Binding of HCN channels to GABAB receptors in dopamine neurons of the VTA limits synaptic inhibition and prevents the development of anxiety by Enrique Pérez-Garci, Kateryna Pysanenko, Giorgio Rizzi, Florian Studer, Daniel Ulrich, Thorsten Fritzius, Simon Früh, Alessandra Porcu, Valérie Besseyrias, Adolf Melichar, Martin Gassmann, Tania Rinaldi Barkat, Rostislav Tureček, Kelly R. Tan, Bernhard Bettler

“…KCTD16−/− mice exhibit increased anxiety-like behavior in response to stress - a behavior replicated by CRISPR/Cas9-mediated KCTD16 ablation in DAVTA neurons or by intra-VTA infusion of an HCN antagonist in wild-type mice. …”
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Myristoylated Eepd1 Enhances Lipolysis and Thermogenesis through PKA Activation to Combat Obesity by Suzhen Chen, Yanping Wang, Qian Zhou, Qiqi Qian, Quanxin Jiang, Chuchu Liu, Yan Liu, Peihui Zhou, Jie Xiong, Yao Zhang, Ning Wang, Yang Emma Li, Limin Yin, Hongyuan Yang, Junli Liu

“…Eepd1 is primarily expressed in adipose tissue, where its downregulation or deletion accelerates obesity development. We show that Eepd1 ablation hinders PKA activation, thereby inhibiting lipolysis and thermogenesis in adipose tissue. …”
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Prediction of Concrete Compressive Strength Based on the BP Neural Network Optimized by Random Forest and ISSA by Gang Chen, Donglin Zhu, Xiao Wang, Changjun Zhou, Xiangyu Chen

“…In terms of performance evaluation of the algorithm, the ablation experiment verifies that the three improved strategies have improved effects in SSA, and the performance of ISSA on the CEC2017 benchmark function is better than other peers. …”
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High-Fidelity Aerothermal Engineering Analysis for Planetary Probes Using DOTNET Framework and OLAP Cubes Database by Prabhakar Subrahmanyam

“…OLAP is an Online Analytical Processing database that has a comprehensive list of atmospheric entry probes and their vehicle dimensions, trajectory data, aero-thermal data and material properties like Carbon, Silicon and Carbon-Phenolic based Ablators. An approach is presented for dynamic TPS design. …”
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PCNet: a human pose compensation network based on incremental learning for sports actions estimation by Jia-Hong Jiang, Nan Xia

“…In addition, we design a series of ablation analysis and visualization displays to verify that our method performs best in sports pose estimation.…”
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Recent application of carbon nanotubes in energy storage and conversion devices by Abdulazeez Tunbosun Lawal

“…CNTs can be synthesized using various methods, such as chemical vapor deposition, laser ablation, and carbon arc discharge. Each of their properties makes them an ideal candidate for various energy conversion and storage devices. …”
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Graph-Attention Diffusion for Enhanced Multivariate Time-Series Anomaly Detection by Vadim Lanko, Ilya Makarov

“…Evaluation on four datasets from various sources demonstrates the effectiveness of our approach, achieving an average <inline-formula><tex-math notation="LaTeX">$F1$</tex-math></inline-formula>-score of 96.51&#x0025;, outperforming many existing baselines. The ablation study estimates the contribution of each of the key components of the model to the score.…”
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3D landmark‐based face restoration for recognition using variational autoencoder and triplet loss by Sahil Sharma, Vijay Kumar

“…Abstract Restoration of a 3D face from the mesh image is highly demanded in computer vision applications. 3D face restoration is a challenging task due to the variation of expression, poses, intrinsic geometries, and textures. …”
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Invasive Listeriosis of Intracardiac Device by Prerna Sharma, Mohamed Yassin

“…Invasive listeriosis is a rare but fatal entity which should be identified and treated promptly to ensure a good outcome.…”
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Update on Nonsurgical Lung Volume Reduction Procedures by J. Alberto Neder, Denis E. O’Donnell

“…Valve implants, coil implants, biological LVR (BioLVR), bronchial thermal vapour ablation, and airway stents are used to induce lung deflation with the ultimate goal of improving respiratory mechanics and chronic dyspnea. …”
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A small underwater object detection model with enhanced feature extraction and fusion by Tao Li, Yijin Gang, Sumin Li, Yizi Shang

“…Finally, a spatial pyramid pooling for multi-scale (SPPFMS) method is presented to preserve the features of small objects more effectively. Ablation experiments on the UDD dataset demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed methods. …”
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Application of Minimax Optimization Mechanism in Chinese-English Machine Translation Quality Estimation by Xiaomei Zhang

“…Furthermore, the generator maintains comparable BLEU scores to baseline models, confirming that the minimax optimization mechanism does not compromise its performance. Ablation studies highlight the optimal settings for the optimizer, pooling strategies, and learning rates, underscoring the importance of data reliability screening in achieving stable training outcomes. …”
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Lightweight Multi-Scale Network for Segmentation of Riverbank Sand Mining Area in Satellite Images by Hongyang Zhang, Shuo Liu, Huamei Liu

“…The rapid identification of riverbank sand mining areas from satellite images is extremely important for ecological protection and shipping management. …”
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Regeneration of Zebrafish CNS: Adult Neurogenesis by Sukla Ghosh, Subhra Prakash Hui

“…Recent technological development of exquisite molecular tools in zebrafish, such as cell ablation, lineage analysis, and novel and substantial microarray, together with advancement in stem cell biology, allowed us to investigate how progenitor cells contribute to the generation of appropriate structures and various underlying mechanisms like reprogramming.…”
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Changes of Ammonia, Nitrite and Nitrate at Recirculation System of Red Tilapia (Oreochromis sp.) Rearing by D. Djokosetiyanto, A. Sunarma, . Widanarni

“…A higher conversion efficacy of nitrate (50.15%) in the tank containing aquatic plant was observed by using aeration before biofilter. …”
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A biallelically active embryonic enhancer dictates GNAS imprinting through allele-specific conformations by Yorihiro Iwasaki, Monica Reyes, Harald Jüppner, Murat Bastepe

“…Microdeletions affecting the neighboring STX16 gene ablate an imprinting control region (STX16-ICR) of GNAS and lead to PHP1B upon maternal but not paternal inheritance. …”
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Effect of Compost Addition on Porosity and Hydraulic Properties of Different Textured Soils by Nurten İşler, Yasemin Kavdır

“…This research aimed to investigate the temporal variations in soils of three distinct textures that were amended with composts derived from olive pomace (OPC) and vineyard pruning waste (VPC). …”
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Unusual Case of Malignant Struma Ovarii and Cervical Thyroid Cancer Preceded by Ovarian Teratoma: Case Report and Review of the Literature by Elias G. Tzelepis, Elena Barengolts, Steven Garzon, Joseph Shulan, Yuval Eisenberg

“…Although this concurrence is even rarer than MSO, clinicians should routinely investigate for possible synchronous thyroid cancer in all cases of MSO and also consider aggressive postoperative treatment including thyroidectomy and radioiodine ablation therapy in cases of MSO.…”
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Pheromone Production, Attraction, and Interspecific Inhibition among Four Species of Ips Bark Beetles in the Southeastern USA by Göran Birgersson, Mark J. Dalusky, Karl E. Espelie, C. Wayne Berisford

“…Based on the quantitative identifications of hindguts and subsequent individual aerations, baits were formulated and a combined species-specific subtractive field bioassay was set up for the four bark beetle species. …”
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Targeting Bone Metabolism in Patients with Advanced Prostate Cancer: Current Options and Controversies by Tilman Todenhöfer, Arnulf Stenzl, Lorenz C. Hofbauer, Tilman D. Rachner

“…Maintaining bone health remains a clinical challenge in patients with prostate cancer (PC) who are at risk of developing metastatic bone disease and increased bone loss due to hormone ablation therapy. In patients with cancer-treatment induced bone loss (CTIBL), antiresorptive agents have been shown to improve bone mineral density (BMD) and to reduce the risk of fractures. …”
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