Metabolome profiling dissects the oat (Avena sativa L.) innate immune response to Pseudomonas syringae pathovars. by Chanel J Pretorius, Paul A Steenkamp, Ian A Dubery

“…One of the most important characteristics of successful plant defence is the ability to rapidly identify potential threats in the surrounding environment. …”
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CAPITAL STRUCTURE AND FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE: EVIDENCE FROM NIGERIAN LISTED INDIGENOUS OIL AND GAS FIRMS by Abubakar Ajide ARIKEWUYO, Abdullahi Adio Babatunde, Yusuf Olamilekan Quadri

“… The combination of equity capital and debt capital forms the capital structure of an enterprise which in achieving firms’ objective is the utmost aspect of managerial and financial decisions. It has the ability of manipulating the operating, non-financial and financial performances of a firm as well as risk exposure due to returns payable to the provider of capital in the form of interest and dividend. …”
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Saturated Transposon Analysis in Yeast as a one-step method to quantify the fitness effects of gene disruptions on a genome-wide scale. by Enzo Kingma, Floor Dolsma, Leila Iñigo de la Cruz, Liedewij Laan

“…We show that the mean read count per transposon insertion site provides a metric for fitness that is robust across biological and technical replicate experiments. Importantly, the ability to resolve differences between gene disruption mutants with low fitness depends crucially on the inclusion of insertion sites that are not observed in the sequencing data to estimate the mean. …”
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The Cost Effectiveness of Hand Held Ultrasound Scanning for Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm in Older Males with a History of Smoking by Denver Phiri, Peter J. Mallow, John A. Rizzo

“…New pocket mobile echocardiography (PME) devices may enhance the cost effectiveness of such scanning due to its low cost, ability to be used in primary care settings, and high degree of accuracy. …”
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Performance and limitations of linkage-disequilibrium-based methods for inferring the genomic landscape of recombination and detecting hotspots: a simulation study by Raynaud, Marie, Gagnaire, Pierre-Alexandre, Galtier, Nicolas

“…Here, we evaluate the ability of one of the most widely used coalescent-based programs, LDhelmet, to infer a genomic landscape of recombination with the biological characteristics of a human-like landscape including hotspots. …”
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Gingival fibroblast suppress the osteogenesis process mediated by bone substitute materials via WNT/β-catenin signaling pathway in vitro and in vivo by Guanqi Liu, Jiahui Lin, Xiaoyan Chen, Runheng Liu

“…BackgroundThe regeneration of bone tissue is a critical challenge in oral and maxillofacial surgery, with the success of such procedures often depending on the ability to promote osteogenesis while managing the soft tissue environment. …”
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Synergistic effect of polymer and graphene oxide nanocomposite in heterogeneous layered porous media: a pore-scale EOR Study by M. Iravani, M. Simjoo, A. H. Molaei

“…Additionally, GOPN’s ability to alter wettability towards a more water-wet state contributed to improve oil detachment and more oil recovery, a critical factor in optimizing EOR techniques. …”
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AI AS A CREATIVE PARTNER: HOW ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IMPACTS STUDENT CREATIVITY AND INNOVATION: CASE STUDY OF STUDENTS FROM LATVIA, UKRAINE AND SPAIN by Olga Verdenhofa, Remigijus Kinderis, Galina Berjozkina

“…Descriptive data analysis revealed that 83% of students felt AI did not limit their creative expression, and 69% reported a positive impact on their ability to generate creative solutions. However, only 47% of students expressed confidence in using AI collaboratively, indicating mixed perceptions about its role in group creative tasks. …”
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Photobiomodulation Therapy Plus Usual Care Is Better than Usual Care Alone for Plantar Fasciitis: A Randomized Controlled Trial by Ann K Ketz, Juanita Anders, Judy Orina, Betty Garner, Misty Hull, Nicholas Koreerat, Jeff Sorensen, Candice Turner, James Johnson

“…Pain (with Defense and Veterans Pain Rating Scale) and function (by Foot and Ankle Ability Measure) were measured at baseline, weeks 3, and 6 for all groups, and at 13 and 26 weeks for PBMT groups…”
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Facile colorimetric detection of As(V) in Rice with immobilized acid phosphatase on hollow metal-organic frameworks hybrid with peroxidase-like activity by Zhiyang Qin, Zhuolan Xu, Yixin Liu, Xinguang Qin, Gang Liu, Xinlin Wei, Haizhi Zhang

“…Firstly, the morphology, structure, immobilization efficiency and catalytic ability of obtained AuHT@ACP were fully characterized. …”
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Determinants Affecting Family Commitment and Capability in Preventing Stunting in Children Under Two Years by Taufiqurrahman Taufiqurrahman, Nur Hatijah, Ani Intiyati

“…Approximately 89.89% of a family’s ability to monitor child growth and development could be predicted by the study model. …”
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Emergence of a novel porcine pestivirus with potential for cross-species transmission in China, 2023 by Li-shuang Deng, Tong Xu, Zhi-wen Xu, Ling Zhu

“…Overall, PAAPeV infects both pigs and mice and has the potential to infect other mammals, indicating its ability for cross-species transmission. This poses significant risks to the pig industry and public health. …”
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A neural network design for black-box identification of converter impedance models in arbitrary operating conditions by CHEN Bing, ZHAO Chongbin, JIANG Qirong, WANG Xu, WANG Fangming

“…In the model training stage, taking into account the latent features of the converter impedance model, a neural network with the same number as the disturbance frequency was designed, and the Levenberg-Marquardt algorithm with Bayesian regularization integrated is used to enhance the generalization ability of the network trained with a small dataset. …”
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Musculoskeletal Imaging for Low Back Pain in Direct Access Physical Therapy Compared to Primary Care: An Observational Study by Michael S Crowell, John S Mason, John H McGinniss

“…Physical therapists demonstrate the ability to order diagnostic imaging safely and appropriately, and early access to physical therapy reduces unnecessary imaging, lowers healthcare costs, and improves outcomes…”
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Association between TyG related parameters and metabolic dysfunction associated fatty liver disease among nondiabetic individuals by Qian Zhang, Zhilong Liu, Jiaqi Zhang, Shangjie Yang, Liping Liu

“…Moreover, we assessed the predictive ability of these parameters for MAFLD by plotting ROCs. …”
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Does the Expected Teaching and Learning Take Place in Preprimary Grades in Zambezi Region, Namibia? by Кенет Нзвала

“…The study found that teachers had a superficial understanding of teaching and learning, and that though teachers claimed teaching happened, no learning took place, and teachers did not understand what learning encompassed as they simply understood it (learning) as learners’ ability to answer questions during lessons.…”
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Barriers to Creativity, Market Knowledge Acquisition and Market Performance: The Moderating Role of Network-Building Capability in SME Sector by Fansuri Munawar, Rini Handayani

“…Background: Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) play a crucial role in economic development, but various barriers often hinder their ability to drive innovation through creativity. This study aims to investigate these barriers and their impact on market performance, with a focus on the moderating role of network-building capability and the mediating role of market knowledge acquisition. …”
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Hybrid optimization of EDLP and high-low pricing strategies by Hamed Karimi

“… In today's fiercely competitive retail landscape, implementing effective pricing strategies is critical not only for boosting sales but also for securing a larger market share and ensuring long-term business sustainability. The ability to capture a greater share of the market directly influences a retailer's positioning and competitive edge, making pricing decisions pivotal. …”
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Investigating the Capability of Dandelion Greens to Remediate Soils Contaminated with Cadmium by Zokirov Kurbonalijon Gaybullo Ugli, Annigere S Prakash, Sarah Salah Jalal, Dahlia N. Al-Saidi, Zahraa F. Hassan

“…The results indicated that Dandelion greens have a remarkable ability to absorb cadmium from contaminated soils. …”
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Characteristics of an Internal Dielectric Barrier Discharge Plasma-induced Blowing Device by Y. Zhang, B. Dong, D. Yang, X. Yan, Y. Li

“…In addition, the flow control performance of the IDBD plasma actuator is demonstrated in the wake of a plate with a blunt trailing edge (TE), confirming the actuator's ability to alter the flow pattern and reduce the characteristic frequency. …”
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