Burden and inequality of autism spectrum disorders in global, East asian, and Southeast Asian regions, 1990–2021: result from the global burden of disease study 2021 by Wen Liu, Xinhao Gong, Jinping Ou, Shoulin Chen

“…Abstract Introduction Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) represent a range of neurodevelopmental conditions characterized by abnormal behavioral patterns. ASD is frequently comorbid with other neurodevelopmental disorders. …”
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Appropriateness of the Empirical Antibiotics Prescribed and Their Concordance with National Guidelines for Three Selected Infections among Cancer Patients in a Tertiary Care Centre... by Gayashan Chathuranga, Thushari Dissanayake, Neluka Fernando, Chandanie Wanigatunge

“…Conclusion. High resistance rates were observed against the prescribed empirical antibiotics. …”
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Intramedullary nailing with and without cerclage in subtrochanteric fractures: an updated systematic review and meta-analysis by Ahmed Oun, Omar Abdelaziz, Islam Saeed Elhois, Mohamed Al-Badaineh, Karim Zinhom, George Jabrieh, Hamza S. Al-Himyari, Abdullah A. Nada

“…No significant differences were observed in non-union, infection, or mortality rates. Quality assessment using the Newcastle–Ottawa Scale indicated high quality studies. …”
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INFLUENCE OF THE EVAPORITE FORMATION STRUCTURE ON SALT TECTONICS AND HYDROCARBON TRAPS (BY THE RESULTS OF NUMERICAL SIMULATION OF HALOKINESIS IN THE PRE-CASPIAN) by B. V. Lunev, V. V. Lapkovsky, M. P. Antipov, Y. A. Volozh, I. S. Postnikova

“…Since halokinesis is the main factor controlling the migration and accumulation of hydrocarbons in the Preaspian region, background and aim of prospecting and exploration require identifying the specifics of the formation of various types of salt structures and the relationship between their location patterns and halokinesis process.Numerical simulation shows that, depending on the instable layer thickness and its relationship with the total thickness of the overlying layers, the instability development occurs at different rates, forming different types of structures. …”
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<i>Exophiala</i> Bloodstream Infections in Humans—A Narrative Review by Afroditi Ziogou, Alexios Giannakodimos, Ilias Giannakodimos, Stella Baliou, Andreas G. Tsantes, Petros Ioannou

“…<b>Objectives:</b> This review seeks to examine all documented human cases of <i>Exophiala</i> spp. fungemia, with particular focus on aspects such as epidemiology, microbiological features, resistance patterns, therapeutic approaches and associated mortality rates. …”
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The tsunami of antibiotic resistance as a global health crisis in otorhinolaryngology patients; a cross-sectional study by Peter Milad, Ossama Ibrahim Mansour, Mohammed Shehata Taha, Tarek Ashmawy, Heba Mahmoud Abdelmageed, Samia Abdou Girgis, Azza Omran, Anas Askoura, Omar Yassin, Amr Hamed, Mena Maher Nassif

“…Objective Due to the desperate need for sustainable access to effective antibiotic the patterns of antimicrobial resistance among ORL patients in Egypt were studied and the implications for clinical management and public health were assessed. …”
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Do older parents do better? Relationships between parental age, chick body condition and migratory behaviour in a colonial‐breeding waterbird by Hugo R. S. Ferreira, Jocelyn Champagnon, Thomas Blanchon, Tamar Lok, José A. Alves

“…In differential migration systems, low‐quality or socially subordinate individuals may be constrained to sub‐optimal migratory behaviours associated with lower demographic rates. Therefore, producing high‐quality chicks may enhance the survival of offspring. …”
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RiverBedDynamics v1.0: a Landlab component for computing two-dimensional sediment transport and river bed evolution by A. D. Monsalve, S. R. Anderson, N. M. Gasparini, E. M. Yager

“…By dynamically coupling RiverBedDynamics with Landlab's hydrodynamic flow solver, OverlandFlow, we created a new LEM capable of simulating the dynamics of local shear stresses, bed load transport rates, and grain size distributions. Comparisons of our LEM results with analytical and previously reported solutions demonstrate its ability to accurately predict time-varying local changes in bed surface elevation, including erosion and deposition, as well as grain size distribution. …”
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Prevalence and determinants of apparent treatment-resistant hypertension among patients in South African primary care: a single-centre observational study by Kellicia Courtney Govender, Mergan Naidoo

“…South Africa, like other low-middle-income countries, faces a disproportionate burden due to the increasing prevalence of hypertension, exacerbated by low awareness, treatment, and control rates. Treatment-resistant hypertension (TRH) is a complex clinical entity and poses significant obstacles to achieving therapeutic goals. …”
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Non-chemotherapy drugs inducing agranulocytosis: a disproportionality analysis based on the FAERS database by Shanshan Wu, Lina Huang, Jiajia Chen, Xiaochun Xie, Shaokai Huang, Xiaojie Huang

“…Notably, NCDIA-associated mortality rates showed a significant decrease from 11.91% (2004–2010) to 7.28% (2021–2024) (P &lt; 0.001).ConclusionThis comprehensive pharmacovigilance study not only confirmed previously known NCDIA associations but also identified new potential risk drugs. …”
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Feasiblity Study on the Longitudinal Section of the Fetal Esophagus by Prenatal Ultrasound between 21 and 23 Gestational Weeks by Xiulan Chen, Yongsheng Zhu, Ning Zhou, Li Ma, Mingfen Xu, Siyao Zhong

“…Results: Longitudinal esophageal sections were visualized in 94.0% (n = 205/218) of patients. The visualization rates between fetuses in different positions were statistically significant (p < 0.05). …”
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Building a dynamic web calculator for individualized conditional survival estimation in brainstem ependymoma by Hua Huang, Regina Chizi Tunje, Jiajie Xia, Zhihao Yang

“…CS analysis was performed to assess changes in survival probability over time. Annual hazard rates were calculated to identify high-risk periods. …”
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Carbon Emissions From Low‐Order Streams in a Tropical, High‐Elevation, Peatland Ecosystem Are Mediated by Catchment Morphology by Keridwen M. Whitmore, Amanda G. DelVecchia, Elizabeth Farquhar, Gerard Rocher‐Ros, Esteban Suárez, Diego A. Riveros‐Iregui

“…Abstract Inland waters emit large amounts of carbon and are key players in the global carbon budget. Particularly high rates of carbon emissions have been reported in streams draining mountains, tropical regions, and peatlands. …”
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SmartTrust: a hybrid deep learning framework for real-time threat detection in cloud environments using Zero-Trust Architecture by Umesh Kumar Lilhore, Sarita Simaiya, Roobaea Alroobaea, Abdullah M. Baqasah, Majed Alsafyani, Afnan Alhazmi, Md Monish Khan

“…The model achieved detection rates of 99.19% for insider threats, 98.23% for privilege escalation, and 99.27% for data breaches while reducing false positives by over 40% compared to existing approaches. …”
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Gas Exchange and Productivity in Temperate and Droughty Years of Four Eastern, Elite Loblolly Pine Genotypes Grown in the Western Gulf Region by Michael A. Blazier, Michael C. Tyree, Mary Anne Sword Sayer, Dipesh KC, Wilson G. Hood, Bradley S. Osbon

“…Advances in loblolly pine breeding have led to the development of clonally propagated genotypes with higher potential growth rates and better form than more commonly planted half-sib genotypes. …”
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Impact of Climate Variability on Coffee Production in Kambuga Sub-County Kanungu District. by Tumutegyerize, Vicent

“…The findings showed that climatic factors that have affected coffee production in Kambuga sub-county, Kanungu district include; Temperature, Rainfall Patterns, Pests and Diseases, Rainfall, Humidity, and Climate Extremes. …”
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Development of prediction models for screening depression and anxiety using smartphone and wearable-based digital phenotyping: protocol for the Smartphone and Wearable Assessment f... by Sujin Kim, Ah Young Kim, Yu-Bin Shin, Seonmin Kim, Min-Sup Shin, Jinhwa Choi, Kyung Lyun Lee, Jisu Lee, Sangwon Byun, Heon-Jeong Lee, Chul-Hyun Cho

“…However, their detection and diagnosis rates remain low owing to the limitations of the current screening methods. …”
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Phylogenetic Determination of Chenopodium quinoaBased on the Chloroplast Genes rbcL and matK by Elsa Helena Manjarres-Hernández, Ana Cruz Morillo-Coronado

“…Evolutionary analyses were performed using nucleotide substitution rates, pattern, base composition, and phylogeny construction. …”
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A speech emotion recognition algorithm based on DN-ResNet11 by YING Na, ZOU Yujian, YANG Xueying, SUN Wensheng, YE Xueyi, JIANG Yinhe

“…Experiments on the CASIA, EMO-DB, and IEMOCAP speech emotion datasets show emotion recognition rates of 94.58%, 85.59%, and 65.72%, respectively. …”
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Epigenetic Alterations in Ovarian Function and Their Impact on Assisted Reproductive Technologies: A Systematic Review by Charalampos Voros, Antonia Varthaliti, Despoina Mavrogianni, Diamantis Athanasiou, Antonia Athanasiou, Aikaterini Athanasiou, Anthi-Maria Papahliou, Constantinos G. Zografos, Vasileios Topalis, Panagiota Kondili, Menelaos Darlas, Sophia Sina, Maria Anastasia Daskalaki, Marianna Theodora, Panos Antsaklis, Georgios Daskalakis

“…This systematic review investigates the significance of epigenetic pathways in ovarian function, with an emphasis on their effect on ART success rates. <b>Methods</b>: A thorough search of the PubMed, Scopus, and EMBASE databases was performed to find articles published between 2015 and 2024 that investigated the connection between epigenetic changes and ovarian function in ART patients. …”
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