Comprehensive analysis of complete chloroplast genome sequence of Morina L. by Peng-Hui Liu, Qing Yuan, Huan Liu, Le-Le Qin, Yao Wei, Xu-Min Li, Fei Ren, Xiao-Lei Ma, Hai-Rui Liu

“…Tetranucleotide and pentanucleotide were only detected in M. chinensis. The ycf1 gene distributed in the SSC region in Morina longifolia, but on the IRa/SSC boundary of M. chinensis, M. kokonorica and Morina chlorantha genome. …”
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The involvement of Argonaute molecule PIWI in the antiviral immunity of oyster Crassostrea gigas by Yuhao Jin, Xue Qiao, Yuqing Zeng, Yiqing Wang, Lilin Hou, Xinyu Zhao, Sicong Wang, Lingling Wang, Linsheng Song

“…The p-element induced wimpy testis (PIWI), as a member of Argonaute superfamily, functions in piRNA pathway of RNAi to achieve target gene silencing. …”
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Genome-wide identification of CDPKs in jujube and expression profile analysis in response to multiple biological processes by Lili Li, Ye Yuan, Bingqi Shen, Chong Chen, Lei Yang, Juan Jin, Dingyu Fan, Qing Hao

“…The CDPKs from Arabidopsis, rice, tomato, alfalfa, and jujube were divided into eight subgroups, and the members of ZjCDPKs were unevenly distributed across these subgroups. Colinear analysis revealed that 12 homozygous CDPKs were detected between jujube and Arabidopsis, and 14 pairs were found between jujube and tomato. …”
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Simulation of X-ray fluorescence and K-edge absorption spectra using Geant4 code by Anna S. Kotlyarevskaya, Alexander O. Pavlyuk

“…It is noted that the resulting energy distributions are weakly discernible due to the proximity of K-edge absorption energies. …”
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User Communities — Drivers for Open Innovation by Gunnar Prause, Thomas Thurner

“…Interaction with users allows companies to integrate distributed knowledge, which gives the opportunity to improve the functionality and quality of the developed products. …”
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Identification of Hotspot Regions for Candidate Genes Associated with Peanut (<i>Arachis hypogaea</i> L.) Pod and Seed Size on Chromosome A05 by Xiaoji Zhang, Luhuan Wang, Qimei Liu, Xiaoyu Zhang, Yuexia Tian, Yunyun Xue, Huiqi Zhang, Na Li, Xin Zhang, Dongmei Bai

“…A total of 44 QTLs were detected, distributed on chromosomes A02, A05, B04, B08, and B10. …”
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Boosting proactive motor control via statistical learning with brain stimulation by Giulia Ellena, Federica Contò, Michele Tosi, Lorella Battelli

“…Results suggest a dominant role for the right hemisphere in mediating attentional learning effects, with implications for understanding lateralized functions in adaptation of the motor control.…”
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Assessing Cerebrovascular Reactivity in Carotid Steno-Occlusive Disease Using MRI BOLD and ASL Techniques by Renata F. Leoni, Kelley C. Mazzetto-Betti, Afonso C. Silva, Antonio C. dos Santos, Draulio B. de Araujo, João P. Leite, Octavio M. Pontes-Neto

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Global Transcriptome and Correlation Analysis Reveal Cultivar-Specific Molecular Signatures Associated with Fruit Development and Fatty Acid Determination in Camellia oleifera Abel by Shaofeng Peng, Jia Lu, Zhen Zhang, Li Ma, Caixia Liu, Yongzhong Chen

“…Transcriptome analysis was performed to detect gene dynamics and corresponding functions. …”
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Rosaceae phylogenomic studies provide insights into the evolution of new genes by Lan Jiang, Xiaoxu Li, Kun Lyu, Han Wang, Zhiyuan Li, Wang Qi, Lin Zhang, Yunpeng Cao

“…Fusion genes are divided into three types: Type-I and Type-II genes contain two parental genes that are generated by duplication, distributed in the same and different regions of the genome, respectively; and Type-III can only be detected in one parental gene. …”
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Genome-Wide Identification and Characterization of the Shaker-Type K+ Channel Genes in Prunus persica (L.) Batsch by Yong Yang, Jinlong Han, Yue Zhang, Shizhuo Lin, Meixia Liang, Lizi Zhao, Zhizhong Song

“…This study lays a molecular basis for further functional studies of the shaker-type K+ channel genes in peach and provides a theoretical foundation for K+ nutrition and balance research in fruit trees.…”
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Finite element comparative study on creep and random vibrations of solder joints in BGA package by Joshua A. Depiver, Sabuj Mallik, Emeka H. Amalu

“…As the demand for increasing miniaturisation and functionality of electronic devices soars, understanding the creep and random vibration of solder joints (SJs) in BGA packages in devices is critical to achieving high device reliability. …”
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Influence of anodal transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) over the right angular gyrus on brain activity during rest. by Benjamin Clemens, Stefanie Jung, Gianluca Mingoia, David Weyer, Frank Domahs, Klaus Willmes

“…We hypothesized that changes in resting-state activity can be induced by a single tDCS session and detected with functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI). …”
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Identification of long InDels through whole genome resequencing to fine map qIF05-1 for seed isoflavone content in soybean (Glycine max L. Merr.) by Jia Jia, Huan Wang, Ximeng Yang, Bo Chen, Ruqian Wei, Qibin Ma, Yanbo Cheng, Hai Nian

“…The InDels were unevenly distributed on 20 chromosomes of soybean, varying from 1,826 in Chr. 12 to 4,544 in Chr. 18. …”
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Genome-wide identification of the Sec14 gene family and the response to salt and drought stress in soybean (Glycine max) by Jinyu Zhang, Liying Zou, Li Wang, Dongchao Zhang, Ao Shen, Yongqi Lei, Maoni Chao, Xinjuan Xu, Zhiwei Xue, Zhongwen Huang

“…Abstract Background The Sec14 domain is an ancient lipid-binding domain that evolved from yeast Sec14p and performs complex lipid-mediated regulatory functions in subcellular organelles and intracellular traffic. …”
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Insights into the Driving Factors of Methane Emission from Double-Season Rice Field Under Different Fertilization Practices in South China by Jin Zheng, Yusheng Lu, Peizhi Xu, Kaizhi Xie, Changmin Zhou, Yaying Li, Haoyang Geng, Qianyuan Wang, Wenjie Gu

“…Aerobic CH₄-oxidizing bacteria, predominantly from the genus <i>Methylocystis</i>, were detected in all the treatments, while the CH₄ anaerobic-oxidizing archaea ANME-1b was only detected in chemical fertilization (CF) and cow manure (CM) treatments. …”
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Genome-wide characterization and expression analysis of LBD transcription factors in Ziziphus jujuba var. spinosa: putative roles in tissue development and abiotic stress adaptatio... by Meng Li, Qiaoyun Zhang, Shuhui Zhou, Ruixue Wang, Yao Zhao, Jibiao Geng

“…These genes were unevenly distributed across 11 chromosomes, with 15 segmental duplication events detected. …”
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Magnification Bias Reveals Severe Contamination in Hubble Frontier Field Photo-z Catalogs by Jiashuo Zhang, Jeremy Lim, Tom Broadhurst, Sung Kei Li, Man Cheung Li, Giorgio Manzoni, Rogier Windhorst

“…Gravitational lensing by massive galaxy clusters enables faint distant galaxies to be more abundantly detected than in blank fields, thereby allowing one to construct galaxy luminosity functions (LFs) to an unprecedented depth at high redshifts. …”
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Blood transcriptome resources of chinstrap () and gentoo () penguins from the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica by Bo-Mi Kim, Jihye Jeong, Euna Jo, Do-Hwan Ahn, Jeong-Hoon Kim, Jae-Sung Rhee, Hyun Park

“…The chinstrap (Pygoscelis antarcticus) and gentoo (P. papua) penguins are distributed throughout Antarctica and the sub-Antarctic islands. …”
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Reactions of Citrullus amarus and Cucumis metuliferus to Meloidogyne chitwoodi, Meloidogyne enterolobii and Meloidogyne luci by Aida Magdalena FULLANA, Carla MALEITA, Duarte SANTOS, Isabel ABRANTES, Francisco Javier SORRIBAS, Ariadna GINÉ

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