PET-Assessed Metabolic Tumor Volume Across the Spectrum of Solid-Organ Malignancies: A Review of the Literature by Anusha Agarwal, Chase J. Wehrle, Sangeeta Satish, Paresh Mahajan, Suneel Kamath, Shlomo Koyfman, Wen Wee Ma, Maureen Linganna, Jamak Modaresi Esfeh, Charles Miller, David C. H. Kwon, Andrea Schlegel, Federico Aucejo

“…Solid-organ malignancies represent a significant disease burden and remain one of the leading causes of death globally. In the past few decades, the rapid evolution of imaging modalities has shifted the paradigm towards image-based precision medicine, especially in the care of patients with solid-organ malignancies. …”
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Detecting Ground Level Enhancements Using Soil Moisture Sensor Networks by A. D. P. Hands, F. Baird, K. A. Ryden, C. S. Dyer, F. Lei, J. G. Evans, J. R. Wallbank, M. Szczykulska, D. Rylett, R. Rosolem, S. Fowler, D. Power, E. M. Henley

“…However, there are only a few dozen active stations worldwide, and there has not been a UK‐based station for several decades. Much smaller neutron detectors are increasingly deployed throughout the world with the purpose of using secondary neutrons from cosmic rays to monitor local soil moisture conditions (COSMOS). …”
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Advanced statistical analysis of air quality and its health impacts in India: Quantifying significance by detangling weather-driven effects by Akshansha Chauhan, Guggilla Pavan Sai, Chin-Yu Hsu

“…Air quality has emerged as a significant concern due to its direct impact on human health. Over recent decades, India has witnessed a marked deterioration in air quality due to rising anthropogenic emissions and climate change. …”
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The potential of recycling wool residues as an amendment for enhancing the physical and hydraulic properties of a sandy loam soil by Ahmed Abdallah, Francesca Ugolini, Silvia Baronti, Anita Maienza, Francesca Camilli, Laura Bonora, Francesca Martelli, Jacopo Primicerio, Fabrizio Ungaro

“…Purpose Climate change and global food demand in coming decades urge effective actions for more efficient uses of water and soil resources. …”
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Are neurasthenia and depression the same disease entity? An electroencephalography study by Ge Dang, Lin Zhu, Chongyuan Lian, Silin Zeng, Xue Shi, Zian Pei, Xiaoyong Lan, Jian Qing Shi, Nan Yan, Yi Guo, Xiaolin Su

“…Abstract Background The neurasthenia–depression controversy has lasted for several decades. It is challenging to solve the argument by symptoms alone for syndrome-based disease classification. …”
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Promoting Computational Access to Digital Collections in the Nordic and Baltic Countries: An Icelandic Use Case by Gustavo Candela, Olga Holownia, Max Odsbjerg, Mirjam Cuper, Nele Gabriëls, Katrine Hofmann, Edward J. Gray, Sally Chambers, Mahendra Mahey

“…Over the last decade, GLAM (Galleries, Libraries, Archives and Museums) institutions have been exploring new ways to make their content available. …”
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An Experimental and Numerical Study of Landslides Triggered by Agricultural Irrigation in Northwestern China by Tianfeng Gu, Pingping Sun, Jiading Wang, Herry Lin, Yuanjun Xu, Jiaxu Kong, Bin Sun

“…Heifangtai tableland, located in the CLP in Yongjing County, Gansu Province, has been selected as a case, where more than 90 slidings occurred in the past three decades. Field monitoring and laboratory tests were conducted to obtain the soil-water characteristic curve, unsaturated soil shear strength, irrigation water infiltration, and the groundwater level change. …”
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Digital Twins and Enabling Technology Applications in Mining: Research Trends, Opportunities, and Challenges by Mihiran Galagedarage Don, Thumeera R. Wanasinghe, Raymond G. Gosine, Peter J. Warrian

“…Although the mining industry has not undergone revolutionary digital change, numerous technologies have been applied and improved during the past two decades. Through a systematic literature survey, this study presents research trends, opportunities, and challenges in the context of digital twinning in the mining industry. …”
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Photovoltaic Solar Technologies: Solution to Affordable, Sustainable, and Reliable Energy Access for All in Rwanda by Samuel Bimenyimana, Godwin Norense Osarumwense Asemota, Jean De Dieu Niyonteze, Cyprien Nsengimana, Paula Jeanne Ihirwe, Lingling Li

“…Despite remarkable economic growth and development in recent decades, Rwanda has been still facing energy crises and challenges. …”
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Association of ATM Gene Polymorphism with PTC Metastasis in Female Patients by Yulu Gu, Xiaoli Liu, Yaqin Yu, Jieping Shi, Lizhe Ai, Hui Sun, Joseph Sam Kanu, Chong Wang, Yawen Liu

“…The incidence rate of papillary thyroid cancer (PTC) has increased for several decades and is higher in females than males. In this study, we want to investigate whether ATM polymorphisms are associated with gender-specific metastasis of PTC. 358 PTC patients in Northern China, including 109 males and 249 females, were included in our study. …”
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Unlocking the therapeutic mechanism of Caesalpinia sappan: a comprehensive review of its antioxidant and anti-cancer properties, ethnopharmacology, and phytochemistry by Estéfani Alves Asevedo, Estéfani Alves Asevedo, Livia Ramos Santiago, Livia Ramos Santiago, Hyo Jeong Kim, Rony Abdi Syahputra, Moon Nyeo Park, Rosy Iara Maciel Azambuja Ribeiro, Bonglee Kim

“…This review synthesizes the findings from the past decade, providing a comprehensive evaluation of C. sappan’s pharmacological promise while identifying critical areas for future research. …”
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Self-assessed depressive symptoms in adolescents comparing two Swedish cohorts born 15 years apart by Carl Wikberg, Pia Augustsson, Marcus Praetorius Björk, Tord Ivarsson, Gudny Sveinsdottir, Eiríkur Örn Arnarson, W. Edward Craighead, Ina Marteinsdottir, Josefine Lilja

“…This study aims to explore changes in the prevalence of self-reported depressive symptoms among Swedish high school students over the past two decades, utilizing the Children's Depression Inventory (CDI). …”
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Female Gender Remains a Significant Barrier to Access Cataract Surgery in South Asia: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Qunru Ye, Yanxian Chen, William Yan, Wei Wang, Jingxian Zhong, Cong Tang, Andreas Müller, Bo Qiu

“…To determine whether the female gender is a barrier for the access to cataract surgery services in South Asia in the last two decades. Methods. Eligible cross-sectional studies were identified via computer searches and reviewing the reference lists of the obtained articles. …”
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Immune Thrombocytopenia in a worker exposed to toluene: a case report by Eric Slawka, Margarida Lourenço Castelló, Gabriel Machado Romão da Silva, Angelica dos Santos Vianna

“…Herein, we report a case of ITP in a patient with long-term low-level exposure to toluene in the workplace.Case Report: A 34-year-old white female chemistry technician presented to a teaching hospital in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in 2002, with a 2-year history of isolated thrombocytopenia, and low-level occupational exposure to toluene for more than a decade. She had bruises on the physical exam, and platelets count of 40.000 µL. …”
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Network analysis of the association between social anxiety and problematic smartphone use in college students by Wanying Xing, Xianyang Wang, Tingwei Feng, Jiaxin Xie, Chang Liu, Xiuchao Wang, Hui Wang, Lei Ren, Lei Ren, Xufeng Liu

“…BackgroundSocial anxiety (SA) and problematic smartphone use (PSU) have become increasingly common among college students in recent decades, with research indicating a mutual increase in risk. …”
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Efficiency enhancement in main path extraction in mRNA vaccine field: A novel approach leveraging intermediate patents, with shielding origin and terminus patent edges by Ting Zhang, Zhongquan Jian, Juan Chen, Dongzi Xu, Xiaoyi Yang, Yan Lu, Shu Yan, Lizi Pan, Qingqiang Wu, Zhaolian Ouyang

“…Their rapid advancement, particularly during the COVID-19 pandemic, is the result of decades of research and numerous technological breakthroughs. …”
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Heterogeneous graph convolutional neural network for protein-ligand scoring by Kevin Crampon, Alexis Giorkallos, Xavier Vigouroux, Stephanie Baud, Luiz Angelo Steffenel

“…Aim: Drug discovery is a long process, often taking decades of research endeavors. It is still an active area of research in both academic and industrial sectors with efforts on reducing time and cost. …”
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Electromagnetic metamaterial agent by Shengguo Hu, Mingyi Li, Jiawen Xu, Hongrui Zhang, Shanghang Zhang, Tie Jun Cui, Philipp del Hougne, Lianlin Li

“…Abstract Metamaterials have revolutionized wave control; in the last two decades, they evolved from passive devices via programmable devices to sensor-endowed self-adaptive devices realizing a user-specified functionality. …”
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Diet-microbiome covariation across three giraffe species in a close-contact zone by Elin Videvall, Brian A. Gill, Michael B. Brown, Hannah K. Hoff, Bethan L. Littleford-Colquhoun, Peter Lokeny, Paul M. Musili, Tyler R. Kartzinel

“…Despite the proliferation of studies focusing on host-microbiome interactions in recent decades, few prior studies have quantified the level and extent of diet-microbiome linkages in wildlife. …”
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A Truncated Multi-Thiol Aptamer-Based SARS-CoV-2 Electrochemical Biosensor: Towards Variant-Specific Point-of-Care Detection with Optimized Fabrication by Sergio Roberto Molina Ramirez, Nafiseh Samiseresht, Mateo Alejandro Martínez-Roque, Ferdinando Catania, Kevin Graef, Martin Rabe, Andreas Offenhäusser, Dirk Mayer, Gabriela Figueroa-Miranda

“…The aptasensor possesses a low limit of detection (8.0 fg/mL), the highest sensitivity reported for S protein (209.5 signal per concentration decade), and a wide dynamic detection range (8.0 fg/mL–38 ng/mL) in nasopharyngeal samples, covering the clinically relevant range. …”
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