Central Pulse Wave Velocity and Augmentation Index Are Repeatable and Reproducible Measures of Arterial Function by Sophie L. Russell, Mushidur Rahman, Charles J. Steward, Amy E. Harwood, Gordon McGregor, Prithwish Banerjee, Nduka C. Okwose, Djordje G. Jakovljevic

“…Conclusion PWV and Alx demonstrate excellent repeatability and good reproducibility. Considering these variables are noninvasive and easy‐to‐measure, arterial function assessment may have a role in routine clinical practice to facilitate risk stratification in cardiovascular diseases.…”
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Functional improvement of natural Saccharomyces cerevisiae yeast strains by cell surface molecular engineering by Sara Granuzzo, Monica Rossetto, Lucio Zennaro, Francesca Righetto, Paolo Antoniali, Raffaele Lopreiato

“…Abstract Background Cellular boundaries of microorganisms can be modified by the expression in the cell wall of specific proteins endowed with relevant properties, improving their functional performance. So far, the surface display (SD) technique had been widely employed in the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae, but it was limited to few laboratory strains and never explored in sauvage strains, i.e., isolated from natural environment, which are featured by higher levels of genetic variability, leading to peculiar phenotypic traits of possible advantage in biotechnology. …”
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A New Approach to Topology Optimization with Genetic Algorithm and Parameterization Level Set Function by Igor Pehnec, Damir Sedlar, Ivo Marinic-Kragic, Damir Vučina

“…Using the B-spline interpolation function, the number of variables describing the level set function was decreased, enabling the application of evolutionary methods (genetic algorithms) in the topology optimization process. …”
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Identification and functional analysis of novel precursor genes in cyclic peptide biosynthesis in Pseudostellaria heterophylla by Jiao Xu, Wei Zheng, Xiaohong Ou, Hua He, Changgui Yang, Lanping Guo, Chenghong Xiao, Weike Jiang, Guoping Shu, Tao Zhou

“…Results In this study, barcoding PCR combined with high-throughput sequencing was used to efficiently genotype precursor genes encoding CPs in P. heterophylla. …”
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Sports Biomechanics Analysis: Assisting Effectiveness Evaluations for Wearable Compliant Elbow Joint Powered Exoskeleton by Huibin Qin, Kai Liu, Zefeng Zhang, Jie Zheng, Zhili Hou, Lina Li, Ruiqin Li

“…Firstly, a powered wearable elbow exoskeleton with variable stiffness is proposed. Through theoretical calculation, the power efficiency formula of exoskeleton is derived. …”
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Simplified Model Characterization and Control of an Unmanned Surface Vehicle by Aldo Lovo-Ayala, Roosvel Soto-Diaz, Carlos Andres Gutierrez-Martinez, Jose Fernando Jimenez-Vargas, Javier Jiménez-Cabas, Jose Escorcía-Gutierrez

“…Two models were built, one based on a transfer function matrix and another based on state variables, and from these models, two control strategies were developed. …”
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Sensitivity and optimization study on heat transfer enhancement of MHD hybrid nanofluid radiative transient flow past a spinning surface with quadratic Boussinesq approximation and... by Thirupathi Thumma, Surender Ontela, Rupalaksmi Dharanikota

“…The optimization process pinpoints the ideal conditions for maximizing heat transfer efficiency. From the results, it is observed that the rise in parameters of the heat source and radiation together significantly improves response function while the same trend is observed when both radiation and volume fraction rise from lower to higher values, the heat transfer rate improves notably. …”
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Integrating Drone Truthing and Functional Classification of Remote Sensing Time Series for Supervised Vegetation Mapping by Giacomo Quattrini, Simone Pesaresi, Nicole Hofmann, Adriano Mancini, Simona Casavecchia

“…This study proposes an approach to enhance the efficiency of supervised vegetation mapping in complex landscapes, integrating Multivariate Functional Principal Component Analysis (MFPCA) applied to the Sentinel-2 time series with drone-based ground truthing. …”
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Expression and functional characterization of an anti-CD22 scFv targeting B-cell malignancies by Monireh Gholizadeh, Shahriyar Abdoli, Shafieeh Mansoori, Arash Arashkia, Farhad Riazi-Rad, Amir Ali Hamidieh, Mohammad Nouri, Zahra Sharifzadeh

“…Background and purpose: Single-chain variable fragments (scFvs) offer advantages over full-length monoclonal antibodies in cancer therapy, including reduced size, lower production costs, and easier handling. …”
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The Effect of Temperature Dependency on the Thermo-Electro-Elastic Analysis of Functionally Graded Piezoelectric Spherical Shell by Mohammad Arefi, Masoud Takhayor Ardestani

“…Substitution of temperature distribution into constitutive relations and then into equilibrium and Maxwell equations would give final governing equations having variable thickness. The variable coefficient governing equations are solved using the division method. …”
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Control of an autonomous wind energy conversion system based on doubly fed induction generator supplying a non-linear load by M. L’Hadj Said, M. Ali Moussa, T. Bessaad

“…Simulation results carried out on MATLAB/Simulink show that this filter allows obtaining a quasi-sinusoidal network voltage and it also has the advantage of a simple structure, a good efficiency and a great performance. This proves the feasibility and efficiency of the proposed system for different loads (linear or non-linear). …”
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Depth-dependent contributions of various vascular zones to cerebral autoregulation and functional hyperemia: An in-silico analysis. by Hadi Esfandi, Mahshad Javidan, Rozalyn M Anderson, Ramin Pashaie

“…However, temporal alterations in capillary diameter contribute moderately to cerebral autoregulation and minimally to functional hyperemia. In addition, hemodynamic analysis shows that while hemodynamics within capillaries remain relatively stable across all cortical depths throughout the entire autoregulation range, significant variability in hemodynamics can be observed within the first few branch orders of precapillary arterioles or transitional zone vessels. …”
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A topological analysis of p(x)-harmonic functionals in one-dimensional nonlocal elliptic equations by Goodrich Christopher S.

“…We consider a class of one-dimensional elliptic equations possessing a p(x)-harmonic functional as a nonlocal coefficient. As part of our results we treat the model case−M∫01u′(x)p(x)dxu′′(t)=λft,u(t), 0<t<1 $${-}M\left(\underset{0{}}{\overset{1}{\int }}{\left\vert {u}^{\prime }(x)\right\vert }^{p(x)}\ \mathrm{d}x\right){u}^{\prime \prime }(t)=\lambda f\left(t,u(t)\right)\text{,\hspace{0.17em}}0< t< 1$$ subject to the boundary datau(0)=0=u(1). …”
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PROBABILITY ANALYSIS ON LAST PLY FAILURE OF COMPOSITE LAMINATES BASED ON UNIVERSAL GENERATING FUNCTION METHOD by LIU ChengLong, ZHOU JinYu, QIU Rui, ZHUANG BaiLiang, HU Jian

“…In the complex operation of universal generating function, K-means clustering and like terms collecting techniques are used to reduce computational costs and improve efficiency. …”
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Analysis of Stream Function in a Powell-Eyring Fluid Flow with Couple-Stress Effect and Rotation by Rana Ghazi, Liqaa Zeki Hummady

“…In flow analysis, assumptions such as a low Reynolds number and a long wavelength approximation are used. The stream function and mechanical efficiency have closed form expressions devised. …”
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Some of the personal and functional characteristics of agricultural extension workers and their relation to the level of their performance in Babylon Province by Anhar M.A. Hassan, Majid K. Ali

“…<br />  The researcher recommended that the Directorates responsible for training the staff in order to prepare them and raise the efficiency of their job performance in preparing training courses on the content of their material in the fields of extension work carried out by the workers in agricultural extension taking into consideration the variables that showed a relationship of significant correlation in the preparation of training courses.…”
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Development of a Functional Yogurt Containing Probiotics and Phenolic Compounds of Coffee Encapsulated in Alginate Beads by Aurora Viridiana Toalá-Gómez, Claudia Mendoza-Avendaño, Maria Celina Lujan-Hidalgo, Miguel Angel Ruiz-Cabrera, Alicia Grajales-Lagunes, Enna Berenice Estudillo-Diaz, Lucia Maria Cristina Ventura Canseco, Gabriela Palacios-Pola, Miguel Abud-Archila

“…A 2³ factorial design was employed, and the effects were analyzed via ANOVA (<i>p</i> < 0.05). The encapsulation efficiency of the probiotic exceeded 80%, and its viability following gastrointestinal simulation ranged from 73.65% to 85.34%. …”
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Free vibration analysis of graphene-reinforced FGM microplates under different boundary conditions by Nguyen Van Loi, Chu Thanh Binh

“…The microplate is made from functionally graded material (FGM) and reinforced with graphene nanoplatelets (GPLs). …”
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Analyzing execution path non-determinism of the Linux kernel in different scenarios by Yucong Chen, Xianzhi Tang, Shuaixin Xu, Fangfang Zhu, Qingguo Zhou, Tien-Hsiung Weng

“…However, the execution path of a system call is effectively non-deterministic in Linux kernel space, which challenges the test coverage-based verification recommended by the functional safety standards. This research analyzes the influence of system state on Linux kernel path variability from two perspectives: file system type and system load. …”
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A New Unconditionally Stable Method for Telegraph Equation Based on Associated Hermite Orthogonal Functions by Di Zhang, Fusheng Peng, Xiaoping Miao

“…The present paper proposes a new unconditionally stable method to solve telegraph equation by using associated Hermite (AH) orthogonal functions. Unlike other numerical approaches, the time variables in the given equation can be handled analytically by AH basis functions. …”
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