Effect of water-saving irrigation on the seasonal emission of CH₄ from paddy field by PENG Shi-zhang, LI Dao-xi, JIAO Xi-yun, HE Yan, YU Jin-yuan

“…There is no statistically significant difference on the mean emission rates of CH₄ between two kinds of irrigation patterns during the ponding to the peak tillering stage of rice (0.05<P=0.87); while CH₄ emission rate from PFCI is significantly lower than that from PFFI during the later tillering to ripening stage of rice (0.00=P<0.05). …”
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Key Vital Signs Monitor Based on MIMO Radar by Michael Gottinger, Nicola Notari, Samuel Dutler, Samuel Kranz, Robin Vetsch, Tindaro Pittorino, Christoph Würsch, Guido Piai

“…This technique allows precise measurements of respiration patterns, periods of movement, and heart rate. Major practical problems arise as CW systems suffer from signal cancellation due to destructive interference, limited overall functionality, and a possibility of low signal quality over longer periods. …”
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Characteristics of Microseismic Generated During Shear Failure of Granite With Structural Plane of Various Connectivities by Xianzhe Liang, Zhicheng Hu, Xiufen Qin, Yaoqun Deng, Jianqing Jiang, Guoshao Su

“…Also, it can be found that in the middle-to-late stages of the tests, the b value initially drops to a very low level and then rises back to the original level; before rock failure, the b value continuously decreases at a swift rate, but the average rate of decrease increases with the increase in structural plane connectivity. …”
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Augmenting Coral Growth on Breakwaters: A Shelter-Based Approach by Almog Ben Natan, Natalie Chernihovsky, Nadav Shashar

“…No differences were found in coral settlement between the niches. Flow rate patterns remained similar in Exposed and Sheltered niches due to vortex formation in the Sheltered zones. …”
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Risk Factors of Clonally Related, Multi, and Extensively Drug-Resistant Acinetobacter baumannii in Severely Ill COVID-19 Patients by Meqdad Saleh Ahmed, Zirak Faqe Ahmed Abdulrahman, Zanan Mohammed Ameen Taha

“…The secondary infection of multi and extensively drug-resistant “Acinetobacter baumannii” in severely ill COVID-19 individuals is usually associated with extended hospitalisation and a high mortality rate. The current study aimed to assess the exact incidence rate of A. baumannii coinfection in severely ill COVID-19 patients admitted to intensive care unit (ICUs), to identify the possible mechanism of A. baumannii transfer to COVID-19 patients and to find out their resistance rate against different antibiotics. …”
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Viral Pathogenic Spectrum and Epidemiological Characteristics of Febrile Rash Illness in China From 2009 to 2021 by Zhen Zhu, Naiying Mao, Xujing Chi, Pengbo Yu, Fangcai Li, Jianxing Wang, Binzhi Ren, Yingying Liu, Min Mu, Runan Zhu, Bing Zhao, Zhenguo Gao, Kongxin Hu, Aili Cui, Yan Zhang

“…Of 14,168 patients with FRI, 9,443 tested positive for a virus, thus yielding a viral positivity rate of 66.65%. Among the seven viruses detected, EV (61.04%), MV (23.32%), RuV (7.74%), and VZV (5.26%) had high detection rates and exhibited different age-specific positivity rates and seasonal prevalence patterns. …”
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ANCA-related vasculitis incidence and features before and during the COVID-19 pandemic in Los Angeles, Biobio Province, Chile: an observational retrospective analysis by Daniel Enos, Daniel Enos, Daniel Enos, Mariel Hernández, Mariel Hernández, Gonzalo P. Méndez, Lysis Cáceres, Ignacia Bravo, Josefina Jobet, Simón Castro, Lorena Cornejo, Catalina Vega, Andrés Salazar

“…Mortality and renal replacement therapy needs were also compared.ResultsThe annual incidence rate was higher in the pandemic group compared to the pre-pandemic group, with 9.6 cases per year vs. 3.1 cases per year [incidence rate ratio (IRR)=3.11, 95% CI 1.86 to 5.20]. …”
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Global, regional and national burden of asthma from 1990 to 2021: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021 by Liwen Zhang, Jilei Lin, Jing Zhang, ShuHua Yuan, Mingyu Tang, Yong Yin, Hejun Jiang, Guijun Yang, Jiande Chen, Jiajun Yuan

“…The results of the joinpoint analysis indicated a global age-standardised incidence rate increase between 2005 and 2010 for both males and females. …”
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Visual vs. Spatial Contributions to Microsaccades and Visual-Spatial Working Memory by Joshua T. Gaunt, Bruce Bridgeman

“…Microsaccade rates and directions were monitored while observers performed a visual working memory task at varying retinal eccentricities. …”
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A novel framework for modeling quarantinable disease transmission. by Wenchen Liu, Chang Liu, Dehui Wang, Yiyuan She

“…The framework surpasses conventional uniform mixing and static rate assumptions by incorporating adaptive power laws, dynamic transmission rates, and spline-based smoothing techniques. …”
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Assessment of the functional state of left heart in patients with chronic heart failure with preserved ejection fraction by D. V. Vdovenko, R. A. Libis

“…Patients with CHF-PEF had reduced global longitudinal strain (GLS) -16,56±2,61% and GLS rate (GLSR) -0,75±0,11s-1 of the left ventricle and reduced segmental strain and strain rate in basal anteroseptal (-14,72±2,54% and -0,76±0,05s-1) and basal anterolateral (-14,27±3,29% and -0,79±0,12s-1) segments. …”
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Differences in geochemical characteristics of produced water from coalbed methane wells and their indications for drainage：A case study of the Santang Syncline in Western Guizhou by Xiaozhi ZHOU, Shuaiqi WANG, Shiliang ZHU, Shaolei WANG, Gang XIANG, Xuehua CHEN, Jihang DONG, Xin QIU

“…Combined with the monitoring of the water quality and hydrochemical characteristics of the produced water from CBM wells, the overflow release process after fracturing is divided into four stages: trial flowback, constant-rate flowback, slow increase of the flowback rate, and rapid decrease of the flowback rate. …”
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Reality of Road Safety Conditions at Critical Locations in Nablus City, Palestine with a Road Map for Future Interventions by Khaled Al-Sahili, Hozaifa Khader

“…Nablus occupies a high level among Palestinian Governorates in terms of traffic crash frequency and rate. The traffic safety system and program in Palestine, including Nablus city is weak and needs much improvement. …”
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Effects of Heat Transfer Characteristics of R32 and R1234yf with Al2O3 Nanoparticle through U-Bend Tube Evaporator by Latifur Islam, Dipayan Mondal, Md. Ashraful Islam, Palash Das

“…After the bend, the frictional pressure drop increased at a higher rate than before the bend, and the vapor fraction increased at a higher rate.…”
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Unobtrusive stress detection using wearables: application and challenges in a university setting by Peter Neigel, Andrew Vargo, Benjamin Tag, Koichi Kise

“…We identify potential stress patterns by observing elevated waking heart rate (HR) and maximum waking HR, supported by related metrics such as sleep HR, sleep heart rate variability (HRV), activity patterns, and sleep phases.ResultsThe physiological changes align with significant academic and societal events, indicating a strong link to stress.DiscussionOur findings demonstrate the potential of consumer wearables to detect collective changes in stress biomarkers within a cohort using in-the-wild data, i.e., data that is noisy and has gaps. …”
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Geospatial technology based shoreline change analysis (1992–2022) and predictive forecast modeling for 2032 and 2042, utilizing DSAS, along the eastern coast of India by Harikrishna S., Gurugnanam B., Bairavi S.

“…The study found that the maximum erosion in the study area is 4.1 m/yr (end point rate (EPR)) and 4.21 m/yr (linear regression rate (LRR)) at the Maravakkadu coastal region, and the maximum accretion is 3.75 m/yr (EPR) and LRR of 4.12 m/yr at the Mettupalayam coast. …”
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Whisper Automatic Speech Recognition and GPT Large Language Models as Best Practice for Assessing Communication Progress in Autism Spectrum Disorder by Naela Fauzul Muna, Mukhammad Andri Setiawan

“…Whisper achieved a low Word Error Rate (WER) for mild autism (average 5%) and a higher rate for moderate autism (average 23%). …”
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Automated geospatial workflow for spatiotemporal assessment of urban expansion influence on deforestation in Northeast Florida by Md Zakaria Salim, Md Hashibur Rahman, Abdulla Al Kafy, Hamad Ahmed Altuwaijri, Md Abdul Fattah, Namit Choudhari

“…At the county level, Duval County experienced the highest urban growth rate at 32.50 %, while Madison County had the highest deforestation rate at 24.74 %. …”
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Study on Pressure Oscillation Characteristic of Steam Low-velocity Jet under Seawater Condition by Study on Pressure Oscillation Characteristic of Steam Low-velocity Jet under Seawater Condition

“…The experiments focus on comparing pressure oscillations in seawater and freshwater under varying steam mass flow rates (20, 40, 60 kg/(m²·s)) and water temperatures (30-90 ℃), with the goal of assessing system safety and performance. …”
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Epidemiological Characteristics of Human Rabies in Urban and Suburban Districts in Shanghai, 2006–2021 by Zhi Li, Jiayu Hu, Zhuoying Huang, Xiang Guo, Jia Ren, Jing Qiu, Xiaoying Ma, Han Yan, Fang Huang, Xiaodong Sun

“…The body parts most frequently injured by dogs were the hands (48.84%). The fatality rate was 100%. Most cases (86.05%) were not treated after exposure. …”
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