Exploring the interactions and driving factors among typical ecological risks based on ecosystem services: A case study in the Sichuan-Yunnan ecological barrier area by Weijie Li, Jinwen Kang, Yong Wang

“…The results show that (1) the SC_R and WY_R increased significantly during 2000–2020, exacerbating regional ecological degradation, while the CS_R, GP_R and HQ_R showed a decreasing trend. (2) The comprehensive risk was rising, with significant increases in the middle-high rolling hills in the southwest and the Chengdu Plain in the east, which are mainly attributed to farmland reclamation and urban expansion. (3) Competition between different land uses exacerbated the trade-offs between GP_R and CS_R, SC_R, HQ_R, while showing spatial heterogeneity under the constraints of natural factors and topography. (4) A total of four ER clusters were identified, with the SC_R-GP_R-WY_R cluster dominating, and gradually transforming into the SC_R cluster as the landscape pattern changes. (5) Compared with socio-economic and natural factors, the proportion of forest land and cropland was the dominant factor influencing most ER changes. …”
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Hairy transcriptional repression targets and cofactor recruitment in Drosophila. by Daniella Bianchi-Frias, Amir Orian, Jeffrey J Delrow, Julio Vazquez, Alicia E Rosales-Nieves, Susan M Parkhurst

“…In addition to finding putative targets for Hairy in segmentation, we find groups of targets suggesting roles for Hairy in cell cycle, cell growth, and morphogenesis, processes that must be coordinately regulated with pattern formation. Examining the recruitment of Hairy's three characterized cofactors to their putative target genes revealed that cofactor recruitment is context-dependent. …”
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Simulation study of top coal caving and conveying process based on smoothed particle hydrodynamics by LIU Bo, ZHANG Qiang, LIU Yang, DONG Xiangwei

“…After stabilization of the coal flow velocity, the stress distribution of the top coal near the coal drawing outlet exhibited a "double peak" pattern. The operating speed of the scraper conveyor significantly impacted the coal drawing time, while its effect on the coal-rock interface at termination and the shape of the released body was minimal. …”
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Effect of essential oil on shelf-life and quality attributes of tomato in Rupandehi, Nepal by Prachand Neupane, Balika Poudel, Binita Wosti, Samikshya Pandey, Mukesh Chaudhary, Ananda G. C., Ram Prasad Khanal, Jay Chaurasia

“…TSS content increased up to 10 DAT and showed a gradual diminishing pattern in TSS content in almost all treatments on 12 DAT and 14 DAT where maximum TSS (4.933 Brix) was found in 1% CaCl2 and minimum TSS (3.466 Brix) was found in 200 ppm EO. …”
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Preoperative Bowel Preparation in Minimally Invasive and Vaginal Gynecologic Surgery by Michail Diakosavvas, Nikolaos Thomakos, Alexandros Psarris, Zacharias Fasoulakis, Marianna Theodora, Dimitrios Haidopoulos, Alexandros Rodolakis

“…Nonetheless, surgeons still do not use a specific pattern and continue ordering them. However, according to recent evidence, preoperative bowel preparation of any type should be omitted prior to minimally invasive and vaginal gynecologic surgeries.…”
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Effects of simulated waterlogging on growth, physiological and biochemical characteristics of Metasequoia glyptostroboides seedlings by Bai Linli, Han Wenjiao, Li Changxiao

“…Based on soil moisture change pattern in the TGRA, water treatments including control (CK), half-submersion (HS), and full-submersion (FS) were applied.The activities of SOD, POD, ASP, CAT and content of free proline of M. glyptostroboides seedlings in HS and FS group were higher than that in CK after submersion. …”
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O-12 DECIPHERING WILSON'S DISEASE IN COSTA RICA: AN INNOVATIVE GENETIC APPROACH by Danny Alvarado, Jorge Andres Herrera Corrales, Mildred Jimenez, Karina Hidalgo, Fernanda Vasquez, Francisco Vargas, Jorge Vargas, Francisco Hevia Urrutia

“…The Genetics Center of the National Children's Hospital has been instrumental in identifying a specific genetic pattern among Costa Ricans with WD. Additionally, a novel worldwide variant in heterozygosity has been discovered in Nicaraguan patients, solidifying Costa Rica as a country with a high incidence of WD and significant contributions to the genetic study of the disease, which has documented over 1161 pathogenic variants. …”
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The sporophytic type of fertility restoration in the A3 CMS-inducing cytoplasm of sorghum and its modification by plant water availability conditions by L. A. Elkonin, V. V. Kozhemyakin, M. I. Tsvetova

“…For the first time, the transgenerational effect of water availability conditions of growing a fertility-restoring line on male fertility of the F2 generation was detected: a pollinator grown in a plot with additional irrigation produced more fertile and less sterile individuals compared to the same pollinator grown under a rainfall shelter (p < 0.01), and the segregation pattern changed from digenic to monogenic, indicating heritable inhibition of the expression of one of the fertility-restoring genes (kind of “grandfather effect”). …”
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Analysis of the Water Vapor Characteristics and Trigger Mechanism for a Typical Heavy Rainstorm in the Extreme Arid Region of the Southern Xinjiang by Shaoqing MO, Yaohui LI

“…In order to strengthen our understanding of the water vapor characteristics and trigger mechanism of the rainstorm in southern Xinjiang， this paper analyzes a rainstorm process occurred over southern Xinjiang region during 24 -28 June 2019.Various data includingFNL（NCEP final operational global analysis） and ERA5 （fifth version of the European Centre for medium-range weather forecasts reanalysis model） reanalysis data， hourly observation data at the automatic meteorological station， the satellite equivalent blackbody brightness temperature data of FY-2G are used.The results show that the precipitation occurred under the background of synoptic circulation with “two-ridge and two-trough” pattern over the middle and high latitude， the low vortex of Balkhash Lake， the ridge of Iran and convergence line are the main weather systems leading to the heavy rainfall.The water vapor of the heavy rainfall mainly comes from the Atlantic Ocean， Black Sea， Rio / Aral Sea， Arabian Sea and Gulf of Bengal， along the northwest， partial west and southwest paths to the southern Xinjiang Basin.Water vapor from the northwest and west paths to the southern Xinjiang Basin are guided by the low-level jet， and from the southwest path is transported over the Qinghai-Xizang Plateau to the southern Xinjiang under the guidance of the 500 hPa cyclone wind field and the southwest high-level jet on 200 hPa in the western southern Xinjiang.Water vapor revenue and expenditure calculation shows that water vapor input is mainly concentrated on the high level of troposphere at the south boundary， low and high levels of troposphere at the north boundary； the output of water vapor is concentrated in the low and high layers of the troposphere at the east boundary.The convergence line is the most important trigger system for this heavy rainfall， whose form is caused by the convergence of the dominant air flow invaded from the north in front of the high and steep terrain （KunLun Mountains） on the south side of the southern Xinjiang Basin.Meanwhile， the accumulation of water vapor brought by the northwesterly airflow in the north of the convergence line in front of the mountain is sufficient which is favorable for the rainstorm.Under the impact of terrain uplift， accompanied with the uplifting of air mass and accumulation of water vapor at the foothill of KunLun mountains， unstable energy is released and the convection system constantly generates and develops near the mountains， bringing continuous heavy rainfall to Hotan region.…”
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Rapid removal of anionic dyes from water, using poly (diallyldimethylammonium chloride) and branched polyethyleneimine functionalized cellulose extracted from Echinops bannaticus l... by Raoudha Soury, Mahjoub Jabli, Ahmed Al Otaibi

“…FT-IR data proved the chemical interaction between hydroxyl groups of cellulose and amine groups of PDDAC and BPEI. XRD pattern of the extracted cellulose showed main peaks situated at 14.4°, 22.7° and 34.3°, corresponding to (110), (200) and (040) lattice planes of crystalline cellulose. …”
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Decreased neuronal and increased endothelial fractalkine expression are associated with neuroinflammation in Parkinson’s disease and related disorders by Yaping Chu, Ashley S. Harms, Ashley Boehringer, Jeffrey H. Kordower

“…Both PD and PSP groups displayed a similar pattern of neuroinflammatory changes.DiscussionThe downregulation of neuronal fractalkine expression caused by protein inclusions, such as abnormal alpha-synuclein or tau, is linked to microglia activation. …”
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CircTNFRSF19 facilitates triple negative breast cancer cell growth by regulating N6-methyladenosine modification of B3GNT5: Medical biological image simulation by Lei Xue, Yuhui Zhou, Feng Liu, Jie Dang, Yu Yan

“…Then the m6A modification pattern of B3GNT5 was analyzed by m6A methylation sequencing technology, and the interaction between CircTNFRSF19 and B3GNT5 was verified by RNA immunoprecipitation (RIP) experiment. …”
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YOLOv8n-CSE: A Model for Detecting Litchi in Nighttime Environments by Hao Cao, Gengming Zhang, Anbang Zhao, Quanchao Wang, Xiangjun Zou, Hongjun Wang

“…In addition, the VoVGSCSP design pattern in Slimneck was adopted for the neck part, which made the model more lightweight. …”
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Mycobactin and clofazimine activity are negatively correlated in mycobacteria by Martin I. Voskuil, Christopher R. Covey, Matthew J. Reichlen, Anushila Chatterjee, Breck A. Duerkop, Surendra Dawadi, Courtney C. Aldrich, Alexander Aaring

“…We found exposure of M. tuberculosis to CFZ induced a pattern of gene expression that mirrored low iron conditions, including strong induction of genes that encode MBT synthesis and transport. …”
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Spatiotemporal Variations in Socioeconomic and Hydrological Factors Impacting Water Quality in Thailand’s Major Rivers by Khanittha Uthaipan, Zhongwei Yuan, Yangyang Zhao, Wissarut Intararuang, Varintha Vasinamekhin, Chalermrat Sangmanee, Somkiat Khokiattiwong, Minhan Dai

“…Although river discharge overwhelms socioeconomic factors as the primary determinant of the interannual variability in water quality, all water quality parameters showed stronger correlations with socioeconomic factors than with hydrological factors, underscoring the dominant role of local socioeconomic development in shaping the spatial pattern of water quality. These insights can thus inform strategies for sustainable water resource management.…”
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CONE-BEAM COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY IN PALEOANTHROPOLOGY by A. Yu. Vasil’ev, A. P. Buzhilova, E. A. Egorova, D. V. Makarova, N. Ya. Berezina, I. S. Zorina, V. I. Khartanovich

“…Twenty-four bone fragments (remains) of Napoléon Bonaparte Imperial Army soldiers who had died at a Königsberg military hospital during their retreat from Russia in the War of 1812 were examined by CBCT. …”
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Negative Epistasis between Sickle and Foetal Haemoglobin Suggests a Reduction in Protection against Malaria. by Bruno P Mmbando, Josephine Mgaya, Sharon E Cox, Siana N Mtatiro, Deogratias Soka, Stella Rwezaula, Elineema Meda, Evarist Msaki, Robert W Snow, Neal Jeffries, Nancy L Geller, Julie Makani

“…An increase in HbF was associated with a decrease in risk of malaria OR=0.50 (95%CI: 0.28, 0.90; p=0.021) in HbAA, whereas for HbSS the risk of malaria increased OR=2.94 (1.44, 5.98; p=0.003). A similar pattern was seen during multiple visits; HbAA OR=0.52 (0.34, 0.80; p=0.003) vs HbSS OR=2.01 (1.27, 3.23; p=0.003).…”
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Gastroesophageal reflux disease in patients with morbid obesity by A. S. Lavryk, V. V. Kucheruk, O. P. Dmytrenko, I. S. Tereshkevych, H. M. Lytvynchuk, Yu. M. Razdobudko

“…The erosive form prevailed in the GERD pattern – in 24 (24.48 %) patients. In 32 (32.65 %) examined patients, pathological reflux was diagnosed during the daytime, especially after eating. …”
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Unravelling the Erythropoietin Heterodimeric Complex: In Silico Analysis of Complex Assembly and Binding Interface by Atiya Habib, Urooj Qureshi, Mohammad Nur-e-Alam, Aftab Ahmed, Zaheer Ul-Haq

“…Inspired by the potential therapeutic applications, we aimed to investigate the interaction pattern of EpoR/βcR using in silico tools. Cytoplasmic domains of EpoR and βcR were modelled, structural refinement was carried out through Rosetta, and these were then quality verified by well-known quality matrices. …”
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Engineered testbeds for investigating syringe injection performance in human factors studies by Andrew Pack, Sabrina Su, Frank A. Drews, Amrish Chourasia, Kevin Cluff, Joy Guerrieri, Jungkyu Kim

“…Results: Results from data collection using a syringe pump with solutions of 5, 10, 15, and 20 centipoise (cP) revealed a polynomial relationship between viscosity and force, contrary to the expected linear relationship. This unexpected pattern likely resulted from complex fluid dynamics in the 27-gauge needle. …”
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