Precise Optical Modeling of Phosphor-Converted LEDs With Arbitrary Concentration and Thickness Using Bidirectional Scattering Distribution Function by Jia-Sheng Li, Yong Tang, Zong-Tao Li, Jia-Xiao Chen, Xin-Rui Ding, Bin-Hai Yu

“…Phosphor-converted light-emitting diode (pcLED) is one of the most promising methods to generate white light. The interaction of the excitation light with the phosphor in pcLED is a complicated phenomenon, combining light absorption, light conversion, and scattering. …”
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Evaluating the efficacy of curcumin plus serratiopeptidase formulation in inflammatory acne: a quasi-experimental study by Shakila Junaid, Kiran Naz Khan, Farina Zameer, Muhammad Mudassir, Sadaf Bukhari, Neeta Maheshwary, Muhammad Athar Khan

“…Background: Acne vulgaris is one of the most common dermatological illnesses affecting people worldwide. …”
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Crown Gall Disease Susceptibility of Some Stone Fruit Rootstocks in Turkey by Sümer Horuz, Mustafa Küsek, Behçet Kemal Çağlar, Yeşim Aysan

“…Rhizobium radiobacter formerly known as Agrobacterium tumefaciens, is the most important bacterial pathogen causing crown gall disease on over 750 different plant species including ornamentals, vegetables and fruit trees. …”
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Evaluation of urban heat island effects based on fine-resolution mapping of subpixel impervious surface dynamics over four cities in China by Wenzhuo Liu, Lei Zhang, Tao He, Ming Zhang

“…As a key indicator of urbanization, impervious surfaces are widely used to monitor urban growth. However, most existing studies examining thermal environments through impervious surfaces are limited to pixel-scale. …”
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Early prediction of proton therapy dose distributions and DVHs for hepatocellular carcinoma using contour-based CNN models from diagnostic CT and MRI by Toshiya Rachi, Taku Tochinai

“…PSNR ranged from 24 to 28 dB, and SSIM exceeded 0.94 in most conditions. Gamma passing rates averaged 82–83% for IMPT and 92–93% for passive techniques. …”
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Deep reinforcement learning for conservation decisions by Marcus Lapeyrolerie, Melissa S. Chapman, Kari E. A. Norman, Carl Boettiger

“…In this paper, we illustrate and discuss the potential of a promising corner of machine learning known as deep reinforcement learning (RL) to help tackle the most challenging conservation decision problems. …”
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Study on the influence of revetment on the evolution law of river channel morphology in the wandering section of Tarim river by Xiaoying Zhang, Yu Chen, Lin Li, Lingkai Zhang

“…With the increase in riparian density, the magnitude of the thalweg oscillations was most substantially franked in typical continuous bend reaches compared to other channel reaches. …”
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Investigating the Spatiotemporal Disparity and Influencing Factors of Urban Construction Land Utilization Efficiency: Empirical Evidence from Panel Data of China by Qingfeng Zhou, Xianqiang Wu, Xian Zhang, Yan Song

“…For the contribution to overall inequality of land utilization efficiency, the inequality within groups contributes the most (57.57%), and the inequality between groups accounts for about 25.62%. …”
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The puzzling regulation of the interferon signaling system by the p53 tumor suppressor protein by Agnieszka Będzińska, Barbara Łasut-Szyszka, Małgorzata Krześniak, Agnieszka Gdowicz-Kłosok, Marek Rusin

“…Strong p53 activation reduced the STAT1 phosphorylation at Tyr701; however, it did not decrease the expression of most of the tested interferon-stimulated genes. On the contrary, IFNγ synergized with p53 to enhance CASP1, IFIT1 and IFIT3 expression. …”
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Characterisation of the Immunophenotype of Dogs with Primary Immune-Mediated Haemolytic Anaemia. by James W Swann, Kelly Woods, Ying Wu, Barbara Glanemann, Oliver A Garden

“…<h4>Background</h4>Immune-mediated haemolytic anaemia (IMHA) is reported to be the most common autoimmune disease of dogs, resulting in significant morbidity and mortality in affected animals. …”
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Grass-Shaped Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles Synthesized by the Sol-Gel Process and Their Antagonistic Properties towards the Biotrophic Parasite, Meloidogyne incognita by Amir Khan, Azmat Ali Khan, Mohd Jameel, Mohd Farhan Khan, Masudulla Khan, Arshad Khan, Faheem Ahmad, Mahboob Alam

“…Nanotechnology is now the most progressive way to attract researchers due to its innovative quality in combating plant diseases. …”
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The interaction of solar radiation modification with Earth system tipping elements by G. Futerman, M. Adhikari, A. Duffey, Y. Fan, J. Gurevitch, P. Irvine, C. Wieners

“…We find that, when temperature is a key driver of tipping, well-implemented, homogenous, peak-shaving SRM could be at least partially effective at reducing the risk of hitting most tipping points examined relative to the same emission pathway scenarios without SRM. …”
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A review on amino acid based protein classification using supervised artificial intelligence (AI) models by Rida Zulfiqar, Talha Ahmed Khan, Abdullah Ayub Khan, Rubaika Akhtar, Sajid Ullah

“…The best tested architecture was the 1D Dilated CNN, which achieved the maximum accuracy of 97%. It is among the most scalable models available, needing the least amount of time and 6%. …”
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Dual antibody status predicts sustained remission in patients with rheumatoid arthritis by Praveen Pratap Jadhav, Jaya Dilip Avhad, Mahendra Mahajan, Asmanaz Mehemud Patel, Hemant Ramchandra Gavli, Janhavee Praveen Jadhav, Vaibhav Khandelwal

“…Results: At presentation, patients with both antibodies positive had the most severe disease, while those with both antibodies negative had the least severe disease. …”
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Abstract 122: Mechanical Thrombectomy for Acute Stroke in the Elderly: A Single‐Center Case Series in the Philippines by Gwen G. Garrido, Jo Ann R. Soliven

“…However, the extent of its benefits in elderly populations remains uncertain, as most landmark trials on MT have focused on younger individuals. …”
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Comparative effectiveness of pristine and H3PO4-modified biochar in combination with bentonite to immobilize cadmium in a calcareous soil by Hamid Reza Boostani, Mahdi Najafi-Ghiri, Dariush Khalili

“…In conclusion, the combination of M biochar and B2 bentonite level was the most effective for Cd immobilization in contaminated calcareous soils. …”
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Migrant and ethnic inequalities in cervical cancer screening: exploring the role of cultural health capital using data from the Belgian Health Interview Survey by Sarah Derveeuw, Katrien Vanthomme, Sara Willems, Sorana Toma

“…While cultural health capital correlates positively with cervical cancer screening uptake for most groups, it does not fully explain the observed disparities, underscoring the role of systemic barriers in perpetuating inequalities. …”
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Underwater polypectomy of colonic polyps versus conventional endoscopic mucosal resection, comparative prospective study by Mohamed El-Ghobary, Wael Aref, Mahmoud Shaaban, Mahmoud Wahba

“…Abstract Background Colorectal polyps is considered one of the most prevalent diseases in gastroenterology, this importance stems from its potential risk of malignancy, so early detection and good treatment is crucial. …”
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Lithuania and Lithuanians in Imants and Rimants Ziedonis’ Book Leišmalīte by Vigmantas Butkus

“… The book of cultural journalism and essays, Leišmalīte (‘Latvian–Lithuanian Borderland’) (2012), by one of the most outstanding Latvian writers Imants Ziedonis (1933–2013) and his son Rimants Ziedonis (b. 1962) is dedicated to a specific Latvian region that lies at the border stretching for 600 km, named by a Latvian word leišmale (‘Latvian–Lithuanian borderland’). …”
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Occupational Exposure and Thyroid Cancer: Results of a Global Ecological Study (1990- 2019) Using a Generalized Additive Model by Zahra Maleki, Jafar Hassanzadeh, Haleh Ghaem

“…Background: The thyroid gland cancer is the most common endocrine cancer worldwide. Although many occupationaland environmental exposures affect thyroid hormone levels, information about their association with thyroid cancer is limited. …”
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