Transcriptome profiling identifies differentially expressed genes in Huoyan goose ovaries between the laying period and ceased period. by Xinhong Luan, Dawei Liu, Zhongzan Cao, Lina Luo, Mei Liu, Ming Gao, Xiaoying Zhang

“…To elucidate the key regulatory genes involved in Huoyan goose egg laying, RNA from ovarian tissue during the ceased and laying periods was sequenced using the Illumina HiSeq 2000 sequencing platform. …”
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Distribution characteristics, risks and sources of heavy metals in surface sediments from typical industrial and mining complex area in Southwest China by Chuan Shen, Sheng Huang, Bangqin Huang, Zongyan Liu, Zongwang Yi, Jiang Tang, Shucen Yin, Jinzheng Zhang

“…The results show that Cd and Hg have similar spatial patterns, with high concentrations mainly downstream of mining areas and industrial parks. …”
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Climatic and ecological factors responsible for distribution of Phlebotomine sandflies and occurrence of cutaneous leishmaniasis, in Himachal Pradesh, India by Suman Lata, Gaurav Kumar, Bharat Bhakuni, Sandhya Kumari, Ramesh C Dhiman

“…The correlation between CL incidence and land use patterns revealed a notable rise in barren land (8%) and scrub land (5%) from 2013 to 2017. …”
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Cultivars and Their Developmental Phases Interact with Temperature Fluctuations to Modulate Growth, Productivity and Seed Tuber Physiology of Potatoes (<i>Solanum tuberosum</i> L.) by Morgan D. Southern, Mohan G. N. Kumar, Jacob M. Blauer

“…Over two seasons with differing temperature patterns, emergence, stem and tuber numbers, tuber size distribution, yield, processing quality, and seed tuber behavior were analyzed. …”
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The Caddisfly Collective: Methods of assessing Trichoptera diversity on a continental scale with community scientists by Kelly M. Murray-Stoker, Shannon J. McCauley

“…Amidst a global biodiversity crisis, collecting data at large spatial scales can illuminate patterns. Community science can be an avenue to reduce costs, broaden the scope of sampling, and, most importantly, connect with members of the public who are interested in and impacted by long-term ecological change. …”
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The American occupation of Iraq and the problem of Shiite activism by M. S. Hamid

“…The article analyzes the reasons and prerequisites for the political activation of the struggle of the Shiites of Iraq for their rights under the American occupation during the reign of the Provisional Coalition Administration of Paul Bremer. …”
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Kinect-Based Gait Analysis System Design and Concurrent Validity in Persons with Anterolateral Shoulder Pain Syndrome, Results from a Pilot Study by Fredy Bernal, Veronique Feipel, Mauricio Plaza

“…As part of an investigation to detect asymmetries in gait patterns in persons with shoulder injuries, the goal of the present study was to design and validate a Kinect-based motion capture system that would enable the extraction of joint kinematics curves during gait and to compare them with the data obtained through a commercial motion capture system. …”
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Detecting hypoglycemia-induced electrocardiogram changes in a rodent model of type 1 diabetes using shape-based clustering. by Sejal Mistry, Ramkiran Gouripeddi, Candace M Reno, Samir Abdelrahman, Simon J Fisher, Julio C Facelli

“…The objective of this work was to identify distinct patterns of electrocardiogram heartbeat changes that correlated with glycemic level, diabetes status, and mortality using a rodent model. …”
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Identification of Phylogenetic Groups and Antibiotic Resistance in Escherichia coli Isolated from Urinary Tract Infections in Basrah, Iraq by Hayfaa Al-Musawi, Amani Al-Abdullah, Labeed Al-Saad

“…This suggests that the resistance patterns of E. coli may be linked to their phylogenetic groups. …”
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Examining the molecular clock hypothesis for the contemporary evolution of the rabies virus. by Rowan Durrant, Christina A Cobbold, Kirstyn Brunker, Kathryn Campbell, Jonathan Dushoff, Elaine A Ferguson, Gurdeep Jaswant, Ahmed Lugelo, Kennedy Lushasi, Lwitiko Sikana, Katie Hampson

“…We find that at low substitution rates (<1 substitution per genome per generation) divergence patterns between these models are difficult to distinguish, while above this threshold differences become apparent across a range of sampling rates. …”
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Understanding Morning Emotions by Analyzing Daily Wake-Up Alarm Usage: Longitudinal Observational Study by Kyue Taek Oh, Jisu Ko, Nayoung ­Jin, Sangbin Han, Chan Yul Yoon, Jaemyung Shin, Minsam Ko

“…ObjectiveThis study aims to identify daily alarm usage patterns related to morning emotions. MethodsWe recruited 373 users of the Alarmy app (DelightRoom) in the United States and South Korea and surveyed their demographics and usual behaviors related to morning emotions. …”
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Classroom Metatalk: Uncovering the Role of Elaborate vs. Limited Engagement in Fostering Iranian L2 Learners' Writing Accuracy by Karim Shabani, Mona Hosseinzadeh

“…The learners’ language-related episodes were also analyzed, and the qualitative scrutiny brought to surface four patterns of interaction including collaborative, expert-novice, dominant-dominant and dominant-passive. …”
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Energy characteristics of medium pressure steam boilers by Bezhan V. A., Zhytarenko V. M., Dalakov P.

“…The main purpose of the analysis is to identify patterns that affect the operational characteristics of boilers, especially the efficiency. …”
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Larval surveys reveal breeding site preferences of malaria vector Anopheles spp. in Zanzibar City. by Kaeden K Hill, Dickson Kobe, Narriman S Jiddawi, Jonathan R Walz, Katharina Kreppel

“…However, larvicidal strategies rely on knowledge of the breeding patterns of malaria vector mosquitoes. In Zanzibar City, no larval surveys have been done in the last few years. …”
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DEVELOPMENT OF AGRO-INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX TECHNOLOGIES AND METHODOLOGY OF SCIENTIFIC SEARCH by Panfilov V.A.

“…According to the first milestone it is necessary to determine consistent patterns of technology functioning as systems of processes. …”
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Actoprotective activity of 5-(2-bromophenyl)-4-amino-4H-1,2,4-triazole-3-thione and its S-derivatives by Ye. S. Pruglo

“…We have revealed some patterns regarding to the chemical structure and pharmacological action of the test substances. …”
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Considerations of Autonomy in Guiding Decisions around the Feedback of Individual Genetic Research Results from Genomics Research: Expectations of and Preferences from Researchers... by Mary Kasule, Mogomotsi Matshaba, Erisa Mwaka, Ambroise Wonkam, Jantina de Vries

“…An analysis of the coded data was done through an iterative process of analytic induction to document and interpret themes and patterns. Results. Overall, the study indicated that researchers have at least a partial obligation to return individual genetic research results to research participants. …”
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The SUMOylation pathway suppresses arbovirus replication in Aedes aegypti cells. by Samuel Stokes, Floriane Almire, Michael H Tatham, Steven McFarlane, Peter Mertens, Emilie Pondeville, Chris Boutell

“…We demonstrate significant biochemical differences between Ae. aegypti and Homo sapiens SUMOylation pathways and identify cell-type specific patterns of SUMO expression in Ae. aegypti tissues known to support arbovirus replication. …”
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Formulation of Urban Growth Scenarios for Middle-Sized Cities Towards Metropolization: The Case of Puerto Montt, Los Lagos Region by Mauricio Morales, Francisco Maturana, Severino Escolano, Fernando Peña-Cortés

“…Using Machine Learning (ML) techniques, this model has been widely utilized to explain how urban growth patterns have evolved based on the dynamics that drive changes in land use and land cover. …”
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Optimization and scaling-up of porous solid electrolyte electrochemical reactors for hydrogen peroxide electrosynthesis by Erzhuo Zhao, Yixin Zhang, Juhong Zhan, Guangsen Xia, Gang Yu, Yujue Wang

“…Here we systematically investigate how factors such as material selection, assembly parameters, flow field patterns, and operating conditions influence H2O2 electrosynthesis in the PSE reactor. …”
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