Non-targeted Metabolomic Analysis of Differences in the Composition of Different Rice Varieties for Baijiu Production by LIU Maoke, TIAN Xinhui, LIU Yao, TANG Yuming, QIN Jian, FENG Jun, LIU Chengyuan

“…A comparison between PXY and JKY yielded 326 differential metabolites (variable importance in projection (VIP) > 1 and P < 0.05), including the major components of Baijiu, such as lactic acid, ferulic acid and fumaric acid, as well as important substrates that supported brewing microorganism growth, such as melibiose, maltose, glucose and lactulose. …”
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Practical Synthesis and Field Application of the Synthetic Sex Pheromone of Rice Stem Borer, Chilo suppressalis (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) by Bin Liu, Kun-Jie Syu, Yuan-Xin Zhang, Sachin Gupta, Yu-Jhe Shen, Wei-Jynn Chien, Jui-Chang Tseng, Da Wei Lou

“…Rice stem borer, Chilo suppressalis, is a common and major serious pest of rice, maize, and wheat crops across Asia, Europe, and Oceania countries. …”
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FusOn-pLM: a fusion oncoprotein-specific language model via adjusted rate masking by Sophia Vincoff, Shrey Goel, Kseniia Kholina, Rishab Pulugurta, Pranay Vure, Pranam Chatterjee

“…Abstract Fusion oncoproteins, a class of chimeric proteins arising from chromosomal translocations, are major drivers of various pediatric cancers. These proteins are intrinsically disordered and lack druggable pockets, making them highly challenging therapeutic targets for both small molecule-based and structure-based approaches. …”
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Hair Loss Associated with Sertraline: A Case Report by Seyed Hamzeh Hosseini, Hamed Ghazvini, Seyedeh Masoumeh Seyedhosseini Tamijani, Raheleh Rafaiee

“… Sertraline is classified as a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) that is extensively employed in the management of a range of psychiatric conditions, encompassing major depressive disorder and anxiety disorders. …”
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Morphological Evolution and Extinction of Eodiscids and Agnostoid Arthropods by Huarui Li, Tao Dai, Yanlong Chen, Chunling Xue, Luke C. Strotz

“…Subsequent reductions in agnostid morphospace occupation coincide not only with significant abiotic changes and associated extinction events, such as the Botoman–Toyonian Extinctions (BTEs), the Redlichiid–Olenellid Extinction Carbon Isotope Excursion (ROECE), the Drumian Carbon Isotope Excursion (DICE), and the Steptoean Positive Carbon Isotope Excursion event (SPICE), but also with major evolutionary episodes, such as the Great Ordovician Biodiversification Event (GOBE). …”
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E-Governance and Public Services in Local Governments: Study of The Taspen Smart Card Programfor Pension Fund Services in Makassar City and Pinrang Regency by Lukman Nul Hakim Amran Saputra, Nur Khaerah, Abdillah Abdillah, Nuryanti Mustari

“…This study used a combination method of concurrent triangulation design (a balanced mix of quantitative and qualitative). The major instrument used was questionnaire and interview. …”
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Muscular Dystrophies at Different Ages: Metabolic and Endocrine Alterations by Oriana del Rocío Cruz Guzmán, Ana Laura Chávez García, Maricela Rodríguez-Cruz

“…Skeletal muscle plays an important role in glucose metabolism and is a major participant in different signaling pathways. …”
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Optimal Commissioning of Power Plant Units by Including an Energy Storage System and Demand-Side Program Using a Hybrid Bacterial Foraging and Honey Bee Optimization Method by Afshar Shokri, Hamid Shakibi, Behrooz Sobhani

“…The problem of UC, or the unit commissioning problem, is a major optimization problem, the exact solution of which can lead to a significant reduction in costs. …”
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Structural and Functional Fundamentals of Alcoholic Disease by V. S. Paukov, T. M. Voronina, Yu. A. Kirillov, E. M. Malysheva

“…AD pathogenesis is demonstrated to undergo 3 major stages, from (1) episodic alcohol intoxication, through (2) drunkenness and to (3) alcoholism. …”
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The shifting of buffer crop repertoires in pre-industrial north-eastern Europe by Meiirzhan Abdrakhmanov, Michael Kempf, Ruta Karaliute, Piotr Guzowski, Rimvydas Lauzikas, Margaux L. C. Depaermentier, Radosław Poniat, Giedre Motuzaite Matuzeviciute

“…Abstract This study explores how major climatic shifts, together with socioeconomic factors over the past two millennia, influenced buffer crop selection, focusing on five crops: rye, millet, buckwheat, oat, and hemp. …”
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Efficacy of SMART Stent Placement for Salvage Angioplasty in Hemodialysis Patients with Recurrent Vascular Access Stenosis by Shingo Hatakeyama, Terumasa Toikawa, Akiko Okamoto, Hayato Yamamoto, Kengo Imanishi, Teppei Okamoto, Noriko Tokui, Yuichiro Suzuki, Naoki Sugiyama, Atsushi Imai, Yasuhiro Hashimoto, Shigemasa Kudo, Takahiro Yoneyama, Takuya Koie, Noritaka Kamimura, Hisao Saitoh, Tomihisa Funyu, Chikara Ohyama

“…Vascular access stenosis is a major complication in hemodialysis patients. We prospectively observed 50 patients in whom 50 nitinol shape-memory alloy-recoverable technology (SMART) stents were used as salvage therapy for recurrent peripheral venous stenosis. …”
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Quantitative Research and Characterization of the Loess Microstructure in the Bai Lu Tableland, Shaanxi Province, China by Longsheng Deng, Wen Fan, Shaopeng Liu, Yupeng Chang, Yan Dai, Yubo Li

“…The results indicate that the volume, Eq-Radius, and major-minor axis ratio of the loess particles satisfy third-order, third-order, and second-order Gaussian distributions, respectively. …”
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Innate Immune Recognition of Mycobacterium tuberculosis by Johanneke Kleinnijenhuis, Marije Oosting, Leo A. B. Joosten, Mihai G. Netea, Reinout Van Crevel

“…Tuberculosis (TB), caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB), is a major health problem, with 10 million new cases diagnosed each year. …”
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Clinical Characteristics and Surgical Procedures for Children with Congenital Membranous Cataract by Jingji Long, Daoman Xiang, Zheng Guo, Lihong Chen, Feng Chen, Jianxun Wang, Wanhua Xie, Shiping He

“…The clinical characteristics of congenital membranous cataract and its feature related to the surgical method were analyzed. Results. Five major types of congenital membranous cataracts were classified. …”
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The Development of Sex Reassignment Surgery in Thailand: A Social Perspective by Prayuth Chokrungvaranont, Gennaro Selvaggi, Sirachai Jindarak, Apichai Angspatt, Pornthep Pungrasmi, Poonpismai Suwajo, Preecha Tiewtranon

“…Currently, in Thailand, there are 6 major private groups performing sex reassignment surgery, and mostly performing surgery to patients coming from abroad. …”
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Visualizing and quantifying biomineral preservation in fossil vertebrate dental remains by Matthew B. Cowen, Marc de Rafélis, Loïc Ségalen, Benjamin P. Kear, Maïtena Dumont, Živilė Žigaitė

“…Energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDS) mapping was also used to identify major elemental components and identify areas of contamination or diagenetic replacement. …”
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School teenager knowledge on contraceptive methods by Mariane Cristina Carlucci Molina, Patrica Grazieli Silverio Stoppiglia, Christine Baccarat de Godoy Martins, Lidiane Cristina da Silva Alencastro

“…Data were analyzed with Epi Info 3.5.2 statistics software. The major age for sexual initiation was 15 years. About 1.44% of the teenagers interviewed have 1 or more children. …”
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A Hepatitis C Educational Needs Assessment of Canadian Healthcare Providers by Reza Naghdi, Karen Seto, Carolyn Klassen, Didi Emokpare, Brian Conway, Melissa Kelley, Eric Yoshida, Hemant A. Shah

“…Despite advances in the treatment of chronic hepatitis C infection (CHC), it remains a major public health problem in Canada and globally. …”
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Natural variation of OsWRKY23 drives difference in nitrate use efficiency between indica and japonica rice by Siyu Zhang, Zhe Ji, Wu Jiao, Chengbo Shen, Yaojun Qin, Yunzhi Huang, Menghan Huang, Shuming Kang, Xuan Liu, Shunqi Li, Zulong Mo, Ying Yu, Bingyu Jiang, Yanan Tian, Longfei Wang, Qingxin Song, Shaokui Wang, Shan Li

“…Abstract Between the two major rice subspecies, indica varieties generally exhibit higher nitrate (NO3 ‒) uptake and nitrogen (N)-use efficiency (NUE) than japonica varieties. …”
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Esophageal Foreign Bodies in Pediatric Patients: A Thirteen-Year Retrospective Study by Beata Rybojad, Grazyna Niedzielska, Artur Niedzielski, Ewa Rudnicka-Drozak, Pawel Rybojad

“…In the group of thirty-seven patients whose radiograms were normal, esophagoscopy revealed fifteen more objects, which were eventually successfully removed. No major complications occurred. Esophagram should be a second X-ray examination if an object is not detected in plain chest X-ray. …”
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