Transcriptome Profiling Reveals Genetic Basis of Muscle Development and Meat Quality Traits in Chinese Congjiang Xiang and Landrace Pigs by Jiada Yang, Qiaowen Tang, Chunying Sun, Qiuyue Li, Xiaoyu Li, Lu Hou, Yi Yang, Kang Yang

“…GO and KEGG pathway analyses revealed that up-regulated genes in CX pigs were significantly enriched in immune response pathways (adjusted <i>p</i>-value < 0.01), while down-regulated genes were primarily associated with myosin complex formation and <i>PPAR</i> signaling pathway. …”
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Assessing thermal and hydrodynamic performance of non-Newtonian nano-coolant flow through a porous backward-facing step channel with non-Darcian effects by Zarin Akter, Preetom Nag, Hasina Akter, Md. Mamun Molla, Goutam Saha

“…Findings indicate a 50% reduction in skin friction coefficient (Cf) when doubling Re, highlighting the complex relationship between flow dynamics and thermal exchange within the porous substrate. …”
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Analysis of the applicability of correlation and regression models to assess the factors of aviation fuel supply to the remote Arctic regions of the Far North by V. P. Gorbunov, V. M. Samoylenko, S. V. Kuznetsov, A. M. Struchkova

“…Another factor that directly affects the year-round provision of transport accessibility of the population is the cost of jet fuel, which is about 30 % of the costs of base airlines, such as Yakutia Airlines, where at the base airport Yakutsk the cost of jet fuel in 2021 reached 88 thousand rubles per ton, provided refueling in the wing, with an average value for all airports Russia has about 58 thousand rubles per ton. …”
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STRUCTURAL AND FUNCTIONAL ENAMEL RESISTANCE (TER-TEST) IN CHILDREN WHO ARE STUDYING IN BOARDING SCHOOL by О. Narepekha, Т. Lisak

“…The significant role in the development of dental caries in these children is played by complex factors, including the reduced resistance of dental hard tissues. …”
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Targeting 160 candidate genes for blood pressure regulation with a genome-wide genotyping array. by Siim Sõber, Elin Org, Elin Org, Katrin Kepp, Peeter Juhanson, Susana Eyheramendy, Christian Gieger, Peter Lichtner, Norman Klopp, Gudrun Veldre, Margus Viigimaa, Angela Döring, Kooperative Gesundheitsforschung in der Region Augsburg Study, Margus Putku, Piret Kelgo, HYPertension in ESTonia Study, Sue Shaw-Hawkins, Philip Howard, Abiodun Onipinla, Richard J Dobson, Stephen J Newhouse, Morris Brown, Anna Dominiczak, John Connell, Nilesh Samani, Martin Farrall, MRC British Genetics of Hypertension Study, Mark J Caulfield, Patricia B Munroe, Thomas Illig, H-Erich Wichmann, Thomas Meitinger, Maris Laan

“…Marker densities in genes varied from 0 (n = 11) to 0.6 SNPs/kb. On average 52.5% of the HAPMAP SNPs per gene were captured. …”
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High-throughput end-to-end aphid honeydew excretion behavior recognition method based on rapid adaptive motion-feature fusion by Zhongqiang Song, Jiahao Shen, Qiaoyi Liu, Wanyue Zhang, Ziqian Ren, Kaiwen Yang, Xinle Li, Jialei Liu, Fengming Yan, Wenqiang Li, Yuqing Xing, Lili Wu

“…These modifications enhanced the model’s capability to capture complex spatial relationships and subtle features.Results and discussionExperimental results demonstrated that the proposed framework achieved an average precision of 85.9%. …”
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A New Mobile App to Train Attention Processes in People With Traumatic Brain Injury: Logical and Ecological Content Validation Study by Roxanne Laverdière, Philip L Jackson, Frédéric Banville

“… BackgroundAttention is at the base of more complex cognitive processes, and its deficits can significantly impact safety and health. …”
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Response of maize to soil applied ZnSO4 and ZnEDTA by Rita KREMPER, Andrea BALLA KOVÁCS, Evelin JUHÁSZ, Márk RÉKÁSI, Anita SZABÓ, Péter CSATHÓ

“…This result confirms that ZnEDTA as Zn complex is more effective than ZnSO4 on calcareous soil. …”
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Validation of a Portable Ionized Calcium Detection Device and Changes in the Ionized-to-Total-Calcium Ratio in the Blood of Postpartum Holstein Cows by Zhongming Cao, Yan Zhao, Bo Zhang, John P. Kastelic, Mengjie Hu, Jia Cheng, Mingchao Liu, Jian Gao

“…Traditional laboratory tests for calcium are complex and not easily adapted to rapid point-of-care applications. …”
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Forecasting South African grain prices and assessing the non-linear impact of inflation and rainfall using a dynamic Bayesian generalized additive model by Albert Antwi, Albert Antwi, Emelia Thembile Kammies, Emelia Thembile Kammies, Lyson Chaka, Martins Akugbe Arasomwan, Martins Akugbe Arasomwan

“…Furthermore, we examine the complex underlying relationships of the prices with inflation and rainfall.ResultsEvidence from the study suggests that the proposed method is able to adequately capture the dynamic localized trends consistent with the underlying local trends in the prices. …”
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Synchrony on the reef: how environmental factors shape coral spawning patterns in Acropora corals in the Maldives by Kate Sheridan, Margaux A.A. Monfared, Simon P. Dixon, Amelia J.F. Errington, Thomas Le Berre

“…The timing of gamete release in sessile broadcast spawning corals is key to successful reproduction; and is dependent on a complex interaction between an organism’s genes and external environmental factors. …”
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Developing an AI-powered wound assessment tool: a methodological approach to data collection and model optimization by Alessio Stefanelli, Sofia Zahia, Guillaume Chanel, Rania Niri, Swann Pichon, Sebastian Probst

“…Abstract Background Chronic wounds (CWs) represent a significant and growing challenge in healthcare due to their prolonged healing times, complex management, and associated costs. Inadequate wound assessment by healthcare professionals (HCPs), often due to limited training and high clinical workload, contributes to suboptimal treatment and increased risk of complications. …”
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Performance Evaluation of YOLOv11 and YOLOv12 Deep Learning Architectures for Automated Detection and Classification of Immature Macauba (<i>Acrocomia aculeata</i>) Fruits by David Ribeiro, Dennis Tavares, Eduardo Tiradentes, Fabio Santos, Demostenes Rodriguez

“…Inference throughput averaged 3.9 ms per image for YOLOv11x and 6.7 ms for YOLOv12x, highlighting a trade-off between speed and architectural complexity. …”
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Top comorbidities in osteoporotic fracture patients in a northeast population in China by Linghua Yang, Ziyu Dong, Baoming Yuan, Jie Lei, Juan Zhang, Xiaohua Zhang, Xinyan Shi, Ann M. Vuong, Shuman Yang

“…As compared to non-fracture individuals, fracture patients exhibited a more complex comorbidity network. These findings help us better target the management of comorbidities in patients with osteoporotic fractures and reduce the burden associated with fractures. …”
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A Multi-Task Based Deep Learning Framework With Landmark Detection for MRI Couinaud Segmentation by Dong Miao, Ying Zhao, Xue Ren, Meng Dou, Yu Yao, Yiran Xu, Yingchao Cui, Ailian Liu

“…To achieve precise Couinaud liver segmentation in preoperative planning for hepatic surgery, accommodating the complex anatomy and significant variations, optimizing surgical approaches, reducing postoperative complications, and preserving liver function.This research presents a novel approach to automating liver segmentation by identifying seven key anatomical landmarks using portal venous phase images from contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging (CE-MRI). …”
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Current State and Development Prospects of the Russian Factoring Market (Brief Statistical Analysis) by Lyubov Yu. Arkhangelskaya, Viktor N. Salin

“…Based on the theoretical analysis, the author’s interpretation of the content of the economic category “factoring” is given, a system of indicators is proposed that characterizes factoring as a type of financial intermediation services (object of research), based on the development of the Association of factoring companies, Rosstat, expert agencies (for example, “Expert RA”); the features of the formation of statistical groupings (series: attributive, variation, dynamics) for various purposes of analyzing the market of factoring services are revealed, the author’s method of complex statistical analysis of any segment of the financial intermediation services market, which is the subject of research, is presented. …”
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Fusing multiplatform topo-bathymetric point clouds based on a pseudo-grid model: A case study around Ganquan Island, South China sea by Fanlin Yang, Xiaolin Yu, Xiankun Wang, Xiaozheng Mai, Chunxiao Wang, Anxiu Yang, Dianpeng Su

“…High-quality, full-coverage topographic bathymetric data is crucial for marine economic development and ecological environment protection. Due to the complex environment of land-sea transition zone, it is challenging to acquire comprehensive bathymetric topography using a single sensor. …”
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Cadmium Bioavailability Based on Diffusive Gradients in Thin Films Technique and Conventional Chemical Extraction in High Geological Background Soil Area of Northwestern Zhejiang P... by Chao WU, Binbin SUN, Xiaomeng CHENG, Dong LIU, Yu QIAO, Ling He, Daoming ZENG

“…The content of Cd in rice seed in the study area ranges from 0.01mg/kg to 3.29mg/kg, with an average of 0.26mg/kg. The Cd content in bok choy ranges from 0.01mg/kg to 0.31mg/kg, with an average of 0.08mg/kg. …”
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GISAXS/GIXRD View of ZnO Films with Hierarchical Structural Elements by M. Lučić Lavčević, S. Bernstorff, P. Dubček, D. Jozić, I. Jerković, Z. Marijanović

“…The presented analysis enabled insight into the complexity of the film morphology, which revealed substrate sensitivity on the microscopic and nanoscopic length scales. …”
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Impact of mining and fuel and energy enterprises on the radiation background of territories by R. D. Perevoshchikov, A. A. Perevoshchikova, E. A. Menshikova

“…Only an insignificant part of the investigated samples (8%) exceeds the world average activity of 40K for soils. In bottom sediments, the average activity of 40K does not exceed the values for other territories with anthropogenic impact. …”
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