Assessment of Observed and Projected Extreme Droughts in Perú—Case Study: Candarave, Tacna by Ana Cruz-Baltuano, Raúl Huarahuara-Toma, Arlette Silva-Borda, Samuel Chucuya, Pablo Franco-León, Germán Huayna, Lía Ramos-Fernández, Edwin Pino-Vargas

“…SPI and SPEI projected more than ten episodes of extreme drought, indicating that extreme droughts will become more frequent, severe, and intense in the last 30 years of this century.…”
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Development and validation of the Chinese Rural Middle-aged and Elderly Health Literacy Scale by Rui Li, Fei Wang, Jie Huang, Zhengyu Wu, Wenjuan Gong, Yoshida Koki, Yi-Chen Chiang, Maoming Jiang, Jiannan Ma, Zhengkui Liu, Dewen Wang

“…Given the context of China’s ageing demographic and the increasing urban–rural disparities, it becomes imperative to formulate a dedicated assessment tool for appraising the health literacy of rural middle-aged and elderly populations.Methods A systematic and rigorously structured development approach was used. …”
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Uroprotective and Hepatoprotective Potential of Anagallis arvensis against the Experimental Animal Model by Ushna Shabbir, Irfan Anjum, Muhammad Naveed Mushtaq, Muhammad Nasir Hayat Malik, Sana Ismail, Joham Javed, Saeeda Noreen, Ayesha Pervaiz, Anika Tariq, Misbah Wazir, Zeenat Islam, Muhammad Majid, Sehrish Mansha, Zaka Ur Rehman

“…Isolation and identification of phytochemicals present in the methanol extract of A. arvensis and evaluation of their exact mechanism of action become mandatory in future studies.…”
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Hikikomori, a risk factor for life-threatening malnutrition: a case report of an emergency within the vulnerability by Nicola Artusi, Emanuele Russo, Gianmaria Valeri, Marzia Tecchiolli, Franco Cominotto

“… Background:  the  Japanese  term  hikikomori  represent  a  condition  of  self-isolation,  predominantly  seen  in  male  adolescents  and  young  adults  [1].  …”
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Emotion processing of facial affect expression in patients with somatic symptom disorder with predominant pain–An EEG-study by Eva Metzen, Mahboobeh Dehghan Nayyeri, Ralf Schäfer, Ulrike Dinger, Matthias Franz, Rüdiger Seitz, Jörg Rademacher

“…In addition, the influence of surgical masks on facial affect processing was investigated, which has become more important since the onset of the Covid-19. …”
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Exploring the Known and Mapping Future Directions in Biopesticides Research: A Bibliometric Analysis by Tijana Narandžić, Veljko Šarac, Vesna Rodić, Nataša Vukelić, Mirjana Lukač-Bulatović, Sandra Bijelić, Mirjana Ljubojević

“…Numerous concerns associated with the use of synthetic pesticides have led to important initiatives aimed at ensuring eco-friendly practices in pest and disease control. …”
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EL PAPEL DE LA TASA DE INTERÉS REAL EN EL CICLO ECONÓMICO DE MÉXICO by Arturo Antón, Alan Villegas

“…Las simulaciones muestran que el modelo con prima de riesgo país endógena es capaz de explicar varios hechos estilizados del ciclo económico. El análisis contrafactual sugiere que la eliminación de los choques a la tasa de interés real reduciría la volatilidad del PIB en alrededor de una ter-cera parte, debido principalmente a la eliminación de los choques a la prima de riesgo país. …”
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Research on Antenna Propagation Loss Model in Rail Transit Tunnel based on Multi-dimensional Scenario Analysis by ZHAO Yifan, ZOU Jinbai, ZHAO Zhenglian, XU Zhipeng, ZHOU Qing

“…With the increasing frequency of wireless communication, the application of wireless radiation in tunnels using antenna is becoming more and more widespread. To solve the problems such as the complexity of the existing radio wave propagation loss model in tunnels and the challenges for the model′s validation and application, the on-site measurement results of previous researchers are sorted out, and the characteristics of radio wave signal propagation loss radiated by antenna in the scenario of vacant rail transit tunnels are studied. …”
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Construction of the ecological security pattern of Mu Us sandy land on the basis of the “Source − Resistance − Corridor” theory by Jiamin Li, Li’e Liang, Yan Chao, Xiaohan Wang, Mingming Qiu, Pingping Luo, Yonghua Zhu

“…With the development of the social economy, the destruction of the ecological environment is becoming increasingly severe, threatening the sustainable development of the region. …”
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PPV Criterion of a Rock Slope Imbedded with a Fault subjected to Blasting P-Waves by Shiwei Lu, Chuanbo Zhou, Zhen Zhang, Ling Ji, Nan Jiang

“…The open-pit mining slopes continue to become higher and steeper with the continuous exploitation of near-surface mineral resources. …”
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Epigenetically Mediated Pathogenic Effects of Phenanthrene on Regulatory T Cells by Jing Liu, Luhua Zhang, Lisa C. Winterroth, Marco Garcia, Shannon Weiman, Jillian W. Wong, John B. Sunwoo, Kari C. Nadeau

“…We hypothesized that different chemical entities of PAH induce Treg to become either Th2 or Th17 effector T cells through epigenetic modification of FOXP3. …”
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Properties of construction material based-Diss fibers: Physico-mechanical characterisation by Ismahen Zaid, Mouloud Merzoud, Amar Benazzouk

“… In the building sector, issues related to sustainable development have become a major concern. The choice of materials has fundamental importance since it has a considerable influence on the energy consumption of the building and also on the overall environmental impact of the construction. …”
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Dioxin Control in the Co-processing of Waste Printed Circuit Board and Copper Concentrate with an Ausmelt Furnace by Wei Li, Jia Sun, Deng-Feng Ma, Xian-Long Liu, Sheng Li, Jian-Ye Bei, Ming-Xiu Zhan, Xiao-Qing Lin, Tong Chen

“…Abstract In recent years, with the rapid growth of the amount of electronic equipment, the environmental pollution caused by waste printed circuit board (WPCB) has become increasingly serious. Co-processing of WPCB and copper concentrate is an economic and effective way to realize the resource utilization of WPCB. …”
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Fatigue failure mechanisms and life prediction of additive manufactured metallic lattices: a comprehensive review by Hao Xin, Dingcheng Tang, Linwei Dang, Lei Gao, Zhenyu Yang, Bin Wu, Xiaofan He, Zhixin Zhan

“…Additive manufacturing (AM) has become essential for producing complex, customised geometries. …”
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UKSSL: Underlying Knowledge Based Semi-Supervised Learning for Medical Image Classification by Zeyu Ren, Xiangyu Kong, Yudong Zhang, Shuihua Wang

“…Thus, training a high-performance model with limited labeled data has become a crucial challenge. <italic>Methods:</italic> This study introduces an underlying knowledge-based semi-supervised framework called UKSSL, consisting of two components: MedCLR extracts feature representations from the unlabeled dataset; UKMLP utilizes the representation and fine-tunes it with the limited labeled dataset to classify the medical images. …”
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Does 5-minute training improve VO2max and agility? A study of situational game training in futsal by Agus Himawan, Haryo Mukti Widodo, Heni Yuli Handayani, Fajar Hidayatullah, Khoirul Anwar, Septyaningrum Putri Purwoto, Tutur Jatmiko, I Dewa Made Aryananda Wijaya Kusuma, Muhamad Syamsul Taufik

“…Improving VO2max and agility becomes crucial in enhancing the performance of futsal players in intense match conditions. …”
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Properties of Laminated Board Made from Kapok Wood at Different Sawing Pattern of Lamina and Core Layer Orientation by Muhammad Navis Rofii, Vendy Eko Prasetyo, Tomy Listyanto, Annisa Primaningtyas, Yustinus Suranto, Tibertius Agus Prayitno, Ragil Widyorini

“…Gaertn) is a low-density wood species that can become a light construction material in the form of laminated timber products. …”
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Recyclable Multifunctional PSOGs for Rapid Removal of Wastewater Pollutants (Oily and Dye) by Wannian Zhang, Yingquan Du, Zhigang Gao, Fang Yu, Yu‐Peng He

“…Abstract The treatment of contaminants in water has become one of the most critical environmental issues today, especially oil‐ and dye‐pollutants in water, for which there is still no efficient and economical solution. …”
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OMP38 of Carbapenem‐Resistant Acinetobacter Baumannii‐Mediated mtDNA Release Activates the cGAS‐STING Signaling to Induce Inflammatory Response by Yang Yang, Yuanyuan Zeng, Jianjie Zhu, Jianjun Li, Lei Gu, Lin Wei, Zeyi Liu, Jian‐an Huang

“…Abstract Carbapenem‐resistant Acinetobacter baumannii (CRAB) has become a major threat in the treatment of bacterial infection, and immunotherapy in a non‐antibiotic‐dependent manner is an effective way to overcome CRAB infection. …”
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Penetrating cardiac injury resulting in a bullet embolus: a case report by Sammy Shihadeh, Anwar Khan, Kristen Walker, Ali Al-Rawi, Alfredo Cordova

“…Once inside the vasculature, the bullet could migrate to different parts of the body, potentially causing complications such as ischemia, becoming a source of thromboembolism, or functioning as a nidus for infection. …”
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