Xanthomonas citri subsp. citri requires a genus-specific outer membrane protein and TolB to coordinate cell membrane integrity and virulence by Leilei Wu, Xueyan Zhu, Hang Long, Xinyu Huang, Shuying Zhu, Qi Xue, Ziao Li, Huasong Zou

“…Our previous research reported that a Xanthomonas-specific outer membrane protein XAC1347 (OMPXan) is necessary for type III gene expression. This manuscript provided evidence to show that OMPXan interacts with Tol/Pal system substrate TolB. …”
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Controversies in the Application of AI in Radiology—Is There Medico-Legal Support? Aspects from Romanian Practice by Ana-Maria Ungureanu, Sergiu-Ciprian Matei, Daniel Malita

“…This narrative review manuscript analyzes the existing literature data regarding the medico-legal aspects of AI application in radiology, highlighting the controversial aspects and the lack of statutory legislative regulations in Romania. …”
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Geriatric trauma triage: optimizing systems for older adults—a publication of the American Association for the Surgery of Trauma Geriatric Trauma Committee by Bellal Joseph, Vanessa P Ho, Nasim Ahmed, Tasce Bongiovanni, Kartik Prabhakaran, Asanthi Ratnasekera, Sasha D Adams, Joseph Posluszny, Jody Digiacomo, Milad Behbahaninia, Melissa Hornor, Jennifer Knight-Davis, Tanya Egodage, Elisabeth Swezey, Adin Tyler Putnam, Caitlin Cohan

“…Significant variation and challenges exist to optimize outcomes for this cohort, while being mindful of available resources. This manuscript provides concise summary of locoregional and national practices, including relevant updates in the triage of geriatric trauma in an effort to synthesize the results and provide guidance for further investigation.Methods We conducted a review of geriatric triage in the United States (US) at multiple stages in the care of the older patient, evaluating existing literature and guidelines. …”
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Clinical Characteristics and Outcomes of COVID-19 in Children in Northern Iran by Leila Shahbaznejad, Hamed Rouhanizadeh, Mohammad Reza Navaeifar, Fatemeh Hosseinzadeh, Faeze Sadat Movahedi, Mohammad Sadegh Rezai

“…Since December 2019, the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has been spread rapidly all over the world, infecting all age groups with this novel virus. In this manuscript, we report characteristics of children with COVID-19 in Mazandaran province, northern Iran. …”
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A Quality Improvement Project Aimed at Reducing Patient Falls in Ambulatory Clinics by Patricia Macolino, Katie Fox, Rebecca Fitzpatrick, Vivek N. Ahya, Ilona Lorincz, Barbara Prior

“…Ahya, Ilona Lorincz, and Barbara Prior for their significant contributions to the manuscript, including their accompanying affiliations and author bios. …”
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Cautionary note: Chatbots generate fictitious references on the topics related to oral pathology by Gargi Sarode, Shruti Singh, Sachin C. Sarode

“…Notably, the DOI led to the accurate manuscript in only 12 % (9) of references generated by ChatGPT and 4 % (8) of references from BARD. …”
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Reconstruction of climatic events from the 16th century in Transylvania: interdisciplinary analysis based on historical sources by Ovidiu Răzvan Gaceu, Tudor Caciora, Ștefan Baias, Cezar Morar, Mihai Dudaș, Marius Stupariu, Maria Maxim

“…At the same time, compared to the territory of Western Europe, in Transylvania, heat waves and droughts were more frequent in the first half of the 16th century, while in Western Europe, these climatic phenomena were more sporadic and less intense. Finally, the manuscript emphasizes the significant role of the climate in shaping the historical and socio-economic landscape of Transylvania in the 16th century, offering perspectives on the complex interactions between the climate and the human component.…”
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Understanding recruitment to a perioperative randomised controlled trial: protocol for a mixed-methods substudy nested within a feasibility trial of octreotide infusion during live... by Duncan Wagstaff, S Ramani Moonesinghe, Jez Fabes, Michael Spiro, Edgar Brodkin, Ee-Neng Loh, Vivienne Hannon

“…Findings from both workstreams will be formatively fed back to the trials team to enable iterative improvement to recruitment processes.Ethics and dissemination Approval has been granted by Greater Manchester West Research Ethics Committee (ref 20/NW/0071), the Health Research Authority and the local Research and Development offices. A manuscript detailing the summative findings will be submitted to peer-reviewed journals.Trial registration number NCT04941911.…”
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Prophylaxis of Pain and Fractures within Feet in the Course of Osteoporosis: The Issue of Diagnosing by Aleksandra Bitenc-Jasiejko, Krzysztof Konior, Kinga Gonta, Magdalena Dulęba, Danuta Lietz-Kijak

“…The purpose of this article is to indicate the role of the examination of posture and pressure distribution during standing, postural balance, and gait, in the prevention of fatigue fractures in the course of osteoporosis, based on the literature review and examples of patients. Methods. The manuscript consists of two parts; it has a review-analytical character. …”
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Diversity-oriented synthesis of stereodefined tetrasubstituted alkenes via a modular alkyne gem-addition strategy by Xuan Di, Sitian Zhou, Yali Qin, Wenjun Li, Yue Zhang, Jie Zhang, Xu Shen, Jie Han, Jin Xie, Hongming Jin

“…Abstract Stereocontrolled construction of tetrasubstituted olefins has been an attractive issue yet remains challenging for synthetic chemists. In this manuscript, alkynyl selenides, when treated with ArBCl2, are subject to an exclusive 1,1-carboboration, affording tetrasubstituted alkenes with excellent levels of E-selectivity. …”
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Renoprotective effects of coenzyme Q10 supplementation in patients with chronic kidney disease: a protocol for a systematic review by Hisashi Noma, Takeshi Hasegawa, Hiroki Nishiwaki, Erika Ota, Taihei Suzuki, Yoshitaka Watanabe, Yoshifusa Abe

“…On completion of the analysis, the manuscript will be prepared for publication in a peer-reviewed journal.PROSPERO registration number CRD42021241085.…”
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Enhancing semantical text understanding with fine-tuned large language models: A case study on Quora Question Pair duplicate identification. by Sifei Han, Lingyun Shi, Fuchiang Rich Tsui

“…Our LLM-based finetuning framework may potentially improve various document similarity tasks, such as matching resumes with job descriptions, recommending subject-matter experts, or identifying potential reviewers for grant proposals or manuscript submissions.…”
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Multitask Learning-Based Pipeline-Parallel Computation Offloading Architecture for Deep Face Analysis by Faris S. Alghareb, Balqees Talal Hasan

“…Interestingly, leveraging the synergy of parallelism and edge computing can significantly improve CPU-based hardware platforms. Therefore, this manuscript explores levels of parallelism techniques along with edge computation offloading to develop an innovative hardware platform that improves the efficacy of deep learning computing architectures. …”
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Description of the New Species <i>Laccaria albifolia</i> (Hydnangiaceae, Basidiomycota) and a Reassessment of <i>Laccaria affinis</i> Based on Morphological and Phylogenetic Analys... by Francesco Dovana, Roberto Para, Gabriel Moreno, Edoardo Scali, Matteo Garbelotto, Bernardo Ernesto Lechner, Luigi Forte

“…Approximately 85 <i>Laccaria</i> species are formally recognised, but recent studies indicate this number may be an underestimation, highlighting the need for further taxonomic studies to improve our understanding of species boundaries. This manuscript focuses on <i>Laccaria affinis</i>, originally described by Singer in 1967 as <i>Laccaria laccata</i> var. …”
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Effect of exercise on kidney-relevant biomarkers in the general population: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Paul Welsh, Carlos Celis-Morales, Patrick Mark, Qiaoling Liu, Jennifer Lees

“…The effect of a change in PA on kidney biomarkers in healthy individuals without kidney disease remains unclear. This manuscript synthesised the evidence of the association of changes in PA with kidney biomarkers in the general population free from kidney disease.Design Systematic review and meta-analysis.Data sources Embase, PubMed, MEDLINE and Web of Science databases were searched from inception to 12 March 2023.Eligibility criteria for selecting studies Studies of longitudinal or interventional design were selected initially. …”
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Toxicodynamic insights of 2C and NBOMe drugs – Is there abuse potential? by Eva Gil-Martins, Daniel José Barbosa, Fernanda Borges, Fernando Remião, Renata Silva

“…In addition to their psychedelic properties, 2C and NBOMe drugs have been associated with a multitude of adverse effects, such as cardiovascular complications and neurotoxicity. This manuscript provides a comprehensive review of the psychedelic pathways underlying 2C and NBOMe designer drugs, focusing on their interactions with serotonergic and other neurotransmitter systems, shedding light on their potential for abuse.…”
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Advanced artificial intelligence with federated learning framework for privacy-preserving cyberthreat detection in IoT-assisted sustainable smart cities by Mahmoud Ragab, Ehab Bahaudien Ashary, Bandar M. Alghamdi, Rania Aboalela, Naif Alsaadi, Louai A. Maghrabi, Khalid H. Allehaibi

“…Deep learning (DL) focused cyberthreat detection has developed as a powerful and effective approach to identifying abnormal patterns or behaviours in the data field. This manuscript presents an Advanced Artificial Intelligence with a Federated Learning Framework for Privacy-Preserving Cyberthreat Detection (AAIFLF-PPCD) approach in IoT-assisted sustainable smart cities. …”
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RNA sequence analysis landscape: A comprehensive review of task types, databases, datasets, word embedding methods, and language models by Muhammad Nabeel Asim, Muhammad Ali Ibrahim, Tayyaba Asif, Andreas Dengel

“…Considering the absence of a comprehensive literature that bridges this research gap and promotes the development of AI-driven RNA sequence analysis applications, the contributions of this manuscript are manifold: It equips AI researchers with biological foundations of 47 distinct RNA sequence analysis tasks. …”
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1q21.1 Duplication Syndrome and Anorectal Malformations: A Literature Review and a New Case by Maria Minelli, Chiara Palka Bayard de Volo, Melissa Alfonsi, Serena Capanna, Elisena Morizio, Maria Enrica Miscia, Gabriele Lisi, Liborio Stuppia, Valentina Gatta

“…Duplications have also been associated with a multitude of congenital anomalies, such as heart disease, short stature, scoliosis, urogenital, and ARMs, and they have also been found in healthy individuals. The aim of this manuscript is to contribute to the definition of the phenotype associated with 1q21.1 duplications. …”
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Influence of Team Ability on Physical and Tactical Performance According to Playing Position in Spanish Soccer LaLiga. by Carlos Lago, Ezequiel Rey, Roberto López del Campo, Ricardo Resta, Yixiong Cui, Miguel Ángel Gómez Ruano

“… The current manuscript aims to verify if the team ability and the players' age influence the distance covered at various speeds and the technical-tactical performance in elite soccer. …”
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