Genome-wide association study reveals major loci for resistance to septoria tritici blotch in a Tunisian durum wheat collection. by Maroua Ouaja, Bikash Ghimire, Bochra Amina Bahri, Medini Maher, Sahbi Ferjaoui, Sripada Udupa, Sonia Hamza

“…Four QTL including the major QTL identified on chromosome 1B were considered as novel. SNP linked to the significant QTL have the potential to be used in marker-assisted selection for breeding for resistance to STB.…”
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Advances in Illuminating Prostate Cancer with Emerging Phototherapies by Ali Usman

“…Hence, identification and clinical translation of novel therapeutic strategies is urgently needed. …”
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Toward <i>Mycobacterium tuberculosis</i> Virulence Inhibition: Beyond Cell Wall by Maria S. Kotliarova, Mikhail S. Shumkov, Anna V. Goncharenko

“…In this review, specific Mtb virulence factors (such as secreted phosphatases, regulatory systems, and the ESX-1 secretion system) are identified as promising targets for novel anti-virulence drug development. Additionally, models for the search of virulence inhibitors are discussed, such as virtual screening in silico, in vitro enzyme inhibition assay, the use of recombinant Mtb strains with reporter constructs, phenotypic analysis using in vitro cell infection models and specific environments.…”
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Case report: Patients with positive HER-2 amplification locally advanced gastroesophageal junction cancer achieved pathologic complete response with the addition of pembrolizumab t... by Huanhuan Li, Chao Ren, Donghai Cui, Tao Wu, Zhiyong Nie

“…The patient received three cycles of pembrolizumab plus trastuzumab and chemotherapy preoperatively and underwent radical surgery on November 22, 2022.ConclusionPatients with HER-2-positive locally advanced GEJ cancers received PD-1 immunotherapy combined with trastuzumab and neoadjuvant chemotherapy and achieved a complete pathological response. Hence, it is a novel, highly specific, and potent therapeutic option for HER-2-positive patients and should henceforth be considered as a new treatment approach.…”
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Numerical Analysis of a Small Pneumatic Hammer Performance Based on Evaluation Method of Friction Force by Un Hyok Yang, Tok Hyong Han, Un Chol Han, Il Gwang Tae, Ryo Myong Hong, Song Chol Kim

“…This study presented a novel approach to quantitatively determine the friction force and consider it in the simulation model of pneumatic hammer. …”
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GaitVision: Real-Time Extraction of Gait Parameters Using Residual Attention Network by Mohammad Farukh Hashmi, B. Kiran Kumar Ashish, Prabhu Chaitanya, Avinash Keskar, Sinan Q. Salih, Neeraj Dhanraj Bokde

“…The authors in this work present a novel perspective, which extracts useful gait parameters regarded as independent frames and patterns. …”
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Pan-Cancer Analysis of the Cuproptosis-Related Gene DLD by Jiahui Lin, Guowei Wang, Sha Cheng, Yanan Hu, Huan Li, Wanjiang Feng, Xiaoming Liu, Canxia Xu

“…Cuproptosis is a recently discovered novel mode of cell death. The exact function of the cuproptosis-related gene dihydrolipoamide dehydrogenase (DLD) and its role in pan-cancer is unknown. …”
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A fully differential switched‐capacitor integrator based programmable resolution hybrid ADC architecture for biomedical applications by Sreenivasulu Polineni, Rekha S., M. S. Bhat

“…Abstract A novel switched‐capacitor integrator based programmable resolution analog to digital converter (ADC) architecture is proposed. …”
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Voiles et caravansérails : l’Orient dans Lolita by Monica Manolescu

“…The Oriental paradigm in Vladimir Nabokov’s Lolita is both explicit (Oriental elements crop up regularly in the novel) and diffuse, in the sense that it offers a model for the development of spatial and narrative progress in the text. …”
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Quantum algorithms for enhanced educational technologies by Basil Hanafi, Mohammad Ali, Devyaani Singh

“…Abstract Quantum computing is the beginning of a new age for diverse industries, and educational technologies will significantly benefit from such quantum developments. This is a novel approach, applying quantum algorithms to enhance educational technologies, with no previous studies addressing the integration of quantum computing for personalized learning, data security, and resource optimization in such a comprehensive manner. …”
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Mimosa diplotricha (Fabaceae) Recruits Native Pollinators, But Does it Matter? by I.N. Egbon, O.P. Nzie, J. Rotimi

“…In sum, that the population of M. diplotricha is still  expanding in Nigeria against the backdrop of their utilisation by native pollinators is suggestive of a continual recruitment of the pollinators, which may prefer the novel host within a mosaic of widely scattered native flowering plants. …”
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Enhancing lane detection in autonomous vehicles with multi-armed bandit ensemble learning by J. Arun Pandian, Ramkumar Thirunavukarasu, L. Thanga Mariappan

“…Abstract This study introduces a novel ensemble learning technique namely Multi-Armed Bandit Ensemble (MAB-Ensemble), designed for lane detection in road images intended for autonomous vehicles. …”
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Multi-Modal Social Media Analytics: A Sentiment Perception-Driven Framework in Nanjing Districts by Meng Xia, Zhengyang Lu, Feng Wang

“…This study investigates the complex urban-rural dynamics of Nanjing through a novel multi-modal analysis of 76,288 social media posts, addressing the critical gap in understanding intra-city variations in perceived urban characteristics across rapidly developing Chinese cities. …”
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Swept Source Optical Coherence Tomography Angiography for Contact Lens-Related Corneal Vascularization by Marcus Ang, Yijun Cai, Anna C. S. Tan

“…Purpose. To describe a novel technique of adapting a swept-source optical coherence tomography angiography (OCTA) to image corneal vascularization. …”
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Evaluation of C-X-C chemokine receptor type 4 (CXCR4) and Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma (PPAR-γ) expression in colorectal carcinoma: Relation to the available cl... by Asmaa E. Bedeer, Nehal Abd El-Ghaffar Heabah

“…It is essential to develop drugs against novel targets––involved in CRC tumorigenesis and progression––to improve the management of the disease. …”
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Automatic Adaptive Algorithm for Delineation of Cerebral-Spinal Fluid Regions for Non-contrast Magnetic Resonance Imaging Volumetry and Cisternography in Mice by Ryszard Gomolka

“…This study presents a novel analytical algorithm developed in MATLAB for the automatic segmentation of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) spaces in preclinical non-contrast MR images of the mouse brain. …”
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New Insights into the Role of Metformin Effects on Serum Omentin-1 Levels in Acute Myocardial Infarction: Cross-Sectional Study by Hayder M. Alkuraishy, Ali I. Al-Gareeb

“…Serum omentin-1 level was low in the most types of ischemic heart disease compared to normal subjects; it also dependently correlated with coronary heart disease; thus, omentin-1 is regarded as a novel biomarker in IHD. Objective. The aim of the present study was to establish the links between omentin-1 and acute myocardial infarction in metformin patients. …”
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An Analytical Solution for Non-Darcian Flow on a Constant Head Packer Test in the Interlayer Staggered Zone by Qi Shen, Zhifang Zhou, Meng Chen, Sijia Li, Zhe Wang, Yabing Li

“…Groundwater flow in an aquifer has frequently been found to be non-Darcian by performing in situ tests. A novel analytic model is proposed in this study for describing the unsteady non-Darcian flow in a confined aquifer by taking advantage of the observed flow rate and injection pressure during the constant head packer test. …”
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A scalable neighbor-based routing protocol for mobile ad hoc networks by Ali Mohamed E Ejmaa, Shamala Subramaniam, Zuriati Ahmad Zukarnain, Zurina Mohd Hanapi

“…Therefore, developing a new routing protocol, which is able to relieve the unnecessary Route REQuest messages while boosting the performance of the network, is required. In this article, a novel routing protocol for mobile ad hoc network, called scalable neighbor-based mobile routing, is proposed. …”
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Research Progress of SGLT2 Inhibitors in Cancer Treatment by Miao X, Zhang J, Huang W, Wang Y, Jin A, Cao J, Zhao Z

“…Xiaoyong Miao,1,&ast; Jianing Zhang,2,&ast; Weiyan Huang,2,&ast; Yifei Wang,1 Aixia Jin,1 Jianping Cao,1 Zhenzhen Zhao3 1Department of Anesthesiology, Naval Medical Center, Naval Medical University, Shanghai, People’s Republic of China; 2Student Brigade, Changhai Hospital, Naval Medical University, Shanghai, People’s Republic of China; 3Department of Anesthesiology, Changhai Hospital, Naval Medical University, Shanghai, People’s Republic of China&ast;These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Zhenzhen Zhao, Department of Anesthesiology, Changhai Hospital, Naval Medical University, Shanghai, 200433, People’s Republic of China, Email zpluto@163.com Jianping Cao, Department of Anesthesiology, Naval Medical Center, Naval Medical University, Shanghai, 200050, People’s Republic of China, Email cjpcl221019@sina.comAbstract: Sodium glucose co-transporter 2 (SGLT2) inhibitors represent a novel class of hypoglycemic drugs that have emerged in recent years. …”
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