Normal T cell selection occurs in CD205-deficient thymic microenvironments. by William E Jenkinson, Kyoko Nakamura, Andrea J White, Eric J Jenkinson, Graham Anderson

“…The array of peptides utilized for positive selection appears to play a key role in shaping TCR repertoire and influencing T cell functionality. …”
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Producing mixed linked xylooligosaccharides from red algae biomass through single-step enzymatic hydrolysis by Michelle Teune, Christoph Suster, Yannick Wolf, Nils Michels, Henrieke Mieth, Thorben Döhler, Daniel Bartosik, Joris Krull, Jan-Hendrik Hehemann, Thomas Schweder, Christian Stanetty, Uwe T. Bornscheuer

“…This streamlined process overcomes the need for resource-consuming extraction processes. The further characterization of the obtained XOS and the potential to gain solely 1,3- and mixed-linkage XOS is paving the way for future studies on their functional properties.…”
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Interfacial chemistry and reinforcement mechanisms of polyurethane composites via epoxy-modified fly ash by Xu Li, Mingyi Li, Peiyu Jia, Sitong Zhang, Lan Jia, Zhiyi Zhang, Fengbo Zhu, Wenwen Yu

“…The recycling of coal-based solid waste, particularly fly ash (FA), is crucial for sustainable resource utilization. Interfacial incompatibility limits FA use in polymer composites. …”
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Long-Term Impacts of Invasive Meningococcal Disease on Survivors and Their Caregivers in the United States and Canada by Todd Wolynn, John B. Grimes, Sayali Nerurkar, Rachel Dawson, Katherine Galarza, Helay Hassas, Angie Upegui, David P. Greenberg, Corwin A. Robertson, Heather Entenmann, Evan Jones Mann, Liga Bennetts, Maureen P. Neary

“…Seven studies from the US and four from Canada reported on long-term outcomes of interest, including ten studies reporting clinical sequelae experienced by IMD survivors, three reporting HRQoL/social impacts, five reporting healthcare resource utilization, and four reporting direct costs. …”
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Physiotherapy techniques used in injury treatment: A systematic review of tennis elbow by Claudio Lopes Simplicio, Joseph Purita, William Murrell, Gabriel Silva Santos, Rafael Gonzales dos Santos, José Fábio Santos Duarte Lana

“…Additionally, exercise rehabilitation plays a key role, with individualized exercise programs designed to strengthen weakened muscles and improve elbow biomechanics. The study utilized the Harzing Publish or Perish application for its literature search, sourcing relevant studies from Google Scholar and PubMed using keywords like "Cyriax," "myofascial release," "tendinitis," "trigger points," "tennis elbow," and "degeneration." …”
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A Contrast-Enhanced Approach for Aerial Moving Target Detection Based on Distributed Satellites by Yu Li, Hansheng Su, Jinming Chen, Weiwei Wang, Yingbin Wang, Chongdi Duan, Anhong Chen

“…However, target detection is restricted by radiation sources since IOs are often uncontrollable. To address this, we utilize satellite radars operating in an active self-transmitting and self-receiving mode for controllability. …”
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Earliest evidence of Neanderthal multifunctional bone tool production from cave lion (Panthera spelaea) remains by Grégory Abrams, Patrick Auguste, Stéphane Pirson, Isabelle De Groote, Éva Halbrucker, Kévin Di Modica, Camille Pironneau, Tristan Dedrie, Carlo Meloro, Valentin Fischer, Hervé Bocherens, Yves Vanbrabant, Fabrice Bray

“…The intentional transformation of lion bones into functional tools highlights Neanderthals’ cognitive skills, adaptability, and capacity for resource utilization beyond their immediate survival needs.…”
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Patterns of Change in Metabolic Capabilities of Sediment Microbial Communities in River and Lake Ecosystems by Adam Oest, Ali Alsaffar, Mitchell Fenner, Dominic Azzopardi, Sonia M. Tiquia-Arashiro

“…Here, we investigated the shifts in metabolic profiles of sediment microbial communities, along Saint Clair River and Lake Saint Clair using Biolog EcoPlates, which test for the oxidation of 31 carbon sources. The number of utilized substrates was generally higher in the river sediments (upstream) than in the lake sediments (downstream), suggesting a shift in metabolic activities among microbial assemblages. …”
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DPmoire: a tool for constructing accurate machine learning force fields in moiré systems by Jiaxuan Liu, Zhong Fang, Hongming Weng, Quansheng Wu

“…Utilizing this package, we have developed machine learning force fields (MLFFs) for MX2 (M = Mo, W; X = S, Se, Te) materials. …”
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Enhancing nutritional niche and host defenses by modifying the gut microbiome by Qing Sun, Nic M Vega, Bernardo Cervantes, Christopher P Mancuso, Ning Mao, Megan N Taylor, James J Collins, Ahmad S Khalil, Jeff Gore, Timothy K Lu

“…This work shows that engineered microbiome communities can be used to endow host organisms with novel functions, such as the ability to utilize alternate nutrient sources or to better fight pathogenic bacteria.…”
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Integrated decision support system for optimizing time and cost trade offs in linear repetitive construction projects by Ahmed Gouda Mohamed, Ali Hassan Ali, Ahmed Adel Abdelhady

“…These findings highlight practical gains in resource utilization and scheduling efficiency. This study presents a structured, comparative analysis of GA and PSO within the LOB-based TCT framework, providing a replicable methodology for optimizing schedules in linear repetitive projects. …”
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Establishing national food priority in Saudi Arabia: developing a priority matrix for food by Ghadir Fallata, Omar Alhumaidan, Haya Alomran, Nahla Bawazeer, Randah Alqurashi

“…Additionally, it will provide a crucial resource for research in agriculture, nutrition, and public health. …”
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Intestinal Effects of Brewers’ Spent Grain Extract In Ovo (<i>Gallus gallus</i>)—A Pilot Study by Melissa Y. Huang, Louisa M. Smieska, Elad Tako

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Fine Tuning of Hepatocyte Differentiation from Human Embryonic Stem Cells: Growth Factor vs. Small Molecule-Based Approaches by Divya S. Varghese, Thilina Thejinda Alawathugoda, Suraiya A. Ansari

“…The directed differentiation of hESCs into hepatocytes could provide an invaluable source of liver cells for various liver-based applications. …”
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Multidimensional Burden of Moderate-to-Severe Atopic Dermatitis in Adolescent and Adult Patients from Portugal and Greece: Results from the Global Cross-Sectional Study MEASURE-AD by Pedro Mendes-Bastos, Elisavet Lazaridou, Tiago Torres, Charalampos Aggelakopoulos, Ioannis Katsantonis, Pantelis Aronis, Dimitrios Rigopoulos, Filomena Azevedo, Felicidade Santiago, Markos Papakonstantis, Paulo Varela, Vera S. G. Ribeiro, Aikaterini Kollia, Evaggelia Papadavid

“…Methods MEASURE-AD was a global, cross-sectional observational study in adolescents and adults with moderate-to-severe AD, conducted to describe disease burden, treatment patterns, and healthcare resource utilization. Results The results concerning patients from Portugal and Greece indicate moderate-to-severe disease for most of the population with frequent disease flares. …”
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Enhancing Privacy While Preserving Context in Text Transformations by Large Language Models by Tymon Lesław Żarski, Artur Janicki

“…We developed a conceptual solution that enhances user privacy by identifying and anonymizing named entity classes representing sensitive data while maintaining the original context by swapping source entities for functional data. Our approach utilizes natural language processing methods, combining machine learning tools such as MITIE and spaCy with rule-based text analysis. …”
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Non-synaptic interactions between olfactory receptor neurons, a possible key feature of odor processing in flies. by Mario Pannunzi, Thomas Nowotny

“…To navigate a plume and, for example, find food, they must solve several challenges, including reliably identifying mixtures of odorants and their intensities, and discriminating odorant mixtures emanating from a single source from odorants emitted from separate sources and just mixing in the air. …”
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Profiling heavy metals distribution in surface sediments from the perspective of coastal industrial structure and their impacts on bacterial communities by Lei Jin, Lei Ding, Yao Zhang, Tiejun Li, Qin Liu

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The Effect of Working Capital on Investment: Evidence from the Tehran Stock Exchange by Ali Ebrahimnejad, Ali Zakizade, Fardin Razmjooei

“…Findings reveal that effective working capital management allows constrained firms to maintain investment continuity, offering novel insights into resource allocation strategies in emerging markets. …”
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Synthesis of aluminum oxide nanoparticles using seeds of Carica papaya and evaluation of it for antimicrobial, antioxidant, and photocatalysis activity by Indrani Laskar, Rajib Saha

“…The results of the FTIR study confirmed the existence of various chemicals and functional groups in the 500–4000 cm−1 range. EDX results revealed that it included 68% aluminum and 22% oxygen established the high purity of the AlONPs. …”
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