Kynurenic Acid Synthesis from D-Kynurenine in the Cerebellum: A Distinct Role of D-Amino Acid Oxidase by Verónica Pérez de la Cruz, Korrapati V. Sathyasaikumar, Xiao-Dan Wang, Tonali Blanco Ayala, Sarah Beggiato, Dinora F. González Esquivel, Benjamin Pineda, Robert Schwarcz

“…In the present study, we first confirmed that purified D-AAO efficiently converted D-KYN—but not L-KYN—to KYNA. We then examined KYNA formation from D-KYN (100 µM) in vitro, using tissue homogenates from several human brain regions. …”
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One-step preparation of a self-assembled bioconjugate nanovaccine against Brucella by Jing Huang, Yan Guo, Shujuan Yu, Dongshu Wang, Shulei Li, Jun Wu, Peng Sun, Li Zhu, Hengliang Wang, Chao Pan

“…Although polysaccharide antigens can be used to prepare the Brucella vaccine, their lower immunogenicity limits them from producing efficient and broad protection. In this study, we produced a high-performance bioconjugate nanovaccine against different species of Brucella by introducing a self-assembly nanoparticle platform and an O-linked glycosylation system into Yersinia enterocolitica serotype O:9, which has an O-polysaccharide composed of the same unit as Brucella. …”
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Effects of Rhizobacteria Strains on Plant Growth Promotion in Tomatoes (<i>Solanum lycopersicum</i>) by Eduardo Hernández-Amador, David Tomás Montesdeoca-Flores, Néstor Abreu-Acosta, Juan Cristo Luis-Jorge

“…Biofertilizers and biopesticides based on plant- growth-promoting rhizobacteria (PGPRs) are efficient and ecological treatments that promote plant growth and protection against pathogens and abiotic stresses. …”
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Effects of Hot Air, Vacuum, and Conductive Drying on the Fatty Acid Profile of <i>Cucurbita maxima</i> Pulp and Its Processing By-Products by Antonela Ninčević Grassino, Sven Karlović, Filip Dujmić, Suzana Rimac Brnčić, Marija Badanjak Sabolović, Mladen Brnčić

“…Considering the short shelf life of fresh pumpkin due to its high water content and the extensive use of dried pumpkin in the food industry, it is necessary to find an efficient drying method that minimizes water activity and preserves nutritional properties. …”
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Broadening sarbecovirus neutralization with bispecific antibodies combining distinct conserved targets on the receptor binding domain by Denise Guerra, Laura Radić, Mitch Brinkkemper, Meliawati Poniman, Lara van der Maas, Jonathan L. Torres, Andrew B. Ward, Kwinten Sliepen, Janke Schinkel, Rogier W. Sanders, Marit J. van Gils, Tim Beaumont

“…Therefore, there is a growing interest in bispecific antibodies (bsAbs) which can simultaneously target different spike epitopes and thereby increase neutralizing breadth and prevent viral escape. …”
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Accurate Rainfall Prediction Using GNSS PWV Based on Pre-Trained Transformer Model by Wenjie Yin, Chen Zhou, Yuan Tian, Hui Qiu, Wei Zhang, Hua Chen, Pan Liu, Qile Zhao, Jian Kong, Yibin Yao

“…The proposed model employs the ProbSparse self-attention to efficiently capture long-range dependencies in time series data, crucial for correlating historical PWV variations with rainfall events. …”
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Real-time Light Curve Classification Framework for the Wide Field Survey Telescope Using Modified Semisupervised Variational Autoencoder by Yongling Tang, Lulu Fan, Zhen Wan, Yating Liu, Yan Lu

“…Moreover, our approach provides a reconstructed light curve, along with a compact latent representation, offering a different perspective that can be used for further downstream tasks beyond classification. …”
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Segmental Mobility, Interfacial Polymer, Crystallization and Conductivity Study in Polylactides Filled with Hybrid Lignin-CNT Particles by Panagiotis A. Klonos, Rafail O. Ioannidis, Andreas Pitsavas, Nikolaos D. Bikiaris, Sofia P. Makri, Stefania Koutsourea, Alexios Grigoropoulos, Ioanna Deligkiozi, Alexandros Zoikis-Karathanasis, Apostolos Kyritsis, Dimitrios N. Bikiaris

“…Despite the addition of lignin and CNTs at different loadings, the glass transition temperature of PLA (60 °C) decreased slightly (softer composites) by 1–2 K in the composites, while the melting temperature remained stable at ~175 °C, favoring efficient processing. …”
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STFNet: A Spatiotemporal Fusion Network for Forest Change Detection Using Multi-Source Satellite Images by Yingjiao Tan, Kaimin Sun, Jinjiang Wei, Song Gao, Wei Cui, Yu Duan, Junyi Liu, Wanghui Zhou

“…By combining fine spatial details of high-resolution images with dynamic information from time-series images, STFNet enhances the accuracy of forest change detection, alleviating the problem of information fusion difficulties caused by inconsistent granularity in spatiotemporal spectral features from different sources. In STFNet, we propose a cross-attention-based temporal differential feature fusion module (CATFF) to capture spatiotemporal dependencies within time-series images and a multiresolution contextual differential feature fusion module (MCDF) to achieve efficient spatial contexture fusion across multiresolution images. …”
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Vertical distribution of ice nucleating particles over the boreal forest of Hyytiälä, Finland by Z. Brasseur, J. Schneider, J. Lampilahti, V. Vakkari, V. Vakkari, V. A. Sinclair, C. J. Williamson, C. J. Williamson, C. Xavier, C. Xavier, D. Moisseev, D. Moisseev, M. Hartmann, P. Poutanen, M. Lampimäki, M. Kulmala, T. Petäjä, K. Lehtipalo, K. Lehtipalo, E. S. Thomson, K. Höhler, O. Möhler, J. Duplissy

“…Similarities between INP concentrations, activated fractions, particle concentrations, and size distributions observed at ground level and in the boundary layer aloft indicate that surface particles and INPs are efficiently transported and mixed within the boundary layer. …”
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Comparison of barbed suture and conventional suture in laparoendoscopic single-site myomectomy by Weimin Xie, Shuiping Tang, Zhangyi Wang, Xiaohang Liu, Li Wang, Rong Tang, Chaoqun Tang, Chunyan Xie

“…Conversely, there were no statistically significant differences for blood transfusion, the postoperative pain VAS score assessed at 24 hours, length of hospital stay, conversion, and perioperative complication rates between the two groups (P &gt; 0.05 for all).ConclusionThe use of barbed suture may reduce operative time, blood loss, and hemoglobin change during LESS-M, which may be an optimal and efficient alternative to conventional suture.…”
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Harnessing marine microorganisms in the battle against the influenza virus by Jakub Rezmer, Inga Wasilewska, Wojciech Homa, Joanna Wanat, Adam Kobiernik, Weronika Fortuniak

“…This review aimed to search for potential anti-influenza properties of different substances derived from marine microorganisms. …”
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MiR‐182‐3p targets TRF2 and impairs tumor growth of triple‐negative breast cancer by Roberto Dinami, Luca Pompili, Eleonora Petti, Manuela Porru, Carmen D'Angelo, Serena Di Vito, Angela Rizzo, Virginia Campani, Giuseppe De Rosa, Alejandra Bruna, Violeta Serra, Miguel Mano, Mauro Giacca, Carlo Leonetti, Gennaro Ciliberto, Madalena Tarsounas, Antonella Stoppacciaro, Stefan Schoeftner, Annamaria Biroccio

“…It is highly expressed in different cancer types, and it contributes to cancer progression. …”
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Enhancing Antioxidant and Anti-Inflammatory Activities of Garlic by Puffing by Hye-Jung Yang, Jae-Sung Shin, Seon-Min Oh, Ji-Eun Bae, Sang-Jin Ye, Hyun-Wook Choi, Moo-Yeol Baik

“…Puffing was applied at different pressures after adjusting moisture content, resulting in significant physicochemical changes, including increased browning and the development of a porous, crunchy texture. …”
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Reducing heat stress damage in cereal crops through agronomic management and breeding strategies by Abu Bakar Siddique, Sergey Shabala, Chengdao Li, Zhong-Hua Chen, Rajeev K. Varshney, Chenchen Zhao, Meixue Zhou

“…Our review emphasizes the integration of different breeding approaches for developing heat tolerant cultivars as well as inclusion of efficient and modified agronomic management strategies for reducing the HS-induced damages in cereal crops. …”
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Building a composition-microstructure-performance model for C–V–Cr–Mo wear-resistant steel via the thermodynamic calculations and machine learning synergy by Shuaiwu Tong, Shuaijun Zhang, Chong Chen, Tao Jiang, Peng Li, Shizhong Wei

“…Furthermore, feature importance analysis, conducted using the Random Forest algorithm, revealed significant differences in the factors affecting sliding friction and abrasive wear. …”
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Composite microbeads of cellulose acetate upcycled from waste for water remediation by Lorenzo Antonelli, Susanna Grasso, Massimo Giuseppe De Cesaris, Nina Felli, Chiara Dal Bosco, Stefano Cinti, Alessandra Gentili

“…This study has aimed to develop a sustainable nanocomposite sorbent of cellulose acetate (CA), a bioplastic that can be recycled from different types of waste, including filters from cigarette butts. …”
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COSP-RTTOV-1.0: flexible radiation diagnostics to enable new science applications in model evaluation, climate change detection, and satellite mission design by J. K. Shaw, J. K. Shaw, D. J. Swales, S. DeSouza-Machado, D. D. Turner, J. E. Kay, J. E. Kay, D. P. Schneider

“…Comparing these direct observations with Earth system models (ESMs), however, is hindered by definitional differences between the radiation fields satellites observe and those generated by models. …”
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Extraction, structural characterization, and in vitro immunomodulatory activities of Saccharomyces cerevisiae spore wall β-glucan by Mengqing Yan, Xue Wang, Jingtao Zhang, Shuheng Yang, Cong Pan, Shiwei Liu, Jia Liu, Youqiang Yu, Fangli Ding, Shenglin Duan, Huoqing Huang, Guoyu Liu, Peng Yuan

“…However, there are differences in the branching ratio and helical structure between YSG and YG. …”
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Extending the RIGHT statement for reporting adapted practice guidelines in healthcare: the RIGHT-Ad@pt Checklist protocol by Pablo Alonso-Coello, Yaolong Chen, Holger J Schünemann, Elie A Akl, Yang Song, Andrea Darzi, Monica Ballesteros, Laura Martínez García, Thurayya Arayssi, Soumyadeep Bhaumik, Francoise Cluzeau, Davina Ghersi, Paulina F Padilla, Robin W M Vernooij

“…Introduction The adaptation of guidelines is an increasingly used methodology for the efficient development of contextualised recommendations. …”
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