Synergistic interactions between Drosophila orthologues of genes spanned by de novo human CNVs support multiple-hit models of autism. by Stuart J Grice, Ji-Long Liu, Caleb Webber

“…Our study illustrates mechanisms through which synergistic effects resulting from large structural variation can contribute to human disease.…”
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An OMV Vaccine Derived from a Capsular Group B Meningococcus with Constitutive FetA Expression: Preclinical Evaluation of Immunogenicity and Toxicity. by Gunnstein Norheim, Holly Sanders, Jardar W Mellesdal, Idunn Sundfør, Hannah Chan, Carina Brehony, Caroline Vipond, Chris Dold, Rory Care, Muhammad Saleem, Martin C J Maiden, Jeremy P Derrick, Ian Feavers, Andrew J Pollard

“…Despite considerable antigenic variation among PorA and FetA OMPs in meningococci, systematic molecular epidemiological studies revealed this variation is highly structured so that a limited repertoire of antigenic types is congruent with the hyperinvasive meningococcal lineages that have caused most of the meningococcal disease in Europe in recent decades. …”
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Analysis of Consumer’s WTP for Cowpea Varieties in Osun State, Nigeria: the Hedonic Pricing Approach by Rabirou Kassali, Abayomi Yusuf Oyewale, Olufemi Adedotun Yesufu

“…Primary data were collected on cowpea varieties, their attributes and the consumer’s willingness to pay for cowpea varieties using well structured questionnaire. Data collected were analysed using both descriptive and inferential statistics. …”
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Inverse Neutrosophic Planar Graphs and its application in optimizing the expenditure in inter-cropping by Thempaavai J.P, Antony Crispin Sweety C

“…Though Neutrosophic graphs have high impact on dealing with problems of indeterminacy, it may not directly address all aspects of edge membership degree constraints such as the truth membership degree of all edge is greater than or equal to the minimum of the membership degrees of its nodes is a specific structural constraint that may not be the case with the general framework of Neutrosophic graphs. …”
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Synthesis and Characterizations of CH3NH3PbI3 : ZnS Microrods for Optoelectronic Applications by Mohammad Tanvir Ahmed, Shariful Islam, Muhammad Shahriar Bashar, Md. Abul Hossain, Farid Ahmed

“…Incorporation of ZnS in the perovskite material caused bandgap variation in the visible wavelength range. Structural and chemical properties have been observed using X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscope, and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy. …”
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CANDIDATE GENES IN THE FIELD OF EXERCISE GENOMICS by Vladimir Galiċ, Vladimir Galiċ, Vladimir Galiċ

“…The ACTN3 gene is the first structural skeletal muscle gene with a relation between its genotype and elite sprinterí performance. …”
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Performance Assessment of Existing Retrofitted Reinforced Concrete Buildings With Different Steel Bracing Systems by Md Hisamuz Zaman, Shohel Rana

“…Nonlinear static pushover analysis is carried out to assess the structural performance of the bracing systems. Different steel bracing systems, such as inverted V-bracing, X-bracing, ZX bracing, and Zipper bracing systems, are used. …”
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Effect of Fly ash powder on the physical properties of expansive soils by Talar Rashid, Nadhmiah Majeed

“… Expansive soils have a large variation in volume depending on the quantity of water in them, causing structural and geotechnical problems. …”
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Numerical Analysis of Free Play-Induced Aeroelastic Phenomena: A Numerical Approach With Adaptive Step Size Control by Yu Qijing, Zhang Yafen, Wang Yidan

“…The research incorporates free-play nonlinearity at the plunge hinge, a common structural nonlinearity in aeronautics that can induce detrimental limit cycle oscillations (LCOs) during flight. …”
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ASSESSMENT OF THE PHYSICAL AND SOCIO-ECONOMIC POTENTIAL OF THE GRASSLANDS IN BANAT, ROMANIA IN A HOLISTIC APPROACH by Luminita COJOCARIU, Lia HOANCEA, Nicolae Marinel HORABLAGA, Loredana COPACEAN, Despina-Maria BORDEAN

“…Grasslands, the main natural resources of rural areas, are open systems, which are functionally and structurally linked with other geomorphological, climatic and/or socio-economic components. …”
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The Influence of Leadership, Work Culture, and Competencies on Commitment and Implications on Performance Private College Lecturer in Makassar City by Natsir Muhammad

“…Using a sample of 100 lecturers from management programs at accredited institutions, the study applies SEM analysis to assess validity, reliability, and the structural relationship between variables. Results indicate that while leadership has an insignificant effect on commitment, work culture and competency significantly enhance lecturer commitment. …”
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NAVIP: Unraveling the influence of neighboring small sequence variants on functional impact prediction. by Jan-Simon Baasner, Andreas Rempel, Dakota Howard, Boas Pucker

“…Once a suitable reference sequence has been generated, intra-species variation is often assessed by re-sequencing. Variant calling processes can reveal all differences between strains, accessions, genotypes, or individuals. …”
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Experimental Study on Shear Mechanical Properties of Pile–Soil Interface Under Freezing Conditions by Tuo Chen, Qianqian Song, Jianzhou Wang, Zhijian Wu

“…The research results can provide references for the construction of pile foundations, structural design optimization, and for frozen damage prevention and treatment in permafrost regions.…”
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Compressed Sensing-Based MRI Reconstruction Using Complex Double-Density Dual-Tree DWT by Zangen Zhu, Khan Wahid, Paul Babyn, Ran Yang

“…Our experiments demonstrate that this method can reduce aliasing artifacts and achieve higher peak signal-to-noise ratio (PSNR) and structural similarity (SSIM) index.…”
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Deflection Predictions of Tapered Cellular Steel Beams Using Analytical Models and an Artificial Neural Network by Amine Osmani, Rabee Shamass, Konstantinos Daniel Tsavdaridis, Felipe Piana Vendramell Ferreira, Abdelwahhab Khatir

“…Cellular steel beams are primarily used to accommodate electrical and mechanical services within their structural depth, helping to reduce the floor-to-ceiling height in buildings. …”
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Don’t count your eggs before they hatch: differential survival of artificial bird nests in an anthropogenically modified landscape in western Mexico by Dallas R. Levey, Ian MacGregor-Fors

“…Reducing the structural and compositional contrast of habitat and landscape vegetation between tropical dry forest and working lands represent valuable conservation actions for increasing habitat quality for birds. …”
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Foundational development, modeling and configuration of state stabilizing mechanism to maintain axial tension in ball screw feed drive systems by Satoru ARAI, Yushi TAKENOUCHI, Shintaro HONDA, Shota TANI

“…The proposed mechanism is structured as an attachable unit for the end of the screw shaft in a feed drive. …”
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Mechanical Spin Waves in a Nonlocal Discrete Magnetoelastic Lattice with Negative Group Velocity by Taehwa Lee, Xiaopeng Li, Ziqi Yu, Hyung‐Suk Kwon, Chiara Daraio

“…Abstract Structured materials can be engineered to support polarized waves generated by the rotation of the wave's displacement field, leading to spin angular momentum (SAM). …”
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Mapping hypertension control at the intersection of rurality and race and ethnicity, A study of US veterans by Michelle S. Wong, Kimberly E. Lind, Stephen Frochen, Anita H Yuan, Donna L. Washington

“…However, the intersection of these characteristics, and their variation by geography, is not well known. We described geographic variation in hypertension control by race, ethnicity, and rurality, using national Veterans Health Administration (VA) data. …”
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Clinician attitudes, opinions and practice patterns regarding inotrope use for cardiac surgery in the USA: a multicentre mixed methods study protocol by Milisa Manojlovich, Graciela Mentz, Timothy Guetterman, Kamrouz Ghadimi, Sachin Kheterpal, Donald S Likosky, Michael R Mathis, Allison M Janda, Zhenke Wu, Kamolnat Mirizzi, Courtney J Burns, Keith D Aaronson, Francis D Pagani

“…Introduction Cardiac inotrope medications administered to cardiac surgical patients carry steep risk–benefit trade-offs, yet wide inter-institutional variation exists in inotrope practices. Despite known wide variation in use of any inotrope for cardiac surgery, limited multicentre data exist regarding determinants of inotrope selection and time course for use. …”
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