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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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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Identification of PET/CT radiomic signature for classification of locally recurrent rectal cancer: A network-based feature selection approach by Sara Dalmonte, Maria Adriana Cocozza, Dajana Cuicchi, Daniel Remondini, Lorenzo Faggioni, Paolo Castellucci, Andrea Farolfi, Emilia Fortunati, Alberta Cappelli, Riccardo Biondi, Arrigo Cattabriga, Gilberto Poggioli, Stefano Fanti, Gastone Castellani, Francesca Coppola, Nico Curti

“…Our results confirmed the efficiency of radiomic features in predicting LRRC, with CT features outperforming PET features in identifying the characteristic texture of LRRC. …”
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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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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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Comprehensive analysis of single-cell and bulk RNA sequencing data unveils antigen-presenting and processing fibroblasts and establishes a predictive model in gastric cancer by Chenggang Zhang, Fangqi Chen, Jie Li, Yixuan He, Juan Sun, Zicheng Zheng, Guanmo Liu, Yihua Wang, Weiming Kang, Xin Ye

“…The prognosis was significantly different between the two risk groups and was validated using GEO datasets. …”
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Chlorella and vegetable oil inclusion in diets for growing rabbits: effects on growth, digestibility, plasma metabolites, and caecal fermentations and microbiota by F. Bordignon, A. Trocino, P.J. Marín García, T. Larsen, G. Zardinoni, M. Molin, M. Birolo, P. Stevanato, G. Xiccato

“…On the other hand, increasing crude fat to 5% improved the overall feed efficiency.…”
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Identification of Metabolites of Ferulic Acid in Human after Oral Administration by Qian PAN, Wei LI, Yang YANG, Yong-qiang ZHAO, Li LIAN, Qing-qing CONG, Li-hong WANG, Yue-lin SONG, Qian HONG

“…Plasma, urine and feces at different times (segments) from subjects with mild cognitive impairment in clinic were collected after oral administration of sodium ferulic. …”
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Gr-1 blockade remodels the immunosuppressive microenvironment induced by incomplete microwave ablation of hepatocellular carcinoma by Tian Huang, Hensong Cao, Shipeng Dai, Yonghua Zhu, Hanyuan Liu, Shuxian Zhu, Zhengqing Lu, Chuan Liu, Chengyu Lv, Zhouxiao Li, Jinhua Song, Han Zhuo

“…Abstract Background Ablation is one of the main methods for local treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Different from radiofrequency ablation (RFA), microwave ablation (MWA) is not limited by tissue conductivity, and can use multiple electrodes at the same time to improve ablation efficiency. …”
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A 3D human iPSC-derived multi-cell type neurosphere system to model cellular responses to chronic amyloidosis by Stefan Wendt, Ada J. Lin, Sarah N. Ebert, Declan J. Brennan, Wenji Cai, Yanyang Bai, Da Young Kong, Stefano Sorrentino, Christopher J. Groten, Christopher Lee, Jonathan Frew, Hyun B. Choi, Konstantina Karamboulas, Mathias Delhaye, Ian R. Mackenzie, David R. Kaplan, Freda D. Miller, Brian A. MacVicar, Haakon B. Nygaard

“…Single nuclei RNA sequencing (snRNA-seq) was performed to profile Aβ and microglia driven transcriptional changes in neurons and astrocytes, providing a comprehensive analysis of cellular responses. Results Microglia efficiently phagocytosed Aβ inside neurospheres and significantly reduced neurotoxicity, mitigating amyloidosis-induced oxidative stress and neurodegeneration following different exposure times to Aβ. …”
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Compact ultra-wide band two element vivaldi non-uniform slot MIMO antenna for body-centric applications by Sahar Saleh, Tale Saeidi, Nick Timmons, Bader Alali, Faroq Razzaz, Ayman A. Althuwayb

“…The novelty of this work is investigating different positions for the two compact UWB Vivaldi nonuniform Antennas (VNSAs) to get better performance with smaller sizes, wider impedance matching BW, and lower mutual coupling (MC) where side by side at an angle of 180ᵒ is determined to be the best configuration. …”
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Bacteriostatic Activity and Resistance Mechanism of <i>Artemisia annua</i> Extract Against <i>Ralstonia solanacearum</i> in Pepper by Tiantian Du, Weiping Zhu, Chenning Zhang, Xiaomin Liang, Yinghua Shu, Jingyun Zhou, Mengyu Zhang, Yuxuan He, Jincai Tu, Yuanjiao Feng

“…Plant-derived pesticides exhibit advantages of high efficiency and broad spectrum when compared to traditional chemical pesticides. …”
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Dose–response study of a fenugreek-based antibiotic alternative in Bábolna Tetra-SL chicks (1–42 days old) with mixed bacterial infections by Ádám Kerek, Ádám Kerek, Ábel Szabó, Péter Ferenc Dobra, Krisztina Bárdos, Krisztina Bárdos, Bettina Paszerbovics, Zsófia Bata, Viviána Molnár-Nagy, Ákos Jerzsele, Ákos Jerzsele, László Ózsvári, László Ózsvári

“…A total of 270 chicks were randomly assigned to 18 groups (15 birds per group) and subjected to six different treatment groups in three replicates: fenugreek at 1×, 10×, and 100× doses, an antibiotic-treated group (enrofloxacin), a positive control group (infection only), and a negative control group (no infection or treatment). …”
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No tillage with plastic re-mulching enhances yield stability and maintains high water productivity of maize by improving water eco-physiology and root traits in northwest oasis reg... by Liping Wang, Wen Yin, Pan Li, Yao Guo, Lianhao Zhao, Pingxing Wan, Diankai Zhang, Zhilong Fan, Falong Hu, Wei He, Yunyou Nan, Qiang Chai, Baoqing Zhang, Heyu Chen, Mohamed Abdalla, Pete Smith

“…However, the underlying mechanisms linking this approach to yield sustainability and water use efficiency through water eco-physiological and root traits remains unclear. …”
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Halloysite-Nanotube-Mediated High-Flux γ-Al₂O₃ Ultrafiltration Membranes for Semiconductor Wastewater Treatment by Shining Geng, Dazhi Chen, Zhenghua Guo, Qian Li, Manyu Wen, Jiahui Wang, Kaidi Guo, Jing Wang, Yu Wang, Liang Yu, Xinglong Li, Xiaohu Li

“…As expected, the HNTs-mediated γ-Al₂O₃ ultrafiltration membranes exhibited excellent water flux (126 LMH) and high rejection (99.4%) of inorganic particles in different solvent systems. In addition, such membranes demonstrated good operation stability and regeneration performance, showing promise for their application in the high-efficiency treatment of CMP wastewater in the semiconductor industry.…”
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Spectrum of mutations and their phenotypic manifestations in children and adults with long QT syndrome by N. N. Chakova, S. M. Komissarova, E. A. Zasim, T. V. Dolmatovich, E. S. Rebeko, S. S. Niyazova, E. V. Zaklyazminskaya, L. I. Plashchinskaya, M. V. Dudko

“…The average diagnostic efficiency of mutation identification using NGS in patients with clinically manifest LQTS was 66%. …”
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The Diagnostic Value of Serum Gastrin-17 and Pepsinogen for Gastric Cancer Screening in Eastern China by Hongzhang Shen, Kangwei Xiong, Xiangyu Wu, Sile Cheng, Qifeng Lou, Hangbin Jin, Xiaofeng Zhang

“…Serological detection is effective for screening GC. The combination of different markers can improve the diagnostic efficiency. …”
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Experiment of double grits scribing 2D SiCf/SiC composite by Jinzhu GUO, Yao LIU, Youzhe WANG, Dong WANG

“…The order of scratching force obtained under different surfaces and scratching directions is FSS0 > FWS45 > FSS90 > FWS0. …”
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Influence of differential diagenesis of Chang 8 tight sandstone reservoirs in Qingcheng area on oil bearing properties by ZHONG Hongli, WANG Guoxi, WU Jiuhu, CAI Yongji, LI Hailong, LIU Meirong

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