Contrastive learning with transformer for adverse endpoint prediction in patients on DAPT post-coronary stent implantation by Fang Li, Zenan Sun, Ahmed abdelhameed, Tiehang Duan, Laila Rasmy, Xinyue Hu, Jianping He, Yifang Dang, Jingna Feng, Jianfu Li, Yichen Wang, Tianchen Lyu, Naomi Braun, Si Pham, Michael Gharacholou, DeLisa Fairweather, Degui Zhi, Jiang Bian, Cui Tao

“…Our approach first utilized an auto-encoder to compress patient features into a more manageable, condensed representation. …”
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Emerging Resistance and Virulence Patterns in <i>Salmonella enterica</i>: Insights into Silver Nanoparticles as an Antimicrobial Strategy by Irina Gheorghe-Barbu, Ilda Czobor Barbu, Rareș-Ionuț Dragomir, Ioana Cristina Marinaș, Miruna Silvia Stan, Radu Pericleanu, Andreea Ștefania Dumbravă, Liviu-Iulian Rotaru, Simona Paraschiv, Leontina Mirela Bănică, Ionuț Pecete, Dan Oțelea, Violeta Corina Cristea, Mircea Ioan Popa, Marilena Monica Țânțu, Marius Surleac

“…Resistance to trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole was encoded by the <i>sul1</i> gene in 44.83% of the strains and to tetracyclines by the <i>tet(A)</i> gene (59.52%). …”
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PGC-1α Promotes mitochondrial biosynthesis and energy metabolism of goose fatty liver by Jiahui Li, Mengqing Lv, Zijin Yuan, Jing Ge, Tuoyu Geng, Daoqing Gong, Minmeng Zhao

“…The abundance of mitochondrial biosynthesis-related and energy metabolism-related genes, including mitochondrial transcription factor A (TFAM), mitochondrial transcription factor B1 (TFB1M), mitochondrial transcription factor B2 (TFB2M), nuclear respiratory factor 1 (NRF1), DNA topoisomerase I mitochondrial (TOP1MT), peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma coactivator 1-beta (PGC-1β), sirtuin 3 (SIRT3), mitochondrially encoded cytochrome B (CYTB), and AMP-activated protein kinase alpha (AMPKα) were significantly increased in fatty liver. …”
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Molecular mechanisms impact on fluoroquinolone resistance among E.coli from enteric carriage monitoring before prostate biopsy and earliest description of qnrB81 by Rehaiem Amel, Bouzouita Abderrazek, Ferjani Sana, Saadi Ahmed, Zrelli Mariem, Kanzari Lamia, Ferjani Asma, Mohamed Riadh Ben Slama, Boutiba Ben Boubaker Ilhem

“…Based on the MICs range of Qs (24–256 mg/L) and FQs (0.24–128 mg/L) breakpoint by EUCAST, we categorized these E. coli isolates into three resistance profiles (I, II, and III) associated with the patterns of chromosomal mutations in the quinolone resistance-determining regions (QRDRs) of gyrA and parC and the plasmid-mediated quinolone resistance encoding genes (PMQRs) detected by PCR-based assay and sequencing; MICs increase in an escalation step according to the co-occurrence of multiple molecular mechanisms. …”
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Structure and Expression of Two Sex-Related dmrt Genes in Oxyeleotris lineolata by Jiajia FAN, Dongmei MA, Huaping ZHU, Minghui LIN, Zaixuan ZHONG, Yuanyuan TIAN

“…The open reading frame (ORF) of Oxldmrt1 and Oxldmrt3 were 903 bp and 1 363 bp, encoding 300 and 453 amino acids, respectively. OxlDMRT1 belongs to basic proteins, whereas OxlDMRT3 belongs to acidic proteins. …”
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Detection of cervical precancerous lesions and cancer by small-scale RT-qPCR analysis of oppositely deregulated mRNAs pairs in cytological smears by Anastasia A. Artyukh, Mikhail K. Ivanov, Mikhail K. Ivanov, Sergei E. Titov, Sergei E. Titov, Victoria V. Dzyubenko, Sergey E. Krasilnikov, Sergey E. Krasilnikov, Anastasia O. Shumeikina, Anastasia O. Shumeikina, Anastasia O. Shumeikina, Nikita A. Afanasev, Anastasia V. Malek, Sergei A. Glushkov, Eduard F. Agletdinov

“…Various molecular biomarkers are proposed in recent years to improve cervical cancer management, including a number of mRNAs encoded by human genes involved in carcinogenesis. …”
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Exome sequencing reveals a rare damaging variant in GRIN2C in familial late-onset Alzheimer's disease by Elisa Rubino, Maria Italia, Elisa Giorgio, Silvia Boschi, Paola Dimartino, Tommaso Pippucci, Fausto Roveta, Clara Maria Cambria, Gabriella Elia, Andrea Marcinnò, Salvatore Gallone, Ekaterina Rogaeva, Flavia Antonucci, Alfredo Brusco, Fabrizio Gardoni, Innocenzo Rainero

“…(A1072V) variant in GRIN2C gene (NM 000835.6), encoding for the glutamate ionotropic receptor N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor (NMDA) type subunit 2C (GluN2C). …”
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Biliary atresia susceptibility gene EFEMP1 regulates extrahepatic bile duct elastic fiber formation and mechanics by Kapish Gupta, Jessica Llewellyn, Emilia Roberts, Chengyang Liu, Ali Naji, Richard K. Assoian, Rebecca G. Wells

“…Impact and implications:: The gene EFEMP1 was found via a genome-wide association study to be a susceptibility gene for the neonatal disease biliary atresia. EFEMP1 encodes the protein fibulin-3, which regulates elastic fiber organization in the extrahepatic bile duct (EHBD), the major site of disease in biliary atresia. …”
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Generation of novel oncolytic vaccinia virus with improved intravenous efficacy through protection against complement-mediated lysis and evasion of neutralization by vaccinia virus... by Dong-Sup Lee, Mi-Ju Park, Namhee Lee, Yun-Hui Jeon, Jiyoon Yoo, Suk-kyung Shin, Songyi Lee, Byung-Jin Jung, Yun-Kyoung Hong, Keunhee Oh

“…The viral thymidine kinase (J2R) gene was replaced by genes encoding the CD55 fusion proteins and GM-CSF.Results SJ-600 series viruses expressing human CD55 on the IMV membrane showed resistance to serum virus neutralization. …”
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Genome-wide association mapping and genomic prediction analyses reveal the genetic architecture of grain yield and agronomic traits under drought and optimum conditions in maize by Manigben Kulai Amadu, Yoseph Beyene, Vijay Chaikam, Pangirayi B. Tongoona, Eric Y. Danquah, Beatrice E. Ifie, Juan Burgueno, Boddupalli M. Prasanna, Manje Gowda

“…Two major candidate genes, Zm00001eb041070 closely associated with grain yield near peak QTN, qGY_DS1.1 (S1_216149215) and Zm00001eb364110 closely related to anthesis-silking interval near peak QTN, qASI_DS8.2 (S8_167256316) were identified, encoding AP2-EREBP transcription factor 60 and TCP-transcription factor 20, respectively under drought stress. …”
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Prevalence and Molecular Characterization of Carbapenemase-Producing Multidrug-Resistant Bacteria in Diabetic Foot Ulcer Infections by Mohd Saleem, Soha Abdallah Moursi, Tahani Nasser Almofeed Altamimi, Mohammed Salem Alharbi, Alwaleed Mohammad Alaskar, Sahar Adly Hassan Hammam, Ehab Rakha, Ozair Ilyas Syed Muhammad, Hamoud Abdulmohsin Almalaq, Metab Nasser Alshammari, Azharuddin Sajid Syed Khaja

“…A total of 200 clinical isolates from DFU patients were analyzed via phenotypic assays, including the modified Hodge test (MHT) and the Carba NP test, alongside molecular techniques to detect carbapenemase-encoding genes (<i>blaKPC</i>, <i>blaNDM</i>, <i>blaVIM</i>, <i>blaIMP</i>, and <i>blaOXA-48</i>). …”
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Exploring the role of ESR1 mutations in metastatic hormone receptor-positive breast cancer T cell immune surveillance disruption by Morgane Lopez, Laurie Spehner, Fabrice André, Julien Viot, Evan Seffar, Amélie Marguier, Elsa Curtit, Guillaume Meynard, Erion Dobi, Sylvain Ladoire, Romain Boidot, Romain Loyon, Valentin Derangere, François-Clément Bidard, Christophe Borg, Laura Mansi, Marie Kroemer

“…In 40% of cases, a key mechanism of endocrine resistance to the standard first line is a mutation of the ligand-binding domain (LBD) of Estrogen Receptor 1 (ESR1) encoding estrogen receptor α (ER). Most common ESR1 mutations that occur at positions 537 and 538 have been associated with poor clinical outcomes. …”
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A novel Alteromonas phage with tail fiber containing six potential iron-binding domains by Chen Yu, Meishun Yu, Ruijie Ma, Shuzhen Wei, Min Jin, Nianzhi Jiao, Qiang Zheng, Rui Zhang, Xuejin Feng

“…Two auxiliary metabolic genes, encoding Acyl carrier protein and AAA domain-containing protein, were predicted in R22Y, which may potentially assist in host fatty acid metabolism and VB12 biosynthesis, respectively. …”
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Diversity and Complexity of CTXΦ and Pre-CTXΦ Families in <em>Vibrio cholerae</em> from Seventh Pandemic by Xiaorui Li, Yu Han, Wenxuan Zhao, Yue Xiao, Siyu Huang, Zhenpeng Li, Fenxia Fan, Weili Liang, Biao Kan

“…CTXΦ is a lysogenic filamentous phage that carries the genes encoding cholera toxin (<i>ctxAB</i>), the main virulence factor of <i>Vibrio cholerae</i>. …”
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Mitochondrial targeting of Candida albicans SPFH proteins and requirement of stomatins for SDS-induced stress tolerance by Hyunjeong Kim, Marienela Y. Heredia, Xiao Chen, Maisha Ahmed, Mohammad Qasim, Tracy L. Callender, Aaron D. Hernday, Jason M. Rauceo

“…Mitochondria are essential for C. albicans commensalism and virulence, and mitochondrial proteins are targets for antifungal interventions. C. albicans encodes five SPFH proteins: two stomatin-like proteins and three prohibitins. …”
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Keamanan Data Menggunakan Secure Hashing Algorithm (SHA)-256 dan Rivest Shamir Adleman (RSA) pada Digital Signature by Juniar Hutagalung, Puji Sari Ramadhan, Sarah Juliana Sihombing

“…To prevent letter forgery, data integrity, and data validity, the contents of protected documents are encoded using the SHA-256 and RSA cryptographic algorithms. …”
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Production and bioactivity test of recombinant protein common carp growth hormone by Deny Sapto Chondro Utomo, . Alimuddin, Agus Oman Sudrajat, Irvan Faizal

“… This study aimed to produce recombinant growth hormone (rGH) protein of common carp (Cyprinus carpio) and evaluate its bioactivity. DNA fragment encoding mature GH protein of common carp (mCcGH) was amplified by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) method and PCR products were then ligated into pCold I to generate pCold I-mCcGH protein expression vector. …”
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A KSHV RNA-binding protein promotes FOS to inhibit nuclease AEN and transactivate RGS2 for AKT phosphorylation by Vladimir Majerciak, Beatriz Alvarado-Hernandez, Yanping Ma, Shivalee Duduskar, Alexei Lobanov, Maggie Cam, Zhi-Ming Zheng

“…ABSTRACT Kaposi’s sarcoma-associated herpesvirus (KSHV) encodes an RNA-binding protein ORF57 in lytic infection. …”
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Intelligent task-oriented semantic communications:theory, technology and challenges by Chuanhong LIU, Caili GUO, Yang YANG, Jiujiu CHEN, Meiyi ZHU, Lu’nan SUN

“…Furthermore, from the perspective of neural network interpretability,an interpretability-based semantic encoding method is proposed.Finally, a semantic communication platform for intelligent tasks is built based on software and hardware such as USRP and LabView,and the performance of the proposed algorithm is verified. …”
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Artemia sp. as a DNA vaccine vector for common carp Cyprinus carpio larvae by Sri Nuryati, Sekar Sulistyaning Hadiwibowo, . Alimuddin

“…This experiment was carried out by analysis DNA vaccine expression encoding of glycoprotein gene (GP-11) on C. carpio. …”
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