Leiurus quinquestratus venom promotes β islets regeneration and restores glucose level in streptozotocin induced type 2 diabetes mellitus in rats by Wesam M. Salama, Sabry A. El-Naggar, Ghada A. Tabl, Nabila I. El-Desouki, Lamiaa M. El Shefiey

“…T2-DM can be treated using various methods; however, these treatments are risky for several vital organs. …”
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Ultrasound-assisted DLLME with natural deep eutectic solvent and smartphone-based colorimetry for Pb(II) detection in water by Nayyer Azhdari, Biuck Habibi, Zahra Ayazi, Elaheh Rahimpour

“…This research presents a novel, cost-efficient and high-performance method for preconcentration and detection of lead ions [Pb(II)] using ultrasound-assisted dispersive liquid-liquid microextraction (USA-DLLME) combined with digital image colorimetry (DIC). …”
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Design and Simulation of Ornithopter based on Four-bar Mechanism by Zhao Zhifang, Qi Mingsi, Feng Jingkai, Zhang Wei, Wang Junyuan, Zhang Jiping

“…In addition,the optimized simulation curve can well approach the given task trajectory. The design method proposed in this paper has the characteristics of fast and efficient,and the result is intuitively visible,which provides a feasible scheme for parameter setting and optimization of other mechanical structure.…”
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Towards Boosting Power by Encapsulating Tranexamic Acid into Emulsified Particles by Ming-Hsi Huang, Yuan-Yi Lu, Yung-Sheng Lin

“…Encapsulating tranexamic acid can efficiently halt the behavior of sudden release and potentially boost the efficacy of whitening.…”
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Breakdown characteristics of oxygen and nitrogen gasmixture as substitute gases of sulfur hexafluoride by Norsuhada Zainal Abidin, Muhammad Saufi Kamarudin, Erwan Sulaiman

“…Based on the findings, N2 gas has been determined to be a highly efficient insulator, outperforming other options. …”
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Foliar feeding of rootstocks of various cultivars of hazelnuts (Corylus maxima Mill.) in the mother plantation for horizontal vegetative propagation by Н. О. Яремко

“…The author presents the results of study of the hazelnut plant foliar feeding in the mother plantation for vegetative propagation with applying different carba­mide concentration combined with 0.1% potassium sulfate (1.50.4 m) in case of horizontal method of growing. Biometric indices of hazelnut layers were analyzed; the influence of each factor on their height and diameter was determined. …”
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Moisture adsorption and retention capacity of enzymatic hydrolysates from royal jelly under different humidity circumstances by LI Ying-hua, HU Fu-liang

“…It is safe to draw the conclusion that enzymatic hydrolysis will be an efficient method for obtaining ingredients from royal jelly with good moisture adsorption and retention capacity and it has a bright future in exploitation of moisture-keeping or moisture-adsorbing cosmetic.…”
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Comparing the Effect of Beractant (Beraksurf™) with That of Poractant Alfa (Curosurf®) on the Need for Intermittent Positive Pressure Ventilation in Neonatal Respiratory Distress S... by Yosra Khazani, Sirous Fathi Manesh, Elnaz Shaseb, Parvin Sarbakhsh

“…The effect of the intervention obtained using the semi-parametric adjustment method, similar to the unadjusted method and contrary to the adjusted parametric method, is marginal, resulting in better interpretability. …”
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Individual Identification of Holstein Cows from Top-View RGB and Depth Images Based on Improved PointNet++ and ConvNeXt by Kaixuan Zhao, Jinjin Wang, Yinan Chen, Junrui Sun, Ruihong Zhang

“…To identify cows more accurately and efficiently, a novel individual recognition method based on the using anchor point detection and body pattern features from top-view depth images of cows was proposed. …”
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Evaluation of the Apple Pomace Use as a Raw Material for Alternative Solid Fuel by Oleksandr Ivashchuk, Volodymyr Atamanyuk, Roman Chyzhovych, Vladyslava Manastyrska, Iryna Sobechko

“…Taking into account the high initial moisture content of the raw material, preliminary drying using a highly efficient filtration drying method is proposed. Based on the experimental data, the following were determined: generalized dependencies describing the change in the moisture content of raw materials and the drying duration; dependence of hydraulic resistance on the stationary layer height of the material during the filtration drying process; technologically feasible parameters of filtration drying (layer height of the dried material 120 mm, temperature of the thermal agent 90 °C, velocity of the thermal agent 1.76 m/sec); energy consumption for the removal of 1 kg of moisture under these process parameters is 21990.02 kJ/kg H2O or 6.11 kW h/kg H2O.…”
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Target product profiles for new diagnostics to inform strongyloidiasis control programs. by Adama Kazienga, Luc E Coffeng, Sara Roose, Sake J de Vlas, Dora Buonfrate, Salvatore Scarso, Francesca Tamarozzi, Bruno Levecke

“…We also determined cost-efficient school-based survey designs for two currently available assays: Bordier Ab-ELISA and a prototype NIE-LFA.…”
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Exploration of the Reduction Diffusion Temperature for Different Phases of Samarium–Cobalt Magnetic Particles by Yani Lu, Xiangyu Ma, Jinping Ren, Jinke Kang, Yatao Wang

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PERANCANGAN MODEL PENGUKURAN KINERJA LEAN DAN GREEN RANTAI PASOK SEMEN SECARA TERINTEGRASI by Dina Rahmayanti, Utari Putri

“…The weight of KPI will be arrange by descending to determine the priority. Model of performance measurement is validated by face validity method. …”
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Adaptive BBU Migration Based on Deep Q-Learning for Cloud Radio Access Network by Sura F. Ismail, Dheyaa Jasim Kadhim

“…This study introduces an adaptive, threshold-based dynamic migration strategy for virtual BBUs within the iCanCloud framework by setting upper and lower limits on the servers’ resource usage in the pool. The proposed method determines whether to initiate a migration by evaluating resource usage on each compute node and identifies the target node for migration if required. …”
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Evaluation of genetic algorithm alternatives for wind speed modeling using grey relational analysis by Hilmi Işık, Muhammet Burak Kılıç

“…Weibull distribution is commonly used in wind speed modeling due to its flexibility and effectiveness and to determine wind speed patterns. Therefore, this paper focuses on parameter estimates of the Weibull distribution using genetic algorithm (GA) optimization based on the maximum likelihood (ML) method. …”
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Biochemical factors in the blood serum of neuroendocrine tumor patients with carcinoid syndrome by N. V. Lyubimova, Yu. S. Timofeev, A. V. Lebedeva, A. V. Artamonova, I. S. Stilidi, N. E. Kushlinskii

“…Analysis of levels and diagnostic efficiency evaluation of chromogranin A (CgA), serotonin, pro-brain natriuretic peptide (proBNP) and platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF-BB) in the blood serum of neuroendocrine tumors patients with various clinical manifestations, including carcinoid syndrome and carcinoid heart disease.Materials and methods. 66 patients with neuroendocrine tumors of various localizations were examined (pancreas – 24 cases, small intestine – 21, large intestine – 6, lungs – 10, unkown primary focus – 5). 38 patients had liver metastases. …”
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Polyphenol-rich extracts enhance growth, immune function, and antioxidant defense in juvenile rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) by Aghil Mansoori, Hamid Allaf Noveirian, Seyed Hossein Hoseinifar, Mirmasoud Sajjadi, Ghasem Ashouri, Ghasem Ashouri, Roberta Imperatore, Marina Paolucci

“…Growth performance, feed conversion ratio, protein efficiency, hepatosomatic and viscerosomatic indices, hematological parameters, immunity markers, hepatic antioxidant enzyme activities, and intestinal cytokine expression were determined.ResultsPMIX supplementation significantly improved feed conversion ratios, while groups P0.5 and P1 evidenced an increase in growth performance along with protein efficiency ratios. …”
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Genetic architecture of thermotolerance traits in beef cattle: a novel integration of SNP and breed-of-origin effects by Gabriel A. Zayas, Camila Santos Rojas, Eduardo E. Rodriguez, Aakilah S. Hernandez, Ashley M. Beard, Fahad Rafiq, Kaitlyn M. Sarlo Davila, Raluca G. Mateescu

“…Crossbreeding Bos t. taurus and Bos t. indicus has emerged as a critical strategy to balance the production efficiency of taurine breeds with the superior thermotolerance of indicine breeds. …”
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Robustness assessment of urban cold island network based on green infrastructure–A case study of Bengbu, China by Nana Guo, Xinbin Liang

“…The results can provides a quantitative basis for determining the policy application point of GI development and protection oriented toward improvement of UHI; simultaneously, the research method can provides a new idea for urban cooling strategies, and further connect with urban planning and management.…”
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Characterization of F-region neutral wind response times and its controlling factors during substorms by Katherine Davidson, Ying Zou, Leslie Lamarche, Asti Bhatt, Mark Conde

“…The neutral wind response time, or the ion-neutral coupling efficiency, is not well characterized, with a wide range of reported response times. …”
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