Linking the life stages of fish into a habitat-ecological flow assessment scheme under climate change and human activities by Yiming Zhang, Wensheng Wang, Siyi Yu

“…Limited research has integrated fish habitats with swimming ability and ecological preferences of fish at various life stages to assess the impacts of climate change and human activities. …”
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Genome evolution following an ecological shift in nectar-dwelling Acinetobacter by Vivianna A. Sanchez, Tanya Renner, Lydia J. Baker, Tory A. Hendry

“…Most notably, nectar-dwelling Acinetobacter acquired the ability to degrade pectin from plant pathogens, and the genes underlying this ability have duplicated and are under selection within the clade. …”
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Cerebral Cortical Activity During Academic Stress Amongst Undergraduate Medical Students at Kampala International University (Uganda) by Mujinya, Regan, Kalange, Muhamudu, Ochieng, Juma John, Ninsiima, Herbert Izo, Eze, Ejike Daniel, Afodun, Adam Moyosore, Nabirumbi, Ritah, Sulaiman, Sheu Oluwadare, Kairania, Emmanuel, Echoru, Isaac, Okpanachi, Alfred Omachonu, Matama, Kevin, Asiimwe, Oscar Hilary, Nambuya, Grace, Usman, Ibe Michael, Obado, Osuwat Lawrence, Zirintunda, Gerald, Ssempijja, Fred, Nansunga, Miriam, Matovu, Henry, Ayikobua, Emmanuel Tiyo, Nganda, Ponsiano Ernest, Onanyang, David, Ekou, Justine, Musinguzi, Simon Peter, Ssimbwa, Godfrey, Keneth Iceland, Kasozi

“…A standard Perceived Stress Scale (PSS) was used to categorize stress into low, moderate, and severe while the ability to cope with stress was categorized into below average, average, above average, and superior stresscoper (SS). …”
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Mind the perception gap: Identifying differences in views among stakeholder groups of shared mobility services through bayesian best-worst method by Ehsan Amirnazmiafshar, Marco Diana

“…This study investigates perception gaps among stakeholders—policy-makers, operators, users, and non-users—regarding car-sharing, bike-sharing, and scooter-sharing systems in Turin, Italy. …”
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Characterization and Probiotic Potential of <i>Levilactobacillus brevis</i> DPL5: A Novel Strain Isolated from Human Breast Milk with Antimicrobial Properties Against Biofilm-Formi... by Ivan Iliev, Galina Yahubyan, Elena Apostolova-Kuzova, Mariyana Gozmanova, Daniela Mollova, Iliya Iliev, Lena Ilieva, Mariana Marhova, Velizar Gochev, Vesselin Baev

“…Lactobacillus is a key genus of probiotics commonly utilized for the treatment of oral infections The primary aim of our research was to investigate the probiotic potential of the newly isolated <i>Levilactobacillus brevis</i> DPL5 strain from human breast milk, focusing on its ability to combat biofilm-forming pathogens such as <i>Staphylococcus aureus</i>. …”
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A Cross-Regional Load Forecasting Method Based on a Pseudo-Distributed Federated Learning Strategy by Jinsong Deng, Shaotang Cai, Weinong Wu, Rong Jiang, Hongyu Deng, Jinhua Ma, Yonghang Luo

“…This limits the generalization ability of these models to cross-regional load forecasting tasks. …”
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Cadmium Tolerance and Detoxification Mechanisms of <i>Lentinula edodes</i>: Physiology, Subcellular Distribution, and Chemical Forms by Gaigai Chen, Bowen Han, Wene Nan, Xiaobo Dong

“…<i>Lentinula edodes</i> has a strong cadmium-enrichment ability, posing a potential threat to human health. …”
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Reprogramming of Mouse Calvarial Osteoblasts into Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells by Yinxiang Wang, Jessica Aijia Liu, Keith K. H. Leung, Mai Har Sham, Danny Chan, Kathryn S. E. Cheah, Martin Cheung

“…Previous studies have demonstrated the ability of reprogramming endochondral bone into induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells, but whether similar phenomenon occurs in intramembranous bone remains to be determined. …”
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Biofilm Formation and Adherence Characteristics of Listeria ivanovii Strains Isolated from Ready-to-Eat Foods in Alice, South Africa by Mirriam E. Nyenje, Ezekiel Green, Roland N. Ndip

“…The present study was carried out to investigate the potential of Listeria ivanovii isolates to exist as biofilm structures. The ability of Listeria ivanovii isolates to adhere to a surface was determined using a microtiter plate adherence assay whereas the role of cell surface properties in biofilm formation was assessed using the coaggregation and autoaggregation assays. …”
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Matrix metalloproteinase-3 is a potent prognostic factor associated with cell proliferation and migration in prostate cancer by Ai Sato, Kiyoshi Takagi, Mio Yamaguchi-Tanaka, Jotaro Okushima, Yuto Yamazaki, Akihiro Ito, Takashi Suzuki

“…However, the clinical and biological significance of MMP3 has not been well elucidated.We therefore immunolocalized MMP3 in prostate cancer tissues (n = 117) and demonstrated that MMP3 immunoreactivity was correlated with aggressive phenotype of prostate cancer, including higher proliferation/invasion ability, and shorter disease-free survival. In addition, subsequent in vitro analysis revealed that overexpression of MMP3 significantly increased the proliferative and migratory abilities of PC-3 and DU-145 prostate cancer cell lines, depending on conditioned media from WMPY-1 prostate stromal cells.It was concluded that MMP3 might contribute to prostate cancer progression by modifying the ECM surrounding prostate cancer cells and could serve as a potent prognostic factor in prostate cancer.…”
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Preparation and Characterization of Ni-Doped TiO2 Materials for Photocurrent and Photocatalytic Applications by Ibram Ganesh, A. K. Gupta, P. P. Kumar, P. S. C. Sekhar, K. Radha, G. Padmanabham, G. Sundararajan

“…The photocatalytic activity and photocurrent ability of TiO2 have been enhanced by doping of Ni in TiO2. …”
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Person Reidentification Model Based on Multiattention Modules and Multiscale Residuals by Yongyi Li, Shiqi Wang, Shuang Dong, Xueling Lv, Changzhi Lv, Di Fan

“…Although attention module can improve the representation ability and reidentification accuracy of Re-ID model to a certain extent, it depends on the coupling of attention module and original network. …”
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Human-Inspired Gait and Jumping Motion Generation for Bipedal Robots Using Model Predictive Control by Zhen Xu, Jianan Xie, Kenji Hashimoto

“…Developing humanoid robots with human-like walking and hopping abilities has become a key research focus, as these capabilities enable robots to move and perform tasks more efficiently in diverse and unpredictable environments, with significant applications in daily life, industrial operations, and disaster rescue. …”
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Generating Explanations for Autonomous Robots: A Systematic Review by David Sobrin-Hidalgo, Angel Manuel Guerrero-Higueras, Vicente Matellan-Olivera

“…However, giving a robot self-explanatory abilities is a complex task. Robot behavior includes multiple skills and diverse subsystems. …”
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Effects of Robot-Assisted Training for the Unaffected Arm in Patients with Hemiparetic Cerebral Palsy: A Proof-of-Concept Pilot Study by Alessandro Picelli, Elisabetta La Marchina, Antonella Vangelista, Elena Chemello, Angela Modenese, Marialuisa Gandolfi, Elisa Francesca Maria Ciceri, Alessandra Bucci, Giada Zoccatelli, Leopold Saltuari, Andreas Waldner, Alessio Baricich, Andrea Santamato, Nicola Smania

“…Baseline comparison between the unaffected arm of the hemiparetic patients with cerebral palsy and the dominant arm of healthy control subjects showed significant differences on the Jebsen-Taylor Hand Function test and action planning ability tests. Within-group comparison after ten 30-minute sessions (five days a week for two consecutive weeks) of robot-assisted training for the unaffected arm showed significant improvements in patients with cerebral palsy on the Jebsen-Taylor Hand Function test (performed at both hands) and action planning ability test (evaluated at the unaffected arm). …”
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Novel Metrics for High-Density sEMG Analysis in the Time&#x2013;Space Domain During Sustained Isometric Contractions by Giovanni Corvini, Michail Arvanitidis, Deborah Falla, Silvia Conforto

“…<italic>Results:</italic> Spatial metrics showed significant differences from beginning to end of the contraction, highlighting their ability of characterizing the neuromuscular adaptations in presence of fatigue. …”
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Improved snow geese algorithm for engineering applications and clustering optimization by Haihong Bian, Can Li, Yuhan Liu, Yuxuan Tong, Shengwei Bing, Jincheng Chen, Quance Ren, Zhiyuan Zhang

“…The practical application ability of ISGA is tested through 8 engineering problems, and ISGA is employed to enhance the effect of the clustering algorithm. …”
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Compressive mechanical properties of Zr-based bulk metallic glass composites reinforced with entangled porous tungsten wire by Sen Chen, Hangtian Zhu, Jinhe Wang, Huan Huang, Jiawang Zhang, Yong Wang, Huan Wang, Guohua Sun, Lishi Jiao, Wei Li, Zhengkun Li, Zhengwang Zhu, Haifeng Zhang, Bowen Zhao, Huameng Fu

“…Tungsten wire reinforced bulk metallic glass composites can be used as penetrator due to their excellent self-sharpening ability. The direction or distribution of tungsten wire plays a great role in deformation and fracture behaviors of the bulk metallic glass composites. …”
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Psychometrics of an Elo-based large-scale online learning system by Hanke Vermeiren, Joost Kruis, Maria Bolsinova, Han L.J. van der Maas, Abe D. Hofman

“…The Elo rating system (ERS), an intuitive and computationally efficient algorithm, offers a means to effectively update estimates of item difficulties and learner abilities as they evolve. This method proves to be highly advantageous in online learning environments. …”
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Enhancing self-regulated learning and critical thinking in STEM through flipped classroom models by Ali Akhmad Setiyawan, Arief Agoestanto, Isnarto Isnarto

“…The findings revealed that flipped classroom learning significantly improved students' abilities in critical mathematical thinking, particularly highlighting the importance of self-regulated learning. …”
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