Temperature dependence of liverwort diversification reveals a cool origin and hot hotspots by Karola Maul, S. Robbert Gradstein, Dietmar Quandt, Michael Kessler

“…For this purpose, we linked a comprehensive data set of genus occurrences on mountains worldwide with a time-calibrated phylogeny of liverworts and estimated mean diversification rates (DivElev) and mean ages (AgeElev) of the respective genera per elevational band. In addition, we reconstructed the ancestral temperature preferences of the genera. …”
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Genome-wide characterization of 54 urinary metabolites reveals molecular impact of kidney function by Erkka Valo, Anne Richmond, Stefan Mutter, Emma H. Dahlström, Archie Campbell, David J. Porteous, James F. Wilson, FinnDiane Study Group, Per-Henrik Groop, Caroline Hayward, Niina Sandholm

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Controlled Signal Technique in VL‐NOMA Communication Under Interference‐Controlled Environment With Intelligent Reflecting Surfaces by C. E. Ngene, Prabhat Thakur, Ghanshyam Singh

“…We observed that the propagated signal improved the BER as per LOS, hence, the NLOS blocker reduced the signal's performance. …”
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Soil-Transmitted Helminth Reinfection and Associated Risk Factors among School-Age Children in Chencha District, Southern Ethiopia: A Cross-Sectional Study by Zerihun Zerdo, Tsegaye Yohanes, Befikadu Tariku

“…Structured questionnaire and Kato-Katz thick smear technique were used to interview parents or guardians and quantify the number of eggs per gram of stool. Pearson chi-square and logistic regression were used to assess the association between predictor variable and STH reinfection. …”
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Risk factors of development of hepatocellular carcinoma by V. T. Ivashkin, M. A. Morozova, M. V. Mayevskaya, I. A. Sokolina, Ye. N. German, M. V. Bundina

“…Patients of high risk group should undergo investigation of alpha-fetoprotein level and abdominal US once per 6 months for early diagnostics of HCC; at detection of any liver lesions further deep investigation including computer and magnetic-resonance tomography, guided biopsy of the lesion is indicated.Conclusion. …”
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Modeling and simulation of magnet-coil arrays for vibrational energy harvesting in agricultural electric vehicles by Mbanwei Divine Kobbi, Njimboh Henry Alombah, Ngwa Martin Ngwabie

“…Space constraints in electric vehicles require devices with high power output per unit volume. This study aimed to design a novel vibration energy harvesting using the geometrical model for electric vehicles. …”
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Dental bur detection system based on asymmetric double convolution and adaptive feature fusion by HongLing Hou, Ao Yang, Xiangyao Li, Kangkai Zhu, Yandi Zhao, Zhiqiang Wu

“…YOLO-DB yielded a Mean Average Precision (mAP@0.5) of 99.3% on the dental bur dataset, with a notable 3.2% increase in mAP@0.5:0.95 and a sustained detection pace of 128 frames per second. The model also achieved a 14.4% reduction in parameter volume and a 17.9% decrease in computational expenditure, while achieving a flawless counting accuracy of 100%. …”
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Structure and Function Relationship of Activated Retinal Glia in Primary Open-Angle Glaucoma Patients by Christoph Nützi, Andreas Schötzau, Matthias C. Grieshaber

“…The proportion of ARAM+ per eye correlated strongly with reduced retinal light sensitivity (p=0.02), corresponding lower peripapillary RNFL thickness (p=0.02), and lower RNFL temporal quadrant thickness (p<0.01), but not with greater age (p=0.45). …”
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Platoon-Based Assessment of Two-Way Two-Lane Roads Performance Measure: A Classification Method by Hossein Samadi, Iman Aghayan, Amir Saman Abdollahzadeh Nasiri, Omid Rahmani, Mehrzad Hasanvand

“…Finally, a method for estimating the level of service (LOS) based on the number of followers per capacity (NFPC) and LOS classification using the KNN method was presented. …”
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Don’t Peak Too Early: Evidence for an ACL Injury Prevention Mechanism of the 11+ Program by Haraldur B Sigurðsson, Kristín Briem, Karin Grävare Silbernagel, Lynn Snyder-Mackler

“…Two teams (49 players) volunteered to perform The 11+ three times per week for one season (~22 weeks plus three weeks pre-season), and one team (20 players) served as controls. …”
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Advancements in microalgal biomass conversion for rubber composite applications by Doaa S. Mahmoud, Salwa H. El-Sabbagh, Sayeda M. Abdo

“…They can produce a large amount of biomass per unit of land area, making them highly efficient in terms of resource utilization. …”
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Mulligan Manipulation Combined with Mckenzie Mechanics Method in Treating 43 Cases of Cervical Spondylotic Radiculopathy by Fuchun WU, Jie CHEN, Wei XU, Guoqing MO

“…The treatment group was added with Mulligan manipulation and Mckenzie function training, and the control group was added with traditional Chinese medicine manipulation. One time per day and every ten times was a course of treatment. …”
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Differences in Lower Extremity Kinematics Between High School Cross-Country and Young Adult Recreational Runners by Mark F Reinking, Nina M Carson, Bridget M End, Olivia K Miller, Joshua D Munter, Thomas G McPoil

“…After a five-minute acclimation period in which the participants ran on a treadmill at their preferred running speed, video data were recorded at 240 frames per second for all participants while they continued to run on the treadmill…”
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Risk Factors of Diarrhoea among Children Under Five Years in Southwest Nigeria by Harriet U. Ugboko, Obinna C. Nwinyi, Solomon U. Oranusi, Fasina F. Fagbeminiyi

“…Diarrhoea is the passage of three or more loose or liquid stools per day or more frequent passage than is normal for an individual. …”
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Maternal HIV and syphilis are not syndemic in Brazil: Hot spot analysis of the two epidemics. by Mary Catherine Cambou, Eduardo Saad, Kaitlyn McBride, Trevon Fuller, Emma Swayze, Karin Nielsen-Saines

“…While syphilis incidence >30 per 1,000 live births in 2018 in four states, only the two coastal states of Rio de Janeiro and Espirito Santo in Southeastern Brazil were significant hot spots (90% confidence, z-score 1.65-1.95, p <0.10). …”
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Safety evaluation of the food enzyme endo‐1,4‐β‐xylanase from the non‐genetically modified Trichoderma citrinoviride strain HBI‐TX01 by EFSA Panel on Food Enzymes (FEZ), Holger Zorn, José Manuel Barat Baviera, Claudia Bolognesi, Francesco Catania, Gabriele Gadermaier, Ralf Greiner, Baltasar Mayo, Alicja Mortensen, Yrjö Henrik Roos, Marize L. M. Solano, Monika Sramkova, Henk Van Loveren, Laurence Vernis, Yi Liu, Ana Criado, Kyriaki Apergi, Magdalena Andryszkiewicz, Daniele Cavanna, Eleonora Marini

“…It was estimated to be up to 1.488 mg TOS/kg body weight (bw) per day in European populations. Genotoxicity tests did not indicate a safety concern. …”
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Technical and socio-economics analysis of goat breeding enterprises in region of aksaray province by Şahin Bakırtaş, Aytekin Günlü

“…While the enterprises obtained an average profit of 16485,22 TL, the profit per parent animal was calculated as 117,03 TL. It has been determined that the proportional distribution of main income items in goat farming enterprises is 43,78% milk and dairy products and 31,39% live animals sales income.…”
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Drug Utilisation Pattern of Antimicrobial Agents Prescribed for Urinary Tract Infection in Geriatric Patients at a Tertiary Care Hospital: A Retrospective Study by Velavan R S H, S R Chaitra, Nayak R P

“…Of these male Patients were 31 (44.28%) and female Patients were 39 (55.71%). No of antibiotics per Prescription was 1.97± 1.43. Approximately 40.54% of medications were prescribed using their generic names. …”
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Assessing the impact of educational methods on influenza vaccine uptake and patient knowledge and attitudes: a randomised controlled trial by Pei Lin Hu, Eileen Yi Ling Koh, Jolene Shi Han Tay, Valerie Xin-Bei Chan, Shermin Shi Min Goh, Sinead Zhen Wang

“…Methods: A randomised controlled study was conducted in two government polyclinics with 160 participants per arm. Patients aged 65 years and above attending for doctor consultation were recruited. …”
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Role of wearable devices in cardiac telerehabilitation: A scoping review. by Alexis K Jones, Crystal Lihong Yan, Beatriz P Rivera Rodriquez, Sukhpreet Kaur, Sharon Andrade-Bucknor

“…Studies were included if the patients were eligible for CR per Medicare guidelines and >18 years of age and if some type of wearable device was utilized during HBCR. …”
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