The characteristics of Korean elderly multiple myeloma patients aged 80 years or over by Sang Hwan Lee, Hee-Jeong Cho, Joon Ho Moon, Ji Yoon Jung, Min Kyoung Kim, Mi Hwa Heo, Young Rok Do, Yunhwi Hwang, Sung Hwa Bae

“…The early mortality (EM) rate was 28.3%. Conclusions Even in patients with MM aged 80 years or over, chemotherapy can result in better survival outcomes than supportive care. …”
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A country-wide survey into the composition and transformation of short-chain organic acids in anaerobic sludge digesters at wastewater treatment plants in Denmark by Zijun Li, Morten Kam Dahl Dueholm, Chenjing Jiang, Bihe Zhu, Lei Liu, Per Halkjær Nielsen, Liping Hao

“…Abstract Short chain organic acids (SCOAs) containing 1–6 carbons are important intermediates in anaerobic digestion (AD) of sewage sludge, and transformation of SCOAs is often the rate-limiting step. Comprehensive information about SCOAs in full-scale anaerobic digesters is thus crucial to better monitor and regulate the AD process. …”
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Electrospinning of Chitosan–Halloysite Nanotube Biohybrid Mats for Clobetasol Propionate Delivery by Natallia V. Dubashynskaya, Valentina A. Petrova, Igor V. Kudryavtsev, Andrey S. Trulioff, Artem A. Rubinstein, Alexey S. Golovkin, Alexander I. Mishanin, Anton A. Murav’ev, Iosif V. Gofman, Daria N. Poshina, Yury A. Skorik

“…The optimized composition of the electrospinning solution was determined: 2.4% solution of CS in 46% acetic acid with addition of PEO (10% of CS mass) and HNTs (5% of CS mass); CP was introduced as an ethanol solution at the rate of 2 mg CP per 1 g of the obtained nonwoven material. …”
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Public health facility vulnerabilities, preparedness, and health outcomes for Plasmodium falciparum and dengue virus-infected children under 5 years with acute febrile illnesses in... by Jack Ogony, Diana Menya, Judith Mangeni, George Ayodo, Simon Karanja

“…Sub-Saharan countries face complex challenges as patterns of vector-borne diseases transform, causing more than 17% of the global mortality. …”
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Distributions of non‐native and native plants are not determined by the same environmental factors by Bart Steen, Antoine Adde, Martin A. Schlaepfer, Antoine Guisan, Luigi Maiorano

“…Abstract Global environmental change will cause shifts in species communities, with non‐native species likely replacing native ones at an unprecedented rate. This will have consequences for biodiversity and ecosystem services, in addition to the ecological and economic damage caused by those non‐native species that are invasive. …”
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Long COVID-six months of prospective follow-up of changes in symptom profiles of non-hospitalised children and young people after SARS-CoV-2 testing: A national matched cohort stud... by Terence Stephenson, Snehal M Pinto Pereira, Manjula D Nugawela, Kelsey McOwat, Ruth Simmons, Trudie Chalder, Tamsin Ford, Isobel Heyman, Olivia V Swann, Lana Fox-Smith, Natalia K Rojas, Emma Dalrymple, Shamez N Ladhani, Roz Shafran, CLoCk Consortium

“…Prevalence of shortness of breath and tiredness also declined, but at a lower rate. Among test-negatives, the same common symptoms and trends were observed at lower prevalence's. …”
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The epidemiology, management, and the associated burden of migraine in Australian primary care: a retrospective analysis of electronic health record data by Nicole Limberg, Jason C. Ray, Benjamin Harvey, Giles Stratton, Angus Cuskelly, Charmaine S. Tam, David Witcombe

“…The overall incidence rate (IR) was estimated as 3.48 per 1,000 person-years (95% CI 3.38 to 3.58) after adjusting for the interaction of age and sex. …”
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FISNET: A Learnable Fusion-Based Iris Segmentation Network Improving Robustness Across NIR and VIS Modalities by Geetanjali Sharma, Gaurav Jaswal, Aditya Nigam, Raghavendra Ramachandra

“…Additionally, the Type-I error rate (E1) achieved exceptional results, with values of 0.0014, 0.0067, 0.0016, 0.0012, 0.0027, 0.0023, 0.0015, 0.0019, 0.0014, 0.0015, 0.0020, and 0.0069 across these datasets, further emphasizing the superiority of the proposed approach. …”
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Monitoring Land Surface Temperature on Urban Expansion using Normalised Difference Vegetation Index and Google Earth Engine by Nur Suhaili Mansor, Hapini Awang, Chong Kar Min, Anna Bluszcz, Ade Candra, Shakiroh Khamis

“…In Malaysia, the urbanisation rate has increased dramatically from 1970 to 2020, according to the Statistics Department. …”
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The association between influenza infection and acute myocardial infarction: A comprehensive systematic review and meta-analysis by Xia Zhou, Li Feng

“…Data were extracted and analyzed using random-effects models to calculate pooled odds ratios (ORs), incidence rate ratios (IRRs), and 95 % confidence intervals (CIs). …”
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Microscopic investigation of incipient basalt breakdown in soils: implications for selecting products for enhanced rock weathering by Tarrah M. Burke, Balz S. Kamber, David Rowlings

“…The presence of interconnected glass and fracture networks apparently aids the rate of incipient weathering, increases microporosity and promotes particle disaggregation. …”
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Retrospective cohort study of morphological features of recurrent schwannomas and neurofibromas by D. A. Murzaeva, Yu. M. Zabrodskaya, A. A. Dolgushin, L. N. Dobrogorskaya, A. Y. Orlov

“…There were no differences between the groups in baseline characteristics (the type of tumour (schwannoma, neurofibroma), distribution by sex, age, localization, clinical symptoms). The relapse rate among patients with neurofibromas was 8 in 3 patients vs. 6 in 5 patients with schwannomas. …”
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Impact of twin shield tunnel construction on the deformation of bridge pile groups beneath multiple bridges: a case study by Lan Deng, Jizhixian Liu, Chenze Huang, Shan Yang, Junzhou Huang, Junzhou Huang, Cai Wu

“…The results reveal that: (1) For single-track excavation, the maximum horizontal displacement of the pile group increases to 1.587 mm, while for double-track excavation, it reaches 1.813 mm, with pile settlement increases to a maximum of 5.03 mm; (2) The maximum settlement and horizontal deformation of the bridge piles show a negative correlation with the minimum spacing between piles, with deformation increasing exponentially as the spacing decreases; (3) The excavation process at all stages affects the piers, with initial maximum settlement increasing from 0.787 mm to 3.569 mm, a growth rate of 201.91%, and maximum horizontal displacement reaching 1.576 mm. …”
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The influence of provider payment mechanisms on TB service provider behavior in Indonesia: insights from National Health Insurance data and provider perspectives by Meghan O'Connell, Firdaus Hafidz, Sarah Saragih, Cheryl Cashin, Aditia Nugroho, Laurel Hatt, Yuli Farianti, Ackhmad Afflazier, Imran Pambudi

“…Quantitative analysis examined TB service utilization patterns, assessed referral appropriateness based on case complexity, and claim of TB services. …”
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Technostress Among Older Workers: A Central European Perspective by Rašticová M, Šácha J, Lakomý M, Mishra PK

“…A Quota sampling method in combination with Computer Assisted Web Interviewing (CAWI) was used to collect data. The overall response rate was 42% (varied by country) in total data collected. …”
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Presence of Malassezia Species in Patients Admitted to the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit and Antifungal Sensitivity of Malassezia furfur by Mehmet OKUL, Özmert Muhammet Ali ÖZDEMİR, Hacer ERGİN, Çağrı ERGİN

“…Thus, we aimed to evaluate the rate of skin colonization by Malassezia species, factors associated with its colonization, and antifungal sensitivities of M. furfur strains in our hospital’s NICU. …”
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Morphological and Physico-Mechanical Properties of Nano-Graphene-Oxide from Sugarcane Bagasse for Polymer Composite Reinforcement by Harrison Okechukwu Onovo, Ademola Abiona Agbeleye, Theddeus Tochukwu Akano, Solomon Onaolapo Oyegbami, Kenechukwu Joshua Orafunam, Olugbenga Peter Odediran

“…Tensile strength and modulus peaked at 1.5 wt% SBGO, hardness rose from 20.9 to 26.1 VHN, and wear rate dropped by up to 58%. These results confirm that SB-derived GO is an effective, eco-friendly reinforcement that enhances composite strength and durability for high-performance applications. …”
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A Retrospective Study of the Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Utilization and Quality of Antibiotic Use in a Tertiary Care Teaching Hospital in Low-Resource Settings by Vedrana Barišić, Tijana Kovačević, Maja Travar, Ana Golić Jelić, Pedja Kovačević, Dragana Milaković, Ranko Škrbić

“…<b>Results:</b> Antibiotic utilization peaked during the COVID-19 period, with the highest rate observed in 2021 (91.5 DDD/100 bed-days), despite a decrease in hospital admissions. …”
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CABAD: A video dataset for benchmarking child aggression recognition by Shehzad Ali, Md Tanvir Islam, Ik Hyun Lee, Mohammad Hijji, Khan Muhammad

“…Compared to CNN-based models, CABA_Net achieves up to 20.9% higher accuracy while maintaining a competitive frame rate. Against Transformer-based architectures, it offers a 5.8–9.9% gain in accuracy, 14–16.9% lower energy requirements, up to 14.8% less memory usage, and 21%–23% reduction in implementation cost. …”
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Pollination efficiency by bee guilds (Hymenoptera: Apoidea) to annatto flowers, Bixa orellana L.1753 (Bixaceae) by K. S. Arteman, M. A. Uchoa, V. V. Alves-Junior, E. A. B. Almeida, M. R. Maestre

“…Bees recorded from 6h to 9h were responsible for higher efficiency in the pollination rate; represented by the following species: Bombus morio, Centris sponsa, Centris fuscata; Epicharis flava, Epicharis affinis, Epicharis analis, Euglossa sp., Eulaema nigrita, Geotrigona mombuca, Melipona quadrifasciata, Hylaeus sp., and Pseudaugochlora graminea. …”
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