Highly infectious prions are not directly neurotoxic by Benilova, Iryna, Reilly, Madeleine, Terry, Cassandra, Wenborn, Adam, Schmidt, Christian, Marinho, Aline T., Risse, Emmanuel, Al-Doujaily, Huda, Wiggins De Oliveira, Michael, Sandberga, Malin K., Wadsworth, Jonathan D. F., Jat, Parmjit S, Collinge, John

“…While it has long been assumed that prions are themselves neurotoxic, recent devel- opment of methods to obtain exceptionally pure prions from mouse brain with maintained strain characteristics, and in which defined structures—paired rod-like double helical fibers—can be definitively correlated with infectivity, allowed a direct test of this assertion. …”
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Where have all the followers gone? by Schedlitzki, Doris, Kempster, Steve, Edwards, Gareth

“…This leads us to questions like: what if follower identifications do not typically exist or are rejected in everyday organisational working contexts – despite discursive labelling of individuals as followers or following practices? …”
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GLP-2 decreases food intake in the dorsomedial hypothalamic nucleus (DMH) through Exendin (9-39) in male Sprague-Dawley (SD) rats by Sun, Huiling, Meng, Kai, Hou, Lin, Shang, Lijun, Yan, Jianqun

“…Glucagon-like peptide 2 (GLP-2), a member of Glucagon peptide family involved in regulating energy metabolism, can be produced and secreted by preproglucagonergic (PPG) neurons in the brain. …”
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Qualitative network analysis for migration studies: beyond metaphors and epistemological pitfalls by Ryan, Louise, Dahinden, Janine

“…We draw upon the early roots of social network research, within anthropology, to find inspiration and consider the contribution of qualitative approaches to analysing dynamic social relationships and to including neglected aspects like meaning making and agency. Adopting a reflexive approach enables us to de‐migranticise our research turning the role of migration and ethnicity for social networks into an empirical question rather than taking them as an essentialist starting point for investigation. …”
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Reading suburban narratives by Pope, Gerald

“…The suburban body itself, in so much suburban-set fiction, becomes the site of this struggle, portrayed as thing- like, as ineffectual and powerless, as sickly or diseased, as comic and absurd. …”
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Taking biological security education forward and building up an international biological security education network by Shang, Lijun

“…In this presentation, we would like to talk about our initiative of setting up an international biological security education network (IBSEN). …”
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Applying artificial intelligence in healthcare: lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic by Balasubramanian, Sreejith, Shukla, Vinaya, Islam, Nazrul, Upadhyay, Arvind, Duong, Linh

“…The COVID-19 pandemic exposed vulnerabilities in global healthcare systems and highlighted the need for innovative, technology-driven solutions like Artificial Intelligence (AI). However, previous research on the topic has been limited and fragmented, leading to an incomplete understanding of the ‘what’, ‘where’ and ‘how’ of its application, as well as its associated benefits and challenges. …”
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An analysis of the mediational effect of socio-cultural factors on students' career choice outcomes in the built environment: applying the socio-cognitive career theory by Akinlolu, Mariam, Omotayo, Temitope, Ebohon, Obas John, Ekundayo, Damilola

“…The study culminated in unveiling pathways for informed career decisions in construction, reinforcing the pertinence of the SCCT framework, especially concerning women in traditionally male-dominated spheres like construction. Acknowledging the scarcity of empirical studies using SCCT within the construction sphere is pertinent.…”
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Environmental antimicrobial resistance: implications for food safety and public health by Ifedinezi, Onyinye Victoria, Nnaji, Nnabueze Darlington, Anumudu, Christian Kosisochukwu, Ekwueme, Chiemerie Theresa, Uhegwu, Chijioke Christopher, Ihenetu, Francis Chukwuebuka, Obioha, Promiselynda Ijeoma, Simon, Blessing Oteta, Ezechukwu, Precious Somtochukwu, Onyeaka, Helen

“…Some crucial strategies discussed include developing antimicrobial stewardship (AMS) programs, encouraging targeted narrow-spectrum antibiotic use, and emphasizing the significance of strict regulatory frameworks and surveillance systems, like the Global Antimicrobial Resistance and Use Surveillance System (GLASS) and the Access, Watch, and Reserve (AWaRe) classification. …”
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Road pothole detection from smartphone sensor data using improved LSTM by Singh, Prabhat, Kamal, Ahmed E., Bansal, Abhay, Kumar, Sunil

“…Therefore, several automatic road monitoring approaches have been proposed to monitor the road surface and detect road abnormalities like potholes. However, low accuracy in detecting the pothole in low-light conditions is taken as the main problem in this work. …”
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The performance of steel fibre reinforced concrete with waste glass as partial replacement of fine aggregate by Yusuf, A M, Ali, N

“…Glass consists mainly of silica, which is a natural raw substance like sand. Glass is completely recyclable, and it can be recycled indefinitely without losing any of its quality or purity. …”
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Identifying weaknesses and strengths of existing I4.0 Readiness Indices to enhance INDI 4.0 by Hasbullah, Hasbullah, Bareduan, Salleh Ahmad

“…This study offered a more comprehensive perspective, especially from developing countries like Indonesia, with industries struggling to adopt I4.0 to fill loopholes in existing major indices that are generally from developed countries, so most companies in their study have advanced or implemented I4.0 and are too focused and too oriented on technology. …”
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Software Agent Simulation Design on the Efficiency of Food Delivery by Ismail, Shahrinaz I, A. Mostafa, Salama, Baharum, Zirawani, Erianda, Aldo, Musa Jaber, Mustafa, Jubair, Mohammed Ahmed, Adiya, M. Hasmil

“…The simulation's primary operations depend on frontline remotely mobile workers like food delivery riders. It can benefit relevant organizations in decision-making during strategic capacity planning.…”
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The effectiveness of Building Information Modelling (BIM) in solving railway project management issues in Malaysia by Molarn, M A, Ang, P S E, Ali, R B

“…MRT 2 faced problems like design discrepancies and coordination issues, while Gemas - JB ETS encountered issues with construction changes, cost overruns, and project delays. …”
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A proposed algorithm of random vector in measuring similarity for network topology of Bursa Malaysia by Lim, San Yee

“…In this thesis, MK Land Holdings Berhad was found out to be the predominant stock in Bursa Malaysia as it displays a star-like structure and is located at the central hub of the network.…”
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Prototype development of PV powered barrier gate system by Ahmad Shukri, Ahmad Irfan, Salimin, Suriana

“…Non-renewable energy is the energy source that is used for a certain period, depends on its availability and they cannot easily replenished, like fossil fuel such as petroleum product, hydrocarbon gas liquids, natural gases, coal and so on. …”
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Formulations of linear low-density polyethylene-natural rubber (LLDP-NR) nanocomposite with high mechanical and dielectric strength for electrical insulation by Mohd Jamail, Nor Akmal, Sies, Mohamad Farid

“…Electrical technology incorporates many different types of insulating materials for safety against electrical hazards. Materials like PVC, glass, asbestos, rigid laminate, varnish, resin, paper, Teflon or rubber are very good electrical insulators. …”
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Analyzing area-based rating assessment implementation in Bauchi Metropolis, Nigeria, testing SWOT variables by Baba, Habu Mallam, Kasim, Rozilah, Alhaji Usman, Muktar, Ali Abdu, Abdullahi, Auwal, Umar, Adam Muhammad, AbdulAzeez

“…It was also found that, information on land area can be collected remotely without entry into the individual properties, the process did not defy the residents’ privacy, also, the remote data collection could be done using tools like Google Earth/Map which allowed the ease of reconnaissance and faster inspections and measurements, hence, this study recommended the area-based rating assessment (AbRA) for Bauchi metropolis of Nigeria.…”
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Design of a low cost coin acceptor for vending machine by Ho Chee Leong, Richmond Chris, Zulkipli, Muhammad, Shaari, Muhammad Farid

“…In this project, the design is produced by using Solidworks software and the coin identification mechanism was designed by integrating the like of sensors, actuators and microcontroller which is the basic component of a coin acceptor. …”
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Numerical solution of fractional partial differential equations by spectral methods by Kanwal, Afshan

“…Moreover, in this study, Genocchi wavelet-like basis method and Genocchi polynomials based Ritz- Galerkin method have been derived to deal with FPDEs and variable- order FPDEs. …”
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