Distribution and phenotypic effect of Wolbachia in natural population of Indian Drosophila by Kopal Singhal, Sujata Mohanty

“…Methods: The distribution and strain identification of Wolbachia was done by PCR and Sanger sequencing method in Indian Drosophila host species. …”
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Paternal microbiota manipulation influences offspring microbial colonization and development in a sex role-reversed pipefish by Kim-Sara Wagner, Frédéric Salasc, Silke-Mareike Marten, Olivia Roth

“…After pregnancy, the microbiota of developing offspring was characterized using 16 S rRNA sequencing of the V3-V4 region. Paternal antibiotic and spike treatments influenced the microbial composition of the brood pouch and offspring microbiome development. …”
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Recombinase-mediated reprogramming and dystrophin gene addition in mdx mouse induced pluripotent stem cells. by Chunli Zhao, Alfonso P Farruggio, Christopher R R Bjornson, Christopher L Chavez, Jonathan M Geisinger, Tawny L Neal, Marisa Karow, Michele P Calos

“…We next used Bxb1 integrase to add the therapeutic full-length dystrophin cDNA to the iPSC in a site-specific manner. Unwanted DNA sequences, including the reprogramming genes, were then precisely deleted with Cre resolvase. …”
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Study protocol for a multi-center stepped-wedge cluster randomized trial to explore the usability and outcomes among young people living with HIV in Kiambu and Kirinyaga counties o... by Eric Nturibi, Jared Mecha, Elizabeth Kubo, Albert Orwa, Florence Kaara, Faith Musau, Christine Wamuyu, Justus Kilonzi, Randeep Gill, Sanne Roels

“…The primary outcome will be patient activation, with secondary outcomes including self-reported adherence, social engagement and viral suppression. We will also evaluate the portal's functionality, usability, fidelity, and costs. …”
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Integrated deep network model with multi-head twofold attention for drug–target interaction prediction by Angelin Jeba P, Tamilpavai G

“…This model leverages convolutional and recurrent neural networks to extract both local and sequential features from drug molecular structures and target protein sequences. The MHTA mechanism enhances the model’s ability to focus on different aspects of drug and target features independently, effectively capturing intricate interaction patterns. …”
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The saNeuroGut Initiative: Investigating the Gut Microbiome and Symptoms of Anxiety, Depression, and Posttraumatic Stress by Michaela A. O'Hare, Patricia C. Swart, Stefanie Malan-Müller, Leigh L. van den Heuvel, Erine Bröcker, Soraya Seedat, Sian M.J. Hemmings

“…Methods: Participants completed validated, online self-report questionnaires to evaluate symptoms of state anxiety, trait anxiety, depression, and PTSD. …”
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A Satisfaction Study of Waterfront Public Spaces in Winter Cities from a Demand Perspective: A KANO-IPA Model Analysis Based on Northeastern China by Ping Yu, Yu Zhang

“…We used the KANO model to classify the attributes of spatial demand indicators, then applied IPA analysis to evaluate them, and finally calculated priority indices to quantify their priority sequences. …”
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Melanoma genomics – will we go beyond BRAF in clinics? by Justyna Mirek, Wiesław Bal, Magdalena Olbryt

“…Abstract In the era of next-generation sequencing, the genetic background of cancer, including melanoma, appears to be thoroughly established. …”
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A Long-Tail Fault Diagnosis Method Based on a Coupled Time–Frequency Attention Transformer by Li Zhang, Ying Zhang, Hao Luo, Tongli Ren, Hongsheng Li

“…To capture dependencies in long sequences, a multi-head self-attention mechanism is then implemented in the time domain. …”
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Quantifying indoor fungal aerosol levels in slums: implications for public health by Rachna Jain, Subhendu Chakraborty

“…Six different fungal species were isolated, Aspergillus being the predominant one, and their sequences were submitted in GenBank with Accession nos. …”
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Virological characterization of a new isolated strain of Andes virus involved in the recent person-to-person transmission outbreak reported in Argentina. by Rocio Coelho, Sebastian Kehl, Natalia Periolo, Emiliano Biondo, Daniel Alonso, Celeste Perez, Darío Fernández Do Porto, Gustavo Palacios, Alexis Edelstein, Carla Bellomo, Valeria Paula Martinez

“…The pathogenicity and transmissibility potential of ARG-Epuyén were evaluated in hamsters, the only animal model for Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome. …”
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Grammatical Processing in Schizoprenia: Analysis on Sentence Structure by Айшегюль Озджан Вурал, Гюльміра Куруоглу, Коксал Алптекін

“…The narrative skills of the subjects in the study were evaluated with four oral expression tests, which were narrative picture test, story picture sequencing test, semi-structured speech test, and free speech test. …”
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A new approach combining CNN, RNN, and an improved Otsu threshold method for detecting hand gestures in people with thumb finger size problems and hand tremors by Malik Kareem Kadhim, Chen Soong Der, Chen Chai Phing

“…The performance of the novel Otsu method has been evaluated and compared using accuracy and sensitivity metrics, yielding significant results.…”
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Characterization of the salivary microbiome of adults with inflammatory bowel disease by Vanessa DeClercq, Robyn J. Wright, Johan van Limbergen, Morgan G. I. Langille

“…This study aimed to evaluate the oral microbiome of adults with IBD and of matched controls.Methods Saliva samples and data were obtained from a Canadian population cohort (n = 320). …”
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Effect of enhanced early life nutrition on the M. longissimus thoracis et lumborum transcriptome of crossbred beef heifer calves by Kate Keogh, Alan K. Kelly, David A. Kenny

“…This study aimed to evaluate the impact of enhanced dietary intake during early calf-hood on the transcriptional profile of skeletal muscle tissue. …”
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A Complex Clinical Situation in Polycystic Ovary Syndrome: HAIR-AN Syndrome ‘‘Case Report’’ by Ramin Alizadeh Gheshlagh, Senay Topsakal

“…We used next-generation sequencing (NGS) to screen 70 genes for mutation and identify relevant genetic variations. …”
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Metabolomic and transcriptomic analyses of drought resistance mechanisms in sorghum varieties by Li Yue, Hui Wang, Qimike Shan, Zaituniguli Kuerban, Hongyan Mao, Ming Yu

“…To this end, this study evaluated the phenotypes of two sorghum varieties (GL98 and GL220) under drought stress and normal conditions, and sequenced their transcriptomes and metabolomes. …”
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Can <i>Caenorhabditis elegans</i> Serve as a Reliable Model for Drug and Nutraceutical Discovery? by Opeyemi. O. Deji-Oloruntoba, Taiwo. O. Elufioye, Stephen Adeniyi Adefegha, Miran Jang

“…<i>Caenorhabditis elegans</i> has proved to be a valuable model as a result of its genetic and physiological similarities to higher organisms, fully sequenced genome, short life cycle, and transparency. …”
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Automatic mouse ultrasound detector (A-MUD): A new tool for processing rodent vocalizations. by Sarah M Zala, Doris Reitschmidt, Anton Noll, Peter Balazs, Dustin J Penn

“…This algorithm improved the efficiency of processing USV files, as it was 4-12 times faster than manual segmentation, depending upon the size of the file. We evaluated A-MUD error rates using manually segmented sound files as a 'gold standard' reference, and compared them to a commercially available program. …”
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Improving UAV-Based Detection of Low-Emission Smoke with an Advanced Dataset Generation Pipeline by Marek Szczepański

“…The proposed method was evaluated using a dataset of 634 stabilized UAV video sequences (10 s each), covering diverse environmental conditions, including winter scenes and oblique views. …”
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