Ligation of the intersphincteric fistula tract (LIFT) for high transsphincteric fistulas: a double-center retrospective study with long-term follow-up by Leichang Zhang, Chuanyu Zhan, Lu Li, Wanjin Shao, Guidong Sun, Yugen Chen, Guanghua Chen, Yulei Lang, Zenghua Xiao, Xiao Xiao

“…There were no statistically significant differences between patients with surgical success and those with treatment failure in terms of fistula length, history of previous abscess or anal fistula surgery, number of external orifices or fistulas, and location of fistulas (all P>0.05). …”
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Molecular Assays on Cutaneous Swabs as an Effective, Non-Invasive Diagnostic Technique for Cutaneous Leishmaniasis: Results from a Retrospective Study Conducted in Italy by Anna Barbiero, Andrea Aiello, Nunziata Ciccone, Simona Pollini, Francesca Malentacchi, Maria Grazia Colao, Gian Maria Rossolini, Costanza Fiorelli, Daniela Massi, Alberto Antonelli, Sara Cuffari, Trentina Di Muccio, Alessandro Bartoloni, Michele Spinicci, Lorenzo Zammarchi

“…Methods: We conducted a retrospective study aimed at comparing the performance of different invasive and non-invasive diagnostic techniques, employed for the diagnosis of CL, in an Italian tertiary care center. …”
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Immune evasion and membrane fusion of SARS-CoV-2 XBB subvariants EG.5.1 and XBB.2.3 by Julia N. Faraone, Panke Qu, Negin Goodarzi, Yi-Min Zheng, Claire Carlin, Linda J. Saif, Eugene M. Oltz, Kai Xu, Daniel Jones, Richard J. Gumina, Shan-Lu Liu

“…Bivalent vaccination-induced antibodies neutralized ancestral D614G efficiently, but to a much less extent, two new EG.5.1 and XBB.2.3 variants. …”
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The Study of Protective Properties of Vaccines against Virulent Strains of the Virus Tick-Borne Encephalitis Three Genotypes: European, Far Eastern and Siberian (Experimental Resea... by O. S. Afonina, O. A. Barkhaleva, K. A. Sarkisyan, M. S. Vorobieva, A. A. Movsesyants, Yu. V. Olefir, A. P. Pirozhkov, M. N. Piscov, M. N. Saharov, D. A. Kutaev

“…The results are of considerable interest in the evaluation of the efficiency and interchangeability of vaccines for the prevention of TBE in areas of natural foci of the disease in Russia. …”
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A Contribution of Shortest Paths Algorithms to the NetworkX Python Library by Miguel Cruz, Rui Carvalho, André Costa, Luis Pinto, Luis Dias, Paulino Cerqueira, Rodrigo Machado, Tiago Batista, Pedro Castro, Jorge Ribeiro

“…To do this, we first review the literature of the usage and general application of NetworkX in different domains of applicability and then explore their usage in a shortest path context. …”
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A Review on Pulsed Laser Preparation of Quantum Dots in Colloids for the Optimization of Perovskite Solar Cells: Advantages, Challenges, and Prospects by Liang Sun, Yang Li, Jiujiang Yan, Wei Xu, Liangfen Xiao, Zhong Zheng, Ke Liu, Zhijie Huang, Shuhan Li

“…In recent years, academic research on perovskite solar cells (PSCs) has attracted remarkable attention, and one of the most crucial issues is promoting the power conversion efficiency (PCE) and operational stability of PSCs. …”
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Development and validation of a clinical prediction model for osteoporosis diagnosis by lumbosacral X-ray and radiomics by Xiaofeng Chen, Xiaofeng Chen, Dongling Cai, Dongling Cai, Hao Li, Weijun Guo, Qian Li, Qian Li, Jinjun Liang, Junxian Xie, Jincheng Liu, Zhen Xiang, Wenxuan Dong, Sihong OuYang, Zhuozheng Deng, Qipeng Wei

“…This tool aims to enhance the efficiency of osteoporosis diagnosis in primary hospitals.…”
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A deep learning approach for automated scoring of the Rey–Osterrieth complex figure by Nicolas Langer, Maurice Weber, Bruno Hebling Vieira, Dawid Strzelczyk, Lukas Wolf, Andreas Pedroni, Jonathan Heitz, Stephan Müller, Christoph Schultheiss, Marius Troendle, Juan Carlos Arango Lasprilla, Diego Rivera, Federica Scarpina, Qianhua Zhao, Rico Leuthold, Flavia Wehrle, Oskar Jenni, Peter Brugger, Tino Zaehle, Romy Lorenz, Ce Zhang

“…Memory deficits are a hallmark of many different neurological and psychiatric conditions. …”
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Spray-dried probiotic microcapsules with calcium cross-linked oxidized starch and inulin by Mehdi Ahmadi, Fatemeh Khajeh, Sahand Sohrabi, Ramin Shahbahrami, Leila Mirmoghtadaie, Farzaneh Shahraz, Fereshte Bahmanyar, Fataneh Hashempour-Baltork, Seyede Marzieh Hosseini

“…The results demonstrated that Encapsulation with 1 % CaHPO4 (dicalcium phosphate) and 5 % inulin yielded the highest encapsulation efficiency (EE%) and yield (EY%). Inulin significantly enhanced probiotic survival in both SFG and, more importantly, in SIF probably through its providing nourishment for the probiotics and its potential protective effects against harsh stresses. …”
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Reprogramming Hairy Root Cultures: A Synthetic Biology Framework for Precision Metabolite Biosynthesis by Chang Liu, Naveed Ahmad, Ye Tao, Hamad Hussain, Yue Chang, Abdul Wakeel Umar, Xiuming Liu

“…However, challenges remain in optimizing large-scale production, improving bioreactor efficiency, and enhancing metabolite synthesis across different plant species. …”
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Pulsed reverse electrochemical synthesis of Ag-TiO2 composites from deep eutectic solvents: Photocatalytic and antibacterial behaviour by Ionela-Cristina Petcu, Raluca Negrea, Ana T.S.C. Brandão, Cosmin Romanitan, Oana Brincoveanu, Nikolay Djourelov, Iuliana Mihalache, L. Monica Veca, Gabriela Isopencu, Carlos M. Pereira, Liana Anicai, Cristina Busuioc, Sabrina State (Rosoiu)

“…Our findings clearly demonstrated that the incorporation of Ag improved the photocatalytic efficiency. The mechanism of MO dye degradation was explored by using various scavengers, revealing that superoxide radicals (•O2−) play a dominant role. …”
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Enhanced Leaching of Lepidolite by Acidophilic Microorganisms Under Mechanical Activation by Jingna Li, Mengyuan Wang, Ruiyong Zhang, Hongchang Liu, Shiyun Huang, Yang Liu, Rui Liao, Arevik Vardanyan, Jinlan Xia, Jun Wang

“…In recent years, mechanical activation technology has been extensively applied as a pretreatment process to increase the leaching efficiency in hydrometallurgical mineral processing. …”
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Estimating petrophysical properties using Geostatistical inversion and data-driven extreme gradient boosting: A case study of late Eocene McKee formation, Taranaki Basin, New Zeala... by John Oluwadamilola Olutoki, Mohamed Elsaadany, Numair Ahmed Siddiqui, AKM Eahsanul Haque, Syed Haroon Ali, Alidu Rashid, Oluwaseun Daniel Akinyemi

“…Estimation of petrophysical properties holds significant importance in evaluating the feasibility of hydrocarbon extraction and enhancing production efficiency. Therefore, theintegration of seismic data with well data for reservoir characterization has garnered significant attention in the oil and gas industry. …”
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Exploring Hydrogen–Diesel Dual Fuel Combustion in a Light-Duty Engine: A Numerical Investigation by Francesco Scrignoli, Alfredo Maria Pisapia, Tommaso Savioli, Ezio Mancaruso, Enrico Mattarelli, Carlo Alberto Rinaldini

“…The results show that a moderate hydrogen substitution improves brake thermal efficiency, while higher substitution rates present quite a severe challenge. …”
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Transcriptomic analysis of the interactions between Fibrobacter succinogenes S85, Selenomonas ruminantium PC18 and a live yeast strain used as a ruminant feed additive by Pauline Desvignes, Philippe Ruiz, Laurie Guillot, Jeanne Danon, Alexandra Durand, Martin Beaumont, Frédérique Chaucheyras-Durand, Evelyne Forano

“…The presence of the yeast strain under the different culture conditions induced metabolic and gene expression changes in both F. succinogenes and S. ruminantium. …”
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Simultaneous Observation of Ion-scale Wave Packets with Opposite Polarizations and Their Implications on the Generation Region in the Inner Heliosphere by Sung Jun Noh, Xiangrong Fu, Misa Cowee, Lan K. Jian, Dae-Young Lee, Fan Guo, Ilya Kuzichev, Jungjoon Seough, Daniel B. Reisenfeld, John T. Steinberg, Ruth M. Skoug, Roberto Livi, Jia Huang

“…We explore the potential impact of these simultaneous waves on solar wind heating and scattering effects, hypothesizing that such waves might enhance efficiency compared to waves with a single wave packet, contingent upon the statistical significance of such waves.…”
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Classification and origin of pore–throat systems in tight sandstone reservoirs: a case study of the Xujiahe Formation in the Northeastern Sichuan Basin, China by Youzhi Wang, Youzhi Wang, Xiandong Wang, Xiandong Wang, Xuqiang Chen, Xuqiang Chen, Xiaohui Li, Xiaohui Li, Jingfeng Wu, Jingfeng Wu, Xiang Gao, Xiang Gao, Jianliang Peng, Jianliang Peng, Biao Wang, Biao Wang, Yingyi Xie, Yingyi Xie, Haiguang Wu

“…A large number of intergranular pores are efficiently maintained, forming an intergranular pore–throat system with the best storage conditions. …”
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Multimodal Feature-Driven Deep Learning for the Prediction of Duck Body Dimensions and Weight by Wenbo Xiao, Qiannan Han, Gang Shu, Guiping Liang, Hongyan Zhang, Song Wang, Zhihao Xu, Weican Wan, Chuang Li, Guitao Jiang, Yi Xiao

“…Accurate body dimension and weight measurements are critical for optimizing poultry management, health assessment, and economic efficiency. This study introduces an innovative deep learning-based model leveraging multimodal data—2D RGB images from different views, depth images, and 3D point clouds—for the non-invasive estimation of duck body dimensions and weight. …”
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Enhancing public health infectious disease response through the Australian Pathogen Genomics program (AusPathoGen): evaluation protocol by Tehzeeb Zulfiqar, Angeline S. Ferdinand, Angeline S. Ferdinand, Danielle M. Cribb, James D. H. Ong, Brad Astbury, Kathryn Glass, Son Nghiem, Liliana Bulfone, Nhung Mai, Daisy Wang, Susan Trevenar, Patiyan Andersson, Alireza Zahedi, Martyn David Kirk

“…The methods discussed can be adapted to different public health pathogen genomic surveillance systems globally. …”
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Modeling Airflow and Temperature in a Sealed Cold Storage System for Medicinal Plant Cultivation Using Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) by Sakkarin Wangkahart, Chaiyan Junsiri, Aphichat Srichat, Kittipong Laloon, Kaweepong Hongtong, Phaiboon Boupha, Somporn Katekaew, Sahassawas Poojeera

“…The temperature variations between cases significantly impacted cold storage efficiency, with case M1’s superior airflow distribution providing more uniform cooling. …”
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