Synergistic Effect of TiO₂-Nanoparticles and Plant Growth-Promoting Microorganisms on the Physiological Parameters and Antioxidant Responses of <i>Capsicum annum</i> Cul... by Atiya Bhatti, Araceli Sanchez-Martinez, Gildardo Sanchez-Ante, Daniel A. Jacobo-Velázquez, Joaquín Alejandro Qui-Zapata, Soheil S. Mahmoud, Ghulam Mustafa Channa, Luis Marcelo Lozano, Jorge L. Mejía-Méndez, Edgar R. López-Mena, Diego E. Navarro-López

“…Titanium dioxide nanoparticles (TiO₂-NPs) were synthesized using the molten salt method and systematically characterized. TiO₂-NPs were evaluated for their capacity to promote the growth of <i>Capsicum annuum</i> cultivars together with the plant growth-promoting microorganisms (PGPMs) <i>Bacillus thuringiensis</i> (Bt) and <i>Trichoderma harzianum</i> (Th). …”
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Research Progress and Prospects of Intelligent Measurement and Control Technology for Tillage Depth in Subsoiling Operations by Yue Deng, Wenyi Zhang, Bing Qi, Yunxia Wang, Youqiang Ding, Haojie Zhang

“…It highlighted that leveraging information and digital technologies to determine the distribution of the soil plow pan layer, along with the integration of efficient and intelligent control technologies for precise tillage depth regulation, represented a key direction for the future development of deep tillage operations.…”
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High INtensity Interval Training In pATiEnts with intermittent claudication (INITIATE): protocol for a multicentre, proof-of-concept, prospective interventional study by Gordon McGregor, Chao Huang, Maureen Twiddy, Judith Long, Amy Harwood, Lee Ingle, Saïd Ibeggazene, Sean Pymer, Adam R Nicholls, Sean Carroll, Marjorie Rooms, I C Chetter

“…High-intensity interval training (HIIT) is more time-efficient and therefore has the potential to overcome this barrier. …”
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Development Level Evaluation of Tax Governance Digitalization Using Quadripartitioned Single-Valued Neutrosophic Sets by Shuguang Wang, Renjie Bao

“…A key component of improving the accountability, efficiency, and openness of public financial institutions is the digital transformation of tax governance. …”
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Study on the Stiffness of Rail Support for Some Lines of Urban Railway in Vietnam by Tran Anh DUNG, Le Trung HIEU, Le Hai HA, Pham Van KY

“…These values are associated with bearing stiffness values of 23.1x106 N/mm, 30.8x106 N/mm, and 27.5x106 N/mm, respectively. Proper determination of rail support stiffness is crucial for efficient railway operations and maintenance. …”
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Intelligent controller design of an autonomous system using a social spider optimizer for path navigation and obstacle avoidance by Naimul Hasan, Huma Khan, Shahida Khatoon, Mohammad Sajid

“…The performance of the proposed method is compared with FLC and methods like PSO and CSO. …”
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Impact of Green Initiatives on the Financial Performance of Small and Medium Enterprises: The Case of Manufacturing Firm in Central Luzon by Mª Teresa B. Alfaro, Rowell Agliones Diaz

“…The descriptive survey method used to gather data to determine the green initiative's implementation of small and medium (S.M.E.s) manufacturing enterprises. …”
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The Effect of the Use of Black and White Flashcards on Acute Pain Levels in Infants by Diler Yılmaz, Nejla Canbulat Şahiner, Zübeyde Ezgi Erçelik

“…Conclusion: We concluded that the use of black and white flashcards during the vaccination practices was efficient. In line with these results, we recommend that nurses use black and white flashcards, an easily applicable method, to decrease the pain sensitivity of infants during vaccine applications.…”
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Effect of culture conditions on the content of B-phycoerythrins in Porphyridium cruentum cells by SUN Li-qin, WANG Chang-hai, TENG Li

“…The results showed that the HA-column chromatographic method could purify the B-PE efficiently, and the purity of B-PE reached to 4.32 (OD₅₄₅/OD₂₈₀). …”
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Self-Supervised Multi-Task Learning for the Detection and Classification of RHD-Induced Valvular Pathology by Lorna Mugambi, Ciira wa Maina, Liesl Zühlke

“…This study investigated the use of self-supervised multi-task learning for automated echocardiographic analysis, aiming to predict echocardiographic views, diagnose RHD conditions, and determine severity. We compared two prominent self-supervised learning (SSL) methods: DINOv2, a vision-transformer-based approach known for capturing implicit features, and simple contrastive learning representation (SimCLR), a ResNet-based contrastive learning method recognised for its simplicity and effectiveness. …”
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Adaptive Channel Division and Subchannel Allocation for Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiple Access-Based Airborne Power Line Communication Networks by Ruowen Yan, Qiao Li, Huagang Xiong

“…Concurrently, the subchannel allocation algorithm employs a novel metric, the Subchannel Preference Score (SPS), which factors in both the signal quality and the current occupancy levels of each subchannel to determine their optimal allocation among nodes. This method ensures efficient resource utilization and maintains consistent network performance. …”
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Reinforced Concrete under the Action of Carbonization and Chloride Aggression: a Probabilistic Model for Service Life Prediction by S. N. Leonovich, E. E. Shalyi, L. V. Kim

“…The paper proposes a method for predicting a complex degradation of reinforced concrete structures with due account of various mechanisms of corrosion wear that allows to develop efficient methods for improvement of structure durability and maintainability which are operated in the marine environment. …”
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Technical and economic assessment of the parameters of thermal schemes of thermal power plants with a hydrogen generator by G. E. Marin, B. M. Osipov, A. R. Akhmetshin

“…The studies carried out show that a change in the component composition of the gas affects the energy characteristics of the engine. The method for determining the quantitative composition of COx, NOx, SOx in the exhaust gases of a gas turbine plant is presented. …”
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MB-AGCL: multi-behavior adaptive graph contrast learning for recommendation by Xiaowen lv, Yiwei Zhao, Zhihu Zhou, Yifeng Zhang, Yourong Chen

“…Furthermore, we propose an efficient adaptive graph augmentation method that integrates graph augmentation with down-stream tasks to reduce the impact of popularity bias. …”
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Application of MobileNetV2 and SVM Combination for Enhanced Accuracy in Pneumonia Classification by Eka Putra Agus Meindiawan, Muljono Muljono

“…In conclusion, the choice of feature extraction method plays an important role in determining the accuracy of an automated diagnostic system. …”
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The diagnostic accuracy of point-of-care nucleic acid-based isothermal amplification assays for scrub typhus: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Rashi Dixit, Sandeep Manikandan, John Antony Jude Prakash, Manisha Biswal, Dharitri Mohapatra, Natarajan Gopalan, G. Gnanamani, Sujit Kumar Behera

“…Using the methodology of systematic reviewing and meta-analysis, the study aimed to synthesize and compare the diagnostic performances of all the available isothermal assays for the detection of classical rickettsial diseases.MethodsStudies were retrieved from PubMed and Scopus, and selection and screening were conducted using pre-determined inclusion and exclusion criteria. …”
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Design, spectroscopic analysis, DFT calculations, adsorption evaluation, molecular docking, comprehensive in silico and in vitro bioactivity studies of thiocarbohydrazide grafted d... by Magda A. Akl, Aya G. Mostafa, Abdelrahman S. El-Zeny, El-Sayed R. H. El-Gharkawy

“…Subsequent characterization of DAC@TCH was carried out utilizing various analytical methods such as elemental analysis, scanning electron microscopy (SEM), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR), and thermogravimetric analysis (TGA and DTA). …”
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Automated sleep staging model for older adults based on CWT and deep learning by Qunfeng Niu, Ranran Gui, Hengfang Liu, Liuyi Li, Lei Shi, Kunming Jia, Peng Li, Li Wang

“…To further validate the superiority of the RICM-SleepNet model, this study compared it with recent research methods that have demonstrated good performance in sleep staging. …”
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Analysis of Irrigation, Crop Growth and Physiological Information in Substrate Cultivation Using an Intelligent Weighing System by Jiu Xu, Lili Zhangzhong, Peng Lu, Yihan Wang, Qian Zhao, Youli Li, Lichun Wang

“…Compared to traditional estimation methods, the MAE and RMSE decreased by 12.5% and 15.0%, respectively. …”
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Inhibition of Aspartate &amp;beta;-Hydroxylase Enhances Anti-Tumor Immunity by Johari SD, Krausova K, Zucha B, Madureira Trufen CE, Polakova I, Olsen M, Smahel M

“…Therefore, this study aimed to investigate the effect of ASPH inhibition on the induction of anti-tumor immunity and to analyze the immune cells involved.Methods: In the mouse TC-1/A9 model characterized by reversible downregulation of major histocompatibility class I (MHC-I) molecules, ASPH inhibition was combined with stimulation of innate and/or adaptive immunity, and the anti-tumor response was analyzed by evaluation of tumor growth, in vivo depletion of immune cell subpopulations, and ELISPOT assay. …”
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