Watching live performances enhances subjective and physiological emotional responses compared to viewing the same performance on screen by Damien Gabriel, Julie Devos, Sandrine Chapuis, Alexandre Comte, Pierre-Edouard Billot

“…Heart rate increased with musical intensity in both conditions, while EEG data showed reduced arousal levels during the live performance, possibly reflecting deeper cognitive absorption. …”
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Components of clean delivery kits and newborn mortality in the Zambia Chlorhexidine Application Trial (ZamCAT): An observational study. by Jason H Park, Davidson H Hamer, Reuben Mbewe, Nancy A Scott, Julie M Herlihy, Kojo Yeboah-Antwi, Katherine E A Semrau

“…Logistic regression was used to study the association between different CDK components and neonatal mortality rate (NMR). Of 38,579 deliveries recorded during the study, 36,996 newborns were analyzed after excluding stillbirths and those with missing information. …”
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Removing Excess Iron from Sewage and Natural Waters: Selecting Optimal Sorbent by Ludmila A. Ivanova, Irina V. Timoshchuk, Alena K. Gorelkina, Ekaterina S. Mikhaylova, Nadezhda S. Golubeva, Evgeny N. Neverov, Tamara A. Utrobina

“…The system proved extremely effective and reached 99.0% Fe3+ extraction under the following conditions: flow rate = 1 L/min, loading column height = 0.15 m, column diameter = 0.05 m, initial concentration = 0.5 mg/L (5 MPC). …”
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Characteristics of second primary malignancies following bispecific antibodies therapy by Dan Liu, Tong Li, Liang Wang, Jia Guo, Xinyu Zhou, Hongsheng Zhou, Xiaojie Liang, Baiwei Luo, Bingyu Lin, WeiXiang Lu, Shengyu Tian, Zihong Cai, Zhihao Jin, Keren Chen

“…The incidence risk of SPMs was stable over the past 8 years, accounting for 1–2% of all adverse events, with a case fatality rate of 29.63% among the SPM cases. Myeloid leukemias and non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma were more frequent in blinatumomab recipients, while solid malignancies predominated in those treated with teclistamab. …”
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Intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma trends and treatment lines: real-world evidence from the French National Hospital Discharge database by M. Delaye, B. Grenier, A. Lièvre, C. Neuzillet

“…Crude annual hospitalization rates were computed. Treatment lines were identified with an artificial intelligence algorithm [Analysis of Treatment Lines using Alignment of Sequences (ATLAS)]. …”
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Fine mapping of qRC10-2, a quantitative trait locus for cold tolerance of rice roots at seedling and mature stages. by Ning Xiao, Wei-Nan Huang, Xiao-Xiang Zhang, Yong Gao, Ai-Hong Li, Yi Dai, Ling Yu, Guang-Qing Liu, Cun-Hong Pan, Yu-Hong Li, Zheng-Yuan Dai, Jian-Min Chen

“…The correlation coefficients between RC and the plant survival rate (PSR) at the seedling and maturity stages were -0.85 and -0.9 (P = 0.01), respectively, indicating that RC is a reliable index for evaluating cold tolerance of rice. …”
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Predicting sleep quality among college students during COVID-19 lockdown using a LASSO-based neural network model by Lufeng Chen, Qingquan Chen, Zhimin Huang, Ling Yao, Jiajing Zhuang, Haibin Lu, Yifu Zeng, Jimin Fan, Ailing Song, Yixiang Zhang

“…Results A mean PSQI total score of 6.03 ± 3.21 and a sleep disorder rate of 29.4% (PSQI > 7) were obtained. Sleep quality, sleep latency, sleep efficiency, diurnal dysfunction, and PSQI score were all higher than the national norm (P < 0.05). …”
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Cutibacterium acnes lysate improves cellular response against Candida albicans, Escherichia coli and Gardnerella vaginalis in an in vitro model of vaginal infection by Francesco Ricchi, Samyr Kenno, Natalia Pedretti, Giulia Brenna, Francesco De Seta, Francesco De Seta, Andrea Ardizzoni, Eva Pericolini

“…This event triggers the onset of gynecological infectious diseases, normally treated with antimicrobial drugs, considered to date as the gold standard; yet the increasing rate of drug resistance requires novel approaches and alternative therapeutic strategies. …”
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Differential Expression of Inflammation-Related Genes in Children with Down Syndrome by Cláudia Regina Santos Silva, Joice Matos Biselli-Périco, Bruna Lancia Zampieri, Wilson Araujo Silva, Jorge Estefano Santana de Souza, Matheus Carvalho Bürger, Eny Maria Goloni-Bertollo, Érika Cristina Pavarino

“…After statistically correcting for the false discovery rate, only the genes BDKRB1 and LTA4H showed differential expression, and both were underexpressed within the DS group. …”
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Rapid detection and quantification of Nile Red-stained microplastic particles in sediment samples by Masashi Tsuchiya, Tomo Kitahashi, Yosuke Taira, Hitoshi Saito, Kazumasa Oguri, Ryota Nakajima, Dhugal J. Lindsay, Katsunori Fujikura

“…To estimate the contamination levels and distribution patterns, and develop countermeasures, the amount of MPs must be understood. …”
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Temporal Stability of Plant Species α-Diversity in Alpine Grasslands of the Tibetan Plateau and Their Implications for Biodiversity Conservation by Tianyu Li, Wei Sun, Shaowei Li, Erfu Dai, Gang Fu

“…The greater the temporal stability of a plant species’ Shannon, the higher its rate of increase under the combined effects of climate change and human activities. …”
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Behaviour of post released translocated greater one-horned rhinoceros (Rhinoceros unicornis) at Manas National Park, Assam, India by Deba Dutta, Amit Sharma, Rita Mahanta, Anindya Swargowari

“…Maximum grazing activity was observed in the monsoon (June–September) and retreating monsoon (October–November) seasons while it was observed that the grazing rate decreased during the dry winter season (December–February). …”
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Factors affecting postdialysis fatigue among hemodialysis patients: a multi-group path analysis according to nutritional status by Yuhan Zhang, Na Yang, Xujiao Bai, Yina Liu, Xiangyun Li, Meiqin Yan, Yuxiang Liu, Yuxiang Liu, Yuxiang Liu

“…Data were collected using Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index, Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale, The Social Support Rate Scale, Post-dialysis fatigue Questionnaire, The Simplified Nutritional Appetite Questionnaire, The Rome IV constipation diagnostic criteria. …”
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Impact of PM2.5 Exposure on Reproductive Health and Sperm Functions in Mice from a High-Pollution Industrial Environment by Fu-Jen Cheng, Chung-Shin Yuan, Xin Chen, Yu-Sheng Lin, Ping-Hsun Wu, Ping-Chi Hsu

“…Results Exposure to WS-PM2.5 and WI-PM2.5 reduced rates of normal sperm morphology, with each also presenting unique toxic effects. …”
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Investigation of corrosion void formation in a Ni-based alloy under simulated MSW incineration condition by Xinxin Wu, Terrence Wenga, Wenchao Ma

“…Therefore, in this study, corrosion void formation and migration mechanism on a newly designed alloy (Ni–28Cr–13Al–5W-0.06B-0.005C) was investigated and the corrosion rate of the alloy was compared with that of Ni–20Cr alloy under simulated municipal solid waste (MSW) incineration conditions at 600 °C. …”
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Interplay between C-reactive protein responses and antibiotic prescribing in people with suspected infection by Qingze Gu, Kevin Yuan, Jia Wei, Chang Ho Yoon, Anders Skyrud Danielsen, Augustine Luk, David W. Eyre, A. Sarah Walker

“…Here we investigated the association between serial CRP percentile changes, antibiotic prescribing patterns, and patient outcomes in a large cohort with suspected infection, acknowledging that CRP is one of multiple factors in clinical decision-making. …”
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Clinically relevant orthotopic pancreatic cancer models for adoptive T cell transfer therapy by Gregory B. Lesinski, Chrystal M. Paulos, Maggie Phillips, Jacklyn Hammons, Isaac Karpovsky, Zaid Mahdi, Natalie K. Horvat, Megan M. Wyatt, Margaret A. Hall, Cameron J. Herting, Richard A. Moffitt

“…Prognosis is poor and survival is low in patients diagnosed with this disease, with a survival rate of ~12% at 5 years. Immunotherapy, including adoptive T cell transfer therapy, has not impacted the outcomes in patients with PDAC, due in part to the hostile tumor microenvironment (TME) which limits T cell trafficking and persistence. …”
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Artificial slope deformation monitoring and analyzing based on SBAS technology by Xiaochuan Huang, Xiaochuan Huang, Xiaochuan Huang, Jincang Liu, Jincang Liu, Jincang Liu, Ting Yang, Ting Yang, Ting Yang, Yun Li, Yun Li, Yun Li, Lipeng Zhou, Lipeng Zhou, Lipeng Zhou

“…To address this gap, we employed the SBAS-InSAR methodology to analyze 44 Sentinel-1 SAR images spanning a highway slope region in Foshan City, Guangdong Province, integrating the slope’s construction timeline to temporally dissect deformation patterns and assess geological risks. Our results revealed a maximum annual average settlement rate of −35.69 mm/yr and a peak cumulative settlement of −28.9 mm, with deformation trends strongly correlated to construction phases—primarily concentrated between April 2022 and March 2023. …”
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The Ongoing Epidemics of Seasonal Influenza A(H3N2) in Hangzhou, China, and Its Viral Genetic Diversity by Xueling Zheng, Feifei Cao, Yue Yu, Xinfen Yu, Yinyan Zhou, Shi Cheng, Xiaofeng Qiu, Lijiao Ao, Xuhui Yang, Zhou Sun, Jun Li

“…A Bayesian molecular clock showed the HA segment exhibited the highest nucleotide substitution rate (3.96 × 10⁻³ substitutions/site/year), followed by NA (3.77 × 10⁻³) and NS (3.65 × 10⁻³). …”
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Assessing the Impact of Land Use Changes on Ecosystem Service Values in Coal Mining Regions Using Google Earth Engine Classification by Shi Chen, Jiwei Qin, Shuning Dong, Yixi Liu, Pingping Sun, Dongze Yao, Xiaoyan Song, Congcong Li

“…Land use change dynamics were quantified via a transfer matrix, while changes in the ESV were evaluated using the ecosystem sensitivity index and ecological contribution rate. Our results revealed notable fluctuations: forestland increased from 2013 to 2018 before declining sharply from 2019 to 2021; grassland displayed similar variability; and constructed land experienced a continual expansion. …”
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