Cliff ecosystems: A critical yet uncharted frontier for research and conservation by Martí March-Salas, María Begoña García, Isaac H. Lichter-Marck, Juan Lorite, Manuel J. Steinbauer

“…In this context, we aim to help elucidate evolutionary and functional patterns and processes in this unique ecosystem, while also promoting the conservation of cliff habitats and their hosted organisms.…”
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Electrified Enhanced Recovery of Lithium from Unconventional Sources by Harris E. Kohl, Carlos A. Larriuz, Andrew Ezazi, Mohammed Al-Hashimi, Hassan S. Bazzi, Sarbajit Banerjee

“…This review aims to describe materials and process design considerations for electrochemical extraction of lithium from aqueous sources with a specific emphasis on ζ-V2O5 designed in our research group as an insertion host. …”
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Differences in gut microbial diversity and composition between growth phenotypes of farmed juvenile sandfish, Holothuria scabra by Joselito A. Tabardillo, Marie Antonette Juinio-Meñez, Adam M. Reitzel, Rachel Ravago-Gotanco

“…For the sandfish Holothuria scabra, a tropical sea cucumber species, there is a scarcity of information on its intestinal microbiota in relation to host growth, which could provide insights into the processes that affect growth and identify microorganisms with probiotic or biochemical potential that could improve current production strategies. …”
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Aptamer Development for SARS-CoV-2 and Omicron Variants Using the Spike Protein Receptor Binding Domain as a Potential Diagnostic Tool and Therapeutic Agent by Prasanna V. Shekar, Anuj Kumar, Nirmitee Mulgaonkar, Samneet Kashyap, Gourav Choudhir, Sandun Fernando, Sachin Rustgi

“…Aptamers can potentially fill this gap. Here, we establish a workflow to identify aptamers that bind to the spike proteins of SARS-CoV-2, a process applicable to other targets as well. …”
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Rab27a regulates the transport of influenza virus membrane proteins to the plasma membrane by Tong Chen, Aotian Ouyang, Jiahui Zou, Yi Feng, Changsong Wu, Meijun Jiang, Shaoyu Tu, Ling Ding, Yanqing Cheng, Wenshuo Hu, Wei Sheng, Yanglin Li, Meilin Jin, Huanchun Chen, Hongbo Zhou

“…In this study, siRNA screening identifies Rab27a as a critical host factor regulating this transport process. GTP-bound Rab27a operates via its effectors, synaptotagmin-like protein 1 (SYTL1) and SYTL4, to facilitate the transport of vesicles carrying viral membrane proteins to the plasma membrane. …”
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LINGUISTIC AND CULTURAL ADAPTATION OF FOREIGN STUDENTS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, LOS ANGELES, UCLA by Yaroslav S. Slutskiy

“…An important role in the foreign students’ language training played the involvement of consultants into the adaptation process who speak the native language of a foreign student, which allows to minimize the cross-cultural gap and more quickly establish the interpersonal contact, subsequently conducting bilingual classes, which also contribute to the development of preparatory activities «within society», when a foreign student gets the opportunity to perform the practical communication, using among other things, the native language, which ensures a faster acculturation process. …”
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Organic fertilizer enhances the secretion of microRNAs from tomato roots to facilitate beneficial rhizosphere microorganism expansion and suppress Ralstonia solanacearum proliferat... by Shuo Liu, Hai-Yang Li, Tao Zhang, Yang-Kai Li, Xin-Di Liao, Si-Cheng Xing

“…Abstract Background Key members of the rhizomicrobiome, plant root exudates, and pathogen inhibition are important for the immune system functions of disease-suppressive soils, and a “cry for help” mechanism is proposed to describe this immune response process. However, there is still a gap in the understanding of rhizomicrobiome functional genes that are regulated by plants; to date, most studies have shown that the “cry for help” process is mediated by root exudates. …”
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Feasibility study of FFPP thermoplastic lining for concrete pipeline rehabilitation: a case study by Dongmin Xi, Yonggui Yan, Kebing Shi, Houming Ni, Mohammadamin Azimi

“…The liner, folded into an "H" shape, is mechanically inserted into the host pipe using a 2-ton winch and pulley system. …”
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Design, Application, and Actionability of US Public Health Data Dashboards: Scoping Review by Gretchen Stahlman, Itzhak Yanovitzky, Miriam Kim

“…Nearly all dashboards are created, hosted, and funded by institutional entities, such as government agencies and universities, that hold influence over public health agendas and priorities. …”
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Baicalin attenuates LPS-induced periodontal inflammation response by inhibiting autophagy by Yifan Cheng, Ming Jiang, Xu Qin, Jing Mao, Yan Liu, Guangxun Zhu

“…This condition This condition results from the intricate interaction between bacterial infections and the host’s inflammatory responses, driving disease progression. …”
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Improvement of photocatalytic degradation of organic dyes by vanadium doped titanium oxide nanoparticles using solar simulator by Moustafa. E. Elsisi, A. F. Mansour

“…In this case, V-TiO2 NPs behave as a photostabilizer for Rh 6G dye under solar simulator and this structure (Rh 6G/V-TiO2) can be apply as a photoanode in a dye sensitized solar cell application. The optical band gap energy of V-TiO2 NPs with a MB, Eosin and Fluorescein dyes were calculated at zero minute and at 120 min but the band gap energy for Rh 6G dye with a catalyst was calculated at 300 min and we found that the band gap energy was increased by increasing exposure time. …”
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Virocell resource manipulation under nutrient limitation by Morgan M. Lindback, Cristina Howard-Varona, Jane Fudyma, Malak Tfaily, Matthew B. Sullivan, Melissa B. Duhaime

“…ABSTRACT Virus-infected cells, called virocells, impact host metabolic functions, resources, and ecosystem processes, but the effects of nutrient limitation remain less well understood. …”
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Rising from the Ashes. II. The Bar-driven Abundance Bimodality of the Milky Way by Angus Beane, James W. Johnson, Vadim A. Semenov, Lars Hernquist, Vedant Chandra, Charlie Conroy

“…The Milky Way hosts at least two modes in its present-day distribution of Fe and α -elements. …”
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Digital Twin-Enabled Adaptive Robotics: Leveraging Large Language Models in Isaac Sim for Unstructured Environments by Sanjay Nambiar, Rahul Chiramel Paul, Oscar Chigozie Ikechukwu, Marie Jonsson, Mehdi Tarkian

“…The system incorporates a RealSense D435i depth camera for environment perception, Isaac Sim for virtual environment synchronization, and a locally hosted large language model (Mistral 7B) for interpreting user voice commands. …”
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Analysis of Streptococcus dysgalactiae subspecies equisimilis gene transcripts during experimental primate necrotizing myositis by Jesus M. Eraso, Randall J. Olsen, S. Wesley Long, Ahmad Faili, Samer Kayal, James M. Musser

“…However, the molecular processes underlying these infections remain poorly understood. …”
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Unveiling the power of high-dimensional cytometry data with cyCONDOR by Charlotte Kröger, Sophie Müller, Jacqueline Leidner, Theresa Kröber, Stefanie Warnat-Herresthal, Jannis Bastian Spintge, Timo Zajac, Anna Neubauer, Aleksej Frolov, Caterina Carraro, DELCODE Study Group, Frank Jessen, Simone Puccio, Anna C. Aschenbrenner, Joachim L. Schultze, Tal Pecht, Marc D. Beyer, Lorenzo Bonaguro

“…While several analytical platforms and bioinformatics tools have become available for the analysis of HDC data, these are either web-hosted with limited scalability or designed for expert computational biologists, making their use unapproachable for wet lab scientists. …”
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Variation within and between digital pathology and light microscopy for the diagnosis of histopathology slides: blinded crossover comparison study by David RJ Snead, Ayesha S Azam, Jenny Thirlwall, Peter Kimani, Louise Hiller, Adam Bickers, Clinton Boyd, David Boyle, David Clark, Ian Ellis, Kishore Gopalakrishnan, Mohammad Ilyas, Paul Kelly, Maurice Loughrey, Desley Neil, Emad Rakha, Ian SD Roberts, Shatrughan Sah, Maria Soares, YeeWah Tsang, Manuel Salto-Tellez, Helen Higgins, Donna Howe, Abigail Takyi, Yan Chen, Agnieszka Ignatowicz, Jason Madan, Henry Nwankwo, George Partridge, Janet Dunn

“…Digital pathology is a process of converting microscope slides to computer image files. …”
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Petrography and geochemistry of alkaline rocks from Michni (Warsak) area, NW Himalayas, Pakistan: Insights into petrogenesis and tectonic setting by Muhammad Jawad Zeb, Mehboob ur Rashid, Ihtisham Islam, Salman Ahmed Khattak, Waqas Ahmed

“…The Michni area within the Warsak complex that is part of the Peshawar plain alkaline igneous province (PPAIP) in NW Pakistan, hosts a diverse suite of alkaline and carbonatitic rocks whose origin and evolution remain poorly constrained. …”
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Dataset of SCAPS-1D simulated halide perovskite solar cells with SHAP and machine learning-based PCE optimizationZenodo by Ivan E. Novoselov, Alexander M. Gvozdev, Andrey A. Smirnov, Ivan S. Zhidkov

“…This data article describes a dataset generated by using SCAPS-1D simulation software to capture photovoltaic performance metrics for perovskite solar cells (PSC). The data collection process involved systematically modeling a range of device configurations by varying perovskite compositions, layer thicknesses, and combinations of charge transport layers. …”
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Cgras2 controls growth and virulence through the regulation of intracellular cAMP level, cytoskeleton organization, and protein secretion in Colletotrichum gloeosporioides by Qianyi Xiao, Yi Zhang, Liping Feng, Hongli Luo, Bang An, Qiannan Wang

“…Abstract Fungal pathogens utilize intricate signaling networks to regulate growth, morphogenesis, and infection processes, enabling them to adapt to environmental cues and successfully colonize their hosts. …”
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