Highly divergent sympatric lineages of Leptotila verreauxi (Aves: Columbidae) suggest a secondary contact area in the Isthmus of Tehuantepec, Mexico by Orlando J. Espinosa-Chávez, Adolfo G. Navarro-Sigüenza, Hernando Rodríguez-Correa, Luis A. Sánchez-González

“…To estimate phylogenetic patterns, divergence times and genetic differentiation, we examined two mtDNA (ND2 and COI) and one nDNA (β-fibint 7) markers. …”
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Interest paradigm for early identification of autism spectrum disorder: an analysis from electroencephalography combined with eye tracking by Binbin Sun, Elombe Issa Calvert, Alyssa Ye, Heng Mao, Kevin Liu, Raymond Kong Wang, Xin-Yuan Wang, Zhi-Liu Wu, Zhen Wei, Xue-jun Kong, Xue-jun Kong

“…Statistical methods included logistic regression models to assess the predictive potential of combined EEG and ET biomarkers.ResultsToddlers with ASD exhibited significantly increased fixation times and pupil sizes for RI objects compared to NI objects, alongside distinct EEG patterns with elevated theta and reduced alpha power in occipital regions during RI stimuli. …”
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Genome-wide identification and characterization of HSP90 family gene in cotton and their potential role in salt stress tolerance by Zhao Yan Hao, Zhao Yan Hao, Qian Feng, Xu Yan Man, Dong Qi Qi, Yu Shi Qing, Zhai Wei Yang, Mohssen Elbagory, Esam Sayed Kasem, Muhammad Yasir, Jiang Yu Rong

“…The Current study investigated the evolutionary aspects, expression patterns, and functional validation of HSP90 family members in cotton under salt stress. …”
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Molecular and hydraulic responses of grapevine to water status and phenology under long-term differential irrigation treatments by Miguel Damásio, Clara Pinto, Julio Salguero, Maria Victoria Alarcón, João de Deus, Teresa Soares David, José Silvestre, Luísa C. Carvalho, Olfa Zarrouk

“…This pattern confirms the role of aquaporins in grapevine hydraulic adjustments and stomatal regulation under decreasing water potentials. …”
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Status Quo of a CO2-Assisted Steam-Flooding Pilot Test in China by Zongyao Qi, Tong Liu, Changfeng Xi, Yunjun Zhang, Dehuang Shen, Hertaer Mu, Hong Dong, Aiping Zheng, Kequan Yu, Xiuluan Li, Youwei Jiang, Hongzhuang Wang, Tayfun Babadagli, Huazhou Li

“…The production wells in the test area mainly exhibited four types of production dynamics, and some of the production wells exhibited production dynamics that were completely different from those during steam flooding. After being flooded via CO2-assisted steam flooding, these wells exhibited a gravity drainage pattern without steam channeling issues, and hence, they yielded stable oil production. …”
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Interplay of a non-conjugative integrative element and a conjugative plasmid in the spread of antibiotic resistance via suicidal plasmid transfer from an aquaculture Vibrio isolate... by Lisa Nonaka, Tatsuya Yamamoto, Fumito Maruyama, Yuu Hirose, Yuki Onishi, Takeshi Kobayashi, Satoru Suzuki, Nobuhiko Nomura, Michiaki Masuda, Hirokazu Yano

“…Although aquaculture environments are recognized as important reservoirs of ARGs, intra- and intercellular mobility of MGEs discovered in marine organisms is poorly characterized. Here, we show a new pattern of interspecies ARGs transfer involving a 'non-conjugative' integrative element. …”
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Extrinsic and intrinsic drivers of prevalence and abundance of hard-bodied ticks (Acari: Ixodidae) in one-humped camel (Camelus dromedarius) by Rachid Chaibi, Nora Mimoune, Farouk Benaceur, Latifa Stambouli, Lamine Hamida, Rabah Khedim, Radhwane Saidi, Mohammed Hocine Benaissa, Hicham Gouzi, Souad Neffar, Haroun Chenchouni

“…In the Sahara Desert of Algeria, particularly among one-humped camels (Camelus dromedarius), there is a need to better understand the factors influencing tick infestation patterns to improve livestock management and health outcomes. …”
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miR-210 promotes the anti-inflammatory phenotype and M2 polarization in murine macrophages by Carmen Alexandra Neculachi, Evelyn-Gabriela Nastase-Rusu, Laudy Cherry, Catalina Iolanda Marinescu-Colan, Spyros Tastsoglou, Bogdan Paul Cosman, Alina Madalina Popa, Cristina Panciuc, Germana Zaccagnini, Germana Zaccagnini, Sergiu Bogdan Catrina, Sergiu Bogdan Catrina, Maya Simionescu, Fabio Martelli, Fabio Martelli, Mihai Bogdan Preda, Alexandrina Burlacu

“…Transcriptomic analysis revealed distinct clustering between the M0 and M2 states, along with several notable differences in the transcriptional patterns between the two genotypes. Analysis of differentially expressed genes indicated an increased pro-inflammatory state in resting miR-210 KO macrophages compared to WT control cells. …”
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New stories, same Stigma: Framing analysis of news articles about people with alcohol-related conditions needing liver transplants by Whitney Langlee, Divya Kalluri, Rivka Abedon, Aura T. Teles, Janetta Brundage, Po-Hung Chen, Andrew M. Cameron, Hannah C. Sung, Olivia S. Kates

“…Using inductive framing analysis, we coded and identified patterns in news articles (n = 42) from 1990 to 2021 to generate frames. …”
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VGGBM-Net: A Novel Pixel-Based Transfer Features Engineering for Automated Coffee Bean Diseases Classification by Muhammad Shadab Alam Hashmi, Azam Mehmood Qadri, Ali Raza, Saleem Ullah, Aseel Smerat, Changgyun Kim, Muhammad Syafrudin, Norma Latif Fitriyani

“…This transformation improves feature extraction by capturing more discriminative patterns, leading to superior performance compared to conventional methods. …”
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New Insights into the Sex Chromosome Evolution of the Common Barker Frog Species Complex (Anura, Leptodactylidae) Inferred from Its Satellite DNA Content by Lucas H. B. Souza, Juan M. Ferro, Helena M. Milanez, Célio F. B. Haddad, Luciana B. Lourenço

“…The variation in signal patterns of satDNAs associated with nucleolar organizer regions (NORs) highlights the complexity of NOR evolution in this species complex, which exhibits substantial diversity in this genomic region. …”
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Projected future changes in extreme precipitation over China under stratospheric aerosol intervention in the UKESM1 climate model by O. Wang, J. Liang, Y. Gu, J. M. Haywood, J. M. Haywood, Y. Chen, C. Fang, Q. Wang

“…G6sulfur is compared with simulations of the future climate under two different emission scenarios (SSP5-8.5 and SSP2-4.5) and a reduction in the solar constant (G6solar) to understand the effect of SAI on extreme precipitation patterns. The results show that under global warming scenarios, precipitation and extreme wet climate events during 2071–2100 are projected to increase relative to the control period (1981–2010) across all the subregions in China. …”
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BASS - Biodiversity Assessments at Small Scales by Fernando Ascensão, Pedro Cardoso, Rui Rebelo, Mário Boieiro, Alice Nunes, Sergio Chozas, Inês do Rosário, Adriana Príncipe, Cristina Máguas, Cristina Branquinho, Paulo Borges

“…The project BASS - Biodiversity Assessment at Small Scales - aims to explore the intricate relationships between small-scale environmental variations in space and time and biodiversity patterns. Central to our study is researching how microclimatic conditions, such as potential solar radiation, influence species occurrence, abundance, community composition and biotic interactions within a Mediterranean context. …”
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Association between frailty trajectories and stroke incidence among Chinese older adults: evidence from CHARLS 2011–2015 by Yuanying Song, Jianping Liu, Sufang Wang, Haicun Shi, Lijian Han, Lijian Han

“…These findings suggest the importance of considering frailty patterns in stroke risk assessment and highlight the potential value of longitudinal frailty monitoring in stroke prevention strategies for aging populations.…”
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Landfill methane emission: a case study using inversion methods, satellite and CRDS-based observations by Thaís Andrade da Silva, Izabel Da Silva Andrade, Izabel Da Silva Andrade, Elaine Cristina Araújo, Thaís Corrêa, Thaís Corrêa, Alex Carlos Pellegrinetti Mendes, Flávia Noronha Dutra Ribeiro, Maria de Fátima Andrade, Eduardo Landulfo

“…Quantifying its emissions is essential to comprehending the emissions patterns of this emitter, promoting an improvement in data from inventories. …”
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Genome-Wide Analysis of the EIN3/EIL Transcription Factors in <i>Osmanthus fragrans</i> and Their Stress Response to Azacytidine (AZA) and Ethylene (ETH) Treatment by Dou Pan, Chun Xu, Wanlu Ma, Xinyi Zhu, Qiangjun Yu, Yingting Zhang, Jie Yang, Xiangling Zeng, Xuan Cai, Jingjing Zou

“…Functional divergence was observed in petal senescence, with <i>OfEIL2–5</i> and <i>OfEIL7–9</i> showing stage-specific and tissue-specific expression patterns. These results position <i>OfEIL7</i> as a key hub integrating epigenetic and hormonal signals to modulate floral longevity and stress adaptation. …”
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Effects of Microtopography on Neighborhood Diversity and Competition in Subtropical Forests by Jianing Xu, Haonan Zhang, Yajun Qiao, Huanhuan Yuan, Wanggu Xu, Xin Xia

“…Parameter estimation and mixed-effects models were employed to examine how microtopography influences plant spatial patterns, growth, and competitive dynamics across various life stages. …”
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Multi-modal remote sensory learning for multi-objects over autonomous devices by Aysha Naseer, Naif Almudawi, Hanan Aljuaid, Abdulwahab Alazeb, Yahay AlQahtani, Asaad Algarni, Ahmad Jalal, Ahmad Jalal, Hui Liu, Hui Liu, Hui Liu

“…By simultaneously using deep learning model, the incorporation of Alex Net in the following classification phase enhances the model’s capacity to identify complex patterns in aerial images and adapt to a variety of object attributes.ResultsExperiments show that our method performs better than others in terms of classification accuracy and generalization, indicating its efficacy analysis on benchmark datasets such as UC Merced Land Use and AID.DiscussionSeveral performance measures were calculated to assess the efficacy of the suggested technique, including accuracy, precision, recall, error, and F1-Score. …”
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Immune-related adverse events of neoadjuvant immunotherapy in patients with perioperative cancer: a machine-learning-driven, decade-long informatics investigation by Yuan Meng, Rong Hu, Song-Bin Guo, Deng-Yao Liu, Zhen-Zhong Zhou, Hai-Long Li, Wei-Juan Huang, Xiao-Peng Tian

“…Using an unsupervised clustering algorithm, we identified six dominant research clusters, among which Cluster 1 (standardizing response assessment criteria for NAI to minimize its adverse reactions; average citation=34.86±95.48) had the highest impact and Cluster 6 (efficacy and safety of multiple therapy patterns combination) was an emerging research cluster (temporal central tendency=2022.43, research effort dispersion=0.52), with “irAEs” (s=0.4242 (95% CI: 0.01142 to 0.8371), R2=0.4125, p=0.0453), “ICIs” (immune checkpoint inhibitors) (s=1.127 (95% CI: 0.5403 to 1.714), R2=0.7103, p=0.0022), and “efficacy and safety” (s=0.5455 (95% CI: 0.1145 to 0.9764), R2=0.5157, p=0.0193) showing significant overall growth. …”
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Rockfish abundance, recruitment, and community structure trends in the western Strait of Juan de Fuca, Washington, 2005-2023 by Shawn E. Larson, Katie Shelledy, Daniela Escontrela Dieguez, Jeff Christiansen, Amy Y. Olsen, Zachary Randell, Megan H. Williams, Chris VanDamme, Dayv Lowry, William Jasper

“…Diver-operated video (DOV) surveys were conducted annually to quantify patterns in bottomfish (rockfish and other species associated with rocky reefs) abundance and stability over time. …”
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