Can urban compactness improve ecosystem services: Evidence from Chinese urban agglomerations by Xuewei Zhang, Jiahui Wu, Jintao Yuan, Wanxu Chen

“…Our findings revealed that the urban compactness of UAs in China generally increased from 2010 to 2020, with the most significant increases observed in the Yangtze River Delta, Mid-Yangtze River, and Central Plains UAs. The GY and HQ’s global Moran’s I for urban compactness were significantly negative, while that between CS and urban compactness was significantly positive in 2010 and negative in 2020. …”
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Immuno-Inflammatory Characteristics in Low Severity COVID-19 Patients with Digestive Symptoms by Caihan Duan, Shengyan Zhang, Jian Wang, Wei Qian, Chaoqun Han, Xiaohua Hou

“…The outbreak of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) has resulted in a global pandemic, with the main manifestations being of respiratory nature, including pneumonia. …”
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Understanding sociodemographic differences in climate behavior, climate policy acceptance, and political participation by Lena Lehrer, Lennart Hellmann, Cornelia Betsch

“…Introduction: To mitigate the global health threat posed by climate change, multifaceted responses are required. …”
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Identification of cepharanthine as an effective inhibitor of African swine fever virus replication by Chuanxiang Qi, Jiyoung Lee, Yongqiang Zhang, Huan Chen, Jiaxuan Lv, Zhenzhong Wang, Jinming Li, Xiaodong Wu, Yong-Sam Jung, Zhiliang Wang, Yingjuan Qian

“…African swine fever virus (ASFV) causes highly contagious swine disease, African swine fever (ASF), thereby posing a severe socioeconomic threat to the global pig industry and underscoring that effective antiviral therapies are urgently required. …”
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Pozzolanic reaction, basic properties, carbon reduction and visualisation of kerbstone prepared from recycled concrete by Chao-qiang Wang, Yan Ying, Sheng-hui Gao, Jian-shan Huang, Meng-sheng Shao

“…It explores the physicochemical properties of recycled micropowder (RMP) and recycled aggregate (RA), and reveals the secondary hydration mechanism of RMP, thus providing new theoretical support for the global utilization of waste concrete resources. The optimal mix ratio for RCK were determined based on the changes in material properties and freezing resistance with varying dosages of RMP and RA. …”
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Creation of a Strategically Oriented Social Responsibility Management System in a Georgian Organization by Maia Chechelashvili, Nino Chikviladze, Irina Iashvili, Tamar Kajaia, Khatuna Kharkhelauri, Elisabed Malania

“… For Georgia, a country actively seeking integration with European and global markets, creating a strategically oriented system of social responsibility management in Georgian organizations can become a key factor of competitiveness. …”
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Super Typhoons Simulation: A Comparison of WRF and Empirical Parameterized Models for High Wind Speeds by Haihua Fu, Yan Wang, Yanshuang Xie, Chenghan Luo, Shaoping Shang, Zhigang He, Guomei Wei

“…These approaches include: (1) The Weather Research and Forecasting (WRF) model simulation driven by NCEP Final Operational Global Analysis data (FNL), (2) WRF simulation driven by the fifth generation of the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF) reanalysis data (ERA5), (3) the empirical parameterized Holland model, and (4) the empirical parameterized Jelesnianski model. …”
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Phytochemical Screening and Cytotoxic Properties of Ethanolic Extract of Young and Mature Khat Leaves by Rashad Alsanosy, Hassan A. Alhazmi, Shahnaz Sultana, Ashraf N. Abdalla, Yassin Ibrahim, Mohammed Al Bratty, David Banji, Ibrahim Khardali, Asaad Khalid

“…The khat plant has been culturally used in many parts of Africa and the Arabian Peninsula for many years to induce psycho-stimulating effect. Because of the global wide-spreading nature, khat chewing is being considered as a universally growing problem. …”
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Sarcopenia en adultos mayores de la unidad de salud de la familia Barrio Santa Ana 2024 by Viviana Cristina Fernández, Caroline Pereira de Souza, Eva Fabiana Mereles Aranda, Margarita Samudio, Alma Graciela Gonzáles de Lamas, Matheus Silva Gonsalves

“…Conclusión: la frecuencia de sarcopenia encontrada en esta población fue menor que la global, por otro lado, las cifras de probable sarcopenia se asemejan a las encontrados en Latinoamérica.…”
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Eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis; a distinctive presentation with myocarditis and autoimmune haemolytic anaemia: case report by Doaa Abdulwahab Mohammed Ayish, Fatma Ayish, Asayel Khamjan, Amal. H. Mohamed, Nagla Abdalghani, Osama Albasheer

“…Cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (CMR) revealed global hypokinesia and features suggestive of myocarditis. …”
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Effect of Molarity of Sodium Hydroxide on the Strength Behavior of Fiber-Reinforced Geopolymer Concrete Exposed to Elevated Temperature by Abbasali Saffar, Mohammad Ehsanifar, Seyed Mohammad Mirhoseini, Mohammad Javad Taheri Amiri

“…Ordinary concrete production is highly energy intensive and caused to greenhouse gas emission responsible for global warming. Geopolymer mixtures are the eco-friendly alternative for to protect the CO2 emission in concrete industry. …”
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Influence of the carboxylate anion on the CO2 absorption mechanism using based-imidazolium ionic liquids by Diana Murillo-Criado, Fernando Aguilar-Galindo, Isabel Serrano, Miguel A. Gonzalez, Emilia Tojo, Inmaculada Suárez, Baudilio Coto, Maria Jose Tenorio

“…Although direct air capture (DAC) presents a significant opportunity for global mitigation, industrial efforts have primarily concentrated on pre-combustion, oxyfuel, and post-combustion capture methods to enhance environmental sustainability. …”
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Theoretical impact of a bedside decision-making tool on antibiotic use for suspected neonatal healthcare-associated infection: an observational study by Lizel Georgi Lloyd, Mirjam Maria van Weissenbruch, Adrie Bekker, Cecilia Ferreyra, Birgitta Gleeson, Angela Dramowski

“…Given increasing antibiotic resistance rates globally, this tool should be further evaluated to minimise unnecessary antibiotic use in hospitalised neonates.…”
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Sustainable human resource management practices in organizational performance: The mediating impacts of knowledge management and work engagement by Shatha Abu-Mahfouz, Mutia Sobihah Abd Halim, Ayu Suriawaty Bahkia, Noryati Alias, Ph.D. in Management, Abdul Malek Tambi

“…PURPOSE: Modern business and global organizations are regularly presented with challenges caused by unpredictable competitive environments. …”
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A Nationwide Exploration of Social Inequalities in Cancer Mortality Amidst the COVID‐19 Pandemic in Belgium by Yasmine Khan, Laura Van den Borre, Delphine De Smedt, Nick Verhaeghe, Brecht Devleesschauwer, Patrick Deboosere, Katrien Vanthomme, Sylvie Gadeyne

“…ABSTRACT Background The COVID‐19 pandemic disrupted global health systems, impacting cancer care and potentially increasing cancer mortality, especially among socioeconomically disadvantaged individuals. …”
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A comprehensive evaluation of deep vision transformers for road extraction from very-high-resolution satellite data by Jan Bolcek, Mohamed Barakat A. Gibril, Rami Al-Ruzouq, Abdallah Shanableh, Ratiranjan Jena, Nezar Hammouri, Mourtadha Sarhan Sachit, Omid Ghorbanzadeh

“…Transformer-based semantic segmentation architectures excel in extracting road networks from very-high-resolution (VHR) satellite images due to their ability to capture global contextual information. Nonetheless, there is a gap in research regarding their comparative effectiveness, efficiency, and performance in extracting road networks from multicity VHR data. …”
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Layer-Specific Strain Analysis in Patients with Dilated Cardiomyopathy by Despina-Manuela Toader, Alina Paraschiv, Georgică Târtea, Gabriela Tiucu, Mihai Chițu, Raluca Stănișor, Oana Mirea

“…Results: Patients with nonischemic etiology of dilated cardiomyopathy presented smaller values of global and layer strain than patients in the ischemic group. …”
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Ramadan during pregnancy and the role of dietary intake for neonatal health in Kaduna, Northwestern Nigeria: a cross-sectional study by Musa Abubakar Kana, Bilkisu Usman, Amina Mohammed-Durosinlorun, Jennifer Ahmed, Hassana Habiba Abubakar, Yakub Abdulmalik, Fabienne Pradella

“…With more than 25% of the global population adhering to Islam, this study highlights the need for additional research on Ramadan during pregnancy across different settings.…”
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The influence of social interactions in mitigating psychological distress during the COVID−19 pandemic: a study in Sri Lanka by Isuru Thilakasiri, Tharaka Fonseka, Isuri Mapa, Roshan Godaliyadda, Vijitha Herath, Ramila Thowfeek, Anuruddhika Rathnayake, Parakrama Ekanayake, Janaka Ekanayake

“…Massive changes in many aspects related to social groups of different socioeconomic backgrounds were caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and as a result, the overall state of mental health was severely affected globally. This study examined how the pandemic affected Sri Lankan citizens representing a range of socioeconomic backgrounds in terms of their mental health. …”
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Mutant Fam20c knock-in mice recapitulate both lethal and non-lethal human Raine Syndrome by Mengnan Chen, Dongmei Sun, Siu-Pok Yee, Zhaoyang Yuan, Li Lin, Bing Cui, Yi Wang, Chao Liu, Peihong Liu

“…To further investigate the local and global impacts of Fam20c mutation, we constructed a knock-in allele carrying Fam20c mutation (D446N) found in the non-lethal Raine Syndrome. …”
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