The polar motion (PM, including two parameters PMx and PMy) ultra-short-term prediction (1–10 days) is demanded in the real-time navigation of satellites and spacecrafts. Improving the PMx and PMy ultra-short-term predictions accuracies are a k...
Accurate ultra-short-term prediction of UT1-UTC is crucial for real-time applications in high-precision reference frame conversions. Presently, traditional LS + AR and LS + MAR hybrid methods are commonly employed for UT1-UTC prediction. However, inh...
Errors in ultra-rapid UT1-UTC primarily affect the overall rotation of spatial datum expressed by GNSS (Global Navigation Satellite System) satellite ultra-rapid orbit. In terms of existing errors of traditional strategy, e.g., piecewise linear funct...
The components of EAM are strongly correlated with LOD and play an important role in UT1-UTC and LOD prediction. However, the EAM dataset is prone to be noisy. In this study, we propose a hybrid method to reduce the noise of the EAM data and improve...
During conjugation, a conjugative DNA element is transferred from a donor to a recipient cell via a connecting channel. Conjugation has clinical relevance because it is the major route for spreading antibiotic resistance and virulence genes. The conj...
Viruses, as intracellular parasites, rely on the host organism to complete their life cycle. Although over 70% of plant viruses are transmitted by insect vectors, the role of vector energy metabolism on the infection process of insect-borne plant vir...
A crucial component of digital integrated circuits with numerous power domains is the level shifter (LS). The traditional topologies are currently the mirror LS and cross-coupled LS. For full-swing level conversions from extremely low voltage to the...
Mango “Ataulfo” peel is a rich source of polyphenols (PP), with antioxidant and anti-cancer properties; however, it is unknown whether such antiproliferative activity is related to PP’s antioxidant activity. The content (HPLC-DAD), antioxidant (DPPH,...
In order to improve the efficiency, a line-start synchronous reluctance motor (LS-SynRM) is studied as an alternative to an induction motor (IM). However, because of the saliency characteristic of SynRM, LS-SynRM have a limited power factor. Therefor...
The transposon silencer piwi genes play important roles in germline determination and maintenance, gametogenesis, and stem-cell self-renewal, and the expression of certain piwi genes is indispensable for regeneration. Knowledge about piwi genes is ne...
Vitellogenin (Vg) and the vitellogenin receptor (VgR) play essential roles in insect reproductive development. However, the functions of Vg and VgR genes in Lasioderma serricorne, an important insect pest of stored products, are unknown. We identifie...
β-N-acetylglucosaminidases (NAGs) are carbohydrate enzymes that degrade chitin oligosaccharides into N-acetylglucosamine monomers. This process is important for chitin degradation during insect development and metamorphosis. We identified and ev...
Based on geographic information system (GIS) technology in conjunction with two methods for assessing landslide susceptibility (LS)—namely, a method using experts’ knowledge and experience, and a mathematical/statistical method—the...
Background: Transient elastography is now an indispensable tool for estimating liver fibrosis. Although many clinical factors other than fibrosis itself are known to affect liver stiffness (LS) values, it is still not yet clear what factors are relat...
Chitin deacetylases (CDAs) are chitin-modifying enzymes known to play vital roles in insect metamorphosis and development. In this study, we identified and characterized a chitin deacetylase 1 gene (LsCDA1) from the cigarette beetle Lasioderma serric...
Microsatellite instability (MSI) is a hallmark of Lynch syndrome (LS)-related tumors but is not specific to it, as approximately 80% of MSI/mismatch repair-deficient (dMMR) tumors are sporadic. Methods leading to the diagnosis of LS have considerably...
Terpenes are diverse plant metabolites with essential ecological and physiological functions, yet their biosynthetic regulation in lettuce (Lactuca sativa L.) remains poorly understood. By integrating volatile profiling, genome-wide identification, a...
Lignosulfonates (LS) are products from the sulfite pulping process that could be applied as renewable environmentally-friendly polymeric surfactants. Being widely used as plasticizers and water-reducing admixtures in concrete formulations LS compete...
Small heat shock proteins (sHsps) are molecular chaperones that play crucial roles in the stress adaption of insects. In this study, we identified and characterized four sHsp genes (LsHsp19.4, 20.2, 20.3, and 22.2) from the cigarette beetle, Lasioder...
High-efficiency motors are being gradually introduced in many industrial applications because of their positive impacts on the environment by reducing energy consumption and CO2 emission. In this respect, line start permanent magnet synchronous motor...
The Sox family plays essential roles as transcription factors in vertebrates; however, little is known about the Sox family in Lutraria sieboldii. L. sieboldii are pleasant to eat with a short growth cycle and have become one of the best bottom-seede...
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Background: Physical and mental health are the basis of life satisfaction (LS), even during adolescence. The aim of this study was to identify the associations between LS and types of physical activity (PA) in Czech and Polish boys and girls. Methods...
Monoclonal antibodies are commonly engineered with an introduction of Met428Leu and Asn434Ser, known as the LS mutation, in the fragment crystallizable region to improve pharmacokinetic profiles. The LS mutation delays antibody clearance by enhancing...
Most published studies identify groundwater extraction as the leading cause of land subsidence (LS). However, the causes of LS are not only attributable to groundwater extraction. Other land-use practices can also affect the occurrence of LS. In this...
Liquid soaps are the basic cosmetics used to clean the skin of the hands. Frequent hand washing prevents viral contamination but may damage the skin’s hydro-lipid layer, leading to various types of irritation. Therefore, four liquid soap formul...
Introduction: About 5% of endometrial cancers (ECs) are attributed to an inherited predisposition, for which Lynch syndrome (LS) accounts for the majority of cases. Women with LS have a 40–60% predicted lifetime risk of developing EC, in additi...
This study critically reviews lithium slag (LS) as a supplementary cementitious material (SCM), thereby examining its physiochemical characteristics, mechanical properties, and durability within cementitious and geopolymer composites. The review reve...
Cysteine-rich polycomb-like protein (CPP) transcription factors (TFs) play critical roles in the process of plant growth and development, as well as stress responses. To date, no reports about CPP TFs have been published for lettuce (Lactuca sativa)....
Chitin synthase (CHS) is a large transmembrane enzyme that polymerizes Uridine diphosphate N-acetylglucosamine into chitin. The genomes of insects often encode two chitin synthases, CHS1 and CHS2. Their functional roles have been investigated in seve...
The nuclear inelastic scattering signatures of the low-spin centers of the methanosulphonate, tosylate, and perchlorate salts of the spin crossover polymer ([Fe(II)(4-amino-1,2,4-triazole)3]2+)n have been compared for the low-spin phase, for the mixe...
Neutrinos are difficult to detect because they weakly interact with matter, making their properties least known. The response of the neutrino detector depends on the optical properties of the liquid scintillator (LS). Monitoring any characteristic ch...
Oil content and the movability of shale oil are important indicators for the evaluation of continental shale oil. In recent years, the sandwiched shale oil in the fourth member of the Shahejie Formation in the Liaohe Western Depression area of the Bo...
Ligustici Rhizoma et Radix (LReR) is the dried rhizomes and roots of Ligusticum sinese Oliv. (LS) or Ligusticum jeholense Nakai et Kitag. (LJ). However, in the market, LS and LJ are frequently confused with each other. Since the volatile oils are bot...
Premature senescence of leaves causes a reduced yield and quality of rice by affecting plant growth and development. The regulatory mechanisms underlying early leaf senescence are still unclear. The Leaf senescence 1 (LS1) gene encodes a C2H2-type zi...
Fly ash (FA) and limestone powder (LS) are both environmentally friendly substitutes for cement. The mechanical strength and durability of hydraulic concrete with FA and LS cured under low temperature deserve attention. In this study, the mechanical...
Lacunar stroke (LS) is responsible for one-quarter of the overall number of ischemic strokes with long-term complications and carries health and economic issues for patients and health care systems. Therefore, we aimed to investigate lacunar versus n...
Assessment of lateral symmetries (LS) of lower limbs has been widely investigated. However, there are no studies about LS during exposure to high eccentric and concentric loads during flywheel (FW) squats. A total of 422 young, physically active part...
Multiple-input Multiple-Output (MIMO) systems require orthogonal frequency division multiplexing to operate efficiently in multipath communication (OFDM). Channel estimation (C.E.) is used in channel conditions where time-varying features are require...
The Permian Lucaogou Formation (PLF) shale oil reservoirs in the Junggar Basin exhibit significant lithological heterogeneity, which limits the understanding of the relationship between macroscopic and microscopic reservoir characteristics, as well a...
Sesquiterpene lactone (STL) and natural rubber (NR) are characteristic isoprenoids in lettuce (Lactuca sativa). Both STL and NR co-accumulate in laticifers, pipe-like structures located along the vasculature. NR-biosynthetic genes are exclusively exp...
Soil erosion is a global environmental challenge that the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal (UN SDG) #15 wants to address, and the topographic factor, according to the RUSLE (Revised Universal Soil Loss Equation) model, is one of the most c...
Ovine litter size (LS) is an important trait showing variability within breeds. It remains largely unknown whether inbreeding depression on LS exists based on genomic homozygous regions, and whether the homozygous regions resulted from inbreeding are...
Pollution is currently a public health problem associated with different cardiovascular and respiratory diseases. These are commonly originated as a result of the pollutant transport to the alveolar cavity after their inhalation. Once pollutants ente...
This paper proposes a novel floating high-voltage level shifter (FHV-LS) with the pre-storage technique for high speed and low deviation in propagation delay. With this technology, the transmission paths from input to output are optimized, and thus t...
Localized scleroderma (LS) is an autoimmune disease with both inflammatory and fibrotic components causing an abnormal deposition of collagen in the skin and underlying tissue, often leading to disfigurement and disability. Much of its pathophysiolog...
Logging entails work in remote areas with multiple hazards and consistently ranks among the most fatal occupations in the United States. Location-sharing (LS) devices that enable users to communicate geographic positions to others have been suggested...
This review provides a comprehensive update on recent evidence regarding gynecologic tumors associated with Lynch Syndrome (LS). Endometrial cancer (EC) and ovarian cancer (OC) are the first and second most common gynecologic malignancies in develope...
In this paper, approximate lag synchronization (LS) and anticipating synchronization (AS) between two unidirectionally coupled hyperchaotic Chen systems without time-delay coupling are analytically investigated. Firstly, the synchronization condition...
Objectives: Chemotherapy improves survival in breast cancer patients but increases the risk of myocardial dysfunction and heart failure. Since early prediction of cardiomyopathy remains difficult, biomarkers are needed for detecting myocardial damage...
Java Island, located in Indonesia, is the country’s main island, with a population of 150 million, more than half the population of the country. There are at least four big cities located on the island that have seen fast development in the las...
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