The influence of combinations of alien translocations on <i>in vitro</i> androgenesis in spring common wheat (<i>Triticum aestivum</i> L.) by E. M. Timonova, I. G. Adonina, E. A. Salina

“…Therefore, it can be concluded that the presence of the introgressive fragment of chromosome 5S did not affect the efficiency of androgenesis and the short shoulder of chromosome 1R carries genes that stimulated androgenesis in anther culture.…”
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The global energy challenge: second-generation feedstocks on marginal lands for a sustainable biofuel production by Claudio Russo, Valerio Cirillo, Nausicaa Pollaro, Fabio Terribile, Andrea Chiodini, Albino Maggio

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Three-Dimensional Assessment of Dental Enamel Microcrack Progression After Orthodontic Bracket Debonding Using Optical Coherence Tomography by Ahmed Haj Hamdan, Sm Abu Saleah, Daewoon Seong, Naresh Kumar Ravichandran, Ruchire Eranga Wijesinghe, Sangyeob Han, Jeehyun Kim, Mansik Jeon, Hyo-Sang Park

“…Enface images quantified the length, width, and number of EMCs, and the length and width were analyzed using Image J (1.54f) and MATLAB (R2014b), respectively. Sagittal cross-sectional images were used for EMC depth analysis. …”
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Satellite-Based Forest Stand Detection Using Artificial Intelligence by Patrik Kovacovic, Rastislav Pirnik, Julia Kafkova, Mario Michalik, Alzbeta Kanalikova, Pavol Kuchar

“…Several models, including YOLOv8, YOLOv5 and Mask R-CNN, were tested and compared. An optimal model was selected based on parameters such as detection accuracy, total training time, and the precision of labeling detected image elements. …”
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Modelos de biomasa y carbono para árboles de Gmelina arborea en plantaciones clonales by William Fonseca-González, Rafael Murillo-Cruz, Carlos Ávila-Arias, Marilyn Rojas-Vargas, Romeo Manuel Spínola Parallada

“…[Resultados]: Estas ecuaciones explicaron más del 92 % de la variabilidad observada en biomasa y el carbono, con errores de estimados inferiores a 8.5 %, excepto para el carbono en hojas con menor ajuste (R2= 78.2) y mayor error (10.9 %). El fuste representó el 65.6 % de biomasa total del árbol, tiene 37 % de materia seca y 0.48 de fracción de carbono. …”
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The manor estate economy ofthe Republic of Two Nations (the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth) in the 16th-18th centuries from the Marxist and neo-institutionalist perspectives by Darius Žiemelis

“…American economists of the new institutionalist economic history work by its best-known representatives D. C. North and R. P. Thomas inform the neo-institutionalist perspective in the first section. …”
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Change of Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Levels following Vitrectomy in Eyes with Proliferative Diabetic Retinopathy by Hui-Jin Chen, Zhi-Zhong Ma, Ying Li, Chang-Guan Wang

“…Postoperative and baseline VEGF levels were significantly correlated (r = 0.499, p<0.01). Both the absolute value of postoperative VEGF concentrations and the postop/baseline VEGF ratios declined with time and dramatically decreased in groups 3 and 4. …”
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Helicobacter pylori CagA+ strains modulate colorectal pathology by regulating intestinal flora by Shasha Cui, Xinqiang Liu, Fengxia Han, Lu Zhang, Jingjing Bu, Sainan Wu, Jiafen Wang

“…Gastric mucosa was collected for Giemsa staining, and colorectal mucosa was for hematoxylin and eosin (H&E) staining, 16 S ribosomal RNA (rRNA) sequencing and immunohistochemistry for Major Histocompatibility Complex (MHC). …”
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Clinical study of colorViz fusion image vascular grading based on multi-phase CTA reconstruction in acute ischemic stroke by Qi Wang, Qiang Wang, Yunfa Xu, Xue Li, Dingbin Zhou, Xiaotong Sun, Bo Feng

“…Additionally, the subjective vascular grading score of the mCTA ColorViz fusion images showed a strong negative correlation with the infarct area identified by MR-DWI (r = − 0.6, P < 0.001). Conclusion The mCTA ColorViz fusion images produced by FastStroke software provide valuable diagnostic insights for newly diagnosed cerebral infarction in AIS patients. …”
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Predicting residual pain after vertebral augmentation in vertebral compression fractures: a systematic review and critical appraisal of risk prediction models by Siyi Wang, Mingpeng Shi, Xue Zhou, Jianan Yu, Mingze Han, Xianshuai Zhang, Zhenhua Li, Xinhua Chen

“…All statistical analyses were performed using R 4.3.1 and STATA 17 software. Results Fifteen models were evaluated, involving 4802 patients with vertebral compression fractures post-vertebral augmentation. …”
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A novel frameshift variant of GATA3 (p.Ala17ProfsTer178) responsible for HDR syndrome in a Japanese family by Yutaka Hasegawa, Toshie Segawa, Ai Chida, Eriko Yoshida, Hirofumi Kinno, Hiraku Chiba, Tomoyasu Oda, Yoshihiko Takahashi, Koji Nata, Yasushi Ishigaki

“…HDR syndrome is an autosomal dominant disorder characterized by hypoparathyroidism (H), deafness (D), and renal dysplasia (R) caused by genetic variants of the GATA3 gene. …”
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Preliminary Exploration of AlF-NOTA-FAPI-04 PET/CT in the Management of Ankylosing Spondylitis: A Prospective Clinical Study by Shibo Guo MD, Zhehao Lyu PhD, Chunyu Duan MD, Hui Wang PhD, Peng Xu MD, Wei Han BD, Peng Fu PhD

“…PJC and SUVR were positively correlated with most clinical assessments and laboratory findings ( P  < .05), and SUVR of the sacroiliac joint was positively correlated with C-reactive protein (CRP) (mg/L; r = 0.498, P  = .026). Conclusion Al 18 F-NOTA-FAPI-04 PET/CT was highly sensitive to systemic arthritic changes in AS participants and correlated with clinical disease activity and laboratory tests.…”
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Człowiek i przyroda w nauce chrześcijańskiego Wschodu by Janusz Aptacy

“…Thirdly: all of the universe, which means also a man living in it, is called development and liberation from the burdening of evil, in order to participate in the freedom and glory of the children of God (cfr. R om 8:21). The subject of the relation of man with the rest of the created world was dear to the Fathers of the Church, especially in the East. …”
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Cerebral Reorganization in Subacute Stroke Survivors after Virtual Reality-Based Training: A Preliminary Study by Xiang Xiao, Qiang Lin, Wai-Leung Lo, Yu-Rong Mao, Xin-chong Shi, Ryan S. Cates, Shu-Feng Zhou, Dong-Feng Huang, Le Li

“…The change in voxel counts in the primary sensorimotor cortex of the lesioned hemisphere is significantly correlated with improvement of 10 m walk time after VRET (r=−0.719). Conclusions. We observed improved walking and increased activation in cortical regions of stroke survivors after VRET training. …”
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Sequencing whole genomes of the West Javanese population in Indonesia reveals novel variants and improves imputation accuracy by Edwin Ardiansyah, Anca-Lelia Riza, Sofiati Dian, Sofiati Dian, Ahmad Rizal Ganiem, Ahmad Rizal Ganiem, Bachti Alisjahbana, Bachti Alisjahbana, Todia P. Setiabudiawan, Arjan van Laarhoven, Reinout van Crevel, Vinod Kumar, Vinod Kumar

“…Adding INDp to the EASp reference panel improved imputation accuracy (R2) from 0.85 to 0.90, and concordance from 87.88% to 91.13%. …”
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Integrative evidence reveals a new species of Hysterothylacium (Nematoda: Ascaridoidea), with the characterization of its complete mitochondrial genome by Hui-Xia Chen, Hai-Xia Qiao, Wen-Ting Zhao, Xiao-Hong Gu, Liang Li

“…The mitogenome of H. hainanense sp. n. is 14059 bp in length, including 12 protein coding genes (missing atp8), 22 tRNA genes, 2 rRNA genes and 2 non-coding regions, which has 67.0% of overall A + T content, and represents the lowest level of A + T content in the ascaridoid mitogenomes reported so far. …”
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Sustained Interleukin-1β Exposure Modulates Multiple Steps in Glucocorticoid Receptor Signaling, Promoting Split-Resistance to the Transactivation of Prominent Anti-Inflammatory Ge... by Pedro Escoll, Ismael Ranz, Norman Muñoz-Antón, Ana van-den-Rym, Melchor Alvarez-Mon, Carlos Martínez-Alonso, Eva Sanz, Antonio de-la-Hera

“…These effects were cytokine-selective, IL-1β dose- and IL-1R1-dependent. The integrated gain and loss of gene functions in the “split GCR” model may provide target cells with a survival advantage by conferring resistance to apoptosis, chemotherapy, and GC.…”
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Assessment of immune responses and intestinal flora in BALB/c mice model of wheat food allergy via different sensitization methods by Chenglong Liu, Chen Chen, Xingyu Yan, Shimin Gu, Xin Jia, Wenhui Fu, Xiao Meng, Wentong Xue

“…The level of serum antibodies in intraperitoneal injection group was significantly higher than control. Subsequently, 16S rRNA sequencing technology was used to analyze the intestinal flora of mice. …”
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A Multiple-detection-heads Machine Learning Algorithm for Detecting White Dwarfs by Jiangchuan Zhang, Yude Bu, Mengmeng Zhang, Duo Xie, Zhenping Yi

“…The candidates exhibit a wide range of types, including DA, DB, DC, DQ, and DZ, with surface gravity within 7.8 dex ∼ 8.4 dex, effective temperatures within 10,000 K ∼ 56,000 K, colors within −1 <  u − g  < 1 and −0.8 <  g − r  < 0.4, and reduced proper motion within 20∼35 mag. …”
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Genomic and algorithm-based predictive risk assessment models for benzene exposure by Minyun Jiang, Minyun Jiang, Na Cai, Na Cai, Juan Hu, Lei Han, Lei Han, Fanwei Xu, Baoli Zhu, Baoli Zhu, Baoli Zhu, Baoli Zhu, Boshen Wang

“…AimIn this research, we leveraged bioinformatics and machine learning to pinpoint key risk genes associated with occupational benzene exposure and to construct genomic and algorithm-based predictive risk assessment models.Subject and methodsWe sourced GSE9569 and GSE21862 microarray data from the Gene Expression Omnibus. Utilizing R software, we performed an initial screen for differentially expressed genes (DEGs), which was followed by the enrichment analyses to elucidate the affected functions and pathways. …”
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