Optical Coherence Tomography in Huntington's Disease—A Potential Future Biomarker for Neurodegeneration? by Clancy Cerejo, Nicolas De Cleene, Elias Mandler, Katarina Schwarzová, Samuel Labrecque, Philipp Mahlknecht, Florian Krismer, Atbin Djamshidian, Klaus Seppi, Beatrice Heim

“…Lately, there have been multiple ongoing clinical trials targeting therapeutic agents for preventing disease onset or slowing disease progression in HD. …”
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New methods of reconstruction of foundry production units by О. I. Ponomarenko, V. V. Torjanik

“…In the article there is offered the method of development and reconstruction of casting houses and their subsystems, based on using of the procedure of system analysis, theory of reliability, hierarchical structure of graph theory, probabalistic automatons, mathematical and simulation technique. …”
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Identification of CD8+ T Cell-Related Genes: Correlations with Immune Phenotypes and Outcomes of Liver Cancer by Qi Pan, Ying Cheng, Donghua Cheng

“…The biological process might provide new directions for patients who are insensitive to immune therapy.…”
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The role of product placement in feature films and broadcast television programme by De la Rey van der Waldt

“…The article does not claim to be a comprehensive work on productplacement in general - it rather attempts to provide a theoretical framework in which product placement could be studie …”
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A Hybrid Approach to Model Additive Manufacturing Factory Flow for the Aerospace Sector by Mostafa K. A. Salem, Fabrizio Scarpa, Ashutosh Tiwari

“…Modular manufacturing is highly desirable due to its ability to quickly adapt to changing client demands and therefore its propensity to create high-margin products. …”
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Determinants of construction project delay and its effect on project beneficiaries: evidence from the Gurage Zone, Ethiopia by Endalkachew Kabtamu Mekonen, Tasew Shedaga, Matiyos Sahle

“…In Ethiopia in general, and the Gurage zone in particular, project delays have become a significant problem that needs a careful investigation of its root causes and effective policy responses. Therefore, this study aimed to identify the determinants of project delay and assess its socioeconomic effect on project beneficiaries in the Gurage zone, of Central Ethiopia. …”
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TopoQual polishes circular consensus sequencing data and accurately predicts quality scores by Minindu Weerakoon, Sangjin Lee, Emily Mitchell, Haynes Heaton

“…This is achieved by sequencing circularized DNA molecules multiple times and combining them into a consensus sequence. Currently, the accuracy and quality value estimation provided by HiFi technology are more than sufficient for applications such as genome assembly and germline variant calling. …”
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Profitability vs. Stability: The Choice of Trading Strategies in a Capacity Sharing Supply Chain by Hongshuai Han, Mengdi Yao

“…Based on the game and chaos theories, this paper analyzes the preference of the capacity provider, the capacity requestor, and the capacity platform operator on different trading strategies from the aspects of profitability and stability. …”
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Measuring high-efficiency perfect composite vortex beams with reflective metasurfaces in microwave band by Hong Jing, Ni Mengyi, Zhang Zhengping, Hu Zheng-Da, Wang Jicheng, Shen Xiaopeng, Wang Xiong, Li Mengmeng, Khakhomov Sergei

“…We introduce the qualified equivalent circuit model based on the theory of transmission line to design the meta-atom of the structure. …”
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The Stretta Procedure Versus Proton Pump Inhibitors and Laparoscopic Nissen Fundoplication in the Management of Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease: A Cost-Effectiveness Analysis by Dan Comay, Viviane Adam, Eduardo B da Silveira, Wendy Kennedy, Serge Mayrand, Alan N Barkun

“…BACKGROUND: The Stretta procedure is an endoscopic therapy for gastroesophageal reflux disease.…”
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Best practice portals in health promotion and disease prevention: approaches, definitions, and intervention evaluation criteria by Maria Piotrowicz, Małgorzata Gajewska, Katarzyna Lewtak, Katarzyna Lewtak, Ewa Urban, Anna Rutyna, Aneta Nitsch-Osuch

“…., Selection of the issue addressed by the practice, Description of a particular element of the practice, Theoretical foundation, or Evaluation/Effectiveness. …”
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Closely Spaced MEG Source Localization and Functional Connectivity Analysis Using a New Prewhitening Invariance of Noise Space Algorithm by Junpeng Zhang, Yuan Cui, Lihua Deng, Ling He, Junran Zhang, Jing Zhang, Qun Zhou, Qi Liu, Zhiguo Zhang

“…Lastly, source connectivity between closely spaced sources can be satisfactorily constructed from source time courses estimated by PW-INN but not from results of other conventional methods. Therefore, the proposed PW-INN method is a promising MEG source analysis to provide a high spatial-temporal characterization of cortical activity and connectivity, which is crucial for basic and clinical research of neural plasticity.…”
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5-DOF Dynamic Model of Vehicle Shimmy System with Clearance at Universal Joint in Steering Handling Mechanism by Jianwei Lu, Yi Xu, Chen Hu, Alexander F. Vakakis, Lawrence A. Bergman

“…The conclusions provide theoretical basis for effective attenuation of vehicle shimmy, especially for those in-service vehicles.…”
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Evaluation of China’s rural resource and environmental carrying capacity based on the ZI–CI–GI framework by Zhiyuan Ma, Xuejun Duan, Lei Wang, Yazhu Wang, Wei Yan, Haiyue Wang, Xiayi Ju

“…The contributions of socioeconomic development and ecological environment protection to carrying capacity are 28.018% and 27.625%, respectively. Therefore, enhancing carrying capacity requires synergistic advancement in both areas. …”
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HERMENEUTINIS PAŽINIMAS KAIP SUPRATIMAS: TREČIASIS TIKROVĖS MATMUO by Milda Paulikaitė

“…s life. Life is not theoretical scheme that can be constructed freely by subject?…”
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Community owned green gym of a village in Maharashtra, India: a case study of community empowerment by Devyani Wanjari, Radhika Sharma, Pravin Bhusari, Chanda Bhondwe, Abhishek V. Raut, Subodh S. Gupta, V.-CaN Collaboration Team

“…This case study is a good example of the process of community participation where the community takes part in decision making, while it also serves as a good example of engaging future doctors with the community to promote values and skills like empathy, communication, team work, etc. within them.…”
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Near-orientation deformation banding formation mechanism of Al-Mg-Mn-Er alloy by Hongfu Yang, Mengnie Li, Yaru Wu, Shumeng Lu, Rensong Huang, Shanju Zheng, Xiaohong Yuan, Yonghua Duan

“…This mechanism provides a preliminary theory for regulating Σ3 grain boundaries and introduces a novel method to enhance the performance of aluminum alloys.…”
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Spatiotemporal dynamics of land surface phenology and its response to climate change in the upper Gelana watershed, northeastern highlands of Ethiopia by Sileshi Tadesse, Asnake Mekuriaw, Mohammed Assen

“…Land surface phenology (LSP) is a crucial indicator of climate change and its impact on ecosystems. Therefore, this study was carried out to assess the spatiotemporal variations in LSP and its response to climate change across the agroecological zones (AEZs) of the upper Gelana watershed in the northeastern highlands of Ethiopia. …”
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Analysis on Hover Control Performance of T- and Cross-Shaped Tail Fin of X-Wing Single-Bar Biplane Flapping Wing by Pingxia Zhang, Junru Zhu, Yongqiang Zhu

“…Firstly, we proposed a new X-wing single-bar biplane flapping-wing mechanism with two pairs of wings. Thereafter, the overall structure, gearbox structure, tail, frame, and control system of the flapping wing were designed and analyzed. …”
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Development of monoclonal antibodies against P. gingivalis Mfa1 and their protective capacity in an experimental periodontitis model by Mingya Cao, Siyu Wang, Shengke Zhou, Min Yan, Yu Zou, Yuan Cui, Xinyu Lou, Yichang Gao, Ying Chen, Zijing Han, Yi Qian, Jingying Chen, Xia Li

“…These findings suggest that Mfa1 represents a promising therapeutic target, and the development of anti-Mfa1 mAbs holds a potential as essential diagnostic and adjunctive therapeutic tools for managing P. gingivalis-related diseases.…”
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