Characterisation of bovine leukocyte Ig-like receptors. by Louise Hogan, Sabin Bhuju, Des C Jones, Ken Laing, John Trowsdale, Philip Butcher, Mahavir Singh, Martin Vordermeier, Rachel L Allen

“…Leukocyte Immunoglobulin-like receptors (LILR) are innate immune receptors involved in regulating both innate and adaptive immune functions. LILR show more interspecies conservation than the closely related Killer Ig-like receptors, and homologues have been identified in rodents, primates, seals and chickens. …”
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Sustainable Nanotechnology and Artificial Intelligence to Empower Image-Guided Therapy for Precision Healthcare by Drishya Prakashan, Ramya PR, Ajeet Kaushik, Sonu Gandhi

“…Nanotechnology has substantially advanced imaging, therapy, and clinical techniques, playing a crucial role in the development of sustainable functional materials in biomedical engineering. Nanoparticles, used as contrast agents in multimodal imaging, offer notable advantages due to their high surface area-to-volume ratio, enabling functionalization with targeting ligands for improved specificity and sensitivity. …”
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Neurodevelopmental effects of perinatal exposure to cannabis on progeny: A narrative review by Chidimma Doris Azubuike, Oliver Grundmann, Amie J. Goodin

“…This review synthesizes current clinical and preclinical evidence on neurodevelopment and related functional outcomes in offspring exposed to cannabis during pregnancy or early childhood. …”
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Preliminary analysis of wind and wave retrieval from Chinese 1mC-SAR image by Yu-Hang Zhou, Meng-Yu Hao, Wei-Zeng Shao, Armando Marino, Xin-Gai Song, Xing-Wei Jiang

“…The wave slop spectrum is inverted from co-polarized image by polarimetric technique, in which the term of wind speed is included in the model transfer function (MTF) of tilt modulation. Significant wave height (SWH) retrievals are compared with the simulations by the third-generation numeric wave model, denoted as WAVEWATCH-III (WW3), showing a 0.53 m RMSE with a 0.36 SI. …”
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Application of Imaging Algorithms for Gas–Water Two-Phase Array Fiber Holdup Meters in Horizontal Wells by Ao Li, Haimin Guo, Yue Niu, Xin Lu, Yiran Zhang, Haoxun Liang, Yongtuo Sun, Yuqing Guo, Dudu Wang

“…In this paper, the Gaussian radial basis function and inverse distance weighted interpolation algorithms exhibit superior accuracy in water holdup calculations, effectively representing the fluctuating features of the gas–water interface and yielding imaging outcomes that align more closely with experimentally observed gas–water flow patterns.…”
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Regulation of microtubule nucleation in glioblastoma cells by ARF GTPase-activating proteins GIT1 and GIT2 and protein kinase C by Vadym Sulimenko, Eduarda Dráberová, Vladimíra Sládková, Tetyana Sulimenko, Věra Vosecká, Omar Skalli, Pavel Dráber

“…Abstract Background G protein-coupled receptor kinase-interacting proteins (GITs) function as GTPase-activating proteins (GAPs) for small GTPases of the ADP-ribosylation factor (Arf) family. …”
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Codeswitching – Ergebnisse einer Studie in der albanischen Sprachgruppe in Deutschland und der Schweiz by Naxhi Selimi, Basil Schader, Andrea Cantieni

“…Abstract (English) Code-switching in the Albanian community in Germany and Switzerland, which has existed for more than five decades and now comprises three generations (G1-G3), has not been explored sufficiently. …”
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Ionospheric Correction Based on Ingestion of Global Ionospheric Maps into the NeQuick 2 Model by Xiao Yu, Chengli She, Weimin Zhen, Nava Bruno, Dun Liu, Xinan Yue, Ming Ou, Jisheng Xu

“…The accuracy of TEC prediction can be improved further through performing a four-coefficient function expression of Az versus MODIP. As more measurements from earlier days are involved in the Az optimization procedure, the accuracy may decrease. …”
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Upper-Bound Analysis of Slope Reliability Considering Anisotropic Spatial Variability and Reinforcement with Anti-slide Piles by ZHAO Zi-hao, WANG Jia-rui, FU Tao-tao, ZHU En-lin

“…To ensure that the random field demonstrates general rotational anisotropy, the autocorrelation function was transformed through a coordinate system conversion before the decomposition of the autocorrelation coefficient matrix. …”
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A New Type Iterative Ridge Estimator: Applications and Performance Evaluations by Aydın Karakoca

“…In this study, a new type iterative ridge estimator is proposed based on a modified form of the estimated mean square error function. Furthermore, a novel search algorithm is provided to achieve the estimations. …”
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Empirical Therapy of Complicated Pyelonephritis by V. A. Beloborodov, V. A. Vorobev, P. V. Opanasyuk

“…It is advisable to refrain from the use of monotherapy with fluoroquinolones and third-generation cephalosporins until more information is available about the resistance of uropathogens in the population of the Irkutsk region. …”
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An unbiased assessment of the role of imprinted genes in an intergenerational model of developmental programming. by Elizabeth J Radford, Elvira Isganaitis, Josep Jimenez-Chillaron, Joshua Schroeder, Michael Molla, Simon Andrews, Nathalie Didier, Marika Charalambous, Kirsten McEwen, Giovanna Marazzi, David Sassoon, Mary-Elizabeth Patti, Anne C Ferguson-Smith

“…We demonstrate that, despite the functional mono-allelicism of imprinted genes and their unique mechanisms of epigenetic dosage control, imprinted genes as a class are neither more susceptible nor protected from expression perturbation induced by maternal undernutrition in either the F1 or the F2 generation compared to other genes. …”
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Sustained tsunami-wave excitations and oscillations in the lagoon of a semi-enclosed atoll island in the South China Sea by Qiang Qiu, Linlin Li, Fating Li, Tingting Zheng, Jinghe Cao, Peitao Wang

“…Particularly, the plateau-shape shallow water area in the lagoon functions as a basin that traps waves to oscillate for more than 30 h, generating multiple amplified waves (∼1.5 m) in the lagoon and strong currents (>5 m/s) prevalence within shallow water area (<12 m). …”
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Faba bean and oat as ingredients in fermented plant-based foods: opportunities and challenges by Laura Alejandra Fernandez Castaneda, Maud Langton, Galia Zamaratskaia

“…There is an urgent need for the development of more plant-based foods alternatives with high nutritional and sensory qualities. …”
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Tie-Breaking Rule Based on Partial Proof of Work in a Blockchain by Akira Sakurai, Kazuyuki Shudo

“…Our method is a tie-breaking rule that uses partial proof of work, which does not function as a block, as a time standard with finer granularity. …”
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Patient education for people with multiple sclerosis-associated fatigue: A systematic review. by Maria Janina Wendebourg, Christoph Heesen, Marcia Finlayson, Björn Meyer, Jana Pöttgen, Sascha Köpke

“…However, the clinical relevance of the treatment effects i.e. the relevance for patients' daily functioning remains unclear and long-term effects, i.e. sustainability of effects beyond 6 months, warrants further work. …”
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Numerical Simulation and Optimization of Water Hammer Protection Schemes for Long-Distance Gravity-Pressurized Water Conveyance Systems by HUANG Wei, LIAO Chen-xi, HUANG Xin, GU Ping, LIU Bin, HUANG Zi-yang

“…The hydraulic characteristics of such systems are more complex than those of pure gravity-driven systems. …”
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Role of Fcγ receptors in HER2-targeted breast cancer therapy by Hope S Rugo, Antonino Musolino, William J Gradishar, Jeffrey L Nordstrom, Edwin P Rock, Fernanda Arnaldez, Mark D Pegram

“…Polymorphisms in FcγRIIIa and FcγRIIa generate variants that bind to the Fc portion of antibodies with different affinities. …”
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Health effects and mediating mechanisms of smart wearable devices on older people: evidence from China by Enkai Guo, Enkai Guo, Enkai Guo, Shiyi He, Shiyi He, Shiyi He, Lan Zheng, Lan Zheng, Lan Zheng

“…To maximize benefits, we propose a dual-path optimization strategy: (1) Develop age-appropriate functions and use methods to improve device accessibility among older adult people, and (2) Generate a personalized exercise prescription for the older people to promote regular physical activity and exercise habits to improve their health level.…”
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Mobile malware detection method using improved GhostNetV2 with image enhancement technique by Yao Du, CaiXia Gao, Xi Chen, MengTian Cui, LiLi Xu, AoJi Ning

“…Second, we make three improvements to GhostNetV2 to more effectively identify malicious code, including introducing channel shuffling in the Ghost module, replacing the squeeze and excitation mechanism with a more efficient channel attention mechanism, and optimizing the activation function. …”
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