The ethics of theft: Reevaluating the impacts of floral larceny on plant reproductive success by Jin-Ru Zhong, Xiao-Fang Jin, Michael C. Orr, Xiao-Qing Li, Yong-Deng He, Sheng-Wei Wang, Qing-Feng Wang, Chun-Feng Yang, Zhong-Ming Ye

“…By altering pollinator behavior, floral larceny may reduce geitonogamy, potentially enhancing genetic diversity. Additionally, factors such as pollinator type, plant mating system, and pollen limitation were identified as key moderators of these effects. …”
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Multi-Item Multiperiodic Inventory Control Problem with Variable Demand and Discounts: A Particle Swarm Optimization Algorithm by Seyed Mohsen Mousavi, S. T. A. Niaki, Ardeshir Bahreininejad, Siti Nurmaya Musa

“…To assess the efficiency of the proposed MOPSO, the model is solved using multi-objective genetic algorithm (MOGA) as well. A large number of numerical examples are generated at the end, where graphical and statistical approaches show more efficiency of MOPSO compared with MOGA.…”
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Challenges in Diagnosing Intrahepatic Cholangiolithiasis in a 39-Year-Old Patient by A. K. Guseva, O. N. Sergeyeva, T. P. Nekrasova, O. T. Imaraliev, A. V. Okhlobystin, Y. N. Shirokova, A. S. Ostrovskaya, M. S. Zharkova, A. S. Cherenda, V. T. Ivashkin

“…Cholangiolithiasis occurs in more than half of cases of primary sclerosing cholangitis and can be both a complication and a cause of secondary sclerosing cholangitis, maintaining inflammation in the ducts and facilitating stone formation. Genetic mutations are known to contribute to the development of gallstones in young patients, including low phospholipid-associated cholelithiasis. …”
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A Multifactory Integrated Production and Distribution Scheduling Problem with Parallel Machines and Immediate Shipments Solved by Improved Whale Optimization Algorithm by Vahid Abdollahzadeh, Isa Nakhaikamalabadi, Seyyed Mohammad Hajimolana, Seyyed Hesamoddin Zegordi

“…Moreover, it confirms the capability of the improved whale optimization algorithm (IWOA) to solve the medium-scale instances; however, the results indicate the better performance of genetic algorithm (GA) for the large-scale instances.…”
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Differential Impact of Stress Reduction Programs upon Ambulatory Blood Pressure among African American Adolescents: Influences of Endothelin-1 Gene and Chronic Stress Exposure by Mathew J. Gregoski, Vernon A. Barnes, Martha S. Tingen, Yanbin Dong, Haidong Zhu, Frank A. Treiber

“…If these preliminary findings are replicated via ancillary analyses of archival databases and then via efficacy trials, selection of behavioral prescriptions for prehypertensives will be edging closer to being guided by individual's underlying genetic and environmental factors incorporating the healthcare model of personalized preventive medicine.…”
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Estrogen-dependent activation of TRX2 reverses oxidative stress and metabolic dysfunction associated with steatotic disease by Alfredo Smiriglia, Nicla Lorito, Marina Bacci, Angela Subbiani, Francesca Bonechi, Giuseppina Comito, Marta Anna Kowalik, Andrea Perra, Andrea Morandi

“…Furthermore, disruption of TRX2, either pharmacologically using auranofin or through genetic interference, was sufficient to counteract the protective effects of estrogens, highlighting a potential mechanism through which estrogens may prevent or slow MASLD progression.…”
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Soft Measurement of Wastewater Treatment System Based on PSOGA-WNN by LIU Yuhui, MAI Wenjie, LI Xiaoyong, ZHAO Yinzhong, HE Xinzhong, HUANG Mingzhi

“…To accurately predict the SS_eff (effluent SS) content and COD_eff (effluent COD) concentration in water quality parameters and further improve the water quality early warning mechanism,this paper proposes the PSOGA-WNN soft measurement model of paper wastewater effluent quality to obtain the main water quality technical parameters,COD_inf (influent COD),Q (influent flow),pH (influent pH),SS_inf (influent SS),T (influent temperature),DO (influent dissolved oxygen),COD_eff,and SS_eff, for predicting the quality of wastewater from the wastewater treatment plant.Among them,the prediction results of PSOGA-WNN are compared with the neural networks of PSO-WNN,GA-WNN,and PSOGA-BP.The results show that the PSOGA-WNN neural network has the highest prediction accuracy,which indicates that the PSOGA hybrid parameter optimization algorithm based on the genetic algorithm and particle swarm algorithm has obvious superiority in optimizing the prediction accuracy of the model.The WNN neural network has certain advantages over BP neural network in terms of fitting degree as well as error accuracy and is an effective means of simulation prediction.…”
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A Data Fusion System for Simulation of Critical Scenarios and Decision-Making by Jimmy Anderson Flórez Zuluaga, Esteban Patiño Carrasco, Jose David Ortega Pabón, Kelly Gallego León, O. Lucía Quintero Montoya

“…This document describes an investigation product resulted in a simulation system, based on a combination of fuzzy logic, genetic algorithms and decision trees which let modelled and simulated various entities and their automatic response according to simulated patterns and situations, in which, through operators, decision maker can modify entities behaviour, according to parameterized restrictions and physical conditions. …”
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pVAXhsp65 Vaccination Primes for High IL-10 Production and Decreases Experimental Encephalomyelitis Severity by Sofia Fernanda Gonçalves Zorzella-Pezavento, Fernanda Chiuso-Minicucci, Thais Graziela Donegá França, Larissa Lumi Watanabe Ishikawa, Larissa Camargo da Rosa, Priscila Maria Colavite, Bianca Balbino, Camila Marques, Maura Rosane Valerio Ikoma, Ana Paula Masson, Célio Lopes Silva, Alexandrina Sartori

“…Considering the presence of an immune response directed to heat shock proteins (hsps) in autoimmune diseases and the immunoregulatory potential of these molecules, we evaluated the effect of a previous immunization with a genetic vaccine containing the mycobacterial hsp65 gene on EAE development. …”
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Uncommon BRAF Mutations Associated with Durable Response to Immunotherapy in Patients with Metastatic Melanoma by Brenen P. Swofford, Jade Homsi

“…Melanoma is a disease process which has been increasing in incidence over the past three decades and metastatic melanoma carries a poor prognosis. Through genetic studies of this disease, it has been determined that the BRAF V600 mutation plays a major role in the pathophysiology of the disease and this has led to the utilization of targeted therapy (BRAF and MEK inhibitors) in its treatment. …”
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Electric field stimulation directs target-specific axon regeneration and partial restoration of vision after optic nerve crush injury. by Timothy Kim, Ege Iseri, Micalla G Peng, Sasha Medvidovic, Timothy Silliman, Pooyan Pahlavan, Gengle Niu, Connie Huang, Anahit Simonyan, Javad Pahnahad, Petcy Yao, Phillip Lam, Vahini Garimella, Mahnaz Shahidi, Michael S Bienkowski, Darrin J Lee, Biju Thomas, Gianluca Lazzi, Kimberly K Gokoffski

“…In addition to partial anatomical restoration, ACB waveforms conferred partial restoration of visual function as measured by pattern electroretinogram recordings and local field potential recordings in the superior colliculus-and did so without the need for genetic manipulation. Our work suggests that exogenous electric field application can override cell-intrinsic and cell-extrinsic barriers to axon regeneration, and that electrical stimulation performed with specific ACB waveforms may be an effective strategy for directing anatomical and functional restoration after CNS injury.…”
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Evaluation of a Simple Antibiotic-Free Cryopreservation Protocol for Drone Semen by Sophie Egyptien, Jérôme Ponthier, Fabien Ectors, Brice Thibaut, Stéfan Deleuze

“…The cryopreservation of drone semen presents a promising solution for preserving genetic diversity and supporting breeding programs without live animal transport risks. …”
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Congenital Anomalies and Termination of Pregnancy in Iran by Bahram Samadirad, Zhila Khamnian, Mohammad Bager Hosseini, Saeed Dastgiri

“…The proportion of other screening tests including amniocentesis and genetic tests were 2.8 and 4.6 percent, respectively. …”
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Chromosome-level Genome Assembly of Korean Long-tailed Chicken and Pangenome of 40 Gallus gallus Assemblies by Hanshin D. Shin, Wonchoul Park, Han-ha Chai, Youngho Lee, Jaehoon Jung, Byung June Ko, Heebal Kim

“…Notably, our KLC assembly contributed 1,919,925 bp of new sequences to the pangenome, underscoring the unique genetic makeup of this breed. Furthermore, in comparison with the pangenome, we identified 36,818 structural variants in KLC, which included 2,529 insertions, 27,743 deletions, and 6,546 of either insertions or deletions shorter than 1 kb. …”
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The Utah Population Database. The Legacy of Four Decades of Demographic Research by Ken. R. Smith, Geraldine P. Mineau

“…The UPDB is one of the world’s richest sources of linked population-based information for demographic, genetic, and epidemiological studies at the Individual-level. …”
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Recent Pathophysiological Aspects of Peyronie’s Disease: Role of Free Radicals, Rationale, and Therapeutic Implications for Antioxidant Treatment—Literature Review by Gianni Paulis, Gennaro Romano, Luca Paulis, Davide Barletta

“…Although its etiology is not completely known, there is general consensus that PD is genetically transmitted and secondary to penile trauma. …”
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Proton Pump Inhibitors and Dementia: Physiopathological Mechanisms and Clinical Consequences by Gloria Ortiz-Guerrero, Diana Amador-Muñoz, Carlos Alberto Calderón-Ospina, Daniel López-Fuentes, Mauricio Orlando Nava Mesa

“…Dementia and AD are chronic neurodegenerative conditions with a complex physiopathology involving both genetic and environmental factors. Recent clinical studies have shown that proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) are associated with risk of dementia, including AD. …”
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A universal and wide-range cytosine base editor via domain-inlaid and fidelity-optimized CRISPR-FrCas9 by Lan Hu, Jing Han, Hao-Da Wang, Zhou-Hua Cheng, Chang-Ce Lv, Dong-Feng Liu, Han-Qing Yu

“…Abstract CRISPR-based base editor (BE) offer diverse editing options for genetic engineering of microorganisms, but its application is limited by protospacer adjacent motif (PAM) sequences, context preference, editing window, and off-target effects. …”
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Pivotal Cytoprotective Mediators and Promising Therapeutic Strategies for Endothelial Progenitor Cell-Based Cardiovascular Regeneration by Hyunyun Kim, Sujin Kim, Sang Hong Baek, Sang-Mo Kwon

“…Additionally, to enhance EPC’s functional capacity at ischemic sites, multiple strategies for cell survival should be considered, that is, preconditioning of EPCs with function-targeting drugs including natural compounds and hormones, virus mediated genetic modification, combined therapy with other stem/progenitor cells, and conglomeration with biomaterials. …”
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Influence of Hysteresis on the Vibration Control of a Smart Beam with a Piezoelectric Actuator by the Bouc–Wen Model by Ting Zhang

“…Furthermore, the Bouc–Wen model is adopted to describe the hysteresis property of a smart beam and the hysteresis parameters of the hysteresis model are identified with a genetic algorithm. Based on the identification results, the hysteresis model is validated to represent the hysteresis property of the smart beam. …”
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