Barriers and facilitators of fetal heart monitoring with a mobile cardiotocograph (iCTG) device in underserved settings: An exploratory qualitative study from Tanzania. by Dorkasi L Mwakawanga, Sanmei Chen, Yhuko Ogata, Minami Suzuki, Yuryon Kobayashi, Miyuki Toda, Naoki Hirose, Yoko Shimpuku

“…<h4>Background</h4>Fetal monitoring in low-resource settings is often inadequate. A mobile cardiotocograph fetal monitoring device is a digital innovation that could ensure the safety of pregnant women at high risk and their fetuses through early detection and management of fetal distress. …”
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Tunable Energy-Efficient Approximate Circuits for Self-Powered AI and Autonomous Edge Computing Systems by Shubham Garg, Kanika Monga, Nitin Chaturvedi, S. Gurunarayanan

“…Furthermore, we implemented a simple CNN for pattern detection and integrated our proposed solution to validate its benefits, achieving 15% lower power consumption and 7% lower area overhead without functionality loss.…”
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Identifying Disinformation on the Extended Impacts of COVID-19: Methodological Investigation Using a Fuzzy Ranking Ensemble of Natural Language Processing Models by Jian-An Chen, Wu-Chun Chung, Che-Lun Hung, Chun-Ying Wu

“…MethodsA comprehensive dataset comprising 566 genuine and 2361 fake samples was curated from reliable open sources and processed using advanced techniques. The dataset was randomly split using the scikit-learn package to facilitate both training and evaluation. …”
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Fatty acid composition and antioxidant capacity of defatted, non-defatted and oils extracts of Quercus ilex fruit from Algeria by Hadjira Guenane, Boulanouar Bakchiche, Ramazan Erenler, Ilyas Yildiz, Omar M. Khalaf, Amal M. Saad, Mosad A. Ghareeb

“…Background The nutritional value and health-promoting properties cause the fruits (acorns) of Quercus ilex to have great potential for use in the food industry as functional ingredients and antioxidants source. Objective In this study, the amount of total phenolic compounds, flavonoids in different extracts (defatted, non-defatted) and composition of fatty acids in the fruits oils of Quercus ilex were investigated. …”
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Allelic differences in the key genes of betalain biosynthesis in table beet accessions with contrasting root color from the VIR collection by A. S. Mikhailova, D. V. Sokolova, N. A. Shvachko, V. S. Popov, E. K. Khlestkina

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Design of the Field Protection and Signal Priority at Intersection System for Autonomous-rail Rapid Transit by SHI Yangyang, LIU Guangyong, WU Jinyong

“…It provides auxiliary driving information for the driver through automation equipment, realizes the functions of route protection, virtual section occupied/unoccupied detection, signal control, entering/leaving station detection, platform door linkage control, berth status detection and management in deport and so on, which improves system security and reduces driver working intensity. …”
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Experimental evidence quantifying effects of nocturnal light conditions on predation levels by riverine predators on larval prey by Joseph J. Riedy, Edward A. Baker, Kim T. Scribner

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Identification of an IRF8 gene in common carp (Cyprinus carpio. L) and its regulatory role in immune responses by Yaoyao Zhu, Guiwen Yang

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Optimizing extraction of microbial DNA from urine: Advancing urinary microbiome research in bladder cancer by Chuang-Ming Zheng, Ho Won Kang, Seongmin Moon, Young Joon Byun, Won Tae Kim, Yung Hyun Choi, Sung-Kwon Moon, Xuan-Mei Piao, Seok Joong Yun

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Tumor-specific CD8+ T cells from the bone marrow resist exhaustion and exhibit increased persistence in tumor-bearing hosts as compared with tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes by Ivan Borrello, Amy Thomas, Luca Biavati, Robert Leone, Elizabeth M Zawidzka, Claudio Zanettini, Luigi Marchionni

“…Importantly, in a competitive transfer experiment, BM T cells infiltrated the tumor more efficiently than TILs, displayed a higher polyfunctionality with interleukin-2, interferon-γ, tumor necrosis factor-α production and showed greater persistence compared with TILs.Conclusions T cells from the BM appear superior to TILs as a source of cells for cellular therapy. They possess a memory-enriched phenotype and exhibit improved effector function, greater persistence within a tumor-bearing host, and the capacity for increased tumor infiltration. …”
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The Ultrastructure of Olfactory Sensilla Across the Antenna of <i>Monolepta signata</i> (Oliver) by Jiyu Cao, Wanjie He, Huiqin Li, Jiangyan Zhu, Xiaoge Li, Jiahui Tian, Mengdie Luo, Jing Chen

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Ecological-environmental consequences of urban sprawl in rural settlements around the Hamedan city by Naser Shafiei Sabet, Sogand Khaksar

“…Introduction: Imposition by cities of new roles and functions on peripheral areas has provoked economic, social and spatial disturbances in those areas (Shafiei Sabet & Bozorgniya, 2013). …”
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Rapid flips between warm and cold extremes in a warming world by Sijia Wu, Ming Luo, Gabriel Ngar-Cheung Lau, Wei Zhang, Lin Wang, Zhen Liu, Lijie Lin, Yijing Wang, Erjia Ge, Jianfeng Li, Yuanchao Fan, Yimin Chen, Weilin Liao, Xiaoyu Wang, Xiaocong Xu, Zhixin Qi, Ziwei Huang, Faith Ka Shun Chan, David Yongqin Chen, Xiaoping Liu, Tao Pei

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LeafDPN: An Improved DPN Model for the Identification of Bacterial Blight in Soybean in Natural Environments by Rui Cong, Ying Xu, Hao Su, Jiaying Zhou, Yuxi Hu, Dawei Xin, Qingshan Chen, Rongsheng Zhu, Shuang Song

“…<i>glycinea</i>, is one of the most devastating diseases in soybean with significant yield losses ranging from 4% to 40%. The timely detection of BBS is the foundation for disease control. …”
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Optimization of the Preparation Process of Flavonoid Solid Beverage from Ficus hirta Vahl. by Lin YANG, Shanyan ZHAO, Fan YANG, Hangying ZHANG, Bocheng HUANG, Juncheng ZHANG

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Assessing chronic obstructive pulmonary disease risk based on exhalation and cough sounds by Geyi Wen, Chenshuo Wang, Wei Zhao, Jinliang Meng, Yanyan Xu, Ruiqi Wang, Zijing Zeng

“…Following this, each individual completed pulmonary function tests and participated in questionnaire surveys. …”
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Major diet of common carp (Cyprinus carpio L.) over different developmental stages in rice-field: Agroecological interactions between fishes and rice in Sichuan, China, based on DN... by Mengling Wu, Ruisen Lu, Wenhao Huang, Hongyi Liu, Yan Zou, Ling Tao, Yun Sun, Qiong Wang, Keyi Tang

“…We examined variations in the dietary compositions of common carp across three developmental stages to capture adaptations to seasonal changes in food resource availability. Additionally, we detected insect pests (species from the genera Macrosteles and Mythimna) and weeds (Eleusine indica, Alternanthera philoxeroides, Mazus japonicus, and Poa annua) in the diets of common carp, confirming the ecological benefits of common carp in rice fields by reducing insect pests and weeds. …”
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Genome-wide characterization and expression analysis of LBD transcription factors in Ziziphus jujuba var. spinosa: putative roles in tissue development and abiotic stress adaptatio... by Meng Li, Qiaoyun Zhang, Shuhui Zhou, Ruixue Wang, Yao Zhao, Jibiao Geng

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β-1,3-Glucan Recognition Protein Can Inhibit the Proliferation of <i>Bombyx mori</i> Cytoplasmic Polyhedrosis Virus by Yinong Zhang, Jiming Yan, Yukai Xie, Xiong Wang, Feifei Ren, Haixu Bian, Jingchen Sun

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Characteristics of chemically induced liver progenitors derived from a pig model of metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease. by Masayuki Fukumoto, Daisuke Miyamoto, Akihiko Soyama, Takanobu Hara, Yasuhiro Maruya, Peilin Li, Hajime Matsushima, Kazushige Migita, Takahiro Enjoji, Hanako Tetsuo, Takuro Fujita, Mampei Yamashita, Hajime Imamura, Tomohiko Adachi, Kengo Kanetaka, Takahiro Ochiya, Susumu Eguchi

“…In contrast, markers of functional MH after re-differentiation were only detected in the healthy group. …”
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