Ecological niche and phenotypic differences among two alpine Rhododendron species and their natural hybrids in a common landscape by Yanghui Zhao, Ying Zhang, Liang Xu, Yadan Yan, Chuncheng Wang, Yafeng Wen, Donglin Zhang

“…Leaf phenotypic traits related to structure, morphology, biomass, and physiology were analyzed, as they were key indicators of niche and phenotypic differences, crucial for the co-existence of sympatric Rhododendron species. We employed nested linear models, and phenotypic differentiation coefficients to assess inter- and intraspecific phenotypic variation. …”
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Trends in incidence, mortality, and DALYs of cystic echinococcosis in Central Asia from 1992 to 2021: an age-period-cohort analysis by Wulan Talafuhan, Kaibinuer Tuoheti, Ye Lixia, Qi Shuang, Mieyier Yeerjiang, Guzalinuer Aizezi, Wei Jingjing, Peierdun Mijiti, Peierdun Mijiti

“…The joinpoint regression model was employed to calculate the annual percentage change (APC) and average APC (AAPC) to identify shifts in disease trends. …”
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Identifying the function of novel cross-species microRNAs from the excretory-secretory products of Angiostrongylus cantonensis fifth-stage larvae by Kuang-Yao Chen, Yi-Hsuan Lin, Chien-Ju Cheng, Yi-Hao Huang, Sheng-Yu Lin, Chyi-Liang Chen, Cheng-Hsun Chiu

“…In this study, we determined the expression and function of novel microRNAs from A. cantonensis L5 ESPs and evaluated the effect of target microRNAs on the molecular mechanisms of mouse astrocytes. Methods: Here, we employed next-generation sequencing (NGS) to establish the secreted microRNAs dataset. …”
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Novel N-quaternary coumarin-3-yl-imidazo[1,2-a]pyridines as fluorescent hybrids: Their synthesis and biological evaluation in cancer cells by Karla Armendariz-Barrientos, Luis A. Pérez, Selene Lagunas-Rivera, Yolanda Alcaraz-Contreras, Marco A. García-Revilla, Heriberto Prado-Garcia, Rocío García-Becerra, Miguel A. Vazquez

“…Hybrid coumarin-3-yl-imidazo[1,2-a]pyridines were used to synthesize novel derivatives of quaternary salts 5a-c and 6a,b, employing ethyl iodide and benzyl bromide as alkylating agents. …”
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Diagnosis of Malignant Endometrial Lesions from Ultrasound Radiomics Features and Clinical Variables Using Machine Learning Methods by Shanshan Li, Jiali Wang, Li Zhou, Hui Wang, Xiangyu Wang, Jian Hu, Qingxiu Ai

“…Six common machine learning algorithms, including Support Vector Machine (SVM), Logistic Regression, Decision Tree, Random Forest, Gradient Boosting Tree, and k-Nearest Neighbors, were employed to identify benign and malignant changes in endometrial tissue. …”
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Low Thermal Resistance of Diamond‐AlGaN Interfaces Achieved Using Carbide Interlayers by Henry T. Aller, Thomas W. Pfeifer, Abdullah Mamun, Kenny Huynh, Marko Tadjer, Tatyana Feygelson, Karl Hobart, Travis Anderson, Bradford Pate, Alan Jacobs, James Spencer Lundh, Mark Goorsky, Asif Khan, Patrick Hopkins, Samuel Graham

“…Sputtered carbide interlayers of boron carbide (B4C), silicon carbide (SiC), and a mixture of boron carbide and silicon carbide (B4C/SiC) are employed to reduce thermal boundary resistance in diamond/AlGaN interfaces. …”
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Enhanced AC/DC optimal power flow via nested distributed optimization for AC/VSC-MTDC hybrid power systems by Haixiao Li, Pedro P. Vergara, Robert Dimitrovski, Hongjin Du, Aleksandra Lekić

“…The alternating direction method of multipliers (ADMM) is employed to solve these sub-MPs iteratively. Proximal terms and heuristic approaches are embedded to enable parallel computation and handling of integer variables. …”
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An intelligent lithology identification method for sandstone and mudstone strata and its applications: A case study of the Jurassic strata in the Lunnan area, Xinjiang, China by Ming CAI, Qingwen ZHOU, Cong YANG, Feng CHEN, Dong WU, Wang LIN, Chengguang ZHANG, Yuanjun ZHANG, Yuxin MIAO

“…The optimized model was employed to deal with actual logging data for lithology identification, and its performance was evaluated using accuracy, precision, and recall and was then compared with the lithology identification results of the random forest (RF) and k-nearest neighbors (KNN) algorithms. …”
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Identification of Critical Signature in Post‐Traumatic Stress Disorder Using Bioinformatics Analysis and in Vitro Analyses by Lifen Liu, Yang Liu, Rui Li, Yue Teng, Shuyang Zhao, Jinhong Chen, Changjiang Li, Xinyu Hu, Lin Sun

“…Weighted gene co‐expression network analysis (WGCNA) was employed to examine gene correlation patterns. Gene ontology (GO) and Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG) pathway analyses were performed for functional annotation and enrichment analysis, respectively. …”
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Influence of water masses and environmental variables on fish community in the south bank of Yangtze River Estuary, China by Dongrong Zhang, Dongrong Zhang, Hengtao Xu, Hengtao Xu, Xin Fang, Xin Fang, Wei Huang, Wei Huang, Youzheng Zhang, Youzheng Zhang, Jian Qian, Jian Qian

“…Consequently, it is essential to study the characteristics of fish communities and their impacts within the estuary. In this study, we employed a single-boat bottom trawl to conduct four fishery resource surveys in April (spring), August (summer), October (autumn), and December (winter) of 2020 at ten sampling sites along the south bank of the Yangtze River Estuary (SBYRE). …”
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Plasma Metabolite Profiles of Healthy Volunteers after Administration of a Thai Herbal Formula for Dizziness by Ranida Boonrak, Kajee Pilakasiri, Suksalin Boonranasubkajorn, Natchagorn Lumlerdkij, Pravit Akarasereenont

“…This study’s primary objective is to employ metabolomics to investigate YHF20's effects, comparing it with lorazepam and a placebo in healthy volunteers. …”
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Hyssopus cuspidatus volatile oil: a potential treatment for steroid-resistant asthma via inhibition of neutrophil extracellular traps by Xu Wang, Hui-Ming Peng, Meng-Ru Zhang, Jing-Jing Li, Chuan-Peng Zhao, Ya-Li Zhang, Si-Yu Wang, Si-Ying Zhu, Jian-Kang Lu, Hai-Long Yin, Qiang Yin, Jin-Bo Fang

“…Network pharmacology and molecular docking were employed to uncover the complex mechanisms of HVO in treating SRA and predict potential effective compounds in HVO. …”
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Comparative genomics analysis of the reason for 12C6+ heavy-ion irradiation in improving Fe3O4 nanoparticle yield of Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans by Jiani Yang, Shuang Zhang, Lirong Geng, Dan Zhao, Siyu Xing, Xinyue Ji, Lei Yan

“…The Fe3O4 nanoparticle synthesized by Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans have a broad practical value, while the low yield limits their commercial application. Herein, we employed a 12C6+ heavy-ion beam to induce mutagenesis of A. ferrooxidans BYM and successfully screened a mutant BYMT-200 with a 1.36 mg/L Fe3O4 nanoparticle yield, which could stably inherit over many generations based on assessing cell magnetism and Fe3O4 nanoparticle synthesis. …”
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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

“…The inverse-variance weighted (IVW) method was employed as the primary analysis, complemented by sensitivity analyses to assess the robustness of our findings. …”
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Comparison of the Efficacy of Artificial Intelligence-Powered Software in Crown Design: An In Vitro Study by Ziqiong Wu, Chengqi Zhang, Xinjian Ye, Yuwei Dai, Jing Zhao, Wuyuan Zhao, Yuanna Zheng

“…AI Automate (AA) and AI Dentbird Crown (AD) used two AI-powered design software programs, while the computer-aided experienced and computer-aided novice employed the Exocad DentalCAD software. Time efficiency between the AI-powered groups and computer-aided groups was evaluated by assessing the elapsed time. …”
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CO2 levels and SARS-CoV-2 transmission in public schools: A retrospective cohort study in Montreal (Canada) by Olivier Séguin, Dorra Ghorbal, Gabrielle Denault, Karine Trudeau, Patrick Poulin, Catherine Dea, Stéphane Perron

“…Negative binomial regression models were employed to examine associations between mid-class CO2 concentrations and COVID-19 incidence rates for both total cases and those acquired within schools. …”
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Comparative genomics reveals low levels of inter- and intraspecies diversity in the causal agents of dwarf and common bunt of wheat and hint at conspecificity of Tilletia caries an... by Somayyeh Sedaghatjoo, Bagdevi Mishra, Monika K. Forster, Yvonne Becker, Jens Keilwagen, Berta Killermann, Marco Thines, Petr Karlovsky, Wolfgang Maier

“…Although the genomes of the three species are very similar, employing 241 single copy genes T. controversa was phylogenetically distinct from T. caries and T. laevis, however these two could not be resolved as individual monophyletic groups. …”
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Generation and propagation of high fecundity gene edited fine wool sheep by CRISPR/Cas9 by Xuemei Zhang, Meiyu Qiu, Bing Han, Li Liao, Xinrong Peng, Jiapeng Lin, Ning Zhang, Lati Hai, Long Liang, Yila Ma, Wenrong Li, Mingjun Liu

“…The FecB allele in sheep is a mutation in the BMPRIB gene, recognized as the first major gene responsible for the high fecundity trait in sheep, leading to an increased ovulation rate in ewe. In this study, we employed CRISPR/Cas9-mediated homologous-directed repair (HDR) to introduce a defined point mutation (c.746 A > G) using single-stranded oligonucleotides (ssODN) and the ligase IV inhibitor (SCR7) into the BMPRIB gene of fine wool sheep. …”
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Gas Chromatography Coupled to High Resolution Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometry as a High-Throughput Tool for Characterizing Geochemical Biomarkers in Sediments by Hector Henrique Ferreira Koolen, Clécio Fernando Klitzke, Joe Binkley, Jeffrey Patrick, Ana Cecília Rizatti de Albergaria-Barbosa, Rolf Roland Weber, Márcia Caruso Bícego, Marcos Nogueira Eberlin, Giovana Anceski Bataglion

“…Particularly, the approach based on in-situ derivatization thermal desorption represents a very simple method that can be performed in-line employing few milligrams of sediment, eliminating the need for any sample preparation and solvent use. …”
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The Role of Technical Car Features in Managing and Promoting New Peer-to-Peer Car-Sharing Systems: Insights from Potential Users and Strategic Implications for Service Providers by Katarzyna Turoń, Andrzej Kubik, Piotr Folęga, Andrzej Wilk, Peter Bindzar, Truong M. N. Bui

“…Addressing this gap, and in the context of launching a new peer-to-peer car-sharing service in Katowice, Poland, this article investigates the technical features influencing the choice of vehicles in peer-to-peer car-sharing systems, particularly from the perspective of individuals who currently do not use such platforms. The study employs Social Network Analysis (SNA) to examine the interrelationships between vehicle attributes. …”
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