Efficient Marker-Assisted Pyramiding of <i>Xa21</i> and <i>Xa23</i> Genes into Elite Rice Restorer Lines Confers Broad-Spectrum Resistance to Bacterial Blight by Yao Li, Yulong Fan, Yihang You, Ping Wang, Yuxuan Ling, Han Yin, Yinhua Chen, Hua Zhou, Mingrui Luo, Bing Cao, Zhihui Xia

“…This study addresses this challenge by implementing functional marker-assisted selection (FMAS) to pyramid two broad-spectrum resistance (R) genes, <i>Xa21</i> and <i>Xa23</i>, into the elite, yet BB-susceptible, restorer line K608R. …”
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Thermomechanical and Photophysical Properties of Crystal-Violet-Dye/H2O Based Dissolutions via the Pulsed Laser Photoacoustic Technique by Vicente Torres-Zúñiga, Rosalba Castañeda-Guzmán, Santiago J. Pérez-Ruiz, Omar G. Morales-Saavedra

“…An appropriate processing of the photoacoustic signals allows an adequate data analysis of the generated waves within the system, providing an accurate determination of the speed of sound as function of the dye-concentration. The acoustic attenuation was calculated based on the distance of the two PZT-microphones to an acoustic-source point and performing linear-fitting of the experimental data (RMS-amplitudes) as function of the dye-concentration. …”
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Microparticles That Form Immune Complexes as Modulatory Structures in Autoimmune Responses by Catalina Burbano, Mauricio Rojas, Gloria Vásquez, Diana Castaño

“…Initially MPs were considered to be inert cellular products with no biological function. However, an extensive research and functional characterization have shown that the molecular composition and the effects of MPs depend upon the cellular background and the mechanism inducing them. …”
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Pathway for Renewable Energy Application in Urban Green Space under the Low Carbon Perspective by Kailun WANG, Tonggang NIU, Lian LIU, Zhongjie WANG

“…The research provides a detailed analysis of energy application types and methods, as well as energy consumption models for each of the aforesaid three types of green spaces.ResultsThe research identifies three core challenges in the application of renewable energy in urban green spaces: 1) How to scientifically select the most appropriate renewable energy types and optimize spatial layouts in accordance with natural resource constraints and the functional requirements of green spaces in order to improve energy efficiency; 2) how to effectively integrate the technical functions of energy facilities with landscape and ecological values, so as to achieve a seamless integration of energy infrastructure with landscape, thereby enhancing both environmental adaptability and public acceptance; and 3) how to develop flexible energy utilization and management strategies tailored to the energy consumption characteristics of different green space types, thus ensuring long-term, stable, and sustainable energy supply. …”
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Evaluating integrated development environments using the TOPSIS method and Schweizer-Sklar power aggregation operator: implications for university students’ psychological managemen... by Lijun Ma, Fengyu Guo, Zeeshan Ali, Shi Yin

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MXene-based membranes for water treatment: preparation, properties, and application by samal babanzadeh

“…Rapid population growth, industrial development, and shortage of freshwater resources have made human society face the global challenge of water shortage, and it is expected that the world's water demand will increase by 20-30% from now until 2040. …”
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Synthesizing the Academic Administrators&rsquo; Competencies: Developing of a Model by Homa Rahmani, Asadollah Khadivi

“…The results of this study offer important insights into the competencies required for university managers and can serve as a valuable resource for universities seeking to improve their selection process for management positions.…”
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Cell fate analysis of embryonic ventral mesencephalic grafts in the 6-OHDA model of Parkinson's disease. by Sonya Carvalho Neto, Ahmad Salti, Zoe Puschban, Nadia Stefanova, Roxana Nat, Georg Dechant, Gregor K Wenning

“…To investigate this further, we used a GFP reporter mouse as source of VM tissue that enabled the detection and dissection of the grafts 6 weeks post implantation. …”
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Deep-Learning-Based Land Cover Mapping in Franciacorta Wine Growing Area by Girma Tariku, Isabella Ghiglieno, Andres Sanchez Morchio, Luca Facciano, Celine Birolleau, Anna Simonetto, Ivan Serina, Gianni Gilioli

“…Additionally, addressing challenges such as data availability, computational resources, and model interpretability is essential for advancing the field of remote sensing, in support of biodiversity conservation and the provision of ecosystem services and sustainable agriculture.…”
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Reconstructing real-space geometries of polyatomic molecules undergoing strong field laser-induced Coulomb explosion by Aydin Ashrafi-Belgabad, Reza Karimi, Mohammad Monfared, Kaili Tian, Parviz Parvin, Benji Wales, Éric Bisson, Samuel Beaulieu, Mathieu Giguère, Jean-Claude Kieffer, Philippe Lassonde, François Légaré, Heide Ibrahim, Joseph H. Sanderson

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Thermophilic microbial agents promote the fermentation progression of spent mushroom compost and pig manure by Hongbo Du, Chongchong Lu, Muhanmad Zunair Latif, Jianfeng Du, Yong Liu, Hongxin Li, Xinhua Ding

“…Overall, the application of thermophilic microbial agents not only extended the high temperature phase of composting by over 30% and shortened the composting cycle by 50%, but more importantly, it achieved comprehensive improvement in compost quality by selectively enriching functional microbial communities such as Pseudomonas. …”
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Organics in the stratosphere: new insights from weather balloon flights conducted in France by Roland Benoit, Hazel Vernier, Jean-Paul Vernier, Lilian Joly, Nicolas Dumelié, Gisèle Krysztofiak, Loïc Vieille, Sandrine Delpeux, Cyril Crevoisier, Philippe Dagaut, Gwenaël Berthet

“…Abstract Atmospheric aerosols significantly influence the Earth’s climate, yet they remain a major source of uncertainty in climate projections. Here, we present a set of unique offline analysis of organics collected from the ground to the stratosphere with ultimate sensitivity using a new balloon-borne sampling technique deployed on simple weather balloons. …”
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Phase reconstruction via metasurface-integrated quantum analog operation by Qiuying Li, Minggui Liang, Shuoqing Liu, Jiawei Liu, Shizhen Chen, Shuangchun Wen, Hailu Luo

“…Besides, the consistency of entangled photon pairs in time domain makes it possible to achieve a high SNR imaging by trigger detection. The results may potentially empower the application of metasurfaces in optical chip, wave function reconstruction, and label-free biology imaging.…”
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Distance Conversion Factors for In Situ H-Field Emissions Tests by Jordi Sole-Lloveras, Yasutoshi Yoshioka, Manuel Anon-Cancela, Thilo Kootz, Ferran Silva, Marco A. Azpurua

“…An algorithm is developed to extract the H-field strengths normalized to the reference distance and then, through methods for optimal detection of changepoints, such a normalized curve is fitted to a piece-wise linear function that becomes the generalized distance conversion factor, presented in the form of simplified equations. …”
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The Propagation Properties of a Longitudinal Orbital Angular Momentum Multiplexing System in Atmospheric Turbulence by Qinghua Tian, Lei Zhu, Yongjun Wang, Qi Zhang, Bo Liu, Xiangjun Xin

“…The influences of system parameters on the average OAM mode probability densities are analyzed and discussed, such as propagation distance, strength of turbulence, sizes of finite aperture function, OAM mode numbers, and source parameters. …”
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Systematic identification and characterization of high efficiency Cas9 guide RNAs for therapeutic targeting of ADAR. by Benjamin G Gowen, Kory Melton, Weng In Leong, Prachi Khekare, Shannon McCawley, Jean Chan, Pierre Boivin, Vihasi Jani, Aaron J Cantor, Akshay Tambe, Mary Haak-Frendscho, Mary J Janatpour, Spencer C Wei

“…These findings provide a resource of well-characterized, high efficiency ADAR-targeting Cas9 guide RNAs suitable for genomic medicines utilizing different delivery modalities and addressing different therapeutic areas.…”
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Advanced Monte Carlo for Acquisition Sampling in Bayesian Optimization by Javier Garcia-Barcos, Ruben Martinez-Cantin

“…Optimizing complex systems usually involves costly and time-consuming experiments, where selecting the experiments to perform is fundamental. …”
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Can carbon-labeled food shift Vietnamese consumers towards greener consumption? Integrating theory of consumption value and theory of planned behavior by Huu-Dung Nguyen, Bui Duc Tho, Linh Hoang Thi My, Ha Nguyen Thu, Ngoc Trinh Bao, Anh Nguyen Tuan

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A Framework for Upgrading Contaminated Urban Land and Soil by Nature-Based Solutions: Demonstration with a Swedish Case by Shaswati Chowdhury, Yevheniya Volchko, Jenny Norrman

“…To move towards a circular economy and to meet the upcoming EU soil health legislation, both contaminated land and contaminated soil should be acknowledged as fragile and valuable resources to be restored and recycled to provide essential ecosystem services to humans. …”
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YOLO-LSM: A Lightweight UAV Target Detection Algorithm Based on Shallow and Multiscale Information Learning by Chenxing Wu, Changlong Cai, Feng Xiao, Jiahao Wang, Yulin Guo, Longhui Ma

“…To address challenges such as large-scale variations, high density of small targets, and the large number of parameters in deep learning-based target detection models, which limit their deployment on UAV platforms with fixed performance and limited computational resources, a lightweight UAV target detection algorithm, YOLO-LSM, is proposed. …”
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