Correlation Analysis of Twig and Leaf Characteristics and Leaf Thermal Dissipation of <i>Hippophae rhamnoides</i> in the Riparian Zone of the Taohe River in Gansu Province, China by Qun Li, Min Ma, Yurui Tang, Tingting Zhao, Chengzhang Zhao, Bo Li

“…In the full sight zone, <i>H. rhamnoides</i> tended to have thick leaves with a smaller SLA on short and thick twigs, and the light energy absorbed by the leaves accounted for a higher proportion of thermal dissipation. …”
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Evaluation of choices and time spent on an open online elective course by undergraduate medical students during the COVID-19 pandemic by Z Mfeka, A Turner, J E Wolvaardt, D Muganhiri

“…All the students had one compulsory inclusion in the elective (Management and Leadership Short Course for Undergraduate Healthcare Students). …”
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Written monuments in old Prussian by Letas Palmaitis

“…Other known manuscripts in Old Prussian include a short glossary from the 16th century by S. Grunau, a number of samples of the Old Prussian speech registered by H. …”
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Changes in Running Kinematics and Kinetics Following a 10 km Run by Mark Reinking, Emily Hill, Kathryn Marr, Kasey Melness, Dominique Ortiz, Elsa Racasan, Nicholas Wedl, Joshua White, Brian Baum

“… # Methods Following collection of demographic data and completion of a short running survey, participants did a 6-minute run at their self-selected running speed to acclimate to the instrumented treadmill. …”
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The capacity of human interventions to regulate PM2.5 concentration has substantially improved in China by Jiachen Meng, Wenchao Han, Cheng Yuan, Lulu Yuan, Wenze Li

“…In urban areas, the spatial distribution of air pollutants represented by PM2.5 has been proved mainly affected by emission, urban landscape pattern (short as ULP), as well as meteorological conditions. …”
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Mechanistic investigation and the optimal dose based on baicalin in the treatment of ulcerative colitis–A preclinical systematic review and meta-analysis by Jinchen Chong, Zepeng Chen, Jiaze Ma, Linhai He, Yijia Zhu, Zhihua Lu, Zhengxi Qiu, Chen Chen, Yugen Chen, Feng Jiang

“…Abstract Background Ulcerative colitis (UC) is a type of inflammatory bowel disease, and current treatments often fall short, necessitating new therapeutic options. Baicalin shows therapeutic promise in UC animal models, but a systematic review is needed. …”
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The role of exercise-based prehabilitation in enhancing surgical outcomes for patients with digestive system cancers: a meta-analysis by Shasha Xu, Rong Yin, Haiou Zhu, Yin Gong, Jing Zhu, Changxian Li, Qin Xu

“…Conclusions Prehabilitation reduces postoperative complications and improves short-term physical function in digestive surgery patients, with good patient acceptance; however, the long-term effects are unknown due to a lack of follow-up data. …”
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Genome-wide identification of the adaptor protein complexes and its expression patterns analysis in foxtail millet (Setaria italica L.) by Dan Wang, Min Su, Jian-Hong Hao, Zi-Dong Li, Shuqi Dong, Xiangyang Yuan, Xiaorui Li, Lulu Gao, Xiaoqian Chu, Guanghui Yang, Jia-Gang Wang, Huiling Du

“…The signal of 35 S:: SiAP4M: GFP (Long) and 35 S:: SiAP4M: GFP (Short) fused proteins were primarily observed in the nucleus, while the signal of 35 S:: SiAP2M: GFP fused proteins was widely distributed on the cell membrane and vesicles. …”
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Seismic Signal-Based Investigation on the Disaster Differences between 2021 Yangbi Ms 6.4 Earthquake and 2014 Ms 6.5 Ludian Earthquake in Yunnan Province, China by Jinchang Chen, Ailan Che, Lanmin Wang, Lixin Jiang

“…Thus, large energy in high frequency caused the instantaneous and cumulative damage to short-period structures in Yangbi County and may cause the resonance of column-and-tie timber structure, and large energy in low frequency caused the instantaneous and cumulative damage to long-period structures of Longtou Village in Ludian earthquake. …”
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Analysis of factors affecting the clinical management of infection in culture-negative patients following percutaneous endoscopic decompression: a retrospective study by Changpeng Qu, Haixin Wei, Hao Zhang, Zheng Lian, Hui Lu, Shuo Han

“…The impact of these risk factors on infection was then analyzed.ResultsThe results showed that blood glucose control was strongly correlated with the severity of infection (Beta = 0.60, P = 0.00), strongly correlated with short-term treatment effectiveness (Beta = 0.65, P = 0.00), and moderately correlated with the duration of antibiotic treatment (Beta = 0.41, P = 0.01). …”
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Collagenase Chemonucleolysis for Treating Cervical Disc Herniation: An Exploratory, Single-Arm, Open-Label, Multicenter Clinical Trial by Zhijian Wang, Bifa Fan, Lili Gu, Xuexue Zhang, Tao Sun, Hui Liu, Rongchun Li, Likui Wang, Kaiqiang Wang, Shun Li, Yong Ma, Haibo You, Daying Zhang

“…The secondary efficacy endpoints were the percentage reduction in Numeric Rating Scale (NRS) and Neck Disability Index (NDI) scores from baseline, which were not lower than the reference values (≥ 40%, ≥ 30%), and improvement in the 36-Item Short Form Health Survey (SF-36) score compared to the preoperative value. …”
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Optimising dementia screening in community-dwelling older adults: A rapid review of brief diagnostic tools in Singapore by Jun Pei Lim, Sabrina Lau, Penny Lun, Jia Ying Tang, Edwin Shih-Yen Chan, Luming Shi, Liang Guo, Yew Yoong Ding, Laura Tay, Reshma A Merchant, Wee Shiong Lim

“…Among performance-based measures, Abbreviated Mental Test, Visual Cognitive Assessment Test-Short form version 1 (VCAT-S1), VCAT-S2 and Mini-Cog had LR- <0.2. …”
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Diagnosing skin neglected tropical diseases with the aid of digital health tools: A scoping review. by Ewelina Julia Barnowska, Anil Fastenau, Srilekha Penna, Ann-Kristin Bonkass, Sophie Stuetzle, Ricky Janssen

“…Most digital tools were found to be mobile-phone based, such as mobile Health (mHealth) apps, store-and-forward tele-dermatology, and Short Messaging Service (SMS) text-messaging. Other digital approaches were based on computer software, such as tele-dermatopathology, computer-based telemedicine, and real-time tele-dermatology. …”
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Effect of Reynolds Number and Property Variation on Fluid Flow and Heat Transfer in the Entrance Region of a Turbine Blade Internal-Cooling Channel by Ben-Mansour R., Al-Hadhrami L.

“…These channels are fed through short channels placed at the root of the turbine blade, usually called entrance region channels. …”
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Patient-derived response estimates from zero-passage organoids of luminal breast cancer by Róża K. Przanowska, Najwa Labban, Piotr Przanowski, Russell B. Hawes, Kristen A. Atkins, Shayna L. Showalter, Kevin A. Janes

“…Our goal was to adapt short-term organoids of luminal breast cancer for parallel testing of genetic and pharmacologic perturbations. …”
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Tablet-based self assessment memory scale-revised (SAMS-R) evaluates memory functions for older adults by Hisatomo Kowa, Ryoko Kumagai, Yutaro Oki, Miki Imamura, Yuka Suzuki

“…The ROC curve analysis was conducted to evaluate the detectability to determine whether if the WMS-R LM II score is above or below 10, showing that the AUC was greater than 0.9.ConclusionSAMS-R, which can be performed on a tablet literally by himself/herself independently, shows a high correlation with the WMS-R Logical Memory II score, and has the advantage of being performed in a short time without the need for a clinical psychologist or other personnel.…”
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The evolving roles of geophysics in environmental assessment, monitoring, and management of landfill leachate contaminant plumes: An overview by Joseph Omeiza Alao

“…Electrical resistivity Imaging (ERI) and ground penetrating radar (GPR) show higher strength in assessing and monitoring LLP contaminant plumes, seismic refraction tomography (SRT) and ground magnetic survey (GMS) show moderate strength with very low-frequency EM (VLF-EM) technology falls short, especially in detecting and mapping disjoint subsurface contaminant plumes. …”
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Spatial delineation on marine environmental characteristics using fuzzy c-means clustering method by E.D. Lusiana, S. Astutik, N. Nurjannah, A.B. Sambah

“…In particular, the group that included the Indian Ocean had characteristics including lower nitrate and sea surface temperature concentrations, as well as higher potential hydrogen salinity and distance from the shore.CONCLUSION: The findings of this study showed that the single marine conservation area in Lesser Sunda is not sufficient to adequately represent the physicochemical dynamics in the area. …”
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Use of isavuconazole in mucormycosis: a systematic review by Shobha Sanjeewani Gunathilaka, Reshani Kaumada Keragala, Kasun Madhumal Gunathilaka, Sujanthi Wickramage, Sachithra Ravindi Bandara, Indika Sanjeewa Senevirathne, Asela Sampath Jayaweera

“…The heterogeneity of the studies did not allow for a comparison of the different treatment strategies (primary mono- vs. primary combination, etc.). Short conclusion The use of isavuconazole in combination therapies during the acute phase via intravenous administration alongside LAmB or other triazoles, followed by long-term monotherapy via the oral route, has yielded promising recovery rates. …”
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A clinical study of the immunogenicity and protective potency of a live recombinant GamLPV vaccine for intranasal use for the prevention of whooping cough in adult volunteers by Alevtina A. Lidzhieva, Alisa Yu. Medkova, Sergey V. Kulikov, Ludmila N. Sinyashina, Rezida A. Sioundioukova, Andrey P. Markov, Aleksey B. Verveda, Natalia E. Abaeva, Irina N. Chernyshova, Marina V. Gavrilova, Kristina K. Bushkova, Ilya N. Dyakov, Gennady I. Karataev

“…The increase in incidence rate of pertussis worldwide, short-term insufficient immunity induced by acellular pertussis vaccines (TDaP) and their failure to provide antibacterial protection and to prevent transmission of infection in human population dictate the development of new pertussis vaccines. …”
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