Rheological Characterization of Isabgol Husk, Gum Katira Hydrocolloids, and Their Blends by Vipin Kumar Sharma, Bhaskar Mazumder, Vinod Nautiyal

“…The rheological parameters of Isabgol husk, gum katira, and their blends were determined in different media such as distilled water, 0.1 N HCl, and phosphate buffer (pH 7.4). …”
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Dexamethasone-Activated MSCs Release MVs for Stimulating Osteogenic Response by Mingyan Zhao, Peng Li, Haijia Xu, Qunwen Pan, Rong Zeng, Xiaotang Ma, Zhanghua Li, Hao Lin

“…Dexamethasone (DXM) is widely accepted as an important regulator in tailoring the differentiation potential of mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs). However, the effect of DXM on the paracrine signaling of MSCs remains unknown. …”
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A Semi-analytical Model for Stellar Evolution in AGN Disks by Alexander J. Dittmann, Matteo Cantiello

“…Disks of gas accreting onto supermassive black holes may host numerous stellar-mass objects, formed within the disk or captured from a nuclear star cluster. …”
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Order of growth of solutions to algebraic differential equations in the unit disk by D. Benbourenane, L. R. Sons

“…Bank has shown that there is no uniform growth estimate for meromorphic solutions of algebraic differential equations with meromorphic coefficients in the unit disk. We give conditions under which such solutions must have a finite order of growth.…”
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Optic Disk Pit with Sudden Central Visual Field Scotoma by Nikol Panou, Demetrios G. Vavvas

“…To describe a case of optic disk pit (ODP) with sudden central visual field scotoma. …”
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A Study on Performance and Reusability of Certified and Uncertified Face Masks by Haebum Lee, Seojeong Kim, HungSoo Joo, Hee-joo Cho, Kihong Park

Subjects: “…Face mask…”
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Dust Scattering Albedo at Millimeter Wavelengths in the TW Hya Disk by Tomohiro C. Yoshida, Hideko Nomura, Takashi Tsukagoshi, Kiyoaki Doi, Kenji Furuya, Akimasa Kataoka

Subjects: “…Protoplanetary disks…”
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Žánr na hraně: inovativní rysy české záhadologické prózy by Іво Поспішил

“… Autor přítomného příspěvku se zabývá vývojem české záhadologické prózy od 60. let 20. století, který se zrodil ze specifického oddílu science fiction prostřednictvím postupného přechodu k problému záhady, tajemství, které vyjadřují přesvědčení o mimozemském původu lidstva, což by mohlo radikálně změnit celý koncept dějin Země a naši znalost počátku a konce vesmíru. …”
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Texture Enhancement for Medical Images Based on Fractional Differential Masks by Hamid A. Jalab, Rabha W. Ibrahim

“…This paper introduces a texture enhancement technique for medical images by using fractional differential (FD) masks based on Srivastava-Owa fractional operators. …”
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Towards Pedestrian Target Detection with Optimized Mask R-CNN by Dong-Hao Chen, Yu-Dong Cao, Jia Yan

“…Aiming at the problem of low pedestrian target detection accuracy, we propose a detection algorithm based on optimized Mask R-CNN which uses the latest research results of deep learning to improve the accuracy and speed of detection results. …”
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The Library Visit Study: user experiences at the virtual reference desk by Nilsen Kirsti

“…Phases One and Two examined perceptions of users who approached physical reference desks in libraries with reference questions. Phase Three of the research considers reference encounters at virtual reference desks and compares users' experiences at the physical reference desk with experiences at the virtual reference desk. …”
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The Mask of Odd Points n-Ary Interpolating Subdivision Scheme by Ghulam Mustafa, Jiansong Deng, Pakeeza Ashraf, Najma Abdul Rehman

“…We present an explicit formula for the mask of odd points n-ary, for any odd n⩾3, interpolating subdivision schemes. …”
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Rhyming slang as a means of masking alcohol and drug addictions by E. Y. Gorshunova, Y. V. Gorshunov

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Strictly barrelled disks in inductive limits of quasi-(LB)-spaces by Carlos Bosch, Thomas E. Gilsdorf

“…A strictly barrelled disk B in a Hausdorff locally convex space E is a disk such that the linear span of B with the topology of the Minkowski functional of B is a strictly barrelled space. …”
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Comprehensive Analysis of Masking Techniques in Molecular Graph Representation Learning by Bonyou Koo, Sunyoung Kwon

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Novel mathematical analysis on CSSN parameters for various fading effects by Naveen Kumar Boddukuri, Debasish Pal, Ayan Kumar Bandyopadhyay, Chaitali Koley

Subjects: “…CSS Network…”
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Impact of Occlusion Masks on Gender Classification from Iris Texture by Claudio Yáñez, Juan E. Tapia, Claudio A. Perez, Christoph Busch

“…In these previous studies, it has been shown that occlusion masks may introduce gender information; occlusion masks are used in iris recognition to remove non-iris elements. …”
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The impact of compact object deformation on thin accretion disk properties by Shokoufe Faraji

“…Abstract We investigate the standard relativistic geometrically thin and optically thick accretion disk in the background of a deformed compact object. …”
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Ligament and Droplet Generation by Oil Film on a Rotating Disk by Hengchao Sun, Guoding Chen, Li’na Wang, Fei Wang

“…The oil film thickness and velocity, ligaments number, and droplet SMD are calculated as functions of the rotating disk radius, rotational speed and oil volume flow rate and oil properties. …”
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Study on the Properties of an Ecotype Mortar with Rice Husks and Sisal Fibers by Xiaofan Liu, Jixiang Li, Fengyun Li, Junguang Wang, Haijun Lu

“…Adding plant fibers such as rice husks or sisals to the mortar is one of the main methods to reuse the agricultural wastes and reduce the energy consumption of building industry. …”
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