Challenges to Promoting Resilience in Supply Chains Observed during the COVID-19 Pandemic: An Exploratory Study of the Amazon Region Using the TOPSIS Technique by Dhiordan Cunha Tadaiesky, Joaquim Lima das Neves Neto, André Cristiano Silva Melo, Rosley Anholon, Eliane de Castro Coutinho, Vitor William Batista Martins

“…This study conducted a structured questionnaire containing 10 challenges related to SCM during the pandemic period to generate a ranking of these challenges using data analysis using means and comparative ordering using the TOPSIS Multicriteria Technique. <i>Results</i>: It was observed that the most relevant challenges for companies in this region were, respectively, distribution, economic problems, and interruptions in supply and demand. …”
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Surrogate data analyses of the energy landscape analysis of resting-state brain activity by Yuki Hosaka, Takemi Hieda, Ruixiang Li, Kenji Hayashi, Koji Jimura, Teppei Matsui

“…However, many of these techniques are based on momentary temporal correlation and co-activation patterns and merely reflect linear features of the data, suggesting that the dynamic features, such as state-switching, extracted by these techniques may be misinterpreted. …”
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Exploring Cutout and Mixup for Robust Human Activity Recognition on Sensor and Skeleton Data by Hiskias Dingeto, Juntae Kim

“…Our results show that using mixup and cutout techniques improves the accuracy and generalization of activity recognition models on both sensor-based and skeleton-based human activity datasets. …”
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Development and Evaluation of a Promising Biomarker for Diagnosis of Latent and Active Tuberculosis Infection by Cong Peng, Fan Jiang, Yinping Liu, Yong Xue, Peng Cheng, Jie Wang, Liang Wang, Wenping Gong, Haijuan Wang

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Green Synthesis, Characterization and Photocatalytic Activity of Co3O4 Nanoparticles by Omar Mohammed, Ali Naghipour, Saeid Taghavi Fardood

“…These nanoparticles were characterized using various techniques, including X-ray Diffraction (XRD), Ultraviolet-Visible Diffuse Reflectance Spectroscopy (UV-Vis DRS), Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM), Brunauer–Emmett–Teller (BET) analysis, Field Emission Scanning Electron Microscopy (FESEM), and Energy-Dispersive X-ray Spectroscopy (EDS) mapping techniques. …”
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Hybrid Deep Learning Methods for Human Activity Recognition and Localization in Outdoor Environments by Yirga Yayeh Munaye, Metadel Addis, Yenework Belayneh, Atinkut Molla, Wasyihun Admass

“…Activity recognition and localization in outdoor environments involve identifying and tracking human movements using sensor data, computer vision, or deep learning techniques. …”
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Mathematical activities and critical thinking ability in Lagosi weaving process of the Buginese community by Hikmawati Pathuddin, Andi Mariani, Zulfiqar Busrah, Kamariah Kamariah, Syamzan Syukur

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Surface Properties and Catalytic Activity of Ni/AlO–AlPO Catalysts by S.A. El-Hakam, A.A. El-Khouly, A.S. Khder

“…A series of Ni/Al 2 O 3 –AlPO 4 catalysts has been prepared, thereby allowing the effect of nickel content and calcination temperature on the structural and catalytic activity of such solids to be investigated. The textural parameters of all the prepared samples were determined from nitrogen adsorption studies conducted at −196°C, while thermal analysis methods (DTA, TGA and DrTGA) and X-ray diffraction techniques were used to elucidate their structures. …”
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The Effect of Active Review Strategy on Student’s Attitude to Basic Science in Oyo State by Oluyemi Akinleye Ogundiwin, Gabriel Segun Adewumi, Oladimeji Lateefah Olabisi, Olayemi Aderokun Asaaju

“…The data of this study were analysed using a qualitative approach with thematic analysis techniques. …”
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Green Synthesis of Silver Nanoparticles: Estimation of their Antimicrobial Activity and their Electrochemical Fabrication on FTOs by Zeshan Ahmad, Syeda Rubina Gilani

“…These silver NPs were successfully used for electro-catalytic water splitting and showed a low onset potential ~1.5V at room temperature. …”
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Csf1+ AD-MSCs promote stroke repair by activating the resident microglia by Jiguang Hou, Sunfu Zhang, Shuang Luo, Xiao Zuo, Fei Ma, Huizhen Wang, Pengfei Han, Ping Zhu, Ning Wang, Xiaoming Hou, Jin Li

“…In this study, the intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) rat model was used for intravenous infusion of adipose-derived mesenchymal stromal cells (AD-MSCs) 24 h after modeling. Histopathological techniques and single cell transcriptome sequencing techniques were used to study the mechanism of AD-MSCs promoting the repair of damaged brain tissue. …”
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Employing active learning methods in flipped social studies classes: an action research by Nazlı Gökçe, Serhat Al

“…These qualitative data sources were analyzed using content analysis techniques. …”
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Effect of Muscle Energy Technology on Motor Dysfunction in Patients with Active Ankylosing Spondylitis by Hui OUYANG, Longbin SHEN, Xuechang HE, Zhenping LIN

“…Objective:To observe the effect of muscle energy technology (MET) on the pain, range of motion, muscle strength and inflammatory indicators in patients with active ankylosing spondylitis (AS), and to seek an effective physical therapy to improve dysfunction in AS patients.Methods:Twenty-four patients with active AS confirmed by the rheumatologists were randomized into experimental group (<italic>n</italic>=10) and control group (<italic>n</italic>=14). …”
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New Surface Aspects towards Photocatalytic Activity of Doped Supported Titanium Dioxide by Samia A. Kosa, Eman Z. Hegazy, Saleha S. Maashi, Islam H. Abd El Maksod, Laila M. Al-Harbi

“…Also within this frame work, La and Ce metals were loaded onto the surfaces of TiO2/SiO2 and TiO2/Al2O3 by an impregnation method to enhance the photocatalytic activity of the nanoparticles; the activities and physicochemical properties of the photocatalysts were compared before and after loading of metallic La and Ce. …”
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Antibacterial and insecticidal activity of volatile compounds of three algae species of Oman Sea by Ardalan Pasdaran, Azadeh Hamedi, Nazim A. Mamedov

“…The volatile oils of Actinotrichia fragilis (Forsskål) Børgesen, Liagora ceranoides J.V.Lamouroux and Colpomenia sinuosa (Mertens ex Roth) Derbes and. Solier were extracted by hydrodistillation. These volatile oils were analyzed by GC-MS and GC-FID techniques and tested for their toxicity against Oryzeaphilus mercator and Tribolium castaneum, antimicrobial activity against Escherichia coli, Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Staphylococcus aureus using by the disc diffusion method also free-radical-scavenging properties. …”
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THE IMPACT OF CO-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES ON THE OVERALL PERFORMANCE OF SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS IN FATA by Muhammad Ashfaq, Dr. Soniha Aslam, Syed Asim Hussain

“…A questionnaire of five points Likert Scale after seeking due permission from Principals and Head Masters was used to reach to the in-depth of the phenomena. Statistical techniques Mean, Percentage and Standard Deviation were run to analyze the collected data. …”
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The Effectiveness of Learning Activities Based on Revised Bloom Taxonomy on Problem-Solving Ability by Dwi Wiranata, I Wayan Widiana, Gede Wira Bayu

“…The low problem-solving ability of students was due to the lack of student learning activities, so that learning activities were needed that can motivate students to learn and develop problem-solving skills. …”
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Spider web-reinforced chitosan/starch biopolymer for active biodegradable food packaging by Welela M. Kedir, Abiyot Kelecha Geletu, Getabalew Shifera Weldegirum

“…The prepared composite films were characterized using various spectroscopic techniques such as XRD, SEM, GCMS–, UV–VIS, TGA, and FTIR spectroscopy. …”
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Artificial intelligence-assisted optimization of Eichhornia crassipes extracts and evaluation of their biological activities by Nuh Korkmaz

“…Abstract In this research, the extraction conditions for Eichhornia crassipes (Mart.) Solms were optimized using Response Surface Methodology (RSM) and Artificial Neural Network–Genetic Algorithm (ANN–GA) techniques to enhance the biological efficacy of the extracts. …”
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Chemical constituents of Lycium barbarum leaves and their anti-rheumatoid arthritis activity in vitro by Zi-Jiao Wang, Bang-Yin Tan, Yun Zhao, Chang-Bin Wang, Yun-Li Zhao, Xiao-Dong Luo

“…Their structures were elucidated using 1D and 2D NMR, HRESIMS, and ECD spectroscopic techniques. …”
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