Influence of Tear Film Condition in Keratoconus on the Results of Topographic and Tomographic Methods of Corneal Examination. Review by A. Yu. Slonimsky, V. V. Averich, T. S. Mitichkina

“…In case of dry eye syndrome detection, symptomatic treatment allows to minimize instrument measurement errors and increase functional results of the planned surgical intervention.Of particular interest is the impact of dry eye syndrome on the diagnosis and monitoring of keratoconus, as the two conditions often co-occur. …”
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Comparative Analysis of Ca²⁺/Cation Antiporter Gene Family in <i>Rosa roxburghii</i> and Enhanced Calcium Stress Tolerance via Heterologous Expression of RrCA... by Tuo Zeng, Liyong Zhu, Wenwen Su, Lei Gu, Hongcheng Wang, Xuye Du, Bin Zhu, Caiyun Wang, Di Wu

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Differences in Soil Reinforcement and Root Fatigue Properties of Typical Shrubs in Semi-arid Mining Areas by Xin Zhang, Bo Wang, Tiejun Liu, Jianying Guo, Hugang Wang, Zhenqi Yang

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Safety and Probiotic Evaluation of Lactiplantibacillus plantarum CHEN1 and Its Metabolic Analysis of Soymilk Oligosaccharides by Zhina CHEN, Shiyi CAO, Linlin YIN, Mengyuan SHAO, Tao YE, Zhangrui XU, Xiaochen HUANG

“…The genetic characteristics of the strain were analyzed through genome sequencing and functional annotation. Phenotypic experiments, including hemolytic activity assays, detection of harmful metabolites, antibiotic susceptibility testing, tolerance experiments, hydrophobicity, and autoaggregation assays were conducted to evaluate its safety and probiotic potential. …”
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Multi-objective optimization of urban logistics land: a gradient-based method approach with Wuhan city as an example by Hongzan Jiao, Shuaikang Zhang

“…However, the dual challenge of mismatched logistics supply and demand, along with conflicts in land use functions, can lead to inefficiencies in resource allocation and urban freight system performance. …”
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Identification and characterization of the powdery mildew resistance in cultivated emmer wheat accession Lxd-682 via bulked segregant RNA sequencing by Jiatong Li, Ningning Yu, Nina Sun, Lige Geng, Yanmin Qie, Dongfeng Zhai, Yuxiang Wang, Linzhi Li, Xueqing Liu, Xusheng Sun, Jiangchun Wang, Ruishan Liu, Guantong Pan, Shengmao Zou, Guohao Han, Yuli Jin, Pengtao Ma

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Comparison of Gut Microbiota in Overwintering Bees: <i>Apis cerana</i> vs. <i>Apis mellifera</i> by Heng Chen, Lijiao Gao, Jialin Liu, Conghui Ji, Xiaoqun Dang, Zeyang Zhou, Wenhua Luo

“…However, during the cold season, resources become limited, leading to significant losses in bee colonies. …”
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Recreational Thematic Dominants in News TV Discourse by M. A. Gladko

“…Their explication represents a multi-layered semiotic system (external level (multimodal resources); internal (macro- and micro-level). Between the two extreme points of recreation there are texts with different levels of recreation, and in descending order the recreational function is combined with additional, non-creative ones.…”
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Challenges to the performance of the regional health departments in Mauritania: a qualitative study by Mohamed Ali Ag Ahmed, Kirsten Accoe, Karina Kielmann, Bruno Marchal, Verónica Trasancos Buitrago, Hamma Issa Moussa, Bart Criel

“…Results This study assessed the performance of two RDHAs in Mauritania by analysing of their key functions. The participants noted a lack of clarity in their objectives, an overly bureaucratic vision of their functions and inadequate technical capacities hampering the provision of required services. …”
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From DVB-S to DVB-S2X: Progress in Standardization of Digital Satellite Broadcasting Systems by K. Yu. Kolomensky, A. Yu. Demidova, A. S. Kazarinov

“…New functions and features introduced in the DVB-S2 system were analyzed, including the Time-Slicing (Annex M) option, which allows receivers to select and decode a specific stream carrying one or more services of interest without wasting resources on processing other streams. …”
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Comparative analyses of parasites with a comprehensive database of genome-scale metabolic models. by Maureen A Carey, Gregory L Medlock, Michał Stolarczyk, William A Petri, Jennifer L Guler, Jason A Papin

“…This knowledgebase represents the largest collection of genome-scale metabolic models for both pathogens and eukaryotes; with this resource, we can predict species-specific functions, contextualize experimental results, and optimize selection of experimental systems for fastidious species.…”
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Microbial diversification is maintained in an experimentally evolved synthetic community by Zahraa Al-Tameemi, Alejandra Rodríguez-Verdugo

“…We further observed loss-of-function mutations in flagellar genes that were fixed in monocultures but not in co-cultures. …”
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Genome-Wide Identification of the SMXL Gene Family in Common Wheat and Expression Analysis of TaSMXLs Under Abiotic Stress by Zunjie Wang, Zhengning Jiang, Heping Wan, Xueyan Chen, Hongya Wu

“…This study provides a theoretical foundation for understanding the functional roles of <i>SMXL</i> genes in wheat and offers valuable candidate gene resources for breeding stress-resistant wheat varieties.…”
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Today’s Mechanisms of Financing the 4th Energy-Transition by E. V. Altukhova

“…The article studies accessible efficient finance tools, which can provide a new format of interaction with regard to principles of power system functioning. As auxiliary resources fostering finance priority identification the author put forward ESG-accounting and ESG-ratings. …”
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In Situ Analysis of Jupiter's Broadband Kilometric Auroral Radio Emissions With Juno by B. Collet, L. Lamy, C. K. Louis, V. Hue, T. K. Kim

“…Taking advantage of Juno in situ measurements within the auroral regions, we surveyed the Juno/Waves radio observations over the 60 first orbits to identify 7 bKOM source candidates. These were mostly detected during dawn storm auroral episodes (4/7) and three were found to be colocated with auroral cavities. …”
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Solid-State Nanopore Readout of Programmable DNA and Peptide Nanostructures for Scalable Digital Data Storage by Lihuan Zhao, Jiajun Wang, Lin-Sheng Wu, Xin Zhao

“…Peptide nanostructures are introduced as a data medium via click-chemistry, expanding encoding sources. By integrating a photosensitive PC-linker, this approach endows the data chain with functionalities for encryption and data formatting, enhancing the security and organization of biological information storage. …”
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An openEHR based infection control system to support monitoring of nosocomial bacterial clusters and contacts by Pascal Biermann, Claas Baier, Ann Christin Vietor, Benedikt Zacher, Tom Baumgartl, Tatiana von Landesberger, Michael Behnke, Michael Storck, Markus Petzold, Martin Kaase, HiGHmed lnfection Control Study Group, Dirk Schlüter, Michael Marschollek, Simone Scheithauer, Antje Wulff

“…Digital, routine data-driven solutions are promising, but often proprietary, non-interoperable, or limited in functional scope. The open-source Smart Infection Control System (SmICS) offers automatic calculations and interactive views on patients' movement and lab data, epidemic curves, contact networks, complemented by temporal-spatial visualizations. …”
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Automated Dead Chicken Detection in Poultry Farms Using Knowledge Distillation and Vision Transformers by Ridip Khanal, Wenqin Wu, Joonwhoan Lee

“…A dynamic frame selection strategy optimizes resource usage by adjusting monitoring intervals based on the chickens’ age, ensuring real-time performance in resource-constrained environments. …”
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A Neural Device Inspired by Neuronal Oscillatory Activity with Intrinsic Perception and Decision‐Making by Congtian Gu, Guoliang Ma, Mengze Zhang, Hu Shen, Liaoyuan Pu, Yanhe Song, Shilong Yan, Dakai Wang, Kaixian Ba, Bin Yu, Zhiwu Han, Luquan Ren

“…The device utilizes alternating signals generated by coupling the human body with the power‐frequency electromagnetic field as both a signal source and energy source, mimicking neuronal oscillatory activity. …”
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Combining dopamine and glucose sensings on paper devices for the metabolic study of neurosecretion by Rémi F. Dutheil, Dabeaurard Tho, Iman Pitroipa, Raphaël Trouillon

“…Glucose, the main source of energy of the human body, and dopamine, a major neurotransmitter, are two analytes widely investigated in the study of the brain. …”
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