Propionic acid/FBP1 is involved in polystyrene nanoplastic-induced cardiac injury via the gut-heart axis by Huiwen Kang, Danyang Huang, Wei Zhang, JingYu Wang, Ziyan Liu, Ziyan Wang, Guangyu Jiang, Ai Gao

“…In view of the potential influence of gut microbiota and its metabolites on cardiac function, we conduct this study to investigate the specific effects they have on cardiac function. Analysis of cecal contents by 16 s ribosomal RNA (rRNA) and short chain fatty acids (SCFAs) revealed that colonic tissue damage, intestinal flora disorder, and reduction of propionic acid induced by PS-MPs were closely related to cardiac function. …”
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Association of Life’s Crucial 9 with cognitive function and stroke risk: insights from the NHANES 2011–2014 study by Renjie Liu, Jiahui Feng, Jinan Ma, Xuan Chen

“…Within the cognitive function analysis, higher LC9 scores were significantly associated with superior performance on the Digit Symbol Substitution Test (DSST) (β = 0.18, 95% CI: 0.11– 0.26, P < 0.001). …”
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Lung‐Specific mRNA Delivery by Ionizable Lipids with Defined Structure‐Function Relationship and Unique Protein Corona Feature by Xiaoyan He, Runyuan Wang, Yan Cao, Yan Ding, Yan Chang, Haoru Dong, Rong Xie, Guisheng Zhong, Huiying Yang, Jianfeng Li

“…Herein, the combinatorial screening with structure‐function analysis is applied to rationalize the design strategy for nonpermanently charged lung‐targeted ionizable lipids. …”
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Effects of Carbon Nitride Combined with Chitosan on Lipid Metabolism of Salmonella Typhimurium by Yanyan WANG, Xingning XIAO, Jian LI, Jiele MA, Xiaoping DONG, Zhengkai YI, Qiaoming LOU, Wen WANG

“…These metabolites were particularly involved in the metabolism of fatty acids, glycerophospholipids, and glycolipids. Metabolite function analysis showed that the composite sol treatment disrupted various metabolic pathways in bacteria. …”
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Unveiling the structure, function and dynamics of StmPr1 in Stenotrophomonas maltophilia virulence by Max Sommer, Amr Negm, Lasse Outzen, Sabine Windhorst, Azat Gabdulkhakov, Wolfgang Weber, Christian Betzel

“…We provide a structure-function analysis which includes X-ray crystallography data with resolutions ranging from 1.64 to 2.08 Å, molecular dynamic simulations and small-angle X-ray scattering (SAXS) experiments. …”
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Exploring the adsorption behavior of N-octyl pyridinium ionic liquids on graphene: Insights into reactivity and stability by Kayim Pineda-Urbina, Gururaj Kudur Jayaprakash, Roberto Flores-Moreno, Ulises G. Reyes-Leaño, Zeferino Gómez-Sandoval, José Manuel Flores-Álvarez, Henry Nicole González-Ramírez, Bhavana Rikhari

“…While QTAIM showed 12 bond critical points (BCPs) compatible with weak electrostatic interactions sustained by van der Waals forces, Fukui function analysis discovered complimentary nucleophilic and electrophilic areas. …”
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Geographical Variation in the Sand Cat, <i>Felis margarita</i> (Carnivora: Felidae) by Andrew C. Kitchener, Alexei V. Abramov, Géraldine Veron, Lisa Banfield, Helen Senn, Nobuyuki Yamaguchi, Andrey Yu. Puzachenko

“…In this study, 90 skins and 88 skulls were analyzed from the four subspecies. A discriminant function analysis of the scores, ranging from 1 to 4, of four pelage characteristics revealed differentiation between putative subspecies, except between Turkmenian and Pakistani sand cats. …”
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Integrated multiple machine learning and Mendelian randomization reveal LTF gene as a prognostic biomarker for nonspecific orbital inflammation by Zixuan Wu, Jinfeng Xu, Yuan Gao, Kang Tan, Xiaolei Yao, Qinghua Peng

“…Enrichment analysis revealed that gene sets positively correlated with LTF were enriched in immune-related pathways. For biological function analysis in LTF, retina homeostasis, sensory perception of bitter taste, and tissue homeostasis were emphasized. …”
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PRODUCTIVITY AND EFFICIENCY OF MAIZE (ZEA MAYS) FARMERS IN ADAMAWA STATE, NIGERIA by Abdu Karniliyus TASHIKALMA, Dengle Yuniyus GIROH

“…Furthermore, the stochastic cost function analysis indicated that 80.24% variations in allocative efficiencies were as a result of the variables included in the model. …”
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Machine learning potential predictor of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis by Chenchun Ding, Quan Liao, Renjie Zuo, Shichao Zhang, Zhenzhen Guo, Junjie He, Ziwei Ye, Weibin Chen, Sunkui Ke

“…Furthermore, GSEA revealed enrichment in multiple pathways, while immune function analysis demonstrated a significant correlation between IPF onset and immune cell infiltration. …”
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Identification and Comprehensive Evaluation of Drought Tolerance in Sorghum During Germination and Seedling Stages by Manhong Wang, Irshad Ahmad, Bin Qin, Lei Chen, Weicheng Bu, Guanglong Zhu, Guisheng Zhou

“…Under 25% PEG-6000 concentration, drought tolerance during the seedling stage was assessed using differential analysis, such as correlation analysis, principal component analysis (PCA), membership function analysis, regression analysis, and cluster analysis. …”
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Risk of non‐colorectal cancer‐related death in elderly patients with the disease: A comparison of five preoperative risk assessment indices by Kohei Yasui, Dai Shida, Yuka Ahiko, Yasuyuki Takamizawa, Konosuke Moritani, Shunsuke Tsukamoto, Yukihide Kanemitsu

“…Cumulative incidence function analysis identified CONUT score as the most suitable for risk stratification for non‐CRC‐related death. …”
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Identification and characterization of gene networks and key genes related to the high-yield production of milk in high-yield cows using meta-analysis of microarray data by Mahdi Rahmatzadeh, Reza Shokri-Gharelo, Morteza Derakhti-Dizaji, Asghar Bazzaz, Bizhan Mahmoudi

“…Based on the FDR cut-off<0.05 and Log2 fold change>2 and < 0.5, we identified 1028 differentially expressed genes that were shared between the Fisher and REM method and were consistent across datasets. Molecular function analysis showed that upregulated differentially expressed genes mostly enriched to ion binding, small molecule binding, and identical protein binding while downregulated genes were enriched to catalytic activity (Bonferroni test; threshold of 0.05). …”
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Local structure of amorphous sulfur in carbon–sulfur composites for all-solid-state lithium-sulfur batteries by Hiroshi Yamaguchi, Yu Ishihara, Yamato Haniu, Atsushi Sakuda, Akitoshi Hayashi, Kentaro Kobayashi, Satoshi Hiroi, Hiroki Yamada, Jo-chi Tseng, Seiya Shimono, Koji Ohara

“…Based on small-angle X-ray scattering and pair distribution function analysis, we discovered that sulfur in carbon–sulfur composites formed via melt diffusion is amorphous and primarily comprises S8 ring-shaped structures. …”
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Pollution Characterization, Meteorological Effects, and Sources of Carbon Aerosols in PM2.5 in Urban Xiangtan during Winter by Lizhi He, Zhenghui Xiao, Cheng Xie, Yangfei Ou, Sisi Wang

“…According to potential source contribution function analysis, the EC and OC potential source regions were widely dispersed and the high value source areas of OC and EC were from major traffic cities that were prone to motor vehicle pollution, such as Chang-Zhu-Tan.…”
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Same data, different results? Machine learning approaches in bioacoustics by Kaja Wierucka, Derek Murphy, Stuart K. Watson, Nikola Falk, Claudia Fichtel, Julian León, Stephan T. Leu, Peter M. Kappeler, Elodie F. Briefer, Marta B. Manser, Nikhil Phaniraj, Marina Scheumann, Judith M. Burkart

“…We investigated the impact of using different feature extraction (spectro‐temporal measurements, linear and Mel‐frequency cepstral coefficients (MFCC), as well as highly comparative time‐series analysis) and classification methods (discriminant function analysis, neural networks, random forests (RF), and support vector machines) on the consistency of caller identity classification accuracy across 16 mammalian datasets. …”
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Deubiquitinase MYSM1 promotes doxorubicin-induced cardiotoxicity by mediating TRIM21-ferroptosis axis in cardiomyocytes by Xiaowen Shi, Jianjiang Xu, Xin Zhong, Yuanyuan Qian, Liming Lin, Zimin Fang, Bozhi Ye, Yiting Lyu, Ran Zhang, Zhanxiong Zheng, Jibo Han

“…Gain- and loss-of-function analysis verified that MYSM1 mediated DOX-induced cardiomyocyte injury in vitro. …”
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Assessment of <i>CRB1</i>-Associated Retinopathies Using the S-MAIA Fast Protocol and Spectral-Domain Optical Coherence Tomography by Bethany E. Higgins, Ana Catalina Rodriguez-Martinez, Giovanni Montesano, Vijay K. Tailor-Hamblin, Samantha Malka, Robert H. Henderson, Mariya Moosajee

“…<b>Results:</b> Microperimetry and SD-OCT data were obtained from 14 and 18 patients, respectively, but eccentric fixation hindered structure-function analysis. All participants showed overall abnormal sensitivity on the S-MAIA fast protocol. …”
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Elucidating the molecular basis of salt tolerance in potatoes through miRNA expression and phenotypic analysis by Caicai Lin, Shuangshuang Zheng, Kui Liu, Ru Yu, Peiyan Guan, Baigeng Hu, Lingling Jiang, Mengyu Su, Guodong Hu, Qingshuai Chen, Xia Zhang

“…This study evaluated the salt tolerance of 17 diverse potato varieties using principal component analysis, membership function analysis, cluster analysis, and stepwise regression analysis. …”
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Review on atomistic and quantum mechanical simulation approaches in chemical mechanical planarization by Seokgyu Ryu, Murali Ramu, Patrick Joohyun Kim, Junghyun Choi, Kangchun Lee, Jihoon Seo

“…Significant progress has been achieved using Fukui function analysis for additive screening, density functional theory (DFT) for surface passivation mechanisms, and molecular dynamics (MD) simulations for CMP processes. …”
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