Aquatic Invertebrate Antimicrobial Peptides in the Fight Against Aquaculture Pathogens by Tomás Rodrigues, Francisco Antonio Guardiola, Daniela Almeida, Agostinho Antunes

“…Despite challenges such as stability, ecological impacts, and regulatory hurdles, advancements in peptidomimetics and genetic engineering hold significant promise. …”
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TEACHERS’ PROFILE, MOTIVATION, APTITUDE, AND SATISFACTION IN A VIRTUAL UPSKILLING ENVIRONMENT by Dave E. Marcial, Jan Cynth Palama, Fredlie Bucog, Steven Binarao

“…Despite this skill gap, the respondents expressed high satisfaction with the online upskilling they received. …”
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A techno-economic perspective on efficient hybrid renewable energy solutions in Douala, Cameroon’s grid-connected systems by Reagan Jean Jacques Molu, Serge Raoul Dzonde Naoussi, Mohit Bajaj, Patrice Wira, Wulfran Fendzi Mbasso, Barun K. Das, Milkias Berhanu Tuka, Arvind R. Singh

“…While electrochemical storage presents a potential remedy, its implementation faces hurdles like high costs and technical limitations. …”
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Single domain antibody-scFv conjugate targeting amyloid β and TfR penetrates the blood–brain barrier and interacts with amyloid β by Rebecca Faresjö, Elisabet O. Sjöström, Tiffany Dallas, Magnus M. Berglund, Jonas Eriksson, Dag Sehlin, Stina Syvänen

“…This limitation necessitates high doses, resulting in increased costs and a higher risk of side effects. …”
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Overcoming barriers for investigating nickel-pincer nucleotide cofactor-related enzymes by Jorge L. Nevarez, Aiko Turmo, Santhosh Gatreddi, Swati Gupta, Jian Hu, Robert P. Hausinger

“…By selecting a wavelength of high molar ellipticity and low absorbance for a given 2-hydroxy acid substrate enantiomer, the conversion of one enantiomer/epimer into the other can be monitored for LarA homologs without the need for any coupling enzymes or reagents. …”
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Fibroblasts in rheumatoid arthritis: novel roles in joint inflammation and beyond by Elpida Neofotistou-Themeli, Elpida Neofotistou-Themeli, Panagiota Goutakoli, Panagiota Goutakoli, Theodoros Chanis, Theodoros Chanis, Maria Semitekolou, Maria Semitekolou, Eirini Sevdali, Eirini Sevdali, Prodromos Sidiropoulos, Prodromos Sidiropoulos

“…High-throughput technologies in human and animal studies have revealed novel molecular and cellular pathways involved in tissue inflammation of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). …”
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Six-Phase Fully Coreless Axial-Flux Permanent-Magnet Generator: Design, Fabrication, and Performance Analysis by Turki M. Alsuwian, Asiful Habib, Muhammad Ammirrul Atiqi Mohd Zainuri, Ahmad Asrul Ibrahim, Nasrudin Abd Rahim, Adam R. H. Alhawari, Abdulkarem H. M. Almawgani, Saleh Almasabi, A. T. Hindi, Mohamed Fauzi Packeer Mohamed

“…Nevertheless, the proliferation of coreless AFPM machines faces hurdles as to high leakage flux and weaker structural integrity. …”
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Electrochemical Biosensors 3D Printed by Fused Deposition Modeling: Actualities, Trends, and Challenges by Luiz Ricardo Guterres Silva, Carlos Eduardo Costa Lopes, Auro Atsushi Tanaka, Luiza Maria Ferreira Dantas, Iranaldo Santos Silva, Jéssica Santos Stefano

“…Advances in 3D printing materials, especially the emergence of bespoke conductive filaments, have allowed the production of highly customizable and efficient biosensors. A detailed discussion focuses on the design and application of these biosensors for viral detection, highlighting their potential to improve diagnostic accuracy. …”
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Bibliometric analysis and review of food waste management via sustainable approaches by U. Danya, M. Kamaraj, P. Suresh Babu, J. Aravind

“…These advancements have led to significant improvements in the efficiency and feasibility of converting food waste into high-value products. The environmental benefits of these biorefineries are also discussed in depth, encompassing the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions, decreased reliance on fossil fuels, and the mitigation of environmental pollution. …”
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Isolation of a tumor neoantigen specific CD8+ TCR from a skin biopsy of a vaccination site by Maria Paula Roberti, Pornpimol Charoentong, Yanhong Lyu, Marten Meyer, Stefan B. Eichmüller, Patrick Schmidt, Frank Momburg, Miray Cetin, Felix Hartmann, Nektarios A. Valous, Albrecht Stenzinger, Laura Michel, Peter Lichter, Andreas Schneeweiss, Verena Thewes, Carlo Fremd, Inka Zörnig, Dirk Jäger

“…Our study shows, for the first time, that tumor mutation – specific T cells are generated at high frequencies in the vaccination site and can be isolated with standard methods for TCR screening. …”
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Designing a Forecasting Model and Evaluating the Strategic Cooperation between the Banking System and Fintech Startups using the Adaptive Neural Fuzzy Inference System (ANFIS) by Arash Onsori, Abbas Khamseh, Taghi Torabi, Hamid Reza Yazdani

“…The level of strategic cooperation was determined to be in the medium to high range. Notably, the Anfis-designed model exhibited acceptable validity and predictive power. …”
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Genome sequence of Vibrio sp. OULL4 isolated from shellfish by Vengadesh Letchumanan, Wen-Si Tan, Wai-Fong Yin, Kok-Gan Chan

“…Vibrio cholerae, Vibrio parahaemolyticus and Vibrio vulnificus are among the few recognized as a major, worldwide cause gastroenteritis, particularly in countries where seafood consumption is high. The control of these vibrios has been a hurdle due to the rising numbers of antibiotic resistant strains in the environments. …”
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An exact approach to calibrating infectious disease models to surveillance data: The case of HIV and HSV-2 by David J. Gerberry

“…The technique is able to match surveillance data to high accuracy in a very efficient manner as it is based on the Newton-Raphson method for solving nonlinear systems. …”
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Modeling Hospitalization Decision and Utilization for the Elderly in China by Xin Xu, Dongxiao Chu

“…One aim of this study was to use zero-inflated and hurdle models to better solve the problem of excess zeros. …”
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QeMFi: A Multifidelity Dataset of Quantum Chemical Properties of Diverse Molecules by Vivin Vinod, Peter Zaspel

“…Abstract Progress in both Machine Learning (ML) and Quantum Chemistry (QC) methods have resulted in high accuracy ML models for QC properties. Datasets such as MD17 and WS22 have been used to benchmark these models at a given level of QC method, or fidelity, which refers to the accuracy of the chosen QC method. …”
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Comparison of Flow Solutions for Naturally Fractured Reservoirs Using Complex Analysis Methods (CAM) and Embedded Discrete Fracture Models (EDFM): Fundamental Design Differences an... by Aaditya Khanal, Ruud Weijermars

“…A significant advantage of flow and pressure models based on CAM is the high resolution without complex gridding. Particle tracking results are presented for fractures with different hydraulic conductivity ranging from highly permeable to impervious.…”
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Deep learning-enhanced defects detection for printed circuit boards by Van-Truong Nguyen, Xuan-Thuc Kieu, Duc-Tuan Chu, Xiem HoangVan, Phan Xuan Tan, Tuyen Ngoc Le

“…Especially, cracks or scratches appearing on the PCB surface pose a significant hurdle, due to their minuscule size, making them the most challenging to address. …”
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TRIM25: A Global Player of Cell Death Pathways and Promising Target of Tumor-Sensitizing Therapies by Wolfgang Eberhardt, Usman Nasrullah, Josef Pfeilschifter

“…Therapy resistance still constitutes a common hurdle in the treatment of many human cancers and is a major reason for treatment failure and patient relapse, concomitantly with a dismal prognosis. …”
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A Review of the Digital Twin Technology in the AEC-FM Industry by Haidar Hosamo Hosamo, Aksa Imran, Juan Cardenas-Cartagena, Paul Ragnar Svennevig, Kjeld Svidt, Henrik Kofoed Nielsen

“…Advances in digital technologies like Digital Twin offer a high-level representation of buildings and their assets by integrating the physical and digital world. …”
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Factors influencing livestock ownership and herd intensity among smallholder farmers in the Eastern Cape, South Africa by Jabulile Z. Manyike, Amon Taruvinga, Leocadia Zhou

“…Data were collected through a semi-structured questionnaire and analysed using a double hurdle model. The findings reveal that the decision to own livestock is positively influenced by adherence to African traditional religion, access to climate information, membership in farming organizations, income diversification, possession of formal housing, exposure to high average temperatures, and the likelihood of being in female-headed households. …”
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