Testing General Relativity Using Large-scale Structure Photometric Redshift Surveys and the Cosmic Microwave Background Lensing Effect by Shang Li, Jun-Qing Xia

“…After obtaining the angular power spectra ${C}_{\ell }^{gg}$ (galaxy–galaxy) and ${C}_{\ell }^{g\kappa }$ (galaxy–CMB lensing) from the combination of DES photometric data and Planck lensing, we derive new measurements of the E _G statistic: E _G  = 0.354 ± 0.146, 0.452 ± 0.092, 0.414 ± 0.069, and 0.296 ± 0.069 (68% confidence limit) across four redshift bins z = 0.30, 0.47, 0.63, and 0.80, respectively, which are consistent with the predictions of the standard Lambda cold dark matter model. …”
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Internet of Things Assisted Plant Disease Detection and Crop Management Using Deep Learning for Sustainable Agriculture by Eman A. Al-Shahari, Ghadah Aldehim, Mohammed Aljebreen, Jehad Saad Alqurni, Ahmed S. Salama, Sitelbanat Abdelbagi

“…Real-time information on soil moisture, plant health, and environmental conditions can be collected by deploying a network of connected devices and sensors in agricultural fields. …”
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Prevalence and correlates of facemask usage during the second wave of COVID-19 pandemic in Uganda. by Nelson Onira Alema, Christopher Okot, Emmanuel Olal, Eric Nzirakaindi Ikoona, Freddy Wathum Drinkwater Oyat, Steven Baguma, Denish Omoya Ochula, Patrick Odong Olwedo, Johnson Nyeko Oloya, Francis Pebalo Pebolo, Pamela Okot Atim, Godfrey Smart Okot, Ritah Nantale, Judith Aloyo, David Lagoro Kitara

“…The reported prevalence of facemask wearing in public among respondents was high [88.7%,95%CI:86%,-91%]. A multivariate analysis found that obese respondents and those who were receptive (agreed) to the lockdown measures were respectively,1.12 times more likely to wear facemasks [aPR = 1.12,95%CI:1.04-1.19;p < 0.01], and1.23 times more likely to wear facemasks [aPR = 1.23, 95%CI:1.07-1.41;p < 0.01]. …”
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Efficacy of CTPV for Diagnostic and Therapeutic Assessment: Comparison with Endoscopy in Cirrhotic Patients with Gastroesophageal Varices by Zijin Cui, Haiqing Yang, Xiaoxu Jin, Huiqing Jiang, Wei Qi, Wenfeng Feng, Zhijie Feng

“…The therapeutic efficacy of EVs was higher when assessed by CTPV than when evaluated by endoscopy (37.50% vs. 12.50% at 1 week postoperation, P=0.22; 62.50% vs. 25.00% at 1 month postoperation, P=0.07), but without statistical significance. …”
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Improving Critical Care Teamwork: Simulation-Based Interprofessional Training for Enhanced Communication and Safety by Sung TC, Hsu HC

“…The program aimed to improve teamwork, communication, and collaboration among healthcare professionals in high-acuity environments such as emergency departments and intensive care units (ICUs).Methods: A prospective, mixed-methods approach was used to assess the program’s effectiveness. The study enrolled 237 participants, including postgraduate medical trainees, nurses, respiratory therapists, and administrative staff. …”
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Long-term changes in the dependence of <i>Nm</i>F2 on solar flux at Juliusruh by M. G. Tan Jun Rios, M. G. Tan Jun Rios, C. Borries, H. Liu, J. Mielich

“…Third-degree polynomial-fit models dependent on different solar EUV proxies (MgII, F30, and F10.7) are generated separately for each solar cycle, each season, and each local time (LT) hour.…”
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Metabolic interactions underpinning high methane fluxes across terrestrial freshwater wetlands by Emily K. Bechtold, Jared B. Ellenbogen, Jorge A. Villa, Djennyfer K. de Melo Ferreira, Angela M. Oliverio, Joel E. Kostka, Virginia I. Rich, Ruth K. Varner, Sheel Bansal, Eric J. Ward, Gil Bohrer, Mikayla A. Borton, Kelly C. Wrighton, Michael J. Wilkins

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ORGANIZATION OF INDEPENDENT STUDENT WORK BASED ON STUDENT BLOGGING ACTIVITY by A. A. Gareyev, O. F. Shikhova, Yu. A. Shikhov

“…The materials of the present investigation can be useful for teachers to organize independent student work. …”
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The effect of court surfaces on physiological responses and game activities of recreational senior tennis players by Bulent Kilit, Ersan Arslan, Yusuf Soylu

“…Additionally, HC induced significantly faster rally speeds compared to CC (0.70 ± 0.25 shots/s vs. 0.59 ± 0.17 on CC, p<0.001). …”
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Access to robot-assisted total knee arthroplasty varies significantly by race/ethnicity by Jessica Schmerler, Victoria E. Bergstein, Whitney Kagabo, Harpal S. Khanuja, Julius K. Oni, Vishal Hegde

“…On multivariable analysis, Black, Hispanic, Asian, and all other races were significantly less likely than white patients to undergo RA-TKA relative to conventional TKA (OR 0.65, 95% CI 0.59–0.70, P < 0.001; OR 0.70, 95% CI 0.64–0.77, P < 0.001; OR 0.65, 95% CI 0.55–0.76, P < 0.001; OR 0.78, 95% CI 0.66–0.92, P = 0.003, respectively). …”
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Frailty as a mediator between sleep quality and cognitive impairment among the rural older adults: a cross-sectional study by Ping Dong, Cheng Cheng, Wenqiang Yin, Ziyuan Li, Yongli Shi, Min Gao, Xiaona Li, Dongping Ma, Hongwei Guo, Yan Wei, Zhongming Chen

“…Results After adjusting for all covariates, sleep quality was significantly associated with cognitive impairment (OR = 1.047, 95% CI: 1.005—1.090). Frailty mediated the relationship between sleep quality and cognitive impairment, with a mediation effect value of 0.010 (95% CI: 0.001—0.020), accounting for 17.86% of the total effect. …”
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2019~2021年某肿瘤专科医院院内感染情况分析 by 黄丽华, 刘娇, 彭雪儿, 李晨光, 朱浩智, 李欢, 邓创忠

“…结果2019~2021年该院院感发生率分别为0.80%、0.78%和0.57%，逐年显著下降（<italic>P</italic>&lt;0.001）。其中以手术部位和呼吸系统感染较常见，两部位占比分别是35.75%和31.08%。…”
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Numerical investigation of the effects of geometric and fluid parameters on the thermal performance of a double -tube spiral heat exchanger with a conical turbulator by Seyed Hossein Hashemi Karouei, Walaa Nasser Abbas, Mohammed Ali, Dhuha Radhi Nayyef, Karrar K. Abdul Hussein, Karrar A. Hammoodi, Seyed Saeed Hosseini Azizi

“…In the second part of the study, the results showed that the thermal performance values for Water/SWCNT_MWCNT, Water/Al2O3_TiO2 and pure water were 39 %, 37 % and 35 % higher than 1, respectively, which indicates the great effect of the conical turbulator and nanohybrid fluids in improving heat transfer. …”
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Epidemiology &amp; genotyping of rotavirus gastroenteritis and rotavirus associated intussusception in preschool children in central Uttar Pradesh by Sanjeev Kumar Verma, Ashish Wakhlu, Shalini Verma, Sudhir Verma, Andrew S. Day, Nayana P. Nair

“…Children infected with RV were younger (13.07 ± 9 vs 15.84 ± 17 months, p = 0.023) than those without RV infection. …”
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Knowledge, attitudes, and practices (KAP) of animal health staff and farmers towards brucellosis control in sheep and goat in China: A cross-sectional study. by Quangang Xu, Alongkorn Amonsin, Saharuetai Jeamsripong

“…<h4>Results</h4>The results indicated satisfaction with KAP among farmers (57.7%, 75.8% and 87.0%) and animal health staff (80.5%, 84.5%, and 78.3%) at ≥ 80% cut-off point of total score. …”
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Global, regional, and national burdens of low back pain in women of childbearing age from 1990 to 2021: an analysis based on the global burden of disease study 2021 by Shiwen Zhang, Xuan Ma, Yao Yao, Huashan Pan, Lijuan Zou

“…In age patterns, the highest prevalence and YLDs rates of LBP were found among women in the 45–49 age group(the prevalence: 14,412.77 per 100,000 in 2021 [95% UI: 10,482.27 to 19,077.3]) (the YLDs: 1,639.56 per 100,000 population (95% UI: 1,035.24 to 2,494.9]). …”
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Exploring the Association Between Gastroesophageal Reflux and Temporomandibular Joint Disorder in European Populations: A Bidirectional Mendelian Randomization Analysis by Renjie Gu, Liangqiong Chen, Minhui Hua, Huangtai Miao, Yongwei Qin

“…Results: The forward MR analysis suggested that GERD may increase the risk of TMD (OR = 1.47, 95% CI: 1.20-1.81, P = 2e-4). The Weighted Median method also yielded significant results (OR = 1.53, 95% CI: 1.14-2.04, P = 4.1e-3). …”
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Association of serum neurofilament light chain with cognitive impairment: findings from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey by Tianjiao Meng, Qinwen Fei, Tian Lv, Shiqin Chen

“…The least absolute shrinkage and selection operator (LASSO) regression was applied for identifying key cognitive impairment factors, which was then included in the establishment of a risk prediction nomogram model, with the receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve being built to evaluate its discriminatory power for cognitive impairment.ResultsIt was found that there is a strong positive correlation between serum NfL levels and both low total cognitive function (total-CF) OR: 1.028 (95%CI = 1.015–1.041 p &lt; 0.001) and low Digit Symbol Substitution Test (DSST) OR: 1.026 (95%CI = 1.003–1.050, p = 0.027). …”
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Improved Consistency of Lung Nodule Categorization in CT Scans with Heterogeneous Slice Thickness by Deep Learning-Based 3D Super-Resolution by Dongok Kim, Jae Hyung Park, Chang Hyun Lee, Young-Ju Kim, Jong Hyo Kim

“…Furthermore, thick- and thin-slice CT images had a nodule volume difference of 52.2 percent on average which was reduced to a 15.7 percent difference with DL-generated thin-slice CT. …”
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Role of drug-induced sleep endoscopy in evaluation of positional vs non-positional OSA by Ming-Chin Lan, Stanley Yung-Chuan Liu, Ming-Ying Lan, Yun-Chen Huang, Tung-Tsun Huang, Yen-Bin Hsu

“…Multivariate analysis revealed that oropharyngeal lateral wall collapse (OR = 1.90, p = 0.027) was the only anatomical factor significantly predicted non-positional dependency in OSA patients. …”
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