Spatial Pattern and Evolutionary Characteristics of Settlements in Dianchi River Basin from the Perspective of Toponymy by Ying’ao WANG, Weijian HU, Wen PENG, Yuliang YANG

“…By constructing a coupling analysis framework of toponym semantics and spatial attributes, this research confirms the “spatio-temporal code” function of toponym in the process reconstruction of human settlements, and the capability to analyze multi-source heterogeneous data based on the aforesaid function provides a new analytical methodology for the research on watershed human settlements. …”
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Effective disinfecting of negative pressure pipelines of DCUs reduces the risk of cross infection in dental care by Xuerong Lv, Ke Yan, Xiang Han, Feiyang Wang, Yuzhuo Ma, Shougang Zhang, Xiaoqian Wang

“…Objectives Microbial contamination of various accessory parts of the dental chair units (DCUs) is an essential source of cross infection, while the accessories of the crucial suction function are usually overlooked. …”
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Ecological connectivity of genomic markers of antimicrobial resistance in Escherichia coli in Hong Kong by Xiaoqing Xu, Yunqi Lin, Yu Deng, Lei Liu, Dou Wang, Qinling Tang, Chunxiao Wang, Xi Chen, You Che, Ethan R. Wyrsch, Veronica M. Jarocki, Steven P. Djordjevic, Tong Zhang

“…Additionally, 195 plasmids were shared across all three source-attributed sectors. Conjugation assays confirmed that several plasmids were functionally transmissible across ecological boundaries. …”
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Responsive cellulose nanocrystal‐based liquid crystals: From structural color manipulation to applications by Jiao Liu, Ye‐Ming Qing, Jun‐Jie Wu, Jing‐Qi Tian, Chi‐Bo Feng, Xin‐Yu Zhou, Yun Ma, Bing‐Xiang Li, Yan‐Qing Lu, Quan Li

“…Cellulose nanocrystals (CNCs), obtained through the acidic hydrolysis of cellulose‐based materials including wood, cotton, and additional sources, have attracted significant attention in areas, for example, energy storage, cosmetics, and medical devices. …”
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Transcriptomic Evidence of Adaptive Evolution of the Epiphytic Fern Asplenium nidus by Jiao Zhang, Li Liu, Jiang-Ping Shu, Dong-Mei Jin, Hui Shen, Hong-Feng Chen, Rui Zhang, Yue-Hong Yan

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DistB-Condo: Distributed Blockchain-Based IoT-SDN Model for Smart Condominium by Anichur Rahman, Md. Jahidul Islam, Ziaur Rahman, Md. Mahfuz Reza, Adnan Anwar, M. A. Parvez Mahmud, Mostofa Kamal Nasir, Rafidah Md. Noor

“…Condominium network refers to intra-organization networks, where smart buildings or apartments are connected and share resources over the network. Secured communication platform or channel has been highlighted as a key requirement for a reliable condominium which can be ensured by the utilization of the advanced techniques and platforms like Software-Defined Network (SDN), Network Function Virtualization (NFV) and Blockchain (BC). …”
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Activity tracking devices in pregnancy: Understanding the participant experience in a longitudinal birth cohort by Ashley Redding, Dionne Coates, Andrea E. Cassidy-Bushrow, Jennifer K. Straughen, Sara Santarossa

“…Methods: A semi-structured moderator guide was utilized to capture feedback on experiences, adherence to protocols, resources, and best practices for measuring PA during pregnancy. …”
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Construction of the porcine genome mobile element variations and investigation of its role in population diversity and gene expression by Jianchao Hu, Lu Gui, Zhongzi Wu, Lusheng Huang

“…Notably, we identified a candidate MEV significantly associated with total teat number, demonstrating the functionality of this reference panel. Conclusions The present investigation demonstrated the importance of MEVs in pigs in terms of population diversity, gene expression and phenotypic traits, which may provide useful resources and theoretical support for pig genetics and breeding.…”
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Psycholinguistic Paradigm of the Medical Staff – Patients Communicative Interaction in the Conditions of COVID-19 in Ukraine and Scotland by Наталія Михальчук, Валерій Зливков, Світлана Лукомська, Олександр Набочук, Ніна Христич

“…It is the experiment that allows us to make a specific idea of the concept, the result of which is the selection of a set of lexical units representing some object. …”
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An Evidence-Based Medical Review on Preoperative Exercise Prehabilitation in Lung Cancer Patients by Zhang R, Wu M, Cheng Y, Xu Y, Xia L

“…Evaluated the quality of the selected literature, and then synthesis the evidence from the literature and made the recommendation level formulation.Results: There were 16 pieces of literature in total, including two guidelines, three evidence summaries, one expert consensus, and ten systematic reviews. …”
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Genome-Wide Identification and Cold Stress Response Mechanism of Barley Di19 Gene Family by Wenbo Chai, Chao Yuan, Shufen Li, Hanyuan Xu, Qing Zhu, Hongtao Li, Wei Ji, Jun Wang

“…These findings reveal the evolutionary conservation and cold-responsive expression characteristics of the <i>HvDi19</i> gene family, laying a foundation for future functional studies. The results also provide important molecular resources for the genetic improvement of cold tolerance in barley, contributing to the development of stress-resilient crop varieties under climate change.…”
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Burden of Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH) in Low- and Middle-Income Countries in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) by Ayun Cassell, Babacar Sine, Mohamed Jalloh, Stavros Gravas

“…The review encompassed five stages: identifying the research question, identifying relevant studies, study selection, charting the data, and collating, summarizing, and reporting the results. …”
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Standardization of the individual Zulliger test on non-clinical Italian population by Riccardo Caporale, Cettina Allone, Antonio Maccarone, Palmira Faraci, Giuseppe Craparo

“…Background: The Zulliger test (Z-test) is a projective technique, mainly used in the selection and evaluation of human resources, through a collective administration. …”
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DISTRIBUTION DYNAMICS OF ZOOPLANKTON IN TYULENIY ISLAND WATERS OF THE CASPIAN SEA by Magomed M. Osmanov, Nukhkadi I. Rabazanov, Ruslan M. Barkhalov, Fangiz Sh. Amaeva, Murad M. Aligadzhiev, Aishat A. Abdurakhmanova

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Development of an Algorithm for Semantic Segmentation of Earth Remote Sensing Data to Determine Phytoplankton Populations by Yu. V. Belova, I. F. Razveeva, E. O. Rakhimbaeva

“…To develop the direction, a new set of information from open sources and synthetic data are proposed. They are aimed at improving the generalization ability of the model. …”
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NORDIC denoising on VASO data by Lasse Knudsen, Lasse Knudsen, Luca Vizioli, Federico De Martino, Lonike K. Faes, Daniel A. Handwerker, Steen Moeller, Peter A. Bandettini, Peter A. Bandettini, Laurentius Huber

“…However, VASO comes along with another reduction in detection sensitivity. NOise Reduction with DIstribution Corrected (NORDIC) PCA (principal component analysis) is a denoising technique specifically aimed at suppressing thermal noise, which has proven useful for increasing the SNR of high-resolution functional data. …”
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Optimizing processing methods for maximum bioactive retention: comparative metabolomic analysis of dried loquat (Eriobotrya japonica) flowers and their powdered extracts by Mingzheng Duan, Jieming Feng, Jing-Han Feng, Xi Wang, Xu Xiao, Shirong He, Hengcui Guo, Wenyan Zhang, Zhumao Jiang, Tongfa Wan, Muhammad Junaid Rao

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Supramolecular nanocrystalline membranes with well-aligned subnanochannels for enhanced reverse osmosis desalination by Gang Lu, Wentao Shang, Xinyao Ma, Hengyue Xu, Hubao A, Jiawei Sun, Xiaolu Li, Mingyi Jia, Shuang Lu, Jun Wu, Xi Chen, Shensheng Chen, Jun Fan, Alicia Kyoungjin An

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New insights into ovarian regression-related mitochondrial dysfunction in the late-laying period by Tiantian Gu, Jinyu Liu, Tao Zeng, Li Chen, Yong Tian, Wenwu Xu, Lizhi Lu

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Drought-mediated oxidative stress and its scavenging differ between citrus hybrids with medium and late fruit maturation by Jin Jia, Mingjiong Zhao, Rui Liu, Caixin Xue, Zhuyuan Xia, Bin Hu, Heinz Rennenberg

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