Investigating the formation and evolution of plant diversity patterns in the Qiangtang Plateau based on phylofloristics approach by Xiaoping Li, Yun Han, Lei Miao, Hao Xu, Jingya Yu, Shuang Han, Faqi Zhang

“…Furthermore, using fossil data, we deduced that the emergence of seed plant families in this region dates back to the Cretaceous period (145.00 Ma), with a significant acceleration in evolutionary rates observed since the onset of the Quaternary Ice Age (2.00 Ma). …”
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Multi-model Evaluation and Bayesian Model Averaging in Quantitative Air Quality Forecasting in Central China by Haixia Qi, Shuangliang Ma, Jing Chen, Junping Sun, Lingling Wang, Nan Wang, Weisi Wang, Xiefei Zhi, Hao Yang

“…The evolution of the concentrations of the six pollutants during a heavy pollution event predicted by BMA was consistent with the observations.…”
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Experimental Setup and Machine Learning-Based Prediction Model for Electro-Cyclone Filter Efficiency: Filtering of Ship Particulate Matter Emission by Aleksandr Šabanovič, Jonas Matijošius, Dragan Marinković, Aleksandras Chlebnikovas, Donatas Gurauskis, Johannes H. Gutheil, Artūras Kilikevičius

“…Ship emissions significantly impact air quality, particularly in coastal and port regions, contributing to elevated concentrations of PM_2.5, and PM₁₀, with varying effects observed across different locations. This study investigates the effectiveness of emission control policies, inland and port-specific contributions to air pollution, and the health risks posed by particulate matter (PM). …”
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The relationship between cognitive function and neuropsychiatric disorders with quantitative electroencephalogram (qEEG) on long COVID syndrome patients by Yetty Ramli, Pukovisa Prawiroharjo, Winnugroho Wiratman, Eric Tenda, Nurhadi Ibrahim, Damar Susilaradeya, Abdi Reza, Jennifer Agatha, Rejoel Siagian, Hazrina Fauhan, Florencia Evelyn, Yoshikazu Ugawa, Prasandhya Yusuf

“…There is no statistical difference for spectrum examination and hemispheric asymmetry observed in the qEEG data between the COVID and long COVID groups. …”
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Evaluation of the antibacterial activity of essential oils from oregano (Origanum vulgare) against Escherichia coli strains isolated from meat products by L. Brito-Junior, H. C. Brito, M. M. Simões, B. Santos, F. M. C. Marques, M. A. A. Medeiros, M. S. Alves, J. H. A. Farias, C. T. Pereira, A. F. Diniz, A. A. Oliveira-Filho, V. L. R. Vilela

“…Regarding associations, it was observed that O. vulgare had an antagonistic effect towards certain antibiotics, mainly ampicillin, showing greater interference from the essential oil. …”
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Prevalence and impact of pelvic floor dysfunctions on quality of life in women 5–10 years after their first vaginal or caesarian delivery by Alba González-Timoneda, Nerea Valles-Murcia, Paula Muñoz Esteban, María Sol Torres López, Elisa Turrión Martínez, Patxi Errandonea Garcia, Lola Serrano Raya, Francisco Nohales Alfonso

“…Methods: We conducted an ambispective cohort observational study. Participants were primiparous women who had given birth to only one child by vaginal delivery or cesarean section between 2012 and 2016. …”
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SEMI–DWARF PRODUCTIVE BARLEY LINES by B. A. Batasheva, V. I. Ibisheva, R. A. Abdullaev, O. N. Kovaleva, I. A. Zveinek, E. E. Radchenko

“…Wide variability (55–155 cm) of cultivated barley in plant height was observed. Under irrigation in the southern Dagestan, the optimum height of plants, providing high resistance to lodging, was 100–115 cm. …”
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Microbial Contamination and Food Safety Aspects of Cassava Roasted Flour (“Rale”) in Mozambique by Andreia Massamby, Su-lin L. Leong, Bettina Müller, Lucas Tivana, Volkmar Passoth, Custódia Macuamule, Mats Sandgren

“…Aflatoxin-producing molds were observed infrequently in this study, and only at low counts, thus, the risk for aflatoxin contamination appears to be low. …”
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A structural analysis of ordered Cs3Sb films grown on single crystal graphene and silicon carbide substrates by C. A. Pennington, M. Gaowei, E. M. Echeverria, K. Evans-Lutterodt, A. Galdi, T. Juffmann, S. Karkare, J. Maxson, S. J. van der Molen, P. Saha, J. Smedley, W. G. Stam, R. M. Tromp

“…With these tools, we observed ordered domains in less than 10 nm thick films with quantum efficiencies greater than 1% at 530 nm. …”
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Drilling characteristics optimization of polymer composite fortified with eggshells using box-Behnken design and zebra optimization algorithm by B. Deepanraj, A.M. Saravanan, N. Senthilkumar, Abdul Aziz Afzal, Abdul Rahman Afzal

“…Drilling studies on the fabricated delrin+ESPs (DESP) are carried out using an uncoated carbide drill bit in a vertical machining center (VMC), and the surface roughness (SR) and material removal rate (MRR) are measured for further analysis. Observation shows that with higher RS and FR, the MRR and SR increase. …”
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The Expression of T Cell FOXP3 and T-Bet Is Upregulated in Severe but Not Euthyroid Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis by Stana Tokić, Mario Štefanić, Ljubica Glavaš-Obrovac, Sonja Jaman, Eva Novosadová, Jana Petrkova, Zdenka Navratilova, Mirjana Suver Stević, Martin Petrek

“…By contrast, no differences in mRNA expression levels of ETS1, BLIMP1, and HIF1α were observed across the study groups. In summary, severe but not euthyroid HT was associated with robust upregulation of T-bet and FOXP3 mRNA in peripheral T cells, independent of the thyroid hormone status but proportional to disease activity.…”
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Effect of Polymer Network Architecture on Adsorption Kinetics at Liquid–Liquid Interfaces: A Comparison Between Poly(NIPAM-co-AA) Copolymer Microgels and Interpenetrating Network M... by Galina A. Komarova, Elena Yu. Kozhunova, Rustam A. Gumerov, Igor I. Potemkin, Irina R. Nasimova

“…The results showed that, despite having the same chemical composition, copolymer particles exhibit completely different adsorption behavior in comparison to other microgel architectures. The observed disparity can be attributed to the nonuniform distribution of charged acrylic acid groups within the P-(NIPAM-co-AA) network obtained through precipitation polymerization. …”
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Cochlear Implantation in Single-Sided Deafness and Asymmetric Hearing Loss: 12 Months Follow-up Results of a European Multicenter Evaluation by Thomas Wesarg, Antje Aschendorff, Regina Baumgaertel, Julia Böttcher, Liesbeth De Coninck, Ingeborg Dhooge, Ann Dierckx, Thomas Klenzner, Philipp Schörg, Georg Sprinzl, Freya Swinnen, Nicolas Verhaert, Annelies Vermeiren, Simone Volpert, Andrzej Zarowski, Arne Ernst

“…No uniform development of pitch perception with the implant ear was observed. Conclusion: The benefits shown in this study confirm and expand the existing body of evidence for the effectiveness of CI in SSD and AHL. …”
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Silver-blend hydroxyapatite bio-ceramics for enhanced photocatalytic degradation of methylene blue by Manoj V. Junnarkar, Prateek V. Sawant, Mahadev A. Parekar, Avadhut V. Kardile, Ashish B. Thorat, Ramakant P. Joshi, Ravindra U. Mene

“…The degradation of organic dyes through photocatalysis was carried out using pure and Ag-doped HAp samples as the catalysts under solar irradiation. It is observed that the Ag-HAp photocatalysts show a better efficiency toward the degradation of methylene blue (MB) compared to malachite green or Rhodamine B. …”
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Evaluation of Influenza Vaccine Effectiveness from 2021 to 2024: A Guangdong-Based Test-Negative Case–Control Study by Liyan Zhu, Ying Han, Jiahai Lu, Jianhao Tan, Conghui Liao, Cheng Guo, Qing He, Yajie Qiu, Huahua Lu, Yue Zhou, Jianrui Wei, Dandan Hu

“…The VE against all influenza viruses across the three seasons was 37% (95% CI: 31–43), with the lowest VE of 24% (95% CI: 8–37) observed in the 2021–2022 season. In children aged 0.5 to <3 years, the VE was 32% (95% CI: 19–43). …”
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The influence of sex on sleep characteristics in the adult and older adult population: findings from the EPISONO sleep study by Mayra dos Santos Silva, Priscila Farias Tempaku, Priscila Farias Tempaku, Monica Levy Andersen, Monica Levy Andersen, Sergio Tufik, Sergio Tufik, Dalva Poyares, Dalva Poyares

“…Exclusion criteria: pregnant or lactating women, individuals with self-care limitations (physical or mental), and night-shift workers.ResultsWe observed that adult women showed a greater REM latency, adult and older adult women spent more time in N3 than men, and an increased periodic leg movement index in older adult women. …”
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Role of organic manures on soil carbon stocks and soil enzyme activities in intensively managed ginger production systems by C Nichita, Raghavendra S, B Champa, Ganapathi G, Sudarshan V, Nandita S, Ravikumar D, M Nagaraja

“…Incremental variations were observed in the order of Category 3 > Category 2 > Category 1 ginger fields. …”
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Enhancing decay resistance and maintaining quality of stored apples (Malus domestica ‘Golden Delicious’) through essential oil-enriched edible coatings by Atiyeh Oraee, Yahya Selahvarzi, Mona Ghazimoghadam, Bahram Abedy, Mohammad Ali Sabokkhiz

“…The highest ripening index was observed in the control samples, which ranged from the initial value of 37.0 to 54.7 by the end of the storage period. …”
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Combining extraction and cultivation methods for soil seed bank analysis increases number of captured species and their similarity to above-ground vegetation by Petr Plohák, Hana Švehláková, Barbara Stalmachová, Miroslava Goňo, Tomáš Dvorský

“…The similarity between the species composition of aboveground vegetation and the soil seed bank correspond to similarities observed in other studies from degraded habitats. Very low similarity between the species of the soil seed bank from cultivation and extraction method is probably caused by the highly variable distribution of seeds in the soil in time and space.…”
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Chatting your way to quitting: A longitudinal exploration of smokers' interaction with a cessation chatbot by Linwei He, Erkan Basar, Reinout W. Wiers, Marjolijn L. Antheunis, Emiel Krahmer

“…A slight decreasing trend was observed in engagement and satisfaction, likely due to a novelty effect. …”
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