Search Results - Ling MA

This study investigates the implementation and impact of the Guided Personalised Learning (GPL) model, a structured pedagogical framework designed to operationalise personalised and student-centred learning in STEM higher education. The GPL model integrates three interconnected components: a three-d...

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Multi-modal remote sensing images often exhibit complex and nonlinear radiation differences which significantly hinder the performance of traditional feature-based image registration methods such as Scale-Invariant Feature Transform (SIFT). In contrast, structural features—such as edges and contours...

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Intraspecific competition is a common phenomenon in agricultural production, and maize is one of the most sensitive grass species to intraspecific competition due to its low tillering ability. This study evaluated and analyzed intraspecific competition in maize, and screened competitive indices that...

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Background: Sapindus mukurossi extract (SME) is a kind of natural surface active ingredient with potential applications in cleansing products. However, the polyphenols and pigments contained in the extract may cause color browning of the products during storage especially at elevated temperatures, a...

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ObjectiveThis study aims to elucidate the relationship between canopy structure and fruit spatial distribution, establish a model linking canopy light distribution with fruit positioning, and identify optimal training strategies for consistently high yield. The findings provide a theoretical foundat...

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Although studies argue that invasive species can cause biotic differentiation, some cases show that biological invasions actually decrease biodiversity through biotic homogenization. The concept of biotic homogenization through the invasion of a certain serious invasive plant species merit more stud...

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Background The association between low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol and increased mortality risk has been well-documented, yet apolipoprotein B (apoB) is regarded as a more precise risk indicator. However, a comprehensive analysis integrating both markers in relation to mortality risk remai...

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The traditional Markov-future land use simulation (FLUS) model for land use prediction primarily emphasizes the quantity changes and spatial distribution of land use types, but it neglects the influence of their inherent spatial characteristics on the prediction precision. This study introduces an i...

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The OVATE family proteins (OFPs) are plant-specific proteins that modulate diverse aspects of plant growth and development. In tomato, OFP20 has been shown to interact with TONNEAU1 Recruiting Motif (TRM) proteins to regulate fruit shape. In this study, we demonstrated that the mutation of StOFP20 c...

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Parent materials and the fertility levels of paddy soils are highly variable in subtropical China. Bacterial diversity and community composition play pivotal roles in soil ecosystem processes and functions. However, the effects of parent material and fertility on bacterial diversity and community co...

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Sarcopenic obesity (SO) is a metabolic disorder for which no effective pharmacological treatments are currently available. Cistanoside F (Cis), a phenoxyethanol-derived compound, remains relatively unexplored in the context of lipid metabolism regulation, as well as its potential mechanisms and ther...

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The nuclear-encoded light-harvesting chlorophyll a/b-binding proteins (LHCPs) are specifically translocated from the stroma into the thylakoid membrane through the chloroplast signal recognition particle (cpSRP) pathway. The cpSRP is composed of a cpSRP43 protein and a cpSRP54 protein, and it forms...

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Abstract Epirubicin is a chemotherapy agent for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). However, the outcome of HCC patients receiving epirubicin remains unsatisfactory. Moreover, our previous study indicated that celecoxib suppresses HCC progression and liver cancer stemness. This study evaluated the poten...

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