New commercial behaviour as a reason of social and economic changes of divided towns on the Polish-German and Polish-Czech borders by Katarzyna Kulczyńska, Roman Matykowski, Elżbieta Bilska-Wodecka

“…This process involves, among other things, a heavy outflow of inhabitants, primarily young and better educated, to western lands and a steep slump in the total fertility rate. Still, the most important changes observed in the split towns over the last two decades have been consumer behaviour patterns determined, among other things, by differences in prices in the neighbouring states. …”
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Ultrafast Time-Stretch Optical Coherence Tomography Using Reservoir Computing for Fourier-Free Signal Processing by Weiqing Liao, Tianxiang Luan, Yuanli Yue, Chao Wang

“…A proof-of-the-concept experiment demonstrated that this method allows for precise depth resolution, independent of system chirp. With an A-scan rate of 50 MHz, the classification model yielded 100% accuracy with a root mean square error (RMSE) of 0.2416. …”
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Key features of observational research data preparation for evidence synthesis by A. A. Lazarev, K. V. Sapozhnikov, D. G. Tolkacheva, N. A. Sableva

“…Changes in glomerular filtration rate (GFR) across quartiles were pooled in accordance with the sequential Cochrane community approach or recalculated using community delta unloading equations in instances where GFR values fell within the observation time boundaries.Findings. …”
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Alpha-synuclein null mutation exacerbates the phenotype of a model of Menkes disease in female mice by MegAnne Casey, Dan Zou, Renee A. Reijo Pera, Tiffany Hensley-McBain, Deborah E. Cabin

“…In contrast, female mice that carry the Atp7a mutation, on an Snca null background, die earlier (prior to 35 days) at a significantly higher rate than those that carry the Atp7a mutation on a wildtype Snca background. …”
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Analysis of the circadian rhythm of biological processes in mouse liver and kidney by I. N. Podkolodnyy, N. N. Tverdokhleb, O. A. Podkolodnaya

“…It was assumed that the gene is in a phase with an increased level of translation if at a given time point its ribosome profiling rate for both replicas exceeded the daily average value for this gene. …”
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Trend analysis and spatiotemporal distribution of leishmaniasis disease incidence in Sri Lanka: A detailed review from 2009 to 2023. by Nayana Gunathilaka, Deshaka Jayakody, Rajitha Wickremasinghe

“…<h4>Method</h4>Weekly records of leishmaniasis cases from 2009 to 2023 were accessed from the weekly epidemiology reports published by the Epidemiology Unit of the Ministry of Health, Sri Lanka. The incidence rate (IR) for each year for 25 administrative districts in Sri Lanka was calculated per 100,000 population using estimated population data published by the Department of Census and Statistics, Sri Lanka. …”
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Experimental and computational analysis of air injection as a mitigation technique for silt erosion in hydro turbines by Prashant Dhiman, Varun Pratap Singh, Ashish Karn

“…The measured output includes erosion rate, material loss, and surface erosion patterns. …”
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Optical and antibacterial properties of nickel oxide (NiO) nanoparticles: Effect of annealing temperature by P.K. Ingalagondi, M.S. Sannaikar, K. Mruthunjaya, N.C. Horti

“…SEM and TEM images showed the formation of irregular shaped particles, as well as the variation of agglomeration rate with annealing temperature. The decreases of surface area with an increasing annealing temperature because of the agglomeration, which alters the surface reactivity of materials. …”
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High prevalence of multidrug-resistant and ESBL-producing bacteria in a primary healthcare facility in Accra, Ghana: A cross-sectional study. by Frank Twum Aboagye, Mawutor Kwame Ahiabu, Hannah Segbefiah Akahoho, Emmanuel Armah, Samuel G Anang, Naa A S Amarteifio, Christabel Amoo, Abena Konadu Owusu-Senyah Enninful, Queenstar Dedei Quarshie, Naa Adjeley Kuma, Judith Wayo, Kantanka Addo-Osafo

“…Females exhibited a significantly higher infection rate [69.64%] than males [43.18%] [p = 0.002]. Multidrug resistance (MDR) was widespread [97.94%], and 76.06% of Enterobacteriaceae isolates were ESBL producers. …”
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High levels of species' extirpation in an urban environment—A case study from Berlin, Germany, covering 1700–2023 by Silvia Keinath, Shenya De Silva, Nike Sommerwerk, Jörg Freyhof

“…We analysed spatio‐temporal patterns of species' extirpation on a multitaxonomic level using Berlin, the capital city of Germany. …”
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Spatial structure and influencing factors of agricultural civilization heritage in the Yellow River Basin by Huizhi Zhang, Fengyi Li, Jiahao Zhang, Hong Liang, Yingang Huangfu

“…Among socio-economic factors, road network density, urbanization rate and GDP are the primary determinants, while among natural factors, annual precipitation, water network density, and average annual temperature play dominant roles.…”
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Effect of Porosity on Nonlinear Tip Deflection of Functionally Graded Piezoelectric Actuators by Mohammad Gholami, Mansour Alizadeh

“…In addition, variation in the volume fraction index in the range 0&ndash;1 leads to the highest rate of change in actuator tip deflection. By comparing the results of the linear and nonlinear theories, It has been found that the linear theory overestimates the deformations in the case of strong electromechanical loading. …”
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Ecosystem‐Scale Carbon Dioxide, Methane and Water Vapor Fluxes From Subtropical Brackish Fishponds: Temporal Variability, Environmental Drivers, and Implications for Nature‐Based C... by Jiangong Liu, Suvadip Neogi, Derrick Y. F. Lai

“…At the current deforestation rate, the global carbon impact arising from mangrove conversion to fishponds could reach 109 Gt CO2‐equivalent by 2100. …”
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Machine heuristic in algorithm aversion: Perceived creativity and effort of output created by or with artificial intelligence by Sigurd Birk Heimstad, Anders Hauge Wien, Tarje Gaustad

“…While previous research has established algorithm aversion across various domains, our findings reveal nuanced patterns in creative contexts. Individuals consistently rate content labeled as AI-authored as less creative and less favorable compared to content labeled as human-authored. …”
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Architecture characterization of orchard trees for mechanical behavior investigations by Min Kyung Jeon, Matthew Burrall, Tae Hyuk Kwon, Jason T. DeJong, Alejandro Martinez

“…Local thickness analysis confirms that the root diameter decays at a higher rate near the trunk than in the remaining lateral roots, while the total cross-sectional area across a bifurcation node remains mostly conserved. …”
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Pneumatic Sucker-Rod Machine for Dispersing Solid Mineral Fertilizers by V. A. Makarov, O. I. Zhuravleva, A. V. Shemyakin

“…(Conclusions) The authors have revealed that the rate of distribution unevenness of ammonium nitrate amounted to 8 percents. …”
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Analysis of Effects of Rough Strip Energy Dissipator on Hydraulic Property of Bend Flow by Honghong Zhang, Zhenwei Mu, Fan Fan, Fanqi Li

“…The energy dissipation rate of the R-SED decreased with an increase in discharge flow rate and ranged between 30% and 50%. …”
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On the fresh development of midnight plasma bubbles over South America by Luiz Fillip Rodrigues Vital, Jiyao Xu, Yuichi Otsuka, Toyese Tunde Ayorinde, Hisao Takahashi, Diego Barros, Carolina de Sousa Carmo, Cosme Alexandre Oliveira Barros Figueiredo, Cristiano Max Wrasse, Lourivaldo Mota Lima, Igo Paulino, Chi Wang, Hui Li, Liu Zhengkuan

“…Abstract In this study, we conduct a statistical analysis of equatorial plasma bubbles (EPBs) using the Rate of Total Electron Content Index (ROTI) from 2013 to 2022 over South America. …”
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Ultrasound Stimulations Induce Prolonged Depolarization and Fast Action Potentials in Leech Neurons by Francesca Dedola, Francesco Paolo Ulloa Severino, Nicolo Meneghetti, Theo Lemaire, Andrea Cafarelli, Leonardo Ricotti, Arianna Menciassi, Annarita Cutrone, Alberto Mazzoni, Silvestro Micera

“…Moreover, we found that APs induced by US differ in smaller amplitude and faster repolarization from those induced by electrical stimulation in the same cell but display the same repolarization rate. <italic>Conclusions:</italic> These results shed light on the mechanism by which spikes are induced by US and pave the way for designing more efficient US stimulation patterns.…”
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Research on process optimization and trajectory planning of EA4T axle robot grinding by Feng ZHANG, Zhongli FENG, Feng XU, Deming ZHANG, Xiangrui ZENG, Jianwei MA, Shilei ZHANG

“…The grinding force, feed rate and spindle speed corresponding to the optimal grinding process parameters are entered into the control system. …”
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