Metaweb approach to unravel food web structures: Exploring environmental changes and biotic interactions in Korean stream ecosystems by Da-Yeong Lee, Sagar Adhurya, Dae-Seong Lee, Young-Seuk Park

“…Understanding food webs is crucial for grasping ecosystem functions and energy flows. However, the inherent complexity and variability of food web structures pose significant challenges to community ecology. …”
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The Impact of Distance and Altitude on Railway Environmental Noise Based on Cerebral Oxygenated Hemoglobin Saturation by Min-kyeong Kim, Duckshin Park

“…Railways are considered an environmentally sustainable mode of transportation but can pose significant environmental challenges due to their operation and associated activities. …”
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Identification and Structural Characterization of a Novel COL3A1 Gene Duplication in a Family With Vascular Ehlers–Danlos Syndrome by Gianmaria Miolo, Piernicola Machin, Marco De Conto, Sara Fortuna, Simona Viglio, Lara Della Puppa, Silvano Geremia, Giuseppe Corona

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Climate Change Risk, Performance, and Value Added in Agricultural Sector by Ramin Amani, Zanko Ghorbani, Zana Mozaffari

“…The study period spans from 2010 to 2020, and the quantile regression method is employed on panel data to conduct the analysis. Methodology The general definition of quantile regression states that if the linear regression model is assumed as the following equation, we have: yi=ˊxiβτ+uτi.  0<τ<1                                                                                 (1) Quantτ(yi|xi)=xiβτ                                                                                  (2) Equation (2) shows the τth conditional quantile function of the y distribution under the condition of random variables x in which the following condition holds: Quantτ(uτi|xi)=0                                                                                              (3) In the quantile regression structure, the effect of observable features on the conditional distribution is estimated through the process of minimizing the absolute value of the error element. …”
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Esmolol improves sepsis outcomes through cardiovascular and immune modulation by Da Jing, Li Xiong, Rong Zhang, Hong Fang, Lin Chen

“…Data were collected from electronic health records, including survival rates, inflammatory markers (IL-6, PCT), and immune function markers (CD4+ and CD8+ T-cell counts). Statistical analyses included multivariate regression, Kaplan-Meier survival analysis, and Generalized Estimating Equations.ResultsThe Esmolol group demonstrated significantly higher survival rates at both 14 days (80% vs. 41.67%, p &lt; 0.01) and 28 days (75.38% vs. 30.00%, p &lt; 0.01) compared to the control group. …”
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Synthesis and Antiviral Activity of Nanowire Polymers Activated with Ag, Zn, and Cu Nanoclusters by Thomas Thomberg, Hanna Bulgarin, Andres Lust, Jaak Nerut, Tavo Romann, Enn Lust

“…<b>Background/Objectives:</b> Airborne viral diseases pose a health risk, due to which there is a growing interest in developing filter materials capable of capturing fine particles containing virions from the air and that also have a virucidal effect. …”
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Myogenic IGFBP5 levels in rhabdomyosarcoma are nourished by mesenchymal stromal cells and regulate growth arrest and apoptosis by Yue Zhang, Karim Katkhada, Liu Zhen Meng, Binbin Zhao, Shanlin Tong, Wiem Chaabane, Aditi Kallai, Nicholas P. Tobin, Arne Östman, Alessandro Mega, Monika Ehnman

“…High resolution microarray-based Clariom D gene expression analysis identified insulin-like growth factor binding protein 5 (IGFBP5) as the top upregulated gene in RMS cells exposed to naïve stromal cells, and effects on growth arrest, caspase 3/7 activation, and myogenic cell identity were demonstrated in functional assays. …”
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Creation of an innovative diagnostic framework for hepatocellular carcinoma employing bioinformatics techniques focused on senescence-related and pyroptosis-related genes by Baixue Liu, Youguang Ao, Chunhui Liu, Feiyun Bai, Zhi Zhou, Juan Huang, Qi Wang

“…We also performed various functional analyses of the genes. These findings were validated by real-time fluorescence quantitative polymerase chain reaction (PCR).ResultsUsing bioinformatics analysis, we developed a prognostic risk framework incorporating six critical genes: ANXA2, APOA1, EZH2, IGF2BP3, SQSTM1, and TNFRSF11B.The model demonstrated a statistically significant difference in overall survival between the high-risk and low-risk groups (p &lt; 0.05). …”
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Importance of long non-coding RNAs in the pathogenesis, diagnosis, and treatment of myocardial infarction by Maryam Zolfaghari Dehkharghani, Safa Mousavi, Nazanin Kianifard, Amin Fazlzadeh, Hamid Parsa, Ali Tavakoli Pirzaman, Andarz Fazlollahpour-Naghibi

“…Conducting a thorough review of literature using PubMed and Google Scholar databases, we investigated the involvement of lncRNAs in MI, focusing on their regulatory functions and downstream signaling pathways. Our analysis revealed extensive dysregulation of lncRNAs in MI, impacting various biological processes through diverse mechanisms. …”
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Local communities in cities as a subject of control over solving local issues by Alexander A. Larichev

“…However, in contrast with the territorial bodies of city administrations, the functioning of local communities’ bodies should presup‐ pose mainly volunteer beginnings in their activities, whereas financial and material support should only assist in realization of their competence.Conclusions. …”
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A high content clonogenic survival drug screening identifies maytansine as a potent radiosensitizer for meningiomas by Jinxiu Yu, Jinxiu Yu, Jinxiu Yu, Jiaojiao Deng, Jiaojiao Deng, Jiaojiao Deng, Leihao Ren, Leihao Ren, Leihao Ren, Lingyang Hua, Lingyang Hua, Lingyang Hua, Tianqi Wu, Yi Hui, Chunlin Shao, Ye Gong, Ye Gong, Ye Gong, Ye Gong

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Neuroimaging biomarkers: a critical review of their role in neurological disease diagnosis and management by Nitu L. Wankhede, Sushruta Koppula, Payal D. Umare, Mohit D. Umare, Sanket K. Lokhande, Brijesh G. Taksande, Aman B. Upaganlawar, Milind J. Umekar, Spandana Rajendra Kopalli, Mayur B. Kale

“…Imaging-based biomarkers (IBB)are indispensable in neurology, revealing crucial insights into structural, functional, and molecular changes associated with neurological disorders. …”
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Opportunities and challenges of bacterial extracellular vesicles in regenerative medicine by Jiming Guo, Zhijie Huang, Qinjing Wang, Min Wang, Yue Ming, Weixing Chen, Yisheng Huang, Zhengming Tang, Mingshu Huang, Hongyu Liu, Bo Jia

“…This review provides a description of the biogenesis and pathophysiological functions of BEVs, and strategies for optimizing BEVs preparation to attain efficiency and safety are discussed. …”
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Navigating Electricity Market Design of Greece: Challenges and Reform Initiatives by Eleni Ntemou, Filippos Ioannidis, Kyriaki Kosmidou, Kostas Andriosopoulos

“…The huge penetration of renewable energy sources poses several challenges for the function of electricity markets, such as increased price volatility and massive curtailments. …”
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Wastewater Treatment by using Membrane Bioreactor (MBR): State of the Technology and the Industrial Challenges by Sima Yekta, Forough Borhanifar, Rozita Madadi, Atila Fazeli, Nikta Shahcheraghi, Mohammad Mahjouri, Saba Akbarzadeh, Amirarsellon Pardakhti

“…However, economic constraints pose significant challenges to widespread MBR implementation. …”
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The Ecological Risks of Heavy Metals in the Estuarine Wetland Ecosystem and Their Impacts on Human Health: A Case from Yellow River Delta National Nature Reserve, China by Kezi Zhao, Yuying Qiao, Shenliang Chen, Zhen Cui, Qinglan Liu

“…Nature reserves are integral to sustaining ecological balance, functioning like a precise ecological regulator, where various species depend on and constrain one another to collectively form a stable ecosystem. …”
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Hydrological Effects of the Planned Power Project and Protection of the Natura 2000 Areas: A Case Study of the Adamów Power Plant by Tomasz Kałuża, Ireneusz Laks, Jolanta Kanclerz, Ewelina Janicka-Kubiak, Mateusz Hämmerling, Stanisław Zaborowski

“…Such changes do not disrupt the natural functions of the reservoir under typical conditions, although during prolonged droughts, they can pose a threat to protected areas. …”
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The Internationalization of Science and Education as a Global Process: a World-System Approach by A. A. Izgarskaya, S. I. Chernykh

“…Knight, P. Collier) to pose questions and then discuss the current situation in Russia.Results and discussion. …”
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Ultrasound in Adhesive Capsulitis: A Narrative Exploration from Static Imaging to Contrast-Enhanced, Dynamic and Sonoelastographic Insights by Wei-Ting Wu, Ke-Vin Chang, Kamal Mezian, Vincenzo Ricci, Consuelo B. Gonzalez-Suarez, Levent Özçakar

“…Advanced methods like contrast-enhanced ultrasound and elastography provide additional functional insights (enabling evaluation of capsular stiffness and vascular changes) which may aid in disease staging and prediction of treatment response. …”
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YOLO-NeRFSLAM: underwater object detection for the visual NeRF-SLAM by Zhe Wang, Zhibin Yu, Zhibin Yu, Bing Zheng, Bing Zheng

“…Through a Marine Motion Fusion (MMF) strategy—leveraging YOLO to detect known marine organisms and integrating optical flow for pixel-level motion analysis—we effectively screen out all dynamic objects, thus maintaining stable camera pose estimation and pixel-level dense reconstruction even without relying on depth data. …”
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