Effect of seed pre-treatment with auxin and gibberellin on germination and yield of cowpea (Vigna unguiculata L.) by Fahimeh Darkatanian, Saeed Saeedipour

“…The seeds were soaked in the various concentrations of 20, 40 and 60 ppm of GA3 and IAA with a separate control set. These were soaked for 6 or 12 hours in the above concentrations and only double distilled water for the control set. …”
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Long-term outcomes of a novel method of femoropopliteal bypass by A. B. Zakeryaev, R. А. Vinogradov, P. V. Sukhoruchkin, S. R. Butaev, T. E. Bakhishev, A. I. Derbilov, E. R. Urakov, A. G. Baryshev, V. A. Porkhanov

“…The technical result of novel FPB technique was achieved using proposed type of an autologous vein graft preparation, in which, after GSV isolation, ex situ valvulotomy was performed, followed by the non-reversed subfascial orthotopic graft passage along the neurovascular bundle by tunneling (Sheath Tunneler Set; Peripheral Vascular, USA) soft tissues. …”
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Bacteriology and Antibiotic Susceptibility Patterns among Neonates Diagnosed of Omphalitis at a Tertiary Special Care Baby Unit in Western Uganda by Munanura Turyasiima, Martin Nduwimana, Gloria Kiconco, Walufu Ivan Egesa, Silva Andres Manuel, Peter Kalubi, Yamile Enedina Arias Ortiz

“…Clinical diagnosis for omphalitis in such settings is possible but this does not depict the microbiological characteristics of the involved organisms, and clinicians have often prescribed empirical antibiotics in neonates with omphalitis, despite an increasing burden of antibiotic resistance. …”
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A qualitative study of type 1 diabetes complications, mental health, and structural pathways of complications occurrence among young people (14–24 years) and caregivers in southern... by Bernard Afriyie Owusu, Prince Ofori-Boateng, Elizabeth Bankah, Nana Ama Barnes, Yacoba Atiase, Ernest Yorke, Marc Kwame Dzradosi, David Teye Doku

“…Background: Young people (aged 14–24 years) living with Type 1 Diabetes (T1D), especially, those in low-resource settings experiencing having T1D complications, and poor mental health. …”
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Deep learning multilayer architecture for analysis of three-dimensional Eyring-Powell nanofluid flow subject to viscous dissipation and joule heating by Zahoor Shah, Muflih Alhazmi, Maryam Jawaid, Nafisa A. Albasheir, Mohammed M.A. Alma Zah, Nashwan Adnan Othman, Waqar Azeem Khan

“…Similarity transformation in the governing partial differential equations (PDEs) ultimately leads to a reduced set of ordinary differential equations (ODEs) along with boundary conditions. …”
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DeepBiteNet: A Lightweight Ensemble Framework for Multiclass Bug Bite Classification Using Image-Based Deep Learning by Doston Khasanov, Halimjon Khujamatov, Muksimova Shakhnoza, Mirjamol Abdullaev, Temur Toshtemirov, Shahzoda Anarova, Cheolwon Lee, Heung-Seok Jeon

“…Our model was trained and evaluated on a hand-collected set of 1932 labeled images representing eight classes, consisting of common bites such as mosquito, flea, and tick bites, and unaffected skin. …”
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A comparative study on nosocomial and community-acquired bacterial urinary tract infections: prevalence, antimicrobial susceptibility pattern, and associated risk factors among sym... by Sisay Fekadu, Sisay Fekadu, Fitsum Weldegebreal, Fitsum Weldegebreal, Tadesse Shumie, Getachew Kabew Mekonnen

“…BackgroundUrinary tract infections (UTIs) remain one of the most common diseases worldwide that occur both in the community and in healthcare settings. Thus, this study aimed to compare the burden of nosocomial and community-acquired bacterial UTIs among patients attending Hiwot Fana Comprehensive Specialized University Hospital, Eastern Ethiopia.MethodA hospital-based cross-sectional study was conducted using a convenient sampling technique from January 2024 to April 2024. …”
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Predictive modeling of treatment resistant depression using data from STAR*D and an independent clinical study. by Zhi Nie, Srinivasan Vairavan, Vaibhav A Narayan, Jieping Ye, Qingqin S Li

“…The upper bound for the AUC achievable with the full set of features could be as high as 0.78 in the STAR*D testing dataset. …”
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GeoDisasterAINet: An Explainable Deep Ensemble Framework for Real-Time Urban and Rural Disaster Classification and Resilience by Akella S. Narasimha Raju, Seelam Sreekanth, Ranjith Kumar Gatla, M. Rajababu, Devineni Gireesh Kumar, Aymen Flah, Claude Ziad El-Bayeh, Khaled A. El-Nagdy, Ali Alzaed

“…In balancing out the dataset, we used the Synthetic Minority Over-sampling Technique (SMOTE). With 99.25% accuracy in training, 96.37% accuracy in testing, 98% in precision, 97% in recall, and 97% in F1-score, ERI-2025+ XGBoost + Multiclass SVM, our best model, effectively classified items. …”
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Validation of a comprehensive long-read sequencing platform for broad clinical genetic diagnosis by Siddhartha Sen, Hillary P. Handler, Alec Victorsen, Zach Flaten, Aidan Ellison, Todd P. Knutson, Sarah A. Munro, Ryan J. Martinez, Charles John Billington, Jennifer J. Laffin, Sarah Bray, Pawel Mroz, Sophia Yohe, Andrew C. Nelson, Matthew Bower, Bharat Thyagarajan

“…The implementation of a unified comprehensive technique that can simultaneously detect a broad spectrum of genetic variation would substantially increase efficiency of the diagnostic process. …”
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Material design toward a thermodynamically stable Co–Cr–Fe–Al Heusler-type phase by A. Omar, F. Börrnert, M. Richter, J. Trinckauf, F. Heinsch, C. G. F. Blum, V. Romaka, S. Rodan, F. Steckel, M. Haft, S. Hampel, S. Beckert, A. Thomas, C. Hess, A. U. B. Wolter, W. Löser, B. Büchner, S. Wurmehl

“…Our material design approach, which assimilates the relevant phase dynamics of the system, constitutes a comprehensive method for future searches and development of materials with targeted properties and is, therefore, of generic interest in a wider set of systems and of relevance to a broader community of material scientists.…”
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Three-dimensional visualization measurement and analysis of human hepatic pedicle based on Laennec’s capsule by Zhiyu Lin, Zhiyu Lin, Xin Xia, Xin Xia, Yuchuan Luo, Huan Lei, Hongyin Liang, Hui Zhang, Zhiwei Jiang, Tao Wang, Tao Wang

“…This approach provides valuable morphological data for individualized surgical planning, improves intraoperative safety, and sets the stage for further research integrating alternative imaging modalities and larger patient cohorts.…”
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NORDIC denoising on VASO data by Lasse Knudsen, Lasse Knudsen, Luca Vizioli, Federico De Martino, Lonike K. Faes, Daniel A. Handwerker, Steen Moeller, Peter A. Bandettini, Peter A. Bandettini, Laurentius Huber

“…For the data presented here, with a proper set of parameters, NORDIC reduced thermal noise with minimal bias on the underlying signal and preserved spatial resolution. …”
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Untargeted lipidomic analysis of milled rice under different alternate wetting and soil drying irrigation regimes by Yunji Xu, Xuelian Weng, Shupeng Tang, Weiyang Zhang, Kuanyu Zhu, Guanglong Zhu, Hao Zhang, Zhiqin Wang, Jianchang Yang

“…Alternate wetting and soil drying irrigation (AWD) technique is crucial in influencing grain quality in rice (Oryza sativa L.). …”
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Identification of sweetpotato virus disease-infected leaves from field images using deep learning by Ziyu Ding, Fanguo Zeng, Haifeng Li, Jianyu Zheng, Junzhi Chen, Biao Chen, Wenshan Zhong, Xuantian Li, Zhangying Wang, Lifei Huang, Xuejun Yue, Xuejun Yue

“…Additionally, a novel data augmentation technique is utilized to improve recognition accuracy in the edge background areas of real large images, addressing issues of poor segmentation precision in these regions. …”
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Aedes aegypti in the city of Córdoba: spatial distribution and habitat suitability drivers by Elisabet M. Benitez, Florencia Sangermano, Francisco F. Ludueña-Almeida, Walter R. Almirón, Elizabet L. Estallo

“…Methods: This evaluation was carried out through species distribution models, using maximum entropy modeling technique, incorporating a set of environmental variables known to influence the presence and suitability of Ae. aegypti habitats. …”
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Nebulized aminoglycosides for ventilator-associated pneumonia: Methodological considerations and lessons from experimental studies by Jean-Jacques Rouby, Jing Xia, Jayesh Dhanani, Gianluigi Li Bassi, Antoine Monsel, Antoni Torres, Kostoula Arvaniti, Mona Assefi, Matteo Bassetti, Stijn Blot, Matthieu Boisson, Adrien Bouglé, Jean-Michel Constantin, Jayesh Dhanani, George Dimopoulos, Jonathan Dugernier, Pauline Dureau, Stephan Ehrmann, Timothy Felton, Marin Kollef, Antonia Koutsoukou, Anna Kyriakoudi, Pierre-François Laterre, Marc Leone, Victoria Lepère, Gianluigi Li Bassi, Xuelian Liao, Shakti Bedanta Mishra, Olivier Mimoz, Antoine Monsel, Girish B Nair, Michael Niederman, Lucy B Palmer, Jose Manuel Pereira, Konstantinos Pontikis, Garyphalia Poulakou, Jérôme Pugin, Chuanyun Qian, Jie-ming Qu, Jordi Rello, Jason Roberts, Jean-Jacques Rouby, Christina Routsi, Gerald C. Smaldone, Antoni Torres, Melda Türkoğlu, Tobias Welte, Michel Wolff, Xia Jing, Li Yang, Ting Yang, Ying-gang Zhu

“…Lung microdialysis is the only technique able to accurately assess lung pharmacokinetics in animals with inoculation pneumonia treated by nebulized aminoglycosides. …”
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Association between 45T/G Polymorphism of Adiponectin Gene and Coronary Artery Disease in an Iranian Population by Somaye Sabouri, Majid Ghayour Mobarhan, Mohsen Moohebati, Mitra Hassani, Jamal Kassaeian, Farnoosh Tatari, Fatemeh Mahmoodi-kordi, Habib A. Esmaeili, Shima Tavallaie, Roghayeh Paydar, Amirhossein Sahebkar, Shahireh Omidvar Tehrani, Gordon Ferns, Javad Behravan

“…However, previous studies on the association between this SNP and the presence of coronary artery disease (CAD) have been few, with no report from Iranian subjects. The present study set out to investigate the association between this SNP and CAD in an Iranian population. …”
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Potential applications of gene expression profiles obtained from circulating extracellular vesicles in breast cancer by Aritra Gupta, Siddharth Bhardwaj, Sayan Ghorai, Rosina Ahmed, Sanjit Agarwal, Geetashree Mukherjee, Kartiki V. Desai

“…Conclusion: By using low serum amounts successfully for EV transcriptomics, we demonstrate that a minimally invasive technique could be converted to a microinvasive format. …”
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Prevalence of cognitive impairment and metabolic syndrome among older adults in calabar metropolis and the associated risk factors by Idongesit KokoAbasi Isong, Kingsley John Emmanuel, Iya Eze Bassey, Mercy Etim Jackson, Unwana Paul Obadare, Ifure Uwem KokoAbasi, Glory Okoi Abam

“…Methods This study was conducted in Calabar Metropolis, Cross River State, Nigeria, with 236 older adults (aged 65 years and above) selected via a multi-stage sampling technique. Informed consent was obtained from all participants. …”
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