Uncovering soil compaction: performance of electrical and electromagnetic geophysical methods by A. Carrera, A. Carrera, L. Peruzzo, M. Longo, G. Cassiani, F. Morari

“…In this context, soil compaction resulting from inappropriate agricultural practices not only affects soil ecological functions, but also decreases the water-use efficiency of plants by reducing porosity and increasing water loss through superficial runoff and enhanced evaporation.…”
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The influence of service information systems on strengthening competitiveness and efficiency of business of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) by Dimitrijević Dragan, Dimitrijević Natalija, Adamović Živoslav

“…Service information systems with all their nuances-qualitative sociological, humanistic, cultural or human resources elements, generally include the entire business through their integrative functions, are easily adapted in a variable environment and eliminate spatial limitations and problems of dislocation of individual segments of the business process, and can be crucial in generating elements efficient business and strengthening the competitiveness of companies. …”
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FVPNet: A Fuzzy Visual Positioning Perception Network for Small Object Segmentation in Remote Sensing Images by Yu Yan, Jindong Xu, Qianpeng Chong, Guangyi Wei, Zhixiang Wang

“…The FR subnet employs high-order fuzzy modeling with adaptive membership functions and a constrained-space boundary adaptation strategy to address boundary uncertainty in RSIs. …”
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A Performance Study of Mobility Speed Effects on Vehicle Following Control via V2V MIMO Communications by Jerawat Sopajarn, Apidet Booranawong, Surachate Chumpol, Nattha Jindapetch, Okuyama Yuichi, Hiroshi Saito

“…In this paper, we propose a versatile system-level framework that can be used for investigation, experimentation, and verification to expedite the development of autonomous vehicles. Once vehicle functionality, communication channels, and driving scenarios were modelled, experiments with different mobility speeds and communication channels were set up to measure the communication quality and the effects on the vehicle’s following control. …”
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Сerebroprotective effect of some phenolic acids under conditions of experimental brain ischemia by A. V. Voronkov, D. I. Pozdnyakov, S. A. Nigaryan

“…The effect of the test-compounds on the cognitive functions of the rats was evaluated by CRPA and TEA tests. …”
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Effect of Dietary Patterns on Muscle Strength and Physical Performance in the Very Old: Findings from the Newcastle 85+ Study. by Antoneta Granic, Carol Jagger, Karen Davies, Ashley Adamson, Thomas Kirkwood, Tom R Hill, Mario Siervo, John C Mathers, Avan Aihie Sayer

“…Men in DP1 and women in DP3 also had overall slower TUG than those in DP2 (β = 0.08, p = 0.001 and β = 0.06, p = 0.01, respectively), but similar rate of decline after adjusting for sociodemographic, lifestyle, health, and functioning factors. The results for HGS and TUG were not affected by participants' cognitive status.…”
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Comparing scissors and scalpels to a novel surgical instrument: a biomechanical sectioning study by Zach Spears, Molly Paras, Lauren Fitzsimmons, Logan De Lacy, Peter Wawrzyn, Sam Conway, Srihari Gopalan, Kyle Muckenhirn, John Puccinelli

“…Methods The process used to develop a novel instrument included computer-aided design (CAD) modeling, 3D printing for prototyping, and the fabrication of an aluminum prototype. …”
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Evaluating Intervention Fidelity and Adaptation Within Context: A Mixed-Methods Study of Implementation Practice Within Public Early Intervention Systems by Katherine Pickard, Nailah Islam, Aubyn Stahmer, Radley Christopher Sheldrick, Scott Gillespie, Jennifer Singh, Lawrence Scahill

“…Findings also highlight the need for holistic fidelity tools and training models that support the delivery of core intervention functions in relationship to child-, family-, and system-level factors.…”
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Effectiveness assessment of sulfur-containing amino acids in rats with experimental “alcohol withdrawal syndrome” with modified zoosocial interaction methods by V. I. Petrov, N. A. Osadchenko, A. S. Tarasov, A. M. Dotsenko, E. I. Morkovin

“…According to the data obtained, sulfur-containing amino acids, primarily those that had central effects, normalized neuronal functions, positively influencing a complex behavior of rats. …”
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CULTUROLOGICAL APPROACH AS METHODOLOGICAL BASIS OF MATHEMATICAL EDUCATION by Ye. A. Perminov

“…The most in-demand, significant and obligatory thematic and methodological components of mathematical education are highlighted: mathematical modeling, discrete mathematics and computing processes. …”
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Global lncRNA expression signature in pre-metastatic lung and their regulatory effects in pulmonary metastasis by Huifang Shi, Peng Wang, Jiaan Wang, Lei Chen, Yan Qin, Jie Lv

“…This study aims to explore the expression profiles and potential roles of lncRNAs in the context of pre-metastatic lung microenvironment.MethodsRNA sequencing was utilized to elucidate the lncRNA landscape in pre-metastatic lung of murine models. Gene Ontology (GO) and Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG) enrichment analyses were performed to infer the prospective functions of the differentially expressed lncRNAs. …”
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Elevated body fat percentage is linked to increased risk of diabetes: a longitudinal retrospective cohort study based on Chinese adults by Weicong Pan, Shichun Cai, Shichun Cai, Zhenhua Huang, Zhenhua Huang, Ke Yu

“…The relationship between baseline BF% and diabetes risk was analyzed using Cox proportional hazards regression models. Additionally, cubic spline functions and smooth curve fitting were used to examine the nonlinear relationship between BF% and diabetes onset. …”
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Association between second-hand smoke exposure and lung cancer risk in never-smokers: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Irene Possenti, Marco Romelli, Giulia Carreras, Annalisa Biffi, Vincenzo Bagnardi, Claudia Specchia, Silvano Gallus, Alessandra Lugo

“…Pooled relative risks were obtained using random-effects models. Dose–response relationships were derived using log-linear functions or cubic splines. …”
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Marangoni Convection of Self-Rewetting Fluid Layers with a Deformable Interface in a Square Enclosure and Driven by Imposed Nonuniform Heat Energy Fluxes by Bashir Elbousefi, William Schupbach, Kannan N. Premnath

“…To achieve this, we have enhanced a central-moment-based lattice Boltzmann method (LBM) utilizing three distribution functions for tracking interfaces, computing two-fluid motions with temperature-dependent surface tension and energy transport, respectively. …”
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Spatio-Temporal Heterogeneity of Vegetation Coverage and Its Driving Mechanisms in the Agro-Pastoral Ecotone of Gansu Province: Insights from Multi-Source Remote Sensing and Geodet... by Macao Zhuo, Jianyu Yuan, Jie Li, Guang Li, Lijuan Yan

“…The multi-scale analytical framework developed here provides methodological and empirical support for precision ecological governance in climate-sensitive transitional zones, particularly for optimizing ecological barrier functions in arid and semi-arid regions.…”
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HORIZONS protocol: a UK prospective cohort study to explore recovery of health and well-being in adults diagnosed with cancer by Claire Foster, Alison Richardson, Carl R May, Anne Rogers, Lynn Calman, Peter W Smith

“…Participants will be identified through clinical teams and invited to complete questionnaires including assessments of quality of life, symptoms and functioning (Quality of Life in Adult Cancer Survivors; European Organisation for Research and Treatment Consortium Core quality of life questionnaire, EORTC-QLQ-C30), health status (EuroQol-5 dimensions, EQ-5D), self-efficacy, social support, social networks and lifestyle. …”
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Selective Inhibitors of Kv11.1 Regulate IL-6 Expression by Macrophages in Response to TLR/IL-1R Ligands by Cheryl Hunter, Tejas B. Kadakia, Dianne Cooper, Mauro Perretti, Richard C. Schwartz, Simon B. Brown

“…We recently identified PECAM-1 as a negative regulator of Kv11.1, a specific voltage-gated potassium channel that functioned in human macrophages to reset a resting membrane potential following depolarization. …”
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Cross-cohort multi-omics analysis identifies novel clusters driven by EMT signatures in colorectal cancer by Wu Ning, Wenqing Jia, Jingyuan Ning, Lei Zhou, Zongze Li, Lin Zhang, Xin Song

“…Furthermore, molecular docking revealed that the targeted agent abemaciclib effectively binds HOXC6, with both cellular and animal experiments confirming its ability to inhibit CRC cell functions and significantly reduce tumor burden in nude mice.DiscussionThis study establishes the first single-cell-resolution molecular classification system for CRC, delineates the mechanistic link between EMT subtypes and metastatic progression, and identifies HOXC6 as a novel therapeutic vulnerability. …”
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Transformer-Based Person Detection in Paired RGB-T Aerial Images With VTSaR Dataset by Xiangqing Zhang, Yan Feng, Nan Wang, Guohua Lu, Shaohui Mei

“…VTSaRNet integrates the instance segmentation for copy–paste mechanism (ISCP) using a Union Transformer Network that functions in both Visible (V) and Thermal (T) bimodalities. …”
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Novel insights from comprehensive analysis: The role of cuproptosis and peripheral immune infiltration in Alzheimer's disease. by Jing Wang, Zi-Wen Yu, Qi Liu, Jing-Xun Wu, Yi-Dan Zhang, Hui-Juan Wan, Min Bi, Nai-An Xiao, Kun-Mu Zheng, Bin Jiang

“…Then, four machine-learning models were used to screen hub-genes from the DECAGs. …”
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