Thalamus and consciousness: a systematic review on thalamic nuclei associated with consciousness by Martina Cacciatore, Francesca Giulia Magnani, Filippo Barbadoro, Camilla Ippoliti, Mario Stanziano, Mario Stanziano, Letizia Clementi, Anna Nigri, Lorenzo Nanetti, Silvia Marino, Fabio La Porta, Lucia Francesca Lucca, Francesco Prada, Francesco Prada, Matilde Leonardi

“…However, it is divided into several nuclear groups each composed of functionally heterogeneous nuclei, and, to date, an agreement on which nuclei are most involved in the generation, maintenance, and modulation of consciousness is still lacking.MethodsTo fill this gap, we performed a systematic review by querying 5 electronic databases (MEDLINE/Pubmed, Scopus, EMBASE, Web of Science, and Cinahl Complete) about studies published in the last 20 years exploring the relationship between specific thalamic nuclei/nuclear groups and consciousness. …”
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Identification and validation of immune and diagnostic biomarkers for interstitial cystitis/painful bladder syndrome by integrating bioinformatics and machine-learning by Tao Zhou, Can Zhu, Wei Zhang, Qiongfang Wu, Mingqiang Deng, Zhiwei Jiang, Longfei Peng, Hao Geng, Zhouting Tuo, Zhouting Tuo, Ci Zou

“…The expression and biological functions of key genes in IC/BPS were further validated through in vitro experiments.ResultsA total of 87 DEGs were identified, comprising 43 up-regulated and 44 down-regulated genes. …”
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Extraction of <i>Suaeda salsa</i> from UAV Imagery Assisted by Adaptive Capture of Contextual Information by Ning Gao, Xinyuan Du, Min Yang, Xingtao Zhao, Erding Gao, Yixin Yang

“…This paper achieves the following research results: (1) An Adaptive Context Information Extraction module based on large kernel convolution and an attention mechanism is designed; this module functions as a multi-scale feature extractor without altering the spatial resolution, enabling a seamless integration into diverse network architectures to enhance the context-aware feature representation. (2) The proposed ACI-Unet (Adaptive Context Information U-Net) model achieves a high-precision identification of <i>Suaeda salsa</i> in UAV imagery, demonstrating a robust performance across heterogeneous morphologies, densities, and scales of <i>Suaeda salsa</i> populations. …”
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Stoichiometric perovskites as new class supports for Fe and Co in Fischer Tropsch Synthesis: A review by Nothando Cynthia Shiba

“…This review highlights the role of stoichiometric perovskites as functionally supportive scaffolds in FTS (both CO and CO2 hydrogenation), offering pathways to design robust, high-performance cobalt and iron catalysts for synthetic fuel production. …”
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Stimulated Raman scattering microscopy with phase-controlled light focusing and aberration correction for rapid and label-free, volumetric deep tissue imaging by Weiqi Wang, Zhiwei Huang

“…This work shows that PC-SRS provides unprecedented insights into morpho-chemistry, metabolic and dynamic functioning of live cells and tissue in real-time at the subcellular level.…”
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SIMULATION OF AN ELECTROMYOGRAPHIC SIGNAL CONVERTER FOR ADAPTIVE ELECTRICAL STIMULATION TASKS by Olha Yeroshenko, Igor Prasol, Oleh Datsok

“…The circuit is simulated in the Multisim program, the results confirmed the correctness of its functioning. The requirements for the interelectrode distance and the thickness of the electrodes themselves are also formulated. …”
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Silicon Nitride Spot-Size Converter with Coupling Loss < 1.5 dB for Both Polarizations at 1W Optical Input by Enge Zhang, Yu Zhang, Lei Zhang, Xu Yang

“…This adaptability to different mode diameters makes the SiN SSC a promising candidate for future electro-optic chiplets that integrate heterogeneous materials such as III-V for gain and lithium niobate for modulation with the SiN-on-SOI for all other functions using advanced packaging techniques.…”
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Role of mitochondria in physiological activities, diseases, and therapy by Lilin Wang, Xiaoting Zhou, Tianqi Lu

“…This review aims to provide a comprehensive overview of mitochondrial structure and functions, with a particular focus on their roles in disease development and the current therapeutic strategies targeting mitochondria. …”
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Development and laboratory evaluation of a novel IoT-based electric-driven metering system for high precision garlic planter. by Abdallah Elshawadfy Elwakeel, Ahmed Elbeltagi, Ahmed Z Dewidar, Ali Salem, Mohamed Anwer Abdeen

“…This study provided a description of the overall structure and functioning principle, as well as an analysis of the mechanism for smooth transit and delivery. …”
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Using SVM Classifier and Micro-Doppler Signature for Automatic Recognition of Sonar Targets by Abbas Saffari, Seyed Hamid Zahiri, Navid Khozein Ghanad

“…The selected SVM classification is the most popular machine learning algorithm with three main kernel functions: RBF kernel, linear kernel, and polynomial kernel tested. …”
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A Hierarchically Structured Ni-NOF@ZIF-L Heterojunction Using Van Der Waals Interactions for Electrocatalytic Reduction of CO₂ to HCOOH by Liqun Wu, Xiaojun He, Jian Zhou

“…This innovative architecture simultaneously integrates GDL functionality and exposes abundant solid–liquid–gas triple-phase boundaries. …”
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Dual-Stream Enhanced Deep Network for Transmission Near-Infrared Dorsal Hand Vein Age Estimation with Attention Mechanisms by Zhenghua Shu, Zhihua Xie, Xiaowei Zou

“…Moreover, variable activation functions and pooling layers are integrated into the respective streams to enhance the nonlinearity modeling of the dual-stream model. …”
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Financial Wealth in Macroeconomic Dynamics by O. S. Sukharev, E. N. Voronchikhina

“…The methodology consists of empirical, structural, comparative analysis, econometric modeling, which is reduced to the construction of multiple regressions based on the Gretl 2020b software module, multiplicative models by the type of production functions. …”
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Flow Control of Tractor Multi-Channel Hydraulic Tester Based on AMESim and PSO-Optimized Fuzzy-PID by Qinglun Li, Xuefeng Bai, Yang Lu, Xiaoting Deng, Zhixiong Lu

“…Through MATLAB/Simulink (R2022a) simulations, the PSO algorithm optimizes the fuzzy membership functions and PID gains, yielding faster response, reduced overshoot, and minimal steady-state error. …”
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Tolerance to paradoxical increase in motor activity caused by inhibition of phosphodiesterase 10a in a model of hypodopaminergy by A. R. Dorotenko, I. M. Sukhanov, A. A. Savchenko, O. A. Dravolina, I. V. Belozertseva

“…PDE10A is mainly present in the medium-sized spiny neurons of the striatum. Functionally, PDE10A inhibition imitates the effect of D1-like agonists and D2-like dopamine receptor antagonists, and simultaneously modulating “direct” and “indirect” striato-thalamo-cortical brain pathway. …”
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Causal relationship between immune cells and acute myeloid leukemia: a two-sample Mendelian randomization study by Fanhua Yu, Hao Jiang, Yena Gu

“…Conclusion This investigation delineates the causal link between immune cell phenotypes and the pathogenesis of AML, thereby unveiling potential therapeutic avenues to modulate immune cell functions in AML patients. It aims to discover innovative therapeutic strategies that target immune evasion tactics to reinstate immune responses against leukemia.…”
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Toll-like receptor agonists as cancer vaccine adjuvants by Donghwan Jeon, Ethan Hill, Douglas G. McNeel

“…This review provides a summary of various TLRs, including their expression patterns, their functions in the immune system, as well as their ligands and synthetic molecules developed as TLR agonists. …”
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Reactive oxygen species prevent lysosome coalescence during PIKfyve inhibition. by Golam T Saffi, Evan Tang, Sami Mamand, Subothan Inpanathan, Aaron Fountain, Leonardo Salmena, Roberto J Botelho

“…PIKfyve is a phosphoinositide kinase that generates phosphatidylinositol-3,5-bisphosphate to modulate lysosomal functions. PIKfyve inhibition causes an increase in lysosome size and reduction in lysosome number, consistent with lysosome coalescence. …”
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Dexamethasone-boosted mesenchymal stem cell secretome: insight into hepatic protection by Eiman M. Adly, Thoria Diab, Mohamed Hessien

“…In parallel, MSC-DEXA-S protected mice against acetaminophen-induced ALF, where both liver functions, oxidative stress (Nrf-2, SOD1, GSH, and MDA), angiogenic (VEGF), and inflammatory (TNF-α) markers were improved. …”
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Temporary Facility Location Problem in Humanitarian Logistics: A Systematic Literature Review by María Fernanda Carnero Quispe, Lucciana Débora Chambilla Mamani, Hugo Tsugunobu Yoshida Yoshizaki, Irineu de Brito Junior

“…Further studies are also needed on facilities functioning as collection and processing centers, given their critical role in the humanitarian supply chain.…”
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