1,2-DCA biodegradation potential of an aquifer assessed in situ and in aerobic and anaerobic microcosms by Ilenia Cruciata, Laura Scirè Calabrisotto, Giovanna Carpani, Lucia Poppa, Alfonso Modica, Andrea Pace, Valentina Catania, Paola Quatrini

“…In this work the intrinsic biodegradation potential of an aquifer impacted by Chlorinated Aliphatic Hydrocarbons (mainly 1,2-DCA) was evaluated by characterizing the aquifer microbiome across space and time and by setting up biostimulation treatments in microcosms under different aerobic and anaerobic conditions, in parallel. …”
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Retinal Epithelial Neutralization Assay Optimizes AAV Serotype Selection for Ocular Gene Therapy by Yao Li, Yujia Chen, Nan Huo, Zuyuan Jia, He Huang, Zhenghao Zhao, Shipo Wu, Lihua Hou

“…This study established parallel NAb detection platforms utilizing human retinal pigment epithelial (ARPE-19) cells and standard 293T cells to systematically evaluate clinical serum samples against ophthalmologically relevant AAV serotypes (2, 5, 8, 9) via luciferase reporter-based transduction inhibition assays. …”
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Evoked and Ongoing Pain-Like Behaviours in a Rat Model of Paclitaxel-Induced Peripheral Neuropathy by Lisa A. Griffiths, Natalie A. Duggett, Ann L. Pitcher, Sarah J. L. Flatters

“…Motor coordination was evaluated using an accelerating RotaRod apparatus. …”
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Dydrogesterone for preventing endometrial polyp recurrence after transcervical resection of polyps: protocol for a multicentre randomised controlled trial in China by Dewen Yan, Yao He, Ting Wang, Yuan Ge, Linhua Qian, Lingfang Ye, Xiufeng Huang

“…Introduction To assess the effects of oral dydrogesterone on the recurrence rate of endometrial polyps (EPs) and abnormal uterine bleeding (AUB) symptoms after transcervical resection of polyps (TCRP).Methods and analysis A randomised, parallel, open-label, multicentre study will be conducted across 12 hospitals in China, including general and women’s specialty hospitals. …”
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SVM-Based Optical Detection of Retinal Ganglion Cell Apoptosis by Mukhit Kulmaganbetov, Ryan Bevan, Andrew Want, Nantheera Anantrasirichai, Alin Achim, Julie Albon, James Morgan

“…The purpose of this study is to evaluate the optical changes of early retinal degeneration. …”
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Estimation of Plunge Value in Single- or Multi-Layered Anisotropic Media Using Analysis of Fast Polarization Direction of Shear Waves by K. Latifi, A. Sadidkhouy, M. R. Ghassemi

“…The lattice preferred orientation of crystals, which is generally parallel to the downward or upward flow of the mantle or crust, is an important reason for the occurrence of fast axis plunge in these structures. …”
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Low-dose computed tomography image denoising using pixel level non-local self-similarity prior with non-local means for healthcare informatics by Dawa Chyophel Lepcha, Bhawna Goyal, Ayush Dogra, Krunal Vaghela, Ashish Singh, K. S. Ravi Kumar, Durga Prasad Bavirisetti

“…This revised approach uses discrete neighbourhood filtering properties to enable efficient, vectorized, and parallel computation on modern shared-memory platforms thereby reducing computational complexity. …”
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Designing molecular diagnostics for current tuberculosis drug regimens by Sophia B. Georghiou, Margaretha de Vos, Kavindhran Velen, Paolo Miotto, Rebecca E. Colman, Daniela Maria Cirillo, Nazir Ismail, Timothy C. Rodwell, Anita Suresh, Morten Ruhwald

“…Diagnostic development must occur in parallel with drug development to ensure the longevity of new treatment compounds. …”
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A multimodal functional structure-based graph neural network for fatigue detection by Dongrui Gao, Zhihong Zhou, Zongyao Peng, Haokai Zhang, Shihong Liu, Manqing Wang, Hongli Chang

“…An innovative intra- and inter-channel separable convolution module is designed to extract deep interaction patterns through parallel convolution operations within and across signal channels. …”
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Preparing process and the mechanical properties of bi-directionally aligned steel-polypropylene fiber-reinforced cementitious composites by Yaohua Tao, Jing Wang, Kang Yu, Jiayi Zhao, Mingfeng Xu, Hui Li

“…In the direction perpendicular to the aligned steel fibers, the splitting tensile strength of BASPFRC showed a slight decrease of 5 % compared to randomly aligned fiber-reinforced concrete (AFRC). Conversely, in the parallel direction, the splitting tensile strength exhibited a substantial increase of 57 %, indicating enhanced load-bearing capacity and reduced mechanical anisotropy. …”
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Wheat Under Warmer Nights: Shifting of Sowing Dates for Managing Impacts of Thermal Stress by Roshan Subedi, Mani Naiker, Yash Chauhan, S. V. Krishna Jagadish, Surya P. Bhattarai

“…High nighttime temperature (HNT) due to asymmetric diurnal warming threatens wheat productivity. This study evaluated the effect of HNT on wheat phenology, physiology, and yield through field and controlled environment experiments in Central Queensland, Australia. …”
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Efficient BESS Scheduling in AC Microgrids via Multiverse Optimizer: A Grid-Dependent and Self-Powered Strategy to Minimize Power Losses and CO₂ Footprint by Daniel Sanin-Villa, Hugo Alessandro Figueroa-Saavedra, Luis Fernando Grisales-Noreña

“…This paper presents a novel energy management system for AC microgrids that integrates a parallel implementation of the Multi-Verse Optimizer (MVO) with the Successive Approximations method for power flow analysis. …”
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Multicomponent Exercise and Functional Fitness: Strategies for Fall Prevention in Aging Women by André Schneider, Luciano Bernardes Leite, José Teixeira, Pedro Forte, Tiago M. Barbosa, António M. Monteiro

“…A parallel, single-blind randomized controlled trial was conducted with 40 participants (aged ≥ 65 years), divided into an exercise group and a control group. …”
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SECNN: Squeeze-and-Excitation Convolutional Neural Network for Sentence Classification by Shandong Yuan, Zili Zou, Han Zhou, Yun Ren, Jianping Wu, Kai Yan

“…Convolutional Neural Networks (CNNs) have gained prominence in this domain due to their capacity to extract n-gram features through parallel convolutional filters, effectively capturing local lexical correlations. …”
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BDCOA: Wavefront Aberration Compensation Using Improved Swarm Intelligence for FSO Communication by Suhas Shankarnahalli Krishnegowda, Arvind Kumar Ganesh, Parameshachari Bidare Divakarachari, Veena Yadav Shankarappa, Nijaguna Gollara Siddappa

“…The existing methods, such as Simulated Annealing (SA) and Stochastic Parallel Gradient Descent (SPGD), Advanced Multi-Feedback SPGD (AMFSPGD), and Oppositional-Breeding Artificial Fish Swarm (OBAFS), are used for evaluating the performance of BDCOA. …”
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GPPK4PCM: pest classification model integrating growth period prior knowledge by Jianhua Zheng, Junde Lu, Yusha Fu, Ruolin Zhao, Jinfang Liu, Zhaoxi Luo, Zhijie Luo

“…To evaluate its effectiveness, a dataset containing pests at different growth periods was constructed from Sichuan Agricultural University's pest dataset. …”
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Dynamic Maintenance Cost Optimization in Data Centers: An Availability-Based Approach for K-out-of-N Systems by Mostafa Fadaeefath Abadi, Mohammad Javad Bordbari, Fariborz Haghighat, Fuzhan Nasiri

“…This study presents a novel availability-driven approach to optimizing maintenance costs in DC Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) systems configured in a parallel k-out-of-n arrangement. The model integrates reliability and availability metrics into a dynamic optimization framework, determining the optimal number of components needed to achieve the desired availability while minimizing maintenance costs. …”
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Virtual reality-guided mindfulness intervention to enhance psychosocial well-being in caregivers of end-stage kidney disease patients: protocol for a mixed-methods pilot randomised... by Amartya Mukhopadhyay, Ravi Shankar, Wei Zhen Hong, Anjali Bundele, Koh Pei Si

“…A single-centre, single-blind, parallel-group pilot randomised controlled trial will be conducted. …”
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A Comparison Between the Mézières Method and Isostretching Postures for Frontal Stand Curvatures and Functionality in Elite Female Rhythmic Gymnasts with Low Back Pain: A Randomize... by Jasemin Todri, Erda Qorri, Juan Martínez-Fuentes, Orges Lena

“…A randomized controlled trial with two parallel groups was conducted, comparing the Mézières method to an equivalent isostretching intervention under similar conditions. …”
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Shear Stress-Dependent Modulation of Endothelin B Receptor: The Role of Endothelial Glycocalyx Heparan Sulfate by Camden Holm, Son Nam Nguyen, Solomon A. Mensah

“…Human lung microvascular ECs were exposed to SS in a parallel-plate flow chamber for 12 h. Damage to the GCX was simulated by treatment with 15 mU/mL heparinase-III during SS exposure. …”
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