Unraveling the levels of emerging contaminants along the eastern Mediterranean Sea by Fatima Haydous, Bilal Nehmeh, Joseph Rebehmed, Josephine Al-Alam, Christopher Saab, Sara Sabbagh, Ali Hamieh, Ali Yassin, Mahmoud Wazne, Elias Akoury

“…Widespread contamination was detected in both water and sediments near landfills, sewage discharges, and industrial areas. …”
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Small cell lung cancer with EML4-ALK fusion: report of a case responding to ALK TKI and literature review by Mingyue Wang, Hongzhi Liu, Ruixin Zhang, Runyu Li, Xiaoyu Qin, Fangling Ning, Lijun Tian

“…By reviewing the literature, we summarized the previously reported cases of ALK-positive SCLC, and discussed the significance of molecular detection. Method We report a rare patient with EML4-ALK fusion gene SCLC, a 41-year-old woman with no history of smoking or drinking, who was admitted to the hospital with chest tightness, dyspnea, and cough and sputum. …”
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A Woman with a Long History of Smoking and a Debilitating Dry Cough by N. D. Potskhverashvili, N. I. Kokina, E. L. Bueverova, O. Yu. Zolnikova, A. S. Cherenda, V. A. Morozova, M. V. Feldsherov, A. P. Kiryukhin, P. V. Pavlov

“…The timeliness of the diagnosis of a malignant neoplasm by primary care physicians is determined by the careful identification of cancer risk factors of this localization and the targeted search for “symptoms of anxiety”, upon detection of which endoscopic, radiation and morphological examination is necessary.…”
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Determination of anti-COVID-19 IgG and IgM seroprevalence among pregnant women at Pietersburg Hospital, Limpopo Province, South Africa by I Rukasha, S T S Pheeha, M R Lekalakala, P Malope

“…This was a descriptive cross-sectional study that tested blood samples from pregnant women who attended the antenatal clinic from March to July 2022 using the Orient Gene Biotech lateral flow immune-chromatographic assay according to manufacturer instructions. The assay detects IgM and IgG antibodies against SARS-CoV-2. …”
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Engineering tomato disease resistance by manipulating susceptibility genes by Duoduo Wang, Palash Mandal, Md Sazan Rahman, Lirong Yang

“…Furthermore, we address the challenges associated with growth-defense trade-offs and propose strategies, such as hormonal pathway modulation and precise regulatory edits, to overcome these limitations. …”
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Priming bumble bees with caffeine, odour of the target crop, and a food reward, has minimal effects on fruit crop pollination and yield in a semi-commercial setup by Sarah Arnold, Celine Silva, Jan-Hendrik Dudenhöffer, David Hall, Dudley Farman, Felix Wäckers, Philip Stevenson, Michelle Fountain

“… Caffeine is a widely occurring plant defence chemical that occurs in the nectar of some plants, e.g. …”
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Identification of multiple power quality disturbances in hybrid microgrid using deep stacked auto-encoder based bi-directional LSTM classifier by Ravi Kumar Jalli, Lipsa Priyadarshini, P.K. Dash, Ranjeeta Bisoi

“…The proposed BILSTM classifier captures the temporal features and their long term dependencies from the processed PF data samples and detects single and simultaneously occurring twenty complex power quality disturbances in the grid connected mode and five PQDs during uncertain PV insolence variation and load and capacitor switching during islanded mode of microgrid operation with significant accuracy of 99.90%.…”
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A deep learning-driven multi-layered steganographic approach for enhanced data security by Yousef Sanjalawe, Salam Al-E’mari, Salam Fraihat, Mosleh Abualhaj, Emran Alzubi

“…This paper addresses key limitations of traditional steganographic methods, such as limited payload capacity, susceptibility to detection, and lack of robustness against attacks. …”
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SARS-CoV-2 Remained Airborne for a Prolonged Time in a Lockdown Confined Space by Xinyue Li, Xiao Qi, Jianxin Ma, Yang Pan, Tian Tian, Yue Zhang, Zhen Li, Wenjing Li, Lingli Sun, Lu Zhang, Zheng Zhang, Quanyi Wang, Maosheng Yao

“…After aging for 5 days in the air, no viable virus was detected. The traveler did not have any contacts with the two employees; however, genome sequencing showed that SARS-CoV-2 variants from three patients and two environmental surface samples belonged to 20B viral clade, sharing a nucleic acid identity of more than 99.9%. …”
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Establishment of an animal model for monkeypox virus infection in dormice by Gaojie Song, Lingling Cheng, Jun Liu, Yu Zhou, Cuiling Zhang, Yuping Zong

“…Additionally, tissue samples from the lungs, liver, spleen, and trachea of dormice from each group were collected on the 5th and 10th days for virus titer detection, and histopathological analysis was performed on lung samples collected on the 5th and 10th days. …”
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Different smoking processes with the special fuel rods: Impart a smoky aroma to Souchong black tea by Weisu Tian, Jiao Feng, Jinyuan Wang, Hongzheng Lin, Qianlian Chen, Jiayun Zhuang, Guanjun Pan, Jiake Zhao, Lirong Tang, Zhilong Hao

“…Sensory analysis showed that DS (smoking at the drying stage) had the most favorable aroma, featuring a pleasant smoky aroma with floral and fruity notes. 69 volatile compounds were detected in five tested samples. Key volatiles such as β-caryophyllene, nerolidol, guaiacol, and α-terpineol, known for their woody or smoky aroma, were prominent in both DS and TS (the traditional Lapsang Souchong process) samples (OAV > 1, VIP > 1 and P < 0.05). …”
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Therapeutic proteins immunogenicity: a peptide point of view by Feliciana Real-Fernandez, Fosca Errante, Andrea Di Santo, Anna Maria Papini, Paolo Rovero

“…This review includes studies describing antigenic peptides that enable enhanced ADA detection directly in patients’ sera, as well as the proof of concept that asses the use of peptides instead of proteins, to facilitate the identification of neutralizing ADA.…”
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Immunogenicity and safety of a live attenuated varicella vaccine in healthy subjects aged between 13 to 55 years: a double-blind, randomized, active-controlled phase iii clinical t... by Yang Zhang, Shiyuan Wang, Guifan Li, Jinhui Shi, Xianyun Chang, Hao Zhang, Fengcai Zhu, Jingxin Li, Hongxing Pan, Jinfang Sun

“…Varicella-zoster virus (VZV) antibody was detected before vaccination and 42 days after two doses of vaccination.Results The lower limits of the 95% CI for the differences in seroconversion rates and geometric mean titer (GMT) ratios between the two groups were greater than their respective pre-set non-inferiority margins. …”
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The validity of the renal Doppler resistivity index in renal allograft infections by Moataz Fatthy, Karim M. Soliman, Éva Csongrádi, Abd El Rahman Marzouk, Ahmed Fathy, Ahmed Fayed

“…There was a statistically significant difference in RRI in those with allograft infections, with the ROC curve for detection of infection utilizing RRI demonstrated an Area Under Curve 0.634 (p-value 0.015; cutoff value: 0.765; CI:0.527–0.742), with a specificity of 64.4% and a sensitivity of 68.8%.Conclusion Normal renal graft arterial resistivity index values, despite a renal allograft dysfunction, may be indicative of allograft infection, guiding clinicians’ decisions regarding kidney biopsy and facilitating further biopsy interpretations.…”
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Two Approaches to Cognitive Evaluation: Assessing the Strengths and Limitations of GPCOG and ACE-III by Magdalena Mąka, Dominik Sikora, Piotr Oleksy, Adam Zając, Karol Zieliński, Łukasz Papież, Ewa Góralczyk, Jakub Kamiński, Bartosz Buczkowski, Dagmara Wochnik

“…Combined, they enhance early detection and management of cognitive disorders. …”
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The Conscious Side of ‘Subliminal’ Linguistic Priming: A Systematic Review With Meta-Analysis and Reliability Analysis of Visibility Measures by David Hernández-Gutiérrez, Miguel A. Sorrel, David R. Shanks, Miguel A. Vadillo

“…One strategy to establish this automaticity involves detecting significant syntactic priming effects in tasks that limit conscious awareness of the stimuli. …”
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Acid sphingomyelinase modulates anxiety-like behavior likely through toll-like receptor signaling pathway by Huiqi Yuan, Yanan Xu, Hailun Jiang, Meizhu Jiang, Luofei Zhang, Shifeng Wei, Cao Li, Zhigang Zhao

“…Transcriptional profiling combined with bioinformatics analysis revealed the upregulation of Toll-like receptor signaling pathway related gene including Tlr1/2, Ccl3, Ccl4, Ccl5 and Cd86 in Asm KO mice, which was further confirmed by the detection of activated microglia and astrocytes through iba-1 and GFAP immunohistochemical staining. …”
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Biochemical Pattern of Methylmalonyl-CoA Epimerase Deficiency Identified in Newborn Screening: A Case Report by Evelina Maines, Roberto Franceschi, Francesca Rivieri, Giovanni Piccoli, Björn Schulte, Jessica Hoffmann, Andrea Bordugo, Giulia Rodella, Francesca Teofoli, Monica Vincenzi, Massimo Soffiati, Marta Camilot

“…Here, we report for the first time the biochemical description of a case detected by NBS. The NBS results showed increased levels of propionylcarnitine (C3) and 2-methylcitric acid (MCA), while methylmalonic acid (MMA) and homocysteine (Hcy) were within the reference limits. …”
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Non-target effects of ten essential oils on the egg parasitoid Trichogramma evanescens by van Oudenhove, Louise, Cazier, Aurélie, Fillaud, Marine, Lavoir, Anne-Violette, Fatnassi, Hicham, Perez, Guy, Calcagno, Vincent

“…Most EOs also affect parasitoid behavior: (i) Basil, Coriander, Oregano, Peppermint, Mugwort and Thyme EOs are highly repellent for naive female parasitoids; (ii) Anise and Fennel EOs can have repellent or attractive effects depending on strains; and (iii) Sweet orange, Oregano and Rosemary EOs have no detectable impact on orientation behavior. This study shows that EOs fumigation have non-target effects on egg parasitoids. …”
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Natural selection and adaptive traits in the Maniq, a nomadic hunter-gatherer society from Mainland Southeast Asia by Tobias Herzog, Maximilian Larena, Wibhu Kutanan, Helmut Lukas, Martin Fieder, Helmut Schaschl

“…Balancing selection was primarily detected in immune-related genes, particularly within the HLA region, underscoring the critical role of genetic diversity in surviving pathogen-rich environments. …”
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