Uncertainty quantification in multi-parametric MRI-based meningioma radiotherapy target segmentation by Lana Wang, Zhenyu Yang, Zhenyu Yang, Dominic LaBella, Zachary Reitman, John Ginn, Jingtong Zhao, Justus Adamson, Kyle Lafata, Kyle Lafata, Kyle Lafata, Evan Calabrese, John Kirkpatrick, Chunhao Wang

“…SPU-Net not only is comparable to U-Net in segmentation performance but also offers a significant advantage by providing uncertainty quantification. …”
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Physiological and productivity responses of Tahiti acid lime grafted onto dwarfing rootstocks under different planting and mulching practices by Ana Júlia Borim de Souza, Mariângela Cristofani-Yaly, Patrícia Marluci da Conceição, Fernando Trevizan Devite, Marinês Bastianel, Paulo Vitor Sanches Romero, Pedro Henrique Barrio Padilha, Fernando Alves de Azevedo

“…In conclusion, the integration of dwarf rootstocks with NT practices offers a viable strategy to increase the sustainability and productivity. …”
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VACCIMEL, an allogeneic melanoma vaccine, efficiently triggers T cell immune responses against neoantigens and alloantigens, as well as against tumor-associated antigens by Ibel Carri, Ibel Carri, Erika Schwab, Juan Carlos Trivino, Erika M. von Euw, Morten Nielsen, Morten Nielsen, José Mordoh, María Marcela Barrio

“…The comparison of the vaccine with the patients’ germinal exomes revealed on average 9481 coding non-synonymous variants, suggesting that VACCIMEL offers a high number of potential antigens. Between 0,05 and 0,2% of these variants were also found in the tumors of three vaccinated patients; however, one patient with a high tumor mutational burden (TMB) shared 19,5% somatic variants. …”
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InfectA-Chat, an Arabic Large Language Model for Infectious Diseases: Comparative Analysis by Yesim Selcuk, Eunhui Kim, Insung Ahn

“…With this study, we aim to empower individuals and public health efforts by offering a bilingual Q&A system for infectious disease monitoring.…”
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Effective rain rate model for analysing overestimated rain fade in short millimetre-wave terrestrial links due to distance factor by Asma Ali Budalal, Ibraheem Shayea, Md. Rafiqul Islam, Jafri Din, Abdulsamad Ebrahim Yahya, Yousef Ibrahim Daradkeh, Marwan Hadri Azmi

“…The findings emphasize the importance of developing region-specific models that consider local meteorological variations, potentially offering significant improvements to the reliability and design of mm-wave communication systems and realizing the future goal of 6G wireless mobile fronthaul.…”
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Determining the Factors and Evolutionary Trends of Customer Engagement in Businesses: A Bibliometric Analysis by Reza Abbasi Mobarakabadi, Amir khanlari, Nader Seyyedamiri

“…It also illuminates the structures and underlying framework of knowledge, highlighting their interrelationships. This approach offers an unbiased perspective for researchers. All analyses were conducted using R programming languages. …”
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Molecular Mechanisms of Synergistic Effect of PRIMA‐1met and Oxaliplatin in Colorectal Cancer With Different p53 Status by Xiao‐lan Li, Jianbiao Zhou, Nicole Xin‐Ning Tang, Yi Chai, Meng Zhou, Ai‐di Gao, Zhong‐kai Lu, Han Min

“…These findings underscore the clinical potential of PRIMA‐1met‐L‐OHP combination therapy in CRC, offering enhanced efficacy and reduced toxicity, warranting further clinical investigation.…”
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Caffeinated chewing gum enhances maximal strength and muscular endurance during bench press and back squat exercises in resistance-trained men by Li Ding, Jue Liu, Yi Yao, Li Guo, Bin Chen, Yinhang Cao, Olivier Girard

“…It also increased the number of repetitions in both bench press (20 ± 5 vs. 17 ± 4, +18.8% [95%CI: 11.5–26.1%], p < 0.01) and back squat (37 ± 11 vs. 28 ± 8, +33.3% [95%CI: 23.1–43.4%], p < 0.01) exercises with moderate-to-large effect size (Cohen’s d: 0.76 [95%CI: 0.48–1.03] and 0.89 [95%CI: 0.60–1.16], respectively), despite similar levels of pain perception and RPE (p > 0.05).DiscussionCaffeinated chewing gum (3 mg/kg) improved both maximal strength and muscular endurance during bench press and back squat exercises in resistance-trained men. This approach offers a practical and time-efficient method to improve training performance while minimizing the risk of side effects.…”
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Impact of White Blood Cell Count After Percutaneous Coronary Intervention on Long-Term Prognosis in Patients with Unstable Angina Pectoris: A Single-Center Retrospective Observatio... by Zhang Z, Wang H, Wang R, She Z, Liang X, Liu H, Kou X, Wang S

“…The post-PCI leukocytosis offered predictive value for an increased risk of MACE for up to 5 years in patients with UA.Keywords: white blood cell count, percutaneous coronary intervention, unstable angina pectoris, leukocytosis, major adverse cardiovascular events…”
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Machine Learning and Regression Models for Evaluating Ultimate Performance of Cotton Rope-Confined Recycled Aggregate Concrete by Kittipoom Rodsin, Ali Ejaz, Huaping Wang, Panumas Saingam, Panuwat Joyklad, Wasim Khaliq, Qudeer Hussain, Chichaya Boonmee

“…This study investigates the use of cotton ropes (CRs) as a sustainable and cost-effective substitute for synthetic fiber-reinforced polymers for concrete confinement, offering significant environmental benefits such as lower CO₂ emissions and reduced energy consumption. …”
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Decoding gene expression dynamics in planktonic and biofilm cells of Streptococcus mutans: regulation and role of mutanofactin genes in biofilm formation by Muhammad Afzal, Miguel Carda-Diéguez, Susanne Bloch, Susanne Bloch, Leon G. S. Thies, Alex Mira, Christina Schäffer

“…This operon is governed by the TetR/AcrR-family regulator MufC and plays a central role in biofilm development, offering a novel perspective on the molecular basis of S. mutans biofilm formation and resilience.…”
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East Asian Welfare Regimes 東アジア福祉制度 by Joseph Wong, Andrew DeWit, Ito Peng

“…And Japan’s unparalleled public sector debt-dependent model of offering seemingly endless life-support for vested interests seems to warrant a special category of its own. …”
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Comparing corn silage with beet pulp silage fed separate or mixed with concentrate in buffalo calves by Abdur Rahman, Ali R. Khan, Muhammad I. Anjum, Zafar Hayat, Muhammad Arshad

“…Group A was fed only concentrate in the morning and corn silage in the afternoon. Group B was offered a total mixed ratio (TMR) of corn silage. …”
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Baltic place in barbarian world's typology (towards the evoliution of M. Schiukin "seven worlds" theory) by Manvydas Vitkūnas

“…Zu Wikingerzeiten sind die Balten wie in die „offene Zange" geraten – aus dem Westen durch Polen näherte sich allmählich zu ihnen die lateinische Westzivilisation. …”
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Evaluating Whether Nonimmersion Virtual Reality Simulation Training Improves Nursing Competency in Isolation Wards: Randomized Controlled Trial by Dandan Zhang, MuLi Fu, Jianzhong Zhang, Yuxuan Li, Li Chen, Yong-Jun Chen, Zhefeng Zhong, Yin-Ping Zhang

“…Virtual reality (VR) technology offers innovative training solutions to enhance nurses’ clinical skills and preparedness. …”
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Global insights into the genome dynamics of Clostridioides difficile associated with antimicrobial resistance, virulence, and genomic adaptations among clonal lineages by Mohammad Sholeh, Mohammad Sholeh, Masoumeh Beig, Masoumeh Beig, Ebrahim Kouhsari, Mahdi Rohani, Mohammad Katouli, Farzad Badmasti

“…BackgroundClostridioides difficile is a significant cause of healthcare-associated infections, with rising antimicrobial resistance complicating treatment. This study offers a genomic analysis of C. difficile, focusing on sequence types (STs), global distribution, antibiotic resistance genes, and virulence factors in its chromosomal and plasmid DNA.MethodsA total of 19,711 C. difficile genomes were retrieved from GenBank. …”
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Large-scale screening of HIV-1 T-cell epitopes restricted by 12 prevalent HLA-A allotypes in Northeast Asia and universal detection of HIV-1-specific CD8+ T cells by Yan Ding, Jialai Yan, Ling Huang, Jinhong Yu, Yandan Wu, Chuanlai Shen, Anning Fang

“…In 52 people with HIV-1, the number of reactive HIV-1 specific CD8+ T cells was significantly higher in the CD4+ T-cell-high patient group compared to the CD4+ T-cell-low patient group, and it correlated with the CD4+ T-cell-low patient group (<200/μL).ConclusionThis study provides a broad-spectrum CD8+ T-cell epitope library aimed at developing a T-cell-directed HIV vaccine that offers high population coverage in Northeast Asia. …”
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Probing the Dual Role of Ca²⁺ in the <i>Allochromatium tepidum</i> LH1–RC Complex by Constructing and Analyzing Ca²⁺-Bound and Ca²⁺-Free LH1 Comple... by Mei-Juan Zou, Shuai Sun, Guang-Lei Wang, Yi-Hao Yan, Wei Ji, Zheng-Yu Wang-Otomo, Michael T. Madigan, Long-Jiang Yu

“…The <i>Alc. tepidum</i> LH1, therefore, offers a unique model for studying an intermediate phenotype between phototrophic thermophilic and mesophilic bacteria, particularly regarding their LH1 <i>Qy</i> transition and moderately enhanced thermal stability. …”
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Prospective Applications of Artificial Intelligence In Fetal Medicine: A Scoping Review of Recent Updates by Miskeen E, Alfaifi J, Alhuian DM, Alghamdi M, Alharthi MH, Alshahrani NA, Alosaimi G, Alshomrani RA, Hajlaa AM, Khair NM, Almuawi AM, Al-Jaber KH, Elrasheed FE, Elhassan K, Abbas M

“…Despite these advancements, challenges related to the ethical use of AI, data privacy, and the need for extensive validation of AI tools in diverse populations were noted.Conclusion: The potential benefits of AI in fetal medicine are immense, offering a brighter future for our field. AI equips us with tools for enhanced diagnosis, monitoring, and prognostic capabilities, promising to revolutionize the way we approach prenatal care and diagnostics. …”
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Dual-Stage AI Model for Enhanced CT Imaging: Precision Segmentation of Kidney and Tumors by Nalan Karunanayake, Lin Lu, Hao Yang, Pengfei Geng, Oguz Akin, Helena Furberg, Lawrence H. Schwartz, Binsheng Zhao

“…This underscores the model’s significant potential for clinical integration, offering enhanced diagnostic precision and reliability in radiological assessments.…”
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