CERK1 is required for chitin-triggered reactive oxygen species generation in melon and is broadly conserved in cucurbits [PDF]
Plant Signaling & BehaviorCHITIN ELICITOR RECEPTOR KINASE 1 (CERK1), originally identified in Arabidopsis thaliana, encodes a pattern recognition receptor that perceives the fungal cell wall component called chitin to activate immune responses, including the production of ...
Chun Yu Suen +5 more
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Near-Infrared Forearm Vascular Width Calculation Using Radius Estimation of Tangent Circle [PDF]
BioengineeringIn response to the analysis of the functional status of forearm blood vessels, this paper fully considers the orientation of the vascular skeleton and the geometric characteristics of blood vessels and proposes a blood vessel width calculation algorithm ...
Qianru Ji +5 more
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Multi-omics revealed the effects of rumen to blood path on early lactation performance in transition dairy cows [PDF]
MicrobiomeBackground The transition period is vitally important to the life cycle of dairy cows. However, the function of the microbiota during both pre- and post-partum and their relationship with ruminal, plasma, and milk metabolites still require systematic ...
Guangfu Tang +6 more
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Automated Honey Bee Subspecies Identification Using Advanced Wing Venation Analysis and Adaptive Hierarchical Clustering [PDF]
Ecology and EvolutionAccurate honey bee subspecies identification is vital for biodiversity conservation and pollination resilience, yet current methods face critical limitations.
Shahram Dadgostar +3 more
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Self‐Assembled Monolayer Anode Enables 7% Efficiency in Y6‐Based Quasi‐Homojunction Solar Cells With 4% Donor Contents [PDF]
Small ScienceQuasi‐homojunction (QHJ) organic solar cells (OSCs) offer a promising alternative architecture that combines the advantages of bulk heterojunction (BHJ) and homojunction (HJ) designs.
Man Hing Suen +14 more
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Acceptability of and Willingness to Use Virtual Reality Exergames for Weight Loss Among Young Adults With Overweight or Obesity in China: Qualitative Study [PDF]
JMIR Serious GamesBackgroundOverweight and obesity seriously affect physical and psychological health worldwide. They are common public health issues in young adults who are considered a “vulnerable group” prone to adopt unhealthy lifestyles that can lead to overweight ...
Yanya Chen +8 more
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Effects of wearable device training on upper limb motor function in patients with stroke: a systematic review and meta-analysis [PDF]
Journal of International Medical ResearchObjective To evaluate the effect of wearable device training on improving upper limb motor function in patients who experienced strokes. Methods The PubMed, Embase, Cochrane Library, Web of Science, MEDLINE, SCOPUS, China National Knowledge ...
Qianqian Song +5 more
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The impact of COVID-19 vaccination rate on traffic recovery [PDF]
Scientific ReportsAt the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic in the US, traffic sharply fell due to social distancing policies in many locations. Correspondingly, many regions observed an increase in traffic volume (traffic recovery) as the pandemic eased in 2022.
Suyanpeng Zhang +5 more
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Two-step skeletization of binary images based on the Zhang-Suen model and the producing mask
Системный анализ и прикладная информатика, 2021 The aim of the work is to limit excessive thinning and increase the resistance to contour noise of skeletons resulted from arbitrary binary image shape while maintaining a high skeletonization rate.
J., Ma +2 more
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Branch Identification and Junction Points Location for Apple Trees Based on Deep Learning
Remote Sensing, 2022 Branch identification is key to the robotic pruning system for apple trees. High identification accuracy and the positioning of junction points between branch and trunk are important prerequisites for pruning with a robotic arm.
Siyuan Tong +5 more
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