Free-space continuous-variable quantum key distribution under high background noise by Xue-Tao Zheng, Qi-Fa Zhang, Jie Ling, Guang-Can Guo, Zheng-Fu Han

“…We present a continuous-variable quantum key distribution (CV-QKD) system that can function effectively during the day or even on rainy days without complex filtering operations. …”
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The role of protein lactylation in brain health and disease: current advances and future directions by Mingrui Han, Wenfeng He, Wengen Zhu, Linjuan Guo

“…Lactylation connects genetic encoding with protein function, thereby influencing key biological processes. …”
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Different Implications of Paternal and Maternal Atopy for Perinatal IgE Production and Asthma Development by Chih-Chiang Wu, Rong-Fu Chen, Ho-Chang Kuo

“…Maternally transmitted genes GSTP1 and FceRI-beta are associated with lung function and allergic sensitization, respectively. …”
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Uterine Sensitization-Associated Gene-1 in the Progression of Kidney Diseases by Xiaohu Li, Wenlong Yue, Guiwen Feng, Jinfeng Li

“…USAG-1 affects the progression of acute and chronic kidney damage and the recovery of allograft kidney function by regulating the BMP and Wnt signaling pathways. …”
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The Neural Plasticity Theory of Depression: Assessing the Roles of Adult Neurogenesis and PSA-NCAM within the Hippocampus by Steven R. Wainwright, Liisa A. M. Galea

“…Depression is a devastating and prevalent disease, with profound effects on neural structure and function; however the etiology and neuropathology of depression remain poorly understood. …”
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Global proteomics reveals pathways of mesenchymal stem cells altered by Mycobacterium tuberculosis by Simran Kaur, Nupur Angrish, Madavan Vasudevan, Garima Khare

“…We found that virulent M. tb infection reshapes host pathways such as stem cell differentiation, alternative splicing, cytokine production, mitochondrial function etc., which might be modulated by M. tb to persist inside this unconventional niche of human BM-MSCs. …”
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ATBHC-YOLO: aggregate transformer and bidirectional hybrid convolution for small object detection by Dandan Liao, Jianxun Zhang, Ye Tao, Xie Jin

“…Finally, a more appropriate loss function, WIoU, is used to penalise the quality variance of small object samples and further enhance the model’s detection accuracy. …”
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An Approach for Prediction of Acute Hypotensive Episodes via the Hilbert-Huang Transform and Multiple Genetic Programming Classifier by Dazhi Jiang, Liyu Li, Bo Hu, Zhun Fan

“…Then, the Hilbert-Huang transform method was used to calculate patient's MAP time series and some features, which are the bandwidth of the amplitude modulation, the frequency modulation, and the power of intrinsic mode function (IMF), were extracted. …”
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PCAT19: the role in cancer pathogenesis and beyond by Haijun Hu, Hongliang Luo, Ziqing Deng

“…Furthermore, emerging evidence suggests that PCAT19 plays a role in the modulation of neuropathic pain, adding complexity to its functional repertoire. …”
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Multi-target regulatory effects of rhaponticin in a rat model of hepatic fibrosis revealed by non-targeted metabolomics by Min Yang, Dihua Jiang, Longfei Huang, Tao Zhang, Wenfen Guo, Wenyan Lin, Jiali Zhao, Yunsheng Wei, Lang Peng, Yong-Jia Hao, Ying Zhou

“…However, its effects on HF remain unclear.MethodsHerein, we investigated the effects of RHA against HF on the carbon tetrachloride (CCl4)-induced hepatic fibrosis and the underlying mechanism in rats. Functional, histopathological, and protein-level indicators of liver insult were evaluated. …”
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GABAergic signaling is linked to a hypermigratory phenotype in dendritic cells infected by Toxoplasma gondii. by Jonas M Fuks, Romanico B G Arrighi, Jessica M Weidner, Suresh Kumar Mendu, Zhe Jin, Robert P A Wallin, Bence Rethi, Bryndis Birnir, Antonio Barragan

“…Here, we report that human and mouse myeloid DC possess functional γ-aminobutyric acid (GABA) receptors and the machinery for GABA biosynthesis and secretion. …”
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Perspectives on NcRNAs in HBV/cccDNA-driven HCC progression by Yang-Hsiang Lin, Ming-Wei Lai, Chau-Ting Yeh, Wey-Ran Lin

“…These functions depend on the proper formation of RNA structures, which are critical for maintaining the biological activity of ncRNAs. …”
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PIWI proteins and piRNAs: key regulators of stem cell biology by Fernando Claro-Linares, Patricia Rojas-Ríos

“…In this mini review, we discussed the functional roles of PIWI proteins and their associated small RNAs, piRNAs, in regulating gene expression within stem cell biology. …”
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Brain Cytochrome P450: Navigating Neurological Health and Metabolic Regulation by Pradeepraj Durairaj, Zixiang Leonardo Liu

“…The brain’s complex architecture, composed of interconnected cell types and receptors, drives unique neuronal signaling pathways, modulates enzyme functions, and leads to distinct CYP gene expression and regulation patterns compared to the liver. …”
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Vav family exchange factors: Potential regulator in atherosclerosis by Yu Zhang, Yongwei Ren, Tao Zhou, Zhengtao Qian, Zhengyang Bao

“…This review offers a comprehensive overview of the structure and function of Vav proteins and their significant impact on the pathophysiology of atherosclerosis. …”
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Colorectal cancer-infiltrating NK cell landscape analysis unravels tissue-resident PD-1+ NK cells in microsatellite instability tumors by Valentina Obino, Chiara Giordano, Simona Carlomagno, Chiara Setti, Marco Greppi, Matteo Bozzo, Silvia Pesce, Silvia Pesce, Elisa Ferretti, Elisa Ferretti, Simona Candiani, Simona Candiani, Letizia Muccio, Enrico Ciferri, Tania Buttiron Webber, Agnese Solari, Fulvia Ortolani, Laura Paleari, Matteo Clavarezza, Andrea Barberis, Marco Filauro, Nicoletta Provinciali, Nicoletta Provinciali, Mariangela Rutigliani, Emanuela Marcenaro, Emanuela Marcenaro, Andrea DeCensi, Andrea DeCensi, Mariella Della Chiesa, Mariella Della Chiesa, Simona Sivori, Simona Sivori

“…Since CRC microenvironment can induce NK cell dysfunction and hinder cancer control, understanding tumor-associated NK cell features is mandatory to fully unlock their immunotherapeutic potential.PurposeOur study aims at elucidating the molecular and functional characteristics of tumor-associated NK cells in CRC focusing on the expression of immune checkpoints that critically regulate NK cell function. …”
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To look or not to look: Subliminal abrupt-onset cues influence constrained free-choice saccades by Seema Gorur Prasad, Ramesh Kumar Mishra

“…Subliminal cues have been shown to capture attention and modulate manual response behaviour but their impact on eye movement behaviour is not well-studied. …”
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Beta, but not gamma, band oscillations index visual form-motion integration. by Charles Aissani, Jacques Martinerie, Lydia Yahia-Cherif, Anne-Lise Paradis, Jean Lorenceau

“…Electrophysiological oscillations in different frequency bands co-occur with perceptual, motor and cognitive processes but their function and respective contributions to these processes need further investigations. …”
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Log-Likelihood Ratio Calculation for Iterative Decoding on Rayleigh Fading Channels Using Padé Approximation by Gou Hosoya, Hiroyuki Yashima

“…This becomes a big problem when higher order modulation scheme is employed. To overcome this problem, a new LLR approximation using Padé approximation, which expresses the original function by a rational form of two polynomials with the same total number of coefficients of the Taylor series and can accelerate the Taylor approximation, is devised. …”
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Regulatory T cells and human myeloid dendritic cells promote tolerance via programmed death ligand-1. by Shoba Amarnath, Carliann M Costanzo, Jacopo Mariotti, Jessica L Ullman, William G Telford, Veena Kapoor, James L Riley, Bruce L Levine, Carl H June, Timothy Fong, Noel L Warner, Daniel H Fowler

“…PD-L1 blockade reversed Treg-conditioned DC function in vitro and in vivo, thereby demonstrating that human Tregs can promote immune suppression via DC modulation through PD-L1 up-regulation. …”
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