A Covert α-Stable Noise-Based Extended Random Communication by Incorporating Multiple Inverse Systems by Areeb Ahmed, Zoran Bosnic

“…Covert communication involves sending information in a manner that hides the presence of communication from recipients. …”
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Anti-TNF-α Monoclonal Antibody Therapy Improves Anemia through Downregulating Hepatocyte Hepcidin Expression in Inflammatory Bowel Disease by Weigang Shu, Zhi Pang, Chunjin Xu, Jian Lin, Gengfeng Li, Wei Wu, Suofeng Sun, Junxiang Li, Xiuling Li, Zhanju Liu

“…To investigate the specific mechanisms involved, we cultured LO2 and HepG2 cell lines in vitro under stimulation with TNF-α and observed that the levels of hepcidin mRNA were markedly upregulated in caspase-3/8- and NF-κB-dependent manners. Therefore, our data suggest that TNF-α stimulates the expression of hepcidin in IBD patients, resulting in aggravated anemia and that blockage of TNF-α or the caspase-3/8 and NF-κB pathways could downregulate hepcidin expression. …”
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Online suicidal thoughts and/or behaviours talk: A scoping review protocol. by Andrea Lamont-Mills, Luke T Bayliss, Steven A Christensen

“…This lack of synthesis is problematic as it makes it more difficult for online suicide prevention and intervention practices, policies, and our understanding of suicide to advance in a coherent and evidence-based manner. A scoping review protocol following Arksey and O'Malley's six-step modified framework has been developed to address this synthesis gap. …”
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Stage-dependent changes in culture medium osmolality promote porcine oocyte maturation in vitro by Lixiang Liu, Lixiang Liu, Yu Tang, Yu Tang, Jing Shao, Jing Shao, Bingfeng Fan, Bingfeng Fan, Yifeng Yang, Yifeng Yang, Ying Zhang, Ying Zhang, Xiangyuan Zhao, Xiangyuan Zhao, Hailong Xue, Hailong Xue, Huimin Sun, Huimin Sun, Xulin Zhang, Xulin Zhang, Yushi Zhang, Yushi Zhang, Baozeng Xu, Baozeng Xu

“…In the presence of 1 mM glycine, we adjusted the osmolality of the culture medium from low to high (290 mOsM for the first 22 h and 320 mOsM thereafter) by adding raffinose, which cannot be used by animal cells, in a culture stage-dependent manner.ResultsStage-dependent adjustment of simplified medium PZM-3 osmolarity (290 mOsM for the first 22 h and 320 mOsM thereafter) in the presence of 1 mM glycine significantly improved the quality of porcine oocyte maturation in vitro, manifested by the oocyte maturation rate, functional mitochondrial distribution and activity, the transcript levels of glycolysis genes in granulosa cells, and subsequent embryonic developmental ability and ROS levels.ConclusionOur study demonstrates that optimizing cell volume regulation can further enhance the developmental potential of oocytes cultured in vitro.…”
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Assessment of Postural Control and Proprioception Using the Delos Postural Proprioceptive System by Roberto Tedeschi

“…Its ability to provide quantitative data in a reliable and sensitive manner makes it an attractive option for researchers, clinicians, and rehabilitation professionals. …”
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The study of the stylistic components of the \"Hajme Sabz\" of Sohrab Sepehri by شیرزاد طایفی, لیلا کمالخانی

“…In this regard, this essay, with an emphasis on the library studies and with reference to the inductive manner, based on the definition and the analysis, tries to clarify the stylistics’ components of the “Hajme Sabz” the work of Sepehri within the different phonetic, lexical, syntactic and the eloquent and mental layers, so as to find the state of the poet’s thoughts and his special style, by using the study’s achievements.  …”
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LOCALITY AND STEREOTYPICAL CONCEPTS AS PREDICTORS OF VOTING ATTITUDES AMONG PUBLIC AND PRIVATE ADULT NIGERIAN EMPLOYEES by CHRISTIAN OGBOGU UGOCHUKWU, JACOB IGO, CASMIR NNAEMEKA NWANKWO, BASSY JOHN-JIREH

“…Locality as an established place one resides, and stereotype originally demoted a solid metallic printing plate containing stock image that is difficult to change once cast was measured with Gender Stereotype Scale (GSS) developed by Sekhar & Parameswari (2020), and voting attitude as the consistent manner of feeling and beliefs of how a person views the electoral process that predispose one to act in a certain way during voting was measured using Attitude to Voting Scale (AVS) developed by Obiechina (2009). …”
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Anticancer Potential of Green Synthesized Silver Nanoparticles Using Extract of Nepeta deflersiana against Human Cervical Cancer Cells (HeLA) by Ebtesam S. Al-Sheddi, Nida N. Farshori, Mai M. Al-Oqail, Shaza M. Al-Massarani, Quaiser Saquib, Rizwan Wahab, Javed Musarrat, Abdulaziz A. Al-Khedhairy, Maqsood A. Siddiqui

“…The cytotoxic response observed was in a concentration-dependent manner. Furthermore, the results also showed a significant increase in ROS and lipid peroxidation (LPO), along with a decrease in MMP and glutathione (GSH) levels. …”
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Examining the Long-Run and Short-Run Effects of Technical and Financial Factors on Bitcoin Blockchain Network Transaction Fees by Amin Rostami, Mahdi Safaei

“…This cryptocurrency currently has the highest market value among existing virtual currencies that can operate in a decentralized manner based on defined incentives. These incentives include a fixed mining reward for each block and a variable reward resulting from transaction fees in the blockchain network. …”
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Targeting transforming growth factor-β1 by methylseleninic acid/seleno-L-methionine in clear cell renal cell carcinoma: Mechanisms and therapeutic potential by Aseel O. Rataan, Yan Xu, Sean M. Geary, Yousef Zakharia, Eman S. Kamel, Youcef M. Rustum, Aliasger K. Salem

“…MSA treatment significantly downregulated TGF-β1, PD-L1, and VEGF in a dose- and time-dependent manner in both non-sarcomatoid and sarcomatoid ccRCC cell lines. …”
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Convolutional Neural Network Compression via Dynamic Parameter Rank Pruning by Manish Sharma, Jamison Heard, Eli Saber, Panagiotis Markopoulos

“…By using Singular Value Decomposition (SVD) to model low-rank convolutional filters and dense weight matrices, and training the SVD factors with back-propagation in an end-to-end manner, we achieve model compression. We evaluate our method on modern CNNs, including ResNet-18, ResNet-20, and ResNet-32, using datasets like CIFAR-10, CIFAR-100, and ImageNet (2012). …”
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Modernization of government management in empires of new time: comparative political analysis by A. D. Aseev, V. V. Shishkov

“…The Ottoman Empire failed to implement the policy of modernization of public administration in a timely and consistent manner. The British Empire was combined the strategies of centralization and decentralization of state management of its overseas colonies. …”
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Adaptive IP geolocation framework for target network scenarios by Shuodi ZU, Shichang DING, Fuxiang YUAN, Xiangyang LUO

“…The target location can be determined through IP geolocation, serving as a vital foundation for location-based services.Researchers have proposed various IP geolocation algorithms with different implementation principles to cater to different network scenarios.However, maintaining an ideal geolocation effect proves challenging for these algorithms in diverse network scenarios.Three typical implementation principles for IP geolocation based on network measurement were introduced.The advantages and disadvantages of these methods in various network scenarios were analyzed, and an adaptive IP geolocation framework specifically tailored to target network scenarios was proposed.The geolocation framework was functioned as follows: initially, a preliminary city-level location estimation was obtained by comparing the target’s location with the landmark database.Then, detection sources were deployed in a distributed manner, and information such as delay, topology and same subnet landmarks for the target city was gathered to determine the network scenario.Finally, an appropriate geolocation method was employed to accurately estimate the target’s location according to the identified network scenario.Through simulation geolocation experiments in 11 cities of China, the multi-level performance of various IP geolocation methods supported by landmark data of different quantities and distributions was evaluated.The results indicate that the proposed framework achieves a city-level geolocation success rate of 96.16% and a median error of 4.13 km for street-level geolocation.Moreover, the framework demonstrates stable geolocation performance across different conditions, including varying same subnet landmark numbers and target accessibility.These experimental findings validate the effectiveness of the proposed framework and offer novel insights for IP geolocation research.…”
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Extreme Heating of Minor Ions in Imbalanced Solar-wind Turbulence by Michael F. Zhang, Matthew W. Kunz, Jonathan Squire, Kristopher G. Klein

“…Additional features include a steep transition-range electromagnetic spectrum, proton-cyclotron waves propagating in the direction of the imbalance, significantly enhanced proton-to-electron heating ratios, ion temperatures that are considerably more perpendicular with respect to magnetic field, and extreme heating of heavier species in a manner consistent with mass scalings inferred from spacecraft measurements. …”
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Axial Compression Performance of Concrete-Filled Steel Tubular Columns with Different D/t Ratios by Preetha Achuthan, Ganapathy Ganesh Prabhu, George Gabriel Vimal Arokiaraj, Panneerselvam Arul Sivanantham, Subramanian Suthagar

“…The central composite design (CCD) of the response surface methodology (RSM) was used to design the trials in order to complete the tests in a cost-effective manner. 13 (9 distinct tests) columns were evaluated according to the CCD experimental design, and the failure mode of the specimens, load–deformation behavior, and ultimate strength capacity were investigated. …”
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Double Barrel Nasal Trumpets to Prevent Upper Airway Obstruction after Nasal and Non-Nasal Surgery by Macario Camacho, Justin M. Wei, Lauren K. Reckley, Sungjin A. Song

“…The technique described in the manuscript provides a method for placing one long and one short nasal trumpet in a manner that helps prevent postoperative upper airway obstruction. …”
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Rapid determination of the physiological temperature range for the giant freshwater prawn (Macrobrachium rosenbergii) by Meng-Li Tsai, Tsen-Chien Chen, Zi-Yan Chou, Wen-Yi Wu

“…It assumes that the respiratory and circulatory systems respond to temperature changes in a coordinated manner. Electrophysiological methods are used to record the electrocardiogram of animals to convert heart rate; and the signals generated by scaphognathites rubbing electrodes during their movements are used to convert respiratory rate. …”
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Feasibility Study of PV-Wind-Fuel Cell Hybrid Power System for Electrification of a Rural Village in Ethiopia by Mikias Hailu Kebede, Getachew Bekele Beyene

“…In this work, the techno-economic feasibility study (using HOMER) of emission-free hybrid power system of solar, wind, and fuel cell power source unit for a given rural village in Ethiopia called Nifasso (latitude of 9°58′40″N and longitude of 39°50′3″E with an estimated population of 1059) that can meet the electricity demand in a sustainable manner has been studied. The main power for the hybrid system comes from the solar and wind energy while the fuel cell and rechargeable batteries are used as a secondary and primary energy back up units, respectively. …”
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Comparison of In Silico Tools for Splice-Altering Variant Prediction Using Established Spliceogenic Variants: An End-User’s Point of View by Woori Jang, Joonhong Park, Hyojin Chae, Myungshin Kim

“…A streamlined decision-making process can facilitate the downstream RNA analysis in a more efficient manner. Therefore, we evaluated the performance of 8 in silico tools (Splice Site Finder, MaxEntScan, Splice-site prediction by neural network, GeneSplicer, Human Splicing Finder, SpliceAI, Splicing Predictions in Consensus Elements, and SpliceRover) using 114 NF1 spliceogenic variants, experimentally validated at the mRNA level. …”
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Engineering dual-driven pro-angiogenic nanozyme based on porous silicon for synergistic acceleration of burn infected wound healing by Wei Duan, Yue Gao, Ruru Xu, Sheng Huang, Xueqian Xia, Jingwen Zhao, Longhuan Zeng, Qiaolin Wei, Jia-Wei Shen, Jianmin Wu, Yongke Zheng

“…The high mortality risk of burn infected wounds has dictated the clinical need for the development of new biomaterials that can regulate multiple aspects of the healing process in a high-quality manner. Although nanozymes have made progress in inflammation modulation and antibacterial management, they often lack the ability in pro-angiogenesis, which greatly limits their functional application in the synergistic treatment of burn infected wounds. …”
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