The Thiadiazole Ring (THD) Is a Building Block for Potential Inhibitors of the SARS-CoV-2 Main Protease (Mpro): Theoretical Look into the Structure, Reactivity, and Binding Profile... by Dileep Chikkur Shanthakumar, Lohith Tumakuru Nagarajappa, Bienfait Kabuyaya Isamura, Mofeli Benedict Leoma, Kabelo Phuti Mokgopa, Sridhar Mandayam Anandalwar, Sahana Doreswamy, Srikantamurthy Ningaiah

“…In addition, Hirshfeld atomic charges, frontier molecular orbitals (FMOs), Fukui functions, and molecular electrostatic potential (MEP) reveal that the pyrrolic H atom (ring F) and the imidazole N atom (ring E) are the preferred binding sites for nucleophilic and electrophilic attacks, respectively. …”
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Effects of Biogas Slurry on Microbial Phosphorus Metabolism in Soil of <i>Camellia oleifera</i> Plantations by Quanxun Chen, Jianbo Cheng, Guangliang Tian, Tengbin He, Hu Wang, Tao Zhang, Jianming Hong, Liangyu Dai, Tianling Fu

“…This study characterized the effects of controlled biogas slurry application gradients (0, 13, 27, 40, and 53) on the soil phosphorus structure, camellia oleifera (CO) phosphorus content, microbial phosphorus metabolism functional gene abundance, and phosphorus transformation functions in CO plantation soils. …”
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Isolation and Comprehensive Analysis of Cochlear Tissue‐Derived Small Extracellular Vesicles by Pei Jiang, Xiangyu Ma, Xinlin Wang, Jingyuan Huang, Yintao Wang, Jingru Ai, Hairong Xiao, Mingchen Dai, Yanqin Lin, Buwei Shao, Xujun Tang, Wei Tong, Zixuan Ye, Renjie Chai, Shasha Zhang

“…The miRNAs and proteins of CDsEVs are crucial for maintaining normal auditory function. Among them, FGFR1 in CDsEVs may mediate the survival of cochlear hair cells via sEVs. …”
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A High-resolution, Inversion-based Synoptic Study of Solar Granulation by James W. Crowley, Ivan Milić, Gianna Cauzzi, Kevin Reardon

“…We do, however, find a slight increase in the photospheric temperature gradient during the declining phase of the solar cycle. …”
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Aquiclude Stability Evaluation and Significance Analysis of Influencing Factors of Close-Distance Coal Seams: A Case Study of the Yili No. 4 Coal Mine in Xinjiang, China by Shuaishuai Liang, Dongsheng Zhang, Gangwei Fan, Wenhao Guo, Shouyang Gao, Shuai Zhang, Zhanglei Fan, Wei Yu

“…Based on the geological conditions of the close-distance coal seams in the mine under study, the main influencing factors and subordinate functions of evaluation index Sta were analyzed. The above three factors’ weights were assessed as 0.1095, 0.3090, and 0.5815, respectively, and the proposed evaluation method’s feasibility was verified by the water level variation in the observation hole. …”
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Active Gain-Controlled Beam-Steering Transmissive Surface by Seyed Ehsan Hosseininejad, Amirmasood Bagheri, Fan Wang, Mohsen Khalily, Rahim Tafazolli

“…To implement such a functionality, a transmissive unit cell properly integrated with transistors and phase shifters is introduced with the ability of simultaneous manipulation of phase, amplitude (reduction and amplification), and polarization. …”
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Overexpression of plasma membrane SUT1 in poplar alters lateral sucrose partitioning in stem and promotes leaf necrosis by Liang‐Jiao Xue, Moh'd I. Hozain, Christopher J. Frost, Afraz Talebi, Batbayar Nyamdari, Kavita B. Aulakh, Ran Zhou, Scott A. Harding, Chung‐Jui Tsai

“…Abstract In Populus and many other tree species, photoassimilate sucrose diffuses down a concentration gradient via symplastically connected mesophyll cells to minor vein phloem for long‐distance transport. …”
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Group-Specific SVM With Bilevel Programming Methods for Parameter Optimization and Explainable AI in Urban Quality of Life Prediction by Gonzalo Rios-Vasquez, Hanns De La Fuente-Mella, Jose Ceroni-Diaz

“…The bilevel models consider linear and quadratic loss functions. The proposed approach is benchmarked against Linear Regression, Regression Tree, Random Forest, and Gradient Boosting models. …”
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U-shaped relationship between frailty and non-HDL-cholesterol in the elderly: a cross-sectional study by Yu Pan, Yan Yuan, Juan Yang, Zhu Qing Feng, Xue Yin Tang, Yi Jiang, Gui Ming Hu, Jiang Chuan Dong

“…A 40-item frailty index scale, encompassing various dimensions of somatic functioning, psychological evaluation, and illness, was developed and individually evaluated for each participant. …”
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Reduced avoidance behaviour in Daphnia magna due to agrochemical-induced vulnerability by María Eugenia López-Valcárcel, Ana del Arco, Cristiano V.M. Araújo, Gema Parra

“…Additionally, agrochemically induced vulnerability and its effect on avoidance behaviour may affect ecosystem functioning through the altered spatial distribution of zooplankton populations.…”
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A Facile and Efficient Protocol for Phospholipid Enrichment in Synovial Joint Fluid: Monodisperse-Mesoporous SiO₂ Microspheres as a New Metal Oxide Affinity Sorbent by Serhat Aladağ, İlayda Demirdiş, Burcu Gökçal Kapucu, Emine Koç, Ozan Kaplan, Batuhan Erhan Aktaş, Mustafa Çelebier, Ali Tuncel, Feza Korkusuz

“…Phospholipids (PLs), essential components of cell membranes, play significant roles in maintaining the structural integrity and functionality of joint tissues. One of the main components of synovial joint fluid (SJF) is PLs. …”
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Cholesterol affects the binding of proteins to phosphatidic acid without influencing its ionization properties by Desmond Owusu Kwarteng, Alexander Wolf, Madisyn Langdon, Nawal Kassas, Nicolas Vitale, Edgar Eduard Kooijman

“…To perform such diverse signaling functions, the ionization and charge of PA's headgroup rely on the properties of vicinal membrane lipids and changes in cellular conditions. …”
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Study on the effect of environmental humidity on the thermal decomposition characteristics of PVC outer sheath of high-voltage cables by Zhaoguo Wu, Qian Wang, Qianbo Xiao, Ke Wu, Qianglin Fu, Huixian Huang, Hong Xiang, Zhengqin Cao

“…FTIR was employed to identify the functional groups in the thermal decomposition gases, while ion chromatography was used to quantify the HCl content. …”
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A Signal Processing-Guided Deep Learning Framework for Wind Shear Prediction on Airport Runways by Afaq Khattak, Pak-wai Chan, Feng Chen, Hashem Alyami, Masoud Alajmi

“…It begins with optimized variational mode decomposition (OVMD), which decomposes the wind shear time series into intrinsic mode functions (IMFs), each capturing distinct temporal characteristics. …”
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Low serum triiodothyronine and potassium levels are associated with increased risk of eclampsia among women in the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa by Charles Bitamazire Businge, Benjamin Longo-Mbenza, Andre Pascal Kengne

“…Apart from metabolic functions, T3 and T4 are essential fast acting cytosolic and synaptosomal neural transmitters that also regulate neuronal excitatory-inhibitory mechanisms. …”
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Simulation of Vertical Movements of Seawater in Stratified Reservoirs by N. V. Kudinov, A. A. Filina, A. V. Nikitina, D. V. Bondarenko, I. F. Razveeva

“…This is open-source software that provides not only the redefinition of empirical dependences (as algebraic functions), but also the connection of external simulating modules to display dependences algorithmically.Discussion and Conclusion. …”
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Monitoring of Biodiversity in the Erbil Governorate -Iraq Using Remote Sensing Data by Shwan Othman Hussein, Daban Kadhim Omar, Karzan Ahmed Abdulwahid

“…Biologists don't even fully understand the basic organ-level functions of this system, so knowing how a system as complex as this one work and understanding its dynamics are crucial for effective conservation and management of its constituent ecosystems. …”
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Experimental and Numerical Modelling of Nonlinear Flow Behavior in Single Fractured Granite by Xiaopeng Su, Lei Zhou, Honglian Li, Binwei Xia, Zhonghui Shen, Yiyu Lu

“…A new friction model was also developed that takes both the nonlinear effect and the influence of fracture relative roughness into account by multiplying the ideal model by two power-law functions. This new model is effective in predicting the friction factor. …”
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Restoration of riparian forest cover increases carbon stocks in the Pacific Northwest by Regina O’Kelley, Rose A Graves, Holly Amer, Lucas C R Silva

“…In recent decades, riparian reforestation has accelerated in the Pacific Northwest (PNW) of the United States, primarily aiming to restore ecosystem functions and associated benefits. Using these plantings as a ‘natural experiment’, we assessed C storage in woody vegetation (trees and shrubs) and soils across a chronosequence of PNW riparian reforestation sites. …”
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Radiometric landscape: a new conceptual framework and operational approach for landscape characterisation and mapping by Louise Lemettais, Samuel Alleaume, Sandra Luque, Anne-Élisabeth Laques, Yonas Alim, Laurent Demagistri, Agnès Bégué

“…The approach relies on a conceptual model, which links the description, characteristics, structure and functions of the landscape to a set of Remote Sensing-based Essential Landscape Variables (RS-ELVs). …”
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