Plasma sCD14 as a biomarker to predict pulmonary exacerbations in cystic fibrosis. by Bradley S Quon, David A Ngan, Pearce G Wilcox, S F Paul Man, Don D Sin

“…Clinical decision-making can be improved through a simple blood test that predicts individuals at elevated short-term risk of an exacerbation.…”
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Effects of the combination of sea cucumber peptide and Cistanche deserticola on hormone regulation and testicular anti-oxidative damage in acute-exercising mice by LUO Xianliang, LIU Wangxin, WANG Jing, DU Juan, FENG Fengqin

“…An acute exhaustive swimming (AES) model was conducted, and a mating test was carried out on the 45th day. The sexual behavior ability parameters, hormone levels, and anti-oxidative related indexes were finally measured. …”
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The First Mathematical Book in the Golden Horde State: A Masterpiece of Computational Mathematics (“et-Tuhfe fî ilmi’l-hisâb”) (1) by Ihsan Fazlioglu

“…Musa Al-Khwarizmi, and which, at the moment, is not recorded in any other sources. The author will test ability to understand the evidence used in the calculation, surveying, and algebra, and will consider definitions regarding the theory of numbers. …”
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Maternal nutrient restriction in late pregnancy programs postnatal metabolism and pituitary development in beef heifers. by John M Long, Levi A Trubenbach, Kenneth C Hobbs, Andrew E Poletti, Chelsie B Steinhauser, Jane H Pryor, Charles R Long, Tryon A Wickersham, Jason E Sawyer, Rhonda K Miller, Rodolfo C Cardoso, Michael Carey Satterfield

“…Results demonstrate an impaired ability to clear peripheral glucose in heifers born to restricted dams leading to increased deposition of internal fat. …”
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Robust Land-Surface Parameterisation for Repeated Topographic Surveys in Dynamic Environments with Adaptive State-Space Models by Daniel R. Newman, Yuichi S. Hayakawa

“…However, terrain analyses rarely take advantage of the information provided by repeated observations. As a result, the ability to characterize the topographic surface and surface changes resulting from dynamic surface processes is undermined by the accumulation and propagation of uncertainty. …”
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Classifying early-stage soybean fungal diseases on hyperspectral images using convolutional neural networks by Chieh Fu Hsiao, Georg Feyrer, Anthony Stein

“…To this end, in this study, hyperspectral imaging (HSI) data are combined with deep learning models to test the classification ability of two soybean fungal diseases: Asian soybean rust (Phakopsora pachyhizi) and soybean stem rust (Sclerotinia scleroriorum). …”
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Self-assembly of ZnO-Biochar/Kaolinite/Chitosan/GO with 1D/2D/3D heterojunctions for enhanced removal of estrogens and triclosan in water by Ajibola A. Bayode, Samson. O. Akpotu, Martins O. Omorogie, Eny Maria Vieira, Emmanuel I. Unuabonah

“…The optical characterization proved the nanocomposite is photoactive with a band gap of 1.81 eV and 1.77 eV for Chitosan/kaolinite biochar (CS/KBC) and Chitosan/kaolinite biochar/GO (CS/KBC/GO) respectively, confirming the ability of the nanocomposite to be active in the visible light region of the spectrum. …”
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Heterothallism and potential hybridization events inferred for twenty-two yellow morel species by Xi-Hui Du, Dongmei Wu, Heng Kang, Hanchen Wang, Nan Xu, Tingting Li, Keliang Chen

“…Herein, we characterized the MAT1–1-1 and MAT1–2-1 genes of twenty-two species in the Esculenta Clade, another main group in the genus Morchella, and proved heterothallism to be the predominant mating strategy among the twenty-two species tested. Ascospores of these species were multi-nuclear and had many mitochondrial nucleoids. …”
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PENERAPAN STRATEGI JURNAL KATA DALAM MENINGKATKAN KETERAMPILAN MENEMUKAN GAGASAN UTAMA DI KELAS V SD by Ersila Devy Rinjani

“…Data collection techniques are use tests, observations, interviews, questionnaires, documentation, and field notes. …”
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An Investigation of the Pre-Service Teachers’ Emotional Awareness in China by Chen Y, Feng Z, Wang H

“…Pre-service teachers’ emotional awareness ability, in general, is low to medium and needs improvement. …”
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Effects of acupuncture on pregnancy outcomes in infertile women with polycystic ovarian syndrome: a protocol for systematic review and meta-analysis by Xiaoyan Wang, Huanfang Xu, Yigong Fang, Jiashan Li, Tian Hang

“…Introduction Polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) is a common endocrine disorder that affects reproductive-age women, impairing their ability to conceive and sustain fertility. The efficacy of conventional therapies varies among individuals and is often accompanied by multiple side effects. …”
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Numerical simulation on thermal decomposition of n-dodecane using CFD with reaction model by Tatsushi ISONO, Takuto MIYAURA, Yu DAIMON, Takuo ONODERA, Sadatake TOMIOKA

“…If the thermal decomposition can be utilized, the cooling ability of the liquid hydrocarbon fuel must be improved. …”
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Antioxidative effects of phytoaromatic compounds on the cysteine of the SKCGS peptide as a critical aggregation domain of tau by Afsaneh Roshanfekr, Zahra Moeini, Farhad Golmohammadi, Saeed Balalaie, Arefeh Seyedarabi

“…The DPPH assay confirmed the antioxidative activity of all tested compounds. DTNB and mBBr assays showed that the phytoaromatic compounds significantly preserved free thiol content in the SKCGS peptide under oxidative conditions (p < 0.05). …”
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Application of Hybrid Algorithm Based on Ant Colony Optimization and Sparrow Search in UAV Path Planning by Yangyang Tian, Jiaxiang Zhang, Qi Wang, Shanfeng Liu, Zhimin Guo, Huanlong Zhang

“…Our main motivation is to introduce other optimization strategies to improve the global search ability and convergence speed of the ant colony algorithm in solving TSP problems. …”
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Development and study of a visco-elastic gel with controlled destruction times for killing oil wells by Dmitriy A. Martyushev, Suresh Kumar Govindarajan

“…The developed VEG was successfully tested in 32 wells of oil fields in the Perm Krai fields in Russia. …”
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Fungal Pathogens of Peach Palm Leaf Spot in Thailand and Their Fungicide Sensitivity by Prisana Wonglom, Nakarin Suwannarach, Jaturong Kumla, Anurag Sunpapao

“…To identify the causal pathogens, ten fungal isolates were obtained from symptomatic leaves and subjected to pathogenicity tests, confirming their ability to cause the disease. …”
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Assessment of SARC-F Sensitivity for Probable Sarcopenia Among Community-Dwelling Older Adults: Cross-Sectional Questionnaire Study by David Propst, Lauren Biscardi, Tim Dornemann

“…ObjectiveThis study aims to reassess the use of SARC-F in a primary care clinic for the determination of incidence of probable sarcopenia and to evaluate if a handgrip strength test is necessary for its diagnosis. …”
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Comparitive performance of artificial intelligence-based large language models on the orthopedic in-training examination by Andrew Y Xu, Manjot Singh, Mariah Balmaceno-Criss, Allison Oh, David Leigh, Mohammad Daher, Daniel Alsoof, Christopher L McDonald, Bassel G Diebo, Alan H Daniels

“…Methods Three LLMs, OpenAI’s GPT-4 and GPT-3.5, and Google Bard, were tested on 189 official 2022 Orthopedic In-Training Examination (OITE) questions. …”
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Charting resilience: a typology of food self-sufficiency in OECD nations by Sagit Barel-Shaked, Erez Buda

“…The study employs statistical analyses, including mean comparisons and T tests, to assess variations between the different typologies of countries and their food self-sufficiency across key food categories. …”
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SECURITY PRIORITIES IN ASSESSING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF DOMESTIC ENTERPRISES by L. Hnylytska, D. Melnychuk, S. Boguslavska, O. Pidvalna, T. Chechetova-Terashvili

“…It has been proved that in the present conditions, the effectiveness of the activities of domestic enterprises is characterized not only by achieving a positive value of the financial result (profit), but also by the ability to withstand modern economic challenges to ensure the continuity of statutory activities. …”
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