Feasibility of Proton Range Estimation with Prompt Gamma Imaging in Proton Therapy of Lung Cancer: Monte Carlo Study by Elham Rohollahpour, Hadi Taleshi Ahangari

“…Subjects and Methods: The proton pencil beam source was defined as a function of the tumor size to encompass the tumor volume. …”
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The Influence of Working in Stone Crushing Factories on Specific Respiratory Parameters by Belal Rahhal, Raya Sinnokrot, Omar Abuzant, Samah Shahin, Amany Masalmeh, Wala Jarrar

“…Working in stone-cutting factories is a known source for silica dust exposure, which has pathogenic effects on the respiratory system resulting finally in silicosis which may end in malignancy. …”
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Image-based soft drink type classification and dietary assessment system using deep convolutional neural network with transfer learning by Rubaiya Hafiz, Mohammad Reduanul Haque, Aniruddha Rakshit, Mohammad Shorif Uddin

“…To perform experimentation a dataset is built containing ten most consumed soft drinks in Bangladesh using images from the ImageNet dataset, internet sources and also self-capturing. The experiment confirms that our system can detect and recognize different types of drinks with an accuracy of 98.51%.…”
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Cerebrospinal fluid CD4+ T cell infection in humans and macaques during acute HIV-1 and SHIV infection. by Vishakha Sharma, Matthew Creegan, Andrey Tokarev, Denise Hsu, Bonnie M Slike, Carlo Sacdalan, Phillip Chan, Serena Spudich, Jintanat Ananworanich, Michael A Eller, Shelly J Krebs, Sandhya Vasan, Diane L Bolton, RV254/SEARCH010 and RV304/SEARCH013 Study Teams

“…HIV-1 replication within the central nervous system (CNS) impairs neurocognitive function and has the potential to establish persistent, compartmentalized viral reservoirs. …”
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User satisfaction with train fares: A comparative analysis in five Australian cities. by Puteri Paramita, Zuduo Zheng, Md Mazharul Haque, Simon Washington, Paul Hyland

“…In particular, satisfaction with train fares is modelled as a function of socio-economic factors and train trip characteristics, using a random parameters ordered Logit model that accounts for unobserved heterogeneity in the population. …”
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Involvement of transposable elements in neurogenesis by R. N. Mustafin, E. K. Khusnutdinova

“…Significant activity of long non-coding RNA was detected in the hippocampus, which confirms the role of transposons in the regulation of brain function. …”
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Collective Mapping of Gas Leakages to Determine Safe Routes Using Multi-Robot System by Ronnier Frates Rohrich, Luis Felipe Messias, Jose Lima, Andre Schneider de Oliveira

“…In this study, robot groups act as multiple composite sensors that can move independently according to their assigned functions. Autonomous detection, collective mapping, and collective decision-making of the robots are behaviors bioinspired by the cognitive mechanisms observed in bacterial colonies. …”
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In Vitro Inhibition of Enzymes and Antioxidant and Chemical Fingerprinting Characteristics of <i>Azara serrata</i> Ruiz & Pav. Fruits, an Endemic Plant of the Valdivian Forest of C... by Philipp Hopfstock, Javier Romero-Parra, Peter Winterhalter, Recep Gök, Mario Simirgiotis

“…The results show that these neglected endemic small berries can be a source of healthy phytochemicals. These Chilean berries can be used as functional food and their extracts are candidates for use as functional ingredients in naturally healthy products.…”
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Study on the effect of environmental humidity on the thermal decomposition characteristics of PVC outer sheath of high-voltage cables by Zhaoguo Wu, Qian Wang, Qianbo Xiao, Ke Wu, Qianglin Fu, Huixian Huang, Hong Xiang, Zhengqin Cao

“…Thermal decomposition experiments were conducted across ten humidity gradients, ranging from 10 to 100%, using a specially designed experimental platform that included heating, temperature and humidity control, and gas detection. Set a heat source of 200℃ to simulate the early fault state of high-voltage cables before a fire occurs. …”
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Prediction of new candidate proteins and analysis of sub-modules and protein hubs associated with seed development in rice (Oryza sativa) using an ensemble network-based systems bi... by M. R. P. De Silva, J. W. J. K. Weeraman, S. Piyatissa, P. C. Fernando

“…Abstract Background Rice is a critical global food source, but it faces challenges due to nutritional deficiencies and the pressures of a growing population. …”
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The role of vitamin K in the pathology of newborns and infants (literature review) by Y.V. Marushko, A.O. Pysariev, T.V. Kurilina, O.A. Bovkun

“…PIVKA II is used as a functional marker for the detection of vitamin K deficiency. …”
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Assessment of the nutritional constituents of Elaeis Guineensis Jacq exudates from different States of Nigeria by FI Obahiagbon, GE Ilori, JO Erhabor

“…The concentration of potassium was high in all the samples irrespective of their sources. The exudates could be classified as a rich source of nutrients that are needed in man, as some of the nutrients act as sources of energy, body builders, components of body organs and tissues, coenzymes and play notable roles in biochemical functions and deficiency diseases. …”
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A co-feeding strategy of formate and H2 for methanogens – Enhancing growth parameters and methane production by Björn Sabel-Becker, Nicolas Patrick Jost, Anne-Kristin Kaster, Dirk Holtmann

“…Formate could link the electrical and chemical sectors as its production can be realized through the electrochemical reduction of CO2. Its function could be either a long-term energy storage medium or a starting material in a bioprocess. …”
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Enabling beam-scanning antenna technologies for terahertz wireless systems: A review by Dongze Zheng, Geng-Bo Wu, Zhi Hao Jiang, Wei Hong, Chi Hou Chan, Ke Wu

“…While producing a scannable highly-directive antenna beam proves to be indispensable in the period of microwaves, the significance of such functionality is more critical in the THz era, considering that THz waves have more intractable challenges such as the severity of free-space propagation losses, the susceptibility to atmospheric environments, and the unavailability of efficient signal sources. …”
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Radar Echo Extrapolation Based on Translator Coding and Decoding Conditional Generation Adversarial Network by Xingang Mou, Yuan He, Wenfeng Li, Xiao Zhou

“…Experimental findings derived from the standard radar echo dataset (SRAD) reveal that the proposed radar echo extrapolation technique exhibits superior performance, with average critical success index (CSI) and probability of detection (POD) metrics per frame increasing by 6.9% and 7.6%, respectively, in comparison to prior methodologies.…”
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Biodegradation of S-Triazine Herbicides Under Saline Conditions by <i>Paenarthrobacter ureafaciens</i> PC, a New Halotolerant Bacterial Isolate: Insights into Both the Degradative... by Chunqing Fu, Yifan Jiang, Bingwen Xu, Xinmei Fu, Liang Tan, Mei Jin

“…Furthermore, the biodegradation pathways of prometryne (the target compound) by this strain were proposed based on the detection of possible degradation intermediates and genome sequencing analysis. …”
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21 Balmer Jump Street: The Nebular Continuum at High Redshift and Implications for the Bright Galaxy Problem, UV Continuum Slopes, and Early Stellar Populations by Harley Katz, Alex J. Cameron, Aayush Saxena, Laia Barrufet, Nichloas Choustikov, Nikko J. Cleri, Anna de Graff, Richard S. Ellis, Robert A.E. Fosbury, Kasper E. Heintz, Michael Maseda, Jorryt Matthee, Ian McConachie, Pascal A. Oesch

“…First, we provide a theoretical background, showing how different stellar populations (SPS models, initial mass functions (IMFs), and stellar temperatures) and nebular conditions impact observed galaxy spectra. …”
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Standard: human liver-on-a-chip by Haitao Liu, Xu Zhang, Yaqing Wang, Min Zhang, Peng Wang, Jing Shang, Zhongqiang Li, Likun Gong, Xin Xie, Dongyang Liu, Jingbo Pi, Xinghua Gao, Xianliang Li, Wei Ding, Dianbing Wang, Yun Long, Lan Wang, Song Li, Xingchao Geng, Pingkun Zhou, Wanjin Tang, Xian’en Zhang, Chunying Chen, Shengli Yang, Jianhua Qin

“…However, the lack of standardized definitions, structural designs, cell sources, model constructions, and functional validations has posed challenges to their widespread translational applications. …”
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OGLE-2011-BLG-0462: An Isolated Stellar-mass Black Hole Confirmed Using New HST Astrometry and Updated Photometry by Kailash C. Sahu, Jay Anderson, Stefano Casertano, Howard E. Bond, Martin Dominik, Annalisa Calamida, Andrea Bellini, Thomas M. Brown, Henry C. Ferguson, Marina Rejkuba

“…We have reanalyzed the data, including the new HST astrometry, and photometry obtained with 16 different telescopes. The source lies only $0\mathop{.}\limits^{^{\prime\prime} }4$ from a bright neighbor, making it crucial to perform precise subtraction of its point-spread function (PSF) in the astrometric measurements of the source. …”
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Treatment outcomes and associated factors of stroke in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Addisu Getie, Shirin Jahan Mumu, Amit Arora

“…Subgroup analysis, meta-regression, and sensitivity analysis were computed to investigate the source of heterogeneity. A log odds ratio was employed to ascertain the association between poor (stroke patients who died or were discharged with significant functional and structural dysfunction) stroke treatment outcomes and associated factors. …”
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