Impact of LED Combinations and Light Intensity on Growth and Yields of Wasabi by Soraya Ruamrungsri, Yanika Utrapen, Suriya Tateing, Kanokwan Panjama, Chaiartid Inkham

“…These findings contribute valuable insights for optimizing light regimes for wasabi and similar shade-adapted crops in controlled indoor farming systems, potentially improving yield and quality in plant factories and supporting the future of indoor farming.…”
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New Device for the Oral Cavity by Virginia Pentón García

“…<strong>Background</strong>: Apart from the instruments used to work and develop adequate treatments, there are some other instruments in General Dentistry and in Orthodontics in particular, called auxiliary instruments or accessories that help to get a better view of surgical field. …”
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Multi-generational exposure of Daphnia magna to pharmaceuticals: Effects on colonization, reproduction, and habitat selection behavior by María Pilar González, Ilaria Cecconi, David Salvatierra, María Úbeda-Manzanaro, Gema Parra, Eloísa Ramos-Rodríguez, Cristiano V.M. Araújo

“…Caffeine was also attractive for daphnids in the colonization test. Apart from this, no chemical showed any attractive or repulsive effect in the absence of food during the habitat selection tests. …”
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VR-based body tracking to stimulate musculoskeletal training by Neidhardt M., Gerlach S., Schmidt F. N., Fiedler I. A. K., Grube S., Busse B., Schlaefer A.

“…We designed a virtual downhill skiing scenario that is controlled by body movement to stimulate balance and body control. By adapting the parameters of the ski slope, we can tailor the intensity of the training to individual users. …”
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Gerçekliğin Katmanları Arasından Üçüncü Sinemaya Doğru: “Ben, Daniel Blake” by Azime Cantaş, Meral Serarslan

“…Loach sinemasının bu çalışmaya konu edilmesinde, dünyanın en zengin ülkelerinden biri olan İngiltere vatandaşı olması ve temalarını kapitalist sistemin ve politikalarının emek üzerindeki adaletsizliklerinden seçmesi etkili olmuştur. Çalışmanın nihai amacı sinemasal anlatı yapılarının özelliklerini saptamak, incelenen film örneğinde birinci ve ikinci sinema anlatısından üçüncü sinema anlatısına geçişin olup olmadığını tespit etmektir. …”
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Face Detection Using Hybrid SNN-ANN to Process Neuromorphic Event Stream by Waseem Shariff, Paul Kielty, Joe Lemley, Peter Corcoran

“…Additionally, the paper provides a comprehensive analysis of the system&#x2019;s performance across different temporal resolutions, showing that the system performs robustly and adapts effectively to varying conditions. This hybrid SNN-ANN architecture achieves up to three times higher computational efficiency compared to equivalent traditional ANN methods, significantly reducing computational complexity while maintaining accuracy. …”
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Nitrogen source orchestrates pH modulation and secondary metabolism in Trichoderma harzianum by Stefania Vitale, Felice Salzano, Alessia Staropoli, Roberta Marra, David Turrà, Matteo Lorito, Francesco Vinale

“…Abstract Background The efficacy of biocontrol agents depends critically on their environmental adaptability, with nutrient availability being a key determinant of their success. …”
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Engineering a phi15-based expression system for stringent gene expression in Pseudomonas putida by Eveline-Marie Lammens, Daniel C. Volke, Alison Kerremans, Yannick Aerts, Maarten Boon, Pablo I. Nikel, Rob Lavigne

“…Moreover, by successfully decoupling cell growth and protein production using phi15 gp16, a host RNAP inhibitor, expression levels could be enhanced further (20%). Apart from creating four optimized platform P. putida hosts and a set of Golden Gate-compatible vectors, we demonstrate the extensive flexibility of the phi15 system. …”
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Interleukin-7 Resensitizes Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer to Cisplatin via Inhibition of ABCG2 by Bin Ke, Ting Wei, Yuanyuan Huang, Yuxin Gong, Gang Wu, Junfang Liu, Xiaoting Chen, Lin Shi

“…These findings indicate that IL-7, apart from its adjuvant effect, could overcome multidrug resistance of DDP to restore its chemotherapy sensitivity.…”
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A short ncRNA modulates gene expression and affects stress response and parasite differentiation in Leishmania braziliensis by José C. Quilles, Caroline R. Espada, Lissur A. Orsine, Tânia A. Defina, Letícia Almeida, Fabíola Holetz, Angela K. Cruz

“…The protozoan parasite Leishmania spp. is a causative agent of leishmaniasis, a disease that affects millions of people in more than 80 countries worldwide. Apart from its medical relevance, this organism has a genetic organization that is unique among eukaryotes. …”
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A Growing Middle Class and Real Estate Development: Spatial change and social conflicts in the densification of Kileleshwa, Nairobi by Jackson Kago, Catherine Gateri, Owiti A K’Akumu

“…Kileleshwa, located five kilometres from the city centre of Nairobi has witnessed phenomenal real estate transformation in the form of high-rise apartments replacing the bungalows that were originally built in the area. …”
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Hierarchical forecasting of causes of death with trend breaks in mortality modeling: Kenyan case by Nicholas Bett, Juma Kasozi, Daniel Ruturwa

“…Results based on the mean absolute percentage error criteria across the causes of death showed that all the models apart from the base model showed significant improvement after accounting for the trend breaks with the best being the auto machine learning approach leading with seven causes of death. …”
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Language writ large: LLMs, ChatGPT, meaning, and understanding by Stevan Harnad

“…Apart from what (little) OpenAI may be concealing from us, we all know (roughly) how Large Language Models (LLMs) such as ChatGPT work (their vast text databases, statistics, vector representations, and huge number of parameters, next-word training, etc.). …”
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Modeling of Shoulder–Elbow Movement with Exponential Parameter Identification During Walking Gaits for Healthy Subjects and Patients with Parkinson’s Disease by Luca Pietrosanti, Giovanni Saggio, Martina Patera, Antonio Suppa, Franco Giannini, Cristiano Maria Verrelli

“…Methods: Joint angle data from different walking subjects (healthy subjects and patients with Parkinson’s disease) have been recorded using an IMU sensor system and compared with the joint angles obtained by means of the proposed model, which was adapted to each subject using available anthropometric knowledge and relying on the estimated parameters. …”
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Populations of the Invasive Mussel <i>Mytella strigata</i> in China Showed Lower Genetic Diversity in Autumn than in Spring by Peizhen Ma, Chenxia Zuo, Shaojing Yan, Xiangyu Wu, Xiaojie Ma, Yi Zhu, Zhen Zhang

“…In order to study the adaptive evolution of <i>M. strigata</i> and examine the present status of invasion in China, the mitochondrial <i>nad2</i> gene fragment was employed to analyze the genetic variations of seven populations sampled in both spring and autumn 2023. …”
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Diversity of bacterial symbionts associated with the tropical plant bug Monalonion velezangeli (Hemiptera: Miridae) revealed by high-throughput 16S-rRNA sequencing by Navarro-Escalante, Lucio, Benavides, Pablo, Acevedo, Flor E.

“…In most Hemiptera insects, bacterial symbionts offer mainly nutritional, defensive, and reproductive roles in addition to promoting the adaptive radiation of several hemipteran phytophagous lineages. …”
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Hâkim Mali Rejimin Belirlenmesinde Doğrusal Yöntemlerin Gücü: Türkiye İncelemesi by Asuman Oktayer Buzluca, Kaan Masatçı

“…Fiyat Düzeyinin Mali Teorisi (the Fiscal Theory of the Price Level, FTPL), enflasyon hedefleme stratejisinin uygulandığı ekonomilerde eğer hakim rejim Ricardocu olmayan ise para politikalarının fiyat düzeyini kontrol etmede yetersiz kalacağını, bu nedenle optimum politikanın her koşulda, para ve maliye politikalarının bir birleşiminden oluşması gerektiğini ileri sürmektedir. Bu çalışmanın amacı, Türkiye’deki hâkim maliye politikası rejiminin ARDL Sınır Testi Yaklaşımının kullanılarak incelenmesi ve elde edilen sonuçların gerçek gözlemlerle kıyaslanmasıdır. …”
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Mast cells: key players in digestive system tumors and their interactions with immune cells by Feihong Shu, Jie Yu, Youjia Liu, Fang Wang, Guoyou Gou, Min Wen, Chen Luo, Xianmin Lu, Yanxia Hu, Qian Du, Jingyu Xu, Rui Xie

“…Abstract Mast cells (MCs) are critical components of both innate and adaptive immune processes. They play a significant role in protecting human health and in the pathophysiology of various illnesses, including allergies, cardiovascular diseases and autoimmune diseases. …”
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Impact of Business Planning for Mini Oil Refineries to Enhance Socio-Economic Landscape by Violetta Roshchupkina, Natalia Dimurina, Viktoriya Manuylenko, Natalia Gryzunova, Elena Drannikova, Mukhamed Khamukov

“…The methodologies from UNIDO, EBRD, and TACIS are evaluated for their relevance to the Russian economic and regulatory environment, with UNIDO's framework identified as the most suitable due to its adaptability and comprehensive nature. The findings suggest that implementing a mini-oil refinery is financially viable and aligns with Russian industrial standards. …”
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Yeni Sağ Siyaset, Ekonomi ve Toplum Anlayışının Türk Sinemasındaki İzleri: Politik Komedi Filmleri Odağında Bir Değerlendirme by Betül Sarı

“…Çalışmada Türkiye’de Yeni Sağsiyaset ve bu siyaset anlayışının zemin hazırladığı ekonomik, toplumsal, kültürel ve ahlaki bağlamlardadeğerlendirilebilecek değişimlerin ve olumsuzlukların Türk sinemasında politik komedi filmleri üzerindekiyansımalarının analiz edilmesi amaçlanmıştır. Bu doğrultuda, amaçsal örneklem seçim tekniği aracılığıyla,Türkiye’de Yeni Sağ siyasetin en etkin olduğu dönem olarak kabul edilebilecek 1980 ve 1990 yılları arasındaçekilen, başrollerini Kemal Sunal, Şener Şen ve İlyas Salman gibi komedi filmleriyle özdeşleşen oyuncularınüstlendiği birtakım politik komedi filmleri, nitel araştırma yöntemlerinden sosyolojik eleştiri ve tematikiçerik analizi yöntemi kullanılarak incelenmiştir. …”
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