NeuTox 2.0: A hybrid deep learning architecture for screening potential neurotoxicity of chemicals based on multimodal feature fusion by Xudi Pang, Xuejun He, Ying Yang, Ling Wang, Yuzhen Sun, Huiming Cao, Yong Liang

“…The current study developed a hybrid deep learning architecture, NeuTox 2.0, through multimodal feature fusion for enhanced prediction accuracy and generalization ability. We incorporated transfer learning based on self-supervised learning, graph neural networks, and molecular fingerprints/descriptors. …”
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A Dichotomy in the 1–24 GHz Parsec-scale Radio Spectra of Radio-quiet Quasars by Sina Chen, Ari Laor, Ehud Behar, Ranieri D. Baldi, Joseph D. Gelfand, Amy E. Kimball

“…The radio core emission generally exhibits a flat spectrum at 1.5–5.0 GHz, which indicates a compact optically thick synchrotron source on a scale smaller than the broad-line region (BLR) radius R _BLR  ∼ 0.01–0.1 pc. …”
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Design of multifunctional interfaces on ceramic solid electrolytes for high-performance lithium-air batteries by Yunxin Shi, Ziyang Guo, Changhong Wang, Mingze Gao, Xiaoting Lin, Hui Duan, Yonggang Wang, Xueliang Sun

“…However, many commonly-used solid electrolytes generally face huge interface impedance in Li–air cells and also show poor stability towards ambient air/Li electrodes. …”
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A Large Ship Detection Method Based on Component Model in SAR Images by Tiancheng Dong, Taoyang Wang, Xuefei Li, Jianzhi Hong, Maoqiang Jing, Tong Wei

“…The proposed method enhances the network's efficiency in feature propagation and aggregation across different layers using the generalized efficient layer aggregation network (GELAN) structure. …”
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Spatiotemporal Evolution Characteristics of Fluid Flow through Large-Scale 3D Rock Mass Containing Filling Joints: An Experimental and Numerical Study by Qian Yin, Hongwen Jing, Tantan Zhu, Lizhou Wu, Haijian Su, Liyuan Yu

“…The water pressure contour planes distributed along the flowing path generally transfer from a “long funnel” shape to a “short funnel” shape before reaching a series of parallel pressure planes perpendicular to the joint direction. …”
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Permanent Canine Morphometrics in the Saudi Arabian Population: A Sex-Based Comparison Using Mesiodistal and Cervicoincisal Widths by Sami Aldhuwayhi, Yahya Deeban, Angel Mary Joseph, Mohammed Ziauddeen Mustafa, Amar Ashok Thakare, Sara Alghamadi, Sreekanth Kumar Mallineni

“…The study observed gender-based differences in mean scores, with females generally having slightly lower mean scores in mesiodistal and where males (<i>p</i> < 0.05) observed with slightly low cervicoincisal widths compared to females. …”
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Plasticizer exposure in Germany from 1988 to 2022: Human biomonitoring data of 20 plasticizers from the German Environmental Specimen Bank by Monika Kasper-Sonnenberg, Claudia Pälmke, Sonja Wrobel, Thomas Brüning, Aline Murawski, Petra Apel, Till Weber, Marike Kolossa-Gehring, Holger M. Koch

“…Exposures to the newly included, reprotoxic phthalates were generally negligible. Regarding mixture risk, 5 % of the highly exposed still exceeded the Hazard Index (HI) of 1 in 2009. …”
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The concentration of selected organophosphorus pesticides associated with PM10 in agricultural ambient air in Iran: Health risk assessment using Monte Carlo simulation by Asma Tabanasl, Amin Mohammadpour, Aboozar Soltani, Mohammad Hoseini, Mohammadali Baghapour

“…Although no significant overall difference was observed in organophosphate pesticide levels in PM10 between urban and suburban areas, suburban regions generally exhibited higher concentrations, with the exceptions of Parathion and Butachlor. …”
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’[We] learned how to speak with love’: a qualitative exploration of accredited social health activist (ASHA) community health worker experiences of the Mobile Academy refresher tra... by Amnesty Elizabeth LeFevre, Kerry Scott, Sara Chamberlain, Osama Ummer, Manjula Sharma, Dipanwita Gharai, Bibha Mishra, Namrata Choudhury

“…ASHAs reported that they found the quizzes easy but generally did not consider the course overly simplistic. …”
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Characterization of the First Marine Pestivirus, Phocoena Pestivirus (PhoPeV) by Lars Söder, Denise Meyer, Olaf Isken, Norbert Tautz, Matthias König, Alexander Postel, Paul Becher

“…PhoPeV replicates most efficiently in the porcine kidney cell line SK6. Pestiviruses generally counteract the cellular innate immune response by degradation of interferon regulatory factor 3 (IRF3) mediated by the viral N-terminal protease (N^pro). …”
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Comparison and verification of detection accuracy for late deceleration with and without uterine contractions signals using convolutional neural networks by Ikumi Sato, Ikumi Sato, Yuta Hirono, Yuta Hirono, Eiri Shima, Hiroto Yamamoto, Kousuke Yoshihara, Chiharu Kai, Chiharu Kai, Akifumi Yoshida, Fumikage Uchida, Naoki Kodama, Satoshi Kasai

“…However, there is a problem with UC signals generally tending to have poor signal quality due to defects in installation or obesity in pregnant women. …”
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Clinical application of third-generation dual-source CT-based dynamic imaging reconstruction for pulmonary embolism imaging by Kai Liao, Biao Ye, Xi Li, Wei Liu, Tongtong Jia, Zongbao Han, Ziyi Liang, Yongli Duan, Xiaoli Sun, Jianmei Zhang, Rengui Wang, Jiao Gong

“…CT of the vascular lumen was generally higher in all subgroups of DCTA than in SCTA, with the highest in the TMIP-CIA group. …”
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Investigating the potential immunomodulatory effects of commercial oral probiotic supplements on equine gastrointestinal tract barrier function by Agnieszka Żak-Bochenek, Paulina Żebrowska-Różańska, Joanna Bajzert, Łukasz Łaczmański, Bogumiła Szponar, Natalia Siwińska, Klaudia Gładysz, Katarzyna Sikorska, Anna Chełmońska-Soyta

“…The concentrations of SCFAs, specifically acetic and propionic acids, significantly increased over time in both groups according to the generalized linear mixed effects (GLME) model. There were no significant differences in fecal SIgA secretion.ConclusionThe present study revealed no effect of the use of a commercial probiotic dietary supplement on either mucosal immunity or the composition of the intestinal microbiota.…”
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Sex-specific anatomical variation of circle of Willis arteries by Phebe J. Groenheide, Iris N. Vos, Robin Bülow, Irene C. van der Schaaf, Birgitta K. Velthuis, Ynte M. Ruigrok

“…Diameters of smaller anterior communicating artery (Acom) and posterior communicating arteries (Pcoms) and the anatomical variants of the CoW were determined manually. Generalized Linear Models (GLMs) and logistic regression models with adjustments for covariates were used to compare anatomical variations between sexes. …”
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Mineralogy as a potential driver of irregular radiocarbon patterns among Icelandic fluvial carbon pools by Nora Gallarotti, Lisa Bröder, Julie Lattaud, Stephan Wartenweiler, Negar Haghipour, Timothy I Eglinton

“…These observations challenge the paradigm that riverine POC generally exhibits longer turnover and residence times than DOC. …”
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A Unique Case of Mantle Cell Lymphoma Masquerading as a Cecal Mass by Sarahi Herrera-Gonzalez, Dema Shamoon, Tingliang Shen, Simon Badin, Yatinder Bains

“…The most common presentation involves male patients in their sixties, with generalized lymphadenopathy, extranodal involvement, and B symptoms (night sweats, fever, and weight loss). …”
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Integrative physiological and transcriptome analysis unravels the mechanism of low nitrogen use efficiency in burley tobacco by Yuqing Feng, Yuanyuan Zhao, Yanjun Ma, Xiaolong Chen, Hongzhi Shi

“…Abstract Burley tobacco, a chlorophyll‐deficient mutant with impaired nitrogen use efficiency (NUE), generally requires three to five times more nitrogen fertilization than flue‐cured tobacco to achieve a comparable yield, which generates serious environmental pollution and negatively affects human health. …”
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Insights from feature tracking of optical satellite data for studying rock glacier kinematics in the Northern Tien Shan by Ella Wood, Ella Wood, Tobias Bolch, Tobias Bolch, Richard Streeter

“…Topographic analysis in the Central Ile Alatau and visual inspection showed the fastest velocities to generally occur on lower, flatter areas near the rock glacier front. …”
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Psychological empowerment after presbyopia correction: A narrative from Zanzibari women and men by Christine Graham, Omar Juma Othman, Adam Ali, Eden Mashayo, Ronnie Graham, Fatma Omar, Ving Fai Chan

“…Participants noted that community attitudes toward wearing glasses were generally supportive, although some stigma persisted. …”
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Spatial-temporal distribution of phytoplankton HAB species and contamination status of oyster toxins under intensive oyster farming in Jiangmen coasts, the South China Sea by Jian Zou, Yayuan Xiao, Jiaqi Su, Yang Liu, Peng Wu, Teng Wang, Lin Lin, Chunhou Li, Yu Liu, Yong Liu

“…The mean abundance of total HAB species generally showed a trend of increasing from winter to autumn. …”
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