Morphological and Molecular Characterization of Trichoderma Isolates from Vegetable Crop Rhizospheres in Nepal [version 2; peer review: 1 approved, 2 approved with reservations] by Arvind Kumar Keshari, Suraj Baidya, Aashaq Hussain Bhat, Ram B. Khadka, Puja Jaiswal

“…Diversity indices indicated that high mountain regions displayed the highest species diversity and evenness (H = 1.724 [0.28], J = 0.84, D = 0.28), followed by hilly regions (H = 1.563 [0.28], J = 0.72, D = 0.28). …”
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TEVAR for acute type B aortic dissection in pregnant women (35 weeks gestation) with Takayasu's arteritis after cesarean section: a rare case report and literature review by Taiyu Bi, Xiaotian Duan, Yipeng Yin

“…At the same time, the necessary follow-up is also the key to ensure the treatment effect.…”
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Les changements hydromorphologiques de l’estuaire de la Loire et l’évolution du port de Rezé/Ratiatum (Loire-Atlantique) by Rémy Arthuis

“…In Saint-Lupien the initial riverbank developments, followed by the construction of the monumental quays, took place between the beginning of the 1st c. …”
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Interpretable machine learning models for predicting skip metastasis in cN0 papillary thyroid cancer based on clinicopathological and elastography radiomics features by Xiaohua Yao, Mingming Tang, Min Lu, Jie Zhou, Debin Yang

“…Patients were categorized into SLNM and non-SLNM groups based on follow-up outcomes and postoperative pathology. We collected preoperative clinicopathological data and extracted, standardized radiomics features from elastography imaging to develop various ML models. …”
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Effectiveness of the voluntary disclosure of corporate information and its commitment to climate change by F.G. Arredondo Trapero, E.M. Guerra Leal, J. Kim

“…The acceleration of the production system reflected in an increase in greenhouse gas emissions is not keeping pace with the commitments and the reported achievements on Global Climate Action.CONCLUSION: This study contributed to justifying efforts for a better way to follow up international efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. …”
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Effect of the Slowest Heating Zone Movement on Thermophysical Kinetics in Food Systems by Vladimir V. Kondratenko, Natalia E. Posokina, Anna I. Zakharova, Aleksei A. Korolev, Galina P. Pokudina

“…The slowest heating zone tends to move about in food systems with convective and predominantly convective heat transfer. If the thermocouple follows the movement, the process lethality differs from the value precalculated for a fixed thermocouple location. …”
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Diagnoses of postpartum urinary retention using next-generation non-piezo ultrasound technology: assessing the accuracy and benefits by Ruben Plöger, Charlotte Behning, Adeline Walter, Ulrich Gembruch, Brigitte Strizek, Florian Recker

“…Especially covert postpartum urinary retention has a high number of missed diagnoses due to the lack of symptoms and the time-extensive diagnostics via ultrasound, leading to no treatment and no appropriate follow-up. To simplify the diagnosis and establish a screening tool we analyzed the application of portable handheld-ultrasound devices  (PUD) as used in Point-of-care diagnostics in comparison to established standard ultrasound devices (SUD). …”
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Navigating next-gen nutrition care using artificial intelligence-assisted dietary assessment tools—a scoping review of potential applications by Anuja Phalle, Devaki Gokhale

“…In the final phase of screening, 66 articles were reviewed that matched our inclusion criteria and the review followed PRISMA-ScR reporting guidelines.ResultsWe observed that existing AI-assisted dietary assessment tools are integrated with mobile/web-based applications to provide a user-friendly interface. …”
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No Relation Between Cognitive Impairment, Physical Disability and Serum Biomarkers in a Cohort of Progressive Multiple Sclerosis Patients by Bartosz Gajewski, Iwona Karlińska, Małgorzata Domowicz, Igor Bednarski, Mariola Świderek-Matysiak, Mariusz Stasiołek

“…Forty two (42) patients with progressive MS completed all the study procedures; the mean duration of follow-up was 12.97 months. During the observation period, serum concentration of chitinase-3 like-protein-1 (CHI3L1/YKL-40) decreased significantly in the whole study group (from 4034.95 ± 262.62 to 2866.43 ± 173.37; <i>p</i> = 0.0005), as well as in subgroups of people with secondary progressive and primary progressive MS (SPMS: from 3693.81 ± 388.68 to 2542.76 ± 256.59; <i>p</i> = 0.0207; and PPMS: from 4376.09 ± 353.27 to 3190.09 ± 233.22; <i>p</i> = 0.0089, respectively). …”
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Interventional effects of different track and field sports on human cardiovascular function indicators and physiological energy metabolism by Ruibin Jing, Zhengwei Wang, Choi Mee-Seong

“…The termination load of different track and field teams varied, with the long-distance running team having the highest load (p < 0.01), followed by the jumping team. Compared with ordinary students, there was a significant difference (p < 0.05) in the termination heart rate among the sprinting, long-distance, and jumping teams. …”
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Implementing sustainable practices to combat root knot nematode infestation in tomato farming from Meghalaya by H. Jeevan, Raghubir Kumar Patidar, Veronica Kadam, Pranab Dutta, Euphema Nongbri, M. N. Rudra Gouda, Santosh Naik, N. S Nysanth

“…T7 also minimized the final soil nematode population to 106.33 ± 1.01 per 100 g, closely followed by T8 (94.67 ± 0.89). These results indicate that combining NM, Tz, Pl and LG provide effective nematode control without phytotoxic effects, enhancing plant growth and offering a promising sustainable alternative to chemical nematicides.…”
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Cytogenetics and Molecular Abnormalities in Pediatric Patients with Acute Myeloid Leukemia in a Referral Center in Tehran, Iran by Mahshid Heidary Sadegh, Maniya Mozafari, Mohammad Vasei, Sajjadeh Movahedinia, Marzieh Hosseini, Moeinadin Safavi

“…Patients were evaluated for cytogenetic alterations by bone marrow karyotyping and polymerase chain reaction molecular methods. Patients were followed up to evaluate overall survival and recurrence-free survival. …”
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von Willebrand factor polymorphism (rs1063856) as a risk factor for portal vein thrombosis in chronic liver diseases by Isis Samy Bedira, Olfat M. Hendy, Moones Abdelaal, Ashraf A. Basuni, Asma Ebrahim Gaber Koshoo, Alzhraa Alkhatib, Sally S. Mandour

“…Patients with the AA genotype showed the highest serum levels of vWF antigen, followed by those with the TA genotype. Conclusion vWF (rs1063856) AA gene polymorphism has a strong correlation with vWF plasma level and may be a risk factor for PVT development in CLD patients. …”
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High Incidence of Refeeding Syndrome during the Transition from F75 to Ready-to-Use Therapeutic Feeds among Children 6 to 59 Months with Severe Acute Malnutrition at the Pediatric... by Wani Muzeyi, Teddy Ochieng Andra, Lorraine Oriokot, Victor Musiime

“…Of the 150 children recruited, 35 were lost to follow-up and 115 children had their data analyzed. …”
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Nutrition Awareness and Oral Health among Dental Patients in Palestine: A Cross-Sectional Study by Manal M. H. Badrasawi, Nour H. Hijjeh, Rana S. Amer, Reema M. Allan, Mohammad Altamimi

“…Face and content validity were verified, followed by a pilot study to determine the questionnaire reliability alpha, and the data were collected from October to November 2018. …”
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Healthcare Costs and Resource Use Associated With Cervical Intraepithelial Neoplasia and Cervical Conization: A Retrospective Study of German Statutory Health Insurance Claims Data by Anna-Janina Stephan, Miriam Reuschenbach, Kunal Saxena, Vimalanand S. Prabhu, Christian Jacob, Kim M. Schneider, Wolfgang Greiner, Regine Wölle, Monika Hampl

“…**Conclusion:** Our results revealed 30% and 10% increased total healthcare costs in women with CIN undergoing invasive treatment (study cohort 1) and conservative management (study cohort 2), respectively, compared with a control group of women with no CIN in a 2-year follow-up period.…”
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Detection of differences in physical symptoms between depressed and undepressed patients with breast cancer: a study using K-medoids clustering by Jianyao Tang, Bingqian Guo, Chuhan Zhong, Jing Chi, Jiaqi Fu, Jie Lai, Yujie Zhang, Zihan Guo, Shisi Deng, Yanni Wu

“…The combination of digital tools and traditional clinical tools for symptom management in follow-up has great potential in the future. Clinical trial number Not applicable.…”
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Environmental and economic drivers of subjective well-being: evaluating the effects of pollution, income growth, and income inequality in Pakistan by Saima Mehmood, Faiza Sajjad, Agha Amad Nabi, Ishfaq Ahmad, Imran Naseem, Khalid Zaman

“…The variance decomposition analysis suggests that PM2.5 is likely to exert the greatest variance shock on subjective well-being, followed by solid waste management and the country’s per capita income over the next 10 years. …”
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A Meta-Analysis of GBA-Related Clinical Symptoms in Parkinson’s Disease by Yuan Zhang, Li Shu, Xun Zhou, Hongxu Pan, Qian Xu, Jifeng Guo, Beisha Tang, Qiying Sun

“…Strict selection criteria were followed in screening for new published articles or data. …”
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Evaluation of de novo donor specific antibodies after kidney transplantation in the era of donor-derived cell-free DNA by Yuan Tian, Lukas Frischknecht, Anna Mallone, Fabian Rössler, Thomas Schachtner, Jakob Nilsson

“…While de novo donor-specific antibodies (dnDSA) are crucial in ABMR, the relationship between dd-cfDNA levels and dnDSA features, such as DSA category, MFI and HLA target loci, remains unclear.MethodsWe analyzed dd-cfDNA levels in 75 kidney transplant recipients who developed dnDSA post-transplant. dnDSA were categorized as “true”, “possible”, or “false” based on bead reactivity patterns and HLA typing. dd-cfDNA was assessed alongside dnDSA detection and sequential follow-up samples in a subgroup.Results“True” dnDSA showed significantly higher dd-cfDNA levels compared to “possible” and “false” groups. …”
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