Optimization of Covariance Matrices of Kalman Filter with Unknown Input Using Modified Directional Bat Algorithm by Lijun Liu, Chang Yin, Yonghui Su, Yinghai Lin, Ying Lei

“…The result shows that the MDBA-optimized KF-UI has a strong convergence and can take into account the effect of parameter uncertainties. …”
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Aspirations, Apprehensions and the Availability of Career Guidance among Dental Interns in Kerala, India by PS Sajitha, Susan Thomas, Vivek Narayan

“…However, the level was low among those who expressed strong aspirations (r = -0.213) and satisfaction (r = -0.329). …”
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Leveraging survival analysis and machine learning for accurate prediction of breast cancer recurrence and metastasis by Shahd M. Noman, Youssef M. Fadel, Mayar T. Henedak, Nada A. Attia, Malak Essam, Sarah Elmaasarawii, Fayrouz A. Fouad, Esraa G. Eltasawi, Walid Al-Atabany

“…The models demonstrated strong performance; the survival analysis achieved a C-index of 0.837. …”
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Resilient Performance of Self-Centering Hybrid Rocking Columns: Theory, Experiment, and Numerical Simulation by Shi Yan, Tao Wang, Xing Su

“…These results show that the proposed RED-HRC has excellent resilient performances of good energy dissipation capacity, strong self-centering ability, and high strength and stiffness, realizing the goal of low damage level during the earthquake and quick rehabilitation after.…”
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Stepwise strategic environmental management in marine protected area by A. Padash, S.A. Jozi, S.M.B. Nabavi, B. Dehzad

“…At the end, by considering the socioeconomic and environmental issues, the strategy of using protective strategies in line with international standards as well as a strong support of governmental national execution with a score of 6.05 was chosen as the final approach.…”
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Synergy Effects of the Indian Summer Monsoon and the Tibetan Plateau Heating on Summer Rainfall over North China by Siwen Zhao, Jie Zhang, Zhihong Lv

“…., it strengthens the cyclone over the Baikal region and stretches the western Pacific subtropical high (WPSH) northward to northeastern Asia, and results in abundant water vapor transported to NC. Furthermore, the strong convection over the IS excites the Kelvin waves over the equatorial region, which moves eastward and generates anticyclones over Philippines, consequently leading to the Pacific-Japan (PJ) pattern. …”
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Anticancer, Antioxidant, Antimicrobial Activities, and HPLC Analysis of Alcoholic Extracts of Parthenocissus quinquefolia L. Plant Collected from Çanakkale by Sevil Kalın, Ersin Karabacak, Pınar Ilgın, Alper Önder, Özlem Maraba, Ferah Cömert Önder

“…Furthermore, fruit methanol extracts displayed strong radical scavenging activity with low IC50 values such as 0.51 mg/mL, 0.80 mg/mL, 0.84 mg/mL, and 1.45 mg/mL. …”
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Comprehensive analysis of disulfidptosis-related genes and the immune microenvironment in heart failure by Linna Zhao, Juanjuan Zhang, Juanjuan Zhang, Qiuhang Song, Cheng Dai, Yiping Qin, Aiying Li, Aiying Li

“…These four DRGs were strongly associated with the abundance of infiltrating monocytes. …”
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Malaria exposure remodels the plasma proteome of Ghanaian children by Aisha M. Mohammed, Charles Ochieng’ Olwal, Andrea Fossati, Nancy K. Nyakoe, Jacqueline M. Fabius, Martin Gordon, Benjamin J. Polacco, Danielle L. Swaney, Gordon A. Awandare, Nevan J. Krogan, Mehdi Bouhaddou, Yaw Bediako

“…We found IGKV3D-20 protein to be strongly associated with high malaria exposure. Conclusions Our findings confirm earlier reports and identify putative signature proteins implicated in immune tolerance to malaria. …”
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Colistin broth disk elution for the detection of Colistin resistance among Carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae by Phu Thien Truong, Ngoc Bich Tran, Hoang Huy Pham, Van Thi Hue Tran, Hoang Thanh Phan, Binh Thai Pham, Lam Thi Ngoc Tran, Truc Thi Thanh Nguyen, Mai Le Phuong, Dat Quoc Ngo

“…The study's findings strongly support using CBDE as a practical and effective AST method for colistin, thereby contributing to antibiotic stewardship. …”
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Factors Influencing Adoption of Improved Production Technologies among Irish Potato (Solanum Tuberosum) Farmers in Bokkos Local Government Area of Plateau State, Nigeria by E. D. Udoh, E. O. Samson, I. E. Ema, B. I. Ogar

“…Farmers demonstrated strong awareness of technologies for appropriate harvesting (mean = 3.44), timely weeding (mean = 3.41), and optimal planting dates (mean = 3.25). …”
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Taguchi Parametric Optimization of Theobroma Cocoa-Derived Magnetite Nanoparticles: Synthesis, Pegylation, and Magnetic Hyperthermia Potential by Mohamed Abdelsamea, O. M. Lemine, Emma Ziezie Ziezie, Mohd Tarmizi, Norazalina Saad, Huey Fang Teh, Ahmad Kamil Mohd Jaaffar, Mohamed Ahmed Ibrahim, Che Azurahanim Che Abdullah

“…Hyperthermia temperatures were reached within approximately 7 and 10 minutes, with maximum temperatures of 50°C and 46°C. Our results strongly advocate for the potential of optimized biosynthesized MNPs and Pegylated-MNPs as highly effective options for magnetically triggered biomedical hyperthermia applications.…”
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Retrieval of Atmospheric CO2 and CH4 Variations Using Ground-Based High Resolution Fourier Transform Infrared Spectra by Tian Yuan, Liu Cheng, Sun You Wen, Xie Pin Hua, Wang Wei, Liu Wen Qing, Liu Jian Guo, Li Ang, Hu Ren Zhi, Zeng Yi

“…The inversion results can clearly resolve the tiny variations of CO2 and CH4 under strong atmospheric background. Spectral fitting residuals for both VCDCO2 and VCDCH4 are less than 0.5%. …”
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Epithelial cells detect functional type III secretion system of enteropathogenic Escherichia coli through a novel NF-κB signaling pathway. by Yael Litvak, Shir Sharon, Meirav Hyams, Li Zhang, Simi Kobi, Naama Katsowich, Shira Dishon, Gabriel Nussbaum, Na Dong, Feng Shao, Ilan Rosenshine

“…Here we show that EPEC elicit strong NF-κB activation in infected host cells. Furthermore, the data indicate that active, pore-forming TTSS per se is necessary and sufficient for this NF-κB activation, regardless of any specific effector or protein translocation. …”
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Towards a unified regional surveillance system: the Gulf CDC’s first initiatives by Sami Al Mudarra, Lamis Alghamdi, Ahmed AlHatlan, Andrew Amato Gauci, Aleksandra Polkowska Kramek, Alaa Alqurashi, Nouf Alzuhayri, Sadeem AlShiban, Bushra Alghamdi, Pasi Penttinen

“…An initial assessment of public health surveillance systems across the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) member states was conducted by the Gulf CDC. This revealed strong national surveillance coverage of CDs but identified areas for improvement, particularly in data quality and representativeness. …”
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RNA N4‐acetylcytidine modification and its role in health and diseases by Qiang Wang, Yixiao Yuan, Qiang Zhou, YingDong Jia, Jing Liu, GuangJun Xiao, Chunhong Li, Xiulin Jiang

“…Despite numerous studies highlighting the strong correlation between ac4C modification and cancer progression, its detailed roles and molecular mechanisms in normal physiological processes and cancer progression remain incompletely understood. …”
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Synergistic Effects of FGF-18 and TGF-β3 on the Chondrogenesis of Human Adipose-Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells in the Pellet Culture by Liangjie Huang, Lingxian Yi, Chunli Zhang, Ying He, Liangliang Zhou, Yan Liu, Long Qian, Shuxun Hou, Tujun Weng

“…How to drive chondrogenic differentiation of ADSCs efficiently remains to be further investigated. TGF-β3 has shown a strong chondrogenic action on ADSCs. Recently, fibroblast growth factor 18 (FGF-18) has gained marked attention due to its anabolic effects on cartilage metabolism, but existing data regarding the role of FGF-18 on the chondrogenic potential of mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) are conflicting. …”
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Meta-analysis of the efficacy and safety of secukinumab in the treatment of moderate to severe psoriasis by Yanxia Cai, Shiyin Deng, Yaqi Luo, Liehua Deng

“…Conclusion: Secukinumab demonstrates excellent efficacy and safety in treating moderate to severe psoriasis, supporting its strong recommendation for clinical use.…”
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Enhancing depression recognition through a mixed expert model by integrating speaker-related and emotion-related features by Weitong Guo, Qian He, Ziyu Lin, Xiaolong Bu, Ziyang Wang, Dong Li, Hongwu Yang

“…Additionally, our approach shows strong performance across Chinese and English speech datasets, highlighting its effectiveness in addressing cultural variations.…”
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Woody species composition and diversity of agroforestry homegardens along altitudinal gradient in southwest Ethiopia. by Tefera Jegora, Kitessa Hundera, Zerihun Kebebew, Adugna Eneyew

“…Pearson correlation result shows a strong positive and significant correlation between richness and wealth status. …”
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