The Influence of Biochar on Growth of Lettuce and Potato by Kalika P Upadhyay, Doug George, Roger S Swift, Victor Galea

“…The pH and electrical conductivity increased as the biochar rates increased in all experiments. These results provide an avenue for soil management system by using biochar as an amendment in horticultural crops. …”
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The global impact of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (including cirrhosis) in the elderly from 1990 to 2021 and future projections of disease burden. by Siying Huang, Weitao Hu, Taiyong Fang

“…The global NAFLD deaths in the elderly were 27864(45975 ± 15898), with an age-standardized death rate of 6.20(10.18 ± 3.55). The global NAFLD DALYs in the elderly were 559945(931920 ± 319045), with an age-standardized DALYs rate of 116.78(193.49 ± 66.73). …”
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Experimental Study on Horizontal Pipeline Transportation Characteristics of Coarse Particle by Songye Lu, Yao Wang, Pan Jiang, Ting Xiong

“…Therefore, when the particle size of the dredged material increases or the concentration increases, the average flow rate of the mixture is appropriately increased to ensure that the flow pattern of the dredged material in the pipeline remains in a non-homogeneous suspended flow pattern, thereby improving the efficiency and stability of the transportation system. …”
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Sociodemographic and regional differences in neonatal and infant mortality in Switzerland in 2011–2018: the Swiss National Cohort by Veronika W. Skrivankova, Leonie D. Schreck, Claudia Berlin, Radoslaw Panczak, Kaspar Staub, Marcel Zwahlen, Sven M. Schulzke, Matthias Egger, Claudia E. Kuehni

“… BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Despite a well-funded healthcare system with universal insurance coverage, Switzerland has one of the highest neonatal and infant mortality rates among high-income countries. Identifying avoidable risk factors targeted by evidence-based policies is a public health priority. …”
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Examining perinatal regionalization in practice: a network analysis of maternal transport in Georgia by Jingyu Li, Stephanie M. Radke, Lauren N. Steimle

“…Elevated transport rates suggest a lack of access to risk-appropriate care in rural regions. …”
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Assessing vaccine coverage and delivery strategies for influenza and COVID-19 among Italian healthcare workers: A 2015–2023 case study by Domenico Pascucci, Alberto Lontano, Eleonora Marziali, Giuseppe Vetrugno, Umberto Moscato, Patrizia Laurenti

“…A retrospective cohort study analyzed vaccination data from 6,341 hCWs between 2015 and 2023, examining acceptance rates across different vaccination delivery models. …”
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A longitudinal investigation of school absenteeism and mental health challenges among Canadian children and youth in the COVID-19 context by Amanda Krause, Maria Rogers, Yuanyuan Jiang, Emma A. Climie, Penny Corkum, Janet W. T. Mah, Natasha McBrearty, J. David Smith, Jess Whitley

“…As well, research demonstrates that children and youth who experience mental health challenges are at greater risk of increased school absenteeism rates. The present study investigated the school attendance patterns of Canadian children and youth and the longitudinal and bidirectional links with mental health challenges within the COVID-19 pandemic context. …”
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Relevancy Prediction of the Emerging Pathogens with Porcine Diarrhea by Logistic Regression Model by Benqiang Li, Jie Tao, Xin Li, Jinghua Cheng, Ying Shi, Pan Tang, Huili Liu

“…In this study, 3256 porcine fecal samples were collected from 17 pig herds in Shanghai, China, from 2015 to 2023 to identify novel pathogenic infection patterns. The results confirmed that porcine astrovirus (PAstV), porcine sapelovirus (PSV), and porcine epidemic diarrhea virus (PEDV) were the top three agents with positive rates of 28.47%, 20.71%, and 20.23%, respectively. …”
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Age-period-cohort analysis of global, regional, and national cervical cancer prevalence trends in women of childbearing age (15–49 years), 1990–2021 by Zeng-Tao Wang, Chuang-Wei Dang, Rui-Ling You, Shuo Li, Ting-Ting Jiang, Feng-Bo Zhu, Cai-Long Gu

“…Methods The analysis used data from the 2021 Global Burden of Disease (GBD) Study, which provided age-standardized rates of incidence, mortality, disability-adjusted life years, and prevalence across 204 countries. …”
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Prevalence and antimicrobial resistance of Streptococcus suis isolated from local pig breeds in Jiangxi Province, China by Mei-Fang Tan, Chen-Long Liu, Quan-Yong Zhou, Jia-Zhen Wei, Jia-Wei Hong, Ming-Chun Wan, Feng-Lin Zhang, Hua-Yuan Ji

“…Antimicrobial susceptibility testing revealed that >98% of isolates were susceptible to carbapenems (meropenem and imipenem), followed by doxycycline (71.6%), ceftiofur (65.9%), spectinomycin (64.4%), and amoxicillin (55.8%). High resistance rates were observed for tilmicosin (96.6%), sulfadiazine (92.8%), colistin (89.9%), apramycin (88.9%), chlortetracycline (87.5%), tiamulin (83.2%), and kanamycin (79.8%). 100% of isolates exhibited multidrug resistance, with significant variations in resistance patterns among breeds. …”
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Inferring methane emissions from African livestock by fusing drone, tower, and satellite data by A. van Hove, K. Aalstad, V. Lind, C. Arndt, V. Odongo, R. Ceriani, R. Ceriani, F. Fava, J. Hulth, N. Pirk

“…To address this issue, we developed an observing system that estimates methane emission rates by assimilating drone and flux tower observations into an atmospheric dispersion model. …”
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Consensus guidelines for the management of intracranial ependymoma for low- and middle-income countries by Ahsan Ali Khan, Muhammad Usman Khalid, Mohammad Hamza Bajwa, Izza Tahir, Shahier Paracha, Muhammad Shakir, Bilal Mazhar Qureshi, Naureen Mushtaq, Ahmed Gilani, Pakistan Brain Tumour Consortium: (Authors list at the end of the supplement), Syed Ather Enam.

“…Acknowledging the distinctepidemiological patterns of ependymomas, notably theirhigher incidence in paediatric patients, and variablesurvival rates, these guidelines emphasize tailoredmanagement approaches for different age groups. …”
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Design and Testing of Miniaturized Electrically Driven Plug Seedling Transplanter by Meng Chen, Yang Xu, Changjie Han, Desheng Li, Binning Yang, Shilong Qiu, Yan Luo, Hanping Mao, Xu Ma

“…In the field test, at three transplanting speeds of 80 plants/min, 100 plants/min, and 120 plants/min, the transplanting success rates were 94.17%, 90.83%, and 88.33%, respectively. …”
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Identification of clusters related to programmed cell death and potential prognostic biomarkers for immunotherapy response in endometrial cancer by Shan Lu, Yiyun Wei, Liuyan Chen, Jinlian Cheng, Liuyan Qin, Xuemei Lu, Lihong Pang

“…Abstract Endometrial cancer (EC) is one of the few malignancies with increasing incidence and mortality rates. Targeted therapy and immunotherapy have become pivotal treatment strategies for EC patients. …”
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Analysis of common respiratory pathogens and epidemiological trends during peak influenza seasons in Tengzhou by Huiping Ma, Jinghai Hou, Jing Wang, Zhaolin Yuan, Sijin Man

“…Statistical analyses were performed to evaluate infection patterns and their associations with age and other variables. …”
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A four-year, mixed-family and community-based growth monitoring and promotion program using multi-level modeling to address undernutrition in children in Cambodia by Po-Yen Liu, Yen-Ting Lin, Yee-Hsuan Chiou, Maw-Sheng Lee

“…At baseline, children older than 12 months had significantly lower height-for-age (HAZ) and weight-for-age (WAZ) scores, as well as higher rates of stunting and wasting, compared to younger children. …”
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Incompatible Aedes aegypti male releases as an intervention to reduce mosquito population-A field trial in Puerto Rico. by Liliana Sánchez-González, Jacob E Crawford, Laura E Adams, Grayson Brown, Kyle R Ryff, Mark Delorey, Jose Ruiz-Valcarcel, Nicole Nazario, Nexilianne Borrero, Julieanne Miranda, Sara N Mitchell, Paul I Howell, Johanna R Ohm, Charlie Behling, Brian Wasson, Craig Eldershaw, Bradley J White, Vanessa Rivera-Amill, Roberto Barrera, Gabriela Paz-Bailey

“…However, mark-release-recapture assessments suggest that male daily survival rates in the field may have been significantly impacted. …”
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Artificial intelligence-based prediction of treatment failure and medication non-adherence in overactive bladder management by Mert Başaranoğlu, İsa Kamil Taşdemir, Erdem Akbay, Hasan Erdal Doruk

“…Key predictive factors included early changes in bladder wall thickness (OR: 3.82, 95% CI: 2.14–6.81), diabetes duration > 7 years (OR: 2.73, 95% CI: 1.58–4.72), and urgency improvement < 25% (OR: 2.94, 95% CI: 1.76–4.92). Treatment failure rates varied significantly among pathological subgroups, with highest rates in diabetic neuropathy (42.8%) and lowest in idiopathic OAB (28.6%, p = 0.024). …”
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Global, regional, and national burden of endocarditis, 1990−2021: a systematic analysis of the GBD 2021 study by Ji Feng, Peng Liu, Hailong Li, Hong Chen, Qiwei Shen, Hualong Liu, Jinzhu Hu

“…Conversely, age-standardized rates declined (EAPCs: -0.58 for prevalence, -0.09 for incidence, -0.33 for DALYs, -0.29 for Deaths). …”
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Utility of Nasal Debridement Following Pediatric Functional Endoscopic Sinus Surgery: A Scoping Review by Jeeho D. Kim, Bastien A. Valencia-Sanchez, Beau Hsia, Saif A. Alshaka, Gabriel Bitar, Vijay A. Patel

“…The most common indication for FESS was chronic rhinosinusitis or recurrent sinus infections while that for SLED under general anesthesia varied from institutional practice patterns to surgeon preference. No meaningful comparison of outcomes was possible as the “success rates” of FESS with or without SLED were largely based on unvalidated questionnaires and equally subjective surgeon assessments. …”
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