iMeta Conference 2024: Building an innovative scientific research ecosystem for microbiome and One Health by Yao Wang, Huiyu Hou, Hao Luo, Jiani Xun, Chuang Ma, Haifei Yang, Defeng Bai, Salsabeel Yousuf, Hujie Lyu, Tianyuan Zhang, Xiulin Wan, Xiaofang Yao, Tengfei Ma, Yuanping Zhou, Zhihao Zhu, Meiyin Zeng, Sanqi An, Qing Bai, Yao Bai, Guodong Cao, Tingting Cao, Yongkai Cao, Chihmin Chang, Lijia Chang, Bo Chen, Dai Chen, Dijun Chen, Hanqing Chen, Jiali Chen, Jinfeng Chen, Wei‐Hua Chen, Xinhai Chen, Yue Chen, Zhangran Chen, Cheng Cheng, Quan Cheng, Xi‐Jian Dai, Chaowen Deng, Feilong Deng, Jingwen Deng, Chang‐Sheng Dong, Lei Dong, Lianhui Duan, Yi Duan, Qingjie Fan, Chao Fang, Tingyu Fang, Wensheng Fang, Zhencheng Fang, Min Fu, Minjie Fu, Cong Gao, Hao Gao, Weiwei Gao, Xinrui Gao, Yi‐Zhou Gao, Yan Geng, Wenping Gong, Shaohua Gu, Xia Gu, Zhengquan Gu, Jian‐Wei Guo, Junjie Guo, Qiuyan Guo, Xiang Guo, Xiaoqian Guo, Dongfei Han, Ziyi Han, Yanan Hao, Jiale He, Jianquan He, Jianyu He, Ruolin He, Guosen Hou, Bin Hu, Haibo Hu, Yi Hu, Yongfei Hu, Yucan Hu, Guanyin Huang, Haiyun Huang, Jiaomei Huang, Shenghui Huang, Baolei Jia, Xingxing Jian, Chao Jiang, Kun Jiang, Lanyan Jiang, Shuaiming Jiang, Jian‐Yu Jiao, Hao Jin, Jiajia Jin, Siyuan Kong, Xinxing Lai, Yuxin Leng, Bang Li, Bing Li, Fang Li, Hao Li, Huanjie Li, Jing Li, Kai Li, Lanqi Li, Leyuan Li, Minghan Li, Pengsong Li, Wei Li, Wei Li, Xianyu Li, Li Xuemeng, Yafei Li, Yuantao Li, Zhi Li, Liqin Liang, Rong Liang, Zhuobin Liang, Qingya Liu, Dejian Liu, Huiheng Liu, Jinchao Liu, Li Liu, Lihui Liu, Moyang Liu, Ran Liu, Shuai Liu, Tianyang Liu, Wei Liu, Wenjuan Liu, Xiaomin Liu, Yang Liu, Yichen Liu, Yina Liu, Yuan Liu, Zhe Liu, Zhipeng Liu, Zhiquan Liu, Chunhao Long, Yun Long, Changying Lu, Chao Lu, Cheng Lu, Qi Lu, Yaning Luan, Peng Luo, Sheng Luo, Ning Ma, Xiao‐Ya Ma, Yan Ma, Wenjun Mao, Yuanfa Meng, Yan Ni, Yawen Ni, Kang Ning, Dongze Niu, Kai Peng, Zhengwu Peng, Xubo Qian, Zhiguang Qiu, Hui Qu, Zepeng Qu, Yan Ren, Zhigang Ren, Youming Shen, Lin Shi, Linlin Shi, Wenxuan Shi, Yongpeng Shi, Tianyuan Song, Xiaohui Song, Xiaoming Song, Xiaowei Song, Qi Su, Yufan Su, Lifang Sun, Qiang Sun, Tiefeng Sun, Yunke Sun, Hua Tang, Wenjing Tang, Tao Yu, Simon Tian, Shuo Wang, Bowen Wang, Cheng Wang, Wang Jin, Leli Wang, Liangliang Wang, Lixiao Wang, Mingbang Wang, Ming‐Ke Wang, Pingyi Wang, Shaolin Wang, Shaopu Wang, Xinxia Wang, Xueqiang Wang, Mi Wei, Yan Wei, Yanxia Wei, Yongjun Wei, Chaoliang Wen, Xin Wen, Linkun Wu, Shengru Wu, Yuting Wu, Shuting Xia, Xiaodong Xia, Yu Xia, Xionggen Xiang, Chuanxing Xiao, Weihua Xiao, Yingping Xiao, Ruohan Xie, Rui Xing, Hui Xu, Wei Xu, Zhimin Xu, Hongliang Xue, Chao Yan, Qiu‐Long Yan, Shaofei Yan, Xiuchuan Yan, Mengli Yang, Yufan Yang, Zhipeng Yang, Ziyuan Yang, Guixiang Yao, Yanlai Yao, Xianfu Yi, Chong Yin, Mingliang Yin, Shicheng Yu, Ying Yu, Yongyao Yu, Fusong Yuan, Shao‐Lun Zhai, Bo Zhang, Chen Zhang, Fang Zhang, Feng‐Li Zhang, Hengguo Zhang, Jinping Zhang, Junya Zhang, Kun Zhang, Li Zhang, Lin Zhang, Lingxuan Zhang, Meng Zhang, Qian Zhang, Runan Zhang, Tongtong Zhang, Tongxue Zhang, Weipeng Zhang, Yong Zhang, Yuchao Zhang, Yujun Zhang, Zeng Zhang, Zhengxiao Zhang, Zhi‐Feng Zhang, Boxi Zhao, Yanyan Zhao, Yibing Zhao, Ziwei Zhao, Diwei Zheng, Ying Zheng, Wenqiang Zhi, Jixin Zhong, Xiangjian Zhong, Wei Zhou, Xin Zhou, Zhemin Zhou, Zhichao Zhou, Congmin Zhu, Feiying Zhu, Xiaodie Zhu, Yutian Zou, Hongling Zhou, Lei Lei, Yanliang Bi, Hubing Shi, Hui‐Zeng Sun, Shuangxia Jin, Wenkai Ren, Lei Dai, Xin Wang, Canhui Lan, Hongwei Liu, Shuang‐Jiang Liu, Yulong Yin, Chun‐Lin Shi, Ren‐You Gan, Fangqing Zhao, Jun Yu, Tong Chen, Xin Hong, Hua Yang, Bangzhou Zhang, Shifu Chen, Xiaodong Li, Yunyun Gao, Yong‐Xin Liu

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Porous Carbon Fabricated by Microbial Pretreatment of Brewer’s Grain for the Improvement of Toluene Adsorption Performance by Jingxin Wang, Xiaohong Wang, Xiaoping Lin, Ziyi Yu, Davide Vione, Haomin Huang, Xiaohong Zhang, Yanhong Zhang, Jiaqi He, Yun Xia, Hansun Fang

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Preliminary Investigation of GC–MS Profiling and Antibacterial Activities of Different Solvent Extracts From Litchi chinensis Sonn. Seed by Samia Sharmin, Ali Ahsan Muzahid, Md. Mohibul Islam, Mst. Sarmina Yeasmin, Amit Kumar Dey, Md. Jasim Uddin, G. M. Masud Rana, Jaytirmoy Barmon, Safaet Alam, Md. Nurul Huda Bhuiyan, Nazim Uddin Ahmed

“…Eventually, comprehending the potential biological functions of the detected compounds is explored. GC–MS analysis revealed a diverse array of chemical compounds, with 34, 35, and 25 compounds identified in the n-hexane, n-hexane–chloroform (2:1), and methanol extracts, respectively. …”
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An Interdisciplinary Ecosystem for the Prevention of Cardiotoxicity in Older Patients With Breast Cancer: Protocol for a Prospective and Multicentric Study by Gaia Giulia Angela Sacco, Ketti Mazzocco, Anastasia Constantinidou, Andri Papakonstantinou, Davide Mauri, Grigorios Kalliatakis, Manolis Tsiknakis, Domen Ribnikar, Dorothea Tsekoura, Valantis Aidarinis, Kalliopi Keramida, Panagiotis Oikonomopoulos, Athos Antoniades, Cameron Brown, Federica Rizzi, Anca Bucur, Elsa Pacella, Georgia Karanasiou, Daniela Cardinale, Carlo Cipolla, Elisabetta Munzone, Dimitrios Fotiadis, Giuseppe Curigliano, Gabriella Pravettoni

“…Such a health care approach will also benefit the health care system, which currently spends almost 40% of its resources on patients aged >60 years, with long-term care and hospital admissions being the primary cost drivers. …”
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Understanding Mantle Edge Pigmentation Through Comprehensive Transcriptomic Profiling of the Chilean Oyster (<i>Ostrea chilensis</i>) by Camila Godoy-Diaz, Katalina Llanos-Azócar, Gonzalo J. Ruiz-Tagle, Jorge E. Toro, Pablo A. Oyarzún, Juan A. Valdés

“…A total of 935,620,583 paired-end reads were de novo assembled, 50,908 transcripts produced, and a reference transcriptome created with 37.92% GC content and an N50 of 1929 bp. Functional annotation showed a total of 51,315 GO terms, with 21,322 annotations on Biological Process, 14,578 annotations on Molecular Functions, and 15,415 annotations on Cellular Component. …”
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Contrasting aerial moose population estimation methods and evaluating sightability in west‐central Alberta, Canada by Wibke Peters, Mark Hebblewhite, Kirby G. Smith, Shevenell M. Webb, Nathan Webb, Mike Russell, Curtis Stambaugh, Robert B. Anderson

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Sexual dysfunction in anxiety disorders by M. I. Yagubov, I. Yu. Kan, N. V. Dobaeva, I. R. Ayriyants

“…If sexual disorders are detected in patients with anxiety disorders, taking into account the clinical situation, psychotropic drugs with no or minimal negative effect on sexual function are prescribed, if possible. …”
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Towards liquid biopsy on chip for Triple Negative Breast Cancer: preliminary results on monitoring circulating miRNA-21 using portable diagnostics by Alessandra Glovi, Panagiota M. Kalligosfyri, Antonella Miglione, Sima Singh, Gabriella Iula, Antonio Giordano, Michelino De Laurentiis, Stefano Cinti

“…In this work, miRNA-21 was selectively detected using a complementary DNA probe modified with methylene blue, as a redox mediator, immobilized onto an AuNPs-functionalized, paper-based screen-printed electrode. …”
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Prediction of new candidate proteins and analysis of sub-modules and protein hubs associated with seed development in rice (Oryza sativa) using an ensemble network-based systems bi... by M. R. P. De Silva, J. W. J. K. Weeraman, S. Piyatissa, P. C. Fernando

“…Abstract Background Rice is a critical global food source, but it faces challenges due to nutritional deficiencies and the pressures of a growing population. …”
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Diagnostic Possibilities of Optical Coherent Tomography of the Retina during Compression in the Chiasm-Sellar Region by N. A. Gavrilova, E. E. Ioyleva, N. S. Gadzhieva, O. E. Tishchenko, N. Y. Kutrovskaya, A. V. Kuz’mina, A. V. Zinov’eva

“…Recovery and preservation of visual functions during compression in the chiasm-sellar region is possible in the case of early diagnosis of pathology and timely surgical decompression. …”
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Whole-genome sequencing and genomic analysis of four Akkermansia strains newly isolated from human feces by Wenjing Lu, Biqing Zha, Jie Lyu, Chenxi LingHu, Jing Chen, Sisi Deng, Xiangling Zhang, Liang Li, Guoqing Wang

“…Two annotated regions of secondary metabolite biosynthesis genes, both belonging to Terpene, were detected using the antiSMASH online tool.ConclusionThese findings indicate that the four Akkermansia isolates, which belong to a phylogroup distinct from the model strain DSM 22959, exhibit lower genetic risk and may serve as potential probiotic resources for future research.…”
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Fish diversity assessment and semi-quantitative biomass estimation through metabarcoding of environmental DNA by Yassine Kasmi, Ismael Núñez-Riboni, Tina Blancke, Benita Möckel, Matthias Bernreuther, Christoph Stransky, Reinhold Hanel

“…A sustainable management of marine fisheries resources requires the continuous development and adaptation of monitoring and tracking techniques, both in terms of species diversity and abundance. …”
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Near-infrared spectroscopy of the cerebellum in motor activation tasks by Yew Long Lo, Gerald Teck Heng Chia, Yan Teng Celeste Chen, Eng King Tan

“…Protocol 1 consisted of 5 optodes (4 sources and 1 detector, 4 recording channels) spaced 3 cm apart and comprising single-tipped LED light sources in conjunction with single-tipped fiber-optic detectors. …”
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New Rotation Periods from the Kepler Bonus Background Light Curves by Zachary R. Claytor, Jamie Tayar

“…However, due to Kepler’s large 4″ pixels, many of its light curves are at high risk of contamination from background sources. The new Kepler Bonus Background light curves are deblended using a point-spread function algorithm, providing light curves of over 400,000 new background sources in addition to over 200,000 reanalyzed Kepler prime targets. …”
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Estimation of bacterio‐, picophyto‐ and nanophytoplankton abundance in the Middle Caspian Sea by flow cytometry by V. S. Mukhanov, T. V. Rauen, S. V. Vostokov, A. S. Vostokova, E. N. Lobachev

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Effect of -O- on Water Molecule Adsorption and Adsorption Mechanism of Lignite and Coke by Xue Bai, Yue Yin Song, Ying Yue Teng, Wen Lu Zhang, Yin Min Song, Yun Fei Wang

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Identification of Keystone Plant Species for Avian Foraging and Nesting in Beijing’s Forest Ecosystems: Implications for Urban Forest Bird Conservation by Lele Lin, Yongjian Zhao, Chao Yuan, Yushu Zhang, Siyu Qiu, Jixin Cao

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Characterization of the diversity, genomic features, host bacteria, and distribution of crAss-like phages in the pig gut microbiome by Yaxiang Wang, Chao Wei, Zhe Chen, Mengqing Zhou, Lusheng Huang, Congying Chen

“…Approximately 64.73% of crAss-like phage genes lacked functional annotations, highlighting a gap in understanding their functional potential. …”
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Intensive vital signs monitoring reduces 30-day mortality among stroke patients: A cohort study from Tanzania. by Basil Tumaini, Ipyana Kunjumu, Mohamed Mnacho, Patricia Munseri

“…<h4>Background</h4>Stroke is a leading cause of mortality and disability worldwide, with disproportionate impacts in low- and middle-income countries due to limited healthcare resources. Monitoring vital signs during the acute phase of a stroke is critical for detecting complications. …”
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Enabling beam-scanning antenna technologies for terahertz wireless systems: A review by Dongze Zheng, Geng-Bo Wu, Zhi Hao Jiang, Wei Hong, Chi Hou Chan, Ke Wu

“…While producing a scannable highly-directive antenna beam proves to be indispensable in the period of microwaves, the significance of such functionality is more critical in the THz era, considering that THz waves have more intractable challenges such as the severity of free-space propagation losses, the susceptibility to atmospheric environments, and the unavailability of efficient signal sources. …”
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