Comparative and evolutionary analysis of chloroplast genomes from five rare Styrax species by Hao-Zhi Zheng, Guo-Xing Peng, Liao-Cheng Zhao, Wei Dai, Meng-Han Xu, Xiao-Gang Xu, Ming Tang

“…Results The results indicated that, despite high levels of conservation in chloroplast genome structure among these species, specific mutation hotspot regions exist, particularly involving the expansion and contraction of the IR region. …”
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Tauroursodeoxycholic Acid Enhances the Quality of Postovulatory Aged Oocytes by Alleviating Oxidative Stress, Apoptosis, and Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress in Pigs by Yan Wang, Jiayu Yuan, Chenran Sun, Ling Sun, Tao Lin

“…We found that TUDCA was able to effectively maintain normal oocyte morphology, cortical granule distribution, and spindle structure during postovulatory aging. Additionally, the blastocyst rate and total cell number in blastocysts were significantly increased in aged porcine oocytes treated with TUDCA. …”
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Microstructural Evolution of PBF-LB AlSi10Mg under Different Heat Treatment Conditions by N. Rojas-Arias, L.F.K. Unti, D.B. Valim, A.H.G. Gabriel, E.B. Fonseca, E.S.N. Lopes

“…Analyses revealed that the as-built (AB) microstructure exhibited a typical cellular-dendritic solidification structure. The eutectic α-Si-rich network partially degenerated after direct aging (DA) and stress relieving (SR), while solution annealing (SA), and solution annealing + aging HT erased the solidification microstructure, producing α-Si-rich precipitates dispersed within the α-Al matrix. …”
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A New Superabsorbent Polymer Derived from Acrylamide and Fine Coal by Mohammad Khotib, Zainal Alim Mas'ud, Nurul Eriza, Ian Subastiar, M Fikry Nasrudin

“…As shown by SEM imaging, the resulting surface was homogeneous and exhibited an interconnected pore structure. The maximum absorption capacity was found for SAP C2, which had a composition of 25% fine coal, 75% acrylamide, 0.11% N,N-methylene-bis-acrylamide (MBA), and 1.11% ammonium persulfate. …”
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Bioactive phenolic compounds from Australian seaweeds and their impact on gut health by Vigasini Subbiah, Faezeh Ebrahimi, Osman Tuncay Agar, Alistair R. Legione, Frank R. Dunshea, Colin J. Barrow, Hafiz A. R. Suleria

“…In this study, seaweed supplementation modulated the microbiota, resulting in alteration in microbial community structure and diversity. Additionally, short chain fatty acids (SCFAs), including acetic acid, butyric acid, isovaleric acid and total fatty acids were significantly elevated in P. comosa at 12 h. …”
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Improved gut microbiota by selenium-enriched Bifidobacterium longum DD98 alleviates chemotherapy-induced intestinal mucositis via inhibiting the STING pathway by Yu-Shuang Qiu, Chen Ye, Qiao Li, Ling-Chen Jiang, Can-Can Zhou, Hui Fu, Dong-Jie Li, Daijie Chen, Fu-Ming Shen

“…Irinotecan caused intestinal mucositis, characterized by weight loss, severe diarrhea, damaged intestinal structure, reduced tight junction proteins, and gut dysbiosis. …”
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Research on CNC Machine Tool Spindle Fault Diagnosis Method Based on DRSN–GCE Model by Xiaoxu Li, Jiahao Wang, Jianqiang Wang, Jixuan Wang, Jiaming Chen, Xuelian Yu

“…The residual connection structure has also been improved in order to improve the transfer of features. …”
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Isolation and characterization of biosurfactant-producing microbes isolated from the gastrointestinal system of broiler birds fed a commercial diet by Ngavaite Chigede, Zedias Chikwambi, Irvin D. T. Mpofu, James Madzimure

“…Microorganisms are a rich source of structurally distinct bioactive compounds designed to protect the microbes and can offset AMR challenge. …”
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Assessment of Larsen C Ice Shelf stability: insights from surface and basal fracture by Qian Li, Zemin Wang, Jiachun An, Mingliang Liu, Pei Jiang, Zhuoya Shi

“…The ice shelf structure is influenced by surface and basal morphologies, making accurate detection of surface and basal fracture changes essential for assessing ice shelf stability. …”
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Context-Aware Scheduling of Distributed DL-Reasoning Tasks in Wireless Sensor Networks by Stijn Verstichel, Bruno Volckaert, Bart Dhoedt, Piet Demeester, Filip De Turck

“…Ontologies facilitate structuring data into information and support automatic inference mechanisms. …”
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Integrated analysis of single-cell RNA-seq and ATAC-seq in lens epithelial cells: Unveiling the role of ATF6 as a key transcription factor by Huiping Lu, Xianyang Liu, Qian Zhou, Ruonan Li, Hangjia Zuo, Ke Hu, Meng Tian, Hong Wang, Jianqiao Li, Na Li, Shengping Hou

“…Lens epithelium, a fundamental biological structure pivotal for maintaining normal vision, can be disrupted, leading to the development of cataracts. …”
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Floodplain Surface‐Water Circulation Dynamics: Congaree River, South Carolina, USA by Shailesh van derSteeg, Raymond Torres, Enrica Viparelli, Haiqing Xu, Edwin Elias, Jessica C. Sullivan

“…Given these findings we propose that assessments of floodplain hydraulic connectivity account for the effects of heterogeneous levee structure and intra‐floodplain exchanges, as well as the typical flow thresholds associated with submergence and emergence of topography.…”
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Melanin granules extracted from Sepia ink: a nanoscale study of charge carrier transport by Shahid Khaleel, Zhaojing Gao, Anthony Camus, Oscar Joaquin Isasmendi Ramirez, Marjorie Cavarroc, Clara Santato

“…Sepia eumelanin develops hierarchically from (5, 6)-dihydroxyindole (DHI) and (5, 6)-dihydroxyindole-2-carboxylic acid (DHICA) monomers, and its structure is made up of granules with typical size in the 100–300 nm range. …”
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A feasible process for recycling anthocyanins and pectin from the waste peels of purple passion fruit (Passiflora edulis Sims) as food additives by Thanh Tuan Tran, Anh Tu Nguyen, Thi Ngoc Huong Le, Thi Tu Ngan Dinh, Truong Ngoc Mai Ngo, Thi Bich Thuyen Nguyen, Quoc Phong Ho, Van Hong Thien Doan, Viet Nhan Hoa Nguyen

“…The pectin has 68.34% purity, and 57.14% of DE, and its structure was confirmed by FT-IR spectra. This study can be utilized to recover useful components from purple passion fruit peel waste, improving the fruit’s value and reducing the environmental impacts of its peels. …”
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Experimental Study on the Mining-Induced Water-Resistance Properties of Clay Aquicludes and Water Conservation Mining Practices by Zhenli Fan, Kesong Fan, Zhiguo Liu, Yutong Feng, Hua Wei, Yunsen Zhou

“…Unloading hydraulic jack experiments were performed to test the physical and mechanical properties of the clay layer and the structure was analyzed in detail. The experimental results show that mining affects the soil cracks, leading to crack opening and subsequent bridging. …”
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Dose-dependent osteoimmunomodulatory effects of amorphous calcium phosphate nanoparticles promote 3D-printed scaffold-mediated bone regeneration by Ming Yan, Baixue Xiao, Anthony Yosick, Bei Liu, Hani A. Awad

“…The tunable osteoimmunomodulation by the NP underscores the translational potential of this technology to yield structurally sound and functionally robust bone regeneration outcomes.…”
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Tracing the origin of near-infrared emissions emanating from manganese (II) by Yu Xiao, Xun Yang, Hao-Ran Zhao, Dan Wu, Ming-Xing Chen, Tianxiang Zheng, Rui Zhang, Ling-Dong Sun, Chun-Hua Yan

“…This inference is supported by the corroborating results from X-ray absorption fine structure analysis and first-principles calculations. …”
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Determination of the Experimental Minimal Formula of Metal‐Organic Frameworks by Jikson Pulparayil Mathew, Charlotte Simms, David E. Salazar Marcano, Evert Dhaene, Tatjana N. Parac‐Vogt, Jonathan De Roo

“…It is easily generalized to new MOFs and even coordination networks of unknown structure, as demonstrated here for Al‐BDC.…”
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Flexible Ag2Se-based thin-film thermoelectrics for sustainable energy harvesting and cooling by Wenyi Chen, Meng Li, Xiaodong Wang, Joseph Otte, Min Zhang, Chengyang Zhang, Tianyi Cao, Boxuan Hu, Nanhai Li, Wei-Di Liu, Matthew Dargusch, Jin Zou, Qiang Sun, Zhi-Gang Chen, Xiao-Lei Shi

“…Additionally, we design a flexible thermoelectric device featuring a triangular p-n junction structure based on these films. This device achieves a normalized power density of 4.8 μW cm−2 K−2 at a temperature difference of 20 K and a maximum cooling of 29.8 K with an input current of 92.4 mA. …”
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Experimental study on self-burrowing dual anchor soft probe by Jia He, Hao Wang, Xin Huang, Fengyuan Yan

“…By mimicking this mechanism, this study used pneumatic artificial muscles as soft actuators and developed an autonomous burrowing probe. The structure and the performance of the actuators and the probe were investigated and optimized. …”
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