GIS-based assessment of soil erosion impact and mitigation strategies for sustainable agriculture in Ghana's most vulnerable region by Stephen Sodoke, Samuel Ato Andam-Akorful, Ebenezer Ebo Yahans Amuah, Ebenezer Gyampoh Amoah, Kwame Anokye, Douti Biyogue Nang, Raymond Webrah Kazapoe

“…The regression analysis (R-squared = 0.686, n = 1374) revealed that the significant factors influencing soil erosion are slope (p < 2e-16), cover management (p < 2e-16), and support practices (p < 2e-16), while rainfall erosivity (p = 0.37036) and soil erodibility (p = 0.06753) are not significant predictors. …”
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Tracking Persistent Symptoms in Scotland (TraPSS): a longitudinal prospective cohort study of COVID-19 recovery after mild acute infection by Jane Ormerod, Nicholas F Sculthorpe, Marie McLaughlin, Luke Cerexhe, Eilidh Macdonald, Antonio Dello Iacono, Nilihan E M Sanal-Hayes, Joanne Ingram, Rachel Meach, David Carless, Lawrence D Hayes

“…To understand the complexity of Long-COVID, the importance of symptom surveillance and prospective longitudinal studies is evident.Methods A 9-month longitudinal prospective cohort study was conducted within Scotland (n=287), using a mobile app to determine the proportion of recovered individuals and those with persistent symptoms and common symptoms, and associations with gender and age.Results 3.1% of participants experienced symptoms at month 9, meeting the criteria for Long-COVID, as defined by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence terminology. …”
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姜黄素通过抑制p38 MAPK和AKT活化改善幼鼠过敏性气道炎症 by 陈彦球, 陈彬林, 马百会, 曾清香, 刘文龙, 宋丰林

“…【方法】4周幼龄雌性BALB/c小鼠随机分为3组（每组n=8），分别是空白对照组，过敏性气道炎症模型组，姜 黄素干预组。在末次卵清白蛋白激发24 h后，观察各组小鼠的症状，测定肺泡灌洗液（BALF）中的炎症细胞数，全血细胞分 析白细胞亚型的数量，用HE染色观察肺部支气管周围炎症细胞浸润情况，用过碘酸-雪夫染色观察杯状细胞增生情况，酶 联免疫吸附法测定BALF中的细胞因子IL-4、IL-5、IL-13以及血浆中的总IgE水平，western blot技术检测肺组织磷酸化p38 丝裂原活化蛋白激酶（p-p38 MAPK）/p38 MAPK,，p-AKT/AKT蛋白表达情况。…”
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A global review of national guidelines of post‐exposure prophylaxis for the prevention of HIV by Marcus Maisano, Daniel Tran, Virginia Macdonald, Rachel C. Baggaley, Nathan Ford, Cheryl C. Johnson, Ying Zhang, Jason J. Ong

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Autism Spectrum Social Stories In Schools Trial (ASSSIST): study protocol for a feasibility randomised controlled trial analysing clinical and cost-effectiveness of Social Stories... by Dean McMillan, Victoria Allgar, Barry Wright, David Marshall, Shehzad Ali, Joy Adamson, Chris Williams, Elizabeth Littlewood, Dominic Trépel, Lisa Dyson, Hannah Ainsworth, Liz Cook, Lisa Hackney, Danielle Collingridge Moore, Rebecca Hargate, Anne McLaren, Jo Whitehead

“…Case reports in children with autism have suggested that these stories can lead to a number of benefits including improvements in social interactions and choice making in educational settings.Methods and analysis The feasibility of clinical and cost-effectiveness of a Social Stories toolkit will be assessed using a randomised control framework. Participants (n=50) will be randomised to either the Social Stories intervention or a comparator group where they will be read standard stories for an equivalent amount of time. …”
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Association between Preoperative Plasma sRAGE Levels and Recovery from Cardiac Surgery by Benedict C. Creagh-Brown, Gregory J. Quinlan, Lauren R. Hector, Timothy W. Evans, Anne Burke-Gaffney

“…This study investigated whether raised plasma levels prior to surgery of sRAGE or S100A8/A9 (a RAGE ligand) were associated with longer duration of hospital care in patients undergoing cardiac surgery necessitating cardiopulmonary bypass. Methods. Patients (n=130) undergoing elective cardiac surgery were enrolled prospectively. …”
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Learning from wildfires: A scalable framework to evaluate treatment effects on burn severity by Caden P. Chamberlain, Garrett W. Meigs, Derek J. Churchill, Jonathan T. Kane, Astrid Sanna, James S. Begley, Susan J. Prichard, Maureen C. Kennedy, Craig Bienz, Ryan D. Haugo, Annie C. Smith, Van R. Kane, C. Alina Cansler

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Utilization of cardiopulmonary bypass at radical nephrectomy for renal cell carcinoma with tumour thrombus by Chalairat Suk‐Ouichai, Mitchell M. Huang, Clayton Neill, Christopher K. Mehta, Ashley E. Ross, Shilajit D. Kundu, Kent T. Perry Jr, Duc T. Pham, Hiten D. Patel

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A suite of wildlife crossing structures facilitates mammal movement across tropical forest fragments in a city by Li Si Tay, Ruisheng Choo, Max D. Y. Khoo, Eunice Kong, Yi Xiang Chan, Wivian H. Y. Neo, Sebastian Ow, Yuet Hsin Toh, Han Ling, Malcolm C. K. Soh, Benjamin P. Y.‐H. Lee, Adrian H. B. Loo, Kenneth B. H. Er

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FcRn-enhancing mutations lead to increased and prolonged levels of the HIV CCR5-blocking monoclonal antibody leronlimab in the fetuses and newborns of pregnant rhesus macaques by Joanna Zikos, Gabriela M. Webb, Helen L. Wu, Jason S. Reed, Jennifer Watanabe, Jodie L. Usachenko, Ala M. Shaqra, Celia A. Schiffer, Koen K. A. Van Rompay, Jonah B. Sacha, Diogo M. Magnani

“…Because FcRn also regulates Ab half-life, Fc mutations like the M428L/N434S, commonly known as LS mutations, and others have been developed to enhance binding affinity to FcRn and improve drug pharmacokinetics. …”
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Clinical Profile and Prescription Patterns in Culture-proven Enteric Fever in Children by Divya Priyadharshini, Mobill Clinton, Nandini Sethuraman, Mathrubootham Sridhar, Vidya Krishna

“…Results: Enteric fever accounted for 4.9% of nonrespiratory febrile admissions (<i>n</i> = 2,204). A total of 98 (76.5%) had <i>Salmonella typhi (S. typhi)</i>, while 30 (23.5%) had <i>Salmonella paratyphi (S. paratyphi) A</i> in their blood. …”
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How Marine Megabenthos Fauna Responds to River Discharge and Artificial Flood in Large River Estuary by Debin Sun, Qinglu Fu, Jiao Wang, Linlin Chen, Jing Chen, Yilin Wang, Baoquan Li

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Synergistic mixture of Parthenium hysterophorus L. extract and potassium iodide as a novel efficient composite inhibitor on steel corrosion in sulfuric acid by Hao Wu, Shuduan Deng, Dandan Shao, Gaofei Wei, Juan Xu, Xianghong Li

“…Elemental analysis revealed that PHLE compounds adsorbed on the CRS surface via physisorption and chemisorption, driven by conjugated structures and N and O atoms. Quantum chemical and molecular dynamics simulations confirmed that PHLE's components can effectively protect CRS through coordination and feedback bonds. …”
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Polymorphisms and dental age in non-syndromic cleft lip and palate: a cross-sectional study by Gabriela Fonseca-Souza, Lhorrany Alves-Souza, Maria Angélica Hueb de Menezes-Oliveira, Nikolaos Daratsianos, Svenja Beisel-Memmert, Christian Kirschneck, Rafaela Scariot, Juliana Feltrin-Souza, Erika Calvano Küchler

“…Results Two hundred and nine (n = 209) children (100 with CL ± P and 109 without CL ± P) with a mean chronological age of 8.66 years – standard deviation (SD) = 1.92 – were included. …”
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THE PLACE OF PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION SYSTEM IN FORMATION OF GRADUATES’ COMPETITIVENESS by G. F. Shafranov-Kutsev, G. Z. Efimova

“…In the course of empirical stage, social questionnaire survey was conducted among the working youth (N=956). Acquired data were processed using the license version of the SPSS programme. …”
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Monitoring Bone Healing: Integrating RF Sensing With AI by Ahmad Aldelemy, Ebenezer Adjei, Prince O. Siaw, Ali Al-Dulaimi, Viktor Doychinov, Nazar T. Ali, Rami Qahwaji, John G. Buckley, Pete Twigg, Raed A. Abd-Alhameed

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不同吸入氧浓度对剖宫产时产妇和新生儿的影响

“…【方法】 选择30例在腰麻下行剖宫产术的单胎足月初产妇,按随机对照的原则分为3组(n = 10)。Ⅰ组(吸空气),Ⅱ组(吸体积分数为30%O2),Ⅲ组(吸体积分数比为50% O2),术中监测并记录血压、心率、血氧饱和度的变化。…”
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First Isolation and Characterization of Feline Panleukopenia Virus From Wild Raccoon Dogs in the Residential Area of Shanghai, China by Chen Chen, Jin Tao, Ling Tang, Tong Sun, Zhuyun Sun, Huan Xu, Shuaitao Deng, Cheng Xue, Xing Ji, Rui Wang, Hongjun Chen

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旋毛虫排泄分泌抗原53-ku重组蛋白上调M2型肺泡巨噬细胞减轻脓毒症小鼠急性肺损伤 by 关开泮, 刘志豪, 廖瑾莉, 曾庆理

“…LPS组小鼠肺泡灌洗液IL-6较空白组升高，而IL-4下降，灌洗巨噬细胞的TNF-α，iN? OS的mRNA表达水平较空白组明显升高，而IL-10，Arg-1的mRNA表达水平下降，表现出M1表型极化的特点；经rTsP53蛋 白治疗的脓毒症小鼠肺泡灌洗液 IL-6 浓度下降，IL-4 水平上升，灌洗巨噬细胞向 M2 表型极化，表现为 IL-10，Arg-1 的 mRNA表达水平较脓毒症组明显升高，而iNOS的mRNA表达水平下降。…”
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Comparative Study of Remimazolam and Midazolam During Sedated Upper Gastrointestinal Endoscopy: A Propensity Score Matching Analysis by Ryoji Ichijima, Hisatomo Ikehara, Tomomi Sugita, Daisuke Yamaguchi, Yasuhiko Nagata, Kanako Ogura, Mitsuru Esaki, Yosuke Minoda, Hiroyuki Ono, Yuki Maeda, Shinsuke Kiriyama, Tetsuya Sumiyoshi, Yuichi Kanmura

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