The association between four dietary indices and mortality risk in cardiovascular disease patients by Mengshan Pan, Tongle Yin, Ying Yang, Feiyun Zhu, Jiamin Xu, Rucheng Chen, Weijun Zheng

“…Abstract Background The Planetary Healthy Diet Index-United States, the Healthy Diet Index, the Mediterranean Diet, and the Dietary Inflammation Index were linked to mortality rates in cardiovascular patients. This study investigated the relationship between these dietary patterns and all-cause mortality risk in U.S. cardiovascular patients from 2005 to 2006 to 2017–2018. …”
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Statistics and behavior of clinically significant extra-pulmonary vein atrial fibrillation sources: machine-learning-enhanced electrographic flow mapping in persistent atrial fibri... by Peter Ruppersberg, Steven Castellano, Philip Haeusser, Kostiantyn Ahapov, Melissa H. Kong, Stefan G. Spitzer, Stefan G. Spitzer, Georg Nölker, Andreas Rillig, Tamas Szili-Torok

“…Our machine learning approach established an activity threshold, above which divergent wavefront patterns—termed “significant sources”—predicted AF recurrence. …”
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Can Fire Season Type Serve as a Critical Factor in Fire Regime Classification System in China? by Huijuan Li, Sumei Zhang, Xugang Lian, Yuan Zhang, Fengfeng Zhao

“…Fire regime (FR) is a key element in the study of ecosystem dynamics, supporting natural resource management planning by identifying gaps in fire patterns in time and space and planning to assess ecological conditions. …”
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Integrative single‐cell transcriptomic analysis deciphers heterogeneous characteristics of gastrointestinal tract cancer by Chuwen Sun, Tong Li, Xin Jin, Zhihui Xiu, Hang Su, Huanming Yang, Ming Liu, Kui Wu

“…Abstract Background Gastrointestinal tract cancer (GIC), including oesophageal cancer (EC), gastric cancer (GC) and colorectal cancer (CRC), is characterised with high global incidence and mortality rates, with similar tumourigenic processes. However, the common and heterogeneous molecular features among GIC at single‐cell level remain poorly characterised. …”
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Pitfalls in the diagnosis of apparent homozygous mutations: two cases of IL10RA deficiency inflammatory bowel disease and a literature review by Xiu Shi, Ziqing Ye, Lai Qian, Wenhui Hu, Ye Yang, Chunmeng He, Zhiheng Huang, Bingbing Wu, Ying Huang

“…Abstract Background In East Asia, IL10RA is the predominant pathogenic gene in patients with very early-onset inflammatory bowel disease (VEO-IBD), frequently characterised by refractory diarrhoea and severe perianal disease, resulting in elevated death rates. IL10RA-deficient IBD, an autosomal recessive genetic disorder, has been documented to be inherited through the conventional compound heterozygous or homozygous mutation patterns from both parents. …”
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Knowledge, attitudes, and practices of liver cancer screening among high-risk populations in China by Ge-hui Feng, Min Liu, Yun-shan Chen, Yi-fei Wang, Ke-hao Zhao, Mao-ting Huang, Wen-ting Yi, Ling Zhao, Ying Zeng

“…Early detection through screening is crucial for improving survival rates in high-risk populations for liver cancer, however screening remains underutilized in clinical practice and inadequately addressed in China. …”
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Development and evaluation of customized software to automatically align macula and optic disc centered scanning laser ophthalmoscope fundus images by M. Elena Martinez-Perez, Franziska G. Rauscher, Pingping Zhao, Tobias Elze

“…When applying them together, the rate of at least one of the method succeeding was 99%. …”
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Time series analysis of urethral obstruction in male cats in a veterinary teaching hospital in São paulo, Brazil by Reiner Silveira de Moraes, Luíz Guilherme Dércore Benevenuto, Suellen Rodrigues Maia, Maria Gabriela Picelli de Azevedo, Fernanda Barthelson Carvalho de Moura, Diego Ribeiro, Alessandra Melchert, Henry David Mogollón García, Rogério Giuffrida, Adriano Sakai Okamoto, Priscylla Tatiana Chalfun Guimarães Okamoto

“…ARIMA closely followed historical data but was ineffective for future forecasting, showing a flat projection from 2021 to 2024 (rate: 0.64) despite past fluctuations. The Holt-Winters model projected a rise in UO cases, from 0.70 (95% CI: 0.43–0.97) in 2021 to 1.09 (95% CI: 0.38–1.79) in 2024, but its wide confidence intervals indicated potential overestimation. …”
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Leishmania donovani Induced Cutaneous Leishmaniasis: An Insight into Atypical Clinical Variants in Sri Lanka by Yamuna Siriwardana, Bhagya Deepachandi, Chalukya Gunasekara, Wipula Warnasooriya, Nadira D. Karunaweera

“…Clinical, geographical, and treatment response patterns of ACL were different from those of CCL. ACL was mainly found among males (68.0%), in 21-40 year age group (51.6%), and reported delayed treatment seeking (23.5% vs 16.3% in CCL), more nonclassical onset (lesions other than acne form <1cm sized papules), (12.1 vs 2.7%, P<0.05.), more head and neck lesions (41.5%. vs 27.2%), more large lesions (>4cm), (18.6 vs 9.9%), and poor laboratory positivity rates (65.6% vs 88.2%) when compared to CCL. …”
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A Multinational, Multicenter Study Mapping Models of Kidney Supportive Care Practice by Seren Marsh, Amanda Varghese, Charlotte M. Snead, Barnaby D. Hole, Daniel V. O’Hara, Neeru Agarwal, Elizabeth Stallworthy, Fergus J. Caskey, Brendan J. Smyth, Kathryn Ducharlet

“…There were no significant differences between countries in terms of location of care provision, frequency of review, referral patterns or discharge rates; however, there was variation described within countries. …”
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Epidemiological trends and burden of metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease in the Middle East and North Africa region: a 32-year analysis of health impact by Zahra Sarkoohi, Mohammad-Mahdi Bastan, Mohammad Amin Khajuei Gharaei, Mahsa Iranmanesh, Arya Adinepour, Reyhane Khajezade, Faegheh Bahri, Fatemeh Akhlaghi, Azin Kadkhodamanesh, Hossein Pourghadamyari, Hamid Sharifi, Omid Eslami, Seyed Aria Nejadghaderi

“…Women experienced a higher increase in incidence than men. The highest rates of DALYs were observed among older adults. …”
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Design of Radiation Shielding for Optical Enclosure at HEPS Beamline Station by GUO Qingyang, SHI Hong, LIU Qiongyao, ZHANG Huijie, SHI Haoyu, MA Zhongjian, WANG Qingbin

“…Results from the calculations indicate a pattern where the dose rate from gas bremsstrahlung initially rises and subsequently falls within the back wall. …”

Factors affecting detection probability: Insights from banding data in a long-term continent-wide monitoring program by Morgane Gicquel, Juan C. Alonso, Lovisa Nilsson, Matthew Low, Javier A. Alonso, Dmitrijs Boiko, Damon Bridge, Patrick Dulau, Thomas Heinicke, Anne Kettner, Yosef Kiat, Petras Kurlavičius, Sigvard Lundgren, Michael Modrow, Günter Nowald, Ivar Ojaste, Alain Salvi, Jostein Sandvik, Markéta Ticháčková, Antonio Torrijo, Jari Valkama, Zsolt Végvári, Johan Månsson

“…In this study we investigate factors influencing detection rates of colour-banded Eurasian cranes (Grus grus), from a monitoring program spanning 35 years, involving 5049 marked individuals using four different types of bands (ELSA, ‘Finnish’, ‘Spanish’ and alphanumeric) with 172,725 resightings along migratory flyways. …”
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Analyzing Shigella in Wuhan: Serotypes, Antimicrobial Resistance, and Public Health Implications by Deng S, Li C, Zhang H, Xie Y, Wang X, Luo W, Chen Z, Tang F

“…Pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE) analysis highlighted extensive genetic diversity with dominant groups P1 and P4, and with notable regional and temporal distribution patterns. Distinct PFGE types exhibited unique antimicrobial resistance profiles, with P1 and P4 showing high rates of multidrug resistance, while P5 and P3 displayed lower resistance levels. …”
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Regreening Practices and Effectiveness Evaluation for Rocky Slope Drawdown Zones in Pumped Storage Power Station Reservoirs by YANG Zhi-chao, MA Xiao-xiao, CHANG Shi-ju, TANG Yu-shuang, ZHAO Rui-yi, WAN Dan, ZHANG Qian-zhu

“…Plants exhibited strong resilience in terms of post-submersion recovery, expansion, and colonization, achieving an overall survival rate of 83.2%. Bamboo Willow (Salix sp), Bamboo Willow cuttings (Salix sp), Zhongshan Fir (Taxodium hybrid), Wallich Willow (Salix wallichiana), Chaste Tree (Vitex negundo), Lax-flowered Myricaria (Myricaria laxiflora), Variegated Willow cuttings (Salix variegata), Small Dogwood (Swida paucinervis), and Chinese Distylium (Distylium chinense) all achieved survival rates exceeding 85% and exhibited long-term tolerance to complete submersion. …”
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Trends in Antihypertensive Drug Use and Irrational Prescriptions Among Elderly Patients in China (2016&amp;ndash;2023): A Nationwide Multi-Center Cross-Sectional Survey Study by Hong D, Chen W, Du S, Ren J, Lv D, Shan W, Lu X, Zhao Q

“…The overall proportion of first-line antihypertensive prescriptions was 97.47% but showed a slight declining trend (APC=− 0.66%, P=0.004). The rates of inappropriate combination medication and overall irrational prescriptions decreased, while the rate of contraindicated medication prescriptions increased (P&lt; 0.001). …”
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Global burden of tuberculosis among adults aged 60 years and older, 1990-2021: Findings from the global burden of disease study 2021 by Junping Liu, Yue Zhou, Juan Guan, Yaping Liu, Weijian Song, Wei Liu, Xinle Yin, Yuqin Liu, Ting Li, Long Jin, Lihan Zhang, Yunkai Li, Lin Wu, Nan Wang, Zhaoyue Liu, Xinru Liu, Yanfu Wang, Qunhong Wu, Libo Liang

“…Results: A decreasing trend in age-standardized incidence rate, age-standardized mortality rate, and disability-adjusted life-years rates for TB and drug-susceptible TB was observed among the elderly population worldwide, whereas an upward trend was noted for MDR-TB and XDR-TB. …”
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Solar dryers: A review of mechanism, methods and critical analysis of transport models applicable in solar drying of product by Onyinyechi Nnamchi, Cyprian Tom, Godwin Akpan, Murphy Umunna, David Ubong, Mathew Ibeh, Adindu Linus–Chibuezeh, Leonard Akuwueke, Stephen Nnamchi, Augustine Ben, Macmanus Ndukwu

“…Solar drying has been demonstrated to be a sustainable and eco-friendly drying process for drying and preserving agricultural products, offering advantages over traditional methods that include faster drying rates, improved product quality, and reduced energy costs. …”
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Assessing Natural Variation as a Baseline for Biodiversity Monitoring: The Case of an East Mediterranean Canyon by Meir Finkel, Ariel Leib Leonid Friedman, Hagar Leschner, Ben Cohen, Hoshen Inbar, Shai Gelbert, Agam Rozen, Eitan Barak, Ido Livne, Ittai Renan, Gilad Ben-Zvi, Orr Comay

“…Despite substantial species turnover rates between periods in all the taxa, almost no change was found regarding the biogeographical origins of plant and beetle species composition. …”
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Deep learning enhanced road traffic analysis: Scalable vehicle detection and velocity estimation using PlanetScope imagery by Maciej Adamiak, Yulia Grinblat, Julian Psotta, Nir Fulman, Himshikhar Mazumdar, Shiyu Tang, Alexander Zipf

“…Satellite-based approaches provide broad spatial coverage, but face challenges, including high costs, low frame rates, and difficulty detecting small vehicles in medium-resolution imagery. …”
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