Mesoscale mechanisms of the diffuse dielectric behaviour and retention of the polar nano-regions in the polycrystalline ferroelectric BaTiO3 by Lyubov Gimadeeva, Andrei Ushakov, Alexey Pugachev, Anton Turygin, Ruiyi Jing, Qingyuan Hu, Xiaoyong Wei, Zimeng Hu, Vladimir Shur, Li Jin, Denis Alikin

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AutoTarget: Disease-Associated druggable target identification via node representation learning in PPI networks by Hyunseung Kong, Inyoung Kim, Byoung-Tak Zhang

“…Visualization of embedding vectors using t-SNE revealed clear separations between functional protein families, including nuclear proteins, growth factor receptors, and the G proteins within the kinase proteins. …”
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The Silk Road as a Skilled Practice: taking the two tea roads as cases by CHEN Wei

“…The paper posits that the Silk Road facilitated the formation, selection, and evolution of knowledge, endowing it with specific functions and creating specialized spaces for its practice. …”
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Diagnostic patterns and predictors of cognitive outcomes in autistic children in Singapore by Chui Mae Wong, Hwan Cui Koh, Pratibha Agarwal, Lourdes Mary Daniel

“… Introduction: This study aimed to examine patterns of diagnosis, cognitive and adaptive functioning, and school placement outcomes in autistic children in Singapore, and to assess earlier predictive factors of cognitive outcomes. …”
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Two Cases of Nonsuicidal Self-Injury Comprising Partial Autoamputation of the Apex of the Tongue by Takashi Moriya, Hitoshi Sato, Kenichi Takeda, Kaori Ikezaki, Ryogo Katada, Tatsuo Shirota

“…The prevalence of NSSI across all age groups has recently increased, and the risk that self-injury will become normalized has become a concern. …”
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Molecular characterization of Echinocandin resistance and the CHS3-mediated adaptive response in Candida glabrata bloodstream infections in Eastern China by Peishan Cong, Biao Wang, Hong He, Xiaoying Li, Lijing Peng, Ji Liu, Hui Guo, Guirong Sun

“…Results A total of 106 C. glabrata strains were isolated from blood cultures of 103 candidemia patients across three medical centers in eastern China. Transcriptome sequencing and whole-genome sequence analysis were used to explore the genomic characteristics of echinocandin-resistant strains. …”
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The brain networks indices associated with the human perception of comfort in static force exertion tasks by Lina Ismail, Waldemar Karwowski

“…Findings from (b) suggest that the brain is more efficient in transmitting information related to cognitive functioning during a highly demanding force exertion task than a light task. …”
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A specific reconditioning training program implemented 12 months after ACL surgery improves lower-limb jump variables in amateur soccer players by Sergio Jiménez-Rubio, Tomás García-Calvo, Luis Manuel Martínez-Aranda, Luis Manuel Martínez-Aranda, Javier Raya-González

“…Moreover, players in the CG exhibited a decline in performance related to their non-injured leg across all performed tests. The EG also demonstrated lower absence days during the experimental period compared to the CG. …”
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Birds With Distinct Ecological Traits Show Varied Haemoglobin Adaptations Along Elevation Gradients by Zamekile D. Bhembe, Sara Padidar, Kat Bebbington, Sjouke A. Kingma, Ara Monadjem

“…These findings demonstrate how birds regulate oxygen transport relative to ecological constraints, providing insights into their physiological flexibility across environmental gradients.…”
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A taxonomically reliable DNA barcode reference library for North Sea macrobenthos by Magdalini Christodoulou, Sofie Derycke, Kevin K. Beentjes, Hans Hillewaert, Silke Laakmann, Kennet Lundin, Elham Kamyab, Sahar Khodami, Sara Maes, Henning Reiss, Carolin Uhlir, Laure Van den Bulcke, Berry Van der Hoorn, Annelies De Backer, Pedro Martinez Arbizu

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Evaluation of Adulticidal Clorine with Black Sand, White Sand and Silica Sand for Decline Coliform Bacteria by Rezania Asyfiradayati, Eni Budiyati, Mitoriana Porusia, Muhammad Rivandi Athaya, Afnan Zain Muzakki, Jenita Berlian Nindyasari, Siti Rohana Mohd Yatim

“…This finding suggests that material selection significantly influences the functional performance of chlorine-based water disinfection systems.…”
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Epigenetic Regulation of Neutrophils in ARDS by Jordan E. Williams, Zannatul Mauya, Virginia Walkup, Shaquria Adderley, Colin Evans, Kiesha Wilson

“…Beyond their classical antimicrobial functions, neutrophils contribute to pulmonary injury via the release of reactive oxygen species, proteolytic enzymes, and neutrophil extracellular traps (NETs). …”
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Longitudinal tracking of chronic inflammation through Calprotectin and Interleukin-6 using a sweat wearable device by Sarah Shahub, Annapoorna Ramasubramanya, Preeti Singh, Ruchita Mahesh Kumar, Kai-Chun Lin, Sriram Muthukumar, Shalini Prasad

“…This work demonstrates a continuous, noninvasive two-plex electrochemical biosensor for the measurement of inflammation in sweat via disease-specific and general markers Calprotectin and Interleukin-6 (IL-6), respectively. Sensor functionalization and sensor stability was characterized through Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy. …”
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Environmental gestagens: Current insights on ecotoxicity and microbial transformations by Prasiddhi Parab, Sheena Kumari, Prashant Bhagwat, Santhosh Pillai

“…To address this void, we review the occurrence, fate, and ecotoxicity of EGs across various environmental matrices, with an emphasis on the critical role of microbiomes in their biodegradation. …”
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Navigating pressure and connection: goal orientation, coach-athlete relationships, and burnout among Chinese collegiate athletes—a mixed-methods study by Le Wang, Hongye Lian

“…The quantitative phase surveyed 346 athletes (Mage = 20.6 years) across five Chinese provinces using the TEOSQ (Task and Ego Orientation in Sport Questionnaire), CART-Q (Coach-Athlete Relationship Questionnaire), and RED-A (Reduced Exhaustion Depression and Reduced Accomplishment Scale). …”
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Yield, Production Losses, Fertility Status, and Soil Microbial Population in Three Different Cocoa (Theobroma cacao L.)-Based Cropping Systems in an Oxisol in Southern Cameroon by Pierre Germain Ntsoli, Idriss Djoko Kouam, Roland Wilfried Titti, Georges Marius Etame Kossi, David Brondon Mouthe, Aoudou Yaouba

“…Cropping system 2 demonstrated the highest performance across several production variables, including the number of pods per tree, fresh pod weight, number of beans per pod, and both fresh and dry bean weights. …”
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Green synthesis and characterization of nitrogen-doped carbon dots for enhanced photocatalytic tylosin degradation in soil by María Fernanda Cervantes-Alcaide, Jumanah Ghannam, Reham M. Aldahasi, Afrah E. Mohammed, Hafiz M. N. Iqbal

“…The FTIR profile revealed the functional group entities with evident peaks in 3345 cm−1, 2120 cm−1, and 1636 cm−1 regions corresponding to O–H, C=C, and NO2. …”
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Coping with five mismatches between policy and practice in hemiboreal forest stands and landscapes by Michael Manton, Raimundas Petrokas, Šarūnas Kukcinavičius, Silvija Šaudytė-Manton, Charles Ruffner, Per Angelstam

“…Abstract Maintenance of forest ecosystems revolves around the long-term persistence and resilience of their components, structures and functions. Focusing on Europe’s hemiboreal forests, we evaluate mismatches between naturally dynamic forest ecosystems and current forest management systems forming obstacles for developing closer-to-nature forest management. …”
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Plant-root-litter-soil C, N, P stoichiometry and plant phosphorus accumulation and utilization response to warming and phosphorus input in desert steppe by Lingxia Feng, Bing Cao

“…This would alter plant nutrient uptake and utilization, affecting the plant production and service functions of desert ecosystems. However, we know remarkably little about the patterns of the plant-root-litter-soil system nutrient redistribution response to warming and phosphorus input in the P-limited desert steppe. …”
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The Mediating Role of Attentional Control on the Relationship Between Multilingualism and Writing Ability of Iranian EFL Learners by Hamed Keramat, Sima Modirkhamene

“…An adapted version of the First Certificate in English (FCE) test was also administered to assure homogeneity across the sample. Further data were collected through attentional control scale (ACS), developed by Derryberry & Reed (2002), and a topic writing task which was selected from TOEFL writing inventories. …”
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