High levels of species' extirpation in an urban environment—A case study from Berlin, Germany, covering 1700–2023 by Silvia Keinath, Shenya De Silva, Nike Sommerwerk, Jörg Freyhof

“…We analysed spatio‐temporal patterns of species' extirpation on a multitaxonomic level using Berlin, the capital city of Germany. …”
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Spatial structure and influencing factors of agricultural civilization heritage in the Yellow River Basin by Huizhi Zhang, Fengyi Li, Jiahao Zhang, Hong Liang, Yingang Huangfu

“…Among socio-economic factors, road network density, urbanization rate and GDP are the primary determinants, while among natural factors, annual precipitation, water network density, and average annual temperature play dominant roles.…”
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Effect of Porosity on Nonlinear Tip Deflection of Functionally Graded Piezoelectric Actuators by Mohammad Gholami, Mansour Alizadeh

“…In addition, variation in the volume fraction index in the range 0–1 leads to the highest rate of change in actuator tip deflection. By comparing the results of the linear and nonlinear theories, It has been found that the linear theory overestimates the deformations in the case of strong electromechanical loading. …”
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Ecosystem‐Scale Carbon Dioxide, Methane and Water Vapor Fluxes From Subtropical Brackish Fishponds: Temporal Variability, Environmental Drivers, and Implications for Nature‐Based C... by Jiangong Liu, Suvadip Neogi, Derrick Y. F. Lai

“…At the current deforestation rate, the global carbon impact arising from mangrove conversion to fishponds could reach 109 Gt CO2‐equivalent by 2100. …”
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Machine heuristic in algorithm aversion: Perceived creativity and effort of output created by or with artificial intelligence by Sigurd Birk Heimstad, Anders Hauge Wien, Tarje Gaustad

“…While previous research has established algorithm aversion across various domains, our findings reveal nuanced patterns in creative contexts. Individuals consistently rate content labeled as AI-authored as less creative and less favorable compared to content labeled as human-authored. …”
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Architecture characterization of orchard trees for mechanical behavior investigations by Min Kyung Jeon, Matthew Burrall, Tae Hyuk Kwon, Jason T. DeJong, Alejandro Martinez

“…Local thickness analysis confirms that the root diameter decays at a higher rate near the trunk than in the remaining lateral roots, while the total cross-sectional area across a bifurcation node remains mostly conserved. …”
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Pneumatic Sucker-Rod Machine for Dispersing Solid Mineral Fertilizers by V. A. Makarov, O. I. Zhuravleva, A. V. Shemyakin

“…(Conclusions) The authors have revealed that the rate of distribution unevenness of ammonium nitrate amounted to 8 percents. …”
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On the fresh development of midnight plasma bubbles over South America by Luiz Fillip Rodrigues Vital, Jiyao Xu, Yuichi Otsuka, Toyese Tunde Ayorinde, Hisao Takahashi, Diego Barros, Carolina de Sousa Carmo, Cosme Alexandre Oliveira Barros Figueiredo, Cristiano Max Wrasse, Lourivaldo Mota Lima, Igo Paulino, Chi Wang, Hui Li, Liu Zhengkuan

“…Abstract In this study, we conduct a statistical analysis of equatorial plasma bubbles (EPBs) using the Rate of Total Electron Content Index (ROTI) from 2013 to 2022 over South America. …”
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Ultrasound Stimulations Induce Prolonged Depolarization and Fast Action Potentials in Leech Neurons by Francesca Dedola, Francesco Paolo Ulloa Severino, Nicolo Meneghetti, Theo Lemaire, Andrea Cafarelli, Leonardo Ricotti, Arianna Menciassi, Annarita Cutrone, Alberto Mazzoni, Silvestro Micera

“…Moreover, we found that APs induced by US differ in smaller amplitude and faster repolarization from those induced by electrical stimulation in the same cell but display the same repolarization rate. <italic>Conclusions:</italic> These results shed light on the mechanism by which spikes are induced by US and pave the way for designing more efficient US stimulation patterns.…”
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Spatial Heterogeneity of Bike-Sharing–Conventional Bus Intermodal Trip Distribution by Yang Chenyang, Tang Wenyun, Ma Jianxiao, Yin Chaoying, Wang Hanbin

“…The results indicated that the density of bike-sharing trips near bus stops followed a consistent pattern. The density decreases with increasing distance from the stop, and the rate of decline exhibits a "U-shaped" pattern. …”
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Systemic hormonal contraception and risk of venous thromboembolism by Oskari Heikinheimo, Elena Toffol, Timo Partonen, Anna But, Antti Latvala, Jari Haukka

“…Results Altogether, 1334 venous thromboembolism cases occurred during the follow‐up period (incidence rate 1.14 per 1000 person‐years, 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.08–1.20), with an incidence rate ratio of hormonal contraception vs no hormonal contraception use of 1.42 (95% CI 1.27–1.58). …”
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Integrating Dimensional Analysis and Machine Learning for Predictive Maintenance of Francis Turbines in Sediment-Laden Flow by Álvaro Ospina, Ever Herrera Ríos, Jaime Jaramillo, Camilo A. Franco, Esteban A. Taborda, Farid B. Cortes

“…Key variables, including power output, water flow rate, and operational time, were extracted and analyzed to identify patterns and correlations affecting turbine performance. …”
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Diagnosis and management of endometrial hyperplasia: A UK national audit of adherence to national guidance 2012-2020. by Ian Henderson, Naomi Black, Hajra Khattak, UKARCOG Working Group Authors, Janesh K Gupta, Michael P Rimmer

“…By 2 years, follow-up to histological regression without hysterectomy increased from 38% (95% CI [33%, 43%]) to 52% (95% CI [47%, 58%]) for those with NEH (rate ratio (RR) 1.38, 95% CI [1.18, 1.63] p < 0.001). …”
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A cross-sectional study of evaluating cervical spondylotic myelopathy based on gait and plantar pressures by Xuhong Zhang, Zichuan Wu, Hanlin Song, Aochen Xu, Junbin Liu, Junzhe Sheng, Baifeng Sun, Min Qi, Chen Xu, Yang Liu

“…Gait parameters were obtained by capturing video of the patient while walking via a smartphone-based computer vision algorithm (using the OpenPose framework), and plantar pressure distributions were measured using wireless sensor-equipped insoles (sampling rate 50–100 Hz). Gender, age, and body mass index were employed as matching variables, resulting in 102 matched pairs. …”
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PREACT-digital: study protocol for a longitudinal, observational multicentre study on digital phenotypes of non-response to cognitive behavioural therapy for internalising disorder... by Christine Knaevelsrud, Sebastian Burchert, Till Langhammer, Leona Hammelrath, Annette Brose, Manuel Heinrich, Pavle Zagorscak

“…We collect passive data on heart rate, physical activity, sleep and location patterns. …”
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Empirical Study of the Impact of Unemployment on Political Stability in Iran (1985-2015) by habib samani, robabeh khilkordi

“…According to the results of the study, it seems that in order to establish political stability in the country, the unemployment rate should be restrained in the first place and the Gini coefficient should be reduced and the economic boom in the country should be created by strengthening domestic production and following the pattern of resistance economy.…”
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Ecological drivers of nesting behavior in a subtropical city: An observational study on spotted doves by Yao Sheng, Mengjie Lu, Junpeng Bai, Xiaobin Xie, Long Ma, Wanyou Li, Zhen Zhang, Fang Ming, Xueli Zhang, Ziwei Zhang, Zhifeng Xu, Yuqing Han, Bicai Guan, Luzhang Ruan

“…The results revealed that the nest reuse rate was 38.08% (n = 115). Nests closer to trunk, with lower nest position and higher large‐scale urbanization score tended to have higher reuse rate. …”
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Prevalence and associated risk factors of Kola nut chewing among secondary school students in Osogbo, Nigeria by Gloria Erinfolami, Akin Oguntuase, Abiola Akinbode, Adebayo Erinfolami, Adekunle Eegunranti, Olawale Ogunsemi

“…The 30-day prevalence rate of kola nut use was 11.2%. The one-year prevalence of kola nut use was 29.1 percent and the lifetime rate was 74.8 percent. …”
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Airway-microbiome-driven mechanisms of disease during optimised self-management: a lesson learned from mechanistic study of the Colour-COPD trial by Alice M Turner, Daniella Spittle, Karl Staples, David Cleary

“…Analysis of the microbial patterns, which would have been obtained from the respiratory microbiome, will be compared to antibiotic consumption for acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (days/year) steroid load (days/year and mg/year), acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease rate, forced expiratory volume in 1 second and longitudinally within individuals to determine the impact of frequent courses of antibiotics at group and individual level. …”
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An integrative scoring approach for prioritization of rare autism spectrum disorder candidate variants from whole exome sequencing data by Apurba Shil, Noa Arava, Noam Levi, Liron Levine, Hava Golan, Gal Meiri, Analya Michaelovski, Yair Tsadaka, Adi Aran, Idan Menashe

“…We developed AutScore and AutScore.r and assigned each variant based on their pathogenicity, clinical relevance, gene-disease association, and inheritance patterns. Finally, we compared the performance of both AutScore versions with the rating of clinical experts and the NDD variant prioritization algorithm, AutoCaSc. …”
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