Association of DNA damage response pathway genes with rheumatoid arthritis risks: a case-control study by Muhammad Zahid Hussain, Muhammad Haris Khan, Muhammad Shahbaz Haris, Rida Huzaira, Ammarah Munawar, Maria Fazal Ul Haq, Rabia Shafique, Ishrat Mahjabeen

“…This study showed that DNA damage response pathway genes can act as efficient/specific diagnostic markers for said disease. …”
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Annotation-free prediction of microbial dioxygen utilization by Avi I. Flamholz, Joshua E. Goldford, Philippa A. Richter, Elin M. Larsson, Adrian Jinich, Woodward W. Fischer, Dianne K. Newman

“…We discovered that simple and efficient models based entirely on genomic sequence content—e.g., triplets of amino acids—perform as well as intensive annotation-based classifiers, enabling rapid processing of genomes. …”
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Research Progress on Spectroscopic Analysis of Key Elements in Reprocessing of Spent Nuclear Fuel by Yan-lin WANG, Yu-ning YANG, Tao-xiang SUN

“…Due to the special characteristics of the reprocessing process samples, quantitative chemical analysis of the samples obtained from the reprocessing process is a challenging task. …”
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Mesoscopic Structure of Lipid Nanoparticles Studied by Small-Angle X-Ray Scattering: A Spherical Core-Triple Shell Model Analysis by Hao Li, Panqi Song, Yiwen Li, Shuyang Tu, Mehwish Mehmood, Liang Chen, Na Li, Qiang Tian

“…The mesoscopic architecture of these multicomponent systems, which is governed by interactions among ionizable lipids, structural lipids, nucleic acids, and stabilizers, dictates encapsulation efficiency, biodistribution, and therapeutic performance. …”
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Dual inhibition of DNA-PK and Polϴ boosts precision of diverse prime editing systems by Louis C. Dacquay, Panagiotis Antoniou, Astrid Mentani, Niklas Selfjord, Hanna Mårtensson, Pei-Pei Hsieh, Salman Mustfa, George Thom, Sandra Wimberger, Mike Firth, Nina Akrap, Marcello Maresca, Martin Peterka

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Hybrid Deep Learning Approaches for Improved Genomic Prediction in Crop Breeding by Ran Li, Dongfeng Zhang, Yanyun Han, Zhongqiang Liu, Qiusi Zhang, Qi Zhang, Xiaofeng Wang, Shouhui Pan, Jiahao Sun, Kaiyi Wang

“…Genomic selection plays a crucial role in breeding programs designed to improve quantitative traits, particularly considering the limitations of traditional methods in terms of accuracy and efficiency. …”
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Clinical utility of a rapid two-dimensional balanced steady-state free precession sequence with deep learning reconstruction by Katerina Eyre, Moezedin Javad Rafiee, Margherita Leo, Junjie Ma, Elizabeth Hillier, Negin Amini, Josephine Pressacco, Martin A. Janich, Xucheng Zhu, Matthias G. Friedrich, Michael Chetrit

“…Given the increase of scan time efficiency, this undersampled acquisition method using deep learning reconstruction should be considered for routine clinical CMR.…”
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The agriculture specialization through the lens of PESTLE analysis by Khachatryan Liana, Asatryan Hovhannes, Poghosyan Shogher, Azatyan Liana, Kocharyan Tsovinar, Matinyan Alvard, Manucharyan Meri

“…This article not only identifies high-impact state measures but also offers practical policy recommendations aimed at enhancing resource efficiency, boosting agricultural productivity, and strengthening food security. …”
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Enhancement of dicoumarol production by Aspergillus fumigatus using methanolic extract of Gliricidia sepium leaves: Insights into fermentation kinetics parameters by Siti Zalina Yaacob, Luqman Chuah Abdullah, Chuan Li Lee, Nor Hafizah Abdullah, Kit Ling Chin

“…This approach enhanced dicoumarol productivity (167.92 U mL⁻¹ h⁻¹) and cell efficiency (37.13 g mL⁻¹ cells⁻¹). Furthermore, an extensive quantitative analysis utilizing HPLC, FTIR, LCMS/MS and vitro rodenticides (aPTT and PT test) was conducted, revealing substantial anticoagulant activity of dicoumarol, notably in inhibiting intrinsic pathways of coagulation. …”
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Determining Factors for Supply Chain Services Provider Selection and Long-Term Relationship Maintenance: Evidence from Greece by Damianos P. Sakas, Nikolaos T. Giannakopoulos, Nikos Kanellos, Christos Christopoulos, Kanellos S. Toudas

“…Apart from that, 3PL service providers to maintain the cooperation with their customers, need to enhance the levels of their services reliability and efficiency, while also creating a bond of trust with their existing customers.…”
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Consequences of changing regional integration on environmental development, agricultural markets, and food security by L.A. Omarbakiyev, S.M. Kantarbayeva, A.K. Nizamdinova, S.T. Zhumasheva, G.Zh. Seitkhamzina, A. Saulembekova

“…In the first stage, statistical information was collected; in the second stage, a correlation analysis was carried out; and in the third stage, a survey of 40 experts was conducted.FINDING: The data obtained indicate that the efficiency of Kazakhstan’s agricultural production strongly and directly depends on the level of the country’s integration into the united Eurasian Economic Union market. …”
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Efficacy and tolerability of adalimumab (humira) in patients with active rheumatoid arthritis by I G Salikhov, L I Myasoutova, Svetlana Anatolyevna Lapshina, A G Vasilyev, Z N Nigmatullina, R G Mukhina, R Z Abdrakipov, E L Yunusova

“…The effect of therapy was evaluated by the ACR and EULAR (DAS 28) criteria. The efficiency of therapy was evaluated 12 and 24 weeks after therapy. …”
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Surface-functionalized UIO-66-NH2 for dual-drug delivery of vancomycin and amikacin against vancomycin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus by Nazanin Rahmanian, Pooria Moulavi, Fatemeh Ashrafi, Aram Sharifi, Sepideh Asadi

“…Conclusions These findings highlighted the efficiency of VAN/AMK-UIO-66@NH2/PEG in combating antimicrobial resistance and biofilm formation in VRSA isolates. …”
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Research on rechargeable agricultural wireless sensor network based on ZigBee immune routing repair algorithm by Ruipeng Tang, Yinhe Wu, Jun Tan, Binghong Guan, Narendra Kumar Aridas, Mohamad Sofian Abu Talip

“…In addition, the maximum communication time and network throughput of the ZIRRA algorithm increased 44.49% and 13.03% at the scale of 1000 to 2000 nodes. These quantitative results show that the ZIRRA algorithm can improve the energy efficiency, transmission reliability and stability. …”
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QTL for induced resistance against leaf rust in barley by Andrea Matros, Adam Schikora, Frank Ordon, Frank Ordon, Gwendolin Wehner

“…For P. hordei resistance the diseased leaf area and the infection type were scored 12 dpi (days post-inoculation), and the corresponding relative infection and priming efficiency were calculated. Results revealed significant effects (p<0.001) of the bacterial treatment indicating a positive effect of priming on resistance to P. hordei. …”
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Exploring the Benefits of 3D Smart MRI in Resident Training and Surgical Planning for Transcervical Radiofrequency Ablation by Sepehr Janghorbani, Victoria Weprinsky, Alexandre Caprio, Tamatha Fenster, Bobak Mosadegh

“…The technology also received high scores for its impact on clinical decision-making (4.8) and intraoperative efficiency (4.5). <b>Conclusions</b>: Overall, this study indicated that the use of 3D Smart MRI was well-received by residents, who reported enhanced intraoperative performance, including greater confidence, more informed decision-making, and improved procedural efficiency. …”
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Estimating residential building material demand for Ahmedabad 2050 and its impact on CO2 emissions by Chaitali Trivedi, Minal Pathak, Bhargav Adhvaryu

“…Future studies could explore alternative scenarios of urban development and how approaches to sufficiency or efficiency can alter material consumption.…”
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Modeling and Analysis of Rice Root Water Uptake under the Dual Stresses of Drought and Waterlogging by Jie Huang, Wei Dong, Luguang Liu, Tiesong Hu, Shaobin Pan, Xiaowei Yang, Jianan Qin

“…The development of an accurate root water-uptake model is pivotal for evaluating crop evapotranspiration; understanding the combined effect of drought and waterlogging stresses; and optimizing water use efficiency, namely, crop yield [kg/ha] per unit of ET [mm]. …”
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Awarding Performance-Based Bonuses to Top Managers of Russian State-Owned Companies by R. V. Gubarev, E. I. Dzyuba, F. S. Fayzullin

“…The issue-related methodology is elaborated and implemented in several successive stages: 1) the particular indicators system formation characterizing the corporate performance in an integrated fashion; 2) the normalization of such indicators values; 3) calculation of the integrating corporate efficiency indicator (quantitative evaluation); 4) qualitative evaluation of managerial effectiveness; 5) elaboration of a progressive scale: integrating corporate efficiency indicator - the level of awarding bonuses to the company top managers and 6) determination of the bonus level for the management (board) of the company. …”
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Evaluating the Effectiveness of Quality Control Measures in Project Management: A Study of Construction Companies in Lusaka by Mwanza Jacob, Chimbomba Kelvin

“…Quality control measures improve the efficiency of construction projects, but they should be further improved as many projects still get delayed as a result of quality issues. …”
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