WHO malaria nucleic acid amplification test external quality assessment scheme: results of eleven distributions over 6 years by Rebecca M. Thomson, Jane A. Cunningham, Michelle M. Gatton, Sean C. Murphy, Maria de la Paz Ade, Xavier C. Ding, Sandra Incardona, Eric Legrand, Naomi Lucchi, Didier Menard, Samuel L. Nsobya, Agatha C. Saez, Jaya Shrivastava, Peter L. Chiodini

“…The use of nucleic-acid amplification (NAAT) for detection of Plasmodium spp. has expanded rapidly in recent years, for epidemiological research globally and clinical care in high-resource settings. …”
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Antiretroviral drug therapy does not reduce neuroinflammation in an HIV-1 infection brain organoid model by Samuel Martinez-Meza, Thomas A. Premeaux, Stefano M. Cirigliano, Courtney M. Friday, Stephanie Michael, Sonia Mediouni, Susana T. Valente, Lishomwa C. Ndhlovu, Howard A. Fine, Robert L. Furler O’Brien, Douglas F. Nixon

“…Abstract Background HIV-1-associated neurocognitive impairment (HIV-1-NCI) is marked by ongoing and chronic neuroinflammation with loss and decline in neuronal function even when antiretroviral drug therapy (ART) successfully suppresses viral replication. …”
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Expression and structural analysis of taste receptor genes in Iberian and Duroc pigs by Cristina Óvilo, Rita Benítez, Yolanda Núñez, Ramón Peiró-Pastor, Fabian García, Eduardo De Mercado, Emilio Gómez-Izquierdo, Juan García-Casco, Clemente López-Bote, María Muñoz

“…The objectives of this work were to deepen the understanding of the regulation of the function of taste receptor genes in the circumvallate papillae of obese Iberian pigs in comparison to Duroc pigs, and to characterize their genetic variation and associations with relevant production traits. …”
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Evaluation of the authenticity of Citri Grandis Exocarpium based on metabolomics and transcriptomics by Haiting Huang, Yu Liu, Jianmu Su, Xiangxiu Liang, Hong Wu, Mei Bai

“…Flavonoids related to medicinal effects, such as naringin and hesperidin, were significantly more abundant in Huazhou pomelo than in Sanhong pomelo, with compounds such as 5-demethylnobiletin detected only in Huazhou pomelo. The integrative metabolomics and transcriptomics analysis identified 11 key structural genes and transcription factors potentially involved in flavonoid biosynthesis, providing candidate targets for functional validation. …”
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The Bio-Uptaking and Fermenting Characteristics of Various Lignocellulose-Digested Mono- and Oligo-Saccharides by <i>Bacillus subtilis</i> by Liang Wu, Yong Xu

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Unraveling the microbiome–aroma Nexus: a metagenomic and volatile compound analysis of Yunnan cigars by Jing Pan, Ming-Da Huang, Jin Wang, Jian-Xiong Zhao, Bin Yang, Hong-Hui Yang, Jin-Sheng Huang, Yu-Long Su, Xue-Ru Song, Wei-Guang Wang, Ling-Duo Bu

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Species-level enumeration of low-concentration lactic acid bacteria in breast milk by Yue Sun, Qiming Li, Mengling Hu, You Wu, Yunchao Wa, Hai Lu, Shilong Jiang, Hui Wang, Qiaosi Wei, Yujun Huang, Ruixia Gu, Chenchen Zhang

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Transcriptome-wide identification and systematic analysis of the Retrotransposon genes and their roles in ginsenoside biosynthesis in Panax ginseng by Chaofan Wang, Ruicen Liu, Dinghui Wang, Li Li, Yue Jiang, Yanfang Wang, Kangyu Wang, Mingzhu Zhao, Yi Wang, Meiping Zhang

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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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Rosaceae phylogenomic studies provide insights into the evolution of new genes by Lan Jiang, Xiaoxu Li, Kun Lyu, Han Wang, Zhiyuan Li, Wang Qi, Lin Zhang, Yunpeng Cao

“…Functional analysis exhibited that newly formed fusion genes can regulate the phenotype traits of plant growth and development, suggesting the functional significance of these genes. …”
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DUALZ—Deep UNCOVER-ALMA Legacy High-Z Survey by Seiji Fujimoto, Rachel Bezanson, Ivo Labbe, Gabriel Brammer, Sedona H. Price, Bingjie Wang, John R. Weaver, Yoshinobu Fudamoto, Pascal A. Oesch, Christina C. Williams, Pratika Dayal, Robert Feldmann, Jenny E. Greene, Joel Leja, Katherine E. Whitaker, Adi Zitrin, Sam E. Cutler, Lukas J. Furtak, Richard Pan, Iryna Chemerynska, Vasily Kokorev, Tim B. Miller, Hakim Atek, Pieter van Dokkum, Stéphanie Juneau, Susan Kassin, Gourav Khullar, Danilo Marchesini, Michael Maseda, Erica J. Nelson, David J. Setton, Renske Smit

“…We also detect a marginal dust emission from an X-ray-detected galaxy at z _spec = 10.07, suggesting an active coevolution of the central black hole and its host. …”
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The biomarker potential of circPOLD1 and its binding protein YBX1 in cervical carcinogenesis by Lu Zhao, Xin Chen, Yanan Zhang, Yixuan Cen, Tingjia Zhu, Lingfang Wang, Lili Xia, Yang Li, Xiaodong Cheng, Xing Xie, Weiguo Lu, Junfen Xu

“…Mechanistically, circPOLD1 functioned as an oncogene by binding to and phosphorylating YBX1, activating the AKT/mTOR/HIF-1α pathway to enhance glycolysis-driven tumorigenesis. …”
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Assessing spatially-compounding drought probabilities in inter-basin water diversion: Insights from the Tao River water diversion project in China by Wan Zhou, Dedi Liu, Yufei Cheng, Junde Wang

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Microfluidic Nanobioplatform-Based Immunosensor for Monitoring of 25-Hydroxy Vitamin-D3 by Deepika Chauhan, Zimad Hashmi, Rishi Raj, Pratima R. Solanki

“…The use of proposed immunosensor to serum samples would allow early detection of 25-VitD _3 deficiency, particularly in rural and resource-constrained settings.…”
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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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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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Kolmogorov–Arnold Networks for Automated Diagnosis of Urinary Tract Infections by Anurag Dutta, A. Ramamoorthy, M. Gayathri Lakshmi, Pijush Kanti Kumar

“…By rapid UTI detection, the proposed methodology reduces diagnostic delays, minimizes human error, and streamlines laboratory workflows. …”
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Assessing the Influence of Selected Permeabilization Methods on Lymphocyte Single-Cell Multi-Omics by Shifan Ding, Na Lu, Hassan Abolhassani

“…(1) Background: Single-cell multi-omics is a powerful method for the dissection and detection of complicated immunologic functions and synapses. …”
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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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Who Leads Trends on Q&A Platforms? Identifying and Analyzing Trend Discoverers by Yongning Li, Lun Zhang, Ye Wu, Tianlan Wei

“…The insights derived from this research have crucial implications for improving the development and functionality of Q&A platforms.…”
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