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Open AccessExploring neuro-symbolic AI applications in geoscience: implications and future directions for mineral prediction
The integration of machine learning (ML) and deep learning (DL) into geoscience has experienced a pronounced uptick in recent years, a trend propelled by the intricate nature of geosystems and the abundance of...
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Open AccessChromosome stability of synthetic Triticum turgidum–Aegilops umbellulata hybrids
Unreduced gamete formation during meiosis plays a critical role in natural polyploidization. However, the unreduced gamete formation mechanisms in Triticum turgidum–Aegilops umbellulata triploid F1 hybrid crosses...
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Performance Analysis of an Efficient Integration System of Coal-Fired Power Plant, Solar Thermal Energy and CO2 Capture
Coal-fired power plant is a major contributor to greenhouse gas emissions. The post-combustion capture is a promising method for CO2 emission reduction but the high thermal demand is unbearable. To address this i...
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Pythagorean Z-linguistic VIKOR method based on modified value function under Pythagorean Z-linguistic environment and its application on smart healthcare
In response to the growing maturation of technological level in the modern medical industry, this paper proposes the PZLMVF-VIKOR method to tackle uncertain multi-attribute group decision-making in smart healt...
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Spatial distribution of charcoal in topsoil and its potential determinants on the Tibetan Plateau
As an important proxy for investigating past fire activities, charcoal is often used to explore the characteristics of fire distribution and its relationships with vegetation, climate, and human activities. Re...
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Open AccessThree-dimensional molecular architecture of mouse organogenesis
Mammalian embryos exhibit sophisticated cellular patterning that is intricately orchestrated at both molecular and cellular level. It has recently become apparent that cells within the animal body display sign...
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SUMOylation of RNF146 results in Axin degradation and activation of Wnt/β-catenin signaling to promote the progression of hepatocellular carcinoma
Aberrant SUMOylation contributes to the progression of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), yet the molecular mechanisms have not been well elucidated. RING-type E3 ubiquitin ligase RNF146 is a key regulator of the...
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Erratum to: Developmental recording of the ghost-moth larvae after ex situ infection by Ophiocordyceps sinensis
This paper contains errors in the authors’ affiliations. Wenjia Li, is a Ph.D. candidate in the University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Jiangchun Wei and **ngzhong Liu are professors in the University of Ch...
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Genetic changes in F1 hybrids of the genetically divergent Solanum L., Solanum melongena L. × Solanum aethiopicum L.
Distant hybridization constitutes an important process in plant evolution. Outbreeding of Solanum plants can produce hybrid progeny with heterobeltiosis in terms of growth, development, and resistance. In this st...
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Pnpt1 mediates NLRP3 inflammasome activation by MAVS and metabolic reprogramming in macrophages
Polyribonucleotide nucleotidyltransferase 1 (Pnpt1) plays critical roles in mitochondrial homeostasis by controlling mitochondrial RNA (mt-RNA) processing, trafficking and degradation. Pnpt1 deficiency results...
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Open AccessImpact of glycemic control on biventricular function in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus: a cardiac magnetic resonance tissue tracking study
Poor glycemic control is associated with left ventricular (LV) dysfunction in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). Nonetheless, the association between glycemic control and right ventricular (RV) fun...
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Tumour suppression by Chinese cordyceps extract via antiangiogenic activity
The development of pharmacological antiangiogenic agents to disrupt the vascular supply and starve tumours of nutrients and oxygen is a novel strategy for tumour therapy. Chinese cordyceps, a traditional Chine...
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Open AccessEffects of oceanographic environment on the distribution and migration of Pacific saury (Cololabis saira) during main fishing season
The Pacific saury (Cololabis saira) is one of the most commercially important pelagic fishes in Asia–Pacific countries. The oceanographic environment, especially the Oyashio Current, significantly affects the dis...
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Few-shot learning for name entity recognition in geological text based on GeoBERT
Geological reports are records of the geological elements and survey contents found in geological exploration, but it is difficult to extract useful concepts from such reports. In the process of information ex...
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Development of a 48-Well Dynamic Suspension Culture System for Pancreatic Differentiation from Human Embryonic Stem Cells
Human pluripotent stem cells (hPSCs) have started to emerge as a potential tool with application in fields of drug discovery, disease modelling and cell therapy. A variety of protocols for culturing and differ...
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Open AccessDesign for poverty alleviation and craft revitalization in rural China from an actor-network perspective: the case of bamboo-weaving in Shengzhou
Design for poverty alleviation (DPA) is becoming an active promoter and effective practice form of rural social innovation. This study aims to explore the sustainable, collaborative design path of rural povert...
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A Sustainable and Effective Bioprocessing Approach for Improving Anti-felting, Anti-pilling and Dyeing Properties of Wool Fabric
The surface of wool comprises overlap** cuticle scales that hinder processing of the fiber. Enzymatic modification is widely used for damaging or removing cuticle scales in wool. However, common protease enz...
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Open AccessApplication and development of ground source heat pump technology in China
Ground source heat pumps (GSHPs) are one of the renewable energy technologies with features of high efficiency, energy saving, economic feasibility and environmental protection. In China, GSHPs have been widel...
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Otolith Shape Analysis as a Tool to Identify Two Pacific Saury (Cololabis saira) Groups from a Mixed Stock in the High-Seas Fishing Ground
The Pacific saury Cololabis saira is a commercially important pelagic species with wide distribution in the North Pacific Ocean. Previous studies identified two geographical groups by comparing the radius of otol...
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A multi-granularity knowledge association model of geological text based on hypernetwork
With the explosive growth of geological data, considerable researches are focused on accurately retrieving specific information from massive data and fully exploiting the potential knowledge and information in...
