Seroprevalence of scrub typhus among patients with acute febrile illness: A study from northern districts of West Bengal by Santanu Hazra, Arpita P. Dutta, Sumana Moitra, Shampa Das, Sanjoy K. Mallick, Arunabha Sarkar, Binita Pradhan, Ayan Chakraborty, Debapriya Bhowmick, Arnab Saha

“…Background: Scrub typhus is a re-emerging acute febrile illness with a high case fatality rate. Early clinical features are nonspecific and resemble any acute febrile illness, with or without skin rash creating clinical dilemmas. …”
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Influence of bulking materials on the organic matter degradation during composting of cattle manure by Md. Mukhlesur Rahman

“…This study aimed to understand the degradation pattern of cattle manure with different types of bulking materials during composting. …”
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A Parameter-Optimized DBN Using GOA and Its Application in Fault Diagnosis of Gearbox by Jingbo Gai, Junxian Shen, He Wang, Yifan Hu

“…After several tests with the remaining samples, the diagnosis rate of the model could reach over 99.5%, which is far better than the traditional fault diagnosis method based on feature extraction and pattern recognition. …”
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Peer perceptions of clinicians using generative AI in medical decision-making by Haiyang Yang, Tinglong Dai, Nestoras Mathioudakis, Amy M. Knight, Yuna Nakayasu, Risa M. Wolf

“…Participants also acknowledged GenAI’s value in improving accuracy (4.30, p < 0.002) and rated institutionally customized GenAI more favorably (4.96, p < 0.001). …”
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An Unexplored Diversity for Adaptation of Germination to High Temperatures in Brassica Species by M. Tiret, M.‐H. Wagner, L. Gay, E. Chenel, A. Dupont, C. Falentin, L. Maillet, F. Gavory, K. Labadie, S. Ducournau, A.‐M. Chèvre

“…Our results show that both species exhibit heat tolerance to the temperature range tested, especially B. rapa, with an increase in speed and uniformity of germination time, as well as an increase in germination rate as temperature increased. As for B. oleracea accessions, the ability to germinate under heat conditions depended on the geographical origin; in particular, southern populations showed a higher germination rate than northern populations, possibly in relation to their warmer climates of origin. …”
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Different outcomes of phonemic verbal fluency in Parkinson’s disease patients with subthalamic nucleus deep brain stimulation by Aline Juliane Romann, Bárbara Costa Beber, Maira Rozenfeld Olchik, Carlos R M. Rieder

“…Sixteen participants were evaluated on the Unified Parkinson’s Disease Rating Scale - Part III and for phonemic fluency (“FAS” version) in the conditions of on- and off-stimulation. …”
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Mapping Racial Fluidity over Time in Jamaica by Monique D. A. Kelly

“…Over time, skin color ratings between Black and mixed-race individuals converged, suggesting increased fluidity between skin color and racial identity. …”
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Determinants of depressive symptoms in multinational middle-aged and older adults by Can Lu, Shenwei Wan, Zhiyong Liu

“…SHAP analyses identified self-rated health as the predominant predictor, though key factors varied notably—gender was especially influential in MHAS. …”
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Association of psychosocial factors and biological pathways identified from rare-variant analysis with longitudinal trajectories of treatment response in major depressive disorder by Haiping Tang, Yan Xia, Chenjie Gao, Yufan Cai, Yongqi Shao, Wenji Chen, Yonggui Yuan, Chunyu Liu, Zhijun Zhang, Zhi Xu

“…Treatment response trajectories were identified through cluster analysis using normalized score change ratios from the 17-item Hamilton Rating Scale for Depression (HAMD-17) at baseline and weeks 2, 4, 6, and 8. …”
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Molecular mechanism and biological pathway of high-expressed RAD51 in regulating cell adhesion and potentially affecting oral squamous cell carcinoma by Yu-Xing Tang, Yu-Yan Pang, Yan Cui, Guo-Jiao Wu, Lin-Qing Huang, Chang-Zhan Zhou, Bin Li, Qi Li, Bang-Teng Chi, Rong-Quan He, Di-Yuan Qin, Jian-Di Li, Gang Chen, Dong-Ming Li, Yi-Wu Dang

“…Abstract Background Oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) is the most common malignant tumor in the oral cavity, with over 70% of cases detected in advanced stages and a 5-year survival rate of 50%. RAD51, a crucial DNA repair molecule, has also been implicated in the regulation of cell adhesion. …”
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Enhancing the accuracy of mental health assessments through the integration of self-report and objective measures: A convergence study utilizing biosignals and 14-day wearable data by Nayeon Kwon, Dongwon Lee, Soree Hwang, Soomin Yang, Inchan Youn, Hyuk-June Moon, Sungmin Han

“…Participants performed a laboratory-based mental arithmetic task designed to induce acute stress while their electrocardiogram (ECG) was recorded to extract heart rate variability (HRV) features. Additionally, they wore a smartwatch for 14 consecutive days to monitor stress levels multiple times daily, as well as continuous sleep and activity patterns. …”
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Sustainability and energy self-sufficiency; overcoming the barriers by Rania Abdel Galil

“…Renewable energy technologies are viewed as radical innovations which necessitate substantial changes in production and consumption patterns, hence often met with resistance from both institutions and individuals. …”
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Lumbar Temperature Map of Elderly Individuals with Chronic Low Back Pain—An Infrared Thermographic Analysis by Nelson Albuquerque, Liliana Gonçalves, Wally Strasse, Joaquim Gabriel, Laetitia Teixeira, Pedro Cantista

“…Pain intensity was measured using a numerical rating scale (0–10). The functional assessments included spine mobility tests and validated questionnaires evaluating clinical characteristics. …”
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Electroencephalographic (EEG) analysis of hue perception differences between art and non-art majors: insights from the P2 and P3 components by Liting Song, Guanghui Zhang, Johanna Silvennoinen, Fengyu Cong

“…Participants completed color perception tasks involving cool, warm, and neutral hues while EEG data were recorded with a 65-electrode system. Behavioral ratings and ERP components (P2 and P3) were analyzed, supplemented by decoding analysis to uncover neural processing patterns. …”
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Language-Based Engineering Considering the Trade-off among Words in Design Reflecting User’s Emotion by Nobuhisa KATSUMATA, Sonosuke HARADA, So FUKUHARA, Masao ARAKAWA, Shogo NAKAO, Masahiko FUJIWARA

“…We analyzed the relationship between user ratings and design elements using Quantification Theory Type I and created a database of these relationships. …”
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Features of the functioning of regional airports in the context of the development of the Russian air transportation market by I. N. Rykova, A. A. Alaev, R. S. Gubanov

“…The applied methods of monographic and economic-statistical analysis, rating assessment provided the identification of patterns of changes in the results of airport operations. …”
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Studies on the fitting effect of egg production curve in duck using Wood model by LU Li-zhi, CHEN Hai-yan, FU Yan, ZHOU Wai-dong, TAO Zhen-rong

“…The laying rate at the age of 68 weeks of 3 duck breeds, namely Shaoxing duck, Khaki-Campbell duck and Gaoyou duck, was fitted by Wood's model, which gave R² values of 0.6098, 0.5338 and 0.7935, respectively, for the 3 breeds. …”
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Identification of galectin-9 and its antibacterial function in Yellow River carp (Cyprinus carpio haematopterus) by Li Wang, Li Wang, Li Wang, Yuanyuan Hu, Xudong Li, Ziyan Zhang, Nan Wang, Limin Chao, Chengfei Li, Pei Gao, Jinyou Ma, Jinyou Ma, Lei Wang, Xiaojing Xia, Xiaojing Xia

“…IntroductionGalectin-9 is a β-galactoside-binding lectin that functions as a critical pattern recognition receptor (PRR) in the host immune system, initiating immune defense responses by recognizing and binding to pathogen-associated molecular patterns (PAMPs) on the surface of microorganisms. …”
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Verbal fluency tests reliability in a Brazilian multicentric study, ELSA-Brasil by Valéria Maria de Azeredo Passos, Luana Giatti, Sandhi Maria Barreto, Roberta Carvalho Figueiredo, Paulo Caramelli, Isabela Benseñor, Maria de Jesus Mendes da Fonseca, Nagela Valadão Cade, Alessandra Carvalho Goulart, Maria Angélica Nunes, Márcia Guimarães de Mello Alves, Ana Angélica Martins da Trindade

“…Intraclass correlation coefficient ratings reliability and Bland-Altman plot examined patterns of ratings disagreement. …”
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Comorbidity health pathways in heart failure patients: A sequences-of-regressions analysis using cross-sectional data from 10,575 patients in the Swedish Heart Failure Registry. by Claire A Lawson, Ivonne Solis-Trapala, Ulf Dahlstrom, Mamas Mamas, Tiny Jaarsma, Umesh T Kadam, Anna Stromberg

“…The following hypotheses were tested: (i) comorbidities are associated with more severe symptoms and functional limitations and subsequently worse patient-rated health in HF, and (ii) these patterns of association differ among selected comorbidities.…”
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