Bio inspired optimization techniques for disease detection in deep learning systems by A. Ashwini, Vanajaroselin Chirchi, S. Balasubramaniam, Mohd Asif Shah

“…It seeks to tackle the problem by creating bio-inspired optimization methods to enhance efficient and equitable deep learning for illness diagnosis. …”
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Connected Transit Bus Dynamic Priority Weight Modeling and Conflicting Request Resolution Control at the Signalized Intersection by Shuxian He, Haihang Han, Huan Zhang, Shanzhi Sun, Tony Z. Qiu

“…Multiaccess edge computing (MEC) and connected vehicle (CV) technologies have shown great potential and strength for traffic perception and real-time computing, which can be applied to enhance the efficiency of connected transit bus operations under their lower penetration conditions. …”
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Melatonin-mediated physiological and molecular responses to abiotic stress in horticultural crops by Xinyi Hao, Binghui Sun, Yaxiao Song, Junxia Zhang, Jieping Wu, Ningbo Zhang, Xiuming Zhang, Wenkong Yao, Weirong Xu

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Dual stimuli-responsive prodrug co-delivery nanosystem of salicylic acid and bioavailable silicon for long-term immunity in plant by You Liang, Yuehong Du, Yuchen Song, Sijin Wang, Can Zhao, Zhiming Feng, Shimin Zuo, Fengping Yang, Ke Xu, Zhongyang Huo

“…With a particle size of approximately 90 nm, MSNs-ss-SA could penetrate the stomata of rice leaves, facilitating the efficient intracellular transport of SA and bioavailable silicon. …”
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Tetrahedrite Nanocomposites for High Performance Thermoelectrics by Rodrigo Coelho, Duarte Moço, Ana I. de Sá, Paulo P. da Luz, Filipe Neves, Maria de Fátima Cerqueira, Elsa B. Lopes, Francisco P. Brito, Panagiotis Mangelis, Theodora Kyratsi, António P. Gonçalves

“…To change this paradigm, the preparation of highly efficient tetrahedrite nanocomposites is proposed. …”
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End-to-end deep-learning model for the detection of coronary artery stenosis on coronary CT images by Truls Råmunddal, Naveed Sattar, Erik Andersson, Kristofer Skoglund, Araz Rawshani, Göran Bergström, Deepak L Bhatt, Elmir Omerovic, Oskar Angerås, Bjorn Redfors, Jan Borén, Petur Petursson, Aidin Rawshani, Lukas Hilgendorf, Vibha Gupta, Gustav Smith, Carlo Pirazzi

“…Decision curve analysis and net reclassification index assessments reinforced the efficacy of EfficientNet models, confirming their superior diagnostic capabilities.Conclusion Our end-to-end deep-learning model demonstrates, for the LAD artery, excellent discriminatory ability and calibration during internal validation, despite a small dataset used to train the network. …”
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Characteristic Analysis of Penta-Resistance Restorer Line for Hybrid Rice by Xinyan Li, Lüshui Weng, Youlun Xiao, Jinjiang Li, Lihua Deng, Qing Liu, Weiwei Kang, Yaping Duan, Daji Yang, Guoying Xiao

“…These results indicate the successful development of a cytoplasmic male sterile restorer line with high combining ability and penta-resistance.…”
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Humanized mouse model reveals the immunogenicity of Hepatitis B Virus vaccine candidates produced in CRISPR/Cas9-edited Nicotiana benthamiana by Iuliana Caras, Irina-Elena Ionescu, Ana-Maria Pantazica, André van Eerde, Hege Steen, Inger Heldal, Sissel Haugslien, Catalin Tucureanu, Raluca-Elena Chelmus, Vlad-Constantin Tofan, Adriana Costache, Adrian Onu, Hang Su, Norica Branza-Nichita, Jihong Liu-Clarke, Crina Stavaru

“…IntroductionHepatitis B Virus (HBV) infection is still an ongoing public health issue worldwide. The most efficient tool in preventing HBV infection remains vaccination and significant efforts have been made in the last decade to improve current HBV vaccines. …”
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Enhanced Anti‐Tumour Efficacy of iRGD‐Modified Cell‐Bound Membrane Vesicles (iRGD‐CBMVs) as a Novel Drug Carrier by Haonan Zhao, Zhendong Huang, Qinghua Sheng, Wenxiang Shao, Min Zeng, Kun Wang, Yang Zhang, Ying Qin, Zhihao Xiong, Lizhen Chen, Huaying Wang, Tong Rong, Zhitao Qiu, Hongda Zhuang, Zhiwen Wu, Yuan Zhang, Wendiao Zhang, Yong Chen

“…Our research identified that iRGD‐CBMVs‐DOX proves effective in inhibiting cell growth and migration for tumour cell lines, significant anti‐tumour ability, reduced organ toxicity and continuous drug administration were revealed in tumour‐bearing mouse models. …”
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Immunogenicity and Protective Efficacy against Murine Tuberculosis of a Prime-Boost Regimen with BCG and a DNA Vaccine Expressing ESAT-6 and Ag85A Fusion Protein by Jia Lu, Chun Wang, Zhiguang Zhou, Ying Zhang, Tingting Cao, Chunwei Shi, Zhenhua Chen, Lingxia Chen, Changxue Cai, Xionglin Fan

“…Thus, our study indicates that pcD685A may be an efficient booster vaccine against TB with a strong ability to enhance prior BCG immunity.…”
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New Nanovesicles from Prickly Pear Fruit Juice: A Resource with Antioxidant, Anti-Inflammatory, and Nutrigenomic Properties by Flores Naselli, Sara Volpes, Paola Sofia Cardinale, Fabio Salvatore Palumbo, Francesco Cancilla, Francesco Lopresti, Valeria Villanova, Antonella Girgenti, Domenico Nuzzo, Fabio Caradonna, Pasquale Picone

“…The unique properties of these vesicles, such as their ability to encapsulate bioactive compounds, make them suitable for therapeutic, cosmetic, and nutraceutical purposes. …”
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In Vitro Plant Regeneration and Bioactive Metabolite Production of Endangered Medicinal Plant <i>Atractylodes lancea</i> (Thunb.) DC by Chengcai Zhang, Xiaoyu Dai, Qi Li, Yang Ge, Chuanzhi Kang, Dehua Wu, Jiahui Sun, Yiheng Wang, Zekun Zhang, Sheng Wang

“…However, its yield is limited because of its endangered status, long growth period, and restricted reproductive ability. Ancillary approaches have not been established to ensure sustainable resource utilization by applying efficient plant regeneration technologies and producing bioactive metabolites via genome editing. …”
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Double-layer membrane framework-based gold microelectrode for determination of natural labile copper in complex water environments by Xinyue Hu, Haitao Han, Shanshan Wang, Dawei Pan

“…In addition, the LGL formed an another efficient anti-fouling membrane which could prevent the contamination of electrode by microorganisms, particulate matters, etc. …”
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pH/Hyal-responsive vancomycin-loaded chitooligosaccharide nanoparticles for intracellular MRSA infection treatment by Wenting Li, WeiWei Li, Xuanxiang Zhai, Xiao Liu, Xiaoyi Shi, Xiangjun Chen, Wei Hong

“…A significant portion of the complications associated with S. aureus infections arises from its ability to persist inside host phagocytes, particularly macrophages, making the eradication of intracellular S. aureus vital for therapeutic success. …”
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Palm-size wireless piezoelectric immune-biosensing system for rapid E. coli O157:H7 detection by Yang Tian, Lisa Kelso, Yiting Xiao, Chaitanya Pallerla, Ramesh Bist, Siavash Mahmoudi, Ziyu Liu, Haizheng Xiong, Jeyam Subbiah, Terry Howell, Dongyi Wang

“…The system integrates a gold-coated quartz crystal microbalance (QCM) sensor functionalized with protein A-immobilized antibodies, a polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) microfluidic channel for efficient sample handling, and a flexible loop antenna for wireless signal transmission. …”
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Developing novel high-Si 12 % Cr reduced-activation ferritic/martensitic cladding alloys via the cluster-formula approach and CALPHAD method by Sen Ge, Ben Niu, Zhenhua Wang, Qing Wang, Qianfu Pan, Chaohong Liu, Chuang Dong, Peter K. Liaw

“…The present work provides a new strategy to efficiently develop novel high-Cr/Si RAFM alloys for nuclear application.…”
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A Tissue-Engineered Construct Based on a Decellularized Scaffold and the Islets of Langerhans: A Streptozotocin-Induced Diabetic Model by Victor I. Sevastianov, Anna S. Ponomareva, Natalia V. Baranova, Aleksandra D. Belova, Lyudmila A. Kirsanova, Alla O. Nikolskaya, Eugenia G. Kuznetsova, Elizaveta O. Chuykova, Nikolay N. Skaletskiy, Galina N. Skaletskaya, Evgeniy A. Nemets, Yulia B. Basok, Sergey V. Gautier

“…It has been shown that the DP scaffold facilitates a longer survival and the efficient function of pancreatic islets in vivo and can be used to engineer a pancreas.…”
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Harnessing <i>Trichoderma</i> spp.: A Promising Approach to Control Apple Scab Disease by Safae Gouit, Ismahane Chair, Zineb Belabess, Ikram Legrifi, Khadija Goura, Abdessalem Tahiri, Abderrahim Lazraq, Rachid Lahlali

“…These findings could contribute to the development of an effective biofungicide based on these <i>Trichoderma</i> isolates for reliable and efficient apple scab control.…”
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A single N342D substitution in Influenza B Virus NA protein determines viral pathogenicity in mice by Lijuan Zhou, Zhaomin Feng, Jia Liu, Yongkun Chen, Lei Yang, Suli Liu, Xiyan Li, Rongbao Gao, Wenfei Zhu, Dayan Wang, Yuelong Shu

“…Here, although the IBV strain B/Anhui-Tunxi/1528/2014 (AH1528/14) exhibited a more efficient replication ability in vitro and higher pathogenicity in vivo compared with IBV strain B/Anhui-Baohe/127/2015 (AH127/15), only three amino acids differences (HAA390E, NAN342D and PB1V212I) were observed among their full genomes. …”
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Modelling Arctic lower-tropospheric ozone: processes controlling seasonal variations by W. Gong, S. R. Beagley, K. Toyota, H. Skov, J. H. Christensen, A. Lupu, D. Pendlebury, J. Zhang, U. Im, Y. Kanaya, A. Saiz-Lopez, R. Sommariva, R. Sommariva, P. Effertz, P. Effertz, J. W. Halfacre, N. Jepsen, R. Kivi, T. K. Koenig, K. Müller, C. Nordstrøm, I. Petropavlovskikh, I. Petropavlovskikh, P. B. Shepson, W. R. Simpson, S. Solberg, R. M. Staebler, D. W. Tarasick, R. Van Malderen, M. Vestenius

“…Model results were compared with a suite of observations in the Arctic, including hourly observations from surface sites and mobile platforms (buoys and ships) and ozonesonde profiles, to evaluate models' ability to simulate Arctic lower-tropospheric O<span class="inline-formula">₃</span>, particularly in capturing the seasonal variations and the key processes controlling these variations.…”
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