Optical and photoluminescence characteristics of Pr3+-doped P2O5 +BaO+La2O3 glasses by C.R. Kesavulu, Ch. Basavapoornima, Pikkili Ramprasad, C.J. Deviprasad, Shobha Rani Depuru, C.K. Jayasankar

“…A luminescence peak at 600 nm was used as a monitoring level, and a 445 nm excitation was used to assess the decay curves. The decay rates exhibit a bi-exponential pattern, meaning that as the concentration of Pr3+ ions increase, the lifetimes become shorter. …”
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Numerical Study on the Influence of Inlet Blockage Ratios and Flow Conditions on Scour Development in Circular Culverts by Salam Hussein Sulaiman, Kaywan Othman Ahmed, Mohsen Isari, Jamil Bahrami

“…Each hydrograph included seven different flow discharges, and steady flow tests were conducted at the maximum rates observed during the unsteady scenarios. This study examined circular culverts subjected to inlet blockages of 0%, 25%, and 50% and compared the numerical result from Flow-3D simulations utilizing the Renormalization Group (RNG) turbulence model with observed data. …”
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Use of complementary medicine and uptake of COVID-19 vaccination among US adults by Holger Cramer, Holger Cramer, Mirela Bilc, Mirela Bilc

“…However, vaccination uptake was lower for both COVID-19 and flu vaccines, respectively, in individuals who visited chiropractors (AOR = 0.78, 95% CI [0.69, 0.89], p < 0.001; AOR = 0.71, 95% CI [0.63, 0.81], p < 0.001) and naturopaths (AOR = 0.66, 95% CI [0.51, 0.86], p = 0.002; AOR = 0.72, 95% CI [0.55, 0.94], p = 0.017). Uptake rates for both COVID-19 and flu vaccines were higher among individuals who visited an acupuncturist (COVID-19: AOR = 1.46, 95% CI [1.15, 1.86], p = 0.002; flu: AOR = 1.32, 95% CI [1.08, 1.63], p = 0.008). …”
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The association between cognitive ability and body mass index: A sibling-comparison analysis in four longitudinal studies. by Liam Wright, Neil M Davies, David Bann

“…<h4>Background</h4>Body mass index (BMI) and obesity rates have increased sharply since the 1980s. While multiple epidemiologic studies have found that higher adolescent cognitive ability is associated with lower adult BMI, residual and unobserved confounding due to family background may explain these associations. …”
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Impact of LDL-C levels on severity and outcome of intracranial haemorrhage: a single-centre retrospective study by Kang-Po Lee, Li-Chi Hsu

“…Moreover, statin use is associated with better long-term outcome and may attenuate the effects of initial LDL-C in ICH patients.Conclusions In patients with ICH, particularly those with deep ICH, lower LDL-C levels are associated with more severe ICH and higher short-term and long-term mortality rates. Further randomised controlled trials are warranted to determine the optimal LDL-C levels in patients with ICH and dyslipidaemia.…”
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A Global Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis of Methods Used to Evaluate Predation and Diet of Domestic Cats (Felis catus) by Hannah L. Lockwood, Maren Huck

“…Palatability and detectability of prey appear to influence the data reported, and these aspects should be considered when calculating total predation rates.…”
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The Use of Sound Recorders to Remotely Measure Grass Intake Behaviour in Horses by Daisy E. F. Taylor, Bryony E. Lancaster, Andrea D. Ellis

“…Grazing was identified audibly (SR_ear) and visually through soundwave pattern software (SR_wav). Chew rates (SR_ear: 47 ± 5 chews/min, VD: 43 ± 4 chews/min) were similar between methods. …”
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Integrated evaluation and optimization of acid fracturing effectiveness in carbonate reservoirs: Experimental insights and field validation. by Peng Lu, Songlei Li, Jinsong Liu, Nan Yuan, Heng Liu

“…Implementation of the proposed methodology has increased stimulation success rates from 55% to 82% in pilot fields, with sustained production gains exceeding 35%. …”
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Surveillance of Multidrug-Resistant Genes in Clinically Significant Gram-Negative Bacteria Isolated from Hospital Wastewater by Shriya C. Shetty, Lakshya S. Gowda, Ankeeta Menona Jacob, Kalidas Shetty, A. Veena Shetty

“…PCR confirmed the presence of drug-resistance genes in Gram-negative bacterial isolates. Results: High rates of <i>Enterobacterales</i> resistant to carbapenems and cephalosporins observed in isolates from final treated effluent. …”
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The magnitude and time course of pre-saccadic foveal prediction depend on the conspicuity of the saccade target by Lisa M Kroell, Martin Rolfs

“…Foveal enhancement defined as the difference between hit rates to target-congruent and target-incongruent foveal probes increased with target opacity. …”
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Cognitive processing of Chinese verbal irony: the role of reverse adjacency relations in reaction time and accuracy by Mian Huang, Zijian Li, Yu Zheng, Caini Yang

“…Results revealed statistically significant difference across conditions, for experimental ironic sentences (6,012 ms) compared to control (4,901 ms) and baseline sentences (3,987 ms all p &lt; 0.001). Accuracy rates followed a similar pattern, with the experimental condition (64.1%) lower than the control (73.6%) and baseline (82.3%, all p &lt; 0.01). …”
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Understanding the etiology of diarrheal illness in Cambodia in a case-control study from 2020 to 2023 by Paksathorn Kietsiri, Siriporn Sornsakrin, Samon Nou, Wilawan Oransathid, Dutsadee Peerapongpaisarn, Wirote Oransathid, Panida Nobthai, Patcharawalai Wassanarungroj, Siriphan Gonwong, Pimmada Sakpaisal, Nuanpan Khemnu, Somethy Sok, Sokh Vannara, Chiek Sivhour, Sidonn Krang, Ly Sovann, Em Sovannarith, Woradee Lurchachaiwong, Sidhartha Chaudhury, Nattaya Ruamsap, Paphavee Lertsethtakarn

“…Bacterial isolates were tested for antibiotic resistance patterns. From enrolled diarrhea cases, 533 stool samples (58%) were positive for enteric pathogens, compared to 389 samples (49%) in controls, underscoring the high carriage rate of enteric pathogens in this population as well as the difficulties in establishing the etiology of diarrhea cases. …”
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Multiple sclerosis mortality trends in Spain from 1981 to 2020 by L. Cayuela, A. de Albóniga-Chindurza, S. Gómez Enjuto, J. Lapeña-Motilva, S. Sainz de la Maza, A. González García, A. Cayuela

“…Age-standardised mortality rates (ASMR) and trend analysis were performed using joinpoint regression software. …”
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Emergency EEG: study of survival EEG de urgência: taxa de sobrevivência by Moacir Alves Borges, Harethusa Junia Botós, Ricardo Funes Bastos, Moacir Fernandes Godoy, Nely Silvia Aragão de Marchi

“…In the three months following EEG, a survival rate of 75% was found in patients with normal, discreet slow activity or intermittent rhythmic delta activity EEGs, of 50% for those with continuous delta activity and generalized epileptiform discharges, and of 25% for those with burst-suppression, diffuse depression, and in alpha/theta-pattern coma. …”
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Heterologous expression of the ThIPK2 gene enhances drought resistance of common wheat by Shu-juan ZHANG, Yu-lian LI, Guo-qi SONG, Jie GAO, Rong-zhi ZHANG, Wei LI, Ming-li CHEN, Gen-ying LI

“…Compared to the wild type (WT) plants, the transgenic plants showed higher seed germination rates, better developed root systems, a higher relative water content (RWC) and total soluble sugar content, and less cell membrane damage under drought stress conditions. …”
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Relevance of Cellular Homeostasis-Related Gene Expression Signatures in Distinct Molecular Subtypes of Breast Cancer by Sharda P. Singh, Chathurika S. Dhanasekara, Michael W. Melkus, Chhanda Bose, Sonia Y. Khan, Flavia Sardela de Miranda, Maria F. Mahecha, Prrishti J. Gukhool, Sahil S. Tonk, Se-Ran Jun, Sahra Uygun, Rakhshanda Layeequr Rahman

“…Demographic factors such as age, race/ethnicity, menopausal status, and body mass index have been correlated with variations in incidence, mortality, and survival rates. Over the past decade, comprehensive genomic profiling has been widely used to identify molecular biomarkers and signatures to develop novel therapeutic strategies for patients. …”
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Multi-omics derivation of a core gene signature for predicting therapeutic response and characterizing immune dysregulation in inflammatory bowel disease by Mingming Wang, Liping Liang, Zibo Tang, Jimin Han, Lele Wu, Le Liu, Le Liu, Ye Chen, Ye Chen

“…Nomogram-based risk stratification effectively predicted biologic treatment responses across multiple therapeutic classes using four independent treatment datasets (GSE16879, GSE92415, GSE73661, GSE206285): low-risk patients demonstrated superior response rates to golimumab (63.3%), infliximab (54.8%), and vedolizumab (29% vs. 15% in high-risk group). …”
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Development of lactation and breast/chestfeeding adverse event terminology (LaBAET) through a Delphi consensus approach by Katarzyna M. Maksym, Kinga Kalita-Kurzyńska, Diane Spatz, Melinda Boss, Maria Carmen Collado, Anna Gonciarz-Dytman, Bei Han, Asma Khalil, Joanna Kozakiewicz, Ernest Kuchar, Karolina Morze, Rebecca Powell, Natalie Shenker, Sławomir Wątroba, Anna L. David, Aleksandra Wesołowska

“…The lack of information on the safety of medications during lactation may lead to cessation of lactation in favor of treatments, therefore contribute to suboptimal breastfeeding rates. Inadequate terminology to define and grade adverse events for lactation and breast/chestfeeding limits the understanding of potential therapeutic harms. …”
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Adaptive Quantum-Inspired Evolution for Denoising PCG Signals in Unseen Noise Conditions by Lubna Siddiqui, Ashish Mani, Jaspal Singh

“…The performance metrics utilised were Scale-Invariant Signal-to-Distortion Ratio (SI-SDR), Signal-to-Noise Ratio (SNR), Peak Signal-to-Noise Ratio (PSNR), Correlation Coefficient (CC) and Zero Crossing Rate (ZCR). The results demonstrate that the proposed algorithm achieved a 25% improvement in the SI-SDR metric in highly noisy environments for pathological PCG signals. …”
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Child-therapist acoustic synchrony and response trajectories in autism intervention: an AI-based automated analysis using dynamic systems theory and affective computing by Giulio Bertamini, Silvia Perzolli, Arianna Bentenuto, Cesare Furlanello, Mohamed Chetouani, David Cohen, Paola Venuti

“…However, quantitatively studying fine-grained aspects such as the child-clinician synchrony patterns poses challenges, limiting translational research. …”
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