Experimental Study of Site-Specific Soil Water Content and Rainfall Inducing Shallow Landslides: Case of Gakenke District, Rwanda by Martin Kuradusenge, Santhi Kumaran, Marco Zennaro, Albert Niyonzima

“…The results obtained show that the threshold for landslide occurrence does not solely correlate with the total rainfall amount (or intensity) or soil moisture, but also influenced by internal (geological, morphological) and environmental factors. …”
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Medical negligence claims against Indian neurosurgeons and neurologists—A records review of National Consumer Dispute Redressal Commission (NCDRC) judgments by Aakash Ashishkumar Sethi, Gayatri Suvro Laha, Kalpita Samrat Shringarpure

“…Nagpal) and avoid expediting non-urgent surgeries solely at the request of the patient (Raj Hospital Vs Mahesh Varma).…”
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Satellite Retrieval of Surface Evapotranspiration with Nonparametric Approach: Accuracy Assessment over a Semiarid Region by Xin Pan, Yuanbo Liu, Xingwang Fan

“…Reliable estimation of regional ET solely from satellite data remains a challenge. This study applies recently proposed nonparametric (NP) approach to retrieve surface ET, in terms of latent heat flux (LE), over a semiarid region. …”
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The Effect of Temperature on Physicochemical Properties of Moringa Leaf Ethanolic Extract (Moringa oleifera L.) Patch and Anti-Inflamatory Test by Dian Eka Ermawati, Astri Hidayati, Meta Kartika Untari

“…Mice were given 0.05 mL of carrageenan suspension intraplanar on the sole of the left foot, and the edema volume was measured using a plethysmometer. …”
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The Social-Economic Effect on the Well Being of Teenage Mothers in Rweikiniro Sub- County, Ntungamo District. by Katushabe, Ferester

“…From the study findings, respondents pointed out that Parental influence played a central role in increasing adolescent pregnancy rate in Rweikiniro Sub County, Ntungamo District; other respondents revealed that early marriages were the sole cause of increasing teen pregnancy rate. Poverty, failure of family planning methods like Pills, Injections among others, family conflicts, and sexual immorality while Social media and Cultural rigidities were some of the factors that contributed to high adolescent pregnancy rate. …”
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Unleashing the power of internet of things and blockchain: A comprehensive analysis and future directions by Abderahman Rejeb, Karim Rejeb, Andrea Appolloni, Sandeep Jagtap, Mohammad Iranmanesh, Salem Alghamdi, Yaser Alhasawi, Yasanur Kayikci

“…This review paper endeavours to bridge this gap by meticulously analysing a dataset of 4455 journal articles drawn solely from the Scopus database, cantered around IoT and blockchain applications. …”
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De Novo Assembly of the Polyhydroxybutyrate (PHB) Producer <i>Azohydromonas lata</i> Strain H1 Genome and Genomic Analysis of PHB Production Machinery by Daniele Traversa, Carlo Pazzani, Pietro D’Addabbo, Lucia Trisolini, Matteo Chiara, Marta Oliva, Angelo Marzella, Camilla Mandorino, Carla Calia, Guglielmina Chimienti, Caterina Manzari, Graziano Pesole, Maria Scrascia

“…Its biosynthesis pathway requires the sole expression of the <i>phaCAB</i> operon, although auxiliary genes play a role in controlling polymer accumulation, degradation, granule formation and stabilization. …”
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Underlying and contributing causes of mortality from CDC WONDER—Insights for researchers by Abdul Mannan Khan Minhas, Laurence S. Sperling, Sadeer Al-Kindi, Dmitry Abramov

“…Discussion/conclusion: Data within the commonly utilized multiple cause of death files from CDC WONDER demonstrate that reliance solely on the underlying cause of mortality may underestimate important contributions of common contributing causes. …”
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OCT-based diagnosis of glaucoma and glaucoma stages using explainable machine learning by Md Mahmudul Hasan, Jack Phu, Henrietta Wang, Arcot Sowmya, Michael Kalloniatis, Erik Meijering

“…However, current automated diagnostic approaches on Glaucoma diagnosis solely rely on black-box deep learning models, lacking explainability and trustworthiness. …”
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Molecular Sex Identification in the Hardy Rubber Tree (Eucommia ulmoides Oliver) via ddRAD Markers by Wencai Wang, Guoqian Yang, Xin Deng, Fengqing Shao, Yongquan Li, Wei Guo, Hong Liang, Xianzhi Zhang

“…Eucommia ulmoides, also known as the industrially and medicinally important hardy rubber tree, is the sole species of Eucommiaceae. Nevertheless, its dioecious property hinders sex recognition by traditional morphological observation at very early developmental stages, thus inhibiting breeding and economic cropping. …”
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Hierarchical Multi-Communities Energy Sharing Management with Electric Vehicle Integration by Ruengwit Khwanrit, Saher Javaid, Yuto Lim, Chalie Charoenlarpnopparut, Yasuo Tan

“…However, most existing research focuses solely on energy sharing within single communities, utilizing homogeneous energy profiles and neglecting the potential of heterogeneous energy across multiple communities. …”
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The Mycobacterium ulcerans toxin mycolactone causes destructive Sec61-dependent loss of the endothelial glycocalyx and vessel basement membrane to drive skin necrosis by Louise Tzung-Harn Hsieh, Belinda S Hall, Jane Newcombe, Tom A Mendum, Sonia Santana Varela, Yagnesh Umrania, Michael J Deery, Wei Q Shi, Josué Diaz-Delgado, Francisco J Salguero, Rachel E Simmonds

“…The drivers of tissue necrosis in Mycobacterium ulcerans infection (Buruli ulcer disease) have historically been ascribed solely to the directly cytotoxic action of the diffusible exotoxin, mycolactone. …”
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Practical security of twin-field quantum key distribution with optical phase-locked loop under wavelength-switching attack by Qingquan Peng, Jiu-Peng Chen, Tianyi Xing, Dongyang Wang, Yizhi Wang, Yang Liu, Anqi Huang

“…In this configuration, the reference light, typically located in the untrusted station Charlie, solely provides wavelength reference for OPLL and does not participate in quantum-state encoding. …”
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Real-Life Analysis of Therapeutic Management and Its Correlation With the Dermatology Life Quality Index Score in 108 Patients With Pustular Psoriasis: An Italian Monocenter Study by Dario Buononato, Emanuele Scala, Pierfrancesco Benvenuto, Stefano Caccavale, Eugenia Veronica Di Brizzi, Roberta Di Caprio, Giuseppe Argenziano, Anna Balato

“…Clinically, it may be systemic (generalized pustular psoriasis [GPP]) or localized on palms and soles (palmoplantar pustulosis [PPP]). It is not rare to observe plaque psoriasis associated with GPP. …”
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The mutational landscape of Staphylococcus aureus during colonisation by Francesc Coll, Beth Blane, Katherine L. Bellis, Marta Matuszewska, Toska Wonfor, Dorota Jamrozy, Michelle S. Toleman, Joan A. Geoghegan, Julian Parkhill, Ruth C. Massey, Sharon J. Peacock, Ewan M. Harrison

“…We identified a nasD natural mutant with enhanced growth under urea as the sole nitrogen source. Inclusion of 4090 additional isolate genomes from 731 individuals revealed eight more genes including sasA/sraP, darA/pstA, and rsbU with signals of adaptive variation that warrant further characterisation. …”
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Impact of Frequency Heterogeneity on Mutually Synchronized Spatially Distributed 24 GHz PLLs by Christian Hoyer, Jens Wagner, Frank Ellinger

“…In contrast to traditional synchronization methods that rely on a reference signal, this study investigates the synchronization dynamics that arise solely from the interactions of PLL nodes within a network. …”
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A Semi-Automated Usability Evaluation Framework for Interactive Image Segmentation Systems by Mario Amrehn, Stefan Steidl, Reinier Kortekaas, Maddalena Strumia, Markus Weingarten, Markus Kowarschik, Andreas Maier

“…Furthermore, an approximation of the findings regarding usability aspects in those studies is introduced, conducted solely from the system-measurable user actions during their usage of interactive segmentation prototypes. …”
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Advancing hydrological modeling through multivariate calibration of multi-layer soil moisture dynamics by Yan He, Huihui Mao, Chen Wang, Jinghao Hu, Sarawut Ninsawat, Xianfeng Song, Guifei Jing, Runkui Li, Mingyu Wang, Zheng Duan

“…To address this gap, we developed three calibration schemes: M1 and M2, two benchmarks that rely solely on traditional streamflow data and incorporate both streamflow data and top-layer soil moisture data, respectively. …”
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Using Soluble Transferrin Receptor and Taking Inflammation into Account When Defining Serum Ferritin Cutoffs Improved the Diagnosis of Iron Deficiency in a Group of Canadian Presch... by Huguette Turgeon O’Brien, Rosanne Blanchet, Doris Gagné, Julie Lauzière, Carole Vézina

“…The prevalence of IDE adjusted for inflammation (45.1%) was very similar to the prevalence observed when sTfR was used as a sole marker of IDE (47.4%). The prevalence of anemia was 15%. …”
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Defect Detection in Concrete Structures Based on Characteristics of Hammer Reaction Force and Apparent Stiffness of Concrete by Koki Shoda, Jun Younes Louhi Kasahara, Qi An, Atsushi Yamashita

“…Traditional approaches, relying solely on reaction force signals, have struggled with low defect detection accuracy due to the similarity of signals between healthy and defective concrete and limited data quantity. …”
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