Unraveling the potential of microbial diversity in pesticide remediation: An eco-friendly approach for environmental sustainability by Adhi Singh, Kailash Chand Kumawat

“…Their subsequent use in contemporary agriculture for pesticides breakdown highlights the need of promoting pesticide stress tolerance. The functions of soil-dwelling PGPR's in reducing pesticide stress, the supply of nutrients (nitrogen fixation and phosphorus solubilization), the generation of phytohormones, and the variables that may significantly impact their efficacy. …”
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Parents’ experiences of family-based physical activity interventions: a systematic review and qualitative evidence synthesis by Carol Brennan, Evangeline Streight, Shishi Cheng, Ryan E. Rhodes

“…Parents perceived child or adolescent’s PA confidence and overall well-being and family functioning improved. Parents presented mixed views about planning, goal setting, self-monitoring, intervention materials and resources, and delivery. …”
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Molecular mechanisms of leukemogenesis by D. A. Domninskiy

“…Modern medicine is on the verge of the emergence of a large number of new generation drugs whose activity is aimed at modulating (activating or suppressing) the functions of certain target molecules that are involved in the processes of leukemia. …”
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Media and information literacy to counter disinformation by Samy Abdel Raoof Tayia

“…These competencies include the ability to: access, find, evaluate, use the information they need in ethical and effective ways; understand the role and functions of media and other information providers such as libraries, museums and archives, including those on the Internet, in democratic societies and in the lives of individuals; understand the conditions under which media and information providers can fulfil their functions; critically evaluate information and media content; engage with<br /> media and information providers for self-expression, life-long learning, democratic participation, and good governance; and update skills (including ICTs skills) needed to produce  content, including user-generated.…”
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TECHNOLOGY-ASSISTED TEACHING ACTIVITIES IN AN ESAP CONTEXT: AN ECOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVE by Adina-Maria MEZEI

“…The present article focuses on the design of various technology-assisted teaching activities as part of a practical English for Specific Academic Purposes (ESAP) course addressed to undergraduate students in Biology and Geology, Babeș-Bolyai University. As more and more AI-assisted tools – ‘traditional’ or generative AI (GenAI) – are becoming readily available to the general public, there is a growing pressure on educators to employ such tools in the classroom in order to foster technology-enhanced learning. …”
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Performance and Secrecy Analysis of Cooperative Full-Duplex NOMA System With Fountain Codes and Intelligent Reflective Surface by Phu Tran Tin, Minh-Sang Van Nguyen, Tran Trung Duy, Van Huy Pham, Le Viet Thanh, Byung-Seo Kim

“…Intelligent Reflective Surfaces (IRSs) are recognized as fundamental technology in the context of the forthcoming sixth-generation (6G) communication systems. Non-Orthogonal Multiple Access (NOMA) can augment fifth-generation (5G) wireless networks&#x2019; spectral efficiency. …”
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Uncovering Social States in Healthy and Clinical Populations Using Digital Phenotyping and Hidden Markov Models: Observational Study by Imogen E Leaning, Andrea Costanzo, Raj Jagesar, Lianne M Reus, Pieter Jelle Visser, Martien J H Kas, Christian F Beckmann, Henricus G Ruhé, Andre F Marquand

“…MethodsWe applied an HMM to an aggregate dataset of smartphone measures designed to assess phone-related social functioning in healthy controls (HCs) and participants with schizophrenia, Alzheimer disease (AD), and memory complaints. …”
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Midlife cognitive testing in Africa: validity of the Harmonised Cognitive Assessment Protocol in the Kenya Life Panel Survey by Jinkook Lee, Anthony Ngugi, Joshua R Ehrlich, William H Dow, Alden L Gross, Madeline Duhon, Eric Ochieng, Jean N Ikanga, Michael W Walker, Michelle Layvant, Edward A Miguel

“…The HCAP assessment was administered in 2023 at an average age of 37 years (10–90 range 34 to 41).Primary and secondary outcome measures For each individual, the CFA generates a general cognitive performance score, and cognitive performance scores for five distinct domains, including memory, executive functioning, language, orientation to time and place, and visuospatial functioning.Results Fit of the models to the data was adequate for general cognitive performance (root mean squared error of approximation (RMSEA)=0.03; comparative fit index (CFI)=0.94; standardised root mean residual (SRMR)=0.05), language (RMSEA=0.02; CFI=0.95; SRMR=0.05) and good for memory (RMSEA=0.05; CFI=0.99; SRMR=0.02) and executive functioning (RMSEA=0.03; CFI=0.98; SRMR=0.03). …”
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Computational modelling of immunological mechanisms: From statistical approaches to interpretable machine learning by María Rodríguez Martínez, Matteo Barberis, Anna Niarakis

“…To conclude the workshop, a round table was organized to foster discussions on the existing challenges and chart a roadmap for the development of the next generation of computational models dedicated to investigating the cellular and molecular functions that underlie the immune system.…”
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Microstructural transition from ZrO₂ to Zr–Al intermetallics and property evolution in AA5051 composites by G. Anbuchezhiyan, G. Ananth, Vignesh M, K. Logesh, Nabisab Mujawar Mubarak, Elango Natarajan

“…Al2O3 forms on the alloy surface with the aid of ZrO2, and it functions as a protective barrier against corrosion and further oxidation. …”
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Exploring organoid and assembloid technologies: a focus on retina and brain by Sara Ouaidat, Alessandro Bellapianta, Franziska Ammer-Pickhardt, Tara Taghipour, Matthias Bolz, Ahmad Salti

“… Abstract Background The recent emergence of three-dimensional organoids and their utilization as in vitro disease models confirmed the complexities behind organ-specific functions and unravelled the importance of establishing suitable human models for various applications. …”
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Clinical and cost-effectiveness of lithium versus quetiapine augmentation for treatment-resistant depression in adults: LQD a pragmatic randomised controlled trial by Jess Kerr-Gaffney, Zohra Zenasni, Kimberley Goldsmith, Nahel Yaziji, Huajie Jin, Alessandro Colasanti, John Geddes, David Kessler, R Hamish McAllister-Williams, Allan H Young, Alvaro Barrera, Lindsey Marwood, Rachael W Taylor, Helena Tee, Anthony J Cleare

“…Conclusions As well as being more cost-effective, quetiapine may be a more clinically effective augmentation option for treatment-resistant depression. …”
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Mo-W₁₈O₄₉/ZnIn₂S₄ Composites Synthesized by Metal Doping for Photocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution by Ruiqin Sun, Yue Liu, Jiamei Yang, Tuoya Wuren, Haochen Duan, Zhibing Tan, Shiyong Yu

“…In this study, ZnIn₂S₄ serves as the primary catalyst carrier, while Mo-W₁₈O₄₉ functions as the cocatalyst supported on the surface of ZnIn₂S₄. …”
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TopoRSNet: A Unique Approach to Maintaining Topological Features for Digital Rock Image Rescaling With Minimal Quality Degradation by Kunning Tang, Yufu Niu, Ying DaWang, Vanessa Robins, Peyman Mostaghimi, Mark Lindsay, Ryan T. Armstrong

“…Typically, a single high‐resolution 3D micro‐CT image can be extremely large with more than 1010 voxels, and in the case of dynamic scans, hundreds of such large images will be generated, posing challenges in storage, downstream analysis, modeling, and their application to deep learning. …”
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Spatial-Spectral Linear Extrapolation for Cross-Scene Hyperspectral Image Classification by Lianlei Lin, Hanqing Zhao, Sheng Gao, Junkai Wang, Zongwei Zhang

“…Therefore, a model needs to be trained on one or more source domains (SD) and achieve robust domain generalization (DG) performance on an unknown target domain (TD). …”
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Rad6 Regulates Conidiation by Affecting the Biotin Metabolism in <i>Beauveria bassiana</i> by Yuhan Guo, Haomin He, Yi Guan, Longbin Zhang

“…Additionally, mutant strains exhibited a more pronounced decline in both conidial generation and hyphal development when cultured in nutrient-rich conditions. …”
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Melatonin attenuates thiocyanate-induced vasoconstriction in aortic rings by Alexander M. Prusa, Christian A. Plass

“…Melatonin, a non-toxic indolamine with various physiologic functions, is believed to protect against inflammatory processes and oxidative stress. …”
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Organization of creative activities of students: aims, methodology, outcomes by Dmitry A. Trischenko

“…Therefore, the aim of this research is to substantiate that the forms of student creative contests would be more responsive to professional specifics of Bachelor training and perform an increasing range of functions: generating of enthusiasm for learning, developing competition skills and abilities to evaluate the competence level. …”
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Monte Carlo-Based Strategy for Assessing the Impact of EEG Data Uncertainty on Confidence in Convolutional Neural Network Classification by Pierre Sedi Nzakuna, Vincenzo Gallo, Vincenzo Paciello, Aime Lay-Ekuakille, Angelo Kuti Lusala

“…We introduce robust evaluation metrics, including the proportion of area under the curve (AUC) of probability density functions (PDFs) <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$\geq 70$ </tex-math></inline-formula>% accuracy, overlap coefficients, and percentile-based thresholding, which provide a more comprehensive assessment of model performance, capturing not only accuracy but also confidence and ambiguity in predictions. …”
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New investigation on soliton solutions of two nonlinear PDEs in mathematical physics with a dynamical property: Bifurcation analysis by Hossain Md Dulal, Boulaaras Salah Mahmoud, Saeed Abdulkafi Mohammed, Gissy Hussain, Hossain Md Nur, Mamun Miah Md

“…It is compatible with computer algebra systems, facilitating the generation of more generalized wave solutions. The strength and versatility of the new generalized (G′/G)({G}^{^{\prime} }\left/G)-expansion method suggest its potential for further research, particularly in exploring exact solutions for other NLEEs. …”
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