Geomorphology and Hydroclimate Control Regional Urban Expansion by Serena Ceola, Giulia Grandi, Enrico Bertuzzo

“…The ability to reproduce observed patterns of urban expansion is essential for projecting reliable scenarios for the near future. …”
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The reverse association between riboflavin intake and Helicobacter pylori infection in US adults: A cross-sectional study. by Xinyu Xu, Peizhong Chen, Yingyi Li, Xiaoxuan Chen, Yunhui Yan, Zicheng Huang

“…<h4>Results</h4>The overall H. pylori seropositivity rate was 44.2%. Higher riboflavin intake exhibited a dose-dependent inverse association with infection risk. …”
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Design of drain tube with cone to prevent frost accumulation of drainage hole in household refrigerators using artificial neural network by Suhwan Lee, Dongkuk Kang, Jinxing Fan, Sunghee Kang, Dong Kim, Eunseop Yeom

“…Experiments and computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulations were conducted to investigate frost formation patterns and the effects of absolute humidity. To reduce the cost of evaluating design variations, an artificial neural network (ANN) was developed as a surrogate model trained on CFD data. …”
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Characterization and antibiotic resistance of staphylococci strains isolated from brack hospital in the Southern Region of Libya by Ghada Alshaibani, Aisha Shahlol, Ahmed Abid, Samira Amri, Ezzeddin Aghila, Ghaith Abdalah, Mohamed Ahmed

“…The identification of higher rate of MRCoNS underlines the importance of monitoring all multidrug-resistant staphylococci species requiring further epidemiological investigations.…”
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Current state and structure of native aggregations of pacifc oyster in the northern Amur Bay (Peter the Great Bay, Japan Sea) by D. A. Sokolenko, M. V. Kalinina

“…Mollusks with high reproductive rate prevail among the main reproductive group with the size 70–130 mm (58.2 %). …”
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Importance of English language on the role of foreign household attendants in attaining an electronically safe environment by Rodalin N. Asenas, Mary Jean P. Dureza

“…Illustrative data applying rate dispersal, proportionality, average, normal variation, mean and informative evaluations centered on 5-point range were employed, while T-test and Pearson Correlation were used for inferential statistics. …”
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Herbivore functions in the hot-seat: Resilience of Acanthurus triostegus to marine heatwaves. by Taylor Souza, Jeroen Brijs, Leon Tran, Larry Crowder, Jacob L Johansen

“…Here we evaluate the consequences of thermal stress on the capacity of a common herbivorous coral reef fish (Acanthurus triostegus) to control finely filamentous matrices of Caulerpa sertularioides and C. verticillata algae in Hawai'i, by characterizing in-vivo changes in metabolic demands, diurnal foraging rates, activity patterns and individual condition in a laboratory setting during winter (24.0±0.1°C), summer (27.5±0.1°C), and at the peak of a representative marine heatwave, (31.0±0.1°C). …”
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The impact of surface water-groundwater interactions on the fate and transport of typical PFAS by Zhilin GUO, Dongwei ZHAO, Zhanxiang PENG, Xuchen ZHAI

“…The presence of preferential flow accelerates the response rate of PFHxS in the surface water-groundwater interaction. …”
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Prediction of instability of formwork concrete pier based on big data machine learning for secondary mining without coal pillar mining by Yanhui Zhu, Ye Tian, Peilin Gong, Kang Yi, Tong Zhao

“…The model further indicated that the damage extent of the columns followed a two-stage pattern with increasing distance from the mining face: initial near-linear growth, followed by a stabilized rate of increase. …”
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Incidence of palliative treatment among breast cancer patients undergoing neoadjuvant therapy: an analysis of the Brazilian public health system by Ana Maria Fantini Silva, Breno Piva, Marco Antônio Prado Nunes

“…This study assesses neoadjuvant treatment patterns, the impact of new therapies, and factors determining palliative care for patients who failed initial treatments. …”
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Prevalence and antimicrobial resistance of bacterial meningitis in China from 2017 to 2021: a multicenter retrospective study by Chunyan Zhang, Zheng Li, Mengyuan Wang, Shifu Wang

“…A. baumannii showed a high resistance rate to cephalosporins and carbapenems but was sensitive to tigecycline and polymyxins. …”
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Rock Exposure-Driven Ecological Evolution: Multidimensional Spatiotemporal Analysis and Driving Path Quantification in Karst Strategic Areas of Southwest China by Yue Gong, Shuang Song, Xuanhe Zhang

“…To address this gap, this study constructed a multidimensional ecological health assessment framework (pattern integrity–process efficiency–function diversity). …”
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Ecological Implications of Germination Temperature on Native and Invasive Rumex Spp. by Michaela Jungová, Martina Kadlecová, Vilém Pavlů, Leona Leišová‐Svobodová, Pavel Svoboda, Zdenka Martinková

“…Contrary to expectations, R. alpinus exhibited the highest germination rate across all temperatures. In the second experiment, germination rates varied significantly, with a positive correlation between germination success and transition from Alpine to Czech localities. …”
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Comparison of micro-flow imaging and contrast-enhanced ultrasound in monitoring microwave ablation of papillary thyroid carcinoma: efficacy, safety, and cost-effectiveness by Xiangyu Li, Min Zhuang, Ziyue Hu, Xiaoxiao Xie, Likun Cui, Man Lu

“…Clinical parameters were systematically compared between groups, including: 1) baseline clinical characteristics, 2) two-dimensional ultrasound features, 3) vascular patterns (MFI/CEUS), 4) tumor volume (V), 5) volume reduction rate (VRR), 6) postoperative complications, and 7) patient satisfaction outcomes.ResultsAll patients successfully underwent ablation. …”
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Analysis of the epidemiological situation of true pemphigus in Azerbaijan in the process of long-term dynamics by G. Z. Faradzheva

“…It was found that there was a steady increase in the incidence with a 13-14 year cycle of 2.5-3 times increase, and since 2006 the rate of disease growth has increased and switched to a 6 year cycle. …”
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Alternative food networks in supply Chains: A Biblio-metric analysis using RStudio and VOSViewer (1989–2024) by Wang Xi, Zailani Suhaiza

“…The results reveal an average annual growth rate of 11.19%, with a sharp increase in publications after 2020, driven by heightened interest in resilient, local, and circular food systems. …”
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Provenance of the Late Quaternary sediments in the Andaman Sea: Implications for monsoon variability and ocean circulation by Neeraj Awasthi, Jyotiranjan S. Ray, Ashutosh K. Singh, Shraddha T. Band, Vinai K. Rai

“…Age control is based on nine radiocarbon dates and δ18O stratigraphy. The rate of sedimentation was strongly controlled by fluctuations of the monsoon. …”
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Attachment as a Primary Mechanism in Physician Cognition and Bias During Complex Medical Cases: A Narrative Review by Rein C

“…This theory provides a foundation for further research into how attachment influences clinician decision-making and diagnostic performance while also highlighting how medical education may reinforce these patterns.Keywords: diagnostics, unconscious bias, cognitive theory, attachment theory…”
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Interface evolution of microdroplets in flow-focusing channels with varying aspect ratios by Luyao He, Bo Wang, Qingquan Liu, Xiaodong Chen

“…It is found that the scaling exponent of the minimum neck thickness increases with the continuous phase flow rate. Numerical simulations are carried out to illustrate the shape evolution of a droplet in three-dimensional space, allowing the calculation of the curvature distribution of the interface. …”
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Optimization of geometry forms for wind mill mouth of the “rotor-in-socket” type by Vladimir A. Kostyukov, Mikhail Yu. Medvedev, Andrey N. Maevskiy, Nikolay K. Poluyanovich, Vasily V. Savchenko

“…Such wind power plants meet and exceed, at any rate upon the average, the corresponding classical vertical axis structures.…”
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