De novo, high-quality assembly and annotation of the halophyte grass Aeluropus littoralis draft genome and identification of A20/AN1 zinc finger protein family by Walid Ben Romdhane, Rania Ben Saad, Emmanuel Guiderdoni, Ahmed Abdelrahim mohamed Ali, Mohamed Tarroum, Abdullah Al-Doss, Afif Hassairi

“…Using the k-mer analysis method, the haploid genome size of A. littoralis was estimated to be 360 Mb (with a heterozygosity rate of 1.88%). …”
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UAV Path Optimization for WSN in Smart Agriculture by Katia Karam, Ali Mansour, Mohamad Khaldi, Benoit Clement, Mohammad Ammad-Uddin

“…The achieved improvements validate the effectiveness of our method, making it a promising solution for UAV-WSN applications in smart agriculture and beyond.…”
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The adherence to the guidelines for assessing and treating Wernicke's encephalopathy in patients with alcohol withdrawal by Morgan Inwood, Fiona McGrehan, Ann Lockman

“…Further education on the risk assessment of WE and its treatment is essential, and integrating the guidelines into the alcohol withdrawal protocol could facilitate appropriate prescribing.…”
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Spatial extension of soil water regime variables derived from soil moisture values using geomorphological variables in Hungary by Tamás Deák, András Dobai, Zoltán Károly Kovács, Ferenc Molnár, Endre Dobos

“…This study addresses the challenge of extending soil moisture data and related soil water regime variables in heterogeneous agricultural landscapes by integrating geomorphological variables (GVs) derived from high-resolution digital elevation models (DEM). …”
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From immune evasion to broad in silico binding: computational optimization of SARS-CoV-2 RBD-targeting nanobody by Shuyuan Cao, Bo Sun, Feng Gao, Feng Gao, Feng Gao

“…By enhancing nanobody efficacy, our method provides a viable framework for developing targeted countermeasures against evolving SARS-CoV-2 variants and other pathogens.…”
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Indirect sliding mode adaptive fractional order nonlinear observer based controller with fractional order single-ended primary inductor converter by Sena Alemu Wondimu, Desalegn Tsega Dagne, Kinde Anlay Fante

“…The Mittag-Leffler function, along with Lyapunov methods, are used to analyze the system’s dynamic stability. …”
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Multi-environmental evaluation of barley core collection against spot blotch for genetic variability and identification of promising genotypes exhibiting resistance by Shiv Shankar Patel, Shyam Saran Vaish, Sherry Rachel Jacob, Gyanendra Pratap Singh, Vikender Kaur

“…Host resistance presents a sustainable, cost-effective, and eco-friendly method for disease management. The extent of resistance and the number of resistant accessions are limited within barley genetic resources. …”
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Constrained reduced-order modeling using bounded Gaussian processes for physically consistent reacting flow predictions by Muhammad Azam Hafeez, Alberto Procacci, Axel Coussement, Alessandro Parente

“…We validate the proposed methods using a synthetic dataset and a benchmark case of one-dimensional laminar NH3/H2 flames. …”
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Life’s Essential 8 cardiovascular health, cardiovascular-kidney-metabolic syndrome stages, and incident cardiovascular events: a nationwide 10-year prospective cohort study in Chin... by Mian Li, Min Xu, Yi Ding, Hong Lin, Guijun Qin, Tiange Wang, Yu Xu, Yuhong Chen, Shuangyuan Wang, Zhiyun Zhao, Jie Zheng, Li Yan, Lixin Shi, Zhengnan Gao, Lulu Chen, Tianshu Zeng, Ruying Hu, Zhen Ye, Xuefeng Yu, Gang Chen, Qing Su, Yiming Mu, Xulei Tang, Qin Wan, Guixia Wang, Feixia Shen, Xuejiang Gu, Zuojie Luo, Yingfen Qin, Li Chen, Xinguo Hou, Yanan Huo, Qiang Li, Hong Qiao, Yinfei Zhang, Chao Liu, Youmin Wang, Shengli Wu, Tao Yang, Huacong Deng, Jiajun Zhao, Guang Ning, Jieli Lu, Weiqing Wang, Yufang Bi

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Calculation of COVID-19 disease burden using Monte Carlo simulation with dynamic disability weights and analysis of transmission characteristics by Wenxiu Chen, Wei An, Qun Gao, Ji Bai, Hua Li, Song Tang, Wenhui Gao, Zhe Tian, Yu Zhang, Min Yang

“…These distributions were integrated into Monte Carlo simulations to model real-time disease burden, offering robust data to support evidence-based policy decisions and optimize resource allocation. …”
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Harmonization trial on ESR1 testing strategies in ER+/HER2- breast cancer patients: an Italian experience by Francesco Pepe, Gianluca Russo, Konstantinos Venetis, Claudia Scimone, Lucia Palumbo, Mariantonia Nacchio, Domenica di Giovanni, Claudia Sarracino, Ilaria Tomaiuolo, Elisabetta Zulato, Matteo Fassan, Daniela Righi, Giuseppe Perrone, Dario de Biase, Gabriele Casati, Fabio Pagni, Lucia Gullotti, Antonio Rizzo, Alessandro Perez, Antonio Russo, Katia Zavaglia, Gianluca Gragnano, Domenico Cozzolino, Sabrina Alfano, Cristian Scatena, Sara D’andrea, Monica Schiappacassi, Giuseppina Roscigno, Alessia Paganotti, Renzo Boldorini, Francesco Esposito, Pierlorenzo Pallante, Daniela Furlan, Marta Sbaraglia, Angelo Paolo Dei Tos, Giancarlo Troncone, Nicola Fusco, Umberto Malapelle

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Artificial intelligence-optimized shield parameters for soft ground tunneling in urban environment: A case study of Bangkok MRT Blue Line by Sahatsawat Wainiphithapong, Chana Phutthananon, Sompote Youwai, Pitthaya Jamsawang, Phattarawan Malaisree, Ochok Duangsano, Pornkasem Jongpradist

“…Using long short-term memory (LSTM) neural networks as predictive models, the results yield coefficient of determination (R2) values of 0.81 and 0.96, root mean square error (RMSE) values of 5.91 mm/min and 3.09 mm, and average bias factor values of 0.99 and 0.88 for the P and S predictive models, respectively, based on validation datasets. This integrated framework, which combines the non-dominated sorting genetic algorithm (NSGA-II) with LSTM neural networks, is applied to MOO to identify the optimal SOPs, while accounting for their influence on S variation as a time-series over 11 timesteps, as considered in this study. …”
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Predicting forest above-ground biomass using SAR imagery and GEDI data through machine learning in GEE cloud by Chiranjit Singha, Kishore Chandra Swain, Satiprasad Sahoo, Ayad M. Fadhil Al-Quraishi, Joseph Omeiza Alao, Hussein Almohamad, Mohamed Fatahalla Mohamed Ahmed, Hazem Ghassan Abdo

“…The Random forest-based Boruta method was used to examine the importance of multiple factors contributing to the prediction’s accuracy. …”
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Core outcomes for the evaluation of new healthcare programmes – a modified Delphi study by Benjamin P. Harvey, Emmelie Barenfeld, Joakim Öhlén, Jana Bergholtz, Carl Johan Orre, Tomas Lindroth, Hanna Gyllensten

“…The outcomes underwent a two-round modified Delphi method with representative groups including managerial decision-makers, researchers, health workers, and patients/patient representatives. …”
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Enhancing Pear Tree Yield Estimation Accuracy by Assimilating LAI and SM into the WOFOST Model Based on Satellite Remote Sensing Data by Zehua Fan, Yasen Qin, Jianan Chi, Ning Yan

“…Therefore, the RF algorithm was selected as the preferred method for LAI inversion in this study. Subsequently, the study further explored the potential of data assimilation techniques in enhancing the accuracy of pear yield simulation. …”
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Construction of an evaluation indicator system for the emergency management capability of major infectious diseases in urban communities by Xiuying Guan, Wentao Li, Nan Cui, Jiacen Yu, Libin An

“…The modified Delphi method was applied to refine the third-level indicators for the evaluation system. …”
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Commercial NIRS May Not Detect Hemispheric Regional Disparity in Continuously Measured COx/COx-a: An Exploratory Healthy and Cranial Trauma Time-Series Analysis by Amanjyot Singh Sainbhi, Logan Froese, Kevin Y. Stein, Nuray Vakitbilir, Alwyn Gomez, Abrar Islam, Tobias Bergmann, Noah Silvaggio, Mansoor Hayat, Frederick A. Zeiler

“…Multi-variate cerebral physiologic relationships between hemispheres were assessed via impulse response functions and Granger causality analyses. …”
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Cognition and experience of surgical incisions in patients undergoing laparoscopic surgery with enhanced recovery after surgery protocol: A qualitative study by Hongxia Xu, Yihong Xu, Gongjie Shi, Jiaqi Lu, Liping Zhu, Guibing He, Xiao Liang

“…The data were analyzed via the framework method to identify themes related to incision experiences. …”
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Optimizing blood-brain barrier permeability in KRAS inhibitors: A structure-constrained molecular generation approach by Xia Sheng, Yike Gui, Jie Yu, Yitian Wang, Zhenghao Li, Xiaoya Zhang, Yuxin Xing, Yuqing Wang, Zhaojun Li, Mingyue Zheng, Liquan Yang, Xutong Li

“…Our approach utilizes a variational autoencoder (VAE) generative model integrated with reinforcement learning for multi-objective optimization. …”
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Surface water quality evaluation, apportionment of pollution sources and aptness testing for drinking using water quality indices and multivariate modelling in Baitarani River basi... by Abhijeet Das

“…Spanning a spectrum, the values of Integrated Weight (I)-WQI oscillated between 14 and 97. …”
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