Analysis of polymorphism at the <i>FaRca1</i> locus to identify strawberry genotypes resistant to <i>Colletotrichum acutatum</i> by A. S. Lyzhinir, I. V. Luk’yanchuk

“…The employment of cultivars with genetically determined resistance will minimize the use of chemical means of plant protection and increase the produce quality. …”
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Factors affecting the risk of gender-based violence among 2SLGBTQIA+ adolescents and youth: a scoping review of climate change-related vulnerabilities by Szymon Parzniewski, Xing Luo, Siyu Ru, Nevcihan Ozbilge, Kyle Breen, Haorui Wu

“…Due to limited robust evidence (from countries outside the US) and the diverse contexts of the selected studies, future research is needed to minimize GBV among 2SLGBTQIA+ adolescents and youth, especially as climate change introduces new layers of vulnerability.Systematic review registration10.37766/inplasy2024.4.0008…”
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Effect of three different intracanal medications on canal wall cleanliness and radicular dentin microhardness by Amira Ibrahim Mohamed, Soha Adel Abdou, Yousra Aly

“…Conclusion AgNPs paste and AgNPs with curcumin paste used as intracanal medications were removed from the root canals with a minimal amount of the remaining debris and less effect on dentin microhardness than the Ca(OH)2 paste.…”
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Research on low carbon dispatch technology for wind and solar grid connection in the Gobi Desert and barren land areas by Yanhong Ma, QingQuan Lv, Jianmei Zhang, Chunxiang Yang, Qiang Zhou

“…The strategy takes into account the effects of demand response, electrochemical energy storage stations, new energy units, and carbon trading mechanisms, with the goal of enhancing the grid’s capacity to consume new energy in these regions while also minimizing operational costs and carbon emissions. In particular, the upper-level model maximizes the grid’s potential for new energy consumption by refining the covariance between load forecasts and wind and solar predictions. …”
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Chemical Composition and In Vitro Evaluation of the Mosquito (Anopheles) Repellent Property of Neem (Azadirachta indica) Seed Oil by Olive Aidoo, Noble Kuntworbe, Fredrick William Akuffo Owusu, Deryl Nii Okantey Kuevi

“…Ethnobotanical reviews have identified that the adoption of natural repellents promises high repellence on mosquitoes with minimal side effects compared with synthetic ones. …”
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SOFCs integrated with SMES under dynamic power control using Chernobyl disaster optimizer by Sameh I. Selem, Attia A. El-Fergany, Eid A. Gouda, Mohamed F. Kotb, Islam Ismael

“…The sum of square errors (SMSE) among the estimated and the real measured output voltage datasets of SOFCs is minimized employing the CDO. Set of boundaries of the SOFC’s process is taken into consideration with the problem formulation. …”
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Impact of Microplastic-Amended Soil on Seed Germination of Alfalfa (<i>Medicago sativa</i>) in a Controlled Environment by Abigail Tatum, Victoria Martin, Vanaja Kankarla

“…In conclusion, our research shows MPs have minimal impacts on germination. Soil pH and MC (moisture content) decreased while EC increased across all treatments, and soil texture was negligibly altered. …”
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Public Understanding and Expectations of Digital Health Evidence Generation: Focus Group Study by Paulina Bondaronek, Jingfeng Li, Henry W W Potts

“…Participants relied on personal experiences and social endorsements when judging the effectiveness of low-risk digital health interventions, while making minimal reference to traditional scientific evidence. …”
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Reducing lead requirements for wearable ECG: Chest lead reconstruction with 1D-CNN and Bi-LSTM by Kazuki Hebiguchi, Hiroyoshi Togo, Akimasa Hirata

“…This study aims to develop a deep learning model capable of reconstructing complete 12-lead ECG waveforms using a minimal number of chest leads, thereby optimizing lead configurations for wearable ECG systems. …”
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Estimating Conveyance Efficiency and Maize Productivity of Traditional Irrigation Systems in Usa River Catchment, Tanzania by Humuri K. Haymale, Karoli N. Njau, Frederick C. Kahimba

“…Consequently, water measured at furrow intakes in total was 3,500 L/s, equal to 23% more than the permitted amount of 2856.14 L/s at Usa River Catchment. Interventions to minimize water losses starting at the furrow’s intakes are urgently required in the current trend of the increasing demand for water resources for food production and schemes performance. …”
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Impact of Dataset Size on 3D CNN Performance in Intracranial Hemorrhage Classification by Chun-Chao Huang, Hsin-Fan Chiang, Cheng-Chih Hsieh, Bo-Rui Zhu, Wen-Jie Wu, Jin-Siang Shaw

“…<b>Conclusions:</b> The 3DCNN technique can be used to develop AI models capable of detecting ICH from limited case numbers. However, a minimal case number must be provided. The performance of AI models varies across different ICH types and is more stable with larger sample sizes.…”
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Least Square Estimation-Based Different Fast Fading Channel Models in MIMO-OFDM Systems by Walaa Hussein, Kamil Audah, N. K. Noordin, Habib Kraiem, Aymen Flah, Mohd Fadlee, Alyani Ismail

“…To address this issue, an efficient dataset is utilized, employing the least square (LS) algorithm for minimization. OFDM is a commonly and widely used modulation method in communication systems utilized to specifically combat resonance fading in wireless channels. …”
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Deep Temporal Clustering of Pathological Gait Patterns in Post-Stroke Patients Using Joint Angle Trajectories: A Cross-Sectional Study by Gyeongmin Kim, Hyungtai Kim, Yun-Hee Kim, Seung-Jong Kim, Mun-Taek Choi

“…This cross-sectional study aimed to identify and cluster gait patterns using an end-to-end deep learning approach that autonomously extracts features from joint angle trajectories for a gait cycle, minimizing human intervention. A total of 74 sub-acute post-stroke hemiplegic patients with lower limb impairments were included in the analysis. …”
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ECC-Based Authentication Protocol for Military Internet of Drone (IoD): A Holistic Security Framework by Hyeon Choe, Dongsu Kang

“…The employed Elliptic Curve Cryptography security technology provides robust encryption with minimal computational complexity, making it suitable for resource-constrained IoD environments. …”
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Energy-Efficient Aerial STAR-RIS-Aided Computing Offloading and Content Caching for Wireless Sensor Networks by Xiaoping Yang, Quanzeng Wang, Bin Yang, Xiaofang Cao

“…To address these limitations, we propose an energy-efficient aerial STAR-RIS-aided computing offloading and content caching framework, where we formulate an energy consumption minimization problem to jointly optimize content caching decisions, computing offloading decisions, UAV hovering positions, and STAR-RIS passive beamforming. …”
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The relationship between physical activity, fatigue, sleep quality, and anxiety levels of students during the university examination period by Emine Baran, Ayşenur Yılmaz

“…Among the students, 38% were inactive, 56.6% were minimally active, and 5.4% were in the highly active physical activity category. …”
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SC-ResNeXt: A Regression Prediction Model for Nitrogen Content in Sugarcane Leaves by Zihao Lu, Cuimin Sun, Junyang Dou, Biao He, Muchen Zhou, Hui You

“…In agricultural production, the nitrogen content of sugarcane is assessed with precision and the economy, which is crucial for balancing fertilizer application, reducing resource waste, and minimizing environmental pollution. As an important economic crop, the productivity of sugarcane is significantly influenced by various environmental factors, especially nitrogen supply. …”
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Screening Children with a Family History of Central Congenital Hypoventilation Syndrome by Hina Emanuel, Kimberly Rennie, Kelly Macdonald, Aravind Yadav, Ricardo A. Mosquera

“…This case series emphasizes the importance of screening first-degree relatives of individuals with confirmed CCHS to minimize complications associated with long-term ventilatory impairment. …”
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Prediction method of gas emission in working face based on feature selection and BO-GBDT by MA Wenwei

“…The results showed that the optimization algorithm itself had minimal impact on the accuracy and generalization of the GBDT model. …”
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Anti-angiogenic effects of cationic zinc (II) phthalocyanine derivatives through photodynamic therapy by Seyma Isik, Mukaddes Ozcesmeci, Ayfer Kalkan Burat, Esin Hamuryudan, Ozge Can, Muge Serhatli

“…Both the ZnPcs demonstrated minimal cytotoxicity in the absence of light, confirming their safety as photosensitizers. …”
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