MINN: A metabolic-informed neural network for integrating omics data into genome-scale metabolic modeling by Gabriele Tazza, Francesco Moro, Dario Ruggeri, Bas Teusink, László Vidács

“…While Machine Learning (ML) models can uncover complex patterns and relationships within these data, they require large datasets for training and often lack interpretability. …”
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THE IMPACT OF NATURAL GAS CONSUMPTION ON ENERGY SUSTAINABILITY AND THE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT OF THE AGRICULTURAL SECTOR by Maricel CAZACU, Liviu MARCUTA, Alina MARCUTA, Cristiana TINDECHE, Nicolae MINEA

“…This study aims to investigate the relationship between variations in gas consumption and sustainable agricultural growth, as well as to detect patterns in natural gas consumption within the European Union and analyze their effects on sustainability. …”
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Automated Business Decision-Making Using Generative AI in Online A/B Testing: Comparative Analysis With Human Decision-Making by Changhak Sunwoo, Hyunjin Kwon, Jong Min Kim, Ho-Hyun Lim, Yongwoo Kim, Dongwook Hwang, Jingoo Kim

“…Utilizing 1,407 experimental cases from 48 companies on the Hackle online experimentation platform, the study compares decision-making outcomes between experiment designers and Generative AI, analyzing agreement rates and identifying patterns across companies. …”
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Synchronized Survey Scan Approach Allows for Efficient Discrimination of Isomeric and Isobaric Compounds during LC-MS/MS Analyses by Keabetswe Masike, Ntakadzeni Madala

“…Due to increasing scanning rates of recent MS instruments, it is now possible to operate MS instruments both in the static and dynamic modes. …”
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Risk factors for adverse prognosis and death in American visceral leishmaniasis: a meta-analysis. by Vinícius Silva Belo, Claudio José Struchiner, David Soeiro Barbosa, Bruno Warlley Leandro Nascimento, Marco Aurélio Pereira Horta, Eduardo Sérgio da Silva, Guilherme Loureiro Werneck

“…<h4>Background</h4>In the current context of high fatality rates associated with American visceral leishmaniasis (VL), the appropriate use of prognostic factors to identify patients at higher risk of unfavorable outcomes represents a potential tool for clinical practice. …”
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Pathogen-specific epitopes as epidemiological tools for defining the magnitude of Mycobacterium leprae transmission in areas endemic for leprosy. by Marcia V S B Martins, Marjorie M da S Guimarães, John S Spencer, Mariana A V B Hacker, Luciana S Costa, Fernanda M Carvalho, Annemieke Geluk, Jolien J van der Ploeg-van Schip, Maria A A Pontes, Heitor S Gonçalves, Janvier P de Morais, Tereza J P G Bandeira, Maria C V Pessolani, Patrick J Brennan, Geraldo M B Pereira

“…In the present study, the patterns of IFN-γ release of the individuals exposed or non-exposed to M. leprae were compared using an Artificial Neural Network algorithm, and the most promising M. leprae peptides for the identification of exposed people were selected. …”
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The impact of teaching materials on instructional design and teacher development by Lola Garay Abad, John Hattie

“…Teacher-created materials were rated as most useful (90.1%), and teachers reported high autonomy (94.1%) in selecting and adapting materials — a factor closely tied to increased classroom confidence. …”
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Resource-Oriented Treatment Technologies for Rural Domestic Sewage in China Amidst Population Shrinkage: A Case Study of Heyang County in Guanzhong Region, Shaanxi Province by Mei Huang, Degang Duan, Sicheng Tan, Ling Huang

“…Traditional centralized sewage treatment models face issues in cost-effectiveness, facility utilization rates, and sustainable maintenance, necessitating the exploration of adaptive governance technologies under new demographic conditions. …”
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Temporal and spatial interactions in sympatric ungulates: Insights from Japanese serow and sika deer. by Tomoki Mori, Kensuke Miura, Hiroyuki Takeuchi, Yasuaki Niizuma

“…Nevertheless, during autumn, reduced activity overlap rates, when the relative abundance index (RAI) of sika deer increased, may indicate that Japanese serow have modified their behavior to minimize resource competition. …”
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User Preferences of Airbnb Accommodation Spatially in The Special Region of Yogyakarta, Indonesia by Azis Musthofa, Arief Wicaksono, Raden Rijanta

“…Spatially, it shows that Airbnb accommodations in the Jetis and Kraton sub-districts achieve the most favorable ratings for amenities, location, hygiene, host and staff performance, as well as room and toilet conditions. …”
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Numerical investigation of cooling enhancement in double-layer fractal-like microchannel disk heat sinks via layer shifting and tertiary channels by Hosein Akhtari, Ardalan Shafiei Ghazani

“…An effective approach for reducing the required pumping power in microchannel-embedded heat sinks is the use of fractal-like flow patterns. Additionally, incorporating double-layer microchannels significantly lowers pressure drop and improves thermal performance by reducing the maximum surface temperature. …”
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Aeroelastic Oscillations of Cantilever Beams Reinforced by Carbon Nanotubes Based on a Modified Third-Order Piston Theory by Mehdi Alimoradzadeh, Francesco Tornabene, Rossana Dimitri

“…Results indicate that FG-X reinforcement yields the highest frequency response and lateral deflection, followed by UD and FG-A patterns, whereas FG-O consistently exhibits the lowest performance metrics. …”
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Consumer preference and food values: can consumers in Tanzania play part in driving a sustainable food system? by Roselyne Alphonce, Yun Yun Gong, Hettie C. Schönfeldt, Lise Korsten

“…A mixed-method approach was employed, including interviews with six key food system actors, two focus group discussions with 16 consumers, and a survey of 750 consumers from urban and rural towns across three regions in Tanzania. Participants rated the importance of 16 food values such as hygiene, nutrition, taste, and price—using the Best-Worst Scaling method. …”
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The other in me: interpersonal multisensory stimulation changes the mental representation of the self. by Ana Tajadura-Jiménez, Stephanie Grehl, Manos Tsakiris

“…Changes in autonomic responses and in the subjective experience of self-identification were broadly consistent with patterns observed in other bodily illusions, but less robust. …”
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The global, regional, and national impact of laryngeal cancer from 1990 to 2021, along with forecasts for 2050: a comprehensive analysis for the Global Burden of Disease 2021 resea... by Tingting Duan, Yuxia Zou, Xuan Liu, Yue Du, Ruihu Li, Jingxiang Cai, Jumei Li, Xiaofeng Wang, Xuejun Zhou, Shun Ding

“…The incidence and mortality rates of male patients are much higher than those of female patients, and the gap between men and women gradually narrows after the age of 70. …”
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Prominent Zakat Institutions and Their Role in Advancing the Welfare of the Muslim Community in The Eastern Province of Sri Lanka by Raseethu Mohamed Kasjin

“…Findings: The study highlights varying growth rates in Zakat collection and fluctuations across regions, with some Zakat fund collections experiencing sharp increases. …”
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Enhancing Education with Machine Learning: Predicting Student Readability Scores by Claire Bell

“…The research leverages a dataset of 1,000 English texts to evaluate and compare the performance of RFC, the Sooty Tern Optimization Algorithm (STOA), and the Gold Rush Optimizer (GRO) in predicting readability ratings. Key metrics, including accuracy, precision, and F1-score, are employed to assess and benchmark the models. …”
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Simulation of the impacts of high temperature stress on pepper (Capsicum annum L.) yields by Bomi Park, Sojung Kim, Sumin Kim

“…According to field studies, the two pepper accessions exhibited distinct growth patterns under prolonged heat stress conditions. PHR18 experienced significant heat stress effects in the first month of exposure, whereas it demonstrated stress priming to regain growth by the 75th day of heat stress exposure. …”
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Space–Time Dynamics of Mortality and Recruitment of Stems and Trees in a Seasonally Dry Tropical Forest: Effect of the 2012–2021 Droughts by Maria Beatriz Ferreira, Rinaldo Luiz Caraciolo Ferreira, Jose Antonio Aleixo da Silva, Robson Borges de Lima, Alex Nascimento de Sousa, Marcos Vinícius da Silva

“…An accumulative effect of droughts on increasing mortality rates and reducing recruitment during the study period was observed. …”
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Primary Mediastinal Germ Cell Tumors: A Real-World Analysis of Clinical Characteristics, Treatment, and Survival Outcomes From Two Tertiary Cancer Centers in India by Bharath Gangadhar, Chitrakshi Nagpal, Aparna Sharma, Bivas Biswas, Somnath Roy, Aditya Bhagwat, Deepam Pushpam, Sameer Bakhshi, Sunil Kumar, Kunhi Parambath Haresh, Atul Batra

“…First-line chemotherapy comprised bleomycin, etoposide, and cisplatin (BEP; 60.5%) and etoposide, ifosfamide, and cisplatin (VIP; 27.8%). Response rates included complete response (25.3%) and partial response (54.4%). …”
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