Reliability of high-quantity human brain organoids for modeling microcephaly, glioma invasion and drug screening by Anand Ramani, Giovanni Pasquini, Niklas J. Gerkau, Vaibhav Jadhav, Omkar Suhas Vinchure, Nazlican Altinisik, Hannes Windoffer, Sarah Muller, Ina Rothenaigner, Sean Lin, Aruljothi Mariappan, Dhanasekaran Rathinam, Ali Mirsaidi, Olivier Goureau, Lucia Ricci-Vitiani, Quintino Giorgio D’Alessandris, Bernd Wollnik, Alysson Muotri, Limor Freifeld, Nathalie Jurisch-Yaksi, Roberto Pallini, Christine R. Rose, Volker Busskamp, Elke Gabriel, Kamyar Hadian, Jay Gopalakrishnan

“…Patient-derived Hi-Q brain organoids recapitulate distinct forms of developmental defects: primary microcephaly due to a mutation in CDK5RAP2 and progeria-associated defects of Cockayne syndrome. …”
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Investigation of the optimal condition for the growth and biofilm development of Candida albicans on three dental materials by Hoai Thu Le, Truong Thi Luc Phuong, Giang Hoang Huy, Phuoc-Vinh Nguyen, Bac Vu Giang Nguyen

“…Materials and Methods: To approximate oral cavity conditions, culture media were enhanced with various glucose concentrations to assess the growth and biofilm-forming capability of the fungus through growth curve analysis and crystal violet assays. …”
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A cooperative jamming decision-making method based on multi-agent reinforcement learning by Bingchen Cai, Haoran Li, Naimin Zhang, Mingyu Cao, Han Yu

“…To tackle the challenges of a parameterized action space, the MP-DQN network structure is adopted, forming the basis of the MA-CJD algorithm. Simulation experiments validate the effectiveness of the proposed MA-CJD algorithm. …”
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Structural and Functional Fundamentals of Alcoholic Disease by V. S. Paukov, T. M. Voronina, Yu. A. Kirillov, E. M. Malysheva

“…It is concluded that the forms of the disease that involve the described morphological changes in organs and systems should be primarily treated by physicians, not by psychiatrists and narcology practitioners who are only capable of dealing with the psychological aspect of the problem.…”
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Exploring Undergraduate Research Projects Success Factors in Muni University, Uganda by Nicholas, Nkamwesiga, Phelix, Businge Mbabazi, Ritah, Nafuna

“…SPSS-v.21 program was used to determine the reliability of the research instrument and analyse the collected data using the frequencies, percentages and median of the parameters that formed the constructs of the study. The research instrument was reliable at Chronbach’s alpha 0.9038. …”
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Characterization of Submicron Oil Mist Particles Generated by Metal Machining Processes by Moriaki Iwasaki, Kojiro Hirai, Kanta Fukumori, Hidenori Higashi, Yayoi Inomata, Takafumi Seto

“…Cutting, which did not use lubricant oil, also produced a steep increase in the number concentration of UFP; these particles may have formed from residual oil-in-water emulsion on the surface of the workpiece after lathe machining. …”
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Quantification of Malondialdehyde in Atmospheric Aerosols: Application of the Thiobarbituric Acid Method by David H. Gonzalez, Suzanne E. Paulson

“…A handful of studies suggest that MDA forms in the gas and aerosol phase in the troposphere, potentially contributing to inhalation toxicity, yet it has never been quantified in ambient air. …”
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TRANS-BORDER TRAJECTORIES AND HUMAN SECURITY IN NIGERIA: NORTHEAST AND NORTHWEST IN PERSPECTIVE by JOSHUA OJI ZACHARIAH, ELIAS CHUKWUEMEKA NGWU

“…Similarly, the so-called delineated international borders are porous and countries exposed to various forms of human insecurity. However, successive governments have in collaboration with leaders of neighbouring countries and independently adopted different measures to checkmate irregular trans-border movements and related security disquiets but to no avail. …”
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The interaction mechanism of dolomite mineral and phosphoric acid and its impact on the Ti alloy corrosion by Inna V. Filippova, Amany M. Fekry, Shymaa S. Medany, Lev O. Filippov

“…This is the first report showing that dolomite effectively reduces the corrosion rate of titanium alloy by forming a stable passive film, with optimal performance observed in low acid concentrations (0.001–0.01 M). …”
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Enzymatic functionalization of bacterial nanocellulose: current approaches and future prospects by Monika Kaczmarek, Aneta Monika Białkowska

“…., synthesis of different morphological forms of bacterial cellulose (e.g., rod-shaped nanocrystals)] using cellulases, and/or attachment of reactive functional groups into the polymer structure via oxidation (e.g., utilizing a laccase/TEMPO catalytic system or lytic polysaccharide monooxygenases) and esterification catalyzed by lipases; or an indirect procedure involving the application of bacterial nanocellulose as a matrix for enzyme immobilization (e.g., laccase, glucose oxidase, horseradish peroxidase, lysozyme, bromelain, lipase, papain), thus creating a specific catalytic system. …”
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Mathematical modelling and forecasting of the Lithuanian export by Virmantas Kvedaras, Rimantas Rudzkis

“…The forecasts of Lithuanian exports to the three different country groups are formed assuming constant shares between the analysed and the remaining countries in a certain group. …”
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Isolated Idiopathic Cervical Dystonia with a Rare Type of Atlantoaxial Dislocation. A Case Report and a Short Literature Review by Aldakheel DA

“…Dakheel A Aldakheel1,2 1College of Medicine, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam, Saudi Arabia; 2Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, King Fahd Hospital of the University, Khobar, Saudi ArabiaCorrespondence: Dakheel A Aldakheel, Email [email protected]: Dystonia is a prevalent movement disorder characterized by involuntary muscle contractions, and cervical dystonia is among the most common forms. This report presents a rare case of severe isolated cervical dystonia in a young male patient that progressed to type IV atlantoaxial rotatory subluxation, highlighting the clinical presentation and diagnostic challenges associated with this condition.Case Description: A 27-year-old male patient presented with abnormal head posture and severe cervical pain. …”
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Chevroned Water Hyacinth weevil Neochetina bruchi Hustache (Insecta: Coleoptera: Curculionidae) by Eutychus Kariuki, Carey Minteer

“… Neochetina bruchi Hustache is commonly referred to as the chevroned water hyacinth weevil and is a weed biological control agent used to manage water hyacinth, Pontederia crassipes Mart. [formely Eichhornia crassipes (Mart.) Solms (Pellegrini et al. 2018)], in more than 30 countries (Winston et al. 2014). …”
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Road safety behavior and related injuries among college students of urban Bengaluru by Rana Sarvar, P. K. Sreenath Menon, M. D. Sangeetha

“…Data were collected using the World Health Organization STEP-wise approach to surveillance violence and injury module, administered through Google Forms. The analysis included descriptive statistics, Chi-square tests, Fisher’s exact test, and logistic regression to identify factors associated with specific outcomes. …”
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Proverbs and African Modernity: Defining an Ethics of Becoming by Oyekan Owomoyela

“…Because of these efforts we now know a good deal about proverbs as a cultural resource, their functionality and the protocols for their usage, but also their artistry-structure, wordplay, imagery, and so forth, especially after calls such as Isidore Okpewho’s (1992) that scholars pay due attention to the aesthetic dimensions of traditional oral forms. …”
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Three-dimensional ultrastructural analysis of human skin with the arrector pili muscle interacting with the hair follicle epithelium by Tomonobu Ezure, Kyoichi Matsuzaki, Hidetoshi Urakubo, Nobuhiko Ohno

“…Furthermore, in the observation area, no individual smooth muscle fibers formed adhesion structures with the epithelial cells of the hair follicle, ending in the dermal extracellular matrix near the epithelial cells. …”
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PERFORMANCES OF INSURANCE MARKET IN MONTENEGRO IN CONDITIONS OF FINANCIAL CRISIS by Miljana Novićević, Vladimir Kašćelan, Julija Cerović

“…Therefore, the control of business of insurance companies, licensed brokers and insurance agents, directing insurance companies to invest free funds into nonrisky forms of property and adequate promotion of insurance activities can provide reduction in negative impacts of economic events, i.e. affect insurance companies so that they realize the best possible business results in this and later period. …”
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Investigation and evaluation of the efficiency of palm kernel oil extract for corrosion inhibition of brass artifacts by Mohamed M. Megahed, Eman AbdElRhiem, Wesam Atta, Nabil Abdel Ghany, Mohamed Abdelbar

“…The analyses confirmed the crescent was made of a brass alloy (Cu–Zn) and formed by hammering, with corrosion layers composed primarily of cuprite and clinoatacamite, covered by dust containing calcite and quartz. …”
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Time series analysis of radiant heat using 75 hours VIIRS satellite day and night band nightfire data by Jyoti U. Devkota

“…Underlying groups and clusters are formed using Cluster Analysis and Discriminant Analysis. …”
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Abdominal pseudocyst: a rare complication of ventriculoperitoneal shunt by Omar Al-Mahrouqi, Tariq Al-Saadi

“…The treatment of APC ranges from shunt removal and external drainage to various forms of shunt repositioning or conversion, and treatment decisions often depend on individual patient characteristics and surgeon preference.…”
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