Strong impact of the rare three-year La Niña event on Antarctic surface climate changes in 2021–2023 by Shaoyin Wang, Jiping Liu, Wenju Cai, Dongxia Yang, Tobias Kerzenmacher, Suoyi Ding, Xiao Cheng

“…The physical processes outlined in the case study are further validated through empirical orthogonal function and regression analysis. Under global warming, multi-year La Niña events are projected to occur more frequently. …”
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Fusion of transfer learning with nature-inspired dandelion algorithm for autism spectrum disorder detection and classification using facial features by G. Elangovan, N. Jagadish Kumar, J. Shobana, M. Ramprasath, Gyanendra Prasad Joshi, Woong Cho

“…It is utilized as a simpler and more helpful tool for early detection. Artificial intelligence (AI) algorithms in medicinal rehabilitation and diagnosis can help specialists identify various illnesses more successfully. …”
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Análise da aplicação de indicadores alternativos ao Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) na gestão do desempenho global de uma fábrica An analysis of the application of indicators... by Christianne Matias Busso, Dario Ikuo Miyake

“…The case suggests that the application of indicators like Overall Throughput Effectiveness (OTE) and Overall Plant Effectiveness (OPE), besides making the diagnosis of capacity utilization problems more effective, can promote the integration of production strategy with other functional strategies, and thus promote a more effective management of a plant's overall performance.…”
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Internet usage time and trust in doctors: evidence from China by Qiuming Gao, Xuechun Wang, Zhen Lin, Zangyi Liao

“…The negative correlation is more pronounced among population groups who are elderly, male, married, with low educational levels, insured and residing in urban areas. …”
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Comparing the effectiveness of different exercise interventions on quality of life in stroke patients: a randomized controlled network meta-analysis by Liqun Jiang, Huimin Ding, Qishuai Ma, Shang Gao, Xinxin Zhang, Buongo Chun

“…Abstract Background This study evaluates the comprehensive impact of different exercise interventions on the quality of life in stroke patients through network meta-analysis, aiming to provide scientific evidence for developing more effective rehabilitation programs and improving patients’ physical, psychological, and social functions. …”
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Bioinformatics-Based Management of Vitellogenin-like Protein’s Role in Pathogen Defense in <i>Nicotiana tabacum</i> L. by Hanan Maoz, Amir Elalouf, Amit Yaniv Rosenfeld

“…NMA, MDS, and post-simulation analyses revealed that PGN exhibits more substantial binding stability and more extensive interactions with VLP than β-glucan. …”
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Cortical representation of novel tool use: Understanding the neural basis of mechanical problem solving by Clara Seifert, Thabea Kampe, Cilia Jäger, Jennifer Randerath, Afra Wohlschläger, Joachim Hermsdörfer

“…During scanning, participants had to manipulate novel tools, the function of which they could infer by mechanical problem solving. …”
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Severe painful vaso-occlusive crises and mortality in a contemporary adult sickle cell anemia cohort study. by Deepika S Darbari, Zhengyuan Wang, Minjung Kwak, Mariana Hildesheim, James Nichols, Darlene Allen, Catherine Seamon, Marlene Peters-Lawrence, Anna Conrey, Mary K Hall, Gregory J Kato, James G Taylor

“…The current study sought to determine the relevance of the association between more frequent VOCs and death and its relative impact upon overall mortality compared to other known risk factors in a contemporary adult SCA cohort.…”
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Corrosion fatigue crack delayed mechanism of 60 mm Ti alloy welded joints based on the plastic and deformation coordination by Bo Li, Tao Yang, Long Lin, Jiang Yu, Yuan Zhuang, Lin Li, Xijian Su

“…This synergy mitigates crack tip stress and promotes a more uniform distribution of plastic strain, thereby hindering fatigue crack growth.…”
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A Closer Look at an Unusual Ultradiffuse Galaxy by Donghyeon J. Khim, Dennis Zaritsky, Loraine Sandoval Ascencio, M. C. Cooper, Richard Donnerstein

“…Our findings challenge two common assumptions: (1) clusters in some UDGs may be younger than generally assumed, and thus more luminous than standard GCs, affecting GC counts and the derived GC luminosity function in these UDGs, and (2) quiescent UDGs can be rotationally supported, making kinematic measurements viewing angle dependent in such cases. …”
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Experimental study on pressure relief blasting in rock-blast tunnel by ZhenLin Chen, Wenjing Cai, Meng Wei, Cassandra J. Rutherford, Xiao Zhu, Zelin Wang, Tao Su

“…Future studies will refine this coefficient, contributing to the development of more reliable methods for safeguarding urban lifelines. …”
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Pressure Drop Analysis of Turbine Housing Model with Circular Sliced Pipe for Micro Hydropower Generation by Moh Abduh, Lourina Evanale Orfa, Sulianto Sulianto, Khairul Iqbal

“…The results obtained from this research are the slice modules that can be used and the resistance coefficient values that arise from the slice modules. The more slices selected according to the angle of inclination chosen, the smoother the resulting circular bend shape and the lower the resistance value, but the work will be more difficult. …”
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The probability to initiate X chromosome inactivation is determined by the X to autosomal ratio and X chromosome specific allelic properties. by Kim Monkhorst, Bas de Hoon, Iris Jonkers, Eskeatnaf Mulugeta Achame, Wouter Monkhorst, Jos Hoogerbrugge, Eveline Rentmeester, Hans V Westerhoff, Frank Grosveld, J Anton Grootegoed, Joost Gribnau

“…<h4>Methodology/principal findings</h4>To obtain more insight in the role of the XratioA ratio in initiation of XCI, we generated triploid mouse ES cells by fusion of haploid round spermatids with diploid female and male ES cells. …”
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Idiopathic Inflammatory Myopathies-Associated Interstitial Lung Disease in Adults by Mitsuhiro Moda, Toyoshi Yanagihara, Ran Nakashima, Hiromitsu Sumikawa, Shigeki Shimizu, Toru Arai, Yoshikazu Inoue

“…Combination therapy with corticosteroids and a single immunosuppressant is recommended to prevent relapses, which often lead to a decline in lung function and fatal long-term outcomes. Significant advances in immunology and genetics holds promise for fostering more personalized approaches to managing IIM-ILD.…”
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Early form of mitochondrial epileptic encephalopathy due to primary deficiency of coenzyme Q10 by T. V. Melashenko, S. A. Laptiev, D. I. Malekov, M. Yu. Fomina, O. G. Novoselova, R. A. Bikanov, D. S. Tsibulskaya, A. V. Smirnova

“…Thanks to the development of molecular genetic diagnostic methods, more than 90 hereditary forms of EE have been identified, more of which have been discovered over the past decade. …”
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Incidence and Mortality of Solid Cancers in People Exposed In Utero to Ionizing Radiation: Pooled Analyses of Two Cohorts from the Southern Urals, Russia. by Alexander Akleyev, Isabelle Deltour, Lyudmila Krestinina, Mikhail Sokolnikov, Yulia Tsareva, Evgenia Tolstykh, Joachim Schüz

“…Further follow-up will provide more precise radiation risk estimates of solid cancer as cohort members are approaching their 60s and cancer becomes more common.…”
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Laboratory Study on a New Composite Plugging Material with High Bearing Strength and High-Temperature Resistance by Xiaoming Su, Zhanghua Lian, Hanqiao Xiong, Yuan Yuan, Junwei Fang

“…The results show that compared with the conventional rigid lost material, the value of high-temperature resistance is more and acid solubility is over 98%. Also, it can work well with other fiber materials (E), variable filling particles (F and G), and superfine filling particles (H) and form a novel plugging material, named MGY-I, whose temperature resistance value is more than 473.15 K, the bearing strength is over than 9 MPa, the mud filtrate invasion depth of sand bed made from coarse particles (10∼20 mesh) is only 3.0 cm within 30 minutes, and the invasion depth is less than 1 cm within 30 minutes when the sand bed is made from 80∼100 mesh. …”
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Freezing desert soil changes the wind–sand movement pattern by Zhaoen Han, Jinrong Li, Pengcheng Qu, Shaoqi Chai, Yue Liu, Zhenyu Zhao

“…The results revealed that the relationships of the wind speed, soil moisture content and wind erosion rate are in line with an exponential function, and the wind erosion rate decreases by 6–52% after the desert soil is frozen. …”
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Thymosin beta(4) and beta(10) levels in pre-term newborn oral cavity and foetal salivary glands evidence a switch of secretion during foetal development. by Sonia Nemolato, Irene Messana, Tiziana Cabras, Barbara Manconi, Rosanna Inzitari, Chiara Fanali, Giovanni Vento, Chiara Tirone, Costantino Romagnoli, Alessandro Riva, Daniela Fanni, Eliana Di Felice, Gavino Faa, Massimo Castagnola

“…<h4>Methodology/principal findings</h4>Despite high inter-individual variability, concentration of beta-thymosins increases with an inversely proportional trend to postmenstrual age (PMA: gestational age plus chronological age after birth) reaching a value more than twenty times higher than in adult whole saliva at 190 days (27 weeks) of PMA (thymosin beta(4) concentration: more than 2.0 micromol/L versus 0.1 micromol/L). …”
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Identification and analysis of heat shock transcription factor gene in Zizania latifolia by CAI Licong, TANG Mingjia, XU Jin, QI Zhenyu, FAN Feijun, ZHOU Yanhong

“…To explore the function and potential applications of heat shock transcription factor (HSF) gene family on heat tolerance of Zizania latifolia of ‘Longjiao No. 2’, twenty-eight HSF proteins were identified and analyzed by bioinformatics methods. …”
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