Evaluating the Performance of Aluminum Oxide Nanoparticle-Modified Asphalt Binder and Modelling the Viscoelastic Properties by Using Artificial Neural Networks and Support Vector M... by Mustafa Alas, Sani Isah Abba, Shaban Ismael Albrka Ali, Abdur Rahim, Nur Izzi Md. Yusoff

“…The higher complex modulus (G∗) and lower phase angle (δ) parameters indicated that the increase in stiffness due to the modification process was at the cost of losing elastic properties against fatigue cracking. …”
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Annexin I and dexamethasone effects on phospholipase and cyclooxygenase activity in human synoviocytes by Annaleise V. Sampey, Paul Hutchinson, Eric F. Morand

“…Annexin I is a glucocorticoid-induced mediator with anti-inflammatory activity in animal models of arthritis. We studied the effects of a bioactive annexin I peptide, ac 2–26, dexamethasone (DEX), and interleukin-1β (IL-1β) on phospholipase A2 (PLA2) and cyclooxygenase (COX) activities and prostaglandin E2 (PGE2) release in cultured human fibroblast-like synoviocytes (FLS). …”
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Features of the functioning of the hypothalamic-pituitary-thyroid axis in mice with Lewis carcinoma on the background of induced hyperthyroidism by E. M. Frantsiyants, V. A. Bandovkina, I. V. Kaplieva, I. V. Neskubina, E. I. Surikova, A. I. Shikhlyarova, L. K. Trepitaki, M. A. Gusareva, I. A. Udalenkova, E. O. Vasilieva, N. D. Cheryarina, V. V. Pozdnyakova

“…In female mice, hyperthyroidism caused an increase in the level of TRH in the hypothalamus and a decrease in TSH in the pituitary gland; in males, a decrease in TRH only in the hypothalamus. In control group II, euthyroid disorder syndrome developed: In mice of both sexes, serum levels of T4 and FT4 were found to decrease against the background of unchanged T3 levels and an increase in TSH content only in females. …”
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Comparison of Phase Estimation Methods for Quantitative Susceptibility Mapping Using a Rotating-Tube Phantom by Kathryn E. Keenan, Ben P. Berman, Slávka Rýger, Stephen E. Russek, Wen-Tung Wang, John A. Butman, Dzung L. Pham, Joseph Dagher

“…MRI data was acquired at nine angles of rotation for four different pulse sequences. …”
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Transforaminal Endoscopic Lumbar Discectomy versus Coblation Nucleoplasty Combined with Collagenase Chemonucleolysis for Lumbar Disc Herniation with Grade I Degenerative Spondyloli... by Yuyu Guo, Liuhu Han, Tingting Li, Bingbing Xu, Penghui Ke, Jun Hu, Rongyi Zhang, Yan Guo, Long Zhao, Likui Wang

“…Imaging findings including lumbar lordosis (LL), segmental lordosis angle (SL), slip percentage (SP), and disc height (DH) were compared between the two groups pre-operation and at the last follow-up. …”
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Petrological controls on the engineering properties of carbonate aggregates through a machine learning approach by Javid Hussain, Tehseen Zafar, Xiaodong Fu, Nafees Ali, Jian Chen, Fabrizio Frontalini, Jabir Hussain, Xiao Lina, George Kontakiotis, Olga Koumoutsakou

“…These results highlight the ability of machine learning techniques to provide a more effective and reliable prediction of aggregate engineering properties based on petrographic data. …”
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Analisis terhadap potensi risiko pengambilan keputusan dalam dunia pendidikan by Teguh Trianung Djoko Susanto, Angela Graciana Koli Mela, Syarifah Zahrah, Natalis Giovani Namsan, Zahid Umair

“…Penulisan artikel ini dilakukan dengan tujuan untuk mengetahui potensi resiko dalam pengambilan keputusan di dunia pendidikan. …”
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Towards using virtual acoustics for evaluating spatial ecoacoustic monitoring technologies by Neel P. Le Penru, Becky E. Heath, Jamie Dunning, Lorenzo Picinali, Robert M. Ewers, Sarab S. Sethi

“…To pilot the VSE as an environment for testing PAM hardware, we assessed how orientation impacts the six‐microphone array's performance by using the same suite of metrics to compare VSE recordings made with the array at various pitch angles. Finally, we piloted the VSE as a test platform for PAM software by investigating how BirdNET and HARKBird perform on bird calls added to the VSE‐replicated soundscapes. …”
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LoCS-Net: Localizing convolutional spiking neural network for fast visual place recognition by Ugur Akcal, Ugur Akcal, Ugur Akcal, Ivan Georgiev Raikov, Ekaterina Dmitrievna Gribkova, Ekaterina Dmitrievna Gribkova, Anwesa Choudhuri, Anwesa Choudhuri, Seung Hyun Kim, Mattia Gazzola, Rhanor Gillette, Rhanor Gillette, Ivan Soltesz, Girish Chowdhary, Girish Chowdhary, Girish Chowdhary

“…Visual place recognition (VPR) is the ability to recognize locations in a physical environment based only on visual inputs. …”
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Utilizing TP53 hotspot mutations as effective predictors of gemcitabine treatment outcome in non-small-cell lung cancer by Yen-Han Tseng, Trieu Thi My Tran, Jinghua Tsai Chang, Yu-Tang Huang, Anh Thuc Nguyen, Ian Yi‑Feng Chang, Yi-Tung Chen, Hao-Wen Hsieh, Yue-Li Juang, Peter Mu-Hsin Chang, Tzu-Yi Huang, Ying-Chih Chang, Yuh-Min Chen, Hsuan Liu, Chi-Ying F. Huang

“…This potential effectiveness might arise from its ability to disrupt DNA damage repair processes, leading to G2/M phase cell cycle arrest or an augmentation of mitotic abnormalities, eventually cause cell death. …”
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Mesenchymal Stem Cells Carrying Viral Fusogenic Protein p14 to Treat Solid Tumors by Inducing Cell–Cell Fusion and Immune Activation by Yao Wang, Xunlei Pang, Ruirui Li, Jiuzhou Chen, Chen Wen, Huihuang Zhu, Tingyu Long, Jianjie Li, Lijun Zheng, Youcai Deng, Junnian Zheng, Bo Xu

“…Therefore, cell–cell fusion as a cell-killing mechanism might develop a novel cytotherapy aimed at improving the efficacy against solid tumors. …”
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Biomechanical Responses and Injury Characteristics of Knee Joints under Longitudinal Impacts of Different Velocities by Yan Xiong, Xueliang Zhao, Hongyi Xiang, Yunjiao Wang, Zhikang Liao, Xiyan Zhu, Hui Zhao

“…The impact experiments and finite element simulation found that low-speed impact mainly led to medial injuries and high-speed impact led to both medial and lateral injuries. In the knee joint impact experiment, the peak flexion angles were 13.8° ± 1.2, 30.2° ± 5.1, and 92.9° ± 5.45 and the angular velocities were 344.2 ± 30.8 rad/s, 1510.8 ± 252.5 rad/s, and 9290 ± 545 rad/s at impact velocities 2.5 km/h, 5 km/h, and 8 km/h, respectively. …”
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The investigation of copper (cu), iron (fe), total iron binding capacity (tibc) and zn levels of blood serum of the ewes in izmir region by Ali Muhtar Tiftik, Selma (Çınar) Doğanay

“…Under the light of all these findings, taking apart the fact that no soil and plant analyses were executed during the research, we can claim thai the meadow soil and plant levels in this county lack in copper and the rations of those animals grazing at meadows are required to be reinforced with copper content.…”
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Insulin degludec 100 U/mL for treatment of spontaneous diabetes mellitus in dogs by Jocelyn Mott, Arnon Gal, Antonio Maria Tardo, Alisa Berg, Riley Claude, Alexis Hoelmer, Mei Lun Mui, Avin Arjoonsingh, Chen Gilor

“…Hypothesis/Objectives To describe the use of IDeg100 in dogs with DM, level of diabetic control and adverse effects. Animals Thirty‐three client‐owned dogs with DM. Methods A prospective, multi‐institutional, uncontrolled study of newly diagnosed or previously insulin‐treated, with or without comorbidities and with or without concurrent medications. …”
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Acute and prolonged toxicity assessment of Cannabis sativa extract in rodents and lagomorphs by Alana C. Costa, Arquimedes Gasparotto, Jr., Alana A.K. Garcia, Cícero A.C. Pereira, Emerson L.B. Lourenço, Helena P.G. Joaquim

“…In acute toxicity tests, the extract did not show any significant behavioral or physiological changes after oral or intraperitoneal administration. …”
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Covid-19 Pandemisi Sürecinde Üniversite Tercihi Yapacak Öğrencilerin Koronafobi Düzeyleri ile Tercihleri Arasındaki İlişkinin İncelenmesi by Mehmet Niyazi Şahin

“…Ölçeklere ilişkin çarpıklık (Skewness) ve basıklık (Kurtosis) değerleri ilgili referans değer aralığında olduğundan ölçeklerin normal dağılım gösterdiği ve parametrik analize uygun olduğu sonucuna ulaşılmıştır. Araştırmamızda hipotezleri test etmek amacıyla Bağımsız T Testi, Regresyon Analizi ve Pearson Korelasyon Pearson Korelasyon Analizi kullanılmıştır. …”
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Zoonotic Parasites and Their Association With Human Activities in Northern Tanzania: An Integrated Ecosystem Approach for One Health by Barakaeli Abdieli Ndossi, Eblate Ernest Mjingo, Hansol Park, Dongmin Lee, Mohammed Mebarek Bia, Heejae Yang, Sungbo Seo, Keeseon S. Eom

“…The quantitative analysis reveals significant associations between hygiene practices, proximity to livestock enclosures, ecological factors, and human–animal interaction, highlighting their pivotal roles in determining soil-transmitted helminth (STH) prevalence across different villages. …”
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Modeling of auditory neuropathy spectrum disorders associated with the TEME43 variant reveals impaired gap junction function of iPSC-derived glia-like support cells by Xiaoming Kang, Xiaoming Kang, Lu Ma, Lu Ma, Lu Ma, Jie Wen, Jie Wen, Wei Gong, Wei Gong, Xianlin Liu, Xianlin Liu, Yihan Hu, Yihan Hu, Zhili Feng, Zhili Feng, Qiancheng Jing, Qiancheng Jing, Yuexiang Cai, Yuexiang Cai, Sijun Li, Xinzhang Cai, Kai Yuan, Yong Feng, Yong Feng, Yong Feng, Yong Feng, Yong Feng

“…While some studies have been conducted using animal models, its pathogenic mechanisms in humans remain unclear. …”
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Pengaruh Pemberian Gel Lidah Buaya (Aloe vera) Terhadap Gambaran Histopatologi Gaster Tikus Wistar yang Diinduksi Indometasin by Alan Mustaqim, Aswiyanti Asri, Almurdi Almurdi

“…Penelitian ini dilakukan dari Juli 2015 sampai Januari 2016 di Animal House FK Unand dan Laboratorium Patologi Anatomi FK Unand. …”
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Aerodynamic optimization of small diffuser Augmented Wind Turbines: A differential evolution approach by Turan Dias Oliveira, Luzia Aparecida Tofaneli, Alex Álisson Bandeira Santos

“…The optimized variables modify the rotor rotation, chord and twist distributions along the turbine radius and pitch angle. The proposed BEM approach, when compared to experimental results for turbines with and without diffusers, showed an average discrepancy of 4.45% for turbines without diffusers and 0.28% for turbines with diffusers, better agreement than other approaches found in the literature. …”
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