Introduction by Verena Balz

“…When decentralisation and regional governance became issues in Dutch planning, regional design became expected to perform not only in discussion on spatial matters, but in political and organisational realms too. When efficiency became a major aspiration of Dutch spatial planning, the use of regional design in planning decision-making gained an efficiency rationale as well. …”
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Inhibitory effect of chlorogenic acid extract from peach blossoms on growth of Monilinia fructicola by WANG Haijing, ZHANG Man, LI Haiping, WU Meilan, LIU Chunsheng, SU Kai, ZHANG Chenguang, MENG Dong, YANG Qing, SUPRUN Ivan Ivanovich, WU Junkai

“…This has become a critical bottleneck restricting the quality improvement, efficiency enhancement, and market competitiveness in the peach industry. …”
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Bacillus vallismortis acts against ginseng root rot by modifying the composition and microecological functions of ginseng root endophytes by Yang Hu, Liu-yang Yang, Meng-yuan Lei, Yi-xin Yang, Zhuo Sun, Wan Wang, Zhong-ming Han, Lin Cheng, Ze-liang Lv, Mei Han, Li-min Yang

“…Both CS4-43 and CS4-46 significantly enhanced the inhibitory effects of the single strain SZ-4, as well as HY-43 and HY-46, against ginseng root rot, while also promoting plant growth.DiscussionThese findings offers a theoretical foundation for studying the microecological prevention and control of ginseng diseases as well as new insights for conducting research on the efficient and precise management of plant diseases.…”
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IgG1 versus IgG3: influence of antibody-specificity and allotypic variance on virus neutralization efficacy by Somanath Kallolimath, Lin Sun, Roman Palt, Esther Föderl-Höbenreich, Antonia Hermle, Leonie Voss, Marina Kleim, Falk Nimmerjahn, Falk Nimmerjahn, Johannes S. Gach, Lauren Hitchcock, Qiang Chen, Stanislav Melnik, Florian Eminger, Anja Lux, Anja Lux, Herta Steinkellner

“…P5C3 and H4-IgG1 mAbs were subclass-switched to IgG3 formats, designed for efficient production and increased PK values, carrying three allotypic variations, referred to as -WT, -H, and -KVH. …”
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A Comparison of Tests for Detecting Prior Exposure to <i>Coxiella burnetii</i> for Use with Q-VAX in Australian Human Q Fever Vaccination by Stephen Graves, Jennifer Robson, Anja Scholzen, Richard Dzeng, Francisca Powell-Romero, Jennifer Evans, John Stenos, Meg Jeppesen, Milou L. C. E. Kouwijzer, Jordi Lankhof, Susan Raju Paul, Tatiana Proboste Ibertti, Lauren Ball, Helen Powell, Stephanie Wilkinson, Evi van Schuppen, Willemijn J. Anker-Op den Brouw, Rowland Cobbold, Anja Garritsen, Mark C. Poznansky, Ann E. Sluder

“…The week-long interval for skin test assessment limits efficient vaccination. This study evaluated a standardized interferon-γ release assay (IGRA) as a potential skin test alternative. …”
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Mock Observations: Morphological Analysis of Galaxies in TNG100 Simulations by Jun-Yu Gong, Weipeng Lin, Lin Tang, Yanyao Lan

“…These divergences may stem from simulation properties such as elevated star formation efficiency at the low-mass end or resolution limits. …”
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A qualitative study on the relationship between doctors and nurses offering primary health at KwaNobuhle (Uitenhage) by M.D. Qolohle, H.H. Conradie, G.A. Ogunbanjo, N.H. Malete

“…The exploration of relationships is a sensitive issue and a different methodology may produce different results. …”
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GIS-Based Remote Sensing Image Information Analysis of the South Atlantic Ecological Environment and Diversity of Deep-Sea Microorganism with Antifungal Effects by Jingjing Xu, Peisheng Yan

“…To the best of our knowledge, this is also the first report to analyse the diversity of culturable bacteria with antifungal and antiaflatoxigenic activities in the South Atlantic Ocean from three perspectives: different media, different sampling stations, and different sampling depths.…”
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An update on head and neck squamous cell carcinoma in respect to classification and systemic therapy. Extended review by A. Mudunov, A. Ahundov, M. Bolotin, T. Braunschweig

“…Next to different ways of interpretation of the staining, also different staining procedures used in the trials are hindering an easy establishment of this marker in pathology laboratories. …”
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Screening of Reference Genes for Quantitative Real-time PCR in Curcuma alismatifolia Bracts by Jianjun TAN, Lishan HUANG, Yiwei ZHOU, Yechun XU, Yuanjun YE

“…【Method】Nine C. alismatifolia cultivars with different colors were employed in this experiment. …”
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Screening of Germplasm Resources with Low-Phosphorus Tolerance During the Seedling Stage of Rice by Mengru Zhang, Ye Wang, Zexin Qi, Qiang Zhang, Huan Wang, Chenglong Guan, Wenzheng Sun, Fenglou Ling, Zhian Zhang, Chen Xu

“…A scatter plot was created using the comprehensive phosphorus efficiency values of different rice germplasms under normal phosphorus and low phosphorus conditions. …”
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Post-vibration activity of electrochemically activated water by O. V. Slatinskaia, G. O. Stepanov, O. V. Fartushnaya, E. V. Zubkov, A. D. Zatykina, O. M. Gizitdinova, N. S. Karpov, A. V. Smirnov, V. S. Boriskin, N. N. Rodionova, A. O. Petrova

“…The efficiency of electrical signal propagation in these mixtures, as estimated by the signal strength attenuation coefficient, is additionally changed. …”
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Establishing the volatile organic compound profile and detection capabilities of human remain detection dogs to human bones by Frédérique Ouimet, Darshil Patel, Marissa Tsontakis, Clifford Samson, Shari L. Forbes

“…Although the dogs are capable of detecting bones, they require exposure to and training with a diverse range of skeletal remains to enhance their efficiency. This is necessary due to the variations in the types and intensity of VOCs compared to earlier decomposition stages involving soft tissue.…”
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Effect of curing methods on the long-term properties of concrete containing crystallizing additives by Bruno Rosena Machado, Leandro S. Silva, Mayara Amario, Assed N. Haddad, Alexandre S. de Vargas, Carina Mariane Stolz

“…In scanning electron microscopy (SEM) analyses at 828 days on samples cured in a humid chamber, it was possible to observe the formation of ettringite (EFt) in the pores of concrete mixtures with crystallizing additive, demonstrating the efficiency of the additive's action in self-healing. …”
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Screening of Substrates and Optimization of Formulations for Exogenous Nutrient Bags of <i>Morchella sextelata</i> (Black Morel) by Qi Yan, Weidong Zhang, Qi Wang, Tonghui Yang, Peng Wang, Ya Yu, Xiao Tan, Xueping Kang, Jiawei Wen

“…In conclusion, partially substituting wheat grains with rice bran in ENBs can not only reduce reliance on staple food resources but also enhance yield and economic efficiency. Due to the differences in cultivated strains and environmental conditions, the impact on morel yield is substantial; therefore, the results of this study need further validation through pilot trials.…”
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Unraveling Fish Community Diversity and Structure in the Yellow Sea: Evidence from Environmental DNA Metabarcoding and Bottom Trawling by Jinyong Zhang, Xiaoyu Cui, Lin Lin, Yuan Liu, Jinqing Ye, Weiyue Zhang, Hongjun Li

“…Conclusively, eDNA metabarcoding emerges as a valuable complement to bottom trawling, offering a multifaceted approach to biodiversity monitoring that not only boosts efficiency but also reduces environmental impact on coastal ecosystems.…”
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Resting‐State Functional Connectivity of Sensorimotor and Default Mode Networks and Lower Limb Performance in Chronic Stroke: A Cross‐Sectional Study by Svetlana Pundik, Margaret M. Skelly, Jessica P. McCabe, Ahlam I. Salameh, Trenley Anderson, Kelsey Rose Duncan, Terri Hisel, Sarah J. A. Carr

“…Graph theory metrics (global efficiency, clustering coefficient, and betweenness centrality) were related to clinical measures using elastic nets analysis. …”
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Bacterial and Viral-Induced Changes in the Reflectance Spectra of <i>Nicotiana benthamiana</i> Plants by Alyona Grishina, Maxim Lysov, Maria Ageyeva, Victoria Diakova, Oksana Sherstneva, Anna Brilkina, Vladimir Vodeneev

“…In this study, the efficiency of spectral imaging in the early detection and differentiation of diseases caused by pathogens of different types (Potato virus X (PVX) and the bacterium <i>Pseudomonas syringae</i>) was analyzed. …”
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Impact of irradiation conditions on therapy of Lewis lung carcinoma in mice using glucose-ethylenediamine carbon dots by Pavlo Lishchuk, Halyna Kuznietsova, Taisa Dovbynchuk, Nataliia Dziubenko, Liudmyla Garmanchuk, Sergei Alekseev, Mykola Isaiev, Nataliya Pozdnyakova, Artem Pastukhov, Nataliya Krisanova, Tatiana Borisova, Vladimir Lysenko, Valeriy Skryshevsky

“…Biocompatible GE-NPs own multimodal potential in cancer theranostics, including both photoacoustic imaging and therapy, by applying different irradiation conditions.…”
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Hybrid Huff-n-Puff Process for Enhanced Oil Recovery: Integration of Surfactant Flooding with CO₂ Oil Swelling by Abhishek Ratanpara, Joshua Donjuan, Camron Smith, Marcellin Procak, Ibrahima Aboubakar, Philippe Mandin, Riyadh I. Al-Raoush, Rosalinda Inguanta, Myeongsub Kim

“…This study is focused on the efficiency of surfactant flooding and low-pressure oil swelling in oil recovery. …”
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