Coal gasification through microbial degradation in a low-pressure CO2 and H2 environment: An experimental study by Kuo JIAN, Xuehai FU, Mingjie LIU, Jian LIU, Jin LI, Zhongliang RU, Xiaofeng JI, Qiang WANG

“…Using techniques including gas chromatography, 16S rRNA gene sequencing, and low-temperature liquid nitrogen adsorption, this study delved into the intrinsic variation patterns of biogenic gas production, microbial communities, and coal structures. …”
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Gall bladder duplication: A rare biliary malformation by Hari Om Joshi, MBBS, MD, Dipesh Poudel, MBBS, MA, Prashant Khatiwoda, MBBS, MD, Bikash Bikram Adhikari, MBBS, MD, Laxman Kunwar, MBBS, MD

“…Follow-up CT and ultrasound examinations revealed 2 distinct gallbladder-like structures in the gallbladder fossa, each with a cystic duct draining into the common bile duct. …”
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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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Release Dynamics of Particulate Organic Carbon and Nitrogen and the Related Microbial Abundance Variation during Degradation of Ulva prolifera by Miaomiao ZHAO, Rong BI, Hongmei LI, Xinrong SONG, Shengrong HUANG, Xiuting FENG, Hailong ZHANG, Li LI, Meixun ZHAO

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Patterns of Variation and Coordination in Shoot Traits Across Four Branching Orders of <i>Larix principis-rupprechtii</i> by Yang Yu, Huayong Zhang, Zhongyu Wang, Zhao Liu

“…As the structural units of the aboveground branching system in woody plants, it remains unclear whether shoots exhibit a universal whole-plant economic spectrum and whether branch order significantly affects the patterns of trait variation and coordination. …”
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Morphological variations at the knee associated with osteoarthritis: a case-control study using data from the GOAL study by Anand Ramachandran Nair, Kenneth Muir, Weiya Zhang, Michael Doherty, Abhishek Abhishek

“…Measurement of 12 characteristics was undertaken in 815 controls with asymptomatic structurally normal knees to examine right-left symmetry and variation with gender and age. …”
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Influence of Geometric Variations on the Compressive Strength of Concrete-Filled Steel-Reinforced Columns: A Nonlinear FEA Approach by Rajib Karmaker, Mohammad Redwneul Hoque, Ujjwal Kumar Deb

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Nestling Plumage Colour Variation in a Sexually Dichromatic Hole‐Nesting Passerine Bird—Potential Functions and Mechanisms by Miklós Laczi, Gábor Herczeg, Fanni Sarkadi, Helga Gyarmathy, Márton Herényi, Mónika Jablonszky, Gabriella Kőmüves, Gábor Markó, Gergely Nagy, Balázs Rosivall, Gyula Szabó, János Török, Gergely Hegyi

“…Focusing on the collared flycatcher (Ficedula albicollis), this explorative study investigated colour variation in the pre‐fledgling stage of nestlings. …”
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Efficient Prediction of Shallow-Water Acoustic Transmission Loss Using a Hybrid Variational Autoencoder–Flow Framework by Bolin Su, Haozhong Wang, Xingyu Zhu, Penghua Song, Xiaolei Li

“…The results demonstrated that the VAE–Flow network achieved higher computational efficiency, with a computation time of 4 s for generating 1000 acoustic TL samples, versus the over 500 s required by the KRAKEN model, while preserving accuracy, with median structural similarity index measure (SSIM) values over 0.90.…”
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IELTS and TOEFL Applicants’ Self-assessment and Actual Test Performance: A Mixed-Methods Study of Relationship and Variation by Reza Rezvani, Farshad Khadivikia

“…Data collection involved the applicants' self-assessments, their test scores, and semi-structured interviews. Quantitative data were analysed using correlation and regression analyses, while qualitative data were examined through thematic content analysis. …”
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Regional Climate Drives Spatial Variation in Species Richness in the Most Diverse Family of Neotropical Snakes (Colubroidea: Dipsadidae) by Juan P. Ramírez, Julián A. Velasco, Tod W. Reeder

“…Then, using piecewise structural equations, we evaluated and compared the ability to predict the richness of these cells by several environmental (current climatic seasonality and past climatic stability) and evolutionary variables (speciation rates and time for speciation). …”
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Intraspecific Variation and Recent Loss of Ancient, Conserved Effector Genes in the Sudden Oak Death Pathogen Phytophthora ramorum by Nicholas C. Cauldron, Caroline M. Press, Alexandra J. Weisberg, Marília Horta Jung, Tamara Corcobado, Joan F. Webber, Koji Kageyama, Ayaka Hieno, Hayato Masuya, Seiji Uematsu, Bruno Scanu, Clive M. Brasier, Thomas Jung, Jeff H. Chang, Niklaus J. Grünwald

“…The six genomes were assembled into 13 putative chromosomes. Analysis of structural variation revealed multiple chromosome fusion and fission events. …”
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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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Response of Soil Respiration to Snowfall in a Kubuqi Salix Plantation Forest of During Freeze-thaw Period by WANG Jixuan, LAN Xiaozhen, PEI Zhiyong, ZHANG Junyao, WANG Xinping, LI Ying, WANG Haichao, SUN Xiaotian, SUN Kai

“…The two-factor composite model of soil temperature and moisture explained soil respiration better than the single factor model, and it explained 81% of the variation in soil respiration. The simulation results of the structural equation modelling (SEM) showed that all factors could jointly explain 70% of the variation in soil respiration rate, snowfall and stubble levelling directly affected soil respiration, and land preparation affected soil respiration indirectly by affecting soil temperature and moisture. …”
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Characterizing fine-scale spatiotemporal variations in canopy litterfall and fine root dynamics in cool temperate forest ecosystems by Mark Bryan Carayugan, Ji Young An, Byung Bae Park

“…This study combined up to four years of field measurements (2–4 years for litterfall, 1 year for fine root stocks, and 2 years for fine root production and mortality) from twelve 0.02–0.09-ha stands in Gwangneung Experimental Forest to investigate the relationships between litter and fine root variability and stand topographic, structural, and edaphic features. Topography emerged as a key driver of variation within stands, significantly influencing total litterfall (βstd.= −0.568 for elevation; βstd.= −0.597 for slope), leaf litterfall (βstd.= −0.722 for elevation), total fine root biomass (βstd. = −0.863 for slope), and < 1mm-sized root biomass (βstd.= −0.618 for slope). …”
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Emission and Transcriptional Regulation of Aroma Variation in <i>Oncidium</i> Twinkle ‘Red Fantasy’ Under Diel Rhythm by Yan Chen, Shengyuan Zhong, Lan Kong, Ronghui Fan, Yan Xu, Yiquan Chen, Huaiqin Zhong

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Variations and controlling factors of soil CO2 release at daytime and nighttime scales in the loess hilly regions of China by Yarong Sun, Senbao Lu, Yunming Chen

“…Soil temperature < 0℃ was not identified as a primary driver, which only explained 1 %–4% of the variation in soil respiration. Meanwhile, the temperature sensitivity of soil respiration decreased by 1.3–1.8 times when soil temperatures were < 0°C compared to when soil temperatures were > 0°C. …”
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Development of a Design Procedure Combining Topological Optimization and a Multibody Environment: Application to a Tram Motor Bogie Frame by Alessio Cascino, Enrico Meli, Andrea Rindi

“…This approach becomes crucial in the railway industry, where components must be verified according to multiple reference standards, both structurally and dynamically. In this context, the present research activity aims to develop a fast and effective desin procedure based on European reference standards. …”
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Spatiotemporal Drivers of Urban Vegetation Carbon Sequestration in the Yangtze River Delta Urban Agglomeration: A Remote Sensing-Based GWR-RF-SEM Framework Analysis by Weibo Ma, Yueming Zhu, Depin Ou, Yicong Chen, Yamei Shao, Nannan Wang, Nan Wang, Haidong Li

“…Although most factors influenced urban vegetation CS either directly or indirectly, photosynthesis, afforestation, and urban green space structure were identified as the primary direct drivers of CS enhancement in both districts. …”
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Polygenic response to selection by transgenic Bt-expressing crops in wild Helicoverpa zea and characterization of a major effect locus by Katherine L. Taylor, Jane Quackenbush, Cara Lamberty, Kelly A. Hamby, Megan L. Fritz

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