<i>Ammopiptanthus nanus</i> Population Dynamics: Bridging the Gap Between Genetic Variation and Ecological Distribution Patterns by Jingdian Liu, Mengmeng Wei, Jiayi Lu, Shiqing Liu, Xuerong Li, Xiyong Wang, Jiancheng Wang, Daoyuan Zhang, Ting Lu, Wei Shi

“…The population structure of 129 wild specimens of <i>A. nanus</i> from eight populations was analyzed using EST-SSR molecular markers in this research. …”
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Species richness is not a good predictor for above-ground biomass in a warm temperate deciduous broadleaf forest by Chunmei He, Yushan Li, Xiaoxia Dai, Na Liu, Fangfang Wu, Jiangbo Yan, Meiping Gao, Yonghui Liang, Zuoqiang Yuan, Zhanqing Hao, Qiulong Yin

“…Structural equation model was used to determine the direct or indirect effects of each factor on AGB. …”
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Spatiotemporal Variations in Strain Release and Seismic Rupture in Multifault Systems: An Example from Panamint Valley, Southeastern California by Aubrey A. LaPlante, Christine A. Regalla, Israporn Sethanant, Shannon A. Mahan, Harrison J. Gray

“…Then, we quantify slip kinematics using high-resolution structure from motion digital surface models. We find the Panamint Valley transtensional relay (PVTR) hosted four late Holocene earthquakes, bracketed to ~5.8–3.4 ka, ~3.8–2.2 ka, ~2.4–0.6 ka, and ~0.64–0.16 ka, with ~0.6–1.1 m of slip per event, correlative to Mw ≈ 6.7–6.9 earthquakes. …”
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Modeling and Analysis of Wind Turbine Wake Vortex Evolution Due to Time-Constant Spatial Variations in Atmospheric Flow by Alayna Farrell, Fernando Ponta, North Yates

“…However, these advancements in lightweight design result in heightened aeroelastic sensitivity, leading to complex interactions which affect the rotor’s capacity to withstand aerodynamic loading and the cascading effects that manifest in the wake’s vortex-structure evolution under variable atmospheric conditions. …”
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Application of copy number variation sequencing combined with whole exome sequencing in prenatal left–right asymmetry disorders by Yu Qin, Muon Senglong, Koksear Touch, Juan Xiao, Ruijie Fang, Qingling kang, Lei Fan, Shufang Li, Jing Liu, Jianli Wu, Yuanyuan Wu, Xinwei Shi, Haiyi Liu, Xun Gong, Xingguang Lin, Ling Feng, Suhua Chen, Wei Li

“…Further bioinformatics scrutiny was conducted to assess the protein structure and function prediction of these variants, ultimately indicating their potential pathogenicity. …”
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Characteristics of water phase permeability variation in medium-low permeability oil reservoirs during high multiple waterflooding by MA Xiaoli, BI Yongbin, JIANG Mingjie, LI Dan, GU Xiao

“…In the later stages, due to water flushing, fine silt particles and clay minerals in the cement may detach and migrate to pore throats, causing blockage and damage to the pore throat structure, thereby reducing water phase permeability. …”
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Seasonal variation in water use for hygiene in Oromia, Ethiopia, and its implications for trachoma control: An intensive observational study. by Katie Greenland, Alexandra Czerniewska, Meseret Guye, Demitu Legesse, Asanti Ahmed Mume, Oumer Shafi Abdurahman, Muluadam Abraham Aga, Hirpha Miecha, Gemechu Shumi Bejiga, Virginia Sarah, Matthew Burton, Anna Last

“…Sixty-one household members were observed intensively over two days in the dry season (January), the rainy season (July) and during the harvest period (October) in 2018. Structured record forms were used to document household water availability and use. …”
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Identifying spatiotemporal variations in four-spot megrim (Lepidorhombus boscii) fishery nurseries to enhance management and stock assessment by Esther Abad, Francisco Izquierdo, Jorge Landa, Francisco Velasco, Manuel Hidalgo, Maria Grazia Pennino

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Spatio-temporal Variation of Landuse Carbon Budget and Carbon Compensation Zoning in Beibu Gulf Urban Agglomeration Area by Wang Zhengqiang, Qin Menglin, Tang Shibin, Zhao Yincheng, Pang Yayue, Gong Yuanhong

“…[Results] ① From 2000 to 2020, the carbon balance of the Beibu Gulf urban agglomeration showed an overall increase, the main carbon emission area at the municipal scale showed a “core-periphery” structure, and the main absorption area has shown a “barb” spatial pattern. ② From 2000 to 2020, the carbon sources and sinks in the Beibu Gulf urban agglomeration area showed a northwest-southeast direction, except for the Guangxi region that showed a northeast-southwest dominant direction, with a stable spatial distribution center of gravity. ③ From 2000 to 2020, the coordinates of carbon sources and carbon sinks in the urban agglomeration area were greater than 0.5. …”
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Integrating genome-wide genetic variations and monocyte expression data reveals trans-regulated gene modules in humans. by Maxime Rotival, Tanja Zeller, Philipp S Wild, Seraya Maouche, Silke Szymczak, Arne Schillert, Raphaele Castagné, Arne Deiseroth, Carole Proust, Jessy Brocheton, Tiphaine Godefroy, Claire Perret, Marine Germain, Medea Eleftheriadis, Christoph R Sinning, Renate B Schnabel, Edith Lubos, Karl J Lackner, Heidi Rossmann, Thomas Münzel, Augusto Rendon, Cardiogenics Consortium, Jeanette Erdmann, Panos Deloukas, Christian Hengstenberg, Patrick Diemert, Gilles Montalescot, Willem H Ouwehand, Nilesh J Samani, Heribert Schunkert, David-Alexandre Tregouet, Andreas Ziegler, Alison H Goodall, François Cambien, Laurence Tiret, Stefan Blankenberg

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Assessing the Impacts of Adaptation to Native‐Range Habitats and Contemporary Founder Effects on Genetic Diversity in an Invasive Fish by Thaïs A. Bernos, Zdenek Lajbner, Petr Kotlík, Jacklyn M. Hill, Silvia Marková, Jonah Yick, Nicholas E. Mandrak, Ken M. Jeffries

“…We examined genetic structure among these populations and accounted for long‐term evolutionary history within the native range to assess whether introduced populations exhibited lower genetic diversity than native populations. …”
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Growth and yield of lodgepole pine stands disturbed by mountain pine beetle in the Lower Foothills of Alberta by W. Richard Dempster, Sharon Meredith

“…The degree to which timber production is naturally restored in such stands will depend to a large extent on the amount and composition of non-pine advance growth and regeneration. Variation in attack severity and tree species composition will, in the absence of clearcutting following disturbance, result in increased diversity in stand and forest structure. …”
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A Phase Error Compensation Method for High-Rise Targets in High-Resolution SAR Images by JiaDong Deng, Wei Yang, HongCheng Zeng, YaMin Wang, Jiayi Guo, Wei Xiong, Min Liu, Jie Chen, Wei Liu

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From pixels to planning: scale-free active inference by Karl Friston, Karl Friston, Conor Heins, Tim Verbelen, Lancelot Da Costa, Lancelot Da Costa, Tommaso Salvatori, Dimitrije Markovic, Dimitrije Markovic, Alexander Tschantz, Magnus Koudahl, Christopher Buckley, Christopher Buckley, Thomas Parr

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Whole genome resequencing-based analysis of plateau adaptation in Meiren yak (Bos grunniens) by Tong Wang, XiaoMing Ma, ChaoFan Ma, XiaoYun Wu, Ta ZhaXi, LiXin Yin, WeiGuo Li, YuFei Li, ChunNian Liang, Ping Yan

“…In this study, we aimed to explore the evolutionary history and population structure of the genetic resource of Meiren yak and to mine the characteristic genes of Meiren yak. …”
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Ongoing Lithospheric Alteration of the North China Craton Revealed by Surface‐Wave Tomography and Geodetic Observations by J. K. Feng, H. J. Yao, L. Chen, C. L. Li

“…Our new model unveils remarkable N‐S variation in the lithospheric structure. An E‐W elongated lithospheric weak zone, coinciding with contemporary left‐lateral shearing revealed by geodetic observation, occupies the northern central and eastern NCC. …”
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Acoustic Data on Vowel Nasalization Across Prosodic Conditions in L1 Korean and L2 English by Native Korean Speakers by Jiyoung Jang, Sahyang Kim, Taehong Cho

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GraphEPN: A Deep Learning Framework for B-Cell Epitope Prediction Leveraging Graph Neural Networks by Feng Wang, Xiangwei Dai, Liyan Shen, Shan Chang

“…However, existing computational approaches often struggle to capture the complexity of protein structures and intricate residue interactions, highlighting the need for more effective models. …”
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Morphometrics of the Blue Crab <i>Callinectes sapidus</i> Rathbun, 1896 in a Northern Adriatic Saline Marsh Under Environmental Stress by Neven Iveša, Paolo Paliaga, Matej Čief, Petra Burić, Valentina Pitacco, Moira Buršić

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Understanding burnout among operating room nurses: a qualitative study by Yufang Li, Dan Xiang, Yun Jiang, Su Gu

“…A phenomenological research approach was adopted, utilizing semi-structured interviews for data collection. Interview data were analyzed using Colaizzi’s seven-step method. …”
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