Does a Time-Lagged Effect Exist Between Landscape Pattern Changes and Giant Panda Density? by Qingxia Zhao, Qifeng Zhu, Jiqin Huang, Yueduo Cui, Yutai Liu, Dong Chen, Xuelin Jin

“…Land use and land cover change (LULCC) can influence giant panda distributions by altering landscape structure and configuration. However, the spatial impacts and potential time lag effects of landscape pattern changes on giant pandas remain underexplored. …”
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Design of a novel and robust 2-DOF PIDA controller based on enzyme action optimizer for ball position regulation in magnetic levitation systems by Serdar Ekinci, Davut Izci, Mostafa Jabari, Mohit Bajaj, Olena Rubanenko

“…These systems are highly sensitive to model uncertainties, parameter variations, and external disturbances. …”
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Erythropoietin‐Stimulated Macrophage‐Derived Extracellular Vesicles in Chitosan Hydrogel Rescue BMSCs Fate by Targeting EGFR to Alleviate Inflammatory Bone Loss in Periodontitis... by Shuchen Liu, Zhuoran Wang, Yuhuan Li, Ziyi Pan, Lei Huang, Jing Cui, Xue Zhang, Mingxi Yang, Yuan Zhang, Daowei Li, Hongchen Sun

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Consumer knowledge in marketing: a critical review and research agenda by Elisa Garrido-Castro, Francisco José Torres-Peña, Eva María Murgado-Armenteros, Francisco Jose Torres-Ruiz

“…Its definition, measurement and approaches to its role and usefulness are superficial and underdeveloped. After structuring and analysing the existing literature, the authors establish, (I) which aspects are of little use to the discipline, and (II) which research lines have the most potential and should be developed and studied in greater depth, to advance and complete the existing consumer knowledge framework. …”
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Gonadal Histology and Expression Analysis of Sex Characteristic Genes in Grass Carp at Different Ages by Bo QI, Shengjie LI, Jinxing DU, Xiaofang XIAO, Dongyun ZHANG, Tao ZHU, Caixia LEI, Zhijun LIU, Hongmei SONG

“…Anti-Müllerian hormone (amh) regulates the structure of reproductive organs and the differentiation and development of reproductive cells. …”
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Validación de una encuesta de opinión sobre la eficacia de la simulación para participantes by Aida Camps-Gómez, Anna González-Fernández, Jennifer Morata-Serrano, Katherina M. Faundez-Inostroza, Carmen Gomar-Sancho, Marina Mateu-Capell

“…Results: After the process, a final survey was obtained with 24 questions with answers from 4 ordinal categorical categories, which shows a unidimensional internal structure of 71.1% of the total variance. The model fit indices were χ2 = 123.936 (p < 0.001), d.f. = 48.67; RMSEA = 0.00; CFI = 1.00; TLI =1.00. …”
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Effects of pruning on canopy microenvironment, branch composition and nut quality in Xinjiang walnut by HAN Liqun, ZHAO Yu, ZHAO Guoqing, ZHANG Hui, MA Kai

“…Yield and nut quality are the most critical indicators for evaluating the rationality of pruning models in the fruit tree. The pruning can also establish physiological balance between vegetative growth and reproductive capacity, helping to maintain tree structure and improve nut quality. …”
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α-Glucosidase Inhibition Mechanism and Anti-Hyperglycemic Effects of Flavonoids from Astragali Radix and Their Mixture Effects by Xing Han, Pengpu Wang, Jing Zhang, Yang Lv, Zhigao Zhao, Fengxian Zhang, Mingying Shang, Guangxue Liu, Xuan Wang, Shaoqing Cai, Feng Xu

“…<b>Results</b>: Of the 29 flavonoids, 16 demonstrated significant α-glucosidase inhibitory activity, with five (<b>C3</b>, <b>C17</b>, <b>C19</b>, <b>C28</b>, and <b>C29</b>) identified as novel inhibitors. Structure–activity relationship (SAR) analysis revealed that hydroxylation, particularly at the C-3 position, enhanced activity, while glycosylation and methoxylation reduced it. …”
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Brain topology and cognitive outcomes after cardiac arrest: A graph theoretical analysis of fMRI data by Marlous M.L.H. Verhulst, Puck Lange, Anil Man Tuladhar, Prejaas Tewarie, Pauline C.W. van Gils, Caroline van Heugten, Judith Bonnes, Thijs Delnoij, Rick Helmich, Jeannette Hofmeijer

“…Possible predictive values of SSN structure or function need further investigation.…”
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Sex-dependent efficacy of sphingosine-1-phosphate receptor agonist FTY720 in mitigating Huntington’s disease by Jingyun Wu, Irene Santos-Garcia, Ivan Eiriz, Thomas Brüning, Aleš Kvasnička, David Friedecký, Tuula A. Nyman, Jens Pahnke

“…FTY intervention also rescued testicular atrophy, restored testis tissue structure in male mice suggesting a broader impact on peripheral tissues affected by huntingtin pathology. …”
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The effects and mechanisms of far-infrared ray on depression-like behavior induced by CRS in mice by Yian Ling, Yejun Gao, Wanbin Liu, Jing Li, Lijuan Nie, Cuizhen Zhu, Qingrong Xia

“…Hematoxylin-eosin and Nissl staining were utilized to detect morphological changes in the mice hippocampus. In addition, the structure and mitochondrial morphology of hippocampal neurons and microglia were studied using transmission electron microscopy (TEM). …”
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hpCasMINI: An engineered hypercompact CRISPR-Cas12f system with boosted gene editing activity by Shufeng Ma, Kaitong Liao, Kechen Chen, Tong Cheng, Xiaofeng Yang, Peihan Chen, Sijie Li, Mengrao Li, Xin Zhang, Yanqun Zhang, Tao Huang, Xiaobo Wang, Lanfeng Wang, Ying Lin, Zhili Rong

“…Here we introduce an engineered compact CRISPR-Cas12f (hpCasMINI, 554 aa), with hyper editing efficiency in mammalian cells via adding an α-helix structure to the N-terminus of an Un1Cas12f1 variant CasMINI (529 aa). …”
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Elevational and Seasonal Patterns of Plant–Hummingbird Interactions in a High Tropical Mountain by Eugenia M. Sentíes‐Aguilar, Silvana Martén‐Rodríguez, Guillermo Huerta‐Ramos, Sergio Díaz‐Infante, Gabriel López‐Segoviano, Armando Aguirre‐Jaimes, Mauricio Quesada‐Avendaño, Jorge Cortés‐Flores, María del Coro Arizmendi

“…Our findings highlight the role of species turnover, interaction rewiring, and phenological overlap in structuring plant–hummingbird networks, with specific effects of abundance, morphology, and phylogeny varying with elevation and season. …”
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Longitudinal analysis of lifestyle risk factors, nutrition status and drivers of food choice among urban migrants in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, and Almaty, Kazakhstan: a formative stud... by Sabri Bromage, Shamil Tazhibayev, Xin Zhou, Chang Liu, Enkhtsetseg Tserenkhuu, Oksana Dolmatova, Munkhbat Khishignemekh, Leyla Musurepova, Wusigale, Soninkhishig Tsolmon, Enkhjargal Tsendjav, Davaasambuu Enkhmaa, Rajesh Kumar Rai, Bayarmaa Enkhbat, Bilige Menghe, Davaasambuu Ganmaa

“…Design: We collected panel data on household structure, drivers of food choice, nutrition knowledge and diverse measures of nutrition status and lifestyle risk from urban migrants at 0, 3, 6 and 9 months using harmonised methodology in two cities. …”
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Hierarchizing multi-scale environmental effects on agricultural pest population dynamics: a case study on the annual onset of Bactrocera dorsalis population growth in Senegalese or... by Caumette, Cécile, Diatta, Paterne, Piry, Sylvain, Chapuis, Marie-Pierre, Faye, Emile, Sigrist, Fabio, Martin, Olivier, Papaïx, Julien, Brévault, Thierry, Berthier, Karine

“…We gathered abundance data from a three-year monitoring conducted in 69 mango orchards as well as environmental data (i.e. orchard management, landscape structure and weather variability) across a range of spatial scales. …”
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Fatness, fitness and the aging brain: A cross sectional study of the associations between a physiological estimate of brain age and physical fitness, activity, sleep, and body comp... by David Wing, Lisa T. Eyler, Eric J. Lenze, Julie Loebach Wetherell, Jeanne F. Nichols, Romain Meeusen, Job G. Godino, Joshua S. Shimony, Abraham Z. Snyder, Tomoyuki Nishino, Ginger E. Nicol, Guy Nagels, Bart Roelands

“…Introduction: Changes in brain structure and function occur with aging. However, there is substantial heterogeneity both in terms of when these changes begin, and the rate at which they progress. …”
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Drivers of soil carbon and nitrogen stock in topsoil and deep soil under grazing in two steppe ecosystems by Jiali Sun, Shichao Tian, Haihua Bai, Fei Li

“…Overall, SOC and TN stocks are primarily influenced by soil enzyme activities and the abundance and structure of bacterial and fungal communities. Also, the results of this study enhance our understanding of soil carbon and nitrogen stocks, enzyme activities, and microbial dynamics under grazing conditions, thereby contributing to a deeper understanding of soil nutrient dynamics in steppe ecosystems.…”
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Reliability and validity study of the “5Cs” hesitancy scale for maternal influenza vaccination among pregnant and postpartum women by Fanyu Zeng, Bingcheng Du, Hong Jiang, Min Zheng, Xiu Qiu, Fen Li, Nianhua Yi, Yinglan Wu, Yuanying Ma, Changhui Li, Chunyi Gu, Lei Wang, Fengyun Yang, Longmei Jin, Yanran Yang, Xu Qian

“…Results Confirmatory factor analysis results supported the five-factor structure of the scale (RMESA = 0.098, CFI = 0.921, TLI = 0.903, NFI = 0.918). …”
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Anti-inflammatory effect of glucose—mannose binding lectins isolated from Brazilian beans by A. M. S. Assreuy, M. D. Shibuya, G. J. Martins, M. L. P. De Souza, B. S. Cavada, R. A. Moreira, J. T. A. Oliveira, R. A. Ribeiro, C. A. Flores

“…Because of a lectin domain present in the selectin structure, we investigated the anti-inflammtory activity of six mannose–glucose binding lectins from brazilian beans: Dioclea guianensis-DguiL; D. grandiflora-DgL; Cratylia floribunda-CfL; D. violacea-D.vL; D. virgata-DvirL and Canavalia brasiliensis-ConBr. …”
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Murid gammaherpesvirus 4 establishes latency and reactivates in a strain-dependent manner by Katarina Lopusna, Petra Belvoncikova, Iveta Stibraniova, Pavlina Bartikova, Viktoria Valentinova, Mario Benko, Marcela Kudelova, Miroslav Böhmer, Miroslav Böhmer, Miroslav Böhmer, Tomas Szemes, Tomas Szemes, Tomas Szemes, Ingeborg Rezuchova

“…Detailed knowledge of the dependence of pathogenic properties on genome structure and sequence would help to better understand the complex host-pathogen interactions. …”
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