An Intelligent Gesture Classification Model for Domestic Wheelchair Navigation with Gesture Variance Compensation by H. M. Ravindu T. Bandara, K. S. Priyanayana, A. G. Buddhika P. Jayasekara, D. P. Chandima, R. A. R. C. Gopura

“…Further, those results were analyzed using Cohen’s kappa analysis in which overall accuracy, misclassification rate, precision, and Cohen’s kappa values were calculated.…”
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Effects of Purple-Fleshed Sweet Potato Lyophilized Powder on the Physicochemical Properties, Lactic Acid Bacteria Viability, Microstructure, and Textural Properties of Stirred Yogu... by Paulo Cezar da Cunha Júnior, Carlos Alberto Cruz Pinto, Jorge Manuel Alexandre Saraiva, Elisa Helena da Rocha Ferreira

“…The physical and chemical properties, color, monomeric anthocyanin content, lactic acid bacteria viability, water retention capacity, microstructure, and texture were evaluated for yogurts enriched with LP at the levels of 2% (YLP2), 4% (YLP4), and 6% (YPL6), stored for 30 days under refrigeration (4 °C). …”
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Isolation and identification of Starmerella davenportii strain Do18 and its application in black tea beverage fermentation by Chuanhai Tu, Wenxiu Hu, Sijie Tang, Ling Meng, Zhihai Huang, Xiao Xu, Xiudong Xia, Fidelis Azi, Mingsheng Dong

“…The physicochemical characteristics of the fermented beverages were also evaluated, which indicated that the yeast has pH reduction capacity and can produce organic acids and volatile compound such as 2-phenylethanol. …”
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Experimental and Numerical Simulation Study on the Antipenetration Properties of Fiber Ceramic-Reactive Powder Concrete Composite Targets by H. H. Zou, C. M. Song, M. Y. Wang, D. R. Wang, D. S. Wen

“…Composite materials have been demonstrated to possess excellent antipenetration capacities, but the existing studies have not involved the penetration characteristics of ceramic-concrete composite targets. …”
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Simulation of a Reverse Electrodialysis–Absorption Refrigeration Integration System for the Efficient Recovery of Low-Grade Waste Heat by Xi Wu, Linjing Yan, Xiaojing Zhu, Mingjun Liu

“…An innovative RED–ARS integration system is proposed that outputs cooling capacity and electric energy, driven by waste heat. …”
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Slow Metabolism–Driven Amplification of Hepatic PPARγ Agonism Mediates Benzbromarone‐Induced Obesity‐Specific Liver Injury by Guanting Li, Yourong Hu, Han Zhao, Ziyu Peng, Xin Shang, Jia Zhang, Kunxin Xie, Meiwei Li, Xiaohang Zhou, Qinyao Zhou, Kai Li, Fang Zhou, Heyao Wang, Zhijian Xu, Jiali Liu, Peng Sun

“…Further in vivo and in vitro pharmacokinetic analyses reveal that obese db/db mice exhibited a diminished capacity to metabolize BBR in their livers. This reduction leads to prolonged retention of BBR, subsequently resulting in chronic and sustained hepatic PPARγ agonism. …”
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Can Digital Rectal Examination Identify the Subtype of Dyssynergic Disorders as Well as High Resolution Anorectal Manometry? by Philippe Onana Ndong, Karine Baumstarck, Véronique Vitton

“…Results The study included 200 patients, revealing commendable overall agreement between DRE and 3D‐HRAM (Kappa = 0.658). For subtype diagnosis, correlation was substantial for Subtypes I, II, and IV (0.679, 0.741, 0.649, respectively) and moderate for Subtype III (Kappa = 0.325). …”
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The Use and Impact of Virtual Reality Programs Supported by Aromatherapy for Older Adults: A Scoping Review by Lillian Hung, Joey Wong, Karen Lok Yi Wong, Rynnie Cin Ee Son, Mary Van, W. Ben Mortenson, Angelica Lim, Jennifer Boger, Christine Wallsworth, Yong Zhao

“…Outcome measures included physical, psychological, emotional, and cognitive aspects like spatial orientation, stress, happiness, memory, and social interaction. Benefits included enhanced spatial awareness, memory, happiness, and reduced stress. …”
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Black mulberry (Morus nigra L.) prevents deleterious effects of excess glucose in obese C. elegans decreasing lipofuscin accumulation and ROS production by Sonia Núñez, Adrián Millán-Laleona, Javier Cano-Lou, Andrea Corella, Cristina Moliner, Guillermo Cásedas, Filippo Maggi, Víctor López, Carlota Gómez-Rincón

“…The black mulberry extract showed a significant capacity to inhibit the accumulation of lipid droplets, reducing by 50.40 % the fat deposits. …”
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Effects of Severe Hypoxia on Bone Marrow Mesenchymal Stem Cells Differentiation Potential by Claudia Cicione, Emma Muiños-López, Tamara Hermida-Gómez, Isaac Fuentes-Boquete, Silvia Díaz-Prado, Francisco J. Blanco

“…We aimed at analyzing bone marrow MSCs (BM-MSCs) differentiation capacity under normoxic and severe hypoxic culture conditions. …”
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Aberrant Phenotype in Human Endothelial Cells of Diabetic Origin: Implications for Saphenous Vein Graft Failure? by Anna C. Roberts, Jai Gohil, Laura Hudson, Kyle Connolly, Philip Warburton, Rakesh Suman, Peter O’Toole, David J. O’Regan, Neil A. Turner, Kirsten Riches, Karen E. Porter

“…Hyperglycaemia did not modify ND-EC function, but TNF-α and palmitate significantly reduced angiogenic capacity (by 27% and 43%, resp.), effects mimicked by Akt inhibition. …”
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Field study on the suitability of oral fluid samples for monitoring of Lawsonia intracellularis and Brachyspira hyodysenteriae by multiplex qPCR under field conditions by Matthias Eddicks, Gerald Reiner, Sigena Junker, Hermann Willems, Sabrina Becker, Julia Stadler, Josefine Hagn, Mathias Ritzmann

“…Therefore, we collected oral fluids at an age of 12, 16 and 20 weeks of life and compared them to pooled fecal samples collected from the same pens on two fattening farms. Results Cohen´s Kappa analysis revealed a substantial agreement between oral fluids and pooled fecal samples on pen level (Cohen´s Kappa: 0.745; p < 0.001). …”
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Impact of high pressure impregnation and air drying on the quality of Dosidicus gigas slices by Liliana Zura-Bravo, Roberto Lemus-Mondaca, Jaime Ortiz, Marcos Flores, Gipsy Tabilo-Munizaga, Mario Pérez-Won, Klaudia Masztalerz

“…Moreover, the color, texture, and water-holding capacity were determined. Rehydration capacity values increased due to less damage to cellular tissue than the control (HPI-untreated dried samples). …”
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Online Measurement of Soil Organic Carbon as Correlated with Wheat Normalised Difference Vegetation Index in a Vertisol Field by Yücel Tekin, Yahya Ulusoy, Zeynal Tümsavaş, Abdul M. Mouazen

“…The online measurement was carried out in a clay vertisol field covering 10 ha of area in Karacabey, Bursa, Turkey. Kappa statistics were carried out between different SOC and NDVI data to investigate potential similarities. …”
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Increasing the concentration of plasma molecules improves the biological activity of platelet-rich plasma for tissue regeneration by Mikel Sánchez, Jon Mercader Ruiz, Daniel Marijuán Pinel, Pello Sánchez, Nicolás Fiz, Jorge Guadilla, Juan Azofra, Maider Beitia, Diego Delgado

“…Regarding cell migration capacity, it was found that the process is platelet-dependent. …”
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Activation of TLR4-Mediated NF𝜅B Signaling in Hemorrhagic Brain in Rats by Weiyu Teng, Lishu Wang, Weishuang Xue, Chao Guan

“…Toll-like receptor 4- (TLR4-) mediated nuclear factor kappa-B (NF𝜅B) signaling plays critical roles in the activation and regulation of inflammatory responses in injured brain. …”
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Modeling and Analysis of Quasi-3D Equivalent Magnetic Network of Direct-Drive Inner Boost Permanent Magnet Motor by Jiacheng Wu, Shuai Wang, Yan Hu, Bingyi Zhang, Xuefeng Xu

“…To address the problems of low space utilization and weak overload capacity of traditional dual-stator permanent magnet motors with equal-length cores, a kind of inner boost permanent magnet motor (IBPMM) with unequal-length cores is proposed. …”
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The Effect of Age on the Regenerative Potential of Human Eyelid Adipose-Derived Stem Cells by Mingqi Zhang, Zhuoshi Wang, Yan Zhao, Lirong Zhang, Ling Xu, Liu Cao, Wei He

“…For each group, the proliferative capacity, colony-forming ability, surface markers, differentiation ability, wound healing function, and secreted protein were contrastively evaluated and quantified for statistical analysis. …”
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Power-energy decoupling with source-typed flexible load: an optimal scheduling strategy for integrated energy systems with multi-flexibility resources by Pingyuan Shi, Xingce Wang, Junhong Hao, Feng Hong, Hongtao Liu, Xiaoze Du

“…This contributes effectively to renewable energy accommodation capacity when the total electrical energy consumption remains constant. …”
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CPTU-Based Offshore Wind Monopile Rigid Bearing Mechanism Analysis by Jie Zhou, Renjie Gu, Panpan Shen, Chengjun Liu, Zeyao Li, Kefan Zhu, Zhenming Shi

“…The method is an important foundation for the next step of monopile bearing capacity research.…”
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