Multiple sclerosis: overview of orally administrated disease-modifying drugs. Do genetics influence the success of treatment? by A. Ovčinikova, R. Kizlaitienė

“…Injectable (Interferons and Glatiramer acetate) and infusion (Natalizumab, Alemtuzumab) therapies are both effective however rather exhausting for patients. …”
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Synthetic studies of Alkoxy isoindole-1,3-diones tetra-azabenzo[f]azulenes and their Antibacterial activity by M. Ahmed, R. Sharma, D. P. Nagda, V. K. Salvi, G. L. Talesara

“…3-Methylpyrazol-5-one 3 reacts with substituted benzaldehydes 4a-d in the presence of anhydrous sodium acetate to produce the corresponding 4-arylidene-5-methyl-2,4-dihydro-pyrazol-3-ones 5a-d and the condensation of 5a-d with 2-bromoalkoxy-1H-isoindole-1, 3-(2H)-diones 2a-c furnished corresponding 2-[2-(4-arylidene-3-methyl-5-oxo-4,5-dihydro-pyrazol-1-yl)alkoxy]-isoindole-1,3-diones 6a-l, which on cyclisation with o-phenylendiamine give titled compounds 7a-l. …”
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A Case of Extrauterine Endometrial Stromal Sarcoma in the Colon Diagnosed Three Decades after Hysterectomy for Benign Disease by Andres Ayuso, Oluwole Fadare, Dineo Khabele

“…She was treated with laparoscopic low anterior resection, followed by megestrol acetate, and has been in remission for more than 4 years. …”
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Phenolics, tannins, flavonoids and anthocyanins contents influenced antioxidant and anticancer activities of Rubus fruits from Western Ghats, India by Kasipandi Muniyandi, Elizabeth George, Saikumar Sathyanarayanan, Blassan P. George, Heidi Abrahamse, Suman Thamburaj, Parimelazhagan Thangaraj

“…Rubus fruits are rich in nutrition with a wide range of phytochemical and consumed by humans, but many of its wild varieties are not commercially useful. …”
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Mechanical Properties of Phenolic Composites Reinforced with Flax-g-copolymers Prepared under Different Reaction Conditions - A Comparative Study by Susheel Kalia, B. S. Kaith

“…Graft copolymers of methyl methacrylate (MMA) and its binary mixtures such as MMA + ethyl acrylate (EA), MMA + acrylonitrile (AN), MMA + acrylic acid (AA), MMA + vinyl acetate (VA), MMA + acrylamide (AAm) and MMA + styrene (Sty) with flax fiber have been prepared in air (IA) and under the influence of microwave radiations (MWR). …”
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Sequential bioaugmentation of the dominant microorganisms to improve the fermentation and flavor of cereal vinegar by Ao Zhang, Wenqing Zhang, Xiaorui Guo, Jiao Wang, Kai Liang, Yaao Zhou, Fanfan Lang, Yu Zheng, Min Wang

“…Through sequential bioaugmentation strategy, bacterial diversity was regulated due to minimizing acetic acid inhibition in the early stages, and the non-volatile acid was targetedly improved by Lactobacillus. …”
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First Characterization of Kombucha Beverages Brewed in Argentina: Flavors, Off-Flavors, and Chemical Profiles by Tobías Moccia, Carolina Antuña, Clara Bruzone, Julieta Amalia Burini, Diego Libkind, Lucía Paula Alvarez

“…The aim of this study was to characterize the chemical and sensory diversity of commercial kombuchas in Argentina. Acetic acid was the predominant acid, while lactic and glucuronic acids were present in 70% and 50% of the kombuchas, respectively. …”
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A High-Status Middle Sarmatian Burial from the Kovalevka Burial Complex in the Volgograd Region by Valeriy M. Klepikov

“…All of the above allows us to assert that the buried individual belonged to the nomadic elite, whose burials during that period were concentrated in the Volga-Don interfluve.…”
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Aperture-Fed Quad-Port Dual-Band Dielectric Resonator-MIMO Antenna for Sub-6 GHz 5G and WLAN Application by Trushit Upadhyaya, Ikmo Park, Rajat Pandey, Upesh Patel, Killol Pandya, Arpan Desai, Jayesh Pabari, Gangil Byun, Yogeshwar Kosta

“…The peak gain is 7.67 dBi and 8.32 dBi at 4.5 GHz and 5 GHz, respectively. …”
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Research on strong robustness watermarking algorithm based on dynamic difference expansion by Tianqi WANG, Yingzhou ZHANG, Yunlong DI, Dingwen LI, Linlin ZHU

“…A surge in the amount of information comes with the rapid development of the technology industry.Across all industries, there is a need to collect and utilize vast amounts of data.While this big data holds immense value, it also poses unprecedented challenges to the field of data security.As relational databases serve as a fundamental storage medium for data, they often contain large-scale data rich in content and privacy.In the event of a data leak, significant losses may occur, highlighting the pressing need to safeguard database ownership and verify data ownership.However, existing database watermarking technologies face an inherent tradeoff between improving watermark embedding capacity and reducing data distortion.To address this issue and enhance watermark robustness, a novel robust database watermarking algorithm based on dynamic difference expansion was introduced.The QR code was employed as the watermark, the SVD decomposition of the low frequency part of the image was utilized after Haar wavelet transform.By extracting specific feature values and using residual feature values as the watermark sequence, it was ensured that the same-length watermark sequence contains more information and the embedded watermark length can be reduced.Furthermore, by combining the adaptive differential evolution algorithm and the minimum difference algorithm, the optimal embedding attribute bits were selected to alleviate the problems of low computational efficiency, high data distortion and poor robustness of traditional difference expansion techniques in embedding watermarks, and to improve the embedding capacity of watermarks while reducing the distortion of data.Experimental results demonstrate that the proposed algorithm achieves a high watermark embedding rate with low data distortion.It is resilient against multiple attacks, exhibiting excellent robustness and strong traceability.Compared to existing algorithms, it offers distinct advantages and holds great potential for broad application in the field of data security.…”
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Dystrophy of the Sense of Incomprehension and its Consequences by O. A. Donskikh

“…In the second case, the bits of information are added to something already known without endeavor to continue any further work to understand the subject on a deeper level. …”
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First Comprehensive List of Phlebotomine Sand Fly Species (Diptera: Psychodidae) in a Leishmaniasis Focus (Djelfa, Algeria), Including the First Record of Phlebotomus langeroni Fem... by Fatma Messaoudene, Slimane Boukraa, Said Chaouki Boubidi, Ahlem Guerzou

“…Results: A total of 2,866 specimens with 12 species belonging to Phlebotomus and Sergentomyia were identified with the first record of Phlebotomus langeroni female nationally, revealing a good diversity of up to 1.812 bits. The greatest richness of species was found in rural sites at Ain El Bel station, while the lowest richness was observed in the first peri-urban site of Ain Oussera station. …”
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A study of macroinvertebrate communities in Bolshiye Koty Bay of Lake Baikal using DNA metabarcoding by L. S. Kravtsova, T. E. Peretolchina, T. I. Triboy, I. A. Nebesnykh, A. E. Tupikin, M. R. Kabilov

“…Communities are characterized by low species diversity according to Shannon (from 0.7 to 1.2 bits), high concentration of dominance according to Simpson (from 0.5 to 0.7) and low evenness according to Pielou (from 0.3 to 0.4). …”
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Talebesinin Gölgesinde Kalmış Önemli Bir Sûfî Şahsiyet: Ammâr Yâsir Bitlisî ve Bazı Tasavvufî Görüşleri by Ferzende İdiz

“…Kaynaklarda Bitlis’te doğduğu ve orada vefat ettiği bildirilen müellifin, maalesef hayatı, eserleri, yetişmesi ve ailesi gibi önemli konularda herhangi bir bilgiye yer verilmemiştir. …”
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Comprehensive metabolite profiling and evaluation of anti-nociceptive and anti-inflammatory potencies of Nypa fruticans (Wurmb.) leaves: Experimental and in-silico approaches by Farhana Islam, Md. Aktaruzzaman, Md. Tarikul Islam, Fariya Islam Rodru, Saquiba Yesmine

“…Formalin-induced paw edema assay was employed to assess the in-vivo anti-inflammatory activity whereas; acetic acid-induced writhing test, hot plate test, and tail immersion test were performed to evaluate the in vivo anti-nociceptive effects. …”
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Verfahren der Modusdarstellung in Gioseffo Zarlinos Musici quinque vocum moduli by Roman Lüttin

“…Die 1549 publizierten Musici quinque vocum moduli sind die erste selbstständige Veröffentlichung Gioseffo Zarlinos und zugleich der früheste Beleg für eine Glarean-Rezeption in Italien. Mit den Begriffen Ionisch, Hypoionisch und Äolisch werden sieben der 19 Motetten mit Termini überschrieben, die zuerst 1547 in Glareans Dodekachordon erscheinen. …”
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Single-nucleotide polymorphisms in dizygotic twin ovine fetuses are associated with discordant responses to antenatal steroid therapy by Erin L. Fee, Haruo Usuda, Sean W. D. Carter, Hideyuki Ikeda, Tsukasa Takahashi, Yuki Takahashi, Yusaku Kumagai, Michael W. Clarke, Demelza J. Ireland, John P. Newnham, Masatoshi Saito, Sebastian E. Illanes, Binny Priya Sesurajan, Liang Shen, Mahesh A. Choolani, Gokce Oguz, Adaikalavan Ramasamy, Sara Ritchie, Andrew Ritchie, Alan H. Jobe, Matthew W. Kemp

“…Methods Thirty-one date-mated ewes carrying twin fetuses at 123 ± 1 days’ gestation received maternal intramuscular injections of either (i) 1 × 0.25 mg/kg betamethasone phosphate and acetate (CS1, n = 11 twin pairs) or (ii) 2 × 0.25 mg/kg betamethasone phosphate and acetate, 24 h apart (CS2, n = 10 twin pairs) or (iii) 2 × saline, 24 h apart (negative control, n = 10 twin pairs). …”
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<i>Lomatium</i> Species of the Intermountain Western United States: A Chemotaxonomic Investigation Based on Essential Oil Compositions by William N. Setzer, Ambika Poudel, Prabodh Satyal, Kathy Swor, Clinton C. Shock

“…<i>dissectum</i> essential oils were dominated by octyl acetate and decyl acetate, <i>L. papilioniferum</i> essential oils from western Idaho had high <i>p</i>-cymene and 2-methyl-5-(1,2,2-trimethylcyclopentyl)phenol concentrations, while those from Oregon had relatively high β-phellandrene and sedanenolide levels. …”
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Aspilia africana (Pers.) C.D. Adams and Manihot esculenta Crantz Exhibit Antibacterial Activity against Resistant Salmonella typhi Strains by Richard Agyen, Yaw Duah Boakye, Theresa Appiah Agana, Vivian Etsiapa Boamah, Clement Osei Akoto, Michael Owusu, Francis Adu, Christian Agyare

“…The leaves of the plants were extracted using distilled water (hot (AQH) and cold (AQC)), methanol (MET), ethyl acetate, and petroleum ether. The extracts were screened in vitro for anti-Salmonella effects against fourteen S. typhi isolates (five multidrug-resistant (MDRST), five ciprofloxacin-resistant (CRST), three nalidixic acid-resistant (NARST), and one sensitive isolate (SS)) using agar well diffusion and microbroth dilution methods. …”
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Effect of Additives on Electrodeposition of Copper in Ch Cl-Gl A Low Eutectic Solvent by LIU Yang, HAO Jianjun, YIN Hongkun, WANG Xinhui

“…The use of additives facilitates the deposition of copper on metal substrates.In this work，using choline chloride glacial acetic acid(Ch Cl-Gl A) as a low eutectic solvent and copper acetate as the main salt， the effects of ascorbic acid(C6H8O6)， disodium ethylenediamine tetraacetic acid(EDTA-2Na) and diethylenetriaminepentaacetic acid(DTPA) as additives on electrodeposition of copper on iron substrate were investigated.Electrochemical behavior was studied by cyclic voltammetry (CV) and chronoamperometry (CA)； scanning electron microscopy(SEM) and X-ray diffraction(XRD) were used to observe and analyze the morphology and composition of the coating.The UV-visible absorption spectrum of the complex formed in the electrodeposited solution with different additives was analyzed by a UV-Vis-NIR spectrophotometer.Results indicated that in Ch Cl-Gl A， the electrodeposition of copper involved two steps of oxidation-reduction with the first step of Cu2＋→Cu＋and the second step of Cu＋→Cu.All three additives promoted the deposition of copper in Ch Cl-Gl A，and ascorbic acid had the best effect，which could obtain a copper coating with good performance at room temperature.The electrodeposition of copper in Ch Cl-Gl A followed a three-dimensional instantaneous nucleation process and was an irreversible reaction controlled by diffusion.Moreover，the diffusion coefficients of Cu2＋and Cu＋could reach 4.003 9&#x00D7;10－7&#x00A0;cm2/s，4.762 7&#x00D7;10－7&#x00A0;cm2/s，respectively.The copper crystal prepared with ascorbic acid as additive was a polygonal sheet-like structure with distinct grains，and the optimal crystal plane was the (111) crystal plane.Besides，the average grain sizes of the copper layer with additives DTPA，EDTA-2Na and C6H8O6&#x00A0;were 50.71，55.12 and 52.73 nm.The average grain size of the copper layer without additive was 44.73 nm.…”
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