Adjuvant combination and antigen multimerization shape neutralizing antibody and T cell responses to a SARS-CoV-2 RBD subunit vaccine by João Pedro da Silva Nunes, Mariângela de Oliveira Silva, Juliana de Souza Apostolico, Isabela Pazotti Daher, Rodolfo Ferreira Marques, Marcio Massao Yamamoto, Alexia Adrianne Venceslau Brito Carvalho, Maria Fernanda de Castro-Amarante, Edison Luiz Durigon, Carsten Wrenger, Luiz Mario Ramos Janini, Edmarcia Elisa de Souza, Robert Andreata-Santos, Juliana Terzi Maricato, Edecio Cunha-Neto, Edecio Cunha-Neto, Edecio Cunha-Neto, Jorge Kalil, Jorge Kalil, Silvia Beatriz Boscardin, Silvia Beatriz Boscardin, Daniela Santoro Rosa, Daniela Santoro Rosa

“…Additionally, RBD-trimer immunization more efficiently inhibited viral replication in the lungs of mice challenged with the ancestral Wuhan strain compared to the monomer. …”
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Recombinase-based amplification coupled with lateral flow chromatography for the specific and sensitive detection and identification of Leishmania major in cutaneous leishmaniasis... by Insaf Bel Hadj Ali, Yusr Saadi-Ben Aoun, Imen Khammeri, Hejer Souguir, Emna Harigua-Souiai, Hamed Chouaieb, Ahmed S. Chakroun, Meryem Lemrani, Aicha Kallel, Kalthoum Kallel, Nabil Haddad, Oussaima El Dbouni, Rhea N. Coler, Rhea N. Coler, Rhea N. Coler, Steven G. Reed, Akila Fathallah-Mili, Akila Fathallah-Mili, Ikram Guizani

“…L. major is hyperendemic in many countries in Africa, the Middle East, and Asia, where other species co-occur with different endemicity levels according to the situations. …”
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Effects of Biochar-Based Fertilizers on Fenlong-Ridging Soil Physical Properties, Nutrient Activation, Enzyme Activity, Bacterial Diversity, and Sugarcane Yield by Shuifang Zhu, Penglian Liang, Lipei Yang, Benhui Wei, Shijian Han, Meiyan Wu, Xiangyi He, Weicong Zeng, Zhenli He, Jiming Xiao, Suli Li, Zhigang Li

“…Biochar-based fertilizers can improve soil structure and fertility. However, their efficiency is affected by the raw materials of biochar. …”
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Estimating exposure to pollutants generated from indoor and outdoor sources within vulnerable populations using personal air quality monitors: A London case study by Hanbin Zhang, Dimitris Evangelopoulos, Dylan Wood, Lia Chatzidiakou, Diana Varaden, Jennifer Quint, Audrey de Nazelle, Heather Walton, Klea Katsouyanni, Benjamin Barratt

“…The between-panel and within-panel exposure differences, derived from our novel partitioning methodology, can contribute to the estimation of health effects from indoor and outdoor sources and inform targeted interventions for vulnerable groups.…”
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Root Response to K⁺-Deprivation in Wheat (<i>Triticum aestivum</i> L.): Coordinated Roles of HAK Transporters, AKT2 and SKOR K⁺-Channels, and Phytohormone Reg... by Yuan Huang, Naiyue Hu, Xiwen Yang, Sumei Zhou, Miao Song, Jiemei Zhang, Xu Chen, Xihe Du, Dexian He

“…Field pot experiments over three growing seasons showed that XN979 has significantly higher K uptake and productive efficiency than YM68 at a K fertilizer application rate of 60 kg hm⁻². …”
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One-step diagnosis of infection and lung cancer using metagenomic sequencing by Shaoqiang Li, Yangqing Zhan, Yan Wang, Weilong Li, Xidong Wang, Haoru Wang, Wenjun Sun, Xuefang Cao, Zhengtu Li, Feng Ye

“…Conclusions Onco-mNGS has exhibited exceptional efficiencies in the detection and differentiation of infection and lung cancer. …”
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Genotyping Identification of Maize Based on Three-Dimensional Structural Phenotyping and Gaussian Fuzzy Clustering by Bo Xu, Chunjiang Zhao, Guijun Yang, Yuan Zhang, Changbin Liu, Haikuan Feng, Xiaodong Yang, Hao Yang

“…High-throughput phenotyping technologies furnish significant tools to augment the efficiency of analyzing maize tassel phenotypic information. …”
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MRI-based texture analysis for the evaluation of the response to neoadjuvant chemoimmunotherapy in locally advanced head and neck squamous cell carcinoma by Haoran Wei, Kai Wang, Fan Yang, Xiaolu Li, Xiaoduo Yu, Yanfeng Zhao, Lin Li, Lizhi Xie, Xiaolei Wang, Meng Lin

“…Features that were significantly different between the pathological complete response (pCR) and non pCR groups were selected. …”
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Development and validation of a nomogram model for prolonged length of stay in spinal fusion patients: a retrospective analysis by Linghong Wu, Xiaozhong Peng, Yao Lu, Cuiping Fu, Liujun She, Guangwei Zhu, Xianglong Zhuo, Wei Hu, Xiangtao Xie

“…We employed Delong tests to compare the area under the curve (AUC) of the different models. Assessment of the models’ capability to improve classification efficiency was achieved using continuous net reclassification improvement (NRI) and integrated discrimination improvement (IDI). …”
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Integrating Nitrogen, Water, and Other Management Practices to Improve Grain and Ratoon Forage Yields in Perennial Rice by Fuxian Xu, Dingbing Wang, Xingbing Zhou, Lin Zhang, Xiaoyi Guo, Mao Liu, Yongchuan Zhu, Hong Xiong, Changchun Guo, Peng Jiang

“…Perennial rice has recently garnered global attention due to its potential to save on seeds and labor costs and its high production efficiency. The “mid-season rice–ratoon forage” mode is a new planting system that has emerged in recent years. …”
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Comparative study on fire flooding development characteristics of heterogeneous heavy oil reservoirs by TAO Lei, DING Yuchen, ZHANG Xia, XU Zhengxiao, HU Ziwei, SHI Wenyang, BAI Jiajia, ZHANG Na, ZHU Qingjie, JIANG Longyu, BAN Xiaochun

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Successional patterns of microbial communities across various stages of leaf litter decomposition in poplar plantations by Shuang Hu, Bao-Teng Wang, Taihua Li, Taihua Li, Su Bu, Chun-Zhi Jin, Long Jin, Hong-Hua Ruan, Kee-Sun Shin, Feng-Jie Jin

“…These results provide insights into the decomposition mechanisms of poplar leaf litter and offer a scientific basis for enhancing nutrient conversion efficiency and productivity of poplar plantations.…”
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The cost-effectiveness of specialist hospital discharge and intermediate care services for patients who are homeless by Michela Tinelli, Raphael Wittenberg, Michelle Cornes, Robert W. Aldridge, Michael Clark, Richard Byng, Graham Foster, James Fuller, Andrew Hayward, Nigel Hewett, Alan Kilmister, Jill Manthorpe, Joanne Neale, Elizabeth Biswell, Martin Whiteford

“…Methods We estimated the comparative costs and consequences of different types of specialist care provided by 17 homeless hospital discharge and intermediate care services. …”
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Differential Rooting Efficacy of Growth Regulators in <i>Camellia sinensis</i> Cuttings: A Physiological and Biochemical Analysis by Yingyi Zhou, Kang Wei, Xinyuan Hao, Lu Wang, Nana Li, Wenting Zhang, Shi Tang, Dongliang Li, Wen Zhang

“…These findings highlight IBA’s potential as a targeted growth regulator for improving HD propagation efficiency.…”
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Deficit irrigation enhances yield and water productivity of apples by inhibiting excessive vegetative growth and improving photosynthetic performance by Shenglin Wen, Ningbo Cui, Yaosheng Wang, Daozhi Gong, Liwen Xing, Zongjun Wu, Yixuan Zhang, Zhihui Wang

“…Results indicated that transpiration rate (Tr) was more sensitive to water deficit than net photosynthesis rate (Pn), leading to greater instantaneous water use efficiency (WUEi). Compared to the CK, the W15 % DDI treatments at different growth stages slightly reduced Pn and significantly decreased Tr, thereby enhancing WUEi by 14.5 %-14.9 %. …”
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Exposure assessment to fine and ultrafine particulate matter during welding activity in the maintenance shop of a steelmaking factory by Sergio Pili, Luigi Isaia Lecca, Tatiana Pedrazzi, Roberta Ghitti, Alessandro Murru, Michele Uras, Daniele Fabbri, Marcello Campagna, Giuseppe De Palma

“…The results highlighted the importance of the efficiency of localized aspiration systems and the need to apply prevention and protection measures despite the low levels of exposure measured in terms of mass. …”
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Myocardial work in electrical dyssynchrony due to left bundle branch block by E. M. Rimskaya, S. V. Dobrovolskaya, E. V. Kukharchuk, S. Yu. Kashtanova, N. A. Mironova, G. S. Tarasovsky, A. E. Komlev, T. E. Imaev, M. A. Saidova, S. P. Golitsyn

“…To evaluate myocardial function in different groups of patients with left bundle branch block (LBBB) and the LBBB "model" — right ventricular pacing (RVP).Material and methods. …”
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Combined nomogram for differentiating adrenal pheochromocytoma from large-diameter lipid-poor adenoma using multiphase CT radiomics and clinico-radiological features by Zujuan Shan, Xinzhang Zhang, Yiwen Zhang, Shuailong Wang, Junfeng Wang, Xin Shi, Lin Li, Zhenhui Li, Liuyang Yang, Hao Liu, Wenliang Li, Junfeng Yang, Liansheng Yang

“…However, distinguishing patients with similar washout characteristics remains challenging, and concerns about efficiency, cost, and risk limit its feasibility. Recently, radiomics has demonstrated efficacy in identifying molecular-level differences in tumor cells, including adrenal tumors. …”
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Relative vacuum reduction innovative processes applied in primary magnesium production—Comprehensive analysis of thermodynamics, resource, energy flow, and carbon emission by Xiaolong Li, Tingan Zhang, Yan Liu, Junhua Guo, Jingzhong Xu, Yuanyuan Liang

“…When the reduction temperature is around 1473.15 K, the critical volume fraction of magnesium vapor for different processes varies within the range of 5%–40%. …”
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Screening cotton cultivars for low-phosphorus tolerance: a comparison of hydroponic and field methods by Miao Sun, Helin Dong, Huimin Han, Weina Feng, Jingjing Shao, Feichao Huo, Pengcheng Li, Cangsong Zheng

“…However, the effect of different growth media on the screening outcomes remains unclear. …”
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