Application of Calcium Chloride-Sodium Alginate to Improve the Texture of Quick-Frozen Heracleum moellendorffii by Xiao-mei Li, Li-kun Ren, Yang Yang, Xin Bian, Yu Fu, Lian-cheng Zhao, Zhu-jing Xing, Yan-guo Shi, Wojciech Piekoszewski, Na Zhang

“…The effect resulted from the increase of calcium content in the vegetable, which was closely related to the ratio of calcium chloride to SA, the concentration of texture retaining agent, and soaking time significantly (P<0.01). The best way to maintain the texture was to soak HM in 4 g/L of calcium chloride-SA (mass ratio 1 : 2) at 50°C for 30 minutes. …”
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Network Congestion Control Algorithm for Image Transmission—HRI and Visual Light Communications of an Autonomous Underwater Vehicle for Intervention by Salvador López-Barajas, Pedro J. Sanz, Raúl Marín-Prades, Juan Echagüe, Sebastian Realpe

“…The system was designed to avoid network congestion by adjusting the image compression parameters and the transmission rate depending on the real-time network conditions. To evaluate its performance, the algorithm was tested in two wireless underwater use cases: pipe inspection and an intervention task. …”
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Pituranthos chloranthus Oil as an Antioxidant-Based Adjuvant Therapy against Cisplatin-Induced Nephrotoxicity by Aida Lahmar, Zaineb Dhaouefi, Rihab Khlifi, Fairouz Sioud, Leila Chekir- Ghedira

“…Overall, this study provides, for the first time, that PC can be applied as an antioxidant-adjuvant treatment to mitigate cisplatin-induced renal failure.…”
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Apert syndrome: a rare congenital anomaly and experience from a low-resource country: a case report and review of the literature by Maimuna Abdatam, Charles John Nhungo, Frank Muhamba, Ally Hamis Mwanga, Larry Akoko, Charles A. Mkony

“…He was born to non-consanguineous parents, with the father being 33 years old at the time of the child's birth. A skull X-ray revealed an increased anteroposterior diameter of the skull, consistent with the cranial abnormalities associated with Apert syndrome. …”
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FE-YOLO: An Efficient Deep Learning Model Based on Feature-Enhanced YOLOv7 for Microalgae Identification and Detection by Gege Ding, Yuhang Shi, Zhenquan Liu, Yanjuan Wang, Zhixuan Yao, Dan Zhou, Xuexiu Zhu, Yiqin Li

“…In addition, the average detection time of a single image was 0.0455 s, marking a 9.2% improvement.…”
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Analysis of Fission Products’ Release in Pebble-Bed High-Temperature Gas-Cooled Reactor Fuel Elements Using a Modified FRESCO II Numerical Model by Chao Fang, Chuan Li, Jianzhu Cao, Ke Liu, Sheng Fang

“…However, it has been found that the mathematical method of this code is not comprehensive, resulting in large errors for short-lived nuclides and large time step during calculations. In this study, we used the original model of TRISO particles and spherical fuel elements and provided a new method to amend the FRESCO-II code. …”
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Altered Autophagy-Associated Genes Expression in T Cells of Oral Lichen Planus Correlated with Clinical Features by Ya-Qin Tan, Jing Zhang, Ge-Fei Du, Rui Lu, Guan-Ying Chen, Gang Zhou

“…Five differentially expressed autophagy-associated genes were identified by autophagy array. Quantitative real-time RT-PCR results confirmed that IGF1 expression in the peripheral blood T cells of OLP patients was significantly higher than that in controls, especially in female and middle-aged (30–50 years old) OLP patients. …”
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Optimization of a Sonotrode Extraction Method and New Insight of Phenolic Composition of <i>Fucus vesiculosus</i> by Lidia Gil-Martínez, Alejandro Santos-Mejías, José Manuel De la Torre-Ramírez, Alberto Baños, Vito Verardo, Ana M. Gómez-Caravaca

“…HPLC-ESI-QTOF-MS analysis tentatively identified 25 phenolic compounds, including sulfated phenolic acids, phlorotannins, flavonoids, and halophenols, with some reported for the first time in <i>F. vesiculosus</i>, underscoring the complexity of this alga’s metabolome. …”
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Rapid Increase in Ownership and Use of Long-Lasting Insecticidal Nets and Decrease in Prevalence of Malaria in Three Regional States of Ethiopia (2006-2007) by Estifanos Biru Shargie, Jeremiah Ngondi, Patricia M. Graves, Asefaw Getachew, Jimee Hwang, Teshome Gebre, Aryc W. Mosher, Pietro Ceccato, Tekola Endeshaw, Daddi Jima, Zerihun Tadesse, Eskindir Tenaw, Richard Reithinger, Paul M. Emerson, Frank O. Richards, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus

“…Large scale-up of net ownership over a short period of time was possible. However, a large increase in net ownership was not necessarily mirrored directly by increased net use. …”
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Survival Analysis of Factors Influencing Cyclic Fatigue of Nickel-Titanium Endodontic Instruments by Eva Fišerová, Martina Chvosteková, Silvie Bělašková, Michal Bumbálek, Zdeněk Joska

“…Wizard Navigator instruments, Mtwo instruments, ProTaper instruments, and Revo-S instruments were passively rotated at 250 rotations per minute, and the time fracture was being recorded. Subsequently, fractographic analysis of broken tips was performed by scanning electron microscope. …”
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Plant interactions associated with a directional shift in the richness range size relationship during the Glacial-Holocene transition in the Arctic by Ying Liu, Simeon Lisovski, Jérémy Courtin, Kathleen R. Stoof-Leichsenring, Ulrike Herzschuh

“…We explore whether the relationship holds over time, and whether plant speciation, environmental heterogeneity, or plant interactions are major factors of the relationship within northeast Siberia and Alaska. …”
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Development of clump-on sonar flow meter using symmetry channel model by Krivonogov Aleksei, Taranenko Pavel Alexandrovich, Khan Afrasyab

“…This model contains 2-D symmetry domain to decries simulation time. In this article describe correlation between 2-D symmetry model and full-scale tests. …”
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A new-to-nature photosynthesis system enhances utilization of one-carbon substrates in Escherichia coli by Tian Tong, Xiulai Chen, Kexin Tang, Wanrong Ma, Cong Gao, Wei Song, Jing Wu, Xiaoling Wang, Gao-Qiang Liu, Liming Liu

“…Furthermore, light-driven one-carbon trophic growth of E. coli is achieved with a doubling time of 19.86 h. This photosynthesis system provides a green and sustainable approach to enhance one-carbon substrates utilization in the future.…”
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Inhibitory Effect of Aconitine on Colorectal Cancer Malignancy via Inducing Apoptosis and Suppression of Cell Motion by Xuehui Li, Jianglin Hu, Duan Tong, Taotao Yang, Ming Deng

“…Animal experiments were performed to further elucidate aconitine’s effect on CRC tumorigenesis. Results: Aconitine time- and dose-dependently restrained CRC cell viability but was not cytotoxic to normal colorectal mucosa cells. …”
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AI-driven self-service for enhanced customer experience outcomes in the banking sector by Nkululeko PraiseGod Zungu, Hayford Amegbe, Charles Hanu, Emmanuel Selase Asamoah

“…The study reveals that personalisation influences AI-based self-service customer experience, and convenience significantly and positively predicts AI-based self-service customer experience. Time spent, and AI-based self-service customer experience yielded significantly positive results. …”
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Artificial Intelligence in Educational Data Mining and Human-in-the-Loop Machine Learning and Machine Teaching: Analysis of Scientific Knowledge by Eloy López-Meneses, Luis López-Catalán, Noelia Pelícano-Piris, Pedro C. Mellado-Moreno

“…Through EDM, student data are analyzed to predict student performance and enable timely interventions. HITL-ML ensures that educators remain in control, allowing them to adjust the system according to their pedagogical goals and minimizing potential biases. …”
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Assessment of Negative Symptoms in Schizophrenia: From the Consensus Conference-Derived Scales to Remote Digital Phenotyping by Armida Mucci, Stefan Leucht, Giulia M. Giordano, Luigi Giuliani, Sophia Wehr, Lucia Weigel, Silvana Galderisi

“…Complementing these traditional methods, remote digital phenotyping offers a novel approach by leveraging smartphones and wearable technology to capture real-time, high-resolution clinical data. Despite the potential to overcome traditional assessment barriers, challenges remain in aligning these digital measures with clinical ratings and ensuring data security. …”
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Measuring China’s Policy Stringency on Climate Change for 1954–2022 by Bo Li, Enxian Fu, Shuhao Yang, Jiaying Lin, Wei Zhang, Jian Zhang, Yaling Lu, Jiantong Wang, Hongqiang Jiang

“…However, a significant knowledge gap remains: comparing the stringency of climate change policies over time or across jurisdictions is challenging due to ambiguous definitions, the lack of a unified assessment framework, complex causal effects, and the difficulty in achieving effective measurement. …”
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Distinct changes to hippocampal and medial entorhinal circuits emerge across the progression of cognitive deficits in epilepsy by Yu Feng, Keziah S. Diego, Zhe Dong, Zoé Christenson Wick, Lucia Page-Harley, Veronica Page-Harley, Julia Schnipper, Sophia I. Lamsifer, Zachary T. Pennington, Lauren M. Vetere, Paul A. Philipsberg, Ivan Soler, Albert Jurkowski, Christin J. Rosado, Nadia N. Khan, Denise J. Cai, Tristan Shuman

“…We found that HPC synchronization deficits (including reduced theta power, coherence, and altered interneuron spike timing) emerged within 3 weeks of Pilo-SE, aligning with early-onset, relatively subtle memory deficits. …”
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Cytotoxicity and Antibacterial Activity of Mineral Trioxide Aggregate Cement with Radiopacity Introduced by ZrO2 by Lidia Ciołek, Zbigniew Jaegermann, Ewa Zaczyńska, Anna Czarny, Monika Biernat, Arkadiusz Gąsiński, Agnieszka Jastrzębska, Michał Gloc, Andrzej Olszyna

“…The cements were evaluated via characterisation of setting time, compressive strength, as well as translucency on X-ray images, and bioactivity in the simulated body fluid (SBF). …”
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