A powerful molecular marker to detect mutations at sorghum LOW GERMINATION STIMULANT 1 by Adedayo O. Adeyanju, Patrick J. Rich, Gebisa Ejeta

“…LOW GERMINATION STIMULANT 1 remains the only known sorghum locus affecting resistance to Striga. Functional loss (lgs1) alleles at this locus result in low Striga germination stimulant activity. …”
Get full text

Optimizing agricultural biomass selection for biochar production using multicriteria decision-making by Ayodeji Raphael Ige, Grażyna Łaska, Grzegorz Świderski, Grzegorz Zając

“…FTIR analysis confirmed the presence of functional groups in Fraxinus excelsior that enhances biochar stability. …”
Get full text

Istihsan in Determination of the Lunar Month: Jurisprudential Flexibility for Harmonizing the Ummah by Geubrina Rizky Ananda Sy, Nur Mahmudi Qiromi, Mahsun Mahsun, Amir Tajrid

“…Istihsan, which etymologically means "considering something better," remains a debated method of ijtihad among Islamic jurisprudence scholars (ushuliyyin), although still practically utilized. This study aims to explore how Istihsan functions as a jurisprudential catalyst in the application of astronomical science (Ilmu Falak), especially concerning the determination of lunar months, offering potential solutions for harmonizing differences among the Muslim community. …”
Get full text

ALBI Grade Is Associated with Clinical Outcomes of Critically Ill Patients with AKI: A Cohort Study with Cox Regression and Propensity Score Matching by Chao Yang, Zhikang Yu, Bo Peng, Changkun Mao, Junting Li, Yongsheng Cao

“…The albumin–bilirubin (ALBI) grade has surfaced as a viable substitute for assessing liver functional reserve in individuals afflicted with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). …”
Get full text

Time-Dependent Fuzzy Reliability Analysis of Concrete Slab during the Initial Water Storage Period of CFRD: A Case Study by Gang Sun, Kongzhong Hu, Lifang Liu, Junru Li

Get full text

Prognostic predictions in psychosis: exploring the complementary role of machine learning models by Metten Somers, Hugo G Schnack, Rene S Kahn, Diane F van Rappard, Frank L Gerritse, Edwin van Dellen, Violet van Dee, Seyed M Kia, Caterina Fregosi, Wilma E Swildens, Anne Alkema, Albert Batalla, Coen van den Berg, Danko Coric, Lotte G Dijkstra, Arthur van den Doel, Livia S Dominicus, John Enterman, Marte Z van der Horst, Fedor van Houwelingen, Charlotte S Koch, Lisanne E M Koomen, Marjan Kromkamp, Michelle Lancee, Brian E Mouthaan, Eline J Regeer, Raymond W J Salet, Jorgen Straalman, Marjolein H T de Vette, Judith Voogt, Inge Winter-van Rossum, Wiepke Cahn

“…Integrating predictions from both sources may help reduce individual biases and improve accuracy. …”
Get full text

Immune inflammatory regulation in Anti-NMDAR encephalitis: insights from transcriptome analysis by Shan Qiao, Shan Qiao, Jia Wang, Shan-chao Zhang, Ai-hua Wang, Hai-yun Li, Tao Xin, Tao Xin

Get full text

Semantic web-based ontology: a comprehensive framework for cardiovascular knowledge representation by Sabahat Sabir, Fahad Maqbool, Muhammad Saad Razzaq, Dilawar Shah, Shujaat Ali, Muhammad Tahir, Hafiz Muhammad Faisal Shehzad

“…HDO is evaluated using OOPs Pitfall Scanner and Hermit Reasoner. Its functionality is validated by populating a use case and executing SPARQL queries. …”
Get full text

UX-MAPPER: An automated approach to analyze app store reviews with a focus on UX by Walter T. Nakamura, Edson C. C. de Oliveira, Elaine H. T. de Oliveira, Tayana Conte

“…In general, the participants recognized the relevance and utility of UX-MAPPER in enhancing the quality of existing apps and exploring reviews of competing apps to identify user preferences, requests, and critiques regarding functionalities and features. …”
Get full text

Performance Appraisal and Employee Productivity in Organizations: A Case Study of Kabale District Local Government. by Atuheire, Nancy

“…The study utilized both simple random and purposive sampling techniques to determine the sample size. …”
Get full text

HAPS-ISAC: Enhancing Sensing and Communication in 6G Networks With Advanced MIMO Beamforming by Parisa Kanani, Mohammad Javad Omidi, Mahmoud Modarres-Hashemi, Halim Yanikomeroglu

“…This paper introduces a novel high altitude platform station (HAPS)-based integrated sensing and communication (ISAC) system, referred to as HAPS-ISAC, designed to enhance the capabilities of future 6G networks by simultaneously optimizing communication and sensing functions. HAPS operates as a super-macro base station in the stratosphere, utilizing advanced beamforming techniques within a multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) architecture, supplemented by multiple-input single-output (MISO) configurations, effectively enabling the system to serve ground communication users (CUs) while conducting high-resolution sensing of potential targets. …”
Get full text

Scrolling to Success: A Systematic Analysis of Social Media’s Role in Scholarly Communications by Nur Syazwani Ahmad, Ali Fauzi, Samsul Farid Samsuddin, Shamshul Bahri

“…Through a rigorous analysis of 42 articles, selected from an initial pool of 108 publications across two major databases spanning a 14-year period, this research identifies five key themes that shape scholarly social media engagement in Asia: overall usage, analytical approaches to social media data, the functions platforms serve, the features utilized, and the communication behaviors exhibited. …”
Get full text

A new opportunity for biomass-derived carbon in highly stable Li-O2 battery: A review by Guanjun Liu, Shaojie Qin, Xiping Zhang, Dan You, Yanjia Zhang, Xiaoyuan Zeng, Yiyong Zhang, Ziyi Zhu, Yingjie Zhang, Xue Li

“…It introduces cross-scale characterization methods to analyze the properties of the carbon materials and explores the theoretical underpinnings of functional atom doping as a means to enhance electrochemical performance. …”
Get full text

ImmunoCheckDB: A Comprehensive Platform for Evaluating Cancer Immunotherapy Biomarkers Through Meta‐Analyses and Multiomic Profiling by Chongxuan Lu, Mingxiao Li, Hong Yang, Zaoqu Liu, Jian Zhang, Quan Cheng, Anqi Lin, Shixiang Wang, Peng Luo

“…Existing databases lack comprehensive integration of ICI efficacy data and fail to explore biomarkers across pan‐cancer contexts, limiting their utility in precision oncology. To address this gap, we developed ImmunoCheckDB, a systematic platform that curates 173 studies on cancer ICI treatment, integrating survival outcomes for traditional and network meta‐analyses with multiomic data sets from public repositories, including over 93,000+ individuals across 18 cancer types and 30 ICI regimens to provide a robust resource for pan‐cancer biomarker discovery. …”
Get full text

The Coordinative Evaluation of Suburban Construction Land from Spatial, Socio-Economic, and Ecological Dimensions: A Case Study of Suburban Wuhan, Central China by Junqing Wei, Yasi Tian, Chun Li, Hongzhou Yuan, Yanfang Liu

Get full text

Genomic and transcriptomic insights into vertebrate host-specific Lactobacillus johnsonii adaptation in the gastrointestinal tract by Keerthikka Ravi, Nicole R. Falkowski, Gary B. Huffnagle

“…However, human isolates did not form a distinct clade. Functional enrichment analysis revealed significant enrichment of several genes, including surface proteins and accessory secretory pathway-related genes, as well as tyrosine decarboxylase genes in rodent isolates compared to avian isolates, including in mouse isolate MR1. …”
Get full text

Bioinformatics analysis identifies WNK1 gene as a potential biomarker for cholangiocarcinoma diagnosis and immune infiltration by Qi Sun, Xianli Lei, Xiangrong Meng, Caijun Zha, Lei Yan, Wenjing Zhang

“…GraphPad Prism 9 was utilized for statistical data analysis and the construction of receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curves. …”
Get full text

Some Comments Concerning the Preparation of and Fatigue Testing of the Aircraft’s Cable-Control System by Brzęczek Józef

“…Moreover, the forces characteristic of the control cables are nonlinear functions of the control surface deflection. This means that the typical fatigue tests we employ help with only comparative estimations and acceptance tests. …”
Get full text

Construction and Completion of the Knowledge Graph for Cow Estrus with the Association Rule Mining by Zhiwei Cheng, Luyu Ding, Cheng Peng, Helong Yu, Baozhu Yang, Ligen Yu, Qifeng Li

“…To uncover potential relationships within the graph, we applied and compared two association rule algorithms: FP-Growth and Apriori. We utilized Boolean functions derived from association rule learning to validate the ability of the rules to identify normal estrus. …”
Get full text

Stem cell therapy use in patients with dementia: a systematic review by Olivier Uwishema, Malak Ghezzawi, Magda Wojtara, Ignatius N Esene, Kehinde Obamiro

“…The application of SCT aims to restore cognitive functioning in people living with dementia. Beyond pre-clinical studies, several clinical trials have evaluated specific stem cell (SC) types for their efficacy in treating dementia. …”
Get full text