A flood resilience assessment method of green-grey-blue coupled urban drainage system considering backwater effects by Yue Liu, Xiang Zhang, Jie Liu, Yao Wang, Haifeng Jia, Shiyong Tao

“…The introduced backwater effect index incorporates the flooded area into the failure mode, filling the gap of traditional GRA method that only considers the flood volume and time, to help quantify the structural impact of green-grey-blue system on flood resilience.…”
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A scoping review on peer-led interventions to improve youth mental health in low- and middle-income countries by Dana Chow, Dunstan J. Matungwa, Elizabeth R. Blackwood, Paul Pronyk, Dorothy Dow

“…A key term search strategy was employed across MEDLINE, Embase, Web of Science, Global Health and Global Index Medicus. Eligibility criteria included young people aged 10–24 and a peer-led component delivered in any setting in an LMIC. …”
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Systematic review of reviews on interventions to engage men and boys as clients, partners and agents of change for improved sexual and reproductive health and rights by Sanyukta Mathur, Julie Pulerwitz, Ann Gottert, Jesse Werner, Renay Weiner, Chantalle Okondo, Sarah Magni

“…We conducted a review of the effectiveness of interventions to engage men and boys across SRHR domains, lessons learnt about successful programming, and about harms/unintended consequences, in low- and middle-income countries (LMIC).Design Systematic review of reviews following Cochrane guidelines.Data sources PubMed, Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature, Web of Science and Cochrane were searched (18 October–9 November 2022; 9 September 2024).Eligibility criteria Eligible reviews were published since 2015, covered WHO-defined SRHR domain(s) and focused mostly on LMIC.Data extraction and synthesis Data extraction by multiple reviewers focused on intervention effectiveness, implementation best practices, unintended consequences, and quality/risk of bias.Results Thirty-five systematic reviews were included, comprising ~960 primary studies. …”
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Comparing Clinical Outcomes of Five-Strand Hamstring Tendon Autograft and Quadrupled Hamstring Tendon Autograft for Single Bundle Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction in Filip... by Albert Ian Villegas, Emmanuel Roy Mata, Jose Antonio San Juan, John Rey Go, Vick Roland Ladica

“…Result: The study included 18 patients, showing no significant differences in demographic characteristics such as age (24.78 vs. 27.67 years, p = 0.202), height (1.71 vs. 1.64 meters, p = 0.146), weight (84.43 vs. 74.98 kg, p = 0.252) or body mass index (28.95 vs. 27.98 kg/m², p = 0.714); average return to sports (10.63 vs. 11.83 months, p = 0.642). …”
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Prediction of time-dependent bearing capacity of concrete pile in cohesive soil using optimized relevance vector machine and long short-term memory models by Jitendra Khatti, Mohammadreza Khanmohammadi, Yewuhalashet Fissha

“…In addition, the effect of structural and database multicollinearities has been analyzed on models’ prediction capabilities. The performance index (PI), the variance accounted for (VAF), performance (R), mean absolute error (MAE), normalized mean bias error (NMBE), and root mean square error (RMSE) matrices have analyzed the prediction capabilities of each model. …”
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Characterization of curcumin-loaded nano thermo-sensitive hydrogel by Ikhsanudin Azis, Saifullah S Teuku Nanda, Zai Khadijah, Ari S Bambang

“…This study concluded that the concentration of poloxamer-407 could reduce particle size, polydispersibility index, zeta potential, and viscosity.…”
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Investigation of genetic polymorphism of Russian rape and turnip rape varieties using SSR and SRAP markers by I. A. Klimenko, V. T. Volovik, A. A. Antonov, V. A. Dushkin, A. O. Shamustakimova, Yu. M. Mavlyutov

“…According to Nei’s genetic diversity index, in the cluster of winter rapeseed, VIK 2 and Gorizont varieties had the longest genetic distance, and in the spring cluster, these were Novosel and Veles. …”
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Evaluation of Rainfall-Induced Accumulation Landslide Susceptibility Based on Remote Sensing Interpretation by Zhen Wu, Runqing Ye, Jue Huang, Xiaolin Fu, Yao Chen

“…Eight evaluation factors were extracted using multi-source data, including lithology, elevation, slope, remote sensing image texture features, and the normalized difference vegetation index (NDVI). Various machine learning models, such as Random Forest (RF), Support Vector Machine (SVM), and BP Neural Network models, were employed to assess the susceptibility of rainfall-induced accumulation landslides in the study area. …”
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Early warning systems for identifying severe maternal outcomes: findings from the WHO global maternal sepsis studyResearch in context by Yamikani Chimwaza, Alexandra Hunt, Livia Oliveira-Ciabati, Laura Bonnett, Edgardo Abalos, Cristina Cuesta, João Paulo Souza, Mercedes Bonet, Vanessa Brizuela, David Lissauer, Yamikani Chimwaza, Alexandra Hunt, Livia Oliveira-Ciabati, Laura Bonnett, Edgardo Abalos, Cristina Cuesta, João Paulo Souza, Mercedes Bonet, Vanessa Brizuela, David Lissauer, Mohammad Iqbal Aman, Bashir Noormal, Marisa Espinoza, Julia Pasquale, Charlotte Leroy, Kristien Roelens, Griet Vandenberghe, M. Christian Urlyss Agossou, Sourou Goufodji Keke, Christiane Tshabu Aguemon, Patricia Soledad Apaza Peralta, Víctor Conde Altamirano, Rosalinda Hernández Muñoz, José Guilherme Cecatti, Carolina Ribeiro do Valle, Vincent Batiene, Kadari Cisse, Henri Gautier Ouedraogo, Kannitha Cheang, Phirun Lam, Tung Rathavy, Elie Simo, Pierre-Marie Tebeu, Emah Irene Yakana, Javier Carvajal, María Fernanda Escobar, Paula Fernández, Lotte Berdiin Colmorn, Jens Langhoff-Roos, Wilson Mereci, Paola Vélez, Yasser Salah Eldin, Alaa Sultan, Alula M. Teklu, Dawit Worku, Richard Adanu, Philip Govule, Charles Noora Lwanga, William Enrique Arriaga Romero, María Guadalupe Flores Aceituno, Carolina Bustillo, Bredy Lara, Vijay Kumar, Vanita Suri, Sonia Trikha, Irene Cetin, Serena Donati, Carlo Personeni, Guldana Baimussanova, Saule Kabylova, Balgyn Sagyndykova, George Gwako, Alfred Osoti, Zahida Qureshi, Raisa Asylbasheva, Aigul Boobekova, Damira Seksenbaeva, Saad Eddine Itani, Meilė Minkauskienė, Diana Ramašauskaitė, Owen Chikhwaza, Luis Gadama, Eddie Malunga, Haoua Dembele, Hamadoun Sangho, Fanta Eliane Zerbo, Filiberto Dávila Serapio, Nazarea Herrera Maldonado, Juan I. Islas Castañeda, Tatiana Cauaus, Ala Curteanu, Victor Petrov, Yadamsuren Buyanjargal, Seded Khishgee, Bat-Erdene Lkhagvasuren, Amina Essolbi, Rachid Moulki, Zara Jaze, Arlete Mariano, Nafissa Bique Osman, Hla Mya Thway Einda, Thae Maung Maung, Khaing Nwe Tin, Tara Gurung, Amir Babu Shrestha, Sangeeta Shrestha, Kitty Bloemenkamp, Marcus J. Rijken, Thomas Van Den Akker, María Esther Estrada, Néstor J. Pavón Gómez, Olubukola Adesina, Chris Aimakhu, Bukola Fawole, Rizwana Chaudhri, Saima Hamid, M. Adnan Khan, María del Pilar Huatuco Hernández, Nelly M. Zavaleta Pimentel, Maria Lu Andal, Zenaida Dy Recidoro, Carolina Paula Martin, Mihaela Budianu, Lucian Pușcașiu, Léopold Diouf, Dembo Guirassy, Philippe Marc Moreira, Miroslav Borovsky, Ladislav Kovac, Alexandra Kristufkova, Sylvia Cebekhulu, Laura Cornelissen, Priya Soma-Pillay, Vicenç Cararach, Marta López, María José Vidal Benedé, Hemali Jayakody, Kapila Jayaratne, Dhammica Rowel, Wisal Nabag, Sara Omer, Victoria Tsoy, Urunbish Uzakova, Dilrabo Yunusova, Thitiporn Siriwachirachai, Thumwadee Tangsiriwatthana, Catherine Dunlop, Marian Knight, Jhon Roman, Gerardo Vitureira, Dinh Anh Tuan, Luong Ngoc Truong, Nghiem Thi Xuan Hanh, Mugove Madziyire, Thulani Magwali, Stephen Munjanja, Adama Baguiya, Mónica Chamillard, Bukola Fawole, Marian Knight, Seni Kouanda, Pisake Lumbiganon, Ashraf Nabhan, Ruta Nadisauskiene, Linda Bartlett, Fernando Bellissimo-Rodrigues, Shevin T. Jacob, Sadia Shakoor, Khalid Yunis, Liana Campodónico, Hugo Gamerro, Daniel Giordano, Fernando Althabe, A. Metin Gülmezoglu

“…The NICE Risk Stratification tool, Modified Shock Index, maternity Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome, and Early Maternal Infection Prompts scores had high sensitivity (88.1–97.5%) for identifying sepsis-related severe maternal outcomes. …”
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Multi-scale hydraulic graph neural networks for flood modelling by R. Bentivoglio, E. Isufi, S. N. Jonkman, R. Taormina

“…We further corroborate the mSWE-GNN in a realistic case study in the Netherlands and show generalization capabilities with only one fine-tuning sample, with mean absolute errors of 0.12 m for water depth, a critical success index for a water depth threshold of 0.05 m of 87.68 %, and speed-ups of over 700 times. …”
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Actors influencing cancer-related fatigue and the construction of a risk prediction model in lung cancer patients by Mei-Ning Zhang, Yi-Chen Zhou, Zhu Zeng, Cun-Liang Zeng, Bo-Tao Hou, Gui-Rong Wu, Qiao Jiao, Dai-Yuan Ma

“…A questionnaire survey was conducted using the Revised Piper Fatigue Scale (PFS-R), Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI), and Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) to collect data on patient demographics and sociological characteristics, disease-related information, physiological indicators, sleep quality, mental health, and other relevant factors. …”
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A beneficial levels of 25-hydroxyvitamin D for a decrease in thyrotropin receptor antibody (TRAB) in patients with Graves’ disease: a real-world study by Xide Chen, Yongze Zhang, Luxi Lin, Yuxia Chen, Ximei Shen, Lingning Huang, Fengying Zhao, Sunjie Yan

“…The level of 25-hydroxyvitamin D at the time of initial diagnosis was not associated with the re-normal of free Triiodothyronine(FT3), free thyroxineIndex(FT4) or TSH levels during the follow-up. Conclusion Newly diagnosed GD patients with appropriate baseline 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels (20–29 ng/mL) are beneficial for the reduction of TRAB during antithyroid therapy.…”
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Association of estimated glucose disposal rate with metabolic syndrome prevalence and mortality risks: a population-based study by Xiaoli Chen, Aihua Li, Qilin Ma

“…The C-statistic showed that eGDR, compared to the TyG index and HOMA-IR, significantly improved predictive power for all-cause mortality (p = 0.007). …”
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Does urban–rural integration contribute to environmental health? Exploring the interplay between urban–rural integration and air quality dynamics in Yangtze River middle reaches ci... by Jixin Yang, Jixin Yang, Bowen Fu, Bowen Fu, Xufeng Cui, Xufeng Cui

“…High-value regions were concentrated in the Wuhan, Chang-Zhu-Tan, and Nanchang metropolitan areas. (2) The Air Quality Index showed an overall decline, with the most significant improvements observed in Wuhan, Changsha, and Jiujiang. (3) The coupling degree increased from 0.570 in 2013 to 0.794 in 2021, and the coordination degree increased from 0.337 in 2013 to 0.591 in 2021. …”
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The Effect of Lower-Limb Exercise on Pain Management of the Patients Undergoing Posterior Lumbar Fusion Surgery: A Retrospective Case-Control Study by Tong Wu, Yong Ye

“…On postoperative days (POD) 1, 3, 7, and 14, data were collected and analyzed regarding the following items: patient satisfaction, lower-limb muscle force, lumbar JOA score (29 points), Oswestry Disability Index (ODI), and visual analog scale (VAS) score. …”
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Assessment of 3-Cyanobenzoic Acid as a Possible Herbicide Candidate: Effects on Maize Growth and Photosynthesis by Luiz Henryque Escher Grizza, Isabela de Carvalho Contesoto, Ana Paula da Silva Mendonça, Amanda Castro Comar, Ana Paula Boromelo, Ana Paula Ferro, Rodrigo Polimeni Constantin, Wanderley Dantas dos Santos, Rogério Marchiosi, Osvaldo Ferrarese-Filho

“…Parameters such as the chlorophyll index, net assimilation (<i>A</i>), stomatal conductance (<i>g</i>_s), intercellular CO₂ concentration (<i>C</i>_i), maximum effective photochemical efficiency (F_v′/F_m′), photochemical quenching coefficient (q_P), quantum yield of photosystem II photochemistry (ϕ_PSII), and electron transport rate through PSII (ETR) all decreased. …”
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Predicting purulent meningitis in very preterm infants: a novel clinical model by Xiaowei Sun, Rui Jing, Yang Li

“…The Brier score was 0.157, the calibration slope was 1.0, and the concordance index was 0.849. Conclusions We developed and validated a personalized nomogram to identify high-risk individuals for early prediction of purulent meningitis in very preterm infants. …”
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Biomarkers reflecting disturbed gut barrier under treatment with TNF inhibitors in radiographic axial spondyloarthritis by Denis Poddubnyy, Hildrun Haibel, Fabian Proft, Mikhail Protopopov, Valeria Rios Rodriguez, Murat Torgutalp, Judith Rademacher, Laura Spiller, Christine Maria Hempel

“…LBP showed a positive association in longitudinal analyses with Axial Spondyloarthritis Disease Activity Score (ASDAS) (ß=0.08, 95% CI 0.06 to 0.10), Bath Ankylosing Spondylitis Disease Activity Index (BASDAI) (ß=0.08, 95% CI 0.04 to 0.12) and C reactive protein (CRP) (ß=1.69, 95% CI 1.04 to 2.34). …”
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Prevalence and risk factors of the most common multimorbidity among Canadian adults. by Obed Mortey, Gerald Mugford, Kris Aubrey-Bassler, Hensley H Mariathas, Ugochukwu Odimba, Zhiwei Gao

“…The results from multivariate analysis showed that seven factors were significantly associated with increased odds of the MCM, which included increasing age, being retired from work (retired vs not retired), poorer rating of perceived health, (very good, good, poor vs excellent), increasing problems with sleep quality (satisfied, dissatisfied vs neutral), and abnormal body-mass index (underweight, overweight, obese vs normal). …”
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Ecological Water Demand Calculation with the Consideration of the Health of Fish Spawning Ground——A Case Study of Dongta Spawning Ground in Xijiang River by ZHOU Huabin, YU Chunxue, SU Meirong

“…Taking theDongta spawning ground in the Xijiang River Basin as the study area and four major Chinese carpsas the target species for the first time, this paper constructs the related suitability curve forthe hydrodynamic characteristic index, simulates the effects of factors such as flow velocity andwater depth on fish spawning grounds at different flow conditions by a two-dimensional riverhydrodynamic model, River2D, establishes the relationship between the flow conditions and weightedusable area (WUA) of four major Chinese carps habitats to determine the ecological water demand inthe study area. …”
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