Sex Chromosome Dosage Compensation in Insects by Xingcheng Xie, Yakun Zhang, Heyuan Peng, Zhongyuan Deng

“…It serves to guarantee that the proteins or other enzymatic products encoded by the sex chromosome exhibit quantitative parity between the two genders. During the evolutionary process of achieving dose compensation, insects have developed a wide variety of mechanisms. …”
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PredβTM: A Novel β-Transmembrane Region Prediction Algorithm. by Amrita Roy Choudhury, Marjana Novič

“…The predictor does not incorporate evolutionary profile information explicitly, but is based on sequence patterns generated implicitly by encoding the protein segments using amino acid adjacency matrix. …”
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Prosocial Norms as a Positive Youth Development Construct: A Conceptual Review by Andrew M. H. Siu, Daniel T. L. Shek, Ben Law

“…This paper reviews evolutionary, social-cognitive, and developmental theories of prosocial development and analyzes how young people learn and adopt prosocial norms. …”
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Chromosomal periodicity and positional networks of genes in Escherichia coli by Anthony Mathelier, Alessandra Carbone

“…This finding generates new questions on evolutionary pressures imposed on the chromosome. Our methodological approach is based on single genome analysis. …”
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Evolution of Budget Expenditures on Agriculture in Poland Over Two Decades of Membership in the European Union by Ryszard Kata, Andrzej Czyżewski, Anna Matuszczak

“…This article analyzes changes in fiscal policy in agriculture in Poland from 2004 to 2024, as captured through the prism of budget expenditures on agriculture. …”
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Creative dynamics in districts of large Brazilian metropolises: Botafogo (RJ) and Santa Tereza (BH) by João Luiz de Figueiredo, Ana Flávia Machado, Mariangela Furlan Antigo, Sílvia Borges Corrêa, Veranise Jacubowski Dubeux

“…Based on literature on productive clusters and cultural quarters, we developed a framework with nine categories: origin; evolutionary trajectory; connections; relational density; activities; built form; meaning; conflicts; and governance. …”
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Virtual, augmented, and mixed reality in the University environment: an analysis of scientific production by Ernesto Colomo Magaña, Andrea Cívico Ariza, Julio Ruiz-Palmero, Francisco David Guillén-Gámez

“…Abstract Augmented, virtual, and mixed reality offer digital alternatives for implementing innovative educational processes, significantly expanding opportunities in university education due to the available resources and the psycho-evolutionary development of students. This study aimed to analyze the scientific production on this topic in Scopus using bibliometric techniques. …”
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How Pachinko Mirrors Migrant Life: Rethinking the Temporal, Spatial, and Linguistic Dimensions of Migration by Winnie Yanjing Wu

“…This paper critically analyzes the Apple TV+ series Pachinko (2022) to comprehend its cross-historical and cross-regional metanarrative unfolding from the organization of temporality, spatiality, and language. …”
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Towards a Sustainable Disruptive Growth Model: Integrating Foresight, Wild Cards and Weak Signals Analysis by Rafael Popper, Yuli Villarroel, Raimund Popper

“… This paper introduces epistemological and methodological innovations for analyzing non-linear dynamics in sustainability systems, such as deforestation tipping points, exponential renewable adoption, and protests driving global reform. …”
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Characterization and genomic analysis of two Aeromonas phages by Li ling Jiang, Li ling Jiang, Chang Liu, Guang feng Liu, Xiu hua Tao, Hong Sai Zhang, Yue Zhang, Yuyu Chen, Meng yao Li, Jing zhe Jiang, Hong peng Chen

“…In this study, two virulent phages, AhC3_1 and AsC4_1, were successfully isolated using bacteria from the genus Aeromonas. The evolutionary relationships of the two phages were analyzed using methods such as phylogenetic analysis and average amino acid identity (AAI) analysis, and their biological characteristics were assessed through approaches including one-step growth curve assay and temperature tolerance testing. …”
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Scale‐Dependent Effects of Plant Diversity Drivers Across Different Grassland Habitats in Ukraine by Oksana Buzhdygan, Selina Baldauf, Dariia Borovyk, Denys Vynokurov, Emma Ladouceur, Olha Chusova, Svitlana Iemelianova, Vasyl Budzhak, Britta Tietjen, Olga Bezrodnova, Olesya Bezsmertna, Illya Chorney, Iwona Dembicz, Jürgen Dengler, Yakiv Didukh, Monika Janišová, Oleksandr Khodosovtsev, Oksana Kucher, Ivan Moysiyenko, Alla Tokariuk, Iuliia Vasheniak, Olena Yavorska, Jonathan Chase, Anna Kuzemko

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Metabolism and immune responses of striped hamsters to ectoparasite challenges: insights from transcriptomic analysis by Xinchang Lun, Yiguan Wang, Ning Zhao, Yujuan Yue, Fengxia Meng, Qiyong Liu, Xiuping Song, Ying Liang, Liang Lu

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Allelic variation and duplication of the dmrt1 were associated with sex chromosome turnover in three representative Scatophagidae fish species by Yuan-Qing Huang, Xin-Hui Zhang, Chao Bian, Kai-Zhi Jiao, Lin Zhang, Yu Huang, Wei Yang, Yu Li, Gang Shi, Yang Huang, Chang-Xu Tian, Hua-Pu Chen, Si-Ping Deng, Chun-Hua Zhu, Qiong Shi, Guang-Li Li, Dong-Neng Jiang

“…The Se. multifasciata dmrt1Y arose from a duplication of dmrt1 on Chr4 and then translocated to the new Y chromosome (Chr18). The divergent evolutionary trajectories of the dmrt1Ys were accompanied by sex chromosome turnover in these three species. …”
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Identification and functional characterization of the BnRAP2.3.2 promoter in rapeseed (Brassica napus L.) for waterlogging stress tolerance by Xian Tan, Yan Zhou, Yong Cheng, Ali Raza, Yan Lv, Youping Chen, Dan Luo, Liu Zeng, Xiaoyu Ding, Xiling Zou

“…The sequences of the BnRAP2.3.2 promoter, ranging from −1631 bp to −1 bp, have been analyzed across 9 varieties with different waterlogging tolerance, and no variations were found in this promoter region. …”
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Comprehensive Integrated Analysis Reveals the Spatiotemporal Microevolution of Cancer Cells in Patients with Bone-Metastatic Prostate Cancer by Yinghua Feng, Xiuli Zhang, Guangpeng Wang, Feiya Yang, Ruifang Li, Lu Yin, Dong Chen, Wenkuan Wang, Mingshuai Wang, Zhiyuan Hu, Yuan Sh, Nianzeng Xing

“…By integrating genetic and metabolic features, we revealed key evolutionary trajectories of epithelial cancer cells during metastasis. …”
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Full genomic sequence characterization of the chikungunya virus from an imported case with serum viral concentration below culturable level by Mengling Jiang, Muchun Wan, Qinghong Fan, Yuyi Min, Guofang Tang, Yingfen Wen, Yaqing Lin, Ruiying He, Jiaojiao Li, Yue Tang, Yun Lan, Feng Li

“…Further analysis confirmed that the CHIKV virus belonged to the Asian lineage, traced to Timor-Leste, where an endemic CHIKV outbreak had been reported in January 2024, consistent with the patient’s travel history. Finally, we analyzed genetic evolutionary trends and amino acid site variations. …”
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Indian Himalayan Arabidopsis thaliana population reflects deep history and might be the source of species expansion in the eastern edge by Akanksha Singh, Ashwani Kumar Verma, Abhinandan Mani Tripathi, Parneeta Mishra, Sumit Kumar Bag, Sivasubramanian Rajarammohan, Sribash Roy

“…However, global studies have largely excluded this region. This study analyzed 38 A. thaliana genomes from eight West-Himalayan populations in the context of global datasets to investigate the diversity, origin, and evolutionary history of these populations. …”
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Knocked-Out <i>Bombyx mori</i> Protein Disulfide Isomerase Decreases Silk Yields and Mechanical Properties by Affecting the Post-Translational Modification of Silk Proteins by Shifeng Yang, Mengyao He, Xian Li, Huan Dong, Hexu Lei, Fangyu Wang, Hanxin Deng, Hongji Zhou, Siyu Chen, Yujuan Zhou, Zihan Meng, Ding Tu, He Wang, Qingyou Xia, Feng Wang

“…However, the gene regulation associated with the post-translational modification of silk proteins remains unknown. In this study, we analyzed the physicochemical properties, evolutionary relationships, and expression patterns of <i>BmPDI</i> in silkworms. …”
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Genome-wide identification and expression analysis of the MORF gene family in celery reveals their potential role in chloroplast development by Pei-Zhuo Liu, Ya-Hui Wang, Yue-Hua Sun, Yong-Ju Wei, Xu Sun, Meng-Yao Li, Guo-Fei Tan, Ai-Sheng Xiong

“…The phylogenetic relationships and evolutionary selective pressure between MORF genes in celery and other Apiaceae plants were further analyzed. …”
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Comparing weight loss rates between males and females: a preliminary analysis by Valentina Rodriguez Da Silva, Ryan Singh, Valeria V. Silva Ramirez, Daniel Arevalo, Eric T. Trexler, Landon Shannahan, John Solis, Samuel Blanke, Samuel Evers, Talon Westervelt, John Holtje, Bill I. Campbell

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