Assessing subtle changes in arid land river basin ecological quality: A study utilizing the PIE engine platform and RSEI by Aizemaitijiang Maimaitituersun, Han Yang, Nuerbiye Aobuliaisan, Kamuran Maimaitiaili, Ouyang Chenyu

“…Subsequently, the Sen’s slope analysis and Mann-Kendall (M−K) trend test were employed to analyze the level of EQ changes in the Urumqi River Basin (URB). …”
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Men’s Attitudes Towards Participation in Organised Prostate Cancer Testing: An Abductive Thematic Analysis by Markus Arvendell, Lottie Phillips, Sara Delilovic, Moa Backman Enelius, Karin Olsson, Anetta Bolejko, Olof Akre, Sigrid Carlsson, Anne Richter, Anna Lantz

“…Methods: We conducted semi-structured telephone interviews with 30 men (nine participants and 21 non-participants) from Stockholm County who received OPT invitations. We employed an abductive thematic analysis, a reflexive process of identifying theoretical explanations of emerging patterns, to identify themes in men’s responses. …”
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A novel Na2MoO4@CNT/Al–Zn–Mg–Cu composite with superior corrosion resistance and good mechanical properties: Effect of heat treatment by Jie Yang, Qing Li, Zhixiang Xiao, Zhengbin Wang, Zhenyu Liu, Bolv Xiao, Zongyi Ma, Yugui Zheng

“…In this study, a new strategy of incorporating Na2MoO4 precipitants into bulk Al–Zn–Mg–Cu alloys using the inner cavity of opened carbon nanotubes (CNTs) combined with different heat treatments are employed to develop a novel Na2MoO4@CNT/7075 composite with superior corrosion resistance, high strength and good plasticity. …”
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Remote-sensing-based forest canopy height mapping: some models are useful, but might they provide us with even more insights when combined? by N. Besic, N. Picard, C. Vega, J.-D. Bontemps, L. Hertzog, J.-P. Renaud, J.-P. Renaud, F. Fogel, M. Schwartz, A. Pellissier-Tanon, G. Destouet, F. Mortier, F. Mortier, M. Planells-Rodriguez, P. Ciais

“…We also present the respective inter-model and intra-model variance estimations, enabling us to grasp where the employed models have comparable contributions but contrasting predictions. …”
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Marker-Less Video Analysis of Infant Movements for Early Identification of Neurodevelopmental Disorders by Roberta Bruschetta, Angela Caruso, Martina Micai, Simona Campisi, Gennaro Tartarisco, Giovanni Pioggia, Maria Luisa Scattoni

“…This study aims to address this aspect by employing a marker-less Artificial Intelligence (AI) approach for the automatic assessment of infants’ movements from single-camera video recordings. …”
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Validation of Ionospheric Specifications During Geomagnetic Storms: TEC and foF2 During the 2013 March Storm Event‐II by J. S. Shim, I.‐S. Song, G. Jee, Y.‐S. Kwak, I. Tsagouri, L. Goncharenko, J. McInerney, A. Vitt, L. Rastaetter, J. Yue, M. Chou, M. Codrescu, A. J. Coster, M. Fedrizzi, T. J. Fuller‐Rowell, A. J. Ridley, S. C. Solomon, J. B. Habarulema

“…TEC and foF2 changes from quiet‐time background are considered to evaluate the model performance on the storm impacts. For evaluation, we employ four skill scores: Correlation coefficient (CC), root‐mean square error (RMSE), ratio of the modeled to observed maximum percentage changes (Yield), and timing error (TE). …”
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Genome‐Wide Diversity in Lowland and Highland Maize Landraces From Southern South America: Population Genetics Insights to Assist Conservation by Pia Guadalupe Dominguez, Angela Veronica Gutierrez, Monica Irina Fass, Carla Valeria Filippi, Pablo Vera, Andrea Puebla, Raquel Alicia Defacio, Norma Beatriz Paniego, Veronica Viviana Lia

“…This allowed us to distinguish two clearly differentiated gene pools, the highland northwestern maize (HNWA) and the floury northeastern maize (FNEA). Subsequently, we employed essential biodiversity variables at the genetic level, as proposed by the Group on Earth Observations Biodiversity Observation Network (GEO BON), to evaluate the conservation status of these two groups. …”
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A pan-cancer analysis of homeobox family: expression characteristics and latent significance in prognosis and immune microenvironment by Yuanhui Wang, Jie Gao, Ziyi Ren, Ziyi Shen, Wei Gu, Qinyi Miao, Xiaomeng Hu, Xiaomeng Hu, Yan Wu, Yan Wu, Wei Liu, Jia Jia, Jia Jia, Yi Cai, Chunpeng (Craig) Wan, Lei Sun, Tingdong Yan, Tingdong Yan

“…Immunohistochemistry was employed to validate protein expression levels. Gene knockdowns were used to verify the effects of HOXB7 and HOXC6 on the proliferation and migration of lung adenocarcinoma (LUAD) cells.ResultsHOX genes play different roles in different cancers. …”
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Distribution of air quality health benefits of medium and heavy-duty electrification policies in New York City by Brian Naess, Jonathan Buonocore, Veronica Southerland, Muskaan Khemani, Catherine Seppanen, Ananya Roy, Frederica Perera, Kaitlyn E Coomes, Rick Rykowski, Saravanan Arunachalam

“…Our air quality modeling employed a novel receptor network to capture sharp gradients due to medium- and heavy-duty vehicle (MHDV) emissions in the densely populated NYC region. …”
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Investigating BLS instructors’ ability to evaluate CPR performance: focus on compression depth, rate, and recoil by Shih-Jhan Lin, Chih-Jan Chang, Shao-Chung Chu, Ying-Hsin Chang, Ming-Yuan Hong, Po-Chang Huang, Chia-Lung Kao, Chih-Hsien Chi

“…Results In this study, CPR performance was analyzed using QCPR devices and BLS instructors across metrics like speed, depth, and recoil. Employing the Cohen kappa statistic revealed moderate to low interrater reliability, the kappa value is 0.65 (95% C.I. 0.65–0.65) for depth, 0.56 (95% C.I. 0.33–0.79) for speed, and 0.50 (95% C.I.0.28–0.71) for recoil. …”
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NIR-triggered programmable nanomotor with H2S and NO generation for cascading oncotherapy by three-pronged reinforcing ICD by Jinlong Zhang, Quan Jing, Longlong Yuan, Xianhui Zhou, Duolong Di, Jinyao Li, Dong Pei, Zhongxiong Fan, Jun Hai

“…Gas therapy (GT) and/or phototherapy have been recently employed as immunogenic cell death (ICD) agents for activating immunotherapy, whereas the effective activation of sufficient immune responses remains an enormous challenge in such single therapeutic modality. …”
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Machine learning analysis of emerging risk factors for early-onset hypertension in the Tlalpan 2020 cohort by Mireya Martínez-García, Guadalupe O. Gutiérrez-Esparza, Guadalupe O. Gutiérrez-Esparza, Manlio F. Márquez, Manlio F. Márquez, Luis M. Amezcua-Guerra, Enrique Hernández-Lemus, Enrique Hernández-Lemus

“…Extreme Gradient Boosting (XGBoost), Logistic Regression (LG) and Support Vector Machines (SVM) were employed to evaluate the relationship between these factors and hypertension risk.ResultsThe Random Forest (RF) Importance Percent was calculated to assess the structural relevance of each variable in the model, while Shapley Additive Explanations (SHAP) analysis quantified both the average impact and direction of each feature on individual predictions. …”
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Revealing novel protein interaction partners of glyphosate in Escherichia coli by Alix Sarah Aldehoff, Dominique Türkowsky, Patrick Lohmann, Masun Nabhan Homsi, Ulrike Rolle–Kampczyk, Elke Ueberham, Jörg Lehmann, Martin von Bergen, Nico Jehmlich, Sven–Bastiaan Haange

“…Yet, little is known about glyphosate’s interactions with other bacterial proteins or its broader modes of action at the proteome level. Here, we employed a quantitative proteomics and thermal proteome profiling (TPP) approach to identify novel protein binding partners of glyphosate in the E. coli proteome. …”
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A cross-sectional study of parental perspectives on children about COVID-19 and classification using machine learning models by Fahmida Kousar, Arshiya Sultana, Marwan Ali Albahar, Manoj Shamkuwar, Md Belal Bin Heyat, Mohd Ammar Bin Hayat, Saba Parveen, John Irish G. Lira, John Irish G. Lira, Khaleequr Rahman, Abdullah Alammari, Eram Sayeed

“…It aims to correlate these perspectives with sociodemographic factors and employ advanced machine-learning techniques for comprehensive analysis.MethodData collection involved a semi-structured questionnaire covering parental knowledge and attitude on COVID-19 symptoms, transmission, protective measures, and government satisfaction. …”
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Association between Atopic Dermatitis and Dementia: Evidence from Systematic Review, Meta-analysis, and Mendelian Randomization by Yeon-Su Gwak, Seo-Yeon Kim, Chae-Eon Woo, Kihyuk Shin, Eunjeong Son, Jin-Woo Kim, Sung-Jin Kim, Tae-Jin Song, Hae Ryoun Park, Kihun Kim, Dai Sik Ko, Yun Hak Kim

“…This study aims to elucidate the association between atopic dermatitis and dementia employing systematic review, meta-analysis, and Mendelian randomization (MR). …”
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Nitrate–Nitrite–Nitric Oxide Pathway, Oxidative Stress, and Fertility Outcomes in Morbidly Obese Women Following Bariatric Surgery: A Systematic Review by Charalampos Voros, Despoina Mavrogianni, Aspasia Minaoglou, Alexios Karakasis, Anthi-Maria Papahliou, Vasileios Topalis, Antonia Varthaliti, Raphail Mantzioros, Panagiota Kondili, Menelaos Darlas, Regina Sotiropoulou, Diamantis Athanasiou, Dimitrios Loutradis, Georgios Daskalakis

“…A systematic review employing PRISMA criteria included articles published between 2000 and 2024 from PubMed, Scopus, and Embase that investigated NO₃-NO₂ pathways, oxidative stress markers, hormonal alterations, and reproductive outcomes in morbidly obese women following bariatric surgery. …”
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MSC-sEVs exacerbate senescence by transferring bisecting GlcNAcylated GPNMB by Yihan Ma, Chongfu Zhao, Jingjing Feng, Junjie Gou, Enci Kang, Feng Guan, Qiong Wu, Xiang Li

“…Methods In this study, we conducted comprehensive in vitro experiments to elucidate the effects of sEVs isolated from the serum of elderly donors on the senescence of BMMSCs. We employed advanced proteomic analysis to quantify the expression levels of GPNMB in both BMMSCs and sEVs. …”
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Dicoumarol sensitizes hepatocellular carcinoma cells to ferroptosis induced by imidazole ketone erastin by Ziwei Yang, Ziwei Yang, Tixin Han, Ruibin Yang, Ruibin Yang, Yinuo Zhang, Yinuo Zhang, Yifei Qin, Yifei Qin, Yifei Qin, Jialu Hou, Jialu Hou, Fei Huo, Fei Huo, Zhuan Feng, Zhuan Feng, Yaxin Ding, Yaxin Ding, Jiali Yang, Jiali Yang, Gang Zhou, Gang Zhou, Shijie Wang, Shijie Wang, Xiaohang Xie, Xiaohang Xie, Peng Lin, Peng Lin, Zhi-Nan Chen, Zhi-Nan Chen, Jiao Wu, Jiao Wu

“…Dicoumarol (DIC), an inhibitor of NQO1, was subsequently employed to assess its sensitizing effects on IKE in HCC treatment. …”
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Evaluation of Expanded Clay and Tuff as Lightweight Agents in Concrete Stabilized with Nopal Mucilage and Aloe Vera by Daniel Mendoza-Goden, Rocio Rafaela Gallegos-Villela, Pedro Flores-Becerra, Josue Francisco Perez-Sanchez, Edgardo Jonathan Suarez-Dominguez, Arturo Palacio-Perez

“…Fractal analysis was employed to evaluate the structural complexity of the mixtures. …”
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Ellagic Acid from <i>Geranium thunbergii</i> and Antimalarial Activity of Korean Medicinal Plants by Hojong Jun, Joon-Hee Han, Min Hong, Fadhila Fitriana, Jadidan Hada Syahada, Wang-Jong Lee, Ernest Mazigo, Johnsy Mary Louis, Van-Truong Nguyen, Seok Ho Cha, Wanjoo Chun, Won Sun Park, Se Jin Lee, Sunghun Na, Soo-Ung Lee, Eun-Taek Han, Tae-Hyung Kwon, Jin-Hee Han

“…Giemsa staining was employed to visualize parasite morphology and confirmed that ellagic acid is effective in inhibiting growth at the late trophozoite stage. …”
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