A screening strategy identified LsNHL10 as an important regulator of grafting-enhanced cold tolerance in bottle gourd by Haiyan Wang, Xiaohua Wu, Xiao Guo, Jian Wang, Min Wang, Xinyi Wu, Baogen Wang, Guojing Li, Pei Xu, Ying Wang

“…Our study provided a screening strategy for cold stress-responsive gene identification in grafted bottle gourd and revealed the mechanistic basis that conferred adaptive benefits of bottle gourd plants under cold stress.…”
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Enhanced Recovery after Intensive Care (ERIC): study protocol for a German stepped wedge cluster randomised controlled trial to evaluate the effectiveness of a critical care telehe... by Ulrich Mansmann, Claudia Spies, Ursula Marschall, Reinhard Busse, Christine Adrion, Bjoern Weiss, Nicolas Paul, Elke Berger, Jörg Caumanns, Simone Rosseau

“…The results will be published in a peer-reviewed scientific journal and presented at international conferences. Study findings will also be disseminated via the website (www.eric-projekt.net).Trial registration number ClinicalTrials.gov Registry (NCT03671447).…”
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Effect of intermittent theta burst stimulation combined with acoustic startle priming motor training on upper limb motor function and neural plasticity in stroke individuals: study... by Jing Zhang, Yu Chen, Mingzhu Wang, Nan Xia, Jinghong Li, Weiqiang Liang, Yangyang Yin, Linhan Zhai, Qiuxia Wang

“…The findings will be disseminated through peer-reviewed journal publications and presentations at scientific conferences.Trial registration number ChiCTR2400085220.…”
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Identifying lifelong factors that impact brain health and functional outcomes in adults with childhood-onset type 1 diabetes: the cognition and longitudinal assessments of risk fac... by Velandai K Srikanth, Eva L Feldman, Chris Moran, Lili Zhao, Amy Brown, Richard Beare, Elisabeth A Northam, Emily J Koubek, Stacey A Sakowski, Taya Collyer, Chris L. Adamson, Fergus J. Cameron

“…Introduction Type 1 diabetes (T1D) is associated with changes in brain structure, cognition, mental health, and functional outcomes. While these changes have been linked to dysregulated glycaemic control, findings are inconsistent, and their long-term impact remains unclear. …”
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Pragmatic aspect of Albanian political populism in the formation of the foreign policy agenda by Klajdi Logu

“…The value orientations of the political space of a functioning democracy at the institutional level are defined. …”
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Plant–Earthworm Interaction Favors Invasive Alien Plants Over Natives in Cd‐Contaminated Environments by Rui‐Feng Zhang, Ai‐Di‐Na Yisilamu, Cong‐Ying Zhao, Yu‐Jian Guo, Xue Zhang, Shou‐Shuai Zhang, Zhao‐Gui Yan, Yan‐Feng Bai, Yong‐Jian Wang

“…ABSTRACT Plant–earthworm interaction confers fitness advantages to the plants, including growth promotion, nutrient uptake, tolerance, and resistance to heavy metal (HM) contamination. …”
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Biological strategies in aquaculture disease management: Towards a sustainable blue revolution by Keng Chin Lim, Fatimah Md Yusoff, Fatin M.I. Natrah, Mahanama De Zoysa, Ina Salwany Md Yasin, Jasmin Yaminudin, Murni Karim

“…These efforts have led to the establishment of various biocontrol strategies, such as the versatile use of high-value functional ingredients (e.g., probiotics, prebiotics, synbiotics, paraprobiotics, postbiotics, and phytogenics), phage therapy, and quorum-sensing interference (QSI), to promote the health and welfare of farmed aquatic species in a responsive or preventative manner. …”
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Default mode network-basal ganglia network connectivity predicts the transition to postherpetic neuralgia by Ying Wu, Chao Wang, Wei Qian, Lieju Wang, Lina Yu, Minming Zhang, Min Yan

“…Background: Neuroimaging studies have revealed aberrant network functional connectivity in postherpetic neuralgia (PHN) patients. …”
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Effects of the different intensities of task-oriented training on the upper extremity motor function and self-care ability of stroke survivors: study protocol for a multiarm parall... by Kai Zhang, Chunxiang Li, Shengfeng Liu, Xuecha Li, Mengsi Peng

“…The results will be presented in scientific conferences and published in peer-reviewed journals.Trial registration number ChiCTR2200056390.…”
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Cannabinol (CBN; 30 and 300 mg) effects on sleep and next-day function in insomnia disorder (‘CUPID’ study): protocol for a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled, cross-over... by Ronald R Grunstein, Bandana Saini, Christopher J Gordon, Anastasia Suraev, Angela L D'Rozario, Chris Irwin, Camilla M Hoyos, Iain McGregor, Brendon Yee, Isobel Lavender, Danielle McCartney, Nathaniel Marshall

“…Participants undergo overnight sleep assessment using in-laboratory polysomnography and next-day neurobehavioural function tests. The primary outcome is wake after sleep onset minutes. …”
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3D densely connected CNN with multi-scale receptive fields and hybrid loss for brain tumor segmentation by Fatemehzahra Adib, Maryam Amirmazlaghani, Mohammad Rahmati

“…To mitigate the class imbalance problem, a hybrid loss function combining cross-entropy and Dice loss is employed. …”
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Multicentre, longitudinal, observational cohort study to examine the relationship between neutrophil function and sepsis in adults and children with severe thermal injuries: a prot... by Jonathan R B Bishop, Paul Harrison, Janet M Lord, Naiem S Moiemen, Amy Bamford, Yvonne Wilson, David Barnes, Jon Hazeldine, Kirsty C McGee, Khaled Al-Tarrah, Tarek Hassouna, Krupali Patel, Rizwana Imran

“…Introduction Burn-induced changes in the phenotype and function of neutrophils, cells which provide front-line protection against rapidly dividing bacterial infections, are emerging as potential biomarkers for the early prediction of sepsis. …”
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Research methodology and investigation practice of socio-economic phenomena in the framework of complexity

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Short-term effects of a virtual, community-based, task-oriented group exercise programme incorporating a healthcare–community partnership compared to a waitlist control on increasi... by Susan B Jaglal, Rahim Moineddin, Mark T Bayley, Sarah Munce, Jill I Cameron, Ruth Barclay, Heidi Sveistrup, Nancy Margaret Salbach, Elizabeth L Inness, Jennifer O’Neil, Heather M Hanson, C Allyson Jones, Lisa Sheehy, Jean Michelle Legasto-Mulvale, Renato Barbosa dos Santos, Joyce Fung, Robert W Teasell, Margot Catizzone, Nina Hovanec, Gayatri Aravind, Tai-Te Su

“…The primary outcome is the change in everyday function from 0 to 2 months, measured using the physical scale of the Subjective Index of Physical and Social Outcome. …”
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Rhizobacteria’s Effects on the Growth and Competitiveness of <i>Solidago canadensis</i> Under Nutrient Limitation by Zhi-Yun Huang, Ying Li, Hu-Anhe Xiong, Misbah Naz, Meng-Ting Yan, Rui-Ke Zhang, Jun-Zhen Liu, Xi-Tong Ren, Guang-Qian Ren, Zhi-Cong Dai, Dao-Lin Du

“…The role of rhizosphere bacteria in facilitating plant invasion is increasingly acknowledged, yet the influence of specific microbial functional traits remains insufficiently understood. …”
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Associating cultivars or species with complementary traits is key for enhancing aphid control through bottom‐up effects by Alba Tous‐Fandos, Lourdes Chamorro‐Lorenzo, Berta Caballero‐López, José M. Blanco‐Moreno, Daniel Bragg, Alice Casiraghi, Alejandro Pérez‐Ferrer, F. Xavier Sans

“…Abstract Organic farming promotes diversification strategies to enhance ecological functions. However, early field studies suggested that not all cereal polycultures confer benefits in terms of pest control. …”
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IMPORTÂNCIA DA PRÁTICA DE NÍVEIS RECOMENDADOS DE ATIVIDADE FÍSICA NA QUALIDADE DE VIDA E NA APTIDÃO FÍSICA FUNCIONAL DE MULHERES IDOSAS by Helena Moreira, Diogo Nóbrega, Armando Aires, Graça Pinto, Andreia Teixeira, João Rocha

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Inverse methods and integral-differential model demonstration for optimal mechanical operation of power plants – numerical graphical optimization for second generation of tribology... by Casesnoves Francisco

“…Stepping forward from a previous conference contribution, the article focuses on extension of inverse problem algorithms to integral-differential modelling and formal/strict demonstration of graphical-optimization method. …”
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My Back Exercise app: an automated exercise intervention supported by educational notifications, a sleep programme and diet advice to improve function in people with chronic non-sp... by Manuela L Ferreira, Kim L Bennell, Christopher J Gordon, Josielli Comachio, Paulo Ferreira, Rachel K Nelligan, Serigne N Lo, Paula Beckenkamp, Anelise Moreti Cabral Silveira, Carlos Mesa-Castrillon, Katharine Roberts, Emma K Ho, Rowena J Field

“…The primary outcome will be self-reported physical function measured by the Patient-Specific Functional Scale at 6 weeks post-randomisation. …”
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A comprehensive study evaluating germline FANCG variants in predisposition to breast and ovarian cancer by Jana Soukupova, Barbora Stastna, Madiha Kanwal, Jan Hojny, Petra Zemankova, Marianna Borecka, Leona Cerna, Marta Cerna, Monika Cerna, Vaclava Curtisova, Tatana Dolezalova, Petra Duskova, Lenka Foretova, Ondrej Havranek, Klara Horackova, Milena Hovhannisyan, Lucie Hruskova, Stepan Chvojka, Marketa Janatova, Maria Janikova, Sandra Jelinkova, Pavel Just, Marta Kalousova, Petra Kleiblova, Marcela Kosarova, Monika Koudova, Jan Kral, Michaela Krausova, Vera Krutilkova, Eva Machackova, Katerina Matejkova, Renata Michalovska, Petr Nehasil, Barbora Nemcova, Jan Novotny, Matous Palek, Pavel Pesek, Marketa Safarikova, Ondrej Scheinost, Drahomira Springer, Lenka Stolarova, Viktor Stranecky, Ivan Subrt, Spiros Tavandzis, Eva Tureckova, Kamila Vesela, Zdenka Vlckova, Michal Vocka, Tomas Zima, Libor Macurek, Zdenek Kleibl, the CZECANCA consortium

“…Finally, none of the nine functionally tested rare recurrent missense FANCG variants impaired DNA repair activities (FANCD2 monoubiquitination and FANCD2 foci formation) upon DNA damage, in contrast to all tested FANCG truncations. …”
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