“They tossed me up like a ball”: informal settlement residents’ experiences in accessing healthcare in Kampala, Uganda by Julia Dickson-Gomez, Kirsten Beyer, Arthur Kiconco, Ronald Anguzu, Agnes Nyabigambo

“…Methods In this community-based study, we conducted focus group interviews (FGI) among 165 residents of six purposively selected informal settlements in Kampala, Central Uganda. …”
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Alternate wetting and drying irrigation at tillering stage enhances the heat tolerance of rice by increasing sucrose and cytokinin content in panicles by Ti Gao, Ti Gao, Ti Gao, Keran Xie, Keran Xie, Keran Xie, Qiuqian Hu, Qiuqian Hu, Qiuqian Hu, Chao Wu, Chao Wu, Chao Wu, Zhenmei Wang, Zhenmei Wang, Zhenmei Wang, Wencheng Wang, Wencheng Wang, Wencheng Wang, Dongliang Xiong, Dongliang Xiong, Dongliang Xiong, Jianliang Huang, Jianliang Huang, Jianliang Huang, Shaobing Peng, Shaobing Peng, Shaobing Peng, Kehui Cui, Kehui Cui, Kehui Cui

“…High temperature during panicle initiation (PI) poses significant negative impacts on rice grain yield. …”
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Sulfide Oxidation to Sulfone Using Sodium Chlorite and Hydrochloric Acid in Organic Solvents by Yuki Itabashi, Shuto Ogata, Tsuyoshi Inoue, Haruyasu Asahara, Kei Ohkubo

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Transfer learning-enhanced physics informed neural network for accurate melt pool prediction in laser melting by Qingyun Zhu, Zhengxin Lu, Yaowu Hu

“…The profile of the melt pool is essential in selective laser melting (SLM) to control the process quality and avoid defects. …”
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A comprehensive assessment of patient reported symptom burden, medical comorbidities, and functional well being in patients initiating direct acting antiviral therapy for chronic h... by Donna M Evon, Paul W Stewart, Jipcy Amador, Marina Serper, Anna S Lok, Richard K Sterling, Souvik Sarkar, Carol E Golin, Bryce B Reeve, David R Nelson, Nancy Reau, Joseph K Lim, K Rajender Reddy, Adrian M Di Bisceglie, Michael W Fried

“…<h4>Background</h4>Symptom burden, medical comorbidities, and functional well-being of patients with chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) initiating direct acting antiviral (DAA) therapy in real-world clinical settings are not known. …”
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A guide to selecting high-performing antibodies for Huntingtin (UniProt ID: P42858) for use in western blot, immunoprecipitation, and immunofluorescence [version 2; peer review: 2... by Rachel J. Harding, Carl Laflamme, Sara González Bolívar, Aled M. Edwards, Kathleen Southern, Rebeka Fanti, Riham Ayoubi, Charles Alende, Maryam Fotouhi, Renu Chandrasekaran

“…While use of antibodies and protocols vary between laboratories, we encourage readers to use this report as a guide to select the most appropriate antibodies for their specific needs.…”
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Improving forest above-ground biomass estimation using genetic-based feature selection from Sentinel-1 and Sentinel-2 data (case study of the Noor forest area in Iran) by Armin Moghimi, Ava Tavakoli Darestani, Nikrouz Mostofi, Mahdiyeh Fathi, Meisam Amani

“…In our workflow, Sentinel-2-derived features (i.e., spectral bands, vegetation indices (VIs), soil indices (SIs), and water indices (WIs), along with Sentinel-1 SAR features were initially extracted. Subsequently, GA was employed to select the most optimal features among them within both Random Forest (RF) and Multiple Linear Regression (MLR) models, leading to enhanced accuracy in the forest AGB estimation process. …”
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Safety of a Medicinal Product Based on Human Glial Progenitor Cells: A Pilot Study of Retrobulbar Administration in C57BL/6J Mice by V. O. Nebogatikov, D. I. Salikhova, E. V. Belousova, E. V. Bronovitsky, E. A. Orlova, M. A. Lapshina, D. V. Goldshtein, A. A. Ustyugov

“…At doses reduced to one-third the initial GPC concentration or lower, the biochemical blood parameters of the treatment groups did not differ significantly from those of the control group. …”
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Impact of codon optimization on vip3Aa11 gene expression and insecticidal efficacy in maize by Shengyan Li, Ning Wen, Wenjie Lv, Wenjie Lv, Mingjun Zhang, Yinxiao Wang, Zhihong Lang, Zhihong Lang

“…Segment replacement and point mutation experiments in maize protoplasts demonstrated that the synonymous codon AAT (Asn) at the fourth amino acid position in vip3Aa11-m2 was associated with the production of a truncated protein, suggesting that the AAT codon may influence the selection of the translation initiation site, potentially shifting it to a downstream ATG (Met) codon.DiscussionThese findings not only reveal the critical role of codon context in translation initiation and protein integrity but also provide a novel strategy for optimizing foreign genes in crop improvement, particularly offering valuable insights for engineering insect-resistant maize using Bt genes.…”
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Automated Synthesis and Initial Evaluation of (4′-Amino-5′,8′-difluoro-1′H-spiro[piperidine-4,2′-quinazolin]-1-yl)(4-[18F]fluorophenyl)methanone for PET/MR Imaging of Inducible Nit... by Skye Hsin-Hsien Yeh, Wen-Sheng Huang, Chuang-Hsin Chiu, Chuan-Lin Chen, Hui-Ting Chen, Dae Yoon Chi, Zhengxing Ge, Tsung-Hsun Yu, Pao-Yeh Wang, Yu-Yeh Kuo, Chun-Tse Hung, Geng-Ying Li, Chi-Wei Chang

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Incidence of loss to follow-up and its predictors among HIV-infected under-five children after initiation of antiretroviral therapy in West Amhara Comprehensive Specialized Referra... by Gebrie Getu Alemu, Tigabu Kidie Tesfie, Habtamu Wagnew Abuhay, Berhanu Mengistu, Getaneh Awoke, Getachew Teshale Kefale, Meseret Mekuriaw Beyene, Mekuriaw Nibret

“…Methods A multicenter institution-based retrospective follow-up study was conducted among 435 HIV-infected under-five children on ART selected by simple random sampling from January 1, 2010 to December 31, 2019, and data were collected between December 1, 2021, and January 31, 2022. …”
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Accurate and robust prediction of Amyloid-β brain deposition from plasma biomarkers and clinical information using machine learning by Jiayuan Xu, Andrew J. Doig, Sofia Michopoulou, Sofia Michopoulou, Petroula Proitsi, Petroula Proitsi, Fumie Costen, The Alzheimer's disease neuroimaging initiative

“…We introduced a feature selection method to balance the performance and the number of features. …”
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Barriers and Facilitators to the Implementation of Green Human Resource Management in Organisations by Samuel Bangura

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Thermodynamic, Economic, and Environmental Multi-Criteria Optimization of a Multi-Stage Rankine System for LNG Cold Energy Utilization by Ruiqiang Ma, Yingxue Lu, Xiaohui Yu, Bin Yang

“…Moreover, a comprehensive assessment method was used to select the working fluid for this proposed system. …”
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Screening and validation of long non-coding RNAs associated with colorectal cancer based on random forest and LASSO regression algorithm by Yujia Zhao, Qian Li, Xintong Cui, Zhiyu Zhang, Yong You, Xiaowen Hou, Yan Wang, Xu Feng

“…Result A total of 3028 CRC-related lncRNAs were initially screened from the GEO database, and 55 differentially expressed lncRNAs (DE lncRNAs) were finally selected through difference analysis. …”
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Involuntary mental imagery is influenced by visual salience by Alexander J. Cook, Dennis Lambert, Mark W. Geisler, Ezequiel Morsella

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UAM Vertiport Network Design Considering Connectivity by Wentao Zhang, Taesung Hwang

“…This study develops an integrated mathematical model for vertiport location decision, aiming to minimize total system cost while ensuring UAM network connectivity among the selected vertiport locations. To efficiently solve the problem and improve solution quality, a hybrid genetic algorithm is developed by incorporating a Minimum Spanning Tree (MST)-based connectivity enforcement mechanism, a fundamental concept in graph theory that connects all nodes in a given network with minimal total link cost, enhanced by a greedy initialization strategy. …”
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Modern features of benchmarking in the hotel business by E. L. Zadneprovskaya, T. N. Poddubnaya, E. A. Panina, T. A. Dzhum

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A guide to selecting high-performing antibodies for TAF15 (UniProt ID: Q92804) for use in western blot, immunoprecipitation, and immunofluorescence [version 1; peer review: 2 appro... by Vera Ruíz Moleón, Carl Laflamme, Riham Ayoubi, Charles Alende, Maryam Fotouhi

“…While use of antibodies and protocols vary between laboratories, we encourage readers to use this report as a guide to select the most appropriate antibodies for their specific needs.…”
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Towards a valid National Eligibility Cum Entrance Test (NEET - UG): Possible implications of the NEET-UG 2025 paper and a framework for Reform in selection for undergraduate medica... by Piyush Ranjan, Sarthak Kain, Raman Kumar

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