The association between the Glutathione S-transferase polymorphisms and addiction to opioids and methamphetamine in the Iranian population by Mohammad Reza Eskandarion, Mohammad Reza Eskandarion, Simin Jafaripour, Farid Heidari, Elham Talebi, Maryam Rezakhani Taleghani, Neda Maserat, Maryam Forutan, Raheb Ghorbani, Jaber Gharehdaghi, Reza Shirkoohi, Reza Raoofian

“…All samples were processed by thin layer chromatography (TLC), high performance liquid chromatography, and Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry (GC-MS) techniques to detect opium alkaloids (morphine, codeine, papaverine, noscapine, etc.), methamphetamine stimulants, and other legal and illegal drugs. …”
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Therapeutic potential of hyaluronic acid hydrogel combined with bone marrow stem cells-conditioned medium on arthritic rats’ TMJs by Mai M. Assi, Mohammed E. Grawish, Heba Mahmoud Elsabaa, Mohamad E. Helal, Samah K. Ezzat

“…Compared to TMJs of groups III and IV, TMJs of group V showed significant improvements (P = 0.001) in all parameters tested as the disc thickness was decreased (331.79 ± 0.73), the fibrocartilaginous layer was broadened (0.96 ± 0.04), and the amount of the trabecular bone was distinctive (19.35 ± 1.07). …”
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QSAC: Quantum-assisted Secure Audio Communication using quantum entanglement, audio steganography, and classical encryption by Md. Raisul Islam Rifat, Md. Mizanur Rahman, Md. Abdul Kader Nayon, Md Shawmoon Azad, M.R.C. Mahdy

“…The steganographic signal is encrypted using ChaCha20-Poly1305 AEAD in order to provide another layer of obfuscation as well as a means to verify integrity. …”
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Evolução da salinidade e pH de solo sob cultivo de melão irrigado com água salina Evolution of salinity and pH of soil cultivated with melon irrigated with brackish water by Francisco de Q. Porto Filho, José F. de Medeiros, Hans R. Gheyi, Nildo da S. Dias, Paulo S. de Sousa, Daniel da C. Dantas

“…Water with different salinity levels (0.6; 1.9; 3.2 and 4.5 dS m-1) was used throughout the cycle and in incremental way in three periods of melon development, forming 15 treatments, arranged in randomized blocks with four replications. The salinity was measured at 0, 30, 50 and 70 days after sowing in soil samples collected in layers of 0-15, 15-30 and 30-45 cm. …”
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Correlação entre a produtividade do feijoeiro no sistema de produção orgânica e atributos do solo Correlation between common bean yield under organic production and soil attributes... by Luís F. Stone, Enderson P. de B. Ferreira, Agostinho D. Didonet, Alexandre B. Heinemann, Jaison P. de Oliveira

“…Samples were taken from soil layer of 0 - 0.10 m in 2007 for determination of CA, PA, and BA. …”
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Establishment of a Rat Model of Alzheimer's Disease by Introducing Human Triple Mutant APP Gene into Hippocampus via Brain Stereotactic Technology by XIAO Linlin, YANG Yixuan, LI Shanshan, LUO Lanshiyu, YIN Siwei, SUN Juming, SHI Wei, OUYANG Yiqiang, LI Xiyi

“…Methods Twenty-four 12-week-old SPF-grade female SD rats were randomly divided into a blank control group, a virus control group and an experimental group, with eight rats in each group; among them, the experimental group received a stereotaxic injection of adeno-associated virus (AAV) carrying the human triple mutant APP and NanoLuc luciferase genes into the hippocampus. …”
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Atividade microbiana em um Latossolo degradado tratado com lodo de esgoto Microbial activity in a degraded Latosol treated with sewage sludge by Gilberto Colodro, Carlos R. Espíndola, Ana M. R. Cassiolato, Marlene C. Alves

“…To do so, two doses (30 and 60 Mg ha-1) of sewer slime applied in topdressing and incorporated together with a mineral fertilizer treatment, using the eucalyptus as a test crop. A completely randomized design with 4 treatments and 4 repetitions was used. …”
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Fracture resistance of molars with class II MOD cavities restored with bulk-fill, no-cap flowable bulk-fill, and conventional resin composite restorative systems after 6-months wat... by Ramy Ahmed Wafaie, Basma Ahmed, Salah Hasab Mahmoud

“…Methods One-hundred sound mandibular molars were assigned randomly into 5 groups (n = 20). The teeth in the first group were left intact and tested as unprepared positive control (group I), while teeth in the remaining four groups received Class II MOD cavities. …”
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Resistência à penetração de um solo em recuperação sob sistemas agrosilvopastoris Resistance to penetration of a soil in reclamation under agrosilvo-pastoral system by Fabiana da S. de Campos, Marlene C. Alves

“…The experimental design was a completely randomized, with five treatments and five replications. …”
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Efeito da calagem em atributos químicos do solo e na produção da laranjeira Effects of liming on chemical soil attributes and yield of orange crop by Joézio L. dos Anjos, Lafayette F. Sobral, Mario A. Lima Junior

“…The experiment was designed in a completely randomized block with four treatments, six replications and four plants per plot. …”
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π-π2max: Bridging molecular characteristics to crystal packing in nitro-containing two-dimensional energetic materials by Xiaokai He, Chao Chen, Zhixiang Zhang, Linyuan Wen, Yiding Ma, Yilin Cao, Yingzhe Liu

“…Furthermore, the proposed model shows superior classification predictive performance compared to typical machine learning methods, such as random forest, on the external validation samples. …”
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A high-saturated, long-chain fatty acid ketogenic diet negatively impacts visual and motor-sensory function in a pre-clinical model of multiple sclerosis by Erin N. Capper, Erin N. Capper, Jeffrey J. Anders, Jeffrey J. Anders, Jeffrey J. Anders, Benjamin W. Elwood, Benjamin W. Elwood, Randy H. Kardon, Randy H. Kardon, Oliver W. Gramlich, Oliver W. Gramlich, Oliver W. Gramlich, Oliver W. Gramlich

“…Visual impairment, retinal nerve fiber layer thinning, and impaired electrical function in retinal ganglion cells are seen throughout disease progression and serve as useful markers for treatment success. …”
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Optimization of the Thickness, Water Vapour Transmission Rate and Morphology of Protein-Based Films Incorporating Glycerol and Polyethylene Glycol Plasticizers by Fahrullah Fahrullah, Djoko Kisworo, Bulkaini Bulkaini, Wahid Yulianto, Baiq Rani Dewi Wulandani, Haryanto Haryanto, Azhary Noersidiq, Vebera Maslami, Kalisom Ulkiyah, Kartika Kartika, Lilik Rahmawati

“…Edible film is a thin layer that can coat food products and protect them from physical, chemical, and microbiological disturbances. …”
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Effects of dietary crude protein on antioxidant activity, immunocompetence and the structural properties of the rumen in tibetan sheep (Ovis aries), as determined by transcriptomic... by Zhenling Wu, Fengshuo Zhang, Quyangangmao Su, Qiurong Ji, Kaina Zhu, Tingli He, Xuan Chen, Yu Zhang, Jiacheng Gan, Wei Gao, Xianhua Zhang, Geerli Saren, Shengzhen Hou, Linsheng Gui

“…This study aimed to evaluate the effects of dietary crude protein on antioxidant activity, immunocompetence, and structural properties in the rumen of Tibetan sheep. 60 2-month-old male lambs with an average weight of 15.40 ± 0.81 Kg were randomly assigned to either a low-protein diet (10.20% of dry matter, LP group) or a high-protein diet (11.58% of dry matter, HP group). …”
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A machine learning model for predicting anatomical response to Anti-VEGF therapy in diabetic macular edema by Wenrui Lu, Kunhong Xiao, Xuemei Zhang, Yuqing Wang, Wenbin Chen, Xierong Wang, Yunxi Ye, Yan Lou, Li Li

“…Five machine learning algorithms—logistic regression, decision tree, multilayer perceptron, random forest, and support vector machine—were trained and validated. …”
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A graph convolutional network approach for hyperspectral image analysis of blueberries physiological traits under drought stress by Md. Hasibur Rahman, Savannah Busby, Sajid Hanif, Md Mesbahul Maruf, Faraz Ahmad, Sushan Ru, Alvaro Sanz-Saez, Jingyi Zheng, Tanzeel U. Rehman

“…The Plant-GCN model utilizes graph convolutional layers that aggregate information from neighboring nodes, effectively capturing complex interactions in the spectral signature and enhancing the prediction of physiological traits. …”
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Beyond Fluoride: Exploring Silicon’s Potential for Dental Repair and Caries Prevention by Andressa Feitosa Bezerra de Oliveira, Bianne Maria de Melo Costa, Anderson Gomes Forte, Elizabeth Barreto Galvão de Sousa, Vitória Régia Rolim Nunes, Arthur Felipe de Brito Andrade, Juliellen Luiz da Cunha, Nayanna Lana Soares Fernandes, Ana Maria Barros Chaves Pereira, Fabiano Vieira Vilhena, Paulo Henrique Perlatti D’Alpino, Fábio Correia Sampaio

“…SEM images revealed occluded superficial dentin tubules and a protective mineral layer in the groups treated with Si toothpaste, whereas no deposition (NC group) or limited mineral deposition (PC group) was observed in the control groups. …”
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A novel hybrid machine learning approach for δ13C spatial prediction in polish hard-water lakes by Himan Shahabi, Ataollah Shirzadi, Alicja Ustrzycka, Natalia Piotrowska, Janusz Filipiak, Marzieh Hajizadeh Tahan

“…The current approaches for predicting δ13C have demonstrated shortcomings in accuracy and precision. In this study, a random forest (RF), M5P, AMT, and Gaussian process (GP) are the four cutting-edge ML algorithms that are compared with the proposed hybrid model (ARAMT). …”
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Enhanced neurological anomaly detection in MRI images using deep convolutional neural networks by Ahmed Mateen Buttar, Zubair Shaheen, Abdu H. Gumaei, Mogeeb A. A. Mosleh, Mogeeb A. A. Mosleh, Indrajeet Gupta, Samah M. Alzanin, Muhammad Azeem Akbar

“…The model employs Rectified Linear Unit (ReLU) activation functions, the Adam optimizer, and a random search strategy to fine-tune hyper-parameters like learning rate, batch size, and the number of neurons in fully connected layers. …”
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Effects of Biochar on Soil Quality in a Maize Soybean Rotation on Mollisols by Likun Hou, Yuchao Wang, Zhipeng Wang, Ruichun Gao, Xin Zhou, Siyu Yang, Xu Luo, Zhenfeng Jiang, Zhihua Liu

“…Based on these multi-dimensional analyses, the interaction between rotation systems and biochar application improves the quality of mollisol soil plow layers by reducing bulk density and increasing catalase activity.…”
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