Pre-Season Precipitation and Temperature Have a Larger Influence on Vegetation Productivity than That of the Growing Season in the Agro-Pastoral Ecotone in Northern China by Yuanyuan Zhang, Qingtao Wang, Xueyuan Zhang, Zecheng Guo, Xiaonan Guo, Changhui Ma, Baocheng Wei, Lei He

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Associations of dietary oxidative balance score with sarcopenia in adults: an NHANES-based cross-sectional study by Qiang Zhou, Shang Zhou, Zuo-xi Chen, Wu-jie Zhou, Jia Su, Yong Wang

“…The participants were selected from geographic locations across all 50 states and the District of Columbia, using a stratified, multistage probability sampling design to collect health and nutritional data representative of the civilian, non-institutionalized U.S. population. …”
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Assessment of the sedimentation and trapping efficiency in dam reservoirs by applying the settling basin framework by Bérenger Koffi, Koffi Eugène Kouakou, Alexis Loukou Brou, Martin Sanchez, Ouédé Gla Blaise, Brice Wawogninlin Coulibaly, Franck Hervé Akaffou, Michal Habel, Amani Michel Kouassi, Dibi Brou, Kouakou Lazare Kouassi

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Early Intervention for Children With Developmental Disabilities and Their Families via Telehealth: Systematic Review by Yoomi Shin, Eun Ju Park, Anna Lee

“…However, access to such services is often limited by geographical distance and resource constraints. Telehealth can be part of a solution for overcoming these barriers, enabling the delivery of early intervention services. …”
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Quantification of Soil–Water Erosion Using the RUSLE Method in the Mékrou Watershed (Middle Niger River) by Rachid Abdourahamane Attoubounou, Hamidou Diawara, Ralf Ludwig, Julien Adounkpe

“…The Revised Universal Soil Loss Equation, remote sensing, and the Geographic Information System (GIS) were deployed in this study. …”
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Molecular Epidemiological Characteristics of <i>Staphylococcus pseudintermedius</i>, <i>Staphylococcus coagulans,</i> and Coagulase-Negative Staphylococci Cultured from Clinical Ca... by Sara Horsman, Julian Zaugg, Erika Meler, Deirdre Mikkelsen, Ricardo J. Soares Magalhães, Justine S. Gibson

“…<b>Conclusions:</b> Our findings revealed a genotypically diverse geographical distribution and phylogenetic relatedness of staphylococci cultured from clinical canine skin and ear samples across Queensland. …”
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Individual, household, and community-level factors associated with high-risk fertility behaviour among Nigerian women: secondary analysis of the 2018 demographic and health survey... by Michael Ekholuenetale, Chimezie Igwegbe Nzoputam, Amadou Barrow, Amit Arora

“…Respondents from female-headed households had 21% reduction in the odds of HRFB when compared with those from households with male head (aOR = 0.79; 95% CI 0.69–0.92). The geographical region was significantly associated with HRFB among women. …”
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Aetiology of vaginal discharge, urethral discharge, and genital ulcer in sub-Saharan Africa: A systematic review and meta-regression. by Julia Michalow, Magdalene K Walters, Olanrewaju Edun, Max Wybrant, Bethan Davies, Tendesayi Kufa, Thabitha Mathega, Sungai T Chabata, Frances M Cowan, Anne Cori, Marie-Claude Boily, Jeffrey W Imai-Eaton

“…<h4>Conclusions</h4>In our study, syndrome aetiologies in SSA aligned with World Health Organization guidelines without strong evidence of geographic or demographic variation, supporting broad guideline applicability. …”
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Seasonal activity patterns of Ixodes scapularis and Ixodes pacificus in the United States by Lars Eisen

“…The aims of this paper were to: (i) review what is known about the seasonal activity patterns of I. scapularis and I. pacificus in different parts of their geographic ranges in the US, (ii) provide a synthesis of the main findings, and (iii) outline key knowledge gaps and methodological pitfalls that limit our understanding of variability in seasonal activity patterns. …”
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Assessing and projecting the global impacts of Alzheimer’s disease by Nanlong Zhang, Shuren Chai, Jixing Wang

“…BackgroundThis study aims to assess the global burden of Alzheimer’s disease (AD) from 1990 to 2030, with a focus on incidence, mortality, and disability-adjusted life years (DALY).MethodsData on the incidence rates, DALY rates, and death rates of AD across various geographic populations from 1990 to 2021 were obtained from the Global Burden of Disease (GBD) 2021 study. …”
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Green analysis of illicit drugs on banknote dust by Teresa Cecchi, Arianna Giuliani, Carlo Catini

“…To have an idea of drug circulation in a geographical area, the sampling of banknote dust can provide the police with reliable analytical evidence of high statistical value complementing results from anonymous questionnaires and drug seizures. …”
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Elucidation of genetic diversity in hawthorn (Crataegus azarolus L.) accessions naturally growing in the Eastern Mediterranean region of Türkiye using morphological, pomological, a... by Yazgan Tunç, Mehmet Yaman, Kadir Uğurtan Yılmaz, Ali Khadivi, Somayeh Goodarzi

“…Abstract Background Türkiye hosts many important fruit species due to its geographical location and ecology. Hawthorn, which is highly beneficial for human health, is one of these significant fruit species. …”
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Genetic diversity of VIR Raphanus sativus L. collections on aluminum tolerance by A. B. Kurina, I. A. Kosareva, A. M. Artemyeva

“…The purpose of this work was to study the genetic diversity of R. sativus crops including 109 accessions of small radish and radish of various ecological and geographical origin, belonging to 23 types, 14 varieties of European, Chinese and Japanese subspecies on aluminum tolerance. …”
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Population Shrinkage and Spatio-Temporal Changes in Cultivated Land Use Efficiency in China’s Agro-Pastoral Ecotone by Lu Chen, Ning Zhao, Zhixun Zhang, Yun Zhang, Wenjie Zuo, Youshuo Wang, Bin Wu, Monika Stanny, Yuheng Li, Guoming Du

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Urinary concentrations of arsenic species in older Dutch adults and risk of chronic kidney disease by Hannah P. McKeon, Weiluan Chen, Jan Dirk te Biesebeek, Nanette G. Vrijenhoek, Jacqueline J.M. Castenmiller, Marcel J.B. Mengelers

“…Such findings could be confirmed in a more comprehensive study with a larger and more geographically diverse group of Dutch adults.…”
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GLOBE Observer: A Case Study in Advancing Earth System Knowledge with AI-Powered Citizen Science by Peder V. Nelson, Russanne Low, Holli Kohl, David Overoye, Di Yang, Xiao Huang, Sriram Chellappan, Farhat Binte Azam, Ryan M. Carney, Monika Falk, Joan Garriga, Larisa Schelkin, Rebecca Boger, Theresa Schwerin

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A comparison of disseminated intravascular coagulation scoring systems and their performance to predict mortality in sepsis patients: A systematic review and meta-analysis. by Girum Tesfaye Kiya, Gemeda Abebe, Zeleke Mekonnen, Edosa Tadasa, Gedion Milkias, Elsah Tegene Asefa

“…Subgroup analysis was conducted in view of geographic region and sepsis stages. the protocol was submitted to the Prospective Register for Systematic Reviews (PROSPERO) with an identifier (CRD42023409614).…”
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Assessing Four Decades of Land Use and Land Cover Change: Policy Impacts and Environmental Dynamics in the Min River Basin, Fujian, China by Weixuan Huang, Anil Shrestha, Yifan Xie, Jianwu Yan, Jingxin Wang, Futao Guo, Yuee Cao, Guangyu Wang

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DEPDet: A Cross-Spatial Multiscale Lightweight Network for Ship Detection of SAR Images in Complex Scenes by Jing Zhang, Fan Deng, Yonghua Wang, Jie Gong, Ziyang Liu, Wenjun Liu, Yinmei Zeng, Zeqiang Chen

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Spatial co-distribution of tuberculosis prevalence and low BCG vaccination coverage in Ethiopia by Haileab Fekadu Wolde, Archie C. A. Clements, Beth Gilmour, Kefyalew Addis Alene

“…Approximately 58% of the pixels (i.e., geographical area or spatial units) with high TB prevalence exhibited low BCG coverage in the same location. …”
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