Unveiling hidden contaminants: a systematic quantification and characterization of microplastics in hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis fluids by Ekrem Kara, Kamil Konur, Yasemen Şentürk Koca, Ülgen Aytan

“…These findings highlight a potential, yet underrecognized, source of MP exposure in dialysis patients, necessitating further investigation into the implications of chronic MP absorption on renal function and systemic health. …”
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LncRNA H19 Promotes Gastric Cancer Metastasis via miR-148-3p/SOX-12 Axis by Xin Zhang, Ge Wang, Xiaoru Li, Yanqing Liu, Xue Wu, Yazhe Zhou, Jie Liu, Haiying Wang, Rui Jiao, Ying Chen, Qiang Wang

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De Novo Assembly of the Polyhydroxybutyrate (PHB) Producer <i>Azohydromonas lata</i> Strain H1 Genome and Genomic Analysis of PHB Production Machinery by Daniele Traversa, Carlo Pazzani, Pietro D’Addabbo, Lucia Trisolini, Matteo Chiara, Marta Oliva, Angelo Marzella, Camilla Mandorino, Carla Calia, Guglielmina Chimienti, Caterina Manzari, Graziano Pesole, Maria Scrascia

“…In addition to the <i>phaCAB</i> operon, single genes ascribable to PhaC and PhaA functions and auxiliary genes were also detected. A comparative genomic analysis of the available genomes of the genus <i>Azohydromonas</i> revealed the presence of <i>phaCAB</i> and auxiliary genes in all <i>Azohydromonas</i> species investigated, suggesting that the PHB production is a common feature of the genus. …”
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Retinal vein occlusion risk prediction without fundus examination using a no-code machine learning tool for tabular data: a nationwide cross-sectional study from South Korea by Na Hyeon Yu, Daeun Shin, Ik Hee Ryu, Tae Keun Yoo, Kyungmin Koh

“…An easy-to-use oversampling function was employed to address class imbalance, enhancing the usability of the workflow. …”
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The impact of early massive galaxy formation on the cosmic microwave background by Eda Gjergo, Pavel Kroupa

“…A previously overlooked foreground component is the formation of massive early-type galaxies (ETGs), which can no longer be ignored, particularly in light of JWST's detection of massive, evolved systems at extreme redshifts (z>13). …”
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Predictive Capabilities and Limitations of Stream Interaction Region Observations at Different Solar Longitudes by R. C. Allen, G. C. Ho, L. K. Jian, G. M. Mason, S. K. Vines, D. Lario

“…Through comparing 10 years of SIRs/CIRs observed at L1 and at STEREO, we have investigated the probability of sequentially detecting SIRs/CIRs at two locations as a function of the difference in heliospheric longitude and latitudinal separation between the two spacecraft. …”
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Legality of bringing to administrative responsibility for an offense under Art. 130 Code of Ukraine on Administrative Offenses: retrospective analysis by K. O. Chyshko

“…It was stated that the clarification provided in this regard by the Committee on Law Enforcement of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine is neither a source of law nor a normative legal act and is not binding, but instead serves a recommendatory function, therefore, the involvement of persons for committing a specific criminal offense under the procedure of proceedings on administrative offenses has no legal grounds.…”
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Transcriptomic analysis reveals that selenium-enriched Lactobacillus plantarum alleviates high -salinity stress in common carp through lipid metabolism and ferroptosis signalling p... by Xinchi Shang, Xinghua Che, Longwu Geng, Qing Zhang, Haijun Wei, Wang Li, Xiaodan Shi, Wei Xu

“…Inland water resource salinisation is a global problem. High salinity leads to increased pressure on the survival of aquatic animals, severely limiting the development of the aquaculture industry. …”
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Who Leads Trends on Q&A Platforms? Identifying and Analyzing Trend Discoverers by Yongning Li, Lun Zhang, Ye Wu, Tianlan Wei

“…Q&A platforms are vital sources of information but often face challenges related to their high ratios of passive to active contributors, which can impede knowledge construction and information exchange on the platforms. …”
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Obstacle shape determination by mobile robot sensor system using GP2Y0A (Sharp) type IR distance sensors by V. P. Andreev

“…When organizing a mobile robot (MR) movement in a non-deterministic environment, the SLAM problem arises, which includes the detection of an obstacle presence by the MR sensor system, the distance to the obstacle and its shape. …”
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Consistent microbial insights across sequencing methods in soil studies: the role of reference taxonomies by Niranjana Rose Edwin, Aoife Duff, Coline Deveautour, Fiona Brennan, Florence Abram, Orla O'Sullivan

“…Our findings reveal that both methods offer moderately similar outcomes, providing consistent detection of major phyla, similar microbial community differentiation patterns, and largely identifying the same relationships between the phyla and nitrogen functions. …”
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Safety and Probiotic Evaluation of Lactiplantibacillus plantarum CHEN1 and Its Metabolic Analysis of Soymilk Oligosaccharides by Zhina CHEN, Shiyi CAO, Linlin YIN, Mengyuan SHAO, Tao YE, Zhangrui XU, Xiaochen HUANG

“…The genetic characteristics of the strain were analyzed through genome sequencing and functional annotation. Phenotypic experiments, including hemolytic activity assays, detection of harmful metabolites, antibiotic susceptibility testing, tolerance experiments, hydrophobicity, and autoaggregation assays were conducted to evaluate its safety and probiotic potential. …”
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On the usage of artificial intelligence in leprosy care: A systematic literature review. by Hilson Gomes Vilar de Andrade, Elisson da Silva Rocha, Kayo H de Carvalho Monteiro, Cleber Matos de Morais, Danielle Christine Moura Dos Santos, Dimas Cassimiro Nascimento, Raphael A Dourado, Theo Lynn, Patricia Takako Endo

“…The persistent stigma and social exclusion associated with leprosy complicate eradication efforts exacerbate the wider challenges faced by NTDs in sourcing the necessary resources and attention for control and elimination. …”
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Leveraging Blockchain Technology With Enhanced MDSVA for Robust Meteorological Sensor Data Validation by Md Abdullah Al Mamun, Mei Li, Bijon Kumar Pramanik, Faisal Hussain, A. Z. M. Shakilur Rahman

“…Our enhanced MDSVA introduces a sophisticated five-component validation function that simultaneously addresses drift and noise compensation, environmental adaptation, periodic variations, dynamic thresholds, and transient adjustments. …”
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An Empirical Framework Characterizing the Metallicity and Star-formation History Dependence of X-Ray Binary Population Formation and Emission in Galaxies by Bret D. Lehmer, Erik B. Monson, Rafael T. Eufrasio, Amirnezam Amiri, Keith Doore, Antara Basu-Zych, Kristen Garofali, Lidia Oskinova, Jeff J. Andrews, Vallia Antoniou, Robel Geda, Jenny E. Greene, Konstantinos Kovlakas, Margaret Lazzarini, Chris T. Richardson

“…We present a new empirical framework modeling the metallicity and star formation history (SFH) dependence of X-ray luminous ( L ≳ 10 ^36 erg s ^−1 ) point-source population X-ray luminosity functions (XLFs) in normal galaxies. …”
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Pearls on a String: Dark and Bright Galaxies on a Strikingly Straight and Narrow Filament by M. Arabsalmani, S. Roychowdhury, B. Schneider, V. Springel, E. Le Floc’h, F. Bournaud, A. Burkert, J.-C. Cuillandre, P.-A. Duc, E. Emsellem, D. Galárraga-Espinosa, E. Pian, F. Renaud, M. A. Zwaan

“…We study the cold H i gas in a 1.3 Mpc section of the filament through H i 21 cm emission line observations and detect 11 H i sources, many more than expected from the H i mass function in a similar volume. …”
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Growth Performance, Feed Intake and vegf121 Gene Expression Feature of Dwarf Cyprinus carpio rubrofuscus by Shuozhen CHEN, Dongmei MA, Zaixuan ZHONG, Jiajia FAN, Huaping ZHU, Huanhuan SU

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Development of an Efficient and Generalized MTSCAM Model to Predict Liquid Chromatography Retention Times of Organic Compounds by Mengdie Fan, Chenhui Sang, Hua Li, Yue Wei, Bin Zhang, Yang Xing, Jing Zhang, Jie Yin, Wei An, Bing Shao

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Combining dopamine and glucose sensings on paper devices for the metabolic study of neurosecretion by Rémi F. Dutheil, Dabeaurard Tho, Iman Pitroipa, Raphaël Trouillon

“…Glucose, the main source of energy of the human body, and dopamine, a major neurotransmitter, are two analytes widely investigated in the study of the brain. …”
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Addressing the need for non-invasive lung assessment with time-resolved diffuse optics by Giulia Maffeis, Nicola Serra, Alessandro Bossi, Alessandro Bossi, Elisabetta Avanzi, Alberto Dalla Mora, Laura Di Sieno, Rinaldo Cubeddu, Antonio Pifferi, Antonio Pifferi, Paola Taroni, Paola Taroni

“…Monitoring lungs functions is key for detecting several morbidities and pathologies. …”
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