Systematic review: e-cigarettes vs. conventional cigarettes by Mateusz Janik, Barbara Ufnalska, Joanna Rychlewska-Duda, Justyna Lisiecka, Artur Fabijański, Anna Konarska, Anna Machowiak, Michał Nowak, Wojciech Firlej, Adrianna Dukacz

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Wafer-Level Characterization and Monitoring Platform for Single-Photon Avalanche Diodes by Samuel Parent, Frederic Vachon, Valerie Gauthier, Steve Lamoureux, Alexandre Paquette, Jacob Deschamps, Tommy Rossignol, Nicolas Roy, Philippe Arsenault, Henri Dautet, Serge A. Charlebois, Jean-Francois Pratte

“…In particular, the dark count rate mapping demonstrates the benefits of testing SPADs at wafer level at the R&D stage.…”
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Cellular heterogeneity and cytokine signatures in acute myeloid leukemia: A novel prognostic model by Jinxia Cao, Bin Hu, Tianqi Li, Dan Fang, ling Jiang, Jun Wang

“…Leveraging this comprehensive dataset, we constructed a prognostic risk score model based on seven pivotal cytokine-related genes: CCL23, IL2RA, IL3RA, IL6R, INHBA, TNFSF15, and TNFSF18. The mRNA levels of 7 genes in the risk score model have significant different. …”
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Short-term and long-term effect of non-pharmacotherapy for adults with ADHD: a systematic review and network meta-analysis by Xinyue Yang, Lin Zhang, Jing Yu, Meng Wang

“…Researchers independently screened and extracted data, and the analysis was performed using R version 4.3.2. Cochrane Risk of Bias tool version 2 (ROB2) and Confidence in Network Meta-Analysis (CINeMA) were used to assess the risk of bias and the certainty of the evidence. …”
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Human Factors Studies to Assess the Usability of the Faricimab Prefilled Syringe by Barakat MR, Kwong Jr HM, Marcon G, O'Leary OE, Paris LP, Schneider P, Tang Y, Graff JM

“…Mark R Barakat,1,2 Henry M Kwong Jr,2,3 Gelson Marcon,4 Olivia E O’Leary,4 Liliana P Paris,5 Petrick Schneider,4 Yannan Tang,5 Jordan M Graff2,6,7 1Retina Macula Institute of Arizona, Scottsdale, AZ, USA; 2Department of Ophthalmology, University of Arizona College of Medicine – Phoenix, Phoenix, AZ, USA; 3Associated Retina Consultants, Phoenix, AZ, USA; 4F. …”
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Ammonifying and phosphorus-solubilizing function of Aliikangiella maris sp. nov. isolated from Phaeocystis globosa bloom and algal–bacterial interactions by Fei Li, Fei Li, Ming-Ben Xu, Liang-Hao Pan, Jie Li, Cai-Bi Lan, Zhe Li, Shan Lu, Jun-Xiang Lai, Jun-Xiang Lai, Peng-Fu Li

“…Specifically, cell densities were observed to increase by 19.6–86.0%, accompanied by substantial enhancements in photosynthetic performance with increases of 8.0–30.6% in Fv/Fm and 10.9–27.9% in rETRmax. Overall, these results shed light on intricate relationships between P. globosa and its associated bacterial partners, which may influence the growth characteristics of algae.…”
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Comparative Analysis of Meat Quality and Hindgut Microbiota of Cultured and Wild Bighead Carp (<i>Hypophthalmichthys nobilis</i>, Richardson 1845) from the Yangtze River Area by Abdullateef Mukhtar Muhammad, Chang Yang, Bo Liu, Cunxin Sun, Linghong Miao, Xiaochuan Zheng, Liangkun Pan, Dong Xia, Qun-Lan Zhou

“…Moreover, the hindgut microbiota was analyzed using 16S rRNA high-throughput sequencing. The alpha and beta diversity differences between the cultured and wild groups were significant. …”
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Designing a Stock Recommender System Using the Collaborative Filtering Algorithm for the Tehran Stock Exchange by Marziyeh Nourahmadi, Ali Rahimi, Hojjatollah Sadeqi

“…Additionally, the value at risk (VaR) for the selected method during the study period stood at -12.8%, indicating the lower risk of this method. …”
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Analysis of the spatiotemporal dynamics of grassland carbon sinks in Xinjiang via the improved CASA model by Xuewei Liu, Renping Zhang, Jing Guo, Haoen Xu, Yuhao Miao, Feifei Niu, Zhengjie Gao, Xiaming Yang, Fengqin Xiong, Jianli Zhang

“…The analysis revealed that (1) the R2 value of the optimal CASA model was 0.70, and the RMSE was 22.30 gC·m−2. (2) The 23-year average NEP in Xinjiang grassland was 113.00 gC·m−2·a−1, with 82.20 % carbon sink areas and 17.80 % carbon source areas. (3) NEPs of meadows, steppes, and desert grasslands in the Xinjiang region tended to increase during spring, summer, and autumn. (4) During the 23-year period, 15.77 % of the Xinjiang grassland area transitioned from carbon sources to carbon sinks. (5) Relative humidity and soil pH strongly influenced the NEP of Xinjiang grassland. …”
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Toward evidence-informed medical curricula: A scoping review protocol on social skills and emotional regulation by Thaysa Castro Molina, William Donegá Martinez, Vinicíus Araújo Pereira, Alba Regina de Abreu Lima, Vânia Maria Sabadoto Brienze, Emerson Roberto dos Santos, Valdir Carlos Severino Júnior, Camila Borge, Júlio César André

“…This scoping review will follow the methodological frameworks proposed by the Joanna Briggs Institute (JBI) and the PRISMA-ScR checklist. Relevant studies will be searched in electronic databases (EMBASE, ERIC, PubMed, Science Direct, Scopus, and Web of Science) and gray literature sources. …”
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The Prevalence of Star-forming Clumps as a Function of Environmental Overdensity in Local Galaxies by Dominic Adams, Hugh Dickinson, Lucy Fortson, Kameswara Mantha, Vihang Mehta, Jürgen Popp, Claudia Scarlata, Chris Lintott, Brooke Simmons, Mike Walmsley

“…To obtain our clump sample, we use a Faster R-CNN object detection network trained on the catalog of clump labels provided by the Galaxy Zoo: Clump Scout project, then apply this network to detect clumps in approximately 240,000 Sloan Digital Sky Survey galaxies (originally selected for Galaxy Zoo 2). …”
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The global, regional, and national patterns of change in the burden of bacterial pyoderma from 1990 to 2019 and the forecast for the next decade by Hao Wang, Zihao Bai, Chong Shen, Jiaxi Kou, Yanqing Zhu, Huaxia Xie, Chen Chen, Ran Mo

“…The Sociodemographic Index (SDI) was used to assess socioeconomic status, and statistical calculations were performed using the WHO Health Equity Assessment Toolkit and R software (v4.3.2). From 1990 to 2019, the Age-Standardized Incidence Rate (ASIR) and Age-Standardized Mortality Rate (ASMR) of impetigo increased, while the Age-Standardized Disability-Adjusted Life Years Rate (ASDR) declined. …”
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Lowering light intensity while extending photoperiod at a constant daily light integral synergistically interacts with warm temperature to enhance leaf expansion and crop yield in... by Sang Jun Jeong, Sang Jun Jeong, Shuyang Zhen, Qianwen Zhang, Qianwen Zhang, Genhua Niu

“…Our results showed that plant biomass accumulation depended primarily on photon capture (r2 = 0.93), rather than single-leaf photosynthetic efficiency. …”
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Metrics for Evaluating Telemedicine in Randomized Controlled Trials: Scoping Review by Yuka Sugawara, Yosuke Hirakawa, Masao Iwagami, Ryota Inokuchi, Rie Wakimizu, Masaomi Nangaku

“…MethodsMEDLINE and Embase databases were searched for publications that met the inclusion criteria according to PRISMA-ScR (Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis Extension for Scoping Reviews). …”
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Combined Color-Doppler Flow and Angio Planewave UltraSensitive™ Imaging for Analysis of Hemodynamic Characteristics of Normal Upper Limb Arteries by Yanzhou Liu, Xiyue Zhang, Hang Yang, Xueyan Tan, Duo Huang, Hongmei Yuan, Lili Yu, Fang Yang, Yuan Zou, Xiuli He, Yuqun Luo, Fangzhao Cui, Ping Wang, Zukun Li, Qing Zhang, Ning Zhang, Binglei Jiang, Wensheng Yue

“…There was a linear relationship between the distribution of monophasic waveforms and arterial groups (R = -0.453; P < 0.001). When the blood-flow spectrum of BA and RA showed a monophasic waveform, their branch arteries showed the same. …”
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Digital Information Exchange Between the Public and Researchers in Health Studies: Scoping Review by Nazli Soltani, Thilo Dietz, Doris Ochterbeck, Jens Dierkes, Katja Restel, Lara Christianson, Karina Karolina De Santis, Hajo Zeeb

“…MethodsThis scoping review was prospectively registered and adheres to the PRISMA-ScR (Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses Extension for Scoping Reviews) guidelines. …”
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Genetic profiling of multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii from a tertiary care center in Malaysia by Aisyah Syakirah Shahari, Navindra Kumari Palanisamy, Fadzilah Mohd Nor

“…The isolates were identified by Vitek 2 and PCR amplification of the 16S rRNA gene followed by sequencing. The isolates were tested against imipenem, ceftazidime, amikacin, gentamicin, ampicillin, and ciprofloxacin using disk diffusion, Epsilometer test, and broth microdilution. …”
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The co-occurrence patterns and assembly mechanisms of microeukaryotic communities in geothermal ecosystems of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau by Bingjie Yan, Bingjie Yan, Xiaodong Li, Xiaodong Li, Nanqian Qiao, Nanqian Qiao, Zhen Da, Zhen Da, Jiajie Xu, Jiajie Xu, Chuanqi Jiang, Sang Ba, Sang Ba

“…In this study, we used high-throughput 18S rDNA sequencing in combination with environmental factor analysis to investigate the co-occurrence patterns, assembly mechanisms, and responses to environmental changes of microeukaryotic communities in sediment and water samples from 36 geothermal springs across different temperature gradients in southern Tibet. …”
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Time-series forest age estimation in Xinjiang based on forest disturbance and recovery detection by Lili Zhai, Mei Zan, Mao Ye, Jia Zhou, Cong Xue, Shunfa Yang, Yuntong Liu

“…The findings revealed that: (1) the R2 values of the RF regression models for estimating forest age exceeded 0.65, with RMSEs below 22 years and RRMSEs ranging from 0.119 to 0.183, demonstrating high credibility of the simulation results; (2) the overall accuracy of the LandTrendr algorithm in identifying forest loss and gain in the study area was 85 % or higher. …”
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Comparison of thromboelastographic profiles and clinical characteristics in children with severe Mycoplasma pneumoniae pneumonia by Yong-tao Li, Yu-mei Ma, Fu-li Dai, Zhen Peng, Ya-ping Dai, Ke Zhi, Hai-hong Feng, Shu-jun Li

“…TEG parameters indicated a hypercoagulable state with shorter R time (P &lt; 0.001), shorter K time (P &lt; 0.001), and higher MA (P = 0.003). …”
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