Cold atmospheric plasma effectively kills chordoma cells through induction of intracellular reactive oxygen species by Sophie Peeters, Peter B. Wu, Blake Haist, Amber Armellini, Wi Jin Kim, Zhitong Chen, Richard Obenchain, George Ayad, Weihong Ge, Aparna Bhaduri, Graeme Sabiston, Robert M. Prins, Richard Wirz, Anthony C. Wang

“…Abstract Chordomas remain one of the most difficult-to-treat of skull base tumors. The best chance of survival and cure to date is with en bloc radical surgical resection, followed by adjuvant radiotherapy. …”
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Aerial image segmentation of embankment dams based on multispectral remote sensing: a case study in the Belo Monte Hydroelectric Complex, Pará, Brazil by Carlos André de Mattos Teixeira, Thabatta Moreira Alves de Araujo, Evelin Cardoso, Marcos Antonio Costantin Filho, João Weyl Costa, Carlos Renato Lisboa Frances

“…A comprehensive feature engineering and ranking approach is presented to select the most descriptive features that represent the four dataset classes. …”
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Evaluating the Physical Development and Nutrition of Children Aged 1–3 Living in Moscow by I. M. Guseva, T. E. Borovik, A. V. Sujik, N. N. Semenova, A. G. Il’in, N. G. Zvonkova, V. A. Skvortsova, O. L. Lukoyanova, T. V. Bushueva, T. N. Stepanova, E. K. Kutafina

“…Children with high body mass indexes at birth and Z-score and BAZ at the time of the study can be attributed to the obesity risk group. The BAZ index is the most informative one in terms of evaluating the child’s nutritive status.…”
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Inhibition of Prostate Cancer Cells by 4,5-Dicaffeoylquinic Acid through Cell Cycle Arrest by Olivia Lodise, Ketki Patil, Igor Karshenboym, Scott Prombo, Chidinma Chukwueke, S. Balakrishna Pai

“…Of the various analogs tested, 4,5-dicaffeoylquinic acid (4,5-diCQA) was the most active molecule against DU-145 prostate cancer cells with a 50% inhibitory concentration (IC50) of 5 μM. 4,5-diCQA was active both under normoxic and hypoxic conditions. …”
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Healthcare-Associated <i>Clostridioides difficile</i> Infection: A Hospital-Based Retrospective Study in North Eastern Romania by Lidia Oana Stămăteanu, Ionela Larisa Miftode, Claudia Elena Pleşca, Mihnea Eudoxiu Hurmuzache, Doina Carmen Manciuc, Daniela Leca, Egidia Gabriela Miftode

“…<i>Clostridioides difficile</i> infection (CDI), the most common cause of nosocomial diarrhea, presents with a wide spectrum of clinical manifestations, ranging from mild diarrhea to severe, life-threatening conditions such as pseudomembranous colitis and toxic megacolon. …”
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Popular vegetarian diets in China: a sustainable dietary option for the globe? by Yaxian Zhang, Wenpeng Du, Wenpeng Du, Xiaozhi Xiang, Xiaozhi Xiang, Manxiang Ji, Xiaqing Wang

“…In this study, we aimed to identify popular vegetarian dietary patterns in China based on the most-viewed online recipes and evaluate their associated food preferences and sustainability characteristics. …”
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Regulation in the sphere of circulation of extemporaneously compounded medicines under modern conditions of Russia by V. V. Ryazhenov, E. A. Maksimkina, V. S. Fisenko, A. V. Alekhin, V. V. Tarasov, M. G. Raisyan, E. R. Zakharochkina, K. A. Chizhov, R. Yu. Garankina

“…The operational management and systematization of the regulatory legal framework of the ECMs circulation sphere based on the regulatory science is the most important factor in increasing the affordable, effective, personalized pharmaceutical care. …”
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Unveiling size-selective host-guest interaction of photoresponsive nanorings with carbon nanotubes and fullerenes by Saswathy R., Mohamad Akbar Ali

“…Conversely, the (5,5) nanotube exhibits the most robust encapsulation within the [6]CPPAs nanoring. …”
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Potential role of SLC6A3 in neurodevelopmental impairments associated with corpus callosum abnormalities: insights from CNV analysis and clinical phenotyping by Shan-yu Liu, Wei Huang, Hui-lin Ou, Li Wang, Dan-dan Wang, Wei-he Tan, Qin She

“…Interaction network analysis suggested that SLC6A3 was the most interconnected gene, providing evidence of its role in CCAs. …”
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Exploring optimal combinations of multi-frequency polarimetric SAR observations to estimate forest above-ground biomass by Yongjie Ji, Fuxiang Zhang, Wangfei Zhang, Lei Zhao, Kunpeng Xu, Jianmin Shi, Guoran Huang, Qian Jing, Lu Wang, Feifei Yang

“…Taking advantage of available X-, C-, L-, and P-band quad-polarimetric SAR images of airborne or spaceborne for the test site located at Genhe national forest scientific field station, we used a Genetic Algorithm and Support Vector Regression optimization algorithm (GA-SVR) to explore the sensitivity of polarimetric observations at various frequencies to forest AGB and effectiveness of AGB retrievals using single-frequency, dual-frequency, triple-frequency, and quad-frequency SAR observation combinations. We found that: (i) Most of the polarimetric observations are sensitive to forest AGB, (ii) GA-SVR performed well in forest AGB retrieval using the single frequency SAR observations or combinations of multi-frequency observations; the highest Acc. value for single-frequency-retrieved results is 75.13% acquired at P-band, with multi-frequency, the highest Acc. values is 77.34% acquired by combining C- and P-band. …”
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Obtaining chitosan sulfate nanoparticles in an aqueous medium and their colloidal protection with polysaccharides by V. S. Erasov, Yu. O. Maltseva

“…On the surface of ChS, κ-carrageenan is adsorbed most strongly over a wide range of concentrations. …”
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Advanced predictive machine and deep learning models for round-ended CFST column by Feng Shen, Ishan Jha, Haytham F. Isleem, Walaa J.K. Almoghayer, Mohammad Khishe, Mohamed Kamel Elshaarawy

“…SHapley Additive exPlanations (SHAP) identified cross-sectional width as the most critical feature, contributing positively to capacity, and column length as a significant negative influencer. …”
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Global, regional, and national impact of Down syndrome on child and adolescent mortality from 1980 to 2021, with projections to 2050: a cross-sectional study by Erdengqieqieke Ye, Erman Wu, Erman Wu, Rui Han, Rui Han

“…Intriguingly, a negative correlation was observed between death rates and higher SDI.ConclusionMost countries have seen a decline in Down syndrome deaths among children and adolescents over the last 42 years, but a few high SDI countries are witnessing an increase. …”
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Cross pathogenicity of Verticillium spp. isolated from different hosts by ZHANG Yuanyuan, ZHANG Gui, ZHANG Jian, ZHANG Guang, ZHOU Hongyou, ZHAO Jun

“…So far, Verticillium dahliae and Verticillium alboatrum have been the most dominant species isolated from different diseased hosts.In this study, V. dahliae from sunflower, cotton, eggplant, lettuce and potato and V. alboatrum from potato were selected to study the colonial morphology, growth speed, and pathogenic specificity. …”
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Grain traits and ozone exposure shape maize resistance to Sitophilus zeamais by Ianne Lara O. de Meireles, Ana Caroline A. de Araújo, Catiane O. Souza, Fábio André G. S. Cavalcanti, Ernandes R. de Alencar, Jorge B. Torres, Raul Narciso C. Guedes, Cristina S. Bastos

“…Among the tested genotypes, BAS 5802 (popcorn), 30s31 (non-Bt), 30s31VYHR (Bt), KWX 1002–1008 (non-Bt), and KWX 1010 (non-Bt) showed higher resistance in choice trials, while KWX 1005, 1007, 1010, 30s31, and 30s31VYHR were most resistant in no-choice trials. Combining ozone treatment with intermediate or highly resistant genotypes enhanced protection against S. zeamais. …”
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Efficient Detection of Floating Algal Blooms Using Sentinel-2 Imagery: The Introduction of the SFABI Index by M. Saygi, I. Colkesen, M. Celen

“…Algal blooms are among the most serious challenges affecting inland waters, disrupting ecosystems, degrading water quality, and posing risks to human activities. …”
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Enhanced Grounding DINO: Efficient Cross-Modality Block for Open-Set Object Detection in Remote Sensing by Zibo Hu, Kun Gao, Jingyi Wang, Zhijia Yang, Zefeng Zhang, Haobo Cheng, Wei Li

“…Open-set object detection unifies candidate category object detection and remote sensing visual grounding, and can simultaneously meet candidate category multiobject detection and text-guided object detection. Most existing open-set detectors are developed based on candidate category detectors by introducing text information. …”
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Employee Stress Сaused by Socioeconomic Challenges: Task and Relationship Management as a Buffer to Mitigate the Stress Outcomes by Bahaudin G. Mujtaba, Pelin Vardarlier, Yashar Salamzadeh, Etka Topaloglu

“…The turmoil associated with the recent pandemic inflation, coupled with uncertainties regarding global trade, is likely to cause much unnecessary tension among employees and managers in most nations, signifying that socioeconomic challenges are external adverse events that cause stress in employees. …”
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Deinstitutionalization of education in the context of a global professional shift by L. V. Konstantinova, N. N. Gagiev, D. A. Shtykhno

“…The list and content of additional vocational education (AVE) programs mostly reflect the traditional range of professions and are poorly transformed under the influence of a global professional shift. …”
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Advancing patient care: Machine learning models for predicting grade 3+ toxicities in gynecologic cancer patients treated with HDR brachytherapy. by Andres Portocarrero-Bonifaz, Salman Syed, Maxwell Kassel, Grant W McKenzie, Vishwa M Shah, Bryce M Forry, Jeremy T Gaskins, Keith T Sowards, Thulasi Babitha Avula, Adrianna Masters, Jose G Schneider, Scott R Silva

“…<h4>Background</h4>Gynecological cancers are among the most prevalent cancers in women worldwide. Brachytherapy, often used as a boost to external beam radiotherapy, is integral to treatment. …”
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