A Hybrid Mangrove Identification Method by Combining the Time-Frequency Threshold of the Mangrove Index With a Random Forest Binary Classifier by Zhuokai Jian, Bin Ai, Jiali Zeng, Yuchao Sun

“…Mangroves are in coastal zones where mass-energy exchange is most active. Their functions in high productivity, strong carbon sequestration capacity, and rich ecosystem services are crucial for achieving the sustainable development goals. …”
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An Evolution-Guided Analysis Reveals a Multi-Signaling Regulation of Fas by Tyrosine Phosphorylation and its Implication in Human Cancers. by Krittalak Chakrabandhu, Sébastien Huault, Jérôme Durivault, Kévin Lang, Ly Ta Ngoc, Angelique Bole, Eszter Doma, Benoit Dérijard, Jean-Pierre Gérard, Michel Pierres, Anne-Odile Hueber

“…We show that while phosphorylations at Y232 and Y291 share some common functions, their contributions to Fas signaling differ at several levels. …”
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Double difference earthquake location with graph neural networks by Ian W. McBrearty, Gregory C. Beroza

“…We obtain high resolution relocations in these tests, and our model shows adaptability to variable types of loss functions and location objectives, including learning station corrections and mapping into the reference frame of a different catalog. …”
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Correlating the genetic alterations and expression profile of the TRA2B gene in HNSCC and LUSC by Amba Esakki, Anitha Pandi, Smiline A S Girija, Vijayashree Priyadharsini Jayaseelan

“…The downregulation of TRA2B markedly affected the survival of HNSCC patients, which can be attributed to the functions of microRNAs targeting TRA2B transcripts. …”
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Genetic, developmental, and neural changes underlying the evolution of butterfly mate preference. by Nicholas W VanKuren, Nathan P Buerkle, Wei Lu, Erica L Westerman, Alexandria K Im, Darli Massardo, Laura Southcott, Stephanie E Palmer, Marcus R Kronforst

“…RNA-seq across developmental time points then showed that seven genes near the top GWA peaks were differentially expressed in the eyes, optic lobes, or central brain of white and yellow H. cydno males, many of which have known functions in the development and maintenance of synaptic connections. …”
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Information and Life: Towards a Biological Understanding of Informational Phenomena by Pedro C. Marijuán

“…Thus, the new knowledge gained on the functionality and “existential flow” of the phenotypic molecular elements (basically the production and degradation of constituent enzymes and proteins—the transient proteome of the cell), which is intimately coupled with the intrinsic dynamics of the “DNA world” and with the communicational events stemming from the cell environment, could represent a microcosm for the whole in-formation phenomena. …”
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The Health Literacy Instruments for Adults (HELIA): Comparison of the Multiple Indicators Multiple Causes (MIMIC) Model and Multi-Group Confirmatory Factor Analysis (MG-CFA) by Farideh Khosravi, Jamshid Jamali

“…Objective(s): Currently there are various methods to analyze Differential Item Functioning(DIF) and to evaluate the similarity of people's understanding of a questionnaire’s items in different subgroups, among them are the Multi-Group Confirmatory Factor Model (MG-CFA) and the Multiple Indicators Multiple Causes (MIMIC). …”
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A first de novo transcriptome assembly of feijoa (Acca sellowiana [Berg] Burret) reveals key genes involved in flavonoid biosynthesis by Hector Oberti, Juan Gutierrez‐Gonzalez, Clara Pritsch

“…This reference transcriptome consisted of 221,649 nonredundant transcripts, of which 107,612 were functionally annotated. We then used this reference transcriptome to explore the expression profiling of key secondary metabolite genes. …”
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Fuzzy PD-Based Control for Excavator Boom Stabilization Using Work Port Pressure Feedback by Joseph T. Jose, Gyan Wrat, Santosh Kr. Mishra, Prabhat Ranjan, Jayanta Das

“…Experimental data is used to design fuzzy rules and membership functions, ensuring robust performance. Simulation and full-scale experimental validation demonstrate that the fuzzy PD controller significantly reduces pressure overshoot (by 23% during extension and 32% during retraction) and decreases settling time (by 31.23% and 28%, respectively) compared to conventional systems. …”
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Flower fertilization optimization algorithm with application to adaptive controllers by Hazim Albedran, Shaymaa Alsamia, Edina Koch

“…The developed FFO is theoretically introduced through the article and rigorously evaluated on a diverse set of 32 benchmark optimization problems, encompassing unimodal, multimodal, and fixed-dimension functions. The algorithm consistently outperformed 14 state-of-the-art metaheuristic algorithms, demonstrating superior accuracy, convergence speed, and robustness across all test cases. …”
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T Cell Response in Patients with Implanted Biological and Mechanical Prosthetic Heart Valves by L. Barbarash, I. Kudryavtsev, N. Rutkovskaya, A. Golovkin

“…The study was aimed at assessing T cell subsets of peripheral blood from recipients of long-term functioning (more than 60 months) biological and mechanical heart valve prostheses. …”
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SPC25 as a prognostic and immune-related biomarker in lung adenocarcinoma by Pan Liu, Lili Wang, Sining Xing, Song Zhao, Huiying Yu

“…Cox regression analysis deepens our understanding of its prognostic evaluation role, and enrichment analysis reveals its biological functions and signaling pathways. We also explore the correlation between SPC25 and lung adenocarcinoma immune infiltration by combining ssGSEA and Spearman analysis. …”
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Changes in border-associated macrophages after stroke: Single-cell sequencing analysis by Ning Yu, Yang Zhao, Peng Wang, Fuqiang Zhang, Cuili Wen, Shilei Wang

“…Until recently, the functions of border-associated macrophages have been poorly understood and largely overlooked. …”
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Identification and analysis of neutrophil extracellular trap-related genes in periodontitis via bioinformatics and experimental verification by Miao Yu, Zhenqi Ye, Zixin Ye, Yaping Wu, Xiang Wu

“…Methods The microarray datasets were obtained from the Gene Expression Omnibus (GEO) database. Differentially expressed NRGs (DE-NRGs) were identified and functionally annotated. …”
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Medical Research Genres in the English Academic Discourse by E. V. Vakhterova, A. O. Stebletsova

“…The academic medical discourse functions in a wide spectrum of article types, which can be classified as medical research genres according to discourse parameters.…”
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Quantitative proteomic analysis based on TMT reveals different responses of Haloxylon ammodendron and Haloxylon persicum to long-term drought by Fang Yang, Xuelian Ding, Guanghui Lv

“…Abstract The essence of the plant drought tolerance mechanism lies in determining protein expression patterns, identifying key drought-tolerant proteins, and elucidating their association with specific functions within metabolic pathways. So far, there is limited information on the long-term drought tolerance of Haloxylon ammodendron and Haloxylon persicum grown in natural environments, as analyzed through proteomics. …”
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Ion channel classification through machine learning and protein language model embeddings by Ghazikhani Hamed, Butler Gregory

“…Ion channels are critical membrane proteins that regulate ion flux across cellular membranes, influencing numerous biological functions. The resource-intensive nature of traditional wet lab experiments for ion channel identification has led to an increasing emphasis on computational techniques. …”
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Double periodicity of mechanical properties of a thin ice field formed under conditions of lateral constraint by V. P. Epifanov, S. A. Lychev

“…A characteristic feature of the test results is that their spatial distributions can be represented with sufficient accuracy as an overlap of two periodic functions with significantly different periods: long-wave and short-wave components. …”
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Exploring partially reduced CeO111 surface at the atomic scale using scanning probe microscopy by Kyungmin Kim, Masayuki Abe, Shigeki Kawai, Oscar Custance

“…The chemical reactivity of these candidates to Ce[Formula: see text] atoms is quantified against the Ce[Formula: see text] counterparts by means of force spectroscopy using carbon monoxide functionalized probes. This study demonstrates that the combination of STM with AFM and force spectroscopy bears great potential to provide robust atomic-level insights into the chemistry of defects at ceria surfaces.…”
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Reduced Slc1a1 expression is associated with neuroinflammation and impaired sensorimotor gating and cognitive performance in mice: Implications for schizophrenia. by Parisa Afshari, Wei-Dong Yao, Frank A Middleton

“…Whole transcriptome RNA-Seq analysis detected expression changes of genes and pathways involved in cytokine signaling and synaptic functions in both brain and blood. Moreover, the brains of Slc1a1+/- mice displayed elevated levels of oxidized glutathione, a trend for increased oxidative DNA damage, and significantly increased levels of cytokines. …”
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