Triatomine Fauna and Recent Epidemiological Dynamics of Chagas Disease in an Endemic Area of Northeast Brazil by Cláudia M. Melo, Ana Carla F. G. Cruz, Antônio Fernando V. A. Lima, Luan R. Silva, Rubens R. Madi, Veronica de Lourdes S. Jeraldo, Ruben Mercado

“…There is a need for intensification and continuity of the measures adopted by the Chagas Disease Control Program in Sergipe, identifying new priority areas for intervention and preferential ecotopes of the vectors, considering the occurrence of positive triatomines intradomicilliary and a source of new triatomines in the peridomiciles.…”
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Characterizing the agroecological transition of Italian farming systems using FADN database by Sarah Stempfle, Simone Russo, Vincenzo Fiore, Ruggiero Sardaro, Piermichele La Sala, Luigi Roselli

“…The results indicate that agroecology has not yet been widely adopted by the Italian farms. Additionally, factors such as the type of farming, farm management, farm economic and physical size, farm location, and farmer's socio-demographics play a significant role in explaining the variation in the transition intensity towards an agroecological production system. …”
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AI-Enhanced Design and Application of High School Geography Field Studies in China: A Case Study of the Yellow (Bohai) Sea Migratory Bird Habitat Curriculum by Binglin Liu, Weijia Zeng, Weijiang Liu, Yi Peng, Nini Yao

“…The course evaluation system starts from the three dimensions of “land to people”, “people to land”, and the “coordination of the human–land relationship”, adopts processes and final evaluation, and uses ERNIE Bot to achieve real-time monitoring, data analysis, personalized reports, and dynamic feedback, improving the objectivity and efficiency of evaluation, and helping students and teachers optimize learning and teaching. …”
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Sorghum Malt Extract as a Growth Medium for Lactic Acid Bacteria Cultures: A Case of Lactobacillus plantarum MNC 21 by Stellah Byakika, Ivan Muzira Mukisa, Yusuf Byenkya Byaruhanga

“…Sorghum malt extracts can be adopted as alternative low-cost growth media for lactic acid bacteria cultures.…”
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Impact of Branch Pipe Valve Closure Procedures on Pipeline Water Hammer Pressure: A Case Study of Xinlongkou Hydropower Station by Zilong Li, Jin Jin, Zhanpeng Pan, Jianren Sun, Kaiqiang Geng, Yu Qiao

“…Based on these findings, it is recommended that stations adopt a valve closure time greater than 9 s during load shedding or implement a combined strategy of fast closure (60%) and slow closure (40%). …”
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Physical Activity, Obesity, and Hypertension among Adults in a Rapidly Urbanised City by Qianqian Dun, Wanglin Xu, Maozhen Fu, Nengjian Wu, Justin B. Moore, Ting Yu, Xin Li, Yating Du, Biao Zhang, Qiaomai Wang, Yiting Duan, Ziqi Meng, Shuangshuang Tian, Yuliang Zou

“…Logistic regression models were adopted to investigate the relationship between these factors. …”
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CDR-Detector: a chronic disease risk prediction model combining pre-training with deep reinforcement learning by Shaofu Lin, Shiwei Zhou, Han Jiao, Mengzhen Wang, Haokang Yan, Peng Dou, Jianhui Chen

“…Aiming at this challenge, this study combines EHR based pre-training and deep reinforcement learning to develop a novel chronic disease risk prediction model called CDR-Detector. The model adopts the Q-learning architecture with a custom reward function. …”
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Small-scale land use effects on plant communities in Mediterranean urban ecosystems by Vincenzo Baldi, Alessandro Bellino, Daniela Baldantoni

“…For the structural biodiversity, taxa were identified at the species level, estimating their abundance through several measures (number, dry mass, Braun-Blanquet cover), whereas functional traits (biological form, chorological type, Ellenberg indices) were adopted in evaluating vegetation functional diversity. …”
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Mechanism of stable lithium plating and stripping in a metal-interlayer-inserted anode-less solid-state lithium metal battery by Dong-Su Ko, Sewon Kim, Sangjun Lee, Gabin Yoon, Daeho Kim, ChaeHo Shin, Dongmin Kim, Jaewoo Lee, Soohwan Sul, Dong-Jin Yun, Changhoon Jung

“…Through multiple operando and post-mortem analyses of the Li deposition behavior in the morphology, chemistry and microstructure, a close correlation is found between the Li-metal alloying process with the microstructural evolution and electrochemical performance when Ag, Au, Zn, and Cu interlayers were adopted on the garnet-type solid electrolyte Li6.5La3Zr1.5Ta0.5O12. …”
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Evaluating knowledge gains from structured sexual and reproductive health education among in-school adolescents in Southeast Nigeria by Chibuike Agu, Chinyere Ojiugo Mbachu, Ifunanya Clara Agu, Godstime Eigbiremolen, Ugenyi Iloabachie, Ozioma Nwankpa, Obinna Onwujekwe

“…Conclusions Efforts to adopt and scale up SRH interventions should prioritize equal and full participation across all adolescent groups, especially girls, junior students, working adolescents, and urban residents.…”
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Optimizing Polar Air Traffic: Strategies for Mitigating the Effects of Space Weather‐Induced Communication Failures Poleward of 82°N by Dabin Xue, Zhizhao Liu, Donghe Zhang, Cheng‐Lung Wu, Jian Yang

“…Simulation results show that the economic losses associated with these polar flights can range from €0.03 million to €1.32 million, depending on both the duration of communication failures and the adopted air traffic management strategies. We believe that this study can shed light on the effects of space weather‐induced communication failures on polar flight operations and provide guidance for mitigating these effects in the aviation industry.…”
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Art of TIL immunotherapy: SITC’s perspective on demystifying a complex treatment by Robert Brown, Marco Donia, Simon Turcotte, George Coukos, John Mullinax, Brian Gastman, James C Yang, Michael T Lotze, John B A G Haanen, Inge Marie Svane, Stephanie L Goff, Vernon K Sondak, Maartje W Rohaan, Michal Besser, Benjamin Creelan

“…The highly multidisciplinary clinical expertise and coordination required to successfully and safely deliver TIL to patients began within the National Cancer Institute Surgery Branch and have been subsequently adopted worldwide. The general steps, most of which require hospital inpatient resources, include a surgical procedure to harvest sufficient tumor for TIL manufacturing, admission for non-myeloablative lymphodepleting chemotherapy followed by TIL, and intravenous interleukin-2 (IL-2, aldesleukin). …”
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A synthetic biological secondary metabolite, Lycogenâ¢, produced and extracted from Rhodobacter sphaeroides WL-APD911 in an optimizatioal scale-up strategy by Cheng-Chin Wang, Shi-Ying Huang, Shu-Hung Huang, Zhi-Hong Wen, Jyun-Ying Huang, Wen-Sheng Liu, Hui-Min David Wang

“…Further, the batch fermentation is carried out in both 5 L and 20 L fermentors to study the scale-up process factors to be adopted. At a 20 L fermentor, Lycogen⢠yields under the optimal culture condition are over 2 times than in the shake flask. …”
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Proteomic analysis reveals the roles of silicon in mitigating glyphosate-induced toxicity in Brassica napus L. by Probir Kumar Mittra, Md Atikur Rahman, Swapan Kumar Roy, Soo-Jeong Kwon, Abhik Mojumdar, Sung Ho Yun, Kun Cho, Seong-Woo Cho, Meiliang Zhou, Tomoyuki Katsube-Tanaka, Sun-Hee Woo

“…Abstract Glyphosate (Gly) is a widely used herbicide for weed control in agriculture, but it can also adversely affect crops by impairing growth, reducing yield, and disrupting nutrient uptake, while inducing toxicity. Therefore, adopting integrated eco-friendly approaches and understanding the mechanisms of glyphosate tolerance in plants is crucial, as these areas remain underexplored. …”
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An optimized method for AUV trajectory model in benthonic hydrothermal area based on improved slime mold algorithm by Chunmeng Jiang, Yiming Tang, Jianguo Wang, Wenchao Zhang, Min Zhou, Jiaying Niu, Lei Wan, Guofang Chen, Gongxing Wu, Xide Cheng

“…In response to the demanding requirements of AUV trajectory tracking control in the benthonic hydrothermal area, an under-actuated test platform was first established, and the cubic spline interpolation was adopted to process the preset path points for a smooth desired trajectory. …”
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3D printing driving innovations in extreme low-temperature energy storage by Shutong Qin, Jiao Dai, Haoran Tian, Hanyuan Zhang, Jingru Huang, Tianqi Guan, Weilin Xu, Jun Wan

“…Unlike studies focused on single materials or technologies, this review adopts an interdisciplinary and systematic framework, linking material properties with 3D printing optimisation. …”
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IL-33 Aggravates DSS-Induced Acute Colitis in Mouse Colon Lamina Propria by Enhancing Th2 Cell Responses by Junfeng Zhu, Fangli Yang, Lixuan Sang, Jingbo Zhai, Xiaoqing Zhang, Dan Yue, Shengjun Li, Yan Li, Changlong Lu, Xun Sun

“…Our results suggested that IL-33 stimulated CD4+T cells and caused the cell to adopt a Th2-type response but at the same time suppressed Th17 and Th1 cell responses. …”
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Assessment of Compliance with Mandatory Government Policy on Environmental Sanitation in a Nigerian Urban Area by Olawale Oni, Ayodeji Fasoro, Charles Faeji, Victoria Mawedo, Tunrayo Oluwadare, Tolulope Ojo

“…We aimed to assess the compliance of Akure residents with the mandatory monthly environmental sanitation policy in line with the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) aimed at ensuring the availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all. Methods: We adopted a cross-sectional study design and sampled 314 adults in Akure – an urban area in Nigeria. …”
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Modification of Business Strategy Through The Application of Circular Economy in Coffee Shop Business Units in Pontianak City: Case Study of Four Coffee Shops by Mahardika Agung Madepo, Lina Budiarti, Faaiza Soraya Khalida

“…These conditions require the development of alternative strategies, especially by adopting environmentally based strategies. Purpose: This study aims to analyze the choice of modern coffee shop strategy, to analiyze strategy development by adding the circular economy concept to it, and to analyze the sustainability of the circular economy-based strategy that will be implemented. …”
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Elucidation of the Inhibitory Effect of Phytochemicals with Kir6.2 Wild-Type and Mutant Models Associated in Type-1 Diabetes through Molecular Docking Approach by Manaswini Jagadeb, V Badireenath Konkimalla, Surya Narayan Rath, Rohit Pritam Das

“…The current work is intended to investigate the affinity of four phytochemicals namely, curcumin (Curcuma longa), genistein (Genista tinctoria), piperine (Piper nigrum), and pterostilbene (Vitis vinifera) in a normal as well as in a mutant kir6.2 model by adopting a molecular docking methodology. The phytochemicals were docked in both wild and mutated kir6.2 models in two rounds: blind docking followed by ATP-binding pocket-specific docking. …”
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