A dual-task segmentation network based on multi-head hierarchical attention for 3D plant point cloud by Dan Pan, Baijing Liu, Lin Luo, An Zeng, Yuting Zhou, Kaixin Pan, Zhiheng Xian, Yulun Xian, Yulun Xian, Licheng Liu

“…IntroductionThe development of automated high-throughput plant phenotyping systems with non-destructive characteristics fundamentally relies on achieving accurate segmentation of botanical structures at both semantic and instance levels. However, most existing approaches rely heavily on empirically determined threshold parameters and rarely integrate semantic and instance segmentation within a unified framework.MethodsTo address these limitations, this study introduces a methodology leveraging 2D image data of real plants, i.e., Caladium bicolor, captured using a custom-designed plant cultivation platform. …”
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Early pregnancy diagnosis in cows using corpus luteum blood flow analysis based on colour Doppler ultrasonography and mRNA analysis by Malshani De Silva, Devinda Wickramasingha, Nirodha Abayalath, Basil Alexander, Missaka Wijayagunawardane, Kai Fai Lee, Suranga Kodithuwakku

“…Overall, MX2 and ISG15 mRNAs showed the most significant (P < 0.05) expression levels in pregnant animals on day 20 and 28 compared to non-pregnant animals. …”
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Evoked craving in high-dose benzodiazepine users by Lorenzo Zamboni, Lorenzo Zamboni, Giulia Benvegnù, Francesca Fusina, Roberta Vesentini, Francesca Locatelli, Matteo Mattiello, Matteo Mattiello, Vanessa Mannari, Simone Campagnari, Silvia Toldo, Alessio Congiu, Maria Brendolan, Giuseppe Verlato, Cristiano Chiamulera, Fabio Lugoboni

“…IntroductionBenzodiazepines (BDZs) are among the most abused substances worldwide, and high-dose BDZ abuse is considered a specific type of addiction. …”
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Multi-input PINN Surrogate Model for Digital Twin of Lead-cooled Fast Reactor Main Pump by GUO Yiwen, LI Liangxing, XIANG Zutao, GUI Jiabin, SHI Shang, LEI Zhenxin, XU Xiangyang

“…The results show that the model demonstrates good ability in identifying flow field details near the rotating blades which suffer from the most corrosive environment in the whole pump, with a relative error to CFD calculation results of generally less than 20%, a prediction time of approximately 0.273 seconds per operating condition, and a prediction speed improvement of 15 000 times. …”
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Sustained mechanical aspiration thrombectomy for acute coronary syndrome with large thrombus burden: The Aspiration, Vasodilators, Imaging, and Stenting (AVIS) protocol by Tanuj Bhatia, Aditya Kapoor, Vishal Rastogi, Rajneesh Kapoor, Nakul Sinha, Rishi Sethi, Kunal Mahajan, Richa Sharma, Roopali Khanna, Sai Devvrat, Vanshaj Sharma

“…Results: Among 105 patients (median age 55 years, 82.9 % male), most had grade 5 thrombus (84.8 %), MBG grade 0 (84.8 %), and TIMI grade 0 flow (82.9 %) at baseline. …”
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The integration of hospital pharmacists into primary care settings in Shenzhen, China: a qualitative study by Zhiling Deng, Pengxiang Zhou, Yiting Lu, Zhengrong Li, Mi Yao, Yang Li, Chuan Zou, Haixin Li, Songtao Cai, Yi Guo, Yuling Tong, Yang Zhao, Zhijie Xu

“…Results Seventeen key informants were recruited (eight hospital pharmacists, six GPs, and three health administrators), most of whom were women (n = 11). Hospital pharmacists mainly conduct medication reviews and consultations in clinics or pharmacies of CHCs and engage in home visits with GPs in a few cases. …”
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Risk Prediction of Liver Injury in Pediatric Tuberculosis Treatment: Development of an Automated Machine Learning Model by Zeng Y, Lu H, Li S, Shi QZ, Liu L, Gong YQ, Yan P

“…Ying Zeng,1,&ast; Hong Lu,1,&ast; Sen Li,2,&ast; Qun-Zhi Shi,1 Lin Liu,1 Yong-Qing Gong,1 Pan Yan1 1Department of Pharmacy, The Affiliated Changsha Central Hospital, Hengyang Medical School, University of South China, Changsha, 410004, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of Pharmacy, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430030, People’s Republic of China&ast;These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Pan Yan, Department of Pharmacy, The Affiliated Changsha Central Hospital, Hengyang Medical School, University of South China, Changsha, People’s Republic of China, Email 2022050025@usc.edu.cnPurpose: Drug-induced liver injury (DILI) is one of the most common and serious adverse drug reactions related to first-line anti-tuberculosis drugs in pediatric tuberculosis patients. …”
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A Comparative Analysis of Genetic and Epigenetic Factors in METH Addiction: A Focus on SLC (SLC6A4) and COMT Genes by Haider K. Hussain, Yolanda Loarce Tejada, Anna Barbaro

“…Epigenetic modifications—most notably DNA methylation in SLC6A4 and COMT—also emerged as important contributors to addiction pathways, potentially influencing dopamine and serotonin regulation. …”
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Overuse of CT for Minor Head Trauma Patients: A Retrospective Analysis from Poland and Lithuania Trauma Centres by Kristina Blažienė, Jakub Nożewski, Vaida Cibulskė, Monika Kunigonytė, Deimantė Košytė, Karolis Bareikis, Vytautas Aukštakalnis

“…Overall, 611 patients were included in the study. Most of the patients (92%) who suffered minimal trauma were younger than 65 years old. …”
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TET-mediated 5hmC in breast cancer: mechanism and clinical potential by Jiahang Zhang, Nadire Aishan, Zhongqiu Zheng, Siwei Ju, Qina He, Qingna Meng, Xixi Lin, Jiaheng Lang, Jichun Zhou, Yongxia Chen, Bojian Xie, Yangjun Cai, Feiyang Ji, Linbo Wang

“…Breast cancer is the most common cancer among women, with differences in clinical features due to its distinct molecular subtypes. …”
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Effectiveness of three-dimensional printed and virtual reality models in learning the morphology of craniovertebral junction deformities: a multicentre, randomised controlled study by Ye Tian, Xi Zhou, Yu He, Siyi Cai, Haomin Cui, Dongsheng Zhou, Fu Wang

“…The subjective tests showed that the 3DP model method was considered the most valuable approach for learning CVJ deformities.Conclusions The objective and subjective results show that the 3DP model is more effective teaching instrument than the NP model for learning the pathomorphology of CVJ deformities. …”
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The association between cervical diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis and dysphagia by Alaa Safia, Razi Najjar, Uday Abdelhadi, Sara Maman, Ahmad Khalaily, Yaniv Avraham, Shlomo Merchavy, Taiser Bishara

“…Midline involvement was the most common laterality pattern (54.3%), with Parkinson’s disease significantly associated with midline DISH (p = 0.005). …”
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Which Surgical Hand Preparation Method Is More Effective? A Comparative Study of Hand Rub and Hand Scrub by Claudia Olivia, Kusman Ibrahim, Titis Kurniawan

“…Pre-surgical hand preparation is an effective strategy to prevent SSI. The two most common pre-surgical hand preparation methods are antimicrobial soap for surgical hand scrub and alcohol-based surgical hand rub. …”
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Performance evaluation of modified parabolic trough collector based solar water heater by Rasaiah Naveenkumar, Aman Sharma, Rajaraman Venkateshkumar, Vinayagam Mohanavel, Kajuluri Veerababu, Manickam Ravichandran, AS Rajesh, Sathish Kannan, Manzoore Elahi M. Soudagar

“…Parabolic trough collectors are one of the most significant solar techniques that are extensively used in commercial and demonstration applications. …”
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Injection well site optimization of carbon geological sequestration based on dynamic programming by Bin LIU, Chunsheng SHI

“…Geological storage of carbon dioxide (CO2) is one of the most effective methods for reducing carbon emissions and mitigating the greenhouse effect, critical challenges in combating climate change. …”
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Antimicrobial efficacy of on-label vs. hand-mixed irrigation solutions against S. aureus biofilms by Robert Falconer, Tyler Smith, David Rothberg, Jeremy Gililland, Nicholas Ashton, Dustin Williams

“…Wound irrigation is routinely performed as part of the DAIR procedure and for hardware infections, yet the most effective irrigation solution for reducing bacterial bioburden is unknown. …”
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Best estimate of the planetary boundary layer height from multiple remote sensing measurements by D. Zhang, J. Comstock, C. Sivaraman, K. Mo, R. Krishnamurthy, J. Tian, T. Su, Z. Li, N. Roldán-Henao

“…Feature analysis revealed that the most influential input features at the SGP site were the PBLHT estimates derived from (a) potential temperature profiles retrieved using Raman lidar (RL) and atmospheric emitted radiance interferometer (AERI) measurements (PBLHT-THERMO), (b) vertical velocity variance profiles from Doppler lidar (PBLHT-DL), and (c) aerosol backscatter profiles from micropulse lidar (PBLHT-MPL). …”
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Effects of heat stress on growth metrics, carcass characteristics, telomere length, and gene expression in chickens by Aliyu Abduljalal Musa, Kamalludin Mamat-Hamidi, Zulkifli Idrus, Eric Lim Teik Chung, Noraini Samat, Nafeesa Abu Kassim

“…All breeds upregulated HSP70 expression, with the Cobb 500 showing the most prominent increase. Similarly, IGF-1 was expressed (upregulated), particularly in 500 broilers at both time-points, highlighting breed-specific differences in growth performance. …”
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Real-World Safety and Efficacy of 156 U – 195 U OnabotulinumtoxinA in Adults With Chronic Migraine: Results From the REPOSE Study by Fayyaz Ahmed, Charly Gaul, Katja Kollewe, Ritu C. Singh, Katherine Sommer

“…Adverse drug reactions (ADR) were reported in 51/218 in the 155 U group and 10/77 participants in the 156 U – 195 U group; serious adverse drug reactions were 3/218 and 1/77, respectively. The most frequently reported ADR across both dose groups was eyelid ptosis, followed by neck pain, musculoskeletal stiffness. …”
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Movements and habitat use by ring ouzels in El Teide National Park: Conservation implications for a relict plant-frugivore system by Beatriz Rumeu, Juan C. Illera, Manuel Nogales, Claudio A. Bracho-Estévanez, Lucía Acevedo-Limón, Rubén Tarifa, Juan P. González-Varo

“…We showed that ring ouzels remain in the National Park during the winter, exhibiting a range-resident behaviour within a few hundred hectares. Most relevant movements for seed dispersal (95 %) were under 1176 m, and only 1 % reached distances between 1905–2742 m. …”
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