Diagnostic value of PLA2R, THSD7A and IgG subtypes in idiopathic membranous nephropathy by XUE Hen, GONG Zhong-qin, CHANG Xiao-dong, ZHAO Min, YANG You-qin, MA Xia

“…Receiver operator characteristic curves(ROC) were used to evaluate the diagnostic efficiency of serum anti-PLA2 R antibodies, glomerular PLA2 R, THSD7 A and IgG4. …”
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Spatiotemporal Evolution of 3D Spatial Compactness in High-Speed Railway Station Areas: A Case Study of Chengdu-Chongqing North–South Line Stations (2015–2025) by Tijin Gui, Hong Yuan, Ziyi Liu

“…Complex terrain characteristics were found to promote clustered urban land use and compact efficiency during initial development phases. This study proposes a planning framework that integrates <i>morphology-adaptive zoning control</i>, <i>ecology-responsive compactness principles</i>, <i>and urban–rural integrated settlement patterns</i>, providing quantitative tools for mountainous station development. …”
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Pre-extension demonstration of Miju: a newly released bread wheat variety at highland districts of Guji Zone, Oromia Regional State Government, Ethiopia by Korji Dembi, Kebede Basha, Amare Girma, Bobo Tekle

“…Training and field day were organized. Quantitative data analyzed using independent T-test. …”
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Machine learning-based prediction of the necessity for the surgical treatment of distal radius fractures by Jongmin Lim, Sehun Chang, Kwangsu Kim, Hee Jin Park, Eugene Kim, Seok Woo Hong

“…Abstract Background Treatments for distal radius fractures (DRFs) are determined by various factors. Therefore, quantitative or qualitative tools have been introduced to assist in deciding the treatment approach. …”
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Exploring the ripple effects of an Australian hospital redevelopment: a protocol for a longitudinal, mixed-methods study by Jeffrey Braithwaite, Kate Churruca, Louise A Ellis, Chiara Pomare, Janet C Long, Brett Gardiner

“…How hospital redevelopment influences the wider context of the hospital will be assessed in six domains: expectations and reflections of hospital redevelopment, organisational culture, staff interactions, staff well-being, efficiency of care delivery and patient experience. …”
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Analysing Metropolitan Municipal Water Services Delivery Performance in South Africa: A Comparative Assessment of Household Access, Water Quality, and Households’ Satisfaction by Abdulrasaq Ajadi Ishola, Tafadzwa Clementine Maramura, Trynos Gumbo

“…Using a conceptual framework that combined principal-agent, equity, and public value theories, this study analyses a combination of secondary quantitative data on water service delivery performance across metropolitan municipalities in South Africa. …”
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West Nile Fever in the Russian Federation in 2024, Forecast for 2025 by E. V. Putintseva, S. K. Udovichenko, D. N. Nikitin, N. V. Boroday, A. Yu. Koloskova, A. S. Antonov, O. S. Bondareva, A. V. Toporkov

“…Single findings of WNV lineage 1 (Rostov Region) and lineage 4 (Volgograd Region) were detected. A quantitative forecast of the development of the epidemiological situation on WNF was developed for entities with the sustained circulation of WNV.…”
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VMMT-Net: A Dual-Branch Parallel Network Combining Visual State Space Model and Mix Transformer for Land–Sea Segmentation of Remote Sensing Images by Jiawei Wu, Zijian Liu, Zhipeng Zhu, Chunhui Song, Xinghui Wu, Haihua Xing

“…The model maintains reasonable computational complexity, with only 28.24 M parameters and 25.21 GFLOPs, striking a favorable balance between accuracy and efficiency. These results indicate the strong generalization ability and practical applicability of VMMT-Net in real-world remote sensing segmentation tasks.…”
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Manual tracing and artificial intelligence tracing of lateral cephalograms: A critical comparative assessment of performance by Qazi Jawad Hayat, Barq Rehman Khan, Ziad Khan, Muhammad Kashif, Muhammad Abdullah Zuhair

“…Material and methods: This quantitative, comparative cross-sectional study was conducted in a private practice in Peshawar, Pakistan (August–November 2024), including 29 orthodontic patients who met specific criteria (good-quality cephalograms and absence of facial clefts/intra-oral appliances). …”
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Delayed Sowing Reduced <i>Verticillium</i> Wilt by Altering Soil Temperature and Humidity to Enhance Beneficial Rhizosphere Bacteria of Sunflower by Jianfeng Yang, Shuo Jia, Tie Li, Jian Zhang, Yuanyuan Zhang, Jianjun Hao, Jun Zhao

“…The result of the pot experiments indicated that supplying two different synthetic communities (SynComs) in the pot did increase the control efficiencies on SVW by 19.08% and 37.82% separately. …”
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Defining, assessing, and implementing organizational health literacy: barriers, facilitators, and tools – a systematic review by Nicola Pelizzari, Loredana Covolo, Elisabetta Ceretti, Carlotta Fiammenghi, Umberto Gelatti

“…Other studies included qualitative (24.1%), descriptive (14.6%), case studies (11.29%), cross-sectional (8.06%), mixed methods (8.06%), and quantitative (3.25%) approaches, investigating factors promoting and impeding OHL outcomes. …”
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The LBD Transcription Factor <i>ZmLBD33</i> Confers Drought Tolerance in Transgenic Arabidopsis by Jing Xiong, Xin Mi, Lijuan Du, Xianqiu Wang

“…Quantitative enzymatic activity analyses further indicated that SOD and POD levels were significantly elevated in <i>ZmLBD33</i>-overexpressing plants compared to wild-type plants. …”
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Low HIV-risk aligned discontinuation among HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis users within public HIV clinics in Kenya: A mixed method study. by Njeri Wairimu, Kenneth Ngure, Vallery Ogello, Emmah Owidi, Paul Mwangi, Lydia Etyang, Winnie Waituika, Margaret Mwangi, Dominic M Githuku, Simon Maina, Elizabeth Irungu, Nelly Mugo, Kenneth K Mugwanya

“…Between November 2020 - January 2023, we conducted a mixed methods sub-study within a programmatic study to improve the efficiency of PrEP delivery in four public HIV clinics in Kenya (ClinicalTrials.gov number NCT04424524). …”
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Implementation of the human capital management concept: an empirical study of small trading company by Alzbeta Kucharcikova, Maria Durisova, Nikola Staffenova

“…Human capital management helps companies achieve business goals through efficiency, which includes the effective use of human capital and the effectiveness of investment in it. …”
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Real‐Time PCR Assay and Environmental DNA Workflow for Detecting Irukandji Jellyfish, Malo bella (Cubozoa) by Jessica K. Strickland, Kylie A. Pitt, Michael J. Kingsford, Scott J. Morrissey, Dean R. Jerry

“…The assay demonstrated high specificity, not amplifying non‐target species, and sensitivity, with 95.6% efficiency, a slope of −3.43, and an R2 value of 0.98. …”
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Identifying Priority Conservation Areas in Shennongjia National Park Based on Monetary Costs and Zonation Model by Weixuan Ding, Liangyi Huang, Jirong Guang, Jingya Zhang

“…Compared to the alternative method, our study clarified the spatial distribution and types of costs in the process of national park construction, providing a quantitative basis and scientific guidance for future fiscal investment directions, methods, and responsible entities. …”
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Experimental study on the effect of Zfp260 on osteogenic differentiation, proliferation and migration of MC3T3-E1 cells in vitro by WU Jun, WANG Zuolin

“…The expression of Zfp260 was detected by real-time quantitative polymerase chain reaction (RT-qPCR) when it was induced for 7 days and 14 days. …”
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The role of gender in firm-level climate change adaptation behaviour: Insights from small businesses in Senegal and Kenya by Kate Elizabeth Gannon, Shaikh M.S.U. Eskander, Antonio Avila-Uribe, Elena Castellano, Mamadou Diop, Dorice Agol

“…Results evidence the value and efficiency of developing an inclusive business enabling environment for adaptation that targets women entrepreneurs, not just for delivering on equitable climate justice agendas, but also for strategic upscaling of resilience.…”
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Impact of Variable Device Structural Changes on Particle Deposition Distribution in Multi-Rotor UAV by Jingang Han, Tongsheng Zhang, Lilian Liu, Guobin Wang, Cancan Song, Yubin Lan

“…In this study, device structure change is the main variable factor, and flight altitude, flight speed and ambient wind speed are single quantitative factors. Experiments were conducted by varying the structure of the device to test the detailed deposition distribution of the device under group a, b, and c structures. …”
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Evaluation of antioxidant–surfactant interactions using size distribution Taylor dispersion analysis: measuring antioxidant partitioning and size of native-state micelles by Erwann Durand, Théo Troncho, Pierre Villeneuve

“…Unlike Dynamic Light Scattering, SD-TDA successfully resolved these populations and provided quantitative insights into their size and α-tocopherol partitioning. …”
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