An integrated environmental management approach to industrial site selection by genetic algorithm and fuzzy analytic hierarchy process in geographical information system by M. Ahmadipari, H. Hoveidi, H.R. Jafari, M. Pazoki

“…Environmental planning and management can have positive effects on development of some land uses including industrial areas that have a major effect on economic, social and environmental conditions. …”
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Partial Purification of Integral Membrane Antigenic Proteins from Trypanosoma evansi That Display Immunological Cross-Reactivity with Trypanosoma vivax by Norma P. Velásquez, Rocío E. Camargo, Graciela L. Uzcanga, José Bubis

“…Trypanosoma evansi and Trypanosoma vivax, which are the major causative agents of animal trypanosomosis in Venezuela, have shown a very high immunological cross-reactivity. …”
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Podocyturia: A Clue for the Rational Use of Amiloride in Alport Renal Disease by H. Trimarchi, R. Canzonieri, A. Muryan, A. Schiel, A. Araoz, M. Paulero, J. Andrews, T. Rengel, M. Forrester, F. Lombi, V. Pomeranz, R. Iriarte, E. Zotta

“…Kidney failure is usually a major complication of the disease, and patients require renal replacement therapy early in life. …”
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Seasonal warming responses of the carbon dioxide sink from northern forests are sensitive to stand age by Peng Liu, Tianshan Zha, T. Andrew Black, Rachhpal S. Jassal, Xin Jia, Asko Noormets, Andrew Ouimette, Yun Tian, Xinhao Li

“…Abstract Northern forests (forests north of 30°N) are major terrestrial carbon dioxide (CO2) sinks, while rapid warming can disturb their CO2 sink function. …”
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The Effect of Intraoperative Sounds of Saw and Hammer on Psychological Condition in Patients with Total Knee Arthroplasty: Prospective Randomized Study by Erkam Kömürcü, Hasan Ali Kiraz, Burak Kaymaz, Umut Hatay Gölge, Gürdal Nusran, Ferdi Göksel, Hasan Şahin, Dilek Ömür, Volkan Hancı

“…Total knee arthroplasty (TKA) is a major surgical procedure used in the treatment of osteoarthritis. …”
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Australian Agriculture: Development in 2022—2024 and Future Trends by TAN Hong-zhuo, REN Yong-lin, FANG Zhong-xiang, YI Cui-ping

“…This paper provides a comprehensive overview of the latest situation of Australian agriculture development from 2022 to 2024, including resources for agricultural needs, sustained increase in the value of agricultural products, grain production, biosecurity system, climate impact, investment in agricultural research and development, agricultural science and technology, farmers and employment, etc. we also provide examples to introduce the new trade progress between Australia and some major countries and economies, such as China, Pacific island countries, Latin America and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). …”
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Genetic and molecular insights in oral squamous cell carcinoma therapy - Advancing the horizon by Prathiksha Srikanthan, Suresh Malakondaiah, Iadalin Ryntathiang, Mukesh Kumar Dharmalingam Jothinathan

“…Oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) is a major global health concern even with the developments in conventional therapies of cancer. …”
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Transcriptomic analysis of the root system of Platycodon grandiflorum in response to the fallen leaves of Acer truncatum by FENG Chaoqun, RUAN Kunfei, SHI Shaotong, LI Sen, CHENG Shaoying, LIU Zhonghua

“…[Results] A total of 15 727 SSR loci were detected. 753 differentially expressed genes (DEGs) were annotated into three major categories of the GO classification, and 314 DEGs were classified into 105 metabolic pathways in the KEGG classification. …”
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Mapping of Novel QTL Regulating Grain Shattering Using Doubled Haploid Population in Rice (Oryza sativa L.) by Gyu-Ho Lee, In-Kyu Kang, Kyung-Min Kim

“…The critical evolutionary step during domestication of major cereals was elimination of seed shattering because the easy-to-shatter trait in wild relatives results in a severe reduction in yield. …”
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The Contribution of α-Synuclein Spreading to Parkinson’s Disease Synaptopathy by Francesca Longhena, Gaia Faustini, Cristina Missale, Marina Pizzi, PierFranco Spano, Arianna Bellucci

“…This review describes the major findings supporting the occurrence of α-synuclein pathology propagation in PD and discusses how this phenomenon could induce or contribute to synaptic injury and degeneration.…”
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Hydatid Cyst Diagnosed by Endoscopic Ultrasound by F. Castro-Poças, Tarcísio Araújo, André Coelho, Donzilia Silva, Isabel Pedroto

“…Endoscopic ultrasound was performed which showed a heterogeneous lesion, anechogenic in the major part, with a floating membrane inside, the greatest diameter of 90.8 × 17.2 mm, originated in the left liver lobe. …”
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A Novel Mechanism-Equivalence-Based Tweedie Exponential Dispersion Process for Adaptive Degradation Modeling and Life Prediction by Jiayue Wu, Yujie Liu, Han Wang, Xiaobing Ma, Yu Zhao

“…However, conventional stochastic process models face two major limitations: (1) the reliance on strict assumptions during model formulation, restricting their applicability to a narrow range of degradation processes, and (2) the inability to account for potential variations in the degradation mechanism during modeling and prediction. …”
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Development and Application of Improved Long-Term Datasets of Surface Hydrology for Texas by Kyungtae Lee, Huilin Gao, Maoyi Huang, Justin Sheffield, Xiaogang Shi

“…In particular, the spatially distributed severity and duration of major Texas droughts were compared to identify new characteristics. …”
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Copper leaching with aqueous foams for the processing of electronic waste by Régnier, Emilie, Hubau, Agathe, Touzé, Solène, Guignot, Sylvain, Meyer, Daniel, Diat, Olivier, Bourgeois, Damien

“…Copper is almost exclusively leached during this stage, and the complete mass balance in 5 major metals present in WPCBs (aluminum, iron, zinc, nickel and copper) is detailed. …”
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CAF: Cluster Algorithm and A-Star with Fuzzy Approach for Lifetime Enhancement in Wireless Sensor Networks by Yali Yuan, Caihong Li, Yi Yang, Xiangliang Zhang, Lian Li

“…Energy is a major factor in designing wireless sensor networks (WSNs). …”
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Exploring the Interactions Between Caffeic Acid and Human Serum Albumin Using Spectroscopic and Molecular Docking Techniques by Ali Jahanban-Esfahlan, Leila Roufegarinejad, Mahnaz Tabibiazar, José M. Lorenzo, Ryszard Amarowicz

“…Ultraviolet-visible (UV–Vis) and fluorescence spectroscopy along with molecular docking were used to explore the interaction between human serum albumin (HSA) and caffeic acid (CA). CA is one of the major representatives of hydroxycinnamic acids in plants and is commonly present in plant-based foods. …”
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Binocular Video-Based Automatic Pixel-Level Crack Detection and Quantification Using Deep Convolutional Neural Networks for Concrete Structures by Liqu Liu, Bo Shen, Shuchen Huang, Runlin Liu, Weizhang Liao, Bin Wang, Shuo Diao

“…Based on the crack segmentation results, a framework is developed for quantitative analysis of the major geometric parameters, including crack length, crack width, and crack angle of orientation at the pixel level. …”
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A Study on the Status and Influencing Factors of Pre-service Teachers' Professional Development at Comprehensive Universities in China by PING Cui, LI Guang

“…This study conducted a survey on the level of professional development of 3, 787 pre-service teachers from the comprehensive universities in five major regions nationwide. It was found that the overall professional development level of these pre-service teachers is relatively high, but the level of teacher professional competency is lower than the other dimensions, especially reflected in the need for further improvement indiscipline transformation capacity; The third-year pre-service teachers' development is rather difficult, with regards to the uncertainty of role identity and career planning. …”
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The master male sex determinant Gdf6Y of the turquoise killifish arose through allelic neofunctionalization by Annekatrin Richter, Hanna Mörl, Maria Thielemann, Markus Kleemann, Raphael Geißen, Robert Schwarz, Carolin Albertz, Philipp Koch, Andreas Petzold, Torsten Kroll, Marco Groth, Nils Hartmann, Amaury Herpin, Christoph Englert

“…Abstract Although sex determination is a fundamental process in vertebrate development, it is very plastic. Diverse genes became major sex determinants in teleost fishes. Deciphering how individual sex-determining genes orchestrate sex determination can reveal new actors in sexual development. …”
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A comparison study on structure-function relationship of polysaccharides obtained from sea buckthorn berries using different methods: antioxidant and bile acid-binding capacity by Qiaoyun Li, Zuman Dou, Qingfei Duan, Chun Chen, Ruihai Liu, Yueming Jiang, Bao Yang, Xiong Fu

“…The results demonstrated that extraction methods had significant effects on extraction yield, monosaccharide composition, molecular weight, particle size, triple-helical structure, and surface morphology of HRPs except for the major linkage bands. Thermogravimetric analysis showed that HRP-U with filamentous reticular microstructure exhibited better thermal stability. …”
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