An Improved Quantitative Analysis Method for Plant Cortical Microtubules by Yi Lu, Chenyang Huang, Jia Wang, Peng Shang

“…In this paper, Bidimensional Empirical Mode Decomposition (BEMD) algorithm was applied in the image preprocessing of the original microtubule image. And then Intrinsic Mode Function 1 (IMF1) image obtained by decomposition was selected to do the texture analysis based on Grey-Level Cooccurrence Matrix (GLCM) algorithm. …”
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Feature Extraction of Faulty Rolling Element Bearing under Variable Rotational Speed and Gear Interferences Conditions by Dezun Zhao, Jianyong Li, Weidong Cheng

“…Firstly, IDMM is extracted from time-frequency representation of original signal by peak searching algorithm, which can be used to substitute the bearing rotational frequency. …”
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Discovery of ianthelliformisamines D–G from the sponge Suberea ianthelliformis and the total synthesis of ianthelliformisamine D by Sasha Hayes, Yaoying Lu, Bernd H. A. Rehm, Rohan A. Davis

“…The marine sponge Suberea ianthelliformis was investigated for new chemistry after the recent discovery that polyamines ianthelliformisamines A–C (1–3) – originally sourced from this Australian sponge – act as Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilm inhibitors and antibiotic enhancers. …”
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Phenotypic Sorting of Pink Salmon Hatchery Strays May Alleviate Adverse Impacts of Reduced Variation in Fitness‐Associated Traits by Julia McMahon, Samuel A. May, Peter S. Rand, Kristen B. Gorman, Megan V. McPhee, Peter A. H. Westley

“…Using a dataset of > 200,000 pink salmon sampled from 30 populations over 8 years, we detected significant body size and phenological differences between hatchery‐ and wild‐origin spawners, likely driven by competitive differences during maturation and broodstock selection practices. …”
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Mesenchymal Stem Cells Derived from Dental Pulp: A Review by Edgar Ledesma-Martínez, Víctor Manuel Mendoza-Núñez, Edelmiro Santiago-Osorio

“…To date, most studies have shown that, regardless of their origin in third molars, incisors, or exfoliated deciduous teeth, DPSCs can generate mineralized tissue, an extracellular matrix and structures type dentin, periodontal ligament, and dental pulp, as well as other structures. …”
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Translational and clinical comparison of whole genome and transcriptome to panel sequencing in precision oncology by Irina A. Kerle, Thomas Gross, Anja Kögler, Jonas S. Arnold, Maximilian Werner, Jan-Niklas Eckardt, Elena E. Möhrmann, Marie Arlt, Barbara Hutter, Jennifer Hüllein, Daniela Richter, Martin M. K. Schneider, Mario Hlevnjak, Lino Möhrmann, Dorothea Hanf, Christoph E. Heilig, Simon Kreutzfeldt, Maria-Veronica Teleanu, Evelin Schröck, Daniel Hübschmann, Peter Horak, Christoph Heining, Stefan Fröhling, Hanno Glimm

“…In this study, we compared whole-exome/whole-genome (WES/WGS) and transcriptome sequencing (TS) with broad panel sequencing by resequencing the same tumor DNA and RNA as well as normal tissue DNA for germline assessment, from 20 patients with rare or advanced tumors, who were originally sequenced by WES/WGS ± TS within the DKFZ/NCT/DKTK MASTER program from 2015 to 2020. …”
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Intestinal Type of Lung Adenocarcinoma in Younger Adults by Jelena Stojsic, Milica Kontic, Dragan Subotic, Marko Popovic, Dragana Tomasevic, Jelena Lukic

“…Rectocolonoscopy must be performed to exclude colorectal origin of adenocarcinoma. Colorectal adenocarcinoma claimed to be genetically similar to an ILADC. …”
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Antidiabetic Medicinal Plants Used by the Basotho Tribe of Eastern Free State: A Review by Fatai Oladunni Balogun, Natu Thomas Tshabalala, Anofi Omotayo Tom Ashafa

“…The present study attempted to update the various scientific evidence on the twenty-three (23) plants originating from different parts of the world but widely used by the Sotho people in the management of DM. …”
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Accounting Conservatism as a Protective Mechanism by Rodgers Maiyo, Josephat Cheboi, Patrick Limo

“…Practical Implications- Managers should implement conservative accounting practices to align incentives with long-term shareholder interests, ensuring prudent financial reporting and minimizing financial distress risks. Originality- This research contributes to the understanding of financial decisions and distress, offering insights into the role of accounting conservatism in promoting corporate financial stability. …”
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Diversity and Potential Cross-Species Transmission of Rotavirus A in Wild Animals in Yunnan, China by Xiang Le, Yinzhu Tao, Binghui Wang, Yutong Hou, Yuting Ning, Junjie Hou, Ruimei Wang, Qian Li, Xueshan Xia

“…A total of 24 samples, originating from wild boars, rodents, bats, and birds tested positive for RVA. …”
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Artificial intelligence and 3D subsurface interpretation for bright spot and channel detections by Yasir Bashir, Muhammad Afiq Aiman Bin Zahari, Abdullah Karaman, Doğa Doğan, Zeynep Döner, Ali Mohammadi, Syed Haroon Ali

“…The hydrocarbon potential of these sediments was mainly affected by the presence of a karst-related reservoir and migration pathways originating from a source rock of satisfactory quality. …”
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Effects of Ozone Dissolved in Water on the Physicochemical Properties of Activated Carbons Applied in Drinking Water Treatment by Stanisław Biniak, Grzegorz Trykowski, Maciej Pakuła, Andrzej Świątkowski, Zofia Malinowska, Stanisław Popiel

“…The results of treating commercial granulated activated carbons with ozone, both gaseous and dissolved in water, were analyzed. The original carbons (Filtrasorb-300 and Carbsorb-38) were carefully flushed with distilled water to remove any water-soluble impurities. …”
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Sperm-borne small non-coding RNAs: potential functions and mechanisms as epigenetic carriers by Muhammad Naveed, Zhaokang Shen, Jianqiang Bao

“…This concise review presents the most extensive evidence to date on environmentally-responsive sperm-borne sncRNAs, encompassing brief summary of their origin, dynamics, compartmentalization, characteristics, as well as in-depth elaboration of their functional roles in epigenetic and transgenerational inheritance. …”
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Flood disaster mitigation on road sections: Optimizing performance by implementing traffic engineering management by Puspa Jayanti Erviela, Sarjana Sri, Karyanto Yudi, Oktosatrio Suhendro, Gogo Mulia Farel

“…This study analyzes the road network in Gedebage District and Ujung Berung City which are affected by floods under normal conditions, flood conditions (do-nothing), and conditions when the traffic engineering scenario is applied (do-something) by developing an origin-destination matrix formed using the Furness method, traffic modelling using PTV Visum and traffic performance analyzed using the 2023 Indonesian Road Capacity Guidelines method. …”
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A CBA-KELM-Based Recognition Method for Fault Diagnosis of Wind Turbines with Time-Domain Analysis and Multisensor Data Fusion by Xiafei Long, Ping Yang, Hongxia Guo, Zhuoli Zhao, Xiwen Wu

“…The effectiveness and feasibility of this proposed method are proved by adopting the datasets originated from the test rig, and it achieves a diagnostic accuracy of 96.25%. …”
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Finite Element Analysis of Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus: Influence of CSF Content and Anisotropy in Permeability by K. Shahim, J.-M. Drezet, J.-F. Molinari, R. Sinkus, S. Momjian

“…Hydrocephalus is a cerebral disease where brain ventricles enlarge and compress the brain parenchyma towards the skull leading to symptoms like dementia, walking disorder and incontinence. The origin of normal pressure hydrocephalus is still obscure. …”
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The Effects of 30% Oxygen Concentration Inhalation on Driving Fatigue and Heart Rate Variability by Byung Chan Min, Kazuyuki Mito, Sang Kon Lee, Seoung Chul Kim, Jeong Han Kim, Seung Hee Hong

“…The ambiguity in reporting physiological changes due to mixed terminology such as fatigue and drowsiness prompted this study, which is based on the premise that physiological fatigue originates from the same mechanisms as stress. A driving scenario that induces fatigue was simulated, involving fifteen university student drivers. …”
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Neuron-Glia Interactions in Neural Plasticity: Contributions of Neural Extracellular Matrix and Perineuronal Nets by Egor Dzyubenko, Christine Gottschling, Andreas Faissner

“…The components of the ECM have been detected near glial processes, which abut onto the CNS synaptic unit, where they are part of the specialized macromolecular assemblies, termed perineuronal nets (PNNs). PNNs have originally been discovered by Golgi and represent a molecular scaffold deposited in the interface between the astrocyte and subsets of neurons in the vicinity of the synapse. …”
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Improvement in the Power Conversion Efficiency of Bulk Heterojunction Photovoltaic Device via Thermal Postannealing of Subphthalocyanine:C70 Active Layer by Chih-Chien Lee, Shun-Wei Liu, Ching-Wen Cheng, Wei-Cheng Su, Chia-Chang Chou, Chun-Feng Lin, Chin-Ti Chen

“…From external quantum efficiency measurements, the spectral shape-independent enhancement over the entire spectrum suggests that the increased JSC mainly originates from improved charge collection efficiency. …”
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Identifying and ranking the circular supply chain implementation challenges using pythagorean fuzzy SWARA approach (case of study: pharmaceutical industry of Guilan province) by Samaneh Rash, Mostafa Ebrahimpour Azbari, Mohammad Rahim Ramazanian

“…We used the proposed method in the pharmaceutical industry of the Guilan province.Findings: In the final results of the research, Strategic Challenges (SCs) and operational and environmental challenges are prioritized.Originality/Value: This research serves as a step for industry practitioners to efficiently and effectively adopt a CSC.…”
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