East Asian aerosol cleanup has likely contributed to the recent acceleration in global warming by Bjørn H. Samset, Laura J. Wilcox, Robert J. Allen, Camilla W. Stjern, Marianne T. Lund, Sharar Ahmadi, Annica Ekman, Maxwell T. Elling, Luke Fraser-Leach, Paul Griffiths, James Keeble, Tsuyoshi Koshiro, Paul Kushner, Anna Lewinschal, Risto Makkonen, Joonas Merikanto, Pierre Nabat, Larissa Narazenko, Declan O’Donnell, Naga Oshima, Steven T. Rumbold, Toshihiko Takemura, Kostas Tsigaridis, Daniel M. Westervelt

“…Here we show, using a large set of simulations from eight Earth System Models, how a time-evolving 75% reduction in East Asian sulfate emissions partially unmasks greenhouse gas-driven warming and influences the spatial pattern of surface temperature change. We find a rapidly evolving global, annual mean warming of 0.07 ± 0.05 °C, sufficient to be a main driver of the uptick in global warming rate since 2010. …”
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Exploring adolescents’ indirect financial and non-financial barriers to dental care non-attendance: the role of payment methods by Alla T. Alsharif, Saba Kassim

“…Regression analysis showed that being male, using publicly funded dental services, and self-rating poor oral health were significantly associated with non-dental attendance (AOR = 2.42; 95% CI: 1.39–4.20; p = 0.002; AOR = 2.00; 95% CI: 1.07–3.75; p = 0.030; AOR = 2.32; 95% CI: 1.05–5.10; p = 0.037, respectively). …”
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Taxonomic Profile of Cultivable Microbiota from Adult Sheep Follicular Fluid and Its Effects on In Vitro Development of Prepubertal Lamb Oocytes by Slavcho Mrenoshki, Letizia Temerario, Antonella Mastrorocco, Grazia Visci, Elisabetta Notario, Marinella Marzano, Nicola Antonio Martino, Daniela Mrenoshki, Giovanni Michele Lacalandra, Graziano Pesole, Maria Elena Dell’Aquila

“…As long-term effects, one of them reduced the total cleavage rate after in vitro embryo culture (IVC). In conclusion, microbiota/bacteria are present in adult sheep FF and may influence reproductive outcomes in vitro. …”
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A Robust Framework for Bamboo Forest AGB Estimation by Integrating Geostatistical Prediction and Ensemble Learning by Lianjin Fu, Qingtai Shu, Cuifen Xia, Zeyu Li, Hailing He, Zhengying Li, Shaoyang Ma, Chaoguan Qin, Rong Wei, Qin Xiang, Xiao Zhang, Yiran Zhang, Huashi Cai

“…Furthermore, SHAP analysis provided mechanistic insights, identifying the canopy photon rate as the dominant predictor and quantifying the ecological thresholds governing AGB distribution. …”
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Kevlar/Basalt and Kevlar/Glass Intra‐Ply Reinforced Hybrid Composites: Influence of Basket Weave Fabric Structure on Thermal Properties, Flammability, and Impact Performance by Mahdi Hosseini, Milan Gaff, Petr Konvalinka, Haitao Li, Hynek Maňák, Jensin Joshua, Ahmad Hosseini, Krishna Teja, S. Yogeswari, Pritam Ghosh, M. Chandrasekar

“…Flammability tests showed that all composites had a burn rate below 10 mm/min, meeting standard safety criteria. …”
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Perceptions of using herbal medicines for managing menopausal symptoms: a web-based survey of Korean medicine doctors by Ji Hee Jun, Hye Won Lee, Jiae Choi, Tae-Young Choi, Ju Ah Lee, Ho-Yeon Go, Myeong Soo Lee

“…Results: Out of the 497 KMDs, we received responses from 48 doctors, a response rate of 9.7%. The most common symptoms of menopausal disorder perceived by responded KMDs were hot flashes (22.9%), sleep disorders (18.2%), systemic fatigue (12.5%), and sweating (12.0%). …”
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Estimating Future Surface Water Availability Through an Integrated Climate‐Hydrology‐Management Modeling Framework at a Basin Scale Under CMIP6 Scenarios by Manqing Shao, Nelun Fernando, John Zhu, Gang Zhao, Shih‐Chieh Kao, Bingjie Zhao, Elizabeth Roberts, Huilin Gao

“…Finally, the DHSVM simulated naturalized streamflow and reservoir evaporation rate are input to WAM to simulate reservoir FY. A new term—“Ratio of Firm Yield” (RFY)—is created to compare how much FY changes under different climate scenarios. …”
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Annual variation of temperature and mass balance of first-year and second-year land-fast sea ice in Prydz Bay, East Antarctica by Dinglong Zhao, Bin Cheng, Matti Leppäranta, Jingkai Ma, Xuejing Chen, Jiechen Zhao

“…The evolution of the temperature and mass balance of first-year (FYI: Site S1) and second-year (SYI: Site S2) land-fast sea ice (LFSI) in May–November were investigated using high-resolution thermistor-string-based ice mass balance buoys, borehole measurements and a numerical sea ice model. In May, the growth rate of a 0.55 m FYI ice floe (9.2 mm day−1) was twice that of 1.08 m SYI (4.7 mm day−1) in snow-free conditions. …”
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Transarterial chemoembolization for advanced hepatocellular carcinoma after failure of first-line systemic treatment: a single-center case series by Qingyu Xu, Bin Leng, Ran You, Lingfeng Diao, Chendong Wang, Zeyu Yu, Guowen Yin

“…The most common progression pattern was the development of new intrahepatic lesions. …”
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Simultaneous Observation of Equatorial Plasma Bubbles and Traveling Ionospheric Disturbances Over Indonesia Following the 15 January 2022 Tonga Volcano Eruption by Asnawi Husin, Varuliantor Dear, Agri Faturahman, Sefria Anggarani, Annis Siradj Mardiani, Adi Purwono, Jiyo Harjosuwito, Rezy Pradipta

“…There were enhancements in the rate‐of‐TEC index (ROTI) and S4 scintillation index, indicating the presence of ionospheric density irregularities. …”
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INFECTIONS IN THE INTENSIVE CARE UNIT FOLLOWING LIVER TRANSPLANTATION: PROFILE OF A SINGLE CENTER by E. Otan, S. Usta, C. Aydin, S. Karakas, B. Unal, R. Mamedov, C. Kayaalp, S. Yilmaz

“…Total number of infections were 68. Mortality rate of the infected patients was 53,3% (n = 16). …”
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The Stabilization Mechanism of a Stable Landslide Dam on the Eastern Margin of the Tibetan Plateau, China: Insights from Field Investigation and Numerical Simulation by Liang Song, Yanjun Shang, Yunsheng Wang, Tong Li, Zhuolin Xiao, Yuchao Zhao, Tao Tang, Shicheng Liu

“…Additionally, the step-pool system formed in the spillway of the Conaxue Co landslide dam contributes to the protection of the dam structure by dissipating 68% of the river’s energy (energy dissipation rate η = 0.68). Understanding the formation mechanisms of the Conaxue Co landslide dam can provide critical insights into managing future landslide dams that may form in the QTP, both in emergency response and long-term strategies.…”
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Outcomes of different steroid dosing regimens in critical Covid-19 pneumonia at a Kenyan hospital: A retrospective cohort study. by John Otieno Odhiambo, Jasmit Shah, Nancy Kunyiha, Charles Makasa, Felix Riunga

“…Fifty-eight percent of patients received a standard dose (6mg) of steroids. The mortality rate was higher in the high-dose group compared to the standard-dose group; however, the difference was not statistically significant (47.9% vs 43.7% p = 0.549). …”
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Impact of Dietary Glutamate on Growth Performance and Flesh Quality of Largemouth Bass by Bo Zhao, Ju Zhao, Haifeng Liu, Hailong Zhang, Hongying Shan, Jiali Zong, Quanquan Cao, Jun Jiang

“…The FBW, percent weight gain (PWG), specific growth rate (SGR), feed efficiency (FE), and protein efficiency ratio (PER) initially increased and then decreased with elevating dietary Glu levels. …”
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Estimation of soil thickness in karst landforms using a quantile regression forests approach by Fayong Fang, Ruyi Zi, Zhen Han, Qian Fang, Rui Hou, Longshan Zhao

“…The rocky desertification information indexes (RIs), which use exposure rate of bedrock to represent the degree of karst rocky desertification, showed relatively high importance in the variable importance assessment. …”
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Fine-scale variability in iceberg velocity fields and implications for an ice-associated pinniped by L. M. Kaluzienski, J. M. Amundson, J. N. Womble, A. K. Bliss, L. E. Pearson

“…To better understand how pinnipeds respond to changes in iceberg habitat, we combine (i) iceberg velocity fields over hourly to monthly timescales, derived from high-rate time-lapse photogrammetry of Johns Hopkins Glacier and Inlet, Alaska, with (ii) aerial photographic surveys of harbor seals (<i>Phoca vitulina richardii</i>) conducted during the pupping (June) and molting (August) seasons. …”
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Kinetics of silicon extraction into alloy from a mixture of amorphous rocks by V.M. Shevko, N.M. Mirkayev, A.D. Badikova

“…It was established that when the melting the amorphous rocks, with an increase in the degree of silicon extraction into the alloy, the apparent activation energy decreases, that is a manifestation of diffusion processes, obviously associated with the formation of a silicon carbide layer on the coke surface. The rate of silicon extraction into the alloy when the melting the amorphous rocks is higher than when the melting quartzite. …”
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Early Dynamics of Circulating Tumor DNA Following Curative Hypofractionated Radiotherapy Related to Disease Control in Lung Cancer by Kyungmi Yang, Jae Myoung Noh, Yeon Jeong Kim, Hongryull Pyo

“…The Dmax showed better disease control rate with marginal significance (<i>p</i> = 0.081). …”
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Breaking barriers: targeted delivery of resveratrol in lung cancer using folate-integrated and pH-responsive hybrid nanocarriers by Sanjoy Das, Malay K. Das, Taison Jamatia, Nayan Ranjan Ghose Bishwas, Dhritiman Roy, Emdormi Rymbai

“…Finally, in vivo targeting and anticancer studies demonstrated that FOL-RSV-LPHNCs selectively internalized to the cancerous region and suppressed the tumor volume with an 8.66-fold higher rate in the xenograft mouse model. The folate receptor-mediated uptake mainly facilitates this superior therapeutic response which was further confirmed by in silico molecular docking and dynamic simulation. …”
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Physiological insights into the responses of tea plants to aluminum through an integrated transcriptomic and metabolomic analysis by Xinwan Zhang, Shijie Luo, Xiali Ye, Lin Liu, Xinxin Jia, Deyuan Jiang, Weiwei Wen

“…Compared to 0 mM Al treatment, low Al concentrations (0.4 mM) enhanced root vitality by 8.91%, while higher Al concentrations (10 and 100 mM) reduced root vigor by 19.31% and 76.81%, respectively. In a similar pattern, the electron transfer rate in leaves remained stable under low Al levels but significantly decreased under high Al conditions. …”
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