Strategic fertilizer placement in containers influences liverwort (Marchantia polymorpha) growth, reproduction, and competitiveness with ornamentals by Manjot Kaur Sidhu, Sushila Chaudhari, Roberto Lopez, Eric L Patterson, Debalina Saha

“…Results indicated that CRF subdressing and dibbling applied at 7.6 cm were the most effective in reducing liverwort coverage and biomass while improving the growth of both begonia and dracaena. …”
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Patient journey in erosive oesophagitis: real-world perspectives from US physicians and patients by Colin W Howden, Stuart J Spechler, Christian Atkinson, Michael F Vaezi, Stephen Brunton, A Mark Fendrick, Corey Pelletier, Rinu Jacob

“…Price and insurance coverage (both 55.5% HCPs) and familiarity (47.9%) key drivers for omeprazole; insurance coverage (52.0%), price (50.0%), familiarity (48.0%), initial symptom relief (46.0%), and safety (44.0%) key drivers for pantoprazole. …”
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The potential of cardiovascular diseases’ prevention according to the results of dispensary examinations of the adult population by A. M. Kalinina, D. V. Kushunina, B. E. Gornyi, K. A. Antonov, O. V. Betyaeva, G. E. Sokolov

“…While ensuring the completeness and quality, the results of dispensary examinations can be proposed for CVD prevention. …”
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Clinical feasibility of Ethos auto-segmentation for adaptive whole-breast cancer treatment by Jessica Prunaretty, Fatima Mekki, Pierre-Ivan Laurent, Aurelie Morel, Pauline Hinault, Celine Bourgier, David Azria, Pascal Fenoglietto

“…The CTV/PTV margin was 2mm for all volumes, except for the IMC (5mm). Dose coverage (D98%) was assessed for the CTVs, while specific parameters for organs at risk (OAR) were evaluated: mean dose and V17Gy (relative volume receiving at least 17Gy) for the ipsilateral lung, mean dose and D2cc (dose received by 2cc volume) for the heart, the contralateral lung and breast.ResultsThe qualitative analysis showed that no correction or only minor corrections were needed for 98.6% of AI-generated contours and 86.7% of the target volumes. …”
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Comparison of Tumor Cell Responses to Different Radiotherapy Techniques: Three-Dimensional Conformal Radiotherapy (3D-CRT), Volumetric Modulated Arc Therapy (VMAT), and Helical Tom... by Phanwadee Kasetthamrongrat, Rinwarat Phumsankhot, Aphidet Duangya, Anirut Watcharawipha, Wannapha Nobnop, Narongchai Autsavapromporn

“…Currently, advanced RT techniques such as VMAT and HT are being developed to optimize tumor coverage while minimizing radiation exposure to the surrounding organs that are at risk. …”
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Optimizing energy constrained target localization and tracking with radial bias and seeker optimization algorithms in wireless sensor networks by S. Yazhinian, S. Famila, P. Jose, Mahendar A, Sofia R

“…The RB technique enhances localization accuracy by refining the position estimates of the target, while the SOA optimizes sensor deployment and data transmission paths to minimize energy consumption. …”
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Electrophoretic Deposition of Green-Synthesized Hydroxyapatite on Thermally Oxidized Titanium: Enhanced Bioactivity and Antibacterial Performance by Mariana Relva, Daniela Santo, Ricardo Alexandre, Pedro Faia, Sandra Carvalho, Zohra Benzarti, Susana Devesa

“…Bioactivity was assessed through apatite formation in simulated body fluid (SBF), while antibacterial properties were evaluated against <i>Staphylococcus aureus</i>. …”
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The impact of atmospheric pollutants on the physical health of college students based on physical examination data of college students from a university in Xi’an, Shaanxi Province,... by Jiaxin He, Ke Liu, Zhiyu He

“…BackgroundAir pollution, particularly particulate matter (PM2.5/PM10), poses a significant environmental health threat in urban China. While previous research has primarily focused on older adult populations, the impact of air pollution on college students—an important yet underexplored demographic—remains largely unclear. …”
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Resolve Ties Method for Re-establishing Fit for Purpose Survey Boundaries by Ismail Wadembere

“…While FFP survey approaches have successfully achieved huge coverage in a reasonable time and at an affordable cost in some districts of Uganda and many other countries including Rwanda, Ghana, Ethiopia, and Indonesia; most reported land disputes on un-titled land which is the target for FFP approach are primarily due to boundaries conflicts. …”
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Analysis of 9 km quasi-global microwave land surface emissivity estimates derived from SMAP radiometer and CYGNSS reflectometer by Yifan Zhu, Fei Guo, Wentao Yang, Zhiyu Zhang, Zheng Li, Ziheng Wu, Xiaohong Zhang

“…In practice, the SMAP emissivity data serve as the base at 36 km scale, while CYGNSS reflectivity data are used to capture the spatial heterogeneity at 9 km scale. …”
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UAV Trajectory Control and Power Optimization for Low-Latency C-V2X Communications in a Federated Learning Environment by Xavier Fernando, Abhishek Gupta

“…Due to the limited battery power and coverage range of UAV, the quality of service (QoS) requirements such as coverage rate, UAV flying time, and fairness of vehicle selection are adversely impacted. …”
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Spatial–Temporal Evolution Pattern of Soil Erosion and Its Dominant Factors on the Loess Plateau from 2000 to 2020 by Panpan Liu, Bing Guo, Rui Zhang, Longhao Wang

“…This is attributed to the protective role of vegetation on soil in gentle slope areas. (6) From 2000 to 2020, vegetation was the dominant single factor influencing the spatiotemporal changes in soil erosion, while the interactions between vegetation and land use had the largest explanatory power, indicating that changes in land-use types partially affect variations in vegetation coverage. …”
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Does the hierarchical medical system enhance healthcare utilization and equity in China? a longitudinal study 2012–2018 by Yaxin Zhao, Xiaojing Fan, Fukun Zhu, Lili Li, Xiaofeng Zhao, Chunkai Wang, Yuan Gao

“…Abstract Background Healthcare inequities pose a substantial challenge to achieving universal health coverage, particularly in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). …”
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In‐office needle arthroscopic assessment after primary ACL repair: short‐term results in 15 patients by Alessandro Annibaldi, Edoardo Monaco, Matthew Daggett, Alessandro Carrozzo, Daniele Mazza, Leonardo Previ, Giorgio Rossi, Pierfrancesco Orlandi, Andrea Ferretti

“…ACL healing was graded as A in 11 patients and B in 4 patients. Synovial coverage was graded as good in 10 patients and fair in 5 while MRI assessment showed a type I ACL in 10 patients, type II in 4 patients and type III in 1 patient. …”
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Biases from Oxford Nanopore library preparation kits and their effects on microbiome and genome analysis by Ziming Chen, Chian Teng Ong, Loan To Nguyen, Harrison J. Lamb, O. González-Recio, M. Gutiérrez-Rivas, Sarah J. Meale, Elizabeth M. Ross

“…The rapid kit showed reduced yield in regions with 40–70% guanine-cytosine (GC) contents, while the ligation kit showed relatively even coverage distribution in areas with various GC contents. …”
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Implementation status, drivers and barriers to the sick children quality of care improving interventions in the Oromia region, Ethiopia: case study design by Dawit Wolde Daka, Muluemebet Abera Wordofa, Mirkuzie Woldie

“…A community-based complex intervention was implemented at the health posts of four agrarian regions of Ethiopia from 2017 to 2018 to improve the coverage and utilization of quality child health services. …”
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Spatiotemporal dynamics of geomorphology, landuse, and storm surge inundation of FDMN settled in Bhasan Char island using geo-spatial techniques by Mubtasim Ishraq Antoo, Md. Bodruddoza Mia, Md. Asif Hasan, Mahfuzur Rahman Khan, Pavel Khan, Tareq Chowdury, Anupom Hasib Rose, Kazi Matin Uddin Ahmed

“…Driven by sediment transported by the Ganges-Brahmaputra-Meghna river system, the island has gradually transitioned from a stretched-out configuration to a more rounded shape primarily due to continuous accretion, while erosion has been minimal since 2012. Currently, the island is being prepared to accommodate over 1 million Forcefully Displaced Myanmar Nationals (FDMN) refugees. …”
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Investigating the Structural Health of High-Rise Buildings and Its Influencing Factors Using Sentinel-1 Synthetic Aperture Radar Imagery: A Case Study of the Guangzhou–Foshan Metro... by Di Huang, Zhixin Qi, Suya Lin, Yuze Gu, Wenxuan Song, Qianwen Lv

“…The high cost and limited coverage of these images restrict their use for large-scale monitoring. …”
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Spatial autocorrelation with environmental factors related to tuberculosis prevalence in Nepal, 2020–2023 by Roshan Kumar Mahato, Kyaw Min Htike, Alex Bagas Koro, Rajesh Kumar Yadav, Vijay Sharma, Alok Kafle, Suvash Chandra Ojha

“…Results Over the three fiscal years, high TB prevalence consistently clustered in districts such as Banke, Parsa, and Rautahat, while low prevalence areas included Mustang and Kaski. …”
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EEG microstate analysis in children with prolonged disorders of consciousness by Yi Zhang, Zhichong Hui, Yuwei Su, Weihang Qi, Guangyu Zhang, Liang Zhou, Jiamei Zhang, Kaili Shi, Yonghui Yang, Lei Yang, Gongxun Chen, Sansong Li, Mingmei Wang, Dengna Zhu

“…HC showed stronger connectivity for MS A, C, and D, while MCS exhibited stronger functional connectivity for MS C and D compared to VS/UWS. …”
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