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Zooplankton community data from 45 dimictic lakes, representing homogenous abiotic conditions, were used to distinguish indicator taxa of near-pristine, reference lakes with low anthropopression. Reference conditions were selected based on natural la...

Internal reference genes are a prerequisite for ensuring the accuracy of gene verification experiments, but few relevant studies on Lyophyllum decastes have investigated the growth cycle and different environmental conditions. In this study, the qPCR...

The nutrient reference conditions of lakes play a key role for lake water quality control and water resource management. The inferential models are important methods for calculating reference values; however, the dependence and “cluster” in time seri...

Under the EU Water Framework Directive, ecological assessment and management are based on type-specific reference conditions. In the EU it may be difficult to find sites in large rivers with at least near-natural conditions, though this is not the ca...

The scientific determination of reference conditions for lake nutrients is fundamental for establishing ecologically sustainable nutrient criteria. This study developed a novel method for determining lake reference nutrient conditions based on genera...

Elymus sibiricus, which is a perennial and self-pollinated grass, is the typical species of the genus Elymus, which plays an important role in forage production and ecological restoration. No reports have, so far, systematically described the selecti...

A classic method for assessing the reference crop evapotranspiration (ET_o) is the pan evaporation (E_pan) method that uses E_pan measurements and pan coefficient (k_p) models, which can be functions of relative humidity (RH), wind speed (u₂), and temper...

Accurate gene expression quantification using reverse transcription quantitative PCR (RT-qPCR) requires stable reference genes (RGs) for reliable normalization. However, few studies have systematically identified RGs suitable for simultaneous high sa...

Reference measurements can affect battery state-of-health (SOH) estimates across operating conditions. We compare reference protocols using fixed local discharge features, regression settings, training records, and evaluation rules. XJTU Batch-3 prov...

Grasslands represent a source of nutrient cycling, ecosystem stabilization, and services for human use. Grassland soil quality is commonly used as an indicator of ecosystem health and sustainability due to its strong correlation with overall grasslan...

Cross-country EV-battery indicators require scrutiny before they can support physical or policy conclusions. We examine the proposed demand-condition gap (DCG) through a methodological stress test and measurement admissibility assessment for 30 count...

Establishing reliable hydrochemical reference conditions is essential for water quality assessment and for the implementation of the European Union Water Framework Directive, particularly in regions where biological and hydromorphological data remain...

Rare disease (RD) registries are important platforms that facilitate communication between health care professionals, patients and other members of the multidisciplinary team. RD registries enable data sharing and promotion of research and audits, of...

Eustoma grandiflorum, commonly known as prairie gentian or Texas bluebells, is among the most popular agriculturally propagated species of cut flowers. Due to its widespread appeal, there is increasing interest in understanding the molecular genetic...

Reference proteins and biomarkers are important for the quantitative evaluation of protein abundance. Chlamydomonas reinhardtii was grown under five stress conditions (dark, cold, heat, salt, and glucose supplementation), and the OD₇₅₀ and total prot...

Lentinula edodes is the most consumed mushroom in Asia due to its nutritional and medicinal values, and the optimal reference gene is crucial for normalization of its gene expression analysis. Here, the expression stability of 18 candidate reference...

Reliable reference genes are critical for ensuring the accuracy of RT-qPCR-based gene expression analysis, especially under environmental stress conditions. In this study, Leymus chinensis was used as the experimental material, and eight candidate re...

Canopy temperature has been proposed as a relevant variable for crop water stress monitoring. Since crop temperature is highly influenced by the prevailing climatic conditions, it is usually normalized with indices such as the crop water stress index...

Ginkgo biloba, a deciduous tree species in the Ginkgo family, has a long history of cultivation in China and is widely used in garden landscapes, medicine, food, and health products. However, few reports have focused on the systematic selection of op...

VibroAgent represented ten-second acceleration windows from one reference and five monitored locations as 84 continuous soft tokens for Gemma 4 E2B, letting one model decide and potentially explain; only its decisions were evaluated. Tasks were globa...

Tuta absoluta is one of the most significant invasive pests affecting tomato plants worldwide. RT-qPCR has emerged as one of the most sensitive and accurate methods for detecting gene expression data. The screening of stable internal reference genes...

Salvia rosmarinus L. (rosemary) is known to have a wide range of pharmacological effects including antidiabetic, anticarcinogenic, and antitumorigenic properties owing to its secondary metabolites. Studies aiming to elevate these metabolites have uti...

A defensible local global navigation satellite system (GNSS) reference requires more than a precise network adjustment when small position or displacement changes are interpreted against that reference. This study evaluates a quality-audited realisat...

Immunotherapy has emerged as a key modality in cancer treatment, yet its effectiveness varies significantly among patients, often due to the metabolic stress imposed by the tumor microenvironment. Hypoxia, a major factor in the tumor microenvironment...

Plagiodera versicolora (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) is one of the most destructive pests of the Salicaceae worldwide, which has established complex interactions with surrounding organisms. Uncovering the molecular mechanisms of some antagonistic inter...

Selecting an appropriate reference gene is of crucial importance for improving the accuracy of qRT-PCR analyses. In this study, strawberry (Fragaria ananassa) seedlings were subjected to different environmental conditions including heat, cold, drough...

Quantitative reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR) is a powerful technique for studying gene expression. The key to quantitative accuracy depends on the stability of the reference genes used for data normalization under different...

Gymnodimines (GYMs) are a group of fast-acting phycotoxins and their toxicological effects on human beings are still unclear due to the lack of sufficiently well-characterized large quantities of purified toxins for toxicology studies. In this study,...

Purslane (Portulaca oleracea L.) is an important plant species that has been increasingly used in functional gene studies and molecular analyses. However, reference genes that exhibit stable expression across multiple tissues and stress conditions ha...

Establishing reference conditions in rivers is important to understand environmental change and protect ecosystem integrity. Ranked third globally for fish biodiversity, the Mekong River has the world’s largest inland fishery providing livelihoods, f...

Lindera megaphylla, a broad-leaved evergreen that is used as a landscape ornamental plant and medicinal plant, is an ecologically important and dominant tree species. However, little is known about the molecular mechanisms of its growth, development,...

Plant abiotic stresses are the main cause of significant crop losses worldwide. The moss Pseudocrossidium replicatum is highly tolerant to different types of abiotic stress, such as desiccation. Our group is interested in identifying and characterisi...

The intense human pressures in the Anthropocene epoch are causing an alarming decline in marine coastal ecosystems and an unprecedented loss of biodiversity. This situation underscores the urgency of making ecological restoration a global priority to...

The Craig–Bampton method is frequently applied in most commercial multibody dynamic software. Nevertheless, the Craig–Bampton modes only represent the free-free modes in flexible multibody systems. However, the free-free modes are incapab...

Traumatic brain injury (TBI) may affect the lives of the individuals concerned and their relatives negatively in many dimensions. Health-related quality of life (HRQoL) is a comprehensive and complex concept that can assess one’s satisfaction w...

Reverse transcription quantitative real-time PCR (RT-qPCR) is a highly efficient and sensitive technique for quantifying gene transcript levels. The accuracy of gene expression analysis depends critically on the selection of appropriate reference gen...

Holotrichia parallela is among the world’s most destructive pests. For accurate qPCR and gene expression studies, the selection of stable and appropriate reference genes is crucial. However, a thorough evaluation of potential reference genes fo...

The citrus whitefly, Dialeurodes citri, is a destructive pest that infests citrus plants. It is a major vector in transmitting plant viruses such as citrus yellow vein clearing virus (CYVCV), which has caused severe economic losses worldwide, and the...

Obesity (OB) is a metabolic disorder characterized by adipose tissue dysfunction that has emerged as a health problem of epidemic proportions in recent decades. OB is associated with multiple comorbidities, including some types of cancers. Specifical...

Soil color has long been used as an indicator for soil properties such as soil organic carbon and soil moisture. Recent developments in citizen science have seen the increased use of smartphone cameras for soil color measurements. However, there are...

Real-time quantitative PCR (qPCR) is a key technique for elucidating the mechanisms underlying environmental stress responses in aquatic animals, and its accuracy relies heavily on stable reference genes for data normalization. In this study, histopa...

Reference evapotranspiration (ET0) plays an important role in regional dry/wet conditions. Based on the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United (FAO) Penman-Monteith method and daily climate variables, ET0 was calculated for 21 stations in an...

The key role of paralic environments as providers of ecosystem services, associated with their increasingly threatened state, led to the definition of international water management policies aimed to improve ecological quality status (EcoQs). Restora...

Compressed-air leaks create persistent parasitic demand, but machine-level condition monitoring is difficult because air consumption changes strongly with operating mode. LEADI (Leak Energy Anomaly Detection Index) was developed as an operating-mode-...

The sensorless control of doubly fed induction machine (DFIM) rotor magnetic flux based on a model reference adaptive system (MRAS) is proposed to improve the reliability of a large-scale variable-speed pumped storage (VSPS) system and reduce operati...

The Quality of Life after Traumatic Brain Injury (QOLIBRI) instrument is an internationally validated patient-reported outcome measure for assessing disease-specific health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in individuals after traumatic brain injury (...

In the present work, we analysed time series data on the introduction of new non-indigenous species (NIS) in the Mediterranean between 1970 and 2017, aiming to arrive at recommendations concerning the reference period and provisional threshold values...

In the realm of digital libraries, efficiently managing and accessing scientific publications necessitates automated bibliographic reference segmentation. This study addresses the challenge of accurately segmenting bibliographic references, a task co...

Salix suchowensis is an ideal model organism for investigating nitrogen (N) transport mechanisms due to its low N-input requirements. Accurate quantification of gene expression is essential for elucidating these processes, with quantitative real-time...

Contemporary biological information on Nile tilapia in Lake Nubia, Sudan, remains limited, which constrains evidence-based fishery management. This study provides an integrated assessment of life-history traits and biological reference points for Ore...