Predicting Transvaginal Surgical Mesh Exposure Outcomes Using an Integrated Dataset of Blood Cytokine Levels and Medical Record Data: Machine Learning Approach by Mihyun Lim Waugh, Tyler Mills, Nicholas Boltin, Lauren Wolf, Patti Parker, Ronnie Horner, Thomas L Wheeler II, Richard L Goodwin, Melissa A Moss

“… Abstract BackgroundTransvaginal insertion of polypropylene mesh was extensively used in surgical procedures to treat pelvic organ prolapse (POP) due to its cost-efficiency and durability. However, studies have reported a high rate of complications, including mesh exposure through the vaginal wall. …”
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QUALITY OF LIFE ASSESSMENT IN PATIENTS AFTER PROSTHETIC TREATMENT USING THE DENTAL PROFILE QUESTIONNAIRE by A. Y. Kordiyak, R. R. Bratus-Hrynkiv

“…Patients’ satisfaction with treatment results, reflecting the quality of life level, associated with oral health, confirms the higher efficiency of overdentures use compared to complete removable dentures in mandibular dental arch restoration. …”
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The Investigation of the Prospects for Using NS4A Antigen of Hepatitis C Virus for the Development of Recombinant Mosaic Vaccines with Self-Adjuvant Properties by V. V. Koupriyanov, L. I. Nikolaeva, A. A. Zykova, P. I. Makhnovskiy

“…The recombinant proteins, containing different fragments of NS4A (belong to HCV subtype 1b) and murine interleukin-2, were prepared by genetic engineering approaches, using vectors pQE30 and pQE60 for E. coli. …”
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Physiological responses in Neolitsea sericea seedlings to drought stress by WANG Yihang, ZHAO Luyao, WANG Guoming, ZHU Aiyi

“…To obtain a more complete physiological mechanism in responses to drought stress, N. sericea was exposed under the conditions of four different relative water contents (normal water supply, light drought, moderate drought and severe drought) in soil for 45 days. …”
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Evaluating the performance of ChatGPT in patient consultation and image-based preliminary diagnosis in thyroid eye disease by Yue Wang, Shuo Yang, Chengcheng Zeng, Yingwei Xie, Ya Shen, Jian Li, Xiao Huang, Ruili Wei, Yuqing Chen

“…The preliminary diagnosis of TED was deemed accurate, and the differences in the accuracy rates were further calculated.ResultsFor common TED consultation questions, ChatGPT-4o delivered more accurate information with logical consistency, adhering to a structured format of disease definition, detailed sections, and summarized conclusions. …”
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Sistemas de siembra de Cratylia argentea cultivar Veranera en dos localidades del valle del río Cauca, Colombia Sowing systems of Cratylia argentea cultivar veranera in two localit... by Jaime Rosero Alpala, Sanín Ortiz Grisales, Luís Horacio Franco, Michael Peters, Gerardo Ramírez

“…One investigated regarding the answer efficiency in the emergency and survival of Cratylia in two contrasting soils. …”
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Effects of an Emergency-Based FASE Strategy on Treating Geriatric Patients with Femoral Neck Fracture: A Retrospective Propensity Score-Matched Study by Zhou J, Shi L, Tian C, Gao Y, Wang J, Mao J, Li Y, Fan W, Chen X, Zhang C, Xie T, Rui Y

“…FASE strategy improved the surgical workflows and turnover efficiency of geriatric FNF patients, therefore could play an important role in the optimal MDT co-management for geriatric FNF patients. …”
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Determination of Trace Rare Earth Elements in Tungsten-Molybdenum Ore by Inductively Coupled Plasma-Mass Spectrometry with Microwave Digestion System by Junfei CAO, Ting WANG, Jian LI, Ying LI

“…The content distribution of rare earth elements has spatial distribution characteristics and research significance for differences in rock types.CONCLUSIONSThe tungsten-molybdenum ore samples are completely dissolved by microwave with the four-acid system. …”
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Morphophysiological, biochemical, and nutrient response of spinach (Spinacia oleracea L.) by foliar CeO2 nanoparticles under elevated CO2 by Shoaib Ahmad, Adiba Khan Sehrish, Fuxun Ai, Xueying Zong, Sarah Owdah Alomrani, Khalid A. Al-Ghanim, Muhammad Ali Alshehri, Shafaqat Ali, Hongyan Guo

“…Abstract Nanomaterials offer considerable benefits in improving plant growth and nutritional status owing to their inherent stability, and efficiency in essential nutrient absorption and delivery. …”
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Interactions of fertilisation and crop productivity in soil nitrogen cycle microbiome and gas emissions by L. Kuusemets, Ü. Mander, J. Escuer-Gatius, A. Astover, K. Kauer, K. Soosaar, M. Espenberg

“…We investigated relationships between mineral N fertilisation rates and additional manure amendment with different crop types through the analysis of abundances of N cycle functional genes, soil N<span class="inline-formula">₂</span>O and N<span class="inline-formula">₂</span> emissions, nitrogen use efficiency (NUE), soil physicochemical analysis and biomass production. …”
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Soil moisture and precipitation intensity jointly control the transit time distribution of quick flow in a flashy headwater catchment by H. Türk, C. Stumpp, M. Hrachowitz, K. Schulz, P. Strauss, G. Blöschl, M. Stockinger

“…The results showed that accounting for both soil moisture and precipitation intensity to define the shape of SAS functions for preferential flow improved the tracer simulation in streamflow (increasing the Nash–Sutcliffe efficiency from 0.31 to 0.51). This also led to a higher percentage of streamflow (an increase from 2.87 % to 4.38 %) with shorter transit times (TTs younger than 7 d), with the largest differences occurring during the summer and autumn months. …”
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Anti-Virulence Efficacy of Chinese Dragon&amp;rsquo;s Blood Against Pseudomonas aeruginosa Isolated from Wound Infections by Shen Y, Gu Z, Li Y, Zhou H, Zhu S, Sheng L, Qiang X, Zheng X

“…CDB significantly reduced the biofilm formation by downregulating the mRNA relative expression of the biofilm-associated genes lasR, pslA, pelA, algD, and algU. In addition, CDB efficiently inhibited the motility ability of P. aeruginosa isolates by swimming, swarming, and twitching motilities in a concentration-dependent manner. …”
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Nanopriming with zinc oxide: a novel approach to enhance germination and antioxidant systems in amaranth by Addisie Geremew, Leandrea Stovall, Selamawit Woldesenbet, Xingmao Ma, Laura Carson

“…This study investigated the effects of zinc oxide nanoparticles (ZnO NPs) of different sizes (ZnO10 and ZnO35) as seed priming agents on the germination, biochemical traits, and antioxidative systems of Amaranthus tricolor seeds. …”
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The association of a single-nucleotide variant in the microRNA-146a with advanced colorectal cancer prognosis by Jéssica Silva dos Santos, Gabriella Lucatto Zunta, Amanda Binatto Negrini, Marina Silva Guinda Ribeiro, Carlos Augusto Real Martinez, Marcelo Lima Ribeiro, Gustavo Jacob Lourenço, Manoela Marques Ortega

“…Luciferase reporter assay was performed to assess miR-146a binding to BRCA2 3′-untranslated region in HT-29. The differences between groups were calculated using chi-square or Fisher’s exact test, logistic regression, and Mann–Whitney test. …”
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Georesistivity assessment of lithological and hydrodynamic factors in groundwater sanitation of Akwa Ibom river channel aquifer system by Kufre Richard Ekanem, Nyakno Jimmy George, Aniekan Martin Ekanem, Ndifreke Inyang Udosen, Jewel Emem Thomas

“…In Nigeria's coastal aquifers, the results shed light on pollution hazards, groundwater recharge efficiency, and methods for managing water resources sustainably.…”
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Investigation on Three-Hump Phosphor-Coated White Light-Emitting Diodes for Healthy Lighting by Genetic Algorithm by Ziquan Guo, Kai Liu, Lili Zheng, Tien-mo Shih, Yijun Lu, Tingzhu Wu, Yi Lin, Yuxue Zhang, Jianghui Zheng, Jie Chen, Lianxin Chen, Zhong Chen

“…White light with <italic>low circadian action factor (CAF)</italic> is propitious for bedroom lighting to help people relax and to promote sleep, whereas <italic>high&#x00A0;CAF</italic> white light is beneficial for increasing working efficiency in the working place. We obtain low CAF or high CAF according to different application occasions (such as bedroom lighting or office lighting), good Commission Internationale de L&#x2019;Eclairage color rendering index (<inline-formula><tex-math notation="LaTeX">$R_{a}$</tex-math></inline-formula>) or Illumination Engineering Society of North America color fidelity index (<inline-formula><tex-math notation="LaTeX">$R_{f}$</tex-math></inline-formula>), and color gamut index (<inline-formula><tex-math notation="LaTeX">$R_{g}$</tex-math></inline-formula>) or other color performances, and possibly high luminous efficacy of radiation (LER, <inline-formula><tex-math notation="LaTeX">$K$</tex-math></inline-formula>) at various correlated color temperatures (CCTs) from 2700 to 6500&#x00A0;K. …”
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A phase II randomized trial of individualized neoantigen peptide vaccine combined with unusual radiotherapy (iNATURE) in advanced solid tumors-GCOG0028 by Yan Zhang, Yan Zhang, Yan Zhang, Ye-Fan Hu, Ye-Fan Hu, Lingyu Ma, Lingyu Ma, Yifei Wu, Yifei Wu, Dandan Chao, Dandan Chao, Xian Chen, Xian Chen, Zhiyuan Xu, Zhiyuan Xu, Xiaoping Su, Xiaoping Su, Wei Dai, Wei Dai, Wei Dai, Jiandong Huang, Jiandong Huang, Jiandong Huang, Jiandong Huang, Pingfu Fu, Feng-Ming (Spring) Kong, Feng-Ming (Spring) Kong, Feng-Ming (Spring) Kong, Feng-Ming (Spring) Kong

“…The main objective is to evaluate the anti-tumor efficacy of personalized tumor neoantigen peptide vaccines and assess how different radiation doses synergize with vaccination in treating patients with advanced malignant tumors who have progressed after systemic therapy. …”
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Effect of <i>CTLA4</i> gene polymorphism on relapse probability among patients with acute leukemias after allogenic hematopoietic stem cells transplantation by D. S. Romaniuk, A. A. Khmelevskaya, M. Yu. Drokov, N. N. Popova, V. A. Vasilieva, L. A. Kuzmina, G. A. Efimov, E. N. Parovichnikova, V. G. Savchenko

“…The incidence of relapse was also significantly different for the group with A/A genotype and for the group with G/G or A/G genotypes of the nsSNP and equaled to 83.7 and 29.3 % respectively (p = 0.03). …”
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Effects of Dietary β-Carotene on the Gonadal Color, Pigmentation, and Regulation Mechanisms in Sea Urchin Strongylocentrotus Intermedius by Weixiao Di, Yinuo Zhang, Huinan Zuo, Haijing Liu, Lina Wang, Jun Ding, Yaqing Chang, Rantao Zuo

“…Adult sea urchins (initial weight: 9.33 ± 0.21 g) of three cages were given one of the dry feeds with different doses of β-carotene (0 mg/kg, 150 mg/kg, 300 mg/kg) or fresh kelp (<i>Saccharina japonica</i>). …”
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Effects of corn variety in whole-plant corn silage on dry matter intake, average daily gain and gastrointestinal tract bacteria and metabolites in Hu lambs by Jianxin Jiao, Jianxin Jiao, Jianxin Jiao, Shumin Ma, Shumin Ma, Shumin Ma, Ting Jiao, Ting Jiao, Ting Jiao, Shangli Shi, Shangli Shi, Shangli Shi, Yongquan Gao, Yongquan Gao, Yongquan Gao, Xia Zhang, Xia Zhang, Xia Zhang, Shengguo Zhao, A. Allan Degen

“…IntroductionWhole-plant corn silage (WPCS) is an important roughage source in ruminant nutrition, and its nutritional value can vary significantly with corn variety. Understanding how different WPCS varieties influence gastrointestinal microbiota and metabolic profiles is essential for optimizing feed efficiency and animal health.MethodsThis study examined the effects of three corn varieties (2 introduced - Tunyu 168: TY; Yu silage 23: YQZ, and 1 local Longsheng 1: LS) in WPCS on gastrointestinal bacteria and metabolites in lambs. …”
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