A Novel Strain of <i>Orientia tsutsugamushi</i> Detected from Chiggers (Acari: Trombiculidae) on Wild Rodents by Hak Seon Lee, Seong Yoon Kim, Hee Il Lee

“…Until 2010, the endemic region was thought to be restricted to the Asia–Pacific region. <i>Orientia</i> species have recently been discovered in South America, Africa, Europe, and North America. …”
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Relationships between Ambient Ozone Concentration Changes in Southwestern Taiwan and Invasion Tracks of Tropical Typhoons by Chung-Hsuang Hung, Kuo-Cheng Lo

“…The results indicated that the high O3 concentration observed in southwestern Taiwan before typhoon arrived was mainly caused by the western Pacific subtropical high (WPSH) shrouding it. On the other hand, the latter increase in ambient O3 concentration about 1 to 2 days before issuing sea warning was mainly due to both contributions of weakening WPSH and intensifying leeward side effects. …”
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Real Estate Investment Trusts in the Developed Countries by Y. A. Burkova

“…In 2012, the recovery of the debt capital market reanimated the REITs market. REITs in the Asia-Pacific region are very risky thus offering a high riskpremium. …”
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Quantitative Identification of Pulse-Like Ground Motions Based on Hilbert–Huang Transform by Zhen Liu

“…In order to compare the effects of two pulse-like ground motion identification methods, HHT-based method and wavelet-based method, respectively, are used to identify ground motions in Pacific Earthquake Engineering Research Center (PEER). …”
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Brief report: impact of consolidation durvalumab on unresectable non-small cell lung cancer with driver mutations by Jason C.S. Ho, K.M. Cheung

“…Unresectable stage III non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) carries a poor prognosis. The PACIFIC trial established consolidation durvalumab after chemoradiation as a standard treatment; however, its efficacy in patients with driver mutations remains uncertain. …”
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Risk-Based Multiobjective Optimal Seismic Design for RC Piers Using the Response Surface Method and NSGA-II by Sicong Hu, Yixuan Zou, Yufeng Gai, Zheng Huang, Guquan Song

“…This method is used to determine the size and reinforcement ratios of piers to minimize the seismic risk of bridge systems and the construction cost of piers. The Pacific Earthquake Engineering Research- (PEER-) based probabilistic seismic risk assessment approach and the response surface method (RSM) are adopted to develop the seismic risk response surface model, which represents the relationship between the design parameters of piers and the seismic risk of bridge systems. …”
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Radiation Data Portal: Integration of Radiation Measurements at the Aviation Altitudes and Solar‐Terrestrial Environment Observations by V. M. Sadykov, I. N. Kitiashvili, W. K. Tobiska, M. Guhathakurta

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The very-high-resolution configuration of the EC-Earth global model for HighResMIP by E. Moreno-Chamarro, E. Moreno-Chamarro, E. Moreno-Chamarro, T. Arsouze, T. Arsouze, M. Acosta, P.-A. Bretonnière, M. Castrillo, E. Ferrer, A. Frigola, D. Kuznetsova, E. Martin-Martinez, P. Ortega, S. Palomas

“…In contrast to LR and HR, VHR shows a reduced equatorial Pacific cold tongue bias, an improved Gulf Stream representation with a reduced coastal warm bias and a reduced subpolar North Atlantic cold bias, and more realistic orographic precipitation over mountain ranges. …”
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Advancing poliovirus eradication: lessons learned from piloting direct molecular detection of polioviruses in high-risk and priority geographies by Paula L. Marcet, Brandon Short, Ashley Deas, Hong Sun, Chelsea Harrington, Shahzad Shaukat, Muhammad Masroor Alam, Marycelin Baba, Adedayo Faneye, Prossy Namuwulya, Lea Necitas Apostol, Tamer Elshaarawy, John Kofi Odoom, Peter Borus, Shelina Moonsamy, Yogolelo Riziki, Marie Claire Endegue Zanga, Mesfin Tefera, Anfumbom K. W. Kfutwah, Salmaan Sharif, Varja Grabovac, Cara C. Burns, Nancy Gerloff

“…A multi-laboratory demonstration project was conceived to field-test the DD-ITD method by GPLN laboratories from the WHO African, Western Pacific, and Eastern Mediterranean regions, where wild serotype 1 or vaccine-derived polioviruses still circulate. …”
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Climate change influences on the potential geographic distribution of the invasive Asian longhorned tick, Haemaphysalis longicornis by Mohammed Okely, Ze Chen, Eslam Adly, Mahmoud Kamal

“…Haemaphysalis longicornis originated mainly in eastern Asia and invaded many areas like Australia, New Zealand, and the Pacific islands, and was recently introduced to eastern parts of the USA. …”
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Function, Structure, and Transport Aspects of ZIP and ZnT Zinc Transporters in Immune Cells by Bum-Ho Bin, Juyeon Seo, Sung Tae Kim

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Navigating the sojourn: a mixed-methods exploration of game-based approaches for enhancing intercultural adaptation among Chinese international higher education students in Austral... by Xiao Hu

“…Abstract With the rise of international education in the Asia–Pacific, Chinese students have become a key demographic in Australian universities. …”
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Tidal flood and slow onset mobility in the urban community on The Northeast Coast of Central Java, Indonesia by Saptaningtyas Haryani, Nugroho Singgih, Waskitojati Damar, Adi Agung Waskito, Wuryaningsih Cicilia Dwi, Istiyani Ambar, Bacomo Louie, Soreaga Rowena

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Embedded Connector in Severe Optimization of Steel Plate for Shear Strengthening of RC Beam: Experimental and Numerical Investigations by Md. Ashraful Alam, Suliman A. Bakkar, Shahnawaz A. Onik, Kamal N. Mustapha

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Antiobesogenic and Antiatherosclerotic Properties of Caralluma fimbriata Extract by Soundararajan Kamalakkannan, Ramaswamy Rajendran, Ramasamy V. Venkatesh, Paul Clayton, Mohammad A. Akbarsha

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N-Terminal Plasmodium vivax Merozoite Surface Protein-1, a Potential Subunit for Malaria Vivax Vaccine by Fernanda G. Versiani, Maria E. Almeida, Luis A. Mariuba, Patricia P. Orlandi, Paulo A. Nogueira

“…The human malaria is widely distributed in the Middle East, Asia, the western Pacific, and Central and South America. Plasmodium vivax started to have the attention of many researchers since it is causing diseases to millions of people and several reports of severe malaria cases have been noticed in the last few years. …”
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Marine Habitat Selection by Marbled Murrelets (Brachyramphus marmoratus) during the Breeding Season. by Teresa J Lorenz, Martin G Raphael, Thomas D Bloxton

“…The marbled murrelet (Brachyramphus marmoratus) is a declining seabird that is well-known for nesting in coastal old-growth forests in the Pacific Northwest. Most studies of habitat selection have focused on modeling terrestrial nesting habitat even though marine habitat is believed to be a major contributor to population declines in some regions. …”
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Climatic Cycles and Gradients of the El Niño Core Region in North Peru by Rütger Rollenbeck, Fabian Bayer, Jannes Münchow, Michael Richter, Rodolfo Rodriguez, Nestor Atarama

“…Main factors are the interaction of large scale pressure systems like the Southeast Pacific High and the intertropical convergence zone (ITCZ). …”
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Advanced decision analytics with fuzzy logic integrating AI and computational thinking for personnel selection by Mudiarasan Kuppusamy, Jugindar Singh, Priya Raman, Neda Abdolrahimi

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Virtual Agents-Based Attack-Resilient Distributed Control for Islanded AC Microgrid by Jun Zhang, Sheik M. Mohiuddin, Junjian Qi

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