De novo transcriptome assembly of the Mediterranean sea-rock pool mosquitoes Aedes mariae and Aedes zammitii by Valentina Mastrantonio, Daniele Porretta, Franco Liberati, Roberta Bisconti, Tiziana Castrignanò, Daniele Canestrelli

“…Validation by BUSCO confirmed the high quality of our resources. Homology alignments of predicted ORFs showed that 21,842 sequences from Ae. mariae and 21,944 sequences from Ae. zammitii mapped to the Nr, SwissProt, and TrEMBL databases, while 19,208 and 19,393 predicted ORFs, respectively, were functionally annotated using the COG and KEGG databases. …”
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Much More Than the Malady: The Promise of a Web-Based Digital Platform Incorporating Self-Report for Research and Clinical Care in Mild Cognitive Impairment by Andrew McGarry, MD, Oliver Roesler, PhD, Jackson Liscombe, PhD, Michael Neumann, PhD, Hardik Kothare, PhD, Abhishek Hosamath, MBM, Lakshmi Arbatti, MS, Anusha Badathala, MD, Stephen Ruhmel, BS, MPH, Bryan J. Hansen, PhD, Madeline Quall, BA, Sandrine Istas, MBio, Arthur Wallace, MD, PhD, David Suendermann-Oeft, PhD, Vikram Ramanarayanan, PhD, Ira Shoulson, MD

“…A complementary approach using digital biomarkers to surpass exam-based limitations for detecting physical change coupled with a direct report from participants on what their sources of suffering are could be a useful advance in reporting beneficial effects of interventions, particularly if changes track together. …”
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Exploration of the interaction between antimicrobial peptides and gamma radiation for biosensor development. by Fabiane Modenese Garbim, Marcela Rabelo De Lima, Giulianna Santos Pereira, João Nilton Conceição Bandeira, Álvaro José Mendes-Boareto, Fernando Manuel Araújo-Moreira, N.F.G. Serrano

“…These findings indicate that, although AMPs demonstrate changes in activity as a function of dose and could be explored for biosensing, their functional stability is limited at higher radiation doses. …”
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Tracing the Earliest Stages of Star and Cluster Formation in 19 Nearby Galaxies with PHANGS-JWST and HST: Compact 3.3 μm Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon Emitters and Their Relation... by M. Jimena Rodríguez, Janice C. Lee, Remy Indebetouw, B. C. Whitmore, Daniel Maschmann, Thomas G. Williams, Rupali Chandar, A. T. Barnes, Oleg Y. Gnedin, Karin M. Sandstrom, Erik Rosolowsky, Adam K. Leroy, David A. Thilker, Hwihyun Kim, Jiayi Sun, Ralf S. Klessen, Brent Groves, Aida Wofford, Médéric Boquien, Daniel A. Dale, Leonardo Úbeda, Kirsten L. Larson, Kathryn Grasha, Kelsey E. Johnson, Rebecca C. Levy, Frank Bigiel, Hamid Hassani, Sumit K. Sarbadhicary

“…We establish a selection criteria based on a median color threshold of F300M − F335M = 0.67 at F335M = 20 and identify 1816 sources. These sources are predominantly located in dust lanes, spiral arms, rings, and galaxy centers, with ∼87% showing concentration indices (CIs) similar to optically detected star clusters. …”
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Protective effects of Maillard products of skipjack trypsin hydrolysate on uric acid-induced injury of human kidney-2 cell (HK-2) by Yurou Chu, Jiaxing Wang, Jipeng Sun, Ru Song, Liang Chen, Xiaoyu Zou

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The biocontrol effects and mechanisms of mycoparasitic Alternaria alternata against Chinese rose powdery mildew by Yanping Tang, Yanping Tang, Ruotian Gao, Ruotian Gao, Changle Ma, Jin Wang, Jing Li, Jing Li

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Milk phenomics: leveraging biological bonds with blood and infrared technologies for evaluating animal nutritional and health status by Diana Giannuzzi, Chiara Evangelista, Angela Costa, Giuseppe Conte, Gianluca Neglia, Umberto Bernabucci, Stefano Schiavon, Marcello Mele, Alessio Cecchinato

“…Indeed, monitoring the nutritional and health status becomes paramount, aiming for an early detection of (sub)clinical health impairments. Given the mammary gland’s centrality in high-yielding dairy breeds, it’s unsurprising that the milk matrix provides insights about udder itself but also systemic metabolic function. …”
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Optimizing extraction of microbial DNA from urine: Advancing urinary microbiome research in bladder cancer by Chuang-Ming Zheng, Ho Won Kang, Seongmin Moon, Young Joon Byun, Won Tae Kim, Yung Hyun Choi, Sung-Kwon Moon, Xuan-Mei Piao, Seok Joong Yun

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Structural Repetition Detector for multi-scale quantitative mapping of molecular complexes through microscopy by Afonso Mendes, Bruno M. Saraiva, Guillaume Jacquemet, João I. Mamede, Christophe Leterrier, Ricardo Henriques

“…Understanding these structures provides insights into their functional roles. While super-resolution microscopy can visualise such patterns, manual detection in large datasets is challenging and biased. …”
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Unravelling the Impact of an Additional Sex Chromosome in an Adult Female by Sigin George, Vikas Dagar, Barun Kumar Chakrabarty, N. Nagaraja

“…Chromosomal microarray, which is a more expensive test, substantiated the presence of additional X chromosomes but failed to detect the presence of low level of mosaicism. Our case study emphasised the recommendation of performing a strategy-based cost-effective cytogenetic evaluation of all cases of decreased ovarian reserve or low anti-Müllerian hormone levels in a resource-constrained setting. …”
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GENERATION AND COLLECTION OF TOBACCO AEROSOL FOR SHISHA by N. N. Bubnova, M. V. Shkidyuk

“…Qualitative characteristics of tobacco aerosol for shisha are determined by the functional purpose and depend on the component composition of the tobacco mixture and the coal used.The purpose of the research is to develop a methodology for the comprehensive assessment of tobacco for shisha based on modern methods of product quality control and includes the following steps:- monitoring of the studies to determine the component composition of the hookah mixture and the aerosol produced;- analysis of hookah mixture testing modes and development of an aerosol generation protocol;- development of a method for collecting aerosol on a laboratory smoking machine; - quantitative analysis of toxic analytes by HPLC MS / MS method.Methods have been developed for the machine generation and collection of tobacco aerosol for hookah, taking into account low concentrations of the analyzed toxic substances.The expediency of using the HPLC MS / MS method to determine the quantity of the following substances in tobacco aerosol for shisha has been substantiated:- carbonyl compounds (formaldehyde, acetaldehyde, acrolein) by detection on an electrospray source in the negative polarity mode- tobacco specific nitrosoamines (NNN and NNK) by detection on an electrospray source in the positive polarity mode.During the research laboratory and analytical equipment was used: a five-channel linear CERULEAN SM 405 smoking machine; Thermo Scientific Dionex UltiMate 3000 liquid chromatograph and TSQ Quantiva mass spectrometer.Obtaining experimental data on the quantitative determination of the component composition of the aerosol produced by tobacco for shisha using hookah systems is relevant for assessing toxic characteristics of the product.…”
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Splicing defect of StDRO2 intron 1 promotes potato root growth by disturbing auxin transport to adapt to drought stress by Jianping Zhao, Baolin Yao, Ziai Peng, Xinyue Yang, Kuixiu Li, Xiaoyan Zhang, Haiyan Zhu, Xuan Zhou, Meixian Wang, Lihui Jiang, Xie He, Yan Liang, Xiaoping Zhan, Xiaoran Wang, Yuliang Dai, Yanfen Yang, Ao Yang, Man Dong, Suni Shi, Man Lu, Yi Zhao, Mingyun Shen, Liwei Guo, Changning Liu, Hongji Zhang, Decai Yu, Yunlong Du

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Spatial Variability and Periodicity of Precipitation in the Middle Reaches of the Yellow River, China by Yi He, Xingmin Mu, Peng Gao, Guangju Zhao, Fei Wang, Wenyi Sun, Yuqing Zhang

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Establishing a long-term predictive model for aggressive behavior in schizophrenia: a 21-year longitudinal study in rural China by Hui Jin, Hui Jin, Cong Wang, Cong Wang, Yi-Yue Yang, Yi-Yue Yang, Lie Zhou, Lie Zhou, Yun Xiao, Yun Xiao, Yang Wen, Yang Wen, Jawad Ahmad, Jawad Ahmad, Yun-Fei Mu, Yun-Fei Mu, Jia Cai, Ming Li, Wei Luo, Xiao-Fei Zhou, Jian-Jun Luo, Bo Liu, Eric Yu-Hai Chen, Mao-Sheng Ran, Mao-Sheng Ran

“…A clinically practical nomogram was built to assess the risk of aggressive behavior in individuals with schizophrenia in rural China, which may facilitate early detection and intervention of these individuals, particularly in rural areas with limited resources. …”
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Effect of Illite Treatment on Quality Characteristics and Antioxidant Activity of Broccoli (<i>Brassica oleracea</i> L. var. <i>italica</i>) Sprouts by So-Hyun Kim, Sanjeev Kumar Dhungana, Il-Doo Kim, Arjun Adhikari, Jeong-Ho Kim

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Thrombus rooting in the pulmonary arteriovenous fistula in a patient with cryptogenic stroke, a case report by Ming Song, Honggang Dai, Weida Lu, Xiao Meng

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Comparative Study of Fish Diversity in Wanquan River Based on Environmental Technology and Traditional Fishing Gear Survey Methods by Jun LEI, Yuanyuan SU, Lianzheng YIN, Ruohan ZENG, Ping LI, Yongqiang QIN, Xingwei CAI, Xiaoping DIAO

“…Therefore, long-term surveys and monitoring of fish diversity are urgently required to determine the current status of fish resources in the basin and formulate corresponding conservation measures. …”
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Determination of Trace Elements in Corydalis conspersa and Corydalis linarioides by ICP-AES by Qing Du, Yanguo Cai, Zhi Chen, Dongliang Wei, Yande Cao, Ying Chen, Shulin Yu, Qianqian Zhao, Jiang Wu, Mingdi Liu

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Advanced Suspension Techniques in Interferometric Gravitational Wave Detectors: An Overview by Vishnu G. Nair

“…This isolation is crucial for enabling the detectors to function efficiently at low frequencies, which directly impacts their capacity to detect distant events from the universe’s past. …”
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TRIM study protocol - a prospective randomized multicenter Trial to assess the Role of Imaging during follow-up after radical surgery of stage IIB-C and III cutaneous malignant Mel... by Ylva Naeser, Hildur Helgadottir, Yvonne Brandberg, Johan Hansson, Roger Olofsson Bagge, Nils O. Elander, Christian Ingvar, Karolin Isaksson, Petra Flygare, Cecilia Nilsson, Frida Jakobsson, Olga del Val Munoz, Antonis Valachis, Malin Jansson, Charlotte Sparring, Lars Ohlsson, Ulf Dyrke, Dimitrios Papantoniou, Anders Sundin, Gustav J. Ullenhag

“…However, imaging has drawbacks, including resources required (costs, personnel, equipment) and the radiation exposure. …”
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