Evaluation of Spray Drift from an Electric Boom Sprayer: Impact of Boom Height and Nozzle Type by Xiaoyong Pan, Shuo Yang, Yuanyuan Gao, Zhichong Wang, Changyuan Zhai, Wei Qiu

“…The results showed that, at the same boom height, the LI CHENG nozzle produced droplets with an average D[V, 0.5] 14.6 µm larger (8.13%), an average velocity 0.53 m/s lower (29.26%), and a relative span (RS) value 0.05 higher (4.52%) compared to the Teejet nozzle. …”
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An Innovative Clinic-Based Intervention to Improve Adolescent Access to Sexual and Mental Health Services: The Total Teen Program by Whitney Garney, Gan Han, Christi Esquivel, Kristen Garcia, Kobi V. Ajayi, Kelly Wilson

“…Concerning micro visits and referrals, being male was associated with lower depression rates ( P  = .0003) and generalized anxiety disorder ( P  = .0099). …”
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Surface roughness and material removal of Si3N4 cylindrical rollers using double-side grinding with diamond film pads by Fenfen Zhou, Yongkang Jin, Qi Shao, Weifeng Yao, Hongyun Wang

“…A decrease in abrasive size correlates with a lower mean surface roughness Ra, whereas using larger abrasives with higher loading pressure and a speed ratio of 1 can decrease Ra values. …”
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Integrating multi‐omics features enables non‐invasive early diagnosis and treatment response prediction of diffuse large B‐cell lymphoma by Weilong Zhang, Bangquan Ye, Yang Song, Ping Yang, Wenzhe Si, Hairong Jing, Fan Yang, Dan Yuan, Zhihong Wu, Jiahao Lyu, Kang Peng, Xu Zhang, Lingli Wang, Yan Li, Yan Liu, Chaoling Wu, Xiaoyu Hao, Yuqi Zhang, Wenxin Qi, Jing Wang, Fei Dong, Zijian Zhao, Hongmei Jing, Yanzhao Li

“…Detection sensitivity achieved 91% at 99% specificity in early‐stage patients, while the AUC values of the individual omics model were 0.942, 0.968, 0.989, 0.935, 0.921, 0.781 and 0.917, respectively, with lower sensitivity and specificity. In the treatment response cohort, COMOS yielded a superior sensitivity of 88% at 86% specificity (AUC, 0.903). …”
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Using Peer-Learning and Game-Based Instruction for Achieving Long-Lasting Knowledge of Cybersecurity in Primary Schools by Maja Videnovik, Vladimir Trajkovik, Tone Vold, Linda Vibeke Kionig, Ana Madevska Bogdanova, Sonja Filiposka

“…Upper-grade students deliver lectures and create educational games for their lower-grade peers, fostering learning communities where students share their knowledge and experiences, and learn from one another’s diverse perspectives. …”
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Electrochemical Detection of Dopamine with Graphene Oxide Carbon Dots Modified Electrodes by Omar Isaac Torres-Soto, Alejandro Vega-Rios, Rocio B. Dominguez, Velia Osuna

“…The synergistic effects of electrostatic attraction from glassy carbon electrode negatively charged surface, functionalization for inner-sphere mechanism, and edge effect from lower particle size resulted in amplified electrochemical signal achieving detection at nanomolar level using AMP and DPV. …”
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Changes in household food security, access to health services and income in northern Lao PDR during the COVID-19 pandemic: a cross-sectional survey by Jennifer R Head, Phetsavanh Chanthavilay, Helen Catton, Ammaline Vongsitthi, Kelley Khamphouxay, Niphone Simphaly

“…Adjusting for demographics, households with increased difficulty meeting food needs had lower food consumption scores and child dietary diversity. …”
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Prevalence and influencing factors of regular physical activity among community-dwelling adults in Shaanxi province, 2018: an analysis of surveillance data by Yali TAO, Rina SA, Weihua WANG, Meng WU, Rong LIU, Lin QIU

“…ConclusionsThe prevalence of regular physical activity among community-dwelling adults in Shaanxi province is generally low, especially among males, young adults, and those with lower levels of education, indicating target populations for interventions to promote regular physical activity in the population.…”
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Gender-associated features in diabetic kidney disease by S.S. Safarova

“…Additionally, men were more likely to have adverse risk factors, including dyslipidemia, lower high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, and glomerular filtration rate, which are factors involved in the mechanisms of DKD. …”
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Study on the Failure Characteristics of Coal Wall Spalling in Thick Coal Seam with Gangue by Guosheng Li, Zhenhua Li, Feng Du, Zhengzheng Cao

“…The results show that, compared with coal wall spalling in coal seam without gangue, coal seam with the lower and middle gangue has a significant weakening effect on the wall spalling, and coal seam with the upper gangue has little effect on the wall spalling. …”
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Dosimetry of automatic non-coplanar volumetric-modulated arc therapy for nasopharyngeal carcinoma by Kaiqiang Chen, Jihong Chen, Yanming Cheng, Danni Hong, Cairong Hu, Penggang Bai, Jinyong Lin, Yang Yang, Xiuchun Zhang

“…However, the conformity index (CI) of the HA plans (0.75) was slightly lower than that of the TOMO plans (0.81, P ​< ​0.05). …”
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Heat Tolerance Differences Between Hu Sheep and Hu Crossbred Sheep in Microbial Community Structure and Metabolism by Jing-Da Yuan, Li-Wei Wang, Shao-Yin Fu, Ri-Ge-Li-Tu E, Xiao-Qi Ren, Hua Sun, Fang Liu, Biao Wang, Jiang-Hong An, Meng-Ran Zhao, Jiang-Feng He, Xiao-Long He

“…In comparison, alkaline phosphatase (ALP) and malondialdehyde (MDA) levels are significantly lower. Metabolomic results showed that, compared to Hu sheep, Xinggao sheep exhibited higher cortisol (COR) and dopamine (DA) levels under heat stress conditions, a stronger lipid mobilization capacity, and elevated levels of tricarboxylic acid (TCA) cycle-related metabolites. …”
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Seismic Performance Assessment of Ordinary Moment Resisting Frame Equipped with Viscous Dampers under Pulse-Like Earthquakes by Amir Yousefpour, Hamid Mazidababdi Farahani, Mohsen Ali Shayanfar

“…It also shows the effect of soil-structure interaction on increasing the drift between floors and reaching failure at lower spectral acceleration in all models. Also, by comparing the fragility curves of the models under near-field and far-field records, it is found that the probability of failure under far-field documents (without pulse) is less than that under near-field documents (with a pulse).…”
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Will Olive Groves have a Future Under Climate Change Conditions in The North Aegean Sub-Region, a Mediterranean Agricultural Ecosystem of Türkiye? by Murat Türkeş, Sinan Şahin

“…According to both RCP scenarios, there is a possibility of extension of suitable areas for olive cultivation towards low to mid-elevation plateaus and mid-elevation slopes of mountainous areas and high plateaus particularly facing suitable aspects to lower negative effects of projected future warming and dryness.…”
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Optimal control of vaccination dynamics during an influenza epidemic by Majid Jaberi-Douraki, Seyed M. Moghadas

“…For emerging diseases like pandemic influenza, several factors could impact the outcome of vaccination programs, including a delay in vaccine availability, imperfect vaccine-induced protection, and inadequate number of vaccines to sufficiently lower the susceptibility of the population by raising the level of herd immunity. …”
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Cultivar and Training System Impact Cold-climate Seedless Table Grape Performance in the Northeastern United States by Rebecca Grube Sideman, George Hamilton, Kaitlyn Orde

“…‘Mars’ exhibited the lowest percentage weight loss after 28 days of cold storage, which was significantly lower than that of all cultivars except Reliance. …”
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Effect of Camel Milk on the Physicochemical, Rheological, and Sensory Qualities of Bread by Noha M. Almoraie, Israa M. Shatwan

“…Bread containing ≥70% camel milk received lower sensory scores. The results indicated that the use of the formulation consisting of camel milk (30%) and water (70%) could enhance the nutritional value of bread without significantly affecting the acceptability. …”
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Topical Tranexamic Acid and Chest Masculinization Surgeries—Impact on Postoperative Hematoma Incidence by Krisztina Sipos, Katriina Joensuu, Susanna Kauhanen, Kaisu Ojala

“…The need for reoperation due to postoperative hematoma was lower in the topical TXA (3.2%, 2 out of 63 patients) and i.v. …”
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Correlation between the Severity of Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Fatty Liver Disease and Serum Uric Acid to Serum Creatinine Ratio by Jing Liu, Hongye Peng, Che Wang, Yutong Wang, Rongrui Wang, Jixiang Liu, Tianhui Zhou, Shukun Yao

“…A higher sUA/Cr level was associated with lower liver CT values (β = −0.133, P=0.039) and liver/spleen CT ratio (β = −0.154, P=0.016). sUA/Cr had the ability to discriminate the severity of MAFLD (AUC: 0.623). …”
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Pseudocitrobacter cyperus, a novel bacterial species recovered from Cyperus alternifolius in Egypt by Samira M. Hamed, Mai A. Amer

“…While the 16S rRNA gene showed more than 99.0% similarity to other Pseudocitrobacter species, the calculated OGRIs were lower than the thresholds recommended for species assignment to all currently known Pseudocitrobacter species. …”
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