Dyslexia in Primary Schools’ Children: A Study to Explore Saudi Teachers’ Knowledge and Attitudes in the Jazan Region by Ebtihal Elameen Eltyeb, Gassem A. Gohal, Ali Ali Al-Makramani, Anisah Mohammed Humedi, Sahar Mohammed Shubayli, Shaden Abdu Thurwi, Shaden Ali Zaalah, Talal Mohammed Kariri, Aqilah Yajya Majhali, Ali Thayim Ghalibi, Manal Hassan Mujarribi

“…This study highlights an essential basis for constructing an educational program to raise cognition and knowledge regarding dyslexia in the Saudi community.…”
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Uncovering the epigenetic regulatory clues of PRRT1 in Alzheimer’s disease: a strategy integrating multi-omics analysis with explainable machine learning by Fang Wang, Ying Liang, Qin-Wen Wang

“…Results This study identified ten epigenetic signatures, constructed an interpretable AD diagnostic model, and utilized various bioinformatics methods to create an epigenomic map. …”
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Exploring the evolution of global beef trade network patterns based on complex network analysis by Qianqian Wang, Wangfang Xu, Rongzhu Cheng

“…This article aims to explore the evolution of global beef trade network patterns and provide insights into its implications for sustainable development.MethodsUsing complex network theory, this paper constructs weighted and unweighted global beef trade networks based on international trade data and conducts an in-depth analysis of the evolution of global beef trade patterns from 2013 to 2022 across the overall, individual, and clustering levels.ResultsThe analysis reveals an increasing trend in connectivity, efficiency, and tightness within the global beef trade network. …”
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Dual-targeting CRISPR-CasRx reduces C9orf72 ALS/FTD sense and antisense repeat RNAs in vitro and in vivo by Liam Kempthorne, Deniz Vaizoglu, Alexander J. Cammack, Mireia Carcolé, Martha J. Roberts, Alla Mikheenko, Alessia Fisher, Pacharaporn Suklai, Bhavana Muralidharan, François Kroll, Thomas G. Moens, Lidia Yshii, Stijn Verschoren, Benedikt V. Hölbling, Francisco C. Moreira, Eszter Katona, Rachel Coneys, Paula de Oliveira, Yong-Jie Zhang, Karen Jansen, Lillian M. Daughrity, Alexander McGown, Tennore M. Ramesh, Ludo Van Den Bosch, Gabriele Lignani, Ahad A. Rahim, Alyssa N. Coyne, Leonard Petrucelli, Jason Rihel, Adrian M. Isaacs

“…CRISPR-Cas13 systems mature their own guide arrays, allowing targeting of multiple RNA species from a single construct. We show CRISPR-Cas13d variant CasRx effectively reduces overexpressed C9orf72 sense and antisense repeat transcripts and DPRs in HEK cells. …”
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3D Primary Geochemical Halo Modeling and Its Application to the Ore Prediction of the Jiama Polymetallic Deposit, Tibet, China by Zhongping Tao, Bingli Liu, Ke Guo, Na Guo, Cheng Li, Yao Xia, Yaohua Luo

“…A maximum-entropy model was constructed for deep mineral resources of uncertainty prediction. …”
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Case-based analysis of mechanically-assisted leaching for hydrometallurgical extraction of critical metals from ores and wastes: application in chalcopyrite, ferronickel slag, and... by Laskar, Clément, Dakkoune, Amine, Julcour, Carine, Bourgeois, Florent,  Biscans, Béatrice, Cassayre, Laurent

“…Through a comparative analysis of three different systems, this work develops a constructive discussion of the attrition-leaching process. …”
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Numerical Simulation Analysis of Slope Instability and Failure of Limestone Mine in Weibei by Kuiming Liu, Hui Li, Shihui Pang, Meng Mi, Jianping Chen, Kui Sun

“…Based on the site engineering geological data of typical limestone quarry slope in Weibei, this paper constructs a three-dimensional geological model, uses FLAC3D software to simulate excavation, and analyzes the stress and strain law of the quarry slope. …”
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DESTiny, an online farm-wide tool to estimate the net carbon emissions of a pasture-based dairy farms in South Africa by Riana Reinecke, Riana Reinecke, James N. Blignaut, James N. Blignaut, James N. Blignaut, Heinz H. Meissner, Pieter A. Swanepoel

“…To address GHG mitigation, we have constructed a farm-level system dynamics model to assess both the emissions, and capture and storage of carbon (C) on farms, to determine whether farms are net emitters of C (i.e., sources) or sequestrators (i.e., sinks). …”
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Predicting Postoperative Re-Tear of Arthroscopic Rotator Cuff Repair Using Artificial Intelligence on Imbalanced Data by Zhibin Zhang, Zhewei Zhang, Zhaoxiang Peng, Yihong Dong

“…This paper employs a pairwise associative encoder (PAE) to construct edges, calculating similarity scores between different nodes to effectively handle the complementary relationship between phenotypic and non-phenotypic data. …”
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Reduced connection strength leads to enhancement of working memory capacity in cognitive training by Guiyang Lv, Tianyong Xu, Jinhang Li, Ping Zhu, Feiyan Chen, Dongping Yang, Guoguang He

“…Previous research has confirmed that abacus-based mental calculation (AMC) training can enhance the WMC of subjects and suggested its possible association with changes in functional connectivity. With fMRI data, we construct whole brain resting state connectivity of subjects who underwent long-term AMC training and other subjects from a control group. …”
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Quantifying the Impact and Policy Implications of Transitioning to Zonal and Nodal Pricing in the Electricity Market: A South Korean Case Study by Kyuhyeong Kwag, Hansol Shin, Hyobin Oh, Hyeongseok Yun, Hyojeong Yoon, Wook Kim

“…We (1) modeled the power system at various levels of granularity, obtaining a detailed 4579-node representation; (2) constructed a set of zonal and nodal pricing schemes reflecting changes in market-clearing models and pricing mechanisms; and (3) performed quantitative analyses through simulations for each scheme. …”
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Trypsin-instructed bioactive peptide nanodrugs with cascading transformations to improve chemotherapy against colon cancer by Can Wu, Xiao Wei Zhang, Manman Wang, Jinpan Sun, Jianfei Chen, Yanbin Guan, Xin Pang

“…Herein, a promising trypsin-responsive bioactive peptide-based nanodrug is constructed, which could significantly prolong the drug retention time in vivo by cascading transformations and improve chemotherapeutic efficacy. …”
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STIDNet: Spatiotemporally Integrated Detection Network for Infrared Dim and Small Targets by Liuwei Zhang, Zhitao Zhou, Yuyang Xi, Fanjiao Tan, Qingyu Hou

“…A mapping from the features to the target probability likelihood map is constructed in a spatiotemporal feature fusion module (STFFM) by performing 3D convolutional fusion on the spatially localized saliency and time-domain motion features. …”
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Unveiling the startup characteristics of pump as turbine using computational and experimental techniques by Dessie Tarekegn Bantelay, Girma Gebresenbet, Bimrew Tamrat Admasu, Muluken Temesgen Tigabu, Muluken Zegey Getie

“…This work analyzes the PAT's transient behavior over time while the system is starting up. A test rig was constructed for the centrifugal PAT to reveal its transient characteristics during the start-up process. …”
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Detection of Mild Moldy-Core Disease in Apples by Fusing Acoustic-Vibration Signals and Visible-Near-Infrared Transmission Spectroscopy by GU Jiahui, LAI Lisi, WANG Kai, ZHANG Hui

“…Convolutional neural networks (CNN), long short-term memory (LSTM), and CNN-LSTM were employed to construct discrimination models based on single and fused features, separately. …”
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Regulation of Expression of Oxacillin-Inducible Methionine Sulfoxide Reductases in Staphylococcus aureus by Kyle R. Baum, Zulfiqar Ahmad, Vineet K. Singh

“…To understand the regulation of this locus, reporter strains were constructed by integrating a DNA fragment consisting of the msrA1/msrB promoter in front of a promoterless lacZ gene in the chromosome of wild-type and MsrA1-, MsrB-, MsrA1/MsrB-, and SigB-deficient methicillin-sensitive S. aureus strain SH1000 and methicillin-resistant S. aureus strain COL. …”
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Which uncertainty measures matter for corporate financialization? Evidence from China intensive polluted industries by Mingyao Wang, Normaziah Mohd Nor, Norhuda Abdul Rahim, Faisal Khan, Yuxiang Cheng

“…Utilizing a panel dataset of Chinese A-share listed companies from 2011Q1 to 2022Q4, this study applies Principal Component Analysis (PCA) to construct a multidimensional index of financialization, followed by panel regression analysis. …”
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Structural Model for Preparing Safe and Hygienic Complementary Food in Indonesia by Lucy Widasari, Anto J. Hadi, Haslinah Ahmad, Wirawan Setyalaksana, Lusy Damayanti, Elly Sutrisni

“…0.7) was met. Although most constructs comprised single items, they were deemed reliable. …”
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Mission Specific Solar Radiation Environment Model (MSSREM): Peak Flux Model by Z. D. Robinson, J. H. Adams Jr., J. H. Fisher, J. H. Nonnast, D. C. Terry

“…For this reason, models have been developed that construct a design reference environment tailored to a specific mission. …”
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Discovery of MicroRNAs and Their Target Genes Related to Drought in Paulownia “Yuza 1” by High-Throughput Sequencing by Minjie Deng, Yabing Cao, Zhenli Zhao, Lu Yang, Yanfang Zhang, Yanpeng Dong, Guoqiang Fan

“…Two small RNA libraries and two degradome libraries were, respectively, constructed and sequenced in order to detect miRNAs and their target genes associated with drought stress. …”
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