Carbon Footprint Assessment on the Viability of Utilizing Brewer’s Spent Grain to Produce Biochar by Emily Newman, Nitin Nitin, Edward Spang, Glen Fox

“…The study employed a carbon footprint assessment approach to quantify the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions associated with each disposal method, using one unprocessed kg of BSG as the functional unit. The results indicated that landfilling BSG generated approximately 3 kg CO₂ equivalent (CO₂e) per kg of unprocessed BSG, whereas biochar production reduced emissions to 1.18 kg CO₂e per kg of BSG. …”
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Calibrated muscle models improve tracking simulations without enhancing gait predictions. by Filippo Maceratesi, Míriam Febrer-Nafría, Josep M Font-Llagunes

“…<h4>Objectives</h4>This study presents two main aims: (i) to assess functionally-calibrated musculoskeletal models (FCMs) in both tracking and predictive simulations of human motion, against non-linearly scaled models (NSMs), and (ii) to examine the effects of three different variations of our baseline functional calibration approach on the results of tracking and predictive simulations.…”
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Neural-enhanced motion-to-EMG: refining simulated muscle activity from musculoskeletal models using a Seq2Seq approach by Tatsuya Teramae, Takamitsu Matsubara, Takamitsu Matsubara, Tomoyuki Noda, Jun Morimoto, Jun Morimoto

“…Electromyography (EMG) is essential for accurate assessment of motor function in rehabilitation, sports science, and robotics. …”
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Intercomparison and Validation of MIRS, MSPPS, and IMS Snow Cover Products by Jessica Chiu, Stephany Paredes-Mesa, Tarendra Lakhankar, Peter Romanov, Nir Krakauer, Reza Khanbilvardi, Ralph Ferraro

“…We analyze this disagreement rate as a function of terrain and land cover type, finding that, relative to IMS, MIRS shows fewer false positives but more false negatives than MSPPS over high elevation and grassland areas.…”
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Orbit simulations with Maxima software by Ednilton S. de Oliveira

“…Abstract The computational algebra system Maxima is used together with the fourth order Runge-Kutta method to generate simulations of orbits caused by the newtonian gravitational interaction. …”
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Silence after narratives by patients in psychodynamic psychotherapy: a conversation analytic study by Carolina Fenner

“…However, when patients remain silent, it can serve various functions, such as reflecting more deeply or hesitating to elaborate on a topic. …”
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A comparative analysis of syntactic complexity in argumentative essays from rhetorical perspective: ChatGPT vs. English native speakers. by Wenlong Liu, Xianming Liu

“…Additionally, ChatGPT's syntactic complexity was characterized by lower variability across multiple measures, indicating a more uniform and formulaic output. These findings underscore the differences between ChatGPT and native speakers in syntactic complexity and rhetorical functions in argumentative essays, therefore contributing to our understanding of ChatGPT's argumentative writing performance and providing valuable insights for ChatGPT integration into writing instruction.…”
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Harnessing TGF-β signaling to improve testicular organoid development from dissociated testicular cells by Seyedeh-Faezeh Moraveji, Saiedeh Erfanian, Mohammad Hossein Ghanian, Hossein Baharvand

“…Abstract Background Testicular organoids (TOs) have generated great interest in reproductive biology as a reliable experimental tissue model for pharmaco-toxicology studies and therapeutic applications. …”
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Smoke and Fire-You Only Look Once: A Lightweight Deep Learning Model for Video Smoke and Flame Detection in Natural Scenes by Chenmeng Zhao, Like Zhao, Ka Zhang, Yinghua Ren, Hui Chen, Yehua Sheng

“…Finally, the algorithms proposed in this paper are experimentally validated using the self-generated dataset S-Firedata and the public smoke and flame virtual dataset M⁴SFWD. …”
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Novel Aggregation Framework for Electric Bus Fleet Scheduling by Maros Janovec, Milan Straka, Michal Kohani, Lubos Buzna

“…In recent years, electric buses have become a more environmentally friendly alternative to combustion buses. …”
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Specific overexpression of contactin-associated protein-like 2 and its effects on pain-related behaviour in mice by Mandy Tseng, Steven J. Middleton, Adham Farah, Sarosh R. Irani, John M. Dawes, David L. Bennett

“…The aim of this study was to assess whether overexpressing CASPR2 could be a potential approach to treat pain. Methods:. We generated a Cre-dependent mouse line to express human CASPR2 (R26LSL:hCNTNAP2(+/+) (CASPR2OE)) and crossed this with either Hoxb8Cre or Nav1.8Cre mice for CASPR2 overexpression in either all DRG neurons or to target nociceptors more selectively. …”
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Bidirectional seismic response of assembled monolithic subway station-aboveground structure system under artificial bedrock ground motions by Yu Miao, Han-Wen Ji, Yang Shi

“…Then, four sets of artificial bedrock ground motions with statistical meanings were generated and a three-dimensional finite element analysis of the seismic response of an existing two-story three-span subway station was conducted. …”
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A High-Throughput, Three-Dimensional Multiple Myeloma Model Recapitulating Tumor-Stroma Interactions for CAR-Immune Cell-Mediated Cytotoxicity Assay by Luanpitpong S, Janan M, Poohadsuan J, Rodboon N, Samart P, Rungarunlert S, Issaragrisil S

“…Through this assay, we demonstrated that CAF-like stromal cells impaired NK cell effector function in 2D culture and 3D spheroids, likely via paracrine signaling and physical barrier function. …”
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Constructing Real-Life Benchmarks for Community Detection by Rewiring Edges by Jing Xiao, Hong-Fei Ren, Xiao-Ke Xu

“…The second kind is able to independently vary the community intensity in each generated benchmark and make the robustness evaluation of community detection algorithms more accurate. …”
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Generalization to d-dimensions of a fermionic path integral for exact enumeration of polygons on hypercubic lattices by M. Ostilli, G. W. C. Rocha, C. G. Bezerra, G. M. Viswanathan

“…Abstract The generating function for polygons on the square lattice has been known for many decades and is closely related to the path integral formulation of a free fermion model. …”
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CONTINGENCY FACTORS AND MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTING PRACTICES OF LISTED MANUFACTURING FIRMS IN LAGOS STATE by Mustapha Abdulrasaq, Abdullahi Adio Babatunde, Isaac Biodun Ogunshola

“…Given this conclusion, the study recommends that as level of uncertainty in environment increase firms should generate more accounting information to monitor the environment. …”
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A novel ubiquitin-related genes-based signature demonstrated values in prognostic prediction, immune landscape sculpture and therapeutic options in laryngeal cancer by Lu Liu, Lu Liu, Lu Liu, Lu Liu, Bing Wang, Xiaoya Ma, Xiaoya Ma, Lei Tan, Lei Tan, Lei Tan, Xudong Wei, Xudong Wei

“…As evaluated, the low-risk group had a more activated immune function, higher infiltration of anti-cancer immune cells and stronger expression of immune-promoting cytokines than the high-risk group. …”
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Autophagic flux-lipid droplet biogenesis cascade sustains mitochondrial fitness in colorectal cancer cells adapted to acidosis by Xiaojie Liu, Xue Sun, Wenqing Mu, Yanan Li, Wenqing Bu, Tingting Yang, Jia Zhang, Rui Liu, Jiayu Ren, Jin Zhou, Peishan Li, Yufang Shi, Changshun Shao

“…Here, we show that colorectal cancer cells adapted to acidic microenvironment (CRC-AA) are more reliant on oxidative phosphorylation than their parental cells, and the acetyl-CoA in CRC-AA cells are generated from fatty acids and glutamine, but not from glucose. …”
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The inactivation of the Niemann Pick C1 cholesterol transporter restricts SARS-CoV-2 entry into host cells by decreasing ACE2 abundance at the plasma membrane by Piergiorgio La Rosa, Jessica Tiberi, Enrico Palermo, Roberta Stefanelli, Sofia Maria Luigia Tiano, Sonia Canterini, Mirko Cortese, John Hiscott, Maria Teresa Fiorenza

“…Conclusion Overall, this study provides compelling evidence that the inhibition of NPC1 cholesterol transporter activity generates a cellular environment that hinders SARS-CoV-2 entry. …”
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Matching dynamically varying forces with multi-motor-unit muscle models: a simulation study by T. Murtola, C. Richards

“…Human muscles exhibit great versatility, not only generating forces for demanding athleticism, but also for fine motor tasks. …”
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