Stomata as the Main Pathway for the Penetration of Atmospheric Particulate Matter Pb into Wheat Leaves by Ke Zhang, Yujing Liang, Chuang Ma, Haopeng Guo, Fuyong Liu, Aihua Gao, Nan Liu, Hongzhong Zhang

“…Compared to the control group (CK), the treatment of T1 and T2 significantly increased Pb concentration in both leaves and grains, as well as the Pb accumulation rate in grains (<i>p</i> < 0.05). Scanning electron microscopy–energy dispersive spectrometry (SEM-EDS) technology visually confirmed the distribution of particulate Pb in the stomatal region, demonstrating that solid-state Pb can penetrate the leaves through stomata. …”
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Mechanism Analysis and Establishment of a Prediction Model for the Total Pressure Loss in the Multi-Branch Pipeline System of the Pneumatic Seeder by Wei Qin, Cheng Qian, Yuwu Li, Daoqing Yan, Zhuorong Fan, Minghua Zhang, Ying Zang, Zaiman Wang

“…This study aims to clarify the nonlinear pressure loss patterns of the pneumatic system in a pneumatic seeder under varying pipeline structures and airflow parameters, and to develop a rapid prediction equation for the main pipe’s pressure loss. …”
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Identifying gaps in protection from malaria vector biting in rural Cambodia using an entomological assessment and human behaviour observations by David J. McIver, Elodie A. Vajda, Dyna Doum, Nicholas W. Daniel, Molly Quan, Diane D. Lovin, Joanne M. Cunningham, Siv Sovannaroth, Allison Tatarsky, Neil F. Lobo

“…Data on mosquito landing pressure and human behaviours were integrated to generate the HBO-adjusted Human Landing Rate (HBO-adjusted HLR). Results A total of 5,985 Anopheles mosquitoes were collected, with 608 (10%) identified molecularly to species-level. …”
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Does dog acquisition improve physical activity, sedentary behaviour and biological markers of cardiometabolic health? Results from a three-arm controlled study by Emmanuel Stamatakis, Catherine Sherrington, Lauren Powell, Kate M Edwards, Adrian Bauman, Paul McGreevy, Anthony Podberscek, Brendon Neilly

“…Self-reported and thigh-worn accelerometer-based physical activity patterns, systolic and diastolic blood pressures, resting heart rate and VO2max were measured three times: baseline, 3 months and 8 months. …”
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Estimation and Forecasting of Nigeria&#x2019;s Residential, Commercial, and Industrial Electricity Demands by Prosper O. Ugbehe, Ogheneruona E. Diemuodeke, Daniel O. Aikhuele, Kenneth E. Okedu, Gauri Kalnoor

“…Suppressed electric energy demand arises from inadequate energy access accounting for unmet electricity needs such as electricity capacity utilization, access rate, outages, and transmission and distribution (T&#x0026;D) losses. …”
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Exploring 97 Years of Aedes aegypti as the Vector for Dengue, Yellow Fever, Zika, and Chikungunya (Diptera: Culicidae): Scientometric Analysis by Yoon Ling Cheong, Sumarni Mohd Ghazali, Mohd Hazilas Mat Hashim, Mohd Khairuddin Che Ibrahim, Afzufira Amran, Tsye Yih Tiunh, Hui Li Lim, Yong Kang Cheah, Balvinder Singh Gill, Kuang Hock Lim

“…The data were grouped into 4 periods; years 1927-1999, 2000-2009, 2010-2019, and 2020-2023. The relative growth rate and doubling time of publications were calculated. …”
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Anemia in Patients with Axial Spondyloarthritis is Not Associated with an Increase of Arterial Stiffness and Intima-Media Thickness (Results of a Single-Center Cross-Sectional Stud... by K. N. Safarova, V. I. Makhina, K. D. Dorogoykina, A. P. Rebrov

“…The BASDAI index and C-reactive protein (CRP)-based ASDAS score were measured, the hemogram, the erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR), and the level of CRP were studied. Parameters of arterial stiffness were studied by oscillography and photoplethysmography, intima-media thickness (IMT) was evaluated by B-mode ultrasound according to standard protocols.Results. …”
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Prevalence, Risk Factors, and Antibiogram of Nontyphoidal Salmonella from Beef in Ambo and Holeta Towns, Oromia Region, Ethiopia by Endrias Zewdu Gebremedhin, Gezahegn Tafesse Soboka, Bizunesh Mideksa Borana, Lencho Megersa Marami, Edilu Jorga Sarba, Nega Desalegn Tadese, Hirut Abebe Ambecha

“…The Salmonella detection rate in abattoirs, butchers, and restaurants was 4.2% (5/118), 8.5% (10/118), and 4.2% (5/118), respectively. …”
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Sex-based differences in inflammatory predictors of outcomes in patients undergoing mechanical thrombectomy: an inverse probability weighting analysis by Gabriele Prandin, Matteo Foschi, Mariarosaria Valente, Liqun Zhang, Paresh Malhotra, Simona Sacco, Raffaele Ornello, Francesco Toraldo, Domenico Maisano, Caterina Del Regno, Filippo Komauli, Adelaida Gartner Jarmillo, Hakam Al-Karadsheh, Hamza Zahid, Piers Klein, Mohamad Abdalkader, Paolo Manganotti, Kyriakos Lobotesis, Thanh N. Nguyen, Gian Luigi Gigli, Soma Banerjee, Giovanni Merlino, Lucio D’Anna

“…Twenty-four-hour MLR (OR: 5.05, 95% CI: 1.36–4.28, p  = 0.047) and erythrocyte sedimentation rate (OR: 1.02, 95% CI: 1.01–1.04, p  = 0.025) were independent predictors of death, respectively, for men <55 and men ⩾55 years. …”
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Temporal Trends of Maternal Mortality Due to Obstetric Hemorrhage in Chinese Mainland: Evidence from the Population-Based Surveillance Data Between 2000 and 2019 by Yi Mu, Jun Zhu, Yanping Wang, Jiani Zhang, Mingrong Li, Peiran Chen, Yanxia Xie, Juan Liang, Xiaodong Wang, Dandan Shi

“…To analyze the temporal trends of maternal mortality ratio (MMR) due to obstetric hemorrhage and its specific causes in Chinese mainland from 2000 to 2019, to identify whether the rate of change has accelerated or slowed down during this period, and to find the prior cause of obstetric hemorrhage that needs to be intervened in the future. …”
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Scalable Clustering of Complex ECG Health Data: Big Data Clustering Analysis with UMAP and HDBSCAN by Vladislav Kaverinskiy, Illya Chaikovsky, Anton Mnevets, Tatiana Ryzhenko, Mykhailo Bocharov, Kyrylo Malakhov

“…Each dataset includes 153 ECG and heart rate variability (HRV) features, including both conventional and novel diagnostic parameters obtained using a Universal Scoring System. …”
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Clinical significance and pro-oncogenic function of DBF4 in clear cell renal cell carcinoma by Liuyan Chen, Lvying Wu, Minying Tang, Yuanhang Cheng, Kuanyin Wang, Jianan Zhang, Wenyi Deng, Lingfeng Zhu, Jin Chen

“…We analysed its expression patterns, prognostic and diagnostic value, and potential mechanisms. …”
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Front‐line treatment efficacy and clinical outcomes of elderly patients with multiple myeloma in a real‐world setting: A multicenter retrospective study in China by Li Bao, Ai‐Jun Liu, Bin Chu, Qian Wang, Yu‐Jun Dong, Min‐Qiu Lu, Lei Shi, Shan Gao, Yu‐Tong Wang, Li‐Fang Wang, Wen‐Ming Chen, Jun‐Ling Zhuang

“…Induction regimens in group 3 produced higher overall response rate than group 1 and 2 (85.42% vs. 71.08% vs. 66.67%, p = 0.016). …”
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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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