CD56-Positive NK Cells and CD138-Positive Plasma Cells in Basal Decidua of Term Placentas in Singleton Pregnancies After Assisted Reproductive Technology Treatment of Endometriosis... by Stipe Dumancic, Marinela Bakotin Jakovac, Marko Drazen Mimica, Sandra Zekic Tomas, Jelena Marusic

“…A eutopic endometrium in endometriosis shows altered immune responses, including abnormalities of NK cells and expression of plasma cells, related to reproductive issues. This study investigated the counts of CD56-positive NK cells and CD138-positive plasma cells in the basal decidua of term placentas in singleton pregnancies after endometriosis-related infertility conceived by assisted reproductive technology (ART). …”
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Soil Physical Properties and Water Utilization of Okra Under Irrigation and Mulching in Northern Guinea Savanna, Nigeria by Yusuf S. Alasinrin, Abdulkadir A. Wahab, Haliru A. Girei, Shamsiddeen M. Jibrin, Isiaka Karim, Olasunkanmi A. Odewole, Saheed S. Togun

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Research on fault diagnosis method for nuclear power plants rotating machinery based on MoCo Siamese neural network by Xia Yubo, Zhao Yanan, Zhao Pengcheng, Zhao Zhengcheng, Yu Tao

“…A fault diagnosis method for NPPs rotating machinery based on MoCo siamese neural network is proposed to address the issues of high noise, small sample, and low accuracy in fault diagnosis under actual operating conditions. …”
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Evaluation of a new method of selective dry cow treatment using microbiological culture and antibiogram results by Hossein Navaei, Mehdi Vodjgani, Babak Khoramian, Vahid Akbarinejad, Faramarz Gharagozloo, Massoud Talebkhan Garoussi, Amir Momeni

“…Abstract Background Due to financial issues and the rise in antimicrobial resistance, updating dry cow therapy (DCT) methods is still being researched by scientists worldwide. …”
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Detection of microfibres in wastewater sludge with deep learning by Félix Martí-Pérez, Ana Domínguez-Rodríquez, Carlos Monserrat, Cèsar Ferri, María-José Luján-Facundo, Eva Ferrer-Polonio, Amparo Bes-Piá, José-Antonio Mendoza-Roca

“…Future work could address these issues by expanding the presented datasets to address the identified shortcomings.…”
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Implementing the Kids’ Athletics Program in the System of Increasing the Level of Physical Performance of Youth by Ján Jakubík, Jaroslav Broďáni

“…The difference in the progress of both samples was also determined.  Results. From a total of 8 motor tests in the experimental sample, a progress was observed in all 8 cases, of which the following changes were significant in 6 tests: Movement Set with Bar (z = 3.84, p < 0.00, r = 0 .54), Static Pull‑Up Hold (z = 3.53, p = 0.00, r < 0.50), Sit-Up (z = 5.29, p < 0.00, r = 0.75), 3-Way Ball Rolling (z = 4.31, p < 0.01, r = 0.61), the 4×10m Shuttle Run (z = 4.20 m, p < 0.01, r = 0.59) and the Beep Test (z = 4.64, p < 0.01, r = 0.66). …”
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Rapid Identification Method for Concrete Defect Boundaries Based on Acoustic-Mode Gradient Analysis by Yong Yang, Peixuan Shen, Ziming Qi, Shiqi Liu

“…Concrete is extensively utilized in infrastructure projects. However, issues like construction quality and external loads can lead to the formation of thin-plate-like voids with considerable aspect ratios, posing serious safety risks and highlighting the need for effective boundary detection. …”
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Current situation in relation to parasites and measures of struggle against them in Russia and cis countries (based on materials of coordinating reports) by A. V. USPENSKY, E. I. MALAHOVA, T. A. YERSHOVA

“…Features of circulation of trichinellosis in natural biocenosis of Central region of Russia are investigated and methodical guidelines for its pre- vention in hunting farms are developed where a wide range of issues is embraced. A new patented device «Gelmi» is destined for release of eggs and larvae from helminths using peptolysis of muscle tissue samples; a digestion technique for the detection of trichenellosis and opisthorchosis is developed. …”
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DRCO: Dense-Label Refinement and Cross Optimization for Semi-Supervised Object Detection by Yunlong Qin, Yanjun Li, Feifan Ji, Yan Liu, Yu Wang, Ji Xiang

“…Specifically, to tackle the issue of low-quality sampling, we introduce the Adaptive Sampling Approach (ASA), which achieves high-quality sampling at the image level and dynamic sampling ratios without introducing any additional hyperparameters. …”
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Lowering the carbon footprint of beer through waste breadcrumb substitution for malted barley: Life cycle assessment and experimental study by Kieran McDonagh, Ruosi Zhang, Loukia-Pantzechroula Merkouri, Morgan Arnell, Andy Hepworth, Melis Duyar, Michael Short

“…This study aims to address both issues through brewing beer with waste bread that would have otherwise ended up in landfill by replacing a portion of malted barley with waste bread. …”
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Prompt gamma-ray imaging in realistic background conditions of a boron neutron capture therapy facility by Anita Caracciolo, Davide Mazzucconi, Tommaso Ferri, Luca Grisoni, Filippo Ghisio, Martina Piroddi, Giacomo Borghi, Marco Carminati, Stefano Agosteo, Kazuki Tsuchida, Takeo Nishitani, Yasuaki Ichikawa, Akira Uritani, Saverio Altieri, Nicoletta Protti, Carlo Fiorini

“…This system successfully imaged borated samples with concentrations as low as 1843 ppm of 10B, achieving a spatial resolution of approximately 1 cm, during neutron irradiation with a fluence rate of 107 n/cm2/s at the accelerator-based neutron facility at Nagoya University, demonstrating its potential for dose monitoring in clinical-like BNCT environments.…”
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Enhancing Black Soil Fertility and Microbial Community Structure via Microbial Agents to Reduce Chemical Fertilizer Dependency: A Strategy to Boost Maize Yield by Fenglin Zhang, Nan Wang, Chenyu Zhao, Luze Yang, Xingmin Zhao, Hongjun Gao, Fugui Zhang, Hongbin Wang, Ning Huang

“…Meanwhile, the absolute quantification data of bacteria also indicated the highest bacterial abundance and diversity in MC80 samples. Among these, <i>Acidobacteria</i> was the main contributor to the changes in the bacterial community, showing significant enrichment in MC80. …”
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Investigation of the mechanism for the one-step synthesis of nano-cerium oxide via green electrolysis of cerium chloride by Ying-Qi Li, Xue-Qiang Gong, Ao-Yang Sha, Jiaxin Pan, Chui-Dai Lan, Ting-An Zhang

“…This approach addresses environmental issues at their origin and holds significant potential for the synthesis of CeO2 powder.…”
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Using a Cross-Sectional Analysis of Age-Related Variations in Anthropometric Indices and their Association with Cardiometabolic Health in Adult Men by Kanaan Ibrahim Nawfal, Sandhya Tiwari, Sandeep Tiwari, Mir Ahsan Ul Haq

“…A total of 200 men, aged 26 to 50 years, from Delhi-National Capital Region (NCR), India, were sampled using a multistage random sampling technique and divided into 5 age groups, each including 40 individuals. …”
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A Cost-Sensitive Small Vessel Detection Method for Maritime Remote Sensing Imagery by Zhuhua Hu, Wei Wu, Ziqi Yang, Yaochi Zhao, Lewei Xu, Lingkai Kong, Yunpei Chen, Lihang Chen, Gaosheng Liu

“…This enriches the diversity of target samples per image and mitigates the impact of data imbalance on the detection task. …”
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Highly Prevalent SARS-CoV-2 Antigenemia in COVID-19 Patients by Wenyan Zhang, Wei Liu, Jiawang Lin, Jing Jin, Kefu Zhao, Liwei Zhu, Xiuzhen Wang, Lijie Wang, Renshu Tang, Yindi Zhu, Wei Zhou, Enqing You, Lei Zhang, Xuxiang Liu, Jinju Wu, Lili Chen, Wenjing Wang, Qiang Zhang, Rongbao Gao, Haijuan Wang

“…Abstract. Background:. Many issues, such as severity assessment and antibody responses, remain to be answered eagerly for evaluation and understanding of COVID-19. …”
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Intralobar pulmonary sequestration combined with pulmonary mucoepidermoid carcinoma in an adolescent: A case report by Brooklynne A.S. Dilley-Maltenfort, John Roebel, Todd Boyd, Rachael Courtney, Daniel Evans, Anne Mackow

“…Elective surgical resection was delayed due to insurance issues for several months. While awaiting clearance, he presented with an episode of hemoptysis, which resolved spontaneously. …”
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Occurrence of Co-Contamination and Interaction of Multi-Mycotoxins in Dairy Cow Feed in China by Zuoyin Zhu, Haisheng Cheng, Jie Wang, Junmei Ma, Jianhua Wang, Hongyang Wang, Xinli Zhou, Junhua Yang

“…Co-contamination of multiple mycotoxins in feed has become one of the most important issues in the world. In this study, the characteristics and interactions of co-contamination among 15 mycotoxins were explored in dairy cow feed, including total mixed ration (TMR), silage, maize, and hay feed. …”
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Acidification in Distillation Technology by Ludmila N. Krikunova, Elena V. Dubinina, Violetta A. Peschanskaya, Olga N. Obodeeva

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Deep learning approach for automated hMPV classification by Sivarama Prasad Tera, Ravikumar Chinthaginjala, Irum Shahzadi, Priya Natha, Safia Obaidur Rab

“…The dataset used for model training and testing consists of 10,000 samples, with an equal distribution of hMPV-positive and hMPV-negative cases. …”
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