The Influence of Annealing Temperature on the Microstructure and Performance of Cold-Rolled High-Conductivity and High-Strength Steel by Shuhai Ge, Xiaolong Zhao, Weilian Zhou, Xueming Xu, Xingchang Tang, Junqiang Ren, Jiahe Zhang, Yaoxian Yi

“…Yield strength in ultra-low-carbon steel was dominated by grain and precipitation strengthening, while low-carbon steel relied more on precipitation and solid solution strengthening. …”
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Mechanical Properties and Microstructure of High Ductility Solidified Silt by ZHANG Chao-jie, HONG Yu-ze, CHENG Ze-hai, JIN Liu-jun, LING Hao-jun

“…[Methods] This paper focuses on the different improvement properties of curing agents and employs a controlled-variable method to conduct silt solidification ratio experiments. …”
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A third COVID-19 vaccine dose in kidney transplant recipients induces antibody response to vaccine and Omicron variants but shows limited Ig subclass switching by Jenny M. Lee, Jaiprasath Sachithanandham, John S. Lee, Janna R. Shapiro, Maggie Li, Ioannis Sitaris, Stephanie R. Peralta, Camille Wouters, Andrea L. Cox, Dorry L. Segev, Christine M. Durand, Mark Robien, Aaron A. R. Tobian, Andrew H. Karaba, Joel N. Blankson, William A. Werbel, Andrew Pekosz, Sabra L. Klein

“…ABSTRACT Solid organ transplant recipients (SOTRs) suffer more frequent and more severe infections due to their compromised immune responses resulting from immunosuppressive treatments designed to prevent organ rejection. …”
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CRYOGENESIS AND GEODYNAMICS OF ICING VALLEYS by V. R. Alekseyev

“…The more contrasting is the terrain, the more active are neotectonic movements, the lower is the mean annual air temperature, and the higher is the annual percentage of the territory covered by aufeis ice. …”
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Interpretable machine learning for predicting isolated basal septal hypertrophy. by Lei Gao, Boyan Tian, Qiqi Jia, Xingyu He, Guannan Zhao, Yueheng Wang

“…Compared to traditional algorithms, machine learning algorithms are more effective at capturing nonlinear relationships and developing more accurate diagnostic and predictive models. …”
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Machine learning based assessment of hoarseness severity: a multi-sensor approach centered on high-speed videoendoscopy by Tobias Schraut, Anne Schützenberger, Tomás Arias-Vergara, Melda Kunduk, Matthias Echternach, Stephan Dürr, Julia Werz, Michael Döllinger

“…Future advancements could include flexible nasal endoscopy to enable more natural phonation and refinement of glottal parameter extraction to improve model robustness under variable recording conditions.…”
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Interventional arterial chemotherapy versus sorafenib for advanced hepatocellular carcinoma in China: a health economic evaluation of open-label, randomised, phase 3 study by Ming Zhao, Yue Hu, Song Chen, Ning Lyu, Xiongying Jiang, Qi-Feng Chen

“…Subgroup analyses demonstrated more favourable ICERs for patients with Vp4 PVTT ($7003.33 per QALY) and those with high tumour burden ($7382.86 per QALY).Conclusions HAIC-FO is a more cost-effective treatment for advanced HCC than sorafenib from the Chinese payer’s perspective, particularly in patients with Vp4 PVTT and/or high tumour burden. …”
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Utilization and Determinants of Antenatal Care Visits in East African Countries: A Multicountry Analysis of Demographic and Health Surveys by Zemenu Tadesse Tessema, Amare Minyihun

“…The pooled utilization of attending at least four antenatal care visit in the East African region was 52.44% (95% CI: 52.13, 52.74), with the highest attending at least four or more antenatal care visit visits in Zimbabwe (75.72%) and the lowest attending at least four or more antenatal care visit visits in Ethiopia (31.82%). …”
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Evaluating the impact of field-measured tree height errors correction on aboveground biomass modeling using airborne laser scanning and GEDI datasets in Brazilian Amazonia by Nadeem Fareed, Izaya Numata

“…An alternative approach uses DBH as a predictor variable to estimate Htree through Htree – DBH allometric model. …”
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Scoping review on assessing climate-sensitive health risks by Chalachew Yenew, Gashaw Melkie Bayeh, Asaye Alamneh Gebeyehu, Anley Shiferaw Enawgaw, Zufan Alamrie Asmare, Amare Genetu Ejigu, Tilahun Degu Tsega, Abathun Temesgen, Rahel Mulatie Anteneh, Zeamanuel Anteneh Yigzaw, Getasew Yirdaw, Sintayehu Simie Tsega, Ahmed Fentaw Ahmed, Almaw Genet Yeshiwas

“…Food- and water-borne illnesses are more prevalent in regions like Africa (30–40%) due to climate change. …”
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Pre-COVID health-related quality of life predicts symptoms and outcomes for patients with long COVID by Brittany Lapin, Brittany Lapin, Samantha Baker, Nicolas Thompson, Nicolas Thompson, Yadi Li, Yadi Li, Alex Milinovich, William Lago, Irene Katzan

“…BackgroundPost-acute sequelae SARS-CoV-2 (PASC) is a prevalent condition with variable symptom presentation. PASC occurs more often with pre-existing medical conditions, however it is unknown whether pre-COVID health-related quality of life (HRQL) is associated with PASC. …”
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Feasibility of Treated Sand Brick Waste with Silica Fume Based Geopolymer for Coarse Aggregate Application by R. Abd Razak, A.N.D. Kiong, M.M. Al Bakri Abdullah, Md A.O. Mydin, A.V. Sandu, Z. Yahya, A. Abdullah, P. Risdanareni, E. Arifi

“…In comparison to natural concrete, treated RSB concrete absorbs 5.8% more water. Treated RSB concrete has a density of 1815 kg/m3, compared to natural concrete’s 2080 kg/m3. …”
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Development of a new data management system for the study of the gut microbiome of children who are small for their gestational age by Felix Manske, Magdalena Durda-Masny, Norbert Grundmann, Jan Mazela, Monika Englert-Golon, Marta Szymankiewicz-Bręborowicz, Joanna Ciomborowska-Basheer, Izabela Makałowska, Anita Szwed, Wojciech Makałowski

“…Here, we present the development of MetagenomicsDB (http://github.com/IOB-Muenster/MetagenomicsDB; accessed 2024/12/18), a central data management system for the study of the gut microbiome in children who are small for their gestational age (SGA). Our system provided more flexibility to conduct study-specific analyses and to integrate specific external resources than existing and necessarily more generic solutions. …”
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Assessing effects of thinning on the stem form in larch during the stand initiation and stem exclusion stages using terrestrial laser scanning by Dandan Li, Dandan Li, Weiwei Jia, Weiwei Jia, Fengri Li, Fengri Li, Haotian Guo, Haotian Guo, Fan Wang, Fan Wang, Xiaoyong Zhang, Xiaoyong Zhang

“…Since TLS has difficulty capturing the diameter of canopy height, the Kozak variable-exponent taper equation is more suitable for modeling stem forms, and setting age as well as thinning intensity as dummy variables is an efficient modeling method. …”
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Differences in resting state functional connectivity in striatal and frontal networks associated with task-behaviour elicited by gamified two-stage decision task by Maja Brydevall, Chao Suo, Lucy Albertella, Kristian Rotaru, Teresa O’Brien, Murat Yücel, Rico S.C. Lee

“…Lower (w) rates (i.e. more habitual task behaviour) were associated with reduced rsFC between both left and right NAc projections to the left supramarginal gyrus, as well as reduced rsFC between left thalamus and the precuneous. …”
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Analysis of 1560 Inpatient and Outpatient Escherichia coli Isolates from across Canada—Results from the CANWARD 2007 Study by Philippe RS Lagacé-Wiens, Mel DeCorby, Patricia J Baudry, Daryl J Hoban, James A Karlowsky, The Canadian Antimicrobial Resistance Alliance (CARA), George G Zhanel

“…Isolation of an ESBL producer was only found to be independently associated with age, being more common in older patients. MDR was not found to be associated with any variable measured when ESBL producers were excluded from analysis. …”
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Effect of sewage sludge and digestate from anaerobic fermentation on the accumulation of cadmium (Cd), gallium (Ga), germanium (Ge), and rare earth elements (REEs) in soil and upta... by Nazia Zaffar, Viktoriia Lovynska, Viktoriia Lovynska, Alla Samarska, Tobias Arnstadt, Olivier Pourret, Stéphan Firmin, Petr Baroš, Eliška Lyko Vachková, Martin Palušák, Stanisław Wacławek, Edgar Peiter, Oliver Wiche, Oliver Wiche

“…However, the shoot net uptake of Ga and REE did not reflect their mobility in soil. More specifically, a higher Ga mobility in soil only increased Ga uptake in F. esculentum. …”
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How to measure the effectiveness of recovery community centers: insights gained from a nationwide survey of directors of RCCs by Bettina B. Hoeppner, Bettina B. Hoeppner, Alivia C. Williamson, Hazel Simpson, Diadora DeCristofaro, Catherine Weerts, Marion J. Riggs, Allison Futter, Amy A. Mericle, Philip X. Rutherford, Lauren A. Hoffman, Vinod Rao, Patty McCarthy, Julia Ojeda, Susanne S. Hoeppner, Susanne S. Hoeppner

“…We then asked RCC directors if they expected that RCC participants would show progress over time on these measures (yes/no), if the measure would be useful to demonstrate the impact of their RCC (yes/no), and which measure they felt was the best measure of the positive impact RCCs can make on RCC participants.ResultsAll measures had considerable buy-in from RCC directors: 87% or more of RCC directors said RCC participants would show progress on each measure, and 72% or more said that each measure would be useful to demonstrate the impact of their RCC. …”
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Statistical models for predicting the number of under-five mortality in Nepal. by Madhav Kumar Bhusal, Shankar Prasad Khanal

“…<h4>Methods</h4>The nationally representative Nepal Demographic and Health Survey (NDHS) 2022 data were used to conduct this study. The response variable was the number of under-five mortality a mother has experienced throughout her lifetime. …”
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Application of Multidisciplinary Diagnosis and Treatment (MDT) clinical teaching model in the clinical teaching of some undergraduates of breast diseases in surgery by Nan Wang, Lin Li, Luhong Han, Shan Jiang, Youyi Xiong, Fang Wang, Yuanting Gu, Xinxing Wang

“…For students pursuing a master's, no statistically significant differences in specialty choice were observed between groups, though a trend towards more MDT students choosing surgical specialties was noted. …”
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