Fabrication of microcapsules with core‐shell structure for oral delivery of dual drugs and real‐time computed tomography imaging by Rong Cai, Long Xiao, Miaomiao Zhang, Lulu Zhao, Jingjing Zhang, Fengyi Du, Zhirong Wang

“…The results showed that the DL@BS MSs with a particle size of approximately 2 mm exhibited a uniform sphere. …”
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Hybrid Simulated Annealing-Evaporation Rate-Based Water Cycle Algorithm Application for Medical Image Enhancement by Eyob Mersha Woldamanuel

“…The performance of the proposed algorithm was compared to histogram equalization (HE), low contrast stretching (LCS), contrast-limited adaptive histogram equalization (CLAHE), particle swarm optimization (PSO), accelerated PSO (APSO), and the water cycle algorithm (WCA). …”
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SHOX and sex difference in height: a hypothesis by Tsutomu Ogata, Atsushi Hattori, Maki Fukami

“…In this regard, previous studies have revealed that (1) distribution of the mean adult heights in subjects with disorders accompanied by discordance between sex chromosome complement and bioactive sex steroids and in control subjects (the British height standards) indicates that, of the ~12.5 cm of sex difference in the mean adult height, ~9 cm is accounted for by the difference in the sex chromosome complement and the remaining ~3.5 cm is explained by the dimorphism in sex steroids (primarily due to the growth-promoting effect of gonadal androgens); (2) according to the infancy-childhood-puberty growth model, the sex difference in the childhood growth function produces height differences of ~1 cm in childhood and 8–10 cm at 18–20 years of age, whereas the sex difference in the pubertal growth function yields height difference of ~4.5 cm at 18–20 years of age; and (3) SHOX expression and methylation analyses using knee cartilage tissues and cultured chondrocytes have shown lower SHOX expression levels in female samples than in male samples and methylation patterns consistent with partial spreading of X-inactivation affecting SHOX in female samples. …”
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A New Method to Estimate the Joint Roughness Coefficient by Back Calculation of Shear Strength by Jiu-yang Huan, Ming-ming He, Zhi-qiang Zhang, Ning Li

“…First, the 10 standard roughness joints are established in numerical rock samples generated by the bonded particle method (BPM). Secondly, the microscopic parameters of the intact rock and joints are calibrated, and a series of direct shear tests of joint samples are carried out under different normal stresses. …”
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Immunization against Lamb Haemonchosis with a Recombinant Somatic Antigen of Haemonchus contortus (rHcp26/23) by Leticia García-Coiradas, Francisco Angulo-Cubillán, Basilio Valladares, Enrique Martínez, Concepción de la Fuente, José María Alunda, Montserrat Cuquerella

“…Our previous results showed that a soluble fraction from adult stages of the nematode (p26/23) induced partial protection against challenge. Recombinant DNA technology was applied to obtain a synthetic protein (rHcp26/23). …”
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Microstructural Evolution during DPRM Process of Semisolid Ledeburitic D2 Tool Steel by M. N. Mohammed, M. Z. Omar, J. Syarif, Z. Sajuri, M. S. Salleh, K. S. Alhawari

“…The potential of the direct partial remelting (DPRM) process for the production of AISI D2 with a uniform globular microstructure was revealed. …”
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An interval Type-2 fuzzy Fractional-Order PD-PI controller for frequency stabilization of islanded microgrids optimized with CO algorithm by Siavash Shirali, Saeed Zolfaghari Moghaddam, Mortaza Aliasghary

“…Additionally, optimizing the controller parameters in dynamic systems is another critical issue, where traditional algorithms such as genetic algorithm (GA), particle swarm optimization (PSO), and sine cosine algorithm (SCA) often struggle with premature convergence and suboptimal solutions. …”
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Investigating SARS-CoV-2 Neutralising Antibody Response in Sheep by Milena Samojlović, João R. Mesquita, Sérgio Santos-Silva, Malin Neptin, Joakim Esbjörnsson

“…The sera were tested by established SARS-CoV-2 pseudovirus systems for multiple SARS-CoV-2 variants (early—Wuhan, mid—Delta, Omicron—BA.1, and late—Omicron XBB, BQ.1.1). Partial neutralisation activity in Pre-pandemic and Mid-pandemic samples was observed, while no NAb activity was observed in Late-pandemic samples tested. …”
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Heat transport efficiency in rheology of radiated casson material due to porous shrinking cylinder by Muhammad Yasir, N. Ameer Ahammad, Aisha M. Alqahtani, Yahia Said

“…The physical characteristics of the problem are governed by partial differential equations, which are converted to ordinary differential equations using appropriate similarity variables. …”
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Differential affection of the visual information sub-streams in a patient with visual agnosia by Kirstin Lederer, Bruno Fimm, Jorn Munzert, Mathias Reiser, Heiko Maurer, Ferdinand Binkofski, Ferdinand Binkofski, Ferdinand Binkofski, Antonello Pellicano

“…Furthermore, the color-masked condition determined larger impairments in kinematic performance relative to the control group.DiscussionResults support the view that spared color processing in the VS allows for partial compensation of deficits. Color information is also processed along the DS, contributing to visuomotor transformations.…”
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Phase I Study of Anti-CD3 x Anti-Her2 Bispecific Antibody in Metastatic Castrate Resistant Prostate Cancer Patients by Ulka Vaishampayan, Archana Thakur, Ritesh Rathore, Nicola Kouttab, Lawrence G. Lum

“…There were no dose limiting toxicities, and there was 1 partial responder and 3 of 7 patients had significant decreases in their PSA levels and pain scores. …”
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Remimazolam Anesthesia for Thyroid Surgery by Sae Nakagawa, Tomoharu Shakuo, Sakurako Matsudo, Hiroaki Soda, Kenji Shida

“…A 72-year-old woman was diagnosed with a goiter and scheduled for a partial thyroidectomy under general anesthesia. We used remimazolam for induction and maintenance using a neural integrity monitor, electromyogram, and endotracheal tube under the bispectral index monitor. …”
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Potential application areas and benefits of blockchain-enabled smart contracts adoption in infrastructure Public-private partnership (PPP) projects by Emmanuel Chidiebere Eze, Ernest Effah Ameyaw

“…Data analysis was done using means analysis, normalisation value, coefficient of variation, Kendall's coefficient of concordance, Kruskal-Wallis test and partial least square-structural equation modelling (PLS-SEM). …”
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PHYLOGENETIC RELATIONSHIPS AMONG POPULATIONS OF THE RED VOLE MYODES (= CLETHRIONOMYS) RUTILUS PALLAS, 1779 IN THE NORTHERN PRIOKHOTYE AND KOLYMA REGIONS by V. V. Pereverzeva, A. A. Primak, E. A. Dubinin

“…The goal of the work was the determination of phylogenetic relationships in red vole associations of the Northern Priokhotye and Kolyma regions on the base of analysis of partial mtDNA cytb gene sequence polymorphism in some Myodes (Сlethrionomys) rutilus populations of Northeastern Asia and Alaska. …”
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Barriers to Creativity, Market Knowledge Acquisition and Market Performance: The Moderating Role of Network-Building Capability in SME Sector by Fansuri Munawar, Rini Handayani

“…Data analysis was performed using partial least squares structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM) with SmartPLS 3.0. …”
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Dynamic Response Characteristics of the Structures under Excavation by High-Efficiency Blasting in the Urban Ultradeep Foundation Pit by Zhen Lei, Qing Chen, Wen Zhao, Yu-Jing Li, Zheng-Hua Gao

“…The results show that the electronic detonator carried out peak shaving within the group, unloading waves between the groups, and the blocking effect of the vibration-isolating slot, and all these effectively reduced the peak stress and peak particle vibration velocity, evenly distributed the vibration velocity, and guaranteed the safety of the surrounding existing buildings, proving the feasibility of the efficient blasting method. …”
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Narcolepsy treatment: from exorcism and bloodletting to modern therapy with histamine receptor inverse agonists by E. Sakalauskaitė-Juodeikienė, R. Masaitienė

“… In this review article, we present the treatment of narcolepsy since ancient times when patients experiencing the phenomenon of incubus (today understood as sleep paralysis with hypnagogic or hypnopompic hallucinations) were “cured” during the sessions of exorcism. …”
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Multi-objective Newton-Raphson-based optimizer for fractional-order control of PEM fuel cells by Mahmoud S. AbouOmar, Sami El Ferik

“…Results demonstrate the competitive capabilities of the proposed MONRBO algorithm compared to established algorithms including the Nondominated Sorting Genetic Algorithm-II (NSGA-II), Multi-objective Evolutionary Algorithm based on Decomposition (MOEA-D), and Multi-objective Particle Swarm Optimization with Crowding Distance (MOPSO-CD). …”
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MANAGEMENT CONTROL SYSTEM AND PERFORMANCE OF SMALL AND MEDIUM MANUFACTURING ENTERPRISES IN LAGOS, NIGERIA by Abdulrasaq Mustapha, Mubaraq Sanni

“…The obtained quantitative data was subjected Partial Least Squares (PLS-SEM) analysis. The findings of the study revealed that variation in performance of Small and Medium Manufacturing Enterprises (SMMEs) was attributed to four management control mechanisms: compensation (β=0.225,P<0.05) and Planning (β=0.332,P<0.05) significantly impact on performance while Policies and procedures(β=0.206,P<0.05) and socio-cultural control(β=0.436,P<0.05)also have significant effect on performance. …”
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Efficacy of short term non steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs in Indian patients with axial spondyloarthritis by Shubha Bhalla, Shallu Verma, Anand Narayan Malaviya

“…However, the review of the literature shows that among Caucasian patients, only ~ 1/3rd with recent disease onset and only ~10% with the long-standing disease achieved partial or complete remission. The present study was, therefore, aimed at finding out how many Indian axSpA patients achieved low-disease activity state or remission over a short period of 12 weeks. …”
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