Multiple Attribute Group Decision-Making Models Using Single-Valued Neutrosophic and Linguistic Neutrosophic Hybrid Element Aggregation Algorithms by Sumin Zhang, Jun Ye

“…In inconsistent and indeterminate decision-making issues, current assessment information of quantitative and qualitative attributes with respect to alternatives only contains either numerical neutrosophic values or linguistic neutrosophic values as the single information expression. …”
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Synthetic integrin antibodies discovered by yeast display reveal αV subunit pairing preferences with β subunits by Yuxin Hao, Jiabin Yan, Courtney Fraser, Aiping Jiang, Murali Anuganti, Roushu Zhang, Kenneth Lloyd, Joseph Jardine, Jessica Coppola, Rob Meijers, Jing Li, Timothy A. Springer

“…Of these, six are function-blocking antibodies and contain a ligand-mimetic R(G/L/T)D motif in their CDR3 sequences. …”
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Amylin: Localization, Effects on Cerebral Arteries and on Local Cerebral Blood Flow in the Cat by Lars Edvinsson, Peter J. Goadsby, Rolf Uddman

“…There were numerous nerve fibres surrounding cerebral blood vessels that contained CGRP-ir. Occasional fibres contained amylin-ir while we observed no adrenomedullin-ir in the vessel walls. …”
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Performance of twisted tape absorber-based photovoltaic thermal systems in clockwise and counterclockwise configurations by Abdalrahman M.O. Al-Karboly, Adnan Ibrahim, Anas Al-Tarabsheh, Anwer B. Al-Aasam, Ali H.A. Al-Waeli, Ahmad Fazlizan, Kamaruzzaman Sopian

“…Numerous solar irradiance levels (200 W/m2, 400 W/m2, 600 W/m2, 800 W/m2, and 1000 W/m2) were examined using an indoor solar simulator, a nanofluid containing water and 0.5 vol% SiC, and mass flow rates from 0.005 kg/s to 0.04 kg/s. …”
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AN EXPERIMENTAL STUDY OF THE EFFECT OF RARE POLYMORPHISMS OF HUMAN HBB, HBD AND F9 PROMOTER TATA BOXES ON THE KINETICS OF INTERACTION WITH THE TATA-BINDING PROTEIN by E. B. Sharypova, I. A. Drachkova, E. V. Kashina, D. A. Rasskazov, P. M. Ponomarenko, M. P. Ponomarenko, N. А. Kolchanov, L. K. Savinkova

“…To study the kinetic characteristics of TBP/TATA complex formation in vitro, doublestranded oligodeoxynucleotides identical to the TATA-containing portions of the promoters of the HBB, HBD and F9 genes (“normal” and minor alleles) and recombinant human TBP were used. …”
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Immunization of Cooperative Spreading Dynamics on Complex Networks by Jun Wang, Shi-Min Cai, Tao Zhou

“…By using the Monte Carlo method, numerical simulations reveal that immunizing nodes with a large degree cannot always be beneficial for containing cooperative spreading. For small values of transmission probability, immunizing hubs can suppress the spreading, while the opposite situation happens for large values of transmission probability. …”
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Radar system for unmanned aerial vehicles by Vladislav R. Skrynskij

“…The structural-functional scheme of the X-band side-scan radar system consisting of an antenna, a receiving and transmitting unit, a container with a digital core and a micronavigation system is described. …”
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Polyol-based Synthesis of Praseodymium Oxide Nanoparticles by Caroline Quievryn, Samuel Bernard, Philippe Miele

“…A complete characterization of a specific sample by SEM, HRTEM, and X-ray diffraction (XRD) demonstrates that Pr6O11 nanoparticles form elementary blocks with a calculated size of 118 nm, containing slightly agglomerated nanocrystalline particles with a polycrystalline face-centred cubic phase and an individual size of around 10 nm. …”
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A «necklace» of large clusters of strategic raw materials over a stagnant oceanic slab in East Asia by Natalia Boriskina

“…Large ore clusters containing noble metals (Au, PGE), uranium, fluorite, and Cu-Mo-porphyry deposits are associated with late- and postmagmatic derivatives of the emerging magma chambers over the frontal and peripheral (paleotransform) boundaries of a stagnant Pacific slab. …”
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Global biogeography of N₂-fixing microbes: <i>nifH</i> amplicon database and analytics workflow by M. Morando, J. D. Magasin, S. Cheung, S. Cheung, M. M. Mills, J. P. Zehr, K. A. Turk-Kubo

“…This newly developed workflow was used to reprocess nearly all publicly available <i>nifH</i> amplicon HTS datasets from marine studies and to generate a comprehensive <i>nifH</i> ASV database containing 9383 ASVs aggregated from 21 studies that represent the diazotrophic populations in the global ocean. …”
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Periodic Wave Solutions and Their Limits for the Generalized KP-BBM Equation by Ming Song, Zhengrong Liu

“…A number of explicit periodic wave solutions are obtained. These solutions contain smooth periodic wave solutions and periodic blow-up solutions. …”
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The genetic architecture of resistance to flubendiamide insecticide in Helicoverpa armigera (Hübner). by Douglas Amado, Eva L Koch, Erick M G Cordeiro, Wellingson A Araújo, Antonio A F Garcia, David G Heckel, Gabriela Montejo-Kovacevich, Henry L North, Alberto S Corrêa, Chris D Jiggins, Celso Omoto

“…Other loci identified by GWAS in field populations contained known insecticide detoxification genes from the ATP-binding cassette family, ABCA1, ABCA3, ABCF2 and MDR1. …”
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François Gros: from antibiotics to messenger RNA by Yaniv, Moshe

“…In this short text I will describe how the initial post-war studies of François guided him to discover the existence of short-lived RNA in bacteria, the messenger RNA containing the information for protein synthesis. I will also recount the influence he had on his students and their carrier in science.…”
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The β-Lactamase Gene Profile and a Plasmid-Carrying Multiple Heavy Metal Resistance Genes of Enterobacter cloacae by Chongyang Wu, Chaoqin Lin, Xinyi Zhu, Hongmao Liu, Wangxiao Zhou, Junwan Lu, Licheng Zhu, Qiyu Bao, Cong Cheng, Yunliang Hu

“…The extended-spectrum β-lactamases (ESBLs) (blaSHV-12 and blaCTX-M-9a) and AmpC (blaMIR) were encoded on the chromosome, and the pY546 plasmid contained several clusters of genes conferring resistance to metals, such as copper (pco), arsenic (ars), tellurite (ter), and tetrathionate (ttr), and genes encoding many divalent cation transporter proteins. …”
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Effect of different stocking density on the growth performances of white leg shrimp (Litopenaeus vannamei) and milkfish (Chanos chanos) in polyculture system by Gamal M. Samadan, Muhammad Irfan, Faisal Pitra, Muhammad Nur Findra, Supyan Supyan, Aras Syazili, Rovina Andriani

“…Polyculture is a way of cultivating two or more types of organisms in the same container for the purpose of efficient use of land. …”
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Optimization of the Formulation of Rice Biscuits Supplemented with D. Edulis (L.) Powder Using Response Surface Methodology by Eliane Flore Eyenga, Hippolyte Tene Mouafo, Mercy Bih Loh Achu, Wilfred F. Mbacham, Sali Atanga Ndindeng

“…The optimized biscuit which scored the highest overall acceptability contained proteins (10.33 g/100 g DM), fat (27.66 g/100 g DM), crude fibers (2.5 g/100 g DM), ash (3.55 g/100 g DM), and carbohydrates (54.01 g/100 g DM). …”
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The Effect of Upcycled Brewers’ Spent Grain on Consumer Acceptance and Predictors of Overall Liking in Muffins by Shannon Combest, Cynthia Warren

“…Consumer testing was conducted to evaluate muffins containing varying levels of BSG (0, 20, 30% wt:wt flour) to determine the highest acceptable concentration on overall likeability, appearance, texture, moistness, sponginess, and taste attributes. …”
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Semi-field studies on biochemical markers of honey bee workers (Apis mellifera) after exposure to pesticides and their mixtures. by Agnieszka Murawska, Ewelina Berbeć, Krzysztof Latarowski, Adam Roman, Paweł Migdał

“…Colonies were exposed daily to 0.5L for 7 days by feeding a sugar syrup containing a formulation of acetamiprid (250 ppb) (insecticide), glyphosate (7200 ppb) (herbicide), and tebuconazole (147 ppb) (fungicide) administered alone, in a binary or ternary mixture. …”
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The Impact of Digitalization on Public Administration, Economic Development, and Well-Being in the EU Countries by Armenia Androniceanu, Irina Georgescu, Oana Matilda Sabie

“…All four clusters are well determined, with cluster 1 including the three Nordic countries ranking first, followed by cluster 3 of well-developed countries and cluster 4 containing mainly emerging economies.   …”
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Long-Term Oxygen Therapy in COPD: Factors Affecting and Ways of Improving Patient Compliance by Stamatis Katsenos, Stavros H. Constantopoulos

“…The lack of sufficient data regarding COPD patients following oxygen prescription is an enormous void that must be duly confronted to augment clinical effectiveness and cost containment for the long term use. The present review article highlights factors influencing the compliance of patients using LTOT and emphasizes novel strategies and interventions that may prove to be of significant benefit given the remarkably little current research appraising this issue. …”
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