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Revealing microbial diversity in buffalo milk with high somatic cell counts: implications for mastitis diagnosis and treatment
Mastitis is one of the most serious diseases that threatens the health of dairy animals. The somatic cell count (SCC) in milk is widely used to monitor mastitis. This study aimed to reveal the diversity of mic...
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Application of carbon materials for Zn anode protection in aqueous Zn metal batteries
Aqueous Zn metal batteries (AZMBs) have gained widespread attention due to their high theoretical specific capacity, good safety, and low cost. Unfortunately, Zn anodes suffer from serious problems of dendrite...
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Open AccessSugarcane borers: species, distribution, damage and management options
Lepidopteran borers stand out as the most destructive pests in sugarcane, leading to reductions in stalk weight, juice quality and sugar recovery. Presently, integrated pest management (IPM) systems are utiliz...
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Hopf and Bogdanov–Takens Bifurcations of a Delayed Bazykin Model
In this work, the Hopf and Bogdanov–Takens bifurcations of a delayed Bazykin predator–prey model with predator intraspecific interactions and ratio-dependent functional response are studied. Sufficient conditi...
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Open AccessRed blood cell distribution width is associated with sarcopenia risk in early-stage non-small cell lung cancer
Sarcopenia has received increasing attention in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Red blood cell distribution width (RDW) is a significant component of the complete blood count and indicates the heterogeneit...
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Characteristics and clustering analysis of peripheral blood lymphocyte subsets in children with systemic lupus erythematosus complicated with clinical infection
Clinical infection is a common complication in children with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). However, few studies have investigated immune alterations in children with SLE complicated with clinical infecti...
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Capsaicin functions as a selective degrader of STAT3 to enhance host resistance to viral infection
Although STAT3 has been reported as a negative regulator of type I interferon (IFN) signaling, the effects of pharmacologically inhibiting STAT3 on innate antiviral immunity are not well known. Capsaicin, appr...
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Open AccessXGBoost-SHAP-based interpretable diagnostic framework for alzheimer’s disease
Due to the class imbalance issue faced when Alzheimer’s disease (AD) develops from normal cognition (NC) to mild cognitive impairment (MCI), present clinical practice is met with challenges regarding the auxil...
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Open AccessIntermittent theta-burst stimulation combined with physical therapy as an optimal rehabilitation in Parkinson’s disease: study protocol for a randomised, double-blind, controlled trial
First-line rehabilitative strategies to improve motor deficits are based on functional training (physical or occupational therapy), which has been demonstrated to facilitate neural reorganisation. Accumulating...
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Scoparone suppresses mitophagy-mediated NLRP3 inflammasome activation in inflammatory diseases
Recent evidence shows that targeting NLRP3 inflammasome activation is an important means to treat inflammasome-driven diseases. Scoparone, a natural compound isolated from the Chinese herb Artemisia capillaris Th...
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Strengthening CoCrFeNi High Entropy Alloy by In-Situ Phases of Laves and ZrC
To attain in-situ ceramic-reinforced phases by adding C powder, Zr pure metal in face-centered cubic (FCC) type CoCrFeNi high entropy alloy (HEA), a series of (CoCrFeNi)100-x(ZrC)x (x = 0, 2, 4, 6, 8 atomic perce...
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Open AccessSegmentation of thyroid glands and nodules in ultrasound images using the improved U-Net architecture
Identifying thyroid nodules’ boundaries is crucial for making an accurate clinical assessment. However, manual segmentation is time-consuming. This paper utilized U-Net and its improved methods to automaticall...
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Open AccessAnaerobic thiosulfate oxidation by the Roseobacter group is prevalent in marine biofilms
Thiosulfate oxidation by microbes has a major impact on global sulfur cycling. Here, we provide evidence that bacteria within various Roseobacter lineages are important for thiosulfate oxidation in marine biofilm...
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Open AccessNovel isolate of Cladosporium subuliforme and its potential to control Asian citrus psyllid, Diaphorina citri Kuwayama (Hemiptera: Liviidae)
Citrus fruits are economically and nutritionally important but have been severely affected by Huanglongbing disease (HLB), its natural spread is mainly by the Asian Citrus Psyllid, Diaphorina citri Kuwayama (Hemi...
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Dynamics of dark and anti-dark solitons for the x-nonlocal Davey–Stewartson II equation
We investigate the x-nonlocal Davey–Stewartson II equation based on Kadomtsev–Petviashvili hierarchy reduction method, and then report dark solitons and (semi-) rational solutions expressed in the Gram-type de...
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A phase III randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial of the denosumab biosimilar QL1206 in postmenopausal Chinese women with osteoporosis and high fracture risk
The current study evaluated the efficacy and safety of a denosumab biosimilar, QL1206 (60 mg), compared to placebo in postmenopausal Chinese women with osteoporosis and high fracture risk. At 31 study centers ...
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Open AccessPeripheral blood lymphocyte subsets in children with nephrotic syndrome: a retrospective analysis
Nephrotic syndrome (NS) in children is widely believed to be associated with severe changes in the immune system. Based on lymphocyte subset analysis, we examined the pathogenesis of immune deficiencies in chi...
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ALD-induced TiO2/Ag nanofilm for rapid surface photodynamic ion sterilization
The daily life of people in the intelligent age is inseparable from electronic device, and a number of bacteria on touch screens are increasingly threatening the health of users. Herein, a photocatalytic TiO2/Ag ...
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Quantum State Transfer on Neighborhood Corona of Two Graphs
Given two graphs \(G_{1}\) G 1
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Strengthening CoCrFeNi high-entropy alloy by Laves and boride phases
To strengthen the face-centered-cubic (FCC) type CoCrFeNi high-entropy alloy (HEA) by in-situ reinforced phase, (CoCrFeNi)100−x(NbB2)x (x=0, 2, 4, 6, 8, at.%) alloys were prepared. Phase constitution, microstruct...
