Sources analysis and risk assessment of heavy metals in soil in a polymetallic mining area in southeastern Hubei based on Monte Carlo simulation by Jing Wang, Bo Wang, Qibin Zhao, Jinnan Cao, Xiao Xiao, Di Zhao, Zhenya Chen, Di Wu

“…This study investigates the pollution characteristics, spatial patterns, causes, and ecological risks of heavy metals in the soils of the southeastern Hubei polymetallic mining areas, specifically the Jilongshan (JLS) and Tonglushan (TLS) regions, located in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River. The main findings are as follows: (1) Among the heavy metals present in the soil, copper (Cu) has the highest average concentration at 278.54 mg/kg, followed by zinc (Zn) at 161.16 mg/kg, chromium (Cr) at 75.23 mg/kg, nickel (Ni) at 30.38 mg/kg, arsenic (As) at 22.53 mg/kg, cadmium (Cd) at 0.76 mg/kg, and mercury (Hg) at 0.14 mg/kg; (2) The distribution of heavy metal concentrations exhibits significant regional variations, with the spatial pattern of pollution indicating that TLS is more affected than JLS, as evidenced by the Pollution Load Index (PLI) values; (3) Three potential sources of heavy metals were identified: natural sources, anthropogenic activities (including industrial production and agricultural practices), and atmospheric deposition (both dry and wet); (4) While severe contamination levels of specific metals such as copper and cadmium are observed in JLS and TLS soils, the overall contamination is mild, suggesting complex contamination dynamics; (5) Cadmium poses a moderate to high ecological risk, being the most sensitive factor in the comprehensive ecological risk assessment with a contribution rate of 65.2 %; (6) The concentrations of heavy metals in the soil present certain health risks, with children being more vulnerable than adults. …”
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Sex differences in anaerobic performance in CrossFit® athletes: a comparison of three different all-out tests by Tomás Ponce-García, Jerónimo García-Romero, Laura Carrasco-Fernández, Alejandro Castillo-Domínguez, Javier Benítez-Porres

“…Anaerobic performance is a determining factor for performance in high-intensity sports and those with predominantly lower intensity but intermittent peaks of higher intensity. …”
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A Drosophila melanogaster mitotype may have an adaptive meaning by D. V. Petrovskii, L. P. Zakharenko

“…If individuals have different energy expenditure values at rest, the strains with lower energy expenditure at rest spend less energy during forced inactivity. …”
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Suberoylanilide Hydroxamic Acid Attenuates Autoimmune Arthritis by Suppressing Th17 Cells through NR1D1 Inhibition by Da Som Kim, Hong-Ki Min, Eun Kyung Kim, Seung Cheon Yang, Hyun Sik Na, Seon-Yeong Lee, Jeong-Won Choi, Kyung-Ah Jung, Seung-Ki Kwok, Sung-Hwan Park, Mi-La Cho

“…Clinical scores and the incidence of CIA were lower in mice in the SAHA treatment group compared to the controls. …”
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Effect of central sensitization on postoperative cognitive dysfunction in total knee arthroplasty patients: a retrospective study by Qiqi Yang, Qiqi Yang, Chunning Li, Min Ye, Xinhua Zhou, Xinhua Zhou, Weiran Li, Fei Li, Fei Li

“…MMSE scores declined significantly in both groups at T2 and T3 compared to T0 (p < 0.05), with CS group showing consistently lower scores than non-CS group at T2-T5 (p < 0.05). …”
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Population Structure and Regeneration Status of Woody Species in Kenech Forest, Southwest Ethiopia by Sewale Balemlay, Mammo Siraj

“…The general pattern of DBH class distribution of woody species in the study area revealed an inverted J shape indicating the presence of a high density of trees in the lower DBH class than in the higher. The most dominant tree species relatively with the highest importance values recorded in the area were Pouteria adolfi-friedericii, Podocarpus falcatus, Celtis africana, Mimusops kummel, Pyschotria orophila, and Olea capensis subsp. macrocarpa. …”
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Temporal response patterns of Layer 4 rat barrel cortex neurons across various naturalistic whisker motions. by Dinh K Tang, Mark B Flegg, Ramesh Rajan

“…Investigation into stimulus complexity indicated that stimuli with lower complexity scores (Whisking and Basic) resulted in fewer distinct response patterns, reflecting the reduced variability in the input information signal to Layer 4. …”
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Cost-effectiveness and budget impact of Empirical vitamin D therapy on unintentional falls in older adults in the UK by J Smith, J S Davies, C D Poole

“…Treating all adults aged 60+ incurs an intervention cost of £2.70bn over 5 years, yet produces a −£3.12bn reduction in fall-related costs; a net saving of £420M. Increasing the lower bound age limit by 5-year increments increases budget impact to −£1.17bn, −£1.75bn, and −£2.06bn for adults 65+, 70+ and 75+, respectively.Conclusions This study shows that treatment of the elderly UK population with colecalciferol 800 iu daily would be associated with reductions in mortality and substantial cost-savings through fall prevention.…”
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Effect of breathing exercises with biofeedback on blood pressure in pre-hypertensive women: a randomised controlled trial by Afaf M. Botla, Reham S. Ebrahim, Soheir M. Elkosery, Ahmed M. Darwesh, Dina M.A. Mohamed

“…Conclusions As a result, it is possible to infer that breathing exercises combined with biofeedback were beneficial in lowering BP in middle-aged pre-hypertensive women.…”
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Comparison of algorithms for the recognition of ChatGPT paraphrased texts by Aleksandar Kartelj, Miljana Mladenović, Staša Vujičić Stanković

“…We attribute all these differences to GPT’s lower paraphrasing ability in minor languages such as Serbian. …”
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Mechanical Mechanism and Propagation Law of Fissure-Tip Cracks of Large-Size Rock Specimens with Two Precut Fissures by Liming Yin, Ming Li, Wenbin Sun, Juntao Chen, Bin Liu, Ziqi Wang

“…The results demonstrate that with the increase of load, the microcracks developed and propagated gradually, during which a number of branch paths were generated from the fissure tips of the specimens; the upper and lower cracks were connected first due to the main crack propagation, forming a sliding surface which caused the failure of the specimens, and the strengths of the specimens also fluctuated according to the different combinations of the fissure dip angles and rock bridge dip angles. …”
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Impact of Treatment on Rate of Biphasic Reaction in Children with Anaphylaxis by William Bonadio, Connor Welsh, Brad Pradarelli, Yunfai Ng

“…The rate of BPR in those receiving IM EPI and a corticosteroid is significantly lower >4 hours vs <4 hours after initiating therapy.…”
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The iGains4Gains model guides irrigation water conservation and allocation to enhance nexus gains across water, food, carbon emissions, and nature by Bruce Lankford, Nafn Amdar, Matthew McCartney, Tafadzwanashe Mabhaudhi

“…These gains are; reduced aggregate water consumption, sustained crop production, lower carbon emissions, and enhanced water availability for nature. …”
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Performance of Ultrasound in the Clinical Evaluation of Gout and Hyperuricemia by Ling Cao, Tianyi Zhao, Chunmei Xie, Shucong Zheng, Weiguo Wan, Hejian Zou, Xiaoxia Zhu

“…Both DCS and tophi are risk factors for bone erosion. Early urate-lowering therapy (ULT) should be considered in patients with gout, DCS, or tophi.…”
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Aquaponics model can provide better productivity: Microorganisms affect the growth and health of tilapia by Dingyue Fan, Huimin Xu, Shunlong Meng, Limin Fan, Chao Song, Liping Qiu, Dandan Li, Longxiang Fang, Zhuping Liu, Xuwen Bing

“…Aquaponics effectively lowered chlorophyll-a levels while having little effect on other water quality metrics, indicating their potential for better algae control. …”
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Enhanced Myocardial Tissue Visualization: A Comparative Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance Study of Gradient-Spin Echo-STIR and Conventional STIR Imaging by Sadegh Dehghani, Shapoor Shirani, Elahe Jazayeri Gharebagh

“…. <17%, p=0.047) were significantly lower for GraSE-STIR compared to conventional STIR in short-axis plan. …”
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Management and outcomes among older adults with generalized epilepsy in routine clinical practice by MarieElena Byrnes, Majed Alzahrany, Vineet Punia

“…The odds of active epilepsy at the last follow‐up were significantly higher among those with polyspikes (odds ratio [OR] = 2.42; 95% confidence interval [CI] = 1.01–6.01), myoclonic seizure history (OR = 2.88, 1.23–6.96), and developmental delay (OR = 4.75, 1.45–19.3). The odds were 60% lower in older adults with family history (OR = 0.4, 0.17–5.68). …”
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Investigation of a Novel Noninvasive Risk Analytics Algorithm With Laboratory Central Venous Oxygen Saturation Measurements in Critically Ill Pediatric Patients by Sarah A. Teele, MD, MSHPEd, Avihu Z. Gazit, MD, Craig Futterman, MD, William G. La Cava, PhD, David S. Cooper, MD, MPH, MBA, Steven M. Schwartz, MD, MS, Joshua W. Salvin, MD, MPH

“…For the majority of thresholds, Svo2 values were observed to be significantly lower as the IDo2 index increased. CONCLUSIONS:. …”
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New cultivars of vegetable cowpea (<i>Vigna unguiculata</i> (L.) Walp.) developed at VIR by M. V. Gurkina, M. O. Burlyaeva

“…This crop is known to tolerate high temperatures and droughts, so new cowpea cultivars adapted to the local arid conditions of the Lower Volga are of considerable interest.Materials and methods. …”
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A Comparison of the Celiacomesenteric Trunk in the Caribbean with Global Prevalence Calculated by a Systematic Review by Shamir O. Cawich, Maurice Fortune, Rahul Deshpande, Michael Gardner, Neil Pearce, Peter Johnson, Vijay Naraynsingh

“…The global CMT prevalence was comparable (3.88%; P=0.054), but the incidence of hepato-mesenteric variants was significantly lower in our sample (1.8% vs. 3.24%; P=0.0352). Conclusion. …”
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