Exploring needs, perceptions, and preferences towards exercise video among overweight individuals - a qualitative study [version 3; peer review: 1 approved, 2 approved with reserva... by Rajagopal Kadavigere, Tulasiram Bommasamudram, K Vaishali, Suresh Sukumar, Shishira K B, Praveen Hoogar

“…Methodology Forty Individuals between the age of 18-30 years with a BMI of 25-29.9kg.m-2 were included in the study using Purposive sampling from October 2023 to November 2023. Semi-structured in-depth interview was conducted for 45-60 minutes approximately among both active and inactive overweight individuals by a researcher trained in qualitative research. …”
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Biofilm Inhibition Activity of Fennel Honey, Fennel Essential Oil and Their Combination by Lilla Nagy-Radványi, Edit Ormai, Regina Koloh, Virág Diána Ángyán, Béla Kocsis, Erika Bencsik-Kerekes, Péter Szabó, Eszter Csikós, Ágnes Farkas, Györgyi Horváth, Marianna Kocsis, Viktória Lilla Balázs

“…The authenticity of FH and FEO was checked with light microscopy and gas chromatography-mass spectrometry, respectively. …”
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Geographic Genetic Divergence in Tychoplanktonic Taxa Dominating Diatom Communities in Marine Biofilms by Raphaëlle Barry‐Martinet, Thomas Pollet, Fabienne Fay, Alina Tunin‐Ley, Jean Turquet, Jean‐François Ghiglione, Cédric Garnier, Aurélie Portas, Gaëtan Burgaud, Frédéric Rimet, Jean‐François Briand

“…In addition, environmental parameters on a large geographical scale were shown to be stronger drivers in structuring diatom communities, considering both planktonic and biofilm lifestyles. …”
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Synthesis of Nanocrystalline Mn-Doped Bi₂Te₃ Thin Films via Magnetron Sputtering by Joshua Bibby, Angadjit Singh, Emily Heppell, Jack Bollard, Barat Achinuq, Sarah J. Haigh, Gerrit van der Laan, Thorsten Hesjedal

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Wind speed forecasting approach using conformal prediction and feature importance selection by Cesar Vinicius Zuege, Stefano Frizzo Stefenon, Cristina Keiko Yamaguchi, Viviana Cocco Mariani, Gabriel Villarrubia Gonzalez, Leandro dos Santos Coelho

“…Furthermore, a Bayesian Optimization with Tree-structured Parzen Estimators (BO-TPE) will be used to tune the hyperparameters of the models. …”
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Genome-Wide Identification and Analysis of Phospholipase C Gene Family Reveals Orthologs, Co-Expression Networks, and Expression Profiling Under Abiotic Stress in <i>Sorghum bicolo... by Hongcheng Wang, Junxing Yu, Xingyu Zhang, Qian Zeng, Tuo Zeng, Lei Gu, Bin Zhu, Feng Yu, Xuye Du

“…Through phylogenetic and interspecies collinearity analyses, structural similarities between SbPLCs and ZmPLCs proteins have been observed, with a particularly strong collinearity between SbPLCs and OsPLCs. …”
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Explainable AutoML models for predicting the strength of high-performance concrete using Optuna, SHAP and ensemble learning by Muhammad Salman Khan, Tianbo Peng, Tianbo Peng, Muhammad Adeel Khan, Asad Khan, Mahmood Ahmad, Mahmood Ahmad, Kamran Aziz, Mohanad Muayad Sabri Sabri, N. S. Abd EL-Gawaad

“…This approach provides civil engineers with a robust and interpretable tool for optimizing HPC properties, reducing experimentation costs, and supporting enhanced decision-making in structural design, risk assessment, and other applications.…”
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Genomic Organization and Expression Profiling of GOLDEN2-like Transcription Factor Genes in Eggplant and Their Role in Heat Stresses by Chuying Yu, Rui Xiang, Yaqin Jiang, Weiliu Li, Qihong Yang, Guiyun Gan, Liangyu Cai, Peng Wang, Wenjia Li, Yikui Wang

“…In this study, we identified 54 GLK genes in the eggplant genome (<i>S. melongena</i> L.) and classified them into seven groups (G1–G7). Structural analysis illustrated that the SmGLK proteins of specific groups are relatively conserved. …”
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DFT/TD-DFT study of novel triphenylamine-based dyes with azo moieties and π-spacer variations for enhanced dye-sensitized solar cell performance by Jubaer Ahmod Shakil, Shassatha Paul Saikat, Niloy Bhattacharjee, Md. Rithoan Hossain, Mahafuz Hossen, Jahidul Islam, Mayeen Uddin Khandaker, Jamal Uddin, Faisal Islam Chowdhury

“…This study involves a computational analysis of new D-π-A dyes obtained from triphenylamine (TPA), which contain various azo-dye components. The structural, molecular, electrical, and optical properties of these dyes were computed using Density Functional Theory (DFT) and Time-Dependent DFT, utilizing the B3LYP/6–31 G model. …”
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Multi-object detection for underground unmanned locomotives based on DYCS-YOLOv8n by XU Jinhui, WANG Wenshan, WANG Shuang, WANG Wenyue, ZHAO Tingting

“…Experiments conducted on a self-constructed underground unmanned locomotive dataset showed that: ① The DYCS-YOLOv8n model achieved a mean Average Precision (mAP@0.5) of 97.5%, an improvement of 3.4% over the YOLOv8n model, with a detection speed of 46.35 frames per second, meeting the requirements for real-time detection. ② Compared with mainstream YOLO series object detection models, DYCS-YOLOv8n achieved the optimal mAP@0.5, maintaining a lightweight structure while ensuring high computational speed. ③ In complex underground scenarios with noise and low illumination, the DYCS-YOLOv8n model exhibited high average detection confidence for pedestrians, tracks, and signal lights, with no cases of missed or false detections.…”
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Investigation of the Energy Comsuption and Indoor Environment in Rural Residences in South China by Hua Lei, Miaoyan Qiu, Tianwei Tang, Yanping Yang, Yukang Yuan

“…Rural household energy consumption is mainly used for lighting equipment, household appliances, and cooking equipment, where lighting equipment and household appliances mainly consume electrical energy, and cooking equipment consumes different types of energy due to the diversity of types. …”
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Diversity and function of soluble heterodisulfide reductases in methane-metabolizing archaea by Xingyu Lyu, Hang Yu, Yahai Lu

“…This study reveals substantial domain variation and structural changes in the key bifurcating subunit HdrA in methane- and alkane-metabolizing archaea. …”
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Drying kinetics and thermodynamic analysis; enhancing quinoa (Chenopodium quinoa Willd.) quality profile via pre-treatments assisted germination and processing by Jabir Khan, Palwasha Gul, Qingyun Li, Kunlun Liu

“…The present study investigated the impact of pre-treatments assisted germination of quinoa nutritional, anti-nutritional, and structural properties. Quinoa grains JQ-778 were subjected to various pre-treatments including soaking, ultrasound at 28 kHz &40 kHz (US 28 kHz, US 40 kHz) for 30 min followed by germination over 96-hour at 25 °C in a Biochemical-Incubator, 12/12 h dark and light dried at temperatures 50 °C, 60 °C, 70 °C, and combined temperatures (70 °C, 60 °C, 50 °C). …”
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Genome-Wide Analysis of the POD Gene Family in <i>Avena sativa</i>: Insights into Lignin Biosynthesis and Responding to Powdery Mildew by Miaomiao Huang, Yuanbo Pan, Zeliang Ju, Kuiju Niu

“…A total of 97 <i>AsPOD</i> genes were identified, unevenly distributed across 21 chromosomes. Structural predictions indicated that α-helices are the predominant structural components of AsPOD proteins, and phylogenetic analysis revealed six clades of AsPOD proteins, with high homology to POD proteins in the Poaceae family. …”
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Nkx2.7 is a conserved regulator of craniofacial development by Caitlin Ford, Carmen de Sena-Tomás, Tint Tha Ra Wun, Angelika G. Aleman, Uday Rangaswamy, Jake Leyhr, María I. Nuñez, Cynthia Zehui Gao, Hieu T. Nim, Michael See, Ugo Coppola, Joshua S. Waxman, Mirana Ramialison, Tatjana Haitina, Joanna Smeeton, Remo Sanges, Kimara L. Targoff

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IL-1&amp;beta;-Mediated Immunometabolic Adaptation in Corneal Epithelial Cells by Sanches JM, Ayilam Ramachandran R, Mussi N, Baniasadi HR, Robertson DM

“…Lipid drops were examined using light and fluorescent microscopy.Results: Short term exposure to IL-1β triggered an increase in IL-8 and ROS levels that corresponded to a reduction in mitochondrial membrane potential. …”
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Comprehensive characterization of high-risk coding and non-coding single nucleotide polymorphisms of human CXCR4 gene. by Bonoshree Sarkar, Muhammad Safiul Alam Mondal, Taibur Rahman, Md Ismail Hosen, Atiqur Rahman

“…Among the 23 nsSNPs, five (G55V, H79P, L80P, H113P, and P299L) displayed notable structural alternation, with elevated RMSD values and reduced TM (TM-score) values. …”
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Cinéastes de la troisième génération en Tunisie : la redéfinition des enjeux d’un engagement politique by Patricia Caillé

“…Cinema in Tunisia is characterised by a film culture structured around two Tunisian federations, that of film clubs founded in 1949 (FTCC), and that of amateur filmmakers (FTCA) founded in 1962, whose commitment is carried by a few members who since then have become influential in civil society. …”
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Pr³⁺ Visible to Ultraviolet Upconversion for Antimicrobial Applications by Miroslav D. Dramićanin, Mikhail G. Brik, Željka Antić, Radu Bănică, Cristina Mosoarca, Tatjana Dramićanin, Zoran Ristić, George Daniel Dima, Tom Förster, Markus Suta

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Development and Validation of Predictive Models for Non-Adherence to Antihypertensive Medication by Cristian Daniel Marineci, Andrei Valeanu, Cornel Chiriță, Simona Negreș, Claudiu Stoicescu, Valentin Chioncel

“…This study aimed to develop and validate several predictive models for non-adherence, using patient-reported data collected via a structured questionnaire. <i>Materials and Methods</i>: A cross-sectional, multi-center study was conducted on 3095 hypertensive patients from community pharmacies. …”
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