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Morphological, Physiological, and Biochemical Traits of Melanized Thallus of the Cetraria islandica Lichen
Lichens are extremophilic symbiotic associations possessing phenomenal resistance to abiotic stress-factors. In this regard, melanization of thalli in response to UV is one of the mechanisms protecting lichens...
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Open AccessCorrection: Unveiling the invisible: receivers use object weight cues for grip force planning in handover actions
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Application of Energy-Dispersive X-ray Spectroscopy to Quantify the Chemical Composition of Igneous Rocks
The possibility of using energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy for quantification of the chemical composition of igneous rocks without their transfer into solution has been considered. Statistical processing of...
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Salts of Organic Acids as Reducing Agents in Atom Transfer Controlled Radical Polymerization
Novel catalytic systems based on complexes of copper(II) bromide with polydentate nitrogen-containing ligands, tris[(2-pyridyl)methyl]amine and tris[(2-dimethylamino)ethyl]amine, and salts of organic acids (Ro...
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Tuning Electrical Properties and Achieving High TCR in P-Doped a-SixC1−x:H Films
In this study, the characteristics of phosphorus-doped hydrogenated amorphous silicon carbide prepared by radio-frequency glow discharge decomposition of a mixture of silane (SiH4), methane (CH4) and hydrogen (H2
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Open AccessGenetic erosion in a tropical tree species demonstrates the need to conserve wide-ranging germplasm amid extreme habitat fragmentation
Comparing the genetic diversity across different generations within tropical tree populations is an understudied topic. To assess the potential genetic consequences and conservation implications of contemporar...
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Open AccessMeasurements of electroweak W±Z boson pair production in association with two jets in pp collisions at \( \sqrt{s} \) = 13 TeV with the ATLAS detector
Measurements of integrated and differential cross-sections for electroweak W±Z production in association with two jets (W±Zjj) in proton-proton collisions are presented. The data collected by the ATLAS detector a...
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Open AccessStructural context of the Flatreef in the Northern Limb of the Bushveld Complex
The Flatreef occurs at a depth of 700 m under the farm Turfspruit 241 KR in the Northern Limb of the Bushveld Complex. The Flatreef forms part of the Platreef of the Northern Limb, which contains magmatic rock...
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Open AccessUsing machine learning to improve the diagnostic accuracy of the modified Duke/ESC 2015 criteria in patients with suspected prosthetic valve endocarditis – a proof of concept study
Prosthetic valve endocarditis (PVE) is a serious complication of prosthetic valve implantation, with an estimated yearly incidence of at least 0.4-1.0%. The Duke criteria and subsequent modifications have been...
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Reliability of digital measurement results for structural images in metal science
Quantitative evaluation of structures and failure provide a more complete and objective ranking of metal product quality and identification of structural causes of its heterogeneity, which is fundamentally imp...
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Open AccessCitizen science for IceCube: Name that Neutrino
Name that Neutrino is a citizen science project where volunteers aid in classification of events for the IceCube Neutrino Observatory, an immense particle detector at the geographic South Pole. From March 2023 to...
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Risk calculators for the detection of prostate cancer: a systematic review
Prostate cancer (PCa) (early) detection poses significant challenges, including unnecessary testing and the risk of potential overdiagnosis. The European Association of Urology therefore suggests an individual...
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Geometric representation of the weighted harmonic mean of n positive values and potential applications.
This paper is dedicated to the analysis and detailed study of a procedure to generate both the weighted arithmetic and harmonic means of n positive real numbers. Together with this interpretation, we prove some r...
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Open AccessNickel sulfate solution fluoride separation with hydrous zirconium oxide
Fluoride is an impurity in nickel sulfate production, which is required for electric vehicle batteries. Hydrous zirconium oxide (HZO) was evaluated for removing fluoride from nickel sulfate solution. Maximum f...
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Open AccessMeasurement of t-channel production of single top quarks and antiquarks in pp collisions at 13 TeV using the full ATLAS Run 2 data sample
The production of single top quarks and top antiquarks via the t-channel exchange of a virtual W boson is measured in proton-proton collisions at a centre-of-mass energy of 13 TeV at the LHC using 140 fb−1 of ATL...
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Open AccessSearch for new particles in final states with a boosted top quark and missing transverse momentum in proton-proton collisions at \( \sqrt{s} \) = 13 TeV with the ATLAS detector
A search for events with one top quark and missing transverse momentum in the final state is presented. The fully hadronic decay of the top quark is explored by selecting events with a reconstructed boosted to...
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Open AccessRetinoic acid related orphan receptor α is a genetic modifier that rescues retinal degeneration in a mouse model of Stargardt disease and Dry AMD
Degeneration of the macula is associated with several overlap** diseases including age-related macular degeneration (AMD) and Stargardt Disease (STGD). Mutations in ATP Binding Cassette Subfamily A Member 4 (AB...
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Open AccessElectron and photon efficiencies in LHC Run 2 with the ATLAS experiment
Precision measurements of electron reconstruction, identification, and isolation efficiencies and photon identification efficiencies are presented. They use the full Run 2 data sample collected by the ATLAS ex...
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Open AccessSearch for electroweak production of supersymmetric particles in final states with two τ-leptons in \( \sqrt{s} \) = 13 TeV pp collisions with the ATLAS detector
Three searches for the direct production of τ-sleptons or charginos and neutralinos in final states with at least two hadronically decaying τ-leptons are presented. For chargino and neutralino production, decays ...
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A comprehensive analysis of the pre- and postoperative responses to each of the 12 Oxford knee score questions one year following knee arthroplasty
To assess the pre- and postoperative responses to each of the 12 individual Oxford Knee Score (OKS) questions and percentages of those that were better, same or worse after primary knee arthroplasty (KA).