Investigation on the Impact of the 2022 Luding M6.8 Earthquake on Regional Low-Frequency Time Code Signals in Northern China by Fan Zhao, Ping Feng, Zhen Qi, Langlang Cheng, Xin Wang, Luxi Huang, Qiang Liu, Yingming Chen, Xiaoqian Ren, Yu Hua

“…The value began to decrease about 60 min before the earthquake, dropping by approximately 8.9 dBμV/m, and gradually recovered 2 h after the earthquake. …”
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Oral Health Status in the Iranian Elderly: The Role of Nutrition Status and Health Literacy by Shahab Papi, Manijeh Izadi, Leila Behboodi, Zahra Taheri-Kharameh, Fatemeh Hosseini, Mahdi Yousefi, Zeynab Karimi

“…Introduction: Oral health plays an important role in determining food intake patterns, meeting nutritional needs, and consequently keeping the health of the elderly and their quality of life. …”
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Providing a model of purchase intention and customer experience on customer behavior in virtual networks by Kazem Tolooee, Hossein budaghi Khajeh Noubar, Hossein Gharehbiglo, Mojtaba Ramazani

“…The collection tool in this research includes a questionnaire of purchase intention pattern based on customers' experience in designed virtual networks. …”
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Correlation Analysis of Vertical Ground Movement and Climate Using Sentinel-1 InSAR by Francesco Pirotti, Felix Enyimah Toffah, Alberto Guarnieri

“…Measurement points (MP) from the EGMS over Italy provided a value for ground vertical movement approximately every 6 days. …”
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Multi-source Data-driven Analysis of Deformation and Influencing Factors for Expansive Soil Canal Slopes by ZHANG Yuhan, HU Jiang, LI Xing

“…Deformation serves as a direct indicator of slope stability, making the analysis of deformation patterns and trends essential for assessing stability. …”
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Daily time series of 12 human thermal stress indices in Greece, aggregated at commune level (1998–2022)Zenodo by Georgios Charvalis, Michalis Koureas, Chloe Brimicombe, Chara Bogogiannidou, Fani Kalala, Varbara Mouchtouri, Christos Hadjichristodoulou

“…In this paper we present a dataset that contains daily mean, maximum and minimum values of 12 heat stress indices averaged over Greek communes from January 1998 to December 2022. …”
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Nonseminomatous mixed germ cell tumor of the testis: Case report by Azer Hafsi, MD, Fares El Hafsi, MD, Ayoub Bahria, MD, Aymen Namrouti, MD, Omaima Bkekri, MD, Asma Saadaoui, MD, Imen Ganzoui, MD

“…MRI revealed a large, heterogeneously hyperintense mass (50 × 50 × 45 mm) replacing the right testicular parenchyma, with irregular margins, hemorrhagic streaks, and low apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) values (0.6 × 10⁻⁶ mm²/s). Dynamic postcontrast imaging demonstrated weak and progressive enhancement, consistent with NSGCT. …”
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<i>CIC</i>-Rearranged Sarcoma: A Clinical and Pathological Study of a Peculiar Entity by Ward Maaita, Nabil Hasasna, Sameer Yaser, Yacob Saleh, Ramiz Abu-Hijlih, Wafa Asha, Hadeel Halalsheh, Samer Abdel Al, Maysa Al-Hussaini, Omar Jaber

“…Two cases showed an Ewing-like pattern, and one case showed spindle cells in a fibrotic stroma transitioning to epithelioid cells. …”
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Singular concord in Kalhori Kurdish: A distributed morphology approach by Hannah Hosseini, Shoja Tafakkori Rezayi, Amer Gheitury

“…In 1995, Henry recognized differences in agreement patterns between full DPs and plural pronouns in Belfast English (BelE). …”
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Exploring Rehabilitation Patients’ Perspectives on What Matters for the Adoption of Home-Based Rehabilitation Technology: Q-Methodology Study by Karlijn E te Boekhorst, Sanne J Kuipers, Gerard M Ribbers, Jane M Cramm

“…These patterns, referred to as factors or viewpoints, were further interpreted using qualitative interview data. …”
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Cyberism: The theory for relationships between human and cyberspace by Huansheng NING

“…This space not only encompasses human activities in the digital environment but also significantly influences identity construction, social behavior, value systems, and ideologies. New digital phenomena such as livestream commerce, the gig economy, metaverse, virtual humans, online education, and digital social interactions are rapidly expanding the dimensions of human life, leading to unprecedented behavioral patterns and social structures. …”
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Effects of gender affirming hormone therapy with testosterone on renal function of assigned female at birth transgender people: a meta-analysis by Daniele Tienforti, Daniele Tienforti, Luca Spagnolo, Luca Piscitani, Camilla Tonni, Vittoria Donatelli, Vittoria Donatelli, Giuliana Cordeschi, Marco Giorgio Baroni, Arcangelo Barbonetti

“…The trend of eGFR values showed a transient decline during the first year of therapy, followed by stabilization at 18 and 24 months. …”
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Presenting a model for the establishment and maintenance of expert human resources in the government organizations of Sistan and Baluchestan province by Majid Reza Dahmardeh, Vahid pourshahabi, Amin Reza Kamalian, Habibollah Salaerzehi

“…All these coefficients are higher than 0.7 and show the reliability of the measurement tool.Divergent validity is a measure of the fit of measurement patterns and is checked through the HTMT coefficient. …”
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The potential habitat of Phlomoides rotata in Tibet was based on an optimized MaxEnt model by Jun-Wei Wang, Jun-Wei Wang, Min Xu, Norbu Ngawang, Yonghao Chen, Ngawang Bonjor, Xiaoyan Jia, Zhefei Zeng, Zhefei Zeng, La Qiong, La Qiong

“…The distribution centers consistently migrate northwestward, with the longest migration distance observed under SSP585 (89.55 km).DiscussionThis study identifies the critical driving factors for the distribution of P. rotata and elucidates its response patterns to climate change. These findings provide a theoretical foundation for the resource management, ecological conservation, and sustainable utilization of Tibetan medicinal plants while offering valuable references for the study of other alpine plants.…”
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Primary versus secondary infertility: Epidemiology and characteristics from a referral hospital in Saudi Arabia by Nouf A AlShamlan, Reem S AlOmar, Abdulrahman Abdulrazzaq Alfryyan, Abdulsalam Essam Almuhanna, AlJawhara Raed AlSaadoun, Halah Raaed AlMuhaidib, Mohammad Ghazi Alhaidari, Rakan Saud Alharbi, Abdullah H Alreedy, Nouf A AlTooq, Amani S AlOtaibi

“…The most frequently defined causes were unexplained, followed by combined factors. Temporal patterns show a gradual, but significant decrease in cases during the COVID-19 pandemic peak months (25.82% reduction between January and April). …”
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Expression and Localization of hspa5 in Response to Thermal Stress in the Spotted Sea Bass (Lateolabrax maculatus) by Xiaoqiang LIU, Chunhui FENG, Haishen WEN, Yun LI, Tianyu JIANG, Xin QI

“…This species holds considerable economic significance in China and is highly valued for its nutritional content and taste. Temperature is a crucial environmental factor influencing the biological functions of aquatic animals. …”
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Impact and elastic modulus of coal mining on terrestrial ecosystems by Jihong Dong, Wenting Dai, Jiren Xu, Hui Zhang, Yunpeng Li, Fei Xie

“…Using China’s open-pit coal mining as a case study: (1) the research examines the fundamental attributes and evolving patterns of spatial distribution among these mines within the country. …”
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Glocalization of Yoruba Omoluwabi Ideology by Ademola O. Dasylva

“…The present discourse attempts to stretch the horizon of intellection a little further, such that the theoretical basis for interrogating the Yoruba personality using the Omoluwabi concept is guided by revisionist/historicist assumptions since one is dealing with an all-encompassing philosophical hermeneutic that both defines and engages the sociology of life and llving, the prevalent patterned attitude, and values in the indigenous Yoruba society. …”
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Characteristics of Surface Soil Moisture Drydown in the Heihe River Basin by Shiyu DONG, Zhongli ZHU, Ziwei XU, Shaomin LIU, Linna CHAI

“…The process of soil drying is referred to as soil moisture drydown.It usually occurs after precipitation， especially for surface soil， and we address this process in three dominant regimes： gravity drainage， energy-limited regime and water-limited regime.The Heihe River Basin originates from the Qilian Mountains， and the landscape zonality here is clear from its upstream， midstream and downstream.By exploring the characteristics of surface soil moisture drydown in this area， researchers were able to understand the patterns and factors associated with soil evaporation under different conditions.The soil drydown events were investigated using data on soil moisture， soil temperature， and air temperature collected between 2016 and 2020 from 10 meteorological observation stations located in the Heihe River Basin.The relationships between soil moisture （SM）， potential evaporation （PE）， the normalized difference vegetation index （NDVI）， soil texture and surface soil drying rates were explored.Using the exponential model for fitting drydown events， the seasonal variation of the drying rate at each site was compared.Results showed that： （1） There were 362 effective drydown episodes between 2016 and 2020， totaling 3584 days.After entering the drydown stage， as the soil gradually became dry， the drying rate also slowed down and became stable after 12 days.The upstream site settled around 0.04 cm3·cm-3·day-1， whereas the middle and downstream sites tended to 0.（2） In upstream， midstream， and downstream， the values of surface soil moisture evaporation efficiency （90%） are lower than 0.25， 0.15， and 0.12， respectively， which can only partially meet atmospheric demand.The evaporation efficiency may be close to 1 if the evapotranspiration of soil profiles below 5 cm is taken into account.（3） Because the surface soil in upstream locations of the Heihe River is relatively wet， the soil drydown process is limited by the atmosphere.The middle and lower reaches of the Heihe River are drier and limited by water.As for the surface soil evaporation rate， the upstream was mainly affected by atmospheric water demand； it increases along with PE.When SM exceeded 0.4 cm3·cm-3， PE and SM had no significant impact on soil drying rate.In the middle and downstream of the Heihe River， the soil evaporation rate increases with SM.In comparison to upstream， the impact of PE on soil evaporation rate is less significant.（4） The type of vegetation and the dry and wet states of the soil both affect how quickly the surface SM dries； the drying rate is very slightly influenced by soil texture.（5） The drydown events fitted by the exponential model have distinct season features.The highest drying rate （τ）， the highest drying range （A）， and the lowest lower limit of soil moisture （θw） were observed in summer.As for desert region， θw is more affected by precipitation and is higher in the summer.For the entire basin， the drying rate of surface soil moisture from high to low was summer， spring， autumn， and the seasonal variability of drying rate increased with the change in surface coverage （meadow， farmland， shrub）.…”
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Designing model of place branding based on brand attachment (Kish Island case study) by khadigeh Ghaemmaghami Tabrizi, Asghar Moshabaki Esfahaniَ, Abdolah Naami, Naser Azad

“…The phenomenon (place branding) affects directly on brand attachment strategies which lead to outcomes such as place attachment, place value, cultural-economical development. More over, contextual conditions only effect on brand attachment strategies, while branding challenges just influence economic strategy and place-oriented marking strategy.Also, The result shows the dimension of place branding consisting of place brand identity, place brand personality, place brand image, place brand architecture, place brand association.Also, individual experiences of place, place brand love,tourism loyalty create brand attachment.Regarding the relationship between the places branding and the variables of creating attachment (brand attchment strategy), it should be noted that the place branding effectively explains 44% of the changes in the brand attchment of Kish Island.ConclusionHaving successful Kish place branding leads to benefits for the inhabitants and natives of the island as well as benefits for the country of origin.Attachment to the place as the sense of place feeling refers to the emotional connection between people and places which creates a process of interacting in a special point. …”
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