Heterogeneous influences of urban compactness on air pollution: evidence from 285 prefecture-level cities in China by Dan Yan, Shaoxuan Huang, Guoliang Chen, Huan Tong, Peiyuan Qin

“…Second, on the basis of panel data from 285 prefecture-level cities in China from 2010 to 2021, exploratory spatial data analysis (ESDA) was applied to reveal the spatiotemporal nonstationary distribution of urban PM2.5 pollution. Finally, the heterogeneous influence mechanisms of compact urban factors on PM2.5 pollution were empirically studied through the geographical and temporal weighted regression (GTWR) model. …”
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Spatial and temporal characteristics and driving mechanisms of recreational ecosystem services supply-demand mismatch in rapidly urbanizing areas: Evidence from the Yangtze River D... by Ruien Tang, Guolin Hou, Yueyi Chen, Xiao Liu, Shaoying Chu, Li Li

“…The regression coefficients were significantly heterogeneous in space. Finally, the influence processes of county-level and city-level drivers were discussed, and the establishment of a three-level transmission mechanism of “grid-county-city” was proposed to achieve the sustainable management of recreational resources.…”
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Experimental study on modal analysis and vibration response of tunnel structures under different damage conditions due to subway train loads by Rui Hou, Tao Li, Zhongyu Zhang, Lingfeng Li, Bo Liu, Dongwei Ren

“…Additionally, the effectiveness of the polynomial fitting modal identification method (Levy) for tunnel structural damage detection was validated. Finally, based on the methods outlined above, the tunnel responses measured on-site in the Beijing metro were also analyzed. …”
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Meta-analysis of Acupuncture Efficacy on Nerve Root Cervical Spondylosis Therapy by Xunlu YIN, Liguo ZHU, Minshan FENG, Xu WEI, Jie YU, Long LIANG

“…After conducting quality evaluation according to the"bias risk assessment tool"in the Cochrane Collaboration, the results of Meta analysis were analysed by RevMan 5.3 software.Results:A total of 11 RCTs involved 974 patients were finally included. Meta analysis indicated that acupuncture combined with traction in the therapy of nerve root type cervical to improve spondylopathy pain relief [MD=-1.69, 95%CI (-2.63, -0.75) ];to improve the current pain conditions (PPI) [MD=-0.41, 95%CI (-0.56, -0.26) ];pain relief [VAS (McGill) ] [MD=-1.43, 95%CI (-2.21, -0.6) ];total pain score (PRI) [MD=-2.43, 95%CI (-4.06, -0.80) ];pain perception total score [PRI (S) ] [MD=-1.63, 95%CI (-2.07, -1.20) ];Pain Emotion Total Score [PRI (A) ] [MD=-0.89, 95%CI (-1.39, -0.38) ].The effect of acupuncture group in cervical spondylotic myelopathy therapy was better than that of the traction group, the difference was statistically significant (P<0.05).Conclusion:Acupuncture has good curative effect and advantage in the therapy of cervical spondylosis of nerve root type. …”
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A medical insurance fund operation performance evaluation system under the DRG payment mode reform by Zijian Wang, Zijian Wang, Zijian Wang, Weifu Chang, Weifu Chang, Aijing Luo, Aijing Luo, Aijing Luo

“…It develops an innovative performance evaluation system for medical insurance funds utilizing the AHP-EWM-FCE evaluation method. Finally, it explores the key influencing factors by applying the Tobit regression model.ResultsAs the reform of DRG payment methods has advanced, the operational performance scores related to the management, fundraising, utilization, and satisfaction of DRG medical insurance funds have consistently improved. …”
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An internationalization framework for Brazilian higher education and the role played by languages by Liliane Assis Sade

“…Language is also seen as a two-way channel: it values Brazilian identities and cultures while serving to participate in a globalized world. Finally, it acknowledges the fundamental role of language as a tool to welcome and value different cultures. …”
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Construcción de la sexualidad en personas privadas de libertad: una experiencia grupal desde el enfoque cognitivo con perspectiva de género by Yara Mora Vega, Elvis Solano Porras

“…Las sesiones de trabajo fueron desarrolladas por una facilitadora y un facilitador de la sección de psicología del centro penal, quienes realizaron doce tallares con los participantes a finales del año 2019, los cuales fueron abordados desde un enfoque cognitivo con perspectiva de género, con el fin de reflexionar acerca de la configuración de la sexualidad y masculinidad. …”
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Centroid-AME: An open-source software for estimating avian migration trajectories using population centroids movement in the annual cycle by Shi Feng, Alice C. Hughes, Qinmin Yang, Leyi Li, Chao Li

“…The centroids are then grouped using a shortest path with the lowest cost and migration trajectories are estimated by fitting them respectively. Finally, we compute three key metrics to assess population-level migration dynamics: migration speed, migration offset distance, and population centroids distribution. …”
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Enhanced heart sound classification using Mel frequency cepstral coefficients and comparative analysis of single vs. ensemble classifier strategies. by Mehdi Hosseinzadeh, Amir Haider, Mazhar Hussain Malik, Mohammad Adeli, Olfa Mzoughi, Entesar Gemeay, Mokhtar Mohammadi, Hamid Alinejad-Rokny, Parisa Khoshvaght, Thantrira Porntaveetus, Amir Masoud Rahmani

“…Heart sounds are first pre-processed to remove noise and then segmented into S1, systole, S2, and diastole intervals, with thirteen MFCCs estimated from each segment, yielding 52 MFCCs per beat. Finally, MFCCs are used for heart sound classification. …”
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The design of paper-based electroanalytical microfluidic device coupled with post-synthesized molecularly imprinted polymers (rGO/Au@Ag2S/PANI/polyacrylamide) for the detection of... by Mina Adampourezare, Karim Asadpour-Zeynali, Miguel de la Guardia, Jafar Ezzati Nazhad Dolatabadi

“…The device provided good cyclic stability (RSD < 0.05), high reproducibility and selectivity (RSD < 0.05 obtained from five calibration plots) with a good repeatability (for both milk and serum samples, RSD < 0.05). Finally, it should be noted that this device showed a good analytical performance for the detection of streptomycin in milk and serum samples.…”
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Longer-term safety and efficacy of baricitinib for atopic dermatitis in pediatric patients 2 to <18 years old: a randomized clinical trial of extended treatment to 3.6 years by Andreas Wollenberg, Masanori Ikeda, Chia-Yu Chu, Lawrence F. Eichenfield, Marieke M. B. Seyger, Apurva Prakash, Robinette Angle, Danting Zhu, Marco Pontes, Amy S. Paller

“…Background Baricitinib, an oral selective Janus kinase inhibitor, improved clinical signs and symptoms of moderate-to-severe atopic dermatitis (AD) at week 16 in the phase 3 pediatric study BREEZE-AD-PEDS.Objective To assess longer-term efficacy and safety of baricitinib in pediatric patients aged 2 to <18 years.Methods In BREEZE-AD-PEDS long-term extension, responders and partial responders (validated Investigator Global Assessment-Atopic Dermatitis [vIGA-AD®] 0/1/2) at Week 16 remained on double-blind treatment to which they were randomized (placebo, baricitinib [1-mg equivalent, 2-mg equivalent, or 4-mg equivalent); non-responders (vIGA-AD 3 or 4) at Week 16 transitioned to open-label baricitinib 4-mg equivalent. …”
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Mechanical Analysis of Preventing Reflection Cracks Based on Stress Absorbing Layer by Lingjie Han, Shihao Zhang, Zhengqi Zhang, Taotao Gao

“…Further, the effects of modulus thickness and porosity of stress absorbing layer on the stress of pavement structure layer are discussed. Finally, the effect of the stress absorbing layer on preventing reflective cracks is analyzed by numerical simulation. …”
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Comparative metabolic study of planktonic and sessile cells in Salmonella Enteritidis ATCC 13076: Elucidating metabolic pathways driving biofilm formation. by Yuliany Guillín, Claudia Ortiz, William Hidalgo

“…In addition, putrescine and cadaverine, play crucial roles in growth, stress response, and cell stability In contrast, the most representative metabolites in sessile cells included lysine, adenosine, purines, pyrimidines, and citrate, mainly associated with maintaining cellular homeostasis, stress response and metabolic regulation. Finally, pathway enrichment analysis identified metabolic changes in 11 pathways, predominantly involving purine and pyrimidine metabolism, arginine and proline metabolism, and vitamin B6 metabolism. …”
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IMC-YOLO: a detection model for assisted razor clam fishing in the mudflat environment by Jianhao Xu, Lijie Cao, Lanlan Pan, Xiankun Li, Lei Zhang, Hongyong Gao, Weibo Song

“…Then, FasterNet Block is used to replace the Bottleneck, which achieves more effective feature extraction while balancing detection accuracy and model size. Finally, the Three Branch Convolution Attention Mechanism (TBCAM) is proposed, which enables the model to focus on the specific region of interest more accurately. …”
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Optimal Topology Management for Software-Defined Networks Minimizing Latency and Using Network Slicing by Andrés Viveros, Pablo Adasme, Ali Dehghan Firoozabadi

“…Subsequently, the above models are analyzed in a standard linearized version. Finally, they are compared with a proposed local search math-heuristic algorithm. …”
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Analysis of Sedimentary Environment Conditions for Lacustrine Fine-Grained Sedimentary Rocks and Its Control of Lithofacies Development: A Case Study of the Lower Submember of Memb... by Jun Peng, Ledan Yu, Tianyu Xu, Yubin Wang, Haodong Han

“…Paleoproductivity was low/relatively high at the beginning, then became high, and finally relatively high. In this submember, the lithofacies primarily includes organic-rich mudstone, organic-rich lime mudstone, organic-rich lime-bearing mudstone, and organic-contained argillaceous limestone/lime mudstone. …”
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Evolving trends in the prevalence and treatment of ankylosing spondylitis in Korea from 2010 to 2023: a population-based study by Yu-Seon Jung, Soo-Kyung Cho, Se Rim Choi, Sun-Young Jung, Yoon-Kyoung Sung

“…The introduction of interleukin-17 and Janus kinase (JAK) inhibitors, particularly as second- and third-line therapies, marked a significant development. …”
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Longitudinal trends of high school physics students’ perceptions of experience, difficulty, and development in a long-term inquiry framework by Michal Sigron, Dorothy Langley, Stanisław Dylak, Edit Yerushalmi

“…The research focused on a set of 15 inquiry components, some directly related to experimental practices such as formulating inquiry questions, preparing and performing experiments, data processing using technological tools, others related to the scientific culture of presenting oral and written inquiry reports, and finally abilities of teamwork and self-regulation. …”
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Generality of toxins in defensive symbiosis: Ribosome-inactivating proteins and defense against parasitic wasps in Drosophila. by Matthew J Ballinger, Steve J Perlman

“…We also show that fly ribosomes show little evidence of targeting by RIPs. Finally, we find that the genome of D. neotestacea's defensive Spiroplasma encodes a diverse repertoire of RIP genes, which are differ in abundance. …”
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Differential expressed genes (DEGs) and differential alternative splicing genes (DASs) revealed the common pathologic mechanism of three bacterial pathogens to American eels (Angui... by Zihao Chen, Guanghua Sun, Songlin Guo

“…These DASs predominantly enriched in five GO terms associated with “RNA processing” and “binding”, and they were also significantly associated with two KEGG pathways of “Spliceosome” and “NOD-like receptor signaling pathway”. Finally, the analysis of protein-protein interactions identified 72 out of 332 common DASs. …”
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