Strategies for Construction and Optimization of the Ecological Security Pattern for Human Settlements in the Wuding River Basin by Xiaomeng WANG, Anrong DANG, Biao TONG, Xinyi LIU

“…First, the research identifies ecological source areas through a comprehensive assessment of four core ecosystem functions — water conservation, soil and water retention, windbreak and sand fixation, and biodiversity maintenance. …”
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miR-657 Promotes Macrophage Polarization toward M1 by Targeting FAM46C in Gestational Diabetes Mellitus by Pingping Wang, Zengfang Wang, Guojie Liu, Chengwen Jin, Quan Zhang, Shuhong Man, Zengyan Wang

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Integrative Description of <i>Temnothorax siculus</i> sp. n.: A New Ant Species from Sicily, Italy (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) by Enrico Schifani, Antonio Alicata, Matthew M. Prebus, Sándor Csősz

“…Morphological separation from other Sicilian <i>Temnothorax</i> species can generally be achieved on qualitative characters, but we also provide morphometric discriminant functions to separate it from <i>T. apenninicus</i> and especially <i>T. unifasciatus</i>. …”
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The Oryza australiensis genome reveals potential as a source of genes for rice improvement by Sabrina Morrison, Ardashir K. Masouleh, Lena Constantin, Olivier Panaud, Rod A. Wing, Robert J. Henry

“…Annotation of these revealed enrichment for functions associated with DNA integration, as well as those linked to abiotic and biotic response signalling. …”
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Enhancement of Activated Carbon on Anaerobic Fermentation of Heavy-Metal-Contaminated Plants: Insights into Microbial Responses by Yonglan Tian, Huayong Zhang, Lei Zheng, Yudong Cao, Wang Tian

“…At the biogas peak stage, plenty of microbes were observed on the surface of the AC, and the functional groups of AC contributed to better electron transfer, lower heavy metal toxicity and higher CH₄ contents. …”
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Prediction of Machining Characteristics and Machining Performance for Grade 2 Titanium Material in a Wire Electric Discharge Machine Using Group Method of Data Handling and Artific... by Sudhir Jain Prathik, Athimoolam Sundaramahalingam, Maddur Eswara Nithyashree, Addamani Rudreshi, Gonchikar Ugrasen

“…The present research focuses on the machining of grade 2 titanium material using the Wire Electric Discharge Machining (WEDM) process by means of L₁₆ Orthogonal Array (OA). …”
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Surgical Outcome of Mandibular Swing Approach for Infratemporal Fossa Tumors by Jitin Bajaj, Arpan Mishra, Anurag Pateriya, Yadram Yadav, Shailendra Ratre, Vijay Parihar

“…Data were recorded for demography, clinical features, presentation time lag, approach taken, extent of resection, histopathology, functional outcome, complications including nerve paresis, infection, any other morbidity and mortality, radiotherapy applied, and recurrence. …”
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Validation of QTLs for Resistance to Pre-Harvest Sprouting in a Panel of European Wheat Cultivars by Bruno Rajković, Ana Lovrić, Marko Maričević, Dario Novoselović, Hrvoje Šarčević

“…Pre-harvest sprouting (PHS) of wheat poses a major challenge to global food security due to its negative impact on grain yield and quality. In the present study, we conducted the validation of previously published markers or functional markers associated with PHS resistance in a panel of 200 wheat cultivars adapted to Southeastern European conditions. …”
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Stochastic Explicit Calibration Algorithm for Survival Models by Jeongho Park, Sangwook Kang, Gwangsu Kim

“…This gap can hinder an accurate assessment of survival functions, leading to increased risk management costs. …”
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Plantonome: A Cross-Platform Application for Precision Agriculture by Deroussi Anass, Ait Madi Abdessalam, Alihamidi Imam, Chabou Zakaria, Addaim Adnane

“…A significant challenge for developers in this field is creating applications that provide precise data about plants, facilitating the smart automation of plant management. This paper presents Plantonome, an open-source application developed using the Flutter software development kit (SDK) and the Dart programming language. …”
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Surgical treatment of glaucoma with filtration bleb activation of a patient with Sturge — Weber syndrome: a clinical case by T. N. Savranova, V. U. Rozukulov, A. F. Yusupov, D. A. Asadov, S. S. Saidzhonov

“…Active management of the patient in the postoperative period of the case described allowed us to avoid severe intra- and postoperative complications and to achieve stable clinical and functional results.…”
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Identification of exosome-related genes in NSCLC via integrated bioinformatics and machine learning analysis by Zhenjie Sun, Tianyu Du, Guosheng Yang, Yinghuan Sun, Xuyang Xiao

“…Functional analysis indicated the involvement of the EA-DEGs in NSCLC-related pathways, including the cell cycle, DNA replication, and the immune response. …”
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Systematic Review and Clinical Outcomes of new Robotic Systems in Urology by Iulia Andras, Federico Piramide, Carlo Andrea Bravi, Fabrizio Di Maida, Filippo Turri, Edward Lambert, Mike Wenzel, Danny Darlington, Marco Paciotti, Giuseppe Basile, Christoph Wurnschimmel, Nikolaos Liakos, Gabriele Sorce, Ruben De Groote, Marcio Covas Moschovas, Paolo Dell’Oglio, Nicolae Crisan, Alexandre Mottrie, Alessandro Larcher

“…However, all of them showed acceptable perioperative and oncologic outcomes during the learning curve and good safety profile. Functional outcomes were underreported Conclusions: The adoption of novel multi-port and single-port robotic systems in urologic surgery can offer new opportunities for enhanced precision, reduced invasiveness, and potentially improved patient outcomes. …”
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Anthocyanins and phenolic compounds in colored wheat grain by E. V. Chumanova, T. T. Efremova, K. V. Sobolev, E. A. Kosyaeva

“…The production of biofortified colored-grain wheat varieties, which are known to contain a range of biologically active compounds, including anthocyanins, phenolic compounds, vitamins and minerals, reflects a worldwide trend toward increasing dietary diversity and improving diet quality through the development and introduction of diverse functional foods. The present work describes the genetic systems that regulate the biosynthesis and accumulation of anthocyanins in the pericarp and aleurone layer, the presence of which imparts purple, blue and black grain color. …”
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A longitudinal investigation of the acoustic properties of infant-directed speech from 6 to 18 months by Audun Rosslund, Julien Mayor, Roger Mundry, Arun Prakash Singh, Alejandrina Cristia, Natalia Kartushina

“…Results are discussed in the context of the proposed functions of IDS.…”
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Exploring the Neural Correlates of Visuospatial Memory: A Comprehensive Review of Brain Activity Assessment in Immersive Virtual Reality Research During the Last Decade by Tania Llana, David Perpetuini, Candela Zorzo, Marta Mendez

“…Visuospatial memory plays a crucial role in everyday functioning. However, its assessment was less explored compared to other memory systems. …”
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Advances and Challenges in Modeling Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease: A Focus on Kidney Organoids by Jinglan Gu, Fei Liu, Lu Li, Jianhua Mao

“…<b>New and Noteworthy:</b> This review presents recent advancements in ADPKD organoid construction, particularly iPSC-derived models, offering new insights into disease mechanisms and drug discovery. …”
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Online Learning of Stabilizing Controllers Using Noisy Input-Output Data and Prior Knowledge by Nariman Niknejad, Farnaz Adib Yaghmaie, Hamidreza Modares

“…This paper presents online prior-knowledge-based data-driven approaches for verifying stability and learning a stabilizing dynamic controller for linear stochastic input-output systems. …”
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Preparation of Monodisperse Enrofloxacin Molecularly Imprinted Polymer Microspheres and Their Recognition Characteristics by Xiaoxiao Wang, Yanqiang Zhou, Yuling Niu, Shanwen Zhao, Bolin Gong

“…This study presents a new strategy for the detection of enrofloxacin (ENR) in food samples by the use of monodisperse ENR molecularly imprinted polymers (MIPs). …”
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Female and Male Myths about Sexuality: A Systematic Review by Faezeh Habibnejad Roushan, Marzieh Azizi, Farangis Habibi, Soghra Khani

“…From this perspective, the present study reviewed the most common myths around sexuality among women and men. …”
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