An Overview of Heavy Metal Contamination of Water and Its Effect on Human Health by Danjuma, M.S., Abdulkadir, B.

“…Upon all the heavy metals present in the environment, Pb, Zn, Cd, Mn, and Co were given more attention in terms of water pollution. …”
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A fine tuned EfficientNet-B0 convolutional neural network for accurate and efficient classification of apple leaf diseases by Hassan Ali, Noora Shifa, Rachid Benlamri, Aitazaz A. Farooque, Raziq Yaqub

“…Abstract Precise classification and detection of apple diseases are essential for efficient crop management and maximizing yield. This paper presents a fine-tuned EfficientNet-B0 convolutional neural network (CNN) for the automated classification of apple leaf diseases. …”
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Acidification, warming, and nutrient management are projected to cause reductions in shell and tissue weights of oysters in a coastal plain estuary by C. R. Czajka, M. A. M. Friedrichs, E. B. Rivest, P. St-Laurent, M. J. Brush, F. Da

“…<p>Coastal acidification, warming, and nutrient management actions all alter water quality conditions that marine species experience, with potential impacts to their physiological processes. Decreases in calcite saturation state (<span class="inline-formula">Ω_Ca</span>) and food availability, combined with warming water temperatures, pose a threat to calcifying organisms; however, the magnitude of future changes in estuarine systems is challenging to predict and is not well known. …”
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Attenuation of amiodarone induced lung fibrosis and phospholipidosis in hamsters, by treatment with the platelet activating factor receptor antagonist, WEB 2086 by S. N. Giri, D. M. Hyde, D. R. Haynam, M. Casias

“…Therapeutic use of amiodarone (AMD), a Class III antiarrhythmic drug is complicated by the development of lung fibrosis (LF) and phospholipidosis (PL). In the present study, the effectiveness of a PAF antagonist, WEB 2086, against AMD induced LF and PL has been tested in hamsters. …”
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Epithelial Membrane Protein 1 is a Potential Prognostic Biomarker for Ovarian Cancer by Yongjin Xie, Zhen Huang, Zhiwei Chen, Yingying Lin

“…EMP1 participates mainly in the biological processes of epidermal development, cell adhesion, peptidyl tyrosine modification and angiogenesis. …”
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Wheat Protein Aggregation and Disaggregation Behaviors and Their Effects on Dough Rheological Properties and Noodle Qualities by Xiangke YU, Yuanxiao LIU, Jianli WANG, Shaoying LI, Xiaoning WANG, Tingjing ZHANG, Erqi GUAN

“…The aggregation and disaggregation behaviors of wheat proteins, which regulate the spatial structures of protein molecules and control the structural stability of forming gluten network via intra/inter-molecular covalent and non-covalent bonds, play a critical role in the processing of wheat-based products and determine the dough rheology and noodle quality. …”
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Gas-phase deposition of cavitation-resistant coatings based on boron carbide by A. Yu. Zhuravlov, A. V. Shijan, B. M. Shirokov

“…Solving the problem of erosion wear of the zone of the twists of the pipelines is possible by gas phase depositing protective coatings based on boron carbide, which slow down the cavitation processes of wear. This paper presents the results of studies on the production of a cavitation-resistant coating based on boron carbide by hydrogen reduction of boron trichloride BCl3 and toluene C7H8. …”
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Evaluation of Wear Resistance of a Modified Radial Bearing Design Taking into Account Compressibility and Viscosity of the Lubricant by E. A. Bolgova, M. A. Mukutadze, V. M. Prikhodko, I. A. Kolobov

“…Mathematical models have been proposed and tested for some of the processes of the interaction under consideration, and acceptable adequacy has been proved for some of them. …”
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How short video addiction affects risk decision-making behavior in college students based on fNIRS technology by Shu Zhang, Shiyi Li, Shiyi Li

“…This phenomenon significantly affects decision-making processes and warrants further investigation. Despite the growing prevalence of short video addiction, research on its impact on risky decision-making abilities remains limited. …”
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Computational characterization of modes of transcriptional regulation of nuclear receptor genes. by Yogita Sharma, Chandra Sekhar Reddy Chilamakuri, Marit Bakke, Boris Lenhard

“…<h4>Background</h4>Nuclear receptors are a large structural class of transcription factors that act with their co-regulators and repressors to maintain a variety of biological and physiological processes such as metabolism, development and reproduction. …”
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Prooxidant-antioxidant control of the effectiveness of aerosol therapy for acute catarrhal bronchopneumonia in calves by Evgeniy V. Kulikov, Elena D. Sotnikova, Natalya Y. Rodionova, Ivan E. Prozorovskiy, Kristina V. Shepeleva, Pavel A. Rudenko

“…Therapy in group 3O contributed to the general clinical improvement already on the 4.90 0.64 day, which is 47.0% earlier compared with the indicators of group 1O, and all 20 calves also recovered. The study of the processes of lipid peroxidation and antioxidant protection in blood plasma of experimental calves in the dynamics of treatment confirmed the best result in 3O group, which was accompanied by a significant decrease in LPO products and an increase in AOS indicators, which already on the 7th day of observation approached the physiological norm.…”
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Functional connectivity abnormalities in clinical variants of progressive supranuclear palsy by Irene Sintini, Farwa Ali, Yehkyoung Stephens, Heather M. Clark, Julie A. Stierwalt, Mary M. Machulda, Ryota Satoh, Keith A. Josephs, Jennifer L. Whitwell

“…Ninety participants underwent flortaucipir-PET scans. MRIs were processed using CONN Toolbox. Functional connectivity between regions of the PSP network was compared between each PSP group and 83 healthy controls, and between the PSP groups, covarying for age. …”
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Histological study of donor's duodenal mucosa biopsy specimens in the diagnosis of pancreatoduodenal complex rejection: the experience of N.V. Sklifosovsky Research Institute for E... by R. V. Storozhev, G. A. Nefedova, Yu. S. Teterin, G. P. Titova, I. V. Dmitriev, N. V. Borovkova, M. Sh. Khubutiya, А. V. Pinchuk

“…The first group included 6 patients with clinical signs of graft dysfunction; the second group included 7 patients without signs of rejection. Statistical processing of the study results was made using the descriptive statistics methods.Results . …”
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A Survey of Machine Learning in Edge Computing: Techniques, Frameworks, Applications, Issues, and Research Directions by Oumayma Jouini, Kaouthar Sethom, Abdallah Namoun, Nasser Aljohani, Meshari Huwaytim Alanazi, Mohammad N. Alanazi

“…However, the sheer volume of data from billions of devices can overwhelm networks, making traditional cloud data processing inefficient for IoT applications. This paper presents a comprehensive survey of recent advances in models, architectures, hardware, and design requirements for deploying machine learning on low-resource devices at the edge and in cloud networks. …”
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Melatonin, circadian rhythms and breast cancer by I. I. Eremenko, V. E. Ponomarev, I. V. Vysotskaya, S. B. Polikarpova, E. A. Bogush, V. Y. Kirsanov, M. M. Davydov

“…It has been shown that the balance between oncogenes and suppressor genes and processes such as neoangiogenesis, metastasis and antitumor immune response depend on the functioning of the circadian rhythm system. …”
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Association between type 2 diabetes and periodontitis: a population-based study in the North Peru [version 4; peer review: 2 approved, 1 approved with reservations] by Marcela Mayta-Mayorga, Victoria Guerra-Rodríguez, Antonio Bernabe-Ortiz

“…Background Periodontitis, one of the most common forms of periodontal disease, has been linked to several cardiovascular factors including metabolic syndrome and inflammatory processes. This study aimed to determine the association between type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and periodontitis in a representative sample of individuals in the north of Peru. …”
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Development of a sensitive method for the quantitative analysis of 34 organophosphate esters in seabird eggs, liver, and fish liver tissue by Mandana Barghi, Eric Fries, Rahmi Chowdhury, Jennifer Provencher, Mark L. Mallory, Bonnie M. Hamilton, Bonnie M. Hamilton, Roxana Sühring

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Investigating uncertainty and parameter sensitivity in bedform analysis by using a Monte Carlo approach by J. Reich, A. Winterscheid

“…The workflow has a high degree of automation, which allows the processing of large amounts of data. We applied the workflow to a test dataset from the Lower Rhine in Germany that was collected by the German Federal Waterways and Shipping Administration in February 2020. …”
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Localised geomorphic response to channel-spanning leaky wooden dams by J. M. Wolstenholme, J. M. Wolstenholme, C. J. Skinner, C. J. Skinner, D. Milan, R. E. Thomas, D. R. Parsons

“…LDs are designed to emulate processes such as those of naturally occurring large wood in river systems, aiming to reduce downstream flood risk through the attenuation of water during higher flows, decreasing in-channel velocities and increasing channel–floodplain connectivity. …”
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Enhanced Bioactive Coffee Cherry: Infusion of Submerged-Fermented Green Coffee Beans via Vacuum Impregnation by Pipat Tangjaidee, Sukan Braspaiboon, Naphatsawan Singhadechachai, Suphat Phongthai, Phatthanaphong Therdtatha, Pornchai Rachtanapun, Sarana Rose Sommano, Phisit Seesuriyachan

“…Submerged fermentation offers a controlled environment for coffee processing, ensuring a consistent temperature and aerobic–anaerobic conditions, making it a superior alternative to solid-state fermentation. …”
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