Insight into the composition and differentiation of endophytic microbial communities in kernels via 368 maize transcriptomes by Fang Tao, Feng Chen, Haida Liu, Cheng Chen, Beijiu Cheng, Guomin Han

“…Diversity analysis revealed overall similarity in the community composition structure between tropical/subtropical (TST) and temperate (NSS) maize germplasm with apparent variations in community richness and abundance. …”
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Fluid evolution and hydrothermal alteration in the AN-34 and QT-02 IOCG prospects: clues for IOCG metallogenesis in the northern sector of the Carajás Mineral Province, Amazonian C... by Gustavo Henrique Coelho de Melo, Bruno Conty Serrão dos Santos, Roberto Perez Xavier, Carolina Penteado Natividade Moreto, Poliana Iara de Freitas Toledo, Glaucia Queiroga Nascimento, Marco Paulo de Castro, Fernando de Castro Paula

“…All these alterations are pervasive and linked to shearing structure development. They are followed by late, ductile-brittle, chloritic alteration and sodic alteration. …”
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Localised delivery of quercetin by thermo-sensitive PLGA-PEG-PLGA hydrogels for the treatment of brachial plexus avulsion by Chao Huang, Chuan Fu, Zhi-Ping Qi, Wen-Lai Guo, Di You, Rui Li, Zhe Zhu

“…Significantly reduced reactive oxygen species and interleukin-6 levels in the injured spinal cord 24 h post-surgery, increased number of anterior horn motor and functional neurons in the spinal cord 6 weeks post-surgery, thickened biceps muscle fibres and enlarged endplate area with clear structure, reduced demyelinated peripheral nerves, and significantly increased Terzis grooming test scores were found in the groups with 50 or 100 mg/mL quercetin-loaded hydrogels compared with the control and blank hydrogel groups. …”
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Comparative analysis of left atrial volume and strain parameters in hemodialysis vs. peritoneal dialysis patients using four-dimensional automatic quantification technology by Mei Jin, Lingxiang Ma, Bing Li, Xuning Huang, Meihua Chen

“…This study aimed to evaluate differences in left atrial (LA) structure and function between hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis patients using four-dimensional automatic left atrial quantification (4D Auto LAQ) technology.Methods This study included 125 patients with end-stage kidney disease, categorized into hemodialysis (n = 69) and peritoneal dialysis (n = 56) groups. …”
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The causal effect of divorce and income inequality on crime: Evidence from Azerbaijan by Mayis Gulaliyev, Shahla Huseynova, Gunay Hasanova, Reyhan Azizova, Elmira Gojaeva

“…In Azerbaijan, rising divorce rates and persistent income disparities have become prominent social concerns, with the former reflecting shifts in family structure and the latter captured by the Gini index as a measure of income inequality. …”
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Deep learning-based fine-grained assessment of aneurysm wall characteristics using 4D-CT angiography by Teerawat Kumrai, Takuya Maekawa, Yixuan Chen, Yoshie Sugiyama, Masatoshi Takagaki, Shigeo Yamashiro, Katsumi Takizawa, Tsutomu Ichinose, Fujimaro Ishida, Haruhiko Kishima

“…Notably, incorporating an attention-based network structure proved to be particularly effective, contributing to enhanced performance.…”
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Subwavelength-grating coupled-cavity resonance VCSELs with ultra-narrow linewidth by Li-shan Fu, Ning Cui, Feng Zhang, Ji-sheng Wang, Ao Qiu, Bao-lu Guan, Ai-Qun Liu

“…Here, we present a dual-cavity coupled VCSEL that employs a guided-mode resonance grating (GMRG) structure to achieve extremely narrow linewidth outputs. …”
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Field investigation of grout propagation within a caving mass under flowing water conditions in a metal mine by Baofu Wu, Guilei Han, Zhiqi Wang, Jiabin Shi, Hongjiang You, Asrullah

“…Ultimately, five propagation filling modes—pure slurry, big crack, small crack, small karst pore, and pore penetration—were identified by examining the propagation filling characteristics of slurry in rock samples, incorporating microscopic material structure analysis through scanning electron microscopy and energy spectrum analysis. …”
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Design and Evaluation of Environmental Value Mechanisms for Green Power Considering Carbon Reductions by Yan Lu, Mengmeng Zhang, Lei An, Pengyun Geng, Lili Liu, Tiantian Feng

“…Under the global context of addressing climate change and actively promoting energy transition, green power has become increasingly vital in the energy structure due to its clean and sustainable advantages. …”
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Evidence of Time-Dependent Hepatic Cytotoxicity and Mitochondrial Remodelling Induced by Palmitoyl Epigallocatechin Gallate vs. Its Native (Poly)Phenol by Concepción Medrano-Padial, Cristina García-Viguera, Raúl Domínguez-Perles, Sonia Medina

“…However, at 48 h, PEGCG-treated cells recovered viability and mitochondrial structure, suggesting the activation of adaptive mechanisms for the molecular changes induced by PEGCG. …”
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BPP43_05035 is a Brachyspira pilosicoli cell surface adhesin that weakens the integrity of the epithelial barrier during infection by Anandi Rajan, Pablo Gallego, Brendan Dolan, Piyush Patel, Chinmay Dwibedi, Ana S. Luis, Sergio Trillo-Muyo, Liisa Arike, Sjoerd van der Post, Magnus Simrén, Thaher Pelaseyed

“…Through a proteomics approach, we identified BPP43_05035 as a candidate B. pilosicoli surface protein that mediates bacterial attachment to cultured human colonic epithelial cells. The crystal structure of BPP43_05035 revealed a globular lipoprotein with a six-bladed beta-propeller domain. …”
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Characterization and Expression Analysis of PUB Gene Family Involved in Drought Stress Response in Trifoliate Orange (<i>Poncirus trifoliata</i>) by Bobo Song, Sanpeng Jin, Xuchen Gong, Yong Liu, Dechun Liu, Li Yang, Wei Hu, Liuqing Kuang, Jie Song

“…Phylogenetic tree analysis indicated that 170 PUB proteins from trifoliate orange, <i>Arabidopsis thaliana</i>, and tomato were clustered into five subfamilies. Gene structure, conserved domain, and motif analyses revealed diverse exon–intron and motif organizations of <i>PtrPUB</i> genes, suggesting potential functional differentiation among <i>PtrPUBs</i>. …”
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Oxidized protein aggregate lipofuscin impairs cardiomyocyte contractility via late-stage autophagy inhibition by Sophia Walter, Steffen P. Häseli, Patricia Baumgarten, Stefanie Deubel, Tobias Jung, Annika Höhn, Christiane Ott, Tilman Grune

“…Aging of the heart is accompanied by impairment of cardiac structure and function. At molecular level, autophagy plays a crucial role in preserving cardiac health. …”
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AcT-2: A Novel Myotropic and Antimicrobial Type 2 Tryptophyllin from the Skin Secretion of the Central American Red-Eyed Leaf Frog, Agalychnis callidryas by Lilin Ge, Peng Lyu, Mei Zhou, Huiling Zhang, Yuantai Wan, Bin Li, Renjie Li, Lei Wang, Tianbao Chen, Chris Shaw

“…The peptide was initially identified during smooth muscle pharmacological screening of skin secretion HPLC fractions and the unique primary structure—GMRPPWF-NH2—was established by both Edman degradation and electrospray MS/MS fragmentation sequencing. …”
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Radar Monitoring and Numerical Simulation Reveal the Impact of Underground Blasting Disturbance on Slope Stability by Chi Ma, Zhan He, Peitao Wang, Wenhui Tan, Qiangying Ma, Cong Wang, Meifeng Cai, Yichao Chen

“…Both elevation and lithological conditions significantly influence the intensity of vibration responses: high-elevation areas and structurally loose rock masses exhibit greater dynamic sensitivity. …”
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Effect of White Kidney Bean Powder on Quality Characteristics of Dough and Biscuits by Ruxiao SHEN, Haoguo TANG, Tongxiang YANG, Qihe SI, Jiakang WANG, Kaili LI, Chenhuan WANG

“…To investigate the effects of white kidney bean flour on the quality characteristics of dough and biscuits, white kidney bean flour (0~50%) was added to low-gluten flour, and the physicochemical properties, gelatinizing properties, rheological properties of dough, as well as the texture characteristics, moisture distribution, secondary structure of protein, disulfide bond content, and quality characteristics of biscuits of the composite flours at different ratios were examined. …”
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Different immunization methods lead to altered gut flora and varied responses to Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection in mice by Jianguo Guo, Jun Tang, Taisheng Kang, Yi Xiong, Zhiguang Xiang, Chuan Qin

“…Following infection with Mtb via tail vein injection, the bacterial community structure within the control versus vaccinated groups altered significantly (adonis analysis, p < 0.01), and the altered changed genera were markedly different between the groups. …”
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Machine learning-based detection of medical service anomalies: Kazakhstan’s health insurance data by Maksut Kulzhanov, Alexander Wagner, Abylkair Skakov, Iliyas Mukhamejan, Saya Zhorabek, Ainur B. Qumar

“…This research aims to apply advanced ML algorithms to analyze data from the Republic of Kazakhstan’s Obligatory Health Insurance Fund (OHIF) and automatically detect anomalies in the structure of delivered medical services. Methods. …”
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Endothelial soluble epoxide hydrolase links polyunsaturated fatty acid metabolism to oxidative stress and atherosclerosis progression by Minghua Cao, Mengqing Li, Xixuan Li, Yuanyuan Li, Yunyun Chen, Maria-Kyriaki Drekolia, Xiang Cheng, Fredy Delgado Lagos, Sofia-Iris Bibli, Jiong Hu

“…Such inhibition, resulted in a lowering of the mitochondrial membrane potential and subsequent excessive mitochondrial reactive oxygen species production and disrupted mitochondrial structure. Heightened mitochondrial redox generation ultimately led to TGFβ activation and the subsequent stimulation of an athroprone and pro-inflammatory endothelial transcriptional programme. …”
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Interpretable Machine‐Learning and Big Data Mining to Predict the CO2 Separation in Polymer‐MOF Mixed Matrix Membranes by Hao Wan, Yue Fang, Min Hu, Shuya Guo, Zhiqiang Sui, Xiaoshan Huang, Zili Liu, Yue Zhao, Hong Liang, Yufang Wu, Hanyu Gao, Zhiwei Qiao

“…In this work, high‐throughput computing screening and machine learning are employed to evaluate the CO2 separation performance of 54117 MMMs composed of 9 polymers and 6013 metal–organic frameworks (MOFs). The structure‐property relationships of MMMs are analyzed for 4 binary mixtures (CO2/X, X = CH4, N2, H2, O2), and the best‐performing combinations of MOFs and polymers are found, with which the MMM performance exceeded the Robeson's upper limit. …”
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