Invariant Spatial Pattern Across Mediterranean Scrublands in the Iberian Pear (Pyrus bourgaeana) by Brayan Morera, Pedro J. Garrote, Thorsten Wiegand, Daniel Ayllón, Jose M. Fedriani

“…Our spatial analysis revealed consistent and highly aggregated small‐scale patterns of all Iberian pear populations, with one critical scale aggregation, a low density of clusters and high variability in the number of trees per cluster. …”
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Exploring the prognostic role of microbial and genetic markers in lung squamous cell carcinoma by Fan Yang, Xiaodong Jia, Zihuan Ma, Siyao Liu, Chunzi Liu, Dan Chen, Xiuju Wang, Niansong Qian, Hui Ma

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An Object-Oriented Systems Engineering Point of View to Develop Controllers of Quadrotor Unmanned Aerial Vehicles by Ngo Van Hien, Van-Thuan Truong, Ngoc-Tam Bui

“…The aerospace industry needs to be provided with system solutions to technologically challenging and mission-critical problems. Based on the industrial control point of view, development engineers must take costs and existing standards into account in order to effectively design, implement, and deploy control systems with reasonable costs. …”
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Assessing universal competencies of students of non-linguistic specialties by Yulia B. Drobotenko, Natalia A. Nazarova

“…The training of such specialists at the university aims at the formation of both highly professional and flexible (universal) competencies that provide the ability to think systematically, critically assess problem situations and search for a variety of resources for solving professional problems. …”
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Emodin Enhanced Microwave‐Responsive Heterojunction with Powerful Bactericidal Capacity and Immunoregulation for Curing Bacteria‐Infected Osteomyelitis by Tao Xu, Hao Cheng, Hailiang Pei, Jiameng Wang, Yiwei Shi, Xiangyu Zhang, Di Huang

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Reliability and Validity of a Chinese Version of Adaptive Cognitive Evaluation Tool in College Students by Yu Z, Wang Y, Li Y, Feng W

“…Ze Yu,1,2,* Youyang Wang,1,2,* Yiyun Li,3 Wei Feng1,2 1Department of Psychological Medicine, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, Shanghai, 200032, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of Oncology, Shanghai Medical College of Fudan University, Shanghai, 200032, People’s Republic of China; 3Stomatological Hospital and Dental School of Tongji University, Shanghai, 200072, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Wei Feng, Department of Psychological Medicine, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, Shanghai, 200032, People’s Republic of China, Email ffww06@163.comBackground: Cognition is central to acquiring knowledge and learning new experiences, critical for social behavior and quality of life. Despite its importance, traditional cognitive assessment tools face limitations, including high labor costs and human error, underscoring an urgent need for cost-effective, precise tools to assess cognitive functions.Objective: This study aims to address this gap by evaluating the reliability and validity of the Chinese version of the Adaptive Cognitive Evaluation (ACE) tool among college students, thereby contributing to the advancement of cognitive research and disease management strategies in China.Methods: We collected data from 150 participants (72 males, 78 females) with an average age of 20.97 ± 3.36 years. …”
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Protocol for a meta-review of interventions to prevent and manage ICU delirium by Andrew Booth, Maria Pufulete, Ben Gibbison, Burak Kundakci, Katherine Louise Jones

“…We will include all critically ill adults (aged≥18 years) and any ICU delirium prevention or management intervention (pharmacological or non-pharmacological). …”
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An Analysis of Lexical Coherence in Fereydoun Tavallali’s Al-Tafasil from the perspective of functional Linguistics by Gholamreza Salimi, Zahra Rafie, Alireza Biaban Navard Sarvestani

“…Tavallali has thus deepened the internal coherence of the text with an enhancement of musicality and tone and has aligned the language with his political, critical and revolutionary goals.…”
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Composite dietary antioxidant index is inversely and nonlinearly associated with cardiovascular disease, atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, and cardiovascular mortality in peo... by Yan Jiang, Yingying Shen

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Developing a priority global research agenda for antimicrobial resistance in the human health sector: protocol for a scoping review by Alessandro Cassini, Raph L Hamers, Koe Stella Asadinia, Silvia Bertagnolio

“…Introduction To accelerate the response to the public health threat by antimicrobial resistance (AMR), the WHO is developing a Global Research Agenda for AMR in the human health sector that aims to provide a global and transparent assessment of priority knowledge gaps related to critical bacteria—including Mycobacterium tuberculosis—and fungi that inform control and response strategies to tackle AMR by 2030. …”
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Overcoming barriers for investigating nickel-pincer nucleotide cofactor-related enzymes by Jorge L. Nevarez, Aiko Turmo, Santhosh Gatreddi, Swati Gupta, Jian Hu, Robert P. Hausinger

“…The methods discussed here further our abilities to investigate the unique activities of Lar proteins.IMPORTANCEEnzymes containing the nickel-pincer nucleotide (NPN) cofactor are prevalent in a wide range of microorganisms and catalyze various critical biochemical reactions, yet they remain underexplored due, in part, to limitations in current research methodologies. …”
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Effect of Repeated Remote Ischemic Preconditioning on Peripheral Arterial Disease in Patients Suffering from Intermittent Claudication by Mehmet Balin, Tarık Kıvrak

“…Remote ischemic preconditioning (RIPC), is a phenomenon in which a short period of sub-critical ischemia, protects tissues against ischemia/reperfusion/injury. …”
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Examining the influence of port ship activities on pollutant emissions in port environments by Xinjia Gao, Qifeng Yu, Wei Dai, Qinyang Chen

“…The analysis highlights terminals such as Guandong, Zhendong, Shengdong, and Yangshan Phase IV as critical areas for emission reduction strategies. This study not only enhances our understanding of the dynamics of ship emissions in port waters but also provides a theoretical foundation for implementing effective emission control and reduction strategies. …”
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hERGAT: predicting hERG blockers using graph attention mechanism through atom- and molecule-level interaction analyses by Dohyeon Lee, Sunyong Yoo

“…Abstract The human ether-a-go-go-related gene (hERG) channel plays a critical role in the electrical activity of the heart, and its blockers can cause serious cardiotoxic effects. …”
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Real-time ultrasound for umbilical venous catheter insertion in neonates- a systematic review and meta-analysis by Rajendra Prasad Anne, Emine A. Rahiman, Abhishek Somashekara Aradhya

“…There is no sufficient data to come to a conclusion on the critical outcomes of sepsis and mortality. PROSPERO registration number: CRD42024567895.…”
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Association between serum pyridoxal 5′-phosphate levels and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: findings based on NHANES 2005–2010 by Yanbin Liu, Jun Yan

“…The threshold effect analysis found a critical point of 43.3 nmol/L. When serum PLP level is below 43.3 nmol/L, there is a negative correlation between serum PLP levels and COPD prevalence (p for overall <0.001, p for nonlinear <0.001). …”
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Adaptation Strategies for Hemp in Alkaline Salt Environments: Fertilizer Management for Nutrient Uptake and Optimizing Growth by Yunshu Ye, Haoyu Wang, Panpan Zhang, Yuhong Zhang

“…Our findings reveal the critical thresholds for NPK application in hemp under alkaline stress and provide practical fertilization strategies for sustainable hemp cultivation in saline-alkali regions.…”
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How many trees to see the forest? Assessing the effects of morphospace coverage and sample size in performance surface analysis by Stephanie M. Smith, C. Tristan Stayton, Kenneth D. Angielczyk

“…Abstract Linking morphology and function is critical to understanding the evolution of organismal shape. …”
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Time effect of elastic energy release of surrounding rock and evaluation method of reasonable advancing speed by Ruifu Yuan, Qi Ma, Qunlei Zhang, Chun Feng, Chunfu Wei, Yan Gao

“…Based on the simulation, there is a critical advancing speed, the iteration numbers of simulation are less than 15,000 per mining 10 m coal seam, the overburden structure is obvious, the abutment pressure in coal mass is large, and the accumulated energy is large, which is easy to cause strong rock burst. …”
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Clinicopathological and prognostic factor analyses of primary fallopian tube carcinoma and high-grade serous ovarian cancer: a single-institution retrospective study by Mengyan Tu, Xueyan Gao, Tianchen Guo, Weiguo Lu, Junfen Xu

“…These findings emphasize the critical role of accurate staging and achieving a residual tumor size of less than 1 cm during surgery. …”
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