Fine mapping of qRC10-2, a quantitative trait locus for cold tolerance of rice roots at seedling and mature stages. by Ning Xiao, Wei-Nan Huang, Xiao-Xiang Zhang, Yong Gao, Ai-Hong Li, Yi Dai, Ling Yu, Guang-Qing Liu, Cun-Hong Pan, Yu-Hong Li, Zheng-Yuan Dai, Jian-Min Chen

“…The correlation coefficients between RC and the plant survival rate (PSR) at the seedling and maturity stages were -0.85 and -0.9 (P = 0.01), respectively, indicating that RC is a reliable index for evaluating cold tolerance of rice. …”
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Predicting sleep quality among college students during COVID-19 lockdown using a LASSO-based neural network model by Lufeng Chen, Qingquan Chen, Zhimin Huang, Ling Yao, Jiajing Zhuang, Haibin Lu, Yifu Zeng, Jimin Fan, Ailing Song, Yixiang Zhang

“…Results A mean PSQI total score of 6.03 ± 3.21 and a sleep disorder rate of 29.4% (PSQI > 7) were obtained. Sleep quality, sleep latency, sleep efficiency, diurnal dysfunction, and PSQI score were all higher than the national norm (P < 0.05). …”
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Rapid detection and quantification of Nile Red-stained microplastic particles in sediment samples by Masashi Tsuchiya, Tomo Kitahashi, Yosuke Taira, Hitoshi Saito, Kazumasa Oguri, Ryota Nakajima, Dhugal J. Lindsay, Katsunori Fujikura

“…In this study, we demonstrated the utility of the developed system by comparing its recovery rate and analysis time with those of the conventional methods used for manual processing. …”
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Temporal Stability of Plant Species α-Diversity in Alpine Grasslands of the Tibetan Plateau and Their Implications for Biodiversity Conservation by Tianyu Li, Wei Sun, Shaowei Li, Erfu Dai, Gang Fu

“…The greater the temporal stability of a plant species’ Shannon, the higher its rate of increase under the combined effects of climate change and human activities. …”
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Behaviour of post released translocated greater one-horned rhinoceros (Rhinoceros unicornis) at Manas National Park, Assam, India by Deba Dutta, Amit Sharma, Rita Mahanta, Anindya Swargowari

“…Maximum grazing activity was observed in the monsoon (June–September) and retreating monsoon (October–November) seasons while it was observed that the grazing rate decreased during the dry winter season (December–February). …”
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Factors affecting postdialysis fatigue among hemodialysis patients: a multi-group path analysis according to nutritional status by Yuhan Zhang, Na Yang, Xujiao Bai, Yina Liu, Xiangyun Li, Meiqin Yan, Yuxiang Liu, Yuxiang Liu, Yuxiang Liu

“…Data were collected using Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index, Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale, The Social Support Rate Scale, Post-dialysis fatigue Questionnaire, The Simplified Nutritional Appetite Questionnaire, The Rome IV constipation diagnostic criteria. …”
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Investigation of corrosion void formation in a Ni-based alloy under simulated MSW incineration condition by Xinxin Wu, Terrence Wenga, Wenchao Ma

“…Therefore, in this study, corrosion void formation and migration mechanism on a newly designed alloy (Ni–28Cr–13Al–5W-0.06B-0.005C) was investigated and the corrosion rate of the alloy was compared with that of Ni–20Cr alloy under simulated municipal solid waste (MSW) incineration conditions at 600 °C. …”
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Interplay between C-reactive protein responses and antibiotic prescribing in people with suspected infection by Qingze Gu, Kevin Yuan, Jia Wei, Chang Ho Yoon, Anders Skyrud Danielsen, Augustine Luk, David W. Eyre, A. Sarah Walker

“…CRP percentile changes were modestly associated with subsequent antibiotic adjustments; in particular, suboptimal recovery, indicated by an increase in CRP centiles, was associated with a higher rate of antibiotic escalation (16.5% vs. 10.7% in expected recovery) and, conversely, faster than expected recovery in CRP was associated with de-escalation (23.6% vs. 17.2%). …”
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Assessing the Impact of Land Use Changes on Ecosystem Service Values in Coal Mining Regions Using Google Earth Engine Classification by Shi Chen, Jiwei Qin, Shuning Dong, Yixi Liu, Pingping Sun, Dongze Yao, Xiaoyan Song, Congcong Li

“…Land use change dynamics were quantified via a transfer matrix, while changes in the ESV were evaluated using the ecosystem sensitivity index and ecological contribution rate. Our results revealed notable fluctuations: forestland increased from 2013 to 2018 before declining sharply from 2019 to 2021; grassland displayed similar variability; and constructed land experienced a continual expansion. …”
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Tracking Pelagia noctiluca scyphomedusae by combining modeling and stable isotope approaches by Isabella D’Ambra, Isabella D’Ambra, Simona Saviano, Maria Assunta Ambrosio, Vincenzo Botte, Daniele Iudicone, Maria Grazia Mazzocchi, Louise Merquiol, Louise Merquiol, Louise Merquiol, Daniela Cianelli

“…SIs were determined in scyphomedusae and their potential planktonic prey collected at the Long Term Research site MareChiara (LTER-MC) during the outbreaks and during the previous three weeks, to account for the turnover rate of medusae. Numerical simulations were performed using a particle tracking model forced by a Regional Ocean Modeling System (ROMS) developed for the GoN. …”
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Gender differences in eating habits and sports preferences across age groups: a cross-sectional study by Stefania Gorini, Elisabetta Camajani, Edda Cava, Alessandra Feraco, Andrea Armani, Isaac Amoah, Tiziana Filardi, Xinyan Wu, Rocky Strollo, Massimiliano Caprio, Elvira Padua, Mauro Lombardo

“…Results Significant differences in body composition were observed between genders: men had a higher lean mass and basal metabolic rate, whereas women showed a higher fat mass in all age groups. …”
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Distribution Characteristics and Ecological Risk Assessment of Pharmaceutical and Personal Care Products (PPCPs) in Different Water Sources, Soil Profiles and Rice Crops Under Rura... by Menghua Xiao, Caijie Yang, Lei Wang, Shizong Zheng, Ling Xiong, Peipei Kong, Jiafang Cai

“…In addition, the reduction rate of 15 PPCPs in soil under RDRW irrigation was greater than 85%, and the bio-concentration factor (BCF) of PPCPs in rice grain was less than 0.1. …”
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Adipose-derived mesenchymal stem cell-supported ciprofloxacin therapy effectively protects the kidney parenchyma and functional integrity against acute pyelonephritis damage in rod... by Chih-Chao Yang, Ya Yue, Pei-Lin Shao, Ben-Chung Cheng, Tsuen-Wei Hsu, Yi-Ling Chen, Sheung-Fat Ko, Hon-Kan Yip, Mel S. Lee

“…The in vivo results revealed that the day-5 mortality rate and creatinine levels at days 2 and 5 were significantly greater in group 2 than in groups 1 and 5 ( P = 0.01), whereas the kidney injury score and inflammatory cell infiltration in the kidney were highest in group 2, lowest in group 1, and significantly greater in groups 3 and 4 than in group 5; however, there was no difference between groups 3 and 4 (all P < 0.0001). …”
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Catheter-associated Urinary Tract Infections in a trauma care facility in India: trend over ten years by Aparna Ningombam, Arpan Kumar Thakur, Ashish Kumar Srivastava, Sharin Varma, Madhavi Kirti, M. Nizam Ahmed, Vanlal Tluanpuii, Kapil Dev Soni, Richa Aggarwal, Gyanendra Pal Singh, Ashish Bindra, Navdeep Sokhal, Keshav Goyal, Kamran Farooque, Purva Mathur

“…Among 546 patients, 577 episodes of CAUTI were recorded, giving a CAUTI rate of 7.4/1,000 catheter days. The average length of stay (LOS) of patients was 19.9 days. …”
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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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Describing the performance of U.S. hospitals by applying big data analytics. by Nicholas S Downing, Alexander Cloninger, Arjun K Venkatesh, Angela Hsieh, Elizabeth E Drye, Ronald R Coifman, Harlan M Krumholz

“…Our application of a novel graph analytics method to data describing U.S. hospitals revealed nuanced differences in performance that are obscured in existing hospital rating systems.…”
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On improving Kaiwa (会話) assessment: Incorporating JF Standard descriptors and MFRM by Rina Supriatnaningsih, Ahmad Yulianto, Lispridona Diner

“…The result revealed that: (1) 29 biases were found in rater-student interaction and rater-component interaction; (2) different patterns of rating behaviour were discovered. Rater 1 was more lenient than rater 2 but rater 2 was more consistent; (3) pronunciation and fluency are components that contributed the most to bias while structure was the most objective component being scored. …”
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Force fluctuations regulation and the role of neurophysiological mechanisms throughout different isometric contraction intensities by João H. Oliveira, João S. Gomes, Philipp Bauer, Pedro Pezarat-Correia, João R. Vaz

“…We demonstrated a trend for an inverted U-shaped relationship between force complexity and contraction intensity, with SampEn at ETT and 150%ETT being significantly higher than at 50%ETT and 75%ETT (all p < 0.05). This pattern was accompanied by an increase in motor unit actions potentials and firing rate as the intensity increased up to 150%ETT (all p < 0.05). …”
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Mathematical Analysis of Inclusion Removal from Liquid Steel by Gas Bubbling in a Casting Tundish by H. Arcos-Gutierrez, J. de J. Barreto, S. Garcia-Hernandez, A. Ramos-Banderas

“…Nevertheless, in a real casting tundish the inclusion removal rate employing argon bubbling is efficient; is mainly due to the fluid flow pattern changes rather than bubble attachment. …”
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Convolutional Neural Decoder for Surface Codes by Hyunwoo Jung, Inayat Ali, Jeongseok Ha

“…The numerical results show that the proposed decoding algorithm effectively improves the decoding performance in terms of logical error rate as compared to the existing algorithms on various quantum error models.…”
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