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Cold plasma-induced transcriptomic reprogramming and alternative splicing in tomato plants infected with ToBRFV
Cold atmospheric plasma (CAP), specifically cold air glow discharge plasma (CAGDP), offers a novel approach to enhancing plant defense against viral infections. This study investigates the effects of...
Mitochondrial respiration in peripheral blood mononuclear cells of healthy adult population
Given the potential for mitochondrial medicine as a therapy in various illnesses, mitochondrial tests derived from blood samples have gained increasing value. The aim of this study was to perform an i...
Analysis of osseodensification with two drill systems versus conventional technique for dental implants –A paired comparative ex vivo study
Objective To compare conventional and osseodensification techniques assessing insertion/removal torque, stability (ISQ), maximum temperature, and bone structural alterations, as we...
Expression of Concern: Quality of information in gestational diabetes mellitus videos on TikTok: Cross-sectional study
Manual curation for improved genome annotation of the functionally extinct northern white rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum cottoni)
The northern white rhinoceros ( Ceratotherium simum cottoni ) genome and annotation were previously published, but the annotation contained few genes, with many...
Research on the establishment of a four-classification model for breast mass ultrasound images based on transfer learning
Breast mass classification via ultrasound is critical for early diagnosis but remains challenging due to overlapping morphological features. This study evaluates the efficacy of optimized transfer lea...
Retraction: Role of glycogen synthase kinase-3β and PPAR-γ on epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition in DSS-induced colorectal fibrosis
Affect regulation in the context of sexual and gender minority stress: A scoping review protocol
Objective To provide a broad, comprehensive picture of affect regulation in the context of sexual and gender minority stress, this scoping review aims to identify and synthesize me...
Activation and DNA methylation of PANoptosis in polycystic ovary syndrome
Background Polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) is a reproductive endocrine disorder involving various pathophysiological factors and is currently incurable. This study aimed to expl...
Constrained graph dynamic spatial perception adversarial network for human motion generation
Accurate 3D skeletal model is fundamental to human pose estimation and body shape reconstruction, as it encodes intricate motion dynamics and spatial configurations. However, generating high-fidelity...
Correction: How surface texture affects consumers’ willingness to pay: Evidence from smartphone covers
Mung bean seed classification based on multimodal features and Kepler-optimized stacking ensemble learning model
Accurate classification of mung bean seeds is essential for enhancing both their nutritional value and crop yields. However, current methods are limited, primarily due to the time-consuming and inaccu...
Investigative health and ecological risk assessment of trace elements in pharmaceutical deposition near Dhaka: An endemic industrial surge of Bangladesh
The pharmaceutical industry (PMI) is one of the fastest-expanding sectors in Bangladesh. The environment of this country is suffering from pollution done by discharging PMI effluents into the surface...
Cell salvage in bacterially contaminated surgical fields – A scoping review
Objective This scoping review systematically examines the use of intraoperative cell salvage in bacterially contaminated surgical settings, examining contamination levels, decontam...
Reliability of pressure-volume loop parameters derived from transthoracic echocardiography in patients undergoing hemodialysis
Background The pressure-volume (PV) relationship remains a key tool for assessing cardiac function. PV loop derived parameters, including end-systolic elastance (Ees), effective ar...
MedNeXt for accurate medical image classification and segmentation: A lightweight transformer-style convolutional neural network
Transformer-based deep learning architectures have achieved notable success across various medical image analysis tasks, driven by the global modeling capabilities of the self-attention mechanism. How...
An intrinsic dynamics capture network for long-term airspace traffic prediction
With the rapid growth in global air traffic volume, accurate airspace traffic prediction has become critical for enhancing aviation safety and promoting sustainable airspace management. However, most...
Concurrent measurement of working memory and inhibitory control and their correlations with autistic and ADHD traits in the general population
Executive function can be defined as the combination of goal representation in working memory and the inhibition of goal-irrelevant responses. This paper comprises two complementary studies that asses...
Antifungal effects of essential oils on the preservation of historical monuments: A sustainable approach
This study investigates the antifungal properties of essential oils derived from plants in the Lamiaceae family for the preservation of historical structures affected by black microcolonial fungi in t...
H-NGPCA: Hierarchical clustering of data streams with adaptive number of clusters and adaptive dimensionality
We present H-NGPCA, a hierarchical clustering algorithm for data streams that integrates an adaptive unit number growth and local dimensionality control. Unlike existing algorithm, H-NGPCA combines th...
‘Survival-driven’ or ‘policy-driven’—research on the motivation and economic consequences of the mixed-ownership reform of state-owned enterprises
Mixed-ownership reform (MOR) represents a pivotal policy instrument for revitalizing China’s state-owned enterprises (SOEs); however, its outcomes exhibit substantial heterogeneity. This variation imp...
The comparative advantages of HSR, AIR, and HA on the coordinated regional economic development in China
This study aims to systematically compare the roles of high-speed rail (HSR), air transport (AIR), and their synergy in promoting coordinated regional economic development across different spatial sca...
Evaluation of the first nutritional psychiatry and psychosomatics outpatient clinic: Protocol for a prospective study of an individualized biopsychosocial therapy approach
Background Psychiatric and psychosomatic conditions are prevalent, disabling, and frequently resistant to standard treatments. Nutrition-focused care represents an emerging integra...
Detection of vasculogenic mimicry in equine ocular, oronasal, and genital squamous cell carcinoma
Squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) is the most common malignant tumor disease in horses. It predominantly affects the ocular, oronasal, and anogenital region. Equine SCC is difficult to treat, also because...
Low-concentration contrast abdominopelvic CT: A comparison with high-concentration contrast CT image quality
Objective This study aimed to compare abdominopelvic computed tomography (APCT) image quality using low and high concentrations of a contrast agent in patients with cancer via a no...