Wave climate trends and breakpoints during the Atlantic Multidecadal Oscillation (AMO) in southern Brazil by Natan Zambroni Maia, Luis Pedro Almeida, Leonardo Emmendorfer, João Luiz Nicolodi, Lauro Calliari

“…The long-term trends and breakpoints of the wave energy flux (WEF) and its relationship with teleconnection patterns in southern Brazil were studied using ERA-5 wave reanalysis with validation using a waverider. …”
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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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Modeling and Prediction of the Impact of Climate Change on Flooding in Aguata Agricultural Zone, Anambra State, Nigeria by H. I. Ifeanyichukwu, L. C. Orakwe, J. I. Ubah, J. I. Awu

“…Key hydrological factors, including rainfall intensity, topography, soil infiltration rates, and vegetation cover, were analyzed. The study shows a total flow accumulation of 2,823,864.50 m² and average flow accumulation of 13.81 m², a current mean flood risk of 10.98 mm and total flood risk of 2,244,474.11 mm, and a predicted mean flood risk of 22.12 mm and a total flood risk of 4,523,622.06 mm for the next ten years due to intensified rainfall patterns. …”
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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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Enhancing ESG practices in STEAM and engineering education by Veronika Vadimovna Abduazizova, Gulnoza Tashmukhamedova

“…Additionally, the research points out connections between ESG efforts and improved retention rates in engineering programs. Overall findings indicate that a strong focus on ESG practices not only creates an inclusive educational environment but also equips students for future challenges in a rapidly changing job market. …”
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Efficiency of pantraps for monitoring bees diversity in Brazilian acerola orchards: the role of color diversity by MÁRCIA S. COELHO, LÚCIA HELENA P. KIILL, CELSO F. MARTINS

“…The months of September and November/2019 were the months when the lowest numbers of insects were collected and the lowest rainfall rates were recorded. In this sense, understanding new methodologies becomes essential to identify the diversity of pollinators for the construction of management and conservation plans.…”
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Data Analysis using Business Intelligence and Tableau for Visualizing Indonesia's Poverty Line by Fabianus Kevin Senduk, Retno Waluyo, Khairunnisak Nur Isnaini

“…The dashboard offers in-depth insights into regional poverty shifts, including the identification of high-poverty areas and analysis of poverty line growth rates. It also serves as a strategic data-driven decision support tool. …”
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Conventional KPCA Approach Applied to Detect Simulated Faults in PV Systems Using Simulated Data by Charlène Bernadette Lema, Steve Perabi Ngoffe, Francelin Edgar Ndi, Grégoire Abessolo Ondoua, Salomé Ndjakomo Essiane

“…Through extensive simulations, including 100 samples of different faults under varying irradiance conditions, the method demonstrates high accuracy rates: 93.33% for partial shading, 100% for open circuit, 100% for short circuit, and 81.81% for combinations of partial shading with either open or short circuit faults. …”
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GNSS VELOCITY AND STRAIN FIELD IN THE NORTHERN SUMATRA 15 YEARS AFTER THE 2004 M9.2 SUMATRA ANDAMAN EARTHQUAKE by S. M. Alif, O. Anggara, M. F. Jihad, R. S. Perdana

“…To do this, a comparison was made of velocities and strain rates over two periods. The velocities of 5.5 to 40.5 mm/yr and the strain rate up to 47.2 μstrain/yr were obtained from the recently acquired GNSS data. …”
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Managing Soil Biota-Mediated Decomposition and Nutrient Mineralization in Sustainable Agroecosystems by Joann K. Whalen

“…Methods are proposed to determine the rates of decomposition and nutrient release from organic residues. …”
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Antimicrobial susceptibility profiles of thermophilic Campylobacter species from human, pig, and chicken feces in Rwanda by Noel Gahamanyi, Noel Gahamanyi, Arsene Musana Habimana, Jean Paul Harerimana, Josiane Mukayisenga, Salomon Ntwali, Anathali Umuhoza, Emmanuel Nsengiyumva, Emmanuel Irimaso, Jean Bosco Shimirwa, Cheol-Ho Pan, Erick Vitus Komba, Claude Mambo Muvunyi, Nadine Rujeni, Raghavendra G. Amachawadi

“…Multi-drug resistance (MDR) was observed among the isolates, with the highest rates observed in chicken isolates (88.0%). Proportions of MDR among pig (40.9%) and human (40.7%) isolates were more or less similar. …”
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The global burden of chronic kidney disease due to diabetes mellitus type 2 attributable to diet high in sugar-sweetened beverages among the elderly: a comprehensive analysis from... by Ben Hu, Ben Hu, Xiaohan Qiu, Zhengbiao Luo, Zhengbiao Luo, Jingxiong Chen, Jun Feng, Jun Feng, Linlin Hou, Linlin Hou

“…However, the global burden of CKD-T2DM attributable to high SSB consumption among elderly populations remains poorly characterized.MethodsUsing data from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021, we examined age-standardized mortality rates (ASMR) and disability-adjusted life year rates (ASDR) of CKD-T2DM attributable to high SSB consumption among individuals aged 60 years and older across 204 countries and territories from 1990 to 2021. …”
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Association between ECG Abnormalities and Hookah and Cigarette Smoking in the MASHAD Cohort Study Subjects by Maryam Mohammadi-Bajgiran, Reyhaneh Saffar-Khorasani, Muhammad Islampanah, Reza Nejad Shahrokh Abadi, ‌Bahram Shahri, Sara Saffar Soflaei, Souren Nemati-Khorasani, Habibollah Esmaily, Gordon Ferns, Mohsen Moohebati, Majid Ghayour-Mobarhan

“…Cigarette users (92.3% male) had significantly lower BMI and higher employment rates compared to non-smokers, whereas hookah smokers (90.2% female) had higher BMIs and were predominantly retirees. …”
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Analysis of the International, Regional, and National Endocarditis-Related Disease Burdens (1990–2021), and Changes to Projections for the Next 15 Years: A Population-Based Study by Qiyuan Bai, Hao Chen, Hongxu Liu, Xuhua Li, Yang Chen, Dan Guo, Bing Song, Cuntao Yu

“…Clustering analysis results indicated a significant increase in the estimated annual percentage change (EAPC) of mortality and DALY rates for endocarditis in East Asia. A significant correlation exists between EAPC and the ASRs of disease burden. …”
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Tobacco smoking and smokeless tobacco use among people living with HIV in Zambia: Findings from a 2023 National NCD/HIV Survey. by Cosmas Zyambo, Paul Somwe, Chomba Mandyata, Mwiche Musukuma, Phoebe Bwembya, Henry Phiri, Malizgani P Chavula, Hikabasa Halwindi, Joseph Zulu, Wilbroad Mutale

“…Tobacco smoking, SLT use, behavioral patterns, and clinical characteristics were assessed. …”
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Distribution analysis of rabies-transmitting animal bite cases from 2020 to 2023 in Ambon City, Maluku Province, Indonesia by Bertha Jean Que, Jerome Constantine Lekatompessy, Wendy Pelupessy

“…Results: The highest number of bite cases occurred in 2023, with 1,359 cases and an incidence rate (IR) of 3.79/1,000 residents. Nusaniwe District recorded the most cases (1,256), while Leitimur Selatan had the highest IR, peaking at 11.39/1,000 residents in 2023. …”
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Application of Multi-Scale Geological Modeling Technology in Sweet Spot Prediction of Shale Oil Reservoirs by HU Laidong, HUO Hanyong, GUAN Qianqian, TANG Caixia, TAO Ji, ZHANG Yuxuan

“…Taking the Jurassic lacustrine shale oil reservoir in Langzhong area of Sichuan basin as an example, to enhance the favorable lithofacies drilling encounter rate of horizontal wells, this study improves modeling accuracy through iterative optimization of structural models based on geological data, 3D seismic data, and horizontal well drilling insights. …”
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Evaluating Gestational Weight Gain and Its Maternal and Fetal Outcomes at Tertiary Care Hospital, Abbottabad by Wajeeha Yahya, Rabia Hammad, Halima Sadia, Takasur Bibi, Naila Khan, Mamoona Kouser, Ejaz Ahmed

“…GWG was categorized according to IOM guidelines, with outcomes measured as cesarean delivery rates and incidence of low birth weight (LBW <2500g).  …”
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Population dynamics by E. G. Cooch, A. A. Dhondt

“…The interconnections between the various vital rates, their estimation, and incorporation into models, was the general subject of our plenary presentation by Hal Caswell (Caswell & Fujiwara, 2004). …”
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