Collaborative manufacturing in the steelmaking–continuous casting section using intelligent technologies by Qing LIU, Mo LAN, Zicheng XIN, Jiangshan ZHANG

“…This would help promote high-quality, efficient, green, and low-carbon production while enhancing the digital and intelligent capabilities of the steel industry. …”
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Performance of Machine Learning in Diagnosing KRAS (Kirsten Rat Sarcoma) Mutations in Colorectal Cancer: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Kaixin Chen, Yin Qu, Ye Han, Yan Li, Huiyan Gao, De Zheng

“…ObjectiveOur study was carried out to systematically review the performance of ML models developed using different modeling approaches, in diagnosing KRAS mutations in CRC. …”
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Afternoon Calcium and Vitamin D Supplementation in Water: A Targeted Approach to Improve Laying Hen Nutrition by Nasima Akter, Thi Hiep Dao, Tamsyn M. Crowley, Sukirno, Aamir Nawab, Amy F. Moss

“…Hens on the AM/PM diet consumed significantly less water (171.23 vs. 196.85 mL/bird/day; <i>p</i> < 0.001) and had a significantly higher serum vitamin D (27.59 vs. 22.64 ng/mL; <i>p</i> = 0.014), with a tendency towards elevated serum calcium levels (31.99 vs. 29.74 mg/dL; <i>p</i> = 0.089) compared to the control group. No differences in laying performance, co-efficient of variance (CV%) in individual hen and egg weight, liver and kidney weight, or keel and tibia characteristics were observed between treatments (<i>p</i> > 0.05). …”
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Whole-blood model reveals granulocytes as key sites of dengue virus propagation, expanding understanding of disease pathogenesis by Hansa Praneechit, Somchai Thiemmeca, Dararat Prayongkul, Kessiri Kongmanas, Dumrong Mairiang, Nuntaya Punyadee, Adisak Songjaeng, Nattaya Tangthawornchaikul, Nasikarn Angkasekwinai, Kanokwan Sriruksa, Yupin Suputtamongkol, Wannee Limpitikul, John P. Atkinson, Panisadee Avirutnan

“…This unique model offers a powerful platform for future studies to dissect the complex interactions between DENV and the host immune system, including the roles of different leukocyte populations, ultimately informing the development of novel therapeutic strategies to combat this devastating disease.…”
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Effects of Dietary Supplementation with Extruded Linseed on Growth Performance and Meat Quality of Young Holstein Bulls by Stella Dokou, Maria Eleni Filippitzi, Anestis Tsitsos, Vasiliki Papanikolopoulou, Stergios Priskas, Vangelis Economou, Eleftherios Bonos, Ilias Giannenas, Georgios Arsenos

“…Adding extruded linseed did not result in differences in meat quality traits (<i>p</i> > 0.05), except for meat pH, which was significantly decreased in the LS group (<i>p</i> < 0.05), indicating more efficient post-mortem glycolysis. …”
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Screening for Drought Tolerance Within a Common Bean (<i>Phaseolus vulgaris</i> L.) Landrace Accessions Core Collection from the Lazio Region of Italy by Enrica Alicandri, Ester Badiani, Anna Rita Paolacci, Emilio Lo Presti, Roberta Caridi, Roberto Rea, Francesco Pati, Maurizio Badiani, Mario Ciaffi, Agostino Sorgonà

“…The results reported here also suggest that pre-screening under laboratory conditions, followed by targeted field trials, can constitute a reliable, efficient, and resourceful combined approach, in which morpho-physiological traits measured on juvenile plants might play a role in predicting drought tolerance at the agronomic level.…”
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Effects of Wolbachia removal on microbial composition and diversity in Aedes albopictus: implication of using wAlbB for discriminating irradiation-based sterile and wild males by Paerhande Dilinuer, Ming Li, Datao Lin, Yu Wu, Zhongdao Wu, Xiaoying Zheng, Dongjing Zhang

“…Abstract Background The sterile insect technique (SIT) requires distinguishing sterile from wild male mosquitoes to evaluate male qualities and maintain an appropriate release ratio for efficient population suppression. Current dye/powder marking methods have limitations and may affect SIT effectiveness, necessitating alternative discrimination strategies. …”
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Smartphone-based Monitoring and cognition Modification Against Recurrence of Depression (SMARD): An RCT of Memory Bias Modification Training vs. Cognitive Control Training vs. Atte... by N. Ikani, A. Tyborowska, N. Kohn, N. Günther, G J. Siegle, A. H. Schene, J. A. S. Vorstman, C. J. Harmer, M. J. Kas, J. N. Vrijsen, H. G. Ruhé

“…Abstract Background Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) has a 50–80% recurrence rate highlighting the urgent need for more efficient recurrence prevention programs. Currently, recurrences are often identified too late, while existing preventive strategies may not sufficiently address ethio-patho-physiological mechanisms for recurrence. …”
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Measurement report: Optical and structural properties of atmospheric water-soluble organic carbon in China – insights from multi-site spectroscopic measurements by H. Chen, C. Yan, C. Yan, C. Yan, L. Huang, L. Huang, L. Du, L. Du, Y. Yue, X. Wang, Q. Chen, M. Xie, J. Liu, F. Wang, S. Fang, Q. Yang, H. Niu, M. Zheng, Y. Wu, L. Xue

“…<p>To understand the spatial variation of optical and structural properties of water-soluble brown carbon and its influencing factors in China, the light absorption, fluorescence, and Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectrum of water-soluble organic carbon (WSOC) in different regions of China are measured following the same analytical methods. …”
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TEA5K: a high-resolution and liquid-phase multiple-SNP array for molecular breeding in tea plant by Dingding Liu, Chenyu Zhang, Yuanyuan Ye, Piao Mei, Yang Gong, Zhen Liu, Chao Sun, Xuecheng Zhao, Shiqi Ding, Jiedan Chen, Liang Chen, Chunlei Ma

“…Result We developed a highly efficient multiple-SNP array, the TEA5K mSNP array, which comprises 5,781 liquid-phase probes based on the Genotyping by Target Sequencing (GBTS) system. …”
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Modulatory effect of Echium plantagineum oil on the n-3 LC-PUFA biosynthetic capacity of chicken (Gallus gallus) by Jesús Villora, José Antonio Pérez, Nieves Guadalupe Acosta, Deiene Rodríguez-Barreto, Pedro Juan Alonso, Mónica B. Betancor, Alexandr Torres, Sergio Álvarez, Covadonga Rodríguez

“…Emerging evidence suggest that local plants like those including in Echium genus, rich in SDA and with a balanced LA/ALA ratio, could offer a more sustainable and efficient alternative to traditional ALA sources in poultry production.…”
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Comparison of Raman spectroscopy with mass spectrometry for sequence typing of Acinetobacter baumannii strains: a single-center study by Suling Liu, Ni Zhang, Jiawei Tang, Chong Chen, Weisha Wang, Jingfang Zhou, Long Ye, Xiaoli Chen, ZhengKang Li, Liang Wang

“…The objective was to assess the feasibility of this integrated method for efficient sequence typing of A. baumannii strains. …”
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Ion homeostasis and coordinated salt tolerance mechanisms in a barley (Hordeum vulgare L.)doubled haploid line by Hongwei Xu, Hui Chen, Nigel G. Halford, RugenXu, Ting He, Bangwei Yang, Longhua Zhou, HuiminGuo, ChenghongLiu

“…Furthermore, MIFE measurements of NaCl-induced ion fluxes from leaf mesophyll provide plant breeders with an efficient method to screen germplasm for salinity stress tolerance in barley and potentially other crops. …”
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Physiological and Biochemical Responses of Pseudocereals with C3 and C4 Photosynthetic Metabolism in an Environment with Elevated CO₂ by Bruna Evelyn Paschoal Silva, Stefânia Nunes Pires, Sheila Bigolin Teixeira, Simone Ribeiro Lucho, Natan da Silva Fagundes, Larissa Herter Centeno, Filipe Selau Carlos, Fernanda Reolon de Souza, Luis Antonio de Avila, Sidnei Deuner

“…Furthermore, both species maintained most of the parameters related to gas exchange, demonstrating that the antioxidant system was efficient in supporting the primary metabolism of plants under <i>e</i>[CO₂] conditions. …”
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Label-Free Evaluation of Lung and Heart Transplant Biopsies Using Tissue Autofluorescence-Based Virtual Staining by Yuzhu Li, Nir Pillar, Tairan Liu, Guangdong Ma, Yuxuan Qi, Kevin Haan, Yijie Zhang, Xilin Yang, Adrian J. Correa, Guangqian Xiao, Kuang-Yu Jen, Kenneth A. Iczkowski, Yulun Wu, William Dean Wallace, Aydogan Ozcan

“…More importantly, suboptimal handling of very small tissue fragments from transplant biopsies may impede their effective histochemical staining, and color variations across different laboratories or batches can hinder efficient histological analysis by pathologists. …”
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Therapeutic potential of T-cell receptor targeting the HLA-A*11:01-restricted KRASG12V neoantigen without cross-recognition of the self-antigen RAB7B in solid tumors by Wang Wang, Jingjing Huang, Yanan Hao, Lin Zou, Xiaxia Han, Tong Chen, Meiying Shen, Bozhi Wang, Luo Li, Siyin Chen, Shengchun Liu, Xiaojian Han, Aishun Jin

“…Significantly, KT18 TCR-T cells efficiently mediated tumor regression in multiple xenograft models of solid tumors.Conclusions These findings highlight significant differences in peptide-HLA binding affinity and stability across public neoantigen-HLA pairings. …”
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Resistance to oxyimino-cephalosporins conferred by an alternative mechanism of hydrolysis by the Acinetobacter-derived cephalosporinase-33 (ADC-33), a class C β-lactamase present i... by Rachel A. Powers, Bradley J. Wallar, Hannah R. Jarvis, Zoe X. Ziegler, Cynthia M. June, Christopher R. Bethel, Andrea M. Hujer, Magdalena A. Taracila, Susan D. Rudin, Kristine M. Hujer, Fabio Prati, Emilia Caselli, Robert A. Bonomo

“…The structural differences in the ADC-33 active site leading to ceftazidime catalysis provide a better understanding of β-lactamase Adup variants and open important opportunities for future drug design and development.…”
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A 3D human iPSC-derived multi-cell type neurosphere system to model cellular responses to chronic amyloidosis by Stefan Wendt, Ada J. Lin, Sarah N. Ebert, Declan J. Brennan, Wenji Cai, Yanyang Bai, Da Young Kong, Stefano Sorrentino, Christopher J. Groten, Christopher Lee, Jonathan Frew, Hyun B. Choi, Konstantina Karamboulas, Mathias Delhaye, Ian R. Mackenzie, David R. Kaplan, Freda D. Miller, Brian A. MacVicar, Haakon B. Nygaard

“…Single nuclei RNA sequencing (snRNA-seq) was performed to profile Aβ and microglia driven transcriptional changes in neurons and astrocytes, providing a comprehensive analysis of cellular responses. Results Microglia efficiently phagocytosed Aβ inside neurospheres and significantly reduced neurotoxicity, mitigating amyloidosis-induced oxidative stress and neurodegeneration following different exposure times to Aβ. …”
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Testing the reliability of geometric morphometric and computer vision methods to identify carnivore agency using Bi-Dimensional information by Manuel Domínguez-Rodrigo, Marina Vegara-Riquelme, Juan Palomeque-González, Blanca Jiménez-García, Gabriel Cifuentes-Alcobendas, Marcos Pizarro-Monzo, Elia Organista, Enrique Baquedano

“…Here, we establish a methodological comparison on a controlled experimentally-derived set of BSM generated by four different types of carnivores, using geometric morphometric (GMM) and computer vision (CV) methods. …”
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The EORTC QLQ-F17 as a shortened version of the EORTC QLQ-C30 to assess self-reported functioning in cancer patients: investigating equivalence and psychometric properties in a ran... by Florian Zeman, Johannes M. Giesinger, Tobias Pukrop, Morten Aa Petersen, Mogens Groenvold, Sandra Nolte, Dagmara Kuliś, Sunil Shrestha, Laurence Leysen, Kim Cocks, Corneel Coens, Georgios Ioannidis, Cecilia Pompili, Michael Koller

“…Supplementing the QLQ-F17 with relevant symptom items from the EORTC Item Library allows for a time-efficient and flexible measurement strategy. Funding: This research was funded by the European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC) Quality of Life Group, grant number 010/2021.…”
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