Proliferin-1 Ameliorates Cardiotoxin-Related Skeletal Muscle Repair in Mice by Hiroki Goto, Aiko Inoue, Limei Piao, Lina Hu, Zhe Huang, Xiangkun Meng, Yusuke Suzuki, Hiroyuki Umegaki, Masafumi Kuzuya, Xian Wu Cheng

“…On day 14 after injury, rPLF-1 supplementation ameliorated CTX-induced alterations in muscle fiber size, interstitial fibrosis, muscle regeneration capacity, and muscle performance. On day 3 postinjury, rPLF-1 increased the levels of proteins or genes for p-Akt, p-mTOR, p-GSK3α/β, p-Erk1/2, p-p38MAPK, interleukin-10, Pax7, MyoD, and Cyclin B1, and it increased the numbers of CD34+/integrin-α7+ muscle stem cells and proliferating cells in the muscles and/or bone marrow of CTX mice. …”
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DIGITISATION OF LEGAL ALGORITHMS TO PREVENT PUBLIC PROCUREMENT CORRUPTION by Oleksii Makarenkov

“…It was emphasised that the entity responsible for the oversight of the integrity and legality of all public procurement participants, or a complainant, must possess the capacity to gather evidence in such cases. In order to accomplish this, said entity requires full legal access to the necessary data from registries and other relevant sources. …”
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Evaluation of the possibility of Spirulina Spirulina platensis culture in the deep aquifer well, Seistan, Southeastern Iran by Abdolali Rahdari, Ali Khosravanizadeh, Sahel Pakzad Toochaei, Roghayeh Karami

“…This study was carried out to evaluate the water capacity of the country's first deep aquifer well located in the Seistan region for the cultivation of Spirulina platensis.Materials and methods: Six treatments including deep aquifer well water with high salinity of 25, 12.5, and 5 ppt (Seistan deep aquifer well without changing salinity, deep water diluted with distilled water to 12.5 ppt salinity and 5 ppt) and tap water with high salinity of 25, 12.5 and 5 (prepared from Urmia Lake salt) were prepared. …”
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Channel Coding Toward 6G: Technical Overview and Outlook by Mohammad Rowshan, Min Qiu, Yixuan Xie, Xinyi Gu, Jinhong Yuan

“…In this paper, after considering the potential impact of channel coding on key performance indicators (KPIs) of wireless networks, we review the evolution of mobile communication standards and the organizations involved in the standardization, from the first generation (1G) to the current 5G, highlighting the technologies integral to achieving targeted KPIs such as reliability, data rate, latency, energy efficiency, spectral efficiency, connection density, and traffic capacity. Following this, we delve into the anticipated requirements for potential use cases in 6G. …”
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Assessment of Biosecurity Status in Commercial Chicken Farms Found in Bishoftu Town, Oromia Regional State, Ethiopia by Abdulbari Ismael, Adem Abdella, Shihun Shimelis, Asamenew Tesfaye, Yimer Muktar

“…Occupation (Fischer’s exact value = 8.40; P=0.019), previous training (Fischer’s exact value = 4.40; P=0.044), source of the premises (χ2 = 5.50; P=0.019), and farm capacity (Fischer’s exact value = 13.50; P=0.002) were found statistically significantly associated with the farm biosecurity status. …”
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Characterization of physical, structural and antioxidant properties of hemp seed and seed meal protein-gallic acid conjugates by Wannawarang Tanbamrung, Suphat Phongthai, Pornchai rachtanapun, Kongsak Boonyapranai, Prem Thongchai, Liang Zhang, Kanyasiri Rakariyatham

“…This subsequently improved antioxidant capacities by increasing DPPH radical scavenging (1.94 – 4.65-fold) and ABTS radical scavenging (8.65 – 9.64-fold) to be as high as 421.69 and 2560.26 μg TE/mg protein, respectively in sHPI-GA1000 and 719.31 and 2332.39 μg TE/mg protein, respectively in smHPI-GA1000. …”
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Numerical Analysis on Sliding-Type Transverse Splicing Connection Applied in Widening Continuous Concrete Box-Girder Bridge by Wenqing Wu, Chong Cao, Yuqin Wu, Jiyang Liu, Dan Liu, Liang Chen, Zheng Liu

“…Finally, through a parameter sensitivity analysis, it is found that the torsional stiffness of the square steel pipes is a critical parameter for ensuring the load-bearing capacity of the structure. Therefore, it is recommended to set the wall thickness of the square steel pipes to 5 mm. …”
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Influencia de variables sociodemográficas sobre el conocimiento e interés del alumnado universitario acerca del emprendimiento social by Tiziana Priede-Bergamini, Cristina López-Cózar-Navarro, Jesús A. Muñoz-Sepúlveda

“…Así, este trabajo pretende identificar cuánto sabe el alumnado universitario acerca de este tipo de emprendimiento, cuánto les interesa y hasta qué punto estarían dispuestos a involucrarse en proyectos empresariales de estas características, capaces de responder adecuadamente a los nuevos retos demandados hoy en día por la sociedad. …”
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Threshold effects of sleep duration and cognitive function in older adults with BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 by Kunyu Qiu, Kunyu Qiu, Yilei Liu, Chengwei Hu, Jie Gu, Yanyan Huang

“…BackgroundIt has been demonstrated that older adults’ cognitive capacities can be improved with sleep duration. However, the relationship between overweight, obesity, and cognitive decline remains a subject of debate. …”
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EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATION OF THE BEHAVIOR OF COLUMN BASE CONNECTIONS WITH CONCENTRICALLY WELDED ANCHOR RODS USING DIGITAL IMAGE CORRELATION METHOD by I. Karami, S.R. Mirghaderi, A.R. Ghiami Azad, M. Ali

“…Base plate connections are one of the most important connections in steel structures. Besides the moment capacity of the connection, the rotational stiffness is an equally critical property that is frequently used in design. …”
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Measuring geographical disparities in England at the time of COVID-19: results using a composite indicator of population vulnerability by Daniel Lasserson, Stuart Redding, Catia Nicodemo, Samira Barzin, Nicolo' Cavalli, Francesco Moscone, Mujaheed Shaikh

“…We find that this index is positively correlated with COVID-19 deaths and it can thus be used to guide targeted capacity building. These results suggest that a stronger focus on deprived and vulnerable communities is needed to tackle future threats from emerging and re-emerging infectious disease.…”
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Quality Characteristics and Antioxidant Activities of Rice/Adzuki Bean Mixtures Cooked Using Two Different Methods by Koan Sik Woo, Hyun-Joo Kim, Ji Hae Lee, Byong Won Lee, Yu Young Lee, Byoung Kyu Lee, Jee Yeon Ko

“…We compared the quality and physicochemical characteristics of cooked mixtures of rice and adzuki beans prepared using normal and high-pressure rice cookers, with and without the addition of alcohol (15%, v/v). The water-binding capacity and swelling power decreased upon addition of adzuki beans, but water solubility increased. …”
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Optimization of the Fermentation Process for Pine-needle Sweet-potato Glutinous Rice Wine and Analysis of Its Antioxidant Activity by Jie YOU, Rusheng XIE, Weibin WU

“…In terms of antioxidant capacity, the scavenging rates of the DPPH and ABTS+ free radicals of the pine-needle sweet-potato glutinous rice wine were as high as 87.2% and 90.3%, respectively, which were significantly higher than those of traditional sweet-potato glutinous rice wine (P<0.05). …”
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First report on comprehensive genomic analysis of a multidrug-resistant Enterobacter asburiae isolated from diabetic foot infection from Bangladesh by Md. Rafiul Islam, Spencer Mark Mondol, Md. Azad Hossen, Mst. Poli Khatun, Shahjada Selim, Amiruzzaman, Donald James Gomes, Md. Mizanur Rahaman

“…The isolate displayed resistance to Ampicillin, Fosfomycin, Cefoxitin, Tigecycline, Meropenem, Linezolid, Vancomycin antibiotics and demonstrated the capacity for biofilm formation. Several antimicrobial resistance genes such as bla ACT−2, fosA2, baeR, qnrE2, vanA and numbers of virulence genes including ybaJ, csrA, barA, uvrY, pgaD, hlyD, hlyC, terC, purD were detected. …”
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Factors influencing utilization of municipal solid waste compost among urban farmers in western Uganda by Juliet Kiiza Kabasiita, Geoffrey Maxwell Malinga, Julius C. W. Odongo, Emmanuel Opolot

“…Abstract Background Effective management of solid waste is one of the most serious environmental problems confronting urban governments in developing countries due to insufficient financial resources and institutional capacity to provide basic solid waste management infrastructure, impoverished urban populations, low rates and coverage of collection, and rising food consumption rates. …”
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Thermal properties and non-bonded interactions in human PMP2 variants: A molecular dynamics study by Prabin Aryal, Jhulan Powrel

“…Using the NAMD software for molecular dynamics simulations, various analyses were performed, including RMSD estimation, counting number of hydrogen bond formation, salt bridge occupancy assessment, estimation of vdW and electrostatic interaction energies in the system, and estimation of thermal diffusivity of the proteins as well as specific heat capacity (Cv) of the system. The results suggested slight difference between the structure of the two proteins. …”
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Climate Change-Induced Decline in Succulent <i>Euphorbia</i> in Namibia’s Arid Regions by J. J. Marion Meyer, Marie M. Potgieter, Nicole L. Meyer, Anika C. Meyer

“…This suggests that euphorbias and other plants on low-water-capacity sandy soils in Namibia face greater climate change pressure than plants globally.…”
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Determinants of Health Seeking Behavior among Caregivers of Infants Admitted with Acute Childhood Illnesses at Kenyatta National Hospital, Nairobi, Kenya by Winfred Muringi Wambui, Samuel Kimani, Eunice Odhiambo

“…Interventions with caregivers should involve capacity building through partnership with families and communities to raise awareness of danger signs of infancy. …”
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Educational Needs During COVID-19: MOOCs Experiences Among Global Family Physicians by Özden Gökdemir, Halime Seda Küçükerdem, Sudip Bhattacharya, Maria Bakola, Mohammed Idris Shariff

“…Conclusion: By completion of this course, FPs broadened their knowledge about COVID-19 management. This gave them capacity to save and improve the lives of countless patients infected by the novel coronavirus worldwide. …”
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Multi-criteria decision-making method for emergency shelter site selection considering flood risk: A case study of Zhuhai, China by Bo Liu, Yingbing Li, Yan Zhang, Zhichao Wu, Yansong Pan, Meiquan Li

“…To address these two issues, this study innovatively proposes a new multi-criteria decision-making model for selecting urban emergency shelter sites. (1) For the first time, the model systematically classifies the factors affecting the location of emergency shelter sites into four categories: hazard, exposure, vulnerability, and relief capacity, from which 11 decision-making indicators, such as flood risk, precipitation, and slope, are selected; (2) The model integrates multiple algorithms, including analytic hierarchy process, entropy weight method, Pearson's correlation coefficient, and TOPSIS, during the decision-making process, and is capable of comprehensively weighing the expert's subjective preferences, objective indicator levels and the relationship between multiple indicators to achieve a more reasonable ranking. …”
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