A low-cost printed circuit board-based centrifugal microfluidic platform for dielectrophoresis by Nicklas Rondot, Songyuan Yan, Dario Mager, Lawrence Kulinsky

“…Compared to traditional pump-driven microfluidics, typically used for DEP applications, centrifugal CD microfluidics provides the ability to consolidate various liquid handling tasks in self-contained discs under the control of a single motor. …”
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Thermodynamics from the S-matrix reloaded, with applications to QCD and the confining Flux Tube by Pietro Baratella, Joan Elias Miró, Emanuele Gendy

“…In this work, we critically review and further develop the formalism introduced by Dashen, Ma, and Bernstein, which connects the thermodynamics of relativistic systems to the information contained in their scattering amplitudes. As a demonstration, we revisit the computation of the QCD equation of state to leading order in the strong coupling, showcasing the advantages of this method over traditional Thermal Field Theory techniques. …”
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Artificial intelligence for the prediction of the physical and mechanical properties of a compressed earth reinforced by fibers by Bentegri Houcine, Rabehi Mohamed, Kherfane Samir, Boukansous Sarra

“…This study presents a prediction a model- and simulation-based approach using artificial neural networks (ANN) to predict tensile strength and compressive strength. of earth-friendly concrete containing different types of natural fibers. A group of data with eight influencing characteristics; cement, fiber, sand, fiber length, fiber tensile strength, clay, silt, age used for model formation and validation were collected from the literature. …”
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A Literary Interpretation of Blood Symbolism in Ifá Divination Poetry by Oluwabunmi Tope Bernard

“… Tis study undertakes a literary analysis of blood as a symbol as contained in the Ifá divination poetry among the Yorùbá of Southwestern Nigeria, which the researcher has collected through personal observations, consultations, and interviews with Ifá priests. …”
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Polysulfur-based bulking of dynamin-related protein 1 prevents ischemic sulfide catabolism and heart failure in mice by Akiyuki Nishimura, Seiryo Ogata, Xiaokang Tang, Kowit Hengphasatporn, Keitaro Umezawa, Makoto Sanbo, Masumi Hirabayashi, Yuri Kato, Yuko Ibuki, Yoshito Kumagai, Kenta Kobayashi, Yasunari Kanda, Yasuteru Urano, Yasuteru Shigeta, Takaaki Akaike, Motohiro Nishida

“…Abstract The presence of redox-active molecules containing catenated sulfur atoms (supersulfides) in living organisms has led to a review of the concepts of redox biology and its translational strategy. …”
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VARAT: Variable Annotation Tool for Documents on Manufacturing Processes by Shota Kato, Manabu Kano

“…VARAT was subsequently employed to create a dataset containing 1,988 variable symbols from the 47 papers. …”
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More on lines in Euclidean Ramsey theory by Conlon, David, Wu, Yu-Han

“…Answering a question raised by Fox and the first author and independently by Arman and Tsaturian, we show that there is a natural number $m$ and a red/blue-colouring of $\mathbb{E}^n$ for every $n$ that contains no red copy of $\ell _3$ and no blue copy of $\ell _m$.…”
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Establishment of a Mutant Library for Infection Cushion Development and Identification of a Key Regulatory Gene in <i>Botrytis cinerea</i> by Maoyao Tang, Kexin Wang, Pan Zhang, Jie Hou, Xiaoqian Yu, Hongfu Wang, Yangyizhou Wang, Guihua Li

“…In this study, we utilized a forward genetics approach to establish a large T-DNA tagged population of <i>B. cinerea</i>, which contained 14,000 transformants. Through phenotype screening, we identified 161 mutants with defects in IC development. …”
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On the Convergence Rate for the Longest at Most <i>T</i>-Contaminated Runs of Heads by István Fazekas, Borbála Fazekas, László Fórián

“…We call a run at most <i>T</i>-contaminated, if it contains at most <i>T</i> tails. We approximate the distribution of the length of the longest at most <i>T</i>-contaminated runs. …”
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Enhancing Thyroid Nodule Detection in Ultrasound Images: A Novel YOLOv8 Architecture with a C2fA Module and Optimized Loss Functions by Shidan Wang, Zi-An Zhao, Yuze Chen, Ye-Jiao Mao, James Chung-Wai Cheung

“…The recall, calculated based on the detection of nodules containing at least one feature suspected of being malignant, reaches 58.2%, while the model maintains a lightweight structure. …”
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Novel Optimization Algorithms Usage to Model the Compressive Strength of Ultra-High-Performance Concrete in Machine Learning Technique: Support Vector Regression by Tianhua Zhou, Dorota Mozyrska

“…In addition, two meta-heuristic algorithms have been used for improving the accuracy of predicting CS containing the Marine Predator Algorithm (MPA) and Grasshopper Optimization Algorithm (GOA). …”
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Analysis of Standards-Based Counterfeit Microelectronics Detection Methods by Devon R. Richman, Michael H. Azarian, Diganta Das, Michael Pecht

“…Cloned parts are of particular concern as more sophisticated versions contain fewer defects and are at risk of not being detected. …”
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Research of the two-criteria estimation method for linear regression models by M.P. Bazilevskiy

“…The first was created artificially and contains an outlier. The second was formed on the basis of real economic data. …”
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Profiling endogenous airway proteases and antiproteases and modeling proteolytic activation of Influenza HA using in vitro and ex vivo human airway surface liquid samples. by Stephanie A Brocke, Boris Reidel, Camille Ehre, Meghan E Rebuli, Carole Robinette, Kevin D Schichlein, Christian A Brooks, Ilona Jaspers

“…The airway proteolytic environment likely contains redundant antiproteases and proteases with diverse catalytic mechanisms, however a proteomic profile of these enzymes and inhibitors in airway samples has not been reported. …”
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A new type III effector from Bradyrhizobium sp. DOA9 encoding a putative SUMO-protease blocks nodulation in Arachis hypogaea L. by Beedou Aphaiso, Pongdet Piromyou, Pakpoom Boonchuen, Pongpan Songwattana, Jenjira Wongdee, Teerana Greetatorn, Kamonluck Teamtisong, Alicia Camuel, Panlada Tittabutr, Nantakorn Boonkerd, Eric Giraud, Neung Teaumroong

“…In this study, we characterized the symbiotic role of 4 effector proteins (p0490, p0871, SkP48, and p0903) containing the small ubiquitin-like modifier (SUMO) protease domain identified in DOA9 during symbiosis. …”
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The Effects of Exercise on Cognitive Recovery after Acquired Brain Injury in Animal Models: A Systematic Review by Elise Wogensen, Hana Malá, Jesper Mogensen

“…Studies were selected if they were (1) in English, (2) used adult animals subjected to acquired brain injury, (3) used exercise as an intervention tool after inflicted injury, (4) used exercise paradigms demanding movement of all extremities, (5) had exercise intervention effects that could be distinguished from other potential intervention effects, and (6) contained at least one measure of cognitive and/or emotional function. …”
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Heterogeneity analysis provides evidence for a genetically homogeneous subtype of bipolar-disorder. by Caroline C McGrouther, Aaditya V Rangan, Arianna Di Florio, Jeremy A Elman, Nicholas J Schork, John Kelsoe, Bipolar Disorder Working Group of the Psychiatric Genomics Consortium

“…., 'genetic subgroup') replicates across the remaining data-sets collected by the PGC containing 5781/8289, 3581/7591, and 6825/9752 cases/controls, respectively. …”
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Competitive Revenue Management (Rm.) Strategies of Five Star Hotels: A Case From Istanbul by Tevfik Demirciftci, Sahin Osmanoglu

“…The research employed a questionnaire containing pre-prepared RM-related inquiries administered to hotel RM department managers. …”
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Defects-Induced Hot Spots in TATB by Zhonghua Yan, Chuanchao Zhang, Hongwei Yan, Zhijie Li, Li Li, Ming Huang, Bisheng Tan, Xiaodong Yuan

“…The three-dimensional models of triaminotrinitrobenzene (TATB) explosives containing spherical pores, craters, and cracks are established, respectively. …”
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Regenerative and Innovative Utilization of Coffee Residue and Waste Cooking Oil: Improving Rheological Properties of Recycled Asphalt by Ruipeng Zhu, Chunhua Hu

“…The high-temperature performance of recycled asphalt was preserved using SCG containing oily components. However, the low-temperature performance of long-term aged asphalt could not be completely restored to the level of virgin asphalt. …”
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