Faeces, Feathers and Flight: Understanding of Escape Behaviour in Incubating Eurasian Woodcocks (Scolopax rusticola) by Martin Sládeček, Kateřina Brynychová, Lucie Nutilová, Miroslav E. Šálek

“…In this study, we investigate this behaviour in incubating female Eurasian woodcocks (Scolopax rusticola) using a large data set of 399 photographed nests sourced from various open‐source internet platforms. …”
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Retracted: Study on Modeling Method of Forest Tree Image Recognition Based on CCD and Theodolite by Yeqiong Shi, Sainan Wang, Shuna Zhou, M. M. Kamruzzaman

“…Forest vegetation is the main body that constitutes forest resources. Accurate identification of the types of forest trees can lay the foundation for the research and utilization of forest resources. …”
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Multiphysics Coupling Model of Rock Mass considering Damage and Disturbance and Its Application by Wei Wang, Zhouquan Luo, Yaguang Qin, Jun Xiang, Lei Wen, Shaowei Ma

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Possibilities for computer-based assessment the quality indicators of Kashkaval cheese using image processing by Balabanov Alexandar, Andreeva Hristina, Danev Angel, Bosakova-Ardenska Atanaska, Ivanov Galin, Balabanova Tatyana

“…The current study presents two open-source software products – ImageJ and Scilab and their functionalities that are applied for image analysis of three samples of Kashkaval cheese, which are produced using different sodium chloride content. …”
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CoreTIA: a modular, statistically robust transduction inhibition assay for AAV neutralization by Beatrix Kovács, Beatrix Kovács, Beatrix Kovács, Fanni Somogyi, Fanni Somogyi, Viktória Szabó, Zoltán Zsolt Nagy, István Hernádi, Ferenc Mátyás, Wim Vanduffel, Zsuzsanna Szemlaky, Balázs Rózsa, Balázs Rózsa, István Ulbert, István Ulbert, István Ulbert, István Ulbert, Dániel Hillier, Dániel Hillier, Dániel Hillier

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Impact of UAV-Derived RTK/PPK Products on Geometric Correction of VHR Satellite Imagery by Muhammed Enes Atik, Mehmet Arkali, Saziye Ozge Atik

“…Satellite imagery is a widely used source of spatial information in many applications, such as land use/land cover, object detection, agricultural monitoring, and urban area monitoring. …”
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Digital Twins by Physical Education Teaching Practice in Visual Sensing Training System by Xinran Liu, Ji Jiang

“…The proposed method improves the recognition rate of the camera source to some extent and has important exploration significance in the field of action recognition.…”
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Genome-Wide Association Study of Immune Indices in Yaks by Daoning Yu, Xiaoming Ma, Chun Huang, Tong Wang, Mengfan Zhang, Fen Feng, Xiaoyun Wu, Yongfu La, Xian Guo, Ping Yan, Derong Zhang, Chunnian Liang

“…The yak is a vital livestock resource on the Qinghai–Tibet Plateau, renowned for its strong disease resistance and high-quality meat. …”
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Evaluation of meningitis surveillance system in rural area, Rwanda by Solange Nyinawabeza, Jean Claude Niyoyita, Emmanuel Nshimiyimana, Jerome Ndayisenga, Angela Umutoni, Caroline Stamatakis

“…Data collected from clinical registers and eIDSR were used to assess core functions of the meningitis surveillance system including accuracy in detection of cases, laboratory confirmation of cases, and availability of evaluation reports. …”
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mbctools: A User-Friendly Metabarcoding and Cross-Platform Pipeline for Analyzing Multiple Amplicon Sequencing Data across a Large Diversity of Organisms by Barnabé, Christian, Sempéré, Guilhem, Manzanilla, Vincent, Millan, Joel Moo, Amblard-Rambert, Antoine, Waleckx, Etienne

“…It provides functions for various tasks such as dereplication, clustering, chimera detection, and taxonomic assignment. …”
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A Benzimidazole-Based Fluorescent Probe for the Selective Recognition of Cobalt (II) Ions by Jing Zhu, Hua-Fen Wang, Jia-Xiang Zhang, Man Wang, Yu-Wei Zhuang, Zhi-Guang Suo, Ye-Wu He, Yan-Chang Zhang, Min Wei, Hai-Yan Zhang

“…However, excessive cobalt intake can cause health issues. Detecting cobalt ions, especially Co²⁺, in food is crucial due to potential contamination from various sources. …”
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Overexpression of ST8Sia1 inhibits tumor progression by TGF-β1 signaling in rectal adenocarcinoma and promotes the tumoricidal effects of CD8+ T cells by granzyme B and perforin by Chang Zhang, Yeli Wang, Yao Yu, Yanchao Pang, Xiao Xiao, Leilei Hao

“…Perforin and Granzyme B secretion by CD8+ T cells, as well as tumor cell apoptosis, were detected after co-culturing CD8+ T cells with READ tumor cells and ST8Sia1-overexpression (ST8Sia1-OE) tumor cells. …”
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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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Clinical profile and molecular genetic analysis of alport syndrome in children: a single center experience by Aqsa Ahmad, Aqsa Ahmad, Liang Lijun, Zhang Yan, Zhang Yan, Ma Yan, Zhao Shuai, Zhao Shuai, Du Wangnan, Du Wangnan

“…As of August 1st, 2024, the median follow-up time was 30 (range 24–36) months, and the renal function of the children under observation remained within normal parameters.ConclusionIn this study, the most commonly observed mutation was glycine substitution. …”
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Gene expansion in the hawkmoth Manduca sexta drives evolution of food-associated odorant receptors by Megha Treesa Tom, Philipp Brand, Sascha Bucks, Jin Zhang, Mario Ernesto Escobar Huezo, Bill S. Hansson, Sonja Bisch-Knaden

“…Our results suggest a link between the studied OR expansion and enhanced detection of odors emitted by valuable nectar sources in M. sexta.…”
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Non-Targeted Lipidomics Analysis of Characteristic Milk Using High-Resolution Mass Spectrometry (UHPLC-HRMS) by Tingting Wei, Tianxiao Zhou, Shenping Zhang, Zhexue Quan, Yang Liu

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Evidence of limited N2 fixation in the Southern Ocean by Shuai Gu, Hugo Berthelot, Yajuan Lin, Weiyi Tang, Julie Robidart, A. Murat Eren, Hugh W. Ducklow, Nicolas Cassar

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Genotyping from targeted NGS data based on a small set of SNPs correctly matches patient samples by Deyan Yordanov Yosifov, Christof Schneider, Stephan Stilgenbauer, Daniel Mertens, Eugen Tausch

“…In two cohorts of totally 1441 patients with sequential samples, we could identify 3 sample swaps, 7 mislabelled samples (3 externally and 4 internally) and 1 mistake of unknown origin. We provide an R function for automated detection of sample swaps and mislabelling to the community as a free and open-source tool.…”
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The Influence of Thickness and Spectral Properties of Green Color-Emitting Polymer Thin Films on Their Implementation in Wearable PLED Applications by Kyparisis Papadopoulos, Despoina Tselekidou, Alexandros Zachariadis, Argiris Laskarakis, Stergios Logothetidis, Maria Gioti

“…Finally, we applied the functional green light-emitting PLED devices based on the two studied materials for the detection of Rhodamine 6G. …”
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Torsion Pendulum Apparatus for Ground Testing of Space Inertial Sensor by Shaoxin Wang, Zuolei Wang, Dongxu Liu, Peng Dong, Jian Min, Ziren Luo, Keqi Qi, Jungang Lei

“…The precise movement of the test mass along a geodesic is crucial for gravitational wave detection in space. To maintain this motion, the core payload-inertial sensor incorporates multiple functional units designed to mitigate various sources of stray force noise affecting the test mass. …”
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