Hepatitis B e Antigen Seroconversion Is Related with the Function of Dendritic Cells in Chronic Hepatitis B Virus Infection by Chunjing Lin, Hai Zou, Shumin Wang

“…DC from patients in inactive HBsAg carrier state shows stronger function in comparison with patients in immune tolerance, the expressions of dendritic cells correlate with HBV DNA level, and the function stage of DC may play an important role in HBeAg seroconversion.…”
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The extensive cultivation of Pyropia haitanensis along the coastal areas influences the ecological dynamics of nearby intertidal mudflat pond water by Peihao Liu, Qijun Luo, Shanshan Zhu, Juanjuan Chen, Rui Yang, Tingting Niu, Tiegan Wang, Peng Zhang, Haimin Chen

“…IntroductionThe aquaculture in intertidal mudflat ponds on the coast of the East China Sea typically coexists with oceanic seaweed cultivation in the nearby open water area, forming an interconnected aquatic ecosystem. …”
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A hyperspectral and multi-angular synthetic dataset for algorithm development in waters of varying trophic levels and optical complexity by J. Pitarch, V. E. Brando, V. E. Brando

“…A smaller version of the dataset, delivered at 12 Sentinel-3 Ocean and Land Colour Instrument (OLCI) bands (400 to 753 nm), was also produced, targeting multispectral sensor algorithm research. …”
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Role of estuarine natural flocculation process in removal of Cu, Mn, Ni, Pb and Zn by S. Hassani, A.R. Karbassi, M. Ardestani

“…The flocculation of dissolved heavy metals is a process which has an important effect on decreasing the concentration of the colloidal elements during estuarine mixing of river water and sea or ocean water. During this important process, a large amount of colloidal elements change into particles in the form of flock and the dissolved loads decline. …”
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Prekoračenja rokova i proračuna građevinskih projekata – studija slučajeva by Ksenija Tijanić, Diana Car-Pušić

“…Pritom se koriste razne istraživačke metode i matematički alati obrade podataka. Cilj ovog rada je prepoznati veličine i uzroke prekoračenja u projektima te dati smjernice za njihovo smanjenje. …”
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Modelling the alpha and beta diversity of copepods across tropical and subtropical Atlantic ecoregions by Lorena Martínez-Leiva, José M. Landeira, Maria Luz Fernández de Puelles, Santiago Hernández-León, Víctor M. Tuset, Effrosyni Fatira

“…The objective of the present study is to model the alpha and beta diversity of copepods across the tropical and subtropical ecoregions of Atlantic Ocean using both taxonomic and functional approaches. …”
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The Empire of Amir Timur and His Political Successors: Kipchaks in Social and Administrative Structures by Rustam A. Abdumanapov

“…The article examines The Life of [Sultan] Jalal al-Din Mangburni by Shihab al-Din Muhammad al-Nasawi, The Chronicles of Amir Timur’ Invasion of India by Ghiyas-ud-din Ali, The Rise of the Two Auspicious Constellations and the Confluence of the Two Oceans by Abd-al-Razzāq Samarqandī, The Book of Victories by Nizam al-Din Shami, The Book of Victories by Sharaf ad-Din Ali Yazdi, The Glorifier of Genealogies, Tarikh-i Rashidi by Mirza Muhammad Haidar, Babur-nama by Zahiru’d-din Muhammad Babur, Miracles of Fate in the History of Timur by Ahmed ibn Arabshah, Ming Shilu (Ming Veritable Records), etc. …”
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Les concours de l’enseignement : s’y préparer et réfléchir aux passerelles didactiques entre géographie scolaire et géographie scientifique by Sophie Bresc-Litzler

“…Nous aimerions ainsi proposer des analyses de documents, des schémas, et des débats d’actualité sur les questions de géographie au programme (Mers et océans, la France des marges). Il s’agit de comprendre parallèlement la démarche de travail et les attentes de la réflexion géographique en identifiant les passerelles didactiques entre la géographie scolaire et la géographie scientifique universitaire : cela passe ainsi par la maîtrise des travaux scientifiques des principaux auteurs des questions mais aussi des échelles, des acteurs et des enjeux afin de les transmettre à de jeunes publics. …”
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Daedalus Mega-ichnosites: The Armorican Quartzite Bridge between Villuercas-Ibores-Jara and Naturtejo UNESCO Global Geoparks by Carlos Neto de Carvalho, Andrea Baucon, Ivan Cortijo, Soren Jensen, Jose Maria Barrera, Javier Lopez Caballero

“…The Early Paleozoic oceans were generally characterized by short trophic chains and simple ecological tiering dominated by suspension-feeding organisms. …”
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Smart City Products and Their Materials Assessment Using the Pentagon Framework by Pedro Ponce, Mario Rojas, Juana Isabel Mendez, Brian Anthony, Russel Bradley, Aminah Robinson Fayek

“…It allows product data input, provides feedback on alignment with the Penta-S features, and suggests personality traits based on the OCEAN model. Complementing the web application, the <i>Smart City Penta-S Compliance Assistant</i> API, developed through ChatGPT, offers a more profound, personalized evaluation of products, including the life cycle phase recommendations using the IPPMD model. …”
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Anomalous Circulation Patterns in Association with Summertime Regional Daily Precipitation Extremes over Northeast China by Chuanlei Chen, Zhaoyong Guan, Min Jiao, Pengyu Hu

“…Corresponding to extreme daily precipitation, SST anomaly in the Pacific Ocean is roughly characterized by the feature of “positive-north and negative- south” with the equator as the boundary.…”
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Condición corporal en caballos de rodeo chileno de élite: estudio preliminar by L. Muñoz, M. Ananias, J. Cruces, R. Ortiz, M. Briones

“…El 87,5% de los caballos tenía condición corporal entre 6 y 7 y se detectó un 6,3% de individuos obesos. No se encontraron diferencias significativas en relación al género ni rendimiento deportivo. …”
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Potential of Microbial Diversity of Coastal Sand Dunes: Need for Exploration in Odisha Coast of India by Shubhransu Nayak, Satyaranjan Behera, Prasad Kumar Dash

“…Coastal sand dunes are hips and strips formed by sand particles which are eroded and ground rock, derived from terrestrial and oceanic sources. This is considered as a specialized ecosystem characterized by conditions which are hostile for life forms like high salt, low moisture, and low organic matter content. …”
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Co-location of seaweed farming with offshore wind energy: a quick scoping review by Brianna Coffey, Cortni Borgerson, Pankaj Lal, Colette J. Feehan

“…These findings underscore the need for more geographically and taxonomically diverse studies on seaweed-wind multi-use, along with further investigation into cultural services in offshore contexts, strategies for mitigating environmental risks, and the development of frameworks for shared governance to advance sustainable ocean development.…”
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Geodynamics of basins above subducted slabs: An integrated modelling study of tectonics, sedimentation, and magmatism in the Timok Magmatic Complex by Stojadinović Uroš, Toljić Marinko, Trivić Branislav, Pantović Radoje, Srećković-Batoćanin Danica, Krstekanić Nemanja, Kostić Bojan, Velojić Miloš, Stefanović Jelena, Ranđelović Nikola, Maleš Maja

“…The TMC is a segment of the larger Late Cretaceous Apuseni‐Banat‐Timok‐Srednogorie (ABTS) magmatic belt, formed in response to the evolution of the subducted Mesozoic Neotethys oceanic slab beneath the Carpatho‐Balkanides of south‐eastern Europe. …”
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Table for two: Diet composition differences of allopatric and sympatric populations of island geckos by Catarina J. Pinho, Bárbara Santos, Vanessa A. Mata, Ricardo J. Lopes, Maria M. Romeiras, Evandro P. Lopes, Paulo C. Alves, Brent C. Emerson, Raquel Vasconcelos

“…Oceanic islands are exciting models for studying how evolutionary processes and environmental variables can jointly contribute to speciation and community assembly over time. …”
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A slab window in the south rim of the Parece-Vela Basin by Zhang Zhen, Xu dong, Zhao Lintao

“…On the other hand, C20-1 signifies an adakitic rock, which originates from the melting of oceanic crust at the periphery of the slab window. …”
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INONDATIONS TORRENTIELLES EN ZONES MONTAGNEUSES AFFÉRENTES AU GOLFE DU MEXIQUE by JEAN-NOËL SALOMON

“…One of its mainconsequences is increased evaporation of the oceans which stimulates cyclogenesis. In fact, cyclones have been more frequent and devastating mainly over the past few decades (Katrina in August 2005; Nargis in May 2008), unleashing catastrophic floods. …”
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A glimpse into the biogeography, seasonality, and ecological functions of arctic marine Oomycota by Brandon T. Hassett, Marco Thines, Anthony Buaya, Sebastian Ploch, R. Gradinger

“…As the Arctic continues to warm, lower-latitude Oomycota might migrate into the Arctic Ocean and parasitize non-coevolved hosts, leading to incalculable shifts in the primary producer community.…”
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Simulating the Tone River eastward diversion project in Japan carried out 4 centuries ago by J. Trošelj, J. Trošelj, N. Hanasaki

“…<p>The Tone River is the largest river in Japan, flowing from the Kanto Plain westward to the Pacific Ocean. The river originally flowed southward, entering Tokyo Bay, but the Tone River eastward diversion project (TREDP) in the 17th century and many later projects changed the flow route to that of today. …”
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