Glucosylceramides containing very long-acyl-chain fatty acid are critical for cotton fiber elongation by influencing brassinosteroid synthesis and signaling by Qiaoling Wang, Xingying Yan, Qi Niu, Hongju Zhang, Huidan Tian, Zheng Chen, Fan Xu, Yu You, Yinghui Gao, Zhiqing Qiao, Ming Luo

“…Cotton fiber is one of the longest plant cells and sphingolipids are closely associated with the development of cotton fiber cells. However, their function in cotton fiber cell development and its action mechanism is unclear. …”
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Emerging Diagnostic Approaches for Musculoskeletal Disorders: Advances in Imaging, Biomarkers, and Clinical Assessment by Rahul Kumar, Kiran Marla, Kyle Sporn, Phani Paladugu, Akshay Khanna, Chirag Gowda, Alex Ngo, Ethan Waisberg, Ram Jagadeesan, Alireza Tavakkoli

“…Point-of-care ultrasound and portable diagnostic devices have expanded real-time imaging and functional assessment capabilities across diverse clinical settings. …”
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Immunoexpression of tumor suppressor genes p53, p21WAF1/CIP1 and p27KIP1 in humam astrocystic tumors Imuno-expressão dos genes supressores tumorais p53, p21WAF1/CIP1 e p27KIP1 em t... by Mário Henrique Girão Faria, Régia Maria do Socorro Vidal do Patrocínio, Manoel Odorico de Moraes Filho, Silvia Helena Barem Rabenhorst

“…These results indicated the p53 mutation as an initial, relevant and potentially predictor of tumor progression event in astrocytomas, with the detection of p21 protein as an important resource for the deduction of functional situation of this gene. …”
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Validation of a 60K SNP chip for caribou (Rangifer tarandus) for use in wildlife forensics, conservation, and management by Trottier-Lavoie Mallorie, Prunier Julien, Poisson William, Carrier Alexandra, Gilbert Isabelle, Mastromonaco Gabriela, Albert Vicky, Cecilia Hernandez, Bourret Vincent, Taillon Joëlle, Droit Arnaud, Côté Steeve D., Robert Claude

“…Based on a population-targeted subset of SNPs included in the chip design, reassignment of 981 samples to a functional group (here to a caribou ecotype) was highly accurate (99.59 %) and the relative probability of reassignment error was estimated using the logarithm of odds score. …”
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U-Net-based VGG19 model for improved facial expression recognition by Xiaohu ZHAO, Jingyi ZHANG, Mingzhi JIAO, Lixun XIE, Lanfei WANG, Weiqing SUN, Di ZHANG

“…The innovation of the SEAttention module lies in replacing the original activation function with the Mish activation function, which can dynamically adjust the weights of different channels to enhance performance. …”
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Nanoprobe synchrotron X-ray fluorescence microscopy reveals selenium-rich spherical structure in mouse retinal pigment epithelium by Marta Ugarte, Kalotina Geraki, Elizabeth Bentley, Roger Cox

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Transcriptomic Analysis Provides New Insights into Oocyte Growth and Maturation in Greater Amberjack (<i>Seriola dumerili</i>) by Jiahui Yang, Xiaoying Ru, Yang Huang, Jinhui Wu, Tonglin Yang, Peipei Chen, Jin Li, Kunfeng Zhu, Chunhua Zhu

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Genome‐wide association study and BSR‐seq identify nitrate reductase–related genes in rice landraces (Oryza sativa L.) by Shuangshuang Luo, Zuyu Liao, Shilv Huang, Xiuzhong Xia, Zongqiong Zhang, Baoxuan Nong, Tongping Luo, Chenli Zhu, Can Chen, Hui Guo, Rui Feng, Yinghua Pan, Shuhui Liang, Yongcheng Li, Jianhui Liu, Yongfu Qiu, Danting Li, Xinghai Yang

“…In this study, genome‐wide association studies were used to detect nitrate reductase (NR)‐related loci in 419 rice landraces. …”
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Genome-wide association mapping of aluminum toxicity tolerance and fine mapping of a candidate gene for Nrat1 in rice. by Yonghong Tao, Yanan Niu, Yun Wang, Tianxiao Chen, Shahzad Amir Naveed, Jian Zhang, Jianlong Xu, Zhikang Li

“…A total of 21 putative QTL affecting shoot height (SH), root length (RL), shoot fresh weight (SFW), shoot dry weight (SDW), root dry weight (RDW) and shoot water content (SWC) were identified at seedling stage, including three QTL detected only under control condition, eight detected only under Al stress condition, ten simultaneously detected in both control and Al stress conditions, and seven were identified by stress tolerance index of their corresponding traits. …”
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Effects of aspirin and omega-3 fatty acids on age-related macular degeneration in ASCEND-Eye: a randomised placebo-controlled trial in a population with diabetes by Praveen Patel, Rory Collins, Richard Peto, Mark Davies, Sanjiv Banerjee, David Simpson, John Anderson, Louise Bowman, Peter Scanlon, Amanda Adler, Andrew Farmer, Helen Cook, Laura Evans, Elizabeth Williamson, Louis Bolter, Jane Armitage, Peter Sandercock, Richard Gray, Nilesh Samani, Tasso Gazis, Richard Haynes, Arun Sachdev, Eric Wu, Elizabeth Wincott, Peter Sleight, Colin Baigent, Marion Mafham, Sarah Parish, Gavin Brown, Susan Hurley, Lynne Allsop, William Stevens, Theingi Aung, Allen Young, Emily Sammons, Georgina Buck, Imen Hammami, Jill Barton, Jonathan Bodansky, Roger McPherson, Lucy Fletcher, Murphy Kevin, Ryonfa Lee, Sandra Pickworth, Monica Willett, Michael Lay, Ola Murawska, Karen Melham, Jonathan Latham-Mollart, Anna Brewer, Mike Olson, Jude Kay, Alisha Griffiths, Helen Clayton, Philip Kirby, Mike Pennington, Dominic Clarke, Jenny Anslow, Alex Hallam, Jenny Witts, Sarah Egan, Alex Wharton, Amy Derbyshire, Katherine Hepplestone, Sujit Mithra, Su Oliver, Pauline Wiatrak-Olszewska, Kelly Alvey, Nick Gregory, Priyai Parkinson, Prema Maharajan, Rachel McFee, Donna Sowter, John Featonby, Richard Furnival, Helen Lipinski, Hazel Benjamin, Tanisha McAfee, Emma Payne Payne, Liz Still

“…Reports of AMD diagnoses were sourced from 6 monthly ASCEND follow-up questionnaires and a Visual Function Questionnaire.Participants 15 480 UK adults at least 40 years of age with diabetes but no evident cardiovascular disease.Interventions 100 mg aspirin daily versus placebo and, separately, 1 g omega-3 FAs daily versus placebo.Main outcome measure The first post-randomisation reports of AMD.Results During 7.4 years of follow-up, 122 (1.6%) participants randomised to aspirin were reported as having AMD, compared with 138 (1.8%) randomised to placebo (rate ratio 0.88; 95% CI 0.69 to 1.12; p=0.31). …”
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Landscape of extracellular small RNA and identification of biomarkers in multiple human cancers by Shoubin Zhan, Ye Xu, Botao Li, Peng Ge, Chunwu Zhang, Shengkai Zhou, Tingting Yang, Gaoli Liang, Ling Ji, Xiangbin Kong, Ping Yang, Xi Chen, Chen-Yu Zhang, Han Shen, Xu Luo, Zhen Zhou, Yanbo Wang

“…Summary: Extracellular RNAs (exRNAs) in biofluids, sourced from diverse tissues, exhibit various biological functions and diagnostic potential. …”
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Trend analysis of the application of multispectral technology in plant yield prediction: a bibliometric visualization analysis (2003–2024) by Jiahui Xu, Jiahui Xu, Jiahui Xu, Yalong Song, Yalong Song, Yalong Song, ZhaoYu Rui, ZhaoYu Rui, Zhao Zhang, Zhao Zhang, Can Hu, Can Hu, Can Hu, Long Wang, Long Wang, Long Wang, Wentao Li, Wentao Li, Wentao Li, Jianfei Xing, Jianfei Xing, Jianfei Xing, Xufeng Wang, Xufeng Wang, Xufeng Wang

“…Over the past decade, multispectral image acquisition and information extraction from plants have provided rich data resources for scientific research, facilitating a deeper understanding of plant growth mechanisms and ecosystem function. …”
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3D printing-biomimetic local stiff niche enhances glycolysis to boost PDAC cell stem-like phenotype via N6-methyladenosine-suppressed YAP1 mRNA decay by Di Wu, Xiaoqi Guan, Tao Yang, Jiashuai Yan, Biwen Zhu, Junchao Zhou, Yibing Guo, Yuhua Lu

“…However, the stiffness heterogeneity of TME within PDAC functions on tumor cell stem-like phenotypes remains unclear. …”
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Enhanced recovery pathway for older people with hip fracture and cognitive impairment in acute hospitals: the PERFECTED research programme including an RCT by Chris Fox, Simon P Hammond, Lee Shepstone, Fiona Poland, Catherine Henderson, Tamara Backhouse, Bridget Penhale, Simon Donell, Martin Knapp, Douglas Lewins, Alasdair MacLullich, Martyn Patel, Opinder Sahota, Toby O Smith, Justin Waring, Jane L Cross

“…In the 12 months after fracture, patients are at increased risk of cognitive and functional decline, admission to long-term care institutions and higher mortality. …”
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Influência de um protocolo de criopreservação no rendimento in vitro de células-tronco derivadas do tecido adiposo Effect of a cryopreservation protocol on the in vitro yield of ad... by Fernanda Ginani, Diego Moura Soares, Carlos Augusto Galvão Barboza

“…<br>BACKGROUND: Adipose tissue obtained by liposuction may be an accessible source of stem cells for future clinical application in tissue regeneration. …”
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GWAS and WGCNA analysis uncover candidate genes associated with drought in Brassica juncea L. by Yusong Zhang, Yusong Zhang, Xiaoyan Yuan, Xiaoyan Yuan, Yunyun Zhang, Yunyun Zhang, Yanqing Luo, Yanqing Luo, Kaiqin Zhao, Kaiqin Zhao, Feng Zu, Feng Zu, Zhengshu Tian, Zhengshu Tian, Jinfeng Li, Jinfeng Li, Lifan Zhang, Lifan Zhang, Xiaoying He, Xiaoying He, Jinxiang Gao, Jinxiang Gao, Minglian Fu, Minglian Fu, Genze Li, Genze Li, Feihu Liu

“…To screen drought-tolerant germplasm resources and key functional genes related to drought tolerance in Brassica juncea L.(193 accessions), three treatments were applied at the germination and seedling stages:control(CK), moderate drought stress (M), and severe drought stress (S). …”
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Genomic insights into population dynamics and adaptive strategies of the endangered dipterocarp, Hopea chinensis by Wei-Min Xiang, Yu-Ting Jiang, Jie Zou, Yan Deng, Kai Jiang, Kai-Jian Zhang, Xin-Yu Zhou, Kai-Xi Quan, Zi-Wen Han, Wei-Chao Liu, Liang Tang, Yuan-Yuan Li, Simon T. Segar, Yuan-Ye Zhang, Xing-Hua Hu, Rong Wang, Xiao-Yong Chen

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Glucocorticoids and antivirals for HBV reactivation in onco-hematologic patients by Michela di Fonzo, Andrea Marengo, Alfredo Marzano, Antonella Ferrari, Bruno Monarca, Gianfranco delle Fave, Massimo Marignani

“…In this later autopsy detected cirrhosis, not evident at presentation. This clinical experience suggests that in patients with &lt;span&gt;onco-hematological&lt;/span&gt; and persistent liver function tests alterations in spite of effective antiviral response, glucocorticoids could control the effects of immune response. …”
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Growth Toxic Effects of Metal Nanoparticles on Bacillus subtilis and Vibrio parahaemolyticus by Shiyu CHEN, Bin XIA, Lin ZHU, Shuang LI, Qiufen LI, Xuemei SUN, Wei DAI

“…Based on the ecological roles and functions of these two bacteria in marine microbial communities, this study used B. subtilis and V. parahaemolyticus isolated from Bohai Bay as test organisms. …”
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Improving outcomes for people with autism spectrum disorders by reducing mental health problems: the IAMHealth research programme including one RCT by Emily Simonoff, Gillian Baird, Bryony Beresford, Tony Charman, Martin Knapp, Andrew Pickles, Carol Povey, Tom Purser, Paramala Santosh, Vicky Slonims, Stephen Scott

“…Adolescent adaptive functioning was predicted not only by early childhood autistic symptoms and IQ and ADHD symptoms. …”
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