Assembly-free reads accurate identification (AFRAID) approach outperforms other methods of DNA barcoding in the walnut family (Juglandaceae) by Yanlei Liu, Kai Chen, Lihu Wang, Xinqiang Yu, Chao Xu, Zhili Suo, Shiliang Zhou, Shuo Shi, Wenpan Dong

“…In this study, we use plant species in Juglandaceae to evaluate an assembly-free reads accurate identification (AFRAID) method of species identification, a novel approach for precise species identification in plants. …”
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Anticancer potential of coumarins from the Ferulago genus by Mansour Mofasseri, Elham Eini, Saber Mofasseri, Bahram Hanifehpour, Fatemeh Zanbili, Ahmad Poursattar Marjani

“…Accordingly, continued investigations into their pharmacological properties and therapeutic applications will be crucial in developing novel anticancer therapies, ultimately contributing to improved patient quality of life.…”
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An Aerodynamic Extension for Motion Planning with Dynamics Awareness in Aerial Long-Reach Manipulators by Alvaro Caballero, Pedro J. Sanchez-Cuevas, Manuel Bejar, Guillermo Heredia, Miguel A. Trujillo, Anibal Ollero

“…This paper presents a novel method for motion planning of aerial long-reach manipulators that considers the aerodynamic effects generated by close surfaces in the trajectory generation process. …”
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Nonlinear conductive behavior of MoS2/PDMS composites for self-adaptive electrostatic protection by Hongfei Li, Zhaoming Qu, Yazhou Chen, Wei Cao, Kaihui Li

“…Here, flexible and exceptional molybdenum disulfide/polydimethylsilane (MoS2/PDMS) composites were developed using a facile hybrid approach as novel ESD smart protection materials. Exceptional nonlinear conductive performance was achieved with a low volume loading of MoS2 fillers ranging from 1.08 vol% to 4.93 vol%. …”
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Improved integral cryptanalysis of SPNbox in digital rights management systems by Jun Liu, Dachao Wang, Yupu Hu, Jie Chen, Baocang Wang

“…The properties of SPNbox are carefully explored and a novel 2‐round integral distinguisher is introduced. …”
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Array Three-Dimensional SAR Imaging via Composite Low-Rank and Sparse Prior by Zhiliang Yang, Yangyang Wang, Chudi Zhang, Xu Zhan, Guohao Sun, Yuxuan Liu, Yuru Mao

“…To address this issue, we propose a novel array 3D SAR imaging method based on composite sparse and low-rank prior (SLRP), which can achieve high-quality imaging even with limited observation data. …”
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Circulating Th1, Th2, Th17, Treg, and PD-1 Levels in Patients with Brucellosis by Rongjiong Zheng, Songsong Xie, Qiong Zhang, Ling Cao, Shaniya Niyazi, Xiaobo Lu, Lihua Sun, Yan Zhou, Yuexin Zhang, Kai Wang

“…These results indicate that peripheral T lymphocyte immunity was involved in patients with brucellosis and represents a target for the preclinical and clinical assessment of novel immunomodulating therapeutics. The patients’ immune function had not completely recovered in a short period of time during convalescence, so long-term follow-up of convalescent patients is needed.…”
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Identification of p53 and Its Isoforms in Human Breast Carcinoma Cells by Zorka Milićević, Vladan Bajić, Lada Živković, Jelena Kasapović, Uroš Andjelković, Biljana Spremo-Potparević

“…The observation that the p53 can express multiple protein isoforms adds a novel level of complexity to the outcome of p53 mutations. p53 expression was analysed by Western immunoblotting and immunohistochemistry using monoclonal antibodies DO-7, Pab240, and polyclonal antiserum CM-1. …”
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A High-Fat Diet Causes Impairment in Hippocampal Memory and Sex-Dependent Alterations in Peripheral Metabolism by Erica L. Underwood, Lucien T. Thompson

“…While the metabolic changes reported here have been characterized previously in males, the set of diet-induced effects observed here in females are novel. Impaired memory can have significant cognitive consequences, over the short-term and over the lifespan. …”
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Chromosomal genome assembly resolves drug resistance loci in the parasitic nematode Teladorsagia circumcincta. by Jennifer McIntyre, Alison Morrison, Kirsty Maitland, Duncan Berger, Daniel R G Price, Sam Dougan, Dionysis Grigoriadis, Alan Tracey, Nancy Holroyd, Katie Bull, Hannah Rose Vineer, Mike J Glover, Eric R Morgan, Alasdair J Nisbet, Tom N McNeilly, Yvonne Bartley, Neil Sargison, Dave Bartley, Matt Berriman, James A Cotton, Eileen Devaney, Roz Laing, Stephen R Doyle

“…Genome-wide analyses of drug resistance, combining evidence from three distinct experiments, identified selection around known candidate genes for benzimidazole, levamisole and ivermectin resistance, as well as novel regions associated with ivermectin and moxidectin resistance. …”
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Dispersion Performance of Polycarboxylate Terpolymers with Different Alkyl Side-Chain Lengths in Pesticide Suspension Concentrate by Xiaodong Yang, Tianrui Ren, Bo Zhang

“…A versatile dispersant plays a critical role in the suspension stability of pesticide suspension concentrate (SC) systems. Herein, a series of novel acrylate ester-based polycarboxylate terpolymers (PTs) were designed as dispersant for pesticide suspension concentrate and successfully synthesized in aqueous solutions from the copolymerization of α-methacrylic acid, allyl polyoxyethylene ether, and acrylate (methyl acrylate, ethyl acrylate, and n-butyl acrylate). …”
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LASSO–MOGAT: a multi-omics graph attention framework for cancer classification by Fadi Alharbi, Aleksandar Vakanski, Murtada K. Elbashir, Mohanad Mohammed

“…This article introduces Least Absolute Shrinkage and Selection Operator–Multi-omics Gated Attention (LASSO–MOGAT), a novel graph-based deep learning framework that integrates messenger RNA, microRNA, and DNA methylation data to classify 31 cancer types. …”
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Thermal performance analysis of a parabolic trough collector based solar water heater using revolving absorber tube by Rasaiah Naveenkumar, Pradeep Kumar Singh, Manickam Ravichandran, Vinayagam Mohanavel, Rajaraman Venkateshkumar, Ankit Kedia, Sathish Kannan, Manzoore Elahi M. Soudagar

“…In this experimental investigation a novel intermittent rotation absorber tube in PTC for the application of hot water generation were developed and made a comparison between conventional method. …”
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Physical Model versus Artificial Neural Network (ANN) Model: A Comparative Study on Modeling Car-Following Behavior at Signalized Intersections by Lan Yang, Shan Fang, Guoyuan Wu, He Sheng, Zhigang Xu, Mengxiao Zhang, Xiangmo Zhao

“…However, the performance of which CF Model is superior at signalized intersections has not been thoroughly analyzed and evaluated. In this study, two novel Artificial Neural Network (ANN) CF models, the Convolutional Neural Network—Long Short-term Memory (CNN-LSTM) and the Convolution-LSTM (Conv-LSTM)—are first applied to predict CF behaviors at signalized intersections. …”
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Dynamic Characteristics Analysis of Vehicle Incorporating Hydraulically Interconnected Suspension System with Dual Accumulators by Shengzhao Chen, Bangji Zhang, Boyuan Li, Nong Zhang

“…A novel roll-resistant hydraulically interconnected suspension with dual accumulators on each fluid circuit (DHIS) is proposed and dynamic characteristics of vehicle incorporating DHIS subsystem are studied in this paper. …”
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Multi-modal feature fusion with multi-head self-attention for epileptic EEG signals by Ning Huang, Zhengtao Xi, Yingying Jiao, Yudong Zhang, Zhuqing Jiao, Xiaona Li

“…The multi-head self-attention mechanism promotes the fusion of multi-modal features and offers an efficient and novel approach for diagnosing and treating epilepsy.…”
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Incorporation of anthocyanin into zein nanofibrous films by electrospinning: Structural characterization, functional properties, and ammonia color-responsiveness by Jun Wang, Wenpeng Zhao, Dongli Qin, Hongyan Shan, Xiaoman Zhu, Lilan Chen, Ying Liu, Songnan Li

“…In the ammonia color-responsiveness test, an obvious color change with ΔE values of 13.1 and 20.0 was observed for Z-FF incorporated with A at concentrations of 0.2 % and 0.5 %, respectively. This study provides novel insights into the development of Z-based freshness-indicating labels via green electrospinning for intelligent food packaging, especially in livestock and marine products.…”
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Fabric Designing Dexterity Improvement of Home-Economics Students for Boosting their Finances in Southeast Nigerian Universities by Ugochi Nwanneka Nwike, Ngozi Mary Eze

“…The data analyses revealed knitting by machine, piping skill and other five novel fabric designing skills that are needed by home-economics students for poverty reduction and boosting of the students' finances. …”
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Patient-specific computational simulation of coronary artery bypass grafting. by Wei Wu, Anastasios Nikolaos Panagopoulos, Charu Hasini Vasa, Mohammadali Sharzehee, Shijia Zhao, Saurabhi Samant, Usama M Oguz, Behram Khan, Abdallah Naser, Khaled M Harmouch, Ghassan S Kassab, Aleem Siddique, Yiannis S Chatzizisis

“…Here we present and test a novel application of non-invasive computational assessment of coronary hemodynamics before and after bypass grafting.…”
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Antistaphylococcal Activity and Phytochemical Analysis of Crude Extracts of Five Medicinal Plants Used in the Center of Morocco against Dermatitis by Ikrame Zeouk, Mounyr Balouiri, Khadija Bekhti

“…Novel drugs for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) hospital- and community-acquired infections are needed because of the emergence of resistance against antibiotics. …”
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