Genetic and neuro-epigenetic effects of divergent artificial selection for feather pecking behaviour in chickens by Elske N. de Haas, Fábio Pértille, Joergen B. Kjaer, Per Jensen, Carlos Guerrero-Bosagna

“…This study examines genetic and neuro-epigenetic factors in the thalamus of chickens from lines selected for seven generations for high or low FP behaviour (HFP or LFP). We integrate data on Differentially Methylated Regions (DMRs), Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms (SNPs), and Copy Number Variations (CNVs) in this controlled artificial selection process. …”
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The challenges associated with a ketogenic diet: a narrative review by Xin Qi, Richard Tester

“…Overall, the diet is high-fat, low-carbohydrate, and restricted protein in design. …”
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Vibration Characteristics and Simulation Verification of the Dual-Rotor System for Aeroengines with Rub-Impact Coupling Faults by Pingping Ma, Mingxin Shan, Jingyu Zhai, Hao Zhang, Qingkai Han

“…The influence of the unbalanced position and the speed of high and low rotors on the vibration response of the dual rotor is obtained. …”
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Evaluating the Physical and Rheological Properties of Rejuvenated Styrene-Butadiene-Styrene-Modified Asphalt Binders by Xiaobing Chen, Juntian Wang, Xiaorui Zhang, Han Liu, Jinhu Tong, Ronglong Zhao

“…The results exhibited that the rejuvenators could soften the multiple aged binder and enhance its high- and low-temperature performance. The rejuvenation effect of rejuvenator Type I with the optimal dosage of 6∼8% was the most appropriate for the first rejuvenation. …”
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Effect of drought disturbance in a sclerophyll forest on the micromammal community in the Río Clarillo National Park, Metropolitan Region, Chile by Susan Fletcher, Carlos Sarmiento, Gisela C. Stotz, Verónica Quirici

“…Methods Forests with high and low disturbance degree were characterized based on the level of browning and canopy cover. …”
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Study on the Mechanical Properties of Metal Rubber Inner Core of O-Type Seal with Large Ring-to-Diameter Ratio by Yangyang Yang, Zhi Ying Ren, Hongbai Bai, Ding Shen, Bin Zhang

“…In view of the problems of ordinary rubber seals, such as high- and low-temperature resistance, easy aging, and insufficient load-bearing performance, O-type metal rubber seals with large ring-to-diameter ratio were prepared by the cold stamping method using stainless steel wire as raw material. …”
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The Use of Porous Scaffold as a Tumor Model by Mei Zhang, Philip Boughton, Barbara Rose, C. Soon Lee, Angela M. Hong

“…Our aim was to establish a 3D cancer model using a synthetic composite scaffold. Methods. High-density low-volume seeding was used to promote attachment of a non-small-cell lung cancer cell line (NCI-H460) to scaffolds. …”
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The effect of high-sugar feeding on rodent metabolic phenotype: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Sophie Lucic Fisher, G. Jean Campbell, Alistair Senior, Kim Bell-Anderson

“…To gain clarity on this, we conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis exclusively investigating the effect of isocaloric high-sugar, low-fat solid diet formulations containing fructose or sucrose, on cardiometabolic health in rodents. …”
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A Longitudinal-Bending Hybrid Linear Ultrasonic Motor and Its Driving Characteristic by Huajie Qu, Chendong Liu, Lei Zhang, Jianjun Qu, Baoyu Song

“…As a new type of driver, linear ultrasonic motor (LUSM) is widely used in the high-tech field because of its low speed, high thrust, low noise, and no electromagnetic interference. …”
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Halobacterium salinarum NRC-1 Sustains Voltage Production in a Dual-Chambered Closed Microbial Fuel Cell by Rodrigo Oliveira Goncalves, Ali Salehi, Marlon Publico, Jimmy Nyende, Nalina Nadarajah, Soheil Ghoreyshi, Padmaja Shastri

“…Sustained bioenergy production from organisms that thrive in high salinity, low oxygen, and low nutrition levels is useful in monitoring hypersaline polluted environments. …”
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Construction of a 12-gene prognostic model for colorectal cancer based on heat shock protein-related genes by Qin Tong, Junchao Zhou

“…The efficacy and precision of this model were validated utilizing TCGA and Gene Expression Omnibus (GEO) datasets, demonstrating its reliability in CRC prognosis prediction. gene ontology (GO) and Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG) enrichment analyses revealed significant disparities between high- and low-risk groups in chromatin remodeling biological functions and neutrophil extracellular trap formation pathways. …”
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Systemic immune-inflammation index and the short-term mortality of patients with sepsis: A meta-analysis by Lingbo Liang, Qiaoli Su

“…Risk ratios (RRs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) comparing the incidence of mortality within 90 days in patients with sepsis with a high versus low SII were calculated. Nine cohort studies, with a total of 25,626 patients, were included. …”
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Narrative approach to understanding compassion: a mixed methods study in a Polish sample by Mariusz Zieba, Mateusz P. Zatorski, Natalia E. Wójcik

“…We explored whether individuals with high and low levels of compassion differ in narrative characteristics such as affective tone, agency, and communion themes, as well as the use of redemption or contamination sequences in stressful life event narratives.MethodsA mixed-method study was conducted with Polish adult participants (N = 63), half of whom had low and the other half high levels of compassion. …”
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Pass-Transistor-Enabled Split Input Voltage Level Shifter for Ultra-Low-Power Applications by Chakali Chandrasekhar, Mohammed Mahaboob Basha, Sari Mohan Das, Oruganti Hemakesavulu, Mohan Dholvan, Javed Syed

“…The schematic structure could be able to convert voltages from low to high as well as high to low. The architecture design has the lowest silicon area. …”
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Exploration Degree Bias: The Hidden Influence of Node Degree in Graph Neural Network-Based Reinforcement Learning by Peter Tarabek, David Matis

“…We show that EDB arises from the inherent design of GNNs, where nodes with high or low degrees disproportionately influence output logits used for decision-making. …”
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Parkgoers go to the virtual park: a classification framework, systematic review, and future tourism research agenda by Aniesa Samira Bafadhal, Faiz Izwan Anuar, Mohd Hafiz Hanafiah

“…Introduction Virtual reality (VR) technology has revolutionized park experiences, offering high-tech, low-touch solutions that cater to parkgoers throughout the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond. …”
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Geochemical-based appraisal of karst groundwater quality, west Nile Valley, central Egypt, for drinking and irrigation by Hassan Alzahrani, Abdullah Basaloom, Sayed Mosaad

“…The Irrigation Water Quality Index (IWQI) indicated that 42.86 % of the groundwater samples fell in a moderate restriction, while the rest of the sample was divided between the high and low restriction classes. The study shows vulnerability in water quality, highlighting the need for improved groundwater management. …”
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FHL1 as a prognostic biomarker and therapeutic target in acute promyelocytic leukaemia by Bo Luo, Wei Li, Jingyuan Zeng, Yingyu Mao, Shuang He, Nan Hu, Qulian Guo, Xiaoli Zheng

“…Cell Counting Kit-8 and flow cytometry were used to detect the effect of high or low expression of FHL1 on cell viability and apoptosis under the influence of cytarabine and daunorubicin. …”
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Application of Artificial Intelligence Models to Predict the Tensile Strength of Glass Fiber-Modified Cemented Backfill Materials during the Mine Backfill Process by Lei Zhu, Wenzhe Gu, Zhicheng Liu, Fengqi Qiu

“…The results indicate that the four hybrid artificial intelligence models show a latent capacity for forecasting the tensile strength of GFCBM, and according to the order from high to low, the prediction ability of the four prediction models is as follows: ABC-SVM, GA-SVM, SSA-SVM, and DE-SVM, and the corresponding R values are 0.9555, 0.9539, 0.9413, and 0.9359, respectively. …”
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Research on Robotic Polishing Process of Marble with Complex Curved Surface Based on Sol–Gel Flexible Tools by Shengui Huang, Yaobin Guo, Jixiang Huang, Fangchen Yin, Jing Lu

“…Newly developed Sol–gel (SG) flexible tools are used to polish complex marble surfaces with a robot to achieve a high-gloss, low-roughness, and scratch-free surface. The SG tool is composed of semi-solid abrasive and flexible fiber pads, which can realize a dual yielding effect at both the micro and macro levels so that the SG flexible tool can better fit the complex curved surface. …”
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