Research on Innovative Apple Grading Technology Driven by Intelligent Vision and Machine Learning by Bo Han, Jingjing Zhang, Rolla Almodfer, Yingchao Wang, Wei Sun, Tao Bai, Luan Dong, Wenjing Hou

“…Experimental results demonstrate that, in stem detection tasks, the lightweight FDNet-p model exhibits superior performance compared to various detection models, achieving an mAP@0.5 of 96.6%, with a GFLOPs of 3.4 and a model size of just 2.5 MB. …”
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Two novel entomopathogenic fungal species of Lecanicillium isolated from soil in China by Tongyi Liu, Wei Chen, Yanhong Tang, Fen Liu, Liyan Yao, Qiongbo Hu, Ke Zhang, Qunfang Weng

“…When treating with 1 × 108 spores/mL, the two strains gave mortality of > 60% and > 80% to G. mellonella and L. erysimi, respectively. …”
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Deficit Irrigation Response and Climate Resilience of Mediterranean Tomato Landraces by Yüksel Tüzel, Hüseyin Biyke, Omar S. Harouna, Tunç Durdu, Mahmut Tepecik, Gölgen B. Oztekin, Ulaş Tunalı, Nazim S. Gruda

“…Among the tested tomato landraces, ‘Valldemossa’, ‘Chondrokats’, and ‘TR62367’ exhibited strong yield performance, with up to 4 kg m⁻² under water-limited conditions, whereas ‘Cherry-INRAE 1’, ‘Cherry-INRAE 3’, and ‘Cherry-INRAE 4’ excelled in fruit quality attributes, reaching up to 9.3% Brix, 14.07 mg 100 g⁻¹ vitamin C, 7.77 mg GAE 100 g⁻¹ total phenols, and 75.74 µmol TE g⁻¹ antioxidant activity. …”
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Increasing the operating time of hollow fiber membrane bundles used for water ultrafiltration by Ciocănea Adrian, Simionescu Ștefan-Mugur, Opriș Florin

“…The tests were carried out on a HFMB with molecular weight cut-off (MWCO) of 0.097 μm, that was put in a glass cylinder with a horizontal axis, for μ = 900, μ = 00, and Q = 8 l/min. …”
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Solvent-free valorization of sugarcane bagasse fibers into nitrogen-doped microporous carbons: Efficient contenders for selective carbon dioxide capture by Urooj Kamran, Nasir Shezad, Soo-Jin Park, Kyong Yop Rhee, Shujie You, Farid Akhtar

“…The specimen (SBF-BC-KM0.5), prepared with optimized melamine loading, possessed efficient textural features, including a specific surface area (SSA) of 1138 m² g⁻¹ , a micropore volume of 0.396 cm³ g⁻¹ , high concentration of ultra-micropores (<0.6 nm) (89 %) and high content of pyrrolic-N functionality (35 %). …”
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Characterization of Vaccine-Enhanced Humoral Immune Responses Against Emergent SARS-CoV-2 Variants in a Convalescent Cohort by Jared Sheehan, Amber J. Trauth, Michael E. Hagensee, Alistair J. Ramsay

“…Our primary goal was to characterize hybrid antibody (Ab) responses in a patient cohort infected with ancestral Wuhan-Hu-1 virus and vaccinated between 6 and 10 months later with the Wuhan-Hu-1–based BNT162b2 mRNA vaccine. We were particularly interested in determining the efficacy of neutralizing Ab responses against subsequently emergent SARS-CoV-2 variants. …”
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Fire return intervals and recruitment affect population growth rate of canopy trees in tall open forest in humid savanna by Patricia A. Werner, Stephanie J. Peacock

“…The most common vegetation type is relatively intact, tall (<15 m), open forests where Eucalyptus canopy trees form the basic structure. …”
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circZNF532 promotes endothelial-to-mesenchymal transition in diabetic retinopathy by recruiting TAF15 to stabilize PIK3CD by Xiao-Lin Fu, Fu-Tao He, Mo-Han Li, Chun-Yan Fu, Jian-Zhi Chen

“…Actinomycin D-treated HRMECs were used to confirm the mRNA stability of phosphoinositide-3 kinase catalytic subunit δ (PIK3CD). …”
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A novel iron/zinc phosphate layered composite coating on Zn-0.5Li alloy for guided bone regeneration membrane applications by Chang Chen, Zhengqin Shi, Yanfang Deng, Xin Chu, Jun Cheng, Yixuan He, Yilong Dai

“…Furthermore, the Fe/ZnP composite coating sample demonstrates superior wear resistance and corrosion resistance (1.72 μm/year) when compared to the Zn–Li alloy substrate; additionally, it induces a shift in corrosion mechanism from local corrosion to uniform corrosion. …”
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Suppression Efficiency for Dust from an Iron Ore Pile Using a Conventional Sprinkler and a Water Mist Generator by Yen-Yi Lee, Chung-Shin Yuan, Po-Hsuan Yen, Justus Kavita Mutuku, Chien-Er Huang, Chih-Cheng Wu, Po-Jen Huang

“…Herein, the optimal operating parameters for maximum dust suppression efficiencies through a water mist generator and a conventional sprinkler for particulate matter (PM) originating from an iron ore pile measuring about 2 m in height and with a stacking angle of about 30° are investigated. …”
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Comprehensive analysis of proteomic and biochemical responses of Daphnia magna to short-term exposure to polystyrene microplastic particles by Young Sang Kwon, Chang-Beom Park, Seung-Min Lee, Jin-Woo Park, Yeong-Jin Kim, Jong-Hwan Kim, Jong-Su Seo

“…To investigate the immediate molecular impacts of MP exposure, we exposed Daphnia magna, a keystone species in freshwater ecosystems, to polystyrene microplastic particles (5 μm, 5 μg/L) for 48 h. Through proteomic and biochemical analyses, we identified extensive disruptions in key physiological pathways. …”
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Evaluation of the efficiency of smear layer removal during endodontic treatment using scanning electron microscopy: an in vitro study by Svetlana Razumova, Anzhela Brago, Anzhelika Kryuchkova, Vasiliy Troitskiy, Ruzanna Bragunova, Haydar Barakat

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Volatiles of the Predator <i>Xylocoris flavipes</i> Recognized by Its Prey <i>Tribolium castaneum</i> (Herbst) and <i>Oryzaephilus surinamensis</i> (Linne) as Escape Signals by Shaohua Lu, Li Yang, Zonglin Wu, Mingshun Chen, Yujie Lu

“…Y-tube bioassays showed that <i>T. castaneum</i> and <i>O. surinamensis</i> can recognize linalool and geraniol at certain concentrations, especially at 200 μg/mL. EAG recordings verified that linalool and geraniol elicit higher olfactory responses in the two pests, but very small EAG responses were observed in the insects to α-terpineol. …”
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Tilia species (linden) exert anti-cancer effects on MIA PaCa-2 cells through the modulation of oxidative stress and inflammation by Gamze Yüksel, Yağmur Özhan, Dilara Güreşçi, Etil Güzelmeriç, Nisa Beril Şen, İpek Bedir, Onur Senol, Gizem Emre, Dilek Telci, Vilma Petrikaitė, Hande Sipahi

“…Extract from T. rubra bracts showed the highest cytotoxic activity against MIA PaCa-2 cells with an IC50 value of 0.16 mg/mL, as well as the most significant delay on spheroid growth, which was further confirmed through the arrest in cell cycle. …”
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Development and evaluation of a novel E7 multi-epitopic vaccine for human papillomavirus type 16: design, expression, purification, and immunological characterization by Bahareh Bahmani, Zahra Amini-bayat, Mohammad Mehdi Ranjbar, Masoud Hassanzadeh Makoui, Amir-Hassan Zarnani

“…Among the tested solubilization buffers, the buffer with a pH of 12 and containing 2 M urea showed the highest solubilization effect. …”
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In silico tools for mechanical analysis of extra‐ and intra‐luminal artificial urinary sphincters by Gianluca Mazzucco, Paola Pirini, Chiara Giulia Fontanella, Alice Berardo, Maria Vittoria Mascolini, Ilaria Toniolo, Leonardo Marziale, Tommaso Mazzocchi, Gioia Lucarini, Nicolò Spiezia, Emanuele Luigi Carniel

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Influencing Factors’ Analysis of Disturbance Degree of Key Stratum Based on the Response Surface Method by Yang Li, Nan Wang, Yuqi Ren, Xiangji Ou, Yikun Liu, Junbo Luo, Canqi Mei

“…However, when the value of interlayer spacing exceeds 30 m, the change of the KSDD tends to be gentle. (2) The value of KSDD is not only affected by a single factor but also affected by the interaction of various factors. …”
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Ameliorative Effect of Hovenia dulcis Fruit Pedicel Polysaccharides on Alcohol-Induced Intestinal Injury in Mice Investigated Using 16S rRNA Sequencing and Metabolomics by ZHANG Yuchao, ZHU Sijie, LIU Liangyu, WANG Jianyun, ZHANG Jiaxin, SU Zexiong, CHEN Jiangyan, LIU Xudong

“…Furthermore, HDPs inhibited the mRNA and protein expression of apical sodium-dependent bile acid transporter (ASBT) in the intestine of alcohol-exposed mice, thus reducing the absorption of bile acids and alleviating the negative impact of alcohol on the intestine. …”
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GS-DTA: integrating graph and sequence models for predicting drug-target binding affinity by Junwei Luo, Ziguang Zhu, Zhenhan Xu, Chuanle Xiao, Jingjing Wei, Jiquan Shen

“…Conclusions The results show that GS-DTA achieves good performance in terms of MSE, CI, and r2 m on the Davis and KIBA datasets, improving the accuracy of DTA prediction.…”
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Comparative analysis of combined methylene blue photodynamic therapy and doxorubicin treatment of oral squamous cell carcinoma cell line: In vitro study on apoptosis by Shayan Momeni Goujani, Maryam Koopaie, Fateme Hamta Safarian, Neda Hakimiha, Shima Younespour

“…Following at least 24 hours of incubation, the OSCC cells were distributed into six groups, with groups 1–3 and 5 performed in the dark to prevent any light interference. 1: control group; 2: treated with 3.2 μg/mL methylene blue; 3: exposed to various concentrations of doxorubicin; 4: PDT group (methylene blue + 660 nm light); 5: treated with both doxorubicin and methylene blue; and finally, 6: treated with PDT (methylene blue + 660 nm light) in conjunction with doxorubicin. …”
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