Analysis of the predictive value of the prostate-specific antigen-to-neutrophil ratio for the diagnosis of prostate cancer by Yuxuan Chen, Haisheng Yan, Yaoqin Xu, Kexin Chen, Runqin Yang, Jiali Yang, Ruian Zhu, Rui Lin, Jiang Wang, Jie Liu, Pingsheng Gao, Lei Pang, Lexin Wang

“…Therefore, the aim of this study is to explore the diagnostic efficacy of PNR for prostate cancer across different PSA intervals and to provide new insights into the diagnosis, treatment, and screening strategies for prostate cancer. …”
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Exploring the role of curcumin in mitigating oxidative stress to alleviate lipid metabolism disorders by Maojun Cheng, Maojun Cheng, Fang Ding, Fang Ding, Liyang Li, Liyang Li, Changmao Dai, Changmao Dai, Xiaolan Sun, Xiaolan Sun, Jia Xu, Jia Xu, Feier Chen, Feier Chen, Mingxiu Li, Xueping Li

“…Thus, we aimed to elucidate the role of curcumin in various metabolic disorders through a unified mechanism of action, offering new insights into the prevention and treatment of metabolic diseases. …”
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Perturbation-Based Nulling Control Beamforming With Measured Element Radiation Patterns for MU-mMIMO by Yuanzhe Gong, Arish Yaseen, Tingrui Zhang, Robert Morawski, Tho Le-Ngoc

“…Further studies delve into the impact of attenuator and phase-shifter quantization on the nulling level, offering insights into performance variations with different hardware configurations. …”
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Considerations for adapting digital competencies and training approaches to the public health workforce: an interpretive description of practitioners’ perspectives in Canada by Ihoghosa Iyamu, Swathi Ramachandran, Hsiu-Ju Chang, Andre Kushniruk, Francisco Ibáñez-Carrasco, Catherine Worthington, Hugh Davies, Geoffrey McKee, Adalsteinn Brown, Mark Gilbert

“…We explored practitioners’ experiences using digital technologies and sought their opinions on how digital competency recommendations previously identified could be adapted to Canada’s context. To generate deep insights of practitioners’ subjective experiences and perspectives, we analyzed verbatim transcripts using Braun and Clarke’s reflexive thematic analysis. …”
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Taung and beyond: The mining history, geology and taphonomy of Australopithecus in South Africa by Rieneke Weij, Stephanie E. Baker, Tara R. Edwards, Job Kibii, Georgina Luti, Robyn Pickering

“…We offer a perspective on future research areas: more standardised excavation practices and techniques to raise the quality of data collected from the caves and new techniques to date and extract palaeoclimate data from cave deposits themselves, to provide novel insights into the world of the early australopiths. …”
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Effects of dietary Bacillus subtilis 14823 on growth performance, gut barrier integrity and inflammatory response of broilers raised in a stressful tropical environment by Sunisa Khongthong, Pipat Piewngam, Natthrit Roekngam, Prapot Maliwan, Sonsawan Kongpuckdee, Juthatip Jeenkeawpleam, Prawit Rodjan

“…Our findings provide new insights and evidence supporting the application of B. subtilis 14823 for enhancing growth performance, gut barrier integrity, and modulating inflammatory cytokines in broilers.…”
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Increase of Curie point of BaTiO3 ceramics by stoichiometry, point defects and doping processing by Jianquan Qi, Hui Fang, Jiang Wang, Xiumei Han, Zizhou Liang, Jin Ma, Xunzhong Shang, Liuting Gu, Wanping Chen

“…This study offers fresh insights into enhancing the Curie point of barium titanate-based materials, exploring the intricate connections among chemical stoichiometry, dopants, point defects and dielectric properties. …”
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Regional-scale precision mapping of cotton suitability using UAV and satellite data in arid environments by Jianqiang He, Yonglin Jia, Yi Li, Asim Biswas, Hao Feng, Qiang Yu, Shufang Wu, Guang Yang, Kadambot.H.M. Siddique

“…Overall, this study enhances precision agriculture techniques for arid environments and provides valuable insights for managing soil salinity, supporting sustainable cotton production in challenging climates.…”
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CSNK1E is involved in TGF-β1 induced epithelial mesenchymal transformationas and related to melanoma immune heterogeneity by Wangbing Hong, Xin Wang, Xinyu Huang, Pengfei Chen, Yifan Liu, Ziying Zheng, Xin You, Yinghua Chen, Zengxin Xie, Gongnan Zhan, Heping Huang

“…The WNT and TGF-β pathways may work synergistically in regulating the EMT process in MM, highlighting their potential as novel therapeutic targets. These insights may contribute to the development of more effective treatments for MM, particularly for overcoming resistance to current therapies.…”
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Discriminant analysis of occupational performance characteristics in patients with major depressive disorders and healthy individuals by Tomonari Hayasaka, Izumi Nagashima, Miku Hoshino, Koji Teruya, Yasuyuki Matumoto, Masami Murao, Taku Maruki, Masako Watanabe, Takeshi Katagiri, Yayoi Imamura, Mariko Kurihara, Yuki Oe, Yoshikazu Takaesu, Takashi Tsuboi, Koichiro Watanabe, Hitoshi Sakurai

“…Conclusion This study highlights the importance of occupational performance characteristics in tailoring treatment strategies for MDD, providing insights beyond traditional assessment methods.…”
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Evaluation of Rapeseed Leave Segmentation Accuracy Using Binocular Stereo Vision 3D Point Clouds by Lili Zhang, Shuangyue Shi, Muhammad Zain, Binqian Sun, Dongwei Han, Chengming Sun

“…The proposed method provides insights to improve the accuracy of subsequent point cloud phenotypic parameter extraction, such as rapeseed leaf area, and is beneficial for the 3D reconstruction of rapeseed.…”
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A Novel Rubber Composite Sleeper-Deformation-Prediction Model Based on Response Surface Method (RSM) and Machine Learning (ML) Techniques by Abdulmumin Ahmed Shuaibu, Zhiping Zeng, Ibrahim Hayatu Hassan, Wang Weidong, Hassan Suleiman Otuoze, Suleiman Abdulhakeem, Bushrah Baba Abdulrahman

“…Developing temperature-dependent predictive models offers a cost-effective and efficient alternative, providing accurate insights into sleeper behaviour under different conditions while saving time, labour, and materials. …”
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Spatiotemporal characteristics of macroinvertebrate functional feeding groups and biological assessment of water quality in the Hulan River Basin by Peilun Li, Shuhan Xiong, Jiacheng Liu, Xiangsheng Meng, Anqi Wang, Chunfeng Wang, Yanshen Zhang, Jilong Wang

“…These findings provide valuable insights for the restoration of river ecosystems.…”
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Interspecific Competition Between <i>Eotetranychus sexmaculatus</i> Riley and <i>Oligonychus biharensis</i> Hirst (Acari: Tetranychidae) by Lijiu Zheng, Yong Zhang, Xia Shi, Wei Gan, Fangping Zhang, Yueguan Fu, Ya Liu, Junyu Chen, Zhengpei Ye

“…In conclusion, <i>O. biharensis</i> consistently outcompeted <i>E. sexmaculatus</i> at all tested temperatures, irrespective of initial densities, providing valuable insights into the competitive dynamics of dominant rubber tree pests.…”
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Cost of introducing and delivering malaria vaccine (RTS,S/AS01E) in areas of seasonal malaria transmission, Mali and Burkina Faso by Jean Bosco Ouédraogo, Alassane Dicko, Ranju Baral, Clint Pecenka, Halimatou Diawara, Fadima Yaya Bocoum, Ann Levin, Cynthia Lee, Fatoumata Koita, Rosemonde Guissou, Seydou Yabré, Seydou Traoré, Winthrop Morgan

“…Our cost estimates provide useful insights for decisions regarding delivery approaches, as countries plan the malaria vaccine rollout.…”
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Demographic and Clinical Characteristics of Patients with Corneal Ectasia at Multiple Medical Centers in Saudi Arabia: A Hospital-based Study by Waleed Alghamdi, Sulaiman Aldakhil, Saif Hassan Alrasheed, Kareem Allinjawi, Mustafa Abdu, Raghda F. Mutwaly, Khaled Al Rashah, Hani M. Ghazal, Ghassan H. Radwan, Naveen Kumar Challa

“…Objectives: We sought to explore the clinical characteristics of corneal ectasia and provide insights on related factors, including demography, ocular health, and the management trends in the Saudi population. …”
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Analysis of Soil Microbial Community Structure and Function in <i>Morchella esculenta</i> Habitats in Jilin Province by Qi Yan, Peng Wang, Zhushan Liu, Ya Yu, Xiao Tan, Xiao Huang, Jiawei Wen, Weidong Zhang

“…This study was dedicated to deepening the understanding of the structure and function of the rhizosphere microbial community of <i>Morchella esculenta</i>, and providing new perspectives and insights for habitat investigations, the development of biomimetic cultivation techniques, and the domestication of wild strains to <i>Morchella esculenta</i> in Jilin Province.…”
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Changes in the shape of the lumbar curve during growth: a geometric morphometric approach by Ruth Pelleg-Kallevag, Sarah Borgel, Einat Kedar, Nathan Peled, Hila May

“…A significant positive correlation was found between the LC shape and angles, although the angles demonstrated poor distinction between age groups, as opposed to the LC shape. Conclusion: New insights into LC shape development were achieved using the geometrical morphometric method. …”
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Air pollution Dynamics: The role of meteorological factors in PM10 concentration patterns across urban areas by Carolina Girotti, Luiz Fernando Kowalski, Tiago Silva, Ezequiel Correia, Alessandra R. Prata Shimomura, Fernando Akira Kurokawa, António Lopes

“…This study provides valuable insights for developing effective strategies to mitigate urban air pollution and protect public health.…”
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Identification of an immunological signature of long COVID syndrome by Gisella Guerrera, Manolo Sambucci, Eleonora Timperi, Mario Picozza, Andrea Misiti, Andrea Misiti, Roberta Placido, Silvia Corbisiero, Silvia D’Orso, Andrea Termine, Carlo Fabrizio, Francesca Gargano, Sharon Eleuteri, Luisa Marchioni, Veronica Bordoni, Luigi Coppola, Marco Iannetta, Chiara Agrati, Giovanna Borsellino, Luca Battistini

“…These findings provide insights into LC pathogenesis and may support the development of diagnostic tools and targeted therapies.…”
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