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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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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An Empirical Framework Characterizing the Metallicity and Star-formation History Dependence of X-Ray Binary Population Formation and Emission in Galaxies by Bret D. Lehmer, Erik B. Monson, Rafael T. Eufrasio, Amirnezam Amiri, Keith Doore, Antara Basu-Zych, Kristen Garofali, Lidia Oskinova, Jeff J. Andrews, Vallia Antoniou, Robel Geda, Jenny E. Greene, Konstantinos Kovlakas, Margaret Lazzarini, Chris T. Richardson

“…We present a new empirical framework modeling the metallicity and star formation history (SFH) dependence of X-ray luminous ( L ≳ 10 ^36 erg s ^−1 ) point-source population X-ray luminosity functions (XLFs) in normal galaxies. …”
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An Observational Study on Pre-natal Diagnosis of Congenital Talipes Equinovarus by Gaurav Vatsa, Saurabh Suman, Siddharth Kumar Singh

“…Future research should assess long-term functional outcomes and optimize pre-natal screening protocols, particularly in resource-limited settings, to ensure comprehensive CTEV management.…”
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Unraveling the mitochondrial genome of the medicinal Chinese motherwort (Leonurus japonicus, Lamiaceae): structural dynamics, organelle-to-nuclear gene transfer, and evolutionary i... by Xinyu Bai, Xinyu Bai, Tingting Zhu, Huiru Chen, Xiaoqun Wang, Jing Liu, Yuqing Feng, Yuqing Feng, Yanbo Huang, Joongku Lee, Goro Kokubugata, Zhechen Qi, Xiaoling Yan

“…Extensive RNA editing underscores post-transcriptional regulation in mitochondrial function. These findings enrich genomic resources for Leonurus, support phylogenetic and evolutionary studies in Lamiaceae, and lay groundwork for molecular breeding and conservation strategies targeting mitochondrial traits. …”
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Development and characterization of a new TILLING population of common bread wheat (Triticum aestivum L.). by Liang Chen, Linzhou Huang, Donghong Min, Andy Phillips, Shiqiang Wang, Pippa J Madgwick, Martin A J Parry, Yin-Gang Hu

“…The results indicate that this mutant population represents a useful resource for the wheat research community. We hope that the use of this reverse genetics resource will provide novel allelic diversity for wheat improvement and functional genomics.…”
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Identifying Disinformation on the Extended Impacts of COVID-19: Methodological Investigation Using a Fuzzy Ranking Ensemble of Natural Language Processing Models by Jian-An Chen, Wu-Chun Chung, Che-Lun Hung, Chun-Ying Wu

“…Additionally, the experimental results imply that training solely on textual content can yield high prediction accuracy, thereby providing valuable insights into the optimization of fake news detection systems. These findings not only aid in detecting misinformation but also have broader implications for the application of advanced deep learning techniques in public health policy and communication.…”
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SentemQC - A novel and cost-efficient method for quality assurance and quality control of high-resolution frequency sensor data in fresh waters [version 1; peer review: 1 approved,... by Sofie Gyritia Madsen van't Veen, Joachim Audet, Eti Ester Levi, Brian Kronvang, Søren Erik Larsen, Erik Jeppesen, Esben Astrup Kristensen, Anders Nielsen, Thomas Alexander Davidson, Jane Rosenstand Laugesen, Peter Mejlhede Andersen

“…Such a process is often resource-intensive and may not be consistent across users and sensors. …”
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A Spatial–Frequency Combined Transformer for Cloud Removal of Optical Remote Sensing Images by Fulian Zhao, Chenlong Ding, Xin Li, Runliang Xia, Caifeng Wu, Xin Lyu

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Generation of Cas9 Knock-In <i>Culex quinquefasciatus</i> Mosquito Cells by Elizabeth Walsh, Tran Zen B. Torres, Brian C. Prince, Claudia Rückert

“…In comparison to the RNAi-mediated gene silencing of <i>dicer-2</i>, <i>argonaute-2b</i>, and <i>piwi5</i>, our Cas9/sgRNA approach showed an enhanced ability to detect antiviral effects. <b>Conclusions</b>: We propose that this cell line offers a new tool for studying gene function in <i>Cx. quinquefasciatus</i> mosquitoes that avoids the use of RNAi. …”
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Research on Multipoint Leak Location of Gas Pipeline Based on Variational Mode Decomposition and Relative Entropy by Yongmei Hao, Zhanghao Du, Juncheng Jiang, ZhiXiang Xing, Xinming Yan, Shuli Wang, Yongchao Rao

“…Pipeline leak detection has always been a relatively difficult technical problem; especially in urban pipeline leak detection, there are still many problems to be solved. …”
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Re-use of Building Products in the Netherlands by Loriane Icibaci

“…The key findings in this segment were: Organizational The practice of reuse currently functions as an appendix of the demolition industry, bringing benefits as well as disadvantages. …”
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Seismic fault identification method based on CBAM-TransUNet by Xin WANG, Wei ZHANG, Tongjun CHEN, Ao ZHANG, Dang ZHAO

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Mutation of the histone demethylase Gasc1 causes ASD-like symptoms in mice by Tetsushi Kagawa, Yuhei Yamaguchi, Yasuhiro Kokubu, Genki Sudo, Aoi Ebisawa, Satoko Hattori, Keizo Takao, Kohtarou Konno, Naomi Nakagata, Takafumi Inoue, Masahiko Watanabe, Johji Inazawa, Tsuyoshi Miyakawa, Tetsuya Taga

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HpFBH3 transactivates HpCO7 via binding to the E-boxes in the promoter and may accelerate flower formation in pitaya by Xiaowei Cai, Ling Xiao, Xiangmei Nie, Qiandong Hou, Sulin Wen, Kun Yang, Xiaopeng Wen

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Genotype × environment interaction analysis and climatic factors impacts on grain yield in rainfed durum wheat trials in Iran by Reza Mohammadi, Moslem Abdipour, Mahnaz Rahmati, Mohammad Armion, Nastaran Mehri, Asghar Mehraban

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Genome-wide identification and analysis of SmRR gene family in eggplant (Solanum melongena L.) and their response to abiotic stress and auxin by Wenjing Li, Hui Li, Yanyu Lin, Yutong Li, Xiaofang Xie, Xuefang Zheng, Weiren Wu, Yuanchang Zhou, Yan Zheng

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pytom-match-pick: A tophat-transform constraint for automated classification in template matching by Marten L. Chaillet, Sander Roet, Remco C. Veltkamp, Friedrich Förster

“…However, TM faces challenges of weak signal of the macromolecules and interfering features with a high signal-to-noise ratio, which are often addressed by time-consuming, subjective manual curation of results. To improve the detection performance we introduce pytom-match-pick, a GPU-accelerated, open-source command line interface for enhanced TM in cryo-ET. …”
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LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT IN HEALTHCARE SYSTEM OPTIMIZATION. INTRODUCTION by V. Sarancha, K. Vitale, S. Oreskovic, V. Sulyma

“…Various factors and parameters that may influence effectiveness of different sectors in healthcare system are detected. Performance optimization of detected parameters could lead to better system functioning, higher patient safety, economic sustainability and reduce resources consumption.…”
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Dietary Jerusalem artichoke polysaccharide supplementation alters the growth performance, ruminal microbes and metabolites, muscle fatty acid and amino acid profiles in fattening l... by Cuihua Guo, Dongmei Ma, Chongyu Zhang, Yunpeng Wang, Farman Ullah, Xiaojun Wang, Yunkyoung Lee, Guiguo Zhang

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