The Effects of Farmyard Manure and Mulch on Soil Physical Properties in a Reclaimed Coastal Tidal Flat Salt-Affected Soil by Jian-bing ZHANG, Jing-song YANG, Rong-jiang YAO, Shi-peng YU, Fu-rong LI, Xiao-jing HOU

“…Farmyard manure (FYM) and mulch applications, which affect soil characteristics and plant significantly, are regard as an effective pattern of saline land improvement. As a conventional management in the study region, FYM and mulch are used for the amendment of the new reclaimed tidal flat regularly, but little is known about their effects on soil physical properties functioning. …”
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Biogeography of freshwater plants in four major lakes in Kenya by Rebeccah Kwamboka Onwong’a, Collins Handa, Lewis Sitoki, Ayub M. O. Oduor

“…To bridge this knowledge gap, we conducted extensive field surveys and applied statistical methods to understand the patterns of distribution, density, and diversity of freshwater plants and their relationship with abiotic components in four freshwater lakes in Kenya. …”
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Marangoni Convection of Self-Rewetting Fluid Layers with a Deformable Interface in a Square Enclosure and Driven by Imposed Nonuniform Heat Energy Fluxes by Bashir Elbousefi, William Schupbach, Kannan N. Premnath

“…This characteristic leads to distinctive patterns of thermocapillary convection and associated interfacial dynamics, setting self-rewetting fluids apart from normal fluids (NFs). …”
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Distinct potency of compounds targeting the T1R3 subunit in modulating the response of human sweet and umami taste receptors by Maiko Kawasaki, Yuta Kidera, Ryusei Goda, Chiaki Taketani, Misato Ide, Wataru Fujii, Tomoya Nakagita, Takumi Misaka

“…The difference in the heterodimeric partners to T1R3 may account for their distinct modulation patterns of receptor function.…”
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Unraveling the Mechanistic Links Between Species Diversity and Infection Risk From Zoonotic Pathogens With Direct Transmission Among Reservoir Hosts: Rodent‐Orthohantavirus Systems... by Andreas Eleftheriou, Angela D. Luis

“…ABSTRACT To explain patterns between anthropogenic loss of species diversity and the rise in the number of novel zoonotic diseases, the “dilution effect” hypothesis predicts that with lower species diversity, infection risk will increase. …”
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Partial reduplication in Roudbari variety of Tati by Tahereh Dolatpour Lakeh, Mansour Shabani

“…This descriptive-analytical research is conducted within the framework of Morphological Doubling Theory of Inkelas and Zoll (2005), to discover different patterns and types of partial reduplication and its semantic functions in Tati.  …”
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Suppressive effects of deep balanced anesthesia on cellular immunity and protein expression: a randomized-controlled pilot study by Xuan Duc Nguyen, Audrey Horn, Dania Fischer, Grietje Beck, Cora C. Spannenberger, Brice Gaudilliere, Jean-Louis Horn, Hermann-Josef Thierse, Thomas Frietsch

“…Conclusions Deep anesthesia inhibited immune competent defense cells (killer cells and regulatory T-cells) and had a general suppression on the phagocytic function of all circulating immune competent cells. …”
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Explore the Ultra-High Density Urban Waterfront Space Form: An Investigation of Macau Peninsula Pier District via Point of Interest (POI) and Space Syntax by Yue Huang, Yile Chen, Junxin Song, Liang Zheng, Shuai Yang, Yike Gao, Rongyao Li, Lu Huang

“…This area is adjacent to Macau’s World Heritage Site and directly related to the Marine trade functions. The distribution pattern of cultural heritage linked by the ocean has strengthened Macau’s unique positioning as a node city on the Maritime Silk Road. …”
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Comprehensive identification and expression analysis of the CPP gene family in maize (Zea mays L.) by Lei Gu, Tianyu Kang, Tuo Zeng, Hongcheng Wang, Bin Zhu, Xuye Du, Yinglang Liu

“…However, few reports have been reported on the function of ZmCPPs. This study conducted bioinformatics and expression analyses of the ZmCPP gene family. …”
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Molecular characterization of efflux pumps in beta-lactam resistant pseudomonas aeruginosa by Elmira Shah Cheraghi, Mozhgan Ghiasian

“…This study investigated the genetic pattern of resistant P. aeruginosa strains concerning the presence of the gene encoding the MexAB-OprM efflux pump Methods: This descriptive-analytical study was conducted between 2022 and 2023 in Isfahan, and 110 strains of P. aeruginosa isolated from various clinical samples were identified. …”
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Association of TLR2 Arg753Gln gene polymorphism with its expression level in nonagenarians with frailty by S. O. Lukyanova, O. V. Artemieva, E. D. Nasaeva, L. V. Gankovskaya

“…The increased frequency of occurrence of the Arg/Gln genotype of the Arg753Gln polymorphism of the TLR2 gene in nonagenarians with frailty may be due to increased gene expression of this receptor. It is necessary to conduct further functional and molecular genetic studies.…”
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Simulation of the Extraction Efficiency of Coalbed Methane under Water Injection: A Gas-Liquid-Solid Coupling Model by Hai Pu, Liqiang Zhang, Xu Dong, Tao Jing, Xu Junce

“…The established gas drainage model is validated by field data and can reflect the pattern of borehole damage and gas drainage under water injection.…”
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Compound Action Potential of Isolated Spinal Cord: A Biophysical Analysis to Address Activity of Individual Fibers Following Contusion Injury by I. Rad, K. Khodayari, S. Kouhzaei, H. Mobasheri

“…The current approach can be applied in the identification and evaluation of spinal cord function for experimental and clinical purposes.…”
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Revealing the Immune Response of <i>Sitona callosus</i> Gyllenhal to Entomopathogenic Fungi <i>Beauveria bassiana</i> Infection Through Integrative Analyses of Transcriptomics and... by Nan Li, Xin Gu, Ming Xin, Xinpu Wang

“…The transcriptomic analysis unveiled that <i>B. bassiana</i> infection boosted immune responses in tubercula, affecting carbohydrate metabolism, cytochrome P450 activity, lysosome function, apoptosis regulation, phagosome formation, glutathione metabolism, amino acid metabolism, and pathogen response pathways. …”
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DC-SIGN Receptor Level in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients in Baghdad; Serological study by Hayam A. Mohammed, Zahra’a A. Ahmed, Aymen A. Othman Alrawi

“…DC-SIGN are important types of C-type lectin receptors (CLRs), expressed on dendritic cells and macrophages, and have a central role in regulating innate and adaptive immunity, function as pattern recognition receptors, and as cell adhesion molecules. …”
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Use and diagnostic value of liver enzyme tests in the emergency department and subsequent heart failure diagnosis: a retrospective cohort study by Mark Pletcher, Elena Vasti, Jeffrey A Tabas, Ari Hoffman

“…Objectives To determine (1) if liver function tests (LFTs) are ordered in the emergency department (ED) in patients with suspected acute decompensated heart failure (ADHF) and (2) if the pattern of LFT abnormalities are meaningfully associated with a discharge diagnosis of ADHF among patients for whom these tests were ordered.Setting We conducted a single-centre retrospective cohort study of patients with suspected ADHF who were seen in an academic tertiary ED using electronic medical records.Participants All ED patients admitted with suspected ADHF from January 2017 to May 2018, defined as any patient who had a brain natriuretic peptide (BNP) ordered.Primary outcome The primary outcome was ADHF diagnosis at discharge.Results In 5323 ED patients with suspected ADHF, 60% (n=3184) had LFTs ordered; 34.6% were abnormal. …”
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Experimental Study on Tunnel Failure Mechanism and the Effect of Combined Anti-Dislocation Measures Under Fault Dislocation by Jiaxuan Du, Songhong Yan, Weiyu Sun, Mingxing Cao, Yuxiang Li

“…Taking the tunnels crossing active faults in China’s Sichuan–Tibet Railway as the research background, experimental studies were conducted using a custom-developed split model box. …”
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SPOCK1 promotes the progression of breast cancer by modulating cancer-associated fibroblasts and exerts a synergistic effect with ANXA2 by Yuan Jie, Xin Fei, Meng Fan

“…Bulk RNA sequencing and single-cell RNA sequencing (scRNA-seq) analyses were conducted, including functional enrichment, immune infiltration assessments, mutation profiling, and transcription factor activity analysis. …”
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Exploring health literacy in developing economies: Perspectives and practices of health communication professionals in rural Nigeria by Onyinye Chiweta-Oduah, Steven Buchanan

“…Our data collection method was semi-structured interviews with 38 state and third-sector professionals in public health communication management, dissemination, and education roles. Data analysis was conducted via iterative cycles of pattern coding and thematic analysis.Results Our professional participants all recognised health literacy as an important consideration in public health communication and demonstrated general awareness of key issues when communicating with rural populations in Nigeria. …”
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Identification of DCAF5 as a novel cancer prognostic and immunotherapy biomarker through pan-cancer analysis and renal clear cell carcinoma clinical data validation by Huaqing Yan, Liqi Zhang, Fan Xu, Tieding Chen, Rubing Li

“…This highlights its potential as a dual-functional biomarker for prognosis and immunotherapy personalization, particularly in SMARCB1-deficient malignancies.…”
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