The Evolution of Urbanization in Dodoma: A 21-Year Spatial Assessment by N. S. Sumari

“…Additionally, Sorenson’s UEII coefficient reveals an urban growth rate of approximately 9,131 hectares over the same period, with a coefficient value of 0.224. …”
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Optimizing jacket design for two-wheeler delivery workers during rainy conditions by Sujin Lim, Jisoo Ha

“…Recent field research suggests that delivery riders are unsatisfied with their current workwear, and ergonomic discomfort mainly affects their safety-critical work patterns and frequent physical movements. An urgent need exists to develop better designs that consider comfort and performance. …”
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A Survey of Canadian Gastroenterologists about the Management of Barrett’s Esophagus by Lisa MacNeil-Covin, Alan G Casson, Dickran Malatjalian, Sander Veldhuyzen van Zanten

“…The aims of the present study were to determine practice patterns of Canadian gastroenterologists for screening patients with Barrett’s esophagus and to compare current practice patterns with published guidelines. …”
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MATHEMATICAL-CARTOGRAPHIC MODELING AND CARTOGRAPHY OP DEMOGRAPHIC SITUATION IN THE REGIONS OF EUROPE AND RUSSIA by A. I. Igonin, V. S. Tikunov

“…The multivariate typology gave heterogeneous results, which makes it possible to assess a wide range of territorial features of the demographic characteristics of the population and identify patterns of their distribution. So, for the typology of the second option, instead of the indicator of life expectancy, the general mortality rate was used, which strengthens the significance of this development for the analysis of the demographic movement of the population and gives a clearer idea of the causes and genesis of the dynamics of the demographic situation. …”
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Use of multiple metrics and clustering analysis to assess antimicrobial use in Shanxi hospitals, China: a cross-sectional study based on 25 general hospitals by Donghong Yin, Donghong Yin, Yang Tang, Song Wang, Shuyun Wang, Ruigang Hou, Ruigang Hou, Jinju Duan, Jinju Duan

“…ObjectiveTo investigate the current patterns of antimicrobial use among nonsurgical inpatients across 25 general hospitals in Shanxi Province and to evaluate the antimicrobial use rate, antimicrobial use density (AUD), days of therapy (DOT), length of therapy (LOT), and the application of cluster analysis in monitoring antimicrobial prescribing practices.MethodsThis study included 25 general hospitals covering 11 cities in Shanxi Province. …”
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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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Multiple Respiratory Virus Detection in Acute Respiratory Infection Patients in Mie Prefecture, Japan, 2021–2023 by Yuriko Tomita, Hiyori Okura, Rika Mochizuki, Manami Negoro, Takuya Yano, Yusuke Kobayashi, Ikuyo Takayama, Kiyosu Taniguchi, Shinji Watanabe, Hideki Hasegawa

“…The Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic significantly impacted the circulation patterns of respiratory viruses worldwide. To better understand viral circulation patterns during the transition from pandemic to endemic phase, we conducted comprehensive respiratory virus surveillance in Mie Prefecture, Japan, during 2021–2023, coinciding with the Delta-to-Omicron transition of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). …”
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MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE IN PEDIATRIC CRITICAL CARE: ADVANCES IN PATHOPHYSIOLOGY AND PROGNOSIS by EVGENIYA O. Petrova, EVGENIY V. Grigoriev

“…Multiple organ failure is a leading cause of admission to the intensive care units, characterized by a high case fatality rate and significant financial costs. Here we review the mechanisms of multiple organ failure in pediatric patients (triggers, concomitant diseases, release of danger- and pathogen-associated molecular patterns, bacterial translocation, epithelial, endothelial, or mitochondrial dysfunction, and inadequate immune response) and recent diagnostic and prognostic scales.…”
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Study Comparison Deep Learning and Support Vector Machine for Face Mask Detection by Rani Kurnia Putri, Muhammad Athoillah*

“…In particular, the Deep Learning algorithm achieved an average Sensitivity/Recall rate of 92%, a Specificity rate of 95.44%, a Precision rate of 95.28%, and an Accuracy rate of 93.72%.…”
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9‐Year Trend in the Management of Acute Heart Failure in Japan: A Report From the National Consortium of Acute Heart Failure Registries by Yasuyuki Shiraishi, Shun Kohsaka, Naoki Sato, Teruo Takano, Takeshi Kitai, Tsutomu Yoshikawa, Yuya Matsue

“…Background Acute heart failure (AHF) is a heterogeneous condition, and its characteristics and management patterns differ by region. Furthermore, limited evidence is available on AHF outside of Western countries. …”
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Integration of chromosome conformation and gene expression networks reveals regulatory mechanisms in triple negative breast cancer by Helena Reyes-Gopar, Helena Reyes-Gopar, Helena Reyes-Gopar, Keila Adonai Pérez-Fuentes, Matthew L. Bendall, Enrique Hernández-Lemus, Enrique Hernández-Lemus

“…IntroductionTriple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) accounts for twelve percent of all breast cancer cases, with a survival rate around ten percent lower than ER+/PR+ positive breast cancers. …”
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Thalamic nuclei volumes are related to disease stage in patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis by Tianrui Wen, Tianrui Wen, Jun Zhu, Jun Zhu, Sujuan Sun, Sujuan Sun, Yujing Chen, Yujing Chen, Ninglu Gao, Ninglu Gao, Mingjie Ma, Xinyue Chen, Shuangwu Liu, Shuangwu Liu, Pengfei Lin, Yan Deng

“…We investigated patterns of thalamic atrophy in the patients and in 94 healthy controls (HCs). …”
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HTLV-1 antibodies in serum and cerebrospinal fluid in tropical spastic paraparesis in Brazil by A. Spina-França, J. A. Livramento, L. R. Machado, H. R. Gomes, L. S. Vianna, L. H. M. Castro, J. P. S. Nobrega, L. A. Baciheschi

“…CSF patterns considered (cytology, protein content and gamma-globulins rate) were different between TSP group with HTLV-l antibodies in CSF and SP group with no HTLV-l antibodies detection either in serum or in CSF. …”
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Modeling of Photochemical and Photothermal Effects in Soft Tissue Subjected to Laser Irradiation by Marek Jasiński, Maria Zadoń

“…The connection between bioheat transfer and PDT models is taken into account through the respective relationships between perfusion rate, capillary blood velocity, and the maximum oxygen supply rate. …”
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Resolving contiguous vowels across word boundaries in Spanish: L2 learners, levels, and tasks by Erik W. Willis, D. Eric Holt, Carly Carver

“…The intermediate learners increased the frequency of linking contiguous vowels to 49% in the narrative-retell task, whereas the advanced L2 speakers slightly reduced their linking rate to 68%. The Mexican monolingual speaker comparison group produced linked speech in a narrative-retell task at a rate of 93%. …”
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Wellbeing among U.S. Veterans: Results from the 2010 National Survey of Veterans by Thibault Deneve, Ellis Scott Logan

“…Our research focuses on self-rated general health and access to healthcare among veterans. …”
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Air Entrainment and Gas Transfer in Wave Breaking Events by S. Di Giorgio, S. Pirozzoli, A. Iafrati

“…Waves with varying initial steepness, including regular wave patterns, mild spilling, and intense plunging breakers are examined. …”
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Size and impact of the Brussels knowledge economy by Tom Van Puyenbroeck, Johan Eyckmans, Peter Teirlinck, André Spithoven, Gilles Van Hamme

“…A negative total employment growth rate differential between Brussels and the rest of Belgium is due to an industry-mix effect. …”
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Genome-Wide identification and salt stress-responsive expression dynamics of the HMGR gene family in Ziziphus jujuba var. spinosa. by Xiaohan Tang, Xiaojun Ma, Jun Cao, Xinhong Wang, Xuexiang Li, Xiaozhou Yang, Jing Shu

“…Spatiotemporal expression analysis via qRT-PCR revealed differential transcriptional patterns of ZjHMGR members, with pronounced upregulation under ABA, MeJA, and light induction. …”
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Improving the Performance of Charge Trapping Memtransistor as Synaptic Device by Ti-Doped HfO₂ by Yu-Che Chou, Wan-Hsuan Chung, Chien-Wei Tsai, Chin-Ya Yi, Chao-Hsin Chien

“…The content of Ti was quantified and the energy band structures of the gate stack was constructed with the aid of transmission electron microscope (TEM) images and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) analysis. …”
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