Exploration of virulence and immune evasion functions of the candidate vaccine antigen SpyAD in the globally disseminated M1T1 group A Streptococcus strain by Alexandra Stream, Samira Dahesh, Lamar Thomas, Nina J. Gao, Elisabet Bjånes, Kalisa Kang, Truman Koh, Neeraj Kapoor, Victor Nizet

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Introducing a Novel Clustering Method for Distribution Networks to Enhance Network Performance and Ensure Load Supply in the Event of Contingencies: A Fuzzy Function-Based Approa... by Mohamad Reza Mohamadi, Mohammad Sadegh Ghazizadeh, Mohamad Abedini

“…To improve the resiliency of the distribution system during normal and emergency conditions, approaches for planning and operating are required so that the network can supply more loads during normal and emergency times. Thus, with the cellular approach in network planning, according to the production and consumption, the cellularization of the network to supply more loads can be considered. …”
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Characterization of human living myocardial slices culture-induced adaptations: a translational perspective by Jort S.A. van der Geest, Ernest Diez Benavente, Willem B. van Ham, Pieter A. Doevendans, Linda W. van Laake, Teun P. de Boer, Vasco Sampaio-Pinto, Joost P.G. Sluijter

“…This study aims to characterize adaptations occurring in human living myocardial slices (LMS) during ex vivo culture.During culture, LMS demonstrated progressive enhancements in contractile function including stronger force generation, reduced diastolic tension, and faster contraction-relaxation kinetics. …”
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Functional BRST-invariant approach to the Siegel-Zwiebach symmetric rank-two tensor action in the critical dimension – massive gravity clues from string theory by Vipul Kumar Pandey, Ronaldo Thibes

“…We write down the complete Green's functions generating functional, including the auxiliary fields and ghosts sectors. …”
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ARID1A alterations function as a biomarker for longer progression-free survival after anti-PD-1/PD-L1 immunotherapy by Razelle Kurzrock, Ryosuke Okamura, Shumei Kato, Suzanna Lee, Rebecca E Jimenez, Jason K Sicklick

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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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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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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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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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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 osteometric method from the sternal rib end has been found to generate accurate sex estimates, but as various studies have proved, all osteometric methods should be population-specific, as one equation does not fit all. …”
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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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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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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

“…However, only the high-Se treatment generated remarkable Se content in wheat grains in acidic krasnozems (p < 0.05). …”
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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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