Improvements in pig agriculture through gene editing by Kristin M. Whitworth, Jonathan A. Green, Bethany K. Redel, Rodney D. Geisert, Kiho Lee, Bhanu P. Telugu, Kevin D. Wells, Randall S. Prather

“…Concordant with the developments in genomic sequencing approaches, progress among germline editing efforts is expected to reach feverish pace. The current manuscript reviews past and current developments in germline engineering in pigs, and the many advantages they confer for advancing animal agriculture.…”
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Repeatability and High-Speed Validation of Supplemental Lead-Extrusion Energy Dissipation Devices by Geoffrey W. Rodgers, J. Geoffrey Chase, John B. Mander

“…These outcomes are critical to size all the connections and foundations for the resultant demands and ensure robust, effective design. This manuscript presents the quasistatic testing of 96 devices designed for the same quasistatic force capacity, as well as high-speed prototype testing at velocities up to 200 mm/sec. …”
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Advancing UAV Communications: A Comprehensive Survey of Cutting-Edge Machine Learning Techniques by Chenrui Sun, Gianluca Fontanesi, Berk Canberk, Amirhossein Mohajerzadeh, Symeon Chatzinotas, David Grace, Hamed Ahmadi

“…This paper provides a comprehensive overview of the evolution of Machine Learning (ML), from traditional to advanced, in its application and integration into unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) communication frameworks and practical applications. The manuscript starts with an overview of the existing research on UAV communication and introduces the most traditional ML techniques. …”
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A Novel Brushless Wound Rotor Synchronous Machine Utilizing Inherent Sub-Harmonic Component by Muhammad Ahsan Ul Haq, Haroon Farooq, Asif Hussain, Syed Abdul Rahman Kashif

“…The research focus in recent times is to eliminate the brushes and slip rings in the conventional WRSMs. This manuscript presents a novel brushless wound rotor synchronous machine (BL-WRSM) utilizing an inherent subharmonic component (SHC). …”
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Intraoperative rescue of a dislodged renal stent during fenestrated endovascular aortic repair for treatment of type 1A endoleak by Mario D’Oria, MD, Filippo Griselli, MD, Cristiano Calvagna, MD, Sandro Lepidi, MD

“…Among these, presence of suprarenal bare stents from prior EVAR device are certainly a frequent scenario and may sometimes make target vessel cannulation more difficult because of encroachment on the target vessel origins. In this manuscript, we report a case intraoperative rescue of a dislodged renal stent during FEVAR for treatment of type 1 endoleak with the aim of showing the culprit of the complication, how to recognize it, and the off-label solution that was devised to solve it.…”
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Evaluation of the Transition-to-Practice Arrangements for Novice Perioperative Nurses: Protocol for a Mixed Methods Study by Nick Nijkamp, Pauline Calleja, Ashlyn Sahay, Leanne Jack

“…Each phase is anticipated to have a results manuscript submitted for publication once data are analyzed and written up. …”
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A Proof-of-Concept for Safety Evaluation of Inhalation Exposure to Known Respiratory Irritants Using In Vitro and In Silico Methods by Nikaeta Sadekar, Holger Peter Behrsing, Tanja Hansen, Vivek Patel, Hazel Paulo, Alex Rae, Detlef Ritter, Katharina Schwarz, Anne Marie Api

“…While further studies are needed, this manuscript presents a basic requirement for employing non-animal methods to inform inhalation exposure safety assessments by combining in vitro and in silico assays.…”
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Discovering Associations: Kawasaki Disease and COVID-19 by Nicholas Peterson, Kaustubh Sagdeo, Donna Tyungu, Cristin Harper, Kyle Mihaylo, Elza Pollak-Christian

“…Due to her prolonged fever, she was tested for COVID-19 which was positive; however, she did not develop respiratory symptoms during her illness. At the time of manuscript submission, this is the second case report to our knowledge showing an association between Kawasaki Disease and SARS-CoV-2 virus, both of which are poorly understood diseases in the pediatric population. …”
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Exploring the solutions of tempered (κ,ϖ)-Hilfer hybrid implicit boundary value problem by Abdelkrim Salim, Sabri T.M. Thabet, Ava Sh. Rafeeq, Mohammad Esmael Samei, Imed Kedim, Miguel Vivas-Cortez

“…In this manuscript, we provide an in-depth analysis of existence and uniqueness results, along with stability assessments associated with the κ-Mittag-Leffler-Ulam-Hyers type, specifically focusing on a newly formulated category of hybrid boundary value problems (BVPs) that incorporate fractional derivatives. …”
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Annual versus biannual azithromycin mass drug administration for the elimination of infectious trachoma in Africa: protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis using data fro... by Jeremy David Keenan, Solomon Aragie, Taye Zeru, Getu Degu

“…Authors will be asked to contribute community-level data not available in the manuscript. The main outcome will be C. trachomatis infection among 1–9-year-old children, expressed as a community-level prevalence. …”
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Cover Page for Authors Form by Editorial Team jCEC

“…v=KMaPkDgBhO4 If you do not comply with this request by the deadline, the manuscript will be rejected./ Se você não atender a essa solicitação dentro do prazo, o manuscrito será rejeitado.   …”
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Purification of Angiotensin-I-Converting Enzyme Inhibitory Peptides Derived from Camellia oleifera Abel Seed Meal Hydrolysate by Guang-long Yao, Wei He, You-gen Wu, Jian Chen, Xin-wen Hu, Jing Yu

“…The preparation of the ACE inhibitory peptide from COASM and the study of its functional properties are of practical importance in improving the comprehensive utilization of COASM. Our manuscript presents an optimized preparation of ACE inhibitory peptides with alkaline protease and enzyme kinetics parameters. …”
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Microsimulation models on child and adolescent health: a scoping review protocol by Filipa Sampaio, Claire de Oliveira

“…We will search PubMed (until 23 September 2024), Embase (until 18 September 2024), CINAHL (until 9 September 2024), PsyclNFO (11 September 2024), EconLit (until 9 September 2024) and Scopus (until 10 September 2024), with an update closer to the time of manuscript submission. We will also undertake snowballing, Google searches and searches on specific journal (eg, International Journal of Microsimulation) and websites (eg, https://www.microsimulation.ac.uk/) to complement database searches. …”
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Severe immunodeficiency spectrum associated with NHEJ1 gene mutation: Cernunnos/XLF deficiency by Ana María Navarro, Gabriela Mantilla, Jorge Andrés Fernández, Mario Fernando Unigarro, Alfonso Suárez, María Claudia Ortega

“…The clinical features include growth retardation, microcephaly, triangle-shaped face, recurrent infections, fibroblast’s excessive sensitivity to gamma-ionizing radiation, and hypogammaglobulinemia; also, low counts of subpopulations of B and T lymphocytes, with normal values of natural-killer cells. This manuscript aims to present an extremely rare case of combined immunodeficiency in a twenty-years-old man with non-consanguineous parents and a homozygote variant of the NHEJ1 gene. …”
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Suprainguinal fascia iliaca compartment block in pediatric-aged patients: An educational focused review by Anuranjan Ghimire, Sidhant Kalsotra, Joseph D. Tobias, Giorgio Veneziano

“…Thus, local anesthetic concentration must be adjusted in smaller children and infants to maintain effective volume while not exceeding local anesthetic dosing limitations. The current manuscript reviews the innervation of the lower extremity including the anatomy of the fascia iliaca compartment, outlines different approaches for the fascia iliaca block, and reviews the current practice of SIFI blockade in adults and children.…”
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Understanding the role of sex on outcomes for the cancer patient undergoing treatment with immune checkpoint inhibitors: a scoping review protocol by Grace Lu-Yao, Jennifer M Johnson, Amy L Shaver, Nikita Nikita, Swapnil Sharma, Daniel S Lefler, Atrayee Basu-Mallick, Meghan L Butryn

“…Two independent researchers will screen titles and abstracts followed by full-text screening for manuscript inclusion. Full length studies published between 2010 and December 2021 found in PubMed, Cochrane, CINAHL, and Scopus describing the influence of sex differences on cancer outcomes in patients treated with ICIs will be included. …”
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An Imaging Method for Marine Targets in Corner Reflector Jamming Scenario Based on Time–Frequency Analysis and Modified Clean Technique by Changhong Chen, Wenkang Liu, Yuexin Gao, Lei Cui, Quan Chen, Jixiang Fu, Mengdao Xing

“…In the corner reflector jamming scenario, the ship target and the corner reflector array have different degrees of defocusing in the synthetic aperture radar (SAR) image due to their complex motions, which is unfavorable to the subsequent target recognition. In this manuscript, we propose an imaging method for marine targets based on time–frequency analysis with the modified Clean technique. …”
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A New Geometry of Multi-band MIMO Antenna for 5G and 6G Systems by Karrar Shakir Muttair, Oras Ahmed Shareef, Hazeem Baqir Taher, Faiz Arith

“… The demand for high-efficiency, small-sized ultrawide-band (UWB) antennas has risen due to the need for fast wireless communication systems. In this manuscript, we propose a novel geometry for a 4-port multi-in multi-out (MIMO) antenna with an L-shaped structure that solves the limitations of current designs in UWB applications. …”
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Assembled Nanostructured Architectures Studied By Grazing Incidence X-Ray Scattering by Davide Altamura, Teresa Sibillano, Dritan Siliqi, Liberato De Caro, Cinzia Giannini

“…Finally, we will describe a few relevant examples of studies, of nanostructured architectures, through ex situ and in situ experiments of grazing incidence X‐ray scattering. This manuscript is focused on the former, showing that they can be performed by using laboratory instruments. …”
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Exhibiting stable model of dark energy compact star with Tolman-VI solution under complexity free system by Hammad Nazar, Abdul Majeed, Ghulam Abbas, Asifa Ashraf, Phongpichit Channuie

“…D 97:044010, 2018), offers valuable insights into the dynamics of such systems. In this manuscript, we explored a class of realistic solutions to the static and spherically symmetric field equations characterized by two fluid distributions: ordinary stellar matter and dark energy, within the framework of this formalism. …”
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