A customizable multiplex protein microarray for antibody testing and its application for tick-borne and other infectious diseases by Hari Krishnan Krishnamurthy, Vasanth Jayaraman, Karthik Krishna, Tianhao Wang, Kang Bei, Chithra Changalath, Shiny Matilda, Alex J. Rai, Renata Welc-Falęciak, Agnieszka Pawełczyk, Lucas S. Blanton, Aleš Chrdle, Andrea Fořtová, Daniel Růžek, Gheyath K. Nasrallah, Laith J. Abu-Raddadi, Duaa W. Al-Sadeq, Marah Abed Alhakim Abdallah, Daniele Lilleri, Chiara Fornara, Piera D’Angelo, Milena Furione, Maria Söderlund-Venermo, Klaus Hedman, Dimosthenis Chochlakis, Eirini Makridaki, Artemis Ntoula, Anna Psaroulaki, Angélica Escárcega-Ávila, John J. Rajasekaran

“…Our microarray in its present form can accommodate 400 antigens (molecules that can bind to specific antibodies) and can multiplex across antigen types, whole cell lysates, recombinant proteins, and peptides. A designed array containing multiple antigens of several microbes including Borrelia burgdorferi, the Lyme disease spirochete, was manufactured and evaluated. …”
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Segmentation and Classification of Vowel Phonemes of Assamese Speech Using a Hybrid Neural Framework by Mousmita Sarma, Kandarpa Kumar Sarma

“…This paper describes an Artificial Neural Network (ANN) based algorithm developed for the segmentation and recognition of the vowel phonemes of Assamese language from some words containing those vowels. Self-Organizing Map (SOM) trained with a various number of iterations is used to segment the word into its constituent phonemes. …”
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The Mosquito Repellent Activity of the Active Component of Air Freshener Gel from Java Citronella Oil (Cymbopogon winterianus) by Willy Tirza Eden, Dante Alighiri, Kasmadi Imam Supardi, Edy Cahyono

“…Java citronella oil, which contains citronellol, citronellal, and geraniol, was isolated by batch vacuum fractional distillation, and their effect was tested against the dengue fever (DF) vector, known as Aedes aegypti. …”
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Closed Int Soft -Ideals and Int Soft c--Ideals by Young Bae Jun, Kyoung Ja Lee, Eun Hwan Roh

“…The aim of this paper is to lay a foundation for providing a soft algebraic tool in considering many problems that contain uncertainties. In order to provide these soft algebraic structures, the notions of closed intersectional soft -ideals and intersectional soft commutative -ideals are introduced, and related properties are investigated. …”
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Platycodon grandiflorum-derived extracellular vesicles suppress triple-negative breast cancer growth by reversing the immunosuppressive tumor microenvironment and modulating the gu... by Min Yang, Jia Guo, Jinxian Li, Shuyue Wang, Yuan Sun, Ying Liu, Yinghua Peng

“…The PGEVs were isolated by ultracentrifugation and sucrose gradient centrifugation method and contained adequate functional components such as proteins, lipids, RNAs and active molecules. …”
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Herbicide Application Best Management Practices for Citrus Grove Workers by Brian Boman, Darren Cole, Steve Futch, Ward Gunter, Jack W. Hebb, P. Chris Wilson, Geovanne Stinghen

“…It covers personal protective equipment, tractor and herbicide preventive maintenance, mixing and loading, posting, herbicide application and spill containment. Includes quizzes and references. Published by the UF Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering, March 2009. …”
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Sorptive Removal of Odorous Carbonyl Gases by Water by Ehsanul Kabir, Ki-Hyun Kim

“…., for acetaldehyde around 300, 500, and 1,000 ppb) were forced through pure water contained in an impinger at room temperature. The removal efficiency of the target compounds was inspected in terms of two major variables: (1) concentration levels of gaseous standard and (2) impinger water volume (20, 50, 100, and 150 mL). …”
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Effect of Luminance and Contrast Variation on Stereoacuity Measurements Using Smartphone Technology by Lu Liu, Lingxian Xu, Junyue Wang, Huang Wu

“…Four series tests were established with different maximum brightness values, including 240 lux, 120 lux, 60 lux, and 30 lux. Each series test contained 19 pages with different contrasts between 95% and 5% and was calculated using the Michelson contrast formula. …”
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A 5-Year Audit of Accidental Dural Punctures, Postdural Puncture Headaches, and Failed Regional Anesthetics at a Tertiary-Care Medical Center by Sukhdip Singh, Shagufta Y. Chaudry, Amy L. Phelps, Manuel C Vallejo

“…Obstetric anesthesia complications contained in three databases consisting of ADPs, PDPHs, and failed regional anesthetics were matched to a perinatal database, with no complications serving as controls. …”
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Comparison of neural networks for suppression of multiplicative noise in images by V.A. Pavlov, A.A. Belov, V.T. Nguen, N. Jovanovski, A.S. Ovsyannikova

“…The paper compares several neural network (NN) architectures for suppression of multiplicative noise. The images may contain sharp boundaries and large homogeneous areas. …”
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Development of a 50K SNP array for whole-genome analysis and its application in the genetic localization of eggplant (Solanum melongena L.) fruit shape by Chuying Yu, Qihong Yang, Weiliu Li, Yaqin Jiang, Guiyun Gan, Liangyu Cai, Xinchun Li, Zhiqiang Li, Wenjia Li, Min Zou, Yang Yang, Yikui Wang

“…To accelerate the research progress of eggplant genetics and molecular breeding, it is necessary to implement a genome-based breeding strategy.MethodsTherefore, in this study, a SNP array containing 50K liquid-phase probes was designed on the basis of the resequencing data of 577 eggplants.ResultsThe developed 50K liquid-phase probes were used to perform targeted capture sequencing on 12 eggplant lines, and the efficiency of probe capture exceeded 99.25%. …”
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Genome-wide characterization and expression analysis of the ADF gene family in response to salt and drought stress in alfalfa (Medicago sativa) by Mengmeng Shi, Yike Wang, Peng Lv, Yujie Gong, Qi Sha, Xinyan Zhao, Wen Zhou, Lingtao Meng, Zegang Han, Lingxiao Zhang, Lingxiao Zhang, Yongwang Sun, Yongwang Sun

“…The promoter region of these genes was found to contain multiple cis-acting elements related to hormone responses, defence, and stress, indicating that they may respond to a variety of developmental and environmental stimuli. …”
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Natural Product Identification and Molecular Docking Studies of Leishmania Major Pteridine Reductase Inhibitors by Moses N. Arthur, George Hanson, Emmanuel Broni, Patrick O. Sakyi, Henrietta Mensah-Brown, Whelton A. Miller, Samuel K. Kwofie

“…The X-ray structure of LmPTR1 complexed with NADP and dihydrobiopterin (Protein Data Bank ID: 1E92) was identified to contain the critical residues Arg17, Leu18, Ser111, Phe113, Pro224, Gly225, Ser227, Leu229, and Val230 including the triad of residues Asp181-Tyr194-Lys198, which are critical for the catalytic process involving the reduction of dihydrofolate to tetrahydrofolate. …”
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Potential of Using Nanocarbons to Stabilize Weak Soils by Jamal M. A. Alsharef, Mohd Raihan Taha, Ali Akbar Firoozi, Panbarasi Govindasamy

“…Furthermore, the hydraulic conductivity values of the stabilized fine-grained soil samples containing MWCNTs decreased from 2.16E-09 m/s to 9.46E-10 m/s and, in the reinforcement sample by CNFs, the hydraulic conductivity value decreased to 7.44E-10 m/s. …”
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Isolation and Characterization of Diesel-Degrading Bacteria from Hydrocarbon-Contaminated Sites, Flower Farms, and Soda Lakes by Gessesse Kebede Bekele, Solomon Abera Gebrie, Eshetu Mekonen, Tekle Tafese Fida, Adugna Abdi Woldesemayat, Ebrahim M. Abda, Mesfin Tafesse, Fasil Assefa

“…Samples were collected from flower farms, lakeshores, old aged garages, asphalt, and bitumen soils and spread on selective medium (Bushnell Haas mineral salt agar) containing diesel as the growth substrate. The isolates were characterized based on their growth patterns using optical density measurement, biochemical tests, and gravimetric analysis and identified using the Biolog database and 16S rRNA gene sequencing techniques. …”
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Digital Media Hotspot Mining Algorithm Implementation with Complex Systems in the Mobile Internet Environment by Yufeng Jia, Sang-Bing Tsai

“…The other part of event core sentences is extracted from the topic hotspots by making event triples as candidate elements, and sentences containing event elements are extracted from the topic hotspots. …”
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On Chinese Translations of Colloquial Russian Pragmatic Approximator Markers: Analyzing Speech Patterns from Literary Fiction by Xiang Yanan, Natalia V. Bogdanova-Beglarian

“…The study seeks to analyze the identified methods of translating pragmatic approximator markers contained in Russian literary texts — into Chinese. …”
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Fracture, Dissolution, and Cementation Events in Ordovician Carbonate Reservoirs, Tarim Basin, NW China by Vinyet Baqués, Estibalitz Ukar, Stephen E. Laubach, Stephanie R. Forstner, András Fall

“…Mottle fabrics in the Yijianfang Formation contain argillaceous carbonate-rich silt and are bioturbation features formed within the marine environment. …”
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Trace element and mercury speciation analysis in yerba mate (Ilex paraguariensis) by María Victoria Panzl, Jarol R. Miranda-Andrades, Wendy J. Sandoval Rojano, Joseane A. Mendes, Tatiana D. Saint'Pierre, Alejandra Rodríguez-Haralambides, Ricardo Q. Aucelio

“…However, yerba mate leaves may contain toxic metals and environmental contaminants. …”
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Grands ensembles, cités ouvrières, logement social : patrimoines habités, patrimoines contestés by Elizabeth Auclair, Anne Hertzog

“…The present number of this journal contains five articles that explore aspects of the recognition of urban heritage. …”
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