Detection and genetic diversity of Neoehrlichia mikurensis in rodents from central and southern Shanxi, China by Hongbing Cheng, Jingrong Niu, Yiping Liu, Fei Ren, Chao Zhao, Jia Cui, Yuzan Bai, Yunxia Chen, Juan Yu, Huaxiang Rao

“…N. mikurensis was detected in Apodemus agrarius from Yangquan and Eothenomys inez from Yuncheng, with a positivity rate of 0.66% (2/301). Phylogenetic analysis based on 16 S rRNA and groEL genes revealed that the sequences in this study formed distinct branches separate from reported clusters (Clusters I-IV), clustered near Clusters III and IV, which the pathogenicity was unclear. …”
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Sex differences in DNA methylation variations according to ART conception-evidence from the Norwegian mother, father, and child cohort study by Dana Kristjansson, Yunsung Lee, Christian M. Page, Håkon Gjessing, Maria C. Magnus, Astanand Jugessur, Robert Lyle, Siri E. Håberg

“…We hypothesize that the DNA methylation differences in cord blood between ART-conceived and naturally conceived newborns also varies by the sex of the child, with distinct patterns of differential methylation present in males and females. …”
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Effect of Basic Point-of-Care Ultrasound Course on Physicians’ Use in Clinical Practice: A Survey Study by Burcu Azapoğlu Kaymak, Merve Ekşioğlu, Özlem Dikme

“…Among 610 physicians with available contact information, 201 completed the electronic survey, resulting in a response rate of 33%. The survey assessed participants’ demographics, previous ultrasound training, and self-reported changes in POCUS usage before and after the course. …”
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Defect Detection and Correction in OpenMP: A Static Analysis and Machine Learning-Based Solution by Norah A. Al-Johany, Fathy E. Eassa, Sanaa A. Sharaf, Eynas H. Balkhair, Sara M. Assiri

“…The tool was validated on a curated dataset of annotated OpenMP programs, achieving a 99.15% correction rate with minimal execution overhead. These results confirm the effectiveness and practicality of the proposed solution in improving the correctness and maintainability of OpenMP applications. …”
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Effects of direction and gender on lower limb biomechanics during forward lunges in badminton players: a preliminary analysis by Li Huang, Yan Zhang, Shunxiang Gao, Junxia Lin, Fei Zheng, Yaodong Gu

“…Compared with the females, the males showed significantly greater loading rate and impulse of VGRF, peak flexion, sagittal range of motion (ROM) and abduction moment of knee joint. …”
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Knowledge–Behavior Relationships and Technology Adoption Among Patients With Diabetes: A Mixed‐Methods Analysis of Smart Foot Care Technology by Ting‐Ting Yeh, Jawl‐Shan Huang, Yun‐Chieh Chou

“…Results Despite high levels of foot care knowledge (86.2% correct response rate), actual self‐management behaviors remained suboptimal, with a modest correlation between knowledge and behavior (r = 0.31 and p < 0.01). …”
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Ten-year dynamics of risk factors and total cardiovascular risk in а cohort of male intellectual workers by N. A. Chepurina, M. N. Mamedov, A. D. Deev, N. V. Кisseleva

“…Seven main CVD RFs were studied - family CVD history, hypercholesterolemia (HCH), arterial hypertension (AH), overweight and obesity, smoking, excessive alcohol consumption - as well as two additional RFs - elevated heart rate (HR) and electrocardiography signs of left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH). …”
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Leveraging genomics and temporal high‐throughput phenotyping to enhance association mapping and yield prediction in sesame by Idan Sabag, Ye Bi, Maitreya Mohan Sahoo, Ittai Herrmann, Gota Morota, Zvi Peleg

“…Modeling the temporal phenotypic and additive genetic trajectories revealed distinct patterns corresponding to the sesame growth cycle. …”
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Growth and development characteristics of fruit and vegetative bud outgrowth of Prunus sibirica L. in relation to physiological fruit drop by Yongqiang Sun, Pengkai Wang, Ce Zhang, Biao Li, Ying Kang, Jindi Yang, Tingting Ren, Jianhua Chen, Shengjun Dong

“…The results showed that the fruit and vegetative bud outgrowth of the “Shanxing No. 1” variety exhibited an S-shaped growth pattern with three physiological stages. The flower and fruit drop of “Shanxing No. 1” lasted for about 70 days with an 89.73% total drop rate and three abscission peaks, which could be divided into the flower abscission stage mainly caused by pistil abortion, rapid fruitlet abscission stage, mainly caused by carbohydrate competition between the fruit and vegetative bud outgrowth; and slow fruit abscission stage mostly related to seed abortion. …”
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Human Activities Dominantly Driven the Greening of China During 2001 to 2020 by Xueli Chang, Zhangzhi Tian, Yepei Chen, Ting Bai, Zhina Song, Kaimin Sun

“…The results show that from 2001 to 2020, vegetation in China showed a fluctuating but predominantly increasing trend, with a significant annual kNDVI growth rate of 0.002. The significant greening pattern was observed in over 48% of vegetated areas, exhibiting a clear spatial gradient with lower increases in the northwest and higher amplitudes in the southeast. …”
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Spatial optimization of hierarchical healthcare facilities driven by multi-source data: a case study of Shenyang, China by Yifei Wang, Duanqiang Zhai, Duanqiang Zhai, Wuqi Xie, Shan Huang

“…Simulation results demonstrate a pronounced “central concentration–peripheral scarcity” pattern, with particularly acute deficiencies in districts such as Shenbei and Hunnan. …”
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Parenting styles and adolescent coping methods: a comparative study of non-suicidal self-injury and distinct groups by Beini Wang, Lixian Chen, Changzhou Hu, Zhenyu Hu, Wenwu Zhang, Fang Cheng, Lingjiang Liu

“…Abstract Background The global incidence rate of Non-Suicidal Self-Injury (NSSI) is increasing year by year, especially in the adolescent population, where it is highly correlated with parental rearing patterns and adolescent coping styles. …”
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Extravillous trophoblast invasion and decidualization in cesarean scar pregnancies by Lufen Gao, Hui Chen, Jing Liu, Minghua Wang, Fangfang Lin, Guang Yang, Gendie E. Lash, Ping Li

“…Abstract Introduction The increasing cesarean section rate has led to an increase in the number of subsequent pregnancies resulting in a cesarean scar pregnancy. …”
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Enrichment, domestication, degradation, adaptive mechanism, and nicosulfuron bioremediation of bacteria consortium YM2 by Yufeng Xiao, Meiqi Dong, Xian Wu, Shuang Liang, Ranhong Li, Hongyu Pan, Hao Zhang

“…During the degradation process, reactive oxygen species, oxidative stress, cell membrane permeability, cell surface hydrophobicity, and apoptosis rate exhibited initial increases followed by decreases. …”
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Growing-Related Changes in Arterial Properties of Healthy Children, Adolescents, and Young Adults Nonexposed to Cardiovascular Risk Factors: Analysis of Gender-Related Differences by S. Curcio, V. García-Espinosa, M. Arana, I. Farro, P. Chiesa, G. Giachetto, Y. Zócalo, D. Bia

“…The aims of our work were to determine normal aging rates for structural and functional arterial parameters in healthy children, adolescents, and young adults and to identify gender-related differences in these aging rates. …”
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Precise irrigation of dryland cotton under canal irrigation system constraints based on the CERES-CROPGRO-Cotton model by Lei Wang, Liang He, Weihong Sun, Chen Gao, Zhenxiang Han, Meiwei Lin

“…Existing studies primarily examine the relationship between irrigation and soil but often overlook the combined effects of irrigation networks, time constraints, and the interactions between crop growth patterns, weather, soil, and irrigation strategies. …”
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Finite Element Analysis of Patellofemoral Contact Pressure with Varying Fixation of Transverse Patella Fractures by Farid Amirouche, PhD, Majd Mzeihem, MD, Jasper Hoag, BA, Rohan Wangikar, BS, Jason Koh, MD, FAOA

“…Models were analyzed and evaluated at 0°, 45°, and 90° flexion under quadriceps force to assess peak pressure, contact pattern, and pressure irregularity. Results:. The plate and wire fixation models exhibited distinct stress distribution patterns at 45° and 90° flexion angles. …”
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Abemaciclib in combination with endocrine therapy for the treatment of HR-positive/HER2-negative locally advanced/metastatic breast cancer in the UK: an observational study by Judy King, Walid Fakhouri, Rosalind Jarvis, Waleed Badreldin, Gavin Harper, Carlo Palmieri, Mark Nathan

“…Abemaciclib was associated with a 12-month TTP rate of 81.1% (first line), 68.2% (second line) and 58.2% (third line). …”
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Memory deformation and safety characteristics of hydrated coal rock assemblages under cyclic loading by Tingting Cai, Jin Xia, Yulong Jiang, Zengchao Feng, Jia Liu

“…With the increase in water saturation rate, the peak strength of the coal-rock assemblage gradually decreased, showing a noticeable deterioration effect. …”
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Candidate circRNAs related to skeletal muscle development in Dazu black goats by Chengli Liu, Pu Yang, Xiao Wang, Baiju Xiang, Guangxin E, Yongfu Huang

“…Furthermore, the expression pattern of 10 DEcircRNAs with RT-qPCR was verified, which showed 80% concordance rate with that of RNA_seq datasets. …”
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