Dormancy-breaking of foxtail millet seeds (Setaria italica L. Beauv.) using ultra-fine bubble water and plasma technology by Putri A. DHIFA, Mohamad R. SUHARTANTO, Sintho W. ARDIE, Yohanes A. PURWANTO

“…Both UFB and PAW treatments significantly increased germination rates and speed, reduced dormancy intensity, and shortened the after-ripening period, down to two weeks for ICERI-6 and three weeks for Botok-10, demonstrating that these technologies are effective, chemical-free alternatives for breaking seed dormancy and improving germination in foxtail millet. …”
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Development and validation of a questionnaire for assessing pathomorphoisis and pathoplasty of stereotypes in autism spectrum disorders and schizophrenia in childhood by L. Zh. Attaeva, I. V. Makarov

“…Identification of specific patterns of atypical behavior in these disorders can improve the specificity of diagnoses and monitor response to treatment. …”
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A Comprehensive Study of Deep Learning Approaches for Predicting Reciprocal Traffic Dynamics and Climate Variability by Abrar Ali, Wadhah R. Baiee

“…In addition, the significant impact of extreme weather events on traffic flow was found; for instance, heavy precipitation events can lead to a 30% decrease in speed and increased accident rates up to 20%. Climate variability integrated into traffic models increases the prediction of long-term traffic trends by 12%, justifying the significance of the influence of climate factors in traffic management systems …”
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Pediatric urinary tract infection and prevalence of antibiotics resistance – A retrospective study in the Qassim region by Yasir S. Alkhalifah, Hassan El Khatib

“…In contrast, both pathogens demonstrated lower resistance rates to cefepime, piperacillin-tazobactam, and meropenem. …”
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Cavy lifespan: survival analysis and lifetables for the pet guinea pig (Cavia porcellus, L.) in Britain by Fernando Mata

“…The study also highlights low neutering rates, likely influenced by concerns over surgical risks. …”
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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

“…In this study, we present a Metabolic-Informed Neural Network (MINN) that utilizes multi-omics data to predict metabolic fluxes in Escherichia coli, under different growth rates and gene knockouts. We test its performances against pure ML and parsimonious Flux Balance Analysis (pFBA), demonstrating its efficacy in improving prediction performances. …”
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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

“…The research's methodology is based on statistical analysis of data on natural gas consumption at the European level using a number of pertinent indicators, including the rates of domestic consumption growth and decline, the final consumption of energy generated from natural gas, the non-energy use of natural gas, and the availability of natural gas in European nations. …”
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Small Area Estimation using Multilevel Regression and Poststratification to Estimate Cannabis Use in the State of Montana by Chase Walker, Kristal Jones, Brandn Green, Frances Kim

“…We generated county level estimates by age group for cannabis use over the past year and found that MRP estimates were consistent with prior estimations of cannabis use at the state level and provided the ability to use additional data and validated assumptions to refine and downscale estimations of cannabis use, particularly in counties with low response rates. Conclusion: Multi-modal survey dissemination was cost effective, but future surveys should intend to recruit a larger and more representative sample to minimize selection bias and improve estimation for demographic sub-groups. …”
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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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Citizens’ support to nature in Aruba—A study on sustainability and wellbeing by K. Soma, P. Verweij, A. Francis, D. van Wonderen

“…Unfortunately, extinction rates on islands are as high as 95 % of birds, 90 % of reptiles, 69 % of mammals and 68 % of plants. …”
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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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Seasonal synchronization of influenza in the United States older adult population. by Julia B Wenger, Elena N Naumova

“…On a national level, seasons that had an earlier peak also had higher rates of influenza (r(s) = -0.5). We demonstrated a spatial trend in peak timing of influenza; western states such as Nevada, Utah, and California peaked earlier and New England States such as Rhode Island, Maine, and New Hampshire peaked later.…”
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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

“…This subset of M. leprae-specific peptides allowed the differentiation of groups of individuals from sites hyperendemic for leprosy versus those from areas with lower level detection rates. A progressive reduction in the IFN-γ levels in response to the peptides was seen when contacts of multibacillary (MB) patients were compared to other less exposed groups, suggesting a down modulation of IFN-γ production with an increase in bacillary load or exposure to M. leprae. …”
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Study on the fracture behavior and critical slowing down characteristics of saturated sandstone based on acoustic emission and resistivity by Yantao Zheng, Changwu Liu, Kunpeng Lu, Hexing Zhang, Bingxi Jian, Wuzhou Zhang

“…Crack classification based on the RA–AF parameter aligned with macroscopic failure patterns. Water presence accelerated the initiation of tensile cracks, with growth rates of 13.66%, 13.69%, 14.86%, and 17.53%, correlating with porosity and pore water pressure. …”
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Associations between dietary microbe intake and mortality risk in individuals with sleep disorders: Evidence from NHANES. by Xuanchun Huang, Lanshuo Hu, Ruikang Liu, Jun Li, Tiantian Xue

“…<h4>Objective</h4>To investigate the association between dietary microbial intake, sleep patterns, and all-cause and cardiovascular mortality among U.S. adults.…”
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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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K-Means Clustering and Classification of Breast Cancer Images Using Histogram of Oriented Gradients Features and Convolutional Neural Network Models: Diagnostic Image Analysis Stud... by Said Salloum

“… Abstract BackgroundBreast cancer has proven to be the most common type of cancer among females around the world. However, mortality rates can be reduced if it is diagnosed at the initial stages. …”
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Comparative Genomics of the Sigatoka Disease Complex on Banana Suggests a Link between Parallel Evolutionary Changes in Pseudocercospora fijiensis and Pseudocercospora eumusae and... by Ti-Cheng Chang, Anthony Salvucci, Pedro W Crous, Ioannis Stergiopoulos

“…Comparative analysis of genome architectures revealed significant differences in genome size, mainly due to different rates of LTR retrotransposon proliferation. Still, gene counts remained relatively equal and in the range of other Dothideomycetes. …”
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