Beef Breeding Systems and Preferences for Breeding Objective Traits by Zuzana Krupová, Emil Krupa, Michaela Brzáková, Zdeňka Veselá, Kamil Malát

“…Considering various evaluation criteria and clustering approaches in 41 farms, three beef systems were defined according to herd size, management, marketing, breeding strategies and structures, and farmer age. Breeding values and performance were jointly used as the primary information in all three systems. …”
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Nutritional value, antibacterial activity, ACE and DPP IV inhibitory of red pomegranate seeds protein and peptides by Zahra Akbarbaglu, Narges Mazloomi, Laleh Karimzadeh, Khashayar Sarabandi, Seid Mahdi Jafari, Mohammad Ali Hesarinejad

“…The composition of essential (~ 23.3%), hydrophobic (~ 32.9%), antioxidant (~ 13.9%) amino acids, and PER index (~ 2.1) especially in hydrolysates by alcalase (H-Al) indicated the nutritional value, antioxidant activity and high digestibility of hydrolysate. Secondary structures and amide regions (I, II and III) were identified in PS-protein. …”
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Radiological and Functional Research Methods in the Diagnosis of Segmental Instability in Cervical Osteochondrosis and of Cervicobrachial Syndrome by Z. V. Koshkareva, V. A. Sorokovikov, A. P. Zhivotenko, O. V. Sklyarenko, B. B. Damdinov, А. N. Kiriyenko

“…All patients were examined according to a single program, which included a specially designed questionnaire containing address data, diagnosis, history of life and illness, patient complaints, with a mandatory examination by a neurologist for the presence of compression of neural structures of the cervical spine with a detailed description of the local status and clinical and neurological syndromes. …”
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Flexural Behavior of Lap Splice Connection Between Steel-Plate Composite Wall and Reinforced Concrete Foundation Subjected to Impact Loading by Wenjie Deng, Jianmin Hua, Neng Wang, Shuai Li, Yuruo Chang, Fei Wang, Xuanyi Xue

“…The superb dynamic performance of steel-plate composite (SC) structures under unexpected impact loading depends on the good design of the connection between the SC wall and foundation. …”
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Point Defect Detection and Classification in MoS₂ Scanning Tunneling Microscopy Images: A Deep Learning Approach by Shiru Wu, Guoyang Chen, Si Shen, Jiaxu Yan

“…We also perform density functional theory (DFT) calculations of representative defect structures to support interpretation of the STM features. …”
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Increasing track stability in the zone of joints due to the use of elastic under sleeper pads by V. O. Pevzner, M. M. Zheleznov, V. N. Kaplin, V. V. Tret’Yakov, M. N. Myslivets, A. S. Tomilenko

“…At the moment, loads of more than 300 million gross tons were put on laid structures. It is shown that at the joints of test section abrasion degree of ballast becomes significantly less compared with conventional joints. …”
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Hydrocity: An International Collaborative Urban Lab between Manchester and Riga by Loris Rossi, Eamonn Canniffe, Matthew Quayle, Catalina Ionita

“…The findings, contingent upon the different sizes and structures of the two schools, established a series of parameters to frame both the student and teacher research and raised questions on how the methods inherent in design synthesis highlighted a path towards either a professional or academic trajectory. …”
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Transparent metal surfaces on glass windows enhance 5G mm-wave transmission for indoor communication by Dat Tien Nguyen, Chang Won Jung, Jung-Nam Lee, Jung Ick Moon

“…To maximize OT, a simple square-line pattern with miniaturized metal lines was employed. These square structures are cascaded to minimize the effect of the metal area on transparency, creating an FSS with a top layer of square loops and a bottom layer of grid wires separated by a transparent polymer layer. …”
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An evaluation of artificial floating littoral zones to support fish communities in reservoirs by Salmon Quentin, Westrelin Samuel, Dublon Julien, Fonbonne Sebastien, Baudoin Jean-Marc

“…Further studies in different environmental conditions, in different ecosystems and with different FLOLIZ designs are needed to provide additional information on the effectiveness of such structures as a mitigation tool.…”
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Distinct patterns of visuo-tactile and visuo-motor body-related integration in Parkinson’s disease by Francesca Genovese, Marcella Romeo, Francesco Paolo Terrenzio, Nadia Esposito, Cristina Destefanis, Patrizia Gindri, Francesca Garbarini, Alice Rossi Sebastiano

“…We speculatively interpret this finding in light of the neural degeneration of basal ganglia in PD, being these structures engaged in visuo-motor integration.…”
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Mycotic keratitis in India: a five-year retrospective study by Ragini Tilak, Abhisek Singh, Om Prakash Singh Maurya, Abhishek Chandra, Vijai Tilak, Anil Kumar Gulati

“…Although culture helps in definite diagnosis and identification, direct microscopic detection of fungal structures in corneal scrapes or biopsies permits a rapid presumptive diagnosis. …”
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The phenomenon of déjà vu in focal epilepsy, literature review by M. Yu. Kissin, T. M. Goguadze, Yu. A. Yakovleva

“…Results:various brain formations take part in the development of déjà vu in epilepsy, among which the medial sections of the right temporal region, the structures of the limbic system. The connection of the phenomenon of «already seen» with affective disorders is emphasized. …”
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Adaptation to climate change in pastoral communities: a systematic review through a social-ecological lens by Matilda Azong Cho, Onisimo Mutanga, Tafadzwanashe Mabhaudhi

“…Practical implications – This research shed light on how inadequate governance structures and insufficient institutional support, particularly in terms of skills and capacity-building, hinder pastoral communities’ resilience. …”
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The Child’s Position in the Educational Situation and the Development of Coherent Speech by A.N. Veraksa, N.E. Veraksa, E.S. Oshchepkova, V.A. Plotnikova

“…Preschoolers in Play worlds also increased the scores of the macro and micro structures of narratives compared to the Control group. …”
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Electron Impact Ionization and Partial Ionization Cross Sections of Plasma-Relevant SiCl_<i>x</i> (x = 1–3) Molecules by Savinder Kaur, Ajay Kumar Arora, Kasturi Lal Baluja, Anand Bharadvaja

“…However, the proposed model can be extended to any multi-centerd molecular structures comprising a large number of atoms or electrons, except in cases where resonance effects or additional ionization channels become significant. …”
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Bioinformatics Approaches for Molecular Characterization of CT670 Hypothetical Protein of <em>Chlamydia pneumoniae</em> by Abu Saim Mohammad Saikat, Tazin Afrose, Umme Saoda, Kazi Nur Uddin, Mir Monir Hossain, Md. Lutful Kabir

“…We modeled and assessed the secondary and tertiary structures to understand the nature of the selected protein. …”
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Gyrodactylus nigeri n. sp. (Monogenea: Gyrodactylidae) parasitic on Yunnanilus niger (Cypriniformes: Nemacheilidae) from Yunnan Province, Southwest China by Le Zhou, Tao Chen

“…The morphological comparison of the similar haptoral structures revealed slight differences between the new species and the five Gyrodactylus species found in the hosts of Nemacheilidae, and the marginal hooks were compared with the 18 Gyrodactylus species found in the hosts of Nemacheilidae. …”
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A Novel Bulk Planar Junctionless Field-Effect Transistor for High-Performance Biosensing by Jeongmin Son, Chan Heo, Hyeongyu Kim, M. Meyyappan, Kihyun Kim

“…Therefore, we simulated two JL-BioFET structures (SOI JL, bulk JL) that operate without a gate electrode and compared their biosensing performances. …”
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EVALUATION OF ITERATIVE ALGORITHMS FOR TOMOGRAPHY IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION by Alexandre F. Velo, Alexandre G. Alvarez, Margarida Mizue Hamada, Carlos Henrique de Mesquita

“…This scan system is a non-destructive, efficient and fast method for providing sectional images of industrial objects and it is able to show the dynamic processes and the dispersion of the materials structures within these objects. In this context, it is important that the reconstructed image may present a great spatial resolution with a satisfactory temporal resolution. …”
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Chromosome spreading of the 5S rDNA clusters in the karyotype of Gymnotus inaequilabiatus (Gymnotiformes: Gymnotidae): insights into the role of the Rex-1 and Rex-3 retrotransposab... by Lucas Pietro Ferrari Gianini, Ligia Carla Balini, Fernanda Errero Porto, Luciana Andreia Borin-Carvalho, Carlos Alexandre Fernandes

“…Abstract Gymnotus inaequilabiatus has been the subject of few studies concerning the organization of its macro- and micro-karyotypic structures. This article aims to enhance the existing cytogenetic data for G. inaequilabiatus from the upper Paraná River basin by documenting its karyotype and other chromosomal characteristics, including ribosomal DNA (rDNA) and the retroelements Rex-1 and Rex-3, which have yet to be described for this genus. …”
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