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Adaptive Quantum Approximate Optimization for Genomic Classification

This paper introduces an Adaptive Quantum Approximate Optimization Algorithm (QAOA) that utilizes gradient-driven operator selection to dynamically construct problem-specific circuits, demonstrating superior precision, specificity, and hardware efficiency over fixed-architecture variants for genomic sequence classification under realistic NISQ noise constraints.

Sthefanie Jofer Gomes Passo, Vishal H. Kothavade, John J. Prevost2026-09-15
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Probing Deep Prefrontal Cortex Mechanisms of Memory Control Using Theta Band Temporal Interference Stimulation

This exploratory study demonstrates that transcranial temporal interference stimulation (tTIS) can non-invasively target deep prefrontal circuits to differentially modulate memory control mechanisms, with focal dACC stimulation potentially enhancing retrieval-induced forgetting and dispersed prefrontal stimulation accelerating the decay of facilitated memories, thereby validating tTIS as a promising tool for investigating deep-brain contributions to human memory.

Ahsan Khan, Long-Fung Mak, Chun Hang Eden Ti, Margaret Y. Y. Lam, Marie C. M. Chow, Jirapong Saelor, Yupeng Liu, Sadia S (…)2026-09-15
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Alternative Polyadenylation Landscape Highlights its Critical Roles in Fine-tuning Cadmium Stress Response in Rice

This study utilizes RNA-seq data to reveal that alternative polyadenylation serves as a critical, dose-dependent regulatory mechanism in rice under cadmium stress, orchestrating tissue-specific and temporal gene expression changes in photosynthesis, stress response, and protein synthesis through the modulation of poly(A) site selection and miRNA-mediated transcript stability.

Zhengfeng Zhang, Tao He, Sichen Luo, Benze Xiao2026-09-15
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Distinct structural mechanisms drive gain-of-function activation of TMEM16E in gnathodiaphyseal dysplasia

This study reveals that the gnathodiaphyseal dysplasia-associated gain-of-function mutations G503E and R582I activate TMEM16E through distinct structural mechanisms—disrupting the TM3–TM4 interface and remodeling an extracellular loop network, respectively—despite their similar functional phenotypes.

Alessio Accardi, Eleonora Di Zanni, Omar Alvarenga, Nicole Rychlik, Zhang Feng, Elizabeth Kim, George Khelashvili2026-09-15
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Analysis of the transmission of Staphylococcus aureus drug resistance and genetic diversity in the ‘animal-environment/food-human’ dairy production chain

This study, grounded in the "One Health" concept, analyzed 2,236 samples from China's dairy production chain to reveal that *Staphylococcus aureus*, particularly multidrug-resistant ST59 clones, originates primarily from bovine carriage and spreads through contaminated milking equipment and poor worker hygiene, posing a significant transmission risk to consumers.

Fangyuan Hu, Juan Wang, Yaopeng Liu, Xiuli Zuo, Sijun Zhao, Cuiping Song, Xiumei Huang, Lin Wang, Zhina Qu2026-09-15
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Expression analysis of lncRNA Morrbid and NeST lncRNA in patients with Coronavirus disease 2019 and their clinical signs

This study demonstrates that the immune-related long non-coding RNAs Morrbid and NeST are significantly upregulated in the peripheral blood mononuclear cells of COVID-19 patients compared to healthy controls, suggesting their potential as biomarkers for the host immune response to SARS-CoV-2 infection.

Ghazal Ghaznavi, Ali Ghanbari Asad, Yaser Mansoori, Raziye ranjbar, Abdolreza Daraei, Yosef Gholampoor, Jalal Karimi, Am (…)2026-09-15
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CustomGWAS: A Standardized End-to-End Framework for Reproducible Genome-Wide Association Studies

The paper introduces CustomGWAS, a standardized end-to-end framework that unifies diverse GWAS steps into a single reproducible environment, ensuring methodological consistency and statistical accuracy comparable to established tools like PLINK and GEMMA while significantly enhancing the transparency and comparability of genomic analyses.

Saumya Dwivedi, Adithya V, Rajesh R., Manickavelu Alagu2026-09-15