Fluorescence study of freeze-drying as a method for support the interactions between hyaluronan and hydrophobic species. by Petra Michalicová, Filip Mravec, Miloslav Pekař

“…This work is the first step in developing biocompatible and biodegradable carriers for hydrophobic drugs with targeted distribution of the active compound from native, chemically non-modified hyaluronan.…”
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Agricultural biotechnology: Potential, challenges, and debate by Marjorie R. Lundgren, Amanda P. Cavanagh, Philip Macnaghten

“…Agricultural biotechnology has the potential to achieve step changes in crop productivity and nutritional content to meet these needs whilst minimizing agricultural environmental impacts, but critical questions remain on how the technology is developed and used, and for whom. …”
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Accurate Numerical Method for Pricing Two-Asset American Put Options by Xianbin Wu

“…We develop an accurate finite difference scheme for pricing two-asset American put options. …”
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Elements for a Cognitive Analysis of Poetic Discourse by Ángel Luján Atienza

“… This paper proposes the application of some of the analytical instruments developed in cognitive studies to poetic discourse as a preliminary step for a global treatment of poetry based on the principle of relevance. …”
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Extension of Wolfe Method for Solving Quadratic Programming with Interval Coefficients by Syaripuddin, Herry Suprajitno, Fatmawati

“…Quadratic programming with interval coefficients developed to overcome cases in classic quadratic programming where the coefficient value is unknown and must be estimated. …”
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Modeling of fiberglass degradation process under stresses and alkaline environment by R.A. Kayumov, I.Z. Mukhamedova, B.F. Tazyukov

“…The constitutive relations for fiberglass were obtained. New methods were developed to analyze its behavior as microdamage accumulates and under the exposure to an aggressive alkaline environment. …”
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THERMAL IMAGES PRE-PROCESSING FOR EARLY DETECTION OF BREAST CANCER: A PROGRESSIVE REVIEW by Azman Brahim Llaguno Garcia, Arturo Orellana Garcia, Vivian Estrada Senti

“…The aim of this study is to identify the pre-processing stage as a necessary step in the thermal image processing to support the decision-making in health institutions. …”
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CT-Scans: Game-Changer in the Maintenance of PVC Drinking-Water Mains by Karel van Laarhoven, Amitosh Dash

“…The technique unlocks a step forward in the condition assessment of PVC pipes in several ways: it provides researchers with a new way to investigate crack growth in PVC pipes; it provides drinking-water utilities with a method for destructive condition assessment; and CT provides the industry with the reference knowledge needed to develop relevant in-line inspection techniques for PVC mains.…”
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Interaction of Submerged Breakwater by a Solitary Wave Using WC-SPH Method by Afshin Mansouri, Babak Aminnejad

“…For this purpose, a two-dimensional smoothed particle hydrodynamics (SPH) code is developed. Furthermore, an extensive set of simulations is conducted. …”
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From genetic data to kinship clarity: employing machine learning for detecting incestuous relations by Dejan Šorgić, Aleksandra Stefanović, Mladen Popović, Dušan Keckarević

“…The same accuracy was obtained with a single-step mutation, while prediction based on child profiles exclusively yielded an accuracy of 90.37% in the U.S. population. …”
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What Makes the Indian Megacity Chennai’s Air Unhealthy? - A Bottom-up Approach to Understand the Sources of Air Pollutants by Poonam Mangaraj, Saroj Kumar Sahu, Gufran Beig, Ashirbad Mishra, Som Sharma

“…This cutting-edge data on surface emissions with identified hotspots, would be vital tool for air quality studies and the first step towards framing mitigation strategies for sustainable air in Chennai.…”
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Barcode-free multiplex plasmid sequencing using Bayesian analysis and nanopore sequencing by Masaaki Uematsu, Jeremy M Baskin

“…Plasmid construction is central to life science research, and sequence verification is arguably its costliest step. Long-read sequencing has emerged as a competitor to Sanger sequencing, with the principal benefit that whole plasmids can be sequenced in a single run. …”
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Versatile Click Chemistry-based Approaches to Illuminate DNA and RNA G-Quadruplexes in Human Cells by Angélique Pipier, David Monchaud

“…We thus show why and how to illuminate G4s with TASQs and provide a detailed, step-by-step methodology (including the preparation of the materials, the methodology per se, and a series of notes to address any possible pitfalls that may arise during the experiments) to make G4 imaging ever easier to operate.…”
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A “new tourism cycle” on the Canary Islands: scenarios for digital transformation and resilience of small and medium tourism enterprises by Nidia Hernández Sánchez, Jeroen Oskam

“…Purpose – This paper discusses plausible future scenarios for small and medium tourism enterprises (SMTEs) in the “sun, sea and sand” destination of the Canary Islands (Spain) and assesses to what extent they are prepared to adjust to market changes and technological developments in the light of both sudden disruptions and long-term shocks. …”
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Graviseismic structure of the earth’s crust and its five-oceanic geostrophe by A. F. Glebov

“…This ocean bordered on all its sides by four other proto-oceans that were opened step-by-step to different sizes between Gondwana, Europe and Asia with Siberia (G-E-A).Aim. …”
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Reconstructing the Economy: A Methodological Journey from the Surface to the Essence and Back by Peter Karl Fleissner

“…It starts the description on a very abstract level: useful things and services produced by specialized labor. Step by step new layers of economic activities and related information are added and become the basis for the next one. …”
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Quantitative Analysis of Fish Morphology Through Landmark and Outline-based Geometric Morphometrics with Free Software by Du Luo

“…As the field of GM continues to evolve and related software develops rapidly, the limitations associated with morphological analysis of fish are expected to decrease. …”
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Descemet Membrane Endothelial Keratoplasty for Corneal Decompensation Secondary to Phakic Intraocular Lenses by Ester Fernández López, Cristina Peris Martínez

“…Seven eyes of seven patients, who developed corneal decompensation after pIOL implantation, underwent bilensectomy followed by DMEK in a two-step procedure. …”
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Strict Liability Principle: Consumer Protection from Hidden Defective Products in Indonesia by Holijah Holijah

“…For this reason, it is recommended as a consideration, namely normative amendment to the law of the Republic of Indonesia number 8 of 1999 concerning consumer protection as a short-term step, while the long-term step is to issue a special law that regulates the absolute responsibility of produces due to loss of defective products hidden in the future.…”
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pET28g: A Golden Gate-compatible pET vector for protein expression in Escherichia coli, validated by production of functional human ACE2. by Inês M Luís, Mariana Parada, João B Vicente, Isabel A Abreu

“…The pET28g plasmid, along with the level 0 modules developed in this work, expands the existing pET plasmid collection and offers a versatile and modular system for protein expression. …”
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