Navigating uncertainty in environmental DNA detection of a nuisance marine macroalga. by Patrick K Nichols, Kaʻuaʻoa M S Fraiola, Alison R Sherwood, Brian B Hauk, Keolohilani H Lopes, Colt A Davis, James T Fumo, Chelsie W W Counsell, Taylor M Williams, Heather L Spalding, Peter B Marko

“…This reliable, cost-effective tool enhances the detection of low-abundance species, and supports timely management interventions.…”
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Photocatalytic Activity of Ag-TiO2 Composites Deposited by Photoreduction under UV Irradiation by Carlos Díaz-Uribe, Jose Viloria, Lorraine Cervantes, William Vallejo, Karen Navarro, Eduard Romero, Cesar Quiñones

“…Results indicated that Ag-TiO2 showed an important increase in photocatalytic activity under UV (from 20% to 35%); finally, Ag-TiO2 thin films had kapp value 2.4 × 10−3 ± 0.003 min−1 of 1.8 times greater than the kapp value 1.3 × 10−4 ± 0.0004 min−1 of TiO2 thin films.…”
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Cost-Effectiveness Analysis for the Treatment of Hyperphosphatemia in Predialysis Patients: Calcium-Based versus Noncalcium-Based Phosphate Binders by B. L. Goh, A. Soraya, A. Goh, K. L. Ang

“…Incremental cost-effectiveness (ICER) of sevelamer versus CaCO3 was RM47,679 ($14,536) per QALY, which is less than the WHO threshold of three times GDP per capita (RM99,395) per QALY. Sensitivity analyses, both using scenario sensitivity analysis and probabilistic sensitivity analysis, showed the result to be robust. …”
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Simultaneous Determination of Thidiazuron and Forchlorfenuron in Orange by Solid Phase Extraction with Molecularly Imprinted Membrane Followed by High Performance Liquid Chromatogr... by SHI Yu, WANG Jian, DOU Rui, QI Yingchun, DONG Xiao, NIU Zhirui, REN Jingyu, HUANG Hua, ZHAO Yixue

“…The performance tests showed that the adsorption capacity of MIM for TDZ and CPPU was 1.80 and 1.89 times as high as that of the non-imprinted counterpart, reaching adsorption equilibrium after 20 and 30 min, respectively. …”
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Response of Teff (Eragrostis tef (Zucc) Trotter) to Seeding Rate and Methods of Sowing on Yield and Yield Attributes in a Subhumid Environment, Northern Ethiopia by Abraha Arefaine, Daniel Adhanom, Negasi Tekeste

“…The experiment comprised four levels of seeding rate (10, 15, 20, and 25 kg/ha) and two methods of sowing (broad casting and row planting), and the experiment was laid in a 2 × 4 factorial arrangement in randomized complete block design (RCBD), replicated three times. Data related to phenology, growth, yield, and yield attributes were collected and analyzed using SAS software. …”
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CAPABILITIES OF APPLYING VISIBLE LIGHT RAYS IN THE SYSTEMS OF HIDDEN INFORMATION TRANSMITTING by I. V. Pyslar, V. V. Brailovsky, M. G. Rozhdestvenska, M. M. Ivanchuk

“…In the case of thermostat heater made from material with positive temperature coefficient of resistance 0.48 K-1 the change of LED matrix temperature was 7 times less than without thermostat.To provide research in wide frequency and duration ranges of pulse sequences (10–3–103 Hz and 10–7–1 s) a pulse generator was developed and made using microcontroller PIC18F2550.…”
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Fate of trace elements and emerging environmental pollutants (benzotriazoles and benzothiazoles) from a glacier-fed river in the mixing zone of an Arctic fjord system by Joséphine Amey, Øyvind Mikkelsen

“…Metal concentrations of Al, As, Cr, Hg, Mo, Ni, Pb, Sb, Sn, V, and Zn in marine sediment were up to two or three times higher than in riverine sediment and most of them showed an increasing trend from the upper to the lower part of the river. …”
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A New Species of the Durophagous Mosasaurid <i>Carinodens</i> from the Late Maastrichtian Phosphates of Morocco and Implications for Maastrichtian Mosasaurid Diversity by Nicholas R. Longrich, Xabier Pereda-Suberbiola, Nour-Eddine Jalil, Nathalie Bardet

“…Durophagy likely evolved several times independently in the mosasaurine genera <i>Globidens</i>, <i>Prognathodon</i>, and <i>Carinodens</i>. …”
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Impact of Percutaneous Coronary Intervention and Implantation of Intra-Aortic Balloon Pump on the Outcome of an Acute Total Obstruction of the Left Main Coronary Artery by Hamza Hamayel, Yahya Ismail, Sajed Majadla, Yousef Hamshari, Yunis Daralammouri

“…The good outcome in this patient is attributed to early recognition and timely successful intervention, with good respiratory and hemodynamic support. …”
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Home oxygen therapy for Thai preterm infants with bronchopulmonary dysplasia. What are the predictive factors for successful weaning: a 20-year review by Vipada Grajangdara, Anchalee Limrungsikul, Allan L. Coates, Harutai Kamalaporn

“…Methods All preterm (≤ 36 weeks’ gestation) infants diagnosed with BPD who required HOT after discharged from Ramathibodi Hospital during January 2000 – December 2019 comprised this retrospective study. Timing of HOT withdrawal was identified. Demographic data, severity of BPD, maternal condition, respiratory support, comorbidities, complications, and growth were recorded and analyzed as factors associated of home oxygen withdrawal. …”
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The integrated use of excreta-based vermicompost and inorganic NP fertilizer on tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.) fruit yield, quality and soil fertility by Tesfu Mengistu, Heluf Gebrekidan, Kibebew Kibret, Kebede Woldetsadik, Beneberu Shimelis, Hiranmai Yadav

“…Methods The experiment consisted of eight treatments where the mineral (NP) fertilizer and the excreta-based vermicompost were combined in different proportions being arranged in a completely randomized block design replicated three times. Results Growth, yield and quality attributes of tomato as well as the post-harvest soil nutrient status were markedly influenced by the nutrient treatments. …”
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Experimental Observations of Heat-Assisted Boycott Effect in Trapezoidal Enclosures by Fernando Apaz, Christian F. Ihle

“…However, at 3000 ppm, particularly with a 9 W heat injection, the sedimentation performance improves significantly during the early stages of the process, achieving an average sedimentation rate approximately 40 % higher than without heat injection and an average clear water generation rate nearly four times greater. These clear water generation rates were determined considering water with particle concentrations below 20 % of the initial concentration (300 ppm for 1500 ppm and 600 ppm for 3000 ppm). …”
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Field experiment confirms high macroplastic trapping efficiency of wood jams in a mountain river channel by Maciej Liro, Paweł Mikuś, Anna Zielonka

“…The trapping efficiency was three times higher in the straight, regulated reach (14.8% per km) than in the highly sinuous, unregulated reach (4.5% per km). …”
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Large Language Models for UAVs: Current State and Pathways to the Future by Shumaila Javaid, Hamza Fahim, Bin He, Nasir Saeed

“…Furthermore, we investigate how LLM integration expands the scope of existing UAV applications, enabling autonomous data processing, improved decision-making, and faster response times in emergency scenarios like disaster response and network restoration. …”
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Mapping the evidence on factors related to postpartum contraception among sub-Saharan African immigrant and refugee women in the United States of America: A scoping review protocol... by Comfort Z Olorunsaiye, Mariam A Badru, Augustus Osborne, Hannah M Degge, Sanni Yaya

“…Sub-Saharan African immigrant and refugee populations are rapidly increasing in the United States, and they come from a wide range of cultural, linguistic, religious, and social origins, which may pose challenges in timely access to culturally acceptable SRH care, for preventing mistimed or unwanted childbearing. …”
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Investigating the Relationship Between General Anesthesia and Early Brain Atrophy: A Case-control Study by Zoubin Souri, Mahsa Eghrari Gigloo, Soheil Soltanipour, Hakimeh Sarshad, Gelareh Biazar

“…A checklist containing demographic data, history of receiving anesthesia, age of receiving anesthesia, and number of times receiving anesthesia was completed and the obtained data were compared between the two groups. …”
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The Usefulness of Genotyping of Celiac Disease-Specific HLA among Children with Type 1 Diabetes in Various Clinical Situations by Grazyna Deja, Dominika Sikora, Aleksandra Pyziak-Skupien, Karolina Klenczar, Rafał Deja, Przemysława Jarosz-Chobot

“…The probability of developing CD in DRB1∗04-positive patients was 4 times lower (OR 0.25; 95% CI 0.118-0.529; p=0.001). …”
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Epidemiology of Hepatocellular Carcinoma by Mimi C Yu, Jian-Min Yuan, Sugantha Govindarajan, Ronald K Ross

“…Independent of race and geography, rates in men are at least two to three times those in women; this sex ratio is more pronounced in high-risk regions. …”
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The use of ethanol as contrast enhancer in synchrotron X-ray phase-contrast imaging leads to heterogeneous myocardial tissue shrinkage: a case report by Gabriel Bernardino, Àngels Calvet-Mirabent, Hector Dejea, Eduard Guasch, Anne Bonnin, Patricia Garcia-Canadilla

“…A rat adult heart was imaged with synchrotron-radiation-based X-ray phase contrast imaging (X-PCI) three times: before, 9 h after and 342 h after ethanol immersion. …”
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Pyrogallol acts as a novel anticancer factor to enhance the sensitivity to cisplatin in ovarian cancer cells through inducing miR-15a upregulation by Azin Shirani, Razieh Mirabbasi, Leila Shabani, Somayeh Reiisi

“…The combination treatment of pyrogallol and cisplatin exhibited a prominent inhibitory effect on the growth, colony formation and migration, and increased the induction of apoptosis up to 2.5 times compared to single treatments. Also, the qPCR results showed a significant increase in the expression of miR-15a and a decrease in the expression of miRNA target genes under treatment with the drugs both separately and in their combination. …”
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