Soluble TIM-3, likely produced by myeloid cells, predicts resistance to immune checkpoint inhibitors in metastatic clear cell renal cell carcinoma by Ivan Pourmir, Nadine Benhamouda, Thi Tran, Hugo Roux, Joséphine Pineau, Alain Gey, Andyara Munoz, Nesrine Mabrouk, Nicolas Epaillard, Virginie Verkarre, Yann-Alexandre Vano, Eric Tartour, Stéphane Oudard

“…We assess soluble TIM-3 (sTIM-3) in the plasma of mccRCC patients as a potential theranostic biomarker, as well as its source and biological significance. Methods We analyzed the association between sTIM-3 and overall survival (OS), tumor response, and common clinical and biological factors in two mccRCC cohorts treated with anti-PD-1 (nivolumab, n = 27), anti-PD-1 or anti-PD-1 + anti-CTLA-4 (nivolumab + ipilimumab – N + I, n = 124). …”
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Adaptive hydrogen fuel cell vehicle scheduling strategy based on traffic state assessment in power-transportation coupled networks by Yizhen Huang, Haiteng Han, Zhinong Wei, Bei Yang, Chuanshen Wu, Yizhou Zhou, Guoqiang Sun

“…An adaptive hydrogen energy management method is employed for fuel cell vehicles to optimize the coupling between the transportation network and the power system. …”
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YOLOv9-GDV: A Power Pylon Detection Model for Remote Sensing Images by Ke Zhang, Ningxuan Zhang, Chaojun Shi, Qiaochu Lu, Xian Zheng, Yujie Cao, Xiaoyun Zhang, Jiyuan Yang

“…Finally, the Variable Minimum Point Distance Intersection over Union (VMPDIoU) loss is proposed to optimize the model’s loss function. This method employs variable input parameters to directly calculate key point distances between predicted and ground-truth boxes, more accurately reflecting positional differences between detection results and reference targets, thus effectively improving the model’s mean Average Precision (mAP). …”
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Long and short term fault prediction using the VToMe-BiGRU algorithm for electric drive systems by Lihui Zheng, Xu Fan, Zongshan Kang, Xinjun Jin, Wenchao Zheng, Xiaofen Fang

“…The VToMe-BiGRU is an intelligent analysis method applied to automobile workshops, which is closer to the data source for data processing and analysis, alleviates the strong dependence on real-time network transmission, reduces the time consuming and labor-intensive process of manually extracting and analyzing the features, and improves the accuracy and reliability of the fault prediction. …”
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Enhanced Light Emission of Er(Yb/Y) Silicates at the Wavelength of 1.53  $\mu$m With Au Plasmonic Arrays by Gongli Xiao, Jianqing Li, Hongyan Yang

“…It is demonstrated that, by experiments, the plasmonic arrays of <inline-formula><tex-math notation="LaTeX">${a_0} =$</tex-math></inline-formula> 1082&#x00A0;nm and <inline-formula><tex-math notation="LaTeX">${t_{\text{Au}}} =$</tex-math></inline-formula> 50&#x00A0;nm can enhance the PL intensity two times, compared with a flat Au film, which can serve as an excellent guideline for designing and optimizing a highly efficient solid-state light source.…”
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Analysis of the Carbon Emission Trajectory and Influencing Factors of Agricultural Space Transfer: A Case Study of the Harbin-Changchun Urban Agglomeration, China by Xiwen Bao, Xin Wang, Ziao Ge, Jiayao Xi, Yinghui Zhao

“…The carbon emission total from agricultural space transfer in the Harbin-Changchun urban agglomeration over the 20-year period is calculated using the carbon emission coefficient method. Additionally, the spatiotemporal patterns and influencing factors are analyzed using the standard deviation ellipse method and the geographical detector model. …”
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Visualization of coronary artery calcification and its impact on percutaneous coronary intervention procedure (a literature review) by V. O. Hubka, Yu. M. Vailo, A. M. Materukhin, A. L. Makarenkov

“…CA lesion preparation before stent implantation involves using specialized angiographic balloons or atherectomy devices. Applying these methods of calcium modification contributes to the compliance of the calcified plaque causing fractures beyond or within the stent, ensures optimal final stent expansion and reduces the risks of possible long-term consequences. …”
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Structural Characterizations and Biological Evaluation of a Natural Polysaccharide from Branches of <i>Camellia oleifera</i> Abel by Shengjia Lu, Yali Zhang, Yanghui Ou, Jianghui Xin, Hongliang Yao, Litao Guan

“…Objectives: In this work, we obtain a natural polysaccharide from the branches of <i>C. oleifera</i> and optimize its extraction using Box–Behnken design (BBD), which is a statistical method commonly used in response surface methodology. …”
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SDDGRNets: Level–Level Semantically Decomposed Dynamic Graph Reasoning Network for Remote Sensing Semantic Change Detection by Zhuli Xie, Gang Wan, Yunxia Yin, Guangde Sun, Dongdong Bu

“…Finally, experimental results on three open-source datasets, such as SECOND, HIUSD, and Landsat-SCD, show that the proposed method achieves good performance, with an SCD score reaching 35.65%, 98.33%, and 67.29%, respectively.…”
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High-Performance Time-to-Digital Conversion on a 16-nm Ultrascale+ FPGA by Lorenzo Castelvero, Ignacio H. Lopez Grande, Valerio Pruneri

“…Buffer redundancy subdivides the bins of the code density histogram, whose linearity is further enhanced by bin decimation. The optimal placement of the TDL elements is considered, together with the sampling clock frequency and source. …”
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Pemanfaatan sumber daya lokal biji karet sebagai amplifikasi protein es krim mellorine dengan pengemulsi CMC by Jefri Pandu Hidayat, Memik Dian Pusfitasari, Ryan Ananda Dwi Gunawan, Riza Fahlevi

“…A modification method is needed to release HCN but does not cause excessive protein denaturation.…”
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A Systematic Review of Mechanical Pretreatment Techniques of Wood Biomass for Bioenergy by Giorgia Di Domenico, Elisa Cioccolo, Leonardo Bianchini, Rachele Venanzi, Andrea Colantoni, Rodolfo Picchio, Luca Cozzolino, Valerio Di Stefano

“…This research provides a comprehensive review of current mechanical techniques, detailing their operational settings and performance metrics while also offering suggestions for optimizing biomass conversion processes. By promoting the use of mechanical pretreatment in biofuel production systems, the findings align with the principles of a circular economy and contribute to the development of greener energy sources.…”
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Study on the localization of tropical cyclone rainfall climatology and persistence model R-CLIPER by Ying LI, Weihua FANG, Yanting YE, Yuejun LI, Yefeng CHEN

“…Secondly, combined with the R-CLIPER model framework, a globally optimal parameterization fitting method for TC precipitation profiles is developed. …”
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Predictions of Multilevel Linguistic Features to Readability of Hong Kong Primary School Textbooks: A Machine Learning Based Exploration by Zhengye Xu, Yixun Li, Duo Liu

“…It is also the first readability formula developed in Hong Kong. Method: The corpus comprised 723 texts from 72 Chinese language arts textbooks used in public primary schools. …”
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The meningo-orbital band from an endoscopic transorbital approach: an anatomical study by Roberto Manfrellotti, Dario Gagliano, Roberta Costanzo, Roberta Costanzo, Alejandra Mosteiro, Marta Codes Méndez, Doriam Perera Valdivia, Nikolay Lasunin, Carlo Giorgio Giussani, Giorgio Giovanni Carrabba, Joaquim Enseñat, Alberto Di Somma, Alberto Prats-Galino

“…The endoscopic transorbital approach (ETOA) provides a more thorough understanding of its anatomy.Materials and methodsAnatomical dissections were performed on 15 human head specimens (30 orbits) at the Laboratory of Surgical Neuroanatomy (LSNA) at the University of Barcelona. …”
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Abstract 097: Un‐stumped by Carotid Stump Syndrome: Use of External Carotid Stenting in Preventing Ischemic Stroke by Clinton Ehidom, Giana Dawod, Paulina Díaz, Paul Wechsler, Sarah Parauda, Jared Knopman, Neal Parikh

“…By coiling the stump, we addressed a possible source of emboli, and stenting of the proximal external carotid optimized anterograde flow and prevented further atheroembolism. …”
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A decision support system for integration of decarbonization strategies in the oil refining industry by Abdolvahhab Fetanat, Mohsen Tayebi

“…Therefore, this work aims at developing an intelligent decision support system (DSS) for choosing and implementing a sustainable and optimal combination of decarbonization strategies in the studied industry.The proposed DSS involves the weights by envelope and slope (WENSLO) and Bernardo methods under the m-polar fuzzy N-soft (mFNS) information. …”
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Evaluating energy efficiency in Turkish electric distribution using network DEA and GA models by Serpil Aydin, Talat Şenel

“…Finally, genetic algorithms were used to evaluate the efficiency of electricity generated from renewable energy sources in Turkey between 2006 and 2015 and compare them with traditional DEA. …”
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Efficacy and safety of omega-3-enriched lickable treats as adjunctive therapy for feline chronic gingivostomatitis: A randomized controlled trial by Panithi Sukho, Sekkarin Ploypetch, Chakkarin Satthathum, Phirom Prompiram, Warunya Chakritbudsabong

“…Materials and Methods: Sixteen FCGS cats were randomized into three double-blinded treatment groups to receive daily lickable treats: Control (no n-3 PUFA), krill oil (100 mg), or GLM oil (100 mg) for 28 days. …”
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Transfer Learning-Based Interpretable Soil Lead Prediction in the Gejiu Mining Area, Yunnan by Ping He, Xianfeng Cheng, Xingping Wen, Yan Yi, Zailin Chen, Yu Chen

“…Accurate prediction of soil lead (Pb) content in small sample scenarios is often limited by data scarcity and variability in soil properties, with traditional spectral modeling methods yielding suboptimal precision. To address this, we propose a transfer learning-based framework integrated with SHAP analysis for predicting soil Pb content in the Gejiu mining area, Yunnan. …”
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