Complex interplay between gene deletions and the environment uncovers cellular roles for genes of unknown function in Escherichia coli by Kaat Sondervorst, Kristina Nesporova, Matthew Herdman, Bart Steemans, Joëlle Rosseels, Sander K. Govers

“…Combined, this approach highlights the potential of cross-condition image-based profiling, which extracts many cell biological phenotypic readouts across multiple conditions, to better understand nutrient-dependent phenotypic variability and uncover protein function.…”
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STUDY OF NEPETAE CATARIAE HERBA FRUITS AS PROMISING MEDICINAL PLANT RAW MATERIAL by A. G. Devyatov, G. S. Lapshin, E. Yu. Babaeva, E. A. Motina, E. V. Zvezdina, V. V. Vandishev

“…Qualitative reactions were carried out with water and alcohol-water extracts from the fruits. The content of the lipid complex according to pharmacopoeia monograph 2.5.0035.15 has been determined.Results. …”
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The effects of exercise intervention on the function of endothelial progenitor cells in atherosclerotic mice with type 2 diabetes mellitus by Zheng HUANG, Zilan XU, Sulan LI, Nixiao WU, Xia DAI

“…After 8 weeks, the mouse aortas were isolated for Oil Red O staining and hematoxylin-eosin (HE) staining, and the mouse bone marrow EPCs were extracted from each group for proliferation, migration, adhesion, and angiogenesis assessments. …”
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Investigation of bacterial microbiota variability in two allopatric populations of Nyssomyia umbratilis, susceptible and nonsusceptible to Leishmania (Viannia) guyanensis infection... by Eric Fabrício Marialva, Keillen Monick Martins-Campos, Victo Ramos de Almeida, Claudia María Ríos-Velasquez, Antônio Jorge Tempone, Felipe Arley Costa Pessoa, Yara Maria Traub-Cseko

“…Ny. umbratilis females were collected in forested areas, sand fly midguts were dissected, DNA was extracted, and the 16 S rRNA gene sequenced to identify the bacterial composition of the microbiota. …”
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High-Efficiency Nanospheres from Watermelon Rinds for Enhanced Chromium(vi) Bioreduction in Simulated Wastewater and Industrial Effluents by Kassimu, H., Nzelibe, H. C., Isa, M. T., Kassimu, A. A., Bello, L. B., Sallau, A. B.

“…Watermelon rinds (WMR) were extracted using the maceration method (70% methanol), encapsulation technique was used for the immobilisation of WMR in the production of nanoparticles, and a batch process was used for the study.  …”
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Transformer-based tokenization for IoT traffic classification across diverse network environments by Firdaus Afifi, Faiz Zaki, Hazim Hanif, Nik Aqil, Nor Badrul Anuar

“…The model achieves an accuracy of up to 98.14% and a 97.85% F1-score, demonstrating its ability to classify new datasets and adapt to emerging tasks with minimal fine-tuning and remarkable efficiency. …”
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On-farm 3D images of beef cattle for the prediction of carcass classification traits and cold carcass weight by H. Nisbet, N. Lambe, G.A. Miller, A. Doeschl-Wilson, D. Barclay, A. Wheaton, C-A. Duthie

“…This study explored 3D measurements extracted from images of live beef animals and their ability to predict key carcass traits when coupled with additional animal or carcass details. …”
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To accurately predict lymph node metastasis in patients with mass-forming intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma by using CT radiomics features of tumor habitat subregions by Pengyu Chen, Zhenwei Yang, Peigang Ning, Hao Yuan, Zuochao Qi, Qingshan Li, Bo Meng, Xianzhou Zhang, Haibo Yu

“…Radiomic features were extracted and screened, and prediction models based on different subregions were constructed and compared with traditional intratumoral models. …”
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Association of body mass index with disability in activities of daily living in older adults: a systematic review of the literature based on longitudinal data by Wang Lingying, Zhu Hong, Chen Hongxiu, Hu Ziyi, Feng Mei, Tang Menglin, Hu Xiuying

“…Our study is designed to delineate the longitudinal relationship between BMI and the ability of daily living activities among older adults. …”
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Development and validation of mPCR-CEFA for detecting multiple deletion and non-deletion thalassemia genotypes by Jingping Xu, Jingping Xu, Baoyan Ren, Qixun Fang, Kangfeng Lin, Kangfeng Lin, Xingan Xing, Xingan Xing, Jingting Lin

“…Rapid and accurate genotyping is essential for molecular screening and prenatal genetic diagnosis to prevent the birth of individuals with severe forms of the disease.MethodsWe developed a multiplex PCR-capillary electrophoresis fragment analysis (mPCR-CEFA) method to detect 16 α-thalassemia and 24 β-thalassemia genotypes simultaneously. Genomic DNA extracted from clinical blood samples underwent a two-tube multiplex PCR amplification. …”
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The value of publishing case reports for the professional development of Chinese residents: a qualitative study by Zhihui Yang, Wen Chen, Ruoyu Li, Xiaowen Wang, Mi Yao

“…In terms of clinical competency, publishing case reports can increase residents' basic medical knowledge reserve, practical ability of diagnosis and treatment, and self-learning in daily clinical practice. …”
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CT-based quantification of intratumoral heterogeneity for predicting distant metastasis in retroperitoneal sarcoma by Jun Xu, Jian-guo Miao, Chen-xi Wang, Yu-peng Zhu, Ke Liu, Si-yuan Qin, Hai-song Chen, Ning Lang

“…Conventional radiomics (C-radiomics), ITH radiomics, and deep-learning (DL) features were extracted from the preoperative CECT scans and developed single-modality models. …”
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Impact of Different Thermal Processing Techniques on the Phytochemical Composition, Antioxidant Capacity, and DNA-Protective Properties of Broccoli by Karlo Miškec, Marta Frlin, Ivana Šola

“…To the best of our knowledge, this is the first study to investigate how different thermal processing techniques of vegetables influence their ability to protect plasmid DNA structure. Furthermore, this is the first study to compare the DNA-protective effects of broccoli tissue extracts and the water remaining after cooking broccoli.…”
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Effectiveness assessment of the bifidobacteria encapsulation when enriching juice-containing beverages with probiotics by O. P. Neverova, O. V. Zinina, Ch. Li, Zh. Liang, M. B. Rebezov, E. A. Vishnyakova, E. S. Barykina

“…The amount of bifidobacteria extracted from the capsules after mechanical destruction with their subsequent inoculation on the GMK1 medium was also monitored during juice storage. …”
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Predicting the immune therapy response of advanced non-small cell lung cancer based on primary tumor and lymph node radiomics features by Dong Xie, Jinna Yu, Cong He, Han Jiang, Yonggang Qiu, Linfeng Fu, Lingting Kong, Hongwei Xu

“…Quantitative imaging features of the maximum primary lung tumors and lymph nodes on contrast-enhanced CT imaging were extracted at baseline (time point 0, TP0) and after 2–3 cycles of immunotherapy (time point 1, TP1). …”
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Biological characteristics of Multidrug-Resistant Proteus mirabilis Bacteriophage and Its Antibacterial Effect on Chicken Breast Meat by PAN Shunyuan, CHEN Qibai, WANG Hongyue, KONG Xiangyu, PANG Shenyu, GAO Dongyang, SONG Jun

“…Subsequently, its genome was extracted and analyzed through whole genome sequencing. …”
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Towards Automated Eye Diagnosis: An Improved Retinal Vessel Segmentation Framework Using Ensemble Block Matching 3D Filter by Khuram Naveed, Faizan Daud, Hussain Ahmad Madni, Mohammad A.U. Khan, Tariq M. Khan, Syed Saud Naqvi

“…The BM3D-speckle filter, despite its ability to recover finer details (i.e., vessels in fundus images), yields a pattern of checkerboard artifacts in the aftermath of multiplicative (speckle) noise removal. …”
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Transplantation of Human Peripheral Stem and Progenitor Cells to Humanized Mouse Model for Systemic Lupus Erythematosus by Chilmi S, Fauziah D, Khrisna MB, Fauziah I, Supriyanto F, Handono K, Sunjaya KR, Wijaya WL, Aidid M, Susianti H

“…Nevertheless, these prior models were constrained by the limited efficiency of human cell engraftment and limited PBMC ability to replicate the capacity of HSPC to generate human SLE cells that can engraft host mice, thus making the transplant protocol inadequate.Patients and Methods: Transplantation was initiated by extracting HSPC from stable SLE patients by leukapheresis. …”
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Determinants of the perceived financial threat of COVID-19 and implications for household economic stability: an application of the partial proportional odds model by Maru Zewdu Kassie, Seyifemickael Amare Yilema, Alebachew Taye Belay, Najmeh Nakhaei Rad, Ding-Geng Chen

“…Methods A cross-sectional study was conducted on 3058 households from the third round of the COVID-19 high-frequency phone survey of households (HFPS-HH) data, executed by the Central Statistical Agency of Ethiopia in partnership with the World Bank. The data were extracted and managed using STATA version 17. A partial proportional odds model was applied to assess the significant predictors that affect the perceived financial threat of COVID-19. …”
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PCA Weight Determination-Based InSAR Baseline Optimization Method: A Case Study of the HaiKou Phosphate Mining Area in Kunming, Yunnan Province, China by Weimeng Xu, Jingchun Zhou, Jinliang Wang, Huihui Mei, Xianjun Ou, Baixuan Li

“…Taking the Haikou Phosphate Mine area in Kunming, Yunnan, as the study area, surface deformation information was extracted using the SBAS-InSAR technique, and the spatiotemporal characteristics of subsidence were analyzed. …”
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