Neuregulin-1 Regulates Cortical Inhibitory Neuron Dendrite and Synapse Growth through DISC1 by Brianna K. Unda, Vickie Kwan, Karun K. Singh

“…The secreted neurotrophic factor Neuregulin-1 (NRG1) and its receptor ErbB4 are established regulators of inhibitory neuron connectivity, but the developmental signalling mechanisms regulating this process remain poorly understood. Here, we provide evidence that NRG1-ErbB4 signalling functions through the multifunctional scaffold protein, Disrupted in Schizophrenia 1 (DISC1), to regulate the development of cortical inhibitory interneuron dendrite and synaptic growth. …”
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Regional, rural and remote medicine attracts students with a similar approach to learning in both the Northern and Southern hemisphere by Kylie J. Mansfield, Anita Iversen, Maja-Lisa Løchen

“…Three survey tools were administered to 263 medical students: 1. achievement goal orientation survey; 2. learning characteristics survey and 3. the study process questionnaire. Medical students from both cohorts showed a learning goal orientation, which significantly increased with age (P0.007). …”
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Functional Activity of Neutrophils in Burn Sepsis by I. V. Obraztsov, M. A. Godkov, V. V. Kulabukhov, G. A. Vladimirova, D. Yu. Izmailov, E. V. Proskurnina

“…Diagnostic and prognostic indices of the functional activity of neutrophils for assessing the severity of the disease and the prognosis of the septic process were suggested.…”
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Study on Energy‐Saving and Emission Reduction Solutions for the Bearing Heating System of Offshore Wind Turbines: A Case Study of General Electric's Offshore Wind Power Assembly Ba... by Huanrui Liang, Xiaoa Huang, Faquan Chen, Jiayang Wu, Leying Deng, Youxin Huang

“…ABSTRACT In the context of the global transition to renewable energy sources, the offshore wind power sector is confronted with operational inefficiencies during the thermal processing and assembly of wind turbine spindles and components. …”
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Influence of TiO2 layer thickness as photoanode in Dye Sensitized Solar Cells by Maryam Shirkavand, Mohammad Bavir, Ali Fattah, Hamid Reza Alaei, Mohammad Hossein Tayarani Najaran

“…The morphology, crystal structure and the optical bandgap are some of the effective elements on the electron transfer rate and recombination process in the TiO2 film. When using TiO2, one must choose the optimum thickness to ensure optimal short-circuit current, open-circuit voltage and fill factor, so that the cell can have the highest possible efficiency. …”
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Comparing infrared imagery to traditional methods for estimating ringed seal density by Brent G. Young, David J. Yurkowski, J. Blair Dunn, Steven H. Ferguson

“…Use of infrared imagery provides several advantages over traditional methods because it allows for more efficient and reliable detection of seals, eliminates the need for large teams of trained observers, and simplifies the process of data analysis and density estimation. © 2019 The Wildlife Society.…”
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BSMD-YOLOv8: Enhancing YOLOv8 for Book Signature Marks Detection by Long Guo, Lubin Wang, Qiang Yu, Xiaolan Xie

“…In the field of bookbinding, accurately and efficiently detecting signature sequences during the binding process is crucial for enhancing quality, improving production efficiency, and advancing industrial automation. …”
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Novel static calculation approach for reciprocal structures assembled by Archimedes paving curved rods by XIA Yongqiang, XU Yimin, NI Keyi, XIAO Nan, FAN Lei, SONG Fangyuan, JIN Hui

“…The proposed method is not only reliable in static forces calculation, but also simplicity and efficiency in solution process.…”
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Semantic Image Synthesis via Class-Adaptive Cross-Attention by Tomaso Fontanini, Claudio Ferrari, Giuseppe Lisanti, Massimo Bertozzi, Andrea Prati

“…In response, we designed a novel architecture where cross-attention layers are used in place of SPADE for learning shape-style correlations and so conditioning the image generation process. Our model inherits the versatility of SPADE, at the same time obtaining state-of-the-art generation quality improving FID score by 5.6%, 1.4% and 3.4% on CelebMask-HQ, Ade20k and DeepFashion datasets respectively, as well as improved global and local style transfer. …”
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Managing The Social Dimension of Security Threats in the Perspective of Seniors by Andrzej Kobiałka

“…It is found that demographic scenarios for 2014-2050 show an acceleration of the aging process, despite an estimated population decline of more than 4 million by 2050. …”
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TikTok war humor: social and psychological functions of humor videos by micro-influencers and ordinary users during conflict by Nili Steinfeld, Hananel Rosenberg, Michal Mahat-Shamir

“…Interviews revealed TikTok as a therapeutic space, with humor serving as a defense mechanism. The creative process was calculated, filled with uncertainties and heightened sensitivity, as creators and users practiced resilience-building during their darkest hours.…”
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Novelty triggers time-dependent theta oscillatory dynamics in cortical-hippocampal-midbrain circuitry by Alan Jung Park

“…Thus, novelty induces distinct theta dynamics that are not readily dictated by behavior in the mPFC, vHPC, and VTA circuits, a process mediated by D1Rs in the vHPC. The observed time-dependent circuit dynamics in the key learning and memory circuit would provide new insights for treating neuropsychiatric disorders that often show impaired novelty processing.…”
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Association patterns of work-family balance, perceived stress and turnover intentions among female medical workers in China (2022–2023): integration network and pathway analysis by Yin Lin, Jia li

“…A network analysis and path analysis of the data were conducted through R software and the PROCESS macro in SPSS. Results The feedback, adjustment and defense nodes were the important nodes of the work-family balance, perceived stress and turnover intention network. …”
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Matrix metalloproteinase-8 in early diagnostics of generalized periodontitis by O. O. Fastovets, A. Yu. Lukash

“…The review presents data on the biological properties of MMP-8, its role in the processes of collagen destruction and also shows the results of clinical and experimental studies devoted to clarifying the role of MMP-8 in the pathogenesis of generalized periodontitis. …”
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Renin-angiotensin system as an emerging target to modulate adult neurogenesis in health and disease by Jannette Rodríguez-Pallares, Lucia A. Garcia-Crivaro, Juan A. Parga, Jose Luis Labandeira-Garcia

“…Abstract Adult neurogenesis is a complex multiphase process involving the formation and integration of new neurons into existing brain circuits. …”
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Plug-and-Play PRNU Enhancement Algorithm with Guided Filtering by Yufei Liu, Yanhui Xiao, Huawei Tian

“…As a weak high-frequency signal embedded in digital images, Photo Response Non-Uniformity (PRNU) is particularly vulnerable to interference from low-frequency components during the extraction process, which affects its reliability in real-world forensic applications. …”
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Functional divergence of conserved developmental plasticity genes between two distantly related nematodes by Sara Wighard, Hanh Witte, Ralf J. Sommer

“…We investigated this process using two distantly related nematode species, Allodiplogaster sudhausi and Pristionchus pacificus. …”
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Plucking Point and Posture Determination of Tea Buds Based on Deep Learning by Chengju Dong, Weibin Wu, Chongyang Han, Zhiheng Zeng, Ting Tang, Wenwei Liu

“…In addition, failure cases of feature points matching in the plucking posture determination process were also analyzed in this study. The test results show that the plucking position and posture determination method proposed in this paper is feasible for machine plucking tea.…”
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Physiological and anatomical adaptations of rice (Oryza sativa L.) grown under drought stress by Narisa KUNPRATUM, Attachai TRUNJARUEN, Chonnakarn KUNGLA, Pitakpong MANEERATTANARUNGROJ, Ploinapat MAHATTHANAPHATCHARAKUN, Worasitikulya TARATIMA

“…Dehydration from drought stress reduced rice seedling plant height, tiller number, leaf size, and fresh and dry weight while leaf rolling score increased. The recovery process from drought stress impacted the physiological characteristics. …”
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Effect of SiO2 on thermal conductivity of methane by Yuanchao LIU, Tingting ZHAO, Xinhao LIU, Yuanning WANG

“…According to the microstructure of the simulated system, EMD method and NEMD method were proposed to study the thermal conductivity change process of the homogeneous solution in the SiO2 gap, and the molecular conformation diagram and density distribution cloud diagram of SiO2 intact gap and defect gap were analyzed. …”
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