Leaf water uptake strategy of plants in the arid and semi-arid region of Ningxia by CHEN Lin, YANG Xinguo, SONG Naiping, YANG Mingxiu, XIAO Xupei, WANG Xing

“…Our objective was to investigate whether the plant leaf can uptake the rainfall that can not be absorbed by plant roots, and to understand leaf water uptake strategy, the relationship between leaf water uptake capability and plant ecological functional types in the arid and semi-arid region of Ningxia.The leaf water uptake content (LWUC), percentage increase in leaf water content (RW), chlorophyll content (ChlC), leaf water saturation deficit (WSD), specific leaf area (SLA) and leaf dry matter content (LDMC) of 50 plants were measured, and patterns of leaf traits were investigated to detect their difference among functional groups and relationships between each trait. …”
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Optimisation of bioaerosol sampling using an ultralight aircraft: A novel approach in determining the 3-D atmospheric biodiversity by Maria P. Plaza, Athanasios Charalampopoulos, Vivien Leier-Wirtz, Pia Viuf Ørby, Mathilde Kloster, Michael Dines Christiansen, Claudia Traidl-Hoffmann, Athanasios Damialis, Ulrich Gosewinkel

“…Moreover, biomonitoring campaigns often take place in urban environments, although sources can be located outside cities’ borders with ampler vegetation. …”
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Leveraging artificial intelligence for photo identification to aid CITES enforcement in combating illegal trade of the endangered humphead wrasse (Cheilinus undulatus) by C. Y. Hau, W. K. Ngan, Y. Sadovy de Mitcheson, Y. Sadovy de Mitcheson, Y. Sadovy de Mitcheson

“…A Licence to Possess system for CITES is implemented in the city to regulate the quota of live wild-sourced CITES specimens, including humphead wrasse, held at each registered trading premise and ensure traceability through documentation. …”
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Prediction of Genes Related to Positive Selection Using Whole-Genome Resequencing in Three Commercial Pig Breeds by HyoYoung Kim, Kelsey Caetano-Anolles, Minseok Seo, Young-jun Kwon, Seoae Cho, Kangseok Seo, Heebal Kim

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TET3-facilitated differentiation of human umbilical cord mesenchymal stem cells into oligodendrocyte precursor cells for spinal cord injury recovery by Yubo Zhang, Zhibin Peng, Man Guo, Yangyang Wang, Jingsong Liu, Yishu Liu, Mi Li, Tianli Wei, Pengfei Li, Yingwei Zhao, Yansong Wang

“…Owing to the poor regenerative capabilities of endogenous oligodendrocyte precursor cells (OPCs) following SCI, there is a growing interest in alternative sources, such as human umbilical cord mesenchymal stem cells (HUCMSCs). …”
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Molecular Insights into Rice Immunity: Unveiling Mechanisms and Innovative Approaches to Combat Major Pathogens by Muhammad Usama Younas, Bisma Rao, Muhammad Qasim, Irshad Ahmad, Guangda Wang, Quanyi Sun, Xiongyi Xuan, Rashid Iqbal, Zhiming Feng, Shimin Zuo, Maximilian Lackner

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Development of a Novel KCNN4-Related ceRNA Network and Prognostic Model for Renal Clear Cell Carcinoma by Hengtao Bu, Qiang Song, Jiexiu Zhang, Yuang Wei, Bianjiang Liu

“…Finally, quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction and western blot were conducted for KCNN4 expression detection in cell lines and clinical samples. Small interfering RNA was employed to knock down KCNN4, and corresponding functional experiments were conducted on ccRCC cells as well. …”
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Accumulation of long-chain unsaturated fatty acids in the airway inflammatory microenvironment drives eosinophil etosis and corticosteroid resistance by Yurong Bai, Pengda Fang, Shasha Li, Zhenhao Xiao, Wenyi Chen, Wenlong Li, Xinyue Wang, Jingyuan Chen, Yue Li, Junhai Chen, Weiqiang Huang, Xin Luo, Shigeharu Ueki, Deyu Fang, Qintai Yang, Yana Zhang

“…Functional analyses were performed on purified eosinophils. …”
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Renal Biopsy Pathological Tissue Segmentation: A Comprehensive Review and Experimental Analysis by Yan Liu, Taiping Wang, Xinxin He, Wei Wang, Qiang He, Juan Jin

“…This study provides a novel technical framework for precise renal pathological tissue segmentation and lays the foundation for future lesion detection and intelligent diagnostic applications.…”
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Investigation of growth traits in Turkish Merino lambs using multi-locus GWAS approaches: Karacabey Merino by Yalçın Yaman, Ramazan Aymaz, Murat Keleş, Yiğit Emir Kişi, Ecem Hatipoğlu, Arzu Özdemir, Elif Çetinkaya

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Farmers’ knowledge and perception of finger millet blast disease and its control practices in western Kenya by Wilton Mbinda, Agnes Kavoo, Fredah Maina, Margaret Odeph, Cecilia Mweu, Naomi Nzilani, Mathew Ngugi

“…Abstract Background Finger millet blast disease, caused by Pyricularia oryzae, is a serious constrain of finger millet production which is threatening global food security especially to the resource poor smallholder farmers in arid and semi-arid regions. …”
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OpenPheno: an open-access, user-friendly, and smartphone-based software platform for instant plant phenotyping by Tianqi Hu, Peng Shen, Yongshuai Zhang, Jiafei Zhang, Xin Li, Chuanzhen Xia, Ping Liu, Hao Lu, Tingting Wu, Zhiguo Han

“…We currently instantiate the use of the platform with tools such as SeedPheno, WheatHeadPheno, LeafAnglePheno, SpikeletPheno, CanopyPheno, TomatoPheno, and CornPheno; each offering specific functionalities such as seed size and count analysis, wheat head detection, leaf angle measurement, spikelet counting, canopy structure analysis, and tomato fruit measurement. …”
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Anti-inflammatory and barrier repair mechanisms of active components in Daemonorops draco Bl. for UVB-induced skin damage by Xingyi Wu, Ying Zhang, Fan Yi, Zaijun Geng, Miaomiao Guo, Xiao Ling, Jun Li, Li Li

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A novel multi-timescale comprehensive drought index for drought monitoring in the Xijiang River Basin by Liping Wang, Shufang Wang, Jing Li, Xingnan Zhang

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Microplastics as an Emerging Potential Threat: Toxicity, Life Cycle Assessment, and Management by Sameh S. Ali, Mohammed Hussein M. Alsharbaty, Rania Al-Tohamy, Maha A. Khalil, Michael Schagerl, Majid Al-Zahrani, Jianzhong Sun

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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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Barriers to and facilitators of rehabilitation according to socio-economic status, after acute respiratory distress syndrome due to COVID-19: A qualitative study in the RECOVIDS co... by Mathilde Kléber, Nicolas Meunier-Beillard, Isabelle Fournel, Eléa Ksiazek, Marine Jacquier, Fiona Ecarnot, Jean-Philippe Rigaud, Pierre-Louis Declerq, Jean-Pierre Quenot, Marie Labruyère

“…<h4>Background</h4>The COVID-19 pandemic may have compounded social disparities in access to healthcare, with possible deleterious consequences on the functional prognosis of patients after a stay in the intensive care unit (ICU). …”
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Mortalin overexpression predicts poor prognosis in early stage of non–small cell lung cancer by Jie Sun, Shuan-Long Che, Jun-Jie Piao, Ming Xu, Li-Yan Chen, Zhen-Hua Lin

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HBXIP suppression reduces cell proliferation and migration and its overexpression predicts poor prognosis in non-small-cell lung cancer by Yixuan Wang, Nan Li, Shuanlong Che, Tiefeng Jin, Junjie Piao, Shuangping Liu, Zhenhua Lin

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Proteomic analysis of plasma unravels dynamic pathways and potential biomarkers indicating disease stages following Mtb infection by Zonglei Zhou, Jie Tian, Yuying He, Haiyan Xiong, Weibing Wang

“…ABSTRACT Tuberculosis (TB) stages depend greatly on the interaction between Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) and the host response. As a non-negligible source of active tuberculosis (ATB), individuals with latent Mtb infection (LTBI) are insidious and hard to be detected due to limited biomarkers. …”
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