Private, non-profit, and plantation: Oil palm smallholders in management-assistance programs vary in socio-demographics, attitudes, and management practices. by Valentine J Reiss-Woolever, Wakhid Wakhid, Muhammad Ikhsan, Jean-Pierre Caliman, Muhammad Naim, Elfina N Azmi, Sharyn Shufiyan, John Howes, Reza Azmi, Ying Ying Lim, Siti Zulaikah Abdul Jan, Isaac Barrock, Badrul Azhar, Julia Drewer, Caroline Ward, Joshua A Jones, Sarah H Luke, Edgar C Turner, Purnama Hidayat, Damayanti Buchori

“…In Malaysia, farmers partnered with an NGO also had higher yield and fertilizer application than independent farmers, however they used significantly more herbicide and had lower total household income. …”
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Extreme migratory connectivity and apparent mirroring of non-breeding grounds conditions in a severely declining breeding population of an Afro-Palearctic migratory bird by Máire Kirkland, Nathaniel N. D. Annorbah, Lee Barber, John Black, Jeremy Blackburn, Michael Colley, Gary Clewley, Colin Cross, Mike Drew, Oliver J. L. Fox, Vicky Gilson, Steffen Hahn, Chas Holt, Mark F. Hulme, John Jarjou, Dembo Jatta, Emmanuel Jatta, Kevin Leighton, Ernestina Mensah-Pebi, Chris Orsman, Naffie Sarr, Roger Walsh, Leo Zwarts, Robert J. Fuller, Philip W. Atkinson, Chris M. Hewson

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Pseudomonas cold shock proteins suppress bacterial effector translocation in Nicotiana benthamiana by Shen Cong, Jun-Zhou Li, Mei-Ran Zhang, Mei-Ran Zhang, Hai-Lei Wei, Wei Zhang

“…Here, we employed this model system to explore the in vivo roles of CSPs in modulating plant immunity by multiple genetic approaches.ResultsOur findings revealed that three highly-conserved CSPs were identified in Pseudomonas strains. …”
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Cell Type Specific Suppression of Hyper-Recombination by Human RAD18 Is Linked to Proliferating Cell Nuclear Antigen K164 Ubiquitination by Colette B. Rogers, Wendy Leung, Ryan M. Baxley, Rachel E. Kram, Liangjun Wang, Joseph P. Buytendorp, Khoi Le, David A. Largaespada, Eric A. Hendrickson, Anja-Katrin Bielinsky

“…RAD18 is a conserved eukaryotic E3 ubiquitin ligase that promotes genome stability through multiple pathways. …”
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Novel models based on machine learning to predict the prognosis of metaplastic breast cancer by Yinghui Zhang, Wenxin An, Cong Wang, Xiaolei Liu, Qihong Zhang, Yue Zhang, Shaoqiang Cheng

“…Radiotherapy is considered more appropriate for patients who have undergone breast-conserving surgery with M0 stage as well as those in stage T3-4/N2-3M0 undergoing mastectomy.…”
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Carbon Stock and Soil Characteristics under Expansive Shrubs in the Dry Afromontane Forest in Northern Ethiopia by Mebrahtu Haile, Emiru Birhane, Meley Mekonen Rannestad, Muyiwa S. Adaramola

“…Hence, to enhance the carbon storage potential and to maintain the soil nutrient status of the forest, proper conservation, monitoring, and management of the existing PNV and controlling a further expansion of the expansive shrubs are required. …”
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Development of <i>Aspergillus oryzae</i> BCC7051 as a Robust Cell Factory Towards the Transcriptional Regulation of Protease-Encoding Genes for Industrial Applications by Sarocha Panchanawaporn, Chanikul Chutrakul, Sukanya Jeennor, Jutamas Anantayanon, Kobkul Laoteng

“…Genome mining of the transcription factor <i>AoprtR</i> and computational analysis confirmed its deduced amino acid sequence sharing evolutionary conservation across <i>Aspergillus</i> and <i>Penicillium</i> spp. …”
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A comparative framework to develop transferable species distribution models for animal telemetry data by Joshua A. Cullen, Camila Domit, Margaret M. Lamont, Christopher D. Marshall, Armando J. B. Santos, Christopher R. Sasso, Mehsin Al Ansi, Mariana M. P. B. Fuentes

“…Abstract Species distribution models (SDMs) have become increasingly popular for making ecological inferences, as well as predictions to inform conservation and management. In predictive modeling, practitioners often use correlative SDMs that only evaluate a single spatial scale and do not account for differences in life stages. …”
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Genome assembly of an endemic butterfly (Minois aurata) shed light on the genetic mechanisms underlying ecological adaptation to arid valley habitat by Wenqian Hu, Yi Wang, Xiaoxiao Chen, Jialong Huang, Jingge Kuang, Lei Wang, Kangshan Mao, Liang Dou

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Small RNA CjNC110 regulates the activated methyl cycle to enable optimal chicken colonization by Campylobacter jejuni by Brandon Ruddell, Alan Hassall, Orhan Sahin, Paul J. Plummer, Qijing Zhang, Amanda J. Kreuder

“…Our results also indicate that even for conserved sRNAs such as CjNC110, strain-specific differences in phenotypes regulated by sRNAs may exist, independent of conserved regulatory action. …”
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Gcn2 rescues reprogramming in the absence of Hog1/p38 signaling in C. neoformans during thermal stress by David Goich, Amanda L. M. Bloom, Sean R. Duffy, Maritza N. Ventura, John C. Panepinto

“…We characterize known outputs of the Hog1 pathway during thermal stress as either Gcn2-dependent or Gcn2-independent and demonstrate that Hog1 activation regulates the Gcn2 pathway even in the absence of thermal stress. …”
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An ensemble machine learning-based performance evaluation identifies top In-Silico pathogenicity prediction methods that best classify driver mutations in cancer by Subrata Das, Vatsal Patel, Shouvik Chakravarty, Arnab Ghosh, Anirban Mukhopadhyay, Nidhan K. Biswas

“…The top PCSAs demonstrated strong performance on a validation cohort including independent HNSC and other cancer types: breast, lung, and colorectal - reflecting its consistency, robustness and generalizability. …”
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Straw return combined with water-saving irrigation increases microbial necromass accumulation by accelerating microbial growth-turnover in Mollisols of paddy fields by Peng Chen, Junzeng Xu, Kechun Wang, Zhongxue Zhang, Zhaoqiang Zhou, Yawei Li, Tiecheng Li, Tangzhe Nie, Qi Wei, Linxian Liao

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Mark loss can strongly bias estimates of demographic rates in multi-state models: a case study with simulated and empirical datasets by Touzalin, Frédéric, Petit, Eric J., Cam, Emmanuelle, Stagier, Claire, Teeling, Emma C., Puechmaille, Sébastien J.

“…If that is not feasible, an alternative is to combine two independent types of temporary marks, such as PIT tags and bands. 5. …”
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The potential benefits of radiotherapy in elderly patients with early-stage triple-negative breast cancer by Zheng Xu, Zheng Xu, Chengdong Qin, Binxiao Cao, Binxiao Cao, Pengcheng Ruan, Pengcheng Ruan, Mianhao Zhang, Mianhao Zhang, Guidong Chen, Guidong Chen

“…After employing PSM to eliminate baseline differences, survival analysis indicated that the breast-conserving surgery (BCS) group could benefit from RT (OS, HR = 0.68, p &lt; 0.001; BCSS, HR = 0.64, p = 0.001). …”
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Vertical distribution and variability of soil organic carbon and CaCO3 in deep Colluvisols modeled by hyperspectral imaging by Jessica Reyes-Rojas, Julien Guigue, Daniel Žížala, Vít Penížek, Tomáš Hrdlička, Petra Vokurková, Aleš Vaněk, Tereza Zádorová

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Relevance of the synergy of surveillance and populational networks in understanding the Usutu virus outbreak within common blackbirds (Turdus merula) in Metropolitan France, 2018 by Bouchez-Zacria, Malika, Calenge, Clément, Villers, Alexandre, Lecollinet, Sylvie, Gonzalez, Gaelle, Quintard, Benoit, Leclerc, Antoine, Baurier, Florence, Paty, Marie-Claire, Faure, Éva, Eraud, Cyril, Decors, Anouk

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Exploring sensory processing sensitivity: Relationships with mental and somatic health, interactions with positive and negative environments, and evidence for differential suscepti... by Christienne G. Damatac, Marleen J. ter Avest, Tom F. Wilderjans, Véronique De Gucht, Dion H.A. Woestenburg, Laurens Landeweerd, Tessel E. Galesloot, Linda Geerligs, Judith R. Homberg, Corina U. Greven

“…Environment may play a role in how the evolutionarily conserved personality trait sensory processing sensitivity (SPS) relates to health. …”
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ZC3H15 suppression ameliorates bone cancer pain through inhibiting neuronal oxidative stress and microglial inflammation by Li-Quan Huang, Ting-Xuan Yan, Bao-Sheng Wang, Hao Li, Nai-Bao Zhou

“…Zinc finger CCCH-type containing 15 (ZC3H15) is a highly conserved eukaryotic protein involved in various cellular processes, including tumor growth and inflammation. …”
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Call for Papers: How attractive are political parties and trade unions to young people? by IF and FRFG

“…According to 2017 figures from the United Kingdom, the share of members aged 18-24 reflects the general population of 8.9% quite well: group size estimates suggest that 18-24s make up 14.4% of the Green Party, 13.2% of the Conservative Party and 11.5% of the Labour Party, with only the Scottish National Party and UK Independence Party (UKIP) below the 8.9%, at 6.9% and 6.7% respectively (UK Party Members Project; https://esrcpartymembersproject.org). …”
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