Genetic influences on non-syndromic cleft lip palate: The impact of BMP4, RUNX2, PAX7, and TGFB3 allelic variations by Praveen Kumar Neela, Rajeshwari B.V, Mahamad Irfanulla Khan, Shahistha Parveen Dasnadi, Gosla Srinivas Reddy, Akhter Husain, Vasavi Mohan

“…None of the polymorphisms on these four genes showed a significant p-value in the allelic association. Therefore, no discernible variation in the allelic frequencies existed between the healthy controls and the NSCLP patients. …”
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Pseudo-State Sliding Mode Control of Fractional SISO Nonlinear Systems by Bao Shi, Jian Yuan, Chao Dong

“…Secondly, a sliding mode control law is designed using the theory of Mittag-Leffler stability. Further, we utilize the control methodology to synchronize two fractional chaotic systems, which serves as an example of verifying the viability and effectiveness of the proposed technique.…”
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The widely used Ucp1-Cre transgene elicits complex developmental and metabolic phenotypes by Manasi Suchit Halurkar, Oto Inoue, Archana Singh, Rajib Mukherjee, Meghana Ginugu, Christopher Ahn, Christian Louis Bonatto Paese, Molly Duszynski, Samantha A. Brugmann, Hee-Woong Lim, Joan Sanchez-Gurmaches

“…Notably, Ucp1-Cre Evdr transgene retains an extra Ucp1 gene copy that may be highly expressed under high thermogenic burden. Our multi-faceted analysis highlights a complex phenotype arising from the presence of the Ucp1-Cre Evdr transgene independently of intended genetic manipulations. …”
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Analysis on Deformation Failure and Structural Mechanical Characteristics of Multistage Loess Slope Supported by Frame Structure with Anchors by Kui-bin Yang, Yan-peng Zhu, Lin-ping Wu, Xin-guo Duan, Duo-bang Shi, Xiao-tao Du

“…The results obtained can enrich and improve the stability theory of multistage loess slope and provide guidance for engineering practice.…”
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Digitalisation Profile of the Elderly and ‘Grey Digital Violence’ by Hatice Oğuz Özgür

“…While realising these purposes, in recent years, they prefer tools such as smart mobile phones and computers that allow them to use the Internet. In addition to these findings, it is voiced in the related studies that the elderly also experience some undesirable actions in the digital environment with the increase in the intensity of their use of digital technologies. …”
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Finite-Time Cluster Synchronization of Fractional-Order Complex-Valued Neural Networks Based on Memristor with Optimized Control Parameters by Qi Chang, Rui Wang, Yongqing Yang

“…By applying fractional-order stability theory, some conditions are derived for FTCS based on the proposed controller. …”
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Neutrophil-derived Oxidants and Proteinases as Immunomodulatory Mediators in Inflammation by V. Witko-Sarsat, B. Descamps-Latscha

“…ROI and proteinases can modify the activity of several proteins involved in the control of inflammatory process. Among them, tumour necrosis factor-α and interleukin-8, are elective targets for such a modulation. …”
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Co-infection with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) and human coronavirus HKU1 (HCoV-HKU1) by Laszlo Madaras, Radean Anvari, Claudia Schuchardt-Peet, Abhinav Hoskote, Rahul Kashyap

“…Ultimately, the patient required an urgent ablation followed by the placement of a permanent pacemaker, and anticoagulation therapy was initiated before discharge. The patient had a favourable outcome given the rarity of this case. …”
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Characterization of Acoustic Emission Parameters during Fracture Process of Siltstone with Prefabricated Void by Xiaorong Liu, Lulin Zheng, Hengyi He, Qing Qiu, Ziqi Liu, Xuefeng Li, Lin Yan, Gang Huang

“…The research results provide a certain theoretical basis for the application of drilling pressure relief technology in southwestern Guizhou.…”
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The Concept of Ḥiyāl in Marriage: A Preliminary Review by Ahmad Syakir Mohd Nassuruddin, Mohd Zain Mubarak, Zulfaqar Mamat, A’inaa Lyana Amanina Mohd Zaim

“…Thus, data was analysed using a content analysis approach through predetermined themes. The study results found that ḥiyāl in marriage is more likely not to fulfil the maqāsid and purpose in marriage. …”
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Canonization of graphs during transistor circuits decompilation by D. I. Cheremisinov, L. D. Cheremisinova

“…The problem is reduced to checking the isomorphism of labeled graphs defining circuits on transistor level by canonizing them and comparing canonical labeling. The original flat and resulting two-level transistor circuits are presented in SPICE format.Results. …”
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Heat Stroke in the Era of Global Warming: A Call for Urgent Action by Ayesha Khan, Manahil Mubeen

“…The urge of the article, therefore, is that HS demands very serious attention from the global arena and its proactive measures should be enforced to avert this medical emergency globally.…”
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Filtering in the presence of information losses based on the extended least squares method by V. M. Artemiev, A. O. Naumov

“…The  resulting algorithm is nonlinear and therefore tracking disruptions may occur in the filter. …”
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A Case with Hepatic Involvement Mimicking Metastatic Disease in Multiple Myeloma by Mert Erciyestepe, Tarık Onur Tiryaki, İpek Yönal Hindilerden, Gülçin Yeğen, Meliha Nalçacı

“…Liver involvement is one of them and is less common than other organ involvement. …”
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Bilevel Optimization of Regular Bus-Subway-Shared Bicycle Cooperative Operation considering Dual Uncertainties by Yunqiang Xue, Tong He, Tao Li, Hongzhi Guan, Yang Qiu

“…The comprehensive optimization results have effectively fulfilled the objectives of the bilevel optimization model, thereby confirming the rationality and practicality of the optimization approach. …”
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Why Olive Produces Many More Flowers than Fruit—A Critical Analysis by Julián Cuevas

“…In an “on” year, an adult olive tree may produce as many as 500,000 flowers, but 98% of them will drop soon after bloom as unfertilized flowers or juvenile fruit. …”
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Forest Tent Caterpillar, Malacosoma disstria Hübner (Insecta: Lepidoptera: Lasiocampidae) by James R. Meeker

“…Larvae also deposit silk in strands along which they travel to and from feeding sites. The caterpillars themselves are relatively harmless to people (i.e., they do not bite or sting) although a few people have an allergic reaction to handling them. …”
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Glyoxylate, a New Marker Metabolite of Type 2 Diabetes by Victoria J. Nikiforova, Pieter Giesbertz, Jan Wiemer, Bianca Bethan, Ralf Looser, Volker Liebenberg, Patricia Ruiz Noppinger, Hannelore Daniel, Dietrich Rein

“…Glyoxylate in its metabolic network may serve as an early marker in diabetes diagnosis with predictive qualities for associated complications and as potential to guide the development of new antidiabetic therapies.…”
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“Here Lies the Possibility of Bodies Turning Elemental”: by Jenny Andrine Madsen Evang

“…Taking its meandering and associative form from Serpent Rain’s experimental aesthetics, this article draws on Black feminist theory—particularly Christina Sharpe’s In the Wake—to argue that the film unsettles visual and ontological certainty to dramatize the repetitive structure of racial capitalism and its ongoing reiterative violence, from the sunken slave ship to the ongoing extraction of oil on indigenous land. …”
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Activation of PPARγ Protects Obese Mice from Acute Lung Injury by Inhibiting Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress and Promoting Mitochondrial Biogenesis by Yin Tang, Ke Wei, Ling Liu, Jingyue Ma, Siqi Wu, Wenjing Tang

“…PPARγ activation exerts anti-inflammation effects in alveolar epithelia by alleviating ER stress and promoting mitochondrial biogenesis. Therefore, lower levels of PPARγ in the lung tissues of obese mice may lead to an increased susceptibility to ALI.…”
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