Problems and Improvement Methods of the Layout of Urban Rail Transit Feeder Transportation Facilities by ZHENG Xiang, NONG Xingzhong, WANG Zhi, QIN Yuan, YE Xiafei

“…Therefore, it is necessary to study the layout issue of urban rail transit feeder transportation facilities and their improvement methods. …”
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Digital Transformation, Research University and Restructuring of Higher Education: A Model Proposal for Istanbul University Faculty of Economics by Metin Toprak, Yüksel Bayraktar, Sayım Yorgun, Ayfer Özyılmaz

“…With these factors in mind, a digital research faculty model has been developed for Istanbul University Faculty of Economics, using 20 peer faculty websites to establish proof of concept. …”
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Electric Car Sharing as an Interdisciplinary Test Ground of Various Fields of Study by Grzegorz Tchorek, Agnieszka Allen, Katarzyna Dziewanowska, Tomasz Geodecki, Waldemar Kozioł, Michał Kurtyka, Jurand Skrzypek, Filip Targowski, Stefan Wójtowicz

“…Only the use of a broader perspective allows the understanding of the importance of car sharing, including electric vehicles, in contemporary social and economic processes. The diagnosis of factors that may affect the widespread use of car sharing, which we treat as an element of cities’ response to congestion and smog, requires a reference to the knowledge of the previously mentioned scientific disciplines. …”
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Plastic Surgeons Are Underrepresented on Hospital Websites When Searching for Facial Aesthetics Procedures by Akshay Aluri, MD, Grant Wagner, MD, Stefan Kovac, MD, Paxton Peacock, MD, Nikhi P. Singh, MD, MBA, Carter J. Boyd, MD, MBA, Jorge I. de la Torre, MD, MSHA, Timothy W. King, MD, PhD

“…This study highlights the underrepresentation of plastic surgeons on hospital websites when searching for common facial aesthetic procedures. Factors such as the prevalence of procedures performed outside of hospitals, overlapping procedural privileges, and search engine inaccuracies may contribute to this issue. …”
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Digital twins as global learning health and disease models for preventive and personalized medicine by Xinxiu Li, Joseph Loscalzo, A. K. M. Firoj Mahmud, Dina Mansour Aly, Andrey Rzhetsky, Marinka Zitnik, Mikael Benson

“…Disease progression can vary between patients and over time, influenced by genetic and environmental factors. To address this challenge, digital twins have emerged as a promising approach, which have led to international initiatives aiming at clinical implementations. …”
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Alterations in gut microbiota characteristics along a type 2 diabetes risk gradient linked with family history by Oscar Gitton-Quent, Mathilde Sola, Nicolas Maziers, Anne Hiol, Nicolas Dechamp, Emmanuelle Le Chatelier, Mathilde Touvier, Pilar Galan, Aymeric David, Christian Morabito, Alexandre Famechon, Benoit Quinquis, Mahendra Mariadassou, Patrick Veiga, Joel Dore, Magali Berland, Melanie Deschasaux-Tanguy

“…Type 2 diabetes (T2D) is a major global health issue, with growing evidence linking it to gut microbiome changes. …”
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Perception of Patients towards dental treatment during COVID-19 by Dharmashree Satyarup, Sharmistha Mohanty, Ramesh Nagarajappa, Ipshita Mahapatra, Radha Prasanna Dalai, Shakti Rath

“…This study identifies different factors influencing the patient’s decision to receive dental treatments during the ongo-ing pandemic and identifies their expectations at the dental office during Covid-19. …”
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Efficiency analysis of the Chilean sawmill industry by Wilson Alexander Mejías Caballero, Pamela Poblete, Janina Gysling, Indroneil Ganguly, Daniel Sepúlveda Oehninger

“…However, the study did not find direct evidence of a correlation between productivity and the production scale of sawmills. Instead, cost factors, including raw materials, labor, and supplementary expenses, emerged as critical areas requiring careful attention to improve the overall efficiency of the industry. …”
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UNION: A Trust Model Distinguishing Intentional and Unintentional Misbehavior in Inter-UAV Communication by Ezedin Barka, Chaker Abdelaziz Kerrache, Nasreddine Lagraa, Abderrahmane Lakas, Carlos T. Calafate, Juan-Carlos Cano

“…Ensuring the desired level of security is an important issue in all communicating systems, and it becomes more challenging in wireless environments. …”
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Nanotoxicity unveiled: Evaluating exposure risks and assessing the impact of nanoparticles on human health by Rohit Kumar, Akhilesh Kumar, Sweety Bhardwaj, Mohini Sikarwar, Sonam Sriwastaw, Gaurav Sharma, Madhu Gupta

“…While regulatory agencies like the FDA, EMA, and CDE have issued guidelines for the safer use of nanomaterials, a globally harmonised framework is still absent. …”
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The Paradox of Clean Eating: Neuroactive Dysbiosis and Pesticide Residues in Fruit- and Vegetable-Based Diets by Ramona Alina Tomuța, Andrada Florina Moldovan, Loredana Matiș, Lavinia Maris, Timea Claudia Ghitea, Florin Banica

“…Markers of proinflammatory activity, such as LPS-positive bacteria and histamine producers, were also elevated. (4) Conclusions: These findings suggest that even in diets rich in plant-based foods, microbial dysbiosis with neuroactive relevance can occur, potentially linked to environmental or dietary factors. The study underscores the need for a comprehensive evaluation of food safety and microbiome function as interconnected determinants of neurological health.…”
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Air quality and travel behavior: analyzing the impact of smog on the intentions to choose clean air destinations in Lahore, Pakistan by Farrukh Baig, Nabeel Shakeel, Muhammad Shafin Saif, Kainat Amar, Jaeyoung Jay Lee, Febri Kurniawan

“…Smog has become an alarming issue in major urban areas suffering from climate change. …”
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Advancing Sustainability in Pelargonium Nursery Management: Scientific Exploration of an Innovative Prolonged Cold Storage System for Cuttings by Bożena Szewczyk-Taranek, Marcin Rapacz, Sylwester Smoleń, Joanna Pitala, Paweł Marcinkowski, Tomasz Wojewodzic

“…Cold storage of pelargonium cuttings addresses the issue of nonoverlapping production seasons in Central Europe, where cuttings are harvested from stock plants in December, but rooting begins in mid-February/March. …”
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Parametric optimization of aloe vera coagulant for nitrate removal from textile wastewater using response surface methodology (RSM) by Lukman Shehu Mustapha, Kehinde Shola Obayomi

“…Textile production wastewater's composition has been an issue since it contains organic material and inorganic pollutants, making treatment difficult. …”
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Vaccine refusal and hesitancy in Spain: an online cross-sectional questionnaire by Agnes Huguet-Feixa, Eva Artigues-Barberà, Joaquim Sol, Xavier Gomez-Arbones, Pere Godoy, Marta Ortega Bravo

“…Methods To address this issue, we conducted a comprehensive observational study on the adult Spanish population in 2021. …”
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The Impact of Daylight Saving Time on the Energy Efficiency of Buildings: A Bibliometric and General Review by Ivo Araújo, Leonel J. R. Nunes, David Patíño Vilas, António Curado

“…One specific dimension of this issue is the transition to daylight saving time (DST), which entails shifting between standard time (winter) and daylight saving time (summer). …”
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Ecological and epidemiological aspects of antibacterial therapy of older patients with chronic bacterial prostatitis associated with prostatic hyperplasia by Kh. N. Dzhalilov, Ziyoratsho A. Kadyrov, S. M. Omarova, T. V. Tsarueva, A. N. Dzhalilova, D. N. Dzhalilova, U. A. Magomedova

“…To study medical and environmental safety of antibacterial therapy of lower excretory tract infections (urinary tract infections), which is one of the important components of curbing antibiotic resistance of the microbiota at the global and local levels. When issuing clinical recommendations for the treatment of infectious and inflammatory diseases of the urogenital tract, experts should take into account the following factors justifying antibacterial therapy regimens:  a) pharmacokinetics, b) the natural activity of the antibiotic against topical uropathogens and their level of acquired resistance in the region,  c) environmental safety, taking into account the complications of antibacterial therapy.We performed antibacterial therapy in 102 patients of the older age group (average age 70.5±2.5 years) with chronic bacterial prostatitis. …”
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Soil Heavy Metal Accumulation and Ecological Risk in Mount Wuyi: Impacts of Vegetation Types and Pollution Sources by Feng Wu, Donghai Zhu, Tao Yang, Cong Mao, Wubiao Huang, Shuangshi Zhou, Yujing Yang

“…Soil heavy metal (HM) contamination has become a critical global environmental issue, predominantly caused by industrial and agricultural operations. …”
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Optimizing cadmium mitigation from Tunisian phosphates via chlorination-assisted calcination: A DoE and RSM approach by Marwa Mlaouah, Mohamed Karim Hajji, Oumayma Hamlaoui, Afef Barhoumi, Wided Bouguerra

“…A full factorial design (2k) was used to efficiently identify the most influential factors and their interactions. This screening phase was followed by response surface methodology (RSM) using a Box-Behnken design to determine the optimal operating conditions. …”
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RoFDiff: Robust Hyperpansharpening via a High-Low Frequency Conditional Diffusion Model by Jiangtao Huang, Ting Luo, Zhouyan He, Haiyong Xu, Leyuan Fang

“…Noise of hyperspectral images is inevitable due to the factors of hyperspectral imaging systems, damage sensors, and physical environments. …”
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