Multidrug-resistant pulmonary tuberculosis in Esmeraldas, Ecuador (2018–2022): prevalence and clinical–epidemiological profile from a retrospective observational study by Jaime Angamarca-Iguago

“…Treatment outcomes were incomplete in 41% of cases; among reported outcomes, cure rate was 22.4%, and the case fatality rate was 10.2%. …”
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The effects of annual cycle stages and life-history traits on feather abrasion by Yosef Kiat, Quentin Dupriez, Gina Pyo, Oliver J. L. Fox, Rafi Paz, Hans-Jürgen Eilts, Carlos Talabante, Nir Sapir

“…These findings highlight the importance of moult timing for feather abrasion rate and maintaining plumage integrity during the reproduction season. …”
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MF-ShipNet: a multi-feature weighted fusion and PCA-SVM model for ship detection in remote sensing images by Jianfeng Li, Yibing Yang, Liutong Yang, Yang Zhao, Qinghua Luo, Chenxu Wang

“…Due to the complex sea background and the different sizes and shapes of ships, the detection of ship targets has the problems of low detection rate, high false detection rate and high missed detection rate. …”
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Transcriptome and metabolome analysis of senescent rice (Oryza sativa L.) seeds: insights into the mechanism of germination vigor and seedling morphogenesis by Jingxin Huo, Dianfeng Zheng, Naijie Feng, Rui Zhang, Yingbin Xue, Aaqil Khan, Hang Zhou, Xuefeng Shen, Liming Zhao, Yifei Li, Xiaojun Liu, Junjie Liu, Jiayi Li, Wanqi Mei, Xiaole Du, Yanan Feng

“…The seed aging phenomenon that occurs during storage poses a significant challenge to crop production, as it can lead to reduced germination rates and impaired seed vitality. The current study explored the underlying mechanisms that enable rice seeds to maintain high germination rates and seedling vigor after long - term storage. …”
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Analysis of fibrous material deformation in the roll contact zone by Khurramov Shavkat, Abrorov Akbar, Abdullaev Akhror, Norov Nusiratjon, Baymatov Shakhriddin

“…The analytical description of the shape of contact curves and the thickness of processed material in the technological zone of a two-roll module in a dynamic mode is given, considering the deformation pattern of the processed material. It is determined that one of the factors that most influence the shape of the contact curve is the ratio of the compression rate of the coating deformation to the corresponding material feed rate. …”
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Intercropping-driven effects on soil organic carbon mineralization and its temperature sensitivity are associated with soil C-N-P stoichiometry and carbon-acquiring microorganisms... by Ziyu Yang, Jinmeng Hu, Xiaowei Chen, Yuping Zhang, Yizhe Wang, Jianwei Peng, Jiangchi Fei, Gongwen Luo, Chaolin Liao

“…Herein, an eight-year field-based experiment with maize monoculture and four intercropping patterns was employed to investigate the intercropping-induced change in the SOC mineralization rate and its temperature sensitivity (Q10). …”
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Global trends in polycystic ovarian syndrome over 30 years: an age-period-cohort study of 204 countries and territories (1990–2021) by Lanxiang Lin, Wenhui Li, Baozhu Xu, Yuefeng Li, Jin Li, Xiangjun Kong, Xin Du

“…High SDI regions recorded the highest incidence rates, with a rate of 90.13 per 100,000 (95% CI: 66.94 to 122.36). …”
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Cause of death statistics in 2022 in the Republic of Korea by Jung-Hyun Oh, Juhee Seo, Hyun Jung Park

“…Purpose This study aimed to describe mortality trends in the Republic of Korea in 2022 by analyzing total deaths, crude and age-standardized mortality rates, as well as age- and sex-specific patterns and changes in cause-specific mortality. …”
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Comparison and Evaluation of Rain Gauge, CMORPH, TRMM PR and GPM DPR KuPR Precipitation Products over South China by Rui Wang, Huiping Li, Hao Huang, Liangliang Li

“…This study conducts a comparative evaluation of precipitation products from rain gauge stations, Climate Prediction Center morphing technique (CMORPH), Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission precipitation radar (TRMM PR) version 7 and Global Precipitation Measurement (GPM) Dual-Frequency Precipitation Radar Ku band (DPR KuPR) version 6 orbital observations during the common observational period (April–September 2014) across South China. The spatial patterns and probability density function of rain rates from four precipitation products show similar features. …”
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FDEM Modelling of Rock Fracture Process during Three-Point Bending Test under Quasistatic and Dynamic Loading Conditions by Huaming An, Yushan Song, Hongyuan Liu

“…After that, the effects of the loading rate on the rock strength and rock fracture toughness are discussed, and the mesh size and mesh orientation on the fracture patterns are also discussed. …”
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Hybrid deep learning for IoT-based health monitoring with physiological event extraction by Sivanagaraju Vallabhuni, Kumar Debasis

“…It further enhanced the True Positive Rate (TPR) by 25% through using an online learning algorithm with Incremental Gradient Descent with Momentums. …”
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A comparative study on tobacco prevalence and secondhand smoke exposure before and after the lockdown in Rizhao, China: analysis of 2022 and 2024 data by Zhao-Hui Liang, Gui-Zhi Han, Miao-Miao Liu

“…The results showed that the current smoking rate declined significantly from 32.53 to 25.84% (χ2 = 10.08, p = 0.002), with daily smoking rate also slightly decreased from 20.44 to 19.33% (χ2 = 0.36, p = 0.551). …”
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Experimental investigation into vertical extension behavior of coal-measure tight sandstone reservoirs by Shao Mingren, Li Bin, Wang Peng, Wang Kunjian, Yang Qi, Sun Zening, An Qi

“…This study conducted physical simulation experiments on sand-coal interbedded combinations using a large-scale true triaxial hydraulic fracturing system, investigating the effects of in-situ stress, injection rate, interfacial cementation strength, rock stacking patterns, and fracturing fluid viscosity on vertical fracture morphology. …”
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Spatio-temporal distribution of Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever and its relationship with climate factors in Pakistan: A decade-long experience from tertiary care laboratory networ... by Muhammad Abbas Abid, Joveria Farooqi, Najia Ghanchi, Rabiya Owais, Ayesha Sadiqa, Humaira Shafaq, Erum Khan

“…Positive cases are concentrated within 3 cities where human and animal migration rates are high. Outbreak situations occur when multiple factors coincide. …”
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Two-phase micropolar nanofluid flow in an isothermal extending porous sheet with heat radiation and chemical interaction: Numerical study by MD. Shamshuddin, Fakhraldeen Gamar, S.O. Salawu, B. Prabhakar Reddy

“…The important characteristics of the fluid speed, thermal transport, and solute profiles are explained by the graphs and friction-drag, rate of thermal and solutal portages by the tables. …”
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Exploring Litter Decomposition, Nutrient Retention, and Sensitivity to Nitrogen Deposition Among Ancient and Recently Evolved Tree Species by Chaozhi Peng, Tong Chen, Wei He, Li Mei, Zeyao Zhao, Jie Fan

“…Our research aimed to examine the decomposition rates and nutrient loss rates of leaf litter and fine roots from ancient and recently evolved species and their response to N deposition. …”
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Feasibility of Long-Term Physical Activity Measurement With a Wearable Activity Tracker in Patients With Axial Spondyloarthritis: 1-Year Longitudinal Observational Study by Emil Eirik Kvernberg Thomassen, Anne Therese Tveter, Inger Jorid Berg, Eirik Klami Kristianslund, Andrew Reiner, Sarah Hakim, Laure Gossec, Gary J Macfarlane, Annette de Thurah, Nina Østerås

“…The activity tracker measured steps and heart rate. Trial feasibility (eligibility, inclusion rate, and patient characteristics), technical feasibility (data recorded, tracker adherence, ie, days worn, and missing data), and operational feasibility (synchronization reminders and tracker replacements) were analyzed. …”
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Multi-heat keypoint incorporation in deep learning model to tropical cyclone centering and intensity classifying from geostationary satellite images by Thanh-Ha Do, Son-The Phan, Duc-Tien Du, Dinh-Quan Dang, Khanh-Hung Mai, Lars R. Hole

“…The proposed MHKD can help reduce the over-estimate rate for the TD grade and under-estimate rates for TS and STS grades, and most notably, the TC center localization yielded an average error of approximately 34 km with a single keypoint or one head attention network (One ATTN) and around 27 km when using three head attention network (Three ATTN).…”
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Epidemiological characteristics of Japanese encephalitis in Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region from 2012 to 2023 by Jiagui CHEN, Qiuyun DENG, Jinfa DU, Rencong YANG, Shiyi CHEN, Liang LIANG, Ming GAN, Lili DENG

“…Among the cases, 107 were male (average annual incidence rate 0.036/100 000) and 61 were female (average annual incidence rate 0.022/100 000). …”
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Exploration of fever characteristics in parturients under continuous temperature monitoring during labor analgesia and analysis of the impact on maternal and neonatal outcomes: an... by Xia Li, Xia Li, Junli Ma

“…Additionally, the fever group had a higher rate of meconium-stained amniotic fluid (grade III), used more analgesics, and had a higher rate of antibiotic use. …”
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