Complex Responses to Climate Warming of Arctic‐Alpine Plant Populations From Different Geographic Provenance by Lisa Brancaleoni, Renato Gerdol, Andrea Mondoni, Simone Orsenigo, Lisa Scramoncin, Carla Lambertini, Chiara Cianferoni, Thomas Abeli

“…The plants of all populations performed overall well, in terms of growth rate and ecophysiology, under the heat spell, with the plants of the Swedish population exhibiting the highest phenotypic plasticity. …”
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Safety and efficacy of prone position ventilation in patients with severe pneumonia in neurosurgical intensive care units by CHENG Longyang，LI Jun，LI Shaoya，LI Chuanqing，XU Manman，WANG Rong，ZHAO Penglai

“…Changes in blood gas analysis［pH，arterial partial pressure of oxygen（PaO2），arterial partial pressure of carbon dioxide（PaCO2），oxygenation index］and hemodynamics［heart rate（HR），mean arterial pressure（MAP）］were compared before prone positioning，and at 1 day，3 days，5 days，and 7 days after resuming supine position following prone position treatment. …”
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Clinical characteristics and outcomes of non-tuberculous mycobacterial pulmonary infections after hematopoietic stem cell transplantation: A retrospective cohort study by Zahia Esber, Hamza Salam, Shefali Godara, Ayman Soubani

“…Conclusion: Outcomes vary significantly among non-tuberculous mycobacterial pulmonary infections based on mycobacterial species, rate of colonization and degree of immunosuppression. …”
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Study on the Interactions Process of Coupled Model of Furrow Opener–Soil–Pot Seedling Based on Discrete Approach by Bin Jiang, Jinping Cai, Xiongfei Chen, Junan Liu, Liping Xiao, Jinlong Lin, Yuqiang Chen

“…The upright state of pot seedlings in the process of rice mechanized throwing operations has an important influence on the growth rate and yield of rice, and pot seedling uprightness is affected by the influence of soil backfilling during trenching. …”
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Phytol nanoemulsions encapsulated alginate hydrogel beads for the protection and management of alcohol-induced gastric ulcer via nitric oxide synthase and NF-κB/IL-6/TGF-β modulati... by Tamer I M Ragab, Abdulsalam M Kassem, Heba M I Abdallah, Sally A El Awdan, Naglaa M Ammar, Abd El-Nasser G El Gendy, Basma Emad Aboulhoda, Sherif M Afifi, Tuba Esatbeyoglu, Enayat A Omara, Abdelsamed I Elshamy

“…Alginate beads showed a pH-dependent release pattern. The release behavior showed a higher release rate at pH 6.8 than at pH 1.2. …”
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Reinforcement learning based route optimization model to enhance energy efficiency in internet of vehicles by Quadeer Hussain, Ahmad Shukri Mohd Noor, Muhammad Mukhtar Qureshi, Jianqiang Li, Atta-ur Rahman, Aghiad Bakry, Tariq Mahmood, Amjad Rehman

“…Specifically, our model extends the network lifetime, delays the occurrence of the first dead node, and maintains a higher residual energy rate. Furthermore, OptiE2ERL enhances network scalability and robustness, making it a superior choice for IoV applications. …”
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Age-related differences in eye blink-related neural activity and functional connectivity during driving by Emad Alyan, Stefan Arnau, Stephan Getzmann, Julian Elias Reiser, Melanie Karthaus, Edmund Wascher

“…Seventy-six subjects participated in two experiments with reactive (19 young, 28 older) and proactive (16 young, 13 older) driving scenarios, consisting of a lane-keeping task with either varying levels of crosswind or curve road, respectively. While blink rate analysis revealed no significant age or driving condition effects, blink duration was notably longer in younger participants. …”
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Evaluating the 2014 sugar-sweetened beverage tax in Chile: An observational study in urban areas. by Ryota Nakamura, Andrew J Mirelman, Cristóbal Cuadrado, Nicolas Silva-Illanes, Jocelyn Dunstan, Marc Suhrcke

“…After tax implementation, the purchase prices of soft drinks decreased for the items for which the tax rate was reduced, but they remained unchanged for sugary items, for which the tax was increased. …”
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Genetic analysis and gene mapping of a rice spikelet degradation mutant (spd-hp73) by REN Sanjuan, SUN Chu, TONG Chuan, ZHAO Fei, SHU Qingyao, SHEN Shengquan

“…Moreover, spd-hp73 exhibited abnormal inflorescence architecture, including the abundant degradation of spikelet, significant reduction of the grains per spikelet, low grain density and decreased seed setting rate. The traits of mutant were expressed stably in different growth environments. …”
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Characterisation of patients who develop atrial fibrillation-induced cardiomyopathy by Guy Lloyd, Mehul Dhinoja, Richard J Schilling, Ross J Hunter, Nikhil Ahluwalia, Shohreh Honarbakhsh, Anthony W C Chow, Hakam Abbass

“…Detailed assessment of cardiac function after successful catheter ablation will reveal this.Objective To evaluate the utility of measures to identify cardiomyopathic features that persist after LVEF normalisation in AIC.Methods Patients with rate-controlled persistent AF and LVEF<50% undergoing catheter ablation (CA) were prospectively evaluated using echocardiography, cardio-pulmonary exercise testing and serum N-terminal pro b-type natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) at baseline and 6 months after CA. …”
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Cutis verticis gyrata in a Patient with Familial presenile sebaceous hyperplasia Presenting as “Leonine facies”: A Rare Case by Sutedja EK, Sutedja E, Ruchiatan K, Faldian Y, Yogya Y, Dwiyana RF, Maharani RH, Budiarsa M

“…Isotretinoin, with its sebocyte-suppressing effect, may reduce gland size but has a high recurrence rate upon discontinuation. Early recognition and a multidisciplinary approach are crucial to prevent further progression, particularly in older patients.Keywords: cutis verticis gyrata, familial presenile sebaceous hyperplasia, leonine facies…”
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Isokinetic knee strength as a predictor of cardiorespiratory responses during loaded aerobic capacity test in elite athletes by Bekir Çar, Ahmet Kurtoğlu, Özdemir Atar, Musa Türkmen, Özgür Eken, Mehmet Soyler, Monira I. Aldhahi

“…Cardiorespiratory parameters—average breath volume (ABV), average breath frequency (ABF), auxiliary oxygen density (AOD), and heart rate (HR)—were recorded during the Bruce Protocol conducted under two conditions: unloaded and with a 10 kg loaded vest. …”
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Energy Dissipation and Failure Characteristics of Layered Composite Rocks under Impact Load by Wenjie Liu, Ke Yang, Wei Zhen, Xiaolou Chi, Rijie Xu, Xin Lv

“…The energy dissipation pattern of composite rock had an obvious strain rate effect. …”
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Study on Pathogenesis of <em>Cytospora pyri</em> in Korla Fragrant Pear Trees (<em>Pyrus sinkiangensis</em>) by Yiwen Zhang, Zhe Wang, Zhen Zhang, Lan Wang, Hongzu Feng

“…By 8 h post-inoculation, the conidia achieved a germination rate of 15%. Although germination had occurred, the infection process had not yet commenced. …”
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Brimonidine-Soluplus Nanomicelles: Preparation and in-vitro evaluation by Noor Al wiswasi, Fatima J. Al-Gawahri

“…The selected best formula contains 1.98 mg/ml brimonidine with 59.4 mg/ml soluplus had a particle size of (75.75± 1.13nm), polydispersity index of (0.1243±0.02) and percentage entrapment efficiency (53.49±0.58 %) prepared by thin-film hydration method and had a rapid in-vitro release rate (65.52%±0.26) within 15 minutes compared to aqueous brimonidine suspension (23.88%±0.08). …”
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Neuroendocrine tumors of the digestive system: pathologic and molecular characteristics by V. V. Delektorskaya

“…The grade (G) is based on the proliferative activity of the tumor assessed by the mitotic rate or by Ki-67 immunohistochemistry. Several markers are useful in the identification of a primary organ of NETs in metastatic lesions are also discussed. …”
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Network meta-analysis of erlotinib, gefitinib, afatinib and icotinib in patients with advanced non-small-cell lung cancer harboring EGFR mutations. by Wenhua Liang, Xuan Wu, Wenfeng Fang, Yuanyuan Zhao, Yunpeng Yang, Zhihuang Hu, Cong Xue, Jing Zhang, Jianwei Zhang, Yuxiang Ma, Ting Zhou, Yue Yan, Xue Hou, Tao Qin, Xiaoxiao Dinglin, Ying Tian, Peiyu Huang, Yan Huang, Hongyun Zhao, Li Zhang

“…Pooled data on objective response rate (ORR), progression free survival (PFS), overall survival (OS) were calculated. …”
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Phenotyping Kidney Function in Young Adults With High Blood Pressure: The African‐PREDICT Study by Anja Degenaar, Ruan Kruger, Adriaan Jacobs, Catharina M. C. Mels

“…Biomarkers of kidney function included estimated glomerular filtration rate, urinary albumin, alpha‐1 microglobulin (uA1M), neutrophil gelatinase‐associated lipocalin (uNGAL), uromodulin (uUMOD), and the CKD273 classifier. …”
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High-Accuracy Mapping of Soil Organic Carbon by Mining Sentinel-1/2 Radar and Optical Time-Series Data with Super Ensemble Model by Zhibo Cui, Songchao Chen, Bifeng Hu, Nan Wang, Jiaxiang Zhai, Jie Peng, Zijin Bai

“…In the optimal model based on multi-source data, the cumulative contribution rate of Sentinel-2 data is 51.71% higher than that of Sentinel-1 data; (3) the stacking super ensemble model’s predictive performance outperformed the weight average and simple average ensemble models. …”
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Demographic and clinical characteristics of patients with benign bone tumors: Evidence of bimodal age distribution in a Hispanic population by Blake C. Martin, Mohammad Khalil, Juan Lopez-Alvarenga, Michael Sander

“…This indicates an incidence rate of 0.00018 per person-year. The average age was 38.8 years (SD 24.0), with females representing 58 % of the sample. …”
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