Urethra-sparing prostate cancer radiotherapy: Current practices and future insights from an international survey by Jennifer Le Guévelou, Paul Sargos, Piet Ost, Filippo Alongi, Stefano Arcangeli, Alejandro Berlin, Pierre Blanchard, Anna Bruynzeel, Olivier Chapet, Alan Dal Pra, Robert T. Dess, Matthias Guckenberger, Andrew Loblaw, Amar U. Kishan, Barbara Alicja Jereczek-Fossa, David Pasquier, Mohamed Shelan, Shankar Siva, Alison C. Tree, Costantinos Zamboglou, Stephane Supiot, Vedang Murthy, Thomas Zilli

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Neuroprotective Effect of Crocin on Rats with Focal Cerebral Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury Based on TLR4/NF-κB Pathway by LI Xiaolei, ZHU Haisheng, MA Ruijuan, HU Ke, FENG Lina, WANG Xudong

“….); western blot was used to detect the expression of toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4), nuclear factor-κB p65 (NF-κB p65), p-NF-κB p65, IκBα, p-IκBα, Cleved Caspase-3, B-lymphoma-2 gene (Bcl-2), Bcl-2-related X protein (Bax).Results(1) Neurological function, cerebral infarction rate and cerebral water content: compared with the sham operation group, the mNSS score, cerebral infarction rate, cerebral water content in the model group increased significantly (<italic>P</italic>&lt;0.05); compared with the model group, the mNSS score, cerebral infarction rate, cerebral water content in the crocin group and the crocin + lipopolysaccharide group decreased significantly (<italic>P</italic>&lt;0.05); compared with the crocin group, the mNSS score, cerebral infarction rate, cerebral water content in the crocin + lipopolysaccharide group increased significantly (<italic>P</italic>&lt;0.05). (2) Pathological changes and apoptosis of cortical neurons: the cortical neurons in the sham operation group showed normal morphology and complete structure; the pathological changes of cortical neurons such as disordered arrangement, decreased number, vacuolar degeneration, hyperchromatic cytoplasmic pyknosis, unclear nuclear membrane boundary, inflammatory cell infiltration were observed in the model group; the pathological changes of cortical neurons in the crocin group were significantly improved. …”
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Research Status and Prospects of Key Technologies for Rice Smart Unmanned Farms by YU Fenghua, XU Tongyu, GUO Zhonghui, BAI Juchi, XIANG Shuang, GUO Sien, JIN Zhongyu, LI Shilong, WANG Shikuan, LIU Meihan, HUI Yinxuan

“…The construction of high-standard farmland is the foundation of the physical environment of the smart unmanned farms of rice, which provides perfect operating environment for the operation of modernized smart farm machinery through the reasonable layout of the field roads, good drainage and irrigation systems, and the scientific planting structure. Agricultural machine operation provides a perfect operating environment. …”
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BDC-DAL: A new algorithm using blueprint difference convolution and dual auxiliary supervision for lightweight face anti-spoofing(BDC-DAL：基于蓝图差分卷积和双重辅助监督的轻量化人脸活体检测算法)... by 叶继华(YE Jihua), 梁芳昕(LIANG Fangxin), 王超(WANG Chao), 肖顺杰(XIAO Shunjie), 宗义(ZONG Yi), 江爱文(JIANG Aiwen)

“…This novel approach effectively reduces the parameters and computation of the model by combining a lightweight convolutional structure and blueprint difference convolutional design, while retaining the ability to capture complex fine-grained features. …”
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Application of cellular microstructural diffusion MRI (cell size imaging) in rectal lesions: a preliminary study by Peisi Kou, Liangjie Lin, Ying Li, Hui Qin, Kun Zhang, Wenhua Zhang, Juan Li, Yong Zhang, Jingliang Cheng

“…Parameters including mean cell diameter (dmean), intracellular fraction (vin), extracellular diffusivity (dex), cellularity, and apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) values (ADCPGSE, ADC17Hz, ADC33Hz, and ADC of conventional DWI) were measured in different histopathologic types, grades, stages, and structure invasion statuses. The receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve analysis was used to evaluate diagnostic power. …”
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Les fours « à pain » dans les Gaules et les Germanies (ve s. av. J.-C.-ve s. apr. J.-C.), un regard technique by Nicolas Monteix, Camille Noûs

“…In general, the interpretation of a heating structure as a bread oven necessitates an absence of nearly any other type of evidence of use, i.e. traces linked to the working of metals or glass or of hearth vitrification. …”
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Editorial by Ann-Kristin Kölln, Antony Mason, Maria Lenk, Jörg Tremmel, Markus Rutsche

“…In other words, the authors theorise that having a young network, a large outreach, and an ideology or organisational structure that attracts the young should increase a party’s share of young MPs. …”
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Thesis Overview by Editor-in-Chief jCEC

“…To do so, the Thesis Overview document should be used as a reference, available at the link https://periodicos.ufv.br/jcec/article/view/12879   The manuscript must have a basic structure, containing the following elements:   Title of the dissertation or thesis in English. …”
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Effect of Benzothiazoline Ligand and Corresponding Organoantimony(V) Derivative on the Reproductive System of Male Rats

“…These compounds have been characterized by elemental analyses and molecular weight determinations. The probable structures of the ligand as well as antimony complex have been tentatively proposed on the basis of IR and NMR (<mml:math> <mml:mmultiscripts> <mml:mtext>H</mml:mtext> <mml:mprescripts/> <mml:none/> <mml:mtext>1</mml:mtext> </mml:mmultiscripts> </mml:math> and <mml:math> <mml:mmultiscripts> <mml:mtext>C</mml:mtext> <mml:mprescripts/> <mml:none/> <mml:mrow> <mml:mtext>13</mml:mtext> </mml:mrow> </mml:mmultiscripts> </mml:math>) spectral evidences. …”
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Application of Concentration-Area fractal modeling and artificial neural network to identify Cu, Zn±Pb geochemical anomalies in Hashtjin area, NW of Iran by Ali Imamalipour, Hamed Ebrahimi, Amir reza Abdollahpur

“…This neural network automatically and through unsupervised learning identifies patterns, complex structures, and high-level features of the input data. …”
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Effects of rumen fluid transplantation on the fecal flora of yaks by Man Zhang, Man Zhang, Man Zhang, Yan Li, Yumin Li, Yumin Li, Yumin Li, Chenxu Cheng, Chenxu Cheng, Chenxu Cheng, Shatuo Chai, Shatuo Chai, Shatuo Chai, Yingkui Yang, Yingkui Yang, Yingkui Yang, Xun Wang, Xun Wang, Xun Wang, Shuxiang Wang, Shuxiang Wang, Shuxiang Wang

“…In conclusion, our findings suggest that rumen fluid transplantation improved the stability of the intestinal tract of yaks, improved the immunity of yaks, and reduced the occurrence of intestinal diseases; rumen fluid transplantation remodeled the structure of the intestinal flora, shortened the time of remodeling the intestinal flora of yaks during the transition period, and accelerated yak adaptation to digest housed rations, reducing the DMI. …”
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Angiogenesis Regulated by Electroacupuncture Combined with Rehabilitation Training in Cerebral Ischemia Involved in PI3K/Akt Signaling Pathway by Wenchao YAO, Mengxing LI, Qing LIU, Mingyue TONG, Peng HE, Wei TANG

“…The relative expression levels of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF), PI3K and Akt were detected by Western blot and RT-PCR respectively.Results:(1) The neurons in the ischemic area of the model group were irregular in morphology, vacuolation, reduction of glycosomes and autophagic vesicles in the cytoplasm, swelling of mitochondria and pyknosis of nucleus; Compared with the model group, on day 3, 7 and 14 of treatment, the neuron cell membrane of the combined acupuncture group showed a tendency to repair, and the structure of organelles and the degree of vacuolation were significantly improved.(2) On day 3, 7 and 14 of treatment, the MVD count of cerebral ischemia area was statistically significant in different groups (<italic>F</italic>_Intergroup=141.762, <italic>P</italic>&lt; 0.001), the MVD count of the combined acupuncture group was higher than that of the other two groups, the difference was statistically significant respectively (<italic>P</italic>&lt; 0.01); On day 3, 7 and 14 of treatment, there was significant difference in the change trend of different time points respectively (<italic>F</italic>_Time=81.920, <italic>P</italic>&lt; 0.001), the combined acupuncture group increased significantly on the 14th day of treatment, and the differences were statistically significant (<italic>P</italic>&lt; 0.01); MVD count had group×time obvious interaction (<italic>F</italic>_Interaction=44.960, <italic>P</italic>&lt; 0.001). (3) The variance analysis of repeated measurements of VEGF, BDNF, PI3K, Akt proteins in the brain tissue of the ischemic area showed that the variables were statistically significant among different groups respectively (<italic>F</italic>_Intergroup=398.772, 903.082, 2 312.264, and 1 581.880, <italic>P</italic>&lt; 0.001). …”
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Uvaol attenuates TGF-β1-induced epithelial-mesenchymal transition in human alveolar epithelial cells by modulating expression and membrane localization of β-catenin by Liliane Patrícia Gonçalves Tenório, Liliane Patrícia Gonçalves Tenório, Liliane Patrícia Gonçalves Tenório, Liliane Patrícia Gonçalves Tenório, Liliane Patrícia Gonçalves Tenório, Felipe Henrique da Cunha Xavier, Felipe Henrique da Cunha Xavier, Felipe Henrique da Cunha Xavier, Felipe Henrique da Cunha Xavier, Mônica Silveira Wagner, Kayo Moreira Bagri, Erick Gabriel Alves Ferreira, Romulo Galvani, Romulo Galvani, Romulo Galvani, Romulo Galvani, Claudia Mermelstein, Adriana Cesar Bonomo, Adriana Cesar Bonomo, Adriana Cesar Bonomo, Adriana Cesar Bonomo, Wilson Savino, Wilson Savino, Wilson Savino, Wilson Savino, Emiliano Barreto, Emiliano Barreto

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Karel Janeček − a leading figure in Czech Music Theory and Pedagogy: his theoretical writings from the 1930s and 1940s by Miloš Hons

“…Viewed from a historical perspective, his most significant books include Základy moderní harmonie (Modern Harmony, 1949, published 1965), Hudební formy (Musical Forms, 1955), and Tektonika – nauka o stavbě skladeb (Tectonics: A Theory of the Structure of Compositions, 1968). Janeček´s teaching commitments at AMU were centered around two theoretical courses whose concepts he drew up and put into practice: namely, Nauka o skladbě (Theory of Composition), which was later renamed Study of Compositions. …”
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Benchmarking data-driven inversion methods for the estimation of local CO₂ emissions from synthetic satellite images of XCO₂ and NO₂ by D. Santaren, J. Hakkarainen, G. Kuhlmann, E. Koene, F. Chevallier, I. Ialongo, H. Lindqvist, J. Nurmela, J. Tamminen, L. Amorós, D. Brunner, G. Broquet

“…In general, the performance of retrieving single-image estimates improves when, in addition to XCO<span class="inline-formula">₂</span> data, collocated NO<span class="inline-formula">₂</span> data are used to characterize the structure of plumes. With respect to the estimates of annual emissions, the root mean square errors (RMSEs) for the most realistic benchmarking scenario are 20 % (GP), 27 % (CSF), 31 % (LCSF), 55 % (IME), and 79 % (Div). …”
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Credit Risk Management Practices and Loan Performance of Commercial Banks in Uganda. A Case Study of Commercial Banks in Mbarara City by Francis, Agaba

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Credit Risk Management Practices and Loan Performance of Commercial Banks in Uganda. A Case Study of Commercial Banks in Mbarara City by Agaba, Francis

“…Hence, the study used a quantitative approach to collect numeric and categorical data using structured questionnaires to generate inferential statistics (correlations and regressions).xiii Quantitative method have been used because it produces results that are easy to summarize, compare, generalize and confirm whether the hypotheses hold true or false. …”
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Une cave à amphores, une statue en pierre et une tête coupée de la fin de l’âge du Fer à Châteaumeillant (Cher) by Sophie Krausz, Caroline Millereux, Marion Bouchet, Fabienne Olmer

“…This collaborative article proposes a detailed study of the two structures, the objects discovered therein and their chronology.…”
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概念為本跨領域課程發展之研究—以國際文憑組織中學階段課程為例 Concept-Based Interdisciplinary Curriculum Development in International Baccalaureate Schools in Taiwan– The International Baccalaureate Middle Years... by 洪麗卿 Li-Ching Hung, 劉美慧 Meihui Liu, 王俐蘋 Li-Ping Wang

“…These adjustments also promoted continual professional development and created reform momentum for teachers. (4) The development of concept-based interdisciplinary approaches varied across academic subjects because of differences in the systemic structures of their curriculum frameworks. For example, relative to the other subjects, Mathematics and Sciences underwent fewer adjustments in knowledge content. …”
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The pattern of elementary teachers' insight in online education, using foundational data theory by reyhaneh bazrafshan delijan, Mohammad Ghafari Mejlej, seyyed javad mortazavi amiri

“…The statistical population of the research includes elites and experts in the field of curriculum planning and educational management, and the sampling was done using the purposeful snowball sampling method. A semi-structured interview was conducted with a total of 16 experts and the researcher reached theoretical saturation in the data. …”
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