Estimating the contribution of Arctic sea-ice loss to central Asia temperature anomalies: the case of winter 2020/2021 by Lara R Cosford, Rohit Ghosh, Marlene Kretschmer, Clare Oatley, Theodore G Shepherd

“…Using a causal network framework grounded in known physical mechanisms, we assess how strongly one factor directly influences another (i.e. the causal relationship) and apply this analysis to the anomalies from 2020/2021. …”
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Tissue-specific resistance and susceptibility to the tomato brown rugose fruit virus (ToBRFV) conferred by Solanum pennellii loci by Edan Rochsar, Shai Torgeman, Kfir Bandel, Amnon Koren, Chen Klap, Aviv Dombrovsky, Dani Zamir

“…The QTL reduced the ELISA values and the symptoms of the axillary shoots in both TOP and LEA BILs. Another locus for resistance was mapped to chromosome 3, which protected the terminal and axillary shoots of the TOP BILs only. …”
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Autologous Dermis Graft Implantation: A Novel Approach to Reinforcement in Giant Hiatal Hernias by Balázs Kovács, Mikolt Orosz, Máté Csucska, Saurabh Singhal, Árpád Juhász, Zoltán Lóderer

“…A 62-year-old female patient with recurrent giant hiatal hernia (9 × 11 cm) and upside down stomach, immediately following the Belsey repair done in another department, was selected for the pilot procedure. …”
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Update on the therapeutic role of metformin in the management of polycystic ovary syndrome: Effects on pathophysiologic process and fertility outcomes by Kerstin MG Brand, Ulrike Gottwald-Hostalek, Aimee Andag-Silva

“…A combination of metformin with clomifene citrate (another widely used treatment for PCOS) is more effective than either alone and is a useful option in women with clomifene-resistant PCOS. …”
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Detrimental effects of cadmium on male infertility: A review by Nebojša Zečević, Jovana Kocić, Milan Perović, Aleksandar Stojsavljević

“…Peer-reviewed studies from 2000 to 2024 dealing with seminal plasma and blood Cd levels of fertile and infertile men were retrieved were interrogated with regard to strict inclusion/exclusion criteria, and then were thoroughly reviewed and analyzed. Another aim of this review was to indicate the potential effects of Cd on changes in seminogram findings. …”
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Physically non-cloneable arbiter-type function with non-linear path pairs by A. A. Ivaniuk, A. Y. Shamyna

“…The set of all challenge-response pairs is a random, unpredictable and irreproducible in the cases of implementation of cloned PUF circuits both on single and/or on another chips, also using different technologies. …”
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Isolated p.H62L Mutation in the CYP21A2 Gene in a Simple Virilizing 21-Hydroxylase Deficient Patient by Melisa Taboas, Cecilia Fernández, Susana Belli, Noemi Buzzalino, Liliana Alba, Liliana Dain

“…It was suggested that the p.H62L represents a mild mutation that may be responsible for a more severe enzymatic impairment when presented with another mild mutation on the same allele. In this report, a 20-year-old woman carrying an isolated p.H62L mutation in compound heterozygosity with c.283-13A/C>G mutation is described. …”
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PreZon: Prediction by Zone and Its Application to Egg Productivity in Chickens by Yen-Jen Lin, Ming Li Liou, Wen Chuan Lee, Chuan Yi Tang

“…The PreZone program provides another prediction method that can be used to validate datasets with a low correlation between response and predictors. …”
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A Novel Method (CiMON) for Continuous Intra-Abdominal Pressure Monitoring: Pilot Test in a Pig Model by Joost Wauters, Liesbeth Spincemaille, Anne-Sophie Dieudonne, Kenny Van Zwam, Alexander Wilmer, Manu L. N. G. Malbrain

“…The CiMON catheter (IAPCiM) and another balloon-tipped catheter (IAPspie) were positioned into the stomach. …”
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A Review on Inverse Kinematics, Control and Planning for Robotic Manipulators With and Without Obstacles via Deep Neural Networks by Ana Calzada-Garcia, Juan G. Victores, Francisco J. Naranjo-Campos, Carlos Balaguer

“…However, to unlock their complete potential, some problems such as inverse kinematics (IK) need to be solved: given a Cartesian target, a method is needed to find the right configuration for the robot to reach that point. Another issue that needs to be addressed when dealing with robotic manipulators is the obstacle avoidance problem. …”
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The Mediating Role of Occupational Commitment in the Effects of Work–Family Conflict on Intention to Leave by Merve Koçoğlu Sazkaya, Zeynep Görmezoğlu

“…Introduction: It is important to increase the occupational commitment of nurses who experience work-family conflict to decrease their intention to leave.Aim: This study’s aim was to demonstrate the role of occupational commitment in the effects of work–family conflict on the turnover intention of nurses during the COVID-19 pandemic.Method: This descriptive study was conducted with 390 nurses working in two different hospitals of a foundation university in Istanbul.Results: The results of this study showed that there was an effect of work–family conflict on intention to leave (r2 = 0.19; p lt; 0.05) and occupational commitment (r2 = 0.01; p lt; 0.05). Another result of the research is that occupational commitment also affected the intention to leave (r2 = 0.24; p lt; 0.05). …”
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Grain Sorghum Response to Row Spacing and Plant Populations in the Texas Coastal Bend Region by Carlos J. Fernandez, Dan D. Fromme, W. James Grichar

“…Under irrigation, twin rows planted at 161,000–198,000 plants/ha produced higher yields than single row at the same population; however, no other yield differences were noted when row systems or plant populations were compared. In another study, 38 cm row spacings were compared with 76 cm row spacings under two plant populations. …”
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Post-Disaster Temporary Shelter Area Selection and Planning by Using Delphi Method: Izmir/Seferihisar Case by Hande Dayanır, Ali Kemal Çınar, Yenal Akgün, Özşen Çorumluoğlu

“…Moreover, the criteria announced in this directive are not ranked according to their importance. As another important gap, convenience of the post-disaster temporary shelter areas suggested by AFAD for the province of Izmir has not been yet evaluated according to the national and international legislations. …”
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COVID-19: Understanding the New Variants of Concern by Ke-Yan Loo, Vengadesh Letchumanan

“…The efficacy of vaccines and treatment options available against the latest circulating variant of SARS-CoV-2 should also be periodically evaluated. This ensures that the treatment and vaccines used are safe and effective against the virus to protect the public from another health crisis. …”
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A systematic review of Streptococcus Mutans and Veillonellae species interactions in dental caries progression: Positive or Negative impact? [version 2; peer review: 1 approved, 2... by Faizul Hasan, Prawati Nuraini, Ariadna Adisattya Djais, Ervina Restiwulan Winoto, Tantiana Tantiana, Rini Devijanti Ridwan, Juni Handajani, Rajesh Ramasamy, Silvia Anitasari, Hendrik Setia Budi

“…Some studies indicate that Veillonella spp. can inhibit the acid production by S. mutans, potentially reducing the cariogenic process. Another aspect is the competition for substrates. …”
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Synchronization of chaotic optomechanical system with plasmonic cavity for secured quantum communication by Mulubirhan Dangish, Abebe Belay Gemta, Alemayehu Getahun Kumela, Umer Sherefedin, Ruth Birhanu

“…Therefore, in this study, we present a theoretical analysis of the synchronization dynamics in chaotic optomechanical systems comprising two cavity modes: one strongly influenced by a localized surface plasmon field and another exhibiting minimal influence. We investigated the energy transfer efficiency of silicon divacancies, gallium arsenide, and indium phosphide by analyzing their absorption and extinction cross sections. …”
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Results after En Bloc Lateral Wall Decompression Surgery with Orbital Fat Resection in 111 Patients with Graves’ Orbitopathy by Nicole Fichter, Rudolf F. Guthoff

“…There were no significant complications; however, one patient had slight hollowing of the temporalis muscle around the scar that did not necessitate revision, and another patient with a circumscribed retraction of the scar itself underwent surgical correction. …”
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Russia and Spain in the mirror of journalistic discourse: metaphors and stereotypes by M. V. LARIONOVA

“…Using the example of traditional stereotypes of Russia and Spain, the article examines the process of modelling by means of stereotypes and conceptual metaphors of the image of one nation in the mentality of the bearers of another national idiomatic culture.…”
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SMOTE vs. SMOTEENN: A Study on the Performance of Resampling Algorithms for Addressing Class Imbalance in Regression Models by Gazi Husain, Daniel Nasef, Rejath Jose, Jonathan Mayer, Molly Bekbolatova, Timothy Devine, Milan Toma

“…Class imbalance is a prevalent challenge in machine learning that arises from skewed data distributions in one class over another, causing models to prioritize the majority class and underperform on the minority classes. …”
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Comparative Effectiveness of Darunavir 1,200 mg Daily and Approved Dosing Strategies for Protease Inhibitor-Experienced Patients by James M. Mikula, Chiu-Bin Hsiao, Joshua R. Sawyer, Qing Ma, Gene D. Morse

“…This retrospective observational study included all patients treated with DRV after documented use of another protease inhibitor at an urban immunodeficiency clinic. …”
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