UV-Vis spectroscopy coupled with firefly algorithm-enhanced artificial neural networks for the determination of propranolol, rosuvastatin, and valsartan in ternary mixtures by Ahmed Serag, Maram H. Abduljabbar, Yusuf S. Althobaiti, Farooq M. Almutairi, Shaker T. Alsharif, Rami M. Alzhrani, Marwa F. Ahmed, Atiah H. Almalki

“…Abstract In the present study, a simple, rapid and cost-effective analytical method was developed for the simultaneous determination of three commonly prescribed cardiovascular drugs: propranolol, rosuvastatin and valsartan. …”
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Inhibitory Effects of Nisin and Gallium (III) Nitrate Hydrate on Planktonic and Adhered Cells and Implications for the Viable but Non-Culturable State by Valeria Poscente, Luciana Di Gregorio, Roberta Bernini, Annamaria Bevivino

“…A viable but non-culturable (VBNC) state, a survival strategy of non-spore-forming bacteria in response to adverse conditions, poses a significant challenge for public health and food safety. …”
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Molecular Epidemiology of Beak and Feather Disease Virus (BFDV), Avian Polyomavirus (APV-1), Psittacid Herpesvirus 1 (PsHV-1), and Avian Metapneumovirus (aMPV) in Birds Kept as Non... by Riccardo Baston, Claudia Maria Tucciarone, Alberto Caudullo, Francesca Poletto, Matteo Legnardi, Mattia Cecchinato, Michele Drigo, Giovanni Franzo, Diego Cattarossi

“…These animals can harbor various pathogens and act as reservoirs, posing risks to native wildlife through legal or illegal trade, escapes, or intentional releases. …”
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Dynamic Cap‐Mediated Substrate Access and Potent Inhibitor Design of Monkeypox Virus I7L Protease by Haixia Su, Guoqing Wu, Muya Xiong, Yuhang Wang, Junyuan Cao, Mengyuan You, Yingchun Xiang, Tianqing Nie, Minjun Li, Gengfu Xiao, Leike Zhang, Qiang Shao, Yechun Xu

“…Abstract Monkeypox virus (MPXV), an orthopoxvirus that has long been endemic in Africa, has posed a significant global health threat since 2022. …”
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Solar-driven defluorination via hydroxyl radical spillover for complete mineralization of organofluorine pollutants without fluoride byproducts by Lei Zheng, Jing-Lan Zhang, Zhixin Zheng, Chujie Huang, Yi-Lin Xie, Xu-Bing Li, Wondu Dagnaw Fentahun, Tieyu Wang, Qing-Xiao Tong, Jing-Xin Jian

“…Abstract The recalcitrance of fluorinated organic pollutants—featuring robust Csp²-F and Csp³-F bonds—poses critical challenges to aquatic ecosystems due to their extreme persistence and bioaccumulation. …”
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Transcription regulation of African swine fever virus: dual role of M1249L by Dongming Zhao, Nan Wang, Xiaoying Feng, Zhenjiang Zhang, Kongen Xu, Tao Zheng, Yunge Yang, Xuemei Li, Xianjin Ou, Rui Zhao, Zihe Rao, Zhigao Bu, Yutao Chen, Xiangxi Wang

“…Abstract African swine fever virus (ASFV), which poses significant risks to the global economy, encodes a unique host-independent transcription system. …”
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Assessment of Bisphenol A (BPA) Exposure in Dairy Cows Using Hair Samples Analysis by Slawomir Gonkowski, Manolis Tzatzarakis, Nariste Kadyralieva, Elena Vakonaki, Thomas Lamprakis, Ismail Sen, Askarbek Tulobaev, Fatih R. Istanbullugil, Aidai Zhunushova, Liliana Rytel

“…Exposure of farm animals to BPA negatively impacts their health and poses a threat to humans who consume products of animal origin. …”
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Towards Thin Calcium Metal Anodes—An Essential Component for High-Energy-Density Calcium Batteries by Christoph Kiesl, Reinhard Böck, Holger Kaßner, Joachim Häcker, Marco Kögel, Timo Sörgel, Şeniz Sörgel

“…However, the fabrication of thin anodes poses technical challenges which often result in using excessively thick metal anodes in batteries. …”
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Broad-spectrum coronavirus vaccines: integrated strategies to combat viral diversity by Qian He, Yi Zhang, Zhihao Fu, Xiao Ma, Zhenglun Liang

“…Introduction The early 21st century witnessed three consecutive public health emergencies caused by Betacoronavirus infections, drawing considerable global attention to the hazards posed by Betacoronaviruses. Vaccines have proved instrumental in mitigating the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, yet the persistent emergence of novel variants underscores the necessity for continuous development of updated vaccines tailored to circulating strains. …”
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HCMMA-Net: A Hybrid Convolutional Multi-Modal Attention Network for Human Activity Recognition in Smart Homes Using Wearable Sensor Data by Nazish Ashfaq, Zeeshan Aziz, Muhammad Hassan Khan, Muhammad Adeel Nisar, Adnan Khalid

“…However, integrating these modalities poses challenges due to sensor heterogeneity and variability in placement. …”
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The Application and Challenges of Brain Organoids in Exploring the Mechanism of Arbovirus Infection by Baoqiu Cui, Zhijie Wang, Anum Farid, Zeyu Wang, Kaiyue Wei, Naixia Ren, Fengtang Yang, Hong Liu

“…Arboviruses, transmitted by blood-sucking arthropods, are responsible for significant human and animal diseases, including fever, hemorrhagic fever, and encephalitis, posing a serious threat to global public health. Nevertheless, research on the mechanisms of arbovirus infection and the development of therapeutic interventions has been impeded. …”
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Nanoparticles in sustainable agriculture: enhancing nutrient use efficiency and abiotic stress resilience under climate change by Yingfen Yang, Chenghu Ye, Meiwei Zhao, Juan Li, Xiaoxia Zhang, Zihui Yang, Zhibo Yang, Uthman Balgith Algopishi, Waqar Ahmed

“…Climate change poses significant challenges to global agriculture, particularly by reducing nutrient availability and crop yields. …”
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Transfer Learning for Facial Expression Recognition by Rajesh Kumar, Giacomo Corvisieri, Tullio Flavio Fici, Syed Ibrar Hussain, Domenico Tegolo, Cesare Valenti

“…However performance varied across datasets, with accuracy rates of 0.44 on FER2013 and 0.89 on JAFFE, reflecting the challenges posed by noisy and diverse data. Our findings emphasize the potential of deep learning-based facial expression recognition in healthcare applications while underscoring the importance of dataset-specific model optimization to improve generalization across different data distributions. …”
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Contamination, Ecotoxicological Risks, and Sources of Potentially Toxic Elements in Roadside Dust Along Lahore–Islamabad Motorway (M-2), Pakistan by Ibrar Hayat, Wajid Ali, Said Muhammad, Muhammad Nafees, Abdur Raziq, Imran Ud Din, Jehanzeb Khan, Shahid Iqbal

“…The Lahore–Islamabad Motorway (M-2) is a critical transportation corridor in Pakistan, where contamination in roadside dust by potentially toxic elements (PTEs) presents potential environmental and health concerns. …”
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Emergence, Spread of Antimicrobial-Resistant Bacteria and Phylogenetic Relationships in Coastal Ecosystems—Gastropod <i>Phorcus lineatus</i> as a Bioindicator by Dércia Santos, Ana Rita Pinto, Rita Barata, Conceição Fernandes, Hugo Guedes, Gonçalo Almeida, Edna Cabecinha, Sandra M. Monteiro, Simone Varandas, Maria José Saavedra

“…Coastal environments have been recognized as key reservoirs for antibiotic-resistant bacteria. The present study evaluated marine gastropods, <i>Phorcus lineatus</i>, as potential bioindicators to assess the spread of antibiotic-resistant bacteria. …”
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MACHINE LEARNING TECHNIQUES FOR RETINOPATHY DETECTION IN DIABETIC PATIENTS by Ajay Kushwaha, Ahankari Sachin Suresh, Chennoju Phanindra, Anil Kumar Sahu, Devanand Bhonsle, Yamini Chouhan

“… If left untreated, diabetic retinopathy—a common consequence of diabetes—poses a serious danger of blindness. Conventional techniques for identifying retinopathies depend on ophthalmologists manually examining retinal pictures, a laborious process prone to human error. …”
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Recent advances in machine learning for defects detection and prediction in laser cladding process by X.C. Ji, R.S. Chen, C.X. Lu, J. Zhou, M.Q. Zhang, T. Zhang, H.L. Yu, Y.L. Yin, P.J. Shi, W. Zhang

“…The emergence of defects during the cladding procedure poses substantial challenges for the quality and performance of the cladding layers. …”
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Proteomic characterization of Mycobacterium tuberculosis subjected to carbon starvation by Kaylyn L. Devlin, Damon T. Leach, Kelly G. Stratton, Gyanu Lamichhane, Vivian S. Lin, Kimberly E. Beatty

“…ABSTRACT Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) is the causative agent of tuberculosis (TB), the leading cause of infectious disease-related deaths worldwide. TB infections present on a spectrum from active to latent disease. …”
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Itinerarios híbridos para lectores modernos. Un enfoque transmediático para textos de fantasía épica / Hybrid itineraries for modern readers. A transmedia approach to epic fantasy... by Isabel Jerez Martínez, Eduardo Encabo Fernández

“…Se plantea un itinerario lector híbrido que tiene en cuenta las diferentes demostraciones culturales (en distintos medios, principalmente físicos y audiovisuales) que posee un texto y las proyecciones que todo ello puede tener en lo que respecta a la posible creación de contenido. …”
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Modeling of Battery Storage of Photovoltaic Power Plants Using Machine Learning Methods by Rad Stanev, Tanyo Tanev, Venizelos Efthymiou, Chrysanthos Charalambous

“…This research presents a methodology and realization of a set of 11 BESS models based on different machine learning methods. …”
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