Protective role of extracellular vesicles against oxidative DNA damage by Jordi Ribas-Maynou, Ana Parra, Pablo Martínez-Díaz, Camila Peres Rubio, Xiomara Lucas, Marc Yeste, Jordi Roca, Isabel Barranco

“…Abstract Background Oxidative stress, a source of genotoxic damage, is often the underlying mechanism in many functional cell disorders. …”
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Developmental Transfer of Microplastic Particles from Larval to Adult Stages of the Drone Fly <i>Eristalis tenax</i> by Malik Abdulla, Jaimie C. Barnes, Oliver M. Poole, Karl R. Wotton, Eva Jimenez-Guri

“…This success is aided by its development as a rat-tailed maggot in a wide array of aquatic environments where it feeds on decaying organic matter. …”
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The clinical efficacy and influencing factors of uterine artery embolization in the treatment of different types of uterine adenomyosis by Wen-Jiang Wei, Zuo-Fu Tian, Hao Liu, Cheng-Jiang Xiao

“…Their serum CA125 level was detected, and the degree of symptom relief and health index were evaluated, aiming to explore the clinical efficacy and influencing factors of UAE in the treatment of adenomyosis. …”
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Synchronized stepwise control of firing and learning thresholds in a spiking randomly connected neural network toward hardware implementation by Kumiko Nomura, Yoshifumi Nishi

“…Therefore, we propose hardware-oriented models of these functions. To implement the function of IP, a variable firing threshold is introduced to each excitatory neuron in the RNN that changes stepwise in accordance with its activity. …”
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Ecotoxicological evaluation in aquaculture in state park Serra do Mar-SP, Nucleo Itariru by Bruno Galvão de Campos, Denis Moledo de Souza Abessa, Mauro Cornacchioni Lopes, Newton José Rodrigues da Silva

“…However, farming tanks appeared to function as biological filters, due to the occurrence of physical, chemical and biological (microbial degradation) processes, producing non toxic effluents. …”
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Phytochemical Profiling and Antioxidant Activity of True Leaves and Cotyledons of <i>Adenocaulon himalaicum</i> by Sang-Yun Lee, Nari Yoon, Neil Patrick Uy, Chung-Ho Choi, Sanghyun Lee

“…The young leaf of <i>A. himalaicum</i> has a rich phytochemical profile and robust antioxidant activity; hence, it has potential as natural antioxidant sources for human health and valuable pharmacognosy raw materials for pharmaceutical and functional food applications.…”
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Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Path Planning in Complex Dynamic Environments Based on Deep Reinforcement Learning by Jiandong Liu, Wei Luo, Guoqing Zhang, Ruihao Li

“…These tests highlight fast learning convergence and real-time obstacle detection and avoidance, ensuring successful achievement of the target.…”
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Lightweight deep learning system for automated bone age assessment in Chinese children: enhancing clinical efficiency and diagnostic accuracy by Pang Hai, Zhang Bin, Liu Kesheng, Li Cong, Xu Fei

“…In the first stage, the YOLOv8 algorithm precisely localizes 13 key epiphyses in hand radiographs, achieving a mean Average Precision (mAP) of 99.5% at Intersection over Union (IoU) = 0.5 and 94.0% within IoU 0.5–0.95, demonstrating robust detection performance. The second stage employs a modified EfficientNetB3 architecture for fine-grained epiphyseal grade classification, enhanced by the Rectified Adam (RAdam) optimizer and a composite loss function combining center loss and weighted cross-entropy to mitigate class imbalance. …”
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Application of intraoperative neuromonitoring of superior laryngeal nerve in modified Miccoli surgery by YAO Yizhen, LI Xueqing, LI Yujin, ZHU Haoran, TANG Chenghui

“…Observational indicators included surgical-related indicators, and postoperative complications. The success rate of external branch of superior laryngeal nerve (EBSLN) exploration and Cernea classification were recorded intraoperatively. …”
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The genetic association of the transcription factor NPAT with glycemic response to metformin involves regulation of fuel selection. by Changwei Chen, Jennifer R Gallagher, Jamie Tarlton, Lidy van Aalten, Susan E Bray, Michael L J Ashford, Rory J McCrimmon, Ewan R Pearson, Alison D McNeilly, Calum Sutherland

“…GWAS identified SNPs associated with metformin treatment success at a locus containing the NPAT (nuclear protein, ataxia-telangiectasia locus) and ATM (ataxia-telangiectasia mutated) genes. …”
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IDENTIFICATION OF ELECTROMAGNETIC ULTRA LOW FREQUENCY (ULF) SIGNAL ANOMALIES AS PRECURSORS OF A MAGNITUDE 5 EARTHQUAKE IN THE SULAWESI REGION by Delfira Anggraini, Ratni Sirait, Lailatul Husna Lubis, Christofel Haposan Great Sibuea

“…The anomaly source azimuth direction was also determined.…”
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Reassessing Adaptational Lag in Eriophorum vaginatum: Short-Term Responses to Reciprocal Transplant and Passive Warming Experiments in Northern Alaska by Jennifer Lynn Chandler, James B McGraw, Michael L Moody, Jianwu Tang, Janice Voltzow, Ned Fetcher

“…This study’s short duration likely limited our ability to detect differences in tiller population growth as a function of garden or ecotype, emphasizing the need for long-term monitoring.…”
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Multi-Channel Optical Coherence Elastography Using Relative and Absolute Shear-Wave Time of Flight. by Eli Elyas, Alex Grimwood, Janine T Erler, Simon P Robinson, Thomas R Cox, Daniel Woods, Peter Clowes, Ramona De Luca, Franco Marinozzi, Jérémie Fromageau, Jeffrey C Bamber

“…A needle, embedded in the gel, was excited to vibrate along its long axis and the displacement as a function of time and distance from the needle associated with the resulting shear waves was detected using four M-mode images acquired simultaneously using a commercial four-channel swept-source OCT system. …”
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Development and evaluation of customized software to automatically align macula and optic disc centered scanning laser ophthalmoscope fundus images by M. Elena Martinez-Perez, Franziska G. Rauscher, Pingping Zhao, Tobias Elze

“…The methods were tested on a dataset of 3,570 eyes from glaucoma patients, with success/failure assessed by visual inspection and compared to failure reporting of the methods themselves. …”
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Predator‐specific mortality of sage‐grouse nests based on predator DNA on eggshells by Nolan A. Helmstetter, Courtney J. Conway, Shane Roberts, Jennifer R. Adams, Paul D. Makela, Lisette P. Waits

“…Identifying the explicit predator species responsible for nest predation events is, therefore, critical to understanding causal mechanisms linking land use to patterns of sage‐grouse nest success. Cattle grazing is often assumed to adversely affect sage‐grouse recruitment by reducing grass height (and hence cover), thereby facilitating nest detection by predators. …”
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Validation of a 60K SNP chip for caribou (Rangifer tarandus) for use in wildlife forensics, conservation, and management by Trottier-Lavoie Mallorie, Prunier Julien, Poisson William, Carrier Alexandra, Gilbert Isabelle, Mastromonaco Gabriela, Albert Vicky, Cecilia Hernandez, Bourret Vincent, Taillon Joëlle, Droit Arnaud, Côté Steeve D., Robert Claude

“…Our aim was to test the new SNP chip for caribou/reindeer (Rangifer tarandus) (Illumina iSelect caribou 60 K) under recommended and non-optimal sample conditions. Impact on signal detection (call rate) and error rate were assessed using reference samples. …”
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Dispersive liquid-liquid microextraction/HPLC techniques for determination of oxytetracycline and doxycycline residues in beef samples: method developments and statistical analysis by Muinat Aliu, Abibat Junaid, Abdulrahman Ibraheem, Aisha Ishaq, Abubakar Lawal, Kikelomo Ayeni`, Amudalat Lawal, Lukman Abdulra'uf

“…The developed method was successfully established and the concentration levels of drug residues detected were lower than the European Union set maximum residue level (MRL). …”
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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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Mobile Phone Auscultation Accurately Diagnoses Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Using Nonlinear Respiratory Biofluid Dynamics by Caroline Emily Gosser, Luther Daniel, Martin Huecker, Rodrigo Cavallazzi, Hiram Rivas, Jarred Jeremy Thomas, Ryan Close

“…In frontline applications where the availability of gold standard pulmonary function testing is limited, the device could improve the detection of COPD, a condition with significant over- and under-diagnosis. …”
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Simple fuzzy classification of metal qualities of Ona River, Ibadan, Nigeria, and its implication for fish production and other uses by Olayiwola Akin Akintola, Foluso Oyedotun Agunbiade, Tolulope Omolayo Ariyomo, Toju Esther Babalola, Bolaji Adelanke Adabembe, Oluwaseun Temitope Faloye, Opeyemi Samuel Sajo

“…The results revealed that the PTEs: Fe, Pb, Cd, Cr, and Mn were detected above guideline limits in several sampling points, indicating possible contamination from anthropogenic sources. …”
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