The Impact of the Natural Grass-Growing Model on the Development of Korla Fragrant Pear Fruit, as Well as Its Influence on Post-Harvest Sugar Metabolism and the Expression of Key E... by Mingyang Yu, Lanfei Wang, Yan Chen, Weifan Fan, Hao Wang, Kailu Guo, Shutian Tao, Xin Gong, Jianping Bao

“…During fruit storage, enzyme activities in the natural grass cultivation group were consistently higher than those in the clear cultivation group across different periods, with PFK activity being 23.73 U/L higher at 150 days of storage. …”
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An AI-Based Open-Source Software for <i>Varroa</i> Mite Fall Analysis in Honeybee Colonies by Jesús Yániz, Matías Casalongue, Francisco Javier Martinez-de-Pison, Miguel Angel Silvestre, Beeguards Consortium, Pilar Santolaria, Jose Divasón

“…A total of 204 sheets were collected, divided into four frames using green strings, and photographed under controlled lighting conditions with different smartphone models at a minimum resolution of 48 megapixels. …”
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Advances in LUCAS Copernicus 2022: enhancing Earth observations with comprehensive in situ data on EU land cover and use by R. d'Andrimont, M. Yordanov, F. Sedano, A. Verhegghen, P. Strobl, S. Zachariadis, F. Camilleri, A. Palmieri, B. Eiselt, J. M. Rubio Iglesias, M. van der Velde

“…The protocol simplification also facilitates a faster and more efficient data collection process. In 2022, there were 137 966 polygons generated out of the original 149 408 LUCAS Copernicus points, which means that 92.3 % of the points were actually surveyed. …”
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Chemically activated carbons derived from cashew nut shells as potential electrode materials for electrochemical supercapacitors by Nattapat Chaiammart, Veeramuthu Vignesh, Myo Myo Thu, Apiluck Eiad-ua, Thandavarayan Maiyalagan, Gasidit Panomsuwan

“…This work showcases the efficient and sustainable utilization of cashew nut shells as a carbon source for supercapacitor applications and highlights their value in a circular economy.…”
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Depth-Enhanced Tumor Detection Framework for Breast Histopathology Images by Integrating Adaptive Multi-Scale Fusion, Semantic Depth Calibration, and Boundary-Guided Detection by A. Robert Singh, Suganya Athisayamani, Hariharasitaraman S, Faten Khalid Karim, Jose Varela-Aldas, Samih M. Mostafa

“…DG-TDM refines tumor boundary detection by combining depth and RGB features using spatial and channel-wise attention mechanisms, which highlight boundary differences and reduce redundancy from background noise. …”
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Non‐Specific Particle Formation During Extracellular Vesicle Labelling With the Lipophilic Membrane Dye PKH26 by Laurel A. Haines, Alex A. Baeckler, Sophi J. Schofield, Eric P. Palmer, Bradley F. Guilliams, Melinda A. Meyers, Daniel P. Regan

“…We then used single‐EV spectral flow cytometry and transmission electron microscopy to investigate the impact of four different buffer conditions on PKH26 non‐specific particle formation. …”
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Congo red adsorption in water using a novel nano zero-valent iron intercalated Zn–Al–CO3 layered double hydroxide: adsorption isotherm, kinetics and thermodynamics by Kofi Duodu, Gerheart Winfred Ashong, Tsoeke Roland Agbetsi, Jonah Wuloh, Ahmed Kangmennaa, Charity Ohemaa Agyapong, Nathaniel Owusu Boadi, Eric Selorm Agorku

“…Abstract Annually, thousands of dyes are produced and sold under different names. The majority of these dyes are toxic and their wide usage poses a major risk to the environment and humans. …”
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A Low-Profile Patch-Loaded Ring Antenna With Wide Frequency Tuning Capability for Dual-Band Metal-Mountable Tag Design by Muthukannan Murugesh, Sharul Kamal Abdul Rahim, Eng Hock Lim, Pei Song Chee

“…The dimensions of the rings can be adjusted to achieve efficient wide-range frequency tuning capability, with conjugate impedance matching over the two operating frequencies. …”
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Scanning by DOVAM-S Detects All Unique Sequence Changes in Blinded Analyses: Evidence that the Scanning Conditions Are Generic by C.H. Buzin, C.Y. Wen, V.Q. Nguyen, G. Nozari, A. Mengos, X. Li, J.S. Chen, Q. Liu, R.A. Gatti, F.K. Fujimura, S.S. Sommer

“…Since the method was developed and tested on the factor IX gene, it is possible that the conditions selected work more efficiently in the factor IX gene than in other genes. …”
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The Role of Ferritin and Folate in Determining Stem Cell Collection for Autologous Stem Cell Transplant in Multiple Myeloma by Charles J. Weeks, Mohammad Mian, Michael Stokes, Matthew Gold, Anvay Shah, Rohan Vuppala, Katherine J. Kim, Abigayle B. Simon, Jorge Cortes, Anand Jillela, Vamsi Kota

“…However, the success of ASCT largely hinges on efficient mobilization; thus, a thorough analysis of factors that may affect mobilization is essential. …”
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Pollen–pistil interactions in divergent wide crosses lead to spatial and temporal pre-fertilization reproductive barrier in flax (Linum usitatissimum L.) by Vijaykumar Kailasrao Raut, Aneeta Yadav, Vikender Kaur, Mahesh Rao, Pooja Pathania, Dhammaprakash Wankhede, Mamta Singh, Gyanendra Pratap Singh

“…The results show that while distant hybridization with L. grandiflorum is less efficient, pollen tubes can still navigate the ovular tissues, albeit with some delay. …”
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Relevance of Patient-Reported Outcome Measures in Patients with Cancer: Detection of Underrated Psychological Distress of Palliative Care Patients in an Outpatient Setting by Madeleine Fink, Sandy Müller, Eva Warnecke, Jörg Hense, Martin Schuler, Martin Teufel, Maria Rosa Salvador Comino, Mitra Tewes

“…Background: The overall level of physical and psychological symptom burden of advanced cancer patients (ACP) in an outpatient setting is notoriously difficult to assess. Therefore, more efficient and objective assessment is needed to accomplish this important task. …”
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Study on the mechanism of gas-water two-phase flow in carbonate reservoirs at pore scale by Ruihan Zhang, Guang Lu, Xian Peng, Longxin Li, Yuhan Hu, Yulong Zhao, Liehui Zhang

“…The distribution of trapped gas in different types of reservoirs shows a trend of first decreasing and then increasing with the increase of capillary number during water flooding process. …”
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Quantitative Histopathological Analysis of Cervical Intra-Epithelial Neoplasia Sections: Methodological Issues by Martial Guillaud, Dennis Cox, Anais Malpica, Gregg Staerkel, Jasenka Matisic, Dirk Van Niekirk, Karen Adler‐Storthz, Neal Poulin, Michele Follen, Calum MacAulay

“…Linear discriminant analysis was used to assess the diagnostic information in three different feature sets to evaluate and compare staining intensity normalization methods. …”
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UAV-Based Remote Sensing Monitoring of Maize Growth Using Comprehensive Indices by Tingrui Yang, Jinghua Zhao, Ming Hong, Mingjie Ma, Shijiao Ma, Yingying Yuan

“…Timely, efficient, and accurate acquisition of crop growth data is crucial for agricultural decision-making and management. …”
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Typical and Local Diagnostic Reference Levels for Chest and Abdomen Radiography Examinations in Dubai Health Sector by Entesar Z. Dalah, Maitha M. Al Zarooni, Faryal Y. Binismail, Hashim A. Beevi, Mohammed Siraj, Subrahmanian Pottybindu

“…The data of a total of 5474 adult males and non-pregnant females who underwent chest and abdomen radiography examinations in five different healthcare centers were collected and retrospectively analyzed. …”
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Short-term Wind Power Forecasting Based on BWO‒VMD and TCN‒BiGRU by LU Jing, ZHANG Yanru, WANG Rui

“…ObjectiveUnder the guidance of the “dual carbon” target, wind power, as a critical component of clean energy, plays a crucial role in its efficient utilization. Short-term wind power forecasting helps improve grid stability, optimize wind farm power generation plans, and reduce operating costs, enhancing the economic benefits of wind power and supporting the goals of low-carbon development. …”
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Restoring grazing agroecosystems in Mediterranean less favoured areas for resilience and productivity: experts opinion by Ioanna Poulopoulou, Georgia Hadjipavlou, Hannes Gamper, Messaoud Lazereg, Sezen Ocak Yetişgin, Alaa Mohamed, Matthias Gauly, Dimitra Gaki, Dimitris Goussios, Ioannis Faraslis, Dimitrios Tsiokos, Fabio Santeramo, Cláudia Marques-dos-Santos, Andrea Rosati, Penelope J. Bebeli, Wagdy K. B. Khalil, Ioannis Hadjigeorgiou

“…The economic analysis showing the costs and benefits of the applied systems is important to foster the integration and implementation of the recommended schemes and leads to more efficient planning through better decision making. …”
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Preliminary study of selective contacts for hot carrier solar cells by Boyer-Richard Soline, Fan Fei, Chevalier Nicolas, Létoublon Antoine, Beck Alexandre, Tavernier Karine, Rani Shalu, Suchet Daniel, Cattoni Andrea, Lombez Laurent, Durand Olivier

“…To extract the carriers while they are still “hot”, efficient energy-selective contacts must be developed. …”
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Antigen-independent activation is critical for the durable antitumor effect of GUCY2C-targeted CAR-T cells by Xiaofei Wei, Lin Shen, Chang Liu, Cheng Zhang, Min Tao, Jian Li, Xicheng Wang, Ting He, Fei Dai, Changsong Qi, Mingyang Ma, Yanping Ding, Xinan Lu, Dongqun Liu

“…CAR-T cells with different compositions of the hinge, transmembrane and costimulatory domains were also constructed for selection of the long-lasting CAR-T format with durable antitumor efficacy in vitro and in tumor-bearing mice. …”
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