Three security challenges for Lithuania by Paul A. Goble

“…Three viewpoints on the political behaviour of Russia are presented. In the second section of the text, "A Changed West," the author argues that "the West has changed even more than the East in terms of Lithuania's security interests." …”
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Development of a blocking ELISA employing a VP1-specific monoclonal antibody for the detection of DHAV3 antibodies by Cuiping Song, Tianyuan Li, Jing Wang, Peidong Guo, Wenjing Yang, Ning Tang, Yang Qu, Siyu Li, Xusheng Qiu, Lei Tan, Yingjie Sun, Ying Liao, Chan Ding

“…In summary, this study presents the development of a high-quality bELISA for the detection of DHAV3 antibodies. …”
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Machine learning-assisted assessment of extracellular vesicles can monitor cellular rejection after heart transplant by Jacopo Burrello, Stefano Panella, Ilaria Barison, Chiara Castellani, Alessio Burrello, Lorenzo Airale, Jessica Goi, Veronica Dusi, Roberto Frigerio, Gino Gerosa, Chiara Tessari, Nicola Pradegan, Giuseppe Toscano, Giovanni Pedrazzini, Mattia Corianò, Francesco Tona, Sara Bolis, Alessandro Gori, Marina Cretich, Marny Fedrigo, Annalisa Angelini, Lucio Barile

“…Current diagnostic standards rely on invasive endomyocardial biopsy, which presents limitations in sensitivity and reproducibility. …”
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Integrated metabolomics and transcriptomics reveal differences in terpenoids and the molecular basis among the roots of three Bupleurum species by Dong Wen, Hongliang Ji, Mei Rong, Yang Liu, Jiemei Jiang, Xinwei Guo, Zhihui Gao, Yanhong Xu, Jianhe Wei

“…Results Metabolomics results revealed that Bmar contained more saikosaponins than Bchi and Bsco. Conversely, Bsco had the highest content of volatile oil monoterpenes but a lower sesquiterpene content than Bchi and Bmar. …”
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Prevalence and management of ectopic and molar pregnancies in 17 countries in Africa and Latin America and the Caribbean: a secondary analysis of the WHO multi-country cross-sectio... by Renato T Souza, José Guilherme Cecatti, Özge Tunçalp, Veronique Filippi, Jean-Paul Dossou, Vanessa Brizuela, Adama Baguiya, Philip Govule, Hedieh Mehrtash, Kwame Adu-Bonsaffoh, Luis Bahamondes, Luiz Francisco Baccaro, Charles M'poca Charles, Camila Ayume Amano Cavalari, Luis Henrique Leão

“…Facilities with higher scores in infrastructure and capability to provide PAC more frequently provided minimal invasive management using methotrexate/other medical treatment (34.9%) and laparoscopy (5.1%).Conclusion In Africa and LAC, EP and MP cause significant maternal morbidity and mortality. …”
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Contaminant-degrading bacteria are super carriers of antibiotic resistance genes in municipal landfills: A metagenomics-based study by Fang-Zhou Gao, Wei-Li Jia, Bing Li, Min Zhang, Liang-Ying He, Hong Bai, You-Sheng Liu, Guang-Guo Ying

“…However, high diversity of antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) in landfills hinders assessing AMR risks in the affected environment. More concerned, whether there is co-selection or enrichment of antibiotic-resistant bacteria and contaminant-degrading bacteria in these extremely polluted environments is far less understood. …”
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Clinical Outcomes of Eravacycline in Patients Treated for Stenotrophomonas maltophilia Infections by Mohammed Al Musawa, Ashlan J. Kunz Coyne, Sara Alosaimy, Kristen Lucas, Melanie Rae Schrack, Justin Andrade, Shelbye R. Herbin, Mark Biagi, Michael Pierce, Kyle C. Molina, Nicholson B. Perkins, Reese Cosimi, Lena Kang-Birken, Madeline A. King, Benjamin M. Pullinger, Leonor M. Rojas, Jeannette Bouchard, Athena L. V. Hobbs, Jazmin Agee, Kaylee E. Caniff, Sean R. Van Helden, Michael P. Veve, Michael J. Rybak

“…An analysis of 41 patients indicates ERV may be an acceptable treatment option, but more clinical studies are needed to evaluate its efficacy and safety.…”
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Integrative clinical and biopathology analyses to understand the clinical heterogeneity of infantile rhabdomyosarcoma: A report from the French MMT committee by Thibault Butel, Marie Karanian, Gaelle Pierron, Daniel Orbach, Dominique Ranchere, Nathalie Cozic, Louise Galmiche, Aurore Coulomb, Nadège Corradini, Brigitte Lacour, Stéphanie Proust, Florent Guerin, Hélène Boutroux, Angélique Rome, Ludovic Mansuy, Cécile Vérité, Anne‐Sophie Defachelles, Franck Tirode, Veronique Minard‐Colin

“…New fusion‐positive SRMS has a very good outcome which may allow more conservative treatment in the future.…”
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Vascular leukoencephalopathy observed in a patient with fetal alcohol spectrum disorder: An association not yet understood by Julie Gallien, Nadia Bouhamdani, Mahée Côté, Dominique Bouhamdani, M'Hamed Belkhodja, Nicole Leblanc, Ludivine Chamard-Witkowski

“…The patient had several neurological and neurodevelopmental concerns starting in infancy, which prompted a number of brain Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) scans throughout life. More recently, atypical neurological examination and comorbidities led to a referral to the neurology department to investigate a possible diagnosis of multiple sclerosis. …”
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Optimizing hybrid models for forest leaf and canopy trait mapping from EnMAP hyperspectral data with limited field samples by Nizom Farmonov, Susanne Walden, Eric Martinée, Christian Lampei, Mona Schreiber, Lars Opgenoorth, Anjaharinony Andry Ny Aina Rakotomalala, Tobias Müller, Nina Farwig, Stefan Pinkert, Lucy Saueressig, Annabell Rosemarie Wagner, Robert R. Junker, Jochem Verrelst, Jörg Bendix

“…While machine learning-based studies on vegetation traits retrieval often have relied on intensive field data collection, the present studies explicitly focus on situations with limited field samples which is a often the case in ecosystem research. …”
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Fifty years of limnological data on Lake Stechlin, a temperate clearwater lake by Sabine Wollrab, Silke R. Schmidt, Jason Woodhouse, Peter Kasprzak, Stella A. Berger, Ute Beyer, Matthias Bodenlos, Johanna Dalchow, Monika Degebrodt, Lars Ganzert, Thomas Gonsiorczyk, Elfi Huth, Christine Kiel, Lutz Küchler, Lothar Krienitz, Maren Lentz, Elke Mach, Uta Mallok, Jens C. Nejstgaard, Monika Papke, Armin Penske, Solvig Pinnow, Reingard Roßberg, Diethelm Ronneberger, Michael Sachtleben, Adelheid Scheffler, Hans-Peter Grossart, Peter Casper, Mark O. Gessner, Rainer Koschel

“…Abstract We present 50 years of monitoring data on water quality of Lake Stechlin, a deep, dimictic hardwater lake in northeastern Germany known for its exceptionally clear water. …”
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Empirical Models for Estimating Draught and Vertical Reaction Forces of a Duckfoot Tool in Compacted Soil: Effects of Moisture Content, Depth, Width, and Speed by Aleksander Lisowski, Daniel Lauryn, Tomasz Nowakowski, Jacek Klonowski, Adam Świętochowski, Michał Sypuła, Jarosław Chlebowski, Jan Kamiński, Krzysztof Kostyra, Magdalena Dąbrowska, Adam Strużyk, Leszek Mieszkalski, Mateusz Stasiak

“…The developed models have a generalisable value in the analysed ranges, and further research should focus on creating more universal, theoretical models of soil–tool interactions.…”
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Bioplastic Production Using Natural Extracts with Cellulose Assisted by Experimental and Computational Screening by Lizbeth Zamora-Mendoza, Jhonny Caicho, José R. Mora, Daniela Negrete-Bolagay, Victor H. Guerrero, Noroska G. S. Mogollón, Melanie Ochoa-Ocampo, Jefferson Pastuña-Fasso, José F. Álvarez Barreto, Sebastián Ponce, Juan Paredes, Henry Erazo, Patricia I. Pontón, Marco León, Frank Alexis

“…The positive control (C4), containing NaOH and glycerol, degraded more slowly than the plant extract-based formulations. …”
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High glucose levels promote glycolysis and cholesterol synthesis via ERRα and suppress the autophagy–lysosomal pathway in endometrial cancer by Xiaodan Mao, Lixiang Huang, Xianhua Liu, Xite Lin, Qibin Wu, Xinrui Wang, Yuan Ren, Jincheng Ma, Maotong Zhang, Yao Lin, Damian J. Ralser, Alexander Mustea, Gang Chen, Pengming Sun

“…Besides insights into the interaction of HG and the autophagy–lysosomal pathway via ERRα, our present study points out the potential benefit of targeting ERRα in patients with EC with dysregulation of glucose and cholesterol metabolism.…”
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OpenLimbTT, a transtibial residual limb shape model for prosthetics simulation and design: creating a statistical anatomic model using sparse data by Fiona Sunderland, Adam Sobey, Jennifer Bramley, Joshua Steer, Rami Al-Dirini, Cheryl Metcalf, Diana Toderita, Anthony Bull, Ziyun Ding, David Henson, Peter Worsley, Alex Dickinson

“…., MRI or CT) is not. We present a prototype statistical shape model (SSM) describing the transtibial amputated residual limb, generated using a sparse dataset of 33 MRI and CT scans. …”
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Montrends: A Google Earth engine application for analysing species' habitat suitability over time by João Alírio, Nuno Garcia, João C. Campos, Salvador Arenas-Castro, Isabel Pôças, Lia B. Duarte, Ana Cláudia Teodoro, Neftalí Sillero

“…Remote sensing has played a crucial role in supporting biodiversity monitoring, but more intuitive and fast-processing tools are still required to improve biodiversity conservation. …”
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Digital Storytelling and Students’ Academic Engagement in Civic Education: Implications for Sustainable Development by Celestine Nkanu, David Francis Ekpoto, Amina Peter Adams, Idorenyin Edet Johnson, Anthony Etta Bisong, Odim Otu Offem, Efut Etim Nkanu, Fredrick Awhen Opoh, Samuel Manyo Takon, Agnes Edet Asuquo Offiong, James Eburikure Olayi, Samuel Orim Orim, Flora Michael Monity, James Abua Ewa, Oyobo-Gladys Tom Abam, John Edogi Egbe, Akaninyene Billy Orok, Joseph Enyia Ekpang

“…Conclusion: From the outcome, the conclusion is that digital storytelling instructional strategy positively influences academic engagement of students more than the traditional storytelling strategy irrespective of their gender. …”
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pySTARBURST99: The Next Generation of STARBURST99 by Calum Hawcroft, Claus Leitherer, Oskar Aranguré, John Chisholm, Sylvia Ekström, Sébastien Martinet, Lucimara P. Martins, Georges Meynet, Christophe Morisset, Andreas A. C. Sander, Aida Wofford

“…Similar trends are found for He i and He ii , bolometric luminosity and wind momentum, with more complex relations found for hydrogen line EWs and UV β -slopes.…”
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Evaluation of Stress-Tolerant <i>Serratia</i> and <i>Enterobacter</i> as PGPR for Nutrient Solubilization and Dose-Dependent Bioformulation to Enhance Tomato Seedlings by Indu Bhardwaj, Vijay Kumar, Somvir Singh, Arti Jamwal Sharma, Shikha Kumari, Nidhi Bhardwaj, Kanika Dulta, Lukas Peter, Richa Verma, Nitesh Kumar, Yogesh K. Ahlawat, Anurag Malik, Mohammad K. Okla, Rosa Porcel, José M. Mulet, Karthikeyan Jayabalan

“…Collectively, these findings suggest that using native PGPR in a dose-dependent way can help tomato seedlings grow better and promote more sustainable crop production.…”
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Self-directed and prosocial wound care, snare removal, and hygiene behaviors amongst the Budongo chimpanzees by Elodie Freymann, Elodie Freymann, Elodie Freymann, Elodie Freymann, Catherine Hobaiter, Catherine Hobaiter, Michael Alan Huffman, Michael Alan Huffman, Harmonie Klein, Geresomu Muhumuza, Vernon Reynolds, Vernon Reynolds, Nora E. Slania, Nora E. Slania, Adrian Soldati, Adrian Soldati, Eguma Robert Yikii, Klaus Zuberbühler, Klaus Zuberbühler, Susana Carvalho, Susana Carvalho

“…The presence of prosocial-care behaviors between both kin and non-kin individuals at Budongo adds another site to the growing list of locations where such behaviors have been documented, suggesting prosocial healthcare is more widespread across chimpanzee populations than previously recognized.…”
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