Characterizing PM2.5 Secondary Aerosols via a Fusion Strategy of Two-stage Positive Matrix Factorization and Robust Regression by Chun-Sheng Huang, Ho-Tang Liao, Chia-Yang Chen, Li-Hao Young, Ta-Chih Hsiao, Tsung-I Chou, Jyun-Min Chang, Kuan-Lin Lai, Chang-Fu Wu

“…The results from the fusion model showed that the majority of secondary aerosols (sum of secondary aerosol-related species = 2.67 µg m−3) within three hours were mainly contributed by oil combustion, while the largest contributor of secondary aerosols (1.65 µg m−3) over 24 hours was industry, highlighting the need for regulation of these two sources based on various temporal scales. …”
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Supporting implementation of universal prevention initiatives in K-12 schools: impacts on fidelity through organizational readiness and team functioning in a cluster-randomized tri... by Christopher M. Fleming, Hannah G. Calvert, Lindsey Turner

“…Results Schools receiving RS3 reported significantly greater implementation fidelity, although effects were slightly reduced (b = 8.40, p = .056, 95% CI [-0.22,17.01], β = 0.54) after inclusion of baseline and demographic controls. …”
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Relationship between biometric characteristics with semen quality of buffalos (Bubalus bubalis) by Juanita Velásquez, Juan E. Duque, Juan D. Montoya, Alexandra Usuga

“…Means for prostate diameter, scrotal circumference, and libido were 18.7 ± 3.7 mm, 28.8 ± 3.6 cm, and 8.6 ± 0.1, respectively. …”
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Characterizing microbial diversity and metabolic pathways in yak milk and fermented yak milk based on metagenomics: A study from Ganzi Tibetan autonomous prefecture by Jie Zhang, Yangbo Jiao, Kaiyang Liu, Wenyou Situ, Bilige Menghe, Yongfu Chen, Musu Zha

“…We analyzed microbiota and metabolic pathways in YM. Results revealed 207 species, with Pseudomonas unclassified, Acinetobacter johnsonii dominant in YM, and Lactobacillus delbrueckii, Streptococcus thermophilus in fermented yak milk (FYM). …”
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Synthesis, characterization, In silico, and In vitro studies of CuS–ZnO nanocomposite using mushroom extract by S. Anbazhagi, A. Murugesan, M. Paramanantham, K. Chinnaiah, Karthik Kannan, Nadezhda Palko, K. Gurushankar

Subjects: “…CuS–ZnO nanocomposite…”
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Hypoxia-inducible factor 1α is required to establish the larval glycolytic program in Drosophila melanogaster by Yasaman Heidarian, Tess D. Fasteen, Liam Mungcal, Kasun Buddika, Nader H. Mahmoudzadeh, Travis Nemkov, Angelo D'Alessandro, Jason M. Tennessen

“…Here we examine the possibility that the Drosophila ortholog of Hypoxia inducible factor 1α (Hif1α) is also required to activate the larval glycolytic program. Methods: CRISPR/Cas9 was used to generate new loss-of-function alleles in the Drosophila gene similar (sima), which encodes the sole fly ortholog of Hif1α. …”
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INTRA-REGIONAL DIFFERENTIATION OF ENTREPRENEURSHIP OF MUNICIPALITIES OF THE ŚWIĘTOKRZYSKIE VOIVODESHIP IN TERMS OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IN 2010 AND 2020 by Paweł Dziekański, Łukasz Popławski, Fabio Fragomeni

“…The synthetic measure of entrepreneurship in the municipalities of the Świętokrzyskie region exhibited a range of 0.27 to 0.75 in 2010 and 0.30 to 0.65 in 2020. The diversity of the municipalities is attributable to a range of factors, including demographic, natural and socio-economic development processes. …”
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Genetic history of the Koryaks and Evens of the Magadan region based on Y chromosome polymorphism data by B. A. Malyarchuk, M. V. Derenko

“…The high frequency of such Y chromosome haplogroups in the Koryaks (16.7 %) and Evens (37.8 %) is indicative of close interethnic contacts during the last centuries, and most probably especially during the Soviet period. …”
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Hygienic complementary feeding practice and its associated factors among mothers having children aged 6–23 months in Antsokia Gemza district, Ethiopia: a cross-sectional survey by Eyob Ketema Bogale, Tefera Chane, Getachew Tadegew

“…Maternal age of 34–41 years (adjusted odd ratio (AOR): 2.75, 95% CI (1.16–6.53)), secondary school educated mothers (AOR: 8.2, 95% CI (3.26–20.97)), daily laborer mothers (AOR: 0.22, 95% CI (0.06–0.83)), access to pipe water (AOR: 7.1, 95% CI (3.98–12.66)), access to media (AOR: 2.8, 95% CI (1.4–5.7)), and having a positive attitude (AOR: 8.6, 95% CI (2.43–31.0)) were significant predictors of maternal hygienic complementary feeding practice .Conclusions The magnitude of good maternal hygienic complementary feeding practice was low. …”
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The Frequency and Associated Factors of Asymmetrical Prominent Veins: A Predictor of Unfavorable Outcomes in Patients with Acute Ischemic Stroke by Yue Wang, Jingjing Xiao, Li Zhao, Shaoshi Wang, Mingming Wang, Yu Luo, Huazheng Liang, Lingjing Jin

“…Multivariate analyses showed that proximal artery stenosis or occlusion (≥50%) (P<0.001, adjusted odds ratio OR=660.0, 95%CI=57.28-7604.88) and history of atrial fibrillation (P<0.001, adjusted OR=10.48, 95%CI=1.78-61.68) were independent factors associated with high APV (≥10 mL). …”
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Knowledge, perceptions and practices associated with timing for breast cancer screening among female students at the University of Zimbabwe: A cross-sectional study by Peter Chikuvadze, Grace Nkhoma, Maxwell Mhlanga, Augustine Ndaimani

“…Associations between variables were tested using Chi-square, Fisher’s exact tests, and binary logistic regression. …”
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Eco-friendly synthesis of chitosan NPs from Fioria vitifolia (L.) L: Potential to antibacterial, antioxidant, cytotoxicity properties of HepG2 cells and their evaluation of safety... by Mohamed Imath, Chinnasamy Ragavendran, Chinnaperumal Kamaraj, Ramalingam Karthik Raja, Gholamreza abdi

“…F. vitifolia synthesized CNPs exhibited the greatest growth inhibition against S. aureus (27.2 mm) and K. pneumoniae (25.1 mm). Crystal violet was used to observe the growth of biofilms in the presence of different CNPs concentrations in order to quantify the antibiofilm action of CNPs. …”
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mHealth-based exercise vs. traditional exercise on pain, functional disability, and quality of life in patients with knee osteoarthritis: a systematic review and meta-analysis of r... by Liang Tang, Meng-Ming Wang, He-Xia Wang, Xiao-Ya He, Yue-Shuai Jiang

“…However, a statistically significant difference was found between mHealth-supported exercise compared with unsupervised traditional exercise in terms of pain (SMD = −1.03; 95%CI: −1.49 to −0.57; P &lt; 0.001) and functional disability (SMD = −0.89; 95%CI: −1.71 to −0.06; P = 0.04).ConclusionmHealth-based exercise was found to be more effective than unsupervised conventional exercise in promoting pain relief and enhancing functional disability in patients with OA. …”
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Клініко-патологічна характеристика хвороби Гіршпрунга в дітей шкільного віку by V.P. Prytula, O.O. Kurtash, S.F. Hussaini, V.F. Rybalchenko

“…З ректальною формою агангліонозу кишечника було 117 (59,69%) пацієнтів, із ректосигмоподібною - 76 (38,78%), із субтотальною - 3 (1,53%) дитини. …”
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Electrically chargeable inorganic persistent luminescence in an alternating current driven electroluminescent device by Cunjian Lin, Rujun Yang, Zishuang Wu, Yajing Wang, Chenhan Zhan, Hirohisa Miyata, Xiankan Zeng, Yuantian Zheng, Shihai You, Ying Lv, Yixi Zhuang, Rong-Jun Xie, Jumpei Ueda

“…This study on electrically chargeable PersL in alternating current-driven electroluminescent devices can enhance our understanding of luminescence mechanisms in inorganic semiconductors.…”
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The Effect of Inferior Rectus Muscle Thickening on Intraocular Pressure in Thyroid-Associated Ophthalmopathy by Xiuhong Li, Xu Bai, Zhibin Liu, Ming Cheng, Jia Li, Nian Tan, Hongfeng Yuan

“…In the TAO group, the mean IOP was 16.8 ± 2.1 mm Hg in primary position (hypotropia), which increased by 8.9 ± 2.7 mm Hg to 25.7 ± 3.1 mm Hg in upgaze (horizontal vision). …”
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Prevalence and predictors of left atrial thrombus in patients with rheumatic atrial fibrillation undergoing cardiac surgery: a cross-sectional study by Jie Cui, Yixiao Zhang, Yulin Wang, Fangyu Liu, Hao Lai, Qiang Ji, Chunsheng Wang

“…LAT was identified in 82 patients (15.5%), including 44 (8.3%) with LAA thrombus and 38 (7.2%) with LAC thrombus. In the multivariable logistic regression model, coronary artery disease (OR: 6.35, 95% CI: 2.79–14.46, p < 0.001), larger left atrial diameter (OR: 1.31 per 10 mm increase, 95% CI: 1.02–1.68, p = 0.03), and moderate-to-severe mitral stenosis (OR: 1.77, 95% CI: 1.00–3.13, p = 0.05) were independently associated with an increased risk of LAT, whereas moderate-to-severe mitral regurgitation was independently associated with a decreased risk of LAT (OR: 0.21, 95% CI: 0.11–0.43, p < 0.001). …”
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Valorization of pinecone as a pyrolysis feedstock: identification of bio-oil and synthesis of activated biochar for Cr(VI) elimination from wastewater by Alfares, Amenah Adnan, Younis, Afyaa Muayed, Rasheed, Lana Abdalhameed, Fadhil, Abdelrahman Basil

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术前外周血中性/淋巴细胞比值对肝癌患者预后的影响

“…【方法】 回顾性分析中山大学附属第五医院82例肝癌行肝部分切除患者临床病理资料,根据患者术前外周静脉血NLR大小分为低NLR 组(NLR < 5)和高NLR 组(NLR ≥ 5),Log rank单因素分析两组患者临床病理因素与无瘤生存时间、总生存时间之间的关系,将有统计学意义的单因素导入Cox回归模型进行风险分析。【结果】 所有患者1、3、5年总生存率分别为91.4%、66.5%、57.2%,其中高NLR组1、3、5年生存率分别为80.0%、51.9%、37.0%,低NLR组1、3、5年生存率分别为94.0%、69.7%、61.7%,差异有统计学意义(P = 0.044),1、3、5年无瘤生存率分别为87.4%、59.1%、49.7%,其中高NLR组1、3、5年无瘤生存率分别为80.0%、40.0%、26.7%,低1、3、5年NLR组生存率分别为89.1%、63.7%、55.3%,差异有统计学意义(P = 0.031)。…”
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Proteomic signature of HIV-associated subclinical left atrial remodeling and incident heart failure by Tess E. Peterson, Virginia S. Hahn, Ruin Moaddel, Min Zhu, Sabina A. Haberlen, Frank J. Palella, Michael Plankey, Joel S. Bader, Joao A. C. Lima, Robert E. Gerszten, Jerome I. Rotter, Stephen S. Rich, Susan R. Heckbert, Gregory D. Kirk, Damani A. Piggott, Luigi Ferrucci, Joseph B. Margolick, Todd T. Brown, Katherine C. Wu, Wendy S. Post

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