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Intermediate CAG expansions in the gene ataxin-2 (ATXN2) are a known risk factor for ALS, but little is known about their role in FTD risk. Moreover, their contribution to the risk and phenotype of patients might vary in populations with different ge...

The increasing complexity of data ecosystems demands advanced methodologies for systematic privacy risk assessment. This work introduces two complementary metrics—the privacy risk expansion factor (PREF) and the privacy exposure index (PEI)&mda...

This paper focused on the performance monitoring and modeling of a 6.0 kW, 2000 L hybrid direct expansion solar assisted heat pump (DX-SAHP) water heater used for the production of hot water in a university students’ accommodation with 123 fema...

The Fusarium oxysporum species complex (FOSC) includes both plant and human pathogens that cause devastating plant vascular wilt diseases and threaten public health. Each F. oxysporum genome comprises core chromosomes (CCs) for housekeeping functions...

Urban expansion has a profound impact on both society and the environment. In this study, VOSviewer 1.6.16 and CiteSpace 6.3.R1 were used to conduct a bibliometric analysis of 2987 articles published during the period of 1992–2022 from the Web...

Urban expansion is one of the most dramatic forms of land transformation in the world and it is one of the greatest challenges in achieving sustainable development in the 21st century. Previous studies analyzed urbanization patterns in areas with rap...

The current research on the change of homesteads has rarely combined spatial information, and no expansion research has been found with a scale as detailed as the level of the homestead plots. Understanding the changing rules of homesteads expansion...

During the last three decades, Delhi has witnessed extensive and rapid urban expansion in all directions, especially in the East South East zone. The total built-up area has risen dramatically, from 195.3 sq. km to 435.1 sq. km, during 1989–2020, whi...

Studying the expansion of urban construction land is necessary to promote rational land use and scientific territorial spatial planning. To reveal urban built-up areas, this study uses 1990–2020 Landsat remote sensing images, superimposed with...

Moso bamboo (Phyllostachys edulis (Carrière) J. Houzeau), which is native to China, is considered to be an invasive species due to its powerful asexual reproductive capabilities that allow it to rapidly spread into neighboring ecosystems and r...

Studying construction land expansion (CLE) characteristics and driving factors in resource-based cities (RBCs) is important to promote efficient land use and maintain ecological equilibrium in RBCs. This study explores the CLE and its driving factors...

The Guangdong–Hong Kong–Macau Greater Bay Area (GBA) of China is one of the largest bay areas in the world. However, the spatiotemporal characteristics and driving mechanisms of urban expansions in this region are poorly understood. Here...

The peri-urban area (PUA) of the Greater Cairo Region (GCR) in Egypt has witnessed a rapid urban expansion during the last few years. This urban expansion has led to the loss of wide, areas of agriculture lands and the annexation of many peripheral v...

In this paper, built-up land expansion patterns and the associated factors were characterized in urban and non-urban areas across the Wen-Tai region of eastern China. Fractal dimension can be used as a reliable indicator of the complexity of built-up...

Urban forest carbon sequestration represents an important component of the global forest carbon pool; however, accurate measurements are limited by the inability of existing field stand models to match the specificity of urban greening species. Herei...

The Simplified Spherical Harmonic (SPN) approximation was first introduced as a three-dimensional (3D) extension of the plane-geometry Spherical Harmonic (PN) equations. A third order SPN (SP3) solver, recently implemented in the Nodal Expansion Meth...

Gene expansion is a common phenomenon in plant transcription factor families; however, the underlying molecular mechanisms remain elusive. Examples of gene expansion in transcription factors are found in all eukaryotes. One example is plant nuclear f...

A systematic understanding of the spatial-temporal evolution patterns of cultivated land fragmentation (CLF), its driving factors, and its relationship with the expansion of urban and rural construction land is essential for identifying strategies to...

Using data from 30 provinces and cities in China from 2005–2018, panel regression models, mediation models, quantile regressions and threshold regressions were used to examine the relationship between graduate student size expansion, innovative...

In this study, a series of ester-linked tetracarboxylic dianhydrides (TCDAs) with 2,6-naphthalene-containing longitudinally extended structures consisting of different numbers of aromatic rings (NAr = 6–8) was synthesized to obtain novel modifi...

The decarbonization of the energy sector puts additional pressure on the transmission network. The main cause for this is that renewable sources are often more abundant in geographical areas far away from the main demand centers, so new transmission...

Enrichment of basal progenitors (BPs) in the developing neocortex is a central driver of cortical enlargement. The transcription factor Pax6 is known as an essential regulator in generation of BPs. H3 lysine 9 acetylation (H3K9ac) has emerged as a cr...

By phenomenologically assuming a slow temporal variation of the percent acceleration rate S̈S -1 of the cosmic scale factor S(t), it is shown that the orbit of a local binary undergoes a secular expansion. To first order in the power expansion of S̈S...

Background: Cyperus esculentus L. is a unique tuber oil crop, in which tuber size directly determines both yield and oil storage capacity. It is crucial to clarify the tuber expansion pattern and explore the key genes associated with tuber expan...

Background: We have investigated the distribution of the Th1, Th2 and Th17 subsets in circulating CD4+ T lymphocytes and their naïve (TN), effector (TE), central (TCM) and effector memory (TEM) activation/differentiation stages in patients with major...

The change in impervious surface area (ISA) is an important factor reflecting urban expansion. This study used the global ISA dataset to analyze the spatiotemporal changes in ISA from 2001 to 2020 worldwide, explored the hotspots and patterns of ISA...

The expansion induced by sulfate attack on cement-treated aggregates (SACA) is a well-known problem that can be solved. It causes obvious heaves in road bases and railway subgrades. In this paper, the effects of the sodium sulfate content, cement con...

Urban expansion and its driving factors are frequently analyzed within administrative regions to inform regional urban planning, yet such analyses often fall short at the natural basin scale (referring to the spatial extent defined by hydrological dr...

Based on nighttime light data from 2000, 2005, 2010, 2015 and 2020, the urban built-up area of 90 prefecture-level cities in the Yellow River Basin was extracted, and the urban spatial expansion characteristics of 90 prefecture-level cities were expl...

A non-periodic “step-like” variation in displacement is exhibited owing to the repeated instability of expansive soil landslides. The dynamic prediction of deformation for expansive soil landslides has become a challenge in actual enginee...

Rural residential land is the main space of a farmer’s life, rural culture, and social relations. Prior research of rural residential land has focused more on its evolvement in plain and traditional agricultural areas. Yet, there is no clear picture...

Cone penetration test often uses the cone factor to calculate the undrained shear strength of silty clay base on the cone tip resistance data, but the accurate determination of the cone factor is challenging due to its wide range of values. This stud...

Using Landsat TM/OLI remote sensing images and social statistical data from 1995, 2000, 2005, 2010, 2015, and 2020, construction land information in Beijing’s main urban area was extracted with ArcGIS 10.4.1 and other software. Based on calcula...

It is well established that China’s rapid urban expansion has led to a substantial loss of cropland. However, few studies have examined how different urban expansion patterns contribute to cropland consumption, which has hindered the formulatio...

The purpose of this paper is to compare the differential impact of Taiwan High-speed Railway (T-HSR) and Hainan East Ring High-speed Railway (HER-HSR) stations on the surrounding construction land expansion, reveal the underlying institutional reason...

Sweetpotato (Ipomoea batatas (L.) Lam.) is recognized as one of the most important root crops in the world by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. The yield of sweetpotato is closely correlated with the rate of storage root (S...

Escalating urban issues in Beijing call for comprehensive exploration of urban construction land expansion towards the goal of carbon neutrality. Firstly, urban construction land in Beijing during the period 2005–2020 was accurately detected us...

The rapid increase in population and economic activities has greatly influenced land use and spatial development. In urban agglomerations where socioeconomic activities are densely concentrated, the clash between ecological protection and economic gr...

Panax ginseng taproot serves as a crucial storage organ and constitutes a significant component of Chinese herbal medicine. In China, ginseng is cultivated using two primary methods: under-forest planting and farmland planting. These methods create d...

The expansion and evolution of urban areas are the most perceptible manifestations of the transformation of the urban spatial form. This study uses remote sensing images of Nanjing from 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016, and 2021, along with socio-economic data...

Parkinson’s disease (PD), the second most common neurodegenerative disorder globally, has a notably high prevalence in Sweden (136/105). Although monogenic forms represent only a small subset of PD cases, several genetic factors—including...

The expansion of urban areas due to population increase and economic expansion creates demand and depletes natural resources, thereby causing land use changes in the main cities. This study focuses on land cover datasets to characterize impervious su...

With the continuous intensification of global climate warming, the carbon cycle has become the focus of global climate change, and the calculation and value evaluation of forest carbon reserves is a key link in promoting the global carbon cycle syste...

The current glacial lake datasets in the High Mountain Asia (HMA) region still need to be improved because their boundary divisions in the land–water transition zone are not precisely delineate, and also some very small glacial lakes have been lost d...

Cytokines and other growth factors are essential for cell expansion, health, function, and immune stimulation. Stem cells have the additional reliance on these factors to direct differentiation to the appropriate terminal cell type. Successful manufa...

Yam (Dioscorea spp.) provides various nutritional and medicinal benefits, including a high starch content, dietary fiber, essential micronutrients, and bioactive compounds. The molecular mechanisms underlying tuber expansion have not yet been clarifi...

In this article, we study a directed version of Douglas–Rachford splitting method in real Hilbert spaces. By using new, self-contained, and simplified techniques, we prove its weak convergence. The major innovation is that we exploit the firm n...

A study on the coefficient of thermal expansion (CTE) of single-wall carbon nanotube (SWCNT)-reinforced nanocomposites is presented in this paper. An interfacial adhesion factor (IAF) is introduced for the purpose of modelling the adhesion between SW...

Symptomatic intracerebral hemorrhage (sICH) occurs in up to 7% of stroke patients treated with thrombolytic therapy. There are limited data on the effectiveness of the reversal agents used for intravenous tissue plasminogen activator related intracra...

In recent years, China’s urbanization has accelerated, significantly impacting ecosystems and the carbon balance due to changes in urban land use. The spatial patterns of CO2 emissions from urban land are essential for devising strategies to mi...