Genomic data suggest parallel dental vestigialization within the xenarthran radiation by Emerling, Christopher A, Gibb, Gillian C, Tilak, Marie-Ka, Hughes, Jonathan J, Kuch, Melanie, Duggan, Ana T, Poinar, Hendrik N, Nachman, Michael W, Delsuc, Frédéric

“…As such, the analysis of gene degradation patterns has the potential to provide insights into the evolutionary history of regressed anatomical traits. …”
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Consensus guidelines for the management of intracranial ependymoma for low- and middle-income countries by Ahsan Ali Khan, Muhammad Usman Khalid, Mohammad Hamza Bajwa, Izza Tahir, Shahier Paracha, Muhammad Shakir, Bilal Mazhar Qureshi, Naureen Mushtaq, Ahmed Gilani, Pakistan Brain Tumour Consortium: (Authors list at the end of the supplement), Syed Ather Enam.

“…Acknowledging the distinctepidemiological patterns of ependymomas, notably theirhigher incidence in paediatric patients, and variablesurvival rates, these guidelines emphasize tailoredmanagement approaches for different age groups. …”
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An optimization similarity fuzzy inference method for traffic signal control at an isolated intersection by Mahin Esmaeili, Ali Anjomshoae, Nasser Shahsavari-Pour, Punyaanek Srisurin, Ruth Banomyong

“…Managing urban traffic is challenging because traffic patterns change unpredictably. Although fuzzy logic-based traffic signal control (TSC) systems like Mamdani and Sugeno work well, they struggle to adjust effectively to real-time traffic changes. …”
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“The alcohol-harm paradox”: Understanding socioeconomic inequalities in liver diseaseKeypoints by Laura Weichselbaum, Judah Kupferman, Allison J. Kwong, Christophe Moreno

“…Summary: The alcohol-harm paradox (AHP) refers to the fact that people from lower socioeconomic groups experience higher rates of alcohol-related illness despite consuming the same or even lower amounts of alcohol than their more affluent counterparts. …”
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Detection of Cisplatin Resistance in Bladder Cancer Using Machine Learning by Moditha Reddy Jagannatha Reddy, Mrudula Ranganatha, Shanthala Lakshminarayana, Jayoung Kim, Sungyong Jung, Yuze Sun, Hyusim Park

“…However, the emergence of cisplatin resistance poses significant challenges, contributing to high recurrence rates. This study investigates the mechanisms of cisplatin resistance in BC through the application of Machine Learning (ML) models, including Association Rule Mining, K-mode Clustering, and Decision Tree Classifier. …”
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Design and Testing of Miniaturized Electrically Driven Plug Seedling Transplanter by Meng Chen, Yang Xu, Changjie Han, Desheng Li, Binning Yang, Shilong Qiu, Yan Luo, Hanping Mao, Xu Ma

“…In the field test, at three transplanting speeds of 80 plants/min, 100 plants/min, and 120 plants/min, the transplanting success rates were 94.17%, 90.83%, and 88.33%, respectively. …”
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The Rise of FinTech and the Journey Toward a Cashless Society: Investigating the Use of Mobile Payments by SMEs in Oman in the Context of Vision 2040 by Hisham Al Ghunaimi, Faozi A. Almaqtari, Ronald Wesonga, Ahmed Elmashtawy

“…Through an examination of worldwide FinTech adoption patterns, this research offers perspectives on Oman’s progress toward becoming a cashless society. …”
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Numerical and experimental study on the combustion pressurization and gaseous products of propellant in a combustor by Chenzhuo Hao, Xing Lv, Zhibin Sun, Jiangong Zhao, Wen Ao

“…Results showed a sigmoidal pressure profile, with pressure rise rates nonlinearly dependent on propellant mass and surface area. …”
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MultiRepPI: a cross-modal feature fusion-based multiple characterization framework for plant peptide-protein interaction prediction by Yu Zhiguo, Li Zixuan, Li Peng

“…Secondly, bi-directional attention and PepPI gating mechanisms were used to design the cross-modal attention module (CMA), which deeply mines the key interaction patterns between peptides and proteins, and enhances the ability of the model to focus on important binding sites. …”
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Influence of Diet and Tobacco Smoking on Pancreatic Cancer Incidence in Poland in 1960–2008 by Mirosław Jarosz, Włodzimierz Sekuła, Ewa Rychlik

“…Increased incidence of pancreatic cancer in 1960–1995 was probably related to adverse dietary patterns up to 1989, especially high consumption of fats, sugar, and alcohol. …”
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Accurate total consumer price index forecasting with data augmentation, multivariate features, and sentiment analysis: A case study in Korea. by Injae Seo, Minkyoung Kim, Jong Wook Kim, Beakcheol Jang

“…In Korea, the CPI significantly impacts decisions on interest rates, fiscal policy frameworks, and the Bank of Korea's strategies for economic stability. …”
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Fast and Accurate Plane Wave and Color Doppler Imaging with the FOCUS Software Package by Jacob S. Honer, Robert J. McGough

“…Simulation results demonstrate rapid convergence and lower error rates compared to conventional spatial impulse response methods and Field II, resulting in substantial reductions in computation time. …”
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Evaluating the Clinico-biochemical Association between Stress and Chronic Periodontitis by Estimation of Serum Cortisol and Serum Chromogranin A Levels by Shilpa Duseja, Hiral Akshat Parikh, Sareen Duseja

“…The analysis of stress levels using the Social Readjustment Rating Scale and lifestyle evaluation using the Health Practice Index was done. …”
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Development and longitudinal validation of the Veterinary Stressors Questionnaire by Amandine Mudry, Didier Truchot, Marie Andela

“…Abstract Veterinarians often experience burnout and show high suicide rates worldwide, yet today, we lack a scale to assess their work stressors. …”
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Flume Experiments With Refractive‐Index Matched Sediment Revealing the Impact of Two In‐Line Channel‐Spanning Logs on Hyporheic Exchange by S. H. Huang, A. H. Sawyer, E. Wohl, J. Q. Yang

“…Our results suggest that the hyporheic flow pattern induced by logs can be inferred from measurements of the surface flow patterns. …”
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Antimicrobial Resistance in Hospital-acquired Bloodstream Infections among Children in a Pediatric Hospital in Bolivia by Diana Rodriguez, Shirley Equilia, Cristian Roca, Erica Ludi, Grover Espada, Zulma García, Blanca Machuca, Taryn Clark, Robert H. Gilman

“…The aim of this study was to analyze AMR patterns over 8 years at a pediatric hospital in patients with hospital-acquired bloodstream infections. …”
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Retail technology use in sustainability practices: A mixed-methods analysis of implementation approaches and future directions by Noptanit Chotisarn, Thadathibesra Phuthong

“…Implementation success rates showed notable disparities between developed (25 %) and developing markets (18 %). …”
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Modeling the kinetics of pyrolysis of date seeds using artificial neural networks by R. A. Felobes, Magdy Abadir

“…<p>Ground date seeds were subjected to thermal analysis in a stream of Nitrogen at four different heating rates (5, 10, 15 and 20oC.min-1 ) and their TG – DTG patterns were obtained. …”
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Prevalence and Predictors of Screen Time Exposure in Young Children: A Descriptive, Facility Based Study by Ashutosh Paldiwal, Pritam Kabra, Umesh Kawalkar, Amar Prakash Mankar, Mahesh Puri, Aditi Rathod

“…Infants under 1 year had notably high exposure rates (95.1%). Maternal and paternal education, maternal occupation and child’s behaviour (throwing tantrums) were significantly associated with screen exposure time. …”
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A Psycho-Socio-Cultural Investigation of Factors Involved in the Perezhivanie of Chilean Mothers by Juan J. Rubio-González, Catalina Escobar Torres, Valentina Flores Avalos, Daniela Jofré Godoy

“…Motherhood in Chile is complex and challenging - marked as it is by a growing number of women raising children on their own, against a backdrop of multiple social, cultural and economic factors- as well as a significant decline in birth rates. Perezhivanie is a Russian word, originating in Russian scholarship. …”
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