The NAC (NAM-ATAF1/2-CUC) transcription factor family is one of the largest plant-specific transcription factor families, playing an important role in plant growth and development and abiotic stress response. As a short-rotation woody plant, Salix in...
Quick response codes are widely used as anti-counterfeiting labels in the field of product packaging, but they are easily illegally copied. Thus, this paper introduces a quick response code verification method that combines an anti-counterfeiting pat...
Background: The aim of this study was to establish whether non-atopic patients with cough variant asthma (CVA) have different pattern of response to direct bronchoconstrictors than non-atopic patients with classic asthma (CA). Method: A total of 170...
With unconventional oil–gas reservoir exploration and oil and gas theory development, more and more importance is attached to the wellbore integrity. The casing deformation and damage is an integral part of the wellbore integrity theory. In the...
The time-averaged electronic speckle pattern interferometry (ESPI) is employed to measure the frequencies and mode shapes of thin, cantilevered plates with root-slit. The first 12 order linear resonance frequency and mode shape of an intact cantileve...
Land use transitions cause reconfigurations of regional landscape patterns which can further change the regional ecosystem service functions and its values, especially in environmentally fragile regions. Firstly, this paper theoretically examines the...
Background/Objectives: Major pathological response (MPR) has been suggested as a potential surrogate marker for assessing the efficacy of neoadjuvant therapy. However, its prognostic value and association with postoperative recurrence patterns remain...
This study presents a validation-aware EEG framework based on Chaotic Pattern of Prime Numbers (CPPN) features for depression treatment-response modelling across one SSRI cohort and two rTMS cohorts. CPPN features were evaluated through a seven-proto...
Background: Atypical response patterns have been a topic of increasing relevance since the advent of immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs), challenging the traditional RECIST (Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors) method of tumor response asses...
Natural climate variations and human activities have significantly altered the river–lake hydrological regimes in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River, leading to substantial changes in the inundation patterns of the Dongting Lake...
In order to show their compliance with Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) goals, companies report their “sustainable initiatives” into their CSR reports. However, from small companies to multinational, it is hard to see the real benefi...
This paper presents a new investigation to detect various faults within the three-phase star and delta induction motors (IMs) using a frequency response analysis (FRA). In this regard, experimental measurements using FRA are performed on three IMs of...
Previous studies on winter supplementation of growing cattle grazing stockpiled native Campos grasslands suggest that forage allowance (FA), herbage mass, and weather conditions before and during the supplementation period could all affect supplement...
Conventional cell patterning methods are mainly based on hydrophilic/hydrophobic differences or chemical coating for cell adhesion/non-adhesion with wavering strength as it varies with the substrate surface conditions, including the cell type and the...
Cricket (Acheta domesticus L.) oil obtained by supercritical CO2 (SCCO2) extraction was subjected to molecular distillation (MD) to evaluate changes in physicochemical properties, fatty acid composition, and electronic-nose volatile response patterns...
Although network address translation (NAT) provides various advantages, it may cause potential threats to network operations. For network administrators to operate networks effectively and securely, it may be necessary to verify whether an assigned I...
The effect of dietary patterns on lung cancer risk is currently debated. In this study, we evaluated the association between different “a posteriori” dietary patterns and lung cancer risk. The search was carried out (February 2023) throug...
Background: Inflammatory mechanisms may contribute to persistent ductal patency in preterm infants with hemodynamically significant patent ductus arteriosus (hsPDA). This study evaluated early postnatal temporal patterns of complete blood count (CBC)...
Directed self-assembly (DSA) of polystyrene-block-poly (methyl methacrylate) (PS-b-PMMA) has garnered substantial interest for semiconductor manufacturing, particularly for fabricating contact holes and vias. However, its application is limited by th...
With increasing water eutrophication and global warming, anoxia and hypoxia are becoming more and more common in water environments. Most vertebrates have a limited tolerance to anoxia of only a few minutes, but some species, such as turtles, can sur...
(1) Background: The breathing pattern is defined as the relationship between the tidal volume (VT) and breathing frequency (BF) for a given VE. The aim of this study was to evaluate whether inspiratory muscle training influenced the response of the b...
NAC transcription factors (TFs) participate in multiple biological processes, including biotic and abiotic stress responses, signal transduction and development. Cold stress can adversely impact plant growth and development, thereby limiting agricult...
Background/Objectives: The objective of this study was to assess the connection between the systemic inflammation response index (SIRI) values and failure patterns of patients with IDH wild-type glioblastoma (GB) who underwent radiotherapy (RT) with...
In bit-patterned media recording (BPMR) systems, two-dimensional (2D) interference, which includes intersymbol and intertrack interference from down- and across-track directions, respectively, increases when the distance between the islands is reduce...
The innate immune response to viral pathogens is critical in order to mobilize protective immunity. Cells of the innate immune system detect viral infection largely through germline-encoded pattern recognition receptors (PRRs) present either on the c...
With the development of 5G technology, programs are gradually moving to cloud services. This leads to an increasing demand for storage. In the field of high-density data storage, bit-pattern media recording (BPMR) is considered a promising approach,...
21 January 2021
Background: Cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) improves outcome in patients with heart failure (HF) however approximately 30% of patients still remain non-responsive. We propose a novel index—Regional Strain Pattern Index (RSPI)—to p...
The ever-increasing demand for data in recent times has led to the emergence of big data and cloud data. The growth in these fields has necessitated that data be centrally stored in data centers. To meet the need for large-scale storage systems at da...
Traditional architectural decorative patterns are increasingly reused in contemporary design, yet the link between object selection and design generation often remains experience-driven: public perceptual differences are rarely formalized, and evalua...
Hemeroby is an integrated indicator used to measure the impact and degree of all human interventions on ecological components or ecosystems. The constant exploitation of resources is a strong interference of human beings to the natural environment. W...
Flexible strain sensors have a wide range of applications in biomedical science, aerospace industry, portable devices, precise manufacturing, etc. However, the manufacturing processes of most flexible strain sensors previously reported have usually r...
The significant reduction in cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) yields attributed to cassava bacterial blight (CBB) constitutes an urgent matter demanding prompt attention. The current study centered on the MebHLH149 transcription factor, which is ac...
Transhumance, the seasonal movement of herds between highlands and lowlands following precise, repeated routes, is a common practice in many Mediterranean regions. This livestock movement exploits natural vegetation in both winter and summer pastures...
In this study, a novel pattern shaping technique is presented and applied to the uniquely designed multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) radio altimeter antenna, acquiring area gain. Inspired by the behavior of the perfect electric conductor, the ten...
21 December 2022
Net ecosystem productivity (NEP), which is considered an important indicator to measure the carbon source/sink size of ecosystems on a regional scale, has been widely studied in recent years. Since China's terrestrial NEP plays an important role in t...
The eastern Hengduan Mountains are located in the transition zone between the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau and the Sichuan Basin and are important for global biodiversity and water conservation in China. However, their landscape pattern vulnerability index...
Background and Objectives: Raw electroencephalographic (EEG) signals are rarely used to monitor the depth of volatile induction of general anaesthesia (VIGA) with sevoflurane, even though EEG-based indices may show aberrant values. We aimed to identi...
The aim of the present study was to describe and compare the specific profiles of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and Sluggish Cognitive Tempo (SCT) through the Hybrid Model of Executive Functioning (HMEF). The total sample of 1049 su...
A new SMART fabric concept is reported in which visual changes of the material are designed to influence different human emotions. This is achieved by developing a novel electrochromic composite yarn, knitted into pattern-changing fabrics, which has...
Sparse Bayesian learning (SBL) is widely used for sound field reconstruction (SFR). Among various SBL approaches, pattern-coupled SBL has been demonstrated to achieve superior performance. Building on the pattern-coupled SBL framework, this study rep...
Steady-state visual evoked potential (SSVEP)-based brain-computer interface (BCI) systems suffer from low SSVEP response intensity and visual fatigue, resulting in lower accuracy when operating the system for continuous commands, such as an electric...
Although traditionally sidelined by live probiotic effects, Lactobacilli-derived Microbe-Associated Molecular Patterns (MAMPs) are emerging as potent modulators of innate and adaptive immune responses, capable of acting independently of bacterial via...
Temporal pattern analysis is an advanced multivariate technique able to investigate the structure of behavior by unveiling the existence of statistically significant constraints among the interval length separating events in sequence. If on the one h...
Under global climate change, shifts in the suitable distribution of forest vegetation have become an important issue in ecology and biogeography, closely linked to forest biodiversity conservation and terrestrial ecosystem sustainable development. Bi...
Recognition of pathogen-associated molecular patterns (PAMPs) by appropriate pattern recognition receptors (PRRs) is a key step in activating the host immune response. The role of a fungal PAMP is attributed to β-1,3-glucan. The role of α-1,3-glucan,...
NAC (NAM/ATAF/CUC) transcription factors belong to a unique gene family in plants, which play vital roles in regulating diverse biological processes, including growth, development, senescence, and in response to biotic and abiotic stresses. Tomato (S...
Rapid urbanization has dramatically spurred economic development since the 1980s, especially in China, but has had negative impacts on natural resources since it is an irreversible process. Thus, timely monitoring and quantitative analysis of the cha...
Carbon-fiber-reinforced plastic (CFRP) has been used in many industries owing to its excellent specific-strength characteristics; however, the control of its mechanical properties is difficult owing to the directivity nature of carbon fiber as well a...
Background/Objectives: γ-aminobutyric acid (GABA), a non-protein amino, is synthesized from glutamic acid through the catalytic activity of glutamate decarboxylase (GAD). As a key signaling molecule, GABA plays a vital role in plant responses t...
Sea cucumbers (Apostichopus japonicus) show fleeing, adhesion, and thanatosis patterns upon exposure to various stressors. However, the molecular mechanisms underlying these contrasting stress response patterns remain largely unknown. In the present...
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