Annual mass-balance time series of Dongkemadi Glacier, 2000–20, from a linear albedo-based model using geodetic data and validated with the glaciological method by Lin Liu, Zhimin Zhang, Yongling Sun, Xuguo Shi, Liming Jiang

“…During the early 2000s, we detected a relatively balanced state of glacier mass change, whereas a pronounced mass loss of more than −0.5 m w.e. was found for most years in the 2010s. …”
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Simultaneous Determination of Three Active Forms of Vitamin B12 In Situ Produced During Fermentation by LC-MS/MS by Zhihao Fan, Yajie Li, Xia Fan, Pei Wang, Runqiang Yang, Chong Xie

“…Maintaining light-shielding during extraction and purification is essential, as light exposure during the process can decrease the content of detected VB12 by about 30%. At last, the developed method was applied for the determination of VB12 in fermented rice bran and the cell mass of <i>Propionibacterium freudenreichii</i>. …”
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A Decision-Making Model for Autonomous Vehicles at Urban Intersections Based on Conflict Resolution by Zi-jia Wang, Xue-mei Chen, Pin Wang, Meng-xi Li, Yang-jia-xin Ou, Han Zhang

“…A key challenge in operating autonomous vehicles robustly is to accurately detect the trajectories of other participants and to consider safety and efficiency concurrently into interactions between vehicles. …”
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Cost-Sensitive Self-Paced Learning With Adaptive Regularization for Classification of Image Time Series by Hao Li, Jianzhao Li, Yue Zhao, Maoguo Gong, Yujing Zhang, Tongfei Liu

“…Considering that the costs of different samples cannot be completely equal to the classifier, different cost values are assigned to each type of error first, then we minimize the total cost to give the change detection classifier a preference on the unchanged class, aiming to reduce wrong label propagation from the source to the target image. …”
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The expression of the lncRNAs USP30-AS1, ELFN1-AS1, GAS8-AS1, and SNHG11 in breast cancer samples from Iranian patients from 2014 to 2019: a cross-sectional study by Ghazal Orak, Zahra Orak Chahartangi, Zahra Nazeri, Fereshteh Ameli, Maryam Adelipour

“…The identification of novel molecular markers associated with tumor progression is highly important for enhancing early detection, tailoring treatment approaches, and monitoring therapeutic outcomes. …”
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Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography in children with pediatric congenital biliary dilatation associated with pancreatobiliary maljunction: experience from a tertiary cen... by Giovanni Rollo, Valerio Balassone, Simona Faraci, Filippo Torroni, Luigi Dall'Oglio, Paola De Angelis, Tamara Caldaro

“…Therefore, the aim of our study is to define the actual role of ERCP in children with CBD.MethodsA retrospective review of consecutive patients with congenital biliary dilatation undergoing preoperative ERCP and subsequent surgical treatment at our pediatric tertiary referral center (Endoscopy and Digestive Surgery, Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital, IRCCS, Rome, Italy) was performed between 2012 and 2023.ResultsA total of 31 patients were included in the present study. Preoperative ERCP detected a PBM in 28 patients (90%). According to Todani's classification, 2 patients (6.5%) had choledochal cyst (CC) type IV, and 29 patients (93.5%) were diagnosed with CC type I. …”
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Effect of Beam Power on Intermetallic Compound Formation of Electron Beam-Welded Cu and Al6082-T6 Dissimilar Joints by Darina Kaisheva, Georgi Kotlarski, Maria Ormanova, Borislav Stoyanov, Vladimir Dunchev, Angel Anchev, Stefan Valkov

“…A preferred crystallographic orientation of the aluminum phase was detected regarding the sample prepared using a power of 3000 W, forming a specific texture towards the {111} family of crystallographic planes, which is the closest-packed structure. …”
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The Regenerative Potential of Facial Nerve Motoneurons following Chronic Axotomy in Rats by Yusu Ni, Diyan Chen, Yi Jiang, Danhong Qiu, Wen Li, Huawei Li

“…Expression of Shh (sonic hedgehog) and growth-associated protein 43 (GAP43, a neuronal marker) was detected in bilateral facial nuclei using reverse transcriptase PCR, western blotting analysis, and immunohistochemistry. …”
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The Genetic Diversity, Population Structure, and Historical Dynamics of Wild <i>Pyrus</i> Species on the Yunnan–Kweichow Plateau by Xiang Yang, Xingguang Dong, Kunming Li, Ying Zhang, Chenxi Xu, Hongliang Huo, Luming Tian, Jiayu Xu, Chao Liu, Dan Qi, Yufen Cao

“…These analyses entailed the collection of 80 accessions, whole-genome resequencing, and the detection of variants including SNPs, InDels, SVs, and CNVs. …”
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Composition analysis of acid hydrolysates from Cucurbita moschata Duch. polysaccharides and their effect on oxidative stress resistance of Caenorhabditis elegans by Wen Jiang, Yakun Zhang, Jiangying Zeng, Jing Yao, Aoxue Lu, Zhiyu Fang, Ge Wang, Weimin Wang, Yongjun Zhang

“…The molecular weight of PPe-S-2 was 0.73 kDa detected by high performance liquid chromatography.These studies demonstrated that PPe-S-2 obtained by the acid hydrolysis of PPe had a prominent protective effect to the damage induced by the intracellular free radical generating agents.…”
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Elevated concentrations of quaternary ammonium compounds in childcare centers: A pilot study by Yao Cheng, Zhong Lv, Erika Schreder, Min Hu, Abby Mutic, Guomao Zheng, Amina Salamova

“…In this study, we investigated the occurrence of QACs, including benzylalkyldimethyl ammonium compounds (BACs), dialkyldimethylammonium compounds (DADMACs), and alkyltrimethylammonium compounds (ATMACs), in dust from childcare centers and estimated daily intake of QACs by toddlers in chidlcare via dust ingestion. Nineteen QACs were detected in dust with a median total QAC concentration (ΣQAC) of 150 μg/g. …”
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Determination of anti-COVID-19 IgG and IgM seroprevalence among pregnant women at Pietersburg Hospital, Limpopo Province, South Africa by I Rukasha, S T S Pheeha, M R Lekalakala, P Malope

“…This was a descriptive cross-sectional study that tested blood samples from pregnant women who attended the antenatal clinic from March to July 2022 using the Orient Gene Biotech lateral flow immune-chromatographic assay according to manufacturer instructions. The assay detects IgM and IgG antibodies against SARS-CoV-2. …”
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Seasonal variations of microbial community in a full scale oil field produced water treatment plant by Q. Xie, S. Bai, Y. Li, L. Liu, S. Wang, J. Xi

“…Saccharomycotina, Fusarium, and Aspergillus were detected in both anaerobic baffled reactor and sequencing batch reactor during summer and winter. …”
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Oral Tolerance Induced by Transfer of Food Antigens via Breast Milk of Allergic Mothers Prevents Offspring from Developing Allergic Symptoms in a Mouse Food Allergy Model by Takeshi Yamamoto, Yuma Tsubota, Toshihisa Kodama, Natsuko Kageyama-Yahara, Makoto Kadowaki

“…Furthermore, OVA was detected in breast-milk from OVA-exposed nonallergic mothers during lactation (4.6±0.5 μg/mL). …”
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Neurotrophic Effect of Adipose Tissue-Derived Stem Cells on Erectile Function Recovery by Pigment Epithelium-Derived Factor Secretion in a Rat Model of Cavernous Nerve Injury by Xin Chen, Qiyun Yang, Tao Zheng, Jun Bian, Xiangzhou Sun, Yanan Shi, Xiaoyan Liang, Guoquan Gao, Guihua Liu, Chunhua Deng

“…The ADSCs steadily secreted detectable pigment epithelium-derived factor (PEDF) in vitro. …”
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Lynch syndrome screening in colorectal and endometrial cancers in Iceland by Katla R. Kluvers, Thordur Tryggvason, Vigdis Stefansdottir, Jon G. Jonasson, Petur Snaebjornsson, Sigurdis Haraldsdottir

“…Screening results were crossmatched with a genotyping database from deCODE to calculate sensitivity and specificity for LS detection.   Results: In 2020–2022, 429 of 522 (82%) diagnosed CRCs were stained and 90 of 106 (85%) ECs, compared to 74% of CRCs and 82% of ECs in 2017–2019. …”
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Characterizing Surface Deformation of the Earthquake-Induced Daguangbao Landslide by Combining Satellite- and Ground-Based InSAR by Xiaomeng Wang, Wenjun Zhang, Jialun Cai, Xiaowen Wang, Zhouhang Wu, Jing Fan, Yitong Yao, Binlin Deng

“…Ground-based SAR (GB-SAR) enhances satellite observations by detecting localized apparent deformation at the rear edge of the landslide, with LOS displacement velocities reaching up to 1.5 mm/h. …”
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Diagnostic Performance of Des-γ-carboxy Prothrombin for Hepatocellular Carcinoma: A Meta-Analysis by Rong Zhu, Jing Yang, Ling Xu, Weiqi Dai, Fan Wang, Miao Shen, Yan Zhang, Huawei Zhang, Kan Chen, Ping Cheng, Chengfen Wang, Yuanyuan Zheng, Jingjing Li, Jie Lu, Yingqun Zhou, Dong Wu, Chuanyong Guo

“…The overall sensitivity, specificity, PLR, and NLR of DCP for the detection of HCC in the studies included were 71% (95%CI: 68%–73%), 84% (95%CI: 83%–86%), 6.48 (95%CI: 4.22–9.93), and 0.33 (95%CI: 0.25–0.43), respectively. …”
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Genome-wide association study (GWAS) uncovers candidate genes linked to the germination performance of bread wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) under salt stress by Saeideh Javid, Mohammad Reza Bihamta, Mansour Omidi, Ali Reza Abbasi, Hadi Alipour, Pär K. Ingvarsson, Peter Poczai

“…Results A total of 10 and 15 functional marker-trait associations (MTAs) were detected under moderate (60 mM NaCl) and severe (120 mM NaCl) salinity, respectively. …”
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Comparing the Effectiveness of Mentalization Based Treatment and Positive Psychology Intervention in Mistrust and Alienation among Homeless Women by Zahra Setoodeh, Moosa Javdan, Nooshin Taghinejad

“…Specifically, the MBT cohort exhibited a significant enhancement in contrast to the control group, while no substantial variance was detected between the PPI cohort and the control group. …”
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