Evaluation of lung cancer early detection offered by the German Social Accident Insurance for formerly asbestos-exposed employees using low-dose computed tomography – setting and s... by Felix Greiner, Jan Heidrich, Helena Keller, Dirk Taeger, Thorsten Wiethege, Volker Harth

“…Primary endpoints are participation patterns, the rate of findings requiring further diagnostic investigation, the detection of lung cancer including tumour stage and characteristics, and the notification and recognition of asbestos-related occupational diseases. …”
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Clinical management and analysis of immune-related adverse events in neoadjuvant immunotherapy for locally advanced rectal cancer by AN Yang, WANG Chentong, QIU Xiaoyuan, ZHOU Jiaolin, LIN Guole

“…Two gastrointestinal events occurred, including one Grade 3 diarrhea treated with GCs. The overall GC usage rate was 31.7% (13/41), with 76.9% administered for Grade ≥3 irAEs. …”
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Global, regional, and national burden of male breast cancer and predictions in the next 30 years: a systematic analysis of the global burden of disease study 2021 by YaRong Wang, Liang Wang, Bei Yu, Shuang Wen, Xiaoxi Mou, Lin Yang

“…Disease burden was high and decreasing in low SDI regions, but low and stable in high SDI regions. The Age-standardized rate(ASR)-Deaths correlated negatively with SDI. …”
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Air leakage characteristics and comprehensive prevention of goaf side retained roadway of fully mechanized mining faces in Qincheng coal mine by Xin Luo, Liang Chen, Bing Wu, Mengchen Sun, Tao Yang, Hongyang Yu

“…Abstract Mastering the deformation and air leakage patterns of gob-side retained roadway in fully mechanized mining faces, as well as the distribution characteristics of the gas flow field, is of great significance for the comprehensive prevention and control of gas in the goaf. …”
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The alteration of the sensorimotor network in trigeminal neuralgia after microvascular decompression surgery: a follow-up study using independent component analysis by Yan Zhang, Yan Zhang, Xueju Wang, Xuefeng Wang, Gengdi Huang

“…Group ICA was used to identify ROIs and assessed inter-group differences in neural activity using false discovery rate (FDR) correction.ResultsCompared to the HC, increased activity was observed in the right frontal operculum cortex, right insular cortex, right inferior frontal gyrus (pars opercularis), and right frontal pole in TN patients. …”
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At-Home Stroke Neurorehabilitation: Early Findings with the NeuroExo BCI System by Juan José González-España, Lianne Sánchez-Rodríguez, Maxine Annel Pacheco-Ramírez, Jeff Feng, Kathryn Nedley, Shuo-Hsiu Chang, Gerard E. Francisco, Jose L. Contreras-Vidal

“…Results: Participants achieved a compliance rate between <inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><mrow><mn>21</mn><mo>%</mo></mrow></semantics></math></inline-formula> and <inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><mrow><mn>100</mn><mo>%</mo></mrow></semantics></math></inline-formula>, with an average of <inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><mrow><mn>69</mn><mo>%</mo></mrow></semantics></math></inline-formula>, while maintaining adequate signal quality and a positive perceived BMI performance during home usage with an average Likert scale score of four out of five. …”
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Clinico-epidemiological and immunological characteristics of rickettsioses in a Sri Lankan patient cohort 2018–2023 by Nayana Gunathilaka, Nilmini Chandrasena, Hemantha Sudusinghe, Vidusha Nethsara Mudalpath, Deshaka Jayakody, Ranjan Premaratna

“…Understanding epidemiological patterns and clinical manifestations is crucial for developing effective surveillance and prevention strategies. …”
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Bacterial isolates and antibiotic resistance in critically ill sepsis patients at a tertiary hospital in Ethiopia by Girum Tesfaye Kiya, Zeleke Mekonnen, Elsah Tegene Asefa, Esayas Kebede Gudina, Hanan Ahmed, Getenet Beyene, Mekidim Mekonnen, Gemeda Abebe

“…Results Bacterial pathogens were isolated from 33 patients, representing an isolation rate of 22.1% (95% CI: 16.2–29.6%). Gram-negative bacteria (GNB) accounted for the majority of the isolates, 25/33 (75.8%), with Escherichia coli, 6/25 (24%) being the predominant species. …”
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Understanding the triacylglycerol-based carbon anabolic differentiation in Cyperus esculentus and Cyperus rotundus developing tubers via transcriptomic and metabolomic approaches by Honglin Zhang, Zhitao Zhu, Yining Di, Jixun Luo, Xianyue Su, Yong Shen, Qing Liu, Tao Liu, Xiaoyu Xu

“…Our findings indicate distinct expression patterns of key regulatory genes involved in TAG biosynthesis and lipid droplet formation, including transcriptional factors and structural genes such as ABI3 transcriptional factor, rate-limiting enzymes GPAT3/6/9 and DGAT2/3, and oleosin and caleosin homologs. …”
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Analysis of ALPS‐Index: Difference in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus With or Without Mild Cognitive Impairment and Its Relationship With Hippocampal Microstructure by Ziyu Diao, Xuan Huang, Die Shen, Kun Wang, Jiahe Wang, Kui Zhao, Chen Zhao, Zidong Cao, Xin Tan, Shijun Qiu

“…ABSTRACT Introduction Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) with cognitive impairment has a high incidence rate globally, and there is a need to investigate the relationship among the glymphatic system, hippocampus microstructure, and cognition in T2DM. …”
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Meteorological determinants of hepatitis E dynamics in Jiangsu Province, China: a pre-COVID-19 era study focusing on multi-route transmission (2005–2018) by Peihua Li, Jia Rui, Kangguo Li, Deng Bin, Hongjie Wei, Xi Tan, Tianmu Chen

“…The MHMRTDM quantified transmission rate coefficients (β, βw and βp′). GAMs linked the transmission coefficients and incidence to meteorological factors, validated using 2017–2018 data.ResultsThe optimal GAM integrated with the MHMRTDM was established (lowest GCV = 1.705 × 10−21, R2 = 0.980, lowest RMSE = 3.682 × 10−11, lowest MAE = 2.987 × 10−11). …”
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Components of clean delivery kits and newborn mortality in the Zambia Chlorhexidine Application Trial (ZamCAT): An observational study. by Jason H Park, Davidson H Hamer, Reuben Mbewe, Nancy A Scott, Julie M Herlihy, Kojo Yeboah-Antwi, Katherine E A Semrau

“…Logistic regression was used to study the association between different CDK components and neonatal mortality rate (NMR). Of 38,579 deliveries recorded during the study, 36,996 newborns were analyzed after excluding stillbirths and those with missing information. …”
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Removing Excess Iron from Sewage and Natural Waters: Selecting Optimal Sorbent by Ludmila A. Ivanova, Irina V. Timoshchuk, Alena K. Gorelkina, Ekaterina S. Mikhaylova, Nadezhda S. Golubeva, Evgeny N. Neverov, Tamara A. Utrobina

“…The system proved extremely effective and reached 99.0% Fe3+ extraction under the following conditions: flow rate = 1 L/min, loading column height = 0.15 m, column diameter = 0.05 m, initial concentration = 0.5 mg/L (5 MPC). …”
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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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