Quantification of oleanolic acid and apigenin in biological matrices following intraperitoneal administration of co-loaded nanoformulations: Method validation and biodistribution s... by Amna Naz, Sadia Haider, Mavra Rana, Neelum Malik, Attia Afzal, Muhammad Farooq, Muhammad Sarfraz

“…However, quantifying both drugs in quality and plasma samples presents challenges due to differences in their physicochemical properties and absorption wavelengths (OA: 210–215 nm, APG: 212, 269, and 337 nm). …”
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GCOANet: A gradient consistency constraints semi-supervised network for optical image-assisted SAR despeckling by Yang Yang, Jun Pan, Jiangong Xu, Zhongli Fan, Zeming Geng, Junli Li

“…Furthermore, the related applications further demonstrate the efficiency of the proposed method in real-world scenarios.…”
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Evaluation of the Surface Finish on 304 Stainless Steel as a Way to Mitigate Calcium Carbonate Scaling by Antônio Carlos Barbosa Zancanella, Luila Abib Saidler, Renato do Nascimento Siqueira, Helga Elisabeth Pinheiro Schluter, Bruno Venturini Loureiro

“…However, many studies investigate this phenomenon under conditions that differ from those encountered in deep-water oil exploration. …”
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Classification Based on the Support Vector Machine for Determining Operational Targets for Controlling Electricity Usage With Conventional Meters: A Case Study of Industrial and Bu... by Galih Arisona, Alief Pascal Taruna, Dwi Irwanto, Arif Bijak Bestari, Wildan Juniawan

“…This optimized model contributes to improving PLN’s operational efficiency, offering more accurate identification of electricity theft cases, leading to substantial financial savings by reducing losses from unpaid consumption. …”
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Distinct In Vitro Effects of Liposomal and Nanostructured Lipid Nanoformulations with Entrapped Acidic and Neutral Doxorubicin on B16-F10 Melanoma and Walker 256 Carcinoma Cells by Roxana Pop, Mădălina Nistor, Carmen Socaciu, Mihai Cenariu, Flaviu Tăbăran, Dumitriţa Rugină, Adela Pintea, Mihai Adrian Socaciu

“…Neutral Doxorubicin demonstrated lower cytotoxicity in both the nanoformulations and cell lines. Differences were also observed in their internalization patterns, cell-cycle impact, and apoptotic/necrotic effects. …”
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Exercise capacity in moderate aortic stenosis: a cardiopulmonary stress echocardiography study by Sveeta Badiani, Jet van Zalen, Sahar Alborikan, Aeshah Althunayyan, David Bruce, Thomas Treibel, Sanjeev Bhattacharyya, Nikhil Patel, Guy Lloyd

“…. % predicted oxygen uptake efficiency slope (OUES), % predicted O2 pulse and VO2 at anaerobic threshold (AT) were significantly lower in patients compared with controls (OUES 79 ± 15 vs. 89 ± 15%, p = 0.013). …”
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Modelling crop water footprint and virtual water flow in the Yellow River Basin using the SWAT model by ZI Tiantian, LIU Jing, XUAN Keyang

“…In this paper, we analyze the spatiotemporal variations in agricultural water use efficiency and calculate water resource flow patterns and their optimal allocation at watershed scale in the basin. …”
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River total dissolved gas prediction using a hybrid greedy-stepwise feature selection and bidirectional long short-term memory model by Khabat Khosravi, Salim Heddam, Changhyun Jun, Sayed M. Bateni, Dongkyun Kim, Essam Heggy

“…Model performance was compared using multiple quantitative and qualitative metrics, including the Nash–Sutcliffe Efficiency and uncertainty coefficient. Additionally, Friedman and Wilcoxon signed-rank tests confirmed statistically significant differences between models. …”
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Breast Tumor-Like-Masses Segmentation From Scattering Images Obtained With an Ultrahigh-Sensitivity Talbot-Lau Interferometer Using Convolutional Neural Networks by Ionut-Cristian Ciobanu, Nicoleta Safca, Elena Anghel, Dan Popescu

“…The research aims to improve tumor segmentation accuracy and efficiency by leveraging phase contrast imaging. The experimental setup utilized an ultrahigh-sensitivity Talbot-Lau interferometer operated with a conventional X-ray tube to generate scattering images, which were processed using a Fourier Transform-based algorithm. …”
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Machine Learning-Enhanced Discrimination of Gamma-Ray and Hadron Events Using Temporal Features: An ASTRI Mini-Array Analysis by Valentina La Parola, Giancarlo Cusumano, Saverio Lombardi, Antonio Alessio Compagnino, Antonino La Barbera, Antonio Tutone, Antonio Pagliaro

“…This profound signal-to-background imbalance necessitates sophisticated discrimination techniques that can effectively isolate genuine gamma-ray events while maintaining high rejection efficiency for cosmic-ray backgrounds. The most common method involves the parametrization of the morphological feature of the shower images. …”
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Clinical results of using a silver-containing preparation as part of an antimicrobial spacer in the treatment of periprosthetic hip joint infection by Svetlana A. Bozhkova, Magomed Sh. Gadzhimagomedov, Rashid M. Tikhilov, Vasily A. Artyukh, Alexander P. Antipov, Alexander V. Afanasyev, Sergey S. Toropov, Yulia V. Muravyeva

“…The differences were considered significant at p < 0.05. …”

In situ estimation of active dispersal abilities in reef fish early life stages using tracking technologies by Eliot Ruiz, Pierre‐Yves Pascal, Lucie Vanalderweireldt, Sébastien Cordonnier, Amélia Chatagnon, Pierre‐Louis Rault, Séverine Albouy‐Boyer, Juliette Silhol, Raphaël Thomas, Charlotte R. Dromard, Loïc Pellissier, Thomas Le Berre, Jacques Panfili, Camille Albouy, Fabien Leprieur

“…Laboratory measurements of active dispersal skills differ from natural behaviors of individuals observed by divers manually annotating depth and bearing every 30 s, while carrying a low‐speed flowmeter to estimate average speed. …”
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Identification of key enzymes in lignocellulose biosynthesis from dynamic observations in maize stalks by Xiaoxu Zhan, Fanlei Kong, Qinlin Liu, Tianqiong Lan, Fan Liu, Xinglong Wang, Xia Du, Xiang Chen, Jichao Yuan

“…Maize stalk lignin and cellulose contents are linked to lodging resistance, disease resistance, feed quality and ethanol conversion efficiency. After the six-leaf stage of maize (V6), these constituents are biosynthesized and accumulated under the control of related enzymes and genes. …”
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Evaluating reproduction traits in a crossbreeding program between indigenous and exotic sheep in semi-arid lands by E. Oyieng, J.M.K. Ojango, M. Gauly, R. Mrode, R. Dooso, A.M. Okeyo, C. Kalinda, S. König

“…All the traits significantly (P < 0.05) differed across breeds and season of birth of the ewe. …”
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Characterization of Elovl2/5 in abalone Haliotis discus hannai Ino by Mingli Shao, Wei Chen, Lina Zhu, Shikai Liu, Óscar Monroig, Juan Carlos Navarro, Chunnuan Zhao, Junsong YangLi, Mingzhu Li, Xiaotong Wang

“…And no significant differences were found in the expressions of 0 % FO, 25 % FO and control groups. …”
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Steady and periodical heat-mass transfer behavior of mixed convection nanofluid with reduced gravity, radiation and activation energy effects by Cyrus Raza Mirza, Zia Ullah, A. Dahshan, Md Mahbub Alam, Khadijah M. Abualnaja, Hanaa Abu-Zinadah, Abdullah A. Faqihi, Nidhal Ben Khedher

“…The implicit form of finite difference method is applied for numerical results using Gaussian elimination approach. …”
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Photoactive self-cleaning zinc oxychloride coatings by Israel Salas-Espinosa, Leticia M. Torres-Martínez, Edith Luévano-Hipólito

“…The addition of TiO2 nanoparticles into the coatings did not significantly enhance the self-cleaning efficiency, but it improves the mechanical performance of the coatings. …”
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Ionotropic Gelation and Chemical Crosslinking as Tools to Obtain Gellan Gum-Based Beads with Mesalazine by Piotr Gadziński, Agnieszka Skotnicka, Natalia Lisiak, Ewa Totoń, Błażej Rubiś, Ewa Florek, Dariusz T. Mlynarczyk, Mirosław Szybowicz, Ewelina Nowak, Tomasz Osmałek

“…Key parameters such as pH-dependent swelling behavior, drug content, encapsulation efficiency, and drug release in simulated gastrointestinal fluids were also assessed. …”
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Comparison of Bone Formation After Early and Late Secondary Alveolar Bone Grafting in Patients With Unilateral and Bilateral Cleft Lip and Palate by Aya Maeda‐Iino, Shoko Nakagawa, Kanako Marutani, Yasuhiko Oga, Kotaro Tahakashi, Sayaka Hino, Mika Fukushima, Toshiro Kibe, Masahiro Tezuka, Norifumi Nakamura, Shouichi Miyawaki

“…There were no significant differences in the percentage of adequate bone‐bridge formation (p = 0.055) and cleft‐gap closure (p = 1.000) between groups. …”
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Oxymatrine and astragaloside IV co-loaded liposomes: Scale-up purposes and their enhancement of anti-PD-1 efficacy against breast cancer by Liangyin Wei, Hong Wang, Xietao Ye, Junfan Yue, Hong Guo, Dengxuan Mao, Xia Li, Yeyang Sun, Congyan Liu, Yuping Liu, Yan Chen

“…This work presents a novel perspective for scaling up co-delivered formulations of drugs with differing polarities to improve breast cancer immunotherapy.…”
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