Patrolling and Cleaning: Threat Detection and Response Behaviors of Soldiers in a Social Aphid by Zhixiang Liu, Zhentao Cheng, Hui Zhang, Xiaolei Huang

“…This constrains a deeper understanding of the altruistic behavior of social aphids, as well as the ecological and evolutionary significance of such behavior. We employed indoor video recordings to document and analyze the behaviors displayed by the soldiers of the sugarcane wooly aphid, <i>C. lanigera</i>, on secondary hosts. …”
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Genetic diversity and spread of recombinant coxsackievirus A4 in hand, foot, and mouth disease cases in Bangkok, Thailand: 2017–2023 by Jiratchaya Puenpa, Sumeth Korkong, Preeyaporn Vichaiwattana, Yong Poovorawan

“…The current study investigated the genetic diversity and spread of recombinant CVA4 by analyzing circulating genotypes and recombinant strains in Bangkok, Thailand, from 2017 to 2023. …”
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Phylodynamic inference and model assessment with approximate bayesian computation: influenza as a case study. by Oliver Ratmann, Gé Donker, Adam Meijer, Christophe Fraser, Katia Koelle

“…A key priority in infectious disease research is to understand the ecological and evolutionary drivers of viral diseases from data on disease incidence as well as viral genetic and antigenic variation. …”
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Identification and structural characterization of pseudogenes in Fusarium graminearum by Domenico Rau, Chiara Maria Posadinu, Maria Leonarda Murgia, Davide Fois, Andrea Porceddu

“…Abstract Pseudogenes can provide valuable insight into the evolutionary history of genomes which may be difficult to determine based on the examination of functional loci alone. …”
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Research on the Diffusion of Green Energy Technological Innovation from the Perspective of International Cooperation by Yan Li, Jun Wu, Xin-Ping Wang

“…This paper constructs an evolutionary game model for the diffusion of green energy technological innovation in a complex network environment, with a focus on analyzing the impacts of key parameters such as policy spillover effects, technological heterogeneity, technical leakage risks, and free-riding risks on the equilibrium outcomes of evolutionary strategies. …”
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Variant evolution graph: Can we infer how SARS-CoV-2 variants are evolving? by Badhan Das, Lenwood S Heath

“…This comparison highlights the computational efficiency of VEG, making it a scalable alternative for analyzing large viral data sets.…”
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The first complete mitochondrial genome assembly and comparative analysis of the fern Blechnaceae family: Blechnopsis orientalis by Yutong Huang, Yanping Xing, Wenxiao Men, Hefei Xue, Wenjuan Hou, Yanchang Huang, Deqiang Dou, Tingguo Kang, Yanyun Yang, Liang Xu

“…Further comparison with mitochondrial genome of ten other reported fern and lycophyte species revealed that the mitochondrial genome PCGs in these plants are highly conserved, despite significant genome rearrangements among mitochondrial genome.DiscussionThe findings of this study provide valuable insights into the evolutionary analysis of B. orientalis and contribute to understanding the characteristics and evolutionary relationships of mitochondrial genome in ferns and lycophytes.…”
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Chromosome-level genome assembly and anticoagulant protein annotation of the buffalo leech Hirudinaria bpling (Hirudinea: Hirudinidae) by Muhammad Salabat Khan, Christian Müller, Baozhen Zhou

“…Abstract This study aimed to obtain and analyze the chromosome-level genome assembly of Hirudinaria bpling, a species vital for aquatic ecosystem health and medical research. …”
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Advancements in Viral Genomics: Gated Recurrent Unit Modeling of SARS-CoV-2, SARS, MERS, and Ebola viruses by Abhishak Raj Devaraj, Victor Jose Marianthiran

“…Methods: This study aimed to comprehensively analyze and compare the genomic sequences of four distinct viruses: SARS-CoV-2, SARS, MERS, and Ebola. …”
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Serum TGF-β1 and CD14 Predicts Response to Anti-TNF-α Therapy in IBD by Stepan Coufal, Miloslav Kverka, Jakub Kreisinger, Tomas Thon, Filip Rob, Martin Kolar, Zuzana Reiss, Dagmar Schierova, Klara Kostovcikova, Radka Roubalova, Lukas Bajer, Zuzana Jackova, Martin Mihula, Pavel Drastich, Jana Tresnak Hercogova, Michaela Novakova, Martin Vasatko, Milan Lukas, Helena Tlaskalova-Hogenova, Zuzana Jiraskova Zakostelska

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Resposta da Vegetação Campos de Altitude às Mudanças Climáticas na Faixa Altitudinal Acima de 400 Metros na Serra do Amolar e Morraria do Urucum, Pantanal Brasileiro by Dhonatan Diego Pessi, Normandes Matos da Silva, Camila Leonardo Mioto, Alfredo Marcelo Grigio, Francisco das Chagas Oliveira, Vinicius de Oliveira Ribeiro, Fábio Veríssimo Gonçalves, Marco Antonio Diodato, Roberto Macedo Gamarra, Felipe Siqueira Pacheco, Antonio Conceição Paranhos Filho

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Comparative transcriptomic and genomic analysis of tumor cells in the marginal and center regions of tumor nests in human hepatocellular carcinoma by Ziyi Li, Ziyi Li, Yikai Hu, Yikai Hu, Zhuotian He, Heyi Xu, Hongyang Wang, Hongyang Wang, Hongyang Wang, Yufei He

“…Differential gene expression was analyzed at the single-unit, sample, patient, and pseudobulk levels, followed by Gene Ontology (GO) enrichment analysis. …”
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SARS-CoV-2 genetic diversity and variants of concern in Saudi Arabia by Dalia Abdullah Obeid, Madain Saleh Alsanea, Rawan Talal Alnemari, Ahmed Ali Al-Qahtani, Sahar Isa Althawadi, Maysoon Saleh Mutabagani, Reem Saad Almaghrabi, Faten Mohammed Alhadheq, Basma Mohammed Alahideb, Fatimah Saeed Alhamlan

“…Our findings provide evidence to begin linking the evolutionary implications to host factors and their effects on the virus severity and transmission. …”
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Characteristics of dynamic mode Ⅱ fracture of frozen saturated sandstones under varying low temperatures and loading rates by Tao ZHAO, Zhao CUI, Hailiang JIA, Guangyu YANG

“…Accordingly, this study analyzed the SIF versus time curves of the frozen saturated sandstones, as well as the evolutionary patterns of their fracture toughness and energy dissipation mechanisms varying with the temperature and loading rate. …”
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Discovery of endogenous retroviruses in the genome of the red panda (Ailurus fulgens) by Yingying Bao, Lichen Mao, Alfred Ndjekadom, Wenhui Shi, Chenglin Zhou, Juan Xu, Xiaochun Wang, Yuwei Liu, Shixing Yang, Likai Ji, Tongling Shan, Wen Zhang, Quan Shen

“…This study not only deepens our understanding of red panda ERV classification but also provides a more comprehensive foundation for analyzing cross-species transmission events in mammalian retroviral evolution and offers a new perspective on ERV diversity and evolutionary mechanisms.IMPORTANCEThis study reports the discovery of complete endogenous retrovirus (ERV) sequences in the genome of the endangered red panda. …”
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An experimental study of CH4 displacement by CO2 under varying initial reservoir pressures by Jiang XU, Shiyu JIANG, Shoujian PENG, Zhonghui WANG, Jiaxuan CHEN, Huiting NIU

“…ObjectiveThis study aims to reveal the evolutionary patterns of reservoir parameters during the CO2-enhanced coalbed methane (CO2-ECBM) recovery and the impact of initial reservoir pressure on CBM recovery by gas injection. …”
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The light-harvesting chlorophyll a/b-binding proteins of photosystem II family members are responsible for temperature sensitivity and leaf color phenotype in albino tea plant by Jing-Jing Ye, Xin-Yi Lin, Zi-Xian Yang, Ying-Qi Wang, Yue-Rong Liang, Kai-Rong Wang, Jian-Liang Lu, Peng Lu, Xin-Qiang Zheng

“…Methods: We identified 20 putative CsLHCB genes according to phylogenetic analysis. Evolutionary relationships, gene duplication, chromosomal localization, and structures were analyzed by TBtools; the physiological and biochemical characteristics were analyzed by protein analysis websites; the differences in coding sequences and protein accumulation in green and albino tea cultivars, gene expression with maturity were tested by molecular biology technology; and protein interaction was analyzed in the STRING database. …”
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Research on the Pollutant Emission Reduction Strategy and Simulation of Paper-Making Enterprises under the Reward and Punishment Mechanism by Sen Zhang, Guangyuan Qin, Yifan Xie, Yuan Tian, Liyuan Shi, Baodong Cheng

“…By establishing an evolutionary game model, this thesis focuses on analyzing how paper-making enterprises choose their own emission reduction strategies under the reward and punishment mechanism. …”
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Deformation and Evolution of Akata Formation Mudstone in the Niger Delta Basin: Insights from Analogue Models by Shuaiyu Shi, Wenlong Ding, Yixin Yu, Jixin Zhang

“…The simulation of the evolutionary process and evolutionary model established in this study improves the understanding of mudstone tectonics and provides a reference for analyzing the genetic mechanism and hydrocarbon exploration in the basin.…”
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Expression Analysis and SNP Mining of the Parkin Co-Regulated Gene (PACRG) and parkin in Penaeus vannamei Against White Spot Syndrome Virus by Qian XUE, Xupeng LI, Yang LI, Sheng LUAN, Kun LUO, Jie KONG, Qun XING, Xianhong MENG

“…The mRNA and amino acid sequences were analyzed, and the expression levels in shrimp infected with WSSV at different times and tissues were detected by real-time PCR. …”
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