Hyperspectral Imaging for Non-Destructive Moisture Prediction in Oat Seeds by Peng Zhang, Jiangping Liu

“…To further refine the predictive model, three feature selection methods—successive projections algorithm (SPA), competitive adaptive reweighted sampling (CARS), and principal component analysis (PCA)—were assessed. …”
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Single-cell and spatial transcriptomic analysis reveals tumor cell heterogeneity and underlying molecular program in colorectal cancer by Teng Wang, Zhaoming Chen, Wang Wang, Wang Wang, Heng Wang, Shenglong Li

“…However, this heterogeneity offers opportunities for personalized therapy.MethodsThe consensus non-negative matrix factorization algorithm was employed to analyze single-cell transcriptomic data from CRC, which helped identify malignant cell expression programs (MCEPs). …”
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Agenda-setting Policy Analysis on Iranian Physical Activity Promotion Policies: An application of Kingdon’s Multiple Streams Framework by Behrouz Fathi, Rahim Khodayari-Zarnaq, Sara Pourazavi, Haidar Nadrian, Ahmad Kousha

“…This study was conducted to analyze the process of change in the adoption of policies which aim at promoting PA in setting the policy agenda.Methods: This qualitative study was conducted using document reviews and semi-structured interviews. …”
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Diversity and Distribution Patterns of Amphibians in the Huangshan Mountain Region: The Roles of Climate and Human Activities by Fei Hong, Dapeng Pang, Xiaojia Lin, Weixin Huang, Jie Fang, Wenbo Li

“…In this study, we applied field survey methods, the MaxEnt model, and integrated climate and human activity data to predict potential changes in the diversity and distribution of amphibian species in Huangshan Mountain, China. …”
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Nutrigenomics and personalized diets - Tailoring nutrition for optimal health by Divya Chaudhary, Diksha Guleria, Himanshi Aggarwal, Vaibhav Mishra, Abhishek Chauhan, Laurent Dufossé, Naveen Chandra Joshi

“…In addition, systems biology tools like proteomics, transcriptomics, and metabolomics work alongside statistical methods to analyse genetic variation and gut microflora differences that influence metabolic health through food bioactives. …”
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Identification of multicohort-based predictive signature for NMIBC recurrence reveals SDCBP as a novel oncogene in bladder cancer by Chen Zhang, Hubin Yin, Tinghao Li, Junrui Chen, Weiyang He, Ke Ren, Bo Li, Xudong Liu

“…Traditional clinical characteristics alone are inadequate for accurately assessing the risk of NMIBC recurrence, necessitating the development of novel predictive tools.Methods We analyzed microarray data of NMIBC samples obtained from the ArrayExpress and GEO databases. …”
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Seasonal Characteristics of Long-Range Transport and Potential Associated Sources of Particulate Matter (Pm₁₀) Pollution at the Station Elk, Poland, on 2021-2022 Data by S. Abdo, Y. Koroleva

“…The findings demonstrate that the seasonal distributions of PM10 source areas obtained using these two methods generally share similar characteristics, suggesting the credibility and accuracy of the analytical results.…”
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Response of aboveground organs of Woody plants in the Qaidam Basin in China to aridity via functional economic spectra by Siyu Liu, Yiwen Kong, Yue Fan, Yanhong Liu

“…However, research on plant economic profiles in extreme habitats is limited, and most studies on economic profiles have focused on single organs, with fewer studies on economic profiles among aboveground (leaf and stem) organs. Methods Taking the desert area of Qaidam Basin as the research object, 8 leaf traits and 8 stem traits of 25 dominant woody plants accounting for more than 80% of biomass in 130 sample plots under different aridity gradients were quantitatively analyzed. …”
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Geoenvironmental effects on distribution characteristics of bed-perpendicular joints in sandstone-mudstone interbedded strata: a case study from the Ordos basin by Changqing Liu, Han Bao, Hengxing Lan, Yong Zhai, Changgen Yan, Xiaoguang Li

“…Methods In the sandstone-mudstone interbedded strata of the Ordos Basin, more than 3500 BPJs were surveyed from 30 exposures. …”
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Exploring the Medicinal Potential of <i>Taraxacum Kok-Saghyz</i> (<i>TKS</i>) Using Widely Targeted Metabolomics by Michele Tan, Jeffrey Shih-Chieh Chu, Daniel Robin Swiger

“…Samples were hand-harvested and preserved on dry ice to maintain biochemical integrity. Metabolite identification and classification were performed using the MWDB and KEGG databases. …”
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Watkins wheat landraces decode nitrogen-driven biomass trade-offs: GWAS exposes root-shoot dialectics and elite landraces for resilient agriculture by Abdul Waheed, Muhammad Shahid Iqbal, Zareen Sarfraz, Junliang Hou, Yanping Wei, Bo Song, Shifeng Cheng

“…This study aimed to dissect the molecular and physiological foundations of nitrogen-driven resilience in wheat, leveraging the genetically diverse Watkins wheat landraces as a source of adaptive alleles.MethodsA total of 308 Watkins wheat landraces were phenotyped under low nitrogen (LN) and normal nitrogen (NN) conditions to assess root-shoot allocation strategies. …”
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A Transductive Zero-Shot Learning Framework for Ransomware Detection Using Malware Knowledge Graphs by Ping Wang, Hao-Cyuan Li, Hsiao-Chung Lin, Wen-Hui Lin, Nian-Zu Xie

“…This study proposes a Transductive Zero-Shot Learning (TZSL) model based on the Vector Quantized Variational Autoencoder (VQ-VAE) architecture, integrated with a malware knowledge graph constructed from sandbox behavioral analysis of ransomware families. …”
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Single-cell RNA sequencing reveals adrb1 as a sympathetic nerve-regulated immune checkpoint driving T cell exhaustion and impacting immunotherapy in esophageal squamous cell carcin... by Qun Li, Shuning Xu, Yulin Ren, Cheng Zhang, Ke Li, Ying Liu

“…Recent advances in single-cell RNA sequencing (scRNA-seq) have enabled deeper insights into tumor heterogeneity and the immune landscape, opening the door for personalized treatment strategies that may improve survival and reduce resistance to therapy.MethodsWe combined scRNA-seq with bulk RNA analysis to explore adrenergic receptor signaling in ESCC, focusing on changes before and after neoadjuvant therapy. …”
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Dataset Construction Using Item Response Theory for Educational Machine Learning Competitions by Takeaki Sakabe, Yuko Sakurai, Emiko Tsutsumi, Satoshi Oyama

“…Machine learning has been integrated into numerous applications and has emerged as one of the most transformative technologies in our daily lives. …”
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The implementation of Safety Management Systems in healthcare: a systematic review and international comparison by Zhivko Zhelev, Sian de Bell, Alison Bethel, Maria Clarke, Rob Anderson, Jo Thompson Coon

“…Monitoring and evaluation are an integral part of a systems approach to safety improvement, and there are a number of methods and indicators which could be, and are being, used to assess the impact of patient safety approaches in different countries. …”
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Multiscale impacts of landscape metrics on water quality based on fine-grained land use maps by Ya’nan Zhou, Ya’nan Zhou, Jinke He, Jinke He, Li Feng, Li Feng, Binyao Wang, Binyao Wang, Yuehong Chen, Yuehong Chen, Lingzhan Miao, Lingzhan Miao

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Efficacy of the entomopathogenic fungus, Metarhizium anisopliae (Metsch.) Sorokin, against larvae of Hellula undalis, under laboratory conditions by Malyaj R. Prajapati, Ravi Shanker, Reetesh P. Singh, Rajendra Singh, Pankaj Kumar, Jitender Singh, Mahesh K. Bharti, Lokesh K. Gangwar

“…Area of study: The research focused on entomopathogenic fungi and particularly examined the impact of different concentrations of M. anisopliae spores on the mortality of H. undalis larvae under controlled conditions. Material and methods: Fourth instar larvae of H. undalis were exposed to different concentrations of M. anisopliae spores. …”
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Deciphering the evolutionary imprints of Camellia oleifera Abel.: delineating its distinct phylogeographic structure and demographic history through microsatellite and plastid frag... by Tao Chen, Tingting Xiang, Qian Zheng, Xuekun Kuang, Qingbo Kong, Jiasi Zhou, Heng Wang, Lijun Zhou, Shiling Feng, Ming Yuan, Hongyu Yang, Chunbang Ding

“…The integrated Approximate Bayesian Computation (ABC) and ecological niche modeling (ENM) were utilized to analyze the demographic and evolutionary history. …”
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Duckweed: a starch-hyperaccumulating plant under cultivation with a combination of nutrient limitation and elevated CO2 by Ling Guo, Ling Guo, Yang Fang, Songhu Wang, Yao Xiao, Yanqiang Ding, Yanling Jin, Xueping Tian, Anping Du, Zhihua Liao, Kaize He, Shuang Chen, Yonggui Zhao, Li Tan, Zhuolin Yi, Yuqing Che, Lanchai Chen, Jinmeng Li, Leyi Zhao, Peng Zhang, Zhengbiao Gu, Fangyuan Zhang, Yan Hong, Qing Zhang, Hai Zhao

“…In this study, we integrated whole-genome sequencing, epigenomics, transcriptomics, enzyme activity, and composition variation to elucidate the mechanisms of efficient starch accumulation in duckweed in terms of starch accumulation and carbon partitioning, regulation of the expression of genes in the starch metabolic pathway, and sucrose biosynthesis and transportation.Results and discussionAlthough Landoltia punctata exhibits dramatic gene family contraction, its starch content and productivity reached 72.2% (dry basis) and 10.4 g m-2 d-1, respectively, in 10 days, equivalent to a yield of 38.0 t ha-1 y-1, under nutrient limitation treatment with elevated CO2 levels. …”
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Thermal comfort and energy related occupancy behavior in Dutch residential dwellings by Anastasios Ioannou

“…Concerning the PMV model the analysis showed that while the neutral temperatures are well predicted by the PMV method, the cold and warm sensations are not. It appears that tenants reported (on a statistically significant way) comfortable sensations while the PMV method does not predict such comfort. …”
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