Feasibility and preliminary findings of a bacterial diversity study in periodontitis: a pilot investigation from the Western Cape by Salma Kabbashi, Yvonne Prince, Ndonwi Elvis Ngwa, Haly Holmes, Glenda Mary Davison, Saarah F. G. Davids, Manogari Chetty

“…Several alpha and beta-diversity metrics assessed biodiversity within-sample and population structure between different microbiota datasets, respectively. …”
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Efficacy and safety of strontium ranelate in the treatment of knee osteoarthritis: results of a double-blind, randomised placebo-controlled trial by Jean-Yves Reginster, J Badurski, N Bellamy, W Bensen, R Chapurlat, X Chevalier, C Christiansen, H Genant, F Navarro, E Nasonov, P N Sambrook, T D Spector, C Cooper

“…Treatment with strontium ranelate 1 and 2 g/day is associated with a significant effect on structure in patients with knee osteoarthritis, and a beneficial effect on symptoms for strontium ranelate 2 g/day.Additional supplementary data are published online only. …”
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Understanding the interests of academics from diverse disciplines to identify the prospective focus for a UK-based transdisciplinary network involving farm-to-fork stakeholders on... by K. Marie McIntyre, Maha Khan, Martha Betson, Lucy Brunton, Hernan Botero Degiovanni, Andrew P. Desbois, Mahmoud Eltholth, Paul Hurley, Lisa Morgans, John E. Pearl, Ruben Sakrabani, Orla Shortall, Katharina Watson, Jennifer Cole

“…An online survey determined prospective network focus, structure and priorities, with responses analysed using mixed methods.Survey results suggested respondents have interests in synthesising data using systems-approaches and using certain disciplines such as ‘social sciences’ within network activities. …”
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QTL mapping associated with Verticillium wilt resistance in cotton based on MAGIC population by Muhammad Ayyaz, Zewei Chang, Shugen Ding, Peng Han, Lin Xu, Abudurezike Abudukeyoumu, Irfan Ali Siddho, Zhibo Li, Hairong Lin, Jianwei Xu, Yuanlong Wu, Xinhui Nie

“…Families with higher ARDI values, indicating stronger resistance, were more common, likely due to genetic diversity and environmental factors. Population structure analysis divided the MAGIC population into three subgroups, with Group I showing higher genetic variation and Groups II and III displaying more uniform resistance performance. …”
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Analysis of the changes and correlation of soft and hard tissues in the lower facial third before and after BSSRO with genioplasty in patients with unilateral mandibular asymmetry by HU Shuangyu, HE Shixi, MA Cheng, LIU Liyuan, HUANG Xuanping

“…Objective To investigate the effects and alterations in soft and hard tissues in the lower third of the facial structure in patients exhibiting facial asymmetry following bilateral sagittal split ramus osteotomy (BSSRO) with genioplasty, and to examine the correlation between the changes observed in soft and hard tissues. …”
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Discovery and clinical translation of ceperognastat, an O‐GlcNAcase (OGA) inhibitor, for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease by William Kielbasa, Paul Goldsmith, Kevin B. Donnelly, Hugh N. Nuthall, Sergey Shcherbinin, Adam S. Fleisher, Jörg Hendle, Susan L. DuBois, Stephen L. Lowe, Feiyu Fred Zhang, Eric M. Woerly, Nicolas J.‐F. Dreyfus, David Evans, Jeremy Gilmore, Michele Mancini, Cristian C. Constantinescu, Roger N. Gunn, David S. Russell, Emily C. Collins, Miroslaw Brys, Michael L. Hutton, Dustin J. Mergott

“…METHODS A multidisciplinary approach was used to identify ceperognastat (LY3372689) as a potent OGA inhibitor, including an extensive discovery effort with synthetic chemistry, structure‐based drug design, and in vivo OGA enzyme occupancy studies. …”
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Surgical management and postoperative outcomes of orbital cavernous malformations: A systematic literature review by the EANS skull base section by Edoardo Agosti, Vittorio Ricciuti, Giorgio Mantovani, Giorgia De Rosa, Pier Paolo Panciani, Marco Maria Fontanella, Cesare Zoia, Moncef Berhouma, Michaël Bruneau, Luigi Maria Cavallo, Jan Frederick Cornelius, Sebastien Froelich, Emmanuel Jouanneau, Diego Mazzatenta, Torstein R. Meling, Mahmoud Messerer, Dimitris Paraskevopoulos, Pierre-Hugues Roche, HenryWS. Schroeder, Marcos Tatagiba, Idoya Zazpe, Roy Thomas Daniel

“…Introduction: Orbital cavernous malformations (OCMs) are benign vascular lesions frequently associated with progressive proptosis and visual disturbances due to their slow growth and compression of adjacent structures. Multiple surgical approaches have been developed for their treatment, including microsurgical transfacial-transorbital approaches (MTTAs), cranio-orbital approaches (MCOAs), orbitotomies (MOs), endoscopic endonasal approaches (EEAs), and endoscopic transorbital approaches (ETOAs). …”
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The Saturation Dilemma Reconsidered: Role, Challenges and Controversies for Qualitative Research in the Digital Era by Favourate Y. Mpofu

“…Additionally, the emerging challenges encountered by qualitative researchers in determining saturation in the digital age due to high volume of data and unstructured datasets are explored as well as the debates surrounding the continued applicability and relevance of the saturation methodological principle. …”
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The haplotype-resolved telomere-to-telomere genome and OMICS analyses reveal genetic responses to tapping in rubber tree by Chaochao Li, Yuan Yuan, Zhiyi Nie, Tingkai Wu, Zhiyuan Wang, Jiangxia Qiao, Zhi Deng, Xiaobo Wang, Dong Xu, Xu Wang, Shuo Cao, Bingqin Li, Zewei An, Wenguan Wu, Zhongxin Jin, Huasun Huang, Wei Hu, Yongfeng Zhou, Han Cheng

“…We present the haplotype-resolved, telomere-to-telomere, gap-free genome assembly of the cultivar CATAS 7-33–97, with both haplotypes containing complete telomeric and centromeric regions. Structural variations, including a 32.71 Mb inversion on chromosome 8, are identified. …”
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Extracting airline emission KPIs from sustainability reports using large language models (LLMs) by Luis Martín-Domingo, Jaime B. Fernandez, Marina Efthymiou, Muhammad Intizar Ali

“…Attempts to extract data from unstructured documents without guidance yielded low accuracy. …”
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RAGing ahead in rheumatology: new language model architectures to tame artificial intelligence by Diego Benavent, Vincenzo Venerito, Xabier Michelena

“…This architecture allows for precise, context-aware outputs and can handle unstructured data effectively. Despite its success in other industries, the application of RAG in medicine, and specifically in rheumatology, remains underexplored. …”
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Evaluation of the adherence of municipalities and states to the Ministry of Health’s microplanning for high-quality vaccination activities and the increase in vaccination coverage... by Ana Catarina de Melo Araújo, Thales Philipe Rodrigues da Silva, Gustavo Velasquez-Melendez, Luciana Maiara Diogo Nascimento, Carla Conceição Ferraz, Fernanda Penido Matozinhos, Eder Gatti Fernandes

“…To address this, Brazil’s Ministry of Health introduced the concept of operational microplanning (OM) for high-quality vaccination activities (HQVA) in 2023 to ensure excellence in routine service and campaigns. OM is defined by structured interventions using assertive techniques to enhance the likelihood of covering a broader population previously unprotected from vaccine-preventable diseases. …”
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Anomaly detection research using Isolation Forest in Machine Learning by A. S. Kechedzhiev, O. L. Tsvetkova

“…To implement this research, the Python programming language and the scikit-learn library were chosen to implement the Isolation Forest, as well as Pandas for working with data.Result. Evaluating the applicability of the Isolation Forest method on unstructured data revealed its potential for identifying anomalous patterns without the need for extensive labeling. …”
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A 3D reconstruction platform for complex plants using OB-NeRF by Sixiao Wu, Changhao Hu, Boyuan Tian, Yuan Huang, Shuo Yang, Shanjun Li, Shengyong Xu

“…After that, Zhang Zhengyou's calibration method and Structure from Motion(SfM)are utilized to estimate the camera parameters. …”
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DEVELOPMENT AND JUSTIFICATION OF THE ESTIMATION ALGORITHM OF THE BONE SYSTEM METABOLISM IN CHILDREN WITH TYPE 1 DIABETES MELLITUS by L. G. Ivchenko, I. M. Bykov, A. A. Basov, F. N. Gilmiyarova, D. A. Domenyuk, G. M.-A. Budaychiev, S. O. Ivanyuta

“…At the late stages of development of endocrine pathology the processes of bone remodeling are slowed down with the predominance of bone resorption processes over bone formation processes as well as a significant decrease in bone mineral density (Z-score <-1SD) with the predominance of criteria "within the expected age norms" and "low mineral density in relation to the average age norm" in the bone tissue structure. A statistically significant decrease in bone mineral density in children with a history of type 1 diabetes mellitus for more than five years is indicative of absolute insulin deficiency of pancreatic β cells as well as an early debut of endocrinopathy during the growth and development of bone tissue, triggering the formation of osteopenic syndrome.Conclusion. …”
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Feeding Strategy and Management Practices of Indigenous Chicken in Barishal District of Bangladesh by Mahbuba Sultana, Nasim Al Mamun, Faisal Kabir, Mehedi Islam Moon, Falguni Baroi, Md. Tabedar Rosul Noyon

“…A threshold survey was conducted at five upazillas of Barishal district in Bangladesh namely Babuganj, Barishal Sadar, Banaripara, Agaljhara and Gouronodi to know the socioeconomic status of respondents, flock structure, feeding strategy, production performances and management practices of indigenous chicken. …”
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Microbial community characteristics and environmental response of water bodies in different environmental areas underground coal mine by Haitao ZHANG, Guangquan XU, Xiaoqing CHEN, Xu LI, Zixuan LI, Yanxi ZHANG, Gang ZHANG, Jianghui HE

“…Hydrogenophaga showed a relatively high abundance across all environmental areas waters, while Pseudomonas was mainly distributed in the rock roadway water. ③ The underground microbial community structure and distribution in the coal mine were primarily influenced by pH, followed by nutrients such as C, N, and S, temperature, DO, ORP, and redox-sensitive substances like Fe, Mn, and Sb. ④ FAPROTAX analysis indicated that the microbial communities in this coal mine exhibited general functions of chemoheterotrophy and aerobic chemoheterotrophy. …”
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The Klebsiella pneumoniae tellurium resistance gene terC contributes to both tellurite and zinc resistance by Ruixiang Yang, Shuang Han, Yanshuang Yu, Hongru Li, John D. Helmann, Katharina Schaufler, Michael D. L. Johnson, Qiu E. Yang, Christopher Rensing

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Intensification of Natural Disasters in the State of Pará and the Triggering Mechanisms Across the Eastern Amazon by Everaldo B. de Souza, Douglas B. S. Ferreira, Luciano J. S. Anjos, Alan C. Cunha, João Athaydes Silva, Eliane C. Coutinho, Adriano M. L. Sousa, Paulo J. O. P. Souza, Waleria P. Monteiro Correa, Thaiane S. Silva Dias, Alexandre M. C. do Carmo, Carlos B. B. Gutierrez, Giordani R. C. Sodré, Aline M. M. Lima, Edson J. P. Rocha, Bergson C. Moraes, Luciano P. Pezzi, Tercio Ambrizzi

“…Furthermore, we conducted a comprehensive composite analysis on the tropical ocean–atmosphere dynamic structure that elucidated the various triggering mechanisms of disasters arising from Inundations, Droughts, and Forest fires (on seasonal scale), and Flash floods and Heavy rainfall (on sub-monthly scale) in Pará. …”
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A Multiwavelength Portrait of the 3C 220.3 Lensed System by Sóley Ó. Hyman, Belinda J. Wilkes, S. P. Willner, Joanna Kuraszkiewicz, Mojegan Azadi, D. M. Worrall, Adi Foord, Simona Vegetti, Matthew L. N. Ashby, Mark Birkinshaw, Christopher Fassnacht, Martin Haas, Daniel Stern

“…The new HST images also reveal extended emission around galaxy A, and the spectra show extended [O ii ] emission with irregular morphology and complex velocity structure. All indications are that the two lensing galaxies are a gravitationally interacting pair. …”
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