Insights into the Regional Transport and Local Formation of Secondary Organic Aerosol in Delhi, India by Himadri Sekhar Bhowmik, Sachchida Nand Tripathi, Ravi Sahu, Ashutosh Kumar Shukla, Vipul Lalchandani, Shamitaksha Talukdar, Nidhi Tripathi, Lokesh Sahu

“…Higher OC/EC ratios during these episodes could be due to a strong primary source, and this possibility cannot be ruled out. …”
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Genomic data suggest parallel dental vestigialization within the xenarthran radiation by Emerling, Christopher A, Gibb, Gillian C, Tilak, Marie-Ka, Hughes, Jonathan J, Kuch, Melanie, Duggan, Ana T, Poinar, Hendrik N, Nachman, Michael W, Delsuc, Frédéric

“…Here we report evidence of independent and distinct events of dental gene loss in the major xenarthran subclades. First, we found strong evidence of complete enamel loss in the common ancestor of sloths and anteaters, suggested by the inactivation of five enamel-associated genes (AMELX, AMTN, MMP20, ENAM, ACP4). …”
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MRD-driven phase 2 study of daratumumab, carfilzomib, lenalidomide, and dexamethasone in newly diagnosed multiple myeloma by Manisha Bhutani, Myra Robinson, David Foureau, Shebli Atrash, Barry Paul, Fei Guo, Jason M. Grayson, Anna Ivanina-Foureau, Mauricio Pineda-Roman, Cindy Varga, Reed Friend, Christopher J. Ferreri, Xhevahire Begic, Sarah Norek, Tiffany Drennan, Michelle B. Anderson, James T. Symanowski, Peter M. Voorhees, Saad Z. Usmani

“…We observed that Dara-KRd strongly activated memory T cells, which was associated with an MRD-negative state post induction. …”
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PaleAle 6.0: Prediction of Protein Relative Solvent Accessibility by Leveraging Pre-Trained Language Models (PLMs) by Wafa Alanazi, Di Meng, Gianluca Pollastri

“…When evaluated on the more challenging 2024 test set, PaleAle 6.0 maintained a strong performance, achieving 79.74% accuracy in the two-state prediction and 55.30% accuracy in the four-state prediction, with a PCC of 73.08 for real-value predictions, outperforming all previously benchmarked predictors.…”
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Robust Identification of Vegetation Change Using Shapelet-Based Temporal Segmentation of Landsat Time-Series Stacks: A Case Study in the Qilian Mountains by Lipeng Jiao, Randolph H. Wynne

“…These results highlight SVCD's strong potential for precise, noise-resistant vegetation change detection.…”
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Quantifying uncertainty in anthropogenic causes of injury and mortality for an endangered baleen whale by Daniel W. Linden, Jeffrey A. Hostetler, Richard M. Pace III, Lance P. Garrison, Amy R. Knowlton, Véronique Lesage, Rob Williams, Michael C. Runge

“…We examined variation in the hazard rates of severe injury and mortality due to entanglements in fishing gear and vessel strikes as explained by temporal patterns and the age and reproductive status of the individual. We found strong evidence for increased rates of severe entanglement injuries after 2013 and for females with calves, with consequently higher marginal mortality. …”
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Donkey milk supplementation alleviates renal fibrosis of chronic kidney disease by enhancing anti-inflammatory ability by Cui Huimin, Wang Peng, Chen Man, Lin Hong, Zhao Yuxin, Pu Zhiyu, Yang Jianjun

“…ABSTRACT: Donkey milk, rich in essential nutrients, is not only able to meet the nutritional needs of patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) according to the National Kidney Foundation's Kidney Disease Outcomes Quality Initiative Clinical Practice Guideline for Nutrition in CKD, but also has strong anti-inflammatory properties. Inflammation is the main driving force of renal fibrosis, which directly determines renal function in CKD. …”
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Between Consecutive Fractures: Time and Sex as Dominant Factors in Type and Severity Concordance of Contralateral Hip Injuries by Neta Leshem, Ido Stahl, Farouk Khury, Ianiv Trior Simonovich

“…<b>Results</b>: The study included 182 fractures in 91 patients (68% women, mean age: 79.5 and 82.2 years at first and second fractures, respectively; mean TI: 975 days). A strong association (lambda = 0.437, <i>p</i> < 0.001) was demonstrated between the first and second fracture classifications, which was higher in men (lambda = 0.60, <i>p</i> < 0.001) and for TI < 3 years (lambda = 0.625–0.688, <i>p</i> < 0.001). …”
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Evaluation of Silkworm Lines against Variations in Temperature and RH for Various Parameters of Commercial Cocoon Production by Mubashar Hussain, Shakil Ahmad Khan, Muhammad Naeem, Tahir Aqil, Rizwan Khursheed, Ata ul Mohsin

“…The study clearly underlines the importance of optimization of environmental conditions during larval rearing in relation to commercial cocoon production. The investigations strongly recommend that temperature and relative humidity in the range of 25-26 °C and 70–80%, respectively, are mandatory for excellent results of cocoon production and Pak-4, M-101, Pak-2, Pak-3, PFI-I, and M-107 were suitable for commercial rearing.…”
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Acceptance and affordability of malaria vaccines: issues relating to hesitancy and willingness to pay amongst Nigerian parents of under-five children by Obi Peter Adigwe, Godspower Onavbavba

“…More than two-thirds (69.6%) of the participants indicated that they were worried about side effects that may be associated with the malaria vaccine. A strong majority (90%) of the participants indicated that the vaccine should be administered at no cost to citizens, while 46.7% of the respondents were willing to pay for the malaria vaccination. …”
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Seasonal Particle Size Distribution and its Influencing Factors in a Typical Polluted City in North China by Wenxin Wang, Xiaohua Wang, Xue Li, Chao Chen, Yu Wang, Zhiwen Xing, Kun Li, Min Wei, Xiao Sui, Houfeng Liu

“…Moreover, there was also a strong correlation between PM2.5 concentration and meteorological-air pollutant factors interactions. …”
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Cross-Cultural Adaptation and Validation of the Hong Kong Version of the Knee Injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score (HK-KOOS) for Patients with Knee Osteoarthritis by Andy S. K. Cheng, Ka-chun Chan, Sum-yuet Chan, Miu-kwan Fan, Man-kwan Fung, Oi-yan Lee, Cindy T. T. Kwok, Jackson K. K. Wong

“…Cronbach’s alpha exceeded 0.80 for all subscales, indicating satisfactory internal consistency. Medium to strong correlations were found between the HK-KOOS and the VAS-Pain, SF-12, and C-MBI. …”
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A single-cell atlas of the Culex tarsalis midgut during West Nile virus infection. by Emily A Fitzmeyer, Taru S Dutt, Silvain Pinaud, Barb Graham, Emily N Gallichotte, Jessica L Hill, Corey L Campbell, Hunter Ogg, Virginia Howick, Mara K N Lawniczak, Erin Osborne Nishimura, Sarah Hélène Merkling, Marcela Henao-Tamayo, Gregory D Ebel

“…ISCs were also found to have a strong transcriptional response to WNV infection; genes involved in ribosome structure and biogenesis, and translation were significantly downregulated in WNV-infected ISC populations. …”
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Domestication of different varieties in the cheese-making fungus Geotrichum candidum by Bennetot, Bastien, Vernadet, Jean-Philippe, Perkins, Vincent, Hautefeuille, Sophie, Rodríguez de la Vega, Ricardo C., O’Donnell, Samuel, Snirc, Alodie, Grondin, Cécile, Lessard, Marie-Hélène, Peron, Anne-Claire, Labrie, Steve, Landaud, Sophie, Giraud, Tatiana, Ropars, Jeanne

“…The genetic diversity in the cheese clade was similar as that in the wild clade, suggesting the lack of strong bottlenecks. Commercial starter strains were scattered across the cheese clade, thus not constituting a single clonal lineage. …”
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Crayfish optimization based pixel selection using block scrambling based encryption for secure cloud computing environment by Vikas K. Soman, V. Natarajan

“…The increasing reliance on cloud storage and transmission of digital images has made it essential to develop strong security measures to stop unauthorized access and guarantee the integrity of sensitive information. …”
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Leiomyosarcomas of the inferior vena cava: diagnostic features on contrast-enhanced CT, ultrasonography and MRI by Xiaolin Xu, Shilei Zhao, Lifang Xue

“…The detection of a heterogeneous mass with progressive enhancement along the inferior vena cava on CECT was strongly indicative of IVC LMS. Both CT and US are effective in accurately indicating the location of the tumor within the IVC.…”
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Should We Adopt Increased Dilutions for Indirect Immunofluorescence in Pediatric Anti-Centromere Antibody Testing? Insights from a Three-Year Retrospective Study by Mehmet Soylu, Raziye Burcu Taşkın, Gülçin Aytaç, Güzide Aksu, Seyfi Durmaz, Miray Karakoyun, Şaziye Rüçhan Sertöz

“…Higher IIF titers (≥1/640) were strongly associated with CENP-B 3+ immunoblot positivity, while lower titers (1/80 and 1/320) correlated with CENP-B 1+. …”
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Comparative and synergistic impacts of lime and biochar on soil properties, nitrogen transformation, and microbial function in acidic soils under tobacco cropping by Bianhong Zhang, Lina Tang, Zhicheng Chen, Xiaoyan Chen, Lindong You, Ruixin Pan, Ting Chen, Yifei Liu, Wenxiong Lin, Wenxiong Lin, Jinwen Huang

“…Pearson correlation analysis demonstrated a strong positive relationship between dissimilatory nitrate reduction and both soil alkali-hydrolyzable nitrogen and nitrate nitrogen contents.ConclusionThese findings suggest that lime enhances nitrification, while biochar promotes nitrate retention, together increasing soil nitrogen availability. …”
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Pressure Transient Analysis for a Well Drilling into a Large-Size Cave in Fracture-Caved Carbonate Gas Reservoirs by Jie Jin, Qingyu Li, Detang Lu

“…However, with the presence of large-size cave, FCCGR have complex pore structures and strong heterogeneity. Traditional pressure transient analysis models cannot describe the gas flow accurately. …”
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Eucalyptus grandis WRKY genes provide insight into the role of arbuscular mycorrhizal symbiosis in defense against Ralstonia solanacearum by Jianlang Zhang, Xinzhu Yang, Chunyu Huo, Xinyi Fan, Qiutong Liu, Zhihong Liu, Yu Su, Zujing Chen, Zujing Chen

“…Furthermore, transcriptomic analysis revealed that 21 EgWRKYs were responsive to the AMF Ri, with 13 and 8 genes strongly up- and downregulated, respectively. Several genes (including EgWRKY116, EgWRKY62, and EgWRKY107) were significantly induced by Ri; these genes might enhance the defense of E. grandis against Rs.DiscussionTherefore, we identified E. grandis WRKY genes that are regulated by AMF colonization, some of which might improve the defense of E. grandis against R. solanacearum. …”
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