Identification and expression analysis of sugar transporter family genes reveal the role of ZmSTP2 and ZmSTP20 in maize disease resistance by Yu-xin MA, Zhi-jun ZHOU, Hong-zhe CAO, Fan ZHOU, He-long SI, Jin-ping ZANG, Ji-hong XING, Kang ZHANG, Jin-gao DONG

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Research Progress of Bioactive Peptides in Improving Type II Diabetes by Jiaxin Yu, Guoxing Chen, Yan Jin, Min Zhang, Tao Wu

“…These peptides also contribute to the enhancement of pancreatic islet function, lowering systemic inflammation by influencing various molecular signaling pathways. …”
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Demand-Responsive Evaluation and Optimization of Fitness Facilities in Urban Park Green Spaces by Xiaohui Lv, Kangxing Li, Jiyu Cheng, Ziru Ren

“…The study further classified and combined park functions into modular units, quantifying their elastic and shared service capabilities—namely, the adaptive flexibility and shared utilization capacity of park services. …”
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Urging bioactive peptide exploration in African fermented legumes: insights from microbial proteolysis to gastrointestinal stability by Siphosanele M. Moyo, Oluyimika Y. Famuyide, Eugénie Kayitesi

“…African fermented legume products could be utilized in various food systems such as condiments, meat binders and components of high-protein snacks, as sources of bioactive compounds in the production of functional foods and nutraceuticals. …”
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Involvement of Anion-Specific Effects in Changes in the Gelation and Thermodynamic Properties of Calcium Alginate Hydrogel by Yuqiao Wang, Lin Li, Jiacheng Liu, Jianan Yan, Ce Wang, Bin Lai, Yu Dong, Haitao Wu

“…This study highlights the importance of anion-specific effects on the properties of alginate hydrogels and provides insights into the utilization of these effects to fabricate functional hydrogels with variable properties.…”
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Direct analytical efficiency assessment of the NaI(Tl) gamma-ray detector (Romashka) by Thabet Abouzeid A., Badawi Mohamed S., Hamzawy Ayman, Ruskov Ivan N., Badawi Mohamed I., Sirakov Ivan A., Kopatch Yuri N., Grozdanov Dimitar N., Salem Bohaysa A.

“…The present study focuses on the analytical and numerical calculations of the solid angle, effective solid angle, efficiency, and gamma-ray average path length within the detector materials as a function of the source position. This analysis is conducted for a Romashka module of the 4p NaI(Tl) gamma-ray detector array (NaGRaDA). …”
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Human Supernumerary Teeth-Derived Apical Papillary Stem Cells Possess Preferable Characteristics and Efficacy on Hepatic Fibrosis in Mice by Jun Yao, Nan Chen, Xiaojing Wang, Leisheng Zhang, Jiali Huo, Ying Chi, Zongjin Li, Zhongchao Han

“…Dental tissue has been acknowledged as an advantaged source for high-quality dental pulp stem cell (DPSC) preparation. …”
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LNT-YOLO: A Lightweight Nighttime Traffic Light Detection Model by Syahrul Munir, Huei-Yung Lin

“…Low-level feature information is utilized to extract the small-object features that have been missing because of the structure of the pyramid structure in the YOLOv7-tiny neck component. …”
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Enhanced production and purification of L-asparaginase from Bacillus paralicheniformis AUMC B-516 with potent cytotoxicity against MCF-7 cell lines by Abdullah Abobakr Saleh, Hamdy M. El-Aref, Azza M. Ezzeldin, Rania M. Ewida, Osama A. M. Al-Bedak

“…Biochemical analyses revealed significant increases in aspartate aminotransferase (AST) and alanine aminotransferase (ALT) activities, while blood glucose, other electrolyte levels, and indicators of renal function remained unchanged. These findings highlight B. paralicheniformis AUMC B-516 as a promising source of L-asparaginase for future biotechnological and pharmaceutical applications.…”
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Joint P- and S-Wave VSP Traveltime Tomography via Well Log-Guided Physics-Informed Neural Networks by Tengyu Wang, Dingding Deng, Duoming Zheng, Zhen Zhang, Wenjun Luo, Yang Liu

“…Since the original PINNtomo loss function relies on multiplicative-factor eikonal equations that depend on background traveltimes based on uniform velocities at the source location, we introduce a source-independent multiplicative decomposition of the eikonal equation to eliminate this velocity dependence. …”
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Effects of Different Levels of Carbohydrates on Growth Performance, Hepatic and Intestinal Health, and Intestinal Microflora of Juvenile Pikeperch (Sander lucioperca) by Jie Zhao, Yang Liu, Zhipeng Sun, Liansheng Wang, Ze Fan, Yadan Pan, Jiamin Gao, Cuiyun Lu, Xianhu Zheng

“…Adding carbohydrates to the feed as an energy source is a viable approach to reduce costs and to improve the culture status of pikeperch. …”
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Performance Analysis for Exact and Upper Bound Capacity in DF Energy Harvesting Full-Duplex with Hybrid TPSR Protocol by Phu Tran Tin, Phan Van-Duc, Tan N. Nguyen, Le Anh Vu

“…In this paper, we investigate the full-duplex (FD) decode-and-forward (DF) cooperative relaying system, whereas the relay node can harvest energy from radiofrequency (RF) signals of the source and then utilize the harvested energy to transfer the information to the destination. …”
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Effect of Nrf2 Activators in Hepatitis B Virus-Infected Cells Under Oxidative Stress by Junsei Taira, Takuya Kubo, Hiroya Nagano, Ryuji Tsuda, Takayuki Ogi, Kenji Nakashima, Tetsuro Suzuki

“…This suggests that natural Nrf2 activators may play a significant role in the HBV infection and could be a valuable source for further development through the functional utilization of food resources.…”
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DBSQFusion: a multimodal image fusion method based on dual-channel attention by Shaodong Liu, Faming Shao, Xiaohui He, Jinhong Xue, Heng Zhang, Qing Liu

“…Furthermore, a Sparse Multi-scale Loss function (SMLoss) is employed to enhance multi-scale information and edge textures, thereby further improving the quality of the fused image. …”
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rOS-Instrumentation: An observer of operating system transactions by Fengshan Shen, Mingyuan Jiu

“…Users only need to reference the module name and call the user interface functions provided by the module to utilize its functionality seamlessly. …”
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Advances in Adipose-Derived Stem Cells Isolation, Characterization, and Application in Regenerative Tissue Engineering by Umesh D. Wankhade, Michael Shen, Ravindra Kolhe, Sadanand Fulzele

“…Despite the negative connotations of adipose tissue (AT), it serves as a critical endocrine organ. Adipose tissue is a source of several adipokines and cytokines which have been deemed important for both normal metabolic function and disease formation. …”
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Advances in bone tissue engineering using biomaterial based scaffolds, purine crosslinking and Wnt signaling by Celine J. Agnes, Bettina M. Willie, Aldo R. Boccaccini, Maryam Tabrizian

“…Central to this approach is the utilization of biomaterials, increasingly composed of composite materials that integrate bioactive osteoinductive factors and cell sources to enhance healing outcomes. …”
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Feasibility and case studies on converting small hydropower stations to pumped storage by Yangqing Dan, Qingyue Chen, Daren Li, Wenhuan Bai, Weiming Zhou, Anyu Yang, Jia Yang

“…Abstract Hydropower, as a controllable energy source, plays a crucial role in supporting essential functions such as peak shaving, frequency regulation, and load reserve within modern power systems, thereby enhancing the overall economic efficiency and safety of these systems. …”
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Hybrid Deep Neural Network Optimization with Particle Swarm and Grey Wolf Algorithms for Sunburst Attack Detection by Mohammad Almseidin, Amjad Gawanmeh, Maen Alzubi, Jamil Al-Sawwa, Ashraf S. Mashaleh, Mouhammd Alkasassbeh

“…The strength of DNNs is derived from their ability to model complex functions and to improve detection engines through deeper architecture. …”
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HD-6mAPred: a hybrid deep learning approach for accurate prediction of N6-methyladenine sites in plant species by Huimin Li, Wei Gao, Yi Tang, Xiaotian Guo

“…Furthermore, HD-6mAPred not only improves the accuracy of 6mA site prediction, but also shows excellent generalization capability across species. The source code utilized in this study is publicly accessible at https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15355131.…”
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