Synergistic Enhancement of Rhodamine B Adsorption by Coffee Shell Biochar Through High-Temperature Pyrolysis and Water Washing by Xurundong Kan, Yao Suo, Bingfei Shi, Yan Zheng, Zaiqiong Liu, Wenhui Ma, Xianghong Li, Jianqiang Zhang

“…The adsorption kinetics conformed to a pseudo-second-order model, indicating chemisorption, and the equilibrium data fit the Langmuir model, suggesting monolayer coverage. …”
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Machine learning-based viewers’ preference prediction on social awareness advertisements using EEG by Farhan Ishtiaque, Mohammad Tohidul Islam Miya, Fazla Rabbi Mashrur, Khandoker Mahmudur Rahman, Ravi Vaidyanathan, Syed Ferhat Anwar, Farhana Sarker, Noor Azman Ali, Huam Hon Tat, Khondaker A. Mamun, Khondaker A. Mamun

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Biological Activity and Structure–Activity Relationship of Functionalized Thiols Against <i>Leishmania major</i>, the Agent of Human Cutaneous Leishmaniasis by Taylor Henne, Linsey Curry, Kenlei Gunther, Cameron Smith, Hannah Braunstein, Abdikani Omar Farah, Timothy K. Beng, Blaise Dondji

“…Together, our data demonstrate that functionalized thiols have an in vivo anti-<i>Leishmania</i> activity that is directly linked to their chemical structure.…”
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Hyperspectral imaging combined with residual-attention-net for spectral-spatial feature fusion in liver disease diagnosis by Yunze Li, Jingjing Wang, Miaoqing Zhao, Jinlin Deng, Chongxuan Tian, Qize Lv, Yifei Liu, Kun Ru, Wei Li

“…We incorporated band selection techniques, including the Norris derivative and the Successive Projections Algorithm (SPA), and optimized the data processing workflow. Experimental performance was evaluated using cross-validation, with the primary metrics of accuracy, sensitivity, and specificity for statistical analysis. …”
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FacaDiffy: Inpainting unseen facade parts using diffusion models by T. Fröch, O. Wysocki, Y. Xia, Y. Xia, J. Xie, B. Schwab, D. Cremers, D. Cremers, T. H. Kolbe

“…To complement the scarcity of real-world training data, we also develop a scalable pipeline to produce synthetic conflict maps using random city model generators and annotated facade images. …”
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The Wizard Apprentice: A Serious Games System in Immersive VR as a Feasible Rehabilitation Approach in Children With Cerebral Palsy by Cristian Camardella, Federica Serra, Caterina Linciano, Chiara Malasoma, Gabriele Carrieri, Sara Aliboni, Ilaria Bortone, Federico Posteraro, Luca Bonfiglio, Daniele Leonardis

“…The presented pilot study (12 CP children, 24 sessions), focuses on the feasibility assessment of the rehabilitation method, then, it allows a more in depth analysis on the adaptation and progress of the exercise parameters through data recorded during the whole treatment. …”
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Both ERK/MAPK and TGF-Beta/Smad Signaling Pathways Play a Role in the Kidney Fibrosis of Diabetic Mice Accelerated by Blood Glucose Fluctuation by Xiaoyun Cheng, Wenke Gao, Yongyan Dang, Xia Liu, Yujuan Li, Xu Peng, Xiyun Ye

“…Both ERK/MAPK and TGF-β/smad signaling pathways seem to play a role in the development of kidney fibrosis accelerated by blood glucose fluctuation.…”
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A distributed brain response predicting the facial expression of acute nociceptive pain by Marie-Eve Picard, Miriam Kunz, Jen-I Chen, Michel-Pierre Coll, Etienne Vachon-Presseau, Tor D Wager, Pierre Rainville

“…We then applied a multivariate pattern analysis to the fMRI data to predict the facial expression of pain. …”
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Interannual Variations in Spring Snowmelt Timing of Alaskan Black Spruce Forests Using a Bulk‐Surface Energy Balance Approach by Hiroki Ikawa, Taro Nakai, Robert C. Busey, Yoshinobu Harazono, Kyoko Ikeda, Hiroki Iwata, Hirohiko Nagano, Kazuyuki Saito, Masahito Ueyama, Hideki Kobayashi

“…Abstract Spring snowmelt occurs for a short duration on an annual time scale, but their timings considerably affect the carbon and hydrological cycle in high‐latitude ecosystems. Here, we developed a simple snowmelt model, treating the ecosystem surface as a bulk‐surface layer. …”
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The experiences of family members of persons with intellectual disabilities who used residential care homes during the COVID-19 pandemic by Montserrat Puig Llobet, Montserrat Roca Roger, Teresa Nicolàs Silva, Gemma Pérez Gimenez, Zaida Agüera, Maria-Teresa Lluch Canut, Juan Francisco Roldan Merino, Carmen Moreno Arroyo, Marta Prats Arimon, Maria Aurelia Sánchez Ortega, Xavier Domènech Mascaró, Miguel Angel Hidalgo Blanco, Antonio Moreno Poyato

“…Results Our analysis identified 4 main themes that developed into additional factors: the decision to stay at home or in the residence, fear, illness, and protocol. …”
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PASeg: positional-guided segmenter with multimodal semantic alignment for enhancing urban scene 3D semantic segmentation by Yang Luo, Ting Han, Xiaorong Zhang, Yujun Liu, Duxin Zhu, Jinyuan Li, Yiping Chen, Yundong Wu, Guorong Cai, Yingchao Piao, Jinhe Su

“…The application of LiDAR point cloud for urban environment analysis has become a critical approach in urban scene understanding. …”
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Tree‐Ring Insights Into Past and Future Streamflow Variations in Beijing, Northern China by Honghua Cao, Feng Chen, Mao Hu, Tiyuan Hou, Xiaoen Zhao, Shijie Wang, Heli Zhang

“…Comparison of the runoff reconstruction results with climate grid data demonstrated a large magnitude of climate change in North China during the study period. …”
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Theoretical study on the transition wavelengths and probabilities, Landé gJ factors, and sensitivity to fundamental constants of Ge-like highly charged ions by Cunqiang Wu, Xiaobin Ding, Chenzhong Dong

“…These ions hold significant potential for applications in the development of optical clocks and the investigation of potential variation of fine structure constant.…”
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Multidrug efflux pumps of Pseudomonas aeruginosa show selectivity for their natural substrates by Léna Mazza, Léna Mazza, Alexandre Bory, Alexandre Bory, Alexandre Luscher, Alexandre Luscher, Joachim Kloehn, Jean-Luc Wolfender, Jean-Luc Wolfender, Christian van Delden, Christian van Delden, Thilo Köhler, Thilo Köhler

“…These findings represent an interesting starting point for the development of competitive efflux pump inhibitors.…”
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Determining time since deposition of latent fingerprints on forensic adhesive tape using ultrafast DESI-MS and machine learning by Nora Rajs, Yinon Harush-Brosh, Ron Raisch, Ravit Yakobi Arancibia, Amani Zoabi, Guy Nevet Golan, Moshe Shpitzen, Sarena Wiesner, Michal Levin-Elad, Tommy Kaplan, Katherine Margulis

“…The study involved 744 fingerprints from 330 volunteers, aged up to 15 days under various conditions. Data analysis using the XGBoost and SMOTE algorithms achieved a correlation of 0.54 (p-value < 1e−5) between TSD prediction and true TSD, achieving 83.3% accuracy in distinguishing between 0-4 days and 10–15 days old prints. …”
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Postnatal Epigenetic Alterations in Calves Persistently Infected with Bovine Viral Diarrhea Virus by Jessica N. Kincade, Dilyara A. Murtazina, Hanah M. Georges, Carolina L. Gonzalez-Berrios, Jeanette V. Bishop, Terry E. Engle, Marcela Henao-Tamayo, Jordan M. Eder, Erin M. McDonald, Darcy M. Deines, Brie M. Wright, Hana Van Campen, Thomas R. Hansen

“…White blood cell DNA from five PI and five control heifers at 4 months of age was subjected to reduced representation bisulfite sequencing and interpreted within the context of complete blood count and flow cytometry data herein. Analysis revealed 8367 differentially methylated sites contained within genes associated with the immune and cardiac system, as well as hematopoiesis. …”
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A Spatiotemporal Feature Extraction Technique Using Superlet-CNN Fusion for Improved Motor Imagery Classification by Neha Sharma, Manoj Sharma, Amit Singhal, Nuzhat Fatema, Vinay Kumar Jadoun, Hasmat Malik, Asyraf Afthanorhan

“…This study presents an enhanced method for the precise recognition of MI tasks using EEG data, to facilitate more intuitive interactions between individuals with mobility challenges and their environment. …”
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Readiness for scale up following effectiveness-implementation trial: results of scalability assessment of the Community Partnership Program for diabetes self-management for older a... by Melissa Northwood, Tracey Chambers, Kathryn Fisher, Rebecca Ganann, Maureen Markle-Reid, Marie-Lee Yous, Ron Beleno, Gary Gaudet, Andrea Gruneir, Helen Leung, Craig Lindsay, Kasia Luebke, Gail Macartney, Ethel Macatangay, Janet MacIntyre, Carolyn MacPhail, William Montelpare, Allan Morrison, Lisa Shaffer, Martha St. Pierre, Frank Tang, Catharine Whiteside

“…Data collection and analysis was informed by the Intervention Scalability Assessment Tool (ISAT); developed to support practitioners and policy makers in conducting systematic assessments of the suitability of health interventions for population scale-up in high-income countries. …”
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A retrospective assessment of COVID-19 vulnerability index indicators and mortality rates pre-COVID-19 (2018–2020) and during COVID-19 (2020–2022) in a health and demographic surve... by Takwanisa Machemedze, Chodziwadziwa Whiteson Kabudula, Jean Juste Harrisson Bashingwa, Beth A. Tippett Barr, Nellie Myburgh, Sana Mahtab, Cleopas Hwinya, Stephen Tollman, Ziyaad Dangor, Shabir A. Madhi

“…We evaluated mortality rates and risk of death, prior to and during the COVID-19 pandemic, in relation to an individual’s COVID-19 vulnerability, based on a scoring algorithm developed in South Africa. Methods The analysis was undertaken using data from a health and demographic surveillance system (HDSS) in Soweto and Thembelihle, Gauteng, South Africa. …”
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Community health fairs as experiential learning: a qualitative exploration of benefits and challenges by Martha Rojo, Scott Wright, Jing Jin, Erickson Feliciano, Margaret Love, Sharon Stevenson

“…Two coders analyzed the transcripts, and a third coder served to confirm the qualitative findings, and Clarke and Braun thematic analysis was employed to develop themes. Descriptive statistics were used to describe the sample. …”
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