Hepatitis B virus genotypes A1 and A2 have distinct replication phenotypes due to polymorphisms in the HBx gene. by Min Zhang, Karim Mouzannar, Zhensheng Zhang, Yuji Teraoka, Jason Piotrowski, Yuji Ishida, Chise Tateno-Mukaidani, Takeshi Saito, Hiromi Abe-Chayama, Kazuaki Chayama, T Jake Liang

“…Superposition of the two models reveal that the overall structural motifs are similarly aligned, except for the C-terminal peptides diverging between the A1 and A2 models, possibly explaining their functional difference. …”
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Perspectives on conducting "sex-normalising" intersex surgeries conducted in infancy: A systematic review. by Luke Muschialli, Connor Luke Allen, Evelyn Boy-Mena, Aiysha Malik, Christina Pallitto, Åsa Nihlén, Lianne Gonsalves

“…Rationales included parental desire for intervention, anatomical/functional/cosmetic reasons, and a perceived goal of aligning with sex assigned by surgical teams or parents. …”
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Assessing Lightweight Folding UAV Reliability Through a Photogrammetric Case Study: Extracting Urban Village’s Buildings Using Object-Based Image Analysis (OBIA) Method by Junyu Kuang, Yingbiao Chen, Zhenxiang Ling, Xianxin Meng, Wentao Chen, Zihao Zheng

“…With the rapid advancement of drone technology, modern drones have achieved high levels of functional integration, alongside structural improvements that include lightweight, compact designs with foldable features, greatly enhancing their flexibility and applicability in photogrammetric applications. …”
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Utilizing nature-based adsorbents for removal of microplastics and nanoplastics in controlled polluted aqueous systems: A systematic review of sources, properties, adsorption chara... by Aniekan E. Essien, Sarah E. Dickson-Anderson, Yiping Guo

“…Environmental factors such as pH, temperature, and co-existing species can influence adsorption performance. Functional groups like -COOH, -OH, and -CO enhanced adsorption efficiency. …”
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Envisioning the Potential of 6G Use Cases—A Dual Perspective of Innovation and Business by Muhua Wei, Jun Wu, Huili Liu, Lin Lin, Zheng Zhang, Mayuan Sun

“…The applications and use cases of 6G serve as a vital link between technological innovation and user demands, laying the groundwork for key network performance indicators, functional design, and service capability planning, and paving the way for its future commercialization. …”
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A multi-tissue atlas of allelic-specific expression reveals the characteristics, mechanisms, and relationship with dominant effects in cattle by Jiaqi Li, Lei Xu, Xiaoyun Liang, Letian Li, Frederic Farnir, Xixia Huang, Qiuming Chen

“…Interestingly, variants with opposite directional effects demonstrated greater resilience across diverse environments. Functional annotation revealed that ASE variants were enriched in both enhancer and promoter regions during transcription and implicated in post-transcriptional and translational processes, including mutations that affect mRNA splicing and trigger nonsense-mediated decay. …”
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Optimization of extrusion parameters for low-cost alumina–kaolin ceramic membranes via CCD by Mahmoud Moharrami, Mohammadreza Omidkhah, Mohammad Salehi Maleh

“…The characterization results of the fabricated membrane indicate that its physical and functional properties align with the typical range of microfiltration. …”
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Does the chronic care model meet the emerging needs of people living with multimorbidity? A systematic review and thematic synthesis. by Kasey R Boehmer, Abd Moain Abu Dabrh, Michael R Gionfriddo, Patricia Erwin, Victor M Montori

“…Few implementations aimed at improving functional status or quality of life, and only one-third of studies were targeted for patients of low socioeconomic status.…”
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PALATAL FRACTURE FIXATION ON SEVERE PANFACIAL FRACTURE: IS THERE ANY CLINICAL SIGNIFICANCE? by Arif Tri Prasetyo, Magda Rosalina Hutagalung, Lobredia Zarasade

“…Highlights: • A panfacial fracture patient received effective surgical treatment, with a primary focus on aligning the upper jaw arch by addressing the hard palate through various surgical methods…”
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Molecularly imprinted biomimetic plasmonic sensor decorated with gold nanoparticles for selective and sensitive detection of bisphenol A by Ilgım Göktürk, Süleyman Aşır, Deniz Türkmen, Adil Denizli, Fatma Yılmaz

“…We synthesized BPA-imprinted nanofilm consisting of amino acid-based functional monomers to selectively detect BPA from synthetic wastewater samples. …”
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Deep analysis of CD4 T cells in the rhesus CNS during SIV infection. by Sonny R Elizaldi, Anil Verma, Zhong-Min Ma, Sean Ott, Dhivyaa Rajasundaram, Chase E Hawes, Yashavanth Shaan Lakshmanappa, Mackenzie L Cottrell, Angela D M Kashuba, Zandrea Ambrose, Jeffrey D Lifson, John H Morrison, Smita S Iyer

“…These observations underscore the functional involvement of CD4 T cells within the CNS during SIV infection, enhancing our understanding of their role in establishing CNS viral presence. …”
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Systematic application of UPLC-Q-ToF-MS/MS coupled with chemometrics for the identification of natural food pigments from Davidson plum and native currant by Thomas Owen Hay, Melissa A. Fitzgerald, Joseph Robert Nastasi

“…These findings position Davidson plum and native currant as promising natural food colourants and functional ingredients. Additionally, the study underscores the efficacy of integrating chemometric analysis with CIELAB and UPLC-Q-ToF-MS/MS methodologies for pinpointing specific metabolites that influence the colour properties of these Traditional foods. …”
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Fate-tox: fragment attention transformer for E(3)-equivariant multi-organ toxicity prediction by Sumin Ha, Dongmin Bang, Sun Kim

“…For variability of substructures, we used three fragmentation methods such as BRICS, Bemis-Murcko scaffolds, and RDKit Functional Groups to formulate fragment-level graphs so that diverse substructures can be used to identify toxicity for different organs. …”
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High-pressure processing of Porphyra sp.: A sustainable approach for enhanced protein and phycobiliprotein extraction and nutritional quality by Sukan Braspaiboon, Thunnop Laokuldilok

“…These findings suggest that HPP is a promising green technology for producing cost-effective alternative proteins with superior functional and nutritional properties. Moreover, it promotes the sustainable utilization of marine resources, aligning with both environmental and economic goals.…”
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Detection of alpha-rod protein repeats using a neural network and application to huntingtin. by Gareth A Palidwor, Sergey Shcherbinin, Matthew R Huska, Tamas Rasko, Ulrich Stelzl, Anup Arumughan, Raphaele Foulle, Pablo Porras, Luis Sanchez-Pulido, Erich E Wanker, Miguel A Andrade-Navarro

“…This can be further visualized using BiasViz, a graphic tool for representation of multiple sequence alignments.…”
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Differential neural representations of syntactic and semantic information across languages in Chinese-English bilinguals by Zeqi Hou, Hehui Li, Lin Gao, Jian Ou, Min Xu

“…Bilingual individuals manage multiple languages that align in conceptual meaning but differ in forms and structures. …”
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Ethical aspects of limiting end-of-Life treatment of adult patients at the primary healthcare level in family and emergency medicine: a systematic review by Meta Krajnc, Urh Grošelj, Erika Zelko

“…Key factors influencing decisions on limiting treatment included patient and family wishes and values, illness severity, prognosis, previous functional limitation, age, poor predicted quality of life and cultural and religious contexts. …”
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A telomere-to-telomere gap-free genome assembly of the protandrous hermaphrodite Asian seabass (Lates calcarifer) by Xinhui Zhang, Jieming Chen, Wenchuan Zhou, Jiufu Wen, Qiong Shi

“…This high-quality T2T genome assembly provides a valuable genetic resource for in-depth comparative genomics, population genetics, molecular breeding, and functional studies of this economically important marine species. …”
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Reduced representation sequencing reveals genetic diversity and adaptive genetic divergence in Calamus rhabdocladus by Rui Gu, Ruijing Xu, Songpo Wei, Pär K. Ingvarsson, Shaohui Fan, Guanglu Liu

“…The Latent Factor Mixed Model (LFMM) identified 955 loci significantly associated with environmental adaptation and successfully aligned 469 genes from related species, which were enriched in functional categories involving cell structure, carbohydrate metabolism, and protein degradation. …”
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Failure behavior of tantalum electrolytic capacitors under extreme dynamic impact: Mechanical–electrical model and microscale characterization by Xiangyu Han, Da Yu, Cheng Chen, Keren Dai

“…It is found that the leakage current of tantalum capacitors increases sharply under extreme impact, causing functional failure. Considering the piezoresistive effect of the tantalum capacitor dielectric and the changes in the contact area between the dielectric and the negative electrode under pressure, a force–electric simulation model at the microscale is established in COMSOL software. …”
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