Habitat Heterogeneity of Nitrogen and Phosphorus Cycling Functional Genes in Rhizosphere Microorganisms of <i>Pinus tabuliformis</i> in Qinling Mountains, China by Hang Yang, Yue Pang, Ying Yang, Dexiang Wang, Yuchao Wang

“…Microbial functional genes serve as the core genetic foundation driving microbial ecological functions; however, its microbial functional gene composition across varied habitats and its ecological adaptation interplay with plants remain understudied. …”
Get full text

The physical, emotional, social, and functional dimensions of epidermolysis bullosa. An interview study on burdens and helpful aspects from a patients’ perspective by Gudrun Salamon, Sophie Strobl, Marie-Stephanie Matschnig, Anja Diem

“…Results A total of 17 individuals living with EB across all EB types were interviewed, resulting in 36,315 words being analysed. …”
Get full text

Life Course Socioeconomic Position: Associations with Cardiac Structure and Function at Age 60-64 Years in the 1946 British Birth Cohort. by Emily T Murray, Rebecca Jones, Claudia Thomas, Arjun K Ghosh, Naveed Sattar, John Deanfield, Rebecca Hardy, Diana Kuh, Alun D Hughes, Peter Whincup

“…In conclusion, socioeconomic position across multiple points of the lifecourse, particularly earlier in life, is an important determinant of some measures of LV structure and function. …”
Get full text

Augmented robustness in home demand prediction: Integrating statistical loss function with enhanced cross-validation in machine learning hyperparameter optimisation by Banafshe Parizad, Ali Jamali, Hamid Khayyam

“…A weighting factor is introduced to balance accuracy and robustness, and its impact is evaluated across a range of values. A novel Enhanced Multi-Fold Cross-Validation (EMCV) technique is employed to automatically evaluate model performance across varying fold configurations without requiring a predefined k value, thereby reducing sensitivity to data splits. …”
Get full text

Dominant plant functional groups regulate soil respiration response to warming in three types of alpine grassland on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau by Cuoji Peng, Yicheng He, Yikang Li, Yanfang Deng, Danjia Tu, Yingzhu Duan, Jun Ma, Jiapeng Chen, Cairang Suonan, Jie Ying, Huakun Zhou, Xinqing Shao

“…However, our knowledge of the mechanistic basis of the plant functional composition on Rs is limited. We conducted a 2-year field warming experiment to explore Rs responses to different warming levels across three types of alpine grasslands: alpine steppe (AS) dominated by grasses, alpine meadow (AM) and alpine swamp meadow (ASM), both of the latter two dominated by sedges. …”
Get full text

Longitudinal analysis of brain functional connectivity and its association with clinical assessment in depressed patients using resting state fMRI by Vincent Chin-Hung Chen, Zi-You Qiu, Yuan-Hsiung Tsai, Gigin Lin, Yi-Peng Eve Chang, Jun-Cheng Weng

“…We deliberated on the impact of treatment on distinct cerebral regions within the NS and SI cohorts across various conditions. Within the improved group, discernible alterations in brain function following treatment amelioration were identified among the same cohort of individuals, encapsulating modifications in both pathological conditions and cerebral functionality. …”
Get full text

Machine learning-based prediction of 6-month functional recovery in hypertensive cerebral hemorrhage: insights from XGBoost and SHAP analysis by Menghui He, Zhongsheng Lu, Yiwei Lv, Zihai Cheng, Qiang Zhang, Xiaoqing Jin, Pei Han

“…Accurate early prediction of 6-month functional outcomes is critical for optimizing therapeutic strategies. …”
Get full text

Individualized resting-state functional connectivity abnormalities unveil two major depressive disorder subtypes with contrasting abnormal patterns of abnormality by Keke Fang, Lianjie Niu, Baohong Wen, Liang Liu, Ya Tian, Huiting Yang, Ying Hou, Shaoqiang Han, Xianfu Sun, Wenzhou Zhang

“…Abstract Modern neuroimaging research has recognized that major depressive disorder (MDD) is a connectome disorder, characterized by altered functional connectivity across large-scale brain networks. …”
Get full text

Low Transitive Constructions as Typical Clauses in English: A Case Study of the Functions of Clauses with the Nonverbal Predicate <i>be</i> in Stance Displays by Patricia Mayes

“…This framework is used to analyze how participants use the multiple semantic functions of <i>be</i> clauses across interactional sequences to display and modify their stances in response to their opponent. …”
Get full text

Accuracy deficits during robotic time-constrained reaching are related to altered prefrontal cortex activity in children with cerebral palsy by Owais A. Khan, Tarkeshwar Singh, Deborah A. Barany, Christopher M. Modlesky

“…Time constraint (high, low) was varied across blocks by changing the time participants had to hit the target. …”
Get full text

A hybrid of light-field and light-sheet imaging to study myocardial function and intracardiac blood flow during zebrafish development. by Zhaoqiang Wang, Yichen Ding, Sandro Satta, Mehrdad Roustaei, Peng Fei, Tzung K Hsiai

“…While LSFM allows for the reconstruction of the myocardial function, LFM enables instantaneous acquisition of the intracardiac blood cells traversing across the valves. …”
Get full text

Media Portrayal and Perpetuation of Rape Myths: A Systemic Functional Linguistics Analysis of Noor Mukaddam's Case in Pakistani Print Media by Naveed Akram, Musarat Yasmin

“… Sexual violence against women has been the focus of research across the globe for decades. Intimate partner violence is one special kind that carries patriarchal socio-cultural beliefs with it governing and perpetuating such form(s) of sexual violence. …”
Get full text

Associations between thyroid function, thyroid hormone sensitivity indices, and frailty: Insights from a large cross-sectional study by Yusheng Zhang, Daowen Zhang, Chenwen Yuan, Yiming Wang, Hao Zhu, Yu Duan

“…Threshold effect analysis revealed consistent inflection points for FT3 (K = 3.5) across age groups, while FT4 and TFQI(FT4) had different inflection points in middle-aged and older individuals. …”
Get full text

Pan-cancer analysis and validation of NT5DC2: emphasizing its prognostic significance and immunological role in TNBC by Qing Luo, Xiandong Xie, Luyao Tian, Xiaomin Gao, Shu Li, Jinqiu Zhang, Limei Mo, Xue Zhu, Ke Wang, Yongxiang Yin

Get full text

Crustal structure at colliding plates boundary from receiver functions analysis: A close look beneath the northern Apennines (Italy) by P. Roselli, F. P. Lucente, N. Piana Agostinetti

“…Teleseismic receiver functions from a seismic experiment in a small area of the northern Apennines, Italy, reveal strong crustal structure variations across the mountain chain. …”
Get full text

Novel genetic loci and a functional gene Gm18GRSC3 conferring SMV-SC3 resistance in soybean by Jiahao Chu, Wenlong Li, Zhenqi Shao, Zhanwu Yang, Xinzhu Xing, Hua Zhang, Rui Tian, Huantao Zhang, Xihuan Li, Caiying Zhang

“…These findings provide valuable genetic loci and a functional gene for the improvement of SMV resistance in soybean.…”
Get full text

NbIT--a new information theory-based analysis of allosteric mechanisms reveals residues that underlie function in the leucine transporter LeuT. by Michael V LeVine, Harel Weinstein

“…This information transduction often carries the signal across relatively large distances at the molecular scale in a form of allostery that is essential for the physiological functions performed by biomolecules. …”
Get full text

Analyzing the Pragmatic Functions of the Religious Expression /ʔallaːh yaʕtiːk ʔilʕaːfje/(May God grant you health) in Spoken Jordanian Arabic by Musmar Ola, Za’rour Rania, Altakhaineh Abdel Rahman Mitib

“…By integrating both parametric and non-parametric statistical analyses, the research identifies and ranks the pragmatic functions of this religious marker across the sample and compares the accuracy of these analytical approaches, offering new statistical validations for the field. …”
Get full text

Molecular docking, density functional theory, and molecular dynamics study of pipecolisporin derivatives: Unveiling the antimalarial potential of novel cyclic peptides by Nety Kurniaty, Taufik Muhammad Fakih, Rani Maharani, Unang Supratman, Ace Tatang Hidayat

Get full text

Differential Dynamics of Transit Use Resilience During the COVID-19 Pandemic Using Multivariate Two-Dimensional Functional Data Analysis by Won Gyun Choi, Seunghee Ryu, Paul H. Jung, Seungmo Kang

“…The findings present distinct varied shock-and-recovery patterns across areas in transit ridership based on the socioeconomic characteristics of specific areas. …”
Get full text