Granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor may contribute to spondyloarthritis development in HLA-B27 transgenic rat by affecting conventional dendritic cells function by Amel Ait Ali Said, Chiara Rizzo, Hendrick Mambu Mambueni, Félicie Costantino, Maxime Breban, Simon Glatigny

“…Serum levels of granulocyte macrophage-colony stimulating factor (GM-CSF), a key growth factor for DC generation and functions, are significantly increased during SpA. …”
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Determination of the Stage of Periodontitis with 20 ng/mL Cut-Off aMMP-8 Mouth Rinse Test and Polynomial Functions in a Mobile Application by Miika Penttala, Timo Sorsa, Julie Toby Thomas, Andreas Grigoriadis, Dimitra Sakellari, Vaibhav Sahni, Shipra Gupta, Pirjo Pärnänen, Tommi Pätilä, Ismo T. Räisänen

“…Third, one more function was created that divided stage II and III patients from each other. …”
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Insights into the Pyrolysis Properties of Environmentally Friendly PMVE/N₂ Gas Mixtures: A Collaborative Analysis Based on Density Functional Theory and Reaction Kinetic... by Haibo Dong, Haonan Chu, Yunhao Liu, Shicheng Liu, Wenyu Ye, Jiaming Yan

“…When mixed with N₂, PMVE not only decreases the liquefaction temperature but also enhances insulation performance, making the gas mixture more suitable for engineering applications. In this study, reactive molecular dynamics (ReaxFF-MD) and density functional theory (DFT) calculations were combined to investigate the influence of temperature on the decomposition characteristics of a PMVE/N₂ mixture. …”
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Numerical simulation of parametric resonance in point absorbers using a simplified model by Adi Kurniawan, Thanh Toan Tran, Scott A. Brown, Claes Eskilsson, Jana Orszaghova, Deborah Greaves

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A Deep Learning-Based Echo Extrapolation Method by Fusing Radar Mosaic and RMAPS-NOW Data by Shanhao Wang, Zhiqun Hu, Fuzeng Wang, Ruiting Liu, Lirong Wang, Jiexin Chen

“…Instead, it customizes time-specific loss functions for spatiotemporal attenuation correction and independently trains 20 separate models to achieve the full 120 min extrapolation. …”
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A five-year retrospective study focused on urinary tract infections in kidney transplant recipients in the current era of immunosuppression by Jorge Andrade-Sierra, Jorge Andrade-Sierra, Jorge Carlos Andrade-Martínez, Elsa Angélica Fuentes-López, Enrique Rojas-Campos, Víctor Martínez-Mejía, Eduardo González-Espinoza, Ernesto German Cardona-Muñoz, José Ignacio Cerrillos-Gutiérrez, Luis Alberto Evangelista-Carrillo, Miguel Medina-Pérez, Moisés Cruz-Landino, Adriana Banda-López, Alejandra Guillermina Miranda-Díaz, J. Ahuixotl Gutiérrez Aceves, Jorge Andrade-Ortega, Kevin Javier Arellano-Arteaga, Antonio de Jesús Andrade-Ortega, Laura Elizabeth Aguilar Fletes, Gerardo González-Correa, Priscila Preciado, Joel E. Verdugo-Correa, Héctor Leonardo Pazarín-Villaseñor, Ana Luisa Corona-Nakamura, Mauricio Carvallo-Venegas

“…However, long-term allograft function, loss, and mortality risk are inconsistent. …”
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The transcription factor MAZR preferentially acts as a transcriptional repressor in mast cells and plays a minor role in the regulation of effector functions in response to FcεRI s... by Anastasia Abramova, Shinya Sakaguchi, Alexandra Schebesta, Hammad Hassan, Nicole Boucheron, Peter Valent, Axel Roers, Wilfried Ellmeier

“…Previous studies implicated the transcription factor MAZR in the regulation of mast cell function. To study the role of MAZR in mast cells, we generated a conditional Mazr allele and crossed Mazr (F/F) mice with the Vav-iCre deleter strain, which is active in all hematopoietic cells. …”
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Analysing the Influence of Augmented Reality on Organization Performance via Supply and Logistics Value Chain Functions: A Hybrid ANN-PLS Model Assessment in the Gulf Cooperation C... by Ahmad Aburayya

“…The results indicated that the ANN strategy provided a more comprehensive explanation of internally generated constructs compared to the PLS-SEM technique. …”
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Les fermes urbaines en Suisse : hybridations agri-urbaines ou simples redéfinitions des catégories usuelles  ? by Cyril Mumenthaler, Joëlle Salomon Cavin

“…Our hypothesis is that entry through hybridization and its limits is a relevant framework for observing, understanding and analysing the changes generated by urban farms and, more generally, urban agriculture.…”
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Graded Finiteness of Persian Complement Clauses Based on Landau's Minimalist view and Givon's Functionalist Approach by Foroozandeh Zardashti, Bahram Modarresi, Mohammad Mehdi Esmaaili

“…First, previous research, largely based on early generative grammar frameworks, has not accounted for recent theoretical developments, such as minimalism, and secondly, none of these studies have examined the finiteness of complement clauses as a graded grammatical concept, especially from the viewpoints of the Minimalist Program and functionalism in Persian.This study investigates the concept of finiteness and tense within Landau’s (2006) and Givón’s (1980) frameworks. …”
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Sexing the sternal rib end in modern Greeks: A virtual osteometric approach using high-resolution 3D surface models by Ioanna Karagiorgou, Ioanna Anastopoulou, Fotios Alexandros Karakostis, Elena Kranioti, Konstantinos Moraitis

“…The results demonstrated that SIH is more sexually dimorphic than APB (alpha value of .05) while the application of İşcan’s (1985) formula on the contemporary Greek sample, provided results of low accuracy, ranging from 48.6–52.4%. …”
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LPFFNet: Lightweight Prior Feature Fusion Network for SAR Ship Detection by Xiaozhen Ren, Peiyuan Zhou, Xiaqiong Fan, Chengguo Feng, Peng Li

“…In addition, the enhanced ghost convolution (EGConv) is used to generate more reliable gradient information. And finally, the detection performance is improved by focusing on difficult samples through a smooth weighted focus loss function (SWF Loss). …”
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Residue-Specific Structural and Dynamical Coupling of Protein and Hydration Water Revealed by Molecular Dynamics Simulations by Shuai Wang, Jun Gao, Xiakun Chu

“…To further uncover their coupling mechanism, we elucidate residue-specific coupled fluctuations between protein residues and hydration water by generating scatter plots. These findings provide a comprehensive understanding of the mechanisms underlying protein–water interactions, offering valuable insights into the role of hydration water in protein stability, dynamics, and function.…”
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qTrustNet Virtual Private Network (VPN): Enhancing Security in the Quantum Era by Hyoungsub Shim, Bongho Kang, Haejung Im, Duhyun Jeon, Seok-Min Kim

“…This paper introduces qTrustNet VPN, a next-generation Virtual Private Network (VPN) designed to enhance security in the quantum era. …”
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Effects of straw amendment on the bioavailability of selenite in soil and its mechanisms by Mingxing Qi, Dan Wang, Hui Zhai, Fei Zhou, Hao Wu, Wanchen Zhao, Rongxin Ren, Jingyi Shi, Dongli Liang

“…Therefore, the composition and functional group reaction sequences of DOM in different soils manipulated selenite bioavailability in soil. …”
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Super-Resolution Reconstruction From Multiple Defocused Infrared Images of Stationary Scene by Yuxing Mao, Benjiang Zhao, Dongmei Yan, Haiwei Jia

“…Existing SRR algorithms use well-focused images and ignore the value of defocused images generated by the infrared imaging system during focusing. …”
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UFBP1 Ameliorates Heat Stress-Induced Apoptosis via Mitochondria-Mediated Pathway in Bovine Mammary Epithelial Cells by Yuan Li, Ran Yu, Shujing Tan, Yunlong Jiang, Longwei Sun, Manman Shen, Chuanjian Zhang, Kunlin Chen, Chengmin Li

“…Heat stress in dairy cows is aggravated by Global warming, which negatively affects their performance and health, especially high yielding cows are more susceptible to high temperature and humidity in summer. …”
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The mechanism of benzene degradation in groundwater by indigenous microbial degradation from the perspectives of isotopes and microorganisms in cold regions of China by Dongmei Ruan, Jianmin Bian, Juanjuan Wu

“…This elucidates the underlying mechanism behind the changes in benzene degradation efficiency and rate as a function of concentration. The findings provide foundational information to promote the development of more effective bioremediation strategies.…”
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Root Endophytic Microorganisms Contribute to the Attribute of Full-Year Shooting in Woody Bamboo <i>Cephalostachyum pingbianense</i> by Lushuang Li, Bin Li, Qing Li, Lianchun Wang, Hanqi Yang

“…Alpha and beta diversity, microbial composition, and functional predictions were analyzed, with correlations to bamboo shoot numbers assessed. …”
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An Innovative Green Dust Suppressant for Dry Climate Mining Areas in a Copper–Nickel Mine: Integration of Moisture Retention and Erosion Resistance by Zijun Li, Zhe Zhou, Yu Xu, Yin Chen

“…Mine ramps, serving as a critical transportation hub in underground mining activities, are beset by severe issues of dust pollution and secondary dust generation. While dust suppressants are more efficient than the commonly used sprinkling methods in mines, traditional single-function dust suppressants are inadequate for the complex application environment of mine ramps. …”
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