A Census of Dwarf Galaxy Satellites around LMC-mass Galaxy NGC 2403 by Jeffrey L. Carlin, David J. Sand, Burçin Mutlu-Pakdil, Denija Crnojević, Amandine Doliva-Dolinsky, Christopher T. Garling, Annika H. G. Peter, Jean P. Brodie, Duncan A. Forbes, Jonathan R. Hargis, Aaron J. Romanowsky, Kristine Spekkens, Jay Strader, Beth Willman

“…This is the first of a full sample of 11 Magellanic Cloud–mass host galaxies we will analyze, creating a statistical sample that will provide the first quantitative constraints on hierarchical models of galaxy formation around low-mass hosts.…”
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Identification of Rodent Species That Infest Poultry Houses in Mafikeng, North West Province, South Africa by Tsepo Ramatla, Nthabiseng Mphuthi, Kutswa Gofaone, Moeti O. Taioe, Oriel M. M. Thekisoe, Michelo Syakalima

“…Between the two target genes, Cyt-b gene was only able to identify 40 (25.97%) of the total samples while COI was more efficient and amplified all the samples and thus was a better target gene for this kind of identification. …”
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Production and characterization of eco-cement using eggshell powder and water hyacinth ash by Heri Septya Kusuma, Aurelio Muhammad Saleemah Agung, Najla Anira Putri, Muhamad Shifu, Nafisa Illiyanasafa, Bernadeta Ayu Widyaningrum, Andrew Nosakhare Amenaghawon, Handoko Darmokoesoemo

“…The XRF analysis revealed that all samples contained a high CaO content (>70 %) and sufficient SiO2 levels to ensure pozzolanic activity. …”
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Effects of Addition of Shrimp Shell Powder on Volatile Flavor Compounds and Dynamic Changes of Microbial Community during Fermentation of Crayfish Shrimp Paste by Jinyu YU, Lingwei SHEN, Chuanfeng HU, Gehui CHEN, Miyou LI, Yu QIAO, Wei YU

“…Combined with Spearman correlation coefficient analysis, it was found that the unique Virgibacillus in the shrimp shell powder sample group showed significant positive correlation with several key flavor compounds and contributed the most to flavor. …”
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Volatile Profiling of Tongcheng Xiaohua Tea from Different Geographical Origins: A Multimethod Investigation Using Sensory Analysis, E-Nose, HS-SPME-GC-MS, and Chemometrics by Ge Jin, Chenyue Bi, Anqi Ji, Jieyi Hu, Yuanrong Zhang, Lumin Yang, Sunhao Wu, Zhaoyang Shen, Zhou Zhou, Xiao Li, Huaguang Qin, Dan Mu, Ruyan Hou, Yan Wu

“…HS-SPME-GC-MS identified 66 volatile metabolites across samples, with 18 key odorants (OAV > 1) including linalool, geraniol, (<i>Z</i>)-jasmone, and <i>β</i>-ionone driving aroma profiles. …”
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Proteome-wide association studies for blood lipids and comparison with transcriptome-wide association studies by Daiwei Zhang, Boran Gao, Qidi Feng, Ani Manichaikul, Gina M. Peloso, Russell P. Tracy, Peter Durda, Kent D. Taylor, Yongmei Liu, W. Craig Johnson, Stacey Gabriel, Namrata Gupta, Joshua D. Smith, Francois Aguet, Kristin G. Ardlie, Thomas W. Blackwell, Robert E. Gerszten, Stephen S. Rich, Jerome I. Rotter, Laura J. Scott, Xiang Zhou, Seunggeun Lee

“…Furthermore, we performed transcriptome-wide association studies (TWASs) for lipids using 9,714 gene expression prediction models trained on samples from peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) in MESA and 49 tissues in the Genotype-Tissue Expression (GTEx) project. …”
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The Impact of Storage Time and Reheating Method on the Quality of a Precooked Lamb-Based Dish by Zhihao Yang, Chenlei Wang, Ye Jin, Wenjia Le, Liang Zhang, Lifei Wang, Bo Zhang, Yueying Guo, Min Zhang, Lin Su

“…The total volatile basic nitrogen (TVB-N) kinetics projected a shelf life ≥90 days (4 °C) and ≥120 days (−18 °C). …”
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Untargeted metabolomics-based elucidation of metabolic reprogramming mechanisms and pathways following aortic dissection surgery by Jun He, Yuji Xiao, Wanru Ma, Yaoguang Feng, Chengming Ding, Haonan Zhang, Heng Yang, Zhengwen Lei

“…Methods Untargeted metabolomics using ultra-high-performance liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (UHPLC-MS) was performed on 90 serum samples, including: preoperative AD patients (n = 30), postoperative samples from the same cohort (AT group, n = 30), and healthy controls (HC, n = 30). …”
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VIM-AS1, which is regulated by CpG methylation, cooperates with IGF2BP1 to inhibit tumor aggressiveness via EPHA3 degradation in hepatocellular carcinoma by Su-hyang Han, Je Yeong Ko, Sungju Jung, Sumin Oh, Do Yeon Kim, Eunseo Kang, Myung Sup Kim, Kyung-Hee Chun, Kyung Hyun Yoo, Jong Hoon Park

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Impact of Cooling on Water and Salt Migration of High-Chlorine Saline Soils by Runze Tian, Yu Zhang, Anhua Xu, Xuemei Li, Yunlong Hou, Bowen Tai

“…Secondary salinization is a common problem in saline soil projects. In order to grasp the mechanism of water and salt migration of high-chlorine saline soil during the cooling process, the saline soils along the Qarhan-Golmud Highway in the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau were selected as test samples. …”
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Consistent microbial insights across sequencing methods in soil studies: the role of reference taxonomies by Niranjana Rose Edwin, Aoife Duff, Coline Deveautour, Fiona Brennan, Florence Abram, Orla O'Sullivan

“…Leveraging next-generation sequencing technologies, which bypass traditional culture-dependent methods, scientists are now able to attain low-cost, high-throughput DNA sequencing that can detect even the rarest microorganisms within samples. The present study rigorously compares amplicon and shotgun sequencing techniques in profiling microbial communities across diverse temperate grassland soil samples, focusing on how different databases, classifiers, and sequencing methods influence the results. …”
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The research contribution of the Schistosomiasis Collection at the Natural History Museum (SCAN): highlights, challenges and future directions by Aidan M. Emery, Muriel Rabone, Toby Landeryou, Fiona Allan, David Rollinson

“…Genome analysis of S. haematobium and S. guineensis samples indicate historical introgression or ongoing hybridisation. …”
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Psychometric properties of the Headache Under-Response to Treatment (HURT) questionnaire and the Migraine Disability Assessment Test (MIDAS) translated to Serbian by Živković-Zarić Radica, Janković Slobodan M., Csépány Éva, Gyüre Tamás, Ertsey Csaba, Anđelković Marija

“…The HURT and MIDAS questionnaires were translated and adapted according to the internationally accepted guidelines, and then tested on a sample of Serbian patients with various headache types. …”
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The genetic associations of lipidome on bladder cancer: a Mendelian randomization study by Jing Jin, Weihao Wang, Keyuan Zhao, Gang Xu, Chao Peng, Jiajun Chen, Yulei Li, Shouhua Pan

“…Methods A two-sample Mendelian randomisation (MR) analysis was performed utilising publically accessible genome-wide association research data. …”
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Untargeted metabolomics analysis of glycerophospholipid metabolism in very low birth weight infants administered multiple oil lipid emulsions by Xiaoyan Zeng, Tao Yu, Luping Xia, Zhiqiang Ruan

“…However, 84 differential metabolites were identified in the 14-day samples from the SMOF group compared to the soybean oil group. …”
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Endothelial function and structural markers of atherosclerosis: relationship in old and senile age by M. S. Troshina, A. N. Ryabikov, Yu. Yu. Palekhina, M. N. Ryabikov, S. K. Malyutina

“…To study the relationship of flow-dependent vasodilation (FDV) with CA IMT and ASPs in a population sample over 58 years old.Material and methods. The study was carried out in a population sample of men and women aged 58-82 years (Novosibirsk, HAPIEE project, n=788, 424 women). …”
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Machine learning-driven development of a stratified CES-D screening system: optimizing depression assessment through adaptive item selection by Ruo-Fei Xu, Zhen-Jing Liu, Shunan Ouyang, Qin Dong, Wen-Jing Yan, Dong-Wu Xu

“…Methods Data were derived from the Chinese Psychological Health Guard Project (primary sample: n = 179,877; age 9–18) and China Labor-force Dynamics Survey (validation samples across age spans). …”
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Oxidative/Nitrosative Stress and Brain Involvement in Sepsis: A Relationship Supported by Immunohistochemistry by Giuseppe Bertozzi, Michela Ferrara, Mariagrazia Calvano, Natascha Pascale, Aldo Di Fazio

“…Following a study previously conducted by the same working group on heart samples, the present research project aims to evaluate, through an immunohistochemical study, the existence and/or extent of oxidative stress in the brains of subjects who died due to sepsis and define, after reviewing the literature, its contribution to the septic process to support the use of medications aimed at correcting redox anomalies in the management of septic patients. …”
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The CONSTANCES cohort, an epidemiological research infrastructure. Methods and results of the pilot phase by Marie Zins, Lisa F Berkman, Marcel Goldberg

“…A public call for ancillary research projects will be launched in 2014.</p>…”
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Association between Prostinogen (KLK15) genetic variants and prostate cancer risk and aggressiveness in Australia and a meta-analysis of GWAS data. by Jyotsna Batra, Felicity Lose, Tracy O'Mara, Louise Marquart, Carson Stephens, Kimberly Alexander, Srilakshmi Srinivasan, Rosalind A Eeles, Douglas F Easton, Ali Amin Al Olama, Zsofia Kote-Jarai, Michelle Guy, Kenneth Muir, Artitaya Lophatananon, Aneela A Rahman, David E Neal, Freddie C Hamdy, Jenny L Donovan, Suzanne Chambers, Robert A Gardiner, Joanne Aitken, John Yaxley, Mary-Anne Kedda, Judith A Clements, Amanda B Spurdle

“…METHODS AND DATA SOURCES: Twelve out of 22 SNPs, selected on the basis of linkage disequilibrium pattern, were analyzed in an Australian sample of 1,011 histologically verified prostate cancer cases and 1,405 ethnically matched controls. …”
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