COVID-19 Lockdown Unravels the Complex Interplay between Environmental Conditions and Human Activity by Sebastian Raimondo, Barbara Benigni, Manlio De Domenico

“…Our results provide a functional characterization of socioenvironmental interdependent systems, and our analytical framework can be used, more generally, to characterize environmental changes and their interdependencies using statistical physics.…”
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Augmented secretary bird optimization algorithm for wireless sensor network deployment and engineering problem. by Qingwen Meng, Xi Kuang, Zihan Yu, Minghui He, Hanzhi Cui

“…The results show that in the CEC2017 30-dimensional case, ASBOA performed best on 23 out of 30 functions; in the CEC2017 100-dimensional case, ASBOA performed best on 26 out of 30 functions; and in the CEC2022 20-dimensional case, it performed best on 9 out of 12 functions. …”
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Effect of the Type of Herbal Preparations (Powdered Plant Material vs. Dry Ethanolic Extracts) on the Bioaccessibility of Bearberry (<i>Arctostaphylos uva-ursi</i> (L.) Spreng.) Ph... by Łukasz Sęczyk, Danuta Sugier, Piotr Sugier

“…., the main compound in bearberry, was high, in most cases exceeding 95%, and was generally unaffected by the experimental factors; however, the changes in the content of the other compounds, the total phenolic content, and the antioxidant activity were more prominent and influenced by the type of the herbal preparation and the stage of digestion. …”
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Phenolic compounds from Moringa oleifera Lam.: extraction, separation and identification, biological activities, and comprehensive applications by Liang Tao, Zilin Wang, Min Yang, Xinrui Kang, Jiahe Dai, Cunchao Zhao, Tianyi Dai, Jun Sheng, Yang Tian

“…Although the research on MOPCs has been gradually increasing, the extraction, isolation, identification, biological activities, and comprehensive application of MOPCs need a more systematic summary and generalization. Therefore, this paper reviews the isolation and extraction methods, structure identification, biological activities, and comprehensive applications to provide a further reference for the research and application of MOPCs.…”
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Selective Adsorption of VOCs/Water Vapor on Activated Carbon: The Role of Adsorbent and VOC Molecular Polarity by Wenlin Hang, Jiaxing Sun, Ronghang Zhao, Heng Chen, Jinjin Li

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Photonics Breakthroughs 2024: Arbitrary Mode Manipulation Using Reconfigurable Integrated Photonic Processors by SeyedMohammad SeyedinNavadeh, Francesco Zanetto, Andres Ivan Martinez, Giorgio Ferrari, David A. B. Miller, Andrea Melloni, Francesco Morichetti

“…Our results extend the concepts and the range of applications of existing schemes for mode manipulation to more complex functionalities and realistic scenarios. …”
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Inclusive innovation: Implementation of low-cost proximity sensors for canes by Herald Gonzales-Saavedra, Kenjy Garcia-Hurtado, Carlos Gallegos-Pinedo, Rodrigo Tenazoa-Bardales, Anthony Ordinola-Sinarahua, Diego Hilario-Putpaña, Dick Diaz-Delgado

“…The prototype's design is lightweight, accessible, and functional, prioritizing simplicity without compromising reliability. …”
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Movement Releated Cortical Potentials Obtained by Saccadic Eye Movements In Multiple Sclerosis by Tomris Ugur Egercioglu, Zahide Betül Gündüz, Osman Serhat Tokgöz, Zehra Akpınar

“…The peak-pit (PP) amplitude, which can be regarded as a component of the negative slope (NS) and motor potential (MP), was higher in the patient group and may indicate that the target movement was more difficult for the patient group. Conclusion Studies on cognitive impairment in MS have generally been conducted using neuropsychological tests. …”
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Comparative studies of Taguchi dynamic analysis, statistical, and artificial neural networks for low-carbon steel corrosion inhibition in acidic media by Aprael S. Yaro, Anees A. Khadom, Saeed Rajab Yassen

“…In ANN analyses, five networks were suggested: linear, a generalized regression neural network (GRNN), radial basis functions (RBF), and two multi-layer perceptron (MLP) networks. …”
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Human milk oligosaccharides produced by synthetic biology by Jessica Bensimon, Xiaonan Lu

“…Utilizing microbial hosts appears to be more favourable due to its accessibility and cost-efficiency. …”
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A case of Becker myotonia with pseudodominant inheritance: сurrent approaches to the differential diagnosis of Thomsen’s and Becker's myotonia congenita by S. A. Kurbatov, S. S. Nikitin, S. N. Illarioshkin, P. Gundorova, A. V. Polyakov

“…Both forms, TMC and BMC have the same clinical manifestation: skeletal muscle hypertrophy, transient weakness, generalized myotonia, debut in early childhood and a stationary development. …”
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Сryosurgery possibilities for nevus in intermarginal eyelid space by A.N. Steblyuk, V.E. Gunter, S.N. Sahnov, P.A. Khloponin, Е.V. Bykova, Zh.G. Litvinova

“…Purpose. Assessment of the functional state of eye adnexal apparatus and eyeball after cryodestruction of the dermal eyelid nevus using modern cryosurgical equipment. …”
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Ascaroside expression in Caenorhabditis elegans is strongly dependent on diet and developmental stage. by Fatma Kaplan, Jagan Srinivasan, Parag Mahanti, Ramadan Ajredini, Omer Durak, Rathika Nimalendran, Paul W Sternberg, Peter E A Teal, Frank C Schroeder, Arthur S Edison, Hans T Alborn

“…Thus, ascarosides have multiple functions. Until now, it has been generally assumed that ascarosides are constitutively expressed during nematode development.…”
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Novel Modulation Method for Multidirectional Matrix Converter by Saman Toosi, Norhisam Misron, Tsuyoshi Hanamoto, Ishak Bin Aris, Mohd Amran Mohd Radzi, Hiroaki Yamada

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Measuring circularity from buildings to neighbourhoods by Vanessa Gomes, Sara Valdivia, Lizzie Pulgrossi, Maristela Gomes da Silva

“…The circular economy (CE) aims to eliminate the concept of pollution and waste generation, maintain the integrity of the product over several use cycles, and focus on closing material and energy loops. …”
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The Development of the Tax Expenditures in Turkey: 2015-2021 by Recep Emre Eriçok

“…Nowadays, tax expenditures are extensively applied in many countries in order to achieve certain economic and social goals more effectively and quickly. Tax expenditures generally represent forgone tax revenues and in practice they appear in the form of tax exemptions and exceptions, reductions, credits, low tax ratios and tax deferrals. …”
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Optimization of multi-element geochemical anomaly recognition in the Takht-e Soleyman area of northwestern Iran using swarm-intelligence support vector machine by Hamid Sabbaghi, Seyed Hassan Tabatabaei, Nader Fathianpour

“…Recently, many machine learning approaches have been developed and employed to model and map multi-element geochemical anomalies, where the important hyperparameters are generally regulated through trial-and-error processes. …”
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Global connectivity and resilience in African Banking: Role of technology and regulation by Minyahil Alemu, Jayamohan M.K., Wondaferahu Mulugeta

“…Covering 21 African nations and five major global economies, we employ comovement analysis (2000–2023), generalized impulse response functions, and System-GMM (2010–2023). …”
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Exploring the Gut Microbiota–Retina Axis: Implications for Health and Disease by Nicola Schiavone, Giulia Isoldi, Sara Calcagno, Elisabetta Rovida, Emiliano Antiga, Carolina Vieira De Almeida, Matteo Lulli

“…Accumulating scientific evidence now supports the concept of a gut–retina axis, underscoring the significant role of microbiota disruption in generating various retinal pathologies. This review comprehensively investigates gut microbiota composition, functional dynamics, and dysbiosis-induced alterations, with specific focus on retinal interactions in age-related macular degeneration, diabetic retinopathy, glaucoma, and retinal artery occlusion. …”
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COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF NO-REFERENCE MEASURES FOR DIGITAL IMAGE SHARPNESS ASSESSMENT by Y. I. Golub, F. V. Starovoitov, V. V. Starovoitov

“…All the functions first calculate local estimates in the neighborhood of every pixel, and then use the arithmetic mean as a generalized quality index. …”
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