Genetically Engineered Bacterial Ghosts as Vaccine Candidates Against <i>Klebsiella pneumoniae</i> Infection by Svetlana V. Dentovskaya, Anastasia S. Vagaiskaya, Alexandra S. Trunyakova, Alena S. Kartseva, Tatiana A. Ivashchenko, Vladimir N. Gerasimov, Mikhail E. Platonov, Victoria V. Firstova, Andrey P. Anisimov

“…<b>Results:</b> In the current study, we showed that co-expression of the holin and endolysin genes from the L-413C phage elicited more rapid and efficient <i>K. pneumoniae</i> lysis than lysis mediated by only single gene <i>E</i> or the low functioning holin–endolysin system of λ phage. …”
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Notes on Whitehead space of an algebra by M. Arian-Nejad

“…Let R be a ring, and denote by [R,R] the group generated additively by the additive commutators of R. …”
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Stem Cells as a Tool to Improve Outcomes of Islet Transplantation by Emily Sims, Carmella Evans-Molina

“…Stem cells have been utilized not only as a functional replacement for β cells, but also as companion or supportive cells to address a variety of different obstacles that prevent ideal graft viability and function. …”
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Cable fault detection based on enhanced spread spectrum time domain reflectometry by Xinwen Ma, Zhendong Yin

“…The results show that the standard deviation of the reflected waveform is more suitable for reflecting the fault severity.…”
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Fuzzy Guiding of Roulette Selection in Evolutionary Algorithms by Krzysztof Pytel

“…The new method uses fuzzy logic and incorporates information from both current and historical generations to predict the best scheme for the selection process. …”
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Hyperspectral RGB Imaging Combined With Deep Learning for Maize Seed Variety Identification by Jian Li, Fan Xu, Shaozhong Song, Qi Ji, Junling Liu

“…After that, we improved the classic ResNet50 model by adding the coordinate attention (CA) mechanism to the end of each residual block and replacing the global ReLU activation function with SiLU. This improvement enabled the model to capture more precise and detailed features while enhancing its predictive capability. …”
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KANDiff: Kolmogorov–Arnold Network and Diffusion Model-Based Network for Hyperspectral and Multispectral Image Fusion by Wei Li, Lu Li, Man Peng, Ran Tao

“…It helps the model understand the complex relationships between the modalities by replacing the fixed activation function in the traditional MLP with a learnable activation function. …”
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ALDH^High Breast Cancer Stem Cells Exhibit a Mesenchymal–Senescent Hybrid Phenotype, with Elevated Metabolic and Migratory Activities by Luis Larrea Murillo, Conor J. Sugden, Bela Ozsvari, Zahra Moftakhar, Ghada S. Hassan, Federica Sotgia, Michael P. Lisanti

“…Cancer stem cells (CSCs) account for 0.01 to 2% of the total tumor mass; however, they play a key role in tumor progression, metastasis and resistance to current cancer therapies. The generation and maintenance of CSCs are usually linked to the epithelial–mesenchymal transition (EMT), a dynamic process involved in reprogramming cancer cells towards a more aggressive and motile phenotype with increased stemness potential. …”
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Multi-Objective Improved Differential Evolution Algorithm-Based Smart Home Energy Management System Considering Energy Storage System, Photovoltaic, and Electric Vehicle by Mina GhasemiGarpachi, Moslem Dehghani, Mokhtar Aly, Jose Rodriguez

“…Home energy management systems (HEMSs) are becoming increasingly popular as smart homes become more prevalent, along with their ability to reduce peak network loads and generate and store green energy locally. …”
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Understanding the moderating role of chronotypes for online mobile gaming in-app purchase intention by Beenish Tariq, Thurasamy Ramayah, Mark D. Griffiths, Antonio Ariza-Montes, Heesup Han

“…From a practitioners’ perspective, the present study highlighted a loyal segment of gamers who is more inclined to make in-app purchases. In addition, it highlights a dilemma for gaming operators to balance revenue generation with the well-being of its clientele.…”
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C-, N-, S-, and F-Doped Anatase TiO2 (101) with Oxygen Vacancies: Photocatalysts Active in the Visible Region by Julio César González-Torres, Enrique Poulain, Víctor Domínguez-Soria, Raúl García-Cruz, Oscar Olvera-Neria

“…The second mechanism, and more efficient for activating the anatase, is to generate localized states in the gap: N-doping creates localized empty states in the bandgap. …”
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Effect of cochlea damage on the detection of difference tone in signal envelope by M. Kordus

“…Results demonstrated that cochlear damage had no large effect on the nonlinearity in the AM envelope indicating that the distortion component must be generated by a more central non linear effects.…”
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Induction of tissue resident memory T cells by measles vaccine vector by Heidy Vera-Peralta, Claude Ruffié, Valérie Najburg, Matthias Brione, Chantal Combredet, Phanramphoei Frantz, Jean-Nicolas Tournier, Frédéric Tangy, Marie Mura

“…The intranasal route induced more Trm in the lungs than other routes, confirming the potential of intranasal vaccine administration of replicative viral vectors to generate a strong pulmonary immune response. …”
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Construction of a Dataset for All Expressed Transcripts for Alzheimer’s Disease Research by Zhenyu Huang, Bocheng Shi, Xuechen Mu, Siyu Qiao, Gangyi Xiao, Yan Wang, Ying Xu

“…Accurate identification and functional annotation of splicing isoforms and non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs), alongside full-length protein-encoding transcripts, are critical for understanding gene (mis)regulation and metabolic reprogramming in Alzheimer’s disease (AD). …”
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Use of an ejector to reduce the time of air injection during testing of the containment system at nuclear power plants by Sergii Surkov, Volodymyr Kravchenko, Iryna Korduba, Andrii Golovchenko, Oleksandr Butenko, Serhii Tsybytovskyi, Yuliia Trach

“…In addition, they used numerical methods that generate an error. The present work uses a mathematical apparatus that provides a more accurate result. …”
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Modulating the serine metabolism in human differentiated astrocytes: an integrated multi omics approach by Farida Tripodi, Elisa Maffioli, Silvia Sacchi, Valentina Rabattoni, Zoraide Motta, Claudia Bearzi, Gabriella Tedeschi, Gabriella Tedeschi, Loredano Pollegioni, Paola Coccetti

“…IntroductionAstrocytes are the major source of L-serine (L-Ser) in the brain: the glycolytic intermediate D-3-phosphoglycerate is converted into L-Ser through the phosphorylated pathway (PP) made up of three enzymes, phosphoglycerate dehydrogenase (PHGDH), phosphoserine aminotransferase (PSAT) and phosphoserine phosphatase (PSP), recently proposed to generate a metabolic assembly named serinosome. In the central nervous system, L-Ser is used for a number of functions, including the synthesis of glycine (Gly) and D-serine (D-Ser), the two key NMDAR co-agonists.MethodsHere, we used iPSC-derived human astrocytes as a cellular model to evaluate the impact on cell metabolism of the overexpression of each of the three enzymes of the PP as GFP-tagged proteins.ResultsThe subcellular cytosolic localization of PP enzymes remains unchanged compared to endogenous proteins, while the complex formation is increased in all cases. …”
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EMG-based body–machine interface for targeted trunk muscle activation by Carolina Correia, Andrea Bandini, Silvestro Micera, Sara Moccia

“…The system utilizes machine learning to generate personalized trunk motion trajectories based on predefined EMG profiles. …”
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Surface microlayer-mediated virome dissemination in the Central Arctic by Janina Rahlff, George Westmeijer, Julia Weissenbach, Alfred Antson, Karin Holmfeldt

“…We found evidence that vOTU abundance in the SML compared to that of ~60 cm depth was more positively correlated with the distribution of a vOTU across five different Arctic stations. …”
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Descriptive epidemiology of gynecologic and breast cancers between 1988 and 2018 in Burkina Faso, West Africa by Smaila Ouedraogo, Nayi Zongo, Adeline Djiguemde, Hyacinthe Zaman, Aimé Sosthène Ouedraogo, Blandine Thieba

“…However, there are no data on its full extent in Burkina Faso given the lack of functioning national registry of cancer. This study aims to determine the incidence of gynecologic and breast cancers. …”
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Mental health disorders among children with special health needs: A population-based cohort study using linked administrative data from Manitoba, Canada. by Jennifer E Enns, Caroline Reid-Westoby, Gilles R Detillieux, Marni Brownell, Nathan C Nickel, Anne Gadermann, Astrid Guttmann, Teresa Bennett, Eric Duku, Barry Forer, Monique Gagné Petteni, Katholiki Georgiades, Martin Guhn, Ana Hanlon-Dearman, Brenda T Poon, Magdalena Janus

“…<h4>Objective</h4>An estimated 15-22% of Canadian kindergarten-age children have a special health need (SHN), defined as a clinical diagnosis, a functional need requiring special accommodation at school, or a health condition leading to increased needs. …”
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