Quantifying the Impact of Climate Change and Forest Management on Swedish Forest Ecosystems Using the Dynamic Vegetation Model LPJ‐GUESS by John Bergkvist, Fredrik Lagergren, Md. Rafikul Islam, David Wårlind, Paul A. Miller, Maj‐Lena Finnander Linderson, Mats Lindeskog, Anna Maria Jönsson

“…Increases in net primary production varied between 4% and 8% in SSP1‐2.6, 21%–25% in SSP3‐7.0 and 25%–29% in SSP5‐8.5 across all three forest policy scenarios, when comparing 2081–2100 to 2001–2020. …”
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A prospective, cross-sectional study to establish age-specific reference intervals for neonates and children in the setting of clinical biochemistry, immunology and haematology: th... by Susan M Donath, Monsurul Hoq, Vicky Karlaftis, Susan Mathews, Janet Burgess, John Carlin, Paul Monagle, Vera Ignjatovic

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Prevalence, Risk Factors, and Antimicrobial Resistance Profiles of Thermophilic Campylobacter Species in Humans and Animals in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Systematic Review by Noel Gahamanyi, Leonard E. G. Mboera, Mecky I. Matee, Dieudonné Mutangana, Erick V. G. Komba

“…The country-level mean prevalence in all ages and under-five children was 18.6% and 9.4%, respectively. …”
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Pediatric Intensive Care Unit Admissions for COVID-19: Insights Using State-Level Data by Rohit S. Loomba, Enrique G. Villarreal, Juan S. Farias, Ronald A. Bronicki, Saul Flores

“…This is a retrospective cohort study using data from the COVID-19 Virtual Pediatric System (VPS) dashboard containing information regarding respiratory support and comorbidities for all CPAs between March and April 2020. The state-level data contained 13 different factors from population density, comorbid conditions, and social distancing score. …”
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Experimental Investigation of Mechanical and Electromagnetic Performance of Asphalt Concrete Containing Different Ratios of Graphite Powder as a Filler to be Potentially Used as Pa... by Orhan Kaya, Hatice Merve Annagur, Olcay Altintas

“…It was observed in this study that, except for the specimens with 100% graphite powder ratios, transmission magnitudes of all specimens were above 50% up to 8 GHz, indicating that they had comparably high transmission magnitudes so as comparably low tangent loss values. …”
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Harmonizing measurement tools: examining the concurrent validity of the Daily Activity Behaviors Questionnaire compared to the ActiGraph to assess 24-hour movement behaviors among... by Iris Willems, Vera Verbestel, Dorothea Dumuid, Patrick Calders, Bruno Lapauw, Marieke De Craemer

“…Interaction effects between sociodemographic variables and the measurement methods were explored in mixed models. All analyses were compared by four commonly used data processing methods for ActiGraph data (cut-points and data reduction method-specific). …”
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Cost-effectiveness and budget impact analysis of peritoneal dialysis and haemodialysis in South Africa by Evelyn Thsehla, Micheal Kofi Boachie, Susan Goldstein

“…The budget impact analysis showed that it would cost government approximately R25 billion over 5 years to treat all individuals eligible for KRT under the current scenario of 88% HD and 12% PD. …”
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Educational Needs During COVID-19: MOOCs Experiences Among Global Family Physicians by Özden Gökdemir, Halime Seda Küçükerdem, Sudip Bhattacharya, Maria Bakola, Mohammed Idris Shariff

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RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN CERVICAL SAGITTAL ALIGNMENT AND CURVE PATTERN IN IDIOPATHIC SCOLIOSIS by Mauricio Coelho Lima, Marcelo Italo Risso Neto, Paulo Tadeu Maia Cavali, Samuel Henrique Jakoski Gehhlen, André Frazão Rosa, Sylvio Mistro Neto, Rafael Magalhães Grana, Alexander Junqueira Rossato, Maurício Antonelli Lehoczki, Alberto Cliquet Junior

“…These parameters were analyzed in relation to the different curve types presented and the lumbar and sagittal modifiers, as described by Lenke’s classification for idiopathic scoliosis. All the results were statistically analyzed and the significance level adopted was 5% (p<0.05). …”
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Multi-criteria decision-making method for emergency shelter site selection considering flood risk: A case study of Zhuhai, China by Bo Liu, Yingbing Li, Yan Zhang, Zhichao Wu, Yansong Pan, Meiquan Li

“…In addition, the coverage rate of the selected locations in this study significantly increased by 55.3%, which exceeded the results of all comparative experiments established in this study. …”
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Comparative analysis of machining and electropolishing for surface quality improvement of shape memory nitinol samples additively manufactured by laser powder bed fusion by Rodrigo Zapata Martínez, Shohom Bose-Bandyopadhyay, Alan Burl, Óscar Contreras-Almengor, Carlos Aguilar Vega, Kyle Saleeby, Thomas Kurfess, Andrés Díaz Lantada, Jon Molina-Aldareguia

“…Machining of the actuators lead to a near homogeneous thickness of 300 µm in all cases, whereas the electropolished + chemically etched samples varied dramatically from <50 µm to over 400 µm in thickness. …”
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A new RP-HPLC method as an auxiliary tool for optimization of sample preparation procedures for tracing of PPCPs of different hydrophilicities by Portillo-Castillo Omar J., Castro-Ríos Rocío, Chávez-Montes Abelardo, González-Horta Azucena, Cavazos-Rocha Norma, De Torres Noemí Waksman, Garza-Tapia Marsela

“…The fluorinated column allowed better separation in a shorter time and better resolution for all analytes (Rs > 1). The proposed method delivered good performance for the tracing of PPCPs and is a suitable alternative to traditional C18-based HPLC methods.…”
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Comparative assessment of <i>Bifidobacterium bifidum, Bifidobacterium longum, Bifidobacterium infantis, Lactobacillus rhamnosus</i> and <i>Saccharomyces boulardii</i> efficacy at d... by V. T. Ivashkin, O. M. Drapkina, A. A. Sheptulin, O. S. Shifrin, Ye. A. Poluektova, S. Yu. Kuchumova

“…Besides that, according to hydrogen breath test with lactulose results on a background of Florasan-D it was possible to eliminate BOS in all patients.…”
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Prevalence and Characterization of Psychological Trauma in Patients with Fibromyalgia: A Cross-Sectional Study by Itxaso Gardoki-Souto, Diego Redolar-Ripoll, Marta Fontana, Bridget Hogg, María José Castro, Josep M. Blanch, Fabiola Ojeda, Aleix Solanes, Joaquim Radua, Alicia Valiente-Gómez, Roser Cirici, Víctor Pérez, Benedikt L. Amann, Ana Moreno-Alcázar

“…Traumatic events predict both poor quality of life and a level of pain in adulthood. All patients showed clinically relevant levels of anxiety, depression, insomnia, suicidal thoughts, and pain, as well as somatic comorbidities and poor quality of life. …”
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THE OCCURRENCE OF CONTRACTURE AND THE SEVERITY OF BURN INJURIES AMONG BURN PATIENTS TREATED AT DR. SOETOMO GENERAL ACADEMIC HOSPITAL, SURABAYA, INDONESIA (2020-2022) by Gifta Marshanda Qanitah Hamiseno, Iswinarno Doso Saputro, Diah Mira Indramaya, Lobredia Zarasade

“…Most injuries were on the left arm (67.5%), and many patients stayed in the hospital for a long time (67.5%). Conclusion: All patients developed contractures following burns, irrespective of burn severity. …”
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Adaptive potential of spring durum wheat (<i>Triticum durum</i> Desf.) under the conditions of Primorsky Territory by P. M. Bogdan, A. G. Klykov, I. V. Konovalova, N. V. Kuzmenko

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The expression and clinical significance of serum exosomal-long non-coding RNA DLEU1 in patients with cervical cancer by Yu Chen, Facai Cui, Xiaoyu Wu, Weifeng Zhao, Qingxin Xia

“…DLEU1 relative expression was significantly correlated with tumour size, cervical invasion depth, pathological grade, International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics (FIGO) stage and lymph node metastasis among patients with CC (p < .01 all). The combined detection of DLEU1, carbohydrate antigen 125 (CA-125) and squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) exhibited significantly higher diagnostic efficiency (p < .01). …”
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The Impact of Changes in Corneal Back Surface Astigmatism on the Residual Astigmatic Refractive Error following Routine Uncomplicated Phacoemulsification by Larysa Tutchenko, Sudi Patel, Oleksiy Voytsekhivskyy, Mykhailo Skovron, Olha Horak

“…Vector analysis revealed significant correlations between ΔFSA and ΔRA for data obtained by autorefractometry but not by subjective refraction. At all times, ΔBSA was greater than ΔFSA (p<0.01). …”
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Analysis of a mouse germ cell tumor model establishes pluripotency-associated miRNAs as conserved serum biomarkers for germ cell cancer detection by Amanda R. Loehr, Dennis M. Timmerman, Michelle Liu, Ad J. M. Gillis, Melia Matthews, Jordana C. Bloom, Peter K. Nicholls, David C. Page, Andrew D. Miller, Leendert H. J. Looijenga, Robert S. Weiss

“…Current TGCT diagnostics include conventional serum protein markers, but these lack the sensitivity and specificity to serve as accurate markers across all TGCT subtypes. MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are small non-coding regulatory RNAs and informative biomarkers for several diseases. …”
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Safety and immunogenicity of a bivalent norovirus vaccine candidate in infants from 6 weeks to 5 months of age: A phase 2, randomized, double-blind trial by Xavier Sáez-Llorens, Rodrigo deAntonio, Eduardo López-Medina, Pío López, Taisei Masuda, Paul M Mendelman, Jim Sherwood, Frank Baehner, Astrid Borkowski

“…Pan-Ig and histoblood group antigen-blocking antibodies (HBGA) were measured on Days 1, 56, 84, and 140. All formulations were well-tolerated causing mainly mild-to-moderate transient solicited AEs, most frequently local pain and irritability/fussiness, but no vaccine-related serious AEs. …”
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