Properties of densified solid biofuels in relation to chemical composition, moisture content, and bulk density of the biomass by Jamileh Shojaeiarani, Dilpreet S. Bajwa, Sreekala G. Bajwa

“…Solid biofuel quality is a function of the chemical composition and physical properties of the raw materials. …”
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Symptomatic Therapy and Rehabilitation in Primary Progressive Multiple Sclerosis by Fary Khan, Bhasker Amatya, Lynne Turner-Stokes

“…Primary progressive MS (PPMS) constitutes about 10% of cases, and is characterized by a steady decline in function with no acute attacks. …”
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Tad pili with adaptable tips mediate contact-dependent killing during bacterial predation by Julien Herrou, Laetitia My, Caroline L. Monteil, Marine Bergot, Rikesh Jain, Emmanuelle Martinez, Tâm Mignot

“…In this work, we provide direct evidence that Myxococcus polymerizes a Kil pilus at the prey contact site, which is constituted by the major pilin KilP. We also genetically demonstrate that the predation function of this pilus is linked to four different minor pilin complexes, which work in specific combinations to detect and kill phylogenetically diverse bacterial species. …”
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Perioperative sildenafil citrate administration in hepatectomy: a study protocol of randomized controlled trial by Qisheng Chen, Shixuan Peng, Yingying Zhou, Shuzhai Li, Feng Xu, Yi Yu, Pan Wang, Xinran Peng, Chunbo Zhao, Aowen Xie, Zhiming Zhang

“…Methods This research constitutes a double-blind, randomized, controlled trial. …”
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An Intelligent Market Model that Incorporates Individual Trader’s Behavior to Simulate Forex Trading Data by Patrick Naivasha, George Musumba, Patrick Gikunda, John Wandeto

“…The historic Forex data in combination with individuals’ trading experience can constitute a knowledge base for training models to support Forex price prediction. …”
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Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Lifestyle Impact by Shashi Mathur, Pratibha Singh

“…Respiratory infections, a global health priority according to the World Health Organization, cause around 7.5 million deaths annually, constituting 14% of global mortality. Beyond severe health implications, these diseases exacerbate social disparities and impose a substantial economic burden. …”
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“And Some Guys Dream Bad Things” by Robert Brightman

“…As I show, Witiko traits comprise a systematic oppositional inversion of traits Crees understand as constitutive of the human state, or, more specifically, of the state of nihiðawiwin 'Cree-ness'. …”
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Marketing auteurism: the vanishing industry model behind Pedro Almodóvar’s success in the US by Jennifer Green

“…Objective: To establish a model and then consider whether that model will continue to function in the future. Almodóvar’s typical production-distribution structure and exportable filmmaking style are outlined, as are his US distributor’s strategic use of specialised press, elite events and targeted marketing of arthouse audiences with a specific cultural capital and an established view of European cinema. …”
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DNA-free CRISPR genome editing in raspberry (Rubus idaeus) protoplast through RNP-mediated transfection by Ryan Creeth, Andrew Thompson, Zoltan Kevei

“…To our knowledge, this study constitutes the first use of DNA-free genome editing in raspberry protoplast. …”
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Langerhan′s cell histiocytosis: A single institutional experience by Singh Tejinder, Satheesh C, Appaji L, Aruna Kumari B, Mamatha H, Giri G, Rao Clementina

“…Liver function dysfunction was seen in four (10%) children. …”
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A Historical Educational Building in Edirne: Bulgarian Catholic School and Its Architectural Features by Merve Arslan Çinko, Zeynep Eres

“…Although the educational function of the building was interrupted in the 1930s, it was opened in the 1960s again. …”
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The Biophysical Characterisation and SAXS Analysis of Human NLRP1 Uncover a New Level of Complexity of NLR Proteins. by Luigi Martino, Louise Holland, Evangelos Christodoulou, Simone Kunzelmann, Diego Esposito, Katrin Rittinger

“…NOD-like receptors represent an important class of germline-encoded pattern recognition receptors that play key roles in the regulation of inflammatory signalling pathways. They function as danger sensors and initiate inflammatory responses and the production of cytokines. …”
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An Analysis Of Religious And Cautionary Inscription And Sticker Texts In Nigeria by Reuben Oluwafemi Ikotun, Olusegun Adeniyi Faniran, Bolanle Tajudeen Opoola, Oluwatoyin Mary Olaiya

“…We argue further that beneath the aesthetic function of vehicle insignia is the profound communicative value inherent in the mobile emblems. …”
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Systems-level analysis of NalD mutation, a recurrent driver of rapid drug resistance in acute Pseudomonas aeruginosa infection. by Jinyuan Yan, Henri Estanbouli, Chen Liao, Wook Kim, Jonathan M Monk, Rayees Rahman, Mini Kamboj, Bernhard O Palsson, Weigang Qiu, Joao B Xavier

“…Transcriptomics analysis confirmed the primary mechanism of NalD action-a loss-of-function mutation that caused constitutive overexpression of the MexAB-OprM efflux system-which lead to aztreonam resistance but, surprisingly, had no fitness cost in the absence of the antibiotic. …”
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A Pandemic of Possibilities: The Spread of Potentiality-Seeking Organisations under Conditions of the COVID-19 Lockdown by Andersen Niels Åkerstrøm, Carli Giacomo, Stenner Paul, Tagliaventi Maria Rita

“…They pursue opportunities stemming from learning to ‘expect the unexpected’, while still calling on function systems to stabilize expectations.…”
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Kształtowanie Belek Sprężonych przez Wyrównywanie Skrajnych Naprężne by A. Brandt

“…In Sec. 8, it is shown that for beams of considerable span, where the dominating role is played by shape in the unloaded state. own weight, it is reasonable to determine the several problems are solved, showing the determination of the shape of the beams in cases where functions sought for are the beam. height a(x) and the ordinate of the prestressing force; the beam height a(x), with constant position of the prestressing force (Sec. 5); the variable width of the beam b(3e), the ordinate of the force constituting a given function y(x) (Sec. 6); the beam width b(x) and the ordinate of the prestressing force y(x), (Sec. 7). …”
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The ESCRT-0 component HRS is required for HIV-1 Vpu-mediated BST-2/tetherin down-regulation. by Katy Janvier, Annegret Pelchen-Matthews, Jean-Baptiste Renaud, Marina Caillet, Mark Marsh, Clarisse Berlioz-Torrent

“…We demonstrate that Vpu-mediated BST-2/tetherin down-modulation and degradation require HRS (ESCRT-0) function and that knock down of HRS increases cellular levels of BST-2/tetherin and restricts virus release. …”
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Early enteral nutrition in surgical treatment of an acute complicated pancreatitis by V. P. Andriushchenko, D. V. Andriushchenko, V. V. Kunovskyi, Yu. S. Lysiuk

“…EEN in the patients, suffering an acute complicated pancreatitis constitutes an effective component of surgical treatment in preoperative and postoperative periods.…”
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A New Soil-Water Characteristic Curve Model for Unsaturated Loess Based on Wetting-Induced Pore Deformation by Yuwei Zhang, Zhanping Song, Xiaolin Weng, Yongli Xie

“…The new model includes 6 parameters, which could be confirmed by laboratory tests. The pore volume function (PVF) was described by the WIPD. The shift factor ξ1i and the compression factor ξ2i were introduced into the model. …”
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THE DEATH OF ART IN ADORNO'S THEORY OF ANTINOMOUS NATURE OF THE WORKS OF ART by Rūta Marija Marija Vabalaitė

“…The concept of death is to mean that the work is and is not itself, as it is the function of its other-the historical reality. The condition of non-identity lies in the negative relations among the individual moments of a work and a work as a whole. …”
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