Impact of China’s new quality agricultural productive forces on carbon emissions from grain production and its mechanism by FAN Zhennan, QIN Zhaohui, DING Zhiguo, TAN Qijia

“…Exploring the impact of new quality agricultural productive forces on carbon emissions in grain production can help to expand new avenues for ensuring the sustainable development of the grain system. [Methods] Based on the provincial panel data of China from 2011 to 2022, this study used the fixed effects model, mediation effect model, and threshold effect model to explore the impact of new quality agricultural productive forces on carbon emissions from grain production and its mechanism. …”
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WHEEL WORKING SYSTEM IN A TEAM: RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN DIFFERENT PERSONNEL IN A MARINE PROJECT by S. Kramskyі, V. Danchuk, V. Alkema, А. Sevostianova, O. Bakulich

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Grading of Aortic Valve Calcification Severity and Risk Stratification in Aortic Stenosis by Lionel Tastet, Mulham Ali, Philippe Pibarot, Romain Capoulade, Kristian Altern Øvrehus, Marie Arsenault, Amal Haujir, Élisabeth Bédard, Axel Cosmus Pyndt Diederichsen, Jordi S. Dahl, Marie‐Annick Clavel

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Analysing Differences in Attack Indicators in Men’s First Division Volleyball According to the Positional Status of Teams by George Danut Mocanu, Neculai Harabagiu, Carmen Parvu

“…The Mann-Whitney U test (used to assess the differences between teams in the first half vs. teams in the second half of the ranking) indicates Z values associated with statistically significant thresholds (p < 0.05) for most of the attack indicators, except Blocked but recovered% (p > 0.05). …”
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Evaluation of the Geomorphon Approach for Extracting Troughs in Polygonal Patterned Ground Across Different Permafrost Environments by Amin Wen, Tonghua Wu, Xiaofan Zhu, Jie Chen, Jianzong Shi, Peiqing Lou, Dong Wang, Xin Ma, Xiaodong Wu

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The assessment of the stability of the corneal structure after LASIK correction of myopia by different optical zone diameters by Milivojević Milorad, Petrović Vladimir, Vukosavljević Miroslav, Marjanović Ivan, Resan Mirko

“…The aim of this investigation was to present the possibility of safe OZ enlargement without impairing the structural stability of the cornea, while obtaining an improved optical outcome with LASIK treatment of shortsightedness. Methods. Preoperative assessment of the cornea structure and prediction of the ablated stroma tissue consumption was conducted in 37 patients (74 eyes) treated for shortsightedness by means of the LASIK method. …”
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The Prediction of Sports Economic Development Prospect in Different Regions by Improved Artificial Bee Colony Algorithm by Lei Liu, Guangda Song

“…In order to study the development of the sports economy in different regions and analyze the future development prospect of sports economy, this paper uses the k-clustering method to improve the artificial bee colony algorithm and further improve the clustering degree of the bee colony. …”
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Staining susceptibility and the effect of different stain removal techniques on the optical properties of injectable composite resins by Nancy Soliman Farghal, Nancy Soliman Farghal, Fadia Awadalkreem, Shahistha Parveen Dasnadi, Shatha Habush, Nur Ali Hatab, Asmaa Harhash

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Dynamics of a Stage Structure Pest Control Model with Impulsive Effects at Different Fixed Time by Bing Liu, Ying Duan, Yinghui Gao

“…By using the comparison theorem and analysis method, we obtain the conditions for the global attractivity of the pest-eradication periodic solution and permanence of the system. …”
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Response Patterns of Vegetation Phenology along Urban-Rural Gradients in Urban Areas of Different Sizes by Xue Luo, Yuqing Zhang, Dongqi Sun

“…The results showed that the following: (1) the iterative extraction of urban built-up areas using the threshold method based on nighttime light data combined with the definition of urban built-up areas had high accuracy. (2) Additionally, we found that the start of the growing season (SOS) in Liaoning Province occurred between day 100 and day 180, while the end of the growing season (EOS) occurred between days 260 and 330. …”
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Investigating the Effect of Different Wavelengths of UV Radiation in Disinfection of Airborne and Surface SARS-Cov-2 by Ali Behnami, Ehsan Aghayani, Ali Abdolahnejad, Saber Raeghi, Mojtaba Pourakbar

“…The experiment measured cycle threshold (Ct) values of viral RNA under different UV exposure times and airflow rates. …”
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Evaluating different dimensions of programme effectiveness for private medicine retailer malaria control interventions in Kenya. by Timothy O Abuya, Greg Fegan, Abdinasir A Amin, Willis S Akhwale, Abdisalan M Noor, Robert W Snow, Vicki Marsh

“…<h4>Methodology/principal findings</h4>The study utilized mixed quantitative methods including retail audits and surrogate client surveys based on post-intervention cross-sectional surveys in intervention and control areas and mapping of intervention outlets. …”
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Changes in oxygen uptake kinetics after exercise caused by differences in loading pattern and exercise intensity by Yuri Ichikawa, Tomoko Maeda, Tetsuya Takahashi, Kohei Ashikaga, Shiori Tanaka, Yuki Sumi, Haruki Itoh

“…We used these two types of loading patterns to investigate the effects of low‐intensity, medium‐intensity, and high‐intensity exercises on the half time (T1/2) of recovery‐period VO2 and the mechanism. Methods and results Ten healthy men aged 21.2 ± 0.9 years underwent symptom‐limited cardiopulmonary exercise tests with the ramp protocol to determine their anaerobic threshold. …”
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Application value of different frailty assessment tools in older patients undergoing major abdominal surgery by Junli You, Xuepiao Chen, Yu Rong, Sining Pan, Tianxiao Liu, Yubo Xie

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Investigating the general effects of different types of toluene exposure on the health of workers: an integrative review of the literature by Ahmed Mohsen Abbas El-Hagrasy, Ramadan Hani Karrout, Alexa Lulu Mcguinness, Tarek Ziyad Assaf Mousa Albutain, Dana Khalifa, Fatema Mohamed Hasan Ali Khalil, Eman Tawash, Maryam Alaradi

“…Notable exclusion criteria were non-human studies, pregnant women, paediatric and geriatric populations, and studies addressing toluene abuse and not occupational exposure.Data extraction and synthesis 27 studies met the eligibility criteria and were appraised using the Mixed Methods Appraisal Tool. Data were systematically extracted, guiding the synthesis of various themes, namely acute exposure effects, chronic exposure effects, short-term effects, long-term effects, low-dose effects, high-dose effects and reversible versus irreversible effects.Results The review demonstrated that occupational toluene exposure impacts health differently depending on the nature and context of the exposure. …”
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Clinical-functional peculiarities of stable angina of different functional classes considering myocardial infarction in an anamnesis by V. K. Tashchuk, Al Salama Muhamed Vasek, T. М. Amelina, I. O. Makoviichuk, O. P. Dinova

“…Materials and methods. In total, 120 patients with SAP involved in the study, and a written informed consent was obtained from all of them. …”
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Reliability of hemodynamic parameters measured by bioimpedance cardiography at different intensities during incremental exercise testing by Raphael Schoch, Jonathan Wagner, Max Niemeyer, Fabienne Bruggisser, Denis Infanger, Justin Carrard, Benedikt Gasser, Arno Schmidt-Trucksäss, Arno Schmidt-Trucksäss, Raphael Knaier

“…BackgroundBioimpedance cardiography offers a non-invasive and time-efficient method to measure hemodynamic parameters. Previous studies only investigated its reliability under steady-state conditions and at maximum load but not at ventilatory thresholds (VTs). …”
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Estimation of Genetic Parameters for Growth and Acute Hepatopancreatic Necrosis Resistance in Different Strains of Penaeus vannamei by Guixian HUANG, Xupeng LI, Jiteng TIAN, Sheng LUAN, Jie KONG, Baoxiang CAO, Ning LIU, Kun LUO, Jian TAN, Jiawang CAO, Ping DAI, Baolong CHEN, Guangfeng QIANG, Mianyu LIU, Yang LIU, Hongjie WANG, Xuehui LIU, Juan SUI, Xianhong MENG

“…Due to the complex genetic background of existing P. vannamei germplasm resources in China, genetic parameters are influenced considerably by the tested population, infection methods, and other factors. Before breeding, stable infection tests must be conducted on the base population and obtain accurate parameters.This study used two independently bred P. vannamei strains as research objects to test their growth and AHPND resistance. …”
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The Role of Lung Ultrasound Scan in Different Heart Failure Scenarios: Current Applications and Lacks of Evidences by Alessandro Campora, Matteo Beltrami, Anita Di Renzo, Alessia Petrini, Alberto Palazzuoli

“…However, optimizing the utilization of LUS remains a challenge, as standardized imaging protocols and B-line thresholds may vary across different clinical scenarios and HF phenotypes. …”
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Effects of Artificial Cyanobacterial Crust on Soil Wind Erosion Control in Arid Regions by Huang Minghui, Zhao Yunge, Gao Liqian

“…[Methods] The effects of five inoculum amounts of cyanobacterial liquid, which were 400, 600, 800, 1 000, 1 200 ml/m2, on the formation of cyanobacterial crust on farmland soil were investigated. …”
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