In vitro bioactivity and biocompatibility assessment of PCL/PLA–scaffolded mesoporous silicate bioactive glass: role of boron activation by Md. Zain, Siti Khalijah, Sazali, Ezza Syuhada, Ghoshal, Sib Krishna, Hisam, Rosdiyana

“…Bioactive glasses with rapid biodegradation and efficient biomineralization for damaged bone tissue repair remain deficient. Based on this fact, some new types of boron-activated mesoporous Bioactive silicate glasses (BMSGs) were made to determine the feasibility of achieving their improved mechanical strength, structure, porosity, biodegradability and bone healing performance. …”

Novel mutation G324C in WNT1 mapped in a large Pakistani family with severe recessively inherited Osteogenesis Imperfecta by Kausar, Mehran, Saima Siddiqi, Muhammad Yaqoob, Sajid Mansoor, Makitie, Outi, Asif Mir, Khor, Chiea Chuen, Foo, Jia Nee, Anees, Mariam

“…Results:Nine affected family members exhibited severe bone deformities, recurrent fractures, short stature and low bone mineral density. …”
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Equitable post-COVID-19 housing delivery: a practical framework to integrate sustainable development goals in Malaysia’s low-cost housing provision by Ebekozien, Andrew, Hafez Ahmed, Mohamed Ahmed, Aigbavboa, Clinton, Samsurijan, Mohamad Shaharudin, Adekunle, Samuel Adeniyi, Akinradewo, Opeoluwa, Said, Mohd Zulhafiz, Noor Azazi, Noor Alyani

“…The study utilized a thematic analysis for the collated data and honed them with secondary sources. Findings show that COVID-19 reduced the possibility of low-income earners becoming homeowners. …”
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Automatic knee segmentation from multi-contrast MR images by Zhang, Kunlei

“…The automatic segmentations of knee bones, cartilages and menisci are evaluated on a comprehensive multi-contrast MRI database. …”
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Causal inference in health and disease: a review of the principles and applications of Mendelian randomization by Lovegrove, CE, Howles, SA, Furniss, D, Holmes, MV

“…This review provides a framework to enhance understanding of how MR may be used to triangulate evidence and progress research in bone and mineral metabolism as we strive to infer causal effects in health and disease.…”

Struvite precipitation for the recovery of ammonium nitrogen from landfill leachate by Mohamad S. J. Darwish

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Is sarcasm detection capability beneficial for sentiment analysis? by Koh, Brian Jin Kiong

“…Sentiment Analysis aims to find out the emotional tone behind text. However, sarcasm, which often tells a meaning opposite to the meaning of the literal words, makes this task harder. …”
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A genre, scoring and authorship analysis of AI-generated and human-written refusal emails by Wilson, W, Rose, H

“…Key concerns for assessors were tone, relationship, language choice, content and structure. …”

Current trends in additive manufacturing of selective laser melting for biomedical implant applications by Nazari, Aufa Adlia, Hassan, Mohamad Zaki, Ismail, Zarini, Ramlie, Faizir, Jamaludin, Khairur Rijal, Md. Daud, Mohd. Yusof, Ren, James

“…The rate of degradation and corrosion resistance of the metallic SLM implant, which would have an impact on cell proliferation and bone remodeling between the surrounding tissue, were discussed. …”
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Specific inhibition of PI3K p110δ inhibits CSF‐1‐induced macrophage spreading and invasive capacity by Mouchemore, KA, Sampaio, N, Murrey, MW, Stanley, ER, Lannutti, BJ, Pixley, FJ

“…Here we show that pY721‐based signaling is necessary for CSF‐1‐stimulated PtdIns(3,4,5)P production. While primary bone marrow‐derived macrophages and the immortalized bone marrow‐derived macrophage cell line M−/−.WT express all three class IA PI3K isoforms, p110δ predominates in the cell line. …”

Violence-related skeletal trauma in the Epi-Jomon period: a case study from the Koboro cave site in Hokkaido, Japan by Braddick, I, Kubo, D, Matsumura, H, Schulting, RJ

“…Clear evidence of perimortem trauma was found on cranial (Koboro 1) and postcranial (Koboro 8) bones belonging to an adult male or males aged between 25–39 years old. …”

A multi-layer CNN-GRUSKIP model based on transformer for spatial: temporal traffic flow prediction by Mohammad Ata, Karimeh Ibrahim, Hassan, Mohd Khair, Ismaeel, Ayad Ghany, Al-Haddad, Syed Abdul Rahman, Alquthami, Thamer‎, Alani, Sameer

“…The model comprises (1) the specialized CNN feature extraction, (2) the GRU-SKIP enhanced long-temporal module adept at capturing extended patterns, (3) a transformer module employing encoder-decoder and multi-attention mechanisms to hone prediction accuracy and trim model complexity, and (4) a bespoke prediction module. …”
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The medium-term results of arthroscopic hip surgery compared with physiotherapy and activity modification for the treatment of femoroacetabular impingement syndrome: a multicentre... by Palmer, A, Fernquest, S, Logishetty, K, Rombach, I, Harin, A, Mansour, R, Dijkstra, P, Andrade, T, Dutton, S, Glyn-Jones, S

探 = In search of harmony by Ng, Woon Lam

“…The colors were either earthy toned (browns) or low in chroma, and materials with greater color intensity were rare and costly to work with. …”
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Parallel transmission technologies for imaging the brain and body with 7 tesla MRI by Kent, JL

“…Both parallel transmit scattering and pilot tone showed good sensitivity to head motion and each method was able to accurately predict rigid body head motion in all six degrees of freedom using a linear regression model.…”

Bit-error rate simulation for frequency-hopped multiple-access systems over fading channels by Le, Thi Ngoc Anh.

“…Due to the effects of multiple-access interference, partial-band or multi-tone jamming and fading channels, the performance of frequency-hopped multiple-access could be degraded. …”
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Development of image-based method for the quantitative assessment of cartilage damage from CT as a biomarker in osteoarthritis by Zheng, J-Q

“…In OA, cartilage damage and subchondral bone deformations are critical indicators. Therefore, this thesis introduces and validates two innovative frameworks for automated OA assessment, centering on the image analysis of cartilages and subchondral bones.…”

中国东北人移民新加坡后的语言变化及其社会意义 = Study of the language changes of Chinese Northeastern immigrants as a socio-linguistic Indicator in Singapore by 李思 Li, Si

“…With the help of the PRAAT phonetic software, the sound on apical consonant, R consonant and final vowel are analysed by their formant shown in PRAAT, tones and first tone syllable are analysed by intensity and pitch respectively. …”
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Human anatomy in ancient Indian sculptures of Gandhara art illustrating the fasting Buddha by Abrahams, Peter, Mogali, Sreenivasulu Reddy

“…They also possessed knowledge of the approximate size and position of the bones, joints and muscles, including their approximate origin and insertion points. …”
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Functional analysis of a hypomorphic allele shows that MMP14 catalytic activity is the prime determinant of the Winchester syndrome phenotype by de Vos, Ivo J. H. M., Goggi, Julian L., Wilson, Gabrielle R., Stegmann, Alexander P. A., Amor, David J., Dunn, Norris Ray, Carney, Thomas James, Lockhart, Paul J., Coull, Barry J., van Steensel, Maurice A. M., Tao, Evelyn Yaqiong, Ong, Sheena Li Ming, Scerri, Thomas, Low, Chernis Guai Mun, Wong, Arnette Shi Wei, Grussu, Dominic, van Geel, Michel, Janssen, Renske, Bahlo, Melanie

“…Notably, the zebrafish model will be a valuable tool for developing novel therapeutic approaches to a devastating bone disorder.…”
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