A Study on the Yield Stability of Oilseed Sunflower Genotypes under Drought Stress by Nasrin Akbari, Reza Darvishzadeh

“…Based on this, several methods have been introduced for selection with optimal efficiency and high accuracy. …”
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Advances in Online Grain Quality Assessment: Near-Infrared Spectroscopic Modeling and Transfer Strategies by CUI Chen-hao, FAN Chen

“…However, the high dimensionality, complexity of NIR spectral data, and variations among different instruments, environments, and samples pose challenges to modeling methods and model transfer. …”

Task-Oriented Local Feature Rectification Network for Few-Shot Image Classification by Ping Li, Xiang Zhu

“…Through these two modules, our model can effectively reduce the intra-class variation of class-relevant features, thus obtaining more accurate image-to-class similarity for classification. Extensive experiments on five datasets show that TLFRNet achieves more superior classification performance than the related methods.…”
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Comparison of Removal Characteristics of Organophosphorus Flame Retardants Using Ozone and UV-Based Advanced Oxidation Processes in the Downstream of Nakdong River by Woorim Lee, Changdong Seo, Jaedon Shin, Yunho Lee, Heejong Son

“…Experiments were conducted using sand-filtered water from a DWTP in the downstream of Nakdong River, with the OPFRs spiked into the sample matrix. …”
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Core-Shell Magnetic Nanocarriers: Fe3O4-Hydroxyapatite/Polysuccinimide Hybrids for Enhanced Oral Bioavailability of Fluorouracil by Zhang W, Wang Q, Zhai F, Fan X, Meng F, Shen G, Zhu Y, Cao J, Yu F

“…The system offers uniform particle size, a simple preparation process, and a cost-effective method for targeted drug delivery. It is not only suitable for liver-targeted drug delivery but also applicable for drug delivery to other tissues in the body for anti-tumor drugs. …”
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Evaluating the inactivation of a surrogate ASFV-like algal virus in a pilot solvent extraction soybean processing facility by Amanda Palowski, Cecilia Balestreri, Pedro E. Urriola, Jennifer L. G. van de Ligt, Richard Ozer, Gerald C. Shurson, Declan C. Schroeder

“…After processing, samples were evaluated for virus presence and viability using a previously validated viability qPCR (V-qPCR) method.ResultsNo detection of EhV-86 occurred on environmental surfaces, air, and dust samples pre- or post-processing. …”
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Cryogenically structured gelatin-based hydrogel as a resorbable macroporous matrix for biomedical technologies by A. M. Grigoriev, Yu. B. Basok, A. D. Kirillova, V. A. Surguchenko, N. P. Shmerko, V. K. Kulakova, R. V. Ivanov, V. I. Lozinsky, A. M. Subbot, V. I. Sevastianov

“…The degree of swelling in water of the samples was determined by gravimetric method. Cytotoxicity was studied on NIH3T3, a fibroblast cell line isolated from a mouse, and on human adipose-derived mesenchymal stem/stromal cells (hAMSCs) using IncuCyte ZOOM (EssenBioscience, USA). …”
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E-Learning Teaching: Supportive Online Course ‘English Fastpass’ by Ilona Kostikova, Svitlana Miasoiedova

“…Statistical methods (one sample t-test) helped make statistical analysis of the pedagogical experimental data. …”
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The Eczema Bathing Study: Weekly versus daily bathing for people with eczema? Protocol of an online, randomised controlled trial [version 2; peer review: 1 approved, 2 approved wit... by Paul Leighton, Wei Chern Gavin Fong, Ingrid Muller, Laura Howells, Arabella Baker, Eleanor J Mitchell, Eleanor Harrison, Leila Thuma, Yimin Jiang, Lucy Bradshaw, Alan Montgomery, Fiona Cowdel, Matthew J Ridd, Jane Ravenscroft, Reiko J Tanaka, Miriam Santer, Richard Swinden, Nicholas Hilken, Carron Layfield, Richard Dooley, Sophia Collins, Clare Upton, Tracy Owen, Firoza Davies, Devin Patel, Mars Eddis-Finbow, Hywel C Williams, Goldie Putrym, Kim S Thomas, Amanda Roberts

“…Secondary outcomes include skin specific quality of life, eczema control, itch severity, use of usual eczema treatments, proportion who achieve an improvement in POEM of ≥3 points, global change in eczema and safety outcomes. A sample of participants will also be invited to a semi-structured interview to discuss their experience. …”
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Effects of Commercial Probiotics on Sperm Traits, Intestinal Morphology, Gut Microflora, and Antioxidant Status in 65-Week-Old Ross 308 Broiler Breeder Roosters by Arash Hadavi, Farogh Kargar, Najeebullah Fayaz, Ali Tayebi pour, Muhammad Namazi zadgan

“…Sperm characteristics were assessed by collecting samples using the abdominal rub method every ten days. …”
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Optimal operating conditions of PES/BiFeO3 mixed matrix membrane for treating dye-contaminated wastewater by Shahad K. Jawad, Khalid T. Rashid, Manal Afham Toma, Adnan A. Abdul Razak, Mohammed Ahmed Shehab, Maryam Y. Ghadhban, Munaf Al-lami, Alhafadhi Mahmood, Haidar Hasan Mohammed, Amaal Ajeel Hmood, Mohammed Faleh Abd Al-Ogaili, Saad Alsarayefi

“…A regression model for the investigation of permeate flux and percentage removal was developed using response surface methods (RSM) and analysis of variance (ANOVA). A set of experimental runs for the ultrafiltration (UF) setup was constructed utilizing the central composite design of experiment method. …”
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The Effect of Chitosan Priming on Germination and Biochemical Characteristics of Black Seed (Nigella sativa L.) under Cadmium Stress by Ellahe Arab, Leila Ahangar, Abbas Biabani

“…Therefore, in this study, the effect of chitosan priming on reducing the harmful effects of cadmium on germination and biochemical characteristics of black seed was investigated. Methods: In this study, in order to investigate the effect of chitosan priming on cadmium chloride stress on the germination and biochemical characteristics of Nigella sativa, the experiment was carried out as a factorial design based on completely randomized design with 4 replications in sterile petri dishes in the laboratories of Gonbadkavos Agricultural University in 2023. …”
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Identification of hypertension gene expression biomarkers based on the DeepGCFS algorithm. by Zongjin Li, Liqin Tian, Libing Bai, Zeyu Jia, Xiaoming Wu, Changxin Song

“…The experiment revealed that all the ten identified hypertension biomarkers were significantly differentiated, and it was found that the classification performance of AUC can reach 97.50%, which is better than other literature methods. …”
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Pedagogical conditions for the formation of a conscious-based attitude of older preschoolers to the emotional display rules by Olga S. Pavlova

“…Comparison of the research results before and after the formative experiment, according to the specified methods, showed sufficient effectiveness of the proposed pedagogical influences. …”
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Laboratory assays do not consistently indicate under processing of soybean meal that negatively impacts broiler performance by K.M. Bowen, L.E. Knarr, E.A. Lynch, E.B. Estanich, A.K. Renner, H.B. Krishnan, J.S. Moritz

“…Furthermore, current analytics may not properly indicate optimal processing. Therefore, two experiments were conducted. The objectives of the first experiment were to characterize under-processed, peak-processed i.e. optimally processed, and over-processed solvent-extracted SBM from a commercial crush plant with trypsin inhibitor activity (TIA) using the new USDA-ARS method, TIA with the AOCS method, urease, solubility in potassium hydroxide (KOH) and protein dispersibility index (PDI) in addition to evaluating assay variation within and across commercial laboratories. …”
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Response Surface Methodology Optimization of Time-Resolved Fluorescence Immunoassay for Rapid Detection of AflatoxinB₁ in Yellow Rice Wine by Mengjie Zhu, Dun Wang, Du Wang, Jing Dong, Xue Wang, Qi Zhang, Man Xiao

“…The steepest ascent method was employed to identify the optimal regions for these four key factors. …”
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SimCDL: A Simple Framework for Contrastive Dictionary Learning by Denis C. Ilie-Ablachim, Bogdan Dumitrescu

“…This results in a more diverse and incoherent set of atoms, which enhances the performance of DL applications in classification and anomaly detection tasks. Our experiments across several benchmark datasets demonstrate the effectiveness of our method for improving dictionary learning initialization and its subsequent impact on performance in various applications.…”
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Utilization of Disposable Mask Waste and Coconut Fiber as an Acoustic Composite Material by Khairunnissa Ramadhani, Arrizal Abdul Aziz, Miftahul Akbar Ramadhan, Amara Huaida Alifah, Try Ramadhan

“… This research aims to utilize disposable mask waste and coconut fiber as an acoustic composite material and identify its sound absorption characteristics. The method used in this research is an experiment to produce four samples with different non-woven polypropylene and coconut fiber composition. …”
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Droplets Cas13a‐RPA measurement delineates potential role for plasma circWDR37 in colorectal cancer by Jingsong Xu, Li Cao, Shuang Yang, Ying Jian, Yu Liu, Zhen Shen, Qian Liu, Xiang Chen, Min Li, Shun Li, Xiaolei Zuo, Min Li, Hua Wang

“…However, novel circRNAs as potential biomarkers for CRC still need further exploration and validation, and precise detection methods are yet to be developed. Herein, we report for the first time the use of droplets Cas13a to detect the circWDR37 as a biomarker of CRC. …”
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Anodic Determination of Acetylsalicylic Acid at a Mildly Oxidized Boron-Doped Diamond Electrode in Sodium Sulphate Medium by Codruţa Cofan, Ciprian Radovan

“…The association of DPV and CA techniques with standard addition method represented a suitable option for the determination of ASA in real samples such as pharmaceutical formulations.…”
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