Standardization of the individual Zulliger test on non-clinical Italian population by Riccardo Caporale, Cettina Allone, Antonio Maccarone, Palmira Faraci, Giuseppe Craparo

“…Background: The Zulliger test (Z-test) is a projective technique, mainly used in the selection and evaluation of human resources, through a collective administration. …”
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Comprehensive Phenotypic Characterization and Genomic Analysis Unveil the Probiotic Potential of <i>Bacillus velezensis</i> K12 by Yingying Tang, Tian Li, Yihong Huang, Liangliang Wu, Xiaobo Liu, Ruichao Yue, Jianmin Yuan

“…The complete genome sequencing of <i>B. velezensis</i> K12 revealed a genomic length of 3,973,105 base pairs containing 4123 coding genes, among which 3973 genes were functionally annotated. The genomic analysis identified genes associated with acid and bile tolerance, adhesion, antioxidants, and secondary metabolite production, whereas no functional genes related to enterotoxins or transferable antibiotic resistance were detected, thereby confirming the probiotic properties of <i>B. velezensis</i> K12. …”
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Psycholinguistic Paradigm of the Medical Staff – Patients Communicative Interaction in the Conditions of COVID-19 in Ukraine and Scotland by Наталія Михальчук, Валерій Зливков, Світлана Лукомська, Олександр Набочук, Ніна Христич

“…It is the experiment that allows us to make a specific idea of the concept, the result of which is the selection of a set of lexical units representing some object. …”
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An Evidence-Based Medical Review on Preoperative Exercise Prehabilitation in Lung Cancer Patients by Zhang R, Wu M, Cheng Y, Xu Y, Xia L

“…Evaluated the quality of the selected literature, and then synthesis the evidence from the literature and made the recommendation level formulation.Results: There were 16 pieces of literature in total, including two guidelines, three evidence summaries, one expert consensus, and ten systematic reviews. …”
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Differences in Soil Reinforcement and Root Fatigue Properties of Typical Shrubs in Semi-arid Mining Areas by Xin Zhang, Bo Wang, Tiejun Liu, Jianying Guo, Hugang Wang, Zhenqi Yang

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Earliest evidence of Neanderthal multifunctional bone tool production from cave lion (Panthera spelaea) remains by Grégory Abrams, Patrick Auguste, Stéphane Pirson, Isabelle De Groote, Éva Halbrucker, Kévin Di Modica, Camille Pironneau, Tristan Dedrie, Carlo Meloro, Valentin Fischer, Hervé Bocherens, Yves Vanbrabant, Fabrice Bray

“…This study examines the selective use of cave lion bones by Neanderthals to determine whether this behaviour was driven by practical, functional, or symbolic factors, through a detailed zooarchaeological analysis. …”
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An innovative data-driven quantitative prediction method aiming at base groundwater intrusion risk under extra-thick coal seam mining and its practical application by Hao Zhan, Shouqiang Liu, Bo Wu, Qinghan Meng, Yanling Cao, Fan Yang, Qiwei Feng, Wenlong Liu, Wenfeng Zhu, Yangyang Zhao

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Integration of artificial intelligence and advanced optimization techniques for continuous gas lift under restricted gas supply: A case study by Leila Zeinolabedini, Forough Ameli, Abdolhossein Hemmati-Sarapardeh

“…In addition, the net present value (NPV) serves as the objective function. To optimize the selected input variables, including tubing inside diameter, gas injection rate, and separator pressure, various optimization algorithms such as particle swarm optimization (PSO), ant colony optimization (ACO), genetic algorithm (GA), and a Novel optimization algorithm in a gas-lift study called grey wolf optimization (GWO), were utilized considering the constraint of the limited available gas. …”
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Sheep dietary preferences in targeted grazing: demographic, management, and weather effects in northern mixed-grass prairie by Aaron J. Kersh, Hannah M. Fraley, J. Derek Scasta, Justin D. Derner, Paulo de Mello Taveres Lima, Whit C. Stewart

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Genome-Wide Association Study and Haplotype Analysis Jointly Identify New Candidate Genes for Alkaline Tolerance at Seedling Stage in Rice by Ratan Kumar Ganapati, Kai Chen, Xiuqin Zhao, Tianqing Zheng, Fan Zhang, Laiyuan Zhai, Jianlong Xu

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Oxidative Stress Markers and C-Reactive Protein Are Related to Severity of Heart Failure in Patients with Dilated Cardiomyopathy by Celina Wojciechowska, Ewa Romuk, Andrzej Tomasik, Bronisława Skrzep-Poloczek, Ewa Nowalany-Kozielska, Ewa Birkner, Wojciech Jacheć

“…Increased MnSOD activity indicates the mitochondrial source of ROS in patients with advanced heart failure.…”
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Enhancing Medium-Chain Fatty Acid Delivery Through Bigel Technology by Manuela Machado, Eduardo M. Costa, Sara Silva, Sérgio C. Sousa, Ana Maria Gomes, Manuela Pintado

“…This study presents the development and characterization of medium-chain fatty acid (MCFA)-loaded bigels, using coconut oil as the MCFA source. The bigels exhibited high oil binding capacity, ranging from 87% to 98%, effectively retaining MCFAs within the matrix, with lauric acid (C12) being the main component detected within the bigels at 178.32 ± 0.10 mg/g. …”
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Plasmonic optical fiber biosensors for ultra-low detection of respiratory syncytial virus via point-of-care tests by Federica Passeggio, Luigi Zeni, Massimiliano Galdiero, Francesco Arcadio, Carla Zannella, Anna De Filippis, Chiara Marzano, Ines Tavoletta, Fabiana Napolitano, Rosalba Pitruzzella, Giuseppe Portella, Nunzio Cennamo

“…This protein was selected because it is the most conserved surface protein between the two RSV subtypes, RSV A and RSV B. …”
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Research note: Harnessing the potential of chicken blastodermal cells as a new frontier in poultry science and biotechnology – Establishment of embryonic stem cells and their diffe... by Małgorzata Duda, Patrycja Maciak, Grzegorz Tylko, Kamil Wartalski, Monika Trzcińska, Marek Romek, Marcin Samiec

“…These findings highlight the potential of B-ESCs as a valuable source for propagating SC-LCs, with implications for regenerative medicine and neural/glial tissue engineering applications. …”
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Targeted proteomics for absolute quantification of glucose transporter 1 in mammalian brain cells using liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry by Yash Mehta, Dhavalkumar Patel, Iqra Pervaiz, Ulrich Bickel, Abraham Jacob Al-Ahmad

“…Glucose represents a major source of energy for mammalian brains. Its uptake is tributary to a functional glucose transporter (GLUT1) expression at the blood-brain barrier (BBB). …”
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Molecular characterization of heavy metal-tolerant bacteria and their potential for bioremediation and plant growth promotion by Saira Abbas, Saira Abbas, Sobia Zulfiqar, Muhammad Arshad, Nauman Khalid, Nauman Khalid, Amjad Hussain, Amjad Hussain, Iftikhar Ahmed

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Clinical and economic effectiveness of Schroth therapy in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis: insights from a machine learning- and active learning-based real-world study by Erdal Ayvaz, Merve Uca, Ednan Ayvaz, Zafer Yıldız

“…These findings may inform evidence-based strategies for integrating personalized, data-driven approaches into conservative scoliosis treatment protocols and optimizing musculoskeletal healthcare resource allocation.…”
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Supramolecular nanocrystalline membranes with well-aligned subnanochannels for enhanced reverse osmosis desalination by Gang Lu, Wentao Shang, Xinyao Ma, Hengyue Xu, Hubao A, Jiawei Sun, Xiaolu Li, Mingyi Jia, Shuang Lu, Jun Wu, Xi Chen, Shensheng Chen, Jun Fan, Alicia Kyoungjin An

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Evaluating the impact of hyperparameters on the performance of 1D CNN model for nutritional profiling of underutilized crops using NIRS data by Simardeep Kaur, Naseeb Singh, Amit Kumar, Philanim W S, Veerendra Kumar Verma, Amit Kumar Patil, Rakesh Bhardwaj, Amritbir Riar

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Time Series Remote Sensing Image Classification with a Data-Driven Active Deep Learning Approach by Gaoliang Xie, Peng Liu, Zugang Chen, Lajiao Chen, Yan Ma, Lingjun Zhao

“…Then, we define a new loss function with the aim of improving the deep model’s performance. …”
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