A Novel Landfill Liner Material for Solidified Lake Sediment Based on Industrial By-Product and Construction Waste: Engineering Behavior and Cr(VI) Breakdown Characteristics by Wencheng Meng, Lin Guo, Jiayue Yuan, Shiyu Chen, Guanghua Cai, Haijun Lu

“…Engineering sludge, industrial waste, and construction waste are marked by high production volumes, substantial accumulation, and significant pollution. The resource utilization of these solid wastes is low, and the co-disposal of multiple solid wastes remains unfeasible. …”
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Soil microbial networks’ complexity as a primary driver of multifunctionality in photovoltaic power plants in the northwest region of China by Liuqing Zhao, Sumeng Xu, Sumeng Xu, Jinmei Zhao, Shujuan Chen, Xiaolong Liu, Xiuyuan Zheng, Xiuhui Wang, Zhao Zhu, Fei Gao, Bingzhe Fu, Shuxia Li

“…IntroductionExploiting photovoltaic power generation as a novel source of clean energy has become increasingly common in recent times. …”
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Multimodal Therapeutic Effects of Neural Precursor Cells Derived from Human-Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells through Episomal Plasmid-Based Reprogramming in a Rodent Model of Ischemi... by Seung-Hun Oh, Yong-Woo Jeong, Wankyu Choi, Jeong-Eun Noh, Suji Lee, Hyun-Sook Kim, Jihwan Song

“…Stem cell therapy is a promising option for treating functional deficits in the stroke-damaged brain. Induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) are attractive sources for cell therapy as they can be efficiently differentiated into neural lineages. …”
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PoreWalker: a novel tool for the identification and characterization of channels in transmembrane proteins from their three-dimensional structure. by Marialuisa Pellegrini-Calace, Tim Maiwald, Janet M Thornton

“…Therefore, computational methods which, given a set of 3D coordinates, can automatically identify and describe channels in transmembrane proteins are key tools to provide insights into how they function.Herein we present PoreWalker, a fully automated method, which detects and fully characterises channels in transmembrane proteins from their 3D structures. …”
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Semi-Automated Dataset Generation for Residential Buildings Using Graph-Based Topological Modelling by Angelo Massafra, Dania H. Al-Harasis, Lorenzo Stefanini, Wassim Jabi

“…The resulting dataset facilitates the analysis of floor spatial configurations and the extraction of geometric attributes, laying the foundation for future analyses that will integrate machine learning techniques for functional detection and typological clustering.…”
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Assessing the impact of a rare synonymous variant in the <i>KNG1</i> gene on the development of hereditary angioedema by N. A. Pechnikova, Yu. V. Ostankova, M. A. Saitgalina, A. M. Bebyakov, A. A. Totolian

“…The material was a whole blood sample obtained from a woman with clinical manifestations of hereditary angioedema without a decrease in the levels and function of the C1 inhibitor. The research methods included whole exome sequencing, bioinformatic analysis of the KNG1 gene mutation using a number of databases and web resources. …”
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New Insights on Quality, Safety, Nutritional, and Nutraceutical Properties of Honeydew Honeys from Italy by Andrea Mara, Federica Mainente, Vasiliki Soursou, Yolanda Picó, Iratxe Perales, Asma Ghorab, Gavino Sanna, Isabel Borrás-Linares, Gianni Zoccatelli, Marco Ciulu

“…This contribution aims to provide a comprehensive characterization of the physico-chemical, palynological, functional, and food safety properties of a large sampling of honeydew honeys collected throughout Italy. …”
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THE EVALUATION OF CURRENT RESEARCH ON THE STRENGTH OF DENTAL RESTORATIVE COMPOSITE MATERIALS by V.S. Kukhta, О.S. Kyrmanov

“… The aim of the study: to analyze the sources of scientific and metric information on the state of research on the strength of dental composites for tooth restoration. …”
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Preliminary Study on Natural Infection of Shellfish with Movement Disorder Nodavirus (MDNV) by Ping LI, Jitao XIA, Changming BAI, Ruidong XU, Tingting XU, Shuang LIU, Liang YAO, Xingtong YU, Qingli ZHANG

“…Shellfish is an important source of high-quality protein for human beings and simultaneously plays an important ecological service function in the marine ecosystem. …”
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High-Sensitivity Determination of K, Ca, Na, and Mg in Salt Mines Samples by Atomic Emission Spectrometry with a Miniaturized Liquid Cathode Glow Discharge by Jie Yu, Zhichao Zhang, Quanfang Lu, Duixiong Sun, Shuwen Zhu, Xiaomin Zhang, Xing Wang, Wu Yang

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A co-feeding strategy of formate and H2 for methanogens – Enhancing growth parameters and methane production by Björn Sabel-Becker, Nicolas Patrick Jost, Anne-Kristin Kaster, Dirk Holtmann

“…In this study, formate served as an energy and carbon source for methane production with a formatotrophic mixed culture. …”
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A quantum inspired machine learning approach for multimodal Parkinson’s disease screening by Diya Vatsavai, Anya Iyer, Ashwin A. Nair

“…As disease progression impairs speech, memory, and motor functions over time, early diagnosis is crucial for preserving patients’ quality of life. …”
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ROS and cGMP signaling modulate persistent escape from hypoxia in Caenorhabditis elegans. by Lina Zhao, Lorenz A Fenk, Lars Nilsson, Niko Paresh Amin-Wetzel, Nelson Javier Ramirez-Suarez, Mario de Bono, Changchun Chen

“…The ability to detect and respond to acute oxygen (O2) shortages is indispensable to aerobic life. …”
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Regulation of xanthine dehydrogensase gene expression and uric acid production in human airway epithelial cells. by Ryan D Huff, Alan C-Y Hsu, Kristy S Nichol, Bernadette Jones, Darryl A Knight, Peter A B Wark, Philip M Hansbro, Jeremy A Hirota

“…<h4>Introduction</h4>The airway epithelium is a physical and immunological barrier that protects the pulmonary system from inhaled environmental insults. Uric acid has been detected in the respiratory tract and can function as an antioxidant or damage associated molecular pattern. …”
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Polymorphisms of an innate immune gene, toll-like receptor 4, and aggressive prostate cancer risk: a systematic review and meta-analysis. by Pei-Hsuan Weng, Yi-Ling Huang, John H Page, Jen-Hau Chen, Jianfeng Xu, Stella Koutros, Sonja Berndt, Stephen Chanock, Meredith Yeager, John S Witte, Rosalind A Eeles, Douglas F Easton, David E Neal, Jenny Donovan, Freddie C Hamdy, Kenneth R Muir, Graham Giles, Gianluca Severi, Jeffrey R Smith, Carmela R Balistreri, Irene M Shui, Yen-Ching Chen

“…<h4>Background</h4>Toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4) is one of the best known TLR members expressed on the surface of several leukocytes and tissue cells and has a key function in detecting pathogen and danger-associated molecular patterns. …”
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Intercropping and Nitrogen Fertilization Altered the Patterns of Leaf Senescence in Sorghum by Peter E. Moi, Onesmus M. Kitonyo, George N. Chemining’wa, Josiah M. Kinama

“…Effects of competition in sorghum-legume intercropping and source-sink relationships on the patterns of leaf senescence deserve further investigation.…”
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Differential expression of five genes during sclerotium formation of Rhizoctonia solani by WANG Wei, YANG Hui, WANG Zhengyi, CHEN Weiliang

“…Rhizoctonia solani is an important plant pathogenic fungus with a wide host range and worldwide distribution, and the sclerotia are the main source of infection for the diseases caused by this pathogen. …”
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Severe pregnancy-associated atypical hemolytic uremia syndrome in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic: a novel survival case report by Yan Yang, Xiao-jin Li, Hua-Yan Yuan, Jing-Jing Xiong, Peng-Fei Li, Zhen Wang

“…Post-treatment evaluation showed normalized complement C3 and C4 levels, stabilized platelet and hemoglobin levels, and gradual normalization of liver function. Renal function improved gradually, and a bone marrow biopsy revealed no fragmented red blood cells. …”
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The classical-to-quantum crossover in the strain-induced ferroelectric transition in SrTiO3 membranes by Jiarui Li, Yonghun Lee, Yongseong Choi, Jong-Woo Kim, Paul Thompson, Kevin J. Crust, Ruijuan Xu, Harold Y. Hwang, Philip J. Ryan, Wei-Sheng Lee

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The biomarker potential of circPOLD1 and its binding protein YBX1 in cervical carcinogenesis by Lu Zhao, Xin Chen, Yanan Zhang, Yixuan Cen, Tingjia Zhu, Lingfang Wang, Lili Xia, Yang Li, Xiaodong Cheng, Xing Xie, Weiguo Lu, Junfen Xu

“…Mechanistically, circPOLD1 functioned as an oncogene by binding to and phosphorylating YBX1, activating the AKT/mTOR/HIF-1α pathway to enhance glycolysis-driven tumorigenesis. …”
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