Bridging imagination and strategy in SMEs: The role of ideas and strategy in SME performance by Adin Gustina, Jane S. Liu, Setyabudi Indartono, Nindya N. Laili

“…Setting: The evolving landscape of competition in the digital age, where the ability to generate innovative ideas has become paramount for SMEs. …”
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Effect of copper ions on the associations of <i>Azospirillum</i> bacteria with wheat seedlings (<i>Triticum aestivum</i> L.) by A. Yu. Muratova, E. V. Lyubun, S. N. Golubev, O. V. Turkovskaya

“…The physiological and biochemical activity of plant–microbial associations enables them to determine the mobility, bioavailability, and accumulation of heavy metals in plant tissues. These abilities are the basis for the use of plants and their associated microorganisms in the development of approaches that ensure both the prevention of the ingress of toxic metals into food crops and the extraction of pollutants from polluted soils by using phytoremediation technologies. …”
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A New Bearing Fault Diagnosis Method Based on Deep Transfer Network and Supervised Joint Matching by Chengyao Liu, Fei Dong, Kunpeng Ge, Yuanyuan Tian

“…The experimental analysis indicates that the designed methods can achieve desirable diagnostic accuracy and possess robust generalization ability.…”
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Relationship between weapon size and six key behavioural and physiological traits in males of the European earwig by Blackwell, Samantha E M, Pasquier, Laura, Dupont, Simon, devers, Severine, Lecureuil, Charlotte, Meunier, Joël

“…In many animals, male weapons are large and extravagant morphological structures that typically enhance fighting ability and reproductive success. It is generally assumed that growing and carrying large weapons is costly, thus only males in the best condition can afford it. …”
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Deep learning detects entire multiple-size lunar craters driven by elevation data and topographic knowledge by Liyang Xiong, Yanxiang Wang, Haoyu Cao, Yingchao Ren, Sijin Li, Yang Chen, Guoan Tang

“…This CDA combines DEM data and topographic knowledge (Slope of Slope) through additional input channels to enhance the recognition ability for craters of different sizes, especially for small craters. …”
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Adaptive High-Performance Optimization Tool for Real-Time Operation of Renewable-Based Virtual Power Plants by Oluwaseun Oladimeji, Alvaro Ortega, Lukas Sigrist, Bogdan Marinescu, Vinu Thomas

“…Real-time implementation of the operation framework is carried out using OPAL-RT real-time simulator, verifying the RVPP&#x2019;s ability to meet the demands of real-time applications effectively. …”
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Tribological manufacturing of ZDDP tribofilms functionalised by graphene nanoplatelets by S Duston, R A Oliver, K J Kubiak, Y Wang, C Wang, A Morina

“…Inspired by this, we show for the first time, as a proof of concept, the ability to electrically functionalise tribofilms for potential use in the manufacture of structures with nanoscale thickness. …”
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Preoperative Blood Glucose Level Predicts Postsurgical Gastroparesis Syndrome after Subtotal Gastrectomy: Development of an Individualized Usable Nomogram by Chenchen Mao, Xin Liu, Yunshi Huang, Mingming Shi, Weiyang Meng, Libin Xu, Weisheng Chen, Yuanbo Hu, Xinxin Yang, Xiaodong Chen, Xian Shen

“…The predictive model showed good discrimination ability, with a C-index of 0.710, and was clinically useful. …”
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Reproducibility of Scleral Spur Identification and Angle Measurements Using Fourier Domain Anterior Segment Optical Coherence Tomography by Ricardo J. Cumba, Sunita Radhakrishnan, Nicholas P. Bell, Kundandeep S. Nagi, Alice Z. Chuang, Shan C. Lin, Kimberly A. Mankiewicz, Robert M. Feldman

“…Reproducible identification of the SSL from images obtained with FD-ASOCT is possible. The ability to identify the SSL allows reproducible measurement of the anterior chamber angle using TISA750 and AOD750.…”
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Pic2Plate: A Vision-Language and Retrieval-Augmented Framework for Personalized Recipe Recommendations by Yosua Setyawan Soekamto, Andreas Lim, Leonard Christopher Limanjaya, Yoshua Kaleb Purwanto, Suk-Ho Lee, Dae-Ki Kang

“…These results highlight Pic2Plate’s ability to deliver context-aware, reliable, and diverse recipe suggestions. …”
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Practice Variability Combined with Task-Oriented Electromyographic Biofeedback Enhances Strength and Balance in People with Chronic Stroke by Peih-Ling Tsaih, Ming-Jang Chiu, Jer-Junn Luh, Yea-Ru Yang, Jiu-Jenq Lin, Ming-Hsia Hu

“…Practicing to reach varying force levels during EMGBFB-assisted tibialis anterior exercises facilitated improvements in the ability to sway in the anteroposterior direction while standing. …”
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Introducing the Index of Response to Stimulation (IRES): A Novel Metric for Assessing Vagus Nerve Stimulation Outcomes in Drug-Resistant Epilepsy by Flavius-Iuliu Urian, Corneliu Toader, Razvan-Adrian Covache Busuioc, Antonio-Daniel Corlatescu, Horia Petre Costin, Gabriel Iacob, Alexadru Vlad Ciurea

“…Improvements were associated with quality-of-life enhancements for the patient and a lesser frequency and intensity of the seizures, testifying further to the predictive ability of the IRES toward successful outcomes. This fact reveals that epilepsy treatment must be individual, according to the profile of the patient. …”
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Bifunctional copper ion/melittin incorporated hydrogel with antimicrobial and antioxidant capabilities for infected skin wound healing by Jun Yao, Xiao Li, Minjie Lin, Zhuoqi Han, Xiaonan Wang, Jingjing Guo, Bing Wu, Jiajie Xia

“…Owing to the ongoing global increase in bacterial resistance, in this study, hydrogel co-loaded with bio-antimicrobial peptides and copper ions is designed, which exhibits antimicrobial, anti-inflammatory, and antioxidant properties. the proposed, sodium alginate@copper hydrogel (SA@Cu) is formed through the cross-linking of sodium alginate and Cu2+. …”
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Diffusion Tensor Imaging Evaluation of Neural Network Development in Patients Undergoing Therapeutic Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation following Stroke by Naoki Yamada, Ryo Ueda, Wataru Kakuda, Ryo Momosaki, Takahiro Kondo, Takuya Hada, Nobuyuki Sasaki, Takatoshi Hara, Atsushi Senoo, Masahiro Abo

“…Our findings indicate that the GFA may have a potentially more useful ability than FA to detect changes in white matter structures in areas of fiber intersection for any such future investigations.…”
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Prevention and management of degenerative lumbar spine disorders through artificial intelligence-based decision support systems: a systematic review by Paolo Giaccone, Federico D’Antoni, Fabrizio Russo, Luca Ambrosio, Giuseppe Francesco Papalia, Onorato d’Angelis, Gianluca Vadalà, Albert Comelli, Luca Vollero, Mario Merone, Rocco Papalia, Vincenzo Denaro

“…Several different machine learning and deep learning algorithms were employed, and their predictive ability on clinical, demographic, psychosocial, and imaging data was assessed. …”
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Dynamic Hydrogen Production from Methanol/Water Photo-Splitting Using Core@Shell-Structured CuS@TiO2 Catalyst Wrapped by High Concentrated TiO2 Particles by Younghwan Im, Sora Kang, Kang Min Kim, Taeil Ju, Gi Bo Han, No-Kuk Park, Tae Jin Lee, Misook Kang

“…This study focused on the dynamic hydrogen production ability of a core@shell-structured CuS@TiO2 photocatalyst coated with a high concentration of TiO2 particles. …”
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Adapting to ulcerative colitis to try to live a ‘normal’ life: a qualitative study of patients’ experiences in the Midlands region of England by Rachel Cooney, Christel McMullan, Dmitri Nepogodiev, Laura Magill, Thomas D Pinkney, Jonathan M Mathers, Laura L Jones, Shri Pathmakanthan

“…Patients reported that clinicians were not always receptive to discussion of the broader context of life with UC.Conclusions Patients’ experience of UC and their ability to adapt in order to maintain a sense of normality in life is a complex interplay of symptoms, adaptation strategies and outside support. …”
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Analysis and 3D modelling of percolated conductive networks in nanoparticle-based thin films by Stanislav Haviar, Benedikt Prifling, Tomáš Kozák, Kalyani Shaji, Tereza Košutová, Šimon Kos, Volker Schmidt, Jiří Čapek

“…Simulated resistivity values were compared with experimental measurements obtained from four-point probe resistivity measurements conducted under varying oxygen partial pressures at 150°C A discussion of the validity of the model and its ability to cover qualitatively and quantitatively the observed behaviour is included.…”
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Ultrasound-assisted enzyme extraction of Dendrobium Officinale polysaccharides: Extraction process, characterization, immunomodulatory effects by Hengpu Zhou, Yingjie Dong, Zhangyun Wu, Xi Peng, Meiqiu Yan, Suhong Chen, Guiyuan Lv

“…DOP has demonstrated the ability to improve the general condition of mice with cyclophosphamide-induced immunosuppression. …”
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Protopanaxadiol manipulates gut microbiota to promote bone marrow hematopoiesis and enhance immunity in cyclophosphamide‐induced immunosuppression mice by Yuru Cao, Ben Liu, Wenzhen Li, Feng Geng, Xue Gao, Lijun Yue, Huiping Liu, Congying Liu, Zhenguo Su, Junhong Lü, Xiaohong Pan

“…Importantly, PPD‐M lost the ability to promote bone marrow hematopoiesis and enhance immunity when the gut microbiota was depleted by broad‐spectrum antibiotics. …”
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