Weaning performance prediction in lactating sows using machine learning, for precision nutrition and intelligent feeding by Jiayi Su, Xiangfeng Kong, Wenliang Wang, Qian Xie, Chengming Wang, Bie Tan, Jing Wang

“…The optimized prediction model can be employed to guide real-time sensor-based precision feeding systems, thereby enhancing efficiency and sustainability in swine production.…”
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Enhancing skull base tumor management: the combination of 3D printing technology and endoscopic surgical techniques by Xiao Li, Peng Gao, Angsi Liu, Fuxing Zuo, Ke Hu, Yang Wang, Haiyan Li, Jianxin Kong, Xueji Li

“…Method From October 2015 to March 2019, our institution enrolled five patients for whom individualized 3D-printed models were created, utilizing different printing techniques and materials. These models served a critical role in preoperatively determining the most effective surgical approaches. …”
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Mesenchymal stem cell-derived extracellular vesicles attenuate periductal fibrosis by inhibiting Th17 differentiation in human liver multilineage organoids and Mdr2−/− mice by Wenyi Chen, Xinyi Chen, Feiqiong Gao, Qigu Yao, Sheng Cheng, Qiaoling Pan, Jiong Yu, Jinfeng Yang, Guanghua Ma, Jintao Gong, Qian Li, Yunhua Chen, Lee Wei Lim, Ilia Stambler, Georgina M. Ellison-Hughes, Brun Ulfhake, Robert Chunhua Zhao, Hongcui Cao

“…Moreover, miR-7977-enriched EVMSC efficiently reduces IL-17A+ cell percentages in fibrotic areas and improves periductal fibrosis in Mdr2−/− mice. …”
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A data-driven PCA-RF-VIM method to identify key factors driving post-fracturing gas production of tight reservoirs by Yifan Zhao, Xiaofan Li, Lei Zuo, Zhongtai Hu, Liangbin Dou, Huagui Yu, Tiantai Li, Jun Lu

“…Analyzing and obtaining these ten controlling factors provides engineers with a new insight into the reservoir selection for fracturing stimulation and fracturing parameter optimization to improve fracturing efficiency and productivity.…”
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Commissioning a clinical proton pencil beam scanning beamline for pre-clinical ultra-high dose rate irradiations on a cyclotron-based system by Jatinder Saini, Jatinder Saini, Danielle P. Johnson Erickson, François Vander Stappen, Matt Ruth, Matt Ruth, Sunan Cui, Sunan Cui, Vanessa Gorman, Séverine Rossomme, Ning Cao, Ning Cao, Eric C. Ford, Eric C. Ford, Juergen Meyer, Juergen Meyer, Charles Bloch, Charles Bloch, Tony Wong, Tony Wong, Clemens Grassberger, Ramesh Rengan, Ramesh Rengan, Jing Zeng, Jing Zeng, Marco Schwarz, Marco Schwarz

“…The pre-clinical field for mice irradiation consisted of different dose levels to deliver uniform doses in transmission mode. …”
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ML-CKDP: Machine learning-based chronic kidney disease prediction with smart web application by Rajib Kumar Halder, Mohammed Nasir Uddin, Md. Ashraf Uddin, Sunil Aryal, Sajeeb Saha, Rakib Hossen, Sabbir Ahmed, Mohammad Abu Tareq Rony, Mosammat Farida Akter

“…RF and AdaB consistently reach perfect AUC scores of 100% across multiple datasets, under different splitting ratios. Moreover, Naive Bayes (NB) stands out for its efficiency, recording the lowest training and testing times across all datasets and split ratios. …”
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Quantifying solid volume of stacked eucalypt timber using detection-segmentation and diameter distribution models by Gianmarco Goycochea Casas, Zool Hilmi Ismail, Mathaus Messias Coimbra Limeira, Carlos Pedro Boechat Soares, José Marinaldo Gleriani, Daniel Henrique Brada Binoti, Carlos Alberto Araújo Júnior, Mohd Ibrahim Shapiai, Leonardo Ippolito Rodrigues, Tassius Menezes Araújo, Helio Garcia Leite

“…This approach ensures high accuracy and efficiency, significantly reducing the time and effort required for volume estimation. …”
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Higher education students' perceptions of ChatGPT: A global study of early reactions. by Dejan Ravšelj, Damijana Keržič, Nina Tomaževič, Lan Umek, Nejc Brezovar, Noorminshah A Iahad, Ali Abdulla Abdulla, Anait Akopyan, Magdalena Waleska Aldana Segura, Jehan AlHumaid, Mohamed Farouk Allam, Maria Alló, Raphael Papa Kweku Andoh, Octavian Andronic, Yarhands Dissou Arthur, Fatih Aydın, Amira Badran, Roxana Balbontín-Alvarado, Helmi Ben Saad, Andrea Bencsik, Isaac Benning, Adrian Besimi, Denilson da Silva Bezerra, Chiara Buizza, Roberto Burro, Anthony Bwalya, Cristina Cachero, Patricia Castillo-Briceno, Harold Castro, Ching Sing Chai, Constadina Charalambous, Thomas K F Chiu, Otilia Clipa, Ruggero Colombari, Luis José H Corral Escobedo, Elísio Costa, Radu George Crețulescu, Marta Crispino, Nicola Cucari, Fergus Dalton, Meva Demir Kaya, Ivo Dumić-Čule, Diena Dwidienawati, Ryan Ebardo, Daniel Lawer Egbenya, MoezAlIslam Ezzat Faris, Miroslav Fečko, Paulo Ferrinho, Adrian Florea, Chun Yuen Fong, Zoë Francis, Alberto Ghilardi, Belinka González-Fernández, Daniela Hau, Md Shamim Hossain, Theo Hug, Fany Inasius, Maryam Jaffar Ismail, Hatidža Jahić, Morrison Omokiniovo Jessa, Marika Kapanadze, Sujita Kumar Kar, Elham Talib Kateeb, Feridun Kaya, Hanaa Ouda Khadri, Masao Kikuchi, Vitaliy Mykolayovych Kobets, Katerina Metodieva Kostova, Evita Krasmane, Jesus Lau, Wai Him Crystal Law, Florin Lazăr, Lejla Lazović-Pita, Vivian Wing Yan Lee, Jingtai Li, Diego Vinicio López-Aguilar, Adrian Luca, Ruth Garcia Luciano, Juan D Machin-Mastromatteo, Marwa Madi, Alexandre Lourenço Manguele, Rubén Francisco Manrique, Thumah Mapulanga, Frederic Marimon, Galia Ilieva Marinova, Marta Mas-Machuca, Oliva Mejía-Rodríguez, Maria Meletiou-Mavrotheris, Silvia Mariela Méndez-Prado, José Manuel Meza-Cano, Evija Mirķe, Alpana Mishra, Ondrej Mital, Cristina Mollica, Daniel Ionel Morariu, Natalia Mospan, Angel Mukuka, Silvana Guadalupe Navarro Jiménez, Irena Nikaj, Maria Mihaylova Nisheva, Efi Nisiforou, Joseph Njiku, Singhanat Nomnian, Lulzime Nuredini-Mehmedi, Ernest Nyamekye, Alka Obadić, Abdelmohsen Hamed Okela, Dorit Olenik-Shemesh, Izabela Ostoj, Kevin Javier Peralta-Rizzo, Almir Peštek, Amila Pilav-Velić, Dilma Rosanda Miranda Pires, Eyal Rabin, Daniela Raccanello, Agustine Ramie, Md Mamun Ur Rashid, Robert A P Reuter, Valentina Reyes, Ana Sofia Rodrigues, Paul Rodway, Silvia Ručinská, Shorena Sadzaglishvili, Ashraf Atta M S Salem, Gordana Savić, Astrid Schepman, Samia Mokhtar Shahpo, Abdelmajid Snouber, Emma Soler, Bengi Sonyel, Eliza Stefanova, Anna Stone, Artur Strzelecki, Tetsuji Tanaka, Carolina Tapia Cortes, Andrea Teira-Fachado, Henri Tilga, Jelena Titko, Maryna Tolmach, Dedi Turmudi, Laura Varela-Candamio, Ioanna Vekiri, Giada Vicentini, Erisher Woyo, Özlem Yorulmaz, Said A S Yunus, Ana-Maria Zamfir, Munyaradzi Zhou, Aleksander Aristovnik

“…Further examinations reveal variations in students' perceptions across different socio-demographic and geographic factors, with key factors influencing students' use of ChatGPT also being identified. …”
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Flowers and Leaves of <i>Artemisia absinthium</i> and <i>Artemisia annua</i> Phytochemical Characterization, Anti-Inflammatory, Antioxidant, and Anti-Proliferative Activities Evalu... by Mădălina Țicolea, Raluca Maria Pop, Marcel Pârvu, Lia-Oxana Usatiuc, Ana Uifălean, Dalina Diana Pop, Eva Fischer-Fodor, Floricuța Ranga, Crina Claudia Rusu, Adriana Florinela Cătoi, Francisco Palma-Garcia, Luciana-Mădălina Gherman, Alina Elena Pârvu

“…Tested extracts display an important antiproliferative activity against the ovarian tumor cell lines A2780cis, OVCAR-3, and OAW-42 based on chemoresistance countering and apoptotic mechanisms. There were differences related to the cell type and plant extract type. …”
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Design and Validation of an Open–Close Device for Integrated Environmental DNA Sampling Detects A Depth Gradient in Indian Ocean Deep‐Sea Fish Assemblages by Cindy Bessey, Andrew Martini, Alasdair Currie, Will Ponsonby, Aaron Tyndall, Ryan Crossing, Vinícius Werneck Salazar, Kathryn L. Dawkins, John J. Pogonoski, Glenn Moore, Nick Mortimer, John K. Keesing

“…We discuss design and manufacturing lessons, ideas for increased eDNA capture efficiency for improved methodologies in sample processing, and how to establish appropriate field controls. …”
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Hydraulic performance of a portable triangular-central flume for rectangular channels by GUO Xingchen, YUAN Changcong, WANG Fuyou, MAHEMUJIANG·Aihemaiti, JIN Peng, LI Junbo, TAO Hongfei

“…【Method】Physical tests were conducted under six different flow rates (0.031-0.093 m3/s), four top angles (45°-90°), and three shrinkage ratios (0.375-0.625). …”
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Implementation of mobile EEG for resting-state and visual evoked potentials in young children in rural Ethiopia by Theresa I. Chin, Theresa I. Chin, Theresa I. Chin, Winko W. An, Winko W. An, Kalkidan Yibeltal, Firehiwot Workneh, Stephen Pihl, Sarah K. G. Jensen, Sarah K. G. Jensen, Gellila Asmamaw, Nebiyou Fasil, Atsede Teklehaimanot, Krysten North, Krysten North, Sonya V. Troller-Renfree, Charles A. Nelson, Charles A. Nelson, Yemane Berhane, Anne CC Lee, Anne CC Lee, Anne CC Lee

“…The visual evoked potential (VEP) interrogates the efficiency of visual cortical processing and reflects neural processing speed. …”
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Projections of Temperature and Precipitation Changes under CMIP6 Scenarios in Sistan-va-Baluchestan Province by S. Mirshekari, F. Yaghoubi, S.A. Hashemi

“…Iran, as one of the countries in the Middle East with a different climate in each region of the country, has suffered significant adverse effects of climate change. …”
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The impact of dopamine on the photosynthetic performance and quality of Shine Muscat grape in the Hexi Corridor of Gansu province by DAI Zibo, YANG Jiangshan, LI Dou, CHEN Yajuan, SHAO Zhang, WANG Yuhang

“…Specifically, the average content of Chl a at different stages increased by 24.42%, 48.37%, 42.56%, and 19.08% in T1, T2, T3 and T4 compared to CK, respectively; the average content of Chl b increased by 30.67%, 61.26%, 48.17%, and 16.34% respectively; the average content of Car increased by 60.76%, 111.72%, 99.30%, and 31.37% respectively; the average content of Chl t increased by 26.88%, 53.44%, 44.77%, and 18.00% respectively; the average net photosynthetic rate (Pn) increased by 7.09%, 16.97%, 12.69%, and 7.86% respectively; the average stomatal conductance (Gs) increased by 5.17%, 18.28%, 14.14%, and 5.17% respectively; the average intercellular CO2 concentration (Ci) decreased by 4.55%, 6.27%, 5.86%, and 2.48% respectively; the average transpiration rate (Tr) increased by 3.98%, 8.17%, 7.45%, and 4.95% respectively; and the average water use efficiency (WUE) increased by 3.01%, 7.83%, 4.87%, and 2.92%, respectively. …”
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Pathway for Renewable Energy Application in Urban Green Space under the Low Carbon Perspective by Kailun WANG, Tonggang NIU, Lian LIU, Zhongjie WANG

“…The research provides a detailed analysis of energy application types and methods, as well as energy consumption models for each of the aforesaid three types of green spaces.ResultsThe research identifies three core challenges in the application of renewable energy in urban green spaces: 1) How to scientifically select the most appropriate renewable energy types and optimize spatial layouts in accordance with natural resource constraints and the functional requirements of green spaces in order to improve energy efficiency; 2) how to effectively integrate the technical functions of energy facilities with landscape and ecological values, so as to achieve a seamless integration of energy infrastructure with landscape, thereby enhancing both environmental adaptability and public acceptance; and 3) how to develop flexible energy utilization and management strategies tailored to the energy consumption characteristics of different green space types, thus ensuring long-term, stable, and sustainable energy supply. …”
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Persistent symptoms and clinical findings in adults with post-acute sequelae of COVID-19/post-COVID-19 syndrome in the second year after acute infection: A population-based, nested... by Raphael S Peter, Alexandra Nieters, Siri Göpel, Uta Merle, Jürgen M Steinacker, Peter Deibert, Birgit Friedmann-Bette, Andreas Nieß, Barbara Müller, Claudia Schilling, Gunnar Erz, Roland Giesen, Veronika Götz, Karsten Keller, Philipp Maier, Lynn Matits, Sylvia Parthé, Martin Rehm, Jana Schellenberg, Ulrike Schempf, Mengyu Zhu, Hans-Georg Kräusslich, Dietrich Rothenbacher, Winfried V Kern, EPILOC Phase 2 Study Group

“…In analyses adjusted for sex-age class combinations, study centre and university entrance qualification, significant differences between participants with persistent PCS versus those with continued recovery were observed for performance in three different neurocognitive tests, scores for perceived stress, subjective cognitive disturbances, dysautonomia, depression and anxiety, sleep quality, fatigue and quality of life. …”
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Multi-element Accurate Analysis of Sulfide Minerals by Low-temperature Ablation LA-ICP-MS by Huilai LI, Fan LI, Dingwen ZHANG, Wei GUO, Lanlan JIN, Shenghong HU

“…The use of CLA-ICP-MS weakened the melting phenomenon, thereby generating smaller aerosol particles, which further improved the aerosol transport and ionization efficiency.　　A particle size collection experiment was conducted to explore the distribution of aerosol particles at different temperatures. …”
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Evaluation of the Performance and Growth Indices of Green Bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) and Black Cumin (Nigella sativa L.) in a Replacement Intercropping System by Mahna sadat Ghotb Sharif, Ghorbanali Asadi, Mohammad Javad Mostafavi

“…Irrigation was done once a week, and sampling was performed once every 10 days. The effect of different replacement intercropping ratios on growth indices during the growth period was investigated. …”
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Syntactic Analysis of Spatial Structure Characteristics of Traditional Villages Along the Yellow River in Western Shanxi Province by Chenge GAO, Fang WANG

“…Villages with similar characteristics are classified into the same category, with the analysis of variance (ANOVA) being further used to explore the differences between these categories. The spatial structure characteristics of traditional villages from different construction periods and counties are classified and defined based on their attributes.ResultsThe research has the following findings. 1) The specific topological structure formed by spatial structure and functional layout can influence the distribution of pedestrian flow and the travel modes of people. …”
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The Relevance of Optical Coherence Tomography Angiography in Screening and Monitoring Hypertensive Patients with Carotid Artery Stenosis by Irina Cristina Barca, Vasile Potop, Stefan Sorin Arama

“…Kruskal–Wallis and Dunn’s post hoc tests were used to determine whether there were statistically significant differences between the normal, mild and moderate stenosis groups. …”
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