EfficientNet-B0 outperforms other CNNs in image-based five-class embryo grading: a comparative analysis by Vincent Jaehyun Shim, Hosup Shim, Sangho Roh

“…Transfer learning was applied to adapt pretrained models to our dataset, and data augmentation techniques were employed to improve model generalizability and address class imbalance. …”
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Unveiling the Genetic Diversity and Demographic History of <i>Coffea stenophylla</i> in Sierra Leone Using Genotyping-By-Sequencing by Paul M. Lahai, Peter O. Aikpokpodion, Alieu Mohamed Bah, Mohamed T. Lahai, Lyndel W. Meinhardt, Seunghyun Lim, Ezekiel Ahn, Dapeng Zhang, Sunchung Park

“…<i>Coffea stenophylla</i> is a rare Coffea species boasting a flavor profile comparable to Arabica coffee (<i>Coffea arabica</i>) and has a good adaptability to lowland tropical climates. This species faces increasing threats from climate change, deforestation, and habitat fragmentation in its West African homeland. …”
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Portable astronomical observation system based on large-aperture concentric-ring metalens by Jianli Wang, Yongting Deng, Chengmiao Wang, Yu Lin, Yeming Han, Junchi Liu, Xiufeng Liu, Hongwen Li, Jan G. Korvink, Yongbo Deng

“…In the subsequent experiments, the unique weak polarization dependence and narrowband adaptability of the meta-camera are quantitatively analyzed and tested, and excellent imaging results were finally obtained. …”
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Are Polymer-Based Smart Materials Unlocking the Path to Sustainable Manufacturing for a Net-Zero Economy? Current Trends and Potential Applications by Karishma M. Qureshi, Alok Yadav, Rajiv Kumar Garg, Anish Sachdeva, Amal Abdulrahman, Saleh Yahya Alghamdi, Mohamed Rafik Noor Mohamed Qureshi

“…In this context, polymer-based smart materials have emerged as a promising solution, offering unique properties that respond to external stimuli, enabling more adaptive and efficient manufacturing processes. These materials not only reduce waste and energy consumption but also enhance product lifespans through innovations such as self-healing, recyclability, and degradation control (techniques to manage the breakdown of materials for extended usability and reduced waste). …”
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Inhibition of Extracellular Calcium Influx Results in Enhanced IL-12 Production in LPS-Treated Murine Macrophages by Downregulation of the CaMKKβ-AMPK-SIRT1 Signaling Pathway by Xin Liu, Ning Wang, Yuanfeng Zhu, Yongjun Yang, Xiaoli Chen, Shijun Fan, Qian Chen, Hong Zhou, Jiang Zheng

“…Activated macrophages are the primary sources of IL-12, a key cytokine bridging innate and adaptive immunity. However, macrophages produce low amounts of IL-12 upon stimulation and the underlying regulatory mechanism remains unclear. …”
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Reprogramming the tumor immune microenvironment using engineered dual-drug loaded Salmonella by Dinh-Huy Nguyen, Sung-Hwan You, Hien Thi-Thu Ngo, Khuynh Van Nguyen, Khang Vuong Tran, Tan-Huy Chu, So-young Kim, Sang-Jun Ha, Yeongjin Hong, Jung-Joon Min

“…Here, we show that SAM-FC induces functional reprogramming of the tumor immune microenvironment by activating both the innate and adaptive arms of the immune system and can be used for targeted delivery of multiple immunotherapeutic payloads for the establishment of potent and long-lasting antitumor immunity.…”
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Evaluation of the implementation of governmental policies and actions to create healthy food environments in Burkina Faso by Viviane Aurélie Tapsoba, Ella WR Compaore, Augustin Nawidimbasba Zeba, Jerome Winbetourefa Some, Julien Soliba Manga, Adama Diouf, Jean-Claude Moubarac, Stefanie Vandevijvere, Mamoudou H Dicko

“…The tool has two components (policy and infrastructure support), thirteen domains and fifty-six good practice indicators adapted to the Burkina Faso context. Setting: Burkina Faso. …”
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Reservoir ecological health assessment Methods: A systematic review by Esi Esuon Biney, Charles Gyamfi, Anthony Yaw Karikari, Deborah Darko

“…Recommendations for future research include the development of more robust ecological health indicators and enhanced data integration techniques such as multimetric indices, functional trait-based indices, and resilience indicators that assess traditional metrics like water quality and biodiversity and incorporate measures of ecosystem function, services, resilience, and adaptive capacity. The SLR also recommended a comprehensive and integrated approach for future reservoir studies that combine physicochemical analyses, trophic state indices, species composition and diversity measurements, bioindicator assessments, statistical analyses, and physical habitat evaluations. …”
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The Impact of Nurses' Disaster Preparedness Competencies on Public Health Center Resilience in Disaster-Prone Areas: A cross-sectional study by Moh Ikram Dg Sirua, Balqis Balqis, Muhammad Alwy Arifin, Indar Indar, Syamsuar Manyullei

“…Resilience includes the ability of health centers to withstand, adapt to, and recover from the effects of disasters while continuing to provide essential health services. …”
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Ditch rotation irrigation coupled with multi-scale ecological reservoir operation by Linhui Mu, Tao Bai, Dong Liu, Hongwei Ji, Mingjiang Deng, LiangPeng Hong

“…It indicates that the DRI improved the ecosystem's adapted ability under extreme drought conditions. (3) Through regulation method of water resources, the minimum limited water levels of reservoir before DRI were proposed, to provide sufficient ecological water for DRI in different periods. …”
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Genetic parameter analysis and evaluation of maize hybrids under local climatic condition of Mymensingh, Bangladesh by Nahid Hasan, Md. Jahid Hasan Jone, Biswajit Das, Md. Nure Adil Siddique, Yousuf Islam, Md. Abul Kashem

“…Hybridization is a strategic approach for developing high-yielding and stress-tolerant maize varieties and evaluating these hybrids in specific environmental conditions is vital for optimizing yield and adaptability. With this objective, a field experiment was conducted to evaluate the growth and yield performance of ten hybrid maize varieties under the local climatic conditions of Mymensingh. …”
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Protecting digital assets using an ontology based cyber situational awareness system by Tariq Ammar Almoabady, Yasser Mohammad Alblawi, Ahmad Emad Albalawi, Majed M. Aborokbah, S. Manimurugan, Ahmed Aljuhani, Hussain Aldawood, P. Karthikeyan

“…The Isolation Forest algorithm excels in anomaly detection in high-dimensional datasets, while autoencoders provide nonlinear detection capabilities and adaptive feature learning. Together, they form a robust framework for proactive anomaly detection.MethodsThe proposed methodology leverages the Isolation Forest for efficient anomaly identification and autoencoders for feature learning and nonlinear anomaly detection. …”
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Distinct neural computations scale the violation of expected reward and emotion in social transgressions by Ting Xu, Lei Zhang, Feng Zhou, Kun Fu, Xianyang Gan, Zhiyi Chen, Ran Zhang, Chunmei Lan, Lan Wang, Keith M. Kendrick, Dezhong Yao, Benjamin Becker

“…Abstract Traditional decision-making models conceptualize humans as adaptive learners utilizing the differences between expected and actual rewards (prediction errors, PEs) to maximize outcomes, but rarely consider the influence of violations of emotional expectations (emotional PEs) and how it differs from reward PEs. …”
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Response to Initial Therapy of Differentiated Thyroid Cancer Predicts the Long-Term Outcome Better than Classical Risk Stratification Systems by Albert Cano-Palomares, Ignasi Castells, Ismael Capel, Maria Rosa Bella, Santi Barcons, Angel Serrano, Xavier Guirao, Mercedes Rigla

“…RIT predicts the long-term outcome of DTC better than ETA/ATA systems, becoming a useful system to adapt management strategies.…”
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Sex-Specific Differences in the Pathophysiology of Hypertension by Hannah Zhang, Pawan K. Singal, Amir Ravandi, Inna Rabinovich-Nikitin

“…In brief, estrogen promotes subcutaneous fat deposition over visceral fat and increases in mass via adaptive hyperplasia rather than pathogenic hypertrophy. …”
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Deep Learning Applications in Ionospheric Modeling: Progress, Challenges, and Opportunities by Renzhong Zhang, Haorui Li, Yunxiao Shen, Jiayi Yang, Wang Li, Dongsheng Zhao, Andong Hu

“…Looking ahead, research will focus on developing hybrid models that integrate physical modeling with deep learning, exploring adaptive learning algorithms and multi-modal data fusion techniques to enhance long-term predictive capabilities, particularly in addressing the impact of climate change on the ionosphere. …”
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Acquired vulnerability against EGF receptor inhibition in gastric cancer promoted by class I histone deacetylase inhibitor entinostat by Tamara Zenz, Robert Jenke, Denys Oliinyk, Sandra Noske, René Thieme, Tim Kahl, Ines Gockel, Florian Meier-Rosar, Achim Aigner, Thomas RH Büch

“…Since previous studies in other tumor entities showed a downregulation of EGFR by HDACi, our findings thus indicate essential differences in the adaptive response of gastric carcinoma cells. Moreover, our results provided the basis for combined entinostat + EGFR inhibitor (erlotinib) treatment, and indeed we demonstrate synergistic effects in combination therapy studies. …”
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Vegetation Dynamics and Sensitivity Responds to Climate Change in the Upstream of the Yellow River, China by XiangYu Lan, RuoWei Li, Xin Wang, TianCai Zhou, YunHui Li, JieJi Duo, Jian Sun

“…Our study is helpful to adaptive ecosystem management under ongoing climate change.…”
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FBATCNet: A Temporal Convolutional Network With Frequency Band Attention for Decoding Motor Imagery EEG by Shuaishuai Ma, Jidong Lv, Wenjie Li, Yan Liu, Ling Zou, Yakang Dai

“…First, an innovative use of the channel attention mechanism adaptively assigned weights to segmented EEG frequency bands, improving the frequency resolution of MI-EEG signals. …”
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Combining Software-Defined and Delay-Tolerant Networking Concepts With Deep Reinforcement Learning Technology to Enhance Vehicular Networks by Olivia Nakayima, Mostafa I. Soliman, Kazunori Ueda, Samir A. Elsagheer Mohamed

“…Vehicular operations face unpredictable network conditions which affect routing protocol adaptiveness. Several solutions have addressed those challenges, but each has noted shortcomings. …”
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