Evaluation of Peptide-Based Vaccines Against <i>Group A Streptococcus</i> in <i>Staphylococcus aureus</i>-Infected Mice by Ahmed O. Shalash, Haolan Sun, Yiru Cui, Jingwen Wang, Barb Arnts, Jannah Bauer, Waleed M. Hussein, Zeinab G. Khalil, Mariusz Skwarczynski, Istvan Toth

“…Methods: Female C57BL/6 mice were infected with <i>S. aureus</i> and immunized with various M-protein-derived peptide antigens: J8, J8i, J8i-J8i, and the native p145 sequence. Two novel, conserved M-protein-derived antigens (NTD and CTD2) were also evaluated. …”
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Evaluation of probiotic properties and complete genome analysis of lactic acid bacteria isolated from crested ibis Nipponia nippon feces by Lei Yang, Jie Luo, Yan Zeng, Baoyue Zhang, Yang Wang, Gang Shu, Xiaoling Zhao, Juchun Lin, Haohuan Li, Funeng Xu, Wei Zhang, Hualin Fu, Felix Kwame Amevor, Rui Liu

“…Nanopore PromethION48 and the Illumina Novaseq sequencing platforms were used to sequence the genome of L. plantarum E7.ResultsFive isolates (D1, D2, D6, E7 and D8) were able to survive under low acid and high bile salt conditions. …”
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Protein structure prediction via deep learning: an in-depth review by Yajie Meng, Zhuang Zhang, Chang Zhou, Xianfang Tang, Xinrong Hu, Geng Tian, Jialiang Yang, Yuhua Yao, Yuhua Yao, Yuhua Yao

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Combing the Entropy Weight Method with Fuzzy Mathematics for Assessing the Quality and Post-Ripening Mechanism of High-Temperature Daqu during Storage by YANG Junlin, YANG Shaojuan, WU Cheng, YIN Yanshun, YOU Xiaolong, ZHAO Wenyu, ZHU Anran, WANG Jia, HU Feng, HU Jianfeng, WANG Diqiang

“…There were obvious changes in the physicochemical properties, enzyme activities, and volatile flavor components at different storage periods, which affected the sensory evaluation of HTD to a certain extent. The results of high-throughput sequencing revealed significant microbial diversity, and showed that the bacterial community changed significantly more than did the fungal community. …”
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An evaluation of genetic predisposition to congenital anomalies and pediatric cancer supports KAT6B as a novel neuroblastoma susceptibility gene by Hyunjung Gu, Yao Yu, Saumya Dushyant Sisoudiya, Pamela Mishra, He Li, Jeremy M. Schraw, Michael E. Scheurer, Donna M. Muzny, Danielle Mitchell, Olga Taylor, Shalini N. Jhangiani, Shannon Dugan-Perez, Yifan Wu, Harsha Doddapaneni, Sravya Venkata Bhamidipati, Marie-Claude Gingras, Jennifer E. Posey, Richard A. Gibbs, Chad D. Huff, Sharon E. Plon, Philip J. Lupo, Aniko Sabo

“…Purpose: Although congenital anomalies are among the strongest risk factors for developing pediatric cancer, the genetic underpinnings remain unclear. Therefore, we evaluated germline susceptibility in children with congenital anomalies and cancer. …”
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L’IA au service des stagiaires et formateurs pour évaluer et améliorer les préparations de cours by Dhyne Miguël, Plumat Jim

“…Un autre but est d'assister les formateurs dans la validation et l'évaluation des plans de cours élaborés par les étudiants, futurs enseignants. …”
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ISOLATION AND IDENTIFICATION OF LOCAL PGPR ISOLATES AND EVALUATION OF THEIR EFFICIENCY IN INHIBITING THE PATHOGENIC FUNGUS RHIZOCTONIA SOLANI ON BROAD BEAN IN LABORATORY CONDITIONS by S. H. A. AL-Mayahi, A. K. Hassan, S. A. H. Alamery

“…This study was conducted to evaluate the efficiency of some PGPR isolates as biological agents in controling root rot disease (Rhizoctonia in broad beans) caused by the fungus Rhizoctonia solani. …”
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Development and evaluation of statistical and artificial intelligence approaches with microbial shotgun metagenomics data as an untargeted screening tool for use in food production by Kristen L. Beck, Niina Haiminen, Akshay Agarwal, Anna Paola Carrieri, Matthew Madgwick, Jennifer Kelly, Victor Pylro, Ban Kawas, Martin Wiedmann, Erika Ganda

“…Our results indicate that the application of artificial intelligence continues to hold promise in the realm of microbiome data analysis and could present further opportunities for downstream analytic automation to aid in food safety and quality.IMPORTANCEWe evaluated the feasibility of using untargeted metagenomic sequencing of raw milk for detecting anomalous food ingredient content with artificial intelligence methods in a study specifically designed to test this hypothesis. …”
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Cardiac function evaluation in healthy volunteers and patients with implantable cardioverter-defibrillators using high-bandwidth spoiled gradient-echo cine by Calder D. Sheagren, Naseem Shadafny, Terenz Escartin, Maria Terricabras, Christopher C. Cheung, Idan Roifman, Graham A. Wright

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Clinical performance evaluation of a plasma dual-target methylation test for the detection of primary liver cancer: a multicenter study by Zhigao Xu, Wanping Chen, Hongsheng Wei, Kui Tan, Lianglu Zhang, Lanlan Dong, Wenjin Liang, Xin Zhou, Tao Zhang, Jian Chen, Chuang Peng, Zhongxin Wang, Shaojun Ye, Qifa Ye

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Evaluation of PINK1 protein expression as a predictive marker for the efficacy of adjuvant chemotherapy in colorectal cancer: a retrospective study by Takatsugu Fujii, Masataka Hirasaki, Yasuo Kamakura, Tomonori Kawasaki, Satoshi Yamasaki, Yasuhiro Ishiyama, Chikashi Hiranuma, Tetsuya Hamaguchi, Yasumitsu Hirano, Shinichi Sakuramoto

“…Furthermore, in 11 cases with RNA sequencing analysis available among the recurrent cases, gene expression profiles were compared based on PINK1 expression levels, and biological characteristics were evaluated. …”
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Trajectory-Ordered Objectives for Self-Supervised Representation Learning of Temporal Healthcare Data Using Transformers: Model Development and Evaluation Study by Ali Amirahmadi, Farzaneh Etminani, Jonas Björk, Olle Melander, Mattias Ohlsson

“…TOO-Bert enhanced the learned context by MLM by pretraining the model to distinguish ordered sequences of medical codes from permuted ones in a patient trajectory. …”
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Genomic analysis and therapeutic efficacy evaluation of bacteriophage PK2420 for pneumonia caused by hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae (K20 serotype) by Jinfeng Chen, Junxia Feng, Xiaohu Cui, Lijuan Huang, Bing Du, Yuyan Xia, Guanhua Xue, Yanling Feng, Yuehua Ke, Hanqing Zhao, Jinghua Cui, Chao Yan, Lin Gan, Zheng Fan, Tongtong Fu, Ziying Xu, Yang Yang, Zihui Yu, Shuo Zhao, Zhen Wang, Yiming Kong, Boyi Jiang, Mingxuan Wang, Mengyao Ling, Jing Yuan

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Brief Report: Prospective Trial of Pembrolizumab Monotherapy in Metastatic NSCLC Evaluating Circulating Tumor DNA as a Surrogate Biomarker of Response by Iris van 't Erve, PhD, Isabelle Blanchard, BS, Judy Y. Pagtama, MSN, Alison J. Holmes Tisch, MSN, Ash A. Alizadeh, MD, PhD, Kavitha Ramchandran, MD, Heather A. Wakelee, MD, Sukhmani K. Padda, MD, Maximilian Diehn, MD, PhD, Joel W. Neal, MD, PhD

“…Tumor-informed targeted sequencing of pretreatment and early on-treatment plasma ctDNA in 25 patients with metastatic NSCLC was performed. …”
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Effects of Bound and Free Phenols from Wheat Bran on Intestinal Flora Evaluated by in Vitro Simulated Gastrointestinal Digestion and Colonic Fermentation by HE Ying, ZHAO Wenhong, GUAN Erqi

“…In order to explore the effects of bound and free phenols from wheat bran on the gut microbiota during in vitro gastrointestinal digestion and colonic fermentation, this study conducted in vitro fermentation of bound and free phenols using fecal filtrates and evaluated changes in the antioxidant activity of the fermentation broth, the production of short-chain fatty acids (SCFAs) was determined by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS), and the changes in microbial community structure and abundance in fermentation broth were analyzed by 16S rRNA gene high-throughput sequencing. …”
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Evaluation of the MAScIR SARS-CoV-2 M Kit 2.0 on the SARS-CoV-2 Infection by Amal Zouaki, Hakima Kabbaj, Ghizlane El Amin, Mouna Ouadghiri, Bouchra Belefquih, Azeddine Ibrahimi, Myriam Seffar

“…In addition, an external quality evaluation comprising five specimens was carried out as part of an international program for the external quality evaluation of sublaboratories of the WHO and the Laboratory Office of the National Institute of Hygiene of Morocco. …”
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Morphological and phylogenetic evaluation of a new species of Rhodoveronaea (Rhamphoriaceae, Rhamphoriales) associated with Quercus fabrei (Fagales) in Yunnan Province, China by Yan-Yan Yang, Chitrabhanu Bhunjun, Vinodhini Thiyagaraja, Pattana Kakumyan, Darbhe Bhat, Fatima Al-Otibi, Tai-Shun Li, Qi Zhao, Kevin D. Hyde

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Petrophysical evaluation and volumetric estimation within Central swamp depobelt, Niger Delta, using 3-D seismic and well logs by Y.K. Saadu, C.N. Nwankwo

“…The lithologies are sand and shale sequences. The trapping system were interpreted from seismic sections as anticlinal and fault closures. …”
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Hepatotoxicity Evaluation of Levornidazole and Its Three Main Impurities: Based on Structure–Toxicity Classification Prediction Combined with Zebrafish Toxicity Assessment by Ting Liu, Song Yuan, Luyong Zhang, Dousheng Zhang

“…This study aimed to predict and evaluate the potential hepatotoxicity of levornidazole, and elucidate the underlying mechanisms of action. …”
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Comprehensive analysis of mitochondrial-related gene signature for prognosis, tumor immune microenvironment evaluation, and candidate drug development in colon cancer by Hao Wu, Wentao Zhang, Jingjia Chang, Jin Wu, Xintong Zhang, Fengfeng Jia, Li Li, Ming Liu, Jianjun Zhu

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