Protocol of the Nurses’ Mental Health Study (NMHS): a nationwide hospital multicentre prospective cohort study by Jiaxin Yang, Chongmei Huang, Shuiyuan Xiao, Xuting Li, Meng Ning, Zengyu Chen, Yusheng Tian, Qiang Yu, Yamin Chen, Ya-Min Li

“…Annual follow-up will be conducted via a questionnaire link to monitor subsequent changes in nurses’ mental health and related factors.Patient and public involvement statement No patient and public involvement in the study design.Ethics and dissemination This study was approved by the Institute Review Board from the ethical committee of The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University (E20230048) and NMHS will be performed in line with Helsinki Declarations. …”
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A scalable multi-modal learning fruit detection algorithm for dynamic environments by Liang Mao, Liang Mao, Zihao Guo, Mingzhe Liu, Yue Li, Linlin Wang, Jie Li

“…IntroductionTo enhance the detection of litchi fruits in natural scenes, address challenges such as dense occlusion and small target identification, this paper proposes a novel multimodal target detection method, denoted as YOLOv5-Litchi.MethodsInitially, the Neck layer network of YOLOv5s is simplified by changing its FPN+PAN structure to an FPN structure and increasing the number of detection heads from 3 to 5. …”
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Boards' strategic involvement models: Past, present, and future by Bozhinovska Tihona, Eftimov Ljupcho

“…How has the discourse on boards' strategic role changed over time? Our purpose is to provide comprehensive answers to these questions and draft the future research agenda in this area. …”
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Effects of Sperm Parameters on Pregnancy Rate in Patients Undergoing Intrauterine Insemination by Mehmet Solakhan, Mustafa Demir

“…CONCLUSION: As a result, during the application of intrauterine insemination to infertile couples, total motile sperm count, progressive motility sperm count ratio and high sperm ratio with normal morphology used in order to increase pregnancy success can be considered as criteria that increase the chances of success. …”
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Integrated analysis of biochemical, transcriptomic, and metabolomic response mechanisms in Ussuri catfish (Pseudobagrus ussuriensis) under acute heat stress by Qing Liu, Yang Cao, Ruyi Hu, Libo Gu, Lirong Yang, Yu Liu, Weiwei Wang, Liang Xiao, Bugao Li

“…Functional enrichment analysis revealed that these DEGs and DEMs were significantly enriched in key pathways, such as endoplasmic reticulum protein processing and glutathione metabolism, with significant changes continuing into the recovery phase. Additionally, substantial alterations in the expression levels of amino acids, sugars, and lipids were observed during heat stress. …”
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Converting Organic Municipal Solid Waste Into Volatile Fatty Acids and Biogas: Experimental Pilot and Batch Studies With Statistical Analysis by Hojjat Borhany

“…However, a significantly higher mean VFA content was confirmed for an HRT of 4.5 days than the quantity for an HRT of 3 days (30.77, SD 2.82 vs 27.66, SD 2.45 g–soluble chemical oxygen demand/L), using a tt8P443 ConclusionsThis research elaborates on the advantage of the refined novel line over the single-step anaerobic digestion and confirms its financial and technical feasibility. Further, changing the HRT and other amendments significantly raised the VFA concentration and the process kinetics and stability.…”
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Analysis of Water and Sediment Variation Characteristics in Jingjiang River Reach before and after Operation of Three Gorges Reservoir Based on GAM by DING Jiawei, PENG Yuming, CHEN Yanfei, SHEN Jian, HUANG Liemin

“…The results show that: After the operation of the Three Gorges Reservoir, the average annual sediment concentration in Jingjiang River reach has decreased significantly and will continue to decrease in the next 10 years, while the average annual discharge has changed little. The distribution of water and sediment is extremely uneven throughout the year, with peaks all occurring in July. …”
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Polygenic prediction of human longevity on the supposition of pervasive pleiotropy by M. Reza Jabalameli, Jhih-Rong Lin, Quanwei Zhang, Zhen Wang, Joydeep Mitra, Nha Nguyen, Tina Gao, Mark Khusidman, Sanish Sathyan, Gil Atzmon, Sofiya Milman, Jan Vijg, Nir Barzilai, Zhengdong D. Zhang

“…We tracked allele frequency changes as a function of viability across different age bins and prioritized 34 variants with an immediate implication on lipid metabolism, body mass index (BMI), and cognitive performance, among other traits, revealed by PheWAS analysis in the UK Biobank. …”
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Analysis of diabetes mellitus screening method based on electrical properties of cells using dielectric method by Faisal Muhammad, Juswono Unggul Pundjung, Santoso Didik Rahadi, Widodo Chomsin Sulistya

“…Mice that had experienced hyperglycemia had their dielectric constant measured using electrical impedance spectroscopy (EIS), and changes in cell morphology were observed using a binocular microscope. …”
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Digital Competence of Young Adults in Poland by Małgorzata Ćwiek, Katarzyna Maj-Serwatka

“…As a consequence, there is a need to adapt to changing trends in the labour market, and to constantly learn and acquire new competences, including digital competences. …”
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Spatio-temporal variation in pollen collected by honey bees (Apis mellifera) in rural-urban mosaic landscapes in Northern Europe. by Yoko L Dupont, Thorsten J S Balsby, Mette B Greve, Luna K Marcussen, Per Kryger

“…Availability of pollen within the foraging range of honey bees is highly dynamic, changing seasonally, and across different landscapes. …”
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Influence of alcohol blend fuels on performance and noise emission in spark ignition engine by Ali Murtaza Ansari, Liaquat Ali Memon, Faheem Ahmed Solangi, Mamdouh T. Ghannam, Mohamed Y.E. Selim

“…Pure gasoline fuel (GF) had higher noise emissions than all mixed fuels, a key factor that changes based on the kind of fuel. The air-fuel equivalency ratio also rises to an amazing number because to the leaning effect of the ethanol, which makes the combustion nearly stoichiometric.…”
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Assessment of noise pollution in sports halls in Lahijan, Iran by Maryam Hajesmaeiliyan, Ali Fahimi Nezhad, Bagher Morsal

“…The highest sound pressure level in the western zone was 97.7 dB. As the time changed from early morning to night, the average sound pressure level increased, highlighting the direct relationship between the sound pressure level and the measurement time. …”
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Applying social cognitive theory to predict physical activity and dietary behavior among patients with type-2 diabetes by Ann Tresa Sebastian, Eslavath Rajkumar, P Tejaswini, R Lakshmi, J Romate

“…# Introduction Non-communicable diseases, arising out of changing lifestyle habits of people, are the foremost causes of mortality and morbidity worldwide. …”
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Distinct mechanisms of electroacupuncture and manual acupuncture in modulating hypothalamic GnRH–tanycyte unit function of polycystic ovary syndrome by Yu Wang, Yicong Wang, Yuning Chen, Wenhan Lu, Xiaoyu Tong, Jiajia Li, Wenhao Gao, Rui Huang, Wei Hu, Yi Feng

“…Transcriptome sequencing was performed to identify changes in the gene profiles associated with EA and MA. …”
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Strengthening identification and characterization of causes of perinatal deaths in Kaski district of Nepal (Perinatal MITS Nepal) by Nuwadatta Subedi, Sunita Ranabhat, Sanjib Mani Regmi, Mukesh Mallik, Dela Singh, Shree Krishna Shrestha, Bandana Gurung, Arjun Bhattarai, Madan Prasad Baral, Sudhir Raman Parajuli, Ramchandra Bastola, Junu Shrestha, Sahisnuta Basnet, Eva Gauchan, Sabita Paudel

“…Discussion The mechanism of counting and accounting for deaths in a systematic manner is important and it can provide evidence to determine changes in clinical practice and to develop guidelines and training packages for preventive measures. …”
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The Unignorable Near-ground PM2.5, UFP, PAHs, and BC Levels around a Traffic Prohibited Night Market by Sheng-Lun Lin, Hongjie Zhang, Ming-Yeng Lin, Shih-Wei Huang

“…However, the traffic contribution accounted for ~30% and hardly changed between different samples, which was not conducive to source apportionment. …”
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Immune monitoring of trabectedin therapy in refractory soft tissue sarcoma patients - the IMMUNYON study by Paulo Rodrigues-Santos, Paulo Rodrigues-Santos, Paulo Rodrigues-Santos, Paulo Rodrigues-Santos, Paulo Rodrigues-Santos, Paulo Rodrigues-Santos, Jani Sofia Almeida, Jani Sofia Almeida, Jani Sofia Almeida, Jani Sofia Almeida, Jani Sofia Almeida, Jani Sofia Almeida, Luana Madalena Sousa, Luana Madalena Sousa, Luana Madalena Sousa, Patrícia Couceiro, Patrícia Couceiro, Patrícia Couceiro, Patrícia Couceiro, António Martinho, Joana Rodrigues, Ruben Fonseca, Manuel Santos-Rosa, Manuel Santos-Rosa, Manuel Santos-Rosa, Manuel Santos-Rosa, Manuel Santos-Rosa, Paulo Freitas-Tavares, José Manuel Casanova, José Manuel Casanova, José Manuel Casanova, José Manuel Casanova, José Manuel Casanova

“…Gene expression analysis identified changes in BTRC (decreased), IFNA1 (increased), and IL9 (increased) in PD versus SD patients (p<0.05). …”
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Formation Characteristics of PCDD/Fs in the Co-combustion and Pyrolysis Process of Coal and Sewage Sludge by Mumin Rao, Xiangbo Zou, Ji Ye, Yunfeng Ma, Tieying Mao, Xiaoqing Lin, Xiaodong Li, Jianhua Yan, Shiwei Qin, Cao Kuang

“…The dominant part was also changed from PCDF (0.32 ng g−1 in M-0%, 0.38 ng g−1 in M-2.5%) to PCDD (1.11 ng g−1 in M-5%). …”
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Multicriteria assessment of recently implemented conservation agriculture cropping systems across farmers’ plots in northwestern Cambodia by Sambo Pheap, Alexis Thoumazeau, Jun Murase, Vang Seng, Jean-Pierre Sarthou, Veng Sar, Linda Kimbo, Soklin Kheam, Pheakdey Chan, Pao Srean, Samrith Leang, Lyda Hok, Florent Tivet

“…Soil fertility depletion is a major challenge for annual rainfed cropping systems in the northwestern region of Cambodia which has recently undergone rapid agrarian changes. On-farm impacts of conventional tillage and Conservation Agriculture-based practices (CT and CA respectively) of maize cultivation on soil health along with agronomic and economic performances were compared. …”
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