DEVELOPMENT OF AN IMPROVED DATABASE FOR YORUBA HANDWRITTEN CHARACTER by OLUWASHINA O. OYENIRAN, JOSHUA O. OYENIYI, LAWRENCE O. OMOTOSHO, IBRAHIM K. OGUNDOYIN

“…The developed database contains a total of 12,600 characters being made up of 70 classes from a total number of 200 writers, in which 80 % (10,500) is regarded as the training and validation dataset while the remaining 20 % (2,100) is regarded as testing dataset. …”
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Comparative analysis between abdominal aortic aneurysm and popliteal artery aneurysm by Marcos Vinícius Melo de Oliveira, MD, PhD, Alexandre Malta Brandão, MD, PhD, Gina Camillo Rocha Silvestre, BS, Alexandre Queiroz Silva, BS, Michele Alberto Marques, BS, Marcia Martins Reis, PhD, Maria de Lourdes Higuchi, MD, PhD, Erasmo Simão da Silva, MD, PhD

“…In contrast, AAA walls contain a greater number of B lymphocytes within the adventitia compared with PAA walls. …”
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Search for baryon junctions in e+A collisions at the electron ion collider by Niseem Magdy, Abhay Deshpande, Roy Lacey, Wenliang Li, Prithwish Tribedy, Zhangbu Xu

“…Quantum chromodynamics (QCD) describes nucleon as a composite object containing current quarks (valence quarks and sea (anti-)quarks) and gluons. …”
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Sperm Cryopreservation in Canaries to Protect Endangered Songbird Species: Comparison of Different Cryoprotectants by Arda Onur Özkök, Burcu Esin, Eser Akal

“…This study determined that a DMEM extender containing 8% EG was more advantageous than a DMEM containing DMSO regarding spermatological parameters and could be used for long‐term storage of canary sperm.…”
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Effects of Nitrogen Fertilizer Quantity and Time of Application on Sorghum (Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench) Production in Lowland Areas of North Shewa, Ethiopia by Degu Temeche, Elias Getachew, Gtachew Hailu

“…This research was conducted to assess the effect of rates and time of nitrogen fertilizer application on yield and yield components of sorghum in lowland areas of North Shewa. The treatments contained three rates of nitrogen (N) (46, 92, and 138 kg·ha−1) and three times of N application (1/2 dose at sowing and 1/2 dose at tillering (timing one); 1/3 dose at sowing and 2/3 dose at tillering (timing two); and 1/3 dose at sowing, 1/3 dose at early tillering, and 1/3 dose at tillering (timing three) including one control. …”
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Genomic analysis and antibiotic resistance of a multidrug-resistant bacterium isolated from pharmaceutical wastewater treatment plant sludge by Ningyu Sun, Hu Gao, Xinbo Zhang, Zeyou Chen, Anping Peng

“…Additionally, the N4 genome contained 187 genes associated with human disease and 249 virulence factors, underscoring its potential pathogenicity. …”
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Absence of Rejection in a Facial Allograft Recipient with a Positive Flow Crossmatch 24 Months after Induction with Rabbit Anti-Thymocyte Globulin and Anti-CD20 Monoclonal Antibody by Bruce E. Gelb, J. Rodrigo Diaz-Siso, Natalie M. Plana, Adam Jacoby, William J. Rifkin, Kimberly S. Khouri, Daniel J. Ceradini, Eduardo D. Rodriguez

“…To our knowledge, this is the first report of targeted B cell agents used for induction immunosuppression in skin-containing vascularized composite tissue allotransplantation. …”
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Performance Analysis of Wind-Induced Piezoelectric Vibration Bimorph Cantilever for Rotating Machinery by Gongbo Zhou, Houlian Wang, Zhencai Zhu, Linghua Huang, Wei Li

“…Harvesting the energy contained in the running environment of rotating machinery would be a good way to supplement energy to the wireless sensor. …”
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Structural and Compositional Characterization of Fungus-Derived Pyrolytic Carbon Architectures by Brennan Campbell, Robert Ionescu, Cengiz S. Ozkan, Mihrimah Ozkan

“…The three structures discovered within the stalk, cap, and cap skin tissues were found to contain unique microarchitectures, which were preserved upon anoxic carbonization. …”
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An investigation of the dose-dependent safety of bemiparin sodium: A cell culture study by Emre Kubat, Ozer Aylin Gurpinar, Tuna Demirkiran

“…Material and Methods: The L929 cells were incubated for 12 hours in 96-well culture dishes. Fresh medium containing different concentrations of bemiparin was added in five different concentrations (Dilution I: 3,500 IU; Dilution II: 1,750 IU; Dilution III: 875 IU; Dilution IV: 437.5 IU; Dilution V: 218.75 IU). …”
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Bolt’s Farm Cave System dans le Cradle of Humankind (Afrique du Sud) : un exemple d’approche multidisciplinaire dans l’étude des sites à primates fossiles by Dominique Gommery, Frank Sénégas, Lazarus Kgasi, Nonhlanhla Vilakazi, Brian Kuhn, James Brink, Martin Pickford, Andy IR Herries, John Hancox, Thibaud Saos, Loïc Ségalen, Julie Aufort, John Francis Thackeray

“…The Cradle of Humankind in South Africa, recognized as World Heritage by UNESCO since 1999, contains fossil sites which have yielded hominid remains and/or non-human primates (Cercopithecoidea). …”
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An Effective Chaos-Based Image Encryption Scheme Using Imitating Jigsaw Method by Zhen Li, Changgen Peng, Weijie Tan, Liangrong Li

“…In this paper, an efficient chaos-based image encryption scheme is proposed, which uses the imitating jigsaw method containing revolving and shifting operations. In this scheme, there are three processes in encryption: preprocessing, encryption process, and postprocessing. …”
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Narzędzie doboru zindywidualizowanych strategii utrzymania dyscypliny (ZSUD) w klasie szkolnej by Ewa Lemańska-Lewandowska

“…This article presents a standardized research tool containing a number of strategies that can help discipline in the classroom drawn from various known models of discipline. …”
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Vibroacoustic Optimization of Stiffening Ribs and Damping Material Distribution on Sheet Metal Parts by M. Carfagni, P. Citti, L. Governi, M. Pierini

“…However, these are not efficient design solutions, especially with regard to the effectiveness of vibration reduction and to weight containment. In this paper a novel approach to achieve an optimal distribution of stiffening ribs and damping material will be presented. …”
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Liposome-Encapsulated Bioactive Guttiferone E Exhibits Anti-Inflammatory Effect in Lipopolysaccharide-Stimulated MH-S Macrophages and Cytotoxicity against Human Cancer Cells by Jean Paul Dzoyem, Shashank Reddy Pinnapireddy, Hugues Fouotsa, Jana Brüßler, Frank Runkel, Udo Bakowsky

“…Methods. Liposomes containing guttiferone E were prepared by the thin film hydration method, and the physicochemical characteristics were determined using dynamic light scattering, laser Doppler velocimetry, and atomic force microscopy. …”
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Practical Tips for Construction of Custom Peptide Libraries and Affinity Selection by Using Commercially Available Phage Display Cloning Systems by Keisuke Fukunaga, Masumi Taki

“…In both systems, peptides containing odd number(s) of Cys should be designed with caution. …”
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Performance of the Cold-Bending Channel-Angle Buckling-Restrained Brace under Cyclic Loading by Kun Wang, Junwu Xia, Xiaomiao Chen, Bo Xu, Xiangzhou Liang, Jian Wang

“…The initial elastic stiffness of the brace used in practice should contain overall portions of the brace instead of the yielding portion of the brace. …”
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Identification and Analysis of Full Scale Ventilation Events by Luca Savio, Sverre Steen

“…The ventilation events are identified by means of an analysis procedure based on fuzzy logic. The paper contains both a basic introduction to fuzzy logic and a detailed description of the analysis procedure. …”
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Analysis of the Effect of Severe Accident Scenario on Debris Properties in Lower Plenum of Nordic BWR Using Different Versions of MELCOR Code by Sergey Galushin, Pavel Kudinov

“…Core melt is released into a deep pool of water where formation of noncoolable debris bed and ex-vessel steam explosion can pose credible threats to containment integrity. Success of the strategy depends on the scenario of melt release from the vessel that determines the melt-coolant interaction phenomena. …”
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Mendelian randomization and multiomics comprehensively reveal the causal relationship and potential mechanism between atrial fibrillation and gastric cancer by Zhao Sicheng, Zhao Sicheng, Zhang Jingcheng, Zhang Jingcheng, Zhang Shuo, Zhang Shuo, Lou Jiaheng, Lou Jiaheng, Cai Yan, Cai Yan, Bai Xing, Bai Xing, Jiang Tao, Jiang Tao, Jiang Tao, Zhang Guangji, Zhang Guangji, Zhang Guangji

“…ObjectiveGastric cancer is a harmful disease, the comorbidity mechanism and causality relationship between this disease and other diseases are worth studying.MethodsUsing a two-sample Mendelian Randomization method, this study revealed the potential causal effect of atrial fibrillation (AF) on gastric cancer (GC) risk by constructing a genetic instrument containing 136 AF associated SNPs. Subsequently, analysis identifies 62 AF-GC co-associated genes and constructs a protein-protein interaction network of key genes. …”
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