Mechanism of steel slag powder stabilization and improvement of expansive clay by Yinlei SUN, Chuan YU, Lei LIAO, Zhifei LI

“…By reducing the particle size of SSP, adding alkaline exciters or compound modification can improve its cementation activity and hydration rate. (3) SSP as a soil conditioner can significantly improve the performance of expansive clay, including expansion and contraction and mechanical properties. (4) The studies on the interaction mechanism between SSP and clay and the application effect of composite exciters remain insufficient and requires further investigation. (5) Future research should consider the chemical and physical properties under the coupling of different factors, including the chemical-mineral composition and the microstructure evolution law of the soil, as well as the mechanical properties of the soil under the water-chemical-force interactions. …”
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Extraction of Cellulosic Compound from Jackfruit Peel Waste and Characterization of PVA Cellulose Composite as Biodegradable Film by Aquib Rahman, Shah Md Ashiquzzaman Nipu, Md Shamsul Alam, S. Sharar Alam, Md. Tanvir Ahmed, Anika Afroz Shantona, Mahjabin Moon

“…Conversely, the 50% cellulose-reinforced PVA film has maximum contraction at 57.4°C with a value of 130.6 μm compared to other percentages in terms of thermomechanical analysis. …”
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High-resolution manometry in clinical practice: analysis of esophageal motor function according to Chicago classification by O. A. Storonova, A. S. Trukhmanov, V. T. Ivashkin

“….: change of intrabolus pressure at disorders of esophagogastric junction (EGj) outflow, hypercontractile esophagus, fragmented contractions and weak or failed peristalsis, distal esophageal spasm. …”
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Differences in Clinical and Imaging Features between Asymptomatic and Symptomatic COVID-19 Patients by Xi Ma, Zhi-Yan Lu, Yan-Juan Qu, Li-Hong Xing, Yu Zhang, Yi-Bo Lu, Li Dong, Hong-Jun Li, Li Li, Xiao-Ping Yin, Chuan-Jun Xu

“…In early improvement stage, the lesion was rapidly absorbed, and lesions were located primarily at the peripheral area in asymptomatic carriers; contrastingly, lesions were primarily located at both the central and peripheral areas in symptomatic patients. …”
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A Chromosome-Scale Genome of <i>Trametes versicolor</i> and Transcriptome-Based Screening for Light-Induced Genes That Promote Triterpene Biosynthesis by Yang Yang, Xuebo Hu

“…Gene family analysis highlighted the expansion and contraction of genes in functional categories related to the biosynthesis of secondary metabolites, including several <i>T. versicolor</i>-specific genes. …”
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Organization of Research Activities at University Department: Management Mechanisms for “Uncontrollable” Scientists by S. D. Reznik, O. A. Sazykina

“…The mechanisms of activating the involvement of faculty, postgraduate students and students in the effective research work of the department are proposed, such as: the organization of scientific seminars for faculty; postgraduate seminars (Schools of young scientists for postgraduate students, as well as for master’s and undergraduate students within the framework of student self-government structures); increased participation of faculty in grant competitions and in contracting with enterprises; increasing of faculty publication activity due to the preparation of monographs and scientific articles and participation in scientific conferences; intensification of students’ research work (scientific circles, participation in contests and conferences, publications). …”
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Application of Multidomain Cognitive Training in a Tele-Neurorehabilitation Setting for Treatment of Post-Stroke Cognitive Disorders by Marianna Contrada, Loris Pignolo, Martina Vatrano, Caterina Pucci, Isabel Mantia, Federica Scarfone, Maria Quintieri, Antonio Cerasa, Gennarina Arabia

“…Here, we present evidence of a novel kind of therapy at home aimed at contrasting the heterogenic evolution of stroke patients using a multidomain cognitive approach. …”
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PLZero: placeholder based approach to generalized zero-shot learning for multi-label recognition in chest radiographs by Chengrong Yang, Qiwen Jin, Fei Du, Jing Guo, Yujue Zhou

“…Finally, we propose a hallucinated class-based prototype learning module (HCPL), which leverages contrastive learning to control the distribution of hallucinated classes around seen classes without significant deviation from the original data, encouraging high dispersion of class prototypes for seen classes to create sufficient space for inserting unseen class samples. …”
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The Importance of Upper Body Strength Testing and Training For Performance of High-Intensity Actions in Professional Soccer Players: A Survey Exploring Perceptions and Current Prac... by Ivan Curovic, David Grecic, David Rhodes, Jill Alexander, Damian James Harper

“…Notably, however, surveyed coaches overwhelmingly use moderate resistance in their sessions (100%) without substantial emphasis on high-velocity contractions (64%). In conclusion, S&C practitioners value UB strength training for enhancing the performance of HIA in professional soccer players. …”
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A Novel Multi-Attribute Decision-Making Method for Supplier Selection in the Health Care Industry Using Cosine Similarity Measures of Single-Valued Neutrosophic Cubic Hypersoft Set... by Muhammad Sajid, Khuram Ali Khan, Jaroslav Frnda, Atiqe Ur Rahman

“…For a given circumstance, no ranking method can ensure trustworthy selection. By contrasting their results with current similarity measures, the suggested decision-making problems involving many criteria and their sub-criteria are verified.…”
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Diversification and recurrent adaptation of the synaptonemal complex in Drosophila. by Rana Zakerzade, Ching-Ho Chang, Kamalakar Chatla, Ananya Krishnapura, Samuel P Appiah, Jacki Zhang, Robert L Unckless, Justin P Blumenstiel, Doris Bachtrog, Kevin H-C Wei

“…Here, we exhaustively examine the evolutionary history of the SC in Drosophila taking a comparative phylogenomic approach with high species density to circumvent obscured homology due to rapid sequence evolution. Contrasting starkly against other genes involved in meiotic chromosome pairing, SC genes show significantly elevated rates of coding evolution due to a combination of relaxed constraint and recurrent, widespread positive selection. …”
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Inhibition of hippocampal interleukin-6 receptor-evoked signalling normalises long-term potentiation in dystrophin-deficient mdx mice by Kimberley A. Stephenson, Aaron Barron, Mark G. Rae, Dervla O'Malley

“…Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD), an X-linked neuromuscular disorder, characterised by progressive immobility, chronic inflammation and premature death, is caused by the loss of the mechano-transducing signalling molecule, dystrophin. In non-contracting cells, such as neurons, dystrophin is likely to have a functional role in synaptic plasticity, anchoring post-synaptic receptors. …”
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Multicystic renal dysplasia, a histomorphological spectrum: Seven years experience from a tertiary care hospital by Kanika Gupta, Shramana Mandal, Varuna Mallya, Meeta Singh, Nita Khurana, Yogesh K. Sarin

“…Twenty-eight cases underwent nephrectomy in view of small contracted nonfunctional kidneys with one of them being horseshoe shaped. …”
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Assessing brain-muscle networks during motor imagery to detect covert command-following by Emilia Fló, Daniel Fraiman, Jacobo Diego Sitt

“…For the 15/38 participants who showed motor imagery, as indexed by common spatial filters and linear discriminant analysis, we contrasted the configuration of the networks during imagined movement and resting state at the group level, and subject-level classifiers were implemented using as features the weights of the NMF together with trial-wise power modulations and heart response to classify resting state from motor imagery. …”
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Have you seen this fish? Important contribution of stakeholder observations in documenting the distribution and spread of an alien fish species in Iceland by Theresa Henke, Hlynur Bárðarson, Magnús Thorlacius, Guðbjörg Asta Ólafsdóttir

“…We compiled records of European flounder reported by the recreational fishing community both when directly approached with an anonymous online survey as well as via social media conversations applying the approach of iEcology. We then contrasted this data with a compilation of European flounder records from databases at the Icelandic Marine and Freshwater Research Institute (MFRI). …”
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Deciphering the interplay between biology and physics with a finite element method-implemented vertex organoid model: A tool for the mechanical analysis of cell behavior on a spher... by Julien Laussu, Deborah Michel, Léa Magne, Stephane Segonds, Steven Marguet, Dimitri Hamel, Muriel Quaranta-Nicaise, Frederick Barreau, Emmanuel Mas, Vincent Velay, Florian Bugarin, Audrey Ferrand

“…Therefore, we applied a finite element method considering mechanical loads mimicking osmotic pressure, external solicitation, or active contraction in the vertex model by using the Abaqus FEM solver. …”
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Une histoire des origines des Nkwanta et de leurs relations politiques et sociales avec les Abron (XVIIE siècle à nos jours) by Kouamé Kossonou Frédéric SECRE

“…Elles accueillent progressivement dans leur Etat plusieurs migrants Akan dont les Bron aux XVIe et XVIIe siècles. Bron et Nkwanta contractent des alliances amicales, politiques et matrimoniales. …”
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Transcriptomics Analysis Reveals Differences in Purine and Phenylpropanoid Biosynthesis Pathways Between <i>Camellia sinensis</i> var. Shuchazao and <i>Camellia ptilophylla</i> by Waqar Khan, Peng Zheng, Binmei Sun, Shaoqun Liu

“…In the purine alkaloid biosynthesis pathway, the S-adenosyl methionine (SAM) and adenosine monophosphate (AMP) pathway genes were significantly related to xanthosine synthesis in contrasting purine alkaloids among (<i>Camellia sinensis</i> var. …”
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Differential equations and recursive solutions for cosmological amplitudes by Song He, Xuhang Jiang, Jiahao Liu, Qinglin Yang, Yao-Qi Zhang

“…We derive remarkably simple first-order differential equations involving such time integrals with edges “contracted” one at a time, which can be solved recursively and the solution takes the form of Euler-Mellin integrals/generalized hypergeometric functions. …”
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A comprehensive pan-cancer analysis of RNF187 in human tumors by Xuezhong Zhang, Xuebin Zhang, Tonggang Liu, Kaihui Sha

“…Results The pan-cancer analysis revealed significant upregulation of RNF187 in 27 types of cancers, contrasting with only low expression in LAML, with no statistical differences in OV and SARC. …”
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