Characterising the metabolic functionality of the preterm neonatal gut microbiome prior to the onset of necrotising enterocolitis: a pilot study by Jonathan A. Chapman, Emily Wroot, Toby Brown, Lauren C. Beck, Nicholas D. Embleton, Janet E. Berrington, Christopher J. Stewart

“…The microbiota of NEC and control infants showed similar wide-ranging metabolic functionalities. All 94 carbon sources were utilised to varying extents but NEC and control samples clustered separately by supervised ordination based on carbon source utilisation profiles. …”
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Location and function of TDP-43 in platelets, alterations in neurodegenerative diseases and arising considerations for current plasma biobank protocols by Ruth Luthi-Carter, Sara Cappelli, Morgan Le Roux-Bourdieu, Noemie Tentillier, James P. Quinn, Tiziana Petrozziello, Lathika Gopalakrishnan, Purva Sethi, Himanshi Choudhary, Giorgia Bartolini, Elias Gebara, Cristiana Stuani, Laure Font, Jiyan An, Vanessa Ortega, Jessica Sage, Edina Kosa, Bianca A. Trombetta, Roberto Simeone, Tamara Seredenina, Tariq Afroz, James D. Berry, Steven E. Arnold, Becky C. Carlyle, Oskar Adolfsson, Ghazaleh Sadri-Vakili, Emanuele Buratti, Robert Bowser, Abdulbaki Agbas

“…Here, we explore its tractability as a plasma biomarker of disease and describe its localization and possible functions in the cytosol of platelets. Novel TDP-43 immunoassays were developed on three different technical platforms and qualified for specificity, signal-to-noise ratio, detection range, variation, spike recovery and dilution linearity in human plasma samples. …”
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Newly Isolated Priestia megaterium LAMA1607 for Enhanced Biological Phosphorus Removal: A Genomic and Functional Characterization by Maria Eduarda Castro do Nascimento, Letícia Coelho Montagna, Laíza Manfroi, Yan de Oliveira Laaf, Luigi Ferrazza Maiochi, Marcus Adonai Castro da Silva, André Oliveira de Souza Lima

“…Functional prediction of uncharacterized proteins was completed using PHYRE2, and secondary metabolite identification was performed using antiSMASH. …”
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Pragmatic questionnaire-based evaluation of auditory function in individuals with major neurocognitive disorders and hearing loss in diverse contexts by Panagiotis Alexopoulos, Panagiotis Alexopoulos, Panagiotis Alexopoulos, Panagiotis Alexopoulos, Antonios Alexandros Demertzis, Panagiotis Biris, Polychronis Economou, Eric Frison, Piers Dawes, Iracema Leroi

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KAJIAN PENGETAHUAN LOKAL MASYARAKAT PETANI DALAM PENGELOLAAN DAERAH ALIRAN SUNGAI (DAS) KETAHUN DI KABUPATEN LEBONG by Agus Purwoko, Ketut Sukiyono, Indra Cahyadinata

“…An analytical descriptive method is used analyze data gathered from interview to 80 farmers selected by purposive sampling. The reserach indicates that sources of farmers’ local knowledge on natural resources management come from internal and external social system. …”
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The factors that attract healthcare professionals to and retain them in rural areas in South Africa by A. Rose, E. Janse van Rensburg-Bonthuyzen

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A Fault-Tolerant Localization Method for 5G/INS Based on Variational Bayesian Strong Tracking Fusion Filtering with Multilevel Fault Detection by Zhongliang Deng, Ziyao Ma, Haiming Luo, Jilong Guo, Zidu Tian

“…Sudden and gradual faults were quickly detected through a dual-channel pre-check, and then, the fault source was identified through AIME. …”
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Assessing mesh size and diffusion of alginate bioinks: A crucial factor for successful bioprinting functional pancreatic islets by Carolin Hermanns, Rick H.W. de Vries, Timo Rademakers, Adam Stell, Denise F.A. de Bont, Omar Paulino da Silva Filho, Marlon J. Jetten, Carlos D. Mota, Sami G. Mohammed, Vijayaganapathy Vaithilingam, Aart A. van Apeldoorn

“…A crucial factor in selecting a cell compatible bioink, that maintains islet functionality, is the mesh size and diffusion capacity of the bioink. …”
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The abundance and sett ecological characteristics of the Asian badger (Meles leucurus) in the Northeast Tiger and Leopard National Park (NE China) by Jiawei Li, Dongrui Li, Yanwen Fu, Yiwen Ma, Jianping Ge, Limin Feng

“…The sett is a crucial resource for badgers, serving various functions and significantly influencing their spatial ecology. …”
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A hybrid Bi-LSTM model for data-driven maintenance planning by Alexandros Noussis, Ryan O’Neil, Ahmed Saif, Abdelhakim Khatab, Claver Diallo

“…Hence, this paper develops a hybrid DL model using Monte Carlo dropout to generate RUL predictions which are used to construct empirical system reliability functions used for the optimization of the selective maintenance problem (SMP). …”
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MODEL FOR FORMING AN INFORMATION SYSTEM OF PROJECT TEAMS IN A SECURITY-ORIENTED SYSTEM by Oleh Zachko, Dmytro Kobylkin, Oleh Kovalchuk, Viacheslav Markov

“…Infrastructure design processes of the framework model of complex socio-technical systems for project management and human resource management programs, formation of a database of members of project BOS teams and their evaluation using the index method to optimize the selection of project team members in a security-oriented system were studied. …”
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Turning Waste into Treasure: Functionalized Biomass‐Derived Carbon Dots for Superselective Visualization and Eradication of Gram‐Positive Bacteria by Ke‐Fei Xu, Zihao Wang, Macheng Cui, Yuhan Jiang, Chengcheng Li, Zi‐Xi Wang, Ling‐Yi Li, Chenyang Jia, Lijie Zhang, Fu‐Gen Wu

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Isolation and screening of IAA-producing bacteria from glutinous sorghum leaves and its plant growth-promoting function by WANG Xinye, ZHANG Min, TIAN Xiaolong, YUAN Ping, LI Hongxia, LUO Zhenbiao, YUE Qianqian, ZHAO Liang*

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A general spectral bandpass adjustment function (SBAF) for harmonizing landsat-sentinel over inland and coastal waters by Thainara M.A. Lima, Vitor S. Martins, Rejane S. Paulino, Cassia B. Caballero, Daniel A. Maciel, Claudia Giardino

“…To ensure compatibility and consistency in harmonized products for aquatic studies, spectral bandpass adjustment function (SBAF) for cross-calibration between OLI and MSI sensors must be carefully derived and applied. …”
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Benchmarking reinforcement learning and accurate modeling of ground source heat pump systems: Intelligent strategy using spiking recurrent neural network combined with spider WASP... by Sana Qaiyum, Kashif Irshad, Mohamed E. Zayed, Salem Algarni, Talal Alqahtani, Asif Irshad Khan

“…Furthermore, the proposed SWO-SRNN was trained using the selected features to predict the ground temperature and Coefficient of Performance (COP), which enables to make appropriate actions to optimize the functioning of GSHP. …”
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Cvill6 and Cvill7: Potent and Selective Peptide Blockers of Kv1.2 Ion Channel Isolated from Mexican Scorpion <i>Centruroides villegasi</i> by Kashmala Shakeel, Muhammad Umair Naseem, Timoteo Olamendi-Portugal, Fernando Z. Zamudio, Lourival Domingos Possani, Gyorgy Panyi

“…Scorpion venoms are a rich source of peptides that modulate the activity of ion channels and can serve as a new drug for channelopathies. …”
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Sheath Voltage Limiter Defects Detection Method Based on Harmonic Phasor Differences of Sheath Current for Cross-Bonded HV Cable by Hao Hu, Jing Tu, Yongheng Ai, Zhanran Xia, Ruoxin Song, Bin Yang, Xinyun Gao, Zhi Li, Fuyuan Liu, Hang Wang

“…By establishing a frequency-domain equivalent model of cross-bonded HV cables combined with SVL nonlinear resistance characteristics, harmonic currents under defect conditions are treated as harmonic sources injected into the sheath loop. Transfer functions analyze the impacts of SVL defects on sheath currents, revealing that harmonic content during SVL defects is significantly higher than under normal conditions and other defect types. …”
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Fig abscission as a defense mechanism of Ficus trees against parasitism by non-pollinating fig wasps by Shang-Yang Lin, Bruno Di Giusto, Anthony Bain

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Three-Dimensional Real-Scene-Enhanced GNSS/Intelligent Vision Surface Deformation Monitoring System by Yuanrong He, Weijie Yang, Qun Su, Qiuhua He, Hongxin Li, Shuhang Lin, Shaochang Zhu

“…The system integrates GNSS monitoring terminals and multi-source meteorological sensors to accurately capture minute displacements at monitoring points and multi-source Internet of Things (IoT) data, which are then automatically stored in MySQL databases. …”
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Leveraging Multimodal Large Language Models (MLLMs) for Enhanced Object Detection and Scene Understanding in Thermal Images for Autonomous Driving Systems by Huthaifa I. Ashqar, Taqwa I. Alhadidi, Mohammed Elhenawy, Nour O. Khanfar

“…Two primary research questions are addressed: the capacity of these models to detect and enumerate objects within thermal images, and to determine whether pairs of image sources represent the same scene. …”
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