Chemical Composition and Antimicrobial Activity of the Essential Oils of Two Aromatic Plants Cultivated in Morocco (Cinnamomum cassia and Origanum compactum) by Asmae Chahbi, Saâdiya Nassik, Hamid El Amri, Ahmed Douaik, El Haj El Maadoudi, Mohamed Boukharta, El Mestafa El Hadrami

“…First, we evaluated the sensitivity of the strains of avian Salmonella to the main antibiotics used and then to the chromatographic analysis of the composition of the two essential oils (EO); finally, we proceeded to the in vitro evaluation of the antibacterial activities of these EO (alone and in combination with antibiotics). …”
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Nonlinear FAVO Dispersion Quantification Based on the Analytical Solution of the Viscoelastic Wave Equation by Yuanqiang Li, Jingye Li, Xiaohong Chen, Jian Zhang, Chen Zhou, Wei Tang

“…Combining with the inversion results, the derivative matrix was calculated to perform nonlinear velocity dispersion estimation. Finally, the new estimation method was tested with the model and actual data. …”
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Design a Dual Polarizations MIMO Antenna Based on Decoupling Elements for 5G Smart-Phones by Haider Saad, Mahmood F. Mosleh, Raed Abd-Alhameed

“…The 3-dB axial ratio for the CP CPW antenna ranges from 4GHz to 7.38GHz. Finally, a combination of LP and CP antennas is presented to form a dual polarization MIMO system. …”
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Position/Force Tracking Impedance Control for Robotic Systems with Uncertainties Based on Adaptive Jacobian and Neural Network by Jinzhu Peng, Zeqi Yang, Tianlei Ma

“…Based on the Lyapunov stability theorem, it is proved that all the signals in closed-loop system are bounded and the position and velocity errors are asymptotic convergence to zero. Finally, the validity of the control scheme is shown by computer simulation on a two-link robotic manipulator.…”
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Frequency Diverse Array for Signal Geofencing in Wireless Communications: Does it Work? by Simone Del Prete, Marina Barbiroli, Franco Fuschini

“…Frequency offset, number of elements and their spacing represent further project parameters. Finally, a preliminary assessment of the multipath effect on the focus task shows that the performance of frequency diverse arrays can be affected by complex propagation conditions and deserve further investigations.…”
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Three decades of research efforts on the uses, conservation, and management of Cola nitida (Vent.): State of knowledge and prospects in Africa by Tokannou Isabelle E.T., Sanogo Souleymane, Houndonougbo Juliano S.H., Salako Kolawolé Valère, Fandohan Adandé Belarmain

“…A total of 280 scientific publications were finally retained for this review. Several studies were focused on the socio-economic importance of the species (n = 139 ~ 50%), nutritional and chemical properties of its organs (n = 48 ~ 17%), improvement of its propagation methods (n = 30 ~ 11%), pest and pesticide control (n = 39 ~ 14%), morphological and genetic diversity (n = 21 ~ 7.5%), its botanical description and ecology (n = 2 ~ 0.7%), and climate change threats on the species (n = 1 ~ 0.3%). …”
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Tonometry in keratoconus by V.V. Averich, A.V. Volzhanin

“…Few studies compare IOP measurements and Maklakov tonometry. Finally, very few studies have compared IOP measurements at various stages of keratoconus, and their results are controversial. …”
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De l’utopie socialiste au réalisme chrétien by Isabelle Richet

“…While a majority of Protestants and their clergy opposed Franklin Roosevelt from a conservative position, the theologian Reinhold Niebuhr developed a virulent left‑wing criticism of his policies, before finally rallying to his support at the end of the decade. …”
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Interleukin-29 Enhances Synovial Inflammation and Cartilage Degradation in Osteoarthritis by Lingxiao Xu, Qiuyue Peng, Wenhua Xuan, Xiaoke Feng, Xiangqing Kong, Miaojia Zhang, Wenfeng Tan, Meilang Xue, Fang Wang

“…Furthermore, recombinant IL-29 augmented the mRNA expression of IL-1β, IL-6, IL-8, and matrix-metalloproteinase-3 (MMP-3) in OA FLS and increased cartilage degradation when ex vivo OA cartilage explant was coincubated with OA FLS. Finally, in OA FLS, IL-29 dominantly activated MAPK and nuclear factor-κB (NF-κB), but not Jak-STAT and AKT signaling pathway as examined by western blot. …”
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A prognostic model of 8-T/B cell receptor-related signatures for hepatocellular carcinoma by Xuan Zuo, Hui Li, Shi Xie, Mengfen Shi, Yujuan Guan, Huiyuan Liu, Rong Yan, Anqi Zheng, Xueying Li, Jiabang Liu, Yifan Gan, Haiyan Shi, Keng Chen, Shijie Jia, Guanmei Chen, Min Liao, Zhanhui Wang, Yanyan Han, Baolin Liao

“…Both the CIBERSORT algorithm and the TB tools were used to analyze the features and heterogeneity of the tumor microenvironment. Results Finally, an 8-gene prognostic model was successfully established and achieved the validation in both the International Cancer Genome Consortium and Nanfang Hospital cohorts. …”
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Association of Glycemic Indices (Hyperglycemia, Glucose Variability, and Hypoglycemia) with Oxidative Stress and Diabetic Complications by Eleftheria Papachristoforou, Vaia Lambadiari, Eirini Maratou, Konstantinos Makrilakis

“…In particular, hyperglycemia promotes the creation of advanced glycation end-products (AGEs), the activation of protein kinase C (PKC), and the hyperactivity of hexosamine and sorbitol pathways, leading to the development of insulin resistance, impaired insulin secretion, and endothelial dysfunction, by inducing excessive ROS production and OS. …”
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Lewy body diseases and the gut by Timothy R. Sampson, Malú Gámez Tansey, Andrew B. West, Rodger A. Liddle

“…We describe interactions within the GI tract with resident microbes and exogenous toxicants, and how these may directly contribute to ⍺-syn pathology along with related metabolic and immunological responses. Finally, critical knowledge gaps in the field are highlighted, focusing on pivotal questions that remain some 200 years after the first descriptions of GI tract dysfunction in LBDs. …”
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Photocatalytic Activity of Ag-TiO2 Composites Deposited by Photoreduction under UV Irradiation by Carlos Díaz-Uribe, Jose Viloria, Lorraine Cervantes, William Vallejo, Karen Navarro, Eduard Romero, Cesar Quiñones

“…Results indicated that Ag-TiO2 showed an important increase in photocatalytic activity under UV (from 20% to 35%); finally, Ag-TiO2 thin films had kapp value 2.4 × 10−3 ± 0.003 min−1 of 1.8 times greater than the kapp value 1.3 × 10−4 ± 0.0004 min−1 of TiO2 thin films.…”
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Evaluation of the Most Current and Effective Methods in the Analysis of Chlorinated Dioxins in Ground Beef by Ebere C. Anyanwu, Mohamed H. El-Saeid, Akpan I. Akpan, Mahmoud A. Saled

“…The possible treatments of results from each method and technique are discussed and their respective efficiencies are compared. Finally, quality control and quality assurance parameters are evaluated for levels of accuracy, reproducibility, and precision.…”
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Surface Modification by Combination of Dip-Pen Nanolithography and Soft Lithography for Reduction of Bacterial Adhesion by Santiago Arango-Santander, Alejandro Pelaez-Vargas, Sidónio C. Freitas, Claudia García

“…The main objective of this study was threefold: first, to create patterns at microscale on model surfaces using DPN; second, to duplicate and transfer these patterns to a real biomaterial surface using a microstamping technique; and finally, to assess bacterial adhesion to these developed patterned surfaces using the cariogenic species Streptococcus mutans. …”
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Clonal phylogenies inferred from bulk, single cell, and spatial transcriptomic analysis of epithelial cancers. by Andrew Erickson, Sandy Figiel, Timothy Rajakumar, Srinivasa Rao, Wencheng Yin, Dimitrios Doultsinos, Anette Magnussen, Reema Singh, Ninu Poulose, Richard J Bryant, Olivier Cussenot, Freddie C Hamdy, Dan Woodcock, Ian G Mills, Alastair D Lamb

“…Analysis of published prostate cancer DNA phylogenies and inferred CNV, SNV and transcript based phylogenies demonstrated phylogenetic concordance. Finally, a comparison of pseudo-bulked spatial transcriptomic data to adjacent sections with WGS data also demonstrated recapitulation of ground truth (entanglement = 0.35). …”
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Numerical Research on Hull–Propeller–Rudder–Ice Interaction of Full-Scale Polar Transport Ship in Brash Ice Channel by Jinlong Zhang, Jianing Zhang, Lei Zhang, Weimin Chen, Qingshan Zhang

“…It is found that the propeller rotation speed is closely related to the draft depth. Finally, experiments and numerical simulations of the total ice resistance are carried out under different brash ice thicknesses, and the results are consistent with those of the empirical formulas. …”
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The Effect of Solar Panels and Vegetation Strategy on the Sustainability of Open Spaces by Kareem Hajer Kamel, Mohammed Younis Mahmoud

“…The pilot study was conducted in residential complex in Iraq, Baghdad. Two different strategies and four separate scenarios were created using vegetation and photovoltaic panels. …”
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Corporate Governance and its Role in Performance Improvement and Reducing Fraud in Islamic Banking by Leila Zamanianfar, Mohammad Reza Mahdyar Ismaili

“…Also, the implementation of corporate governance is a solution to prevent fraud and finally, corporate governance significantly affects the performance of Islamic banks.…”
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Human Neonatal Thymus Mesenchymal Stem Cells Promote Neovascularization and Cardiac Regeneration by Shuyun Wang, Shan Huang, Lianghui Gong, Zhize Yuan, Joshua Wong, Jeffrey Lee, Ming-Sing Si

“…We then determined that ntMSCs were cytoprotective of neonatal rat cardiomyocytes exposed to H2O2. Finally, in a rat left coronary ligation model, we found that scaffoldless cell sheet made of ntMSCs applied to the LV epicardium immediately after left coronary ligation improved LV function, increased vascular density, decreased scar size, and decreased cardiomyocyte death four weeks after infarction. …”
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