An ensemble strategy for piRNA identification through hybrid moment-based feature modeling by Mansoor Ahmed Rasheed, Tamim Alkhalifah, Fahad Alturise, Yaser Daanial Khan

“…The proposed approaches show great potential for enhancing the accuracy of piRNA prediction, significantly aiding future research and the scientific community in the in-silico identification of piRNA. The source codes and datasets utilized in this study are accessible at https://github.com/MansoorAhmadRasheed/piRNA-codes-and-result .…”
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Integrative analysis of efferocytosis- and invasion-related genes as potential biomarkers and therapeutic targets in breast cancer by Jing Yang, Rong Zhang, Lamei Sun, Cong Wang, Ming Feng, Bin Su, Lixin Jiang

“…Abstract Breast cancer remains a primary source of cancer-related mortality among females worldwide. …”
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Effects of Valproic Acid Embryonic Exposure on Zebrafish: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Bernardo Flores-Prieto, Jorge Manzo-Denes, María Elena Hernández-Aguilar, Genaro Alfonso Coria-Avila, Deissy Herrera-Covarrubias, Gonzalo Emiliano Aranda-Abreu, Fausto Rojas-Durán, César Antonio Pérez-Estudillo, Jorge Suárez-Medellín, María Rebeca Toledo-Cárdenas

“…At the genetic level, VPA exposure is associated with the differential expression of genes involved in neurodevelopment and neuronal function. The synthesized data from these studies underscore the utility of zebrafish as a model organism for investigating the effects of teratogen exposure on neurodevelopment.…”
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NORDIC denoising on VASO data by Lasse Knudsen, Lasse Knudsen, Luca Vizioli, Federico De Martino, Lonike K. Faes, Daniel A. Handwerker, Steen Moeller, Peter A. Bandettini, Peter A. Bandettini, Laurentius Huber

“…The use of submillimeter resolution functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) is increasing in popularity due to the prospect of studying human brain activation non-invasively at the scale of cortical layers and columns. …”
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By-Products Valorization: Peptide Fractions from Milk Permeate Exert Antioxidant Activity in Cellular and In Vivo Models by Valeria Scalcon, Federico Fiorese, Marica Albanesi, Alessandra Folda, Gianfranco Betti, Marco Bellamio, Emiliano Feller, Claudia Lodovichi, Giorgio Arrigoni, Oriano Marin, Maria Pia Rigobello

“…Altogether, the results unveil novel recovery strategies for food by-products as sources of antioxidant bioactive peptides that might be utilized for the development of functional foods.…”
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Lactic Acid Bacteria and Yeast Fermentation to Improve the Nutritional Value of <i>Ulva rigida</i> by Marta Brandão, Diogo J. Marques, Sofia Sousa, Marília Mateus, Helena M. Pinheiro, M. Manuela R. da Fonseca, Carla Pires, Maria Leonor Nunes, António Marques, M. Teresa Cesário

“…These findings highlight the potential of utilizing <i>S. cerevisiae</i> and lactobacilli starter cultures in seaweed fermentation to produce <i>Ulva</i>-based feed ingredients.…”
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Development of time to event prediction models using federated learning by Rasmus Rask Kragh Jørgensen, Jonas Faartoft Jensen, Tarec El-Galaly, Martin Bøgsted, Rasmus Froberg Brøndum, Mikkel Runason Simonsen, Lasse Hjort Jakobsen

“…Abstract Background In a wide range of diseases, it is necessary to utilize multiple data sources to obtain enough data for model training. …”
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Solar-thermoelectric mobile storage system integrated with electric vehicles for reducing postharvest and microbial losses in agro produce transportation by Lalith Pankaj Raj Nadimuthu, Kirubakaran Victor, Mohit Bajaj, Vojtech Blazek, Lukas Prokop

“…The system comprises a 100 Wp polycrystalline solar photovoltaic (PV) module, which supplies power to a 12 V/6A shunt-configured thermoelectric cooler with a 12 L storage capacity via a 12 V/8A solar charge controller. Functioning as an off-grid refrigeration unit, the system is supported by a 12 V/40Ah battery energy storage system. …”
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Insights from lncRNAs Profiling of MIN6 Beta Cells Undergoing Inflammation by Chuntao Sun, Lihua Xue, Ziyang Zhu, Fan Zhang, Ruixue Yang, Xuewen Yuan, Zhanjun Jia, Qianqi Liu

“…Additionally, a lncRNA-mRNA coexpression network was constructed to predict the interactions between the most strikingly regulated lncRNAs and mRNAs. This study may be utilized as a background or reference resource for future functional studies on lncRNAs related to the diagnosis and development of new therapies for T1DM.…”
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Resveratrol from grape pomace: Mitigation of lead-induced oxidative stress-related renal toxicity: In silico and In vivo studies by Mohamed Seif, Hanan Y. Aati, Bin Wei, Mohamed A. Tantawy, Mohamed Sayed, Ziyu Guo, Sherien M. Bakry, Mahmoud Emam

“…Utilizing industrial agricultural waste is a beneficial approach that can reduce the negative environmental impact of agro-waste and valorize its potential for use in the food, health, and agricultural sectors. …”
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Regression-based leaf nitrogen concentration estimation of young Cephalotaxus hainanensis in small and imbalanced samples by Mengmeng Shi, Tian Wang, Ling Lin, Qingxue Li, Zhulin Chen, Xingjing Chen, Peng Wang, Xuefeng Wang

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Transforming Bone Tunnel Evaluation in Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction: Introducing a Novel Deep Learning System and the TB-Seg Dataset by Ke Xie, Mingqian Yu, Jeremy Ho-Pak Liu, Qixiang Ma, Limin Zou, Gene Chi-Wai Man, Jiankun Xu, Patrick Shu-Hang Yung, Zheng Li, Michael Tim-Yun Ong

“…Evaluating bone tunnels is crucial for assessing functional recovery after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction. …”
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Defect Generation and Evolution in Irradiated Epitaxial Films and Heterostructures of Fe3O4 and Cr2O3 by Tiffany C. Kaspar, Maciej O. Liedke, Kayla H. Yano, Jijo Christudasjustus, Hyosim Kim, Yongqiang Wang, Mark E. Bowden, George E. Sterbinsky, Maik Butterling, Eric Hirschmann, Andreas Wagner, Daniel K. Schreiber

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Recent progress in the identification and in vitro culture of skin organoids by Yanan Huang, Qing Ye, Jiyuan Wang, Kaimin Zhu, Haojie Yang, Xiaoping Jiang, Meihua Shen

“…For this purpose, the present article reviews the most recent advances in this field, focusing on the cell sources, culture methods, culture conditions, and biomarkers for identifying the structure and function of skin organoids developed in vitro or in vivo. …”
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Performance Analysis of Optical Wireless Channel Based on Beamforming Techniques Using Advanced Modulation Schemes by Lwaa Faisal Abdulameer, Adil Fadhil Mushatet, Tania Tariq Salim

“…An arbitrary number of light-emitting diodes and photo-detectors are used at the sources and detectors. The findings demonstrated that the optical generalized frequency-division multiplexing performs better than other modulation schemes in terms of power and bandwidth requirements, with a high peak-to-average-power-ratio, which is the primary drawback in orthogonal frequency-division multiplexing mitigated by the beamforming function. …”
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Inverse design of 3D nanophotonic devices with structural integrity using auxiliary thermal solvers by Kuster Oliver, Augenstein Yannick, Hernández Roberto Narváez, Rockstuhl Carsten, Sturges Thomas Jebb

“…Alongside the optical response, this heat metric becomes part of our objective function. We demonstrate the utility of our algorithm by designing two 3D nanophotonic devices. …”
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PSO-Optimized IT2FLC for load frequency and VRFB control in two-area interconnected power system by Mohammed Hamouda Ali, Mostafa Bahaa, Mohammed A. Mehanna

“…The integration of large-scale renewable energy sources into power systems poses significant challenges for load frequency control (LFC) due to variability and unpredictability. …”
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The Afghan-Pakistan Borderlands and Their Impact on Pakistan’s Security by Mukhit Assanbayev, Mohammad Talha, Muhammad Murtaza

“…The danger lies in the fact that the “Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan” utilizes Afghan territory to plan and execute operations within Pakistan. …”
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KnowVID-19: A Knowledge-Based System to Extract Targeted COVID-19 Information from Online Medical Repositories by Muzzamil Aziz, Ioana Popa, Amjad Zia, Andreas Fischer, Sabih Ahmed Khan, Amirreza Fazely Hamedani, Abdul R. Asif

“…We present KnowVID-19, a knowledge-based system that assists medical researchers and scientists in extracting targeted information quickly and efficiently from online medical literature repositories, such as PubMed, PubMed Central, and other biomedical sources. The system utilizes various open-source machine learning tools, such as GROBID, S2ORC, and BioC to streamline the processes of data extraction and data mining. …”
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Distinct catecholaminergic pathways projecting to hippocampal CA1 transmit contrasting signals during navigation in familiar and novel environments by Chad Heer, Mark Sheffield

“…We therefore utilized two-photon microscopy to functionally image the activity of VTA and LC axons within the CA1 region of the dorsal hippocampus in head-fixed male mice navigating linear paths within virtual reality (VR) environments. …”
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