The epidemiology and clinical presentation of seropositive neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder in a US population by Aaron M. Carlson, Carlos E.V. Sollero, Andrew B. Wolf, Stefan Sillau, Barrie L. Schmitt, Kelli M. Money, Kavita V. Nair, Amanda L. Piquet, Jeffrey L. Bennett

“…Transverse myelitis (45%) and optic neuritis (43%) were the most common presenting clinical syndromes. In total, 6% of initial presentations were characterized by short‐segment transverse myelitis without other features. …”
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Innovative Approach to the Optimal Distribution of Citizens’ Pension Savings to Non-State Pension Funds by Evgeniy Kostyrin, Stepan Drynkin

“…The total return on pension savings for the entire investment period (40 years) amounts to 5202%, or more than 52 times the initial investment.   Doi: 10.28991/ESJ-2025-09-01-028 Full Text: PDF…”
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Physical activity patterns in a representative sample of adolescents from the largest city in Latin America: a cross-sectional study in Sao Paulo by Maria Fernanda Tourinho Peres, Gerson Ferrari, Leandro F.M. Rezende, Gabriela Arantes Wagner, Alex A Florindo

“…Boys and adolescents with higher socioeconomic status and higher maternal education level had higher levels of total PA.Conclusions We found a variation in patterns of total and domain-specific PA by sex, socioeconomic status and maternal education level in adolescents from Sao Paulo. Initiatives for promoting PA in adolescents should take these findings into account.…”
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Severe pneumonia caused by Nocardia otitidiscaviarum in a patient with bronchiectasis and IgA nephropathy: a case report by Yi Lin, Zhao-Zhao Jiang, Xiao-Qian Chi, Jian-Sheng Chen, Chao Wen, Chao Zhang, Ying-Ying Wang, Guang-Liang Xie

“…The patient presented with tongue and lip ulcers, chest distress, cough, expectoration, and fever as the initial symptoms, which were extremely similar to common bacterial pulmonary infections. …”
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Application of Learning Analytics in Higher Education: Datasets, Methods and Tools by Yu. Yu. Dyulicheva

“…It is noted that universities are generally interested in introducing learning analytics tools that can improve the quality of the educational process by developing strategies for targeted support for individual groups of students, however, teachers treat such initiatives with caution due to a lack of data analysis skills and correct interpretation of analysis results. …”
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Foreign Policy Image of the Eurasian Economic Union in the Mass Media of the United Kingdom by Olga Yu. Vikhrova, Iaroslava S. Gorlova

“…The results suggest that initially, the Union was portrayed in the UK news with a negative image, characterized as Vladimir Putin’s own attempt to revive the USSR and confront the European Union (EU). …”
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Pre-diagnostic risk factors for brain cancer incidence and survival: insights from the Golestan Cohort Study by Parisa Rezanejad-Asl, Peyvand Parhizkar Roudsari, Negar Rezaei, Maryam Sharafkhah, Gholamreza Roshandel, Hossein Poustchi, Sadaf Sepanlou, Reza Malekzadeh

“…Further research is mandated to inform policy makers of potentially effective preventive initiatives to reduce the burden of this cancer.…”
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Contemporary magical practices: An empirical “case” (part 2) by I. V. Trotsuk, M. V. Tsymbal

“…It turned out that three web-sites diff not only in the ratio of the most popular magical “tools” (available goods for urban secular practices on Wildberries; authentic-professional and therefore signifi more expensive goods for the “initiated” on the “Masters Fair”; the most popular social-psychological consultations under the guise of magical rituals on Avito) but also in the dominant functions of their “magical” (accordingly, a mosaic of aesthetically attractive attributes of diff directions, which can satisfy any consumer demand; assistance to practicing magicians to make their “rituals” eff and safe for all involved; social-psychological support for people in diffi life situations through “an appeal to the other world”).…”
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Optimization and potential assessment of CO2 geological storage caprock in the saline aquifers of the Qingjiang Basin, middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River by Yuchen Tian, Shiqi Liu, Sijian Zheng, Shuxun Sang, Yinghai Liu, Shiheng Chen, Helong Zhang, Yanzhi Liu, Yuntian Jiang, Zekun Yue, Wenkai Wang

“…A study was conducted in response to the geological characteristics of the Qingjiang Basin to optimize caprock for CO2 geological storage in saline aquifers and assess its potential. The research initially outlined the regional geological background of the Qingjiang Basin, including its tectonic position, stratigraphic distribution, sedimentary features, and the division of secondary structural units. …”
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European agrifood and forestry education for a sustainable future - Gap analysis from an informatics approach [version 3; peer review: 1 approved, 6 approved with reservations] by Håkan Jönsson, Stephen Burleigh

“…This study is based on the initial skills and competencies mapping, but takes a different methodological approach. …”
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New image encryption algorithm based on double chaotic system and compressive sensing by Yuguang YANG, Guodong CAO

“…Image encryption technology plays an important role in today’s multimedia applications and Internet information security transmission.However, most image encryption algorithms still have problems, for example, cipher images occupied high bandwidth during transmission, image encryption speed is slow, image encryption algorithms are not associated with plain image, and there is no complete ciphertext feedback mechanism.These problems all affect the security and easy use of image encryption algorithms.In order to solve the above problems, the compressive sensing technology and chaotic system were studied, and a new image encryption algorithm based on double chaotic system and compressive sensing with plaintext association was proposed.The plaintext image association key was used to associate the plain image hash value with the Logistic chaotic system parameters.Discrete wavelet transform, was used to sparse the plain image.Then the random measurement matrix was generated by the Logistic chaos system, and the image was encrypted once by combining the compressive sensing technique and the random measurement matrix to obtain the intermediate image.The intermediate image was hashed again, and the Rucklidge chaos system initial value was associated with the plain image hash value together.The Rucklidge chaotic system and encryption algorithm were used to control the intermediate image for secondary encryption and accordingly obtain the cipher image.The encryption algorithm was a new plaintext correlation encryption algorithm, which used the image’s own pixel value to control the scrambling of the intermediate image.It also enhanced the plaintext association and established a ciphertext feedback mechanism.Simulation results and performance analysis show that the algorithm has good encryption performance.The encrypted image can be compressed according to the compression ratio, effectively reducing the size of the cipher image.Moreover, it is resistant to common attacks such as known plaintext attack, selective plaintext attack and differential attack, which is better than other common image encryption algorithms.…”
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Pacific sailfish (Istiophorus platypterus) in the Eastern Pacific Ocean, association with ocean currents and seasonal effects of upwelling using real-time Argos locations by Chelsea E. Clyde-Brockway, Chelsea E. Clyde-Brockway, Samir Harshad Patel, Gabriela Blanco, Samuel J. Friederichk, Stephen Morreale, Frank V. Paladino, Frank V. Paladino

“…In total, displacement distances from initial tagging to final (Argos) location ranged from 339.92 to 985.59 km and crossed 6 different Exclusive Economic Zones. …”
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Research on the Characteristics of Coal Bump and Monitoring and Early Warning in Hujiahe Coal Mine by Fei Yu, Tong Zhang, Zhen Wei

“…The value of the damage variable for the coal sample in the initial damage stage is 0; at the damage stabilization stage, the values of damage variables were derived to be located at 0.03~0.14. …”
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Postgraduate Students’ Individual Educational Paths: Design Principles and Implementation Conditions (on the Example of a Technical University) by A. S. Klimova, L. F. Krasinskaya

“…The design of the IEP will make it possible to better take into account the initial competencies of postgraduate students, their cognitive needs and goals in further career advancement (orientation towards teaching, research, production activities), which are largely determined by the nature and level of professional education.The article reveals the specifics of the training of research and pedagogical personnel in the postgraduate study of a technical university, identifies the factors that have an impact on the way postgraduate students build their learning trajectories, substantiates the principles of IEP design, and describes the stages of personalized learning technology. …”
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Examining the Emotional and Physical Health Impact in Users of Open-Source Automated Insulin Delivery and Sources of Support: Qualitative Analysis of Patient Narratives by Bryan Cleal, Yanbing Chen, Mandy Wäldchen, Hanne Ballhausen, Drew Cooper, Shane O'Donnell, Christine Knoll, Niklas Krug, Klemens Raile, Tebbe Ubben, Adrian Tappe, Dana Lewis, Ingrid Willaing, Timothy Skinner, Katarina Braune

“…ObjectiveThis study focused on examining the lived experiences, physical and emotional health implications of people with diabetes following the initiation of open-source AID systems, their perceived challenges, and their sources of support, which have not been explored in the existing literature. …”
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Surgical Outcomes of a Second Ahmed Glaucoma Valve Implantation in Asian Eyes with Refractory Glaucoma by Sze Chuan Ong, Maria Cecilia Aquino, Paul Chew, Victor Koh

“…Introduction. When the initial glaucoma tube shunt fails in eyes with refractory glaucoma, one option is implantation of an additional Ahmed glaucoma valve (AGV) to control intraocular pressure (IOP). …”
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Habitat Distributions and Abundance of Four Wild Herbivores on the Qinghai–Tibetan Plateau: A Review by Tian Qiao, Chiwei Xiao, Zhiming Feng, Junzhi Ye

“…The results show that since the 1990s, the distributions and abundance of WHs have exhibited a trend of initial decline followed by recovery, largely attributed to global climate warming and a decrease in illegal hunting. …”
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A Unique Case of Mantle Cell Lymphoma Masquerading as a Cecal Mass by Sarahi Herrera-Gonzalez, Dema Shamoon, Tingliang Shen, Simon Badin, Yatinder Bains

“…In most instances, advanced disease is found at diagnosis, for which 5-year survival ranges only from 26 to 46%, even when appropriate treatment is initiated. High mitotic rate, or Ki-67 index, is of prognostic value and is associated with poor prognosis. …”
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Self-Perceived Barriers to Pediatric Cancer Care in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Cross-Sectional Multinational Study by Ole Stoeter, Nikolaus C.S. Mezger, Tamara Koenig, Eric Chokunonga, Girum Tessema, Adugna Fekadu Damise, Alda Stevy Makouanzi, Esther Majaliwa, Mahine Ivanga, Bakarou Kamate, Franck Gnahatin, Sarah Nambooze, Ima-Obong A. Ekanem, Toralf Bernig, Biying Liu, Sumit Gupta, Eva Johanna Kantelhardt

“…According to the WHO Initiative for Childhood Cancer, access to care is crucial and must be guided by the needs of patients and their families. …”
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Luminal epithelial cells integrate variable responses to aging into stereotypical changes that underlie breast cancer susceptibility by Rosalyn W Sayaman, Masaru Miyano, Eric G Carlson, Parijat Senapati, Arrianna Zirbes, Sundus F Shalabi, Michael E Todhunter, Victoria E Seewaldt, Susan L Neuhausen, Martha R Stampfer, Dustin E Schones, Mark A LaBarge

“…We hypothesize that effects from aging that impinge upon maintenance of lineage fidelity increase susceptibility to cancer initiation. We generated and analyzed transcriptomes from primary luminal epithelial and myoepithelial cells from younger <30 (y)ears old and older >55 y women. …”
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