Population dynamics and seasonal variation in biological characteristics of black sea bream (Acanthopagrus schlegelii) in Zhanjiang coastal waters, China by Hagai Nsobi Lauden, Shaoliang Lyu, Alma Alfatat, Happiness Moses Mwemi, Jamaluddin Fitrah Alam, Ning Chen, Xuefeng Wang

“…Yield Per Recruit (YPR) analysis identified a maximum sustainable exploitation rate (Emax) of 0.421, with a conservative management approach suggested at E0.1 = 0.355. Seasonal variations in reproductive indices, with higher Gonadosomatic Index (GSI) and Hepatosomatic Index (HSI) in winter, highlight the species’ reproductive cycle. …”
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Üniversite Kampüslerinde Öğrenci Yaşantısının Kalitesi: GTÜ Çayırova Kampüsü Örneği by Tayfun Salihoğlu, Fatma Karasümen Açıkgöz

“…Çalışma kampüs yaşam kalitesi gibi bir kentsel tasarım ölçeğindeki kullanıcı algısını analitik bir yaklaşımla açıklamaktadır.Gebze Teknik Üniversitesi’nde lisans öğrenimi görmekte olan ve tabakalı örneklem yöntemi ile seçilen 355 öğrenci ile kampüsten memnuniyeti ve kampüs yaşam kalitesi algısını ölçen bir anket çalışması yapılmıştır. …”
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A graphene-based photo-electro-thermal metamaterial for soft fixtures with superior grasping performance by Bowen Yang, Xuanchen Dong, Wenhao Lv, Wenzhuo Liu, Mengying Lu, Zhe Liu, Tonghui Lu, Xianglin Li, Song Lv

“…The SSM achieved rapid response (<5 s), low actuation energy (≤0.22 W cm⁻2 or ≤3.55 V), and large bending curvature (>0.18 mm⁻1), surpassing conventional designs in response speed (226.2% faster) and curvature (249.1% higher). …”
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Modeling the Process of Obtaining Liquid Pyrolysis Products of Plant Biomass Taking into Account the Rate of their Cooling by S. V. Vasilevich, M. V. Malko, D. V. Degterov, A. N. Asadchy

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Prevalence of Gastrointestinal Helminthiasis in Horses and Donkeys of Hawassa District, Southern Ethiopia by Mesfin Mathewos, Dawit Girma, Haben Fesseha, Metages Yirgalem, Eyob Eshetu

“…Out of 168 positive samples, the different species of parasites were identified, namely, Strongyle species 120 (56.1%), Strongyloides westeri 76 (35.5%), Parascaris equorum 54 (25.2%), Anoplocephala perfoliata 34 (15.8%), Oxyuris equi 20 (9.3%), Fasciola hepatica 18 (8.8%), Gastrodiscus species 12 (5.6%), and Dictyocaulus arnfieldi 4 (1.8%). …”
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Methodology for Analyzing Powder-Based Fire Extinguishing and Its Optimization by Amir Shalel, David Katoshevski, Tali Bar-Kohany

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Comparisons of CVID and IgGSD: Referring Physicians, Autoimmune Conditions, Pneumovax Reactivity, Immunoglobulin Levels, Blood Lymphocyte Subsets, and HLA-A and -B Typing in 432 Ad... by James C. Barton, Luigi F. Bertoli, J. Clayborn Barton

“…Logistic regression on CVID (versus IgGSD) revealed a significant positive association with autoimmune conditions and significant negative associations with IgG1, IgG3, and IgA and CD56+/CD16+ lymphocyte levels, but the odds ratio was increased for autoimmune conditions alone (6.9 (95% CI 1.3, 35.5)).…”
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Trends and Factors Affecting Hospitalization Costs in Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease: A Two-Center Study over the Past Decade by Junjie Xu, Minyue Tang, Jun Shen

“…Length of stay (OR = 1.29, P<0.001), no medical insurance (OR = 1.31, P=0.017), CD (OR = 3.55, P<0.001), inflammatory bowel disease unclassified (IBDU) (OR = 4.30, P<0.0001), poor prognosis (OR = 6.78, P<0.001), surgery (OR = 3.16, P<0.001), and endoscopy (OR = 2.44, P<0.001) were found to be predictors of higher hospitalization costs. …”
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Orthopantomography Detection of Atheroma Plaques and Its Relationship with Periodontal Disease and Missing Teeth by Rodrigo Quevedo García, Sara Arnaiz Díez, Esteban Pérez Pevida, María Lourdes Del Río Solá

“…The risk in patients with periodontal disease increased as periodontal disease worsened as follows: healthy patients vs. periodontal patients with less than 30% bone loss in radiography: RR 0.434, 95% CI 0.181–1.041, p=0.053 healthy patients vs. patients with between 30%–60% bone loss: RR 0.177, 95% CI 0.075–0.418, p<0.05 healthy patients vs. patients with more than 60% bone loss: RR 0.121, 95% CI 0.041–0.355, p<0.05. Patients with calcifications on their orthopantomograms had a lower mean teeth number (20.9 teeth) compared to patients without calcifications (24 teeth), which was statistically significant, t (1077) = −3.125, p<0.05. …”
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Origin of Boron and Brine Evolution in Saline Springs in the Nangqen Basin, Southern Tibetan Plateau by Ji-long Han, Feng-qing Han, Syed-Asim Hussain, Wen-yu Liu, Xiu-qing Nian, Qing-fei Mao

“…Meanwhile the B content and B isotopes in the saline springs are in the ranges of 1.00 to 575.56 ppm and +3.55‰ to +29.59‰, respectively. It has been proven that the saline springs in the Nangqen Basin are a type of leached brine, suggesting that the saline springs have a terrestrial origin. …”
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Study on corneal morphology and correlation between corneal thickness and serum uric acid levels in gout by Rishi Sharma, Jaya Kaushik, Ankita Singh, Aatish Saraswat, Sumit Goyal

“…A significant positive correlation was found between uric acid levels and CCT (r = 0.355, P = 0.003). Conclusions: The study and monitoring of corneal morphology in gout patients and the correlation between corneal thickness and serum uric acid levels over time may provide insights into disease progression and modifications in drug therapy. …”
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Spectral-Spatial Hyperspectral Image Semisupervised Classification by Fusing Maximum Noise Fraction and Adaptive Random Multigraphs by Eryang Chen, Ruichun Chang, Kaibo Shi, Ansheng Ye, Fang Miao, Jianghong Yuan, Ke Guo, Youhua Wei, Yiping Li

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Effects of staggered truncated ribs on thermal-hydraulic performance and entropy generation of microchannel heat sinks by Dongkai Wang, Lirui Xue, Chang Liu, Haitao Chen, Changquan Xia, Qinyu Qian, Liwen Cheng

“…Overall, the highest comprehensive thermal performance factor (PEC) of 1.355 for MC-STR (α = 0.5, β = 0.3) is attained at Re = 593. …”
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Vancomycin population pharmacokinetic models: Uncovering pharmacodynamic divergence amid clinicobiological resemblance by Peggy Gandia, Sahira Chaiben, Nicolas Fabre, Didier Concordet

“…Simulations were performed for a 47 years old man, weighing 70 kg, with an albumin level of 35.5 g/L, a creatinine clearance of 100 mL/min, an eGFR of 106 mL/min/1.73 m2, and receiving an intravenous infusion of 1 g × 2/day of VCM over 1 h for 48 h. …”
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Deterioro cognitivo, ¿indispensable evaluar en una comunidad tercermundista? by Ana Consuelo Tascón de Peñaranda, Gloria Inés Rodas Muñoz, María José Lozano Peñaranda, Juan David Peñaranda Meléndez

“…La edad predominante de la población evaluada fue de 60 y 70 años; en cuanto al nivel de formación académica, se obtuvo que el 35.5% contaba con formación básica primaria, 36.6% con formación básica secundaria, el 3.33% sin escolaridad alguna pero con lectoescritura autónoma, el 14.44 % con formación superior universitaria (pregrado) y el 6.67%, con formación de posgrado; datos correlacionados con Chi2 de Pearson= 36.975 con un nivel de significancia p <0.001. …”
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Intragastric botulinum toxin injection: a promising alternative for obesity treatment? by Hakan Balbaloglu, Ilhan Tasdoven, Ipek Yorgancioglu

“…Results Our study on 67 patients, predominantly female (82.1%), aged 35.5 ±9.0 years with a mean BMI of 33.5 ±3.3 kg/m², examined BT-A injections’ effectiveness. 58.2% received injections in both gastric antrum and fundus regions, showing greater weight loss (mean: 10.7 ±7.0 kg) than those treated in the antrum alone. …”
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Diversity of harmful and beneficial insects on faba bean, Vicia faba L. in Assiut Governorate, Northern Upper Egypt by Hend O. Mohamed, Hassan F. Dahi, Asmaa H. Mahmoud

“…The most abundant and predominant predators’ species during the season were the eleven-spotted ladybird beetles, Coccinella undecimpunctata (44.27%) and Scymnusnubilus (35.5%). While, minute pirate bug, Orius insidiosus (6.51%) and common green lacewing, Chrysoperla carnea (5.52%) were found in a moderate dominant. …”
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Effects of different protein levels on growth performance and body composition of spotted scat, Scatophagus argus by Dieu Vo, Thanh Duc Nguyen, Hang Thi Thuy Tran, Hung Duc Pham, Huy Van Nguyen

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Prevalence and risk factors of cutaneous leishmaniasis in a newly identified endemic site in South-Ethiopia. by Behailu Merdekios, Mesfin Kote, Myrthe Pareyn, Jean-Pierre Van Geertruyden, Johan van Griensven

“…The prevalence of CL scars was 38.5% (95% CI 35.5-41.6). In multivariate analysis, the presence of animal dung in the compound (adjusted odds ratio (OR) 2.1; 95% CI: 1.3-3.5, P = 0.003) and time spent outside in the late evening in areas where hyraxes live (adjusted OR 2.4; 95% CI: 1.7-3.3, P <0.001) were identified as independent risk factors.…”
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Head and Neck Paragangliomas: 16-year Single-center Experience and Mini Review on Diagnosis, Treatment, and Follow-up by Gokce AYDEMIR, Fazil Necdet ARDIC, Cuneyt Orhan KARA, Ferda BIR

“…Results: The mean age of the patients was 54 years, and the female/male ratio was 3.55: 1. Among the 39 cases examined, 18 and 19 were identified as cervical paraganglioma and 19 as temporal bone paraganglioma. …”
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