Enhanced selective recovery of powder carrier-supported biofilms for enrichment of denitrifying functional bacteria by Chengxian Wang, Bin Lu, Boran Wu, Jin Chen, Zhigen Wu, Hongbo Han, Xiaohu Dai, Xiaoli Chai, Dian Hu

“…Compared to overflow sludge, underflow sludge (biofilm) exhibited a 33 % increase in particle size and a 0.51-fold increase in denitrification rate constants, leading to improvements of nitrogen and phosphorus removal efficiencies exceeding 73 %. …”
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Spatiotemporal Simulation of Tourist Town Growth Based on the Cellular Automata Model: The Case of Sanpo Town in Hebei Province by Jun Yang, Peng Xie, Jianchao Xi, Quansheng Ge, Xueming Li, Fanqiang Kong

“…Results showed that (1) average annual growth rate of the entire region was 1.5 Ha2 per year from 2005 to 2010, 4 Ha2 per year from 2010 to 2015, and 2.5 Ha2 per year from 2015 to 2020; (2) urban growth rate increased yearly, with regional differences, and had a high degree of correlation with the Euclidean distance of town center, traffic route, attractions, and other factors; (3) Gougezhuang, an important village center in the west of the town, demonstrated traffic advantages and increased growth rate since 2010; (4) Magezhuang village has the largest population in the region, so economic advantages have driven the development of rural urbanization. …”
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Positioning of Chinese time nouns and adverbs: Evidence from corpus, acceptability, and processing studies. by Jia Yi Chen, Ying Su, Katsuo Tamaoka

“…Sentences in which time nouns followed the subject were rated as more acceptable and supported the canonical word order, whereas pre-subject time nouns were acceptable mainly in topicalized contexts. …”
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Metabolomics Biomarkers in Prediction of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome: The Role of Short Chain Fatty Acids by Maria Aslam, Omer Riaz, Jawaria Aslam, Dost Muhammad Khan, Mustafa Hameed, Muhammad Suleman, Rizwan Shahid, Turke Althobaiti, Naeem Ramzan

“…The models also demonstrated strong classification capabilities, as indicated by a high True Positive Rate (TPR) in the AUC, a low Root Mean Square Error (RMSE) of 0.20, Mean Absolute Error (MAE) of 0.04 and Standard deviation (SD) of 0.10, emphasizing the robustness and precision of the approach. …”
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Nailfold videocapillaroscopy in patients with deficiency of adenosine deaminase 2 (DADA2): a case-control study by Pietro Francesco Bica, Caterina Matucci-Cerinic, Elvis Hysa, Andrea Cere, Silvia Rosina, Stefano Volpi, Roberta Caorsi, Alberto Sulli, Sabrina Paolino, Vanessa Smith, Maurizio Cutolo, Marco Gattorno

“…The capillary density was normal and no scleroderma pattern was found. Between DADA2, RP patients and HC, no significant differences in the rate of each microvascular finding were detected (p values NS). …”
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Altered dynamic functional network connectivity in rheumatoid arthritis associated with peripheral inflammation and neuropsychiatric disorders by Lei Xie, Yanmin Zheng, Zhiduo Hou, Shuhua Ma, Zikai Huang, Jianhua Peng, Shuxin Huang, Ruiwei Guo, Jinzhuang Huang, Zhirong Lin, Zelin Zhuang, Jingjing Yin

“…The Spearman correlation was calculated between aberrant DFC alterations, Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA), Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HAD), C reactive protein (CRP) and erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR). Diagnostic efficacy of indicators was assessed using receiver operating characteristic analysis (ROC).Results Three dynamic functional states were identified. …”
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T-cell repertoire correlates with cytokine imbalance in multiple sclerosis patients by Lisa Weidner, Lisa Weidner, Rodolphe Poupardin, Tobias Zrzavy, Sandra Laner-Plamberger, Georg Gratz, Tanja Eichhorn, Viktoria Weber, Paulus S. Rommer, Christof Jungbauer, Christof Jungbauer, Dirk Strunk, Dirk Strunk

“…TCR sequencing revealed more productive rearrangements in CSF of MS and a significantly higher shared clone recovery rate in blood. We found significant associations involving 492 unique sequences and 34 cytokines in blood. …”
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Plasma state monitoring and disruption characterization using multimodal VAEs by Yoeri Poels, Alessandro Pau, Christian Donner, Giulio Romanelli, Olivier Sauter, Cristina Venturini, Vlado Menkovski, the TCV Team, the WPTE Team

“…Subsequently, we can identify continuous indicators for the disruption rate and the disruptivity based on statistical properties of measurement data. …”
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Behavioral Responses of Migratory Fish to Environmental Cues: Evidence from the Heishui River by Jiawei Xu, Yilin Jiao, Shan-e-hyder Soomro, Xiaozhang Hu, Dongqing Li, Jianping Wang, Bingjun Liu, Chenyu Lin, Senfan Ke, Yujiao Wu, Xiaotao Shi

“…A Cox proportional hazards model was applied to identify key abiotic drivers of migration success and to develop a predictive framework. The upstream success rate was notably low (15.6%), with a mean passage time of 438 h, while downstream success reached 81.1%, with an average of 142 h. …”
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Apnea detection using wrist actigraphy in patients with heterogeneous sleep disorders by Xiaoman Xing, Sizhi Ai, Jihui Zhang, Rui Huang, Yaping Liu, Dongming Quan, Jiacheng Ma, Guoli Wu, Jiangen Xu, Yuan Zhang, Hongliang Feng, Wen-fei Dong

“…Wrist actigraphy is a widely-used and energy-efficient tool for respiratory rate estimation. The main challenge in OSA pattern recognition is handling various disturbances in real-world applications. …”
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Spatial-temporal variations of stroke mortality worldwide from 2000 to 2021 by Siyi Xing, Xiaoliang Chen, Hong Zhu, Xinmei Li, Ge Zhang, Jie Li

“…Results The result showed that ① From 2000 to 2021, the number of stroke deaths increased worldwide, but the AMSR due to stroke showed a downward trend; ② The spatial distribution of the global AMSR due to stroke varies across geographic regions. with the highest in Asia and southern Africa, and the lowest in Europe and North America; ③ The spatial pattern of hot and cold spots of AMSR due to stroke remained relatively stable from 2000 to 2021, with the greatest changes in Africa and Asia; ④ Generally, countries belong to higher economic groups have lower stroke mortality rate, and this pattern persisted throughout the study period. …”
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Site of Service Changes Have Resulted in Increased Opioid Prescriptions for Primary Total Hip and Knee Patients in Michigan, a Michigan Arthroplasty Registry Collaborative Quality... by Harjot Uppal, MD, David Markel, MD, Giresse Melone, MD, Simarjeet Puri, MD, Lisheng Chen, PhD, Tae Kim, MHSA, Brian Hallstrom, MD, Richard Hughes, PhD, Elizabeth Dailey, MD

“…ASCs had the lowest compliance rate for both THA (56%) and TKA(69%) compared to HOPDs (89%, 80%) and hospitals (83%, 87%) (P < .05), respectively. …”
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Tracking the infection dynamics of Fusarium oxysporum in Codonopsis pilosula based on GFP labelling by Mingming Shi, Huixia Li, Wei Guo, Ning Luo, Jinghuan Chen, Yonggang Liu, Rui Liu, Zhenchuan Mao

“…PEG-mediated transformation produced 11 GFP-tagged strains, with FO-GFP-7 retaining wild-type morphology, growth rate, and pathogenicity. Microscopic observation revealed infection dynamics: conidia aggregated at the rhizome by 2 days post-inoculation (dpi), followed by phloem colonization at 4 dpi and vascular invasion at 6 dpi. …”
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Heat and Mass Transfer of Boundary Layer Jeffrey Ternary Hybrid Nanofluid Flow Over Porous Wedge With Surface-Catalysed Chemical Reactions: An ANFIS Model by M. Shanmugapriya, A. S. Ashwinth Jeffrey, R. Sundareswaran

“…It is found that, on increasing φAg, φCuO,φSWCNT, the heat transfer and mass transfer rate gets enhanced in THNF than the hybrid nanofluid (HNF) and nanofluid (NF). …”
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Source apportionment of potentially toxic elements in soils from an urbanising region: Insights from multivariate analysis in Singida, Tanzania by Raymond Webrah Kazapoe, Benatus Norbert Mvile, John Desderius Kalimenze, Daniel Kwayisi, Samuel Dzidefo Sagoe, Kwabina Ibrahim, Obed Fiifi Fynn

“…Cluster 2 is shown to be more prominent in the Northern part of the area such as Sekenke, Shelui, Lambi, Mtinko and New Kiomboi. Due to the growing rate of urbanisation, these areas have become relatively populous and have a high level of anthropogenic activities, such as gold mining, sunflower oil milling and agricultural activities which have been shown in the study to influence the spatial patterns of PTEs in the area. …”
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Spatial analysis and prediction of psittacosis in Zhejiang Province, China, 2019–2024 by Zheyuan Ding, Haocheng Wu, Chen Wu, Kui Liu, Qinbao Lu, Xinyi Wang, Tianying Fu, Junjie Li, Ke Yang, Queping Song, Junfen Lin

“…Spatial epidemiological methods, including spatiotemporal distribution mapping, spatial autocorrelation analysis, and Kriging interpolation, were employed to identify disease hotspots and predict risk areas.ResultsDuring the study period, 315 psittacosis cases were reported, with an annual average incidence rate of 0.0914 per 100,000 population, showing a significant increasing trend. …”
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Nettle (Urtica Dioica L.) Modulates Angiogenesis by Targeting the PI3K/AKT/eNOS Pathway in Prostate Cancer by Abduladheem AL-Attabi, Mohammed Sabah Mohammed, Noor Ali Yazi AL-Khazali, Sami Awad Alkubaisy, Muna S. Merza, Mohanad Ali Abdulhadi, Yasser Fakri Mustafa

“…Moreover, the apoptosis rate of DU-145 cells was enhanced compared with the control group.Conclusion: The antitumoral activity of UDE was prominent in its persuasive anti-angiogenic potential, as UDE contributed to a striking diminish in PI3K/AKT/eNOS pathway in PCa and diminished the VEGF expression.…”
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Beyond Bleeding: An Analysis of Presenting Symptoms Among Black Patients with Endometrial Cancer by Maya E. Gross, Mindy Pike, Julianna Alson, Patrice Williams, Mollie E. Wood, Erica Marsh, Erin Carey, Til Stürmer, Ronit Katz, Whitney R. Robinson, Kemi M. Doll

“…Objectives: Black patients have the highest mortality rate from endometrial cancer (EC), and yet remain underrepresented in EC research. …”
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Study on main controlling factors of CO2 huff-n-puff for enhanced oil recovery and storage in shale oil reservoirs by CHEN Jun, WANG Haimei, CHEN Xi, TANG Yong, TANG Liangrui, SI Rong, WANG Huijun, HUANG Xianzhu, LENG Bing

“…Considering both oil recovery and storage, the optimal injection strategy for a single well included: initiating when daily oil production declined to just above 8 m3, injecting 15 000-24 000 tons of CO₂ at a rate of 500-900 t/d, shut-in duration of 30-50 days, and conducting 2-3 huff-n-puff cycles. …”
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Physics-based modeling and mechanism of polycrystalline diamond tool wear in milling of 70 vol% Si/Al composite by Lianjia Xin, Guolong Zhao, Zhiwen Nian, Haotian Yang, Liang Li, Ning He

“…The optimal machining parameters of 120 m·min ^–1 cutting speed ( v _c ) and 0.04 mm·z ^–1 feed rate ( f _z ), result in tool life of 33 min and surface roughness ( S _a ) of 2.2 μm. …”
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