How to transform cultivated land protection on the Northeast Tibetan Plateau？ A multifunctional path exploration by Rongrong Ma, Yuhan Huang, Wei Zhou, Jun Ren, Hongyu Wang, Zeyu Shi, Juan Wang

“…In this study, a new paradigm is provided for the protection of CL in the TPEFR. The intrinsic mechanism and extrinsic aggregation of multifunctional supply–demand relationships are considered for comprehensive multifunctional zoning of CL, and the different transformation areas and their transformation directions are clarified.…”
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Kaempferol enhances ER-mitochondria coupling and protects motor neurons from mitochondrial dysfunction and ER stress in C9ORF72-ALS by Federica Pilotto, Paulien Hermine Smeele, Olivier Scheidegger, Rim Diab, Martina Schobesberger, Julieth Andrea Sierra-Delgado, Smita Saxena

“…Lastly, in silico modelling identified a novel kaempferol target and mechanistically the neuroprotective mechanism of kaempferol is through the iP3R-VDAC1 pathway via the modulation of GRP75 expression. …”
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Understanding cultural perceptions of sexuality in China and their influence on human papillomavirus vaccine hesitancy by Jiayuan Jin, Yanchao Han

“…The reasons for vaccine hesitancy are linked to China’s conservative culture of sexuality, and Chinese sexual attitudes and morality have complex mechanisms that influence vaccination. Social taboos on sexual topics lead to inadequate sources of information regarding the HPV vaccine. …”
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Experimental and Numerical Simulation to Validate Critical Perforation Velocity on a Flat Plate Aluminium Alloy 6061 by Bharosh Kumar Yadav, Mehdi Jahangiri, Dalbir Singh

“…The comprehensive analysis of mechanical behavior under large stress-strain deformation responses of the alloy is studied over a wide range of strain-rates such as 1 × 10−3 s−1, 1 × 103 s−1, 2 × 103 s−1, and 3 × 103 s−1 under room temperature to elevated temperatures of 100°C and 200°C. …”
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Respiratory Impairment after Early Red Cell Transfusion in Pediatric Patients with ALI/ARDS by Surender Rajasekaran, Dominic Sanfilippo, Allen Shoemaker, Scott Curtis, Sandra Zuiderveen, Akunne Ndika, Michael Stoiko, Nabil Hassan

“…We hypothesized children with ALI/ARDS transfused within 48 hours of initiating mechanical ventilation would have worse outcome. The course of 34 transfused patients was retrospectively compared to 45 nontransfused control patients admitted to the PICU at Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital between January 1st 2008 and December 31st 2009. …”
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Lightweight terminal cross-domain authentication protocol in edge computing environment by Hongying ZHU, Xinyou ZHANG, Huanlai XING, Li FENG

“…Edge computing has gained widespread usage in intelligent applications due to its benefits, including low latency, high bandwidth, and cost-effectiveness.However, it also faces many security challenges due to its distributed, real-time, multi-source and heterogeneous data characteristics.Identity authentication serves as the initial step for terminal to access to the network and acts as the first line of defense for edge computing.To address the security issues in the edge computing environment, a terminal cross-domain authentication protocol suitable for the edge computing environment was proposed based on the ＆quot;cloud-edge-end＆quot; three-level network authentication architecture.Access authentication was implemented between terminals and local edge nodes based on the SM9 algorithm, and session keys were negotiated.The secret key was combined with symmetric encryption technology and hash function to achieve cross-domain authentication for the terminal.The pseudonym mechanism was used in the authentication process to protect the privacy of end users.The terminal only needs to register once, and it can roam randomly between different security domains.BAN logic was used to prove the correctness of the protocol and analyze its security.The results show that this protocol is capable of resisting common attacks in IoT scenarios, and it features characteristics such as single sign-on and user anonymity.The performance of the cross-domain authentication protocol was evaluated based on computational and communication costs, and compared with existing schemes.The experimental results show that this protocol outperforms other schemes in terms of computational and communication costs, making it suitable for resource-constrained terminal devices.Overall, the proposed protocol offers lightweight and secure identity authentication within edge computing environments.…”
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Balloon-Assisted Percutaneous Thrombin Injection for Treatment of Iatrogenic Left Subclavian Artery Pseudoaneurysm in a Critically Ill COVID-19 Patient by Hassan Al-Thani, Ahmed Hussein, Ahmed Sadek, Ali Barah, Ayman El-Menyar

“…A 58-year-old male patient presented with a high-grade fever, myalgia, and shortness of breath due to COVID-19 infection. He required mechanical ventilation support and hemodialysis. He also developed uneventful deep vein thrombosis and myocardial infarction. …”
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The Contemporary System of German Economic Diplomacy by R. O. Raynkhardt

“…He casts light upon the procedures and mechanisms of interaction between the key national economic-diplomatic agents i.e. ministries, agencies, other authorized bodies, public and private institutes outlining their usage of concrete economic, administrative and legal instruments in the course of respective policy measures. …”
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Direct Effect of Two Naphthalene-Sulfonyl-Indole Compounds on Toxoplasma gondii Tachyzoite by Qasem Asgari, Hossein Keshavarz, Mostafa Rezaeian, Mohammad Hossein Motazedian, Saeedeh Shojaee, Mehdi Mohebali, Ramin Miri

“…If we consider a well-organized transporter mechanism for indole compounds in the parasite, thus the designation of an antagonist that has indole groups can assist with the production of new drugs.…”
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Dentin-Derived Inorganic Minerals Promote the Osteogenesis of Bone Marrow-Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells: Potential Applications for Bone Regeneration by Gang Lei, Yanqiu Wang, Yan Yu, Zehan Li, Jiamin Lu, Xingyun Ge, Na Li, Ana Gloria Cuba Manduca, Jinhua Yu

“…Alkaline phosphatase (ALP) activity detection, ALP staining, alizarin red staining, and osteogenic marker expression analysis were performed to investigate the influence of DIM on the osteogenic differentiation of BMMSCs, as well as the relevant signal mechanisms. The model of critical-sized defects in the calvarium of rats was constructed for exploring the in vivo efficiency of DIM on bone regeneration. …”
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Suyya’s Flood: Numerical Models of Kashmir’s Medieval Megaflood and Ancient Lake Kerewa Drainage Events by Muntaha Urooj, Roger Bilham, Bikram S. Bali, S. Imran Ahmed

“…Their absence suggests that Kashmir’s ancient lakes were not lowered by outburst mechanisms much exceeding those associated with Suyya’s flood. …”
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Simulation Study of Carbon Extraction from Coal Gasification Fine Slag by Airflow Classification Based on CFD-DEM by LI Xiangyang, ZHANG Qian, LI Le, BAI Hui, HUANG Wei

“…[Methods] According to CFD-DEM simulation, the gas-solid flow characteristics of horizontal turbine air classifier were investigated, and the matching relationship between the air inlet direction and turbine steering was explored. The flow mechanism of carbon and ash particles was clarified. …”
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Flow Cytometry Evaluation of Blood-Cell-Bound Surface FVIII in Hemophilia A and Thrombosis by Anjud Al-Mohannadi, Reem Mohammed Yahia, Hani Bibawi, Che-Ann Lachica, Watfa Ahmed, Igor Pavlovski, Giusy Gentilcore, Elkhansa Elbukhari Elgaali, Anila Ejaz, Areeg Ahmed, Mohammed Elanbari, Zainab Awada, Mohammed J. Al-Kubaisi, Muhammad Elnaggar, Ayman Saleh, Chiara Cugno, Sara Deola

“…However, no significant correlation was observed between circulating levels of FVIII in plasma and the levels of FVIII bound to leukocytes, indicating that the differences in FVIII surface binding are not directly proportional to the availability of FVIII in the circulation and suggesting a specific binding mechanism governing the interaction between FVIII and leukocytes. …”
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Placement of an elastic, biohybrid patch in a model of right heart failure with pulmonary artery banding by Yasunari Hayashi, Yasunari Hayashi, Seungil Kim, Seungil Kim, Seungil Kim, Taro Fujii, Taro Fujii, Drake Dalton Pedersen, Drake Dalton Pedersen, Takahiro Ozeki, Takahiro Ozeki, Hongbin Jiang, Antonio D’Amore, Antonio D’Amore, Antonio D’Amore, Antonio D’Amore, Antonio D’Amore, William R. Wagner, William R. Wagner, William R. Wagner

“…IntroductionIn a model of right heart failure secondary to pulmonary artery banding (PAB), a mechanical approach using an elastic, biodegradable epicardial patch with integrated extracellular matrix digest was evaluated for its potential to inhibit disease progression.MethodsAdult male syngeneic Lewis rats aged 6–7 weeks old were used. …”
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The role of the pAbp gene encoding the cytoplasmic poly(A)-binding protein in spermatogenesis of Drosophila melanogaster by E. U. Bolobolova, E. M. Baricheva, N. V. Dorogova

“…In Drosophila spermatogenesis, posttranscriptional mechanisms of gene regulation play an important role, so cytoplasmic PABP can have significant function in this process. …”
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Synthetic Modeling of Polarized Dust Emission in Intermediate-mass YSOs. I. Constraining the Role of Iron Inclusions and Inelastic Relaxation on Grain Alignment with ALMA Polarizat... by Nguyen Chau Giang, V. J. M. Le Gouellec, Thiem Hoang, A. J. Maury, P. Hennebelle

“…Iron inclusions embedded inside dust grains play a crucial role in both internal alignment (IA) via Barnett relaxation and external alignment via the MAgnetically Enhanced RAdiative Torque (MRAT) mechanism. Moreover, inelastic relaxation is predicted to dominate over Barnett relaxation in driving the IA of micron-sized grains and very large grains (VLGs) above 10 μ m. …”
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Analysis of Inflammatory Mediator Profiles in Sepsis Patients Reveals That Extracellular Histones Are Strongly Elevated in Nonsurvivors by Tanja Eichhorn, Ingrid Linsberger, Lucia Lauková, Carla Tripisciano, Birgit Fendl, René Weiss, Franz König, Gerhard Valicek, Georg Miestinger, Christoph Hörmann, Viktoria Weber

“…The timely recognition of sepsis and the prediction of its clinical course are challenging due to the complex molecular mechanisms leading to organ failure and to the heterogeneity of sepsis patients. …”
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Level of Heavy Metals and Potential Ecological Risks in Irrigated Horticultural Farms in the Vicinity of Lake Ziway, Central Ethiopian Rift Valley Region by GirmaTilahun Yimer

“…Therefore, close monitoring and early intervention mechanisms must be in place to control pollution in the study area.…”
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Genetic and morphological shifts associated with climate change in a migratory bird by Nicole Adams, Tiffany Dias, Heather R. Skeen, Teresa Pegan, David E. Willard, Ben Winger, Kristen Ruegg, Brian C. Weeks, Rachael Bay

“…The lack of evidence for genetic shifts in body size alleles could be explained by a large role of plasticity or technical limitations associated with the likely polygenic architecture of body size, or both. Disentangling the mechanisms responsible for observed morphological response to changing environments will be vital for predicting future organismal and population responses to climate change.…”
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Seismic Performance and Flexural Capacity Analysis of Embedded Steel Plate Composite Shear Wall Structure with Fiber-Reinforced Concrete in the Plastic Hinge Zone by Junlong Li, Guoqiang He, Jianbo Tian

“…However, bending failure is prone to occur during strong earthquakes, and the single energy dissipation mechanism of the plastic hinge zone at the bottom leads to the concentration of local wall damage. …”
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