A new crustin-like gene from the redclaw crayfish Cherax quadricarinatus and its response to decapod iridescent virus 1 (DIV1) challenge by Xiaoying Hang, Jianbo Zheng, Fei Li

“…Similar to the Crustin2 gene (CqCrs) in C. quadricarinatus, the highest expression level of Cqcarc1 was also detected in the hemocyte organ. Moreover, RNAi-mediated gene silencing of Cqcarc1 could increase the DIV1 copy number compared with the control group, suggesting its involvement in the immune defense against the DIV1 challenge. …”
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Low-Cost Solution for Assessment of Urban Flash Flood Impacts Using Sentinel-2 Satellite Images and Fuzzy Analytic Hierarchy Process: A Case Study of Ras Ghareb City, Egypt by Mohammed Sadek, Xuxiang Li

“…As a result, FAHP is appropriate to determine the flood-vulnerable area in cities especially due to the matching with the most destroyed areas identified by the change detection between the two Sentinel-2 images. Then, the decision-maker can depend on Sentinel-2 images to estimate the flood influence through a regional scale or applying the FAHP on cities susceptible to flash floods in case of unavailable satellite images to contribute in establishing an early warning system enough to the evacuation of the risky areas.…”
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Trend Analysis of Potential Evapotranspiration Data of Some Stations in the Tigris Basin by Okan Mert Katipoğlu

“…In addition, although the ITA and MKRC tests overlap to a large extent, the increasing trends detected with ITA at some stations could not be determined by the MKRC test. …”
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Consumption of folk medicine in men-seeking treatment for infertility by Abdulaziz Baazeem, Thamer Mishal M. Alqurashi, Yasser Homaidi H. Alharbi, Raad Abdullah D. Aldahhas, Mutaz Hassan A. Fatani

“…A clinical varicocele was detected in 57.8% of these men. Patients who use alternative medicine had significantly lower semen concentration and estradiol levels (P = 0.02 similarly). …”
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Assessment of Formalin-Fixed Bovine Larynx Asymmetry Using Geometric Morphometry by Arcesio Salamanca-Carreño, Pere M. Parés-Casanova, Mauricio Vélez-Terranova, Néstor Ismael Monroy-Ochoa

“…This study can be considered the first to detect larynx asymmetries in cattle. Studies with a larger sample size are needed to validate the information in large populations. …”
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A software-defined multi-modal wireless sensor network for ocean monitoring by Hanjiang Luo, Xu Wang, Ziyang Xu, Chao Liu, Jeng-Shyang Pan

“…We first present the software-defined networking-based multi-modal network architecture, and then explore two examples of applications with this architecture: network deployment and coverage for intrusion detection with both grid-based and random deployment scenarios, and a novel underwater testbed design by incorporating radio frequency–acoustic multi-modal techniques to facilitate marine sensor network experiments. …”
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The clinical significance of SNAIL, TWIST, and E-Cadherin expression in gastric mesentery tumor deposits of advanced gastric cancer by Haiyan Wu, Yanping Chen, Huimei Lin, Yanchang Xu, Zipei Guo, Zhixiong Li

“…The expression of EMT-related transforming factors Snail, Twist, and E-cadherin in the primary tumor, paracancerous normal tissues, and TDs was detected by immunohistochemistry. Results: SNAIL and TWIST were overexpressed in primary tumors and TDs, whereas E-Cadherin was down-expressed in primary tumors. …”
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Proactive Distributed Emergency Response With Heterogeneous Tasks Allocation by Justice Darko, Hyoshin Park

“…The UAVs’ role in TIM includes exploring uncertain traffic conditions, detecting unexpected events, and augmenting information from roadway traffic sensors. …”
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Recognizing structure in novel tunes: differences between human and rats by Paola Crespo-Bojorque, Elodie Cauvet, Christophe Pallier, Juan M. Toro

“…For this, we tested if rats detect the difference between structured and unstructured musical excerpts and compared their performance with that of humans. …”
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Spatiotemporal Variability and Trends in Extreme Temperature Events in Finland over the Recent Decades: Influence of Northern Hemisphere Teleconnection Patterns by Masoud Irannezhad, Hamid Moradkhani, Bjørn Kløve

“…Fifteen temperature indices recommended by the ETCCDI (Expert Team on Climate Change Detection and Indices) were applied to evaluate spatiotemporal variability and trends in annual intensity, frequency, and duration of extreme temperature statistics in Finland during 1961–2011. …”
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Monocyte-Derived Macrophages Are Impaired in Myelodysplastic Syndrome by Yu Han, Huaquan Wang, Zonghong Shao

“…CD206 and signal regulatory protein alpha (SIRPα) on macrophages were detected by flow cytometry. Inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) was measured by ELISA method. …”
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A Data-Driven Method for Predicting the Cutterhead Torque of EPB Shield Machine by Kairong Hong, Fengyuan Li, Zhenjian Zhou, Feng Li, Xunlin Zhu

“…Using the change point detection method based on linear regression, the separation points between start-up stage and stationary driving stage are identified from the original construction data, and the datasets of the two stages are extracted, respectively. …”
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Development of a Multidimensional Analysis and Integrated Visualization Method for Maritime Traffic Behaviors Using DBSCAN-Based Dynamic Clustering by Daehan Lee, Daun Jang, Sanglok Yoo

“…Using the density-based spatial clustering of applications with a noise algorithm, we detected traffic direction at each grid point, which was visualized in the form of directional arrows, and clustered ship trajectories to identify representative traffic flows. …”
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Research on Coal Mechanical Properties Based on True Triaxial Loading and Unloading Experiment by Yanyan Peng, Haoxiang Deng, Minghong Xing, Pengfei Guo, Chun Zhu

“…An acoustic emission detection system was used to record the damage evolution trend of coal under different intermediate principal stress states. …”
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Meet‐in‐the‐middle attacks on round‐reduced CRAFT based on automatic search by Zhangjun Ma, Manman Li, Shaozhen Chen

“…A DS‐MITM automatic search model for CRAFT was constructed, and then, the automatic search model was used to detect a 9‐round DS‐MITM distinguisher. The strong relations between the round‐subtweakeys were observed and the key‐dependent sieve technique was adopted to reduce the memory complexity of the attack. …”
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Brain Midline Shift Measurement and Its Automation: A Review of Techniques and Algorithms by Chun-Chih Liao, Ya-Fang Chen, Furen Xiao

“…In symmetry-based algorithms, the deformed midline is detected and its distance from the ideal midline taken as the MLS. …”
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Chemical Safety and Quality Attributes of Dried Sausage Snacks Stored in Modified Atmosphere by Jagoda Majcherczyk, Ireneusz Maciejaszek, Krzysztof Surówka

“…Although total viable count increased and reached a maximum value of 6.5 log CFU g−1 after 70 days of storage at 20±1°C, Enterobacteriaceae were not detected. The histamine level was approx. 18 mg kg-1, while the average content of the other biogenic amines after 70 days of storage ranged from 4.4 mg kg-1 (cadaverine) to 32.1 mg kg-1 (tyramine). …”
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Systematic Study on a Quantitative Analysis of Multicomponents by Single Marker (QAMS) Method for Simultaneous Determination of Eight Constituents in Pneumonia Mixture by UPLC-MS/M... by Haibo Zhang, Weina Xie, Jiangyun Liu, Xiaoqiang Xiang, Shilei Zhang, Junping Hu, Jianhua Yang

“…The consistency and feasibility of the QAMS method were verified by comparing the contents of the seven components calculated by a classic and validated external standard method (ESM) with those of the QAMS method, which reduces analytical cost and time of detection and avoids the problem of the diversity and large quantity of reference standards. …”
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Bisphenol and Phthalate Migration Test from Mexican Meat Packaging Using HPLC-DAD Technique by Valeria Ceballos-Luna, David Chávez-Flores, Ibiza Martínez-Serrano, Beatriz A. Rocha-Gutierrez, Myrna C. Nevárez-Rodríguez, Blanca G. Beltrán

“…The determination of these compounds was realized by high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) and diode array detection (DAD) at a wavelength of 254 nm. The mobile phase utilized was a mixture of acetonitrile:H2O (70 : 30). …”
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Reliability of high-performance monolayer MoS2 transistors on scaled high-κ HfO2 by Hao-Yu Lan, Shao-Heng Yang, Karim-Alexandros Kantre, Daire Cott, Rahul Tripathi, Joerg Appenzeller, Zhihong Chen

“…This two-stage ΔV TH is absent in devices fabricated on exfoliated hBN, suggesting that the donor state generation (negative ΔV TH) is induced by atomic-layer-deposition (ALD) processes in HfO2-based devices. Elastic Recoil Detection Analysis (ERDA) indicates that hydrogen, likely from the ALD precursor, is a probable cause, highlighting the need for ALD process refinement to improve 2D FET stability for CMOS compatibility.…”
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