Transcriptome study on the effect of leaf-fruit ratio on molecular regulation mechanism of Camellia oleifera by Xiaoyan Zhang, Hui Zhang, Xiuzhong Wu, Zhanying Gu, Lingli Wu, Xiaofeng Tan, Ze Li

“…In this study, the changes of molecular regulation mechanism of Camellia oleifera under different leaf-fruit ratios were revealed by combining physiological indexes with transcriptome data. Result The physiological results showed that the content of MDA and starch in leaves increased significantly with the decrease in the leaf-to-fruit ratio. …”
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Depressive and Anxiety Disorders in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Patients without Major Neuropsychiatric Manifestations by Ru Bai, Shuang Liu, Yueyin Zhao, Yuqi Cheng, Shu Li, Aiyun Lai, Zhongqi Xie, Xinyu Xu, Zhaoping Lu, Jian Xu

“…We conducted this survey to understand the prevalence of depression and anxiety in SLE patients without major neuropsychiatric manifestations (non-NPSLE) and to explore the relationship between emotional disorders, symptoms, autoantibodies, disease activity, and treatments in SLE. 176 SLE patients were included, and SLE disease activity index (SLEDAI), Hamilton Depression Rating Scale (HAMD), and Hamilton Anxiety Rating Scale (HAMA) were recorded to evaluate their disease activity and emotional status. …”
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Needs of older adults in Kazakhstan: analysis and psychometric properties of the localized version of the EASYCare standard 2010 instrument by Kerbez Kimatova, Lyudmila Yermukhanova, Dorota Talarska, Marzena Dworacka, Gulnar Sultanova, Gulzat Sarsenbayeva, Yerlan Bazargaliyev, Perizat Aitmaganbet, Aleksandra Suwalska, Katarzyna Wieczorowska-Tobis, Katarzyna Wieczorowska-Tobis, Ian Philp, Slawomir Tobis

“…Data were collected by trained research staff, and the participants’ needs were examined using median split with the three summarizing indexes of the EC system (Independence score, Risk of breakdown in care, and Risk of falls).ResultsSubjects with primary education had approximately double odds of scoring above the median compared to those with higher education in Independence score (p < 0.01) and Risk of breakdown in care (p < 0.01). …”
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IMPACT ASSESSMENT OF NIGERIA POLICE FORCE ON THE SECURITY MAINTANANCE IN NIGERIA by LAMBE EMMANUEL OYEWOLE

“…According to transparency international (2022) Nigeria was ranked 150/180 in the corruption index with a 24/100 score, and the Nigeria Police was ranked most corrupt agency in the Nigeria Polity. …”
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Elucidating the relationship between burnout and sleep disturbances among firefighters: a network analysis by Bin Liu, Lin Liu, Lei Ren, Zhujing Ma, Mingxuan Zou, Yu Li, Mengze Li, Yuting Feng, Zhongying Wu, Tifei Yuan, Yinchuan Jin, Qun Yang

“…The Maslach Burnout Inventory-General Survey (MBI-GS) (Chinese version) and the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) were used to assess burnout and sleep disturbances among firefighters, respectively. …”
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A deep learning-driven multi-layered steganographic approach for enhanced data security by Yousef Sanjalawe, Salam Al-E’mari, Salam Fraihat, Mosleh Abualhaj, Emran Alzubi

“…Key contributions include achieving high visual fidelity with Structural Similarity Index Metrics (SSIM) consistently above 99%, robust data recovery with text recovery accuracy reaching 100% under standard conditions, and enhanced resistance to common attacks such as noise and compression. …”
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Effects of Superphosphate on Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Compost Quality During Industrial Scale In-Vessel Swine Manure Composting by Haotian Chen, Haoruo Li, Tianqing Sun, Xin Huang, Yuyi Li, Baoli Zhang

“…However, it had an adverse impact on compost maturity, with the SSP15 dose showing the lowest germination index (GI) at 70.4% and the highest electrical conductivity (EC) at 9.04 mS·cm⁻¹. …”
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International initiatives for the study of the human brain: EBRAINS and its Spanish node by Teris Duran, David Ezpeleta, Gemma Aragonès, Javier Mínguez, Emma Muñoz-Moreno, Maria V. Sanchez-Vives, Guillermo Velasco

“…In an effort to advance these approaches, EBRAINS offers the medical and research sector tools such as The Virtual Epileptic Patient, The Virtual Brain, Medical Informatics Platform, Perturbational Complexity Index, Virtual Research Environment, among others; with the potential to move to clinical practice in the future, as well as other innovations in the spectrum of consciousness disorders or blindness. …”
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Accelerated Orthodontic Canine Retraction Using Minimally Invasive Orthocision by Omar Chawshli, Zana Omer, Omed Ikram

“…The pre- and post- treatment photographed cast superimpositions were used to quantify the canine distalization and molar anchorage loss and Muhelmans index was used for evaluating pre- and post- retraction tooth mobility in this study. …”
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Effects of different microplastics on the physicochemical properties and microbial diversity of rice rhizosphere soil by Sheng Lai, Sheng Lai, Sheng Lai, Cunzhong Fan, Ping Yang, Ping Yang, Yuanyuan Fang, Yuanyuan Fang, Lanting Zhang, Lanting Zhang, Minfei Jian, Guofei Dai, Guofei Dai, Jutao Liu, Jutao Liu, Huilin Yang, Liqin Shen, Liqin Shen

“…Furthermore, microplastics reduced the soil bacterial diversity index and altered the community structure of dominant bacterial species, with DOC content and FDA hydrolase being the main factors influencing the soil bacterial community. …”
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Prostate Cancer Severity Associations with Neighborhood Deprivation by Charnita M. Zeigler-Johnson, Ann Tierney, Timothy R. Rebbeck, Andrew Rundle

“…Using a neighborhood deprivation index, we observed associations between high-grade prostate cancer and neighborhood deprivation in Caucasians and African-Americans.…”
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Aortic Blunt Trauma Analysis during a Frontal Impact by Mario Alberto Grave-Capistrán, Arturo Yishai Prieto-Vázquez, Christopher René Torres-SanMiguel

“…Based on the abbreviated injury scale (AIS), the degree of injury to the aorta in this collision event is estimated, an AIS 2 with a moderate severity index and required medical attention.…”
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Global Trends in Studies on the Presence of Demodex spp in Patients Diagnosed with Blepharitis by Rahmi Yildiz, Milad Afşar, Sadi Elasan

“…The average total number of citations is 1305 and the H-index is 41. The majority of articles (63%) were published in the field of ophthalmology. …”
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Effect of High Hydrostatic Pressure Combined with Natural Inhibitors on Polyphenol Oxidase Activity and Related Quality Attributes of Cloudy Apple Juice by TIAN Xuezhi, CAO Zhihong, JIANG Naixiang, XIAO Zhijian, TANG Zheng, WANG Yongtao

“…On day 14, the HHP + FA group exhibited the lowest brown index (BI) of 4.37, while the HHP + EGCG group had the lowest relative residual PPO activity of 24.71%. …”
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Investigation of Artery Wall Elasticity Effect on the Prediction of Atherosclerosis by Hemodynamic Factors by Rasool Kalbasi, Bahador Sharifzadeh, Mehdi Jahangiri

“…The causes and location of stenosis can be determined using fluid mechanics and parameters such as pressure, effective wall shear stress, and oscillatory shear index (OSI). The present study, for the first time, numerically investigates the pulsatile blood flow inside arteries with elastic and rigid walls in simple and double stenosis (80% stenosis) by using k-ω model and physiological pulse. …”
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Influence of Air Annealing and Gamma Ray Irradiation on the Optical Properties of Cl16FePc Thin Films by Raji Koshy, C. S. Menon

“…In the present paper we also report refractive index, real and imaginary parts of optical dielectric constant etc. from the reflectance measurements.…”
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Improving the Operational Methodology of Tropical Cyclone Seasonal Prediction in the Australian and the South Pacific Ocean Regions by J. S. Wijnands, K. Shelton, Y. Kuleshov

“…Correlation analysis and subsequent cross-validation of the generated models showed that the Dipole Mode Index (DMI) performs well as an explanatory variable for TC prediction in both AR and SPO, Niño4 SST anomalies—in AR and Niño1+2 SST anomalies—in SPO. …”
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Obese Children with Metabolic Syndrome Have 3 Times Higher Risk to Have Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease Compared with Those without Metabolic Syndrome by Dimitrios Papandreou, Mirey Karavetian, Zacharoula Karabouta, Eleni Andreou

“…Children with NAFLD had significantly higher body mass index, waist circumference, triglycerides, fasting insulin, and lower high-density lipoprotein compared to patients with normal livers (P<0.001). …”
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Characterization of Alkaline Treatment and Fiber Content on the Physical, Thermal, and Mechanical Properties of Ground Coffee Waste/Oxobiodegradable HDPE Biocomposites by Ming Yee Tan, Hoo Tien Nicholas Kuan, Meng Chuen Lee

“…Degree of crystallinity index was increased by 5% after the treatment. Thermal stability for both untreated and treated GCW composites was alike. …”
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Benefits of Dance Therapy in Overweight and Obese Women by Katia Rodríguez Palacios, Isaac Rodríguez Palacios, Lázaro Dionisio Rojas Matsuda, Yarisel López Pérez, Ismaray Sacerio González, Ivis Triana Oquendo

“…<br /><strong>Results:</strong> the values of the body mass index, weight in Kg, skin folds and the measurements of the abdomen and waist diameter decreased, which reflects the weight loss and body fat. …”
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