The Analysis on the Current Situation of the Utilization Mode of Microalgal Biomass Materials by Lina Zhang, Lianfeng Wang, Huizhong Nie, Changbin Liu

“…However, because the first generation of biofuels uses food crops as raw materials, there is a phenomenon of “competing with people for food,” and it is difficult to achieve large-scale application. To avoid the problem of food shortages, second-generation biofuels produced from nonfood crops, such as wood fiber, have been developed. …”
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Tailored BEST Exercise Protocol in Heart Failure Rehabilitation by Kevin Triangto, Basuni Radi, Bambang Budi Siswanto, Tresia Fransiska Ulianna Tambunan, Teuku Heriansyah, Alida Rosita Harahap, Aria Kekalih, Ade Meidian Ambari, Bambang Dwiputra, Dwita Rian Desandri, Hajime Katsukawa, Anwar Santoso

“…Groupings of responder level will be reliant on 6MWT distance achievement at the end of the program, with ≥6% improvement classified as good responders.   …”
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Epigenome-wide association study of Chinese monozygotic twins identifies DNA methylation loci associated with estimated glomerular filtration rate by Xueting Qi, Jingjing Wang, Tong Wang, Weijing Wang, Dongfeng Zhang

“…Results A total of 80 CpGs and 28 DMRs, located at genes such as OLIG2, SYNGR3, LONP1, CDCP1, and SHANK1, achieved genome-wide significance level (FDR < 0.05). …”
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An efficient decoupled 3-D axial anisotropic resistivity inversion for magnetotelluric data with OpenMP parallelization by Wisart Thongyoy, Weerachai Siripunvaraporn, Puwis Amatayakul, Tawat Rung-Arunwan, Kiyoshi Baba

“…The decoupled inversion achieved significantly faster processing, requiring just 32 min per iteration or a total of 96 min to finish the inversion. …”
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Options of improvement of efficacy of gastroesophageal reflux disease treatment by dioctaedric smectite by O. A. Storonova, A. S. Trukhmanov, N. Yu. Ivashkina, V. T. Ivashkin

“…On a background of treatment by PPI + Smecta relief of heartburn was achieved at the 3rd day in 10 (66,7%) patients, at PPI monotherapy — in 4 (26,7%) patients with EE, at monotherapy by Smecta — in 6 (40%) patients. …”
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Characterization and utilization of trichoderma sp. for efficient management of oil palm empty fruit bunch waste in plantations by N. Nurmiati, P. Periadnadi, K. Kartiwan, T.W. Edelwis

“…The greatest reduction in weight of oil palm EFB waste (65.3 percent) was achieved through the application of Trichoderma sp. enzyme starter granules with air drying treatment. …”
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DISCUSSIONS REGARDING A POSSIBLE GOVERNMENT GUARDIANSHIP CONTROL OVER ADMINISTRATIVE ACTS by Constantin Claudiu ULARIU

“…Only in this way can the achievement of all levels of social, economic, educational, military, investment, etc., development targeted by the Government's activity be ensured. …”
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GENOME POLITICS: STRATEGY AND TACTICS by Jonas Rubikas

“…What is strategy of the genome, and what are the changes, the tactics of the genome seeking to achieve the strategic aim? Is there any difference between human genome and genome for human? …”
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Time-Series Forecasting of PM_2.5 and PM₁₀ Concentrations Based on the Integration of Surveillance Images by Yong Wu, Xiaochu Wang, Meizhen Wang, Xuejun Liu, Sifeng Zhu

“…Experiments conducted on the 2021 Shanghai dataset demonstrate that the proposed model significantly outperforms traditional machine learning methods in terms of accuracy and robustness for time-series forecasting, achieving <i>R</i>² values of 0.9459 and 0.9045 and RMSE values of 4.79 μg/m³ and 11.51 μg/m³ for PM_2.5 and PM₁₀, respectively. …”
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Supplementation of Mulberry (Morus indica) and Vernonia (V. amygdalina) leaves as protein source on morphometric measurement, weight change, and carcass characteristics of sheep by Gezahegn Mengistu, Getnet Assefa

“…Conclusion The results of the present investigation confirm that replacement of noug seed cake with mulberry and Vernonia mixed leaves meal up to 75% (25% NSC + 75% mulberry and Vernonia mixed leaves) achieved comparable result with concentrate mix in weight gain and carcass yield.…”
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Characterization of microbiota signatures in Iberian pig strains using machine learning algorithms by Lamiae Azouggagh, Noelia Ibáñez-Escriche, Marina Martínez-Álvaro, Luis Varona, Joaquim Casellas, Sara Negro, Cristina Casto-Rebollo

“…ML models exploring maternal, paternal and heterosis effects showed varying levels of classification performance, with the paternal effect scenario being the best, achieving a mean Area Under the ROC curve (AUROC) of 0.74 using the Catboost (CB) algorithm. …”
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Integrating traditional biomarkers and emerging predictors to assess neoadjuvant chemotherapy efficacy in breast cancer: a multifactorial analysis of Ki-67, CDK4, EGFR, TILs and ct... by Tianzhao Du, Ye Yuan, Shulan Sun, Zhichao Gao, Xiaoshuai Li

“…Results After 4–6 cycles of chemotherapy, the response rate was 77.92% (180/231), with 58.87% (136/231) achieving pathological complete response (pCR). Multifactorial analysis showed that tumour, node and metastasis (TNM) stage II, EGFR positivity, low Ki-67 expression, CDK4 negativity, non-triple-negative subtypes and effective NACT results were associated with higher pCR rates. …”
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Mortality prediction of inpatients with NSTEMI in a premier hospital in China based on stacking model. by Li Wang, Yu Zhang, Feng Li, Caiyun Li, Hongzeng Xu

“…<h4>Conclusions</h4>The Stacking model proposed in this paper can integrate the advantages of LR, DT, SVM, RF, ADB, ET and GBDT models to achieve better prediction performance. This model can provide valuable insights for physicians to identify high-risk patients more precisely and timely, thereby maximizing the potential for early clinical interventions to reduce the mortality rate.…”
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The hydraulic performance and clogging characteristics of a subsurface drip irrigation system operating for five years in the North China plain by Li Zaiyu, Mo Yan, Gao Hao, Gong Shihong, Zhang Yanqun, Li Guangyong, Wu Feng

“…Based on time projection, this SDI system could operate normally for 8–11 years (Dra, Cu ≥ 80 %). To achieve a life of more than 20 years, additional acid/chlorine treatments, which supplement the existing system components and the current practice of flushing twice annually, are necessary.…”
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Population Pharmacokinetics of Pegcetacoplan in Patients with Geographic Atrophy or Neovascular Age-related Macular Degeneration by Ryan L. Crass, PharmD, Komal Prem, MD, Francois Gauderault, PhD, Ramiro Ribeiro, MD, PhD, Caroline R. Baumal, MD, Brandon Smith, PhD, Daniel Epling, PhD, Sunny Chapel, PhD

“…Age, sex, and baseline C3 level were identified as significant (P < 0.001) predictors of apparent serum pegcetacoplan clearance after intravitreal administration; however, none of the covariate effects appeared to be clinically meaningful given the low absolute maximum serum concentrations achieved (<5 μg/mL). Concomitant anti-VEGF treatment did not significantly influence vitreous disposition of pegcetacoplan as assessed in a dedicated post hoc covariate model. …”
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Bryostatin-1 enhances the proliferation and functionality of exhausted CD8+ T cells by upregulating MAP Kinase 11 by Ling Li, Manzhi Zhao, Marjan van Meurs, Inge Brouwers-Haspels, Renske J. H. den Dekker, Merel E. P. Wilmsen, Dwin G. B. Grashof, Harmen J. G. van de Werken, Shringar Rao, Casper Rokx, Yvonne M. Mueller, Peter D. Katsikis

“…As effective CD8+ T cell responses are essential for eliminating reactivated virus and achieving a cure, it is important to investigate how bryostatin-1 affects HIV-specific CD8+ T cells. …”
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Chichimene field T2 sand: a successful application of cycles in a water injection project on heavy crude oil, enabled by a novel smart selective completion system adapted for water... by Pedro Luis Solorzano, Carlos Emilio Giosa, Carol Stephanny Rojas, Mónica Andrea Satizabal, Amelia Jhoanna Araque, Luisa Fernanda Falla, Walter Enrique Sanchez, Luis Oswaldo Castañeda, Mónica Alexandra Martínez, Diana Patricia Ahmedt

“…This enhancement was enabled with a smart selective completion system by promoting a scheduled temporal closure of zones while production continues, achieving pressure-production restoration effects on the closed zones, allowing an efficiency increase of the vertical and areal sweep. …”
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Artificial intelligence-based prediction of second stage duration in labor: a multicenter retrospective cohort analysisResearch in context by Xiaoqing Huang, Xiaodan Di, Suiwen Lin, Minrong Yao, Suijin Zheng, Shuyi Liu, Wayan Lau, Zhixin Ye, Zilian Wang, Bin Liu

“…Gradient boosting machine implemented by decision tree models achieved the best performance, yielding areas under the curve for 1-h and 2-h models of 0.808 (95% confidence interval [CI] 0.797–0.819) and 0.824 (95% CI 0.804–0.843) in the testing set, and 0.862 (95% CI 0.854–0.870) and 0.859 (95% CI 0.843–0.875) in the external validation set, respectively. …”
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RCE-IFE: recursive cluster elimination with intra-cluster feature elimination by Cihan Kuzudisli, Burcu Bakir-Gungor, Bahjat Qaqish, Malik Yousef

“…On average, RCE-IFE attains an area under the curve (AUC) of 0.85 among tested expression datasets with the fewest features and the shortest running time, while RCE-IFE-SVM (the SVM-adapted version of RCE-IFE) and SVM-RCE achieve similar AUCs of 0.84 and 0.83, respectively. …”
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Urinary System Manifestation of IgG4-Related Disease: Clinical, Laboratory, Radiological, and Pathological Spectra of a Chinese Single-Centre Study by Fei Teng, Hui Lu, Ke Zheng, Gang Chen, Yubing Wen, Zheng Liu, Linyi Peng, Li Huo, Xiaofeng Zeng, Wen Zhang, Xuemei Li

“…Patients showed satisfactory responses to immunosuppressive treatment, but complete recovery of renal function was difficult to achieve in IgG4-TIN. Four patients (6.2%) experienced clinical relapses during the maintenance period. …”
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