Large-scale genome-wide association studies and meta-analyses of longitudinal change in adult lung function. by Wenbo Tang, Matthew Kowgier, Daan W Loth, María Soler Artigas, Bonnie R Joubert, Emily Hodge, Sina A Gharib, Albert V Smith, Ingo Ruczinski, Vilmundur Gudnason, Rasika A Mathias, Tamara B Harris, Nadia N Hansel, Lenore J Launer, Kathleen C Barnes, Joyanna G Hansen, Eva Albrecht, Melinda C Aldrich, Michael Allerhand, R Graham Barr, Guy G Brusselle, David J Couper, Ivan Curjuric, Gail Davies, Ian J Deary, Josée Dupuis, Tove Fall, Millennia Foy, Nora Franceschini, Wei Gao, Sven Gläser, Xiangjun Gu, Dana B Hancock, Joachim Heinrich, Albert Hofman, Medea Imboden, Erik Ingelsson, Alan James, Stefan Karrasch, Beate Koch, Stephen B Kritchevsky, Ashish Kumar, Lies Lahousse, Guo Li, Lars Lind, Cecilia Lindgren, Yongmei Liu, Kurt Lohman, Thomas Lumley, Wendy L McArdle, Bernd Meibohm, Andrew P Morris, Alanna C Morrison, Bill Musk, Kari E North, Lyle J Palmer, Nicole M Probst-Hensch, Bruce M Psaty, Fernando Rivadeneira, Jerome I Rotter, Holger Schulz, Lewis J Smith, Akshay Sood, John M Starr, David P Strachan, Alexander Teumer, André G Uitterlinden, Henry Völzke, Arend Voorman, Louise V Wain, Martin T Wells, Jemma B Wilk, O Dale Williams, Susan R Heckbert, Bruno H Stricker, Stephanie J London, Myriam Fornage, Martin D Tobin, George T O'Connor, Ian P Hall, Patricia A Cassano

“…As a secondary aim, we estimated the mean rate of decline in FEV1 by smoking pattern, irrespective of genotypes, across these 14 studies using meta-analysis.…”
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Planting Strategy Optimization Can Increase Maize Yield by Delaying Leaf Senescence and Improving Photosynthetic Capacity by Li Zhao, Xinrong Duan, Xinping Zhang, Xin Zhang, Linzhuan Song, Pei Chen, Min Liang, Chang Zhang, Chuangyun Wang

“…The results show that with the increase in planting density, the net photosynthetic rate of maize leaves gradually decreased, and the transpiration rate gradually increased. …”
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Research kinetics of the monochloroacetic acid esterification by Yu. V. Karpenko, T. V. Panasenko, V. I. Hencheva, Ye. O. Karpun, M. D. Yarova

“…Based on the obtained results, it may be established that temperature increase from 100 ℃ to 120 ℃ leads to the decrease of the reaction rate constant, and the reaction progresses by one order faster. …”
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Secular trends of bloodstream infections in hemodialysis patients: insights from a longitudinal Swiss study by Nasreen Hassoun-Kheir, Niccolò Buetti, David Jaques, Valérie Olivier, Marie-Noelle Chraiti, Monique Perez, Marlieke EA de Kraker, Holly Jackson, Jacques Schrenzel, Patrick Saudan, Stephan Harbarth

“…Outcomes included incidence rates of hemodialysis-associated BSIs, trends in causative pathogens, sources, and resistant organisms. …”
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Water source of artificial plants in the northeastern margin of Tengger Desert based on hydrogen and oxygen stable isotopes by Zhenyu Zhao, Zhenyu Zhao, Guodong Tang, Guodong Tang, Jinrong Li, Jinrong Li, Meng Wu, Lei Zhang

“…Understanding water sources and utilization strategies is essential for the water use patterns of vegetation restoration species and achieving sustainable vegetation restoration. …”
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A retrospective study to understand the impact of flooding on natural selection and physical growth dynamics by Mithun Sikdar

“…With a 78.9% response rate, the study assessed height growth variation using the Preece and Baines Growth Curve Model 1. …”
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How to Study the Effects of Dietary Lipids on the Small Intestinal Microbiome? Methodological Design and Evaluation of the Human HealThy fAt, haPpy mIcRobiome (TAPIR) Proof-of-Conc... by Lonneke JanssenDuijghuijsen, Karen Fransen, Ruolei Deng, Corine Perenboom, Nicole de Wit, Guido Hooiveld, Mara van Trijp

“…There were no significant changes in gastrointestinal complaints and stool patterns during the study. Mean aspiration capsule retrieval rate was 94.7%, with mean sample weights per timepoint between 84.2 and 95.4 mg and median transit times between 32.8 and 49.3 h. …”
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Burnout is a predictor of high ten-year risk of cardiovascular disease among health workers in Ghana by Kennedy Dodam Konlan

“…Abstract Introduction Burnout is said to affect a quarter of health workers globally and this rate is said to be higher in resource-constrained settings like those in sub-Saharan Africa. …”
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Clinical evaluation of negative mNGS reports in sterile body fluids and tissues by Wang Lisha, Qian Jiao, Chen Mengyuan, Qin Jiajia, Tang Tianbin, Wang Yilan, Hu Linjie, Yu Sufei

“…The positive impact rates of clinical application in the plasma, CSF, and others groups were 68.0%, 40.4%, and 25.6%, respectively. …”
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GPS tracking methods for spatiotemporal air pollution exposure assessment: comparison and challenges in study implementation by Kalliopi Kyriakou, Benjamin Flückiger, Danielle Vienneau, Nicole Probst-Hensch, Ayoung Jeong, Medea Imboden, Aletta Karsies, Oliver Schmitz, Derek Karssenberg, Roel Vermeulen, Gerard Hoek, Kees de Hoogh

“…Results In Switzerland, participants were recruited from the COVCO-Basel cohort (33% recruitment rate; 489 of 1,475). In the Netherlands, -random recruitment was unsuccessful (1.4% rate; 41 of 3,000). …”
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Effects of crushed wheat straw with plastic film mulch on soil hydrothermal properties and water use efficiency of sunflower in the northwestern arid region of China by Jinxia Zhang, Fangfang Ren, Rui Zhang, Lin Ding, Fuqiang Li, Xuan Li, Tao Zhong, Meng Yin, Liangliang Du, Runheng Yang, Pengliang Tian

“…Sunflower seedling emergence rate followed the order of SF > F > S > N, and M1 > M2. …”
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An Unexplored Diversity for Adaptation of Germination to High Temperatures in Brassica Species by M. Tiret, M.‐H. Wagner, L. Gay, E. Chenel, A. Dupont, C. Falentin, L. Maillet, F. Gavory, K. Labadie, S. Ducournau, A.‐M. Chèvre

“…Diversity must be sought in wild populations, coupled with an understanding of the complex pattern of adaptation across a broad range of landscapes. …”
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Artificial Ventilation-Induced Acute Lung Lesion: Experimental, Morphological Study by A. M. Golubev, V. V. Moroz, D. V. Lysenko, A. N. Kuzovlev, D. A. Ostapchenko

“…Objective: to elucidate the pattern of morphological changes in the lung during artificial ventilation.Materials and methods. …”
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Research on Strata Movement Control in Deep Composite Lithologic Gangue Backfill Mining of Super-Thick and Weak Cementation Overburden Based on PFC–FLAC Coupling Simulation by Yonglei Li, Jiangning Gan, Guojian Zhang, Zhiyong Liu, Guangli Guo, Baode Guo, Shuo Sun

“…In addition, after calculation, the secondary compression rate of the composite rock gangue reaches 7% to 8%, ultimately leading to a secondary surface subsidence rate of 19%. …”
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Vegetation variations and driving mechanisms in northern China based on kNDVI by Zhuxia Xu, Weicheng Liu, Haiyan Li, Sanjie Qin, Tao Wen

“…Vegetation cover in northern China exhibits a fluctuating upward trend, with the northern Loess Plateau showing the highest rate of increase at 0.0032 per year and Southern Xinjiang and the Hexi Corridor showing the lowest rate of increase at 0.0003 per year. …”
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Statistical and numerical investigation of irreversibility for time-dependent Casson-Carreau nanofluid flow driven by curved surface: Regression analysis by P. Kumar, AR. Ajaykumar, F. Almeida, S. Saranya, Qasem Al-Mdallal

“…Identifying the parameters that optimize the heat transfer rate and using those parameters applying the appropriate statistical tool to optimize the heat transfer rate are the two motives behind this study. …”
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Long-term effect of pegylated liposomal doxorubicin in recurrent platinum-resistant ovarian cancer: а clinical case by I. A. Pokataev, A. S. Tyulyandina, L. V. Chitia, S. A. Tyulyandin

“…Chemotherapy is a main treatment for recurrent OC. In Russia, the rate of platinum-resistant recurrences after first-line chemotherapy is more than 50 %, which may be due to the high extent of a tumor process at the moment of diagnosis, to the low rate of optimal cytoreductive interventions, and to non-optimal treatment. …”
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Temporal and Spatial Dynamics of Surface Water Temperature Changes in China's Major Lakes by Haimei Duan, Kun Yang, Xiaolu Zhou, Yi Luo

“…Particularly, when analyzing the spatial pattern based on China's famous population‐economic demarcation line (the Hu Huanyong Line), we found that the LSWT growth rate in lakes east of the Hu Huanyong Line is higher than that in lakes to the west in Phase II, as well as under the SSP1‐RCP2.6 and SSP2‐RCP4.5 scenario models. …”
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Effect of engine failure on aerodynamic characteristics of a light transport aircraft model by Yu. S. Mikhailov

“…If the half of engine thrust is lost, which adversely affects a rate of climb, the most critical flight modes are the take-off and go-around procedures performed at low altitudes using the engine asymmetric thrust. …”
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A Comprehensive Approach to Synthetic Distribution Grid Generation: Erdős–Rényi to Barabási-Albert by Mohammad Shahraeini

“…A comparison of the Erdős and Barabási-Albert models shows variations in maximum degree values, branching rates, and mixing patterns. The original Barabási-Albert model tends to have nodes with higher degrees and increased branching rates, which can be adjusted by the richness index. …”
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