Pulp stones and kidney stones-related gene: An investigation of single nucleotide polymorphisms in the gene encoding parathyroid hormone by Prescila Mota de Oliveira Kublitski, Bruna de Souza Romano, Vania Gomes Moraes, Manoel Damião Sousa-Neto, Lívia Azeredo Alves Antunes, Erika Calvano Küchler, Leonardo Santos Antunes, João Armando Brancher, Edgard Michel-Crosato, Marilisa Carneiro Leão Gabardo

“…Introduction: Pulp stones (PS), whose origins remain unclear, present a challenge for clinical practice in Endodontics. …”
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Modification of Business Strategy Through The Application of Circular Economy in Coffee Shop Business Units in Pontianak City: Case Study of Four Coffee Shops by Mahardika Agung Madepo, Lina Budiarti, Faaiza Soraya Khalida

“…A SWOT analysis suggests strategies at three levels: corporate, business, and functional. Originality/value (state of the art): This study explore the implementation circular economy concept on business strategy especially in smaller scale business. …”
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Analysis of somatic piRNAs in the malaria mosquito Anopheles coluzzii reveals atypical classes of genic small RNAs by Sergei Funikov, Alexander Rezvykh, Natalia Akulenko, Jiangtao Liang, Igor V. Sharakhov, Alla Kalmykova

“…Most of the atypical small RNAs exhibit female-biased expression and originate from mitochondrial and nuclear genes involved in energy metabolism. …”
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Zakat-based urban farming: A tool for poverty alleviation, community empowerment, financial inclusion, and food security by Kinan Salim, Baharom Abdul Hamid, Ziyaad Mahomed, Wiaam Hassan

“…Implication – Through this Zakat-based approach, the research underscores the profound impact of urban farming in catalyzing socio-economic change and advancing efforts towards poverty alleviation. Originality – No previous research has introduced and pilot-tested Zakat-based urban farming solutions for Islamic financial institutions as a tool for Poverty Alleviation and financial inclusion …”
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Anatomical alterations: biparietal thinning in antiquity. Review of published cases and a new case by Nicol Rossetti, Roberta Fusco, Arianna Vanni, Francesca Garanzini, Alessandra Mazzucchi, Marta Licata

“…The case from Vercelli provides an opportunity to explore the multifactorial origins of biparietal thinning and highlights the necessity of a multidisciplinary approach, combining archaeological, anthropological, and medical perspectives. …”
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Identification of Spectrally Similar Materials From Multispectral Imagery Based on Condition Number of Matrix by Maozhi Wang, Shu-Hua Chen, Jun Feng, Wenxi Xu, Daming Wang

“…Technically, this new method achieves the purpose by adding supplementary features to all the original spectra including similar materials, which can be further used as indicative signatures to identify these materials. …”
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Modified AlexNet Convolution Neural Network For Covid-19 Detection Using Chest X-ray Images by Shadman Q. Salih, Hawre Kh. Abdulla, Zanear Sh. Ahmed, Nigar M. Shafiq Surameery, Rasper Dh. Rashid

“…With the proposed models we obtained the same or even better result than the original AlexNet with having a smaller number of neurons in the second fully connected layer. …”
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A Secure Image Steganography Using Shark Smell Optimization and Edge Detection Technique by Omar Y. Abdulhammed, Pshtiwan J. Karim, Dashne R. Arif, Twana S. Ali, Avin O. Abdalrahman, Arkan A. Saffer

“…To increase security, the shark smell optimization is used to select the best pixels among edge pixels based on its nature in motion, then reflect these pixels above original carrier media. Finally the mystery message bits are hidden in the selected edge pixels by using lest significant bit technique. …”
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Anisotropic nonlinear optical responses of Ta2NiS5 flake towards ultrafast logic gates and secure all-optical information transmission by Yan Lei, Gong Ziyao, He Qinyong, Shen Dechao, Ge Anping, Dai Ye, Ma Guohong, Sun Liaoxin, Zhang Saifeng

“…And, these unique nonlinear optical (NLO) properties originate from the anisotropic optical transition probability. …”
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Potentials of 24-hour esophageal рН monitoring in diagnostics and treatment efficacy control of gastroesophageal reflux disease by N. L. Dzhakhaya, A. S. Trukhmanov, M. Yu. Kon’kov, O. A. Sklyanskaya, A. A. Sheptulin, V. T. Ivashkin

“…Overall 58 patients with GERD were included in original study (main group) and 18 healthy volunteers formed a control group.Results. …”
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Unusual open-system behaviour revealed by LA-MC-ICP-MS U–Th dating of coral and coralline algae bio-carbonates by Condomines, Michel, Bruguier, Olivier, Hajji, Inès, Zaara-Ben Mosbah, Chedia

“…We suggest that this source might come from the bio-mineral itself, in the form of organic matter originally involved in the encrusting algal activity, and eventually degraded with an almost complete U-loss.…”
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Chip Design of PTP Time Synchronization for Industrial IoT by Yee-Shao Chen, Yuan-Sun Chu, da-Wei Lo, Yen-Ting Chiang, Ting-Chao Hou

“…In order to improve time accuracy and reduce delays caused by network protocol stacking, this study designed the chip on the data link layer and optimized the original IEEE 1588 protocol. These optimization methods include compensating clock skew and removing run-trip delay Time is too large mechanism. …”
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A Candidate High-velocity Exoplanet System in the Galactic Bulge by Sean K. Terry, Jean-Philippe Beaulieu, David P. Bennett, Aparna Bhattacharya, Jon Hulberg, Macy J. Huston, Naoki Koshimoto, Joshua W. Blackman, Ian A. Bond, Andrew A. Cole, Jessica R. Lu, Clément Ranc, Natalia E. Rektsini, Aikaterini Vandorou

“…We present an analysis of adaptive optics images from the Keck I telescope of the microlensing event MOA-2011-BLG-262. The original discovery paper by Bennett et al. reports two possibilities for the lens system: a nearby gas giant lens with an exomoon companion or a very low-mass star with a planetary companion in the Galactic bulge. …”
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Responsible governance of genomics data and biospecimens in the context of broad consent: experiences of a pioneering access committee in Africa by Kobus Herbst, R Kerr, Daima Bukini, Ahmed Rebai, Akin Abayomi, P Andanda, J Mabuka, R Wamuyu, C Dandara

“…However, there is now an opportunity for the global research community to leverage decades of genomic data and biospecimens originating from African populations. The experience we describe in this paper is of an access governance framework established under the Human, Heredity, and Health in Africa (H3A) consortium, given the task of managing wider access to the data and biospecimen resources collected via its various projects. …”
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The Applications and Distinctions of Three Different Material Collection Plates in Wet Electrostatic Precipitator by Jin-Yuan Syu, Shang-Yan Huang, Yu-Chih Cheng, Shao-Hao Lu, Chih-Te Wang, Yuan-Yi Kao, Wen-Yinn Lin

“…In this study, a new type of wet-electrostatic precipitator (wet-ESP) was designed and built using stainless steel (SS), conductive glass (CG), and original glass (OG) for its collection plates. The objectives of this research included the efficiency characteristics of both the dry-ESP and the wet-ESP, how the materials used in the dust collectors affect the ESP performance including SS, CG, and OG, and the effects on the electric resistivity of the particle of its performance, and the ozone generation rates of the wet-ESP. …”
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Advanced surgical techniques and considerations in carotid body tumor management: insights from a cohort study by Farooq Ahmad Ganie, Masarat-ul Gani, Hakeem Zubair Ashraf, Shahbaz Bashir, Iqra Nazir Naqash, Mudasir Hamid Bhat, Shadab Maqsood, Altaf Hussain Mir, Mohd Iqbal Dar

“…Abstract Background Carotid body tumors (also known as glomus tumors) represent the most prevalent paragangliomas found in the head and neck region. These neoplasms originate from the aggregation of chemoreceptor cells in the cervical area, stemming from the neural crest during embryonic development. …”
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Pre-service science teacher’s opinions on virtual labs and their use in biology by Koca Asiye Bilge, Kizilay Esra

“…According to pre-service teachers, biology, cells, and the study of onion skin and bacteria are only a few examples of virtual laboratory applications that can be used in science teaching. …”
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Les ports romains atlantiques et intérieurs en France : équipement, architecture, fonction et environnement by Jimmy Mouchard

“…These introductory remarks, which may also serve as a brief history of the development of an Atlantic coast and river port archeology in France, additionally provide useful historiographical and epistemological references for a better understanding of the origins of and motivations behind the colloquium organized in Nantes (Loire-Atlantique) in June 2018: Roman ports in Atlantic Europe and the corresponding internal waters. …”
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Optimizing Job Performance Through Perceived Organizational Support and Self Efficacy: The Mediating Role of Work Engagement by Anisa Indigovera Wargoputri, Rr. Sri Handari Wahyuningsih, Arni Surwanti

“…As practitioners, medical recorders should upgrade themselves to improve their performance. Originality/Value (state of the art): This study contributes toward JP to adding knowledge and providing insight into the mediating role of WE for medical recorders in healthcare, which prior studies only focused on non-health institutions or companies. …”
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Factors Affecting Continuance Intention Towards Adoption of Linkaja Mobile Payment by Muhammad Damar Hafizh, Arif Imam Suroso, Joko Ratono

“…Managerial implications suggest that enhancing application reliability, introducing innovative features, and forming strategic partnerships can promote continued use of LinkAja. Originality/value (State of the art): This research uniquely applies a modified UTAUT2 model to mobile payments in Indonesia, identifying critical factors influencing the continued use of LinkAja. …”
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