Evaluation of Endoscopic Ultrasound Image Quality Is Necessary in Endosonographic Assessment of Early Gastric Cancer Invasion Depth by Shunsuke Yamamoto, Tsutomu Nishida, Motohiko Kato, Takuya Inoue, Yoshito Hayashi, Jumpei Kondo, Tomofumi Akasaka, Takuya Yamada, Shinichiro Shinzaki, Hideki Iijima, Masahiko Tsujii, Tetsuo Takehara

“…EUS image quality was scored based on detection repeatability, appropriate probe placement, and clarity of the five gastric wall layers including the lesion. …”
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Autoimmune Hepatitis in Brazilian Children: IgE and Genetic Polymorphisms in Associated Genes by Léa Campos de Oliveira, Anna Carla Goldberg, Maria Lucia Carnevale Marin, Karina Rosa Schneidwind, Amanda Farage Frade, Jorge Kalil, Irene Kasue Miura, Renata Pereira Sustovich Pugliese, Vera Lucia Baggio Danesi, Gilda Porta

“…Autoantibody profile defines AIH types 1 and 2 in addition to strong association with HLA-DRB1. We previously detected increased IgE serum levels and sought to compare clinical and histological features according to IgE levels in AIH (n=74, ages 1–14 years) patients. …”
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Chloroquine inhibits artificial oocyte activation induced by ethanol or Sr2+ but not by sperm in mice by Tadashi YAMAZAKI, Md Wasim BARI, Satoshi KISHIGAMI

“…Furthermore, cortical granule release in CQ-treated oocytes was significantly suppressed, although not completely inhibited, and no increase in cytosolic calcium was detected. CQ also inhibited pronuclear formation during ethanol-induced oocyte activation. …”
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The Bullseye: HST, Keck/KCWI, and Dragonfly Characterization of a Giant Nine-ringed Galaxy by Imad Pasha, Pieter G. van Dokkum, Qing Liu, William P. Bowman, Steven R. Janssens, Michael A. Keim, Chloe Neufeld, Roberto Abraham

“…We find that the locations of the detected rings are an excellent match to predictions from analytic theory if the galaxy was a 10-ring system whose outermost ring has faded away. …”
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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

“…A comparative analysis between ex situ genebanks and natural populations detected a significant gap in genetic diversity, with two out of three natural populations missing from the ex situ genebank collection. …”
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Liver lobes and cirrhosis: Diagnostic insights from lobar ratios by Kriti Pandey, Debabrata Dash, Raj Kumar Koiri

“…Two key ratios for early cirrhosis detection are the caudate-to-right lobe ratio and the right-to-left lobe ratio, with the former being more substantial. …”
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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

“…As a result, a concentric-ring metalens with a designed wavelength of 632.8 nm and a diameter of 46.8 mm was developed, and a quasi-telecentric telescope system composed of aperture stop and metalens was constructed, achieving high-resolution detection within a 20° field of view. 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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UAV With the Ability to Control with Sign Language and Hand by Image Processing by Hediyeh Hojaji, Alireza Delisnav, Mohammad Hossein Ghafouri Moghaddam, Fariba Ghorbani, Shadi Shafaghi, Masoud Shafaghi

“…This setup enabled precise hand and body detection, allowing the drone to navigate and interact effectively. …”
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Estimation of population structure in emmer wheat germplasm conserved in the National Genebank of India by Jatin Tanwar, Sandhya Tyagi, Shivani Sharma, Preeti Jakhar, Gaurav Kumar, Sherry R. Jacob, Amit Kumar Singh, Shailendra K. Jha, Jyoti Kumari

“…A total of 93 alleles were detected, with the highest polymorphic information content value (0.9912) observed for the Xcfd20 marker. …”
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The Effect of Chromium Picolinate Supplementation on the Pancreas and Macroangiopathy in Type II Diabetes Mellitus Rats by Shan Huang, Wenfang Peng, Xiaohong Jiang, Kan Shao, Lili Xia, Yubin Tang, Jiayin Qiu

“…Real-time reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) was applied for detecting the mRNA expression of APN and apelin. Results. …”
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Evaluation of the Operational Simplified Surface Energy Balance Model for Pastureland Evapotranspiration Mapping and Drought Monitoring in North Central Kentucky by Maheteme Gebremedhin, Ian Ries, Gabriel B. Senay, Martin Matisoff, Ibukun Amusan, Jeremy Sandifer, Buddhi Gyawali

“…The SSEBop’s functionality for remote ET estimation and anomaly detection, if properly coupled with ground measurements, can significantly enhance SSEBop’s ability to monitor drought occurrence and prevalence quickly and accurately.…”
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PlantAIM: A new baseline model integrating global attention and local features for enhanced plant disease identification by Abel Yu Hao Chai, Sue Han Lee, Fei Siang Tay, Hervé Goëau, Pierre Bonnet, Alexis Joly

“…Plant diseases significantly affect the quality and yield of agricultural production. Conventionally, detection has relied on plant pathologists, but recent advances in deep learning, particularly the Vision Transformer (ViT) and Convolutional Neural Network (CNN), have made it feasible for automated plant disease identification. …”
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Modeling and forecasting of egg production in india using time series models by Abdullah Mohammad Ghazi Al Khatib, Harun Yonar, Mostafa Abotaleb, Pradeep Mishra, Aynur Yonar, Kadir Karakaya, Amr Badr, Vinti Dhaka

“…<p> <b>Results: </b>It is detected that Holt's Linear Trend Model is the best fit model for forecasting. …”
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Human Activity as a Growing Threat to Marine Ecosystems: Plastic and Temperature Effects on the Sponge <i>Sarcotragus spinosulus</i> by Jessica Lombardo, Maria del Mar Ribas-Taberner, Maria Magdalena Quetglas-Llabrés, Samuel Pinya, Llorenç Gil, Silvia Tejada, Antoni Sureda, Montserrat Compa

“…In August, CFU counts of <i>Vibrio</i> spp. were significantly higher in sponges with poor external appearance (characterized by dull coloration and heavy epiphytic growth) but returned to levels observed in healthy sponges by November. Microplastics were detected in the tissues of both sponge groups, with higher concentrations found in affected specimens. …”
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Prenatal Diagnosis of Complete Atrioventricular Septal Defect: Perinatal and Neonatal Outcomes by Gokhan Yıldırım, Kemal Gungorduk, Fehmi Yazıcıoğlu, Ahmet Gul, Fatma Çakar, Özgü Çelikkol, Yavuz Ceylan

“…AVSD is associated with chromosomal, other cardiac, and extracardiac abnormalities. The detection of these abnormalities is important in order to give the best indication of the likely outcome when counselling parents.…”
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Identification of <i>Bacillus anthracis</i> Strains from Animal Cases in Ethiopia and Genetic Characterization by Whole-Genome Sequencing by Abebe Olani, Domenico Galante, Matios Lakew, Bayeta Senbeta Wakjira, Getnet Abie Mekonnen, Tesfaye Rufael, Tsegaye Teklemariam, Wondwosen Kumilachew, Shimalis Dejene, Ayele Woldemeskel, Adanech Wakjira, Getachew Abichu, Baye Ashenafi, Nigatu Kebede, Aklilu Feleke Haile, Fufa Dawo Bari, Laura Del Sambro, Tadesse Eguale

“…The genomes of the strains were also analyzed to detect the presence of antimicrobial resistance and virulence genes. …”
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Investigation on the effectiveness of progranulin as a novel predictive biomarker for allergic disorders by Nisreen Waleed Mustafa, Zaid Nabeel Elia, Abeer Mansour Abdel Rasool, Sanaria Fawzi Jarjes, Salam Farid Nawara, Shakhawan Hamid

“…Additionally, C-reactive protein (CRP) levels were measured for the detection of inflammation. Serum PGRN level was estimated by the enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) technique, while interleukin-6 (IL-6) concentration was determined by the fluorescent immunoassay technique. …”
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Diploid aposporous sunflower forms triploid BIII progeny displaying increased apospory levels and non-random genetic mutations by Silvina Pessino, Graciela Nestares, Marta B. Bianchi, Iara Katzaroff, Lucía Amato, Marika Bocchini, Gianpiero Marconi, Emidio Albertini, Ana C. Ochogavía

“…Furthermore, specific non-random genetic and DNA methylation changes were detected in the F2 triploids compared to F2 diploids and parental plants, highlighting recurrent (epi)genetic alterations occurring during triploidization. …”
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Li-doped C20 nanocage and its derivatives for gas sensing application: A density functional theory study by Poonam Parkar, Mohsen Doust Mohammadi, Ajay Chaudhari

“…Recovery time analysis highlighted that all nanocages displayed practical recovery times for H2S, with the C10B10 nanocage showing the shortest recovery time, emphasizing its potential as a highly efficient sensor for H2S detection. The designed nanocages show better gas sensing performance for H2S gas molecule than NH3.…”
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Oral Health Status and Anxiety Level Amongst the Borderline Security Force Personnel and Their Family Members by Deepali Agarwal, Bharathi Purohit, Upendra Singh Bhadauria, Sneha Malhotra, Manali Deb Barma, Harsh Priya

“…Oral health education topics included oral cancer screening, early detection, oral diseases, their prevention, and tobacco cessation. …”
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