Seaward expansion of salt marshes on the largest uninhabited island in Changjiang Estuary over the past two decades by Yaying Lou, Zhijun Dai, Xuefei Mei, Huabing Shi, Hui Dong, Jinping Cheng

“…Spatial analyses identified distinct expansion patterns, with the Upper Shoal extending northwestward and the Middle-Lower Shoal expanding southwestward. …”
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Reducing locomotive maintenance costs with intelligent software by Valeria A. Butusova, Yuriy A. Davydov, Alexey S. Kushniruk, Denis Yu. Drogolov

“…The core methodology is based on the statistical analysis of reliability indicators, including failure rates and the time between failures for individual components. …”
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Vitamin A and D deficiencies in Tibetan vs. non-Tibetan children: roles of altitude, gender, and season in Sichuan Province by Ping Huang, Yanan Zhao, Dong Wang, Yanru Huang, Zheng Peng, Huiye Chen, Xiangyu Zeng, Xinmei Lin

“…Results Tibetan children showed significantly higher rates of vitamin A (47.7% vs. 21.0%) and D (19.8% vs. 10.7%) deficiency compared to non-Tibetan children. …”
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Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease in People with HIV: an Evidence-Based Review by Read AT, Akodu J, Barber TJ, Brown JP, Burns FM, Hurst JR, Miller RF, Lipman MCI

“…Consequently, people with HIV develop COPD younger, more often, and with faster rates of lung function decline compared to seronegative individuals. …”
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Internet of Things Applications for Energy Management in Buildings Using Artificial Intelligence—A Case Study by Izabela Rojek, Dariusz Mikołajewski, Adam Mroziński, Marek Macko, Tomasz Bednarek, Krzysztof Tyburek

“…The overall effectiveness rating was 9/10; thus, AI-based IoT solutions are a feasible, cost-effective, and sustainable approach to office energy management.…”
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KDFE: Robust KNN-Driven Fusion Estimator for LEO-SoOP Under Multi-Beam Phased-Array Dynamics by Jiaqi Yin, Ruidan Luo, Xiao Chen, Linhui Zhao, Hong Yuan, Guang Yang

“…Empirical analysis reveals that phased-array beamforming generates three-tiered SNR fluctuation patterns during unpredictable beam handovers, rendering conventional single-algorithm solutions fundamentally inadequate. …”
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Partial Order Ranking of the Key Drivers of Grassland Conversion in the Urban–Grassland Interface: A Case Study of the Hohhot–Baotou–Ordos Region by Xuemei Li, Chang An, Batunacun, Yu Feng, Kaixin Liu, Yong Mei

“…This study applies partial order theory (POT) combined with the Hasse diagram technique (HDT) to analyze grassland conversion in the Hohhot–Baotou–Ordos region during two time periods (2000–2010 and 2010–2020). First, patterns of grassland transformation are quantified, and the dominant driving factors of grassland conversion out (GCO) are identified and ranked, highlighting regional differences and temporal shifts. …”
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Optimization of large-diameter deep-hole stope blasting technology based on numerical simulation: a case study of the Dongguashan copper mine by Jiang Guo, Shaowei Sun, Niming Jiang, Jiachuang Wang, Mingjian Huang, Xiaobing Yan, Wenjun Yang, Qinli Zhang

“…Abstract In large-diameter deep-hole blasting operations for mining stopes, optimizing blasting techniques can enhance ore recovery rates while minimizing damage to the surrounding rock mass. …”
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PROMETHEUS: Long-Term Exacerbation and Mortality Benefits of Implementing Single-Inhaler Triple Therapy in the US COPD Population by Gerard Criner, Fernando Martinez, Norbert Feigler, Hitesh Gandhi, Bruce Pyenson, Matthew Emery, Umang Gupta, Muthiah Vaduganathan

“…Agent annual characteristics reflected incident cases, changes in COPD severity, treatment, mortality, and exacerbations under status quo treatment patterns and scenarios for the adoption of SITT. The scenarios assumed the reduced exacerbation and mortality rates associated with SITT according to ETHOS trial outcomes mean values…”
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Effects of long-term maize/peanut intercropping and phosphorus application on soil surface electrochemical properties and crop yield by Rentian Ma, Ning Yu, Shiwei Zhao, Shiwei Zhao, Taiji Kou, Nianyuan Jiao

“…This study took the soil under the maize-peanut intercropping system which has been planted for 12 years as the research object, the physical, chemical, and electrochemical properties of soil, and crop yield under different planting patterns [sole-crop maize (SM), sole-crop peanut (SP), and maize-peanut intercropping (M/P)] and phosphorus application rates [P application (180 kg P2O5 ha−1) and no P application (0 kg P2O5 ha−1)] were studied. …”
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Analysis of Tumor and Tumor-Like Entities Tested on the Orthopaedic In-Training Examination From 2012 to 2023 by Sean Kelly, MD, Braden Goldberg, MD, Eli Bryk, MD, FAAOS, FAOA, FACS, Vincent Vigorita, MD

“…Emphasizing highyield topics and adapting to evolving question patterns can optimize educational outcomes and improve board pass rates.…”
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Epigenetic Regulation of Neutrophils in ARDS by Jordan E. Williams, Zannatul Mauya, Virginia Walkup, Shaquria Adderley, Colin Evans, Kiesha Wilson

“…Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) is an inflammatory pulmonary condition that remains at alarming rates of fatality, with neutrophils playing a vital role in its pathogenesis. …”
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Impact of the agri-geographical transformation of rural settlements on the geospatial dynamics of soil erosion intensity in municipalities of Central Serbia by Srejić Tanja, Manojlović Sanja, Sibinović Mikica, Lukić Tin, Kričković Emina, Durlević Uroš

“…The spatial differentiation of municipalities through CA revealed a clear pattern: the risk of soil erosion decreases along a north-south gradient. …”
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In silico and in vitro assessment of TP53, ATM, RAD51, and BAX genes in gastric cancer and their contribution to radiotherapy resistance by Junwei Zhang, Pengtao He

“…The aim of this study was to investigate the expression patterns of these genes in gastric cancer, their potential role in radiotherapy resistance, and their diagnostic value. …”
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Decoding stimulus-specific regulation of promoter activity of p53 target genes by Flavia Vigliotti, Nicolai Engelmann, Mark Sinzger-D’Angelo, Heinz Koeppl, Heinz Koeppl, Alexander Loewer, Alexander Loewer

“…Here, we characterized how stimulus-dependent p53 dynamics are converted into specific gene regulation patterns by inducing diverse forms of DNA damage ranging from ionizing and UV radiation to clinically relevant chemotherapeutics. …”
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Research on the microstructure influence mechanism of hydraulic asphalt concrete based on fuzzy sets by Fang Jianyin, Bian Junhua, Constantinos Soutis, Dang Faning, Qin Yuan, Ren Jie, Gao Jun

“…The study further establishes that both power-law and exponential function models effectively characterize peak strength and modulus patterns under extreme λ conditions (λ₁→0 and λ₂→1). …”
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Is mechanism of injury associated with outcome in spinal trauma? An observational cohort study from Tanzania. by Chibuikem Anthony Ikwuegbuenyi, Julie Woodfield, François Waterkeyn, Scott L Zuckerman, Beverly Cheserem, Andreas Leidinger, Albert Lazaro, Hamisi K Shabani, Roger Härtl, Halinder S Mangat

“…This study compared the demographics, injury patterns, and outcomes of TSI caused by road traffic accidents (RTAs) to non-traffic related TSI.…”
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Direct and Indirect Protection with Pediatric Quadrivalent Live-Attenuated Influenza Vaccination in Europe Estimated by a Dynamic Transmission Model by Laetitia Gerlier, Judith Hackett, Richard Lawson, Sofia Dos Santos Mendes, Catherine Weil-Olivier, Markus Schwehm, Martin Eichner

“… # Conclusions The model highlights direct and indirect protection benefits when vaccinating healthy children with QLAIV in Europe, across a range of demographic structures, contact patterns and vaccination coverage rates.…”
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Century-Long Cycles of Evolution of the Country’s Active Population by A. I. Latysheva

“…The collected factual material allows us to draw a conclusion about the general patterns of creative activity of the population both at the beginning of the last century and in our years. …”
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A Retrospective Analysis of CLL Patients in a Romanian Hematology Center by Ana-Maria IORDAN, Minodora Cezarina ONISAI, Anca RAITARU, Claudia DESPAN, Ionel GELATU, Silvia CIORTAN, Daniela GEORGESCU

“…Time to first treatment (TTFT), treatment patterns, and response rates were evaluated. Statistical tests included MannWhitney U and Fisher’s exact test, with p < 0.05 considered significant. …”
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