Trinocular Vision-Driven Robotic Fertilization: Enhanced YOLOv8n for Precision Mulberry Growth Synchronization by Ma Ming, Osama Elsherbiny, Jianmin Gao

“…These improvements included the introduction of the Asymptotic Feature Pyramid Network (AFPN), the optimization of feature extraction using the MSBlock module, the adoption of a dynamic ATSS label assignment strategy, and the replacement of the CIoU loss function with the Focal_XIoU loss function. …”
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Intelligent diagnosis model for chest X-ray images diseases based on convolutional neural network by Shouyi Yang, Yongxin Wu

“…It combines hierarchical attention convolutional networks with a multi-label decoupling loss function. This method aims to enhance the precise identification of complex lesions. …”
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Irisin regulates cardiac physiology in zebrafish. by Lakshminarasimhan Sundarrajan, Chanel Yeung, Logan Hahn, Lynn P Weber, Suraj Unniappan

“…We aimed to study the role of irisin on cardiac function and muscle protein regulation in zebrafish. …”
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Geobacter-associated prophages confer beneficial effect on dissimilatory reduction of Fe(III) oxides by Guiqin Yang, Annian Lin, Xian Wu, Canfen Lin, Siyue Zhu, Li Zhuang

“…Bioinformatic analysis predicted 185 phage-related genes in the G. soli genome, comprising functional prophages that were verified to be induced to form tailed phage particles. …”
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Fecal Microbiota Changes in Angus Beef Cows Persistently Infected by Bovine Viral Diarrhea Virus by Ruiyang Xia, Yalu Chen, Pengfei Yi, Yawei Sun, Lijing Chen, Xuelian Ma, Qi Zhong, Na Li, Gang Yao

“…This study investigated gut microbiota composition and functional changes in BVDV-infected cows through 16S rRNA sequencing. …”
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Impact of Stimulation Duration in taVNS—Exploring Multiple Physiological and Cognitive Outcomes by Till Bömmer, Luisa M. Schmidt, Katharina Meier, Julius Kricheldorff, Heiko Stecher, Christoph S. Herrmann, Christiane M. Thiel, Kathrin Janitzky, Karsten Witt

“…We also discuss the difficulties in assessing pupil size as an expression of taVNS-mediated LC functional changes.…”
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Regulator of G-Protein Signaling 5 Reduces HeyA8 Ovarian Cancer Cell Proliferation and Extends Survival in a Murine Tumor Model by Molly K. Altman, Duy T. Nguyen, Santosh B. Patel, Jada M. Fambrough, Aaron M. Beedle, William J. Hardman, Mandi M. Murph

“…Its other functional role is to promote apoptosis in hypoxic environments. …”
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Adipocyte-specific Steap4 deficiency reduced thermogenesis and energy expenditure in mice by Han Wang, Lizi Zhang, Xing Chen, Lingzi Hong, Junjie Zhao, Wen Qian, Lam Khue Pham, Belinda Willard, Xiaoxia Li, Katarzyna Bulek, Xiao Li

“…Overall, our study highlights Steap4’s critical role in modulating adipocyte mitochondrial function, thereby controlling thermogenesis, energy expenditure, and adiposity.…”
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Intelligent Cyber-Physical System for Shaping the Needs of the Internet of Things by V. M. Trembach, A. A. Mikryukov, I. S. Vachmanov, T. G. Trembach

“…Hybrid or, as they are also called, combined models can be used for gestalt processing to solve various tasks of cyber-physical systems of the Internet of Things related to forecasting indexes of the functioning of socio-economic systems. To do this, you can use a long-known approach to hybrid- ization, the essence of which is to split the entire set of initial data into subsets of initial data. …”
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Microbiota as diagnostic biomarkers: advancing early cancer detection and personalized therapeutic approaches through microbiome profiling by Majid Eslami, Ramtin Naderian, Aisa Bahar, Ali Babaeizad, Solaleh Rezanavaz Gheshlagh, Valentyn Oksenych, Hamed Tahmasebi

“…The important function of microbiota as therapeutic modulators and diagnostic biomarkers in cancer has been shown by recent developments in microbiome research. …”
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Identification of nonsense variants in the genomes of 15 Murciano-Granadina bucks and analysis of their segregation in parent-offspring trios by Ke Wang, María Gracia Luigi-Sierra, Anna Castelló, Taina Figueiredo-Cardoso, Anna Mercadé, Amparo Martínez, Juan Vicente Delgado, Javier Fernández Álvarez, Antonia Noce, Mingjing Wang, Jordi Jordana, Marcel Amills

“…ABSTRACT: Nonsense variants can inactivate gene function by causing the synthesis of truncated proteins or by inducing nonsense mediated decay of messenger RNAs. …”
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Suppressor effects of carrots on azoxymethane/dextran sulfate sodium-induced colon cancer according to cultivation method by Yanni Pan, Yeon-Jun Lee, Jin Hyeop Kim, Min Ji Song, KyuBum Kwack, Seung-Hwan Park, Sin-Il Sin, Ji Hyung Chung, Kun-Young Park

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YOLO-SRSA: An Improved YOLOv7 Network for the Abnormal Detection of Power Equipment by Wan Zou, Yiping Jiang, Wenlong Liao, Songhai Fan, Yueping Yang, Jin Hou, Hao Tang

“…In the network structure improvements, first, the ACmix module is introduced to reconstruct the SPPCSPC network, effectively suppressing background noise and irrelevant feature interference to enhance feature extraction capability; second, the BiFormer module is integrated into the efficient aggregation network to strengthen focus on critical features and improve the flexible recognition of multi-scale feature images; finally, the original loss function is replaced with the MPDIoU function, optimizing detection accuracy through a comprehensive bounding box evaluation strategy. …”
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Research on Improved Bridge Surface Disease Detection Algorithm Based on YOLOv7-Tiny-DBB by Haichao An, Ying Fan, Zhuobin Jiao, Meiqin Liu

“…Additionally, by substituting the CIoU loss function with a boundary box regression loss function based on MPDIoU, the regression prediction capabilities are strengthened and both regression accuracy and speed are improved. …”
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SGW-YOLOv8n: An Improved YOLOv8n-Based Model for Apple Detection and Segmentation in Complex Orchard Environments by Tao Wu, Zhonghua Miao, Wenlei Huang, Wenkai Han, Zhengwei Guo, Tao Li

“…The model improves apple detection and segmentation by combining the SPD-Conv convolution module, the GAM global attention mechanism, and the Wise-IoU loss function, which enhances the accuracy and robustness. …”
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UTX Responds to Nanotopography to Suppress Macrophage Inflammatory Response by Remodeling H3K27me3 Modification by Hengji Jia, He Zhang, Dingqiang Mo, Bo Xie, Hongdou Qiao, Tao Chen, Haoyue Song, Xinxin Xu, Sheng Yang

“…As an integral part of this microenvironment, the implant–tissue interface plays a critical role in shaping immune cell function. Thus, engineering the surface topography of implants has emerged as a novel strategy for sustained immunomodulation following implantation. …”
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Dual regulation of Atf3 and Lonp1 as therapeutic targets in cerebral ischaemia-reperfusion injury by Bo Yu, Lin Zhou, Min Zhou, Weijian Fan, Jindong Tong, Jinyun Tan, Weihao Shi

“…Understanding the molecular mechanisms underlying CIRI is crucial for developing effective therapeutic strategies.Objective This study aims to investigate the roles of activating transcription factor 3 (Atf3) and lon protease homolog 1 (Lonp1) in CIRI, particularly focusing on how Atf3 regulates Lonp1 expression and its effects on mitochondrial function.Methods Single-cell transcriptomics and proteomic analyses were employed to explore Atf3's influence on Lonp1 and its subsequent impact on neuronal survival and apoptosis.Results The findings indicate that Atf3 plays a crucial role in modulating Lonp1 expression, which in turn affects mitochondrial function, neuronal survival, and apoptotic pathways.Conclusion This study provides new insights into the regulatory mechanisms of Atf3 and Lonp1 in CIRI, identifying potential therapeutic targets for managing ischemic brain injury and neurodegenerative diseases.…”
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Microglia target synaptic sites early during excitatory circuit disassembly in neurodegeneration by Alfred Yu, Camille Fang, Li Xuan Tan, Aparna Lakkaraju, Luca Della Santina, Yvonne Ou

“…In neurodegeneration, understanding the role of microglia-mediated synaptic pruning in circuit remodeling and dysfunction is important for developing therapies aimed at modulating microglial function. Here, we analyzed microglia-mediated synapse disassembly of degenerating postsynaptic neurons in the inner retina. …”
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Dietary Strategies to Mitigate Alzheimer’s Disease: Insights into Antioxidant Vitamin Intake and Supplementation with Microbiota–Gut–Brain Axis Cross-Talk by Wan Zurinah Wan Ngah, Hajar Fauzan Ahmad, Sheril June Ankasha, Suzana Makpol, Ikuo Tooyama

“…Alzheimer’s disease (AD), which is characterized by deterioration in cognitive function and neuronal death, is the most prevalent age-related progressive neurodegenerative disease. …”
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A Novel GABA-Producing <i>Levilactobacillus brevis</i> Strain Isolated from Organic Tomato as a Promising Probiotic by Asia Pizzi, Carola Parolin, Davide Gottardi, Arianna Ricci, Giuseppina Paola Parpinello, Rosalba Lanciotti, Francesca Patrignani, Beatrice Vitali

“…These results highlight <i>L. brevis</i> CRAI as a promising candidate for the development of GABA-enriched functional foods or probiotic supplements with the perspective to modulate the gut-brain axis.…”
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