Trait-mediated responses and co-occurrence patterns of breeding steppe birds under human footprint in Inner Mongolia by Wenyu Xu, Chunlu Wang, Yanqi Wang, Xi Yang, Lishi Zhang, Piotr Tryjanowski, Frédéric Jiguet, Zheng Han, Haitao Wang

“…This study investigates how human impacts affect the distribution and community structure of breeding steppe birds in Inner Mongolia, a biodiversity hotspot in Asia. …”
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Articular cartilage degeneration and aberrant osteocyte perilacunar/canalicular remodeling in subchondral bone of patients with developmental dysplasia of the hip by Teng Ye, Jiren Yan, Tianyou Kan, Guoming Xie, Zhichang Zhang, Wenjing Yin, Bizeng Zhao, Zhifeng Yu, Linyang Chu

“…Conclusions Our findings indicate that the abnormal osteocyte activity in subchondral bone might contribute to the deterioration of subchondral bone structure, which accelerates cartilage degeneration and DDH progression. …”
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Coffee Consumption Correlates With Better Cognitive Performance in Patients With a High Incidence for Stroke by Massimo Barbagallo, Anne Springer, Chiara Vanetta, Meret Allemann, Pratintip Lee, Soheil Saeedi, Stefanie Aeschbacher, Marco Luciani, Leo H. Bonati, Giorgio Moschovitis, Victor Scheu, Jonas Rutishauser, Richard Kobza, Marcello Di Valentino, Pascal B. Meyre, Nicolas Rodondi, David Conen, Michael Kühne, Stefan Osswald, Jürg H. Beer

“…Methods and Results Daily coffee consumption was assessed using a structured nutrition questionnaire, and cognitive function was evaluated by a detailed neurocognitive‐test‐battery, including the Montreal Cognitive Assessment, Trail‐Making Test, semantic fluency, and Digit‐Symbol‐Substitution Test. …”
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Larvae of Armases rubripes (Decapoda, Brachyura) in Amazon oligohaline creeks: larval exportation? by Yan Rafael Gillet Santa Brigida, Francielly Alcântara de Lima-Pismel, Ana Beatriz Gama Brito, Jussara Moretto Martinelli-Lemos

“…Therefore, the water quality is concluded to be a structuring factor for the larval population of A. rubripes.…”
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Genomic regions of Solanum tuberosum L. associated with the tuber eye depth by I. V. Totsky, I. V. Rozanova, A. D. Safonova, A. S. Batov, Yu. A. Gureeva, A. V. Kochetov, E. K. Khlestkina

“…The 24 significant markers associated with the “eye depth” trait were identified using 15,214 SNP markers genotyped with the Illumina 22K SNP potato array chip and the general linear model (GLM) taking into account the population structure. …”
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BEEHIVES AND HONEY PRODUCTION - A BRIEF STATISTICS IN THE WORLD AND EUROPEAN UNION 2000-2022 AND HONEY BEES BETWEEN INTERLINKED CRISIS OF BIODIVERSITY, POLLUTION AND CLIMATE CHANGE by Agatha POPESCU, Toma Adrian DINU, Elena STOIAN, Valentin SERBAN

“…The statistical data for the period 2000-2022 provided by FAOStat, Knoema, Eurostat and other official data bases have been processed using fixed basis and structural indices, trend regression equations (linear and polynomial), R square, descriptive statistics, regression analysis, correlation coefficient, comparison method. …”
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Cardiac magnetic resonance markers of pre-clinical hypertrophic and dilated cardiomyopathy in genetic variant carriers by Philip M. Croon, Marion van Vugt, Cornelis P. Allaart, Bram Ruijsink, Perry M. Elliott, Folkert W. Asselbergs, Rohan Khera, Connie R. Bezzina, Michiel Winter, A. Floriaan Schmidt

“…Abstract Background Patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) and dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) exhibit structural and functional cardiac abnormalities. We aimed to identify imaging biomarkers for pre-clinical cardiomyopathy in healthy participants carrying cardiomyopathy-associated variants (G +). …”
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Quantitative analysis of retinal vascular parameters changes in school-age children with refractive error using artificial intelligence by Linlin Liu, Lijie Zhong, Linggeng Zeng, Fang Liu, Xinghui Yu, Lianfeng Xie, Shuxiang Tan, Shuang Zhang, Yi-Ping Jiang

“…AimTo quantitatively analyze the relationship between spherical equivalent refraction (SER) and retinal vascular changes in school-age children with refractive error by applying fundus photography combined with artificial intelligence (AI) technology and explore the structural changes in retinal vasculature in these children.MethodsWe conducted a retrospective case–control study, collecting data on 113 cases involving 226 eyes of schoolchildren aged 6–12 years who attended outpatient clinics in our hospital between October 2021 and May 2022. …”
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Characteristics and mechanism of overlying rock and surface damage in gently inclined thick coal seam mining by Xiaoshen XIE, Enke HOU, Bingchao ZHAO, Dong FENG, Pengfei HOU, Weiqiang GUO

“…The results show that the roof overburden of I020213 face extends forward with the repeatable structural evolution characteristics of “cantilever-fracture-hinged joint-collapse rotation-slip-stability”. …”
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Early corticospinal tract sub-pathway lesion load and integrity predict post-stroke motor outcomes by Xin Wen, Wentao Zeng, Chiyin Li, Yue Qin, Yanqiang Qiao, Tao Lu, Wanghuan Dun, Ming Zhang, Junya Mu

“…The integrity of the CSTs was quantified using diffusion spectrum imaging (DSI), while CST-LL was measured using structural magnetic resonance imaging, both based on the sensorimotor area tract template atlas. …”
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The Mater Dolorosa: Spanish Diva Lola Flores as Spokesperson for Francoist Oppressive Ideology by Irene Mizrahi

“…Rather than acknowledging structural oppression, the narrative glorifies suffering as a path to resilience, aligning with both Catholic doctrine and Francoist propaganda. …”
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The Effect of the Virtual Reality–Based Biofeedback Intervention DEEP on Stress, Emotional Tension, and Anger in Forensic Psychiatric Inpatients: Mixed Methods Single-Case Experime... by Lisa Klein Haneveld, Tessa Dekkers, Yvonne H A Bouman, Hanneke Scholten, Joanneke Weerdmeester, Saskia M Kelders, Hanneke Kip

“…This highlights the importance for the structural integration of DEEP into current treatment protocols.…”
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Influencing factors of cross screening rate and its intelligent prediction model by Lala ZHAO, Feng XU, Chenlong DUAN, Chenhao GUO, Wei WANG, Haishen JIANG, Jinpeng QIAO

“…It provides a new method for analyzing the influence mechanism of the characteristic variables of the cross screen on the screening rate, and provides a theoretical basis for realizing the intelligent control and structural optimization of the cross screen.…”
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Increased Brain Iron Deposition in the Putamen in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Detected by Quantitative Susceptibility Mapping by Jing Li, Qihao Zhang, Nan Zhang, Lingfei Guo

“…The underlying brain structural changes in type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) patients have attracted increasing attention. …”
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The mediating role of behavioral systems in linking physical activity and anxiety symptoms in college students by Wenli Wang, Hairong Liu

“…Participants completed the Physical Activity Rating Scale-3, the Behavioral Inhibition/Activation System Scale, and the Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7 (GAD-7) scale. ANOVA, linear regression analysis and structural equation modelling were used to analyse the data and subcomponents of each variable (physical activity, anxiety symptoms, BIS/BAS) were analysed. …”
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Analysis of productive and biological parameters of age-1+ carp crossbreed obtained by synthetic selection method in the Polissya zone of Ukraine by H. Kurinenko, U. Kuts, М. Ostapchuk, S. Yurchak

“…The material for the study were crossbreed (♀LSC×♂AZFC; ♀AZSC×♂LSC; ♀AZFC×♂GFC) and purebred age-1+ (♀LSC×♂LSC) of different structural units of the Ukrainian scaly and framed carp breeds. …”
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Spatio-temporal dynamics of Isoberlinia-dominated woodlands in disturbance-prone landscapes over 15 years by Shègoun Eudes Idjigbèrou, Eméline Sêssi Pélagie Assédé, Séverin Biaou, Gérard Nounagnon Gouwakinnou, Armand Kuyema Natta, Samadori Sorotori Honoré Biaou

“…Productivity and disturbance influence species richness and structure, enhancing our understanding of vegetation dynamics and species coexistence over time. …”
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Ultra-processed food intake and brain health in middle-aged and older adults by Jiawei Gu, Linli Chen, Yujia Bao, Xueer Yang, Xuhua Chen, Zheshen Han, Yibin Zhou, Xiaobei Deng, Yuhua Li, Jinjun Ran

“…Given the increasing prevalence of ultra-processed foods (UPFs) in modern diets and their links to various chronic diseases, this study investigates their associations with neurodegeneration and alterations in brain structure. Design: A prospective cohort study. Setting and participants: 58,423 participants aged 40–70 years from the UK Biobank cohort (enrolled from 2006 to 2010) were included to examine the associations between UPF intake and neurodegenerative diseases, with a subsample of 5,462 participants with neuroimaging data used to investigate associations with regional gray matter morphology, including volume, thickness, and surface area. …”
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Application of artificial muscle e-rubber for healthcare sensing: verification of measurement properties as a smart insole by Hidemasa Yoneda, Hidemasa Yoneda, Takashi Yamaga, Takeshi Fujiwara, Yoko Komori, Masatoshi Shimada, Yuki Kato, Shintaro Oyama, Shingo Shimoda, Michiro Yamamoto, Hitoshi Hirata

“…However, for the sensor embedded within the insole housing, the coefficient of variation increased to less than 8%, and the confidence interval was 1.5%, likely owing to the influence of gaps within the insole structure. Regarding the load estimation equation, a 5th-order polynomial approximation (R2 >0.999) demonstrated the best fit, indicating that it is sufficiently accurate for healthcare sensing applications. …”
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Optimizing XGBoost Hyperparameters for Credit Scoring Classification Using Weighted Cognitive Avoidance Particle Swarm by Atul Vikas Lakra, Sudarson Jena, Kaushik Mishra

“…Weighted cognitive avoidance particle swarm optimization for the XGBoost (WCAPSO-XGB) model has been proposed for credit score classification. The structure of the XGBoost (XGB) model is determined by the hyperparameters, which must be initialized prior to model evaluation. …”
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