Antifungal Agents’ Trends of Utilization, Spending, and Prices in the US Medicaid Programs: 2009–2023 by Abdulrahman A. Alsuhibani, Norah A. Alobaid, Manar H. Alahmadi, Jood S. Alqannas, Wejdan S. Alfreaj, Rana F. Albadrani, Khalid A. Alamer, Yasser S. Almogbel, Ali Alhomaidan, Jeff J. Guo

“…<b>Background:</b> Fungal infections, particularly among immunocompromised individuals, present significant challenges due to rising incidence rates, treatment costs, and increasing resistance to antifungal agents. …”
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The Global Burden of Multidrug-Resistant Bacteria by Andrea Marino, Antonino Maniaci, Mario Lentini, Salvatore Ronsivalle, Giuseppe Nunnari, Salvatore Cocuzza, Federica Maria Parisi, Bruno Cacopardo, Salvatore Lavalle, Luigi La Via

“…We evaluate the effectiveness of various antimicrobial stewardship programs, documenting success rates and implementation challenges across different healthcare settings. …”
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Responses of Biomass and Allometric Growth Equations of Juvenile Mangrove Plants to Salinity, Flooding, and Aboveground Competition by Kaijie Hu, Wei Wang, Wei Qian, Nong Sheng, Jiliang Cheng, Yanmei Xiong

“…To enhance juvenile mangrove survival rates and develop precise carbon sequestration models, this study examines biomass accumulation patterns and allometric equation development under diverse environmental and biological conditions. …”
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Machine learning-based source apportionment and source-oriented probabilistic ecological risk assessment of heavy metals in urban green spaces by Jun Li, Jia-Yi Lu, Xin-Ying Tuo, Chao Wang, Jun-Zhuo Liu, Zhan-Dong Gao, Cun-Hao Yu, Fei Zang

“…Results showed that the average concentrations of Cd (0.38 mg kg−1), Cu (35.51 mg kg−1), Hg (0.07 mg kg−1), Pb (34.59 mg kg−1), and Zn (130.58 mg kg−1) exceeded local soil background values, except for As (8.56 mg kg−1), Cr (62.77 mg kg−1), and Ni (27.68 mg kg−1). Notably, exceedance rates for Cd, Hg, Pb, and Zn were 90.91 %, 94.95 %, 80.81 %, and 87.88 %, respectively. …”
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The role of JPT1 in hepatocellular carcinoma: tumor progression, microtubule dynamics regulation, and potential mechanisms within the immune microenvironment by Yipin Lu, Peng Xu, Sha Li, Jie Yao

“…A pan-cancer analysis was performed to evaluate JPT1 expression patterns and prognostic value across multiple cancer types. …”
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Prediction efficiency and incremental processing strategy during spoken language comprehension in autistic children: an eye-tracking study by Zihui Hua, Tianbi Li, Ruoxi Shi, Ran Wei, Li Yi

“…However, autistic children exhibited reduced prediction efficiency compared to neurotypical peers, evidenced by significantly lower proportions of and slower growth rates in fixations to target objects relative to unrelated distractors, and delayed onset of predictive looking. …”
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Inflammatory markers mediate the association between alternative adiposity indices and mortality in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: data from NHANES 1999–2018 by Feng Luo, Jia-jie Guo, Xue-mei Yuan, Heng Zhou, Qiu-yi Wang, Chang-ming Chen, Xue-ming Yao, Wu-kai Ma

“…Conclusions This study revealed a potential clinical value of a new obesity index, specifically the ABSI, in predicting the survival rates among individuals with RA. Inflammatory markers appear to play a partial mediating role in this relationship. …”
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Spatial distribution and predictors of early childbearing among Ethiopian women: evidence from the 2016 Ethiopian Demographic and Health Survey by Amare Teshome Tefera, Fanuel Gashaw, Martha Solomon, Nebiyu Bekele, Shegaye Shumet, Tigist Mulugeta, Araya Mesfin Nigatu, Solomon Gedlu Nigatu

“…Abstract Background Age at first birth is a crucial factor in understanding fertility patterns within a population. Ethiopia reports high rates of maternal and child mortality alongside elevated fertility levels. …”
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Topologically Optimized Anthropomorphic Prosthetic Limb: Finite Element Analysis and Mechanical Evaluation Using Plantogram-Derived Foot Pressure Data by Ioannis Filippos Kyriakidis, Nikolaos Kladovasilakis, Marios Gavriilopoulos, Dimitrios Tzetzis, Eleftheria Maria Pechlivani, Konstantinos Tsongas

“…This innovative approach allows the development of tailored prosthetic limbs with optimal replication of the human motion patterns, resulting in improved patient outcomes and higher success rates. …”
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Real-Time Defect Detection for Fast-Moving Fabrics on Circular Knitting Machine Under Various Illumination Conditions by Yan-Qin Ni, Pei-Kai Huang, Ching-Han Yang, Chin-Chun Chang, Wei-Jen Wang, Deron Liang

“…Next, due to practical constraints aimed at maintaining high yield rates, collecting sufficient abnormal fabric samples for model training is costly and limited. …”
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Comparison of neoadjuvant chemoimmunotherapy with planned surgery and concurrent chemoradiation followed by immunotherapy for potentially resectable stage III non-small-cell lung c... by Yana Qi, Xiaoyang Zhai, Qinhao Xu, Yuqin Jin, Yingfan Guo, Miaoqing Zhao, Hui Zhu, Hongbo Guo

“…Median overall survival (OS) was NR in either group, with 3-year OS rates of 87.5% in the neoCT/IO group and 75.0% in the cCRT + IO group (p = 0.22). …”
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Epidemiological and clinical analysis, and outcomes of tuberculosis co-infection among people living with HIV in Türkiye (2014-2024) ClinSurv HIV cohort: A large case series. by Ali Mert, Okan Derin, Esra Zerdali, Abdurrahman Kaya, Özlem Gül, Deniz Borcak, Ahmet Furkan Kurt, Meliha Meriç Koç, Bircan Kayaaslan, Ayşe Batırel, Alper Gündüz, İnci Yılmaz Nakir, Gülşen Yörük, Dilek Yıldız Sevgi, Hayat Kumbasar Karaosmanoğlu, Bilgül Mete, Melike Nur Özçelik, Nagehan D Sarı, Yasemin Akkoyunlu, Fehmi Tabak

“…The positivity rates of Ehrlich-Ziehl-Neelsen staining (EZN), polymerase chain reaction (PCR), and TB cultures in clinical samples were found to be 47.5%, 72.5%, and 53%, respectively. …”
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Conversational AI agent for precision oncology: AI-HOPE-WNT integrates clinical and genomic data to investigate WNT pathway dysregulation in colorectal cancer by Ei-Wen Yang, Brigette Waldrup, Enrique Velazquez-Villarreal, Enrique Velazquez-Villarreal

“…Exploratory queries further assessed treatment response, co-mutation patterns, and population-specific trends.ResultsIn recapitulation analyses, AI-HOPE-WNT reproduced key trends from prior work, including improved survival in WNT-altered EOCRC and higher RNF43 mutation rates in Hispanic/Latino (H/L) populations compared to non-Hispanic White (NHW) people. …”
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Effects of timing of abomasal infusion of fatty acids on the daily rhythms of milk synthesis and plasma hormones and metabolites in dairy cows by I.J. Salfer, P.A. Bartell, K.J. Harvatine

“…Both de novo and mixed-source fatty acid yields were reduced by DAY and NGT, suggesting that the faster infusion rates may have resulted in concentrations of fatty acids that exceeded a threshold sufficient to inhibit de novo fatty acid synthesis. …”
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Estimating the burden of disease attributable to non-assisted suicide in Switzerland from 2009 to 2021: a secondary data analysis by Annora Mack, Sarah Rajkumar, Jacob Kofler, Kaspar Wyss

“…The stark sex disparity in suicide rates further underscores the need for sex-sensitive approaches. …”
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Heterogeneity of Candida bloodstream isolates in an academic medical center and affiliated hospitals by Nancy E. Scott, Elizabeth Wash, Christopher Zajac, Serin E. Erayil, Susan E. Kline, Anna Selmecki

“…Phenotypic data, including patterns of antifungal drug resistance, are limited. …”
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Gut–Vaginal Microbiome Crosstalk in Ovarian Cancer: Implications for Early Diagnosis by Hao Lin, Zhen Zeng, Hong Zhang, Yongbin Jia, Jiangmei Pang, Jingjing Chen, Hu Zhang

“…Ovarian cancer remains a formidable global health burden, characterized by frequent late-stage diagnosis and elevated mortality rates attributable to its elusive pathogenesis and the critical lack of reliable early-detection biomarkers. …”
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Adherence to the Singapore Integrated 24 h Activity Guidelines for Pre-Primary School Children Before, During and After the COVID-19 Lockdown in Singapore by Seow Ting Low, Terence Buan Kiong Chua, Dan Li, Michael Chia

“…The COVID-19 pandemic has significantly disrupted the lives of pre-primary school children in Singapore where increased infection rates prompted lockdown measures that altered children’s daily routines. …”
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Optical and photoluminescence characteristics of Pr3+-doped P2O5 +BaO+La2O3 glasses by C.R. Kesavulu, Ch. Basavapoornima, Pikkili Ramprasad, C.J. Deviprasad, Shobha Rani Depuru, C.K. Jayasankar

“…A luminescence peak at 600 nm was used as a monitoring level, and a 445 nm excitation was used to assess the decay curves. The decay rates exhibit a bi-exponential pattern, meaning that as the concentration of Pr3+ ions increase, the lifetimes become shorter. …”
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Numerical Study on the Influence of Inlet Blockage Ratios and Flow Conditions on Scour Development in Circular Culverts by Salam Hussein Sulaiman, Kaywan Othman Ahmed, Mohsen Isari, Jamil Bahrami

“…Each hydrograph included seven different flow discharges, and steady flow tests were conducted at the maximum rates observed during the unsteady scenarios. This study examined circular culverts subjected to inlet blockages of 0%, 25%, and 50% and compared the numerical result from Flow-3D simulations utilizing the Renormalization Group (RNG) turbulence model with observed data. …”
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