SNOW COVER OF THE CENTRAL ANTARCTICA (VOSTOK STATION) AS AN IDEAL NATURAL TABLET FOR COSMIC DUST COLLECTION: PRELIMINARY RESULTS ON THE IDENTIFICATION OF MICROMETEORITES OF CARBONA... by E. S. Bulat, V. A. Celmovich, J.-R. Petit, I. M. Gindilis, S. A. Bulat

“…As a preliminary result, three particles (of 107 analyzed) featured by Mg content clearly dominated over Al along with Si and Fe as major elements (a feature of carbonaceous chondrites) were observed. …”
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Geographic divergence of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus ST5-SCCmecI in the aftermath of a major earthquake and tsunami: impact of a plasmid harboring heavy metal resis... by Jose R. W. Martínez, Manuel Alcalde-Rico, Estefanía Jara-Videla, Jinnethe Reyes, Lina P. Carvajal, Sandra Rincon, Rafael Ríos, Lorena Diaz, Ana Quesille-Villalobos, Roberto Riquelme-Neira, Lina Rivas, Ahmed M. Moustafa, Blake Hanson, Eduardo A. Undurraga, Jorge Olivares-Pacheco, Patricia García, Rafael Araos, Paul J. Planet, César A. Arias, Jose M. Munita

“…By linking environmental events to pathogen evolution, our study highlights the role of ecological pressures in the spread of MRSA. …”
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Hyperspectral Image Assessment of Archaeo-Paleoanthropological Stratigraphic Deposits from Atapuerca (Burgos, Spain) by Berta García-Fernández, Alfonso Benito-Calvo, Adrián Martínez-Fernández, Isidoro Campaña, Andreu Ollé, Palmira Saladié, María Martinón-Torres, Marina Mosquera

“…This study aims to characterize and quantify cave sediments by defining spectral models for feature classification and spectral similarity analysis, evaluating the strengths and limitations of spectral captures at this specific site. …”
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Multiscale anisotropic fracturing model of hard rock based on the competitive process of crack propagation by Chen Fan, Xiating Feng, Jun Zhao, Chengxiang Yang, Mengfei Jiang

“…During the excavation of deep engineering, high in situ stress is one prominent feature that often causes instability in the vicinity of underground openings. …”
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Machine learning applications in risk management: Trends and research agenda [version 2; peer review: 2 approved, 1 approved with reservations] by Erica Agudelo-Ceballos, Diana Marleny Ramírez-Ramírez, Ezequiel Martínez Rojas, Julio Leyrer Henríquez, Aarón José Alberto Oré León, Jesus Alberto Jimenez Garcia, Alejandro Valencia-Arias

“…Furthermore, there is a transition from traditional approaches such as stacking to advanced deep learning and feature selection techniques, reflecting the evolution of the discipline.…”
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Unlocking species identity: geometric morphometrics of head and thorax shapes in invasive and non-invasive quarantine-significant thrips (Thysanoptera: Terebrantia) by Allan H. Smith-Pardo, Laura M. Pérez, Hugo A. Benítez, Hugo A. Benítez, Hugo A. Benítez, Hugo A. Benítez

“…This is particularly relevant for morphologically conservative taxa, such as thrips with minimal or no wing venation (a feature often used in GM studies of winged insects), species complexes (e.g., T. hawaiiensis and related species examined in this study), and taxa exhibiting morphological similarity due to convergent evolution associated with shared ecological niches.…”
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Like a Fraction of Some Bigger Place—The “Creative Industries” in a Peripheral Zone: Reflections from a Case Study by Jacob Thomas Matthews

“…Moreover, I argue that these evolutions are linked to an extension of cultural industrialisation and commoditisation. …”
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Effects of Heat Treatment on Microstructures and Corrosion Properties of Al<i>_x</i>CrFeNi Medium-Entropy Alloy by Pushan Guo, Yuan Pang, Qingke Zhang, Lijing Yang, Zhenlun Song, Yi Zhang

“…This study designed Al<i>_x</i>CrFeNi (<i>x</i> = 0.8, 1.0, 1.2) medium-entropy alloys featuring a BCC + B2 dual-phase structure to systematically investigate the effects of Al content variation and heat treatment on microstructure evolution and corrosion behavior. …”
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Achieving superior resistance to high–temperature creep in laser powder bed fusion of Inconel 718 via grain boundaries serration by Qiankun Shi, Shuya Zhang, Xianglei Dong, Donghong Li, Hongliang Zhao, Xin Lin, Weidong Huang

“…By considering the variation of the wavelength and amplitude with processing parameters, this study elucidates the evolution of the serration degree with changes in the intermediate solution treatment and cooling rate. …”
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Applications of gene pair methods in clinical research: advancing precision medicine by Changchun Wu, Xueqin Xie, Xin Yang, Mengze Du, Hao Lin, Jian Huang

“…Abstract The rapid evolution of high-throughput sequencing technologies has revolutionized biomedical research, producing vast amounts of gene expression data that hold immense potential for biological discovery and clinical applications. …”
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Retrieving 4D landslide displacement using Pléiades satellite stereo pairs on the La Valette landslide by Sheng Fu, Steven M. de Jong, Wiebe Nijland, Mathieu Gravey, Philip Kraaijenbrink, Tjalling de Haas

“…However, traditional field investigations are time- and labor-consuming, which may limit the understanding of the landslide evolution and thereby mitigation. We propose a new 4D landslide displacement framework, combining satellite-based structure-from-motion, cross-correlation feature tracking for horizontal ground-surface deformation measurements with COSI-Corr, and DEM differencing for vertical ground-surface deformation. …”
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From the “reception trap” to the “denied reception”. The tightening of migration policies and the centrality of informal settlements between segregation and resistance by Omid Firouzi Tabar

“… Abstract   Alongside the external borders of Italy, but also across its internal territories, we are witnessing an evolving process of production of new social relations and new micro-spatialities that tend to progressively change the territorial features. This new “presence” of asylum seekers across the urban spaces and the new strategies adopted to control it lead us to question the evolutions (and weakness) of that securitarian  rhetorics and policies that have been at the center of the migrations government in Italy, for many years. …”
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Dynamical Analysis and Offset Boosting in a 4-Dimensional Quintic Chaotic Oscillator with Circulant Connection of Space Variables by Nzoulewa Dountsop Sandrine, Kengne Jacques

“…In recent years, much energy has been devoted to the study of chaotic models with specific features particularly those with cyclic connection of the variables. …”
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Analysis of the Progressively Enhanced Mine Pressure in the Fully Mechanized Top Coal Caving Work Face of a 20 m Ultra-Thick Coal Seam by Shi Jiulin, Yan Shaohong, Xu Zhuhe, Xue Jisheng, Kaikai Zhao, Zheng Jianwei

“…Considering the large mined area, wide strata moving range, strong mine pressure occurrence, and difficult roof control for the fully mechanized top coal caving in 20 m ultra-thick coal seams, this study analyzes the strata structure evolution and mine pressure occurrence behavior through field test, numerical simulation, and theoretical analysis. …”
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DGCR2 targeting affibody molecules for delivery of drugs and imaging reagents to human beta cells by Pierre Cheung, Jonas Persson, Bo Zhang, Svitlana Vasylovska, Joey Lau, Sofie Invast, Olle Korsgren, Stefan Ståhl, John Löfblom, Olof Eriksson

“…Abstract A distinctive feature of both type 1 and type 2 diabetes is the waning of insulin-secreting beta cells in the pancreas. …”
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Reconstruction of Araucaria araucana cone production reveals warming intensifies regionally synchronized masting by Andrew Hacket‐Pain, Fidel A. Roig, Davide Ascoli, Carlos LeQuesne, Martin Hadad

“…Here we use tree‐rings to create a four‐century reconstruction of annual cone production to uncover centennial‐scale evolution in masting of Araucaria araucana, a dioecious masting species in South America. …”
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Supramolecular Co-Assembled Fmoc-FRGDF/Hyaluronic Acid Hydrogel for Quercetin Delivery: Multifunctional Bioactive Platform by Xian-Ni Su, Yu-Yang Wang, Muhammed Fahad Khan, Li-Na Zhu, Zhong-Liang Chen, Zhuo Wang, Bing-Bing Song, Qiao-Li Zhao, Sai-Yi Zhong, Rui Li

“…Furthermore, the impact of Que co-assembly on the microstructural evolution and physicochemical properties of the hydrogel was characterized. …”
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Geochemistry and petrogenesis of mafic and intermediate dyke swarms in eastern Tafresh (Urumieh-Dokhtar magmatic belt) by Ahmadreza Ahmadi, Behnaz Hosseini

“…Increasing Na2O+K2O and decreasing MgO, FeOt, TiO2, Al2O3, and CaO/Na2O along with increasing SiO2 indicate that the crystallization and separation of ferromagnesian minerals (especially clinopyroxene) with feldspar and Fe-Ti oxides played a significant role in the magmatic evolution of these rocks.On TAS diagram, the samples are classified as basalt, basaltic andesite, and andesite. …”
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Identification and characterization of short-chain dehydrogenase/reductase 3 (DHRS3) deficiency, a retinoic acid embryopathy of humans by Akiko Soneda Hashimoto, Jianshi Yu, Christina Williams, Karin Gaudenz, Parisa Varshosaz, Ruonan Zhao, Nageswara Pilli, Tian Liu, Jonathon Russell, Rebecca S. Tooze, Stephen R.F. Twigg, Siddharth Banka, Elizabeth Sweeney, Simon J. McGowan, Samantha J.L. Knight, Jenny C. Taylor, Tawfiq Jamal Froukh, M. Irene Valenzuela Palafoll, Núria Martínez-Gil, Mar Costa-Roger, Maria Teresa Villarreal-Molina, Esther Lieberman Hernandez, Rami Abou Jamra, Felix Gattermann, Margarete Koch-Hogrebe, Dagmar Wieczorek, Paul A. Trainor, Alexander R. Moise, Andrew O.M. Wilkie, Maureen A. Kane

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Intelligent Environmental Health Risk Assessment System for the Elderly in Cold Regions Based on Artificial Intelligence Integrated Development Environment by Tianheng ZHANG, Yao FU, Jian GAO, Huanran XUE

“…The development process employs an iterative evolution approach, converting the Bayesian probability framework into executable code through natural language processing capabilities of the AI-IDE platform. …”
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