Exploration of virulence and immune evasion functions of the candidate vaccine antigen SpyAD in the globally disseminated M1T1 group A Streptococcus strain by Alexandra Stream, Samira Dahesh, Lamar Thomas, Nina J. Gao, Elisabet Bjånes, Kalisa Kang, Truman Koh, Neeraj Kapoor, Victor Nizet

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Granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor may contribute to spondyloarthritis development in HLA-B27 transgenic rat by affecting conventional dendritic cells function by Amel Ait Ali Said, Chiara Rizzo, Hendrick Mambu Mambueni, Félicie Costantino, Maxime Breban, Simon Glatigny

“…Serum levels of granulocyte macrophage-colony stimulating factor (GM-CSF), a key growth factor for DC generation and functions, are significantly increased during SpA. …”
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Introducing a Novel Clustering Method for Distribution Networks to Enhance Network Performance and Ensure Load Supply in the Event of Contingencies: A Fuzzy Function-Based Approa... by Mohamad Reza Mohamadi, Mohammad Sadegh Ghazizadeh, Mohamad Abedini

“…To improve the resiliency of the distribution system during normal and emergency conditions, approaches for planning and operating are required so that the network can supply more loads during normal and emergency times. Thus, with the cellular approach in network planning, according to the production and consumption, the cellularization of the network to supply more loads can be considered. …”
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AI-based Personalization of Social Media Thumbnails Using the Stacked ID Embedding Method by Meivi Kartikasari, Hashfi Andira Putra, Mukhlis Amien

“…In tests, it was observed that how relevant and good the generated thumbnails were very much a function of how specific the input image was and how clear the prompt was. …”
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MCBA-MVACGAN: A Novel Fault Diagnosis Method for Rotating Machinery Under Small Sample Conditions by Wenhan Huang, Xiangfeng Zhang, Hong Jiang, Zhenfa Shao, Yu Bai

“…Finally, the objective function is reconstructed by independent classification loss to improve the ability of model data generation. …”
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Bank data protection and fraud identification based on improved adaptive federated learning and WGAN by Yunjiao Zheng

“…Then, a fraud recognition model is designed based on generative adversarial networks. The experiment outcomes show that the adaptive data protection architecture designed in this study notably raises the convergence performance of the loss function after introducing adaptive gradient pruning and noise differentiation strategies, with a minimum loss value of 0.09 and excellent learning ability. …”
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Enhancing Microwave Disinfection: Impact of Sodium Chloride on Microbial Inactivation by Saleh A. Alfawaz, Ibrahim N. Alquaydheb, Amirreza Ghadimi Avval, Sara Ghayouraneh, Samir M. El-Ghazaly, Jianhong Zhou, Yuchun Du

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Modeling eye gaze velocity trajectories using GANs with spectral loss for enhanced fidelity by Shailendra Bhandari, Pedro Lencastre, Rujeena Mathema, Alexander Szorkovszky, Anis Yazidi, Pedro G. Lind

“…This study introduces a Generative Adversarial Network (GAN) framework employing Long Short-Term Memory (LSTM) and Convolutional Neural Network (CNN) generators and discriminators to generate high-fidelity synthetic eye gaze velocity trajectories. …”
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Determination of the Stage of Periodontitis with 20 ng/mL Cut-Off aMMP-8 Mouth Rinse Test and Polynomial Functions in a Mobile Application by Miika Penttala, Timo Sorsa, Julie Toby Thomas, Andreas Grigoriadis, Dimitra Sakellari, Vaibhav Sahni, Shipra Gupta, Pirjo Pärnänen, Tommi Pätilä, Ismo T. Räisänen

“…Third, one more function was created that divided stage II and III patients from each other. …”
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Reconstructing higher-resolution four-dimensional time-varying volumetric data by Ji Ma, Jinjin Chen

“…Our method can be applied in the context of in-situ visualisation to aid domain scientists in analysing more time-varying volumetric data more efficiently. …”
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An earned presence: studying the effect of multi-task improvisation systems on cognitive and learning capacity by Pil Hansen, Robert J. Oxoby

“…Our team set out to test the following hypothesis: Active participation in performance generating systems has a positive effect on advanced student performers’ working memory capacity, executive functions, and learning. …”
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FINANCIAL SECURITY OF SOCIAL COOPERATIVES IN THE CATERING INDUSTRY: FINDINGS FROM THE FINANCIAL ANALYSIS VS. THE MANAGEMENT’S VIEWS by Patrycja Tomczyk, Dorota Czerwińska-Kayzer, Joanna Florek

“…Managing these areas better can help ensure financial security and enable a more efficient functioning of cooperatives when faced with new economic hurdles.…”
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Breaking Seed Dormancy in Wild Lentil Species Using an Abscisic Acid Antagonist to Explore and Utilize Wild Relatives as Genetic Resources by L. Y. Gorim, O. R. Enesi, S. R. Abrams, S. Banniza

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Deep Proteome Coverage of Microglia Using a Streamlined Data-Independent Acquisition-Based Proteomic Workflow: Method Consideration for a Phenotypically Diverse Cell Type by Jessica Wohlfahrt, Jennifer Guergues, Stanley M. Stevens

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Design of Multi-Objective Energy Management for Remote Communities Connected with an Optimal Hybrid Integrated Photovoltaic–Hydropower–Battery Energy Storage System (PV-HP-BESS) Us... by Chaimongkol Pengtem, Saksit Deeum, Amirullah, Hideaki Ohgaki, Sillawat Romphochai, Pimnapat Bhumkittipich, Krischonme Bhumkittipich

“…This is mainly because of the discovery of alternative electricity generation sources, such as renewable energy, coupled with distributed generation (DG), making electricity more widely accessible. …”
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TP53 and KMT2D mutations associated with worse prognosis in peripheral T‐cell lymphomas by Lingling Wang, Lei Yang, Fangshu Guan, Jing Chen, Yuexin Cheng, Yuqing Miao, Jingsong He, Zhen Cai, He Huang, Yi Zhao

“…When mutant genes are classified by functional group, the most prevalent mutations are related to epigenetics and signal transduction. …”
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Sustained oxygen-releasing hydrogel implants enhance flap regeneration by promoting mitochondrial biogenesis under mild hypoxia by Sungmi Jeon, Seol-Ha Jeong, Mi Hyun Lee, Jeong Wook Seo, Da-Seul Kim, Nicole Joy Bassous, Javier Alejandro Lozano Soto, Cholong Choi, Montserrat Legorreta Gonzalez, Elaine Belén Nolasco Díaz, Hyunho Kim, Su Ryon Shin, Ji-Ung Park

“…Furthermore, the alleviation of the inflammatory response was more pronounced at lower cOMP concentrations than at higher concentrations. …”
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A Deep Learning-Based Echo Extrapolation Method by Fusing Radar Mosaic and RMAPS-NOW Data by Shanhao Wang, Zhiqun Hu, Fuzeng Wang, Ruiting Liu, Lirong Wang, Jiexin Chen

“…Instead, it customizes time-specific loss functions for spatiotemporal attenuation correction and independently trains 20 separate models to achieve the full 120 min extrapolation. …”
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A five-year retrospective study focused on urinary tract infections in kidney transplant recipients in the current era of immunosuppression by Jorge Andrade-Sierra, Jorge Andrade-Sierra, Jorge Carlos Andrade-Martínez, Elsa Angélica Fuentes-López, Enrique Rojas-Campos, Víctor Martínez-Mejía, Eduardo González-Espinoza, Ernesto German Cardona-Muñoz, José Ignacio Cerrillos-Gutiérrez, Luis Alberto Evangelista-Carrillo, Miguel Medina-Pérez, Moisés Cruz-Landino, Adriana Banda-López, Alejandra Guillermina Miranda-Díaz, J. Ahuixotl Gutiérrez Aceves, Jorge Andrade-Ortega, Kevin Javier Arellano-Arteaga, Antonio de Jesús Andrade-Ortega, Laura Elizabeth Aguilar Fletes, Gerardo González-Correa, Priscila Preciado, Joel E. Verdugo-Correa, Héctor Leonardo Pazarín-Villaseñor, Ana Luisa Corona-Nakamura, Mauricio Carvallo-Venegas

“…However, long-term allograft function, loss, and mortality risk are inconsistent. …”
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Insights into the Pyrolysis Properties of Environmentally Friendly PMVE/N₂ Gas Mixtures: A Collaborative Analysis Based on Density Functional Theory and Reaction Kinetic... by Haibo Dong, Haonan Chu, Yunhao Liu, Shicheng Liu, Wenyu Ye, Jiaming Yan

“…When mixed with N₂, PMVE not only decreases the liquefaction temperature but also enhances insulation performance, making the gas mixture more suitable for engineering applications. In this study, reactive molecular dynamics (ReaxFF-MD) and density functional theory (DFT) calculations were combined to investigate the influence of temperature on the decomposition characteristics of a PMVE/N₂ mixture. …”
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