Deposition Characteristics of Air-Assisted Sprayer Based on Canopy Volume and Leaf Area of Orchard Trees by Chenchen Gu, Jiahui Sun, Si Li, Shuo Yang, Wei Zou, Changyuan Zhai

“…The study addresses the knowledge gap by utilizing laser detection and ranging (LiDAR) to measure the thickness and leaf area of orchard tree canopies. …”
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Transcriptome analysis of liver injury of fatty liver disease induced by ALDH2 deficiency by Ziying Xu, Yagang Gao, Zihui Yu, Rui Zhang, Ruikun Wang, Shang Li, Shuowen Wang, Bing Du, Ziyan Tian, Lijuan Huang, Zanbo Ding, Jing Yuan

“…In our controlled experiment with Aldh2-deficient mice, we induced fatty liver via alcohol and HiAlc Kpn gavage, followed by comprehensive analyses to detect gene expression and epigenetic changes. The results showed that Aldh2-deficient mice were particularly vulnerable to ethanol and HiAlc Kpn, with notable gene expression changes in key metabolic and liver injury pathways. …”
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Subclinical Inflammatory Status in Rett Syndrome by Alessio Cortelazzo, Claudio De Felice, Roberto Guerranti, Cinzia Signorini, Silvia Leoncini, Alessandra Pecorelli, Gloria Zollo, Claudia Landi, Giuseppe Valacchi, Lucia Ciccoli, Luca Bini, Joussef Hayek

“…Elevated erythrocyte sedimentation rate values (median 33.0 mm/h versus 8.0 mm/h, P<0.0001) were detectable in RTT, whereas C-reactive protein levels were unchanged (P=0.63). …”
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Relationship between weapon size and six key behavioural and physiological traits in males of the European earwig by Blackwell, Samantha E M, Pasquier, Laura, Dupont, Simon, devers, Severine, Lecureuil, Charlotte, Meunier, Joël

“…Contrary to our predictions, we detected no main association between forceps length and the traits measured. …”
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Advances in chromosomal microarray analysis: Transforming neurology and neurosurgery by Wireko Andrew Awuah, Muhammad Hamza Shah, Vivek Sanker, Krishitha Meenu Mannan, Sruthi Ranganathan, Princess Afia Nkrumah-Boateng, Mabel Frimpong, Kwadwo Darko, Joecelyn Kirani Tan, Toufik Abdul-Rahman, Oday Atallah

“…Offering unparalleled sensitivity, CMA detects submicroscopic chromosomal imbalances, enabling the examination of DNA for copy number variations, deletions, duplications, and other structural differences. …”
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The luteolytic effect and pregnancy rate of luprostiol, administrated via different routes and various doses in heifers by Mehmet Güler, D. Ali Dinç, Ahmet Semacan, Melih Aksoy, Kürşat Işık, Hüseyin Erdem

“…The appearance of estrous detected through visual observation was between 49-72 hours in IM and IVSM groups, whereas it was observed earlier (24-36 hours) in IO group. …”
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Cancer-Related Anemia Is a Risk Factor for Medium-Term Postoperative Cognitive Dysfunction in Laparoscopic Surgery Patients: An Observational Prospective Study by Huimei Huang, Fei Lin, Liming Cen, Ren Jing, Linghui Pan

“…Of the 170 patients, 100 without anemia and 70 anemia patients had been evaluated 1 week after operation. POCD was detected in 43 cases (25.3% of 170 cases) at 1 week and 30 cases (19% of 158 cases) at 3 months postoperatively. …”
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Portable Gas Analyzer Based on Fourier Transform Infrared Spectrometer for Patrolling and Examining Gas Exhaust by Yuntao Liang, Xiaojun Tang, Xuliang Zhang, Fuchao Tian, Yong Sun, Haozhe Dong

“…The test results showed that the detection limit of every component of analyte was less than 10 × 10−6. …”
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De Novo Assembly of the Polyhydroxybutyrate (PHB) Producer <i>Azohydromonas lata</i> Strain H1 Genome and Genomic Analysis of PHB Production Machinery by Daniele Traversa, Carlo Pazzani, Pietro D’Addabbo, Lucia Trisolini, Matteo Chiara, Marta Oliva, Angelo Marzella, Camilla Mandorino, Carla Calia, Guglielmina Chimienti, Caterina Manzari, Graziano Pesole, Maria Scrascia

“…In addition to the <i>phaCAB</i> operon, single genes ascribable to PhaC and PhaA functions and auxiliary genes were also detected. A comparative genomic analysis of the available genomes of the genus <i>Azohydromonas</i> revealed the presence of <i>phaCAB</i> and auxiliary genes in all <i>Azohydromonas</i> species investigated, suggesting that the PHB production is a common feature of the genus. …”
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A Novel Fluorescent Chemosensor Based on Rhodamine Schiff Base: Synthesis, Photophysical, Computational and Bioimaging Application in Live Cells by Oyedoyin Aduroja, Roosevelt Shaw, Sisay Uota, Isaac Abiye, James Wachira, Fasil Abebe

“…DFT calculations and job plot data supported the 2:1 complex formation between <b>RdN</b> and Pb²⁺/Cu²⁺. The limit of detection for Pb²⁺ was determined to be 0.112 µM and 0.130 µM for Cu²⁺. …”
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Simultaneous Determination of Five Components of Chaihu-Shugan-San in Beagle Plasma by HPLC-MS/MS and Its Application to a Pharmacokinetic Study after a Single Dose of Chaihu-Shuga... by Yong-liang Zhu, Hui-jun Wang, Hao Xue, Yi Zhang, Qian-shi Cheng, Ling-yun Chen, Xiang-jun Qiu

“…The purpose of our study is to develop a reliable and sensitive high-performance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (HPLC-MS/MS) method to detect five components in beagle plasma and study their pharmacokinetic after oral administration of CHSGS in beagles. …”
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Dimethomorph induces heart and vascular developmental defects by disrupting thyroid hormone in zebrafish embryos by You Wei, Yunlong Meng, Kun Jia, Weijian Lu, Yushan Huang, Huiqiang Lu

“…Additionally, embryo samples were collected to perform molecular-level detection of PCNA, oxidative stress, and related genes. …”
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A Hybrid Transformer Architecture for Multiclass Mental Illness Prediction Using Social Media Text by Adnan Karamat, Muhammad Imran, Muhammad Usman Yaseen, Rasool Bukhsh, Sheraz Aslam, Nouman Ashraf

“…Therefore, machine learning and deep learning algorithms have been utilized in the existing literature for the detection of mental illness. However, current systems exhibit suboptimal performance primarily due to their reliance on traditional embedding techniques and generic language models to generate text embeddings. …”
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Progression of Left Ventricular Dysfunction and Remodelling under Optimal Medical Therapy in CHF Patients: Role of Individual Genetic Background by Marzia Rigolli, Mariantonietta Cicoira, Corinna Bergamini, Andrea Chiampan, Andrea Rossi, Corrado Vassanelli

“…No differences in baseline characteristics were detected among subgroups. ACE II was a significant predictor of improvement of LV end-diastolic and end-systolic volume (𝑃=.003 and 𝑃=.002, respectively) but not of LV ejection fraction (LVEF); β1AR389 GlyGly was related to improvement of LVEF (𝑃=.02) and LV end-systolic volume (𝑃=.01). …”
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Autologous Fat Grafting Reduces Pain in Irradiated Breast: A Review of Our Experience by Fabio Caviggioli, Luca Maione, Francesco Klinger, Andrea Lisa, Marco Klinger

“…In 120 treated patients we detected pain decrease (mean ± SD point reduction, 3.19 ± 2.86). …”
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High-Mobility Group Box-1 Induces Decreased Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor-Mediated Neuroprotection in the Diabetic Retina by Ahmed M. Abu El-Asrar, Mohd Imtiaz Nawaz, Mohammad Mairaj Siddiquei, Abdullah S. Al-Kharashi, Dustan Kangave, Ghulam Mohammad

“…Western blot, ELISA, and TBARS assays were used. BDNF was not detected in vitreous samples. BDNF levels were significantly lower in serum samples from diabetic patients compared with nondiabetics, whereas HMGB1, sRAGE, sICAM-1, and TBARS levels were significantly higher in diabetic serum samples. …”
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Identification of a Fetal De Novo Splice Variant in ARCN1 Associated With Growth and Skeletal Abnormalities by Wencong He, Zejun Yang, Jianjian Cui, Ruilin Ma, Hui Tao, Yanan Li, Yin Zhao, Yang Pan, Jue Li

“…Prenatal systematic ultrasound detected fetal growth restriction. Genetic analysis identified a novel de novo heterozygous variant within the ARCN1 gene—c.1241+5G>A—located in intron 8. …”
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Abcb1 is involved in the efflux of trivalent inorganic arsenic from brain microvascular endothelial cells by Man Lv, Ziqiao Guan, Jia Cui, Xinbo Ma, Kunyu Zhang, Xinhua Shao, Meichen Zhang, Yanhui Gao, Yanmei Yang, Xiaona Liu

“…Increased arsenic levels were observed in mice exposed to 25 mg/L or 50 mg/L of sodium arsenite (NaAsO2) in drinking water, and both arsenic uptake and efflux were detected in bEnd.3 cells treated with 16 μmol/L NaAsO2. …”
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Is Near-Infrared Spectroscopy a Reliable Method to Evaluate Clamping Ischemia during Carotid Surgery? by Luciano Pedrini, Filippo Magnoni, Luigi Sensi, Emilio Pisano, Maria Sandra Ballestrazzi, Maria Rosaria Cirelli, Alessandro Pilato

“…The purpose of this study was to evaluate the reliability of near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) in the detection of clamping ischemia and in the prevention of clamping-related neurologic deficits using, as a cutoff for shunting, a 20% regional cerebral oxygen saturation (rSO2) decrease if persistent more than 4 minutes, otherwise a 25% rSO2 decrease. …”
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Intra-rater reliability and validity of navicular drop test for the assessment of medial longitudinal arch in patients having pronated feet with chronic low back pain by Md Farhan Alam, Saima Zaki, Saurabh Sharma, Mohammed Ghareeb, Shibili Nuhmani

“…Purpose: This study aimed to explore the intra-rater test-retest reliability, Standard Error of Measurement (SEM), Smallest Detectable Difference (SDD) and validity related to the ND test among patients having PF with chronic low back pain (CLBP). …”
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