Water scarcity in semi-arid California compromises perennial alfalfa’s high yield and carbon sinking potentials by Tianxin Wang, Kanishka Mallick, Joseph Verfaille, Daphne Szutu, Dennis Baldocchi

“…Our results demonstrated that despite alfalfa’s potential for high yields and carbon sequestration, its effectiveness is compromised when water availability is limited. This highlights the complex dynamics between high yield and water consumption in alfalfa cultivation, especially under conditions of water scarcity. …”
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Investigating the antioxidant and anti-inflammatory potential of Nypa fruticans: a multifaceted approach to skin protection and aging by Seul Ki Kim, Sang-Back Kim, Seul Bi Lee, Kang sub Kim, So-Ri Son, En Jin Choi, Byung Chul Park, Eunyoung Hong, You Ah Kim, Byoung Seok Moon, Sullim Lee

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Association of HLA-B Gene Polymorphisms with Type 2 Diabetes in Pashtun Ethnic Population of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan by Asif Jan, Muhammad Saeed, Muhammad Hussain Afridi, Fazli Khuda, Muhammad Shabbir, Hamayun Khan, Sajid Ali, Muhammad Hassan, Samiullah, Rani Akbar, Zakiullah

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A meta-analysis of MHC diversity in Pan troglodytes verus by Christelle Vangenot, Alicia Sanchez‑Mazas

“…We performed a meta-analysis of the Major Histocompatibility Complex (MHC) diversity for locus A, B, C, DQB1, DPB1 and DRB1 in Chimpanzees by selecting cohorts of animals for which MHC genotypes were available in publications and by extracting DNA sequences available on the IPD-MHC database. …”
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Genetic evidence for the causal effect of clonal hematopoiesis on pulmonary arterial hypertension by Jia-Yong Qiu, Shen-Shen Huang, Chao Liu, Dong Ding, Yan-Hong Xu, Yi-Min Mao, Ya-Dong Yuan

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Cognitive and Emotional Empathy in Individuals with Spinal Cord Injury by Veronica Guadagni, Marco Sarà, Massimiliano Conson, Antonio Carolei, Simona Sacco, Silvia Vadini, Caterina Pistarini, Arcangelo Barbonetti, Giuseppe Iaria, Francesca Pistoia

“…Moreover, participants were further evaluated by means of the Interpersonal Reactivity Index (IRI), which explores both cognitive and emotional aspects of empathy, and through an experimental protocol based on the use of a modified version of the computerized Multifaceted Empathy Test (MET) to evaluate emotional (direct and indirect) empathy and the ability to judge the valence of complex emotional scenes. Results. As compared to healthy controls, SCI patients reported higher scores on the Perspective-Taking subscale of the IRI, while, on the modified MET, they were less accurate in identifying the valence of neutral scenes, notwithstanding their spared direct and indirect emotional empathy ability. …”
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Pore Structure and Its Fractal Dimension: A Case Study of the Marine Shales of the Niutitang Formation in Northwest Hunan, South China by Wei Jiang, Yang Zhang, Tianran Ma, Song Chen, Yang Hu, Qiang Wei, Dingxiang Zhuang

“…The fractal dimensions (<i>D</i>₂ and <i>D_f</i>) are greater than <i>D</i>₁, indicating that the pore surface with larger pore size is rougher, and the pore structure of shale is complex. The pore volume (PV), SSA, and TOC show positive correlations with the fractal dimensions but negative correlations with APS. …”
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Genome-wide association study identifies four pan-ancestry loci for suicidal ideation in the Million Veteran Program. by Allison E Ashley-Koch, Nathan A Kimbrel, Xue J Qin, Jennifer H Lindquist, Melanie E Garrett, Michelle F Dennis, Lauren P Hair, Jennifer E Huffman, Daniel A Jacobson, Ravi K Madduri, Hilary Coon, Anna R Docherty, Jooeun Kang, Niamh Mullins, Douglas M Ruderfer, VA Million Veteran Program (MVP), MVP Suicide Exemplar Workgroup, International Suicide Genetics Consortium, Philip D Harvey, Benjamin H McMahon, David W Oslin, Elizabeth R Hauser, Michael A Hauser, Jean C Beckham

“…Our novel findings support a polygenic and complex architecture for SI without SA which is largely shared with SA and overlaps with psychiatric conditions frequently comorbid with suicidal behaviors.…”
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No easy way out: towards a framework concept of long-term governance by Dirk Scheer, Sandra Venghaus, Stefania Sardo, Sascha Stark, Sophie Kuppler, Michael W. Schmidt, Carsten Hoyer-Klick

“…Abstract Background Problems such as climate change, environmental pollution, nuclear disposal and unsustainable production and consumption share a common feature: they pose long-term challenges because of their complex nature, potentially severe consequences, and the demanding problem-solving paths. …”
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Role of serum sodium on heart, anemia, and diabetes patients by Mahashweta Das, Sunit Kumar Medda, Shipra Banik, Rabindra Nath Das

“…Also the variance of SNa is marginally negatively associated with ANS (P = 0.0631), EJF (P = 0.0008), DIS (P = 0.0548), PLC (P = 0.0023), SMH (P = 0.0242), TTF (P = 0.0018), CRP (P = 0.0027), and the JIEs of AGE*DEE (P = 0.0003) and SEC*SEX (P = 0.1327). SNa maintains a complex relationship with different patients and factors, and they have both marginal and JIEs on SNa. …”
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Deformation of the Juan de Fuca Plate Beneath the Central Cascadia Continental Margin (44°-45°N) in Response to an Upper Plate Load by Anne M. Tréhu, Kathy Davenport, Christopher B. Kenyon, Suzanne M. Carbotte, John L. Nabelek, Douglas R. Toomey, William S. D. Wilcock

“…A 3D crustal model for the central Cascadia continental shelf and Coast Range between 44°N and 45°N shows that the crystalline crust of the forearc wedge beneath the coastline is characterized by a NW-trending, vertical slab of high-velocity rock interpreted to represent the dike complex that fed the Yachats Basalt, which was intruded into the forearc approximately 37 million years ago. …”
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LightweightUNet: Multimodal Deep Learning with GAN-Augmented Imaging Data for Efficient Breast Cancer Detection by Hari Mohan Rai, Joon Yoo, Saurabh Agarwal, Neha Agarwal

“…Most AI-based techniques for breast cancer detection are complex and have high computational costs. Hence, to overcome this challenge, we have presented the innovative LightweightUNet hybrid deep learning (DL) classifier for the accurate classification of breast cancer. …”
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Public acceptance of microbiome management strategy in dairy calves: a European survey on colostrum, probiotic provision and prolonged cow-calf contact by A. Ait Sidhoum, A. Stygar, F. Bedoin, J.K. Niemi

“…In conclusion, the public’s perceptions regarding microbiome management strategies in dairy calves are shaped by complex factors. Also, our discussion emphasises the importance of clarity and transparency of messages, ethical dissemination of scientific knowledge, and the necessity for balanced and coherent communication.…”
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Exploring the Social Media Discussion of Breast Cancer Treatment Choices: Quantitative Natural Language Processing Study by Daphna Y Spiegel, Isabel D Friesner, William Zhang, Travis Zack, Gianna Yan, Julia Willcox, Nicolas Prionas, Lisa Singer, Catherine Park, Julian C Hong

“… Abstract BackgroundEarly-stage breast cancer has the complex challenge of carrying a favorable prognosis with multiple treatment options, including breast-conserving surgery (BCS) or mastectomy. …”
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The financial character of policing in Tunisia: collusions, extraversion and the criminalization of informality by Daniela Musina

“…These concepts serve to illuminate the co-constitutive (entangled) character of these practices, while bearing their negotiated dependent extraverted configurations, but also their complex and networked (assembled) character. Finally, they serve to identify relations of legitimation (collusions) that follow horizontal lines while enabling, in particular critical junctures, discursive and material manipulations used to recentralize power vertically, ultimately repositioning the ‘security custodians’ around central presidential power: an effect rendered particularly sharp by the self-coup of 2021 and its unfolding consequences. …”
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Evaluation of indirect indices in the insulin resistance assessment in patients with different body mass index by Lejla Čano Dedić, Arzija Pašalić, Emsel Papić, Emir Begagić, Sabina Šečić Selimović, Mario Gazibarić, Sabina Šegalo

“… Introduction: Insulin resistance (IR) is a complex pathophysiological condition with multifactorial etiology characterized by a reduced responsiveness of target tissues to insulin (INS). …”
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Un port rural antique de fond d’estuaire à Blainville-sur-Orne (Calvados) by Cécile Allinne

“…Comparisons with the traditional constructions of dykes and harbour basins on the current banks upstream from the Adour river (Landes) shed light on the understanding of the architecture of the complex, in particular the piers, of which only the foundations were preserved. …”
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Náboženská a církevně-správní situace na Chrudimsku v 18. století ve světle zpovědních výkazů by Ladislav Nekvapil

“…This type of source is first briefly introduced as to its structure and information value since researchers have not used it in a complex way so far. Subsequently, we observe the situation in church administration in the Chrudim region in the 18th century, using the Catalogus cleri (1741, 1771); we focus on the metamorphoses of the vicarage and presbytery network, where the important factors of recatholisation in- cluded mainly the upswing of the institute of chaplain, which was enabled by an enormous growth of the auxiliary clergy. …”
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Impact of fish oil supplementation on plasma levels of highly unsaturated fatty acid-containing lipid classes and molecular species in American football athletes by Veronica Anne Mullins, Justin M. Snider, Bryce Michael, Lydia Rose Porter, Roberta Diaz Brinton, Floyd H. Chilton

“…Dietary intake data was collected using food frequency questionnaires (FFQ). Complex lipids and unesterified fatty acids were isolated from plasma, separated via reversed-phase liquid chromatography and analyzed by targeted lipidomics analysis. …”
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Presenting the Model of Eco-Leadership in Elementary Schools with an Interpretive Phenomenological Approach by Adel Zahed babolan, Seyyedmohammad Seyyedkalan

“…These insights pave the way for a new leadership model capable of navigating school ecological complexities and addressing local community environmental concerns in future crises.…”
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