TaWI12 may be involved in pistillody and leaf cracking in wheat by Yuhuan Guo, Yan Zhang, Yuhao Li, Yichao Wu, Mingli Liao, Zhengsong Peng, Zaijun Yang, Yonghong Zhou

“…The open reading frames (ORFs) of TaWI12-4A, TaWI12-4B and TaWI12-4D were 408 bp, 417 bp and 417 bp, respectively, and encoded 135, 138 and 138 amino acids, respectively. The phylogenetic tree revealed a high degree of homology between the protein sequences of TaWI12 and the wound-induced proteins of Hordeum vulgare (KAI4994568) and Aegilops tauschii (XP_020196548). …”
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Development of data-driven algal bloom alert models with low temporal resolution data and application to Hong Kong rivers by Shujie Xu, Zhongnan Ye, Shu-Chien Hsu, Xiaoyi Liu, Chunmiao Zheng

“…New hydrological insights for the region: Models that integrate data discretization outperformed those using numerical normalization, showing higher recall scores and greater stability across selected algorithms (linear regression, support vector machine, random forest, and decision tree). Permutation importance analysis identified nitrogen compounds and rising temperatures as key triggers of algal blooms, while false negative analysis highlighted total phosphorus and flow as critical factors. …”
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Assessment of Peacock Spot Disease (<i>Fusicladium oleagineum</i>) in Olive Orchards Through Agronomic Approaches and UAV-Based Multispectral Imaging by Hajar Hamzaoui, Ilyass Maafa, Hasnae Choukri, Ahmed El Bakkali, Salma El Iraqui El Houssaini, Rachid Razouk, Aziz Aziz, Said Louahlia, Khaoula Habbadi

“…Olive leaf spot (OLS), caused by <i>Fusicladium oleagineum</i>, is a significant disease affecting olive orchards, leading to reduced yields and compromising olive tree health. Early and accurate detection of this disease is critical for effective management. …”
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Development of a machine learning model related to explore the association between heavy metal exposure and alveolar bone loss among US adults utilizing SHAP: a study based on NHAN... by Jiayi Chen

“…Logistic Regression (LR), Support Vector Machines (SVM), Random Forest (RF), K-Nearest Neighbor (KNN), Decision Tree (DT), and XGboost were used to construct the ML model. …”
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Functional and Antimicrobial Properties of Propolis from Different Areas of Romania by Gianluca Albanese, Alexandru Ioan Giurgiu, Otilia Bobiș, Adriana Cristina Urcan, Sara Botezan, Victorița Bonta, Tudor Nicolas Ternar, Claudia Pașca, Massimo Iorizzo, Antonio De Cristofaro, Emilio Caprio, Daniel Severus Dezmirean

“…Propolis is a complex resinous substance produced by <i>Apis mellifera</i> L. through a process of mixing tree resins with saliva and beeswax. This substance plays a crucial role in the hive’s defence against a range of pathogenic agents, maintaining a consistent internal temperature and aseptic environment for the bee colony. …”
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Isolation and Genomic Characterization of a Novel Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome Virus 1 from Severely Diseased Piglets in China in 2024 by Shuai Yang, Meng Cui, Chen Li, Ming Qiu, Xiaoyang Zhu, Yanhan Lin, Yifan Meng, Yuejia Qiu, Wenhao Qi, Hong Lin, Wanglong Zheng, Jianzhong Zhu, Kewei Fan, Nanhua Chen

“…Furthermore, a genome-based phylogenetic tree supported that the AHEU2024-2671-like isolates form a novel subgroup within subtype 1. …”
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Understanding the clinical and molecular epidemiological characteristics of carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii infections within intensive care units of three teaching ho... by Pengyu Zhang, Jingchen Hao, Yafen Zhang, Junfeng Su, Guozhuang Sun, Jun Xie, Jian Hu, Guocai Li

“…Multilocus sequence typing and phylogenetic trees were used to assess the genetic similarity of isolates. …”
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Construction of a prognostic prediction model for colorectal cancer based on 5-year clinical follow-up data by Boao Xiao, Min Yang, Yao Meng, Weimin Wang, Yuan Chen, Chenglong Yu, Longlong Bai, Lishun Xiao, Yansu Chen

“…A modeling dataset containing 73 characteristic variables was established by collecting demographic information, clinical blood test indicators, histopathological results, and additional treatment-related information. Decision tree, random forest, support vector machine, and extreme gradient boosting (XGBoost) models were selected for modeling based on the features identified through recursive feature elimination (RFE). …”
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Interspecific Competition Between <i>Eotetranychus sexmaculatus</i> Riley and <i>Oligonychus biharensis</i> Hirst (Acari: Tetranychidae) by Lijiu Zheng, Yong Zhang, Xia Shi, Wei Gan, Fangping Zhang, Yueguan Fu, Ya Liu, Junyu Chen, Zhengpei Ye

“…<i>Eotetranychus sexmaculatus</i> has long been recognized as an important spider mite pest of rubber trees. Recently, increasing damage from <i>Oligonychus biharensis</i> has elevated its importance as a key spider mite pest. …”
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Integrative analysis of metabolite and transcriptome reveals the biosynthetic pathway and candidate genes for iridoid glycoside biosynthesis in Neopicrorhiza scrophulariiflora (Pen... by Ke Rao, Ke Rao, Siyu Liu, Siyu Liu, Xiaohui Tang, Guofu Jia, Shaohua Yang, Chaoxiang Ren, Chaoxiang Ren, Jin Pei, Jin Pei

“…Using bioinformatics methods such as clustering analysis, phylogenetic tree construction, and weighted gene co-expression network analysis (WGCNA), 43 candidate genes were identified that may be involved in the biosynthesis of picroside-I and picroside-II, of which 26 genes were significantly correlated with the synthesis of picrosides and their intermediates. …”
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New insights into interspecies relationships, chromosomal evolution, and hybrid identification in the Lycoris Herb. by Yue Zhang, Shujun Zhou, Yu Chen, Pengchong Zhang, Yongchun Zhang, Junhuo Cai, Zixuan Nie, Lu Zhang

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Carbon sequestration effects of the typical restored vegetation types in Eastern Qinling Mountains by XU Xiaoming, YAN Shanshan, PENG Xiaobang

“…However, effective management strategies for high-carbon sink tree species tailored to local conditions are essential for achieving national goals for carbon neutrality by 2060.…”
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Cost-Benefit Analysis of Genetic Testing as a Prenatal Diagnostic Tool for Thalassemia: A Single-Center Study From Central Thailand by Malasai K, Jittikoon J, Udomsinprasert W, Talungchit P, Youngkong S, Sangroongruangsri S, Mahasirimongkol S, Chaikledkaew U

“…Kwandao Malasai,1,2 Jiraphun Jittikoon,3 Wanvisa Udomsinprasert,3 Pattarawalai Talungchit,4,5 Sitaporn Youngkong,5,6 Sermsiri Sangroongruangsri,6 Surakameth Mahasirimongkol,7 Usa Chaikledkaew5,6 1Social, Economic and Administrative Pharmacy (SEAP) Graduate Program, Faculty of Pharmacy, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand; 2Social Pharmacy Research Unit, Faculty of Pharmacy, Mahasarakham University, Maha Sarakham, Thailand; 3Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand; 4Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand; 5Mahidol University Health Technology Assessment (MUHTA) Graduate Program, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand; 6Social and Administrative Pharmacy Division, Department of Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand; 7Information and Communication Technology Center, Office of the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Public Health, Nonthaburi, ThailandCorrespondence: Usa Chaikledkaew, Social and Administrative Pharmacy Division, Department of Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Mahidol University, 447 Sri-Ayudhaya Road, Rachathewi, Phayathai, Bangkok, 10400, Thailand, Email usa.chi@mahidol.ac.thPurpose: This study aimed to evaluate the costs and benefits of genetic testing, specifically mutation analysis and prenatal diagnostic testing, for the confirmation of thalassemia in at-risk pregnancies in Thailand, providing crucial insights to inform public health policy decision-making.Patients and Methods: We analyzed the costs and benefits of following standard screening guidelines, which included a sequence of tests such as mean corpuscular volume (MCV)/mean corpuscular hemoglobin (MCH) with dichlorophenol indophenol precipitation (DCIP), hemoglobin (Hb) typing, genetic testing, and amniocentesis. A decision-tree model was employed for this analysis. The study compared the scenarios with and without genetic testing, adopting a societal perspective that accounted for costs during pregnancy and the lifetime of a child born with thalassemia. …”
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Predicting home delivery and identifying its determinants among women aged 15–49 years in sub-Saharan African countries using a Demographic and Health Surveys 2016–2023: a machine... by Adem Tsegaw Zegeye, Binyam Chaklu Tilahun, Makida Fekadie, Eliyas Addisu, Birhan Wassie, Berihun Alelign, Mequannet Sharew, Nebebe Demis Baykemagn, Abdulaziz Kebede, Tirualem Zeleke Yehuala

“…Machine learning models such as Random Forest, Decision Tree, K-Nearest Neighbor, Logistic Regression, Extreme Gradient Boosting, AdaBoost, Artificial Neural Network, and Naive Bayes were used. …”
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Genome-Wide Identification and Expression Analysis of PkNRT Gene Family in Korean Pine (<i>Pinus koraiensis</i>) by Xinyu Zhao, Haibo Wu, Boyang Li, Pengyang Wang, Peng Zhang, Hailong Shen, Jianfei Yang

“…Here, we present a comprehensive genome-wide analysis and characterization of the NRT gene family in Korean pine, an invaluable tree species cultivated extensively in northeastern China. …”
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GWAS identifies a polyembryony locus in mango: development of KASP and PACE markers for marker-assisted breeding by Gul Shad Ali, Shamseldeen Eltaher, Shamseldeen Eltaher, Jin Li, Barbie Freeman, Sukhwinder Singh

“…Many mango cultivars exhibit apomictic polyembryony, where one embryo develops from zygotic tissues and the rest from nucellar tissues, resulting in seedlings that are genetically identical to the mother tree. In Mangifera indica L. commercially important rootstocks are raised from apomictic seeds, which are then grafted with desired cultivars. …”
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GR-Athena++: General-relativistic Magnetohydrodynamics Simulations of Neutron Star Spacetimes by William Cook, Boris Daszuta, Jacob Fields, Peter Hammond, Simone Albanesi, Francesco Zappa, Sebastiano Bernuzzi, David Radice

“…The new solver couples the constrained transport implementation of Athena++ to the Z4c formulation of the Einstein equations to simulate dynamical spacetimes with GRMHD using oct-tree adaptive mesh refinement. We consider benchmark problems for isolated and binary neutron star spacetimes demonstrating stable and convergent results at relatively low resolutions and without grid symmetries imposed. …”
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Evaluation of Phytochemical, Antioxidant, and Memory-Enhancing Activity of Garuga pinnata Roxb. Bark and Bryophyllum pinnatum (Lam) Oken. Leaves by Ravin Bhandari, Sabina Gyawali, Nisha Aryal, Devika Gaire, Kalpana Paudyal, Abaru Panta, Pooja Panth, Dirgha Raj Joshi, Rabindra Kumar Rokaya, Pramod Aryal, Jitendra Pandey

“…(Burseraceae) is a medium-sized tree widely available all over the tropical regions of Asia. …”
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Early Vegetation Recovery After the 2008–2009 Explosive Eruption of the Chaitén Volcano, Chile by Ricardo Moreno-Gonzalez, Iván A. Díaz, Duncan A. Christie, Antonio Lara

“…Close to the crater, we found high levels of devastation marked by no surviving species, scarcely standing-dead trees and logs, and no tree regeneration. At the other extreme end of the disturbance zone, the trees with damaged crowns were resprouting, small plants were regrowing, and seedlings were more dispersed. …”
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Measuring above-ground carbon stock using spatial analysis and the InVEST model: application in the Thoria Watershed, India by Zhe Guo, Himani Sharma, Mahesh Jadav, Upeksha Hettiarachchi, Chiranjit Guha, Wei Zhang, Pratiti Priyadarshini, Ruth S Meinzen-Dick

“…Our findings indicate that while urban development contributes to carbon losses, increasing wooded land and tree cover helps mitigate these losses, highlighting the importance of afforestation in maintaining ecological balance and reducing environmental impact.…”
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