Listening to the bats of Carajás: Bioacoustics in a mosaic of forests, savannas, and industrial mining in the Brazilian Amazonia by LIDIANE GOMES, ENRICO BERNARD

“…All areas with imminent mining had high bat richness. Richness in a post-mined area increased, possibly indicating resilience of some species. …”
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Current Status of the Steppe Eagle Population in the Republic of Kalmykia, Russia by Anton A. Abushin

“…The loss of nestlings due to hunger at the late stages of supplementary feeding is at least 10%. After the post-fledgling dependence period, fledglings often become victims of road accidents and poachers. …”
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TraceEyeDisease: a web-based database for investigating trace elements and their imbalances in eye diseases by Jyoti Kant Choudhari, Hritik Yadav, Usha Chouhan

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Advances in Lettuce postharvest processing: Implications for microbiological safety and storage quality by Vaez Nemati

“…Postharvest fresh produce processing is a critical control point in mitigating microbial contamination, avoiding cross-contamination, and preserving quality. Current commercial postharvest processing methods are limited in removing biohazards and complying with environmental regulations. …”
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Comparative evaluation of free available chlorine in sodium hypochlorite solutions admixed with novel chelating agents by Somya Tyagi, Sonali Taneja, Kandasamy Nagarajan, Divya Chowdhary

“…Statistical differences between means were determined using a post hoc Tukey’s analysis test after an analysis of variance. …”
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The Green Ring of Tradition and Culture in Łódź as an example of a strategic plan to protect and shape the landscape of a former industrial city by Maria Dankowska

“…The Green Ring in Łódź is currently not implemented but could utilize that utilizes the existing, significant potential of Łódź to create an attractive system of public spaces, thus highlighting and preserving the most valuable elements of the city’s cultural and natural heritage. …”
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Co-Designing a Web-Based and Tablet App to Evaluate Clinical Outcomes of Early Psychosis Service Users in a Learning Health Care Network: User-Centered Design Workshop and Pilot St... by Kathleen E Burch, Valerie L Tryon, Katherine M Pierce, Laura M Tully, Sabrina Ereshefsky, Mark Savill, Leigh Smith, Adam B Wilcox, Christopher Komei Hakusui, Viviana E Padilla, Amanda P McNamara, Merissa Kado-Walton, Andrew J Padovani, Chelyah Miller, Madison J Miles, Nitasha Sharma, Khanh Linh H Nguyen, Yi Zhang, Tara A Niendam

“…This started with user journey mapping to create storyboards, which were then presented in UCD workshops with service users, their support persons, and EPI providers. …”
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Urban flourish or peril: Navigating the safe and just space through the lens of ecosystem services in China’s urbanization by Qin Zhou, Changgao Cheng, Zhou Fang, Shi Xue, Qiuya Zhao, Zhongde Huang, Jie Wang, Wei Jin, Chenjun Zhang, Yang Bai, Ni Geng, Hengquan Zhang

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Observational study of characteristics and clinical outcomes of Dutch patients with tuberous sclerosis complex and renal angiomyolipoma treated with everolimus. by Bernard A Zonnenberg, Maureen P Neary, Mei Sheng Duh, Raluca Ionescu-Ittu, Jonathan Fortier, Francis Vekeman

“…<h4>Results</h4>Compared with non-treated patients, significantly more everolimus-treated patients experienced a reduction in the size of their largest kidney in the two years post-index date (85.2% vs. 37.9%, p < 0.01). Also, there was a tendency towards more improvement in the estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) among the everolimus-treated patients (55.6% vs. 33.3%, p = 0.08).…”
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Assessment of Metal(loid)s and Nonmetals Contamination in Soils of Urban Ecological Parks in Brazil: Implications for Ecological Risk and Human Health by Fernanda Guerreiro de Paula, Igor Domingos de Souza, Elaine Silva de Pádua Melo, Marta Aratuza Pereira Ancel, Diego Azevedo Zoccal Garcia, Danielle Bogo, Rita de Cássia Avellaneda Guimarães, Karine de Cássia Freitas Gielow, Rodrigo Juliano Oliveira, Gisele Melo Sanches, Priscila Aiko Hiane, Valter Aragão do Nascimento

“…Metal(loid)s and nonmetals in the soil of urban parks can pose risks to human health. Thus, we aimed to study the soil elemental content, soil types and their pH, contamination factor, geo-accumulation index, pollution load index, total carcinogenic risk, and hazard quotient for children and adults by ingestion, inhalation, and dermal routes contact in ecological parks (EP) in Central-West Brazil. …”
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Case Report: Successful transplantation of a living donor kidney with five renal arteries procured via laparoscopy and back-table vascular reconstruction using the recipient's inte... by Chenzhen Yu, Chenzhen Yu, Chenzhen Yu, Limin Zhang, Limin Zhang, Limin Zhang, Chunhui Lv, Chunhui Lv, Chunhui Lv, Sheng Chang, Sheng Chang, Sheng Chang, Gang Chen, Gang Chen, Gang Chen, Zhishui Chen, Zhishui Chen, Zhishui Chen, Weijie Zhang, Weijie Zhang, Weijie Zhang, Daqiang Zhao, Daqiang Zhao, Daqiang Zhao

“…BackgroundLaparoscopic living donor nephrectomy (LLDN) is the preferred technique for living donor kidney transplantation, but multiple renal arteries pose challenges due to increased surgical complexity. …”
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Characterization and Sensitivity Analysis of JIRAM Spectra for Optimizing CH4 and Retrieval by Chiara Castagnoli, Bianca M. Dinelli, Francesca Altieri, Alessandra Migliorini, Alessandro Mura, Roberto Sordini, Federico Tosi, Raffaella Noschese, Davide Grassi, Alberto Adriani, Francesco Biagiotti, Andrea Cicchetti, Christina Plainaki, Giuseppe Sindoni

“…Despite the extended data volume provided by the spectrometer, only a small fraction of its observations have been analyzed so far, due to the intricate nature of JIRAM spectra, which pose challenges in modeling the observed signal. …”
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Noise Levels Due to Commercial and Leisure Activities in Urban Areas: Experimental Validation of a Numerical Model Fed with Crowd Density Estimation Using Computer Vision by Óscar Ramón-Turner, Jacob D. R. Bordón, Asunción González-Rodríguez, Javier Lorenzo-Navarro, Modesto Castrillón-Santana, Guillermo M. Álamo, Román Quevedo-Reina, Carlos Romero-Sánchez, Antonio T. Ester-Sánchez, Cristina Medina, Fidel García, Orlando Maeso, Juan J. Aznárez

“…Noise levels of anthropogenic origin in urban environments have reached thresholds that pose serious public health and quality of life problems. …”
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Strain promoted azide alkyne cycloaddition, an efficient surface functionalization strategy for microRNA magnetic separation by Djamila Kechkeche, Sirine El Mousli, Claire Poujouly, Emilie Secret, Vincent Dupuis, Isabelle Le Potier, Marie-Emmanuelle Goriot, Julien Siracusa, Sébastien Banzet, Jean Gamby, Jean-Michel Siaugue

“…Two post-functionalization strategies were tested, one based on the reaction between a thiolated DNA and a maleimide group at the surface of the MNP, the other between an azide-functionalized DNA and a dibenzocyclooctyne group on the surface of the MNP. …”
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Antibacterial, antifungal, and antibiofilm activities of biogenic zinc nanoparticles against pathogenic microorganisms by Eliana Daniela Lopez Venditti, Eliana Daniela Lopez Venditti, Karina Fernanda Crespo Andrada, Karina Fernanda Crespo Andrada, Pamela Soledad Bustos, Manuela Maldonado Torales, Manuela Maldonado Torales, Iván Manrrique Hughes, Iván Manrrique Hughes, María Gabriela Paraje, María Gabriela Paraje, Natalia Guiñazú, Natalia Guiñazú

“…These findings advance our understanding of ZnNPs in combating biofilm-associated infections, offering promising strategies to address pathogenic bacteria and fungi, which pose a critical threat to global health.…”
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Integration of self-organizing map and Monte Carlo simulation for ecological risk prediction of heavy metal attenuation in groundwater by Xuwei Li, Da Ding, Xiang Wang, Mei Li, Yudong Chen, Yan Zhou, Shaopo Deng, Wenyi Xie, Lingya Kong

“…We employed a Self-Organizing Map (SOM) to analyze groundwater pollution clustering and integrated the Domenico model with Monte Carlo simulation to predict heavy metal attenuation. To assess present and long-term ecological risks, we applied the potential ecological risk index. …”
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TAV-in-TAV Explant Through Surgical Resection of Prosthetic Valve Leaflets Under Direct Vision: SURPLUS+ by George Bcharah, Joyce Zhuang, Juan M. Farina, J. Asher Jenkins, Kristen A. Sell-Dottin

“…We report a case of an 80-year-old female with severe AS status post TAVR and subsequent TAV-in-TAV a few years later. …”
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A Case for Automated Segmentation of MRI Data in Neurodegenerative Diseases: Type II GM1 Gangliosidosis by Connor J. Lewis, Jean M. Johnston, Precilla D’Souza, Josephine Kolstad, Christopher Zoppo, Zeynep Vardar, Anna Luisa Kühn, Ahmet Peker, Zubir S. Rentiya, Muhammad H. Yousef, William A. Gahl, Mohammed Salman Shazeeb, Cynthia J. Tifft, Maria T. Acosta

“…While manual segmentation processes conducted by neuroradiologists remain the gold standard, we present evidence to the capabilities and advantages of using an automated process that includes the ability to segment white matter throughout the brain or analyze large datasets, which pose feasibility issues to fully manual processes. …”
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Intermittent fasting reduces alpha-synuclein pathology and functional decline in a mouse model of Parkinson’s disease by Éva M. Szegő, Lennart Höfs, Anna Antoniou, Elisabeth Dinter, Nadine Bernhardt, Anja Schneider, Donato A. Di Monte, Björn H. Falkenburger

“…Additionally, IF preserved dopamine levels and synaptic integrity in the striatum. …”
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Dominance of antimicrobial resistance bacteria and risk factors of bacteriuria infection among pregnant women in East Africa: implications for public health by Molla Getie Mehari, Almaw Genet Yeshiwas, Dereje Esubalew, Yehzibalem Azmeraw, Amare Mebrat Delie, Liknaw Workie Limenh, Nigus Kassie Worku, Mickiale Hailu, Mihret Melese, Alemwork Abie, Tenagnework Eseyneh Dagnaw, Eneyew Talie Fenta, Abraham Teym, Rahel Mulatie Anteneh, Chalachew Yenew

“…Abstract Background Bacterial infections in pregnancy pose significant health risks in East Africa. This study estimates pooled prevalence and identifies key risk factors, addressing limited data to improve maternal health outcomes in the region. …”
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