Development of Pavement Condition Index and Roughness Index Relationship for Optimal Pavement Maintenance Strategies: A Case Study of Johnstone Road. by Bogere, David

“…Regular monitoring of PCI and RI values is also recommended to ensure timely maintenance and prevent costly repairs. This research benefits the Uganda National Roads Authority, Ministry of Works and Transport, and Local Government Department of Works, providing a framework for optimal pavement maintenance strategies.…”
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Lessons learned from implementation of the Workload Indicator of Staffing Need (WISN) methodology: An international Delphi study of expert users. by Grace , Nyendwoha Namaganda, Audrey, Whitright, Everd, Bikaitwoha Maniple

“…Key lessons learned were that: the benefits gained from applying the WISN outweigh the challenges faced in understanding the technical steps; benchmarking during WISN implementation saves time; data quality is critical for successful implementation; and starting with small-scale projects sets the ground better for more effective scale-up than attempting massive national application of the methodology the first time round. …”
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From heparan glycobiology to stem cell therapy: a historical perspective by Victor Nurcombe

“…Furthermore, structure-function relationships are presented, which resulted in the recognition that specific sugar-moieties and sulfation states provide a “glycocode” that is analogous to the “genetic code” and the epigenetic “histone code”. Translational avenues include the selection and biochemical tuning of heparan sugars as nanoscale scaffolds that support cell signaling for specific applications in tissue engineering and regenerative medicine. …”
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RGD-HSA-TAC nanoparticles targeted delivery of tacrolimus and attenuation of podocyte injury in diabetic kidney disease by Zhaochen Guo, Shaohui Gao, Feng Xu, Zige Chen, Qinger Wang, Zhaojie Liu, Ziyue Wang, Weisong Qin, Caihong Zeng, Zhihong Liu, Hao Bao

“…Tacrolimus has been utilized in the management of immune-mediated and genetic-mediated nephropathy, with an emphasis on the restoration of podocyte cytoskeletal integrity and inhibition of apoptosis. …”
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Picudo de la melaleuca (nombre común sugerido) Oxyops vitiosa (Pascoe) (Insecta: Coleoptera: Curculionidae) by James P. Cuda, Susan A. Wineriter, Gary R. Buckingham, Ted D. Center, Kenneth T. Gioeli

“…This 5-page fact sheet is the Spanish-language version of EENY211/IN368: Melaleuca Snout Beetle, Melaleuca Weevil (unofficial common names), Oxyops vitiosa (Pascoe) (Insecta: Coleoptera: Curculionidae), written by J.P. …”
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MALT-lymphoma of the stomach: clinical presentation, diagnostics and treatment by Ye. V. Ledin, A. P. Seryakov, V. L. Astashov

“…Despite the extensive data obtained for the last two decades on clinical and pathomorphologic properties of this disease, its molecular genetic features, optimal medical approach for this nosological entity it is not developed yet. …”
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Transcriptional regulation of suberin and its response to the environment by ZHOU Yue, AN Yongping, MA Rong, WANG Pei

“…By leveraging multi-omics approaches to elucidate its transport, assembly, and post-transcriptional regulation mechanisms, there is potential to provide new strategies for enhancing nutrient use efficiency and stress resistance in crop genetic improvement.…”
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Practice of an improved many-objective route optimization algorithm in a multimodal transportation case under uncertain demand by Tianxu Cui, Ying Shi, Jingkun Wang, Rijia Ding, Jinze Li, Kai Li

“…In this paper, we develop, for the first time, a many-objective multimodal transportation route optimization (MTRO) model that simultaneously considers economic cost, carbon emission cost, time cost, and customer satisfaction, and we solve it via the nondominated sorting genetic algorithm version III (NSGA-III). Second, to further improve the convergence performance, we introduce a fuzzy decision variable framework to improve the NSGA-III algorithm. …”
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Accelerated photonic design of coolhouse film for photosynthesis via machine learning by Jinlei Li, Yi Jiang, Bo Li, Yihao Xu, Huanzhi Song, Ning Xu, Peng Wang, Dayang Zhao, Zhe Liu, Sheng Shu, Juyou Wu, Miao Zhong, Yongguang Zhang, Kefeng Zhang, Bin Zhu, Qiang Li, Wei Li, Yongmin Liu, Shanhui Fan, Jia Zhu

“…Here, using a synergistic genetic algorithm and machine learning, we propose and demonstrate a coolhouse film that regulates temperature and water for photosynthesis without requiring additional energy or water. …”
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Short tandem repeats delineate gene bodies across eukaryotes by William B. Reinar, Anders K. Krabberød, Vilde O. Lalun, Melinka A. Butenko, Kjetill S. Jakobsen

“…Abstract Short tandem repeats (STRs) have emerged as important and hypermutable sites where genetic variation correlates with gene expression in plant and animal systems. …”
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Histological demonstration of gonad development in the banana shrimp, Fenneropenaeus merguiensis by Jirakanit Chimnual, Jirawat Saetan, Wilaiwan Chotigeat

“…The genetic diversity of the banana shrimp Fenneropenaeus merguiensis is at risk because of over-harvesting, which consequently reduces food security. …”
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Allocation of Interline Power Flow Controller-Based Congestion Management in Deregulated Power System by Muhammad Safdar Sial, Qinghua Fu, Talles Vianna Brugni

“…By examining the obtained results, the performance of the proposed algorithm is better than the Genetic Algorithm (GA) and Particle Swarm Optimization (PSO) algorithms. …”
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CoTF-reg reveals cooperative transcription factors in oligodendrocyte gene regulation using single-cell multi-omics by Jerome J. Choi, John Svaren, Daifeng Wang

“…Validation using oligodendrocyte eQTLs and their eGenes that are regulated by these cooperative TFs show potential regulatory roles for genetic variants. Experimental validation using ChIP-seq data confirms some cooperative TF pairs, such as SOX10-OLIG2. …”
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Geometry optimization on the cross section of adhesively bonded thin-walled composite beam subjected to axial crushing load by Xiao Han, Jingru Ye, Shaoqiang Hou, Wenbin Hou

“…The non-dominated sorting genetic algorithm II (NSGA-II) was introduced to search for global optimum solution, and radial basis function (RBF) approximations for the objective functions were applied to reduce the computational cost. …”
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Autoimmune hepatitis: new in diagnostics, a pathogenesis and treatment by Ye. N. Shirokova, K. V. Ivashkin, V. T. Ivashkin

“…AIH is a chronic inflammatory liver disease which is characterized by destruction of terminal plate by mononuclear infiltrate (interface hepatitis) according to histological investigation, hypergammaglobulinemia and production of autoantibodies. Genetic risk factors of AIH development is the presence of DRB1*0301 and DRB1*0401 alleles. …”
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The corpus callosum in people with congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH) by Eileen Luders, Debra Spencer, Caitlin Dale, Ieuan A. Hughes, Ajay Thankamony, Umasuthan Srirangalingam, Helena Gleeson, Helen Simpson, Melissa Hines, Florian Kurth

“…Abstract Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia (CAH) is a group of genetic disorders that affect the adrenal glands. …”
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A new species of Hemiphyllodactylus (Squamata, Gekkonidae) from western Yunnan, China by Hongxin Zhou, Xiaohan Wang, Liangwei Cui, Dongru Zhang, Ziqi Shen, Xiuyan Li, Shuo Liu, Dingqi Rao

“…The new species can be distinguished from its congeners by a significant genetic divergence of greater than 4.8% in the mitochondrial ND2 gene and a combination of the following characters: maximum SVL of 38.5 mm; 10 or 11 chin scales; enlarged postmentals; 6 circumnasal scales; 2 or 3 internasal scales; 8 or 9 supralabial scales; 8 or 9 infralabial scales; 15 or 16 dorsal scales; 9 ventral scales; a manual lamellar formula of 3-4-4-4 and a pedal lamellar formula of 3(4)-4-4-4; 26–28 precloacal and femoral pore-bearing scales contiguous in males; 1–3 cloacal spur on each side; a dark postorbital stripe extending to at least base of neck; dorsolateral light–colored spots on trunk present; dark ventrolateral stripe on trunk present; dark dorsal transverse blotches present; and a dark and brown postsacral mark bearing anteriorly projecting arms.…”
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Substantiation of application and estimation of efficacy of probiotics at inflammatory bowel diseases by Ye. A. Poluektova, Yu. O. Sidorina, S. Yu. Kuchumova, A. V. Korolev, O. S. Shifrin

“…Microbiome changes result in initiation of cascade of pathological immune reactions of the host in related to presence of genetical defects, that, in turn, promotes development of clinical symptoms and morphological changes in intestinal wall. …”
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Enhancing Solar Energy Prospects: Predicting Direct Normal Irradiance in Qinghai Province Using ALO-RF Modeling by MD Abdul Munnaf, Tawhidul Islam

“…Precise predictions facilitate the efficient assimilation of solar electricity into the electrical grid, augmenting energy production and maintaining system stability. This study uses the Genetic algorithm, Moth Flame Optimization, and Ant Lion Optimizer to optimize the Random Forest model. …”
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Predicting amyloid proteins using attention-based long short-term memory by Zhuowen Li

“…Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is one of the genetically inherited neurodegenerative disorders that mostly occur when people get old. …”
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