Driving Forces and Future Scenario Simulation of Urban Agglomeration Expansion in China: A Case Study of the Pearl River Delta Urban Agglomeration by Zeduo Zou, Xiuyan Zhao, Shuyuan Liu, Chunshan Zhou

“…The results indicate the following: (1) During 1990–2020, urban expansion in the Pearl River Delta urban agglomeration exhibited a “stepwise growth” pattern, with an annual expansion rate of 3.7%. Regional land use remained dominated by forest (accounting for over 50%), while construction land surged from 6.5% to 21.8% of total land cover. …”
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Dietary intake and five types of mental disorders: a bidirectional Mendelian randomization study by Yichun Zhang, Mingzhu Zhang, Qihua Guan, Pengcheng Liu, Wangxin Zhang, Song Yang, Hualei Dong, Haifeng Hou

“…Outcomes were reported as odds ratios (OR) and regression coefficients (β), which were adjusted by False Discovery Rate (FDR) corrections. Results Forward MR analyses revealed that genetically predicted high-fat and high-protein intakes were related to an increased risk of anxiety [fat: OR = 3.103, 95% confidence interval (CI): 1.015 to 9.486, P IVW = 0.047, FDR = 0.209; protein: OR = 3.364, 95% CI: 1.071 to 10.567, P IVW = 0.038, FDR = 0.189]. …”
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Assessment of the functional state of left heart in patients with chronic heart failure with preserved ejection fraction by D. V. Vdovenko, R. A. Libis

“…Patients with CHF-PEF had reduced global longitudinal strain (GLS) -16,56±2,61% and GLS rate (GLSR) -0,75±0,11s-1 of the left ventricle and reduced segmental strain and strain rate in basal anteroseptal (-14,72±2,54% and -0,76±0,05s-1) and basal anterolateral (-14,27±3,29% and -0,79±0,12s-1) segments. …”
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The Impact of a Plant-Based Diet on Inflammatory Symptoms In Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Review by Justyna Moszkowicz, Tomasz Ufniarski, Aleksandra Piech, Martyna Grodzińska, Maria Kleczkowska, Karol Poplicha, Piotr Sobkiewicz, Karolina Pasierb, Patrycja Kardasz, Bartłomiej Siuzdak, Marta Jutrzenka

“…A systematic analysis of clinical trials and observational studies reveals that vegan, vegetarian, and plant-forward dietary patterns contribute to significant reductions in disease activity scores (DAS28), inflammatory markers such as C-reactive protein (CRP) and erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR), and subjective pain and physical function assessments with vegan, vegetarian, and plant-forward dietary patterns. …”
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Characterization and application of a novel Campylobacter phage CC_R7 as a biocontrol agent in chicken meat by Muhammad Shahzad Rafiq, Jie Chen, Muhammad Akmal, Dongxin Ma, Ali Asif, Junhao Wang, Shuaifeng Gu, Yufeng Gu, Pan Tao, Haihong Hao

“…The results showed that the resistance rate in C. coli was higher than in C. jejuni. The phage CC_R7 has a genome size of 180,566 bp, and no virulent gene was found. …”
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Stomatal–Hydraulic Coordination Mechanisms of Wheat in Response to Atmospheric–Soil Drought and Rewatering by Lijuan Wang, Yanqun Zhang, Hao Li, Xinlong Hu, Pancen Feng, Yan Mo, Shihong Gong

“…We investigated wheat’s hydraulic transport (leaf hydraulic conductance, <i>K</i>_leaf) and gas exchange (stomatal conductance, <i>g_s</i>; photosynthetic rate, <i>A</i>_n) responses to combined drought stress from atmospheric and soil conditions at the heading stage, as well as rewatering 55 days after treatment initiation. …”
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The state of cancer care in Russia: breast cancer. Epidemiology and survival of patients. The impact of the SARS-CoV-2-beta-coronavirus epidemic (clinical and population study) by V. M. Merabishvili, V. F. Semiglazov, A. V. Komiakhov, T. Yu. Semiglazova, P. V. Krivorotko, А. M. Belyaev

“…The one-year and five-year survival rate of breast cancer patients continues to grow.…”
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Efficacy of Tuina Versus the Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation (PNF) Technique in Patients With Nonspecific Chronic Neck Pain: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial by Kaiqi Fan, Aicheng Wang, Hainan Gao, Ting Yu, Xiangyu Zhu

“… BackgroundNonspecific chronic neck pain (NCNP), characterized by a long course, a high recurrence rate, and a young age of onset, causes a huge economic burden. …”
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Automated detection and identification of white-backed planthoppers in paddy fields using image processing by Qing YAO, Guo-te CHEN, Zheng WANG, Chao ZHANG, Bao-jun YANG, Jian TANG

“…We achieved a detection rate of 85.6% and a false detection rate of 10.2%. …”
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Warming From Land Use and Land Cover Change Associated With Economic Growth in the Permafrost Regions of the Northern Hemisphere by Xiaoqing Peng, Xuanjia Li, Rong Wang, Oliver W. Frauenfeld, Hengxing Luo, Panpan Wang, Chen Yang, Gubu Qiumo

“…Here, we analyze air and soil temperatures with gross domestic product per capita as associated with the biogeophysical and biogeochemical effects of LULCC using the CMIP6 experiments and a temperature‐growth rate equation. Air temperature increased by 0.04 K due to biogeophysical processes and 0.23 K from biogeochemical processes, with corresponding soil temperature rises of 0.05 and 0.20 K, respectively. …”
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The Characteristics of Energetic Electron Precipitation Based on Low Altitude FY‐3E Satellite Measurements by Yu‐Xuan Li, Chao Yue, Jianjun Liu, Zejun Hu, Qiugang Zong, Xuzhi Zhou, Shan Wang, Yixin Sun, Ying Liu, Hong Zou, Yongfu Wang, Yuguang Ye

“…This may be due to electromagnetic ion cyclotron (EMIC) waves and current sheet scattering. The occurrence rate when the precipitation ratio exceeds 0.5 is higher under conditions of elevated SME index, increased solar wind dynamic pressure, and southward interplanetary magnetic field.…”
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A Case of Severe Septicemia With Chromobacterium violaceum in Bangladesh by Tuhin Sadique, Asif Reza Khan, Dilruba Ahmed, Fazlul Kabir, Anup Chowdhury, Nazrul Islam, Farhana Halim, Nasrin Akter, Shoeb Bin Islam

“…Infections with C. violaceum have rarely been reported in humans, with an exceptionally high mortality rate, particularly when linked to septicemia. We report the case of a 45‐year‐old female farmer from Bangladesh who developed severe septicemia following an insect bite and subsequent self‐drainage of an abscess. …”
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Clinical benefit of tafasitamab plus lenalidomide in relapsed or refractory diffuse large Bcell lymphoma: real-world data from the EarlyMIND study by Gabriel Brisou, Jérôme Paillassa, Sophie Bernard, Olivier Tournilhac, Luc-Matthieu Fornecker, Frédéric Maloisel, Lauris Gastaud, Eric Durot, Adrian Tempescul, Thorsten Braun, Vadim Ivanov, Brieuc Cherel, Caroline Serrier, Jeremy Delage, Abderrazak El Yamani, Baptiste Delapierre, Laure Lebras, Elsa Lestang, Camille Villesuzanne, Philippe Agape, Guillaume Escure, Ludovic Fouillet, Christophe Nicol, Gaëlle Olivier, Anthony Levy, Anne-Sophie Le Bris, Ophélie Cassuto, Laura Jacquemelle, Corinne Haioun, Charles Herbaux

“…Approval was based on the L-MIND study, which demonstrated a 57.5% overall response rate (ORR), 41.3% complete response (CR) rate, 12.1 months median progression-free survival (PFS), and 33.5 months median overall survival (OS) at five years. …”
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Nodal Status Assessment in Breast Cancer: Strategies of Clinical Grounds and Quality of Life Implications by Paolo Orsaria, Dimitrios Varvaras, Gianluca Vanni, Giampiero Pagnani, Jacopo Scaggiante, Federico Frusone, Alessandra Vittoria Granai, Giuseppe Petrella, Oreste Claudio Buonomo

“…The exclusion of node involvement using noninvasive methods could reduce the rate of axillary surgery, thereby preventing from suffering complications. …”
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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

“…Descriptive statistics were used to analyze the data.RESULTSOf the 1,265 invited physicians, 140 responded (11% response rate). Most respondents reported frequent use of guidelines, with 47.9% using them often and 40.7% always. …”
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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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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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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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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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