Augmenting insights into heat transfer performance of direct-contact evaporator: An interpretable data-driven hybrid strategy by Yinzhen Tan, Bo Yu, Jianxin Pan, Wuliang Yin, Min Wang, Hua Wang, Kai Yang, Qingtai Xiao

“…Then, the steam flow rate was decomposed into a series of intrinsic mode functions by intrinsic computing expressive empirical mode decomposition with adaptive noise (ICEEMDAN) and the intrinsic mode functions were divided into high-complexity and low-complexity components by fuzzy entropy (FE). …”
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Validating an IoT implementation framework for supporting industry 4.0 in SMEs: a Delphi and focus group approach by Qusay Adnan Abdulaziz, Hazilah Mad Kaidi, Maslin Masrom, Khairur Rijal Jamaludin, Shamsul Sarip, Suha Ibraheem Hamad, Halim Shah Hamzah

“…Despite recognizing the framework's comprehensiveness, experts highlighted the need for improved functionality and real-time performance, while expressing concerns about complexity. …”
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Specific features of cognitive skill development in athletes of situational sports by Vyacheslav Romanenko, Yrui Tropin, Leonid Podrigalo, Natalya Boychenko, Anatoly Abdula, Nataliia Sereda, Yaroslav Yatsiv

“…Situational sports, including team sports and martial arts, require athletes to demonstrate a high level of executive functions. The development of these functions follows specific patterns influenced by the nature of sports activity. …”
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Challenges in developing a split drive targeting dsx for the genetic control of the invasive malaria vector Anopheles stephensi by Mireia Larrosa-Godall, Joshua X. D. Ang, Philip T. Leftwich, Estela Gonzalez, Lewis Shackleford, Katherine Nevard, Rob Noad, Michelle A. E. Anderson, Luke Alphey

“…Although high homing rates were observed, the fitness defects found in both males and females carrying the transgene would likely prohibit this drive from functioning in the field. Graphical Abstract…”
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Adaptive Resistance of <i>Staphylococcus aureus</i> to Cefquinome Sulfate in an In Vitro Pharmacokinetic Model with Transcriptomic Insights by Yue Hu, Hao Zhu, Xingbo Zhang, Yuhui Wu, Jingtao Li, Nan Li, Zhanbo Cai, Yuhui Yang

“…The differentially expressed genes identified functioned in the synthesis of cell membranes, cytoplasm, and intracellular parts. …”
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Integrative metabolomics and transcriptomics analysis of hippocampus reveals taurine metabolism and sphingolipid metabolism dysregulation associated with sleep deprivation-induced... by Ting Chen, Junke Jia, Chenyi Gao, Qi Zhong, Lijuan Tang, Xiaokai Sui, Shuang Li, Chang Chen, Zongze Zhang

“…Sleep deprivation is known to impair cognitive functions. In this study, we investigated the mechanisms underlying memory impairment induced by sleep deprivation through a combined metabolomic and transcriptomic analysis of hippocampus. …”
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CTHRC1 Derived From Cancer‐Associated Fibroblasts Promotes Pancreatic Cancer Progression and Metastasis via the LIF‐STAT3 Pathway by Hang Yin, Yue Pan, Zhuang Li, Yong Liu, Jiatong Chen, Xin Chen, Chengfei Zhang, Feng Zhu, Chunzhao Yu

“…Functionally, we observed that CTHRC1 in CAFs promotes the proliferation, migration, and invasion of pancreatic cancer cells both in vitro and in vivo. …”
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CCR7+ selected gene-modified T cells maintain a central memory phenotype and display enhanced persistence in peripheral blood in vivo by Gray Kueberuwa, Hannah Gornall, Erik Marcelo Alcantar-Orozco, Deborah Bouvier, Zainul Abedin Kapacee, Robert Edward Hawkins, David Edward Gilham

“…This was validated through analysis of an array of surface markers and an observed reduction in effector cell functions ex vivo. CCR7 selection resulted in dramatic 83.6 and 137 fold increases in circulating levels of CD4 and CD8 T cells respectively compared to non-sorted T cells 3 weeks after adoptive transfer to NSG mice. …”
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Synthesis, preclinical evaluation and pilot clinical study of a P2Y12 receptor targeting radiotracer [18F]QTFT for imaging brain disorders by visualizing anti-inflammatory microgli... by Bolin Yao, Yanyan Kong, Jianing Li, Fulin Xu, Yan Deng, Yuncan Chen, Yixiu Chen, Jian Chen, Minhua Xu, Xiao Zhu, Liang Chen, Fang Xie, Xin Zhang, Cong Wang, Cong Li

“…As the brain's resident immune cells, microglia perform crucial functions such as phagocytosis, neuronal network maintenance, and injury restoration by adopting various phenotypes. …”
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Performance and Secrecy Analysis of Cooperative Full-Duplex NOMA System With Fountain Codes and Intelligent Reflective Surface by Phu Tran Tin, Minh-Sang Van Nguyen, Tran Trung Duy, Van Huy Pham, Le Viet Thanh, Byung-Seo Kim

“…This manuscript investigates a NOMA-based downlink configuration that integrates IRS and functions in a physical layer security (PLS) scenario, accounting for self-interference (SI) inherent to full-duplex (FD) operation. …”
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Clock Proteins Have the Potential to Improve Term Delivery Date Prediction: A Proof-of-Concept Study by Max T. Dufford, Tracey C. Fleischer, Laura J. Sommerville, Md. Bahadur Badsha, Ashoka D. Polpitiya, Jennifer Logan, Angela C. Fox, Sharon R. Rust, Charles B. Cox, Thomas J. Garite, J. Jay Boniface, Paul E. Kearney

“…A total of 15 proteins of diverse functionalities were shown to have a direct association with time to birth (TTB), 11 of which have not been previously linked to gestational age. …”
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Integration of ATAC-seq and RNA-seq reveals signal regulation during post-molt and inter-molt stages in muscle of Eriocheir sinensis by Bin Wang, Bin Wang, Jingjing Li, Mingzhi Zhang, Mingzhi Zhang, Anqi Li, Zhentao Song, Zhentao Song, Zhen He, Zhen He, Ruiqi Zhang, Ruiqi Zhang, Tong Hao, Tong Hao, Jinsheng Sun, Jinsheng Sun

“…Further protein structure analysis and RT-qPCR validation confirmed five GPCR genes related to molting process, in which four genes (GRM7, FMRFaR, mth2, gpr161) are active during the post-molt stage and one gene (moody) functions during the inter-molt stage.DiscussionThese findings highlight the key regulatory proteins and pathways involved in E. sinensis muscle during molting and also offer foundational data for studying the mechanisms of molting and discontinuous growth in crustaceans.…”
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Feasibility of internet-based multimodal emotion recognition training in adolescents with and without autism: A pilot study by Nora Choque Olsson, Julia Nordlander Björkman, Rasmus Lackell, Oliver Bergens, Håkan Fischer, Lillian Döllinger, Jan Bergström, Per Carlbring, Petri Laukka

“…ER can be enhanced through targeted interventions, but generalization to everyday functioning poses a challenge. Using dynamic multimodal emotional expressions for training may increase similarities to everyday situations. …”
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Optical solutions to time-fractional improved (2+1)-dimensional nonlinear Schrödinger equation in optical fibers by Muhammad Amin S. Murad, Ali. H. Tedjani, Zhao Li, Ejaz Hussain

“…We derive novel optical soliton solutions expressed through exponential and hyperbolic functions, which include bright, bell-shaped, wave, and singular solitons. …”
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Store-operated Ca2+ entry (SOCE) regulates melanoma proliferation and cell migration. by Masanari Umemura, Erdene Baljinnyam, Stefan Feske, Mariana S De Lorenzo, Lai-Hua Xie, Xianfeng Feng, Kayoko Oda, Ayako Makino, Takayuki Fujita, Utako Yokoyama, Mizuka Iwatsubo, Suzie Chen, James S Goydos, Yoshihiro Ishikawa, Kousaku Iwatsubo

“…Induction of SOCE was associated with activation of extracellular-signal-regulated kinase (ERK), and was inhibited by inhibitors of calmodulin kinase II (CaMKII) or Raf-1, suggesting that SOCE-mediated cellular functions are controlled via the CaMKII/Raf-1/ERK signaling pathway. …”
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L’ausilio dello Sport nel Modello Gestaltico Integrato by 1Salvatore Renda, 1Angela Ciulla, 1Letizia Cacciabaudo, 1Milena Mazzara, 1Valentina Maltese, 2Francesco Scarito

“…Talking about a holistic model in sports psychology makes us understand how the concepts of body and mind no longer help us to describe the functioning of the human being / athlete in a performance. …”
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Inhibition of Intestinal α-Glucosidase and Glucose Absorption by Feruloylated Arabinoxylan Mono- and Oligosaccharides from Corn Bran and Wheat Aleurone by Lovemore Nkhata Malunga, Peter Eck, Trust Beta

“…Both FAXmo extracts were effective inhibitors of sucrase and maltase functions of the α-glucosidase. The IC50 for FAXmo extracts on Caco-2 cells and rat intestinal α-glucosidase was 1.03–1.65 mg/mL and 2.6–6.5 mg/mL, respectively. …”
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Modelling and Solving Rescheduling Problems in Dynamic Permutation Flow Shop Environments by Pablo Valledor, Alberto Gomez, Paolo Priore, Javier Puente

“…Searching optimal solutions in multiobjective optimization problems may be difficult as these objectives are expressing different concepts and are not directly comparable. …”
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In-Plane Vibration Analysis of Annular Plates with Arbitrary Boundary Conditions by Xianjie Shi, Dongyan Shi, Zhengrong Qin, Qingshan Wang

“…Unlike most of the existing studies, the presented method can be readily and universally applied to a wide spectrum of in-plane vibration problems involving different boundary conditions, varying material, and geometric properties with no need of modifying the basic functions or adapting solution procedures. Several numerical examples are presented to demonstrate the effectiveness and reliability of the current solution for predicting the in-plane vibration characteristics of annular plates subjected to different boundary conditions.…”
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RESEARCH COMPETENCE COMPONENT STRUCTURE OF ACADEMIC AND SCIENTIFIC STAFF by Olga Yaroshenko

“…The article reveals the role of research competence in the career growth of academic staff, outlines the functions of research competence in the context of national science entry into the European Research Area. …”