Illicium parviflorum Anise, Yellow Anisetree, Star Anise by Edward Gilman

“…It highlights the plant’s ornamental qualities, such as its smooth leaves, pyramidal shape, and red fruits that attract birds. …”
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Wearable Loop Sensors for Knee Flexion Monitoring: Dynamic Measurements on Human Subjects by Ian Anderson, Christopher Cosma, Yingzhe Zhang, Vigyanshu Mishra, Asimina Kiourti

“…<italic>Goals:</italic> We have recently introduced a new class of wearable loop sensors for joint flexion monitoring that overcomes limitations in the state-of-the-art. …”
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Attitudes towards attractive and credible celebrities in advertisements by De la Rey van der Waldt, N de Beer N de Beer, N du Plessis N du Plessis

“…The internal consistency reliability of these measurement scales reflected high scores (α > 0.70) on all items. In general, the respondents positively perceived celebrity endorsements. …”
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Biomechanics in bone regeneration and mechanobiology in osteoblasts: Fundamental concepts and recent progress by Wenbin Cai, Yaya Huo, Yu Liu, Yan Su, Haobo Guo, Lijie Wang, Bin Li, Ting Liang

“…Bone is a hard, dynamically active tissue that continually rebuilds and maintains its mineral balance and structural integrity. Multiple mechanical properties of bone determine its ability to deform and fracture under load, as well as provide stable support and durability during motion. …”
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Numerical optimization of large-scale monotone equations using the free-derivative spectral conjugate gradient method by Ghulam Abbass, Nek Muhammad Katbar, Israr Ahmed Memon, Haibo Chen, Fikadu Tesgera Tolasa, Gemeda Tolessa Lubo

“…The superiority of our method is evident in its ability to solve large-scale problems with accuracy in function evaluations, fewer iterations, and improved computational performance thereby, making it a valuable contribution to the field of numerical optimization.…”
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New cultivars of vegetable cowpea (<i>Vigna unguiculata</i> (L.) Walp.) developed at VIR by M. V. Gurkina, M. O. Burlyaeva

“…The pod yield of ‘Samma Nova’ is 12.18–14.85 t/ha, seed yield is 0.92–1.14 t/ha, protein content is 28.8% in seeds and 27.1% in pods, and its growing season is 57–66 days. The cultivar is bushy, with synchronous pod and seed maturation, suitable for mechanized cultivation. …”
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Higher Prostate Weight Is Inversely Associated with Gleason Score Upgrading in Radical Prostatectomy Specimens by Leonardo Oliveira Reis, Emerson Luis Zani, Leandro L. L. Freitas, Fernandes Denardi, Athanase Billis

“…Protective factors against Gleason upgrading and its impact on outcomes after surgery warrant better definition. …”
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Advances in Biomimetics: The Power of Diversity by Stanislav N. Gorb, Giuseppe Carbone, Thomas Speck, Peter Fratzl

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Family Green Financial Education Based on Local Wisdom: Exploring the Values of Coastal Communities’ Local Wisdom in Promoting Green Financial Literacy by Kurniadi Romi, Dwijayanti Novia Sri, Sari Nurmala

“…Environmental awareness is increasingly becoming a critical global issue, as ecosystem degradation and resource depletion continue to intensify. Green finance, with its environmental, social, and economic impacts, has emerged as an innovative approach to mitigating the environmental crisis through sustainable funding. …”
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Flavones enrich rhizosphere Pseudomonas to enhance nitrogen utilization and secondary root growth in Populus by Jiadong Wu, Sijia Liu, Haoyu Zhang, Sisi Chen, Jingna Si, Lin Liu, Yue Wang, Shuxian Tan, Yuxin Du, Zhelun Jin, Jianbo Xie, Deqiang Zhang

“…This study reveals that plant-metabolite-microbe regulation patterns contribute to the poplar fitness and thoroughly decodes the key regulatory mechanisms of tricin, and provides insights into the interactions of the plant’s key metabolites with its transcriptome and rhizosphere microbes.…”
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Evolution and Attribution Analysis of Habitat Quality in China’s First Batch of National Parks by Pengyue Dai, Yanfang Wang, Jinhong Ye, Jing Chen, Runze Li, Xiping Cheng

“…In October 2021, China established its first group of national parks, representing a milestone in enhancing the country’s nature reserve system and aligning with global trends in ecological conservation. …”
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Immune gene features and prognosis in colorectal cancer: insights from ssGSEA typing by Anwen Huang, Jinxiu Wu, Jiakuan Wang, Chengwen Jiao, Yunfei Yang, Huaiwen Xiao, Li Yao

“…Abstract Background Colorectal cancer (CRC) is a molecularly heterogeneous disease, and its treatment and prognosis vary greatly among subgroups. …”
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Public Diplomacy in ASEAN Youth Interfaith Camp (AYIC) to Develop Indonesia’s Image in ASEAN by Rika Rahmayuni, Darmansjah Djumala

“…This research focuses on Indonesia's influential position in ASEAN and its image, considering both strengths and weaknesses. …”
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Strategies for reducing motion sickness in virtual reality through improved handheld controller movements by Khang Yeu Tang, Ge Yu, Juhong Wang, Yu He, Sen-Zhe Xu, Song-Hai Zhang

“…Traditional 2D displays and interactions fail to meet modern standards, while virtual reality (VR) is gaining attention for its immersive experience. However, using a controller for VR movement can cause dizziness due to mismatched visual and vestibular cues, impacting the VR experience. …”
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Reliability and Validity of Beliefs about Substance Use (BSU) Questionnaire in Alcohol Dependent Patients. by Sel&ccedil;uk ASLAN, Mehmet Hakan T&Uuml;RK&Ccedil;APAR, Hale Yap&yacute;c&yacute; ESER, Mustafa U&ETH;URLU

“…For alcohol addicts, internal reliability of BSU was foundto be adequate (Cronbach alfa=0.91) and item-total score correlations were between 0.33 and 0.69. …”
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CMR assessment of epicardial edipose tissue in relation to myocardial inflammation and fibrosis in patients with new-onset atrial arrhythmias after STEMI by Yanfei Ren, Xinjia Du, Maochen Li, Lei Chen, Jiahua Liu, Yixuan Wu, Yuan Lu

“…The present study focused on using CMR to assess the association of epicardial fat with myocardial inflammation and fibrosis and its predictive value in patients with new-onset atrial arrhythmias after STEMI. …”
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Web Optimization of Compression Ignition Aviation Engine Crankshaft by Serkan Galata, Yiğit Okur, Ülkü Uzan, Emre Ünlü, Kudret Muhziroğlu, Övün Işın, Mehmet Oğuz Turgut, Emin Tuzlu

“…In order to maximize the weight reduction by achieving the target stress limit, the lightest design model was obtained in the 10th iteration. For the last three iterations, new parametric values were determined by utilizing the calculated effects of the geometric parameters on stress and weight.…”
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The Line of Beijing in Settlement of Problems in the Basin of the South China Sea by V. Y. Vorobyev, A. V. Ivanov

“…Meanwhile, China continues to maintain a clear negotiating tactic with its opponents in the dispute over the islands on a strictly bilateral basis, trying to bring its position to all ASEAN members involved in the dispute through each individual partner. …”
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Beliefs and outlook toward medications in Indian patients with very early rheumatoid arthritis: Cross sectional survey by Sakir Ahmed, Arup Mahapatra, Basanta Kumar Behera, Prasanta Padhan

“…Studies on attitudes toward medicine are available for established RA, where the disease itself could have altered the beliefs. Similar studies are not available for early RA. …”
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Genomic insights into population dynamics and adaptive strategies of the endangered dipterocarp, Hopea chinensis by Wei-Min Xiang, Yu-Ting Jiang, Jie Zou, Yan Deng, Kai Jiang, Kai-Jian Zhang, Xin-Yu Zhou, Kai-Xi Quan, Zi-Wen Han, Wei-Chao Liu, Liang Tang, Yuan-Yuan Li, Simon T. Segar, Yuan-Ye Zhang, Xing-Hua Hu, Rong Wang, Xiao-Yong Chen

“…Here, we focused on the population genomics of Hopea chinensis, an endangered species narrowly distributed at the northern limit of dipterocarps, to (1) reveal its demographic history and infer factors contributing to endangered status; (2) evaluate the genetic consequences of its small remnant population; and (3) identify key genes associated with its adaptation. …”
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