Association between social participation and medical care utilization among rural older adults in China: a longitudinal study based on the CLHLS (2011–2018) by Dianrui Yao, Le Yang, Naoki Kondo

“…Subjective economic status, self-rated health, and the number of chronic diseases significantly predicted social participation transition patterns (P < 0.05). …”
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Early-stage resectable non-small cell lung cancer in Hungary by Gabriella Gálffy, Réka Hécz, Réka Bujdosó, Eszter Gáspár, Réka Korompay, Judit Hoffer, Szilvia Szécsényi, Celia Blasszauer, Dániel Reibl, Erika Tóth, Krisztina Bogos, László Agócs, László Agócs, Ferenc Rényi-Vámos, Ferenc Rényi-Vámos, Éva Mórocz

“…This study provides a comprehensive analysis of early-stage resectable non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) in Hungary, investigating incidence rates, demographic trends, treatment patterns and survival outcomes. …”
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GNSS-Based Models of Displacement, Stress, and Strain in the SHETPENANT Region: Impact of Geodynamic Activity from the ORCA Submarine Volcano by Belén Rosado, Vanessa Jiménez, Alejandro Pérez-Peña, Rosa Martín, Amós de Gil, Enrique Carmona, Jorge Gárate, Manuel Berrocoso

“…These patterns align with the known structural framework of the region. …”
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Epidemiologic, microbiologic and imaging characteristics of urinary tract infections in hospitalized children < 2 years of age diagnosed with anatomic abnormalities of the urinary... by Zohar Landau, Evgenia Cherniavsky, Salman Abofreha, Ilan Linder, Ron Leibovitz, Diana Roif-Kaminsky, Michael Friger, Natalya Bilenko, Eugene Leibovitz

“…In the study group, Ec nonsusceptibility rates to ampicillin, amoxicillin/clavulanic acid, cefazolin, cefuroxime, TMP/SMX and ceftriaxone were 58%, 40%, 14%, 14%, 12% and 10%, respectively, with no differences vs. controls. …”
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Optimizing Effects of Organic Farming and Moderately Low Nitrogen Levels on Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Pools by Guanghua Wang, Yu Yang, Yuqi Chen, Shilong Yu, Xiaomin Huang, Min Jiang, Zujian Zhang, Lifen Huang

“…Therefore, a field trial was conducted to elucidate the impacts of different cultivation patterns and nitrogen application rates on soil carbon and nitrogen pools, especially on how these factors affect the components of soil organic carbon. …”
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Role of TRP channels and HSPs in thermal stress response in the aphid parasitoid Aphelinus asychis (Hymenoptera: Aphelinidae) by Xiang LIU, Zhi-wei KANG, Xing-lin YU, Fan LI, Tong-xian LIU, Qiang LI

“…The results showed that the maximum temperature that allowed A. asychis survival was approximately 41°C; females had higher survival rates than that of the males at 40 and 41°C. Short-term heat-shock resulted in increased expression of Aasyshsp in males, and Aasyhsp40, Aasyhsp68, Aasyhsp70-4, Aasyhsp70-5 and Aasyhsp90 were upregulated and then downregulated, whereas Aasyhsp70-3 was upregulated at 41°C. …”
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Translating weighted probabilistic bits to synthetic genetic circuits by Matthew D. Ciccone, Carlos D. Messina

“…We analyze the necessary requirements for assuring Boolean logic gate sequences can function in unpredictable intracellular conditions, followed by interpreted pathways by which a mathematical representation of probabilistic circuits can be translated to biological implementation. …”
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The Neural Basis of Salt Perception: A Focus on Potassium Chloride as a Sodium Alternative by Emilia Iannilli, Raffaela Fürer, Antje Welge-Lüssen, Thomas Hummel

“…This study investigates the neural correlates of taste perception for NaCl, KCl, and their mixture using gustatory event-related potentials (ERPs) in a sample of 28 healthy young adults. Participants rated the intensity, saltiness, and pleasantness of the stimuli, which were matched for iso-intensity and iso-pleasantness. …”
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Optimizing jacket design for two-wheeler delivery workers during rainy conditions by Sujin Lim, Jisoo Ha

“…Also riders to make as many deliveries as possible and receive good ratings, most work more than 8 h. This complex work environment and long working hours expose them to physical fatigue, scrapes, bumps, falls, and other accidents, making it more necessary than ever to pay attention to the health and safety of delivery riders. …”
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Immune Escape and Drug Resistance Mutations in Patients with Hepatitis B Virus Infection: Clinical and Epidemiological Implications by Maria Antonia De Francesco, Franco Gargiulo, Francesca Dello Iaco, Laert Zeneli, Serena Zaltron, Giorgio Tiecco, Simone Pellizzeri, Emanuele Focà, Arnaldo Caruso, Eugenia Quiros-Roldan

“…Hepatitis B virus (HBV) genetic variability, shaped by high mutation rates and selective pressures, complicates its management and increases the emergence of drug-resistant and immune-escape variants. …”
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A Permutation Entropy Method for Sleep Disorder Screening by Cristina D. Duarte, Marcos M. Meo, Francisco R. Iaconis, Alejandro Wainselboim, Gustavo Gasaneo, Claudio Delrieux

“…<b>Conclusions:</b> The advantages of this approach, including compatibility with single-channel EEG (enabling potential wearable applications), independence from sleep-stage annotations, and generalizability across recording montages and sampling rates, stablish a framework for non-specific sleep pathology detection. …”
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Microbial hallmarks of the respiratory tract in lung cancer: a meta-analysis by Bin Zhu, Stephanie S. McHale, Michelle Van Scoyk, Gregory Riddick, Pei-Ying Wu, Chu-Fang Chou, Katherine Y. Tossas, Katherine Y. Tossas, Katherine Y. Tossas, Katherine Y. Tossas, Ching-Yi Chen, Robert A. Winn

“…., Streptococcus and Prevotella, with increased rates of dominance by these taxa in the BAL microbiota of lung cancer patients. …”
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Laboratory based antimicrobial resistance surveillance for Pseudomonas aeruginosa blood isolates from South Africa by Ashika Singh-Moodley, Adriano Duse, Preneshni Naicker, Ranmini Kularatne, Trusha Nana, Ruth Lekalakala, Nontombi Mbelle, Halima Dawood, Khine Swe Swe Han, Praksha Ramjathan, Prathna Bhola, Andrew Whitelaw, Olga Perovic

“…Pseudomonas aeruginosa is an opportunistic healthcare-associated pathogen with high rates of morbidity and mortality and an extensive range of resistance mechanisms. …”
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Hemotropic pathogens in aborted fetuses of domestic ruminants: transplacental transmission and implications for reproductive loss by Daria Jurković Žilić, Šimun Naletilić, Željko Mihaljević, Ema Gagović, Silvio Špičić, Irena Reil, Sanja Duvnjak, Maja Zdelar Tuk, Adnan Hodžić, Relja Beck

“…The highest infection rates were observed in cattle (17.27%) and sheep (15.85%), while goats showed significantly lower prevalence (5.3%). …”
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Establishing Monoxenic Culture of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungus <i>Glomus</i> sp. Through <i>In Vitro</i> Root Organ Culture and <i>Swietenia macrophylla</i> King <i>In Vitro</i> C... by Romero-Ceciliano Marysol, Andrade-Torres Antonio, Artavia-Salazar Evelyn, Solís-Ramos Laura Yesenia

“…Arbuscular colonization reached 41.49% at 30 days and 52.13% at 75 days, exceeding rates reported for other culture systems. Monoxenic cultures are a reliable, aseptic source of high-quality inoculum, supporting biofertilizer production and biotechnological applications. …”
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Comparative Analysis of Mineralogical Composition and Radioactivity Levels in Stone Samples from the Archaeological Site of <i>Halaesa</i> (Sicily, Italy) by Giuseppe Paladini, Paola Cardiano, Francesco Caridi, Lorenzo Pistorino, Domenico Majolino, Francesco Gregorio, Stefania Lanza, Gabriele Lando, Antonio Francesco Mottese, Marco Miano, Olivia Gómez-Laserna, Valentina Venuti

“…Moreover, the specific activity of radionuclides (²²⁶Ra, ²³²Th, and ⁴⁰K) and the ²²²Rn exhalation rates were measured, enabling the estimation of a set of radiological indices that assess potential health hazards associated with prolonged exposure to these lithic materials. …”
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Emotional and visual responses to trypophobic images with object, animal, or human body backgrounds: an eye-tracking study by Pengfei Yu, Li Yu, Li Yu, Yuting Li, Cheng Qian, Jia Hu, Weiyi Zhu, Fang Liu, Fang Liu, Qi Wang, Qi Wang, Qi Wang

“…Finally, participants rated the image’s disgust and arousal levels using a self-assessment rating scale. …”
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A dataset of laymen olfactory perception for 74 mono-molecular odors by Antonie Louise Bierling, Alexander Croy, Tim Jesgarzewsky, Maria Rommel, Gianaurelio Cuniberti, Thomas Hummel, Ilona Croy

“…However, the principles of how odorant chemistry links to perceptual patterns remain largely unknown and are primarily studied using odor rating datasets from highly trained olfactory experts, such as perfumers. …”
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The Intraosseous Schwannoma of the Upper Extremity by Nandlal Bharwani, Abhijeet Ashok Salunke, Dhruv Patel, Ritesh Suthar, Keval Patel, Ishan Arora, Ashok Govada, Shashank Pandya

“…Surgical management, consisting of curettage, provides a favorable prognosis and low recurrence rates. Conclusion Despite its rarity, intraosseous schwannoma should be considered in the differential diagnosis of well-defined, expansile lytic bone lesions, particularly those with thin sclerotic rims. …”
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Effects of Physiological Loading from Patient-Derived Activities of Daily Living on the Wear of Metal-on-Polymer Total Hip Replacements by Benjamin A. Clegg, Samuel Perry, Enrico De Pieri, Anthony C. Redmond, Stephen J. Ferguson, David E. Lunn, Richard M. Hall, Michael G. Bryant, Nazanin Emami, Andrew R. Beadling

“…The results indicate that jogging significantly increased wear rates compared to the ISO walking gait waveform, with wear increasing from 15.24 ± 0.55 to 28.68 ± 0.87 mm³/Mc. …”
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