SIRT7 ameliorates Th17/Treg imbalance by desuccinylation of STAT3 to improve immune thrombocytopenia by Jiao Ge, Xiaoyan Zhang, Fajuan Tang, Yan Liu

“…Therefore, this study aimed to investigate the role of succinylation in modulating the Th17/Treg balance in ITP and to elucidate the associated molecular pathways. Methods Whole blood samples were collected from ITP patients and mouse models. …”
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The Impact of Digital Media Use on Muslim Entrepreneurs' Intention to Apply for Halal Certificate: Empirical Evidence from Indonesia by Ahmad Ajib Ridlwan, Yan Putra Timur, Muhammad Nafik Hadi Ryandono, Erika Takidah, Azreen Hamiza Abdul Aziz, Rosa Prafitri Juniarti

“…This study aims to examine factors that influence Muslim entrepreneurs' halal certification applications through digital media, using the DeLone and McLean and the Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology (UTAUT) models. This quantitative study analyses 350 Indonesian Muslim entrepreneurs using partial least square structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM). …”
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Simulation of the properties of a frying composition based on ostrich oil and СО₂-marjoram extract by M. V. Gorbacheva, V. E. Tarasov, I. M. Chebanov

“…The article reveals the optimization of a fat frying composition formulation based on ostrich oil and natural stabilizing additive using mathematical modeling of its component composition and analysis of the qualitative characteristics of the product. …”
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Forecasting yield and market classes of Vidalia sweet onions: A UAV-based multispectral and texture data-driven approach by Marcelo Rodrigues Barbosa Júnior, Lucas de Azevedo Sales, Regimar Garcia dos Santos, Rônega Boa Sorte Vargas, Chris Tyson, Luan Pereira de Oliveira

“…Yield stands as an important quantitative parameter, and market class emerges as an important quality factor. …”
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Deep Reinforcement Learning for Optimal Replenishment in Stochastic Assembly Systems by Lativa Sid Ahmed Abdellahi, Zeinebou Zoubeir, Yahya Mohamed, Ahmedou Haouba, Sidi Hmetty

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Ride It or Miss Out: Unpacking Consumer Behavior Intentions for Whoosh High-Speed Rail by Cep Abdul Baasith Wahpiyudin, Ujang Sumarwan, Megawati Simanjuntak, Irvan Nani

“…Data analysis incorporated descriptive statistics with SPSS and Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) with SmartPLS to validate measurement models and test hypotheses. …”
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M-CSF Protects Against Ulcerative Colitis via Aconitate: Mendelian Randomization and Experimental Evidence by Zhang Y, Huang L, Yue N, Mai Z, Kong C, Tian C, Wei DR, Yao J, Wang L, Li D

“…Subsequently, as an in vivo validation model, DSS-induced colitis was employed to demonstrate that M-CSF treatment significantly ameliorated weight loss, disease activity index (DAI) scores, colon shortening, and histological damage. …”
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Evaluation and Source of Heavy Metal Pollution in Surface Soils in Typical Alpine Agricultural Areas of Qinghai Province by Wenming LI, Zhao SUN, Xiaoyan CHEN, Xiaoyan YANG, Jianqiang LI, Tianhu LI

“…The heavy metal contents in the surface soils of the Qinghai—Tibet Plateau (QTP) have a tendency of aggregation, and quantitative analysis of the sources of heavy metals should be emphasized.OBJECTIVESTo understand the contents, spatial distribution, ecological risk and sources of heavy metals with the surface soils in a typical alpine agricultural area in Qinghai Province.METHODSThe surface soil (0-20cm) samples were collected from Zeku County in the eastern Qinghai—Tibet Plateau (QTP). …”
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Nanomaterial isolated extracellular vesicles enable high precision identification of tumor biomarkers for pancreatic cancer liquid biopsy by Zachary F. Greenberg, Samantha Ali, Andrew Brock, Jinmai Jiang, Thomas D. Schmittgen, Song Han, Steven J. Hughes, Kiley S. Graim, Mei He

“…We identified a novel EV biomarker for pancreatic tumor, ATP6V0b, validated with quantitative PCR (qPCR) by screening a pilot cohort of 22 plasma samples. 16 were from pancreatic cancer patients, 6 with matched tumor tissue, and 6 healthy plasma samples. …”
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Evolutionary fuzzy learning for Chinese medicine liver syndrome differentiation by Jia-Yu Yan, Peng-Wei Zhang, Wei-Guo Sheng, Jun-Ping Shi, Wei Ni, Li Li, Yu-Jun Zheng

“…To determine the most appropriate fuzzy membership functions of the fuzzy learning machines, an evolutionary algorithm was employed to optimize the types and parameters of the fuzzy functions simultaneously. We compared our model with seven popular or state-of-the-art models on a real-world dataset of 11,250 samples (9000 for training and 2250 for test). …”
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Cervical ripening at home or in hospital during induction of labour: the CHOICE prospective cohort study, process evaluation and economic analysis by Mairead Black, Cassandra Yuill, Mairi Harkness, Sayem Ahmed, Linda Williams, Kathleen A Boyd, Maggie Reid, Amar Bhide, Neelam Heera, Jane Huddleston, Neena Modi, John Norrie, Dharmintra Pasupathy, Julia Sanders, Gordon C S Smith, Rosemary Townsend, Helen Cheyne, Christine McCourt, Sarah Stock

“…The economic analysis involved a decision-analytic model from a National Health Service and Personal Social Services perspective, populated with CHOICE cohort and published data. …”
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THE IMPACT OF ELECTRONIC ACADEMIC LEARNING MATERIALS ON ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE AMONG UNDERGRADUATES AT THE UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN, NIGERIA by Peter Babajide OLOBA, Runash RAMHURRY

“…Employing an exploratory cross-sectional research design, a sample of 600 undergraduate students was selected using the Yamane statistical formula, and data were collected through accidental sampling. …”
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The efficacy of the theory of planned behaviour and value-belief-norm theory for predicting young Chinese intention to choose green hotels by Qi Zhang, Philip Pong Weng Wong, Lei Wang

“…A total of 406 university students from Xuzhou City, China were employed quantitatively, utilising a purposive sample technique to test hypotheses using the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences and structural equation modelling. …”
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Emotional literacy programme in special schools for children with a learning disability in England: the ZF-SEND feasibility RCT by Biza Stenfert Kroese, Gemma Unwin, Richard Hastings, Andrew Jahoda, Rachel McNamara, David Gillespie, Jeremy Segrott, Kate Ingarfield, Myrsini Gianatsi, Elizabeth Randell, Zoe Mather, Barbara Barrett, Poushali Ganguli, John Rose, Mariam Sahle, Emily Warren, Nathan Da Cruz

“…Secondary outcomes (baseline and 8–12 months post randomisation) Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (teacher and parent/carer completed); Nisonger Child Behaviour Rating Form (teacher completed); Emotional Literacy: Assessment and Intervention (teacher and parent completed); Me and My School (pupil completed); quality of life measures (pupil and parent/carer completed); service use. Sample Quantitative data collection A total of 8 schools (5 intervention and 3 control), comprising 53 pupils. …”
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Discrimination of pressed sesame oil: A comparison study of non-targeted UV spectral fingerprints combined with different chemometric methods by Dongmin Wang, Yuxin Liu, Jiahui Qian, Yake Li, Lixia Hou, Huamin Liu

“…The UV spectra of 51 samples of pressed sesame oil and 420 adulterated samples with refined sesame oil were measured in the range of 200-330 nm. …”
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Electro-optic cavities for in-situ measurement of cavity fields by Michael S. Spencer, Joanna M. Urban, Maximilian Frenzel, Niclas S. Mueller, Olga Minakova, Martin Wolf, Alexander Paarmann, Sebastian F. Maehrlein

“…We thereby demonstrate quantitative retrieval of the cavity modes in amplitude and phase, over a broad THz frequency range. …”
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Determinants of environmental awareness toward the green living behaviour of students: the role of family, university and social environmental factors in Hanoi, Vietnam by Nguyen Huong-An Thi, Osman Zahir, Serrano Joane, Suhandoko Astri Dwi Jayanti, Intaratat Kamolrat

“…This study investigated the factors influencing green living behaviours of students in Hanoi andd the level of their environmental awareness including family, university, and social environmental related factors. Quantitative research using a purposive sampling technique was undertaken on 1295 students who were studying in eight universities in Hanoi, Vietnam. …”
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Portable NIR Spectroscopy to Simultaneously Trace Honey Botanical and Geographical Origins and Detect Syrup Adulteration by Marco Caredda, Marco Ciulu, Francesca Tilocca, Ilaria Langasco, Oscar Núñez, Sònia Sentellas, Javier Saurina, Maria Itria Pilo, Nadia Spano, Gavino Sanna, Andrea Mara

“…Botanical and geographical origins were predicted with 90% and 95% accuracy, respectively. LDA models discriminated pure and adulterated honey samples with an accuracy of over 92%, whereas PLS allows for the accurate quantification of over 10% of adulterants in unifloral and 20% in multifloral honey.…”
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Factors influencing urban farmers’ intention to adapt to climate change in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: a protection motivation theory by Endalkachew Getu, Bereket Ayenew, Kanchan Singh, Mitiku Adisu Worku

“…To fill the research gap, this study aimed to identify factors influencing urban farmers’ intention to adapt to climate change in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. In doing so, a quantitative research approach with a random sampling technique was applied. …”
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Dimensionen von Modellierkompetenz: Eine Analyse der Verhältnisse zwischen Modelliermetawissen, Modellierpraktiken und Modellierprodukt by Kim Eleni Lobner, Moritz Krell

“…Die Studie wird in einem quasi-experimentellen Design durchgeführt, wobei quantitative und qualitative Methoden zur Erfassung von Modelliermetawissen, der Umsetzung von Modellier¬praktiken sowie der Genauigkeit und Erklärungskraft der entwickelten Modelle integriert werden. …”
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