Selection of suitable reference lncRNAs for gene expression analysis in Osmanthus fragrans under abiotic stresses, hormone treatments, and metal ion treatments by Yingting Zhang, Yingting Zhang, Qingyu Yan, Hui Xia, Xiangling Zeng, Xiangling Zeng, Xiangling Zeng, Jie Yang, Jie Yang, Jie Yang, Xuan Cai, Xuan Cai, Xuan Cai, Zeqing Li, Zeqing Li, Hongguo Chen, Hongguo Chen, Hongguo Chen, Jingjing Zou, Jingjing Zou, Jingjing Zou

“…This study represents the first comprehensive evaluation of lncRNA RG stability in O. fragrans, significantly enhancing the accuracy and depth of lncRNA expression analyses in this species, contributing to advancements in plant stress resistance breeding and improving environmental adaptability.…”
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The liminal space between hope and grief: The phenomenon of uncertainty as experienced by people living with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis. by Eva C van Reenen, Inge A M van Nistelrooij, Leo H Visser, Janet W K de Beukelaar, Stephan T F M Frequin, Alistair R Niemeijer

“…Seventeen people with a recent (<1 year) diagnosis of relapsing-remitting Multiple Sclerosis were included. In-depth interviews were conducted immediately after inclusion.…”
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Bark water affects the isotopic composition of xylem water in tropical rainforest trees by Adriana Vega Grau, John Herbohn, Susanne Schmidt, Jeffrey McDonnell, Jeffrey McDonnell, Jeffrey McDonnell

“…We measured δ2H and δ18O in bark and xylem at two shallow depths: ‘outer xylem’ and ‘inner xylem’ (up to ~0.5 cm and ~ 1 cm from inner bark, respectively) collected at predawn, morning and midday. …”
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Septoplasty: defining a desirable clinical outcome according to baseline symptom scores by Rolf Haye, Rolf Haye, Liv Kari Døsen, Magnus TarAngen, Caryl Gay, Are Hugo Pripp, Olga Shiryaeva

“…A 49% improvement from baseline is indicative of clinical success for a patient with moderately obstructed nasal breathing, whereas patients with very severe obstruction require a 61% improvement.…”
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REVIEW ON PROTEIN FOOTPRINTING AS A TOOL IN STRUCTURAL BIOLOGY by Oluwatosin Ogundairo, Oluwatoyin Ayo-Farai, Chinedu Paschal Maduka, Chiamaka Chinaemelum Okongwu, Abdulraheem Olaide Babarinde, Olamide Sodamade

“…This study serves as a comprehensive resource for researchers and practitioners seeking an in-depth understanding of protein footprinting and its contributions to advancing structural biology.…”
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The influences of environmental awareness on green performance by M.H. Mansour

“…The study does not examine environmental performance and behavior in general but instead evaluates pro-environmental behaviors in depth by considering green behaviour.…”
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‘I haven’t met them, I don’t have any trust in them. It just feels like a big unknown’: a qualitative study exploring the determinants of consent to use Human Fertilisation and Emb... by Claire Carson, Lisa Hinton, Jenny Kurinczuk, Maria Quigley

“…Objectives To explore why and how fertility patients decide to allow (or deny) the use of personal data held in the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority registry for linkage and research.Design A qualitative study was conducted using in-depth face-to-face interviews and an online survey to garner information on experience and opinions from fertility clinic patients and staff. …”
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Clinical Outcomes of Sequential Intrastromal Corneal Ring Segments and an Extended Range of Vision Intraocular Lens Implantation in Patients with Keratoconus and Cataract by C. Lisa, R. Zaldivar, A. Fernández-Vega Cueto, R. M. Sanchez-Avila, D. Madrid-Costa, J. F. Alfonso

“…The spherical equivalent and the refractive cylinder declined steeply after IOL implantation (P<0.001). The magnitude of depth of focus was 2.60 ± 1.02 D. There were no statistically significant differences in visual acuity for a defocus range from +0.50 D to −0.50 D (P>0.1). …”
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Noninvasive in vivo assessment of placental insufficiency using pCASL: a prospective case–control study by Ghada Awad, Alaa Mohamed Reda, Rasha Lotfy Younis, Manal Mostafa Hassan, Rania Essam Eldin Mohamed Ali

“…The two groups were evaluated by free breathing arterial spin labeling magnetic resonance imaging. …”
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Effect and Mechanism of Soluble Dietary Fiber from Corn Bran on Loperamide-induced Constipation in Mice by Xiangrui ZENG, Caixia JIANG, Xiaolan LIU, Xiqun ZHENG, Xuyao WEI

“…Small bowel propulsion rate and colon pathology experiments showed a 110.58% increase in small bowel propulsion rate, and a 43.67% increase in colonic crypt depth in the combined group compared with that of the model group. …”
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Hydroacoustic communication channel capacity by V. E. Denisov

“…An additional aim consists in finding the optimal spectrum of a transmitted signal and calculate its boundary frequencies. A model of a single-path channel was considered, which is characteristic of the deep sea with the receiver or transmitter placed at a sufficient depth.Methods. …”
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Evaluation of two surgical methods for maxillary hypoplasia in patients with cleft lip and palate by GUO Songsong, ZHANG Zhenxing, ZHANG Ping, JIANG Chenghui, CHENG Jie, JIANG Hongbing, LI Sheng

“…Neither technique significantly affected speech, but Le Fort Ⅰ osteotomy had a greater impact on palatopharyngeal anatomy, indicated by increased soft palate length (2.01±1.71)mm, reduced thickness (0.98±0.50) mm, and increased pharyngeal depth (3.06±1.35) mm, with statistically significant differences (P&lt;0.05). …”
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Description of the genetic collection of strawberry (<i>Fragaria × ananassa</i> Duch.) cultivars according to the components of their fruit antioxidant complex by E. V. Zhbanova, I. V. Luk’yanchuk

“…The ranges of variability in the accumulation of primary components of the antioxidant complex in strawberry fruits in the environments of the Central Black Earth Region (Michurinsk) were measured: 30.1–102.3 mg/100 g for ascorbic acid and 3.6–124.5 mg/100 g for anthocyanins. …”
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Reconstruction for Time-Domain In Vivo EPR 3D Multigradient Oximetric Imaging—A Parallel Processing Perspective by Christopher D. Dharmaraj, Kishan Thadikonda, Anthony R. Fletcher, Phuc N. Doan, Nallathamby Devasahayam, Shingo Matsumoto, Calvin A. Johnson, John A. Cook, James B. Mitchell, Sankaran Subramanian, Murali C. Krishna

“…It is also possible with fast imaging to track the changes in tissue oxygenation in response to the oxygen content in the breathing air. However, this involves dealing with gigabytes of data for each 3D oximetric imaging experiment involving digital band pass filtering and background noise subtraction, followed by 3D Fourier reconstruction. …”
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Single-shot super-resolved fringe projection profilometry (SSSR-FPP): 100,000 frames-per-second 3D imaging with deep learning by Bowen Wang, Wenwu Chen, Jiaming Qian, Shijie Feng, Qian Chen, Chao Zuo

“…As one of the most commonly employed 3D sensing techniques, fringe projection profilometry (FPP) reconstructs the depth of a scene from stereo images taken with sequentially structured illuminations. …”
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Evaluation of the Threshold for an Improved Surface Water Extraction Index Using Optical Remote Sensing Data by Fajar Yulianto, Dony Kushardono, Syarif Budhiman, Gatot Nugroho, Galdita Aruba Chulafak, Esthi Kurnia Dewi, Anjar Ilham Pambudi

“…An annual Landsat 8 mosaic was created using the Google Earth Engine (GEE) platform to obtain cloud-free satellite image data. …”
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Hydrological-hydraulic modelling to assess Nature-Based Solutions for flood risk mitigation in an urban area of Catania (Sicily, Italy) by L. Sciuto, F. Licciardello, E.R. Giuffrida, S. Barresi, V. Scavera, D. Verde, S. Barbagallo, G.L. Cirelli

“…This approach is applied to a Sicilian hydrological urban catchment where health facilities providing essential services are situated. …”
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Study of the landslide process in conditions of seasonally frozen soils (landslide slope of the Vorkuta river valley) by A. N. Vikhot

“…Engineering recommendations for slope stabilization are proposed: installation of heat-insulating screens to the depth of seasonal soil freezing, arrangement of drainage wells in the body of the landslide and in soils up the slope.…”
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The Activity Concentrations and Radium Equivalent Activity in Soil Samples Collected from the Eastern Part of Basrah Governorate in Southern Iraq by Rasha S. Ahmed, Raghad S. Mohammed, Rana O. Abdaljalil

“…Clay soil samples (0, 30, and 60 cm depths) were collected from two districts (Abu Al Khasib and Ad Dayr) in Basrah governorate in southern Iraq for gamma-ray spectroscopy. …”
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Simulating the ENSO impact on the distribution and fate of floating litter particles in the Northern South China Sea by Ke Pang, Ke Pang, Ke Pang, Yang Feng, Yang Feng, Yang Feng, Youchang Zheng, Youchang Zheng, Youchang Zheng, Chao Fang, Xiangrong Xu, Xiangrong Xu

“…The Pearl River delivers a large amount of plastic waste to the Pearl River Estuary (PRE) and adjacent Northern South China Sea (NSCS) region each year. However, the transport of floating litter after release is difficult to predict due to the complex hydrodynamic conditions caused by the climate variability. …”
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