Integration of ground-based and remote sensing data with deep learning algorithms for mapping habitats in Natura 2000 protected oak forests by Lucia Čahojová, Ivan Jarolímek, Barbora Klímová, Michal Kollár, Michaela Michalková, Karol Mikula, Aneta A. Ožvat, Denisa Slabejová, Mária Šibíková

“…The study also seeks to evaluate the accuracy of this approach, specifically in oak-dominated forests, as well as identify the optimal time period within a year for effective habitat identification.Using the specialised software NaturaSat, automated segmentations were performed based on the coordinates of phytosociological relevés and forest strands defined in database. …”
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City information models for optimal EV charging and energy-resilient renaissance by Zhaohui Dan, Aoye Song, Yuyu Zheng, Xinyue Zhang, Yuekuan Zhou

“…It enhances urban renewable energy penetration by up to 50.1%, reduces road traffic carbon emissions by up to 46.6%, and decreases power outage hours and simulation time. This study offers a city-scale IoE model for optimal infrastructure planning and climate-adaptive energy-resilient renascence. …”
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Hurricanes, industrial animal operations, and acute gastrointestinal illness in North Carolina, USA by Arbor J L Quist, Mike Dolan Fliss, David B Richardson, Paul L Delamater, Lawrence S Engel

“…Using precipitation data, CAFO permit data, and interrupted time series methods, we assessed the change in AGI rate during the three weeks after Matthew and Florence in ZIP codes with heavy rain (>75th percentile of storm precipitation) and 0, 1–10, and >10 hog CAFOs. …”
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Cohort profile: Oxford Pain, Activity and Lifestyle (OPAL) Study, a prospective cohort study of older adults in England by Sarah E Lamb, Christian D Mallen, M Watson, Julie Bruce, S Dutton, S Petrou, Lesley Ward, Maria T Sanchez Santos, Esther Williamson, Angela Garrett, Alana Morris, O Conway, F Darton, D Hagan, D Haywood, A Hewitt, I Marian, L Nevay, P Nicolson, M Slark, K Vadher, E Williamson, N Arden, K Barker, G Collins, J Fairbank, J Fitch, D French, F Griffiths, Z Hanson, C Hutchinson

“…Our focus was on musculoskeletal pain and mobility, but the cohort is designed with flexibility to include new elements over time. This paper describes the study design, data collection and baseline characteristics of participants. …”
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Effect of Sucrose as Carbon Source and Probiotic Administrations on Bacterial Population Dinamic and Water Quality in White Shrimp, Litopenaeus vannamei Culture by . Sukenda, P. Hadi, E. Harris

“…The result of study showed that bacterial population was increased by increasing time of shrimp rearing.  Increased of bacterial population was contrary to DO value.   …”
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Heat-related mortality in Mexico: A multi-scale spatial analysis of extreme heat effects and municipality-level vulnerability by Lara Schwarz, Chen Chen, Javier Emmanuel Castillo Quiñones, L.C. Aguilar-Dodier, Kristen Hansen, Jaime Reyes Sanchez, David J.X. González, Gordon McCord, Tarik Benmarhnia

“…We analyzed the association between single-day extreme heat events defined at the 99th percentile of the same-day maximum temperature and mortality, and seven heat threshold metrics based on relative and absolute scales were considered as sensitivity analyses. A time-stratified case-crossover was applied to evaluate heat impacts across 32 states in Mexico. …”
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UAE pharmacists’ perceptions of the causes of unwanted or unused medications, their practices, and barriers to promoting safe medication disposal by the public by Maram O. Abbas, Semira Beshir, Doaa Kamal AlKhalidi, Eiman Shamseldin Al Gailani Ali, Yosra Lozon, Rizah Anwar Assadi, Hana Ghdaiba, Rahaf Adnan AL-Zeer

“…The most cited barriers were a lack of public awareness about the risks of improper medication disposal (88.9%), lack of time due to workload (82.4%), and lack of training and education (78.1%). …”
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Hubungan Personal Hygiene Dengan Kejadian Skabies Di Pondok Pendidikan Islam Darul Ulum, Palarik Air Pacah, Kecamatan Koto Tangah Padang Tahun 2013 by Suci Chairiya Akmal, Rima Semiarty, Gayatri Gayatri

“…The population in this study were all students who are willing to respondents and was present at the time of the study that is 138 peoples. Statistical analysis using Chi-Square. …”
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Changes of Lacrimal Puncta by Anterior Segment Optical Coherence Tomography after Topical Combined Antibiotic and Steroid Treatment in Cases of Inflammatory Punctual Stenosis by Islam Awny, Elshimaa A. Mateen Mossa, Tasneem Mohammed Bakheet, Hany Mahmoud, Amr Mounir

“…They were divided into two groups, the epiphora group one (EG1) received eye drops containing combination of antibiotics and steroids (orchadexoline eye drops, each ml contains 5 mg chloramphenicol, 1 mg dexamethasone sodium phosphate, 0.25 mg tetryzoline hydrochloride, 2 mg hydroxypropyl methyl cellulose, 10 mg α-tocopherol acetate (vitamin E), and 8 mg macrogol 400), 5 times daily for the first week, three times daily for the next two weeks, and one time daily for another one week. …”
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Optimization of Silkworm Pupae Fermentation by Response Surface Methodology and Products Taste Characteristics Study by Fangli QIN, Siyuan WANG, Yuxiao ZOU, Erna LI, Lixia MU, Qingrong LI

“…To establish an optimized silkworm pupae fermentation process and explore the taste characteristics of the fermented products, the effects of different bacterial species, inoculum amounts, fermentation temperatures, and fermentation times on the amino acid nitrogen content generated by fermented silkworm pupae were investigated. …”
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Monozygotic twins with myocarditis and a novel likely pathogenic desmoplakin gene variant by Antheia Kissopoulou, Eva Fernlund, Christina Holmgren, Eira Isaksson, Jan‐Erik Karlsson, Henrik Green, Jon Jonasson, Rada Ellegård, Hanna Klang Årstrand, Anneli Svensson, Cecilia Gunnarsson

“…The twins and their family were extensively examined including electrocardiograms (ECG), biochemistry, multimodal cardiac imaging, myocardial biopsy, genetic analysis, repeated cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) and echocardiography over time. Both twins presented with chest pain, ECG with slight ST‐T elevation, and increased troponin T levels. …”
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Prevalence and molecular characteristics of colistin-resistant isolates among carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae in Central South China: a multicenter study by Zijuan Jian, Yanjun Liu, Zhiqian Wang, Peilin Liu, Jiahui Wang, Qun Yan, Wenen Liu

“…The mgrB gene and the relative expression of the pmrC and pmrK genes were analyzed by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and real-time quantitative PCR, respectively. The bacterial virulence was evaluated through a Galleria mellonella larvae infection model. …”
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Age and sex differences in the relationship of body weight changes with colon cancer risks: A nationwide cohort study by Jae Hyun Kim, Young Ko, Hyun Jung Kim, Seun Ja Park

“…However, previous studies have mainly focused on assessing body weight as a risk factor for colon cancer at a specific time point. This nationwide cohort study investigated the association between body weight changes, which can fluctuate throughout an individual’s lifespan, and the incidence of colon cancer using the South Korean population database provided by the National Health Insurance Service (NHIS). …”
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The Petrogenesis of the Permian Podong Ultramafic Intrusion in the Tarim Craton, Western China: Constraints from C-He-Ne-Ar Isotopes by Mingjie Zhang, Pengyu Feng, Tong Li, Liwu Li, Juerong Fu, Peng Wang, Yuekun Wang, Zhongping Li, Xiaodong Wang

“…The carbon isotopes for different minerals show that magma spent some time crystallizing in a magma chamber during which assimilation of crustal material occurred. …”
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iMulch: an investigation of the influence of polymers on a terrestrial ecosystem using the example of mulch films used in agriculture by Carmen Wolf, Mike Wenzel, Björn Fischer, Ralf Bertling, Erich Jelen, Dieter Hennecke, Karlheinz Weinfurtner, Martina Roß-Nickoll, Henner Hollert, Antonia Weltmeyer, Kristina Bitter, Pauline Ruiz, Dusica Banduka, Jochen Tuerk, Lars M. Blank

“…No microorganisms or fungi that could degrade the PE film within a respective period of time were detected in the soil. Adsorption of the tested substances was not observed. …”
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Antiphospholipid antibodies positivity as a potential risk factor for restenosis following arteriovenous fistula stenting in hemodialysis patients: a pilot study by Maxime Taghavi, Maxime Taghavi, Adrien Lengelé, Marc Laureys, Lucas Jacobs, Saleh Kaysi, Saleh Kaysi, Frédéric Collart, Anne Demulder, Joëlle Nortier, Joëlle Nortier

“…The Kaplan–Meier survival analysis showed a significantly lower probability of AVF stent survival without restenosis in the aPL+ group (age-adjusted Hazard Ratio, 2.13 [IC95%, 1.70–2.69]).ConclusionTo the best of our knowledge, we describe for the first time a statistically significant association between aPL+ and AVF intrastent restenosis. …”
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A Comparative Analysis of Explainable Artificial Intelligence Models for Electric Field Strength Prediction over Eight European Cities by Yiannis Kiouvrekis, Ioannis Givisis, Theodor Panagiotakopoulos, Ioannis Tsilikas, Agapi Ploussi, Ellas Spyratou, Efstathios P. Efstathopoulos

“…These maps are not merely static snapshots; they offer researchers the ability to track trends over time, assess the effectiveness of mitigation efforts, and gain a deeper understanding of electromagnetic field distribution in urban environments. …”
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Diagnostic accuracy in coronary CT angiography analysis: artificial intelligence versus human assessment by James K Min, Paul Knaapen, Nick S Nurmohamed, Erik S G Stroes, Andrew D Choi, Ibrahim Danad, James Earls, Michiel J Bom, Ruben W de Winter, Rachel Bernardo, Ruurt Jukema, Ralf Sprengers

“…Background Visual assessment of coronary CT angiography (CCTA) is time-consuming, influenced by reader experience and prone to interobserver variability. …”
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The Spectrum of Pulmonary Disease in Patients with HIV Infection by Julio Sg Montaner, Leila Spour, Carlos Zala

“…On the other hand. bacterial pneumonias and tuberculosis tend to occur at any time during the natural history of HIV disease. History and physical examination can help in the differential diagnosis; however. they are rclatively nonspecific in this setting. …”
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Process Optimization and Antioxidant Activity Analysis of White Kidney Bean Polypeptides Prepared by Composite Strain Fermentation by Sinan LI, Meng WANG, Yu AN, Qing WANG, Kaiyuan XU, Jia WANG, Zhihui ZHANG, Xi WANG, Ying WANG, Lu ZHANG

“…The results showed that the yield of WKBPs was 63.47% under the conditions of fermentation time 48 h, temperature 37 ℃, inoculation amount 9% and the ratio of Aspergillus aspergillus and Bacillus subtilis 1:1. …”
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