Gibberellin-3 induced dormancy and suppression of flower bud formation in pitaya (Hylocereus polyrhizus) by Kamran Shah, Xiaoyue Zhu, Tiantian Zhang, Jiayi Chen, Jiaxuan Chen, Yonghua Qin

“…GA3 treatment inhibited genes linked to the ABC model (AP1, AP2, MADS-box, AGL, SPL) and floral identity genes (LFY, FT), favoring dormancy and clean sweep of FB formation. …”
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Extraction of Saponins from Xanthoceras sorbifolium Bunge Leaves Using Deep Eutectic Solvents and Their Inhibitory Activity against Postharvest Pathogenic Fungi by Xue LI, Xinyu CHU, Erzheng SU, Jiahong WANG

“…Optimization of the extraction procedure was carried out through one-way and Box-Behnken experiments. The extracts were characterized using ultra performance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (UPLC-MS/MS). …”
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Shaking Table Test on the Seismic Response of Buried Oil and Gas Pipelines under the Bidirectional Nonuniform Seismic Excitation by Jianbo Dai, Chengtao Hu, Li Wang, Guidi Zhang

“…The test proves to show that the developed bidirectional laminar shear continuum model soil box can meet the requirements of the bidirectional nonuniform seismic excitation and continuous laminar shear deformation of the soil. …”
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Association between ethylene oxide exposure and osteoarthritis risk: an analysis of NHANES data (2013–2014 and 2017–2018) by Zhongshan Li, Zhongshan Li, Qi Qu, Qi Qu, Zhiyu Wang, Zhiyu Wang, Shuanglin Mou, Rui Jiang, Rui Jiang, Wensheng Zhu, Wensheng Zhu

“…This study aims to investigate the association between EO exposure and the risk of Osteoarthritis (OA), a prevalent orthopedic condition.MethodsA total of 3,386 participants were selected from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) 2013–2014 and 2017–2018 cycles, including 952 individuals with OA. Box plots assessed EO concentration differences between OA and non-OA groups. …”
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Blue applicability grade index assessment and response surface modelling to synchronous determination of metformin hydrochloride, vildagliptin and dapagliflozin propanediol monohyd... by Pintu Prajapati, Krutika Patil, Dhrumi Naik, Veera Shakar Pulusu, Anzarul Haque, Mohd Abul Kalam, Shailesh Shah

“…The critical method variables were linked with critical response variables using response surface modelling by Box–Behnken design. The analytical design space was navigated control strategy was framed for robust densitometric estimation of anti-diabetic drugs. …”
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Beyond the spotlight: Unveiling the gender bias curtain in movie reviews. by Jad Doughman, Wael Khreich

“…Previously, gender biases in movie reviews were computed using disparities in male-led versus female-led movie ratings or box-office earnings; however, no work has been done to quantify the linguistic biases within movie review transcripts. …”
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Anomaly Detection Using Explainable Random Forest for the Prediction of Undesirable Events in Oil Wells by Nida Aslam, Irfan Ullah Khan, Aisha Alansari, Marah Alrammah, Atheer Alghwairy, Rahaf Alqahtani, Razan Alqahtani, Maryam Almushikes, Mohammed AL Hashim

“…Besides, the study employed Explainable Artificial Intelligence (XAI) to enable surveillance engineers to interpret black box models to understand the causes of abnormalities. …”
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DRCO: Dense-Label Refinement and Cross Optimization for Semi-Supervised Object Detection by Yunlong Qin, Yanjun Li, Feifan Ji, Yan Liu, Yu Wang, Ji Xiang

“…In this work, we first experimentally point out the shortcomings of current dense pseudo-labeling methods: 1) Low-quality sampling: the fixed threshold strategies can result in numerous false negatives and false positives. 2) Inconsistency between classification scores and localization quality: classification scores cannot represent localization quality, resulting in poor quality of predicted bounding boxes for sampled positive samples. 3) Suboptimal training approach: current training methods only utilize its knowledge from the perspective of final dense pseudo-labels, failing to fully exploit the teacher model. …”
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Nano-SiO2 and PVA Fiber Synergistically Strengthened Concrete to Optimize the Antifreeze, Antipermeability, and Anticorrosion Performance of Roads by Li Tang

“…After every 25 freeze-thaw cycles, we measure the mass and relative dynamic elastic modulus of each group of specimens, make corresponding records, then put them into the freeze-thaw box, and add clean water as the freeze-thaw medium to continue the test. …”
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Taurine Alleviated the Negative Effects of an Oxidized Lipid Diet on Growth Performance, Antioxidant Properties, and Muscle Quality of the Common Carp (Cyprinus carpio L.) by Dan Liu, Jiali Mi, Xiao Yan, Chaobin Qin, Junli Wang, Guoxing Nie

“…Moreover, taurine supplementation significantly reduced myofiber diameter and increased myofiber density (P<0.05) and enhanced the expression levels of paired box 7 (pax7), myogenic factor 5 (myf5), myogenic differentiation antigen (myod), and myogenic regulatory factor 4 (mrf4) compared with that of the OFO group (P<0.05). …”
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Comportamiento estructural y criterios de diseño de los puentes extradosados: visión general y estado del arte Structural behavior and design criteria of extradosed bridges: genera... by José Benjumea, Gustavo Chio, Esperanza Maldonado

“…This new typology, generally recognized as an intermediate solution between cable stayed bridges and cantilever constructed prestressed box-girder bridges, because these take advantages of design and constructions methods of the other two typologies, has become an interesting option. …”
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Nogo Osing Apps: Aplikasi Smart Farming Buah Naga Berbasis IoT by Maulida Dwi Agustiningsih, Putri Catur Ayu Lestari, Ravika Mutiara Savitrah, Arif Fahmi, Hamdan -

“…MIT Inventor dan Webserver digunakan dalam perancangan software.Pengujian fungsional aplikasi menggunakan pengujian black box. Hasil pengujian menunjukkan bahwa empat fitur utama: monitoring dan kontrol pada lampu, pompa, kelembaban tanah, dan suhu, berhasil dilakukan. …”
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A New Way for Beta Cell Neogenesis: Transdifferentiation from Alpha Cells Induced by Glucagon-Like Peptide 1 by Zhen Zhang, Yinghui Hu, Ningning Xu, Wenjun Zhou, Lei Yang, Rongping Chen, Rui Yang, Jia Sun, Hong Chen

“…The GLP1 receptor antagonist exendin (9-39) and the phosphatidylinositol-4,5-bisphosphate 3-kinase (PI3K) family inhibitor LY294002 not only suppressed protein kinase B (Akt), pancreatic and duodenal homeobox 1 (Pdx1), forkhead box O 1 (FoxO1), and mast cell function-associated antigen A (MafA) mRNA expression but also increased MAFB expression. …”
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Tecnologías de información: Análisis de invenciones patentadas entre continentes para el periodo 1980 al 2010 by Luis Fernando Restrepo Betancur, William David Montoya Grajales

“…Se utilizó análisis multivariado de la varianza MANOVA con contraste canónico de tipo ortogonal, mediante el modelo lineal general GLM, con transformación de datos basada en la familia BOX-COX. Se encontró diferencia altamente significativa entre el continente asiático, respecto a las demás zonas geográficas evaluadas, en el número de patentes registradas para las variables antes citadas (p<0.0001). …”
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Le port romain du quartier de Saint-Lupien à Rezé/Ratiatum (Loire-Atlantique) : origine et évolution by Jimmy Mouchard, David Guitton, Martial Monteil, Xavier Favreau, Nicolas Ménez, Matthieu Yacger

“…Henceforth, the whole district underwent a vast program of restructuring which was primarily characterized by the reconstruction and expansion of the warehouses at the top of the riverbank and by the establishment of large terraces built according to the timber box formula at the base of the riverbank. These structures, which served as docks along the riverbank of the main river bed, present a mixed framework, consisting of wood and stone, specifically a very elaborate and robust oak frame, including half-timbered facades and significant dry-stone filling. …”
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Multimedia: multimodal mediation analysis of microbiome data by Hanying Jiang, Xinran Miao, Margaret W. Thairu, Mara Beebe, Dan W. Grupe, Richard J. Davidson, Jo Handelsman, Kris Sankaran

“…Despite these advances, existing software’s rigid assumptions often result in users viewing mediation analysis as a black box. We designed the multimedia R package to make advanced mediation analysis techniques accessible, ensuring that statistical components are interpretable and adaptable. …”
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Optimization extraction process of Shenghua Decoction and evaluation of its analgesic effects by Zhonghui Pu, Lijuan Chen, Huaidan Liu, Jingzhu Deng, Li Li, Liang Xiong, Liuying Li

“…Taking the content of ferulic acid and senkyunolide I determined by HPLC as indexes, the effect on SHD of several extraction processing variables, including liquid–solid ratio, soaking time, decocting time and ethanol precipitation concentration, had been examined by using Box-Behnken design (BBD) with three levels and four factors were adopted for optimizing SHD extraction process, and the optimized conditions were further validated. …”
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Cost Consciousness Among Dermatologists by AlFada MA

“…Mohammed A AlFada Department of Dermatology, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi ArabiaCorrespondence: Mohammed A AlFada, Dermatology Department, College of Medicine, King Saud University, PO Box 240997, Riyadh, 11322, Saudi Arabia, Email malshahwan@ksu.edu.saBackground: Physicians are responsible for most decisions related to resource allocation and healthcare expenditures, and should consider cost in their decision-making approach.Objective: To measure cost consciousness among dermatologists, evaluate their understanding of cost-related concepts, and explore what prevents them from factoring cost into their daily practice decisions.Methods: This cross-sectional survey-based study involved dermatologists from different practice types and work environments. …”
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Prediction of Ultimate Load of Rectangular CFST Columns Using Interpretable Machine Learning Method by Tien-Thinh Le, Hieu Chi Phan

“…Moreover, partial dependence (PD) analysis was employed to interpret the “black-box” ANFIS model. It is observed that PD enabled us to locally track the influence of each input variable on the output response. …”
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Strength prediction of ECC-CES columns under eccentric compression using adaptive sampling and ML techniques by Khaled Megahed

“…While the ML models demonstrate impressive performance, their black-box nature restricts their practical use in design applications. …”
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