Albino lethal 13, a chloroplast‐imported protein required for chloroplast development in rice by Xiaoqiong Guo, Chunli Wang, Qian Zhu, Wenhua Dongchen, Xiaoling Zhang, Wei Li, Hui Zhang, Cui Zhang, Zar Ni Naing Nant Nyein, Mengting Li, Lijuan Chen, Dongsun Lee

“…This gene was located in the chloroplast and exhibited constitutive expression in various tissues, particularly in green tissues and regions of active cell growth. …”
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Transcriptome-wide identification and characterization of WUSCHEL-related homeobox (WOX) gene family in Pinus yunnanensis by Junfei Xu, Zhaoliu Hu, Sili Chen, Junrong Tang, Lin Chen, Peizhen Chen, Nianhui Cai, Yulan Xu

“…The ancient-clade members (PyWOX13, PyWOXG, PyWOXA) exhibited constitutive expressions in most tissues and developmental stages, indicating that they are the oldest and conserved WOX genes. …”
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Analysis of somatic piRNAs in the malaria mosquito Anopheles coluzzii reveals atypical classes of genic small RNAs by Sergei Funikov, Alexander Rezvykh, Natalia Akulenko, Jiangtao Liang, Igor V. Sharakhov, Alla Kalmykova

“…Small RNAs derived from repetitive elements constitute a minor fraction while most small RNAs process from long noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs) and protein-coding gene mRNAs. …”
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Identification and Characterization of the <i>ROP GTPase</i> Gene Family in Strawberry and the Positive Role of <i>FveROP4</i> in Fruit Resistance to Gray Mold by Shuai Zhao, Baode Zhu, Zhijun Zou, Yushan Zhai, Sufeng Liao, Ming Xu, Kunyang Li, Nasir Mehmood, Xiong Liao

“…The overexpression of both wild-type and constitutively active forms of <i>FveROP4</i> enhanced resistance against <i>B. cinerea</i> infection. …”
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Study on the dynamic impact response of Arc-direct energy deposited Al-Cu-Mn-Zr alloy by Yinghui Zhou, Shihao Kang, Yongming Ren, Yongqin Liu, Ziqi Jie, Yuhong Yao, Xuewei Fang, Xin Lin, Ahmad Shah

“…Results show that with increasing strain rate, the ACMZ alloy with multiscale heterogeneous microstructure exhibits significant strain hardening and strain rate strengthening effects, consistent with the Johnson-Cook (J-C) constitutive model. The columnar grains exhibit stronger impact compression resistance, showing significant anisotropic issues, which diminish with increasing strain rate. …”
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Simulation of Software Development Team Productivity Incorporating Social and Human Factors: A System Dynamics Model by Luz Marcela Restrepo-Tamayo, Gloria Piedad Gasca-Hurtado, Johnny Valencia-Calvo

“…The generated burndown charts are used to demonstrate that the model constitutes a basal structure oriented to understand the productivity behavior of work teams. …”
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Occupational Risks in Occupational Therapy Service Learning: A Single-Site “Fear Factor” Study in South Africa by Deshini Naidoo, Pragashnie Govender, Stephanie Nicole Naidoo, Naledi Ngubane, Zamankosi Nkosi, Aziza Mulla

“…Background. Service-learning constitutes the main practical component of an undergraduate health profession training programme. …”
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Rare Occasions: Tidal Disruption Events Rarely Power the AGNs Observed in Dwarf Galaxies by Joanne Tan, Guang Yang, Jonelle L. Walsh, W. N. Brandt, Bin Luo, Franz E. Bauer, Chien-Ting Chen, Mouyuan Sun, Yongquan Xue

“…We identify five potential TDEs, constituting a small fraction of our sample. Using true- and false-positive rates obtained from fitting models to simulated light curves, we perform Bayesian analysis to obtain the posterior of the TDE fraction for our sample. …”
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Novel inhibitors of the (VIBVN) NAT protein identified through pharmacophore modeling by Wei Wei, Xionghao Li, Ning Hou, Aowei Xie, Huicong Liang, Ting Gao, Xiaoli Jing, Liqin Li, Jiejie Hao, Ximing Xu

“…Abstract Arylamine N-acetyltransferases (NATs, E.C. 2.3.1.5) constitute a family of phase II drug metabolizing enzymes. …”
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Evaluation of Risk Factors for Antibiotic Resistance in Patients with Nosocomial Infections Caused by Pseudomonas aeruginosa by Meliha Cagla Sonmezer, Gunay Ertem, Fatma Sebnem Erdinc, Esra Kaya Kilic, Necla Tulek, Ali Adiloglu, Cigdem Hatipoglu

“…Patients who were resistant to any of the six antibiotics (imipenem, meropenem, piperacillin-tazobactam, ciprofloxacin, amikacin, and ceftazidime) constituted the study group. Results. One hundred and twenty isolates were isolated. …”
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Educational intervention on knowledge level about arterial hypertension in non-hypertensive adults by Dayme Rodríguez Fumero, Taimí Figueredo Pérez, Marisela García de la Torre, Dianelys Díaz Poma, Yaima Montalvo Hernández, Zenaida María Rivero Quesada

“…<p><strong>Foundation:</strong> high blood pressure constitutes the most important medical problem in contemporary medicine, so health promotion plays an important role in its prevention.…”
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Reading between the lines: exploring the discriminative ability of the Short-Story Task in identifying autistic individuals within autism outpatient services by Irina Jarvers, Monika Sommer, Monika Sommer, Manuela Ullmann, Verena Simmel, Lore Blaas, Stefanie Gorski, Saskia Krüger-Lassen, Matthias Vogel, Berthold Langguth

“…Additionally, specific items of the SST showed significant differences between autistic and non-autistic individuals and constituted a significant predictor of autism diagnosis.DiscussionWhile the SST may not be robust enough to accurately identify autistic individuals on its own, it does offer clinicians valuable insights into how individuals interpret others’ actions and whether they grasp the broader context of a story versus focusing solely on details.…”
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Mendelian Susceptibility to Mycobacterial Diseases (MSMD) in a 13-Year-Old Ethiopian Girl with Autosomal Dominant Interferon Gamma Receptor 1(IFN-γ R1) Defect: A Clinical Diagnosti... by Netsanet Azene Gebeyehu, Solomie Jebessa Deribessa, Freeman Alexandra, Messay Tesfaye Demissie, W Mihretu Gebre, Aklilu Melaku Gebremariam, Dagmawit Mitiku Engliz, Tizita Yosef Kidane, Lidya Million Bekele, Abate Yeshidinber Weldetsadik

“…The definitive diagnosis is made by genetic analysis. Treatments constitute antimycobacterial, interferon-gamma, surgery, and hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT), which is the only known curative treatment. …”
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Intravenous Transplantation of Mesenchymal Stem Cells Reduces the Number of Infiltrated Ly6C+ Cells but Enhances the Proportions Positive for BDNF, TNF-1α, and IL-1β in the Infarct... by Yunqian Guan, Xiaobo Li, Wenxiu Yu, Zhaohui Liang, Min Huang, Renchao Zhao, Chunsong Zhao, Yao Liu, Haiqiang Zou, Yanli Hao, Zhiguo Chen

“…This suggests that the Ly6C+ cells may constitute heterogeneous populations which react differentially to the microenvironments in the infarct area. …”
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Diagnostic Value of Dynamics Serum sCD163, sTREM-1, PCT, and CRP in Differentiating Sepsis, Severity Assessment, and Prognostic Prediction by Longxiang Su, Lin Feng, Qing Song, Hongjun Kang, Xingang Zhang, Zhixin Liang, Yanhong Jia, Dan Feng, Changting Liu, Lixin Xie

“…With regard to sepsis diagnosis and severity, sTREM-1 is more ideal and constitutes a risk factor. sCD163 is of a positive value in dynamic prognostic assessment and may be taken as a survival-impacting risk factor.…”
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The role of IFN-γ/CXCL10 axis in Mycoplasma pneumonia infection by Yanxia Zou, Feng Huang, Jiying Sun, Yidan Zheng, Ge Dai, Ting Wang, Canhong Zhu, Yongdong Yan, Renzheng Wang, Zhengrong Chen

“…In addition, IFN-γ-stimulated macrophages greatly promoted the trans-migration of Th1 cells. our data show that Th1 cells-derived IFN-γ augments CXCL10 production in macrophages via the JAK-STAT1 pathway, which subsequently recruits more immune cells like Th1 cells into the infection sites, thereby constituting a positive feedback loop and aggravating the type I inflammatory responses in MPP patients.…”
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Monitoring of the Gasoline Oxygenate MTBE and BTEX Compounds in Groundwater in Catalonia (Northeast Spain) by J. Fraile, J.M. Niaerola, L. Olivella, M. Figueras, A. Ginebreda, M. Vilanova, D. Barcela

“…The aquifers involved were constituted by detritus coarse materials, sands, and conglomerates. …”
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Oxygen Vacancy-Mediated Interfacial Charge Transfer of Au/ZnO Schottky Heterojunctions for Enhanced UV Photodegradation by Zhufeng Shao, Hui Jia, Yufeng Zhang, Xiujuan Yang, Min Zhong, Chun Chang

“…Fristly, E-ZnO and R-ZnO nanoarchitectures were fabricated via facilitating the electrochemical route; and then, they decorated it with dispersed Au nanoparticles (NPs) by the methods of ion-sputtering deposition, constituting Au/E-ZnO and Au/R-ZnO Schottky-heterojunction nanocomplex, which is characterized by SEM, XRD, Raman analysis, and UV-vis absorption spectra. …”
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Effects of 6 Months of Active Commuting and Leisure-Time Exercise on Fibrin Turnover in Sedentary Individuals with Overweight and Obesity: A Randomised Controlled Trial by Anne Sofie Gram, Martin Bæk Petersen, Jonas Salling Quist, Mads Rosenkilde, Bente Stallknecht, Else-Marie Bladbjerg

“…Obesity and exercise constitute important factors for cardiovascular disease risk, but the long-term effects of different exercise modalities on haemostatic biomarkers are not well elucidated. …”
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Artesunate, EDTA, and colistin work synergistically against MCR-negative and -positive colistin-resistant Salmonella by Yajun Zhai, Peiyi Liu, Xueqin Hu, Changjian Fan, Xiaodie Cui, Qibiao He, Dandan He, Xiaoyuan Ma, Gongzheng Hu

“…Discovering new strategies to combat the multidrug-resistant bacteria constitutes a major medical challenge of our time. Previously, artesunate (AS) has been reported to exert antibacterial enhancement activity in combination with β-lactam antibiotics via inhibition of the efflux pump AcrB. …”
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