Characterizing annual leaf area index changes and volume growth using ALS and satellite data in forest plantations by Gonzalo Gavilán-Acuna, Nicholas C. Coops, Piotr Tompalski, Pablo Mena-Quijada, Andrés Varhola, Dominik Roeser, Guillermo F. Olmedo

“…While Leaf Area Index (LAI) is critical for understanding forest canopy, photosynthesis and forest growth, traditional field-based LAI measurements are laborious and costly. …”
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Digital Health Intervention on Awareness of Vaccination Against Influenza Among Adults With Diabetes: Pragmatic Randomized Follow-Up Study by Yifat Fundoiano-Hershcovitz, Felix Lee, Catherine Stanger, Inbar Breuer Asher, David L Horwitz, Omar Manejwala, Jan Liska, David Kerr

“…Despite vaccination being the most effective preventive measure, coverage remains below the World Health Organization’s targets, partly due to limited awareness among patients. …”
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Determinants of tetanus immunization among pregnant women where tetanus has not been eliminated: a multilevel analysis of 6 countries by Werkneh Melkie Tilahun, Habtamu Geremew, Lamrot Yohannes Abay, Adugnaw Bantie Kebie, Mulat Belay Simegn

“…Therefore, TT immunization can be improved by promoting maternal employment, improving post-abortion care, media coverage, community literacy, and health accessibility, and encouraging pregnant women to receive ANC and postnatal care.…”
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Endothelial cell‐derived angiopoietin‐2 is a therapeutic target in treatment‐naive and bevacizumab‐resistant glioblastoma by Alexander Scholz, Patrick N Harter, Sebastian Cremer, Burak H Yalcin, Stefanie Gurnik, Maiko Yamaji, Mariangela Di Tacchio, Kathleen Sommer, Peter Baumgarten, Oliver Bähr, Joachim P Steinbach, Jörg Trojan, Martin Glas, Ulrich Herrlinger, Dietmar Krex, Matthias Meinhardt, Astrid Weyerbrock, Marco Timmer, Roland Goldbrunner, Martina Deckert, Christian Braun, Jens Schittenhelm, Jochen T Frueh, Evelyn Ullrich, Michel Mittelbronn, Karl H Plate, Yvonne Reiss

“…Ang‐2 expression was absent in normal human brain endothelium, while the highest Ang‐2 levels were observed in bevacizumab‐treated GBM. …”
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‘Line’ Constraints Optimization for Improved Dose Distribution in Locally Recurrent Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma Using Knowledge-Based Planning by Xiaoli Yu MD, Yixuan Wang MD, Mingli Wang MD, Huikuan Gu MD, Xin Yang PhD, Jiang Hu MD

“…In validation cohort, KBP model eliminated the hotspot (0.57 ± 0.01% vs 0.00 ± 0.00%, P  < 0.001), improved target homogeneity (HI: 0.06 ± 0.00 vs 0.08 ± 0.00, P  < 0.001), and performed superior to the manual plans in sparing organs. While all institutions achieved comparable target coverage, manual plans exhibited substantial variability in sparing brainstem. …”
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Effects of soil water on fungal community composition along elevational gradients on the northern slope of the Central Kunlun Mountains by Yongguang Zhang, Yongguang Zhang, Chaonan Li, Zhihao Zhang, Chenhong Li, Bo Zhang, Hongchen Jiang, Waqar Islam, Xiangzhen Li, Fanjiang Zeng

“…Partial least squares path modeling (PLSPM) analysis revealed that soil water content (Wat) was the most influential factor driving fungal α-diversity, while vegetation coverage (Veg) emerged as the primary determinant of soil fungal community composition. …”
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Deterioration of health of infants during the war and COVID-19 pandemic in Ukraine by O.P. Volosovets, S.P. Kryvopustov, A.Ya. Kuzmenko, M.P. Prokhorova, O.F. Chernii, V.Ye. Khomenko, O.V. Iemets, N.V. Gryshchenko, O.L. Kovalchuk, A.V. Kupkina

“…Morbidity rates among infants have increased, and breastfeeding rates and vaccination coverage have decreased.…”
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Development of Primer Panels for Whole-Genome Amplification and Sequencing of Human Seasonal Coronaviruses: hCoV-OC43, hCoV-HKU1, hCoV-229E, and hCoV-NL63 by Tamila Musaeva, Artem Fadeev, Maria Pisareva, Veronika Eder, Andrey Ksenafontov, Margarita Korzhanova, Valery Tsvetkov, Alexander Perederiy, Irina Kiseleva, Daria Danilenko, Dmitry Lioznov, Andrey Komissarov

“…Human seasonal coronaviruses (hCoVs) are a group of viruses that affect the upper respiratory tract. While seasonal patterns and the annual variability of predominant hCoV species are well-documented, their genetic and species diversity in St. …”
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Identification of OqxB Efflux Pump and Tigecycline Resistance Gene Cluster tmexC3D2-toprJ3 in Multidrug-Resistant Pseudomonas Stutzeri Isolate G3 by Amande TJ, Kaszyk V, Brown F

“…A tigecycline-resistant gene cluster, tmexC3D2-toprJ3, was found in NODE_84, while the oqxB gene, encoding a resistance-nodulation-division (RND) efflux pump, was in NODE_309. …”
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Perceptions regarding rabies prevention and control in two different community settings in Vietnam using a Q-sorting approach by Doan Hoang Phu, Trang Phuong Thao, Mai Duong Tieu, Dung Nguyen Thi Thuy, Trang Nguyen Thi Phuong, Pawin Padungtod, Dinh Bao Truong

“…Results: Two discourses were identified in the urban setting (“Obstructed Adherents” and “Casual Observers”) and three in the rural setting (“Identified Awareness,” “Independent Owners,” and “Close Adherence”). While all participants demonstrated baseline knowledge of rabies severity, barriers such as limited vaccine accessibility and inadequate veterinary support impeded proactive vaccination. …”
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Assessing the effects of engineered oyster reefs on shoreline change using drones by Megan E. Geesin, Georgette L. Tso, Hannah Sirianni, Siddharth Narayan, Siddharth Narayan, Chris J. Baillie, Praveen D. Malali, Brandon J. Puckett, Justin T. Ridge, Rachel K. Gittman, Rachel K. Gittman

“…Elevation loss was highest at the control site, but marsh edge retreat was highest at one of the engineered oyster reefs.DiscussionWhile horizontal thresholds did not yield statistically different results, vertical thresholds did. …”
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Optimization design of liquid crystal-based reconfigurable intelligent surface-assisted indoor visible light communication systems by Lisu YU, Xinxin LÜ, Run ZHONG, Mingli ZHANG, Zhenghai WANG, Yuhao WANG

“…By utilizing the energy splitting (ES) protocol, STAR RIS is deployed in the transmission channel, while LC RIS-based VLC receivers are employed at the receiver side. …”
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Essential aid made fully visible: understanding the proCHW financing landscape analysing accessible donor data sources by James O’Donovan, Daniel Palazuelos, Madeleine Ballard, Mallika Raghavan, Stephanie Rapp, Ash Rogers, Carla López Castañeda, Benedicte Razafinjato, Matthew French, Cleo Baskin, Sarah Lindsay, Carey Carpenter Westgate, Laura Shellaby, Rachel Hofmann, Pauline Picho Keronyai, Niloofar Ganjian, Sonia Tiedt, Diana Nambatya Nsubuga, Jude Aidam

“…Only two organisations, The Global Fund and the President’s Malaria Initiative, provided partial data visibility, while none fully disclosed specific funding amounts for proCHW programmes. …”
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Application of Mask R-CNN for automatic recognition of teeth and caries in cone-beam computerized tomography by Yujie Ma, Maged Ali Al-Aroomi, Yutian Zheng, Wenjie Ren, Peixuan Liu, Qing Wu, Ye Liang, Canhua Jiang

“…This study evaluates the efficacy of deep learning algorithms for detecting and diagnosing dental caries using cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT) with the Mask R-CNN architecture while comparing various hyperparameters to enhance detection. …”
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Spectrum and Correlates of Dyslipidemia in People Living with HIV on Dolutegravir-Based Regimen Attending Kabutare Hospital, Southern Rwanda: A Cross-Sectional Study by Nsengumuremyi H, Nsanzimana V, Mapira HT, Gori E, Musarurwa C

“…Male gender reduced odds of dyslipidemia in both groups; smoking significantly increased risk among PLWH (aOR 8.8; 95% CI 1.73– 44.59), while alcohol consumption was protective (aOR 0.2; 95% CI 0.07– 0.55). …”
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MGE-associated ARGs exhibit higher expression efficiency than chromosomal non-MGE loci and predominantly contribute to resistance expression in pig farm wastewater by Xiulin Wan, Qingyang Li, Zhi Li, Lei Shi, Yu Pan, Meng Li, Zongbao Liu

“…Antibiotic resistance (AMR) in animal agriculture represents a critical One Health challenge, with pig farms serving as major reservoirs for antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) and mobile genetic elements (MGEs). While MGEs are known drivers of ARG dissemination, their impact on actual expression of resistance in these complex microbial communities is poorly understood. …”
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Critical signals for grassland desertification prediction in the transition zone between desert and typical steppe in InnerMongolia, China by Baoping Meng, Zhuoyan Jin, Jin Chen, Yili Kuang, Shuhua Yi, Yanyan Lv, Jinrong Li

“…Results showed that: (1) During grassland desertification, LPI decreasing rapidly followed by a slower decline, while PARA exhibited an initial slow decrease before a rapid decline during grassland desertification, reaching a critical point at a vegetation coverage of 49.95 %. (2) Species diversity indices tended to be increased first and then decreased with the decrease of CA, LPI, and PARA. …”
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Current and Future Trends of the Automotive Industry by Dieter Hermann Schramm

“…This, in addition to continued research on high-efficiency batteries which also includes the development of vehicles that offer a good compromise between coverage, costs and consumption while satisfying the mobility needs of their users.…”
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Catastrophic and impoverishing impacts of health expenditures: a focus on non-communicable diseases in Pokhara Metropolitan City, Nepal by Simrin Kafle, Shiva Raj Adhikari, Per Kallestrup, Dinesh Neupane, Ulrika Enemark

“…Catastrophic Health Expenditure (CHE) was defined when OOPE was 10% or more of the household’s total expenditure, while impoverishment was measured using the poverty headcount ratio, poverty gap, and squared poverty gap. …”
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Effects of Short Naps on EEG Microstates: Improving Sleep Deprivation-Induced Cognitive Impairment by Ma C, Peng J, Li Y, Ouyang A, Huang Y, He W, Zhu Y, Fang P

“…The B-D transition increased significantly after SD and returned to baseline after napping, while A-D transition revealed opposite patterns. …”
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