Evaluation of grain yield and quality in maize hybrids of various origin under the conditions of Primorsky Territory by E. S. Butovets, I. N. Danilenko, N. A. Kraskovskaya

“…Higher protein content levels were detected in maize grain when the combination of temperature and moisture was optimal (Selyaninov’s hydrothermal coefficient = 1.1). …”
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Changing selective pressure during antigenic changes in human influenza H3. by Benjamin P Blackburne, Alan J Hay, Richard A Goldstein

“…The rapid evolution of influenza viruses presents difficulties in maintaining the optimal efficiency of vaccines. Amino acid substitutions result in antigenic drift, a process whereby antisera raised in response to one virus have reduced effectiveness against future viruses. …”
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Comparative safety assessment of maintenance of anesthesia with propofol or sevoflurane in reconstructive surgery on the hip joint in children with severe forms of cerebral palsy by V. V. Evreinov

“…To date, we have an unsolved question about choosing the optimal drug for maintaining anesthesia during surgical interventions in children, suffering from severe forms of cerebral palsy, with the aim of preventively reducing the risks of developing perioperative adverse events.The objective was to compare the incidence of perioperative adverse events in children with severe cerebral palsy using propofol or sevoflurane as a means of maintaining general anesthesia during orthopedic interventions on the hip joint.Materials and methods. …”
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Efficient pretraining of ECG scalogram images using masked autoencoders for cardiovascular disease diagnosis by Taeyoung Yoon, Daesung Kang

“…Through extensive experimentation, we demonstrated that pretraining with an 85% masking ratio over 500 epochs yields optimal results. The pretrained ViT-S(MAE-scalo) network demonstrated remarkable performance in detecting CVDs, achieving an AUC of 0.986 and 92.43% accuracy in Lead II. …”
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Predictive factors for failure of high flow nasal cannula among children with lower respiratory tract infection: A single center retrospective observational study. by Phanthila Sitthikarnkha, Rattapon Uppala, Apichaya Thiraratananukulchai, Prapassara Sirikarn, Leelawadee Techasatian, Suchaorn Saengnipanthkul, Sirapoom Niamsanit

“…<h4>Methods</h4>We retrospectively reviewed the medical records of hospitalized children aged 1 month to 18 years with LRTI who received HFNC from January 2016 to December 2021. …”
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Influence of peripheral nerve system on proliferation and migration of keratinocytes on site of the wound edges by E. V. Artemova, Z. N. Dzhemilova, A. M. Gorbacheva, G. R. Galstyan, A. Yu. Tokmakova, A. B. Berdalin, S. A. Gavrilova

“…AIM: to assess proliferation and migration of keratinocytes at the nonhealing edges of neuropathic wounds.MATERIALS AND METHODS: 25 patients with neuropathic ulcers and 5 patients without diabetes with decubitus were enrolled. …”
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Explainable Aspect-Based Sentiment Analysis Using Transformer Models by Isidoros Perikos, Athanasios Diamantopoulos

“…Recently, transformers and large language models have demonstrated exceptional performance in detecting aspects and determining their associated sentiments within text. …”
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Correlation between NT-proBNP and blood pressure variability with cardiovascular events in patients undergoing maintaining hemodialysis by GAO Xiang, SU Hua-jun, DENG Liu-fen, WANG Hui

“…The ROC curve analysis revealed that the optimal cutoff of NT-proBNP,SBP-SD,DBP-SD to predict cardiovascular events was 7. 32 ng/L,21. 60 mmH g,12. 54 mmH g,respectively. …”
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Practical Application of Artificial Intelligence Technology in Glaucoma Diagnosis by Di Gong, Man Hu, Yue Yin, Tong Zhao, Tong Ding, Fan Meng, Yongli Xu, Yi Chen

“…By comparing the performance of different models between artificial intelligence (AI) and doctors, we aim to evaluate and identify the optimal model for future usage of AI. Methods. A total of 500 fundus images of glaucoma and 500 fundus images of normal eyes were collected and randomly divided into five groups, with each group corresponding to one round. …”
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CARBOXYHEMOGLOBIN LEVELS IN PRETERM NEONATAL LATE-ONSET SEPSIS: TO PREDICT OR NOT TO PREDICT by GONCA VARDAR, Eren Ozek

“…COHb can be utilized as a quick, bedside approach for detecting LOS in preterm neonates in NICUs. …”
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Transcriptome changes affecting Hedgehog and cytokine signalling in the umbilical cord: implications for disease risk. by Walter Stünkel, Hong Pan, Siew Boom Chew, Emilia Tng, Jun Hao Tan, Li Chen, Roy Joseph, Clara Y Cheong, Mei-Lyn Ong, Yung Seng Lee, Yap-Seng Chong, Seang Mei Saw, Michael J Meaney, Kenneth Kwek, Allan M Sheppard, Peter D Gluckman, GUSTO Study Group, Joanna D Holbrook

“…We investigated whether a transcriptomic signature of either birthweight or gestational age could be detected in umbilical cord RNA.<h4>Methods</h4>The gene expression patterns of 32 umbilical cords from Singaporean babies of Chinese ethnicity across a range of birthweights (1698-4151 g) and gestational ages (35-41 weeks) were determined. …”
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Exploratory study of nanoparticle interaction with intraorally formed dental biofilms by Anton Schestakow, Maria Riegelmann, Matthias Hannig

“…Both facilitated nanoparticle adsorption, which increased with exposure time and remained detectable after 20 washes. In subject 2, distinctly more nanoparticles persisted after 24 h of water storage. …”
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Correlation between CT-derived fractional flow reserve and myocardial strain in ischemic heart disease patients with single coronary artery stenosis assessed based on CCTA by Ruichen Ren, Wenting Li, Qingyuan Zhao, Chengcheng Qi, Xiaoxue Zhang, Mingyu Peng, Duwang Su, Pei Han, Yang Zhang

“…Particularly in group LAD, CTFFR in optimal diastole phase (CTFFR-D) was negatively correlated with Endo-LS (r = −0.66, P &lt; 0.001). …”
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Comparative outcomes of image-guided percutaneous catheterization versus direct visualization catheterization for peritoneal dialysis: A meta-analysis. by Yi Li, Lifang Li, Meiju Wei, Yanxiong Qin, Yuechen Qin, Yue Zou, Haijian Zeng, Chunlan Li, Tingting Liao

“…<h4>Introduction</h4>Debate persists on the optimal catheterization method for peritoneal dialysis (PD). …”
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Perioperative Low-Dose Ketamine for Postoperative Pain Management in Spine Surgery: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials by Lijin Zhou, Honghao Yang, Yong Hai, Yunzhong Cheng

“…Further studies should focus on the optimal protocol of ketamine administration and its effect on old age participants.…”
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Mid-infrared acetone gas sensors using substrate-integrated hollow waveguides augmented by advanced preconcentrators by Diandra Nunes Barreto, Carmen Schreiber, João Flávio da Silveira Petruci, Boris Mizaikoff, Vjekoslav Kokoric

“…For sensitivity enhancement of optical sensing techniques, appropriate preconcentration schemes are required prior to the optical detection. The present study describes a method combining a multi-channel substrate-integrated preconcentration module (a.k.a., muciPRECON) for enhancing and optimizing the detection of acetone via a mid-infrared photonic sensing system. …”
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A green and verified high-performance liquid chromatographic technique for the concurrent measurement of a few veterinary drug residues in milk by Osama I. Abdel Sattar, Hamed H. M. Abuseada, Mohamed S. Emara, Mahmoud Rabee

“…In this study, a chromatographic method was developed and optimized for quantitative analysis of imidocarb dipropionate (IMD), flunixin meglumine (FNM), and sulfadimidine (SDD) residues in milk. …”
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E-InMeMo: Enhanced Prompting for Visual In-Context Learning by Jiahao Zhang, Bowen Wang, Hong Liu, Liangzhi Li, Yuta Nakashima, Hajime Nagahara

“…To address this, we propose <b>E</b>nhanced <b>In</b>struct <b>Me</b> <b>Mo</b>re (E-InMeMo), a novel approach that incorporates learnable perturbations into in-context pairs to optimize prompting. Through extensive experiments on standard vision tasks, E-InMeMo demonstrates superior performance over existing state-of-the-art methods. …”
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Enhancing breast cancer classification using a deep sparse wavelet autoencoder approach by Sarah A. Alzakari, Salima Hassairi, Amel Ali Al. Hussan, Ridha Ejbali

“…These results highlight the effectiveness of our approach, which outperforms current state-of-the-art methods in 2D breast cancer image classification.…”
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Research on Device and Sensing Technology for Precision Seeding of Potato by Jinzhu Lu, Senping Liu, Qi Wang, Min Liao

“…This paper reviews the potato planter around the seeding quality of single seeding, plant spacing, depth and other directions of device optimization and digital sensing technology innovation involved, which single seeding direction from a variety of metering devices and the use of other sowing methods of potato planter detection, replanting, metering and other parts of the entry, and the introduction of the other field crops crop related research to provide a more comprehensive perspective. …”
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