Spatio-temporal Distribution of Aboveground Forest Biomass and Carbon in Tropical Dry Forest under Anthropogenic Pressure, Brazil by Gabriela Salami, Rinaldo Luiz Caraciolo Ferreira, José Antônio Aleixo da Silva, Fernando José Freire, Emanuel Araújo Silva, Marco Antonio Diodato, Dhonatan Diego Pessi

“…The results showed a strong spatial dependence of biomass and carbon stocks in both studied areas, indicating the influence of the areas’ use history. …”
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Command, Control and Co-Creation: Drivers and Barriers Faced by Professionals Co-Creating in the Slovenian Public Sector by Sanja Vrbek, Marlot Kuiper

“…A key driver for them to co-create in such a context is strong political support at the highest level. However, a more profound internalisation of co-creation depends on the redefinition of their professional identity, as well as on the (personal or collective/organisational) interest in co-creation. …”
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Modeling Ionospheric TEC Using Gradient Boosting Based and Stacking Machine Learning Techniques by Ayanew Nigusie, Ambelu Tebabal, Roman Galas

“…The predicted VTEC values of the four ML models were strongly correlated with the GPS VTEC, with a correlation coefficient of ∼0.96, which is significantly higher than the corresponding value of the International Reference Ionosphere (IRI 2020) model, which is 0.87. …”
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Wild pea (<i>Pisum sativum</i>Pisum sativum L. subsp. <i>elatius</i> (Bieb.) Aschers. et Graebn. s.l.) at the periphery of its range: Zagros Mountains by O. E. Kosterin, V. S. Bogdanova, A. V. Mglinets

“…In such regions, wild pea populations are rare, small in size and suffer from climatic change and land exploitation, hence their focused search is strongly desirable. A two-week-long expedition to Iran in May 2017 revealed two small populations of the wild pea (Pisum sativum subsp. elatius) in the Zagros Mts, in Aligudarz and Khorramabad Districts of Lorestan Province, Iran, at elevations of 1841 and 1971 m a.s.l., respectively. …”
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Epidemiological Features of Sinonasal Adenocarcinoma and Prognostic Nomogram: A Study Based on the SEER Database by Lu Yang MMed, Yufeng Gu MMed, Lei Yu MMed, Qiang Zhou MMed, Li Liu MMed, Ying Mao MMed, Ji Ma MMed, Yong Li PhD, Na Li PhD

“…Nomogram performance demonstrated strong predictive capabilities in both training and validation cohorts. …”
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Qualitative comparison of decalcifiers for mouse bone cryosections for subsequent biophotonic analysis by Shibarjun Mandal, Ramya Motganhalli Ravikumar, Astrid Tannert, Annett Urbanek, Rustam R. Guliev, Max Naumann, Sina M. Coldewey, Uta Dahmen, Lina Carvalho, Luís Bastião Silva, Ute Neugebauer

“…In this study, we systematically assessed five standard bone decalcification protocols, encompassing strong mineralic acids (3% and 5% nitric acid), a commercially available formulation of hydrochloric and formic acid), as well as weak organic acids (5% trichloroacetic acid and 8% formic acid), and a chelating agent (25% ethylenediamine-tetraacetic acid) with varying decalcification durations, using mouse long bones as our experimental model. …”
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DA 362: A Gamma-Ray-emitting Compact Symmetric Object by Subhashree Swain, Vaidehi S. Paliya, D. J. Saikia, C. S. Stalin

“…Swift X-Ray Telescope observation of DA 362 reveals an extremely hard X-ray spectrum, though a strong claim cannot be made due to large uncertainties. …”
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AMERICAN POLONIA’S RESOURCES OF IFLUENCE AND US FOREIGN POLICY by I. D. Loshkariov

“…Firstly, the foreign policy agenda of the Polish diaspora in the United States faces no strong opponents. This fact means the diaspora has sufficiently developed structural resource. …”
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3D Modeling of Geomagnetically Induced Currents in Sweden—Validation and Extreme Event Analysis by L. Rosenqvist, T. Fristedt, A. P. Dimmock, P. Davidsson, R. Fridström, J. O. Hall, L. Hesslow, J. Kjäll, M. Yu Smirnov, D. Welling, P. Wintoft

“…The model is used to quantify the hazard of severe GICs in this particular transmission line by using historic recordings of strong geomagnetic disturbances. To quantify a worst‐case scenario GICs are calculated from modeled magnetic disturbances by the Space Weather Modeling Framework based on estimates for an idealized extreme interplanetary coronal mass ejection. …”
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The effect of high-sugar feeding on rodent metabolic phenotype: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Sophie Lucic Fisher, G. Jean Campbell, Alistair Senior, Kim Bell-Anderson

“…To gain clarity on this, we conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis exclusively investigating the effect of isocaloric high-sugar, low-fat solid diet formulations containing fructose or sucrose, on cardiometabolic health in rodents. Overall, we found strong evidence that fructose and sucrose have effects on metabolic health, independent of body weight gain. …”
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Interfacial friction enabling ≤ 20 μm thin free-standing lithium strips for lithium metal batteries by Shaozhen Huang, Zhibin Wu, Bernt Johannessen, Kecheng Long, Piao Qing, Pan He, Xiaobo Ji, Weifeng Wei, Yuejiao Chen, Libao Chen

“…Abstract A practical high-specific-energy Li metal battery requires thin (≤20 μm) and free-standing Li metal anodes, but the low melting point and strong diffusion creep of lithium metal impede their scalable processing towards thin-thickness and free-standing architecture. …”
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Parathyroid carcinoma: impact of preoperative diagnosis on the choice of surgical procedure by Yoshitaka Kawai, Yo Kishimoto, Hisanobu Tamaki, Takashi Fujiwara, Ryo Asato, Koji Ushiro, Shogo Shinohara, Shinpei Kada, Shinji Takebayashi, Tsuyoshi Kojima, Shuya Otsuki, Masakazu Miyazaki, Yohei Kumabe, Koichi Omori

“…In conclusion, the surgical procedure for parathyroid carcinoma strongly depends on the preoperative diagnosis. The presence of excessive iPTH levels might contribute to improved preoperative diagnostic sensitivity for parathyroid carcinoma.…”
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Cloud-Based Transaction Fraud Detection: An In-depth Analysis of ML Algorithms by Ali Alhchaimi

“…Conclusion: ML, especially ensemble and boosting models like XGBoost and Random Forest, offers a strong approach to detecting transaction fraud in cloud-based financial systems. …”
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Experimental case study for optimizing heat sink performance using ZnO nanocarriers integrated with phase change materials for environmental sustainability by Muhammad Farooq, Imran Zahid, M. Yasar Javaid, Noreen Sher Akbar, Enio Pedone Bandarra Filho, M. Farrukh Shahzad, M. Imran Khan, Mohammad Ilyas Khan, Mohammad Rehan, Fahid Riaz

“…Hence, the incorporation of nanocarriers into nontoxic environment friendly PCMs is strongly advocated to promote sustainable progress in electronic thermal management, as it offers clean, zero-emission energy storage solution.…”
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Comparison of Fourier-Domain and Time-Domain Optical Coherence Tomography in the Measurement of Thinnest Corneal Thickness in Keratoconus by Chunxiao Wang, Xueying Xia, Bishan Tian, Shiyou Zhou

“…For keratoconus eyes, the TCT was 425.0 ± 58.2 μm and 424.4 ± 55.7 μm (difference being 0.6 ± 10.2 μm, p=0.604). Strong correlation (r = 0.938∼0.985) (ICC = 0.915–0.984) was observed between the two OCTs, and each OCT exhibited excellent repeatability in determining the TCT in all subjects (ICC = 0.984–0.994). …”
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Analysis of the influence of different types of anti-slide piles on lining structures under landslide loading by Tao Li, Jun Liang, Xueyu Wu

“…Abstract Investigating the selection of corresponding support methods for tunnel lining structures with different burial depths under landslide loads has strong practical significance. This paper analyzes the influence of anti-slide piles on the lining support of tunnels at different depths through scaling experiments combined with numerical simulation methods. …”
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Clinical outcomes and long-term efficacy of high tibial osteotomy in treating knee instability: An updated systematic review by Mustamsir Edi, Aji Aulia Pandu, Adiwangsa Ahmad Abdilla, Akmalizzan Azfar Ahnaf

“…The procedure demonstrates strong mid- to long-term outcomes, high patient satisfaction, and a low rate of complications. …”
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Conditions and factors affecting the accuracy of olfactometric detection by Petra Riedlova, Spiros Tavandzis, Josef Kana, Jaromir Roubec

“…The identification of cancer biomarkers to enable early diagnosis is a need for many types of cancer, whose prognosis is strongly dependent on the stage of the disease. However, this method also has its various pitfalls that must be taken into account. …”
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Structural shifts in the Baltic States’ foreign trade by Vladimir G. Varnavskii

“…The first hypothesis, proposing a general increase in the TII between the Baltic states from 2004 to 2023, is partially supported; Lithuania’s exports deviate from the overall trend due to the country’s strong trade links with Poland and Germany. The second hypothesis, asserting the adaptability of Baltic business to geo-economic and geopolitical stresses — including sustained trade with Russia—has been fully confirmed. …”
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Assessing the Impact of Nutritional Knowledge and Information Sources on the Sports Performance of Elite Ethiopian Track Athletes: Insights for Optimized Sports Nutrition by Abdi Gudeta Taye, Ajita D Singh

“…The average scores for nutritional information sources and knowledge were 3.17 (SD = 1.19) and 3.09 (SD = 1.33), indicating moderate adherence. A strong correlation was found between information sources and performance (R = 0.723, p < 0.001), as well as a moderate correlation between nutritional knowledge and performance (R = 0.629, p = 0.000), explaining 79.2% of performance variance. …”
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