Trends in stroke incidence and mortality in China, Japan, and South Korea (1990–2021) with projections to 2035 by Liyuan Yang, Luhan Fan, Yuanyi Cao, Xinyao Liu, Chao Yang, Yamei Luo, Junhui Zhang

“…From 1990 to 2021, the age-standardised incidence rates (ASIRs) and mortality rates (ASMRs) of stroke for both sexes in China, Japan, and South Korea declined. …”
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Global, regional, and national epidemiology of type 1 diabetes in children from 1990 to 2021: trend and health inequality analyses based on the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021 by Jing Xie, Weilan Li, Xiaomin Li, Xueli Zhang, Jing Liu, Zeye Liu, Shenqi Jing, Hua Shao

“…Results From 1990 to 2021, the global incidence and prevalence of T1D increased significantly, by 32.04% and 41.47%, respectively, whereas the global DALY and mortality rates decreased by 18.33% and 24.83%, respectively. …”
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The burden of migraine and predictions in the Asia–Pacific region, 1990–2021: a comparative analysis of China, South Korea, Japan, and Australia by Yun-Xia Wang, Guang-Shuang Lu, Jin-Jing Zhao, Wei Dai, Na Zheng, Guo-En Yao, Ruo-Zhuo Liu

“…Methods This study utilized data from the Global Burden of Disease (GBD) 2021 to analyze incidence, prevalence, and years lived with disability (YLDs) of migraine. Age-standardized rates (ASRs) were calculated to enable fair cross-country comparisons. …”
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Effect of Resource Abundance on Woodland Rodents' Demography at Latitudinal Extremes in Europe by Giulia Ferrari, Olivier Devineau, Valentina Tagliapietra, Kaja Johnsen, Federico Ossi, Francesca Cagnacci

“…We applied a multistate open robust design model to estimate population patterns and survival rates while controlling for seasonal variation, intrinsic traits, and co‐occurrence of sympatric species. …”
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Gut Microbiome Alterations, Mental Health, and Alcohol Consumption: Investigating the Gut–Brain Axis in Firefighters by Ji Youn Yoo, Anujit Sarkar, Hyo-Sook Song, Sunghwan Bang, Gyusik Shim, Cary Springer, Morgan E. O’Brien, Yoonhwa Shin, Songhyun Ju, Sunhee Han, Sung Soo Kim, Usha Menon, Tae Gyu Choi, Maureen E. Groer

“…There were associations between alcohol consumption patterns and aspects of the gut microbiome. This study highlights the mental health challenges faced by firefighters, including elevated rates of PTSD, depression, and alcohol consumption, with specific microbial imbalances linked to PTSD and alcohol use, emphasizing the role of the gut–brain axis.…”
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Innovative deep learning classifiers for breast cancer detection through hybrid feature extraction techniques by S. Vijayalakshmi, Binay Kumar Pandey, Digvijay Pandey, Mesfin Esayas Lelisho

“…Abstract Breast cancer remains a major cause of mortality among women, where early and accurate detection is critical to improving survival rates. This study presents a hybrid classification approach for mammogram analysis by combining handcrafted statistical features and deep learning techniques. …”
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Leveraging U-Net and ASPP for effective fault detection in photovoltaic modules by Khalfalla Awedat, Masoud Alajmi, Mustafa Elfituri

“…Additionally, the U-Net-ASPP_Cent and U-Net-ASPP_Diag configurations provided IoU gains of 1.18% and 1.96%, respectively, while also reducing false positive rates. These results highlight the effectiveness of incorporating region-specific dilation strategies, enhancing the model’s ability to detect diverse and challenging fault patterns in complex thermal imagery. …”
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Recent advances in tumor targeted polymeric nanoparticles for HNC treatment: Enhancing therapeutic efficacy via engineered and biocompatible drug delivery systems by Manoj Kumar Srinivasan, Monisha Prasad

“…Head and neck cancer (HNC) represents a heterogeneous group of malignancies with high global incidence and mortality rates. Traditional treatments for advanced HNC, such as combined radiotherapy and chemotherapy, often lead to debilitating long-term side effects that significantly affect patients quality of life. …”
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A novel design for continuous measurement of CO2 from deep remineralization of petrogenic organic carbon by Wan‐Yin Lien, Rick Chen, Jui‐Fen Tsai, Jhen‐Nien Chen, Li‐Hung Lin, Pei‐Ling Wang

“…Measurements in the passive mode yielded stepwise CO2 releases in the fractured zone and steady accumulation in the pulverized zone at rates (18.9–132 mgC m−2 day−1) resembling those for other active orogens. …”
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Prexion: Probabilistic Matching-Based Compression to Mitigate Compression Side Channel Attacks Against HTTPS by Hyoungshick Kim, Sangwon Hyun

“…Furthermore, Prexion ensures robust security, with attack success rates consistently below 5% under recommended configurations.…”
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Employing Data Mining Techniques and Machine Learning Models in Classification of Students’ Academic Performance. by Hussein, Alkattan, Alhumaima, Ali Subhi, Oluwaseun, Adelaja A., Abotaleb, Mostafa, Mijwil, Maad M., Pradeep, Mishra, Sekiwu, Denis, Bamwerinde, Wilson, Turyasingura, Benson

“…The results showed that the use of decision trees can effectively classify students' performance and determine the success and failure rates. The cruel outright mistakes, RMS errors, and relative supreme mistakes all showed 0% whereas the kappa esteem obtained from the analysis extended between 0.991 and 1.00 which significantly concurs with most statistical values.…”
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Big Data Analytics Framework for Decision-Making in Sports Performance Optimization by Dan Cristian Mănescu

“…Key results include a 12% reduction in hamstring injury rates in football, a 16% improvement in clutch decision-making accuracy in basketball, and an 8% decrease in 100 m sprint times among athletes. …”
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Astrocyte–microglia crosstalk in subarachnoid hemorrhage: mechanisms and treatments by Kaibo Yu, Ding Wang, Wenhua Yu

“…Subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) is a frequently encountered critical emergency characterized by the rupturing of an unhealthy blood vessel, resulting in high mortality and disability rates. Alterations in the neurovascular unit (NVU) are closely related to the pathogenesis of SAH. …”
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Metabolic profiling and antibacterial activity of secondary metabolites extracted from the endophytic bacteria of Combretum erythrophyllum by Olufunto T. Fanoro, Oluwatobi S. Oluwafemi

“…Abstract Antibiotic resistance continues to pose a significant global challenge associated with increased rates of illness and death. The emergence of multidrug resistance patterns in pathogenic bacteria poses a challenge in their treatment, rendering them unmanageable with traditional antibiotics in the foreseeable future. …”
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A multi-source melt pool compilation for vision-based analytics applications in additive manufacturing by William Jabbour, Mutahar Safdar, Jiarui Xie, Yaoyao Fiona Zhao

“…., temperatures, gradients, rates), capture essential process patterns. However, the diversity of materials, process parameters, and sensing configurations across AM systems has limited standardization. …”
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Uniform temperature distribution in microwave heating achieved via rotating electric field by Jongseon Seo, Geonhui Han, Hyunsang Hwang

“…Abstract Microwave heating (MWH) is widely used in various industrial and research applications due to its advantages such as rapid heating rates, energy efficiency, and low overall processing temperatures. …”
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Design Of Waste Management Model With Grounded Theory(Case Study: Isfahan) by farshid aslani

“…Population growth, changing consumption patterns and lifestyles have increased waste production, types and variety of waste characteristics. …”
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Latent Profiles of Deceased Organ Donation Registrants and Nonregistrants in the United States by Ari P. Kirshenbaum, Brendan Parent, Landry Goodgame Huffman, Virginia Kelsey, Michael J. Sofis

“…Deceased organ donation is the greatest source of transplantable whole organs, but registration rates are a limiting factor because they remain low among certain populations. …”
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Effective defense against physically embedded backdoor attacks via clustering-based filtering by Mohammed Kutbi

“…Extensive experiments on face versus non-face classification demonstrate that our defense substantially reduces attack success rates while preserving high accuracy on clean data, offering a practical and robust solution against challenging backdoor scenarios. …”
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Formation of microfluidic droplets and jets in a solvent-rich oil phase by Victoria Joseph, Thomas Cubaud

“…Broad variations of flow rates and solvent concentration reveal a variety of intriguing droplet and jet flow regimes in the presence of spontaneous emulsification phenomena and significant mass transfer across the fluid interface. …”
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