MORPHOLOGICAL AND MOLECULAR CHARACTERIZATION OF POSTHARVEST FUNGAL PATHOGEN (Penicillium chrysogenum) IN POMEGRANATE FRUITS (Punica granatum L.) IN DUHOK PROVENCE- IRAQ by Dalal Sinjari, Shahad Abdullah, Jaladet Jubrael, Vian Musa

“…The macroscopic features showed dense, blue-green colonies with a velvety texture, revealing brush-like conidiophores and distinctive conidia structures. Molecular analysis of the ITS region showed an approximately 600bp band that confirmed the morphological identification, providing additional support for the presence of P. chrysogenum in the pomegranate samples. …”
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Fungal sinusitis due to mucormycosis in a diabetic immunosuppressed patient with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) by Gulfem Ece, Ejder Ciger, Celal Acar, Seckin Cagirgan, Ogulcan Cetin

“…A culture under lactophenol cotton blue (LFCB) staining displaying hyphal structures of Mucor was obtained. The patient died of progressive pneumonia and sepsis. …”
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Functional and Therapeutic Relevance of Rho GTPases in Innate Immune Cell Migration and Function during Inflammation: An In Silico Perspective by Pankaj Dipankar, Puneet Kumar, Shiba Prasad Dash, Pranita P. Sarangi

“…Here, we describe the molecular organization and activation of various domains of crucial elements associated with the activation of Rho GTPases using solved PDB structures. We will also present the latest evidence available on the relevance of Rho GTPases in the migration and function of innate immune cells during inflammation. …”
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Seismic Fragility and Loss Assessment of a Multi-Story Steel Frame with Viscous Damper in a Corrosion Environment by Wenwen Qiu, Haibo Wen, Chenhui Gong, Zhenkai Zhang, Wenjing Li, Shuo Li

“…Corrosion can accelerate the deterioration of the mechanical properties of steel structures. However, few studies have systematically evaluated its impact on seismic performance, particularly with respect to seismic economic losses. …”
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Influences of polymer modifiers on Porous Hot Asphalt Mixture Property and Durability by Mohammed Q. Ali, Ganjeena J. Khoshanw

“…Porous asphalt (PA) is an asphalt mixture with a little or no fine aggregate. Due to open structures and advantages are used as a drainage layer in highway pavements in reducing noise and decreasing safety hazards during rainfall. …”
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Diagnostic and therapeutical approaches to H3K27M-altered diffuse midline glioma in children: a review by D. A. Morgacheva, D. A. Sitovskaia, Yu. V. Dinikina

“…These tumors are characterized by lesion of central nervous system midline structures, diffuse infiltrative growth and fatal prognosis. …”
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Effect of basalt fiber content on mechanical properties of hydrophobic mortar by Yunfeng Li, Qing Wang, Xu Zheng, Rui Zhang, Ning Wang

“…These findings provided a foundation for optimizing fiber content in hydrophobic basalt fiber cement-based materials, supporting their broader application in durable concrete structures.…”
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Investigating circularity in the construction and demolition sector through remote sensing: A case study of Bolzano/Bozen, Italy by Kseniia Shkirman, Anna Stoppato, Fabio Giussani, Simon Pezzutto

“…The material stock (MS) is estimated via a geographic information system (GIS) to analyse the spatial characteristics of buildings, combined with material intensity (MI) data to assess the mass of materials within structures. Together with the quantification of material stock, hotspots of construction materials within the building stock are identified. …”
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Thermal Energy Storage in Bio-Inspired PCM-Based Systems by Kinga Pielichowska, Martyna Szatkowska, Krzysztof Pielichowski

“…In order to design efficient PCM-based systems for energy applications, ideas and behaviors from nature should be taken account as it has created over millions of years a plethora of unique structures and morphologies in complex hierarchical materials. …”
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Thermal Stability and Matrix Binding of Citrinin in the Thermal Processing of Starch-Rich Foods by Lea Brückner, Florian Neuendorff, Katharina Hadenfeldt, Matthias Behrens, Benedikt Cramer, Hans-Ulrich Humpf

“…Additionally, chemical structures of reaction products of CIT with carbohydrates were tentatively identified using MS/MS spectra and stable isotope labelling. …”
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Balanced coarse-to-fine federated learning for noisy heterogeneous clients by Longfei Han, Ying Zhai, Yanan Jia, Qiang Cai, Haisheng Li, Xiankai Huang

“…However, heterogeneous clients have different deep neural network structures, and these models have different sensitivity to various noise types, the fixed noise-detection based methods may not be effective for each client. …”
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Topical Delivery Systems for Plant-Derived Antimicrobial Agents: A Review of Current Advances by Mohammad Hashem Hashempur, Fereshteh Ghorat, Forough Karami, Alireza Jahanbin, Hasti Nouraei, Milad Abbasi, Mahboobeh Jafari, Alireza Zare, Sajjad Barzegar, Zahra Zareshahrabadi

“…A primary limitation to transdermal delivery of plant-derived antimicrobial agents is their complex molecular structures, which often prevent effective absorption through the skin. …”
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EMPOWERING WOMEN WORKERS IN KRETEK AND BEEDI INDUSTRIES: LEGAL REFORMS FOR SAFETY, EQUALITY, AND ECONOMIC JUSTICE by Toebagus Galang Windi Pratama, Gaurav Pathak, Wahyu Widodo, Sapto Budoyo

“…Recommendations include strengthening labor laws, formalizing employment structures, and offering skill development and healthcare initiatives. …”
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Covid-19 Pandemic in Political Cartoons of the American Press: An Experience of Multimodal Analysis by E. M. Pozdnyakova, O. A. Blinova

“…It is noted that in this type of text, phenomenological cognitive structures are actualized both through linguistic projection and through visual-spatial images. …”
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Evaluation of the technical condition of the stroke gearbox of a mining excavator by Lagunova Yu.A., Makarova V.V., Bykov D.V., Adamkov A.V.

“…The widespread introduction of various methods for diagnosing the technical condition of metal structures of domestic mining excavators is hampered by the lack of a strategy that takes into account modern trends of technology development, foreign and domestic experience in non-destructive testing during operation of machinery. …”
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Edge Constrained DSM Refinement Based on Shading From High-Resolution Multiview Satellite Images by Zhihua Hu, Kao Zhang, Yuxuan Liu

“…Experiments with Pleiades and GaoFen-7 satellite images show that the proposed method can recover the detailed geometry structures well and achieve an improvement of elevation accuracy up to 18.4%, 12.95%, 56.94%, 59.02%, compared to the initial DSM, the recently published shading-based DSM reconstruction method and two commercial software solutions (SURE and Metashape), respectively.…”
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Energy-Saving Seamless Insulation Systems for Frame Buildings Using Foamed Polyethylene by Bessonov I.V., Ter-Zakaryan K.A., Zhukov A.D., Mednikova E.A.

“…This goal was achieved by conducting experimental studies to determine the physical, mechanical and operational properties of foamed polyethylene, assessing the material's resistance to climatic influences and a full-scale assessment of the thermophysical characteristics of the material and the state of structures at the facility. The most significant results are: the results of determining the operating temperature range taking into account mechanical loading and tendency to creep; the results of assessing the effect of the reflective layer; the results of determining the tensile strength of the material on the surface and on the welded joint; field test results. …”
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Hentei-Dauria fold system of the Mongolia-Okhotsk belt: magmatism, sedimentogenesis, and geodynamics by I. V. Gordienko, O. R. Minina, L. I. Vetluzhskikh, A. Ya. Medvedev, D. Odgerel

“…In the Late Hercynian, large back-arc sedimentary basins, accretionary prisms and connecting intraplate magmatic complexes were formed in all structures of the Hentei-Dauria fold system. As a result of our studies, we propose a comprehensive model showing the geodynamic development of the Hentei-Dauria fold system that occurred in the area of the Mongolia-Okhotsk Ocean and its margins.…”
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Surgical treatment of secondary mitral regurgitation in heart failure: a present-day view by E. G. Agafonov, M. A. Popov, D. I. Zybin, D. V. Shumakov

“…Dysfunction of one or more mitral valve structures occurs in 39–74% of patients thus complicating the course of the disease and significantly worsening the prognosis in patients with left ventricle dilatation. …”
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Super-resolution upgrade for deep tissue imaging featuring simple implementation by Patrick Byers, Thomas Kellerer, Miaomiao Li, Zhifen Chen, Thomas Huser, Thomas Hellerer

“…By combining two-photon excitation with patterned line-scanning and subsequent image reconstruction, we achieve imaging of sub-cellular structures in Pinus radiata, mouse heart muscle and zebrafish. …”
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