Water utilization strategy of tomato grown on east-west orientation in solar greenhouses revealed based on hydroxide isotopes by Furong Han, Lili Zhangzhong, Wengang Zheng, Jingjing Li, Kaili Shi, Yibo Wei

“…Path analysis revealed PAR as a critical determinant of ETc, with direct path coefficients of 0.866 and 0.567. …”
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Modeling the thermal performance of hybrid paraffin-air nanostructure in a heat sink: Effect of atomic ratio of Al2O3 nanoparticles by Wed khalid Ghanim, Rassol Hamed Rasheed, Ahmed Shawqi Sadeq, Mohammad N. Fares, Soheil Salahshour, Rozbeh Sabetvand

“…These findings show the critical role of Al₂O₃ nanoparticles in enhancing the thermal performance of phase change material-based systems, offering valuable insights into optimal nanoparticle concentration and aggregation for effective thermal management in energy storage applications.…”
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Effects of hypoxia on the heart of the juvenile four-finger threadfin (Eleutheronema tetradactylum) based on physiological indicators and transcriptome analysis by Yi Lu, Eric Amenyogbe, Ye- Yang, Zhong-liang Wang, Zhong-liang Wang, Zhong-liang Wang, Jing-hui Jin, Rui-tao Xie, Eric Kwabena Droepenu, Jian-sheng Huang, Jian-sheng Huang, Jian-sheng Huang

“…The MAPK pathway plays a critical role in cellular stress responses, including survival, proliferation, and apoptosis. …”
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BAFF and APRIL immunotherapy following Bacille Calmette-Guérin vaccination enhances protection against pulmonary tuberculosis in mice by Min Xie, Chen-Yu Tsai, Joshua Woo, Frank Nuritdinov, Melissa Cristaldo, Narineh M. Odjourian, Rosleine Antilus-Sainte, Maureen Dougher, Martin Gengenbacher, Martin Gengenbacher

“…Concurrently, we observed an increased frequency of central memory T cells, a subset critical for protective immunity. Changes in cellular immune responses were accompanied by reduced pro-inflammatory cytokine profiles and a contraction of the leukocyte population in lungs. …”
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Advancing Pediatric Surgery: The Use of HoloLens 2 for 3D Anatomical Reconstructions in Preoperative Planning by Marco Di Mitri, Annalisa Di Carmine, Simone D’Antonio, Benedetta Maria Capobianco, Cristian Bisanti, Edoardo Collautti, Sara Maria Cravano, Francesca Ruspi, Michele Libri, Tommaso Gargano, Mario Lima

“…The immersive experience provided by HoloLens 2 enabled surgeons to better identify critical landmarks, understand spatial relationships, and prevent surgical challenges. …”
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Lights and Siren Transport and the Need for Hospital Intervention in Nontrauma Patients: A Prospective Study by Olivier Bertholet, Mathieu Pasquier, Elina Christes, Damien Wirths, Pierre-Nicolas Carron, Olivier Hugli, Fabrice Dami

“…The use of lights and siren transport (LST) has been a matter of debate because of the short time savings and well-established increased risks for Emergency Medical Services (EMS) and bystanders. Time-critical hospital intervention (TCHI) denotes urgently needed procedures that cannot be performed properly in an out-of-hospital setting. …”
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Archival Research, Underwater Optical Surveys, and 3D Modelling: Three Stages for Shaping the Wreck of the Steamship <i>Bengala</i> (Isola di Capo Rizzuto, Crotone, Italy) by Salvatore Medaglia, Fabio Bruno, Ana Castelli, Matteo Collina, Barbara Davidde Petriaggi, Luca De Rosa, Julieta Frere, Fabrizio Fuoco, Guillermo Gutiérrez, Antonio Lagudi, Francesco Megna, Raffaele Peluso

“…Archival research, including consultation of official documents, provided critical information on the ship’s dimensions, superstructure, rigging, materials, and construction methods. …”
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Trends and Clinical Implications of Pediatric Pulmonary Function After Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation: A Systematic Review by Xiaowei Zhao, Yuqi Zhao, Guoyu Ding, Xue Li, Xiaoyue Zhang, Yanli Leng, Hongmei Wang

“…Conclusion Monitoring pulmonary function is critical for the early identification of complications in pediatric HSCT recipients. …”
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X-ray pulsed light curves of highly compact neutron stars as probes of scalar–tensor theories of gravity by Tulio Ottoni, Jaziel G. Coelho, Rafael C. R. de Lima, Jonas P. Pereira, Jorge A. Rueda

“…We focus on the high-compactness regime, i.e., close to the critical GR value $$GM/(c^2 R)=0.284$$ G M / ( c 2 R ) = 0.284 , over which multiple images of the spot appear and impact crucially the light curves. …”
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Fusion of Remotely Sensed Data with Monitoring Well Measurements for Groundwater Level Management by César de Oliveira Ferreira Silva, Rodrigo Lilla Manzione, Epitácio Pedro da Silva Neto, Ulisses Alencar Bezerra, John Elton Cunha

“…In this study, we integrated multisource data by applying the LMC to model the spatial relationships of variables and then utilized block support regularization with collocated block cokriging (CBCK) to enhance our predictions. A critical engineering challenge addressed in this study is support homogenization, where we adjusted punctual variances to block variances and ensure consistency in spatial predictions. …”
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Driving brain state transitions via Adaptive Local Energy Control Model by Rong Yao, Langhua Shi, Yan Niu, HaiFang Li, Xing Fan, Bin Wang

“…However, they often neglect the critical question of how the whole brain responds to external control inputs that are driven by control energy from multiple brain regions, which limits their application value in guiding clinical neurostimulation. …”
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Assessing survey design changes of long-term fishery-independent groundfish trawl surveys in the Gulf of Mexico by Adam G. Pollack, Eric R. Hoffmayer, Theodore S. Switzer, David S. Hanisko, Jill M. Hendon, John Mareska, Fernando Martinez-Andrade, Jeff Rester, Zachary C. Zuckerman, Gilmore Pellegrin

“…Finally, a discussion around the lesson learned (i.e., the critical need for overlap of survey designs), emphasizing the potential impacts of these changes on the overall time series concerning stock assessments, is presented.…”
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Biomechanical Analysis of Truncated Cone Implants for Maxillary Sinus Lift: An In Vitro Study on Polyurethane Laminas by Luca Comuzzi, Tea Romasco, Carlos Fernando Mourão, Giulia Marchioli, Adriano Piattelli, Natalia Di Pietro

“…Notably, this difference was not significant at the 20 PCF/3 mm lamina, highlighting that bone density may play a more critical role than thickness for SLC implants. This study simulated the clinical condition of achieving primary stability even with extreme maxillary bone thickness. …”
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Construction of cuproptosis-related genes risk model predicts the prognosis of Uterine Corpus Endometrial Carcinoma by Yanfang Huang, Guoxian Luo, Xiujie Sheng, Jianqi Li

“…The LASSO regression and Nomogram models demonstrated robust predictive performance for UCEC prognosis, identifying CDKN2A, GLS, and PPAT as critical prognostic genes. Furthermore, these genes played essential roles in immune cell infiltration in UCEC, confirming their significance. …”
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Reconstruction and computational analysis of the microRNA regulation gene network in wheat drought response mechanisms by M. A. Kleshchev, A. V. Maltseva, E. A. Antropova, P. S. Demenkov, T. V. Ivanisenko, Y. L. Orlov, H. Chao, M. Chen, N. A. Kolchanov, V. A. Ivanisenko

“…Drought is a critical factor limiting the productivity of bread wheat (Triticum aestivum L.), one of the key agricultural crops. …”
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Natremia Significantly Influences the Clinical Outcomes in Patients with Severe Traumatic Brain Injury by Bharti Sharma, Winston Jiang, Munirah M. Hasan, George Agriantonis, Navin D. Bhatia, Zahra Shafaee, Kate Twelker, Jennifer Whittington

“…<b>Objective</b>: Fluctuations in sodium levels (SLs) may increase mortality, severity, and prolonged length of stay (LOS) in critically ill patients. We aim to study the effect of SL on various clinical outcomes in patients with severe traumatic brain injury (TBI). …”
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Acute Stroke in northern Portugal: outcomes and characteristics of patients in a Medical-Surgical Emergency Department by Sandra Domingues, Tiago Barros, João Correia, Arlindo Cruz, Nuno Araújo, Liliana Silva

“…Effective management of acute stroke in emergency departments is critical, requiring a rapid and coordinated response to optimize clinical outcomes. …”
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Barriers to and Facilitators of Implementing Team-Based Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Simulation Study: Exploratory Analysis by Joan Brown, Sophia De-Oliveira, Christopher Mitchell, Rachel Carmen Cesar, Li Ding, Melissa Fix, Daniel Stemen, Krisda Yacharn, Se Fum Wong, Anahat Dhillon

“… Abstract IntroductionExtracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) is a critical tool in the care of severe cardiorespiratory dysfunction. …”
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Effects of permafrost stability changes on vegetation dynamics in the middle part of the Greater Khingan Mountains by Jiaman Sun, Wei Shan, Chengcheng Zhang

“…These research findings underscore the critical role of changes in permafrost stability in shaping vegetation dynamics, which has significant implications for the carbon budget and ecological stability in the context of future climate warming.…”
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Extreme drought-heatwave exacerbates water quality deterioration in China by Jie Jiang, Zhaoli Wang, Zhenxing Zhang, Xushu Wu, Chengguang Lai, Zhaoyang Zeng, Xiaohong Chen

“…This study revealed that extreme drought-heatwave event critically deteriorate river water quality in China, highlighting the urgent need for adaptive strategies to protect and restore water quality during extreme drought-heatwave events.…”
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