico, Pasquale Paolisso, Angela Abbatecola, Giuseppe Paolisso, Raffaele Marfella

“…Multivariate-adjusted Cox regression models were used to assess hazard ratios (HRs) between baseline and changes over follow-up in MBPS and the risk of microalbuminuria. …”
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Influence of Dapagliflozin on Glycemic Variations in Patients with Newly Diagnosed Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus by Feng-fei Li, Gu Gao, Qian Li, Hong-hong Zhu, Xiao-fei Su, Jin-dan Wu, Lei Ye, Jian-hua Ma

“…Objectives. To observe changes in blood glycemic variations and oxidative stress level before and after dapagliflozin treatment in patients with newly diagnosed T2DM. …”
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First-Principles Calculation of Conductivity of Ce-C Codoped SnO2 Contacts by Can Ding, Zhenjiang Gao, Xing Hu, Zhao Yuan

“…The article calculated the lattice constant, enthalpy change, energy band, electronic density of state, charge density distribution, population, and conductivity of Ce, C single-doped, and Ce-C codoped SnO2 systems. …”
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Dynamic Behaviors of Holling Type II Predator-Prey System with Mutual Interference and Impulses by Hongli Li, Long Zhang, Zhidong Teng, Yaolin Jiang

“…A class of Holling type II predator-prey systems with mutual interference and impulses is presented. …”
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