New commercial behaviour as a reason of social and economic changes of divided towns on the Polish-German and Polish-Czech borders by Katarzyna Kulczyńska, Roman Matykowski, Elżbieta Bilska-Wodecka

“…This process involves, among other things, a heavy outflow of inhabitants, primarily young and better educated, to western lands and a steep slump in the total fertility rate. Still, the most important changes observed in the split towns over the last two decades have been consumer behaviour patterns determined, among other things, by differences in prices in the neighbouring states. …”
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Damaging potential to rice crops of the invasive apple snail (Pomacea maculata) and the native Thai apple snail (Pila celebensis) under changing temperature conditions in Thailand by Weerada Panchot, Warut Siriwut, Phakhawat Thaweepworadej, Intanon Kolasartsanee

“…Climate change is expected to change precipitation patterns and increases the risks of agricultural diseases and pests in rice, a staple crop in Southeast Asia. …”
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Analysis of the circadian rhythm of biological processes in mouse liver and kidney by I. N. Podkolodnyy, N. N. Tverdokhleb, O. A. Podkolodnaya

“…It was assumed that the gene is in a phase with an increased level of translation if at a given time point its ribosome profiling rate for both replicas exceeded the daily average value for this gene. …”
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Trend analysis and spatiotemporal distribution of leishmaniasis disease incidence in Sri Lanka: A detailed review from 2009 to 2023. by Nayana Gunathilaka, Deshaka Jayakody, Rajitha Wickremasinghe

“…<h4>Method</h4>Weekly records of leishmaniasis cases from 2009 to 2023 were accessed from the weekly epidemiology reports published by the Epidemiology Unit of the Ministry of Health, Sri Lanka. The incidence rate (IR) for each year for 25 administrative districts in Sri Lanka was calculated per 100,000 population using estimated population data published by the Department of Census and Statistics, Sri Lanka. …”
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Experimental and computational analysis of air injection as a mitigation technique for silt erosion in hydro turbines by Prashant Dhiman, Varun Pratap Singh, Ashish Karn

“…The measured output includes erosion rate, material loss, and surface erosion patterns. …”
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Optical and antibacterial properties of nickel oxide (NiO) nanoparticles: Effect of annealing temperature by P.K. Ingalagondi, M.S. Sannaikar, K. Mruthunjaya, N.C. Horti

“…The differences in their optical and antibacterial properties were examined. XRD patterns confirm the development of β-Ni(OH)2 phase and NiO phase. …”
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Clinical evolution and medical resource utilization in adult patients with respiratory syncytial virus infection at a community hospital in Argentina. by Agustin Bengolea, Juan I Ruiz, Celina G Vega, Matias Manzotti, Nadia Zuccarino, Lucila Rey-Ares

“…Cardiovascular comorbidities might be associated with increased severity and intensive care unit admissions. The high rate of antibiotic use is noteworthy and warrants further investigation to understand prescribing patterns and optimize antimicrobial stewardship. …”
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High prevalence of multidrug-resistant and ESBL-producing bacteria in a primary healthcare facility in Accra, Ghana: A cross-sectional study. by Frank Twum Aboagye, Mawutor Kwame Ahiabu, Hannah Segbefiah Akahoho, Emmanuel Armah, Samuel G Anang, Naa A S Amarteifio, Christabel Amoo, Abena Konadu Owusu-Senyah Enninful, Queenstar Dedei Quarshie, Naa Adjeley Kuma, Judith Wayo, Kantanka Addo-Osafo

“…Data on bacterial resistance patterns in primary healthcare settings remain limited in Ghana, impeding effective treatment guidelines and infection control measures. …”
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Magma Differentiation, Contamination/Mixing and Eruption Modulated by Glacial Load—The Volcanic Complex of The Pleiades, Antarctica by Samuele Agostini, Noemi Leone, John L. Smellie, Sergio Rocchi

“…Therefore, we hypothesize a role of a thick ice cap in suppressing eruptions and ultimately leading to prolonged magma residence time in the subsurface, favoring significant fractionation coupled with unusual high rates of crustal assimilation.…”
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Mechanistic Insights Into the Tumor‐Driving and Diagnostic Roles of KCTD Family Genes in Ovarian Cancer: An Integrated In Silico and In Vitro Analysis by Ling Zhang, Chong Cheng, Bin Tang

“…ABSTRACT Background Ovarian cancer (OC) remains one of the most lethal gynecological malignancies, characterized by late‐stage diagnosis and high recurrence rates. Despite advances in treatment, the overall survival rate for OC patients remains low due to the lack of reliable biomarkers for early detection and prognosis. …”
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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

“…The sensitivity of different patterns of porosity distribution along the thickness direction is explored on the dimensionless tip deflection of the actuator.…”
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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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Wastewater-based epidemiology of influenza A virus in Shenzhen: baseline values and implications for multi-pathogen surveillance by Xiuyuan Shi, Shisong Fang, Chen Du, Guixian Luo, Yanpeng Cheng, Zhen Zhang, Qiuying Lv, Xin Wang, Zhigao Chen, Bincai Wei, Ziqi Wu, Bingchan Guo, Panpan Yang, Miaomiao Luo, Weihua Wu, Liping Zhou, Ting Huang, Xuan Zou, Xiaolu Shi, Songzhe Fu, Zhanwei Du, Xinxin Han, Yinghui Li, Qinghua Hu

“…Influenza A virus (IAV) has become increasingly unpredictable in its seasonal patterns following the COVID-19 pandemic. A key challenge remains identifying optimal moments for public health interventions to inform evidence-based decisions. …”
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High-risk HPV distribution and importance of continuing cervical cancer screening of women aged 65 years and older: a study based on 2 152 766 women in China by Bo Wu, Yu Jiang, Jiahui Wang, Xiaotian Li, He Wang, Fanghui Zhao, Zichen Ye, Yingyu Zhong, Shuyan Jin, Xuelian Zhao, Yueyun Wang

“…The hr-HPV prevalence in women aged≥65 was 13.67%, with a CIN2+ detection rate of 3.33‰ and a cancer rate of 0.92‰, compared with 8.08%, 1.55‰ and 0.1‰, respectively, in women aged&lt;65 (all p&lt;0.001). …”
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Global Trajectories of Colorectal Cancer Burden From 1990 to 2021 and Projection to 2040 by Xiaolu Chen, Xuesi Dong, Yadi Zheng, Chenran Wang, Zilin Luo, Jiaxin Xie, Zeming Guo, Xiaoyue Shi, Xinyue Zhu, Yongjie Xu, Wei Cao, Fei Wang, Ni Li

“…ABSTRACT Background There is significant heterogeneity in patterns of colorectal cancer burden, which is still not well understood. …”
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Thermo-hydro-mechanical coupling mechanisms and sensitivity analysis of abandoned mine thermal energy storage systems by Liyuan LIU, Yaohui LI, Tao WANG, Tongbin ZHAO, Qiang KOU, Zerui MI, Le ZHANG

“…A three-dimensional thermo-hydro-mechanical (THM) coupled numerical model is developed to calculate the coupled effects over a decade of system operation and analyze heat transfer processes along with stress variation patterns in the roadway’s surrounding rock. Results indicate that the MTES system effectively utilizes geothermal environments for high-efficiency storage of waste heat, achieving a residual temperature of 35.5 ℃ (44.4% retention rate) during the first year following the injection of 80 ℃ water, with winter extraction temperatures progressively increasing annually. …”
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