Nano ZnO/amine composites antimicrobial additives to acrylic paints by H.B. Kamal, M.S. Antonious, M.A. Mekewi, A.M. Badawi, A.M. Gabr, K. El Baghdady

“…The results obtained revealed a more comprehensive approach to the antimicrobial function based on the reported active oxide species role. …”
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Impacts of Financial Inclusion on Micro-Businesses: Factors Explaining Business Growth by David Rodriguez-Gonzalez, Andres Garcia-Suaza, Alexander Sarango-Iturralde, Juan Diego Mayorga, Alvaro Pretel-Meneses, Soraya Husain-Talero, Lina Zarama, Juan Camilo Urbano, Daniel Giron, Natalia Medina, Aura Barberan

“…Complementary qualitative fieldwork reveals that micro-entrepreneurs often perceive informal credit as more attractive than bank credit due to its easier access and greater payment flexibility. …”
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Tritium targets for use in solenoidal spectrometers by Müller-Gatermann Claus, Greene John, Kay Ben, Tolstukhin Ivan, Tang Tsz Leung, Wuosmaa Alan, Watwood Nate, Mohs Connor, Wieghold Sarah, Pearson John

“…The potential of using tritium-implanted targets in conjunction with the solenoidal spectrometers was realized for access to even more exotic nuclei with outstanding resolving power. …”
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Inhibitory activity of royal jelly on pro-inflammatory cytokine production using a novel efficient lyophilization technique by Chih-Yu Hsieh, Hsiang Chang, Yu-Jie Yang, Huang-Miao Liang, Yen-Chun Chen, Chih-Cheng Lin

“…The HE technique was observed to be more effective than the traditional freeze-drying method in inhibiting the production of the three pro-inflammatory cytokines, particularly in the prophylactic model where royal jelly was added prior to the induction of inflammation. …”
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Design of a Compact Dual-Band and Dual-Mode Wearable Antenna for WBAN Applications by Wei Zhang, Wenran Li, Xiaoyu Feng, Chen Zhao, Yan Li, Xiaoyi Liao

“…This paper presents a novel design of a compact dual-band dual-mode wearable antenna. …”
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TriGuard: mitigating bribery in DPoS-based blockchain governance for Web 3.0 by Jingyu Liu, Xingchen Sun, Yunfeng Xia, Yifei Yang, Wenyuan Yang, Chao Li

“…The proposed mechanism reduces centralization risks and enhances security, creating a more decentralized governance framework for Web 3.0 ecosystems.…”
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Forecasting index of unfavorable outcomes of systemic lupus erythematosus by E. A. Aseeva, N. Yu. Nikishina, A. A. Mesnyankina, S. K. Solovyev, B. Sh. Isaeva, G. M. Koilubaeva, A. M. Lila

“…The SLE Forecasting index of unfavorable outcomes (SLICC-FI) appears to be a promising clinical and research tool for identifying those who need more careful monitoring and an individual therapeutic strategy at an early stage of the disease.…”
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Intramuscular adipose tissue restricts functional muscle recovery by Alessandra M. Norris, Victoria R. Palzkill, Ambili B. Appu, Kiara E. Fierman, Christian D. Noble, Terence E. Ryan, Daniel Kopinke

“…We found that blocking IMAT after an adipogenic injury allowed muscle to regenerate more efficiently, resulting in enhanced functional recovery. …”
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A Method of Printing Defect Detection Based on DCGAN by WANG Hai-tao, GAO Yu-dong, HOU Jian-xin, HE Yong-jun, CHEN De-yun

“…In recent years, deep learning has been widely used in defect detection. At present, the method can detect large defects, but it is still unable to detect the fine defects accurately. …”
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Prediction of Thyroid Classes Using Feature Selection of AEHOA Based CNN Model for Healthy Lifestyle by Rachappa Jopate, Piyush Kumar Pareek, DivyaJyothi M. G, Ariam Saleh Zuwayid Juma Al Hasani

“…Both datasets were put through a categorization process for a more precise comparison of results. …”
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Critical factor identification for quality improvement in multi-stage manufacturing: a textile industry case study by Chakib Mecheri, Nhan Quy Nguyen, Yassine Ouazene, Farouk Yalaoui, Thierry Scaglia

“…This framework contributes by equipping decision-makers with a methodology to define critical factors needing more effort for improving quality performance characteristics, enabling them to better understand and develop design solutions.…”
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Numerical Simulation on Structure Optimization of Liquid-Gas Cylindrical Cyclone Separator by Peng Chang, Tian Hu, Li Wang, Sen Chang, Tianjing Wang, Yueshe Wang

“…Furthermore, the rectangular inlet is more suitable than the circular inlet with the separation efficiency changing from 66.45% to 79.04%. …”
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Factors affecting auditors’ decisions to adopt Big Data analytics: a mixed method study by Moath Abdelkarim Abu Al Rob, Mohd Nazli Mohd Nor, Zalailah Salleh, Alia Majed Khalaf

“… The purpose of the present study was to address the primary research question: “To what extent do perceived ease of use (PEOU) and perceived usefulness (PU) explain auditors’ behavioral intentions (BI) to adopt big data analytics (BDA) in auditing firms in Palestine?" …”
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A proposed approach towards minimizing basis risk in tsunami parametric insurance scheme by Yushi Miki, Constance Ting Chua, Anawat Suppasri, An-Chi Cheng, Tomoya Iwasaki, Yugo Shinozuka, Takafumi Ogawa, Fumihiko Imamura

“…Furthermore, incorporating multiple indices improves payout accuracy and reduces basis risk, highlighting the potential of this approach in developing more robust tsunami parametric insurance products.…”
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Uncertainty Estimation in Unsupervised MR-CT Synthesis of Scoliotic Spines by Enamundram Naga Karthik, Farida Cheriet, Catherine Laporte

“…In unsupervised learning tasks, where expert labels are unavailable, it becomes ever more important to critique the model through uncertainties. …”
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USE OF PROPRANOL FOR TREATING COMPLICATED HEMANGIOMAS IN CHILDREN by Yu. I. Kucherov, Yu. V. Zhirkova, M. G. Rekhviashvili, I. A. Mikhalev, L. N. Moskvitina, D. L. Shiporev

“…Effective experience of treating IHs with non-selective-blocker propranol was described in 2008. More than 200 articles on effectiveness and safety of -blockers for IH treatment and assessment of potential side effects have been published since then. …”
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STT-HDC: An Efficient Time-Domain In-Memory Hyper-Dimensional Computing Design Based on STT-MRAM by Thi-Nhan Pham, Quang-Kien Trinh, Thanh-Dat Nguyen, Ik-Joon Chang

“…This paper presents an efficient in-memory hyperdimensional computing (HDC) design based on spin transfer-torque magnetoresistive RAM (STT-MRAM), named STT-HDC. …”
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Evaluation of Particle Scattering by Oxygen Ion Cyclotron Harmonic Waves in the Inner Magnetosphere by Fei Yao, Kaijun Liu, Xiongdong Yu, Zhigang Yuan, Yan Wang, Kyungguk Min

“…Specially, it is found that the 4th harmonic of OCH waves can lead to effective heating of helium ions, while oxygen ions would interact more efficiently with lower harmonics of OCH waves.…”
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Processes for working-up an aqueous fluosilicic acid solution by Alpha Toure, Falilou Sambe, Démo Koita, Codou Diop, Oumar Sock

“…Volumetric analysis showed caustic soda to be present as a 6% - 7% solution with yields of about 70% - 80% by weight. …”
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Dynamic Energy Sparse Self-Attention Based on Informer for Remaining Useful Life of Rolling Bearings by Cheng Shi, Qifei Li, Hui Chen, Yuanwei Song, Qianqi Le

“…Predicting the remaining useful life of rolling bearings presents significant challenges due to their nonstationary degradation patterns. …”
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