More Timely Response to Outbreaks of Zoonotic Compared to Non‐Zoonotic Diseases in Animals in Tanzania by Esron Karimuribo, Veronica Masawe, Lars Eik Olav, Doreen Ndossi, Ann‐Katrin Llarena, Calvin Sindato

“…Findings of this study may be utilised to guide animal and public health interventions for effective and efficient surveillance and control of emerging and re‐emerging infectious diseases. …”
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Urine Catheter Sterilization from Adhered Biofilm Using Bimetallic Nanoparticles Synthesized Using the Plasma Reduction Method by Mohammed F. Al–Marjani, Fatima J. Hassan, Raghad S. Mohammed, Nisreen Kh. Abdalameer, Javed Iqbal

“… Background: Bacterial infections, particularly those in medical devices such as urinary catheters, are a significant clinical challenge due to structural differences between Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria influencing their susceptibility to antimicrobial agents. …”
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A multi-filter deep transfer learning framework for image-based autism spectrum disorder detection by Rodrigo Colnago Contreras, Monique Simplicio Viana, Victor José Souza Bernardino, Francisco Lledo dos Santos, Önsen Toygar, Rodrigo Capobianco Guido

“…These improvements were observed consistently across different network architectures and datasets, under varying data augmentation, filtering, and dimensionality reduction configurations. …”
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Open-Source High-Throughput Phenotyping for Blueberry Yield and Maturity Prediction Across Environments: Neural Network Model and Labeled Dataset for Breeders by Jing Zhang, Jerome Maleski, Hudson Ashrafi, Jessica A. Spencer, Ye Chu

“…This model will be helpful for blueberry breeders, enabling more efficient selection, and for growers, helping them accurately estimate optimal harvest windows. …”
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Ethyl acetate extract from red coralline macroalgae Mastophora rosea, rich in polyphenolic catechins, induces apoptosis and inhibits metastasis in melanoma cell line by Eka Sunarwidhi Prasedya, Putu Bella Aprillia Saraswati, Ni Wayan Riyani Martyasari, Andri Frediansyah, Munawar Khalil, Sri Widyastuti

“…Methodology The dried macroalgae M. rosea sample was extracted using various solvents with differing polarities: ethanol, ethyl acetate (EA), and n-hexane. …”
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Morphofunctional characteristics of single combats athletes as factors of success by Leonid V. Podrigalo, Olha O. Podrihalo, Wladyslaw Jagiello, Olexandr V. Podavalenko, Irina P. Masliak, Yuri M. Tropin, Margarita A. Mameshina, Volodymyr О. Galimskyi, Inna І. Galimska

“…It allows to implement quickly and efficiently grip. This is the basis for a successful wrestling technique. …”
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Digital currency: features of regulation in the Russian Federation by T. E. Rozhdestvenskaya, A. G. Guznov

“…Firstly, if the services provided by payment systems are more efficient, reliable, affordable and cheap for the consumer. …”
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Establishment and application of a rapid new detection method for antimicrobial susceptibility testing of Klebsiella pneumoniae based on MALDI-TOF MS by Yapei Zhang, Fanghua Fan, Xuan Wang, Jie Zhu, Shilei Dong

“…Our method is potentially a faster, more precise, cost-efficient, and user-friendly AST method that can enhance the effectiveness of treatment strategies.…”
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Deep learning-based automated measurement of hip key angles and auxiliary diagnosis of developmental dysplasia of the hip by Ruixin Li, Xiao Wang, Tianran Li, Beibei Zhang, Xiaoming Liu, Wenhua Li, Qirui Sui

“…Results The results obtained from both manual measurements and the artificial intelligence model demonstrated no significant differences in the Sharp, Tönnis, and Center edge angles (all p > 0.05). …”
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Benchmarking Federated Few-Shot Learning for Video-Based Action Recognition by Nguyen Anh Tu, Nartay Aikyn, Nursultan Makhanov, Assanali Abu, Kok-Seng Wong, Min-Ho Lee

“…Within our framework, we establish a unified benchmark to systematically and fairly compare different components, including feature extraction, meta-learning, and FL for model update and aggregation. …”
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Identifying mating events of group-housed broiler breeders via bio-inspired deep learning models by Venkat U.C. Bodempudi, Guoming Li, J. Hunter Mason, Jeanna L. Wilson, Tianming Liu, Khaled M. Rasheed

“…Mating event identification via the developed DLM framework fluctuated among different time of a day and bird ages due to bird overlapping, gathering densities, and occlusions. …”
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Germinación asimbiótica de semillas y desarrollo in vitro de plántulas de Cattleya mendelii Dombrain (Orchidaceae) Asymbiotic seed germination and in vitro seedling development of... by Seir Antonio Salazar-Mercado

“…This study showed that MS medium supplemented with coconut water and pineapple juice, were more efficient in asymbiotic germination and seedling development of C. mendelii orchids compared with other culture media. …”
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A new method for diagnosing effective radiative forcing from aerosol–cloud interactions in climate models by B. M. Duran, C. J. Wall, C. J. Wall, N. J. Lutsko, T. Michibata, P.-L. Ma, Y. Qin, M. L. Duffy, M. L. Duffy, B. Medeiros, M. Debolskiy

“…Most commonly used methods also cannot disentangle the contributions from different processes to ERFaci. Here, we develop a new, computationally efficient method for estimating the shortwave (SW) ERFaci from liquid clouds using histograms of monthly averaged cloud fraction partitioned by cloud droplet effective radius (<span class="inline-formula"><i>r</i>_e</span>) and liquid water path (LWP). …”
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Valorization of coconut husk into biochar for lead (Pb2+) adsorption by Ahmed Adil, Vora Tarak, PadmaPriya Gopalakrishnan, Thakur Rishabh, Sharma Ramayanam S. K., Mathew Dona, Sankhla Mahipal Singh, Al-Sadoon Mohammad Khalid, Asaithambi Perumal

“…In this regard, biochar was optimized at different temperatures of 200°C, 400°C and 600°C, and the best yield was obtained at 600°C. …”
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Large-scale spatio-temporal variation in vital rates and population dynamics of an alpine bird by Nater, Chloé R., Frassinelli, Francesco, Martin, James A., Nilsen, Erlend B.

“…Simultaneously, there is much ongoing development of statistical models that are increasingly more powerful and able to make more efficient use of field data. Integrated population models (IPMs), for example, are able to use multiple streams of data from different field monitoring programmes and/or multiple aspects of single datasets to estimate population sizes and key vital rates. …”
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Predictive symptoms for COVID-19 in the community: REACT-1 study of over 1 million people. by Joshua Elliott, Matthew Whitaker, Barbara Bodinier, Oliver Eales, Steven Riley, Helen Ward, Graham Cooke, Ara Darzi, Marc Chadeau-Hyam, Paul Elliott

“…We aimed to identify a parsimonious set of symptoms that jointly predict COVID-19 and investigated whether predictive symptoms differ between the B.1.1.7 (Alpha) lineage (predominating as of April 2021 in the US, UK, and elsewhere) and wild type.…”
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Design and Development of a Side Spray Device for UAVs to Improve Spray Coverage in Obstacle Neighborhoods by Fanrui Kong, Baijing Qiu, Xiaoya Dong, Kechuan Yi, Qingqing Wang, Chunxia Jiang, Xinwei Zhang, Xin Huang

“…Electric multirotor plant protection unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) are widely used in China for efficient and precise plant protection at low altitude for low volumes. …”
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Development Trends of International Open Peer Review Platforms and Recommendations for China by ZHANG Zhixiong, WANG Yuju, ZHAO Yang

“…The goal is to accelerate the establishment and development of an open peer review system in China, fostering a more open, collaborative, and efficient academic exchange environment that promotes the free flow of knowledge and the widespread dissemination of scientific ideas. …”
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Differential regulation of calcium-NFAT signaling pathway by Akt isoforms: unraveling effector dynamics and exhaustion of cytotoxic T lymphocytes in tumor microenvironment by Hung-Chih Yang, Li-Rung Huang, Ulrike Protzer, Wen-Ling Chen, Yong-Lin Chang, Su-Fang Lin, Masanori Isogawa

“…Consequently, Akt2-overexpressed CTLs displayed reduced T-cell exhaustion within the tumor microenvironment and efficiently eradicated tumors.Conclusion These findings highlight the essential role of Akt signaling in enabling tumor-specific CTLs to eliminate cancer cells in the solid TME, with Akt isoforms differentially regulating the calcium–calcineurin–NFAT signaling pathway. …”
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Preliminary study on the use of contrast ultrasound in the preoperative workup of patient-candidates for carotid endarterectomy by Marco Campolmi, MD, Sara Speziali, MD, Elena Giacomelli, MD, PhD, Lapo Dolfi, MD, Walter Dorigo, MD, Raffaele Pulli, MD

“…These findings suggest that CEUS examination is a safe, cost-effective, and efficient noninvasive tool for preoperative carotid plaque assessment, offering higher resolution and more detailed plaque characterization compared with DUS. …”
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