The high-quality telomere-to-telomere genome assembly of the earthworm (Amynthas aspergillum) by Guangquan Peng, Yanghe Qin, Zhiming Yan, Mingwei He, Yucheng Zhao, Neng Jiang, Changhong Wei

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EZSCAN for undiagnosed type 2 diabetes mellitus: A systematic review and meta-analysis. by Antonio Bernabe-Ortiz, Andrea Ruiz-Alejos, J Jaime Miranda, Rohini Mathur, Pablo Perel, Liam Smeeth

“…<h4>Objectives</h4>The EZSCAN is a non-invasive device that, by evaluating sweat gland function, may detect subjects with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). …”
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RDSM: Underwater multi-AUV relay deployment and selection mechanism in 3D space by Yafei Liu, Na Liu, Hao Li, Yi Jiang, Junwu zhu

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Systematic discovery of linear binding motifs targeting an ancient protein interaction surface on MAP kinases by András Zeke, Tomas Bastys, Anita Alexa, Ágnes Garai, Bálint Mészáros, Klára Kirsch, Zsuzsanna Dosztányi, Olga V Kalinina, Attila Reményi

“…We used a structurally consistent model on kinase‐docking motif interactions to facilitate the discovery of short functional sites in the structurally flexible and functionally under‐explored part of the human proteome and applied experimental tools specifically tailored to detect low‐affinity protein–protein interactions for their validation in vitro and in cell‐based assays. …”
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Oxidative Stress Markers and C-Reactive Protein Are Related to Severity of Heart Failure in Patients with Dilated Cardiomyopathy by Celina Wojciechowska, Ewa Romuk, Andrzej Tomasik, Bronisława Skrzep-Poloczek, Ewa Nowalany-Kozielska, Ewa Birkner, Wojciech Jacheć

“…Increased MnSOD activity indicates the mitochondrial source of ROS in patients with advanced heart failure.…”
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Enhancing Medium-Chain Fatty Acid Delivery Through Bigel Technology by Manuela Machado, Eduardo M. Costa, Sara Silva, Sérgio C. Sousa, Ana Maria Gomes, Manuela Pintado

“…This study presents the development and characterization of medium-chain fatty acid (MCFA)-loaded bigels, using coconut oil as the MCFA source. The bigels exhibited high oil binding capacity, ranging from 87% to 98%, effectively retaining MCFAs within the matrix, with lauric acid (C12) being the main component detected within the bigels at 178.32 ± 0.10 mg/g. …”
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Double-transmitting and Sextuple-receiving Borehole Transient Electromagnetic Method and Experimental Study by Bo Wang, Shengdong Liu, Shining Li, Fubao Zhou

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Joint Survey Processing. III. Compact Oddballs in the COSMOS Field—Little Red Dots and Transients by Yu-Heng Lin, Andreas L. Faisst, Ranga-Ram Chary, Anton M. Koekemoer, Joseph Masiero, Daniel Masters, Vihang Mehta, Harry I. Teplitz, Gregory L. Walth, John R. Weaver

“…We present the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) Advanced Camera for Surveys (ACS) G800L grism spectroscopy observation of the faint active galactic nuclei (AGN) candidates in the Cosmic Evolution Survey field at redshift of 6 selected by the point-source morphology and the photometry drop-off at 8000 Å. …”
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Research note: Harnessing the potential of chicken blastodermal cells as a new frontier in poultry science and biotechnology – Establishment of embryonic stem cells and their diffe... by Małgorzata Duda, Patrycja Maciak, Grzegorz Tylko, Kamil Wartalski, Monika Trzcińska, Marek Romek, Marcin Samiec

“…These findings highlight the potential of B-ESCs as a valuable source for propagating SC-LCs, with implications for regenerative medicine and neural/glial tissue engineering applications. …”
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Targeted proteomics for absolute quantification of glucose transporter 1 in mammalian brain cells using liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry by Yash Mehta, Dhavalkumar Patel, Iqra Pervaiz, Ulrich Bickel, Abraham Jacob Al-Ahmad

“…Glucose represents a major source of energy for mammalian brains. Its uptake is tributary to a functional glucose transporter (GLUT1) expression at the blood-brain barrier (BBB). …”
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A long-term reconstruction of a global photosynthesis proxy over 1982–2023 by Jianing Fang, Xu Lian, Youngryel Ryu, Sungchan Jeong, Chongya Jiang, Pierre Gentine

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The effect of PLGA-PEG-PLGA modification on the sol-gel transition and degradation properties by J. Oborna, L. Mravcova, L. Michlovska, L. Vojtova, M. Vavrova

“…Itaconic acid, obtained from renewable resources, delivers a reactive double bond and carboxylic functional group to the end of PLGA-PEG-PLGA copolymer: this is important for a reaction with biologically active substances. …”
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Differences in Intestinal Microbiota Between White and Common Cranes in the Yellow River Delta During Winter by Xiaodong Gao, Yunpeng Liu, Zhicheng Yao, Yuelong Chen, Lei Li, Shuai Shang

“…During the winter, when food resources are scarce, studying their gut microbiota can effectively reveal the feeding patterns of these two crane species, thereby providing valuable data for crane conservation efforts. …”
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Discovery of Genomic Targets and Therapeutic Candidates for Liver Cancer Using Single-Cell RNA Sequencing and Molecular Docking by Biplab Biswas, Masahiro Sugimoto, Md. Aminul Hoque

“…This study aims to uncover key genomic features, analyze their functional roles, and propose potential therapeutic drugs identified through molecular docking, utilizing single-cell RNA sequencing (scRNA-seq) data from liver cancer studies. …”
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Ethics of Sensor-Based Surveillance of People with Dementia in Clinical Practice by Jacob Lahr, Nicole Schulze, Larissa N. Wüst, Claus Beisbart, Lena C. Bruhin, Marcello Ienca, Tobias Nef, Manuel Trachsel, Stefan Klöppel

“…The level of privacy intrusion to detect occurring falls varies widely between different sensor systems. …”
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Profiling the diversity of the village chicken faecal microbiota using 16S rRNA gene and metagenomic sequencing data to reveal patterns of gut microbiome signatures by Mxolisi Nene, Mxolisi Nene, Nokuthula Winfred Kunene, Rian Pierneef, Rian Pierneef, Rian Pierneef, Khanyisile Hadebe

“…ARGs were identified, with MarA, PmrF, and AcrE detected in KwaZulu-Natal, and cpxA, mdtG, and TolA in Limpopo. …”
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Effects of enhanced fermentation with high-yielding strains of Tetramethylpyrazine on flavor quality of Douchiba by Panpan Yang, Qin Wang, Yurou Yang, Anyan Wen, Haiying Zeng, Na Liu, Likang Qin

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Mitigating malicious denial of wallet attack using attribute reduction with deep learning approach for serverless computing on next generation applications by Amal K. Alkhalifa, Mohammed Aljebreen, Rakan Alanazi, Nazir Ahmad, Sultan Alahmari, Othman Alrusaini, Ali Alqazzaz, Hassan Alkhiri

“…Abstract Denial of Wallet (DoW) attacks are one kind of cyberattack whose goal is to develop and expand the financial sources of a group by causing extreme costs in their serverless computing or cloud environments. …”
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A Novel Approach to Cognitive Load Measurement in N-Back Tasks Using Wearable Sensors, Empirical Mode Decomposition With Machine Learning, and Explainable AI for Feature Importance by Aakanksha Dayal, Ziaullah Khan, Kiramat Ullah, Hee-Cheol Kim

“…This study introduces a novel approach for detecting mental workload and stress, utilizing ECG and Fingertip-PPG data from the MAUS dataset. …”
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Association of Trace Elements with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome in Women—A Case-Control Study by Tinkara Srnovršnik, Bojana Pinter, Milena Horvat, Janja Snoj Tratnik, Ingrid Falnoga, Darja Mazej, Ivan Verdenik, Irma Virant-Klun

“…This case–control study aimed to determine levels of essential TEs (manganese (Mn), copper (Cu), zinc (Zn), selenium (Se), molybdenum (Mo)) and non-essential TEs (arsenic (As), cadmium (Cd), mercury (Hg), lead (Pb)) in urine, whole blood, and serum to investigate a possible association with kidney and liver function, endocrine and metabolic parameters, and environmental and lifestyle sources of potential exposure and provide possible recommendations. …”
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