Abundant geographical divergence of Clostridioides difficile infection in China: a prospective multicenter cross-sectional study by Lulu Bai, Telong Xu, Wenzhu Zhang, Yajun Jiang, Wenpeng Gu, Wei Zhao, Yang Luan, Yanfeng Xiong, Nianli Zou, Yalin Zhang, Ming Luo, Jinxing Lu, Bike Zhang, Yuan Wu

“…The positivity rate of toxigenic C. difficile using real-time fluorescence quantitative PCR test of feces was 10.2% (156/1528), and 125 (8.2%, 125/1528) strains were successfully isolated. …”
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Preliminary study on the correlation between thyroid magnetic resonance parameters and radiation dose after radiotherapy for nasopharyngeal carcinoma by Kuan Lu, Chenxia Zhou, Jiaming Ren, Jialu Ni, Weisen Yang, Yeqing Wang, Dan Jin, Jianjun Qian, Yaqun Zhu, Dai Shi, Wentao Hu, Liang Xu

“…The differences in thyroid parameters at different time points before and after radiotherapy were compared. …”
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Vegetal and Animal Food Proteins Have a Different Impact in the First Postprandial Hour of Impedance-pH Analysis in Patients with Heartburn by Irene Martinucci, Giada Guidi, Edoardo V. Savarino, Marzio Frazzoni, Salvatore Tolone, Leonardo Frazzoni, Lorenzo Fuccio, Lorenzo Bertani, Giorgia Bodini, Linda Ceccarelli, Vincenzo Savarino, Santino Marchi, Nicola de Bortoli

“…We evaluated the total reflux number, acid exposure time (AET), and symptom-reflux association with impedance-pH analysis. …”
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Il luogo e il senso: creazione e significazione degli spazi nel mondo globale by Gambardella, Fabiana, Amodio, Paolo

“…The “Sapiens 2.0” continues to construct his world as a place of signification and habitability, modelling his own “surroundings” in a way that is once again unprecedented, due to the transformations that he produces and which, in a circular and recursive process, continue to renew his features As plastic, versatile and changing entities, we exist in a global world, we easily move between semantically relevant places – home, neighbourhood, square, café – and the so-called “non-places”, spaces of transit, from airports and shopping malls to the web, which has now became the sapiens’ second home, the home within the home, or rather the ubiquitous home, in which we spend most of our time. The end of the strong subject of Cartesian metaphysics, replaced by a nomadic and fluid subjectivity, seems to be in line with a new reconfiguration of space: the temporary exposition replaces the monument; event supplants the codified liturgy of the ritual; online forum or the participation to the initiative through the click “Going”, replaces the square and the physical space of the relationship and contestation; smart working succeeds the factory and the office as spaces of production and sharing of work and ideas. …”
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Behaviors of Water Intake, Hydration Status, and Related Hydration Biomarkers among Physically Active Male Young Adults in Beijing, China: A Cross-Sectional Study by Na Zhang, Jianfen Zhang, Xing Wang, Yibin Li, Yi Yan, Guansheng Ma

“…The amount of daily total drinking fluid intake (TDF) among participants was recorded and evaluated in real time over 7 days using the “7-day 24-hour fluid intake questionnaire” (liq. …”
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Solvent-Free Synthesis of Co-Based Zeolitic Imidazolate Framework (ZIF-9) for the Removal of Congo Red from Water by Khoa Dang Tran, Hoan Tuan Phan, Chi Thi Kim Nguyen, Bao Chi Nguyen, Ha Vu Le, Khoa Dang Nguyen

“…Intensive experiments were then conducted with the removal of CR to investigate the effect of adsorption conditions, including contacting time, pH value, and initial concentration of organic dye solution. …”
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State of charge estimation of lithium-ion battery based on state of temperature estimation using weight clustered-convolutional neural network-long short-term memory by Chaoran Li, Sichen Zhu, Liuli Zhang, Xinjian Liu, Menghan Li, Haiqin Zhou, Qiang Zhang, Zhonghao Rao

“…The WC-CNN-LSTM model with the number of clusters of 400 could achieve comparative accuracy with the baseline model with a 52.98% smaller model size and 25.08% more time consumption for model training on SOT estimation. …”
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Sucrose-Sweetened Drinks Reduce the Physical Performance and Increase the Cardiovascular Risk in Physically Active Males by Raianne dos Santos Baleeiro, Aparecida Patricia Guimarães, Perciliany Martins de Souza, Rafael da Silva Andrade, Karina Barbosa de Queiroz, Daniel Barbosa Coelho, Emerson Cruz de Oliveira, Lenice Kappes Becker

“…The cardiorespiratory response to exercise (VO2max) (48.15 ± 10.42 vs. 40.98 ± 11.20), peak heart rate (186.64 ± 8.00 vs. 179.64 ± 6.28), total exercise time (15.02 ± 1.57 vs. 14.00 ± 2.18), and mechanical work (15.83 ± 4.53 vs. 13.68 ± 5.67) decreased after eSSBd intake (all values expressed in initial mean ± DP vs. final). …”
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Impact of water transfer on socioeconomic drought in China: A new approach based on production and consumption by Junlin Qu, Changhai Qin, Jiaxuan Chang, Yong Zhao, Hao Wang, Fan He

“…In 2017, the proportion of imported virtual water in regional consumption water increased significantly, accounting for 75.7 % in Beijing, 58.9 % in Tianjin and 46.1 % in Zhejiang. At the same time, the export regions provide remote support to the import regions by consuming local water. …”
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前列腺素Ｅ２体外主要通过活化受体ＥＰ４促进人ＣＤ３４＋ 细胞增殖

“…【方法】 收集２０１３年６月至２０１４年１０月期间１８例健康志愿者经Ｇ－ＣＳＦ动员的外周血，采用免疫磁珠法分选人ＣＤ３４＋细胞，并用流式细胞术鉴定其纯度；用ｑＲＴ－ＰＣＲ检测经ＰＧＥ２作用后的人ＣＤ３４＋细胞中ＰＧＥ２四个亚受体（ＥＰ１ ～ ＥＰ４）ｍＲＮＡ表达情况；根据处理方法不同，将人ＣＤ３４＋细胞分为对照组、前列腺素Ｅ２（ＰＧＥ２）组、前列腺素Ｅ２受体ＥＰ２激动剂（ＥＰ２Ａ）组、ＥＰ２Ａ＋前列腺素Ｅ２受体ＥＰ２拮抗剂（ＥＰ２ＡＡ）组、前列腺素Ｅ２受体ＥＰ４激动剂（ＥＰ４Ａ）组及ＥＰ４Ａ＋前列腺素Ｅ２受体ＥＰ４拮抗剂（ＥＰ４ＡＡ）组，每组３例，分别接受上述组药物处理，采用集落形成实验检测红系集落形成单位ＣＦＵ－Ｅ、红系爆式集落形成单位ＢＦＵ－Ｅ、粒系集落形成单位ＣＦＵ－Ｇ、单核系集落形成单位ＣＦＵ－Ｍ、粒－单核系集落形成单位ＣＦＵ－ＧＭ及粒、红、单核、巨核系集落形成单位ＣＦＵ－ＧＥＭＭ集落形成情况；用流式细胞术检测细胞周期分布；用Ｒｅａｌ ｔｉｍｅ－ＰＣＲ检测ＣＤ３４＋细胞内ｓｕｒｖｉｖｉｎ－ｍＲＮＡ水平、Ｗｅｓｔｅｒｎ ｂｌｏｔ检测胞浆内β－ｃａｔｅｎｉｎ和ｓｕｒｖｉｖｉｎ蛋白表达情况。…”
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Therapeutic effect of low-dose BMSCs-Loaded 3D microscaffold on early osteonecrosis of the femoral head by Minzheng Guo, Baochuang Qi, Zijie Pei, Haonan Ni, Junxiao Ren, Huan Luo, Hongxin Shi, Chen Meng, Yang Yu, Zhifang Tang, Yongqing Xu, Qingyun Xue, Chuan Li

“…Furthermore, we have, for the first time, preliminarily validated that the low-dose BMSCs-loaded 3D microscaffolds may promote the repair of femoral head necrosis through the synergistic action of the MAPK and Hippo signaling pathways.…”
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Acute therapeutic effects and pathophysiology of eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis neuropathy by Fumitaka Shimizu, Mariko Oishi, Toshihiko Maeda, Yukio Takeshita, Hideaki Nishihara, Ryota Sato, Takashi Kanda, Masayuki Nakamori, Michiaki Koga, Miwako Fujisawa, Yuki Mizumoto, Nanami Yamanaka, Takashi Nawata, Tatsuya Okafuji, Susumu Fujikawa, Kinya Matsuo, Joe Nemoto, Masaya Honda

“…It is essential to treat patients with EGPA-N as early as possible because the patients could recover time-dependently within 50 days of the onset.…”
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Adherence to guidelines for natriuretic peptide testing in heart failure: a nationwide survey of healthcare professionals in Vietnam by Thanh Huong Truong, Doan-Loi Do, Ngoc-Thanh Kim, Nguyen-Son Pham, Quynh-Nga Vu, Anh-Tien Hoang, Van-Sy Hoang, Minh-Tuan Pham, Phuong-Anh Nguyen, The-Anh Le, Ngoc-Anh Thi Tran, Thanh-An Le, Tien-Binh Khong, Diem Thi Nguyen, Dung Van Le, The-Dung Bui, Hai-Ha Thi Tran, Gia-Hoang Le, Huy-Loi Nguyen, Kieu-Ly Thi Nguyen, Minh-Ly Thi Nguyen, Thao-Nguyen Phan, Quoc-Oai Vu, Dinh-Phong Phan, Phuoc Van Ho, Duy-Phuong Dang, Nhat-Quy Cu, Quang-Tao Ha, Thoa Thi Nguyen, Minh-Thu Vu Tran, Xuan-Thu Do, Minh-Tri Huu Bui, Thanh-Trung Thi Nguyen

“…Cardiologists adhered more closely to the guidelines than other professionals; they had approximately four times higher odds of adherence than other doctors (univariate model, OR: 3.88, 95% CI: 2.56 to 5.89, p<0.001; multivariate model, OR: 4.24, 95% CI: 2.64 to 6.82, p<0.001). …”
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Advancements in Nanotechnology for Enhanced Food Safety and Hygiene: Pathogen Detection, Smart Packaging, and Preservation Applications by Farhang Hameed Awlqadr, Ammar B. Altemimi, Qausar Hamed AlKaisy, Syamand Ahmed Qadir, Aryan Mahmood Faraj, Tablo Azad H.Slih, Rawaa H. Tlay, Tarek Gamal Mohamed Abd El-Maksoud, Franscesco Cacciola

“…Smart packaging systems equipped with nanomaterials provide real-time contamination alerts and extend shelf life by enhancing barrier and antimicrobial properties. …”
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Klasifikasi Aktivitas Manusia Menggunakan Algoritme Computed Input Weight Extreme Learning Machine dengan Reduksi Dimensi Principal Component Analysis by M. Sofyan Irwanto, Fitra A. Bachtiar, Novanto Yudistira

“…The accuracy results obtained in this study were 0,957 and the f-measure average were 0,958 with a training time of 0,57 seconds. …”
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Desire for labor companionship and its associated factors among pregnant women attending antenatal care at public health facilities in Debre Berhan City: a cross-sectional study by Mulualem Silesh, Tesfanesh Lemma Demisse, Kidist Ayalew Abebe, Birhan Tsegaw Taye, Tebabere Moltot, Moges Sisay Chekole, Fetene Kasahun, Abebayehu Melesew Mekuriyaw, Tirusew Nigussie Kebede, Kibret Hailemeskel

“…Women who were living in urban [AOR: 2.32; 95% CI: 1.336, 4.022], had secondary level of education [AOR: 0.39; 95% CI: 0.207, 0.726], being pregnant for the first time [AOR: 1.88; 95% CI: 1.197, 2.945], women who had a good knowledge towards labour companion [AOR: 2.4; 95% CI: 1.522, 3.797] were statistically significant with desire on labour companionship.ConclusionThe magnitude of desire towards labour companionship in this study area was found high. …”
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A High Performance Adaptive Digital LDO Regulator With Dithering and Dynamic Frequency Scaling for IoT Applications by Muhammad Asif, Imran Ali, Danial Khan, Muhammad Riaz Ur Rehman, Qurat- Ul-Ain, Muhammad Basim, Young Gun Pu, Minjae Lee, Keum Cheol Hwang, Youngoo Yang, Kang-Yoon Lee

“…The multi-loop architecture with hill climbing reduces the total bi-directional shift registers length which results in the reduced leakage current in the transistor-switch-array (TSA), and improves the recovery time and output DC voltage accuracy. A dithering technique is introduced to eliminate the limit cycle oscillation (LCO) and improve the performance of the regulator. …”
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Functional and Anatomical Outcomes of Pars Plana Vitrectomy for Lamellar Macular Hole: Long-Term Follow-Up by Fabrizio Giansanti, Cristina Nicolosi, Giuseppe Ruben Barbera, Giulio Vicini, Flavia Lucarelli, Edoardo Traniello Gradassi, Vittoria Murro, Gianni Virgili, Daniela Bacherini

“…The mean BCVA improved at each follow-up time point: it was 0.24 ± 0.16 LogMAR at 1 month, 0.18 ± 0.15 LogMAR at 6 months, and 0.09 ± 0.11 LogMAR at the last follow-up. …”
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Iterative optimization annotation pipeline and ALSS-YOLO-Seg for efficient banana plantation segmentation in UAV imagery by Ang He, Ang He, Ximei Wu, Ximei Wu, Xing Xu, Xing Xu, Jing Chen, Jing Chen, Xiaobin Guo, Xiaobin Guo, Sheng Xu, Sheng Xu

“…First, we designed an iterative optimization annotation pipeline leveraging SAM2’s zero-shot capabilities to generate high-quality segmentation annotations, thereby reducing the cost and time associated with data annotation significantly. …”
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Experimental Investigation on Shear Strength between Ultra-High-Performance Concrete and Normal Concrete Substrates by Xinghong Jiang, Hengxiang Song, Ke Li, Jing Qiang, Jing Tian

“…The cast-in-situ jacketed arch treatment takes a long time and has a great impact on traffic. It is urgent to develop prefabricated treatment technology, and the guarantee of mechanical properties of the prefabricated UHPC-post-cast NC interface is the key problem. …”
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