Ginkgetin delays the progression of osteoarthritis by inhibiting the NF-κB and MAPK signaling pathways by Liang Zhu, Yanchi Bi, Ting Liang, Po Zhang, Xiao Xiao, Tengbo Yu

“…In vivo experiments showed GK significantly reduced proteoglycan loss from ACLT and inhibited matrix metalloproteinase 13 (MMP13) and ADAMTS5 (A disintegrin and metalloproteinase with thrombospondin motifs 5) production, effectively preventing cartilage degeneration in rats. …”
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Genesis of feudalism in Western Europe and its influence to the globai process of history: The conceptions of L. Vasilyev and E. Gudavičius by Nerijus Babinskas

“…Vasilyev's conception was not adapted to much more prospective cases like the Philippines and especially Latin America. …”
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Stigma of People Affected by Leprosy and its determinants: a cross-sectional study in Sri Lanka by Udhishtran Arudchelvam, Thayaparan Pulendran, Maheshi Sirimanne, Sandali Pabasara, Indira Kahawita, Nadeeka Chandraratne

“…Stigma was quantified using a validated and adapted version of the Stigma Assessment and Reduction of Impact (SARI) tool, which evaluates stigma pertaining to four domains: Experienced Stigma (ES), Disclosure Concerns (DC), Internalized Stigma (IS), and Anticipated Stigma (AS). …”
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Effect of vehicle operating parameters on fuel consumption and the overall energy efficiency of the drive system by Jaroslaw Gonera, Michał Janulin, Oleksandr Vrublevskyi

“…The proposed methodology is relevant for evaluating vehicles with different drive systems (including hybrid) and adapting drive characteristics to the operating conditions. …”
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Automatic Classification of Difficulty of Texts From Eye Gaze and Physiological Measures of L2 English Speakers by Javier Melo, Leigh Fernandez, Shoya Ishimaru

“…These findings support refining subjective difficulty detection models and their implementation in adaptive language learning systems. Finally, this work contributes to the field of cognitive science and technology by laying the foundation for innovative approaches to cognitive state detection.…”
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A Hybrid Contextual Embedding and Hierarchical Attention for Improving the Performance of Word Sense Disambiguation by Robbel Habtamu Yigzaw, Beakal Gizachew Assefa, Elefelious Getachew Belay

“…Additionally, it demonstrates superior performance in Italian WSD, outperforming existing papers up to 0.7% F1 accuracy. We further adapted the model for Amharic word sense disambiguation. …”
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Restoring riparian habitats for benefits to biodiversity and human livelihoods: a systematic map protocol for riparian restoration approaches in the tropics by Sheena Davis, Matthew Grainger, Marion Pfeifer, Zarah Pattison, Philip Stephens, Roy Sanderson

“…Considering climate change and its associated effects on freshwater systems, the need to build resilience and adaptive capacities is pertinent. This has prompted the need to protect existing riparian habitats and the implementation of solutions to restore these degraded habitats to recover their functional capacity. …”
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Profile to frontal face recognition in the wild using coupled conditional generative adversarial network by Fariborz Taherkhani, Veeru Talreja, Jeremy Dawson, Matthew C. Valenti, Nasser M. Nasrabadi

“…Additionally, the authors have also implemented a coupled convolutional neural network (cpCNN) and an adversarial discriminative domain adaptation network (ADDA) for profile to frontal FR. …”
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Osteoclastogenesis markers in craniofacial bone defects after demineralized dentin material membrane implantation as guided bone regeneration by Dedy Agoes Mahendra, Anita Yuliati, Masfueh Razali, Noor Hayaty Abu Kasim, Muhammad Alwino Bayu Firdauzy, Retno Indrawati Roestamadji, Pratiwi Soesilawati

“…Abstract Guided bone regeneration (GBR) is an alternative treatment for craniofacial bone defects reconstruction through membrane barrier adaptation, such as demineralized dentin material membrane (DDMM). …”
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Prospects of molecular genetic approaches in controlling technological properties of wheat grain in the context of the "grain – flour – bread" chain by E. K. Khlestkina, T. A. Pshenichnikova, N. I. Usenko, Yu. S. Otmakhova

“…In Russia, multiple examples of the creation of varieties for the production of first and second-class grain are known, and modern molecular genetics offers techniques that can supplement classical breeding approaches and accelerate the development of new varieties adapted to the conditions and requirements of the baking industry, using the natural genetic potential of wheat. …”
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In Praise of Diversity in Participatory Heritage Planning Empowered by Artificial Intelligence: Windcatchers in Yazd by Mahda Foroughi, Tong Wang, Ana Pereira Roders

“…By decoding and measuring cultural significance from diverse perspectives, this framework aids in identifying conflicts and alignments and in better aligning stakeholder perspectives. This model can be adapted to other key attributes in Yazd and other case studies, offering broader applications in heritage planning. …”
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Psychological stress among university students in wartime: A longitudinal study by U. B. Mykhaylyshyn, A. V. Stadnik, Yu. B. Melnyk, J. Vveinhardt, M. S. Oliveira, I. S. Pypenko

“…The study involved the development of the author’s questionnaire and the adapted psychological test on the DASS-21, which is available on the Google Forms platform. …”
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Forming a national community of practice of food system planning initiatives aligned with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals by Konstantinos Zougris, Albie F. Miles, Rose Benjamin, Ella Geismar

“…The implication of this study denotes the importance of collaboration among academic research institutions, legislators and FPEs within the community that can spur adaptation, innovation, and integration in food system planning, policy, implementation, and monitoring. …”
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Understanding the Process and Challenges for Return-to-Work Post-Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation from a Musculoskeletal Perspective: A Narrative Review by Jaleel Mohammed, Anne Gonzales, Hadeel R. Bakhsh, Volkova Alisa Georgievna, Jayanti Rai, Bindu Kancharla, Shahrukh K. Hashmi

“…The current paper seeks to inform healthcare professionals on how adapting various components of return to work (RTW) programs that are already in use by other musculoskeletal rehabilitation settings can help optimize return to work process for patients with or without musculoskeletal manifestations, posthematopoietic cell transplantation. …”
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Systematic review of innate immune responses against Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex infection in animal models by Luisa Maria Nieto Ramirez, Carolina Mehaffy, Karen Marie Dobos

“…Immunomodulatory drugs targeting autophagy and other mechanisms were studied, exhibiting their potential as therapeutic alternatives.ConclusionSimpler, physiologically relevant, and ethically sound models, such as G. mellonella, are needed for studying innate responses in MTBC infection. While insects lack adaptive immunity, they could provide insights into “pure” innate immune responses. …”
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Advances in Light Field Spatial Super-Resolution: A Comprehensive Literature Survey by Wenqi Lyu, Hao Sheng, Wei Ke, Xiao Ma

“…Our experimental findings indicate substantial differences in robustness and adaptability among methods: approaches such as DistgSSR and DPT perform exceptionally well at high magnifications, while others, like HLFSR, exhibit comparatively poorer performance in complex scenes. …”
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Interventions to prevent violence against women and girls globally: a global systematic review of reviews to update the RESPECT women framework by Avni Amin, Mary Ellsberg, Chelsea Ullman, Angela Bourassa, Shikha Chandarana, Flávia Dutra

“…Several programmatic approaches exhibiting efficacy in low-income and middle-income countries remain unexplored and unevaluated in high-income countries, and vice versa, warranting further adaptation and evaluation.…”
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Unlocking the potential of cacao yield with full sun cultivation by Carolina S. Benjamin, Luiz A. S. Dias, Samuel C. V. Martins, Carlos E. Aucique-Perez, Lucas B. C. Rosmaninho

“…Under high light intensity, the potential quantum yield of photosystem II indicated no photoinhibition, and adaptations in the photosynthetic apparatus were observed, such as lower pigment concentration in clone PH 16. …”
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Missing Risk Factor Prediction in Cardiovascular Disease Using a Blended Dataset and Optimizing Classification With a Stacking Algorithm by Jannatul Mauya, Saad Sahriar, Sanjida Akther, Ruhul Amin, Sabba Ruhi, Md. Shamim Reza

“…The results show that our proposed stacked algorithm for the combined dataset with the ensemble features significantly improved accuracy by 93.47%, and an AUC score of 94.50% demonstrated more accurate and early prediction than the previous research and also provided the model's diversity, resilience, generalization, and adaptability to varied datasets.…”
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Deep Learning-Based Dynamic Stable Cluster Head Selection in VANET by Muhammad Asim Saleem, Zhou Shijie, Muhammad Umer Sarwar, Tanveer Ahmad, Amarah Maqbool, Casper Shikali Shivachi, Maham Tariq

“…The last metric is trust; this is one of the concepts that has not been included in the weighted approach to date as per the literature. An adaptive spectrum sensing is designed for evaluating the trust values specifically for the primary users. …”
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