An integrated decision-making approach to resilience–LCC Bridge network retrofitting using a genetic algorithm-based framework by Pedram Omidian, Naser Khaji, Ali Akbar Aghakouchak

“…Bridge networks are essential components of civil infrastructure, supporting communities by delivering vital services and facilitating economic activities. However, bridges are vulnerable to natural disasters, particularly earthquakes. …”
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2D physically unclonable functions of the arbiter type by V. N. Yarmolik, A. A. Ivaniuk

“…The relevance of such a study is associated with the active development of  physical cryptography. The following goals are pursued in the work: the construction of the basic elements of the APUF and their modifications, the development of a methodology for constructing 2D-APUF.Methods. …”
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Latent Toxoplasmosis among Breast Cancer Patients in Jahrom, South of Iran by Marzeieh Haghbin, Salar Maani, Mohammad Aref Bagherzadeh, Ahmadreza Bazmjoo, Heshmatollah Shakeri, Ali Taghipour, Shahab Falahi, Azra Kenarkoohi, Milad Badri, Amir Abdoli

“…Screening of T. gondii infection is recommended to detect active infection among patients with malignancies.…”
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Natural reproduction in tropical buffalo herds by Laura Gómez Estrada

“…Rapid onset of ovarian activity allows breeders to apply reproductive biotechnologies in early postpartum to improve reproductive outcomes. …”
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Brucine Entrapped Titanium Oxide Nanoparticle for Anticancer Treatment: An In Vitro Study by Rashed M. Almuqbil

“…The synthesized Brucine entrapped TiO2 NPs exhibited remarkable anticancer activity against the HeLa cell line.…”
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The role of sodium butyrate in modulating growth, intestinal health, and antimicrobial efficacy in turbot (Scophthalmus maximus L.) fed high soy diets by Jinjin Zhang, Cuijing Jia, Jinping Dong, Jingliang Wu, Minggang Liu, Hansong Zhang, Chengshuo Zhao

“…Moreover, supplementation with NaB in the high SBM diet activated HIF-1α/IL-22/Lysozyme signaling pathway to against Edwardsiella tarda (E. tarda) infection, especially 0.5% NaB supplementation exerted more effectively to defence bacterial infection under inflammatory state. …”
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Screening approaches and potential of isolated lactic acid bacteria for improving fermentation of Saccharina latissima by Evangelia Zioga, Susan Løvstad Holdt, Fredrik Gröndahl, Claus Heiner Bang-Berthelsen

“…Abstract Background With the growing interest in applying fermentation to seaweed biomasses, there is a need for fast and efficient selection of microbial strains that have the ability to 1) acidify quickly, 2) utilize seaweed constituents and c) exhibit some proteolytic activity. The present study aims to provide a fast methodology to screen large bacterial collections for potential applications in optimized seaweed fermentations, as well as investigate and assess the performance of a selected bacterial collection of the National Food Institute Culture Collection (NFICC) in seaweed fermentation. …”
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A Fatal Case of Primary Amoebic Meningoencephalitis from Recreational Waters by Edward Hamaty, Saif Faiek, Minesh Nandi, David Stidd, Manish Trivedi, Hari Kandukuri

“…The mode of infection includes activities such as diving or jumping into freshwater or submerging the head under the water. …”
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Implications of the Intestinal Microbiota in Diagnosing the Progression of Diabetes and the Presence of Cardiovascular Complications by Alina Mihaela Leustean, Manuela Ciocoiu, Anca Sava, Claudia Florida Costea, Mariana Floria, Claudia Cristina Tarniceriu, Daniela Maria Tanase

“…Changes in the intestinal microbiota may influence the host’s sensitivity to insulin, body weight, and lipid and carbohydrate metabolism. Dysbiosis causes activation of proinflammatory mechanisms, metabolic toxicity, and insulin resistance. …”
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Integration of carbon dioxide sensor with GNSS receiver for dynamic air quality monitoring applications by Lin Yola, Garrin Alif Nanditho, Kaito Kobayashi, Dinesh Manandhar

“…Air pollution is a significant problem in big cities due to the rapid increase of anthropogenic activities and severe traffic congestion. Therefore, real-time and micro tools for air monitoring are urgently necessary for fast and better policy decision-making. …”
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Physiological and transcriptomic analysis of the effect of overexpression of the NTPIP2;4 gene on drought tolerance in tobacco by Xu Luo, Yuanshuai Shi, Jie Tan, Tao Long, Juntao Song, Yang Liu

“…Physiological analyses showed that overexpression plants showed low wilting under drought conditions compared to wild-type (WT), and NtPIP2;4 overexpression tobacco plants showed enhanced superoxide dismutase (SOD) and catalase (CAT) activities, lower levels of superoxide anion (O2 -), malondialdehyde (MDA), and hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) than the control, and significantly higher proline (Pro) content than the control. …”
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Implementation of a Targeted Technologic Screening Tool to Increase Pneumococcal Vaccine Uptake in Health-System Retail Pharmacies: A Quality Improvement Initiative by Annika Skogg, Alicia Zagel, R. May O'Donnell, Ann Philbrick, Mary Nelson, Allyson Schlichte, Kassie Klasen

“…Methods: A PDSA cycle was employed to activate alerts within 24 retail pharmacies for patients indicated to be eligible for PCV20 vaccination. …”
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Effect of Maggot Flour (Hermetia illucens larvae) on Histopathology of Koi carp <I>(Cyprinus carpio)</I> Muscles and Gills Infected with <I>Edwarsiella tarda</I> by Hengki Pradana, Arief Prajitno, Maftuch Maftuch

“…Highlight Research • Feeding of maggot flour formulations to koi carp infected with tarda • Active compounds contained in maggot • Clinical symptoms of koi carp infected with tarda • Damage to the muscle and gill tissue of koi carp infected with E. tarda   Abstract The problem that fishes farmers often face is disease. …”
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Morphometric characteristics of organs of female chickens (Pazo de Vilane) supplemented with Curcuma longa by D. F. Maldonado Arias, J. M. Mira-Naranjo, D. I. Cajamarca Carrazco, J. I. García-Guerra, M. F. Baquero-Tapia, M. E. Sánchez-Salazar, E. M. Melendres-Medina, A. N. Montalvan-Cobo, S. A. Guamán-Rivera

“…Abstract The breeding and exploitation of chickens at the backyard or commercial family level is an activity of great economic relevance for families in Ecuador. …”
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Linear IgA bullous dermatosis secondary to drugs: a real-world pharmacovigilance study of the FDA adverse event reporting system by Yixuan Yang, Hanzhang Xie, Shuhan Liu, Ying Jia, Bingnan Cui, Zhanshuo Xiao

“…Medical Dictionary for Regulatory Activities (MedDRA) was used to identify cases of LABD. …”
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The impact of physical exercise on adolescents’ mobile phone dependency: the serial mediating role of self-esteem and depression by Jingtao Wu, Yanhong Shao, Wanli Zang

“…Measurements were taken using the Physical Activity Rating Scale (PARS-3), the Self-esteem Scale, the Depression Scale, and the Mobile Phone Dependency Scale.ResultsPhysical exercise was significantly negatively correlated with mobile phone dependency (r = −0.400, p &lt; 0.001) and depression (r = −0.400, p &lt; 0.001), and positively correlated with self-esteem (r = 0.257, p &lt; 0.001). …”
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Enhancing technological sustainability in academia: leveraging ChatGPT for teaching, learning and evaluation by Labaran Isiaku, Abubakar Sadiq Muhammad, Hyelda Ibrahim Kefas, Fitzgerald Chidozie Ukaegbu

“…In addition, the integration of ChatGPT as a virtual teaching assistant can enhance teaching effectiveness and efficiency by supporting classroom activities, providing additional resources and answering students’ questions in real-time. …”
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Geodetic data inversion to estimate a strain-rate field by introducing sparse modeling by Yohei Nozue, Yukitoshi Fukahata

“…Next, we apply the proposed method to the GNSS data across the Arima-Takatsuki fault zone, which is one of the most active strike-slip faults in Japan. As a result, the proposed method estimates about $$1.0\times {10}^{-8}$$ 1.0 × 10 - 8 /yr faster strain rates near the fault zone than the L2 regularization method, which corresponds to a 20–30% greater strain-rate concentration. …”
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Investment behavior in the Egyptian stock market: The impact of social media on investor decision-making by Abdelrehim Awad, Adel Fathy Aziz, Talaat Rashad Shma

“…Data were collected through a structured survey of 300 active investors, distributed via two prominent Facebook pages: “The Popular Union of Investors in the Egyptian Stock Market” and “Investment in the Egyptian Stock Market.” …”
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Prevalence and clinicopathological Spectrum of Auto-Immune Liver Diseases & Overlap syndrome by Annapoorani Varadarajan, Archana Rastogi, Rakhi Maiwall, Chhagan Bihari, Sherin Thomas, Vikrant Sood, Saggere Muralikrishna Shasthry

“…Overlap AIH-PBC group had the highest proportion of severe portal inflammation (27.5%, P ≤ 0.001), prominent portal plasma cells (75%, P ≤ 0.001), moderate interface activity (53.7%, P ≤ 0.001), Mallory-Denk bodies (27.5%, P ≤ 0.001), and periportal cholate stasis (25%, P ≤ 0.001). …”
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