Predicting the Viscosity of Petroleum Emulsions Using Gene Expression Programming (GEP) and Response Surface Methodology (RSM) by Abubakar A. Umar, Ismail M. Saaid, Aliyu A. Sulaimon, Rashidah M. Pilus

“…This is believed to be imminent because of variations in the interfacial film structure. …”
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Sociocybernetics and autopoiesis by Sonja Verwey

“…It becomes apparent from these debates that certain paradigm shifts are imminent not so much as a result of new knowledge, but rather as a result of new metaphors that present alternative perspectives for interdisciplinary corroboration. …”
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Functional and effective EEG connectivity patterns in Alzheimer’s disease and mild cognitive impairment: a systematic review by Elizabeth R. Paitel, Christian B. D. Otteman, Mary C. Polking, Henry J. Licht, Kristy A. Nielson, Kristy A. Nielson

“…An overarching pattern emerged of lower connectivity in both MCI and AD compared to healthy controls, which was most prominent in the alpha band, and most consistent in AD. …”
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Acquisition of innate B cell properties and generation of autoreactive IgA antibodies by follicular B cells during homeostatic proliferation by Laura Kampe, Laura Kampe, Christian Melcher, Christian Melcher, Katrin Westphal, Katrin Westphal, Korbinian Brand, Niko Föger, Niko Föger, Kyeong-Hee Lee, Kyeong-Hee Lee

“…In light of the poor reactivity of FoBs to innate stimulation in vitro, the observed high expansion capacity of FoBs, their sustained repopulation of lymphoid and intestinal organs and their particularly prominent ability to induce class-switched auto-/polyreactive IgA antibodies in this antigen- and T cell-independent system was rather unexpected. …”
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Electronic media use and sleep in toddlerhood and preschool age by R. Praninskienė, R. Jusienė, I. Laurinaitytė, L. Petronytė, I. Rakickienė, V. Urbonas

“…Finally, the longer over all screen time was prominent in the group of children who had the highest scores of sleep problems. …”
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Tracing the Intellectual History of the Knowledge Economy: An Analysis of OECD Publications within the International Political Economy Framework by V. I. Konnov, D. A. Talagaeva

“…The article delves into the genesis of the “knowledge economy” concept as a prime exemplification of the scholarly community's engagement in international politics, facilitated by organizations possessing both scientific and international prominence, such as the OECD. From its inception, the OECD has evolved into an intellectual hub, generating influential documents that exert a substantial impact on the national economic policies of a diverse array of countries, irrespective of their membership status within the organization. …”
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Alàgbà Adébáyọ̀ Fálétí as a Yorùbá Novelist by Lere Adeyemi

“…Ogunsina (1992) groups Fálétí as a prominent historical novelist who incorporates historical materials into novel writing. …”
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Soviet Russia/the USSR and transformation of the international relations system in the first half of the 1920s by E. V. Romanova

“…The author shows that, despite the prominence of ideological conflict in the development of the IR system that emerged after the First World War, continuous tensions both between the defeated and the victors and among the latter urged the political and military elites of Western states to consider the Soviet Russia as a situational partner even under the Bolsheviks rule. …”
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Salicylic acid confers cadmium tolerance in wheat by regulating photosynthesis, yield and ionic homeostasis by Umer Hayat, Kaleem ul din, Muhammad Ahmad, Usman Zulfiqar, Maryium Sajjad, Muhammad Faisal Maqsood, Walid Soufan, P. V. Vara Prasad, Ivica Djalovic

“…The findings of the study have revealed that Cd stress prominently reduced the plant growth and yield, gaseous exchange attributes, and relative water content of both wheat varieties, and more reduction was observed in Anaj-17 as compared to Akbar-19. …”
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The pattern of antibiotic utilisation among intensive care unit patients hospitalised in a Gauteng (South African) provincial tertiary hospital: Comparing findings before and durin... by L Spinickum, Z Booth, S Leigh-de Rapper

“…Various mechanisms may contribute to and direct the progression of antibiotic resistance. A prominent driver associated with antibiotic resistance is inappropriate use or consumption. …”
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Global trends and research frontiers on machine learning in sustainable animal production in times of climate change: Bibliometric analysis aimed at insights and orientations for t... by Robson Mateus Freitas Silveira, Concepta Mcmanus, Iran José Oliveira da Siva

“…., supervised machine learning models used as main tools in animal production; (iv) residual feed intake applied to measure sustainable feed efficiency in animal farming in the past and nowadays; and (v) The United States, China, Brazil and Australia are the main countries publishing studies on sustainability in animal production, but only China has been gaining prominence in publications in this field, in recent years, and it will turn this country into an emerging leader in future publications on this topic. …”
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Multi-Scale Spatio-Temporal Evolution Characteristics and Influencing Factors of Jobs-Housing Balance in Shenzhen in the Context of COVID-19 Pandemic by Duan Lipeng, Gu Zhihui, Zhang Yan, Liu Qian

“…This trend is most prominently manifested at the 1 km grid scale across the three research scales. (3) Spatial heterogeneity affected the evolution trends of jobs-housing relationships before and during the pandemic, with public transportation accessibility and socioeconomic characteristics of residents being the main reasons for differentiation in evolutionary types. …”
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Coronil effectively inhibits the interaction of clinically relevant Omicron mutants of SARS-CoV-2 spike proteins with human ACE2 receptor by Acharya Balkrishna, Rishabh Dev, Sandeep Kumar, Anurag Varshney

“…Methods: Chemical composition of Coronil was determined by the Prominence-XR UHPLC system. The ELISA-based ACE2 binding inhibition assay was performed to delineate the effect of Coronil on the interaction between human ACE2 receptor and different Omicron variant S-proteins such as BA.4/BA5, XBB, BA.2.75.2, BA4.6/BF.7, BA.2.75.2, BQ.1.1 and a recently found spike protein variant JN.1 which is thought to emerge from BA.2.86. …”
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Involvement of Cholesterol Metabolic Pathways in Recovery from Noise-Induced Hearing Loss by Na Sai, Xi Shi, Yan Zhang, Qing-qing Jiang, Fei Ji, Shuo-long Yuan, Wei Sun, Wei-Wei Guo, Shi-Ming Yang, Wei-Ju Han

“…Both gene ontology and Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG) database analyses showed that immune and metabolic pathways were prominently involved during the impairment stage of acute hearing loss. …”
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The ground beneath our feet: A critical reflection on 135 years of landscape evolution models for southern Africa by Rivoningo Khosa, Vela Mbele, Kelly Kirsten, Robyn Pickering

“…We also note that the key narratives that have driven research on landscape evolution have been largely shaped by selected prominent Western-based scientists. As we mark the centenary of the Taung discovery, we look toward a new era of landscape evolution research: one characterised by technological advancements and more diverse, local teams that will produce more quantitative, nuanced models for southern Africa and create richer, more dynamic backdrops for our own human evolution. …”
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mRNA-LNP vaccines combined with tPA signal sequence elicit strong protective immunity against Klebsiella pneumoniae by Ting Huang, Siyou Che, Zheng Lv, Danrui Hao, Runyu Wang, Qinxuan Yi, Ling Mei, Yang Yuan, Hang Zou, Yidong Guo, Xinrong Wang, Yiwen Chu, Kelei Zhao

“…ABSTRACT Klebsiella pneumoniae is a prominent Gram-negative and encapsulated opportunistic pathogen that causes a multitude of infections such as severe respiratory and healthcare-associated infections. …”
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Lipids as key biomarkers in unravelling the pathophysiology of obesity-related metabolic dysregulation by Anis Adibah Osman, Siok-Fong Chin, Lay-Kek Teh, Noraidatulakma Abdullah, Nor Azian Abdul Murad, Rahman Jamal

“…Results: A total of 85 significantly differentially expressed metabolites (p-value <0.05; −1.5 < FC > 1.5) were identified between the lean and the obese individuals, with the lipid class being the most prominent. A stepwise logistic regression revealed three metabolites associated with increased risk of obesity (14-methylheptadecanoic acid, 4′-apo-beta,psi-caroten-4'al and 6E,9E-octadecadienoic acid), and three with lower risk of obesity (19:0(11Me), 7,8-Dihydro-3b,6a-dihydroxy-alpha-ionol 9-[apiosyl-(1->6)-glucoside] and 4Z-Decenyl acetate). …”
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Effects of a 16-week dance intervention on loneliness and self-esteem in left behind children: a randomised controlled trial by Xiaolin Li, Qian Yang, Jiayi Long, Linghui Zhou, Chunxia Lu, Zhenqian Zhou, Ming Zeng, Weixin Dong

“…Abstract Loneliness and low self-esteem are among the more prominent mental health problems among left-behind children, but most of the current research stays in cross-sectional surveys, with fewer studies proposing specific solutions. …”
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Effect of Dry Aging on Beef Muscle Proteins by Galina V. Gurinovich, Irina S. Patrakova, Vladislav A. Khrenov, Marina V. Patshina, Antonina I. Shevchenko

“…The amino acid composition was defined by high-performance liquid chromatography in a Shimadzu LC-20 Prominence liquid chromatograph with a Shimadzu SPD20MA diode-matrix detector and a Kromasil C-18 separation column. …”
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LcProt: Proteomics‐based identification of plasma biomarkers for lung cancer multievent, a multicentre study by Hengrui Liang, Runchen Wang, Ran Cheng, Zhiming Ye, Na Zhao, Xiaohong Zhao, Ying Huang, Zhanpeng Jiang, Wangzhong Li, Jianqi Zheng, Hongsheng Deng, Yu Jiang, Yuechun Lin, Yun Yan, Lei Song, Jie Li, Xin Xu, Wenhua Liang, Jun Liu, Jianxing He

“…ABSTRACT Background Plasma protein has gained prominence in the non‐invasive predicting of lung cancer. …”
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