Poor sleep quality indirectly contributes to higher sexual risk-taking by increasing the likelihood of engaging in substance use among LGBTQ+ individuals by Efe Sarı, Nevin Durdu, Beril Ay, Barış Sancak

“…Mediation analysis was conducted using structural equation modeling (SEM).ResultsPSQ was highly prevalent (80.7%) and significantly associated with alcohol use and chemsex-related substance use (CRSU). …”
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Probe-based label-free SERS for identification of breast cancer-induced serum metabolic profiles in patients by WANG Meng, SHEN Xuejing, LIU Jia, SHANG Lulu, ZHANG Mo

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A DEM Study on the Macro- and Micro-Mechanical Characteristics of an Irregularly Shaped Soil–Rock Mixture Based on the Analysis of the Contact Force Skeleton by Chenglong Jiang, Lingling Zeng, Yajing Liu, Yu Mu, Wangyi Dong

“…A main skeleton system of contact force chains is an effective methodology for characterizing the dominant structural features that govern the mechanical behavior of soil–rock mixture specimens. …”
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Electrochemical Detection of Bisphenol S Based on Molecularly Imprinted Polymers Grafted on Functionalized Multiwalled Carbon Nanotubes: A Facile Sensor Fabrication Approach by Christopher Mwanza, Lin Zhao, Qing Zhang, Shou-Nian Ding

“…The sensor retained 96.0% of its response after four weeks and exhibited high selectivity against structural analogues. In spiked plastic extract samples, recoveries ranged from 95.6% to 105.0%. …”
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Non-Stationary Random Response of MDOF Duffing Systems by J.H. Lin, J. Wang, Y.H. Zhang

“…Although only a Duffing model is dealt with in this paper for computational simplicity, the proposed method is in fact quite general, e.g. it can also deal with nonlinear hysteretic structures that will be dealt with in a separate paper.…”
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Temporal and Spatial Variation of Soil Salinity Variations in a 24-year Period in Abadan District Using Satellite Images by Mehdi Mumipour

“…In addition, salt layers have a considerable difference in terms of structure (from soft to hard) and color (from white to dark). …”
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Atrophy related neuroimaging biomarkers for neurological and cognitive function in Wilson disease by Ann Carolin Hausmann, Christian Rubbert, Silja K. Querbach, Vivien Lorena Ivan, Alfons Schnitzler, Christian Johannes Hartmann, Julian Caspers

“…Methods In this study, 30 WD patients and 30 age- and sex-matched healthy controls were enrolled prospectively and underwent structural magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Regional atrophy was evaluated using established linear radiological measurements and the automated workflow volumetric estimation of gross atrophy and brain age longitudinally (veganbagel) for age- and sex-specific estimations of regional brain volume changes. …”
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Sediment Connectivity in Human-Impacted vs. Natural Conditions: A Case Study in a Landslide-Affected Catchment by Mohanad Ellaithy, Davide Notti, Daniele Giordan, Marco Baldo, Jad Ghantous, Vincenzo Di Pietra, Marco Cavalli, Stefano Crema

“…To reconstruct a pristine slope morphology, we applied a topographic roughness-based skeletonization algorithm that simplifies terraces into linear features to simulate natural hillslope conditions and remove anthropogenic structures. …”
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Radiation-induced dynamical formation of Floquet-Bloch bands in Dirac Hamiltonians by Yuriko Baba, Vanessa Junk, Wolfgang Hogger, Francisco Domínguez-Adame, Rafael A Molina, Klaus Richter

“…Recent experiments, combing ultrafast strong-field irradiation of surfaces with time- and angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy, allow for monitoring the time-dependent charge carrier dynamics and the build-up of transient sidebands due to the radiation pulses. While these structures are reminiscent of Floquet–Bloch bands, standard Floquet theory is not applicable since it requires a strictly time-periodic driving field. …”
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Hepatoblastoma regional trends: dynamic SDI & joinpoint regression analysis by Miao Jia, Enyang He, Wenjing Sun, Hualei Cui, Hailan Zhao, Wei Zhao, Wei Liu, Zhenhua Guo, Yi Wang, Wei Feng

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Managing circular ecosystems in imperfect contexts – the case of extractive fishing in the Brazilian Amazon region by Neuzaí Marreiros Barbosa, Pedro Ibrahim Hellmeister, Adriana Marotti De Mello, Antonio Carlos Braz

“…Research limitations/implications – The paper makes theoretical contributions by presenting how a circular ecosystem management model could be implemented for an imperfect market in the Global South, as well as contributing to the literature on how the circular economy contributes to mitigate the threat to biodiversity posed by the linear economy. Practical implications – It contributes to the management practice of structuring circular ecosystems. …”
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An Improved Shuffled Frog Leaping Algorithm for Electrical Resistivity Tomography Inversion by Fuyu Jiang, Likun Gao, Run Han, Minghui Dai, Haijun Chen, Jiong Ni, Yao Lei, Xiaoyu Xu, Sheng Zhang

“…This algorithm provides reliable technical support for precise detection of complex geological structures using ERT.…”
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Complexity of unmet basic needs of children in adversity in China's fragmented child protection system - Risk and protective factors from a bioecological perspective by Ning Zhu, Ruoran Qiu, Timo Toikko

“…Participants: The study analyzed data from 1243 children in adversity and their families, covering diverse schooling levels, types of adversity, guardianship arrangements, and family structures, with children aged 6–18 years. Methods: The sample was selected by cluster and systematic sampling. …”
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Molecular Dynamics Simulation of Thermal and Irradiation Creep Behavior of FeCrAl Alloy for Nuclear Fuel Cladding by Bei CAO, Wenxiu BAI, Huan YAO, Junmei WU, Chunyu YIN, Ping CHEN

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The Combination of Direct Aging and Cryogenic Treatment Effectively Enhances the Mechanical Properties of 18Ni300 by Selective Laser Melting by Yaling Zhang, Xia Chen, Bo Qu, Yao Tao, Wei Zeng, Bin Chen

“…TEM observations revealed that cryogenic treatment refined lath martensite from 0.75 μm (AT6) to 0.24 μm (AT6C8) and transformed reversed austenite into thin linear structures at the martensite boundaries. The combination of direct aging and cryogenic treatment effectively enhances the mechanical properties of SLM-fabricated 18Ni300 maraging steel through martensite transformation, microstructural refinement, and increased dislocation density. …”
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Regionalization Analysis of Environmental Drivers of CONUS Grazing Land Biomass by Jisung Geba Chang, Feng Gao, Martha C. Anderson, Richard Cirone, Haoteng Zhao

“…However, the incorporation of adaptive modeling through clustering did not yield a significant improvement in the accuracy of the random forest model likely due to its inherent capability to capture regional variations through complex decision tree structures. In contrast, the multiple-linear-regression model demonstrated a substantial improvement of around 16%, with the <italic>R</italic>² value increasing from 0.388 to 0.556. …”
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Feeding niches drive different responses to plant defenses in two closely related species of classical biological control herbivores by Jasleen Kaur, Lucia Navia, Emily Kraus, Octavio Menocal, Philip G. Hahn

“…This study explored the interactions between two congeneric specialist herbivores introduced to control Dioscorea bulbifera (air potato) in Florida, USA: Lilioceris cheni (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae), primarily a leaf feeder, and L. egena, primarily a bulbil (aerial reproductive structures) feeder. We examined whether foliar herbivory by L. cheni or induced defenses by jasmonic acid (JA) or salicylic acid (SA) influenced L. egena’s feeding behavior and performance on bulbils. …”
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THE AGE-RELATED FEATURES OF ALVEOLAR JAWS BONE MINERAL DENSITY IN GROWING CHILDREN by V.F. Makeev, A-S.A. Krupnyk

“…Computer tomography technology (3D) uses for maxillofacial area bone structures visualization in modern dentistry. The advantages of this method are the high accuracy, low cost, short time survey. …”
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Development of the Large-Tonnage Pressure-Type Prestressed Anchor Cable with BFRP for Geotechnical Engineering and Its Mechanical Properties by Zhigang Du, Ning Li, Wuxiu Ding, Yawen Tao, Xiaolei Wu, Jinjun Guo, Peng You, Chaoqin Wang, Paul Archbold, Brian Mullarney, Bing Xie

“…This large-tonnage BFRP anchor cable has seven bunch structures of the “BFRP-connector-strand.” In each bunch of the “BFRP-connector-strand,” three BFRP tendons and one steel strand are connected inside a steel sleeve connector using the epoxy resin adhesive. …”
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Catalyzed biochar from date palm waste for ammonium removal: potential application in poultry farms for ammonia mitigation by Shymaa Saad Sayed Ibrahim, Yossry Bayoumy Abd-Elhay, Mohamed Mustafa Elkoly, Ahmed El-Raie Emam Suliman, Badr Ali Mohamed

“…Scanning electron microscope (SEM) analysis showed that the biochar without catalysts has a rough surface and pores of varying sizes, resulting in a relatively high specific surface area (39.52 m2/g), a critical feature for sorbent materials, and the interior of the biochar had evident, homogenous pores that formed cylinder-shaped structures. The findings of Fourier transformation infrared (FTIR) analysis conclude that biochar shows oxygen-functional groups (i.e., ‒OH and C‒O‒C). …”
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