De Novo transcriptome assembly of Diaprepes abbreviatus: foundations for functional genomics and targeted pest management by Lamiaa M. Mahmoud, Tejbhan Saini, Nabil Killiny

“…We further validated this differential expression data by RT-qPCR analysis. Conclusions We present a high-quality de novo transcriptome assembly of D. abbreviatus with detailed, stage-specific transcript coverage. …”
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Coordinating environmental genomics and geochemistry reveals metabolic transitions in a hot spring ecosystem. by Wesley D Swingley, D'Arcy R Meyer-Dombard, Everett L Shock, Eric B Alsop, Heinz D Falenski, Jeff R Havig, Jason Raymond

“…This assignment yields high genome coverage in dominant community members, facilitating reconstruction of nearly complete metabolic profiles and in-depth analysis of the relation between geochemical and metabolic changes along the outflow. …”
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CooccurrenceAffinity: An R package for computing a novel metric of affinity in co-occurrence data that corrects for pervasive errors in traditional indices. by Kumar P Mainali, Eric Slud

“…1. Analysis of co-occurrence data with traditional indices has led to many problems such as sensitivity of the indices to prevalence and the same value representing either a strong positive or strong negative association across different datasets. …”
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Tissue-specific whole transcriptome sequencing in castor, directed at understanding triacylglycerol lipid biosynthetic pathways. by Adrian P Brown, Johan T M Kroon, David Swarbreck, Melanie Febrer, Tony R Larson, Ian A Graham, Mario Caccamo, Antoni R Slabas

“…Extensive tissue-specific RNA-Seq transcriptome and lipid analysis will help identify components important for its biosynthesis.…”
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Sino-Russian Cooperation in the Yangtze and Volga River Basins by Juntao Wang, D. E. Lyubina

“…Empirical research methods, search and analysis of information from mass media, analysis and comparison of data, comparison and generalization were used in the work.Results. …”
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The evaluation of shotgun sequencing and rpoB metabarcoding for taxonomic profiling of bacterial communities by Karine Durand, Jean-Claude Ogier, Kiwoong Nam

“…While metabarcoding has been widely used for such analysis by targeting specific DNA sequences as markers, shotgun sequencing has been proposed as an alternative method because the analysis of whole genomes can potentially reduce biases introduced by targeted approaches. …”
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Factors influencing referral among women attending post abortion care at tertiary hospitals in Northern Uganda by Jimmyy Opee, Gerald Obai, Maria K. Wolters, Samuel Obonyo Okot, Simple Ouma, Emmanuel Ochola, Felix Bongomin

“…Logistic regression was applied for quantitative analysis, and thematic content analysis was used for qualitative data. …”
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Equity of financial protection for health in high-income countries: scoping review protocol by Shehzad Ali, Beate Sander, Michael Law, Sara Allin, Edward C Xie, Diego Proaño

“…Findings from this review can advance methodological and conceptual knowledge about equity in FP, guide the evaluation of health systems and inform policy on eliminating inequitable barriers to care to achieve universal health coverage.Methods and analysis We will undertake a scoping review following guidance from Colquhoun et al and the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses Extension for Scoping Reviews. …”
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Development and Validation of Targeted Metabolomics Methods Using Liquid Chromatography–Tandem Mass Spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) for the Quantification of 235 Plasma Metabolites by Kangkang Xu, Franz Berthiller, Barbara U. Metzler-Zebeli, Heidi E. Schwartz-Zimmermann

“…Fast polarity switching and scheduled SRM enhance the metabolome coverage and throughput, enabling the analysis of one sample in about 40 min. …”
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Modeling the impact and costs of semiannual mass drug administration for accelerated elimination of lymphatic filariasis. by Wilma A Stolk, Quirine A ten Bosch, Sake J de Vlas, Peter U Fischer, Gary J Weil, Ann S Goldman

“…A sensitivity analysis was done to investigate the robustness of these results with varied assumptions for key parameters. …”
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Measuring resilience in national food systems using “food systems resilience score” by Ujjwal KC, Rachel Friedman, Lilly Lim-Camacho, Steven Crimp

“…Our methodology includes rigorous technical validation to ensure reliability, including optimal coverage analysis, stability checks, and sensitivity testing. …”
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Key Technologies in Intelligent O&M System Construction for Urban Rail Transit Communication by WANG Xianlei

“…The multi-source heterogeneous data fusion and analysis technologies are applied to communication system fault diagnosis and prediction. …”
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Is the longstanding local rice cultivar “X-Jigna” being replaced by the improved variety “Shaga” in fogera plain, Northwest Ethiopia? by Adane Melak Beyene, Ayele Tesfahun Gashu, Misganaw Anteneh Tegegne, Atrsaw Anteneh Mihertie

“…Consequently, its percentage share of area coverage increased from 1 to 12, while X-Jigna’s decreased from 95 to 84 within a short time. …”
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Monitoring the quality of domestic measles prevention vaccines by A. S. Binyatova, T. n. Yunasova, K. A. Sarkisyan, D. S. Davydov, T. N. Ilyasova, A. A. Movsesyants

“…The need to increase vaccination coverage in order to eliminate measles in Russia and increase public confidence in vaccination requires constant monitoring of the quality of vaccines used for measles prevention. …”
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Tailoring Rehabilitation Following Periacetabular Osteotomy for Acetabular Dysplasia: A Qualitative Interview Study on Challenges and Opportunities among Physiotherapists in Denmar... by Julie Sandell Jacobsen, Michael J. M. O’Brien, Jeanette R. Christensen, May Arna Risberg, Gitte H. Madsen, Andrew K. Wallis, Inger Mechlenburg, Joanne Kemp

“…# Background Periacetabular osteotomy (PAO) surgery provides better coverage of the femoral head and alleviates symptoms of acetabular dysplasia. …”
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A quantitative evaluation study of China's Long-Term Care insurance policies based on the PMC index model: A case study of 16 pilot policy texts. by Yuzi Wang, Weizheng Wang, Yujie Zhang, Yuan Zeng

“…This study employs the PMC index model to evaluate LTCI policies in 16 pilot cities, including Changchun and Qingdao, using keyword extraction and social network analysis on the latest policy documents from these cities. …”
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Spatiotemporal Dynamics and Driving Factors of Soil Salinization: A Case Study of the Yutian Oasis, Xinjiang, China by Shiqin Li, Ilyas Nurmemet, Jumeniyaz Seydehmet, Xiaobo Lv, Yilizhati Aili, Xinru Yu

“…Improvements in secondary salinization and increased vegetation coverage were the primary contributors to this reduction. …”
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Integrated health and nutrition approaches to school feeding: maximising future human capital in Latin America and the Caribbean by Laura M. Irizarry, Marie Evane Tamagnan, Carla Mejía, Heidi Kessler, Sarah Grundahl Kohnstamm, Giulia Baldi

“…School feeding programmes in Latin America are among the best-established, with some of the largest scale and coverage in the world. National School Meal programmes in Latin America and the Caribbean benefit over 80.3 million children and adolescents in the region. …”
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Epidemiology of bovine brucellosis in Costa Rica: Lessons learned from failures in the control of the disease. by Gabriela Hernández-Mora, Nazareth Ruiz-Villalobos, Roberto Bonilla-Montoya, Juan-José Romero-Zúniga, Julio Jiménez-Arias, Rocío González-Barrientos, Elías Barquero-Calvo, Carlos Chacón-Díaz, Norman Rojas, Esteban Chaves-Olarte, Caterina Guzmán-Verri, Edgardo Moreno

“…Therefore, the RBT herd depicted in the random analysis stands as a feasible assessment and then, the recommended value in case of planning an eradication program in CR. …”
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Participatory Evaluation of Open Pollinated Maize (Zea mays L.) Varieties for Green Cob Production Under Irrigation in the North Shewa Lowlands, Ethiopia by Shumet Chakle, Fekadu Tewolde, Dejene Mamo

“…Six nationally released open-pollinated maize, varieties including local check, were evaluated for two subsequent years. The combined analysis of variance showed highly significant (p<0.01) differences for days to anthesis, days to silking, and number of cobs ha−1. …”
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