Construction and Antiapoptosis Activities of Recombinant Adenoviral Expression Vector Carrying EBV Latent Membrane Protein 2A by Xishuang Liu, Yu Gao, Bing Luo, Youan Zhao

“…To evaluate the possible effects of LMP2A (EBV latent membrane protein 2A) on human gastric cancer cell line SGC-7901, LMP2A coding gene was subcloned into shuttle plasmid pAdTrackCMV to form transfer plasmid pAdTrackCMV-2A, which was linearized with PmeI and cotransformed into E.coli BJ5183 with adenovirus genomic plasmid of pAdeasy-1. …”
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Deep Problems in Shallow Lakes: Why Controlling Phosphorus Inputs May Not Restore Water Quality by Karl Havens

“…This 4-page fact sheet examines how water managers track nutrients as they cycle through Florida’s lakes. …”
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High-resolution 4D electrical resistivity tomography and below-ground point sensor monitoring of High Arctic deglaciated sediments capture zero-curtain effects, freeze–thaw transit... by M. O. Cimpoiasu, O. Kuras, H. Harrison, P. B. Wilkinson, P. Meldrum, J. E. Chambers, D. Liljestrand, C. Oroza, S. K. Schmidt, P. Sommers, L. Vimercati, T. P. Irons, Z. Lyu, A. Solon, J. A. Bradley, J. A. Bradley

“…We installed two geoelectrical monitoring stations on the forefield of a retreating glacier in Svalbard, consisting of semi-permanent surface ERT arrays and co-located soil sensors, which track seasonal changes in soil electrical resistivity, moisture, and temperature in 3D. …”
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State of Charge Estimation for Lithium-Ion Battery via MILS Algorithm Based on Ensemble Kalman Filter by Quanchun Yan, Kangkang Yuan, Wen Gu, Chenlong Li, Guoqiang Sun, Yanan Liu

“…The experimental results show that the joint algorithm-based ensemble Kalman filter can achieve fast tracking and higher estimation accuracy for lithium-ion battery SOC.…”
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Classification of North Atlantic and European extratropical cyclones using multiple measures of intensity by J. Cornér, C. Bouvier, B. Doiteau, B. Doiteau, F. Pantillon, V. A. Sinclair

“…Nearly half of all ETCs belong to the average-intensity cluster and occur mostly at the northeastern parts of the main North Atlantic storm track. A fifth of all ETCs belong to the second most intense cluster and occur mostly at the start of the North Atlantic storm track. …”
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Ultra-low-power media access control protocol based on clock drift characteristics in wireless sensor networks by Wooguil Pak

“…To track the reception node’s wakeup time for synchronization, WideMAC uses two estimation algorithms that estimate the wakeup time and the upper bound of the total timing error. …”
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Variable Volumetric Stiffness Fluid Mount Design by Nader Vahdati, Mehdi Ahmadian

“…To reduce the fluid mount notch frequency tuning cycle time, a new fluid mount design is proposed. …”
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Photovoltaic MPPT control and improvement strategies considering environmental factors: based on PID-type sliding mode control and improved grey wolf optimization by Leijia Liu

“…The simulation and experimental results in real-world scenarios show that the new MPPT strategy has excellent overall performance and can quickly determine and track the voltage value for MPP compared to established algorithms. …”
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Multicellular model of neuroblastoma proposes unconventional therapy based on multiple roles of p53. by Kenneth Y Wertheim, Robert Chisholm, Paul Richmond, Dawn Walker

“…Each discrete cell agent is defined by several attributes, including its cell cycle position, mutations, gene expression pattern, and more with behaviours such as cell cycling and cell death being stochastically dependent on these attributes. …”
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Fatigue life assessment of thin-walled welded joints under non-proportional load-time histories by the shear stress rate integral approach by A. Bolchoun, C. M. Sonsino, H. Kaufmann, T. Melz

“…In order to compute the two components a modification of the rainflow counting method, which keeps track of the time intervals, where the cycles occur, must be used. …”
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Bonding Durability Evaluation of Polymer-Modified Emulsified Asphalt Microsurfacing by Hao Fu, Qian Chen, Xiaolong Sun, Wenwu Zhang, Shanshan Wang

“…Based on the mixing time, wet track abrasion test, and load wheel test, the composition rationality of the microsurfacing mixture was verified. …”
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Bidirectional Brush Seals – Post-Test Analysis by Robert C. Hendricks, Jack Wilson, Tom Y. Wu, Ralph Flower, Robert L. Mullen

“…The rotor wear led to “car track” scars (upper and lower wear bands) with a whipped surface between the bands. …”
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Dynamic Characteristics and Experimental Research of a Two-Span Rotor-Bearing System with Rub-Impact Fault by Rui Zhu, Guang-chao Wang, Qing-peng Han, An-lei Zhao, Jian-xing Ren, Xin Xia

“…Rotors running under normal condition, local slight rubbing, and severe rubbing throughout the entire cycle are simulated. Dynamic trajectories, frequency spectrum diagrams, chart of axis track, and Poincare maps are used to analyze the features of the rotor-bearing system with rub-impact faults under various parameters. …”
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Drag Coefficient Constraints for Space Weather Observations in the Upper Thermosphere by Valerie Bernstein, Marcin Pilinski

“…Modeling drag coefficients with diffuse gas‐surface interactions for the GRACE satellites could lead to errors in derived density of ∼25% and in‐track satellite orbit prediction uncertainty during solar maximum conditions on the order of kilometers.…”
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Conceptual safeguards method proposal for milling facilities based on nuclear isotopic ratios in uranium mill tailings by Danwoo Ko, Seunguk Cheon, Jiyoung Kim, Seungmin Lee, Seung Min Woo

“…There is an argument that the Comprehensive Safeguards Agreement (CSA) should be applied to the milling process, which is the first stage of nuclear fuel cycle, to reduce the possibility of nuclear proliferation. …”
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A high-speed MPPT based horse herd optimization algorithm with dynamic linear active disturbance rejection control for PV battery charging system by AL-Wesabi Ibrahim, Jiazhu Xu, Imad Aboudrar, Khaled Alwesabi, Li danhu, Hassan Z. Al Garni, Elhachemi Mammeri, Hossam Kotb, Mohit Bajaj, Shir Ahmad Dost Mohammadi

“…The LADRC, known for managing uncertainties and disturbances, improves the anti-interference capacity of the maximum power point tracking (MPPT) technique and speeds up the system’s response rate. …”
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Satellite Observations Reveal Declining Diatom Concentrations in the Three Gorges Reservoir: The Impacts of Dam Construction and Local Climate by Menglan Gan, Lei Feng, Jingan Shao, Li Feng, Yao Wang, Meiling Liu, Ling Wu, Botian Zhou

“…This study is a significant step forward in tracking the diatom dynamics in a large-scale freshwater ecosystem involving complex coupling drivers.…”
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Effect of Rising Temperature on Lyme Disease: Ixodes scapularis Population Dynamics and Borrelia burgdorferi Transmission and Prevalence by Dorothy Wallace, Vardayani Ratti, Anita Kodali, Jonathan M. Winter, Matthew P. Ayres, Jonathan W. Chipman, Carissa F. Aoki, Erich C. Osterberg, Clara Silvanic, Trevor F. Partridge, Mariana J. Webb

“…Compared to this measure, which is difficult and resource-intensive to track in the field, all other risk measures considered underestimate the rise of risk with rise in mean annual temperature. …”
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A retrospective study of 5S behaviours of Physical Activity (PA) among suburban Mumbai population with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM) by Kosha Parikh, Shikha Thosani, Ameya Joshi, Apoorva Hajirnis, Chandani Seth

“…The demographic details, anthropometric measurements, HbA1C levels, sleep cycle and daily PA schedule including the 5S behaviours were recorded. …”
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Model for predicting metabolic activity in athletes based on biochemical blood test analysis by Victoria A. Zaborova, Evgenii I. Balakin, Ksenia A. Yurku, Olga E. Aprishko, Vasiliy I. Pustovoyt

“…The study involved athletes from the track and field athletics team (men, n ​= ​42, average age was [22.55 ​± ​3.68] years). …”
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