Antimicrobial resistance characterization of Staphylococcus aureus from different animal food origins in Jimma, South Western Ethiopia by Diriba Taddese, Mukarim Abdurahaman, Motuma Debelo, Eshetu Shumi, Gelana Urgessa, Dase Kefyalew, Moa Melaku, Tadele Kebeta, Gazali Abafaji

“…Kanamycin and tetracycline exhibited the highest resistance rates among the isolates, with 39.0% and 36.6% resistance, respectively. …”
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On the Road to Safety: Examining Children’s Cycling Skills and Physical Activity Levels by Juliane Stark, Michael Meschik

“…Results: Overall, the children’s cycling skills were rated as good, though turning left, slalom, and emergency braking proved particularly challenging. …”
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Spatial Downscaling of TRMM Precipitation Data Using an Optimal Subset Regression Model with NDVI and Terrain Factors in the Yarlung Zangbo River Basin, China by Jinping Liu, Wanchang Zhang, Ning Nie

“…Moreover, the spatial patterns of both precipitation rates of change and their corresponding p value statistics were consistent between the downscaled results and the original TRMM 3B43 during the 2001–2014 period, which verifies that the downscaling method performed well in the Yarlung Zangbo River Basin. …”
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Mental Health in Croatian Competing Adolescent Athletes: Insights from the SMHAT-1 Questionnaire by Katarina Sore, Frane Franic, Luka Androja, Ivana Batarelo Kokic, Darko Marcinko, Stipe Drmic, Valentin Zdravko Markser, Tomislav Franic

“…Understanding gender-specific patterns is crucial for targeted interventions. A cross-sectional study involved 674 Croatian athletes (418 men, 256 women) aged 16–24 years from 43 sports. …”
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Surveillance of healthcare acquired infections in hospital and community: a retrospective study in Local Healthcare Organization of Rovigo by Francesca Ronzani, Marino Scarin, Marco Brusaferro, Antonia Intenti, Raffaela Marchetto, Michela Boldrin, Silvia Pierotti, Adriano Marcolongo

“…This study was conducted to detect antimicrobial susceptibility patterns in order to inform treatment choices and generate hospital-wide baseline data.…”
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New Programming Modes of Spinal Cord Stimulation for Chronic Pain: A Systematic Review of Outcomes with Burst and High-Frequency Technology by Jeffrey J. Bergman, Derrick A. Dupré, Nestor D. Tomycz

“…Recent developments in novel programming modes, such as high-frequency 10 kHz (HF10) and burst, stray from tonic SCS in their electrical stimulation delivery patterns and unique ability to deliver SCS without engendering paresthesias. …”
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Modeling the determinants of cigarette consumption in Iranian households with children under 5 years of age using the Income and Expenditure Survey 2021 by Shakila Bagheri, Naser Kamyari, Saeed Hesam, Maryam Seyedtabib

“…This study reveals different patterns of smoking prevalence in different population subgroups and emphasizes the need for targeted interventions to effectively reduce smoking rates.…”
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Reconstruction of the Dynamics of a Catastrophic Crater Lake Outburst Flood, Changbaishan‐Tianchi Volcano by Shengwu Qin, Jingyu Yao, Guangjie Li, Lingshuai Zhang, Xiaowei Liu, Chaobiao Zhang, Li Li

“…Paleohydrologic analysis indicates that at least 1 km3 of water was released from the caldera, with the vertical breach erosion rates as high as 34 m/hr. Volcanic activity during the ME II may have directly contributed to triggering of the flood event. …”
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Spatiotemporal evolution and multi-scenario simulation of the land-use cover change and habitat quality in arid and semi-arid areas: a case study of the urban agglomeration along t... by Tianle Ma, Wenhao Cheng, Wenxuan Yao

“…Habitat quality (HQ) is recognized as a significant factor in biodiversity maintenance and ecological conservation advancement, and the land-use cover change (LUCC) can directly affect the spatial pattern and evolution of HQ. Land-use datasets spanning 2010, 2015, and 2020 were analyzed through the integrated application of the future land-use simulation (FLUS) model and the integrated valuation of ecosystem services and trade-offs (InVEST) model, supplemented by multiple analytical indicators, resulting in LUCC patterns and HQ variations being investigated within the urban agglomeration along the Yellow River in Ningxia, China. …”
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Identifying risk factors and evaluating therapeutic interventions for anastomotic recurrence in postoperative esophageal squamous cell carcinoma by Tiantian Cui, Huajian Chen, Min Fan, Wei Huang, Xiaodong Liu

“…Abstract Purpose This investigation delineates the differential impact of recurrence patterns—specifically, anastomotic recurrence (AR) and lymph node recurrence (LNR)—on the survival outcomes of patients with esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC). …”
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Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatotic Liver Disease in the Korean General Population: Epidemiology, Risk Factors, and Non-Invasive Screening by Yong Jun Choi, Jooheon Park, Han-Ik Cho, Myung Geun Shin, Eun-Hee Nah

“…It is recognized as the main form of chronic liver disease and significantly contributes to liver-related morbidity and mortality rates. The epidemiology of MASLD is affected by ethnic background, sex, age, and environmental factors. …”
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Antimicrobial Resistance and Associated Risk Factors for Clostridium difficile in Patients Attending Tertiary Care Settings by Murad A. Mubaraki, Mubbashir Hussain, Faaiz Ul Hassan, Shahzad Munir, Fozia Fozia, Ijaz Ahmad, Fatima Bibi, Samia Sultan, Ziaullah Zialluh

“…The highest resistance rates were found against penicillin (83.3%) followed by amoxicillin (70%), nalidixic acid (61%), and metronidazole (38%), and the lowest resistance was found against vancomycin (6.4%) and imipenem (3.7%). …”
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Oral Antibacterial Drug Prescribing in Primary Care Out-of-Hours Services: A Scoping Review by Sarah Khalid Al Hussain, Rhian Deslandes, Deborah Edwards, Karen Louise Hodson

“…Antibacterial prescribing rates are often high and complicated in out-of-hours (OOH) services, including weekdays outside regular hours, weekends, and holidays, potentially exacerbating AMR. …”
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The use of geographic information systems and remote sensing to evaluate climate change effect on groundwater: application to Mostaganem Plateau, Northwest Algeria by Cherifa Hanene Kamelia Chemirik, Djelloul Baahmed, Rachid Nedjai, Djamel Boudjemline, Ikram Mahcer

“…The results indicate a 62 mm decline in precipitation from 2000 to 2015, inducing shifts in spatial patterns. This resulted in an increase of DTW (4 m to 10 m). …”
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Evaluation of a BCC-CPSv3-S2Sv2 Model for the Monthly Prediction of Summer Extreme Precipitation in the Yellow River Basin by Zhe Li, Zhongyuan Xia, Jiaying Ke

“…The performance of monthly prediction of extreme precipitation from the BCC-CPSv3-S2Sv2 model over the Yellow River Basin (YRB) using historical hindcast data from 2008 to 2022 was evaluated in this study, mainly from three aspects: overall performance in predicting daily precipitation rates, systematic biases, and monthly prediction of extreme precipitation metrics. …”
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A novel approach in diagnosing knee osteoarthritis for content based image retrieval in big data analytics and medical images by Pinar Gundogan Bozdag, Hurşit Burak Mutlu, Mucahit Karaduman, Muhammed Yildirim, M. Attique Khan, Shrooq Alsenan, Jamel Baili, Yunyoung Nam

“…Current deep learning architectures published in the literature struggle to achieve comparable success rates in distinguishing between closely related but distinct disease groups. …”
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Understanding the impact of moxifloxacin on immune function: Findings from cytokine analyses and immunological assays in mice. by Mehmood Ahmad, Naeem Rasool, Rana Muhammad Zahid Mushtaq, Sammina Mahmood, Abdur Rauf Khalid, Waqas Ahmad, Bilal Mahmood Beg, Mostafa A Abdel Maksoud, Abdul Aziz Alamri, Adeel Sattar

“…Results of the phagocytic index showed significantly lower clearance rates in the 7.5 mg/kg (0.01600 ± 0.00175) and 15 mg/kg (0.01331 ± 0.00310) groups compared to the control. …”
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Acclimation of Ecophysiological and Agronomic Traits to Increasing Growth Temperature in Three Cowpea Genotypes Grown in Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka by Imanthi Wijayaraja, Malika Piyarathne, Thilakshi Alahakoon, Udeni Devasinghe, Lasantha Weerasinghe, Dushan Kumarathunge, Dharmasiri Dissanayake, Chaminda Egodawatta, Nalaka Geekiyanage

“…More work is proposed to examine the patterns of biomass partitioning and radiation use efficiency in three cowpea genotypes at elevated temperatures.…”
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A framework for continual learning in real-time traffic forecasting utilizing spatial–temporal graph convolutional recurrent networks by Mariam Labib Francies, Abeer Twakol Khalil, Hanan M. Amer, Mohamed Maher Ata

“…This approach improves the efficiency of the Continual Learning (CL) process by enabling the model to adapt to new traffic patterns more effectively over time. Extensive experiments conducted on the PeMSD3, PeMSD4, PeMSD7, and PeMSD8 datasets reveal the superiority of the proposed models, STGCN-EWC, STGCN-MAS, and STGCN-SI models achieve significant reductions in error rates compared to baseline methodologies. …”
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Effectiveness of intradialytic muscle stretching exercise onmuscle cramps among patients undergoing maintenance hemodialysis in Oman - A randomized controlled trial by Iman Al Rahbi, Eilean Rathinasamy Lazarus, Omar AlZaabi, Huda Al-Noumani

“…This low-risk, cost-effective method has the potential to improve patient care, reduce symptoms, hospitalization rates, and enhance physical and mental performance. …”
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