Epigenome-wide DNA methylation analysis reveals differentially methylation patterns in skeletal muscle between Chinese Chenghua and Qingyu pigs by Kai WANG, Ping-xian WU, Shu-jie WANG, Xiang JI, Dong CHEN, An-an JIANG, Wei-hang XIAO, Yan-zhi JIANG, Li ZHU, Yang-shuang ZENG, Xu XU, Xiao-tian QIU, Ming-zhou LI, Xue-wei LI, Guo-qing TANG

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Iterative approach for photonic crystal devices design by Pavel V. Mokshin, Dimitriy L. Golovashkin, Vladimir S. Pavelyev

“…The proposed approach differs from known general-purpose optimization methods (e.g., genetic algorithm or gradient procedures) by using diffraction pattern information at different frequencies while optimizing an element designed to operate at the selected wavelength. The design of functional PhC structures with expected characteristics (for example, waveguides) for a certain wavelength (albeit given by a monochromatic radiation source) is described. …”
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Identification of Ecological Security Pattern and Ecological Restoration Zoning Strategy in the Shandong Section of the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal by Chizhou Xu, Yande Jing, Yiwen Zhang, Yingchun Liu, Wenyang Yin, Shiping Zhao

“…The area was divided into five core functional zones. (4) Conclusions: Establishing ecological function zones and considering landscape changes from high-frequency human activities in spatial planning can lead to a more reasonable division of ecological restoration areas. …”
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Optimization of the Preparation Process of Flavonoid Solid Beverage from Ficus hirta Vahl. by Lin YANG, Shanyan ZHAO, Fan YANG, Hangying ZHANG, Bocheng HUANG, Juncheng ZHANG

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QTL analysis for plant height and fine mapping of two environmentally stable QTLs with major effects in soybean by Yu TIAN, Lei YANG, Hong-feng LU, Bo ZHANG, Yan-fei LI, Chen LIU, Tian-li GE, Yu-lin LIU, Jia-nan HAN, Ying-hui LI, Li-juan QIU

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circPTN Promotes the Progression of Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer through Upregulation of E2F2 by Sponging miR-432-5p by Jiayuan Su, Jinrong Zhou, Yachan Feng, Haojie Zhang, Xinyu Zhang, Xiaorong Zhao, Yong Li, Xueling Guo

“…Non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) is one of the most prevalent cancers, accounting for around 80% of total lung cancer cases worldwide. Exploring the function and mechanism of circRNAs could provide insights into the diagnosis and treatment for NSCLC. …”
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Study on River System Flood Forecasting Scheme for Longtan Hydropower Station Interval in Hongshui River by DU Yong, FU Yupeng, WEI Yongjiang, LI Zongtai

“…Longtan Hydropower Station is a flood control project in the Pearl River Basin,but there is currently a lack of a comprehensive river system flood forecasting scheme.In order to give full play to the flood control and storage function of Longtan Hydropower Station,tributary control stations such as Leigongtan,Moyang,Pinglihe,Pinghu,and Xianrenqiao are selected,and the key areas of concern are determined through the analysis of important sub-intervals.The river system flood forecasting scheme for the Longtan Hydropower Station interval is constructed by using the Xin'an River three-source runoff generation model,three-source lag routing convergence model,and Maskingen convergence algorithm.The research results show that the proportion of the maximum inflow flood volume of Longtan Hydropower Station is usually in uncontrolled intervals,followed by the tributaries in Guizhou Province (Mengjiang River,Bawang River,Caodu River,and Liudong River),which are the focus of flood forecasting.The total average relative peak flow error and the average relative flood volume error in the river system flood forecasting scheme are both 10%,and the average deterministic coefficients are above 0.75.The overall results are relatively accurate.Therefore,the river system flood forecasting scheme for the Longtan Hydropower Station interval can be applied to real-time flood operation forecasting,and it lays a solid foundation for further improving the “forecast,early warning,rehearsal,and contingency plan” capability.…”
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Allelic differences in the key genes of betalain biosynthesis in table beet accessions with contrasting root color from the VIR collection by A. S. Mikhailova, D. V. Sokolova, N. A. Shvachko, V. S. Popov, E. K. Khlestkina

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Isolation and Screening of Phosphate and Potassium Solubilizing Endophytic Bacteria in Maize (Zea mays L.) by Hilya Azizah, Saptini M. Rahajeng, Yoga D. Jatmiko

“…Maize (Zea mays L.) is a functional food source in Indonesia after rice and wheat. …”
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Connectivity guided intermittent theta burst stimulation versus repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation in moderately severe treatment resistant depression by Richard Morriss, Lucy Webster, Luke Ingram, Mohamed Abdelghani, Adriana Anton, Shaun Barber, Peter Bates, Paul Briley, Clement Boutry, Cassandra Brookes, Edward Cox, Beth Hall, Marilyn James, Matthew Keane, Micheal Kurkar, Sudheer Lankappa, Peter Liddle, Hamish McAllister-Williams, Hyerin Oh, Alexander O’Neill-Kerr, Jehill Parikh, Stefan Pszczolkowski, Ana Suazo Di Paola, Louise Thomson, Yvette Walters, Dorothee Auer

“…To explore secondary clinical outcomes namely subjective depression, anxiety, cognition, social function, quality of life and overall clinical improvement over 8, 16 and 26 weeks. …”
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Distribution of β-casein variants and effects on milk composition in Podolian cows reared in Gargano Promontory (Southern Italy) by Antonella Santillo, Francesca d'Angelo, Cristina Lamberti, Maria Gabriella Giuffrida, Francesco Romaniello, Marzia Albenzio

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Decoupling of the onset of anharmonicity between a protein and its surface water around 200 K by Lirong Zheng, Bingxin Zhou, Banghao Wu, Yang Tan, Juan Huang, Madhusudan Tyagi, Victoria García Sakai, Takeshi Yamada, Hugh O'Neill, Qiu Zhang, Liang Hong

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Environmental DNA as a tool for soil health monitoring and unveiling new ecological frontiers by Yuan Zhang, Weijun Lu, Kaihang Xing, Fen Guo, Qingping Du, Xinfei Zhang, Fan Zhang, Zongyao Qian, Feilong Li

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Utilization of Flex Controlled Robotics on Prosthetic Hand instead of Damaged Body Parts by Mohamad Reda A. Refaai, Ashraf Elfasakhany, P. Rajalakshmy, Bikash Chandra Saha, A. S. Prakaash, Dadapeer Basheer

“…Prosthetic hands are limited in functionality and cost. A low-cost anthropomorphic prosthetic hand was designed. …”
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Female Regency Rule in Western Pomerania Exemplified by Duchess Elizabeth, the Wife of Warcisław IV (1326–ca. 1350) by Patrycja Jędrzejewska-Michalak

“…An important aspect is also the presentation of how Elizabeth dealt with the problems she encountered during her rule, as well as the assessment of her actions. The source base consists mainly of selected documents that the duchess exhibited or co-exhibited with her sons.…”
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Comparative Analysis of Tunicate vs. Plant-Based Cellulose in Chitosan Hydrogels for Bone Regeneration by Laura Furlan, Annj Zamuner, Andrea Riccioni, Giacomo Sabbadin, Teresa Russo, Vito Gallicchio, Gabriella D’Auria, Lucia Falcigno, Lucia Manni, Loriano Ballarin, Elisabetta Schievano, Paola Brun, Monica Dettin

“…A novel hydrogel scaffold for bone regeneration based on chitosan, selected for its biocompatibility, biodegradability, and antimicrobial properties, was covalently functionalized with a bioactive peptide from bone morphogenetic protein-2 (BMP-2) to guide osteoblast growth and proliferation. …”
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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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Short-Term Fertilization with the Nitrogen-Fixing Bacterium (NFB) <i>Kosakonia radicincitans</i> GXGL-4A Agent Can Modify the Transcriptome Expression Profiling of Cucumber (<i>Cuc... by Baoyun Feng, Erxing Wang, Yating Zhang, Lurong Xu, Yanwen Xue, Yunpeng Chen

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A Comparative Study on the Competencies of Ai-supported Translation Tools in Literary Translation by Erdinç Aslan

“…The study describes the translations of randomly selected words and expressions from the source text by human translators and AI-supported translation tools by comparing them based on Koller’s (2004, pp. 228–266) categories of equivalence.…”
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SPATIAL ANALYSIS OF TOURIST ACTIVITIES AND SERVICES IN THE HISTORIC CITY: THE CASES OF MALAGA AND PLYMOUTH by Daniel Barrera Fernández, Marco Hernández Escampa

“… The main objective of the research is to analyse the geographical distribution of tourist attractions and services in the historic city in order to understand the tourist system spatially and functionally. Two medium size port cities have been selected as study cases: Plymouth (UK) and Malaga (Spain). …”
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