Seasonality of host-seeking Ixodes ricinus nymph abundance in relation to climate by Hoch, Thierry, Madouasse, Aurélien, Jacquot, Maude, Wongnak, Phrutsamon, Beugnet, Fréderic, Bournez, Laure, Cosson, Jean-François, Huard, Frédéric, Moutailler, Sara, Plantard, Olivier, Poux, Valérie, René-Martellet, Magalie, Vayssier-Taussat, Muriel, Verheyden, Hélène, Vourc’h, Gwenaël, Chalvet-Monfray, Karine, Agoulon, Albert

“…In all cases except the mountainous site, the timing of the spring peak could be related to the sum of degree days since the beginning of the year. …”
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Being a tree crop increases the odds of experiencing yield declines irrespective of pollinator dependence by Aizen, Marcelo A., Gleiser, Gabriela, Kitzberger, Thomas A., Milla, Ruben

“…About one‑fourth of all time series showed declines in crop yield, a characteristic associated with both high pollinator dependence and a tree growth form. …”
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Lung transplant outcomes for recipients with alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency, by use of alpha-1 antitrypsin augmentation therapy by Atharv V. Oak, MEng, Jessica M. Ruck, MD, PhD, Alfred J. Casillan, MD, PhD, Armaan F. Akbar, BS, Ramon A. Riojas, MD, PhD, Pali D. Shah, MD, Jinny S. Ha, MD, MHS, Sara Strout, PharmD, Allan B. Massie, PhD, Dorry L. Segev, MD, PhD, Christian A. Merlo, MD, MPH, Errol L. Bush, MD

“…The age-adjusted ATE estimate of post-LT augmentation therapy use on time to death and ACGF was +1.69 and +1.48 years, respectively. …”
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Diagnostics and treatment of Clostridium difficile-associated disease: Guidelines of the Russian gastroenterological association by V. T. Ivashkin, N. D. Yushchuk, I. V. Mayev, Tatyana L Lapina, Ye. A. Poluektova, O. S. Shifrin, A. S. Tertychny, A. S. Trukhmanov, A. A. Sheptulin, Ye. K. Baranskaya, O. S. Lyashenko, K. V. Ivashkin

“…Prophylaxis requires rational application of antibiotics, decrease, whenever possible, of terms of hospital stay, timely diagnosis and observance of sanitary and epidemiologic rules in medical institutions. …”
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Classifying problematic gaming using a latent profile approach based on personality traits in Chinese young adolescent by Jingyue Hao, Zhenjiang Liao, Qiuping Huang, Xinxin Chen, Shuhong Lin, Yongyan Shi, Yifan Li, Yin Tang, Xuhao Wang, Hongxian Shen

“…High-risk gamers allocated more time and financial resources to gaming for escapism and leisure purposes. …”
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Almond snacking modestly improves diet quality and waist circumference but not psychosocial assessments and other cardiometabolic markers in overweight, middle-aged adults: A rando... by Vernon Uganiza Rayo, Lauren Okamoto, Maricarmen Cervantes, Mee Young Hong, Nathaniel Jason, Mark Kern, Changqi Liu, Elise North, Svitlana Storm, Oliver C. Witard, Shirin Hooshmand

“…Insulin sensitivity decreased during CONTROL (Time: p < 0.05) but remained constant during ALMOND. …”
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Global disparities in cancer supportive care: An international survey by Alexandre Chan, Lawson Eng, Changchuan Jiang, Mary Dagsi, Yu Ke, Mary Tanay, Cristiane Bergerot, Niharika Dixit, Ana Cardeña Gutiérrez, Ana I. Velazquez, Farhad Islami, Enrique Soto‐Perez‐de‐Celis

“…Results A total of 218 active members participated, with one‐quarter (26.6%) from LMIC and 18.4% ethnic minorities, timely cancer care (43.7%) and timely supportive care (45.0%) emerged as the most pressing disparities globally. …”
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Automatic Segmentation of Asphalt Cracks on Highways After Large-Scale and Severe Earthquakes Using Deep Learning-Based Approaches by Mehmet Yilmaz, Erkut Yalcin, Fatih Demir, Ahmet Munir Ozdemir, Muhammed Atar, Aysegul Gunes, Beyza Furtana Yalcin, Ertugrul Cambay

“…Unlike traditional manual inspections, which are time-consuming and error-prone, our approach leverages advanced segmentation techniques to ensure accurate, pixel-level classification of various crack types. …”
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Perancangan User Experience Aplikasi Bimbingan Akademik Mahasiswa FILKOM Menggunakan Metode Human-Centered Design by Farassulthana Azzahra Willary Yaasiin, Herman Tolle, Hanifah Muslimah Az-Zahra

“…Hasil pengujian dengan metode usability testing menggunakan kombinasi penilaian pengujian ISO 9241-210 dan UEQ dengan detail teknik penilaian completion rate, time based efficiency, System Usability Scale (SUS), dan User Experience Questionnaire (UEQ).   …”
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Stock price prediction with attentive temporal convolution-based generative adversarial network by Ying Liu, Xiaohua Huang, Liwei Xiong, Ruyu Chang, Wenjing Wang, Long Chen

“…A TCN can achieve extensive sequence memory by utilizing dilated convolutions, enabling it to capture long-term dependencies in time-series data, as well as causal convolution, ensuring that the model does not utilize future information when predicting future values, which is particularly crucial for time-series prediction. …”
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Enhancing Digital Identity and Access Control in Event Management Systems Using Sui Blockchain by Suthir Sriram, P. R. Tharaniesh, Priyanka Saraf, Nivethitha Vijayaraj, Thangavel Murugan

“…It also ensures the validity of tickets and at the same time ensures that the ticket is transferable back and forth while the ownership of the ticket is wholly and clearly disclosed. zkLogin for Seamless User Authentication: zkLogin is then implemented in the platform to ensure users can be authenticated in a Privacy-Preserving manner while at the same time having High Security. …”
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Immediate Results of Colonic Flat Epithelial Neoplasms Removal Using Diathermic Snare Endoscopic Mucosal Resection and Mucosectomy Combined with Dissection in the Submucosal Layer:... by A. A. Fedorenko, P. V. Pavlov, A. P. Kiryukhin, A. S. Tertychnyy

“…The ESD group had an average intervention time of 143.6 ± 102.9 min, whereas the EMR group had an average intervention time of 52.6 ± 34.4 min. …”
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Diagnostics and treatment of cardiac achalasia and cardiospasm: guidelines of the Russian gastroenterological association by V. T. Ivashkin, A. S. Trukhmanov, E. A. Godzhello, I. V. Mayev, Yu. V. Evsyutina, T. L. Lapina, O. A. Storonova

“…Disease prognosis at timely diagnosis and treatment is favorable; remission rate for 10 years post-pneumocardiodilation ranges 75 to 90%. …”
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Effective Facial Expression Recognition System Using Artificial Intelligence Technique by Imad S. Yousif, Tarik A. Rashid, Ahmed S. Shamsaldin, Sabat A. Abdulhameed, Abdulhady Abas Abdullah

“…Implications for implementing real-time and context-aware recognition of human emotions based on AI technologies are far-reaching as they demonstrate the potential that hybrid AI systems offer at enhancing emotion deciphering. …”
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Poor outcome despite modern treatments: A retrospective study of 99 patients with primary and secondary plasma cell leukemia by Camille Tessier, Richard LeBlanc, Jean Roy, Sabrina Trudel, Julie Côté, Marc Lalancette, Jean‐Samuel Boudreault, Émilie Lemieux‐Blanchard, Rayan Kaedbey, Michel Pavic

“…We observed no improvement in OS over time (2005–2012 vs. 2013–2020, p = 0.629 for pPCL and p = 0.329 for sPCL). …”
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Functional Evaluation of Open Carpal Tunnel Release in Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Patients by Swagat Mahapatra, Devta Singh, Prakhar Mishra, Jaydeep Patel, Madhusudan Mishra, Animesh Gupta

“…The degree of carpal tunnel syndrome was compared before surgery, after 3 months of surgery, and after 6 months of surgery, and the association was found statistically significant (P < 0.001) as the results improved significantly over time. The electrophysiological data of open carpal tunnel release syndrome was compared, and all the motor and sensory parameters improved over time significantly (P < 0.05). …”
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Borogon: Ethnonym and Ethnic History by Bair Z. Nanzatov, Vladimir V. Tishin

“…An indirect historical data indicates the time before the beginning of the 17th century as an upper chronological milestone of the appearance of the name. …”
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Community disaster exposure and first onset of depression: A panel analysis of nationally representative South African data, 2008-2017. by Andrew Tomita, Busisiwe P Ncama, Yoshan Moodley, Rashieda Davids, Jonathan K Burns, Tafadzwanashe Mabhaudhi, Albert T Modi, Rob Slotow

“…Risk of first depression onset between individuals exposed and unexposed to community disaster was measured, accounting for multiple disaster exposure over time by fitting generalized estimating equation (GEE) regression models. …”
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Progression of ampC amplification during de novo amoxicillin resistance development in E. coli by Luyuan Nong, Martijs Jonker, Wim de Leeuw, Meike T. Wortel, Benno ter Kuile

“…Gene amplification of AmpC beta-lactamase is a main contributor to de novo β-lactam resistance in Escherichia coli. However, the time course of amplification and the accompanying DNA mutations are unclear. …”
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“Effect of oral systemic administration of vitamin D on the rate of maxillary canine retraction: A randomized controlled trial” by Davender Kumar, Revathi Mn, Rekha Sharma, Ashuma Sachdeva, Nameksh Raj Bhupali, Ravinder Solanki

“…The total mean canine retraction for group 1 was achieved at T4 time interval while it was achieved at T5 interval for group 2. …”
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