TransferBAN-Syn: a transfer learning-based algorithm for predicting synergistic drug combinations against echinococcosis by Haitao Li, Haitao Li, Yuanyuan Chu, Yuanyuan Chu, Liyuan Jiang, Liyuan Jiang, Lei Li, Lei Li, GuoDong Lv, Yuansheng Liu, Chunhou Zheng, Chunhou Zheng, Yansen Su, Yansen Su

“…Drug combination therapy is highly valued for the treatment of echinococcosis because of its potential to overcome resistance and enhance the response to existing drugs. Traditional methods of identifying drug combinations via biological experimentation is costly and time-consuming. …”
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Increase of Curie point of BaTiO3 ceramics by stoichiometry, point defects and doping processing by Jianquan Qi, Hui Fang, Jiang Wang, Xiumei Han, Zizhou Liang, Jin Ma, Xunzhong Shang, Liuting Gu, Wanping Chen

“…Notably, in samples with a Ba:Ti ratio of 0.95 vapor-doped with PbO, the Curie point rose to 146∘C, a notable increase of 16∘C, surpassing the traditional doping efficiency. This study offers fresh insights into enhancing the Curie point of barium titanate-based materials, exploring the intricate connections among chemical stoichiometry, dopants, point defects and dielectric properties. …”
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Dual-modal radiomics ultrasound model to diagnose cervical lymph node metastases of differentiated thyroid carcinoma: a two-center study by Jiajia Tang, Yan Tian, Jiaojiao Ma, Xuehua Xi, Liangkai Wang, Zhe Sun, Xinyi Liu, Xuejiao Yu, Bo Zhang

“…The radiomics model displayed higher diagnostic ability than the traditional ultrasound model in the training set [0.871 (95% CI: 0.839–0.904) vs. 0.848 (95% CI: 0.812–0.884), p<0.01], internal test set [0.804 (95% CI: 0.741–0.867) vs. 0.803 (95% CI: 0.74–0.866), p = 0.696], and external validation cohort [0.939 (95% CI: 0.893–0.984) vs. 0.921 (95% CI: 0.857–0.985), p = 0.026]. …”
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Study on optimization of extraction and purification processes for total flavonoids from Lycopi herba roots and their anti-proliferative effects on fibrous synoviocytes in human rh... by Jie Chen, Chunyang Jiang, Zhenyu Liu, Panpan Wang, Qiang Ma, Nong Zhou

“…Lycopi herba, a traditional Chinese medicinal plant, has long been valued for its aerial parts. however, its roots, which are often discarded as non-medicinal waste, actually contain flavonoid compounds that possess potential medicinal values such as anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, and anti-tumor activities. …”
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Discriminant analysis of occupational performance characteristics in patients with major depressive disorders and healthy individuals by Tomonari Hayasaka, Izumi Nagashima, Miku Hoshino, Koji Teruya, Yasuyuki Matumoto, Masami Murao, Taku Maruki, Masako Watanabe, Takeshi Katagiri, Yayoi Imamura, Mariko Kurihara, Yuki Oe, Yoshikazu Takaesu, Takashi Tsuboi, Koichiro Watanabe, Hitoshi Sakurai

“…Conclusion This study highlights the importance of occupational performance characteristics in tailoring treatment strategies for MDD, providing insights beyond traditional assessment methods.…”
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Evaluation of Rapeseed Leave Segmentation Accuracy Using Binocular Stereo Vision 3D Point Clouds by Lili Zhang, Shuangyue Shi, Muhammad Zain, Binqian Sun, Dongwei Han, Chengming Sun

“…Rapeseed leaves are critical in cultivation and breeding, yet traditional two-dimensional imaging is susceptible to reduced segmentation accuracy due to occlusions between plants. …”
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Comparison of Tropospheric Horizontal Gradients Modeling Methods in LEO Constellation Augmented GNSS Precise Point Positioning by Xinyu Zhang, Wenwu Ding, Xiaochuan Qu, Hongjin Xu, Xuanzhao Tan, Yunbin Yuan

“…The estimation of high-temporal-resolution gradient parameters instead of traditional daily gradient parameters can significantly improve the accuracy of ZTD in the extreme weather events. …”
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Work–health–personal life conflicts in naive patients with chronic hepatitis B receiving initial treatment in China: a qualitative study by Li Zhang, Ying Chen, Ying Li, Hongmei Wang, Lin Zhu, Xiaoyang Lu, Yingjing Zheng, Donald Patrick, Fengjiao Xu, Mengna Song, Xiao Cheng, Boyan Chen

“…The contextual factors contributing to role conflicts were identified, including personal characteristics, financial strain, traditional social roles and work environment.Conclusions These findings enhance our understanding of the WHPLCs experience of treatment-naive patients with CHB in China. …”
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Changes in the shape of the lumbar curve during growth: a geometric morphometric approach by Ruth Pelleg-Kallevag, Sarah Borgel, Einat Kedar, Nathan Peled, Hila May

“…Aims: The development of lumbar lordosis has been traditionally examined using angular measurements of the spine to reflect its shape. …”
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Simultaneous Determination of Multiple Active Components from Bushen Pills and Application in a Pharmacokinetic Study in Rats by Houli Li, Benjie Wang, Guiyan Yuan, Xiaoyan Liu, Jing Huang, Lilong Xiong, Di Zhang, Weiyi Feng, Ruichen Guo

“…Bushen Pills (BSPs), as a traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), is widely used in clinic to enrich Yang, nourish Yin, stem essence, and strengthen kidneys. …”
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Impact of pathological complete response on survival in gastric cancer after neoadjuvant chemotherapy: a propensity score matching analysis by Yonghe Chen, Jiasheng He, Jiabo Zheng, Yi Lin, Huashe Wang, Lei Lian, Junsheng Peng

“…Methods This study compared the treatment outcomes of patients who underwent CSC (neoadjuvant chemotherapy – surgery – adjuvant chemotherapy) with those receiving traditional SC (surgery – adjuvant chemotherapy) treatment. …”
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Improved Functionality, Quality, and Shelf Life of <i>Merguez</i>-Type Camel Sausage Fortified with Spirulina as a Natural Ingredient by Djamel Djenane, Boumediène Méghit Khaled, Yamina Ben Miri, Mohammed Said Metahri, Luis Montañés, Mohammed Aider, Agustín Ariño

“…In conclusion, this study highlighted how SP, as a clean label ingredient, based on its rich composition and its antioxidant, antibacterial, and prebiotic effects, may represent a source of beneficial substances for human health and offer an alternative approach to producing a new traditional <i>merguez</i>-type sausage with improved acceptance.…”
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Intestinal Microbiome Changes in Fecal Microbiota Transplant (FMT) vs. FMT Enriched with Lactobacillus in the Treatment of Recurrent Clostridioides difficile Infection by Elvira Garza-González, Soraya Mendoza-Olazarán, Rayo Morfin-Otero, Andrea Ramírez-Fontes, Patricia Rodríguez-Zulueta, Samantha Flores-Treviño, Paola Bocanegra-Ibarias, Héctor Maldonado-Garza, Adrián Camacho-Ortiz

“…Fecal microbiota transplant by capsules was clinically and genomically similar between traditional FMT and enriched FMT with Lactobacillus spp. …”
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Research on pipeline-type power frequency electromagnetic heating system and multi-layer winding based power regulation method by Feng Zhou, Longyun Liu, Zixuan Wang, Xin Tong, Yanping Liu

“…Aiming at the issues of complexity, high investment costs, limited heating efficiency improvement, high failure rate, and poor reliability of traditional intermediate and high frequency electromagnetic heating systems, we propose a pipeline-type power-frequency electromagnetic coupling heating device. …”
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Leveraging ChatGPT for Enhancing Arabic NLP: Application for Semantic Role Labeling and Cross-Lingual Annotation Projection by Ferial Senator, Abdelaziz Lakhfif, Imene Zenbout, Hanane Boutouta, Chahrazed Mediani

“…Besides, Arabic as a low resourced language, have to pay more attention to alternative methods to build such annotated corpora. To this end, two traditional methods have been intensively used, namely, manual annotation and crowed-resourced annotation. …”
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O2O-PLB: A One-to-One-Based Optimizer With Priority and Load Balancing Mechanism for Resource Allocation in Fog-Cloud Environments by V. C. Bharathi, S. Syed Abuthahir, Monelli Ayyavaraiah, G. Arunkumar, Usama Abdurrahman, Sardar Asad Ali Biabani

“…Simulation results show that O2O-PLB outperforms traditional resource allocation methods in resource usage, response times, and latency reduction. …”
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Application of trichloroisocyanuric acid in controlling kiwifruit bacterial canker disease demonstrates its promising potential as an eco-friendly bactericide by Jianyou Gao, Jiewei Li, Cuixia Liu, Hongjuan Gong, Beibei Qi, Rongxiang Zhu, Liming Xia, Li Li, Shibiao Liu, Qiaosheng Jiang, Kaiyu Ye, Faming Wang

“…These findings position TCCA as a promising, environmentally friendly alternative to traditional toxic bactericides, offering a sustainable and effective solution for plant disease management with reduced ecological risks. …”
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Mapping Biodiversity Coast‐to‐Coast‐to‐Coast Across Canada's Three Oceans Using eDNA Metabarcoding by Loïc Jacquemot, Brian P. V. Hunt, Shaorong Li, Angela D. Schulze, Christoph M. Deeg, Ben J. G. Sutherland, Amy Tabata, Connie Lovejoy, Kristina M. Miller

“…The application of environmental DNA metabarcoding can complement traditional approaches to monitoring marine biodiversity, but its efficiency in detecting large‐scale biogeographic breaks remains to be tested. …”
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Dielectric Temperature Stability and Enhanced Energy-Storage Performance of Sr_0.4Ba_0.6(Zr_0.2Ti_0.2Sn_0.2Ta_0.2Nb<sub>... by Yingying Zhao, Ziao Li, Shiqiang Yang, Pu Mao, Ruirui Kang

“…In this research, we employed a high-entropy approach in tungsten-bronze-structured ferroelectric ceramics, preparing Sr_0.4Ba_0.6(Zr_0.2Ti_0.2Sn_0.2Ta_0.2Nb_0.2)₂ (denoted as SBN40-H) ceramics through the traditional solid-state reaction technique. By utilizing the high-entropy approach, the resulting SBN40-H ceramics demonstrated extremely fine grains, averaging 0.58 μm in size. …”
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External validation of an artificial intelligence model using clinical variables, including ICD-10 codes, for predicting in-hospital mortality among trauma patients: a multicenter... by Seungseok Lee, Do Wan Kim, Na-eun Oh, Hayeon Lee, Seoyoung Park, Dong Keon Yon, Wu Seong Kang, Jinseok Lee

“…The AI model demonstrated high overall performance, achieving an AUROC of 0.9448 and a balanced accuracy of 85.08%, thereby outperforming traditional scoring systems such as ISS, or ICISS. Furthermore, the model accurately predicted mortality across datasets from each hospital (AUROCs of 0.9234 and 0.9653, respectively) despite significant differences in hospital characteristics. …”
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