A Nonstationary Daily and Hourly Analysis of the Extreme Rainfall Frequency Considering Climate Teleconnection in Coastal Cities of the United States by Lei Yan, Yuhan Zhang, Mengjie Zhang, Upmanu Lall

“…In this paper, we estimate the time-varying probability distributions for hourly and daily extreme precipitation using the Generalized Additive Model for Location Scale and Shape (GAMLSS), employing different climate indices, such as Atlantic Multi-Decadal Oscillation (AMO), the El Niño 3.4 SST Index (ENSO), Pacific Decadal Oscillation (PDO), the Western Hemisphere Warm Pool (WHWP) and other covariates. …”
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Disease Burden and Harm of Osteoarthritis by WU Haotian, LIN Jianhao

“…The heaviest burden is observed in high-income North America while the fastest growth of burden is observed in high-income Asia Pacific. The age-standardized rate of incidence, prevalence and DALYs in China were 509.8 per 100 000, 6330.1 per 100 000 and 224.8 per 100 000, respectively, which were higher than the average level in Asia. …”
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Patient satisfaction toward doctor communication in medical clinics: a study from northern Sri Lanka by Shanjeeban Ponnuthurai, Suganthan Navaneethakrishnan, Rajeshkannan Nadarajah

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INDONESIA’S “MARITIME WORLD FULCRUM” AND CHINA’S “MARITIME SILK ROAD” by L. M. Efimova

“…His intention is to transform Indonesia which connects two great oceans – Indian and Pacific – into a strategic logistic and trade world hub as well as the main supplier of sea products for the world market. …”
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CryoSCAPE: Scalable immune profiling using cryopreserved whole blood for multi-omic single cell and functional assays by Alexander T. Heubeck, Cole Phalen, Neel Kaul, Peter J. Wittig, Jessica Garber, Morgan Weiss, Palak C. Genge, Zachary Thomson, Claire Gustafson, Julian Reading, Peter J. Skene

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A slab window in the south rim of the Parece-Vela Basin by Zhang Zhen, Xu dong, Zhao Lintao

“…Collectively, these observations lead us to postulate the existence of a slab window beneath the southern rim of the Parece-Vela Basin, likely attributed to the tearing of the subducting Pacific Plate along the strike-slip fault situated between the Ulithi and Fais Atolls.…”
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Australian Agriculture: Development in 2022—2024 and Future Trends by TAN Hong-zhuo, REN Yong-lin, FANG Zhong-xiang, YI Cui-ping

“…This paper provides a comprehensive overview of the latest situation of Australian agriculture development from 2022 to 2024, including resources for agricultural needs, sustained increase in the value of agricultural products, grain production, biosecurity system, climate impact, investment in agricultural research and development, agricultural science and technology, farmers and employment, etc. we also provide examples to introduce the new trade progress between Australia and some major countries and economies, such as China, Pacific island countries, Latin America and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). …”
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Habitat Assessment for the Spiny Red Gurnard <i>Chelidonichthys spinosus</i> Using Habitat Suitability Index in the East China Sea and Southern Yellow Sea by Hanye Zhang, Zunlei Liu, Xiaojing Song, Jiahua Cheng, Jianzhong Ling

“…<i>Chelidonichthys spinosus</i> is a common fish distributed in the Northwest Pacific. To ensure sustainable utilization, it is crucial to understand the potential impacts of environmental changes on habitat suitability. …”
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Nutrition and diet in the general U.S. Asian American population: A scoping review protocol. by Sze Wan Chan, Gregory Laynor, Shahmir H Ali, Stella S Yi

“….; combines Asian Americans with Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islanders; and had no explicit focus on Asian American nutrition and dietary consumption. …”
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A 100‐year Geoelectric Hazard Analysis for the U.S. High‐Voltage Power Grid by G. M. Lucas, J. J. Love, A. Kelbert, P. A. Bedrosian, E. J. Rigler

“…Four regions in the United States with particularly notable geoelectric hazards are identified and discussed: the East Coast, Pacific Northwest, Upper Midwest, and the Denver metropolitan area.…”
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Documenting and characterising gestational weight gain beliefs and experiences among Marshallese pregnant women in Arkansas: a protocol for a longitudinal mixed-methods study by Pearl A McElfish, Britni L Ayers, Cari A Bogulski, Lauren Haggard-Duff, Aline Andres, Elisabet Børsheim

“…Introduction Arkansas has the largest population of Marshallese Pacific Islanders residing in the continental USA. …”
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The influence of depth on the global deep-sea plasmidome by Melany Calderón-Osorno, Dorian Rojas-Villalta, Franck Lejzerowicz, Jorge Cortés, Maria Arias-Andres, Keilor Rojas-Jimenez

“…In this paper we implemented a bioinformatics pipeline to study the composition, diversity, and functional attributes of plasmid communities (plasmidome) in 81 deep-sea metagenomes from the Tara and Malaspina expeditions, sampled from the Pacific, Atlantic, and Indian Oceans at depths ranging from 270 to 4005 m. …”
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Influenza forecasting in human populations: a scoping review. by Jean-Paul Chretien, Dylan George, Jeffrey Shaman, Rohit A Chitale, F Ellis McKenzie

“…They included areas of North America (N = 15), Europe (N = 14), and/or Asia-Pacific region (N = 4), or had global scope (N = 3). …”
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Mpox (monkeypox): a comprehensive updated of current epidemic evidence by Amir Hossain, Md. Abdul Monem, Mamunur Rahman, Rashadur Raza

“…In contrast, regions including African Region (AFRO), Eastern Mediterranean Region (EMRO), South-East Asia Region (SEARO), and Western Pacific Region (WPRO) exhibited a rise in cases, indicating a potential spread or resurgence of the health event. …”
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Gene Identification and Characterization of Correlations for DEPs_DEGs Same Trend Responding to Salinity Adaptation in Scylla paramamosain by Huan Wang, Hongling Wei, Lei Tang, Junkai Lu, Changkao Mu, Chunlin Wang

“…Scylla paramamosain is a commercially important species distributed along the coast of southern China and other Indo-Pacific countries. Sudden salinity drop exceeding the adjustment capability of S. paramamosain can result in damage or even mortality. …”
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Assessment of the impacts of rapid Marine Heatwaves and cumulative thermal stress on cold-water upwelling coral refugia by Po-Chun Hsu, Rose Angeli Tabanao Macagga, Roshin P. Raj

“…Historically, bleaching events were linked to strong El Niño transitioning to strong La Niña conditions during the negative phase of the Pacific Decadal Oscillation; however, recent sustained global ocean warming has masked this pattern. …”
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Simulation of an intense tropical cyclone in the conformal cubic atmospheric model and its sensitivity to horizontal resolutionhttps://cds.climate.copernicus.eu/ by Son C. H. Truong, Hamish A. Ramsay, Tony Rafter, Marcus J. Thatcher

“…In this study, we evaluated the Conformal Cubic Atmospheric Model's (CCAM) ability to simulate the characteristics of severe Tropical Cyclone (TC) Hina, which occurred in the Southwest Pacific in 1985. We compared the model's performance using both a quasi-uniform grid and a variable-resolution grid to investigate differences in the representation of TC Hina's properties, such as tracks and intensity. …”
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The effects of teleconnections on water and carbon fluxes in the two South America’s largest biomes by Edivaldo A. O. Serrão, Rosane B. L. Cavalcante, Paulo R. Zanin, Renata G. Tedeschi, Thomas R. Ferreira, Paulo R. M. Pontes

“…Using 20 years of monthly data on Precipitation (P), Evapotranspiration (ET), Gross Primary Productivity (GPP), and Ecosystem Water Use Efficiency (EWUE), alongside data from six teleconnections (Antarctic Oscillation - AAO, Atlantic Multidecadal Oscillation - AMO, Oceanic Niño Index - ONI, Atlantic Meridional Mode - AMM, North Atlantic Oscillation - NAO, and Pacific Decadal Oscillation - PDO), we developed a multivariate linear model to assess the relative importance of each teleconnection. …”
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Epidemiology of Liver Cancer in Europe by F Xavier Bosch, Josepa Ribes

“…Areas of highest rates include Eastern and South Eastern Asia, Japan, Africa and the Pacific Islands (LC age-adjusted incidence rates [AAIRs] ranging from 17.6 to 34.8). …”
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Antimicrobial consumption in food animals in Fiji: Analysis of the 2017 to 2021 import data by Royford Magiri, Chaminda Dissanayake, Walter Okello

“…Despite theserious negative effects on animal and human health that could result fromusing antibiotics, there are no assessment of antimicrobials consumed by thelivestock sector in Fiji as well as other Pacific Island Countries. The objective ofthis study was to quantify antimicrobials imported for consumption in foodanimals into Fiji from 2017 to 2021.MethodsData on imported antimicrobials, whichwere finished products, was obtained from Biosecurity Authority Fiji (BAF).Imported antimicrobials were then analyzed by antimicrobial class, andimportance to veterinary and human medicine.ResultsAn average of 92.86 kg peryear (sd = 64.12) of antimicrobials as a net weight was imported into Fiji in the2017-2021 study period. …”
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