Neighborhood environment and incident diabetes, a neighborhood environment-wide association study ('NE-WAS'): Results from the Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos (HCH... by Cara M Smith, Elizabeth W Spalt, Linda C Gallo, Jordan Carlson, Matthew Allison, Daniela Sotres-Alvarez, Christina Cordero, Qibin Qi, Earle C Chambers, Martha Daviglus, Amber Pirzada, Gregory A Talavera, Robert Kaplan, Joel D Kaufman, Stephen J Mooney

“…Type 2 diabetes incidence rates vary between neighborhoods, but no single aspect of the neighborhood environment is known to cause type 2 diabetes. …”
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Demographics of colonic health: Unveiling sex- and age-driven trends in a cross-sectional retrospective analysis of 2523 colonoscopy procedures by Arwa F Flemban, Saeed M Kabrah, Mohammad Aldabagh, Hanan M Abd Elmoneim, Samah Alharbi

“…Older patients exhibited a higher prevalence of diverticular disease and bleeding; younger individuals (20–39 years) had higher rates of inflammatory changes. Conclusion Colonic abnormalities were prevalent in this Saudi population, with distinct age- and sex-specific patterns. …”
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Epidemiology and Prognosis of Progressive Pulmonary Fibrosis: A Literature Review by Ignacio Español Montero, Fernanda Hernandez-Gonzalez, Jacobo Sellares

“…Several ILDs other than idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) may exhibit a progressive fibrotic phenotype, with diverse clinical presentation, histopathological and radiological patterns, as well as varying rates of disease progression and uncertain epidemiology, but with a similar prognosis of untreated idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis with irreversible lung function deterioration, substantial worsening of quality of life and early mortality. …”
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Impacts of Aerosol Particle Size Distribution and Land Cover Land Use on Precipitation in a Coastal Urban Environment Using a Cloud-Resolving Mesoscale Model by Nathan Hosannah, Jorge E. Gonzalez

“…Results suggest that LCLU provides the dominant forcing for urban precipitation, affecting precipitation rates, rainfall amounts, and spatial precipitation patterns. …”
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Mechanistic evidence of widespread insecticide resistance among the Illinois West nile virus vectors Culex pipiens and Culex restuans by Kylee R. Noel, Chang-Hyun Kim, Chris M. Stone

“…These findings highlight population differences in kdr mutation rates and metabolic resistance, underscoring the importance of ongoing insecticide resistance monitoring for effective management strategies.…”
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Comprehensive analysis of the clinical and biological significances of polyamine metabolism in glioma by Fei Bai, Kexin Zhai, Tiantian Yao, Yuxia Zhou, Yongxiang Zhao, Guanghui Yang

“…The nomogram exhibited excellent performance in predicting the survival rates of glioma patients. Enrichment analysis showed that the characteristics of genes related to polyamine metabolism affected glioma in many ways, especially related to tumor inflammation, hypoxia and IL6/JAK/STAT3 pathway. …”
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A hybrid ensemble framework with particle swarm optimization for network anomaly detection by Narinder Verma, Neerendra Kumar, Gourav Kumar, Kuljeet Singh

“…Empirical evaluations demonstrate that the ensemble model achieves superior detection accuracy and reduced false positive rates, thereby advancing the efficacy of intrusion detection methodologies.…”
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EU Wine Exporters Competing in Changing International Markets by Roberto Henke, Anna Carbone

“…It combines the use of traditional trade indicators—such as export quotas, penetration rates, and the average unit value of exports (AUV) with an innovative indicator, called C-Consy, aimed at measuring the sophistication levels of the destination markets. …”
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Leaf Litter Decomposition and Nutrient Dynamics Associated with Common Horticultural Cropland Agroforest Tree Species of Bangladesh by Md. Hasanuzzaman, Mahmood Hossain

“…However, a significant (P<0.05) higher amount of mass loss, rate of decomposition, decay constant, and amount of nutrient return from leaf litter were observed during the wet season.…”
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Clear cell endometrial carcinoma: analysis of the results of a 20-year follow-up by K. P. Laktionov, G. M. Abdullayeva, O. A. Anurova, S. M. Gadzhiyeva

“…The paper presents data on the clinical and morphological characteristics, clinical presentation, and treatment of clear cell carcinoma, as well as survival rates in patients with this condition. It shows an association of the expression of the intercellular adhesion molecules E-cadhedrin, α- and β-catenins, the molecule of Her-2/neu with the clinical and morphological pattern of the disease, which has been determined by an immunohisto- chemical assay.…”
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Characterizing timber harvest occurrence and intensity to inform forest carbon management across the eastern United States by Matthew B. Russell, Catherine J. Chamberlain, Lynn Riley, Natalia A. Mushegian, John S. Gunn, Ethan P. Belair, Sebastian U. Busby

“…Timber harvesting plays an important role in determining how forest management practices influence carbon storage and sequestration patterns. We analyzed recent harvesting patterns across the eastern United States to quantify harvest area, intensity, and type of silviculture across timberlands. …”
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Experimental study on instability and failure mechanism of sandstone under freeze-thaw and load. by Wenyu Lv, Ru You, Chuangye Wang, Zhihe Wang, Yongping Wu, Panshi Xie, Chao Lyu, Sheng Luo, Yichen Li

“…Notably, the attenuation constant λ follows a monotonically decreasing pattern with increasing loading rate. Failure mode analysis reveals that sandstone predominantly exhibits tensile-shear composite failure characteristics at complete failure, with tensile cracks dominating in quantity. …”
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Comparative analysis of data transformation methods for detecting non-technical losses in electricity grids by Maria Gabriel Chuwa, Daniel Ngondya, Rukia Mwifunyi

“…The high accuracy and low false positive rates enable utilities to recover unbilled revenue and reduce inspection costs, amplifying savings compared to raw data or traditional approaches. …”
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Importance of hospital-specific antibiotic policy for ensuring maternal quality of care in India: A narrative review by Arijit Banerjee, Jhuma Biswas

“…Implementing hospital-specific antibiotic policies effectively reduces infection rates and improves maternal-neonatal outcomes through standardized regimens prioritizing narrow-spectrum antibiotics and utilizing local antibiograms. …”
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Proactive Data Placement in Heterogeneous Storage Systems via Predictive Multi-Objective Reinforcement Learning by Suchuan Xing, Yihan Wang

“…The system incorporates a sophisticated reward mechanism that balances performance gains against migration overhead, while employing prioritized experience replay and adaptive learning rates to handle non-stationary workload characteristics. …”
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Genomic surveillance indicates high site-specific heterogeneity of West Nile virus in mosquitoes in rural regions of Germany across seasons by Corinna Patzina-Mehling, Anne Kopp, Leif Rauhöft, Tatiana Șuleșco, Terry C. Jones, Christian Drosten, Felix Gregor Sauer, Renke Lühken, Sandra Junglen

“…We found statistical support for virus dispersal between two sites that are located along a direct local road connection.Understanding WNV ecology at small spatial scales is crucial to identify patterns of virus maintenance, dispersal and areas with higher WNV abundance rates, and to implement tailored prevention strategies to improve public health.…”
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The study for asthma in older adults: a combined analysis of the effects of occupational asthmagens, high body-mass index and smoking by Jia-Qi Wang, Jia-Qi Wang, Yuan-Yu Liang, Yuan-Yu Liang, Zhong-Xue Zhao, Zhong-Xue Zhao, Wei Xie, Wan-Ning Sun, Wan-Ning Sun, Ji-Yu Zou, Ji-Yu Zou, Xiao-Dong Lv, Xiao-Dong Lv, Youfu He, Li-Jian Pang, Li-Jian Pang

“…Key metrics included age-standardized mortality rates (ASMR), age-standardized DALY rates (ASDR), and estimated annual percentage change (EAPC). …”
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ANALYSIS OF THE EFFICIENCY OF CRYOGENIC TREATMENT FOR TONGUE CANCER by T. D. Tabolinovskaya, I. N. Pustynsky

“…The cryogenic treatment results that have no analogues in Russian and foreign practice were analyzed in 121 patients with tongue cancer. The data on survival rates were used to objectively evaluate the efficiency of tongue cancer cryodestruction in accordance with the extent and pattern of a tumor process. …”
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TREATMENT OF IgG4-RELATED DISEASE by E. V. Sokol, V. I. Vasilyev

“…Its first-line therapy is glucocorticoids at a starting dose of 0.6 mg/kg/day (equivalent to prednisolone); however, this treatment entails a great number of adverse events and high recurrence rates. The paper provides a review of today's literature on the treatment of IgG4-RD; particular emphasis is laid on the description of therapy with glucocorticoids and rituximab.…”
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Elder abuse without borders: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Tegene Atamenta Kitaw, Amsalu Baylie, Bruktawite Afework Tekle, Befkad Derese Tilahun, Addisu Getie, Biruk Beletew Abate, Sefineh Fenta Feleke, Alemu Birara Zemariam, Molla Azmeraw, Gizachew Yilak, Seada Seid, Ribka Nigatu Haile

“…Institutional settings and upper-middle-income countries report significantly higher abuse rates, highlighting the need for targeted interventions. …”
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