Factors associated with the serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels in adults by Sue-Hsien Chen, Shu-Ching Chen, Yo-Ping Lai, Pin-Hsuan Chen, Kun-Yun Yeh

“…A self-reported depression rating score; health beliefs; and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) factors were assessed with questionnaires. …”
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Vertical Transmission of Group B Streptococcus, Prevalence, Associated Factors, and Antimicrobial Susceptibility Profile among Newborns Delivered at Health Facilities in Jigjiga Ci... by Addisu Tesfaye, Mahlet Fekede, Fasil Getu, Surafel Mekuria, Tigist Abebe, Daniel Tollosa, Shamil Barsenga, Bawlah Tahir, Abdurahman Kedir Roble, Sara Tesfaye, Muluken Walle

“…Our study documented a high prevalence of vertical transmission rate of GBS from pregnant women to their babies, with an overall transmission rate of 41.4%. …”
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Sexual behaviors and associated factors among first-year undergraduates at overseas Chinese-oriented universities in China by Zulin Chen, Zulin Chen, Yikun Zheng, Lihan Lin, Lihan Lin, Yongjun Chen, Yunting Zheng, Hongmiao Chen, Hongmiao Chen

“…It also explores sexual behavior patterns and prevention strategies in a multicultural context.MethodsA cluster sampling method was employed to conduct a questionnaire survey among the 2024 cohort of freshmen at Huaqiao University (n = 4,892) in October 2024. …”
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Guideline Utilization in Oncology: Addressing Barriers and Facilitators in Latin America and the Caribbean by Yanin Chavarri-Guerra, Luis Corrales, James D. Morgante, Henry Gomez, Alba Kihn-Alarcón, Rodrigo Munhoz, Els Dams

“…PURPOSEThis study aimed to explore the usage patterns, barriers, and facilitators of cancer treatment guidelines among oncologists in Latin America and the Caribbean.METHODSA cross-sectional survey was conducted in March 2023 among physicians in Latin America and the Caribbean who care for patients with cancer. …”
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Identification of Yellow Pigmentation Genes in Brassica rapa ssp. pekinensis Using Br300 Microarray by Hee-Jeong Jung, Ranjith Kumar Manoharan, Jong-In Park, Mi-Young Chung, Jeongyeo Lee, Yong-Pyo Lim, Yoonkang Hur, Ill-Sup Nou

“…These results indicate that the yellow leaves accumulate high levels of both lutein and β-carotene due to stimulation of synthesis and that the degradation rate is inhibited. A large number of responsible genes as novel genes were specifically expressed in yellow inner leaves, suggesting the possible involvement in pigment synthesis. …”
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Non-invasive dual-brain stimulation facilitates social cooperation through enhancing interpersonal neural synchronization by Lifen Zheng, Chunming Lu

“…Moreover, compared to sham dual-brain tDCS, the active dual-brain tDCS significantly increased the rate of cooperative strategic behaviors as well as the dyadic economic gains. …”
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miR-276 and miR-182013-5p modulate insect metamorphosis and reproduction via dually regulating juvenile hormone acid methyltransferase by Jiasheng Song, Wanwan Li, Lulu Gao, Qiang Yan, Xinyan Zhang, Mingzhi Liu, Shutang Zhou

“…We found that Jhamt, a rate-limiting enzyme in JH biosynthesis, mirrors JH titer patterns in the migratory locust. …”
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Vegetation structure and soil organic carbon storage across northern forest-tundra ecotones in continuous permafrost by H. Travers-Smith, N.C. Coops, T.C. Lantz, M. Hamp, D. Ignace, M.A. Wulder, J. van der Sluijs

“…Instead, topography and landscape drainage patterns, rather than vegetation structure may be more important predictors of SOC storage. …”
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Detecting Black-Box Model Probing Attacks Through Probability Scores by Yongzhi Wang, Ahsan Habib, Likhitha Reddy Kesara, Brahmarshi Jasti, Renjie Hu, Tejasv Singh

“…Compared with existing defense methods, our classifiers can reduce the Attack Success Rate (ASR) of the OARS-enhanced attacks from 93% to 1.78%. …”
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Management of Hirschsprung’s Disease: A Survey with Brazilian Pediatric Surgeons by Cesar Saul Quevedo Penaloza, Alana Carnevale Barreto, Erika Veruska Paiva Ortolan, Augusto Zani, Pedro Luiz Toledo de Arruda Lourenção

“…For the first time in Brazil, we analyze and report the management patterns of HD among pediatric surgeons in Brazil. …”
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Expression of toxic shock syndrome toxin-1 gene of Staphylococcus aureus in milk: Proof of concept by Milijana Babić, Marija Pajić, Aleksandra Nikolić, Vlado Teodorović, Milorad Mirilović, Lazar Milojević, Branko Velebit

“…The results of experiments showed the dependence of the growth rate and consequent up-regulation of TSST-1 encoding gene on storage time-temperature and type of milk. …”
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Coupling Coordination Development Between Cultivated Land and Agricultural Water Use Efficiency in Arid Regions: A Case Study of the Turpan–Hami Basin by Yue Kong, Abdugheni Abliz, Dongping Guo, Xianhe Liu, Jialin Li, Buasi Nurahmat

“…A coupling coordination degree model was constructed to evaluate their coordinated development level, with spatial autocorrelation and other methods used to examine spatiotemporal patterns. Key findings include: (1) The overall utilization efficiency of both resources was relatively low, with mean values of 0.516 and 0.596, showing a fluctuating upward trend and significant spatial heterogeneity; (2) The mean coupling coordination degree (CCD) ranked as follows: Barkol Kazakh Autonomous County (0.587) > Yiwu County (0.563) > Gaochang District (0.494) > Shanshan County (0.437) > Tuokexun County (0.417) > Yizhou District (0.342), with an annual growth rate of 4.6%; (3) Regional disparities were dominated by intra-regional differences (42.0%), followed by transvariation density (30.64%). …”
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Design of a Methodology to Evaluate the Energy Flexibility of Residential Consumers to Enhance Household Demand Side Management: The Case of a Spanish Municipal Network by Caterina Lamanna, Andrés Ondó Oná-Ayécaba, Lina Montuori, Manuel Alcázar-Ortega, Javier Rodríguez-García

“…Climate change and global warming are causing growing environmental concerns, prompting many countries to increase investments in renewable energies. The high growth rate of renewables in the energy systems brings significant intermittency challenges. …”
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An Octant-Based Multi-Objective Optimization Approach for Lightning Warning in High-Risk Industrial Areas by Marcos Antonio Alves, Bruno Alberto Soares Oliveira, Douglas Batista da Silva Ferreira, Ana Paula Paes dos Santos, Osmar Pinto, Fernando Pimentel Silvestrow, Daniel Calvo, Eugenio Lopes Daher

“…Sensitivity analysis revealed spatial patterns in optimal configurations, supporting the use of directional tuning. …”
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Genome-wide analysis of the KCS gene family in Medicago truncatula and their expression profile under various abiotic stress by Peng Lv, Jiaqi Lv, Yawen Zhan, Ning Wang, Xinyan Zhao, Qi Sha, Wen Zhou, Yujie Gong, Jing Yang, Hang Zhou, Pengfei Chu, Yongwang Sun

“…The expression profiles revealed that the MtKCS genes exhibit diverse expression patterns across various organs/tissues and are differentially expressed under abiotic stress. …”
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Alcohol consumption and esophageal cancer risk: unveiling DLEU2 as a key immune modulator through Mendelian randomization and transcriptomic analysis by Kailin Qu, Jingyan Gu, Zhi Xu, Yixiang Hepeng, Qi Ning, Xu Wu

“…Transcriptomic analysis identified 83 differentially expressed genes (log₂ fold change > 1, false discovery rate [FDR] < 0.05), among which DLEU2 was uniquely transcribed into a long non-coding RNA (lncRNA). …”
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Klasifikasi Pola Pergerakan Bola Mata Menggunakan Metode Multilayer Backpropagation by Karina Amadea, Fitra A. Bachtiar, Gusti Pangestu

“…Sedangkan untuk parameter-parameter yang digunakan yaitu learning rate sebesar 0,7 dan iterasi sebanyak 100 iterasi. …”
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AI4Food Project: Application of Personalised Nutrition Integrating Artificial Intelligence in Nutritional Interventions Focused on Weight Loss by Isabel Espinosa-Salinas, Gala Freixer, Sergio Romero-Tapiador, Blanca Lacruz Pleguezuelos, Ruben Tolosana, Javier Ortega-Garcia, Enrique Carrillo-De Santa Pau

“…In the digital intervention, the sensors Freestyle Libre 2 Glucometer and smartwatch Fitbit Sense were used to monitor glucose levels and lifestyle (heart rate, heart rate variability, sleep patterns, electrodermal activity, etc.) and diet was monitored by image captures. …”
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Scalability analysis of heavy-duty gas turbines using data-driven machine learning by Shubhasmita Pati, Julian D. Osorio, Mayank Panwar, Rob Hovsapian

“…The ML model, trained on data from various operating conditions and performance parameters, aims to uncover intricate relationships and patterns, resembling GT characteristics at different scales (ratings). …”
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Consensus-Driven Development of an Exercise Base Manual Programme for Prediabetic Patients: A Delphi Study by Hafeez S, Shakil-Ur-Rehman S, Riaz S, Hafeez S, Hafeez JS, Mumtaz H

“…Initial recommendations were rated by panalists through a 5-point Likert scale. …”
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