Sex-specific and sex hormonal-related differences in melanoma microenvironment by Selene Attorre, Filippo Ugolini, Daniele Lana, Maria Grazia Giovannini, Daniela Massi

“…Sex hormones play a role in determining the nature of melanoma tumor microenvironment, as estrogens and androgens have been shown to modulate immune responses, contributing to the differences observed between males and females. The generally more reactive and efficient female immune system may contribute to better antitumor responses. …”
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Optimizing Correction Factors on Color Differences for Automotive Painting Services by Emilia Corina Corbu, Anne-Marie Nitescu, Eduard Edelhauser

“…Companies working in this industry, especially in specialized painting services, must perform work of impeccable quality in the shortest possible time in order to be efficient. Color differences that appear in different areas of the car result from the use of different formulas for obtaining color. …”
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Petroelastic modeling of carbonate reservoirs in the view of different void types by Ya. S. Grigoryan, I. O. Bayuk

“…Each type of voids can have a different effect on rock elastic properties, which, in turn, allow the characteristics of voids to be estimated by assessing the velocity of elastic waves. …”
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Performance of concrete containing different ratios of metakaolin and magnetized water by Mostafa M. Keshta, Mohamed M. Yousry Elshikh, Ahmed M. Elkerany

“…This research investigates the effects of using magnetized water (MW), prepared in a magnetic field of 1.4 tesla, on the workability and compressive strength of concrete containing MK in different ratios. MK was incorporated at 5 %, 10 %, and 20 % as either a partial replacement or additive to cement by weight. …”
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Cellulase production and morphology of “Trichoderma reesei” in different experimental conditions by Rahela CARPA, Alin CÂNDEA, Alexei REMIZOVSCHI, Lucian BARBU-TUDORAN, Maria Cornelia MAIOR

“…We used a promising off-corn growth media that was efficient and the cellulases output due to substrate action was calculated. …”
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Comparative Analysis of Different Graphite Concentrations in Micro-PMEDM Drilling by Chiara Ravasio, Giuseppe Pellegrini, Giuseppe Rosace, Valentina Trovato

“…However, a limitation of the technology is represented by its low material removal rate compared to other material removal technologies. Therefore, different strategies are under investigation to make the process faster. …”
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Seismic Evaluation of Steel Plate Shear Walls in Different Configurations by Seyed Mohmmad Ali Abbaspoor Haghighat, Ali Alibazi, Reza Moradifard, Lotfi Guizani, Munzer Hassan

“…Steel plate shear walls (SPSWs) are a cost-efficient system to resist seismic lateral loads. Post-buckling strength, tension field action, and high energy absorption capacity are among the advantages of SPSWs. …”
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Impacts of different organic amendments on soil degradation and phytotoxicity of metribuzin by Mohammad Mehdizadeh, Ebrahim Izadi-Darbandi, Mohammad Taghi Naseri Pour Yazdi, Mehdi Rastgoo, Bizhan Malaekeh-Nikouei, Hooriyeh Nassirli

“…In bioassay study, the phytotoxic effects of different concentrations of metribuzin (0, 0.01, 0.05, 0.1, 0.2, 0.4, 0.8 and 1 mg kgâ1 soil) on oilseed rape (Brassica napus L.) were evaluated. …”
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Pollen vigor of Schima superba under different storage conditions by Jingxin YE, Huagong NING, Zizheng ZHONG, Fangyou ZHANG, Qian HE, Tianyi LIU

“…MethodIn this study, 9-year-old S. superba individual plants were used as the research object, and pollen collection was carried out at different flowering stages. The changes of pollen vigor under different collection time, pollen vigor detection methods and different storage conditions were analyzed. …”
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Assessment of using transfer learning with different classifiers in hypodontia diagnosis by Tansel Uyar, Didem Sakaryalı Uyar

“…Pretrained convolutional neural network models (AlexNet, DarkNet-19, DarkNet-53, DenseNet-201, EfficientNet, GoogLeNet, InceptionV3, IncResV2, MobileNetV2, NasNet-Mobile, Places365, ResNet-18, ResNet-50, ResNet-101, ShuffleNet, SqueezeNet, VGG-16, VGG-19, and Xception) were used for training with the fine-tuning method and different machine learning classifiers (decision trees, discriminant analysis, logistic regression, naive Bayes, support vector machines, nearest neighbor, ensemble method, and artificial neural network). …”
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The Effect of Selenium on Rice Quality Under Different Nitrogen Levels by Yuqi Liu, Bingchun Yan, Ya Liu, Yuzhuo Liu, Liqiang Chen, Hongfang Jiang, Yingying Feng, Jiping Gao, Wenzhong Zhang

“…The results indicated that the effects of Se on rice processing quality differ under different N levels. Selenium adversely affected the processing quality under the CN level, whereas it demonstrated some improvement at the LN level. …”
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Screening Refractory Dye Degradation by Different Advanced Oxidation Processes by Imane Ouagued, Marc Cretin, Eddy Petit, Geoffroy Lesage, Abderrahmane Djafer, Abdallah Ouagued, Stella Lacour

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Modelling the liver’s regenerative capacity across different clinical conditions by Anh Thu Nguyen-Lefebvre, Soumita Ghosh, Cristina Baciu, Bima J. Hasjim, Sara Naimimohasses, Graziano Oldani, Elisa Pasini, Michael Brudno, Nazia Selzner, Jeffrey Wrana, Mamatha Bhat

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Diagnostic Properties of Different Serological Methods for Syphilis Testing in Brazil by Suelen Basgalupp, Thayane Dornelles, Luana Pedrotti, Aniúsca dos Santos, Cáren de Oliveira, Giovana dos Santos, Emerson de Brito, Ben Hur Pinheiro, Ana Cláudia Philippus, Álisson Bigolin, Pamela Cristina Gaspar, Flávia Moreno, Gerson Pereira, Maiko Luis Tonini, Eliana Wendland

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New Energy Policies and Informal Cultural Norms Promoting Carbon Equity in Chinese Cities: Synergistic Effects and Regional Heterogeneity by Zixuan Yang, Huang Yu, Jingqiu Zhang

“…Utilizing panel data from 256 Chinese cities (2000–2021) and employing the New Energy Demonstration City (NEDC) policy as a quasi-natural experiment, this study adopts a staggered difference-in-differences (DID) approach to identify causal relationships. …”
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City brand and urban environmental sanitation: evidence from the national civilized city in China by Junyan Li, Lei Xu

“…Third, our heterogeneity analysis shows that the environmental impact varies across different urban contexts, with stronger effects observed in ordinary cities compared to higher-tier administrative centers, and more pronounced improvements in cities outside urban agglomerations versus those within urban agglomerations.DiscussionThis study broadens the research scope of city brand and enriches the environmental research framework within the Chinese context, while providing practical insights for policymakers seeking to enhance both city brand development and environmental management efficiency. …”
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The effect of hydrothermal coefficient on productivity of maize hybrids of various groups of ripeness by G. Ya. Krivosheev, N. A. Shevchenko

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Case studies of high-rise buildings by Babak Raji, Martin J. Tenpierik, Andy van den Dobbelsteen

“…The effectiveness of different design strategies for reducing the cooling, heating, ventilation and electric lighting energy were analysed. …”
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Evaluating the Mechanical Properties of Concrete Enhanced with Sugarcane Bagasse Ash and Metakaolin through Destructive and Non-Destructive Testing Methods by Jha Sushant Kumar, Kumar Saurabh

“…However, there's a growing need for it to be more durable, energy-efficient, and environmentally friendly. Achieving these goals involves incorporating or substituting energy-efficient materials from industries, such as bottom ash, fly ash, and steel slag. …”
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How (Co-)Ownership in Renewables Improves Heating Usage Behaviour and the Willingness to Adopt Energy-Efficient Technologies—Data from German Households by Renan Magalhães, Jens Lowitzsch, Federico Narracci

“…For electricity production in the residential sector, research shows that different settings of (co-)ownership in renewables are linked to a greater tendency to invest in energy-efficient devices or to adopt more energy-conscious behaviours. …”
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