Physico-Mechanical Characterization of Plastic (Polyester) Reinforce With Palm Kernel Shell by Mbelle Samuel Bisong, Andy Mbeng, Bayock F. Njock, Valeriy V. Lepov, Kisito Pierre

“…The physical characterization allows us to obtain an experimental volumetric mass for the 0.5 mm sample varying between 1.72 and 1.59 kg/m3 and for the sample 1.25 mm, varying between 1.66 and 1.61 kg/m3 that is the more the percentage of palm kernel powder increases, the lighter our material becomes. …”
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A novel mutation, Ile344Asn, in microsomal triglyceride transfer protein abolishes binding to protein disulfide isomerase by Swati Valmiki, Cindy Bredefeld, M. Mahmood Hussain

“…This knowledge may guide us in developing novel treatment modalities to reduce plasma lipids and atherosclerosis.…”
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The efficacy of an allosteric modulator of the alpha 7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptor in a murine model of stroke by Katherine Hernandez, Nathan Jones, Sterling B. Ortega

“…IntroductionIschemic strokes contribute significantly to cardiovascular-related deaths in the U.S., with current interventions limited to thrombolytic agents. …”
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Assessing low-back loading during lifting using personalized electromyography-driven trunk models and NIOSH-based risk levels by Mohamed Irfan Refai, Tiwana Varrecchia, Giorgia Chini, Alberto Ranavolo, Massimo Sartori

“…These approaches can be implemented with wearable sensorized garments to monitor personalized musculoskeletal health unobtrusively in the workplace providing us a better insight into possibility of individual risk.…”
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Understanding pectin cross-linking in plant cell walls by Irabonosi Obomighie, Iain J. Prentice, Peter Lewin-Jones, Fabienne Bachtiger, Nathan Ramsay, Chieko Kishi-Itakura, Martin W. Goldberg, Tim J. Hawkins, James E. Sprittles, Heather Knight, Gabriele C. Sosso

“…This knowledge has important implications for agricultural biotechnology, informing us about the chemical properties of plant pectins that are best suited for improving crop resilience and amenability to biofuel extraction by modifying the cell wall.…”
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Could the Inflation Reduction Act Maximum Fair Price Hurt Patients? by Anne M. Sydor, Esteban Rivera, Robert Popovian

“…These price caps may reduce revenue for the pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) that negotiate the actual price paid for medicines in the U.S. To offset the resulting pressure on their profit margins, it is possible that PBMs would, in turn, increase patients’ out-of-pocket costs for medicines with capped prices. …”
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Carte, autor şi model uman în Predosloviile vechi româneşti by Laura Lazăr Zăvăleanu

“…Turned into an exemplary reference – “there is no other thing more precious, necessary and useful to all of us” (The Preface of Gregory, the Metropolitan of Wallachia to the Collection of Christian Questions and Answers, 1765), the book will thus reveal, together with the “useful knowledge brought to the community”, the idea of recovering the reader’s soul by means of “bringing him to light out of the obscurity of ignorance” (The Preface signed by Neofit, the Metropolitan of Hungarian Wallachia to the Celebration Homilies, 1742). …”
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Rs9939609 Variant of the Fat Mass and Obesity-Associated Gene and Trunk Obesity in Adolescents by Harald Mangge, Wilfried Renner, Gunter Almer, Daniel Weghuber, Reinhard Möller, Renate Horejsi

“…No associations were found with carotis communis intima media thickness, systolic, diastolic blood pressure, ultrasensitive C-reactive protein (US-CRP), homocystein, total cholesterol, triglycerides, HDL cholesterol, oxidized LDL, fasted glucose, insulin, HOMA-index, liver transaminases, uric acid, and adipokines like resistin, leptin, and adiponectin. …”
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Do peixe com farinha à macarronada com frango: uma análise das transformações na rede urbana no Alto Solimões pela perspectiva dos padrões alimentares. by Tatiana Schor, Moisés Augusto Tavares-Pinto, Francisco Carlos da Costa Avelino, Marina Lelis Ribeiro

“…The analysis of these changes allows us to understand diverse processes such as urbanization and its effects on social organization and the individual. …”
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Anton Diabellis Variationenprojekt (1819 bis 1824). Geschichtlichkeit und ästhetische Normativität by Tobias Janz

“…Both works are placed in historical perspective to enable us to experience the distance between them and the way they are perceived today. …”
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Features of studying a communicative discourse within a competence approach by Elena V. Maksimyuk

“…Understanding the external context will allow us to create the conditions for effective decision making based on the use of sociocultural experience. …”
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Deep Learning Inter-city Roads Conditions in East Africa for Infrastructure Prioritization using Satellite Imagery and Mobile Data by Davy Uwizera, Prof. Patrick McSharry, Charles Ruranga

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Wheat leaf epidermal pattern as a model for studying the influence of stress conditions on morphogenesis by U. S. Zubairova, A. V. Doroshkov

“…In the process of formation, the linear leaf of wheat remains in the stationary growth phase for long. This fact permits us to observe a series of successive morphogenetic events recorded in the cellular structure of the mature leaf. …”
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Use of Population Weighted Density Index for Coronavirus Spread in the United States by Huseyin Yuce, Hannah Stauss, Adrienne Persad

“…Multivariate analysis has been used to determine the elasticity of the spread. **Results:** Using U.S. county-level data, we calculated the elasticity of COVID-19 spread with respect to population-weighted density to be 0.085 after controlling for other factors. …”
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ALBERTA: ALgorithm-Based Error Resilience in Transformer Architectures by Haoxuan Liu, Vasu Singh, Michal Filipiuk, Siva Kumar Sastry Hari

“…We propose a novel algorithm-based resilience framework called ALBERTA that allows us to perform end-to-end resilience analysis and protection of transformer-based architectures. …”
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Study of the Influence of Plaque Growth and Hydrostatic Properties in an Atherosclerotic Artery, for the Prevention of Arterial Wall Damage: Application to Vascular Diseases by J. R. Tsafack Nzifack, J. S. Mabekou Takam, R. Moutou Pitti, M. Fogue, P. K. Talla

“…The great contribution of this work shows us that increasing the size of the plaque also increases arterial stress, and the radial growth of the plaque is very dangerous compared to the longitudinal growth. …”
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Corneal Epithelial Thickness Mapping: A Major Review by Mohammad-Ali Abtahi, Amir Hushang Beheshtnejad, Golshan Latifi, Marjan Akbari-Kamrani, Sadegh Ghafarian, Ahmad Masoomi, Seyed Ali Sonbolastan, Hamidreaza Jahanbani-Ardakani, Mehrnaz Atighechian, Laleh Banan, Hosein Nouri, Seyed-Hossein Abtahi

“…In this comprehensive synthesis, we reviewed all available data on ETM with different methods, including very high-frequency ultrasound (VHF-US) and spectral-domain optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT) in normal individuals, corneal or systemic diseases, and corneal surgical scenarios. …”
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Digital Transformation of Subjective Civil Rights: Problems and Prospects by N. V. Razuvaev

“…The analysis performed allows us to formulate some proposals for improving the current civil legislation, contributing to its further reform.…”
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Rapid Colorimetric Detection of Hg (II) Based on Hg (II)-Induced Suppressed Enzyme-Like Reduction of 4-Nitrophenol by Au@ZnO/Fe3O4 in a Cosmetic Skin Product by Oratile Semong, Bareki Shima Batlokwa

“…The material exhibited excellent analytical performance as marked by the very low limit of detection (LOD) of 2.34 nM, which was well below acceptable levels of 4.99 μM for mercury in cosmetics as set by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and within the linear dynamic ranges of 0–10 nM. …”
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Optimal Topology Management for Software-Defined Networks Minimizing Latency and Using Network Slicing by Andrés Viveros, Pablo Adasme, Ali Dehghan Firoozabadi

“…Besides, our models allow us to deal with the management of connecting users to either controller or switch-type nodes depending on the slice to which each user belongs. …”
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