Comparative virulence analysis of seven diverse strains of Orientia tsutsugamushi reveals a multifaceted and complex interplay of virulence factors responsible for disease. by Panjaporn Chaichana, Naphat Satapoomin, Chitrasak Kullapanich, Suthida Chuenklin, Aisha Mohammad, Manutsanun Inthawong, Erin E Ball, Thomas P Burke, Piyanate Sunyakumthorn, Jeanne Salje

“…We found that there was no single gene or gene group that correlated with virulence, and no clear pattern of in vitro growth rate that predicted disease. …”
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Detecting Clinical Risk Shift Through log–logistic Hazard Change-Point Model by Shobhana Selvaraj Nadar, Vasudha Upadhyay, Savitri Joshi

“…It is particularly useful for modeling time–to–event data exhibiting decreasing hazard rates. We estimate the parameters of the proposed change–point model using profile maximum likelihood estimation. …”
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Dynamics of seasonal rabies incidence in animals in Azerbaijan by Ch. V. Aliyeva, Sh. K. Zeynalova

“…To assess the epizootological and epidemiological risks of rabies in the country, the disease frequency rate among various animal species was studied by year. …”
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Task switching with probabilistic reward schemes by Markus Janczyk, Ludwig Danwitz, Kerstin Fröber, Bettina von Helversen

“…Specifically, an increase in reward prospect appears to enhance flexibility, as indicated by a higher voluntary switch rate (VSR), compared to situations where the reward prospect remains high. …”
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Parathyroid Involvement by Thyroid Carcinoma: Results from a Single Institution and a Review of the Literature by Ran Hong

“…All patients exhibited PTG Pattern A (direct invasion). <i>Conclusions:</i> Based on our findings and literature data, PTG involvement by TC has an incidence rate of 0.05–3.9%, predominantly affects women in their sixth to seventh decade of life, and appears to have no impact on prognosis unless accompanied by extensive extrathyroidal invasion. …”
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Residual NAPL Architectures in Fractures: Insights From Microfluidic Experiments by Kun Xing, Xiaoqing Shi, Amalia Kokkinaki, Zhibing Yang, Liangchao Zou, Jichun Wu

“…Three distinct residual NAPL architectures were identified, Pools Pattern (PP), Ganglia Pattern (GP), and Mixed Pattern (MP), affected by aperture heterogeneities and flow rates. …”
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Reliability Evaluation and Preventive Maintenance Strategy Selection of Traction Substation Equipment Considering Its Wear Degree by E. E. Bakeev, A. I. Sharapova

“…Existing testing and preventive maintenance pattern is meant for the equipment which actual term of service does not exceed the maximum allowable one. …”
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Daily Mobility in Metropolitan Areas by Marcela Soto Caro

“…The internet survey results (824 students) provided further essential data on a range of individual’s travel patterns from different parts of the metropolis. Three primary patterns of mobility emerged from this study of the student daily mobility: those related to local, regional migrant, and national migrant students. …”
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A novel twin time series network for building energy consumption predicting. by Zhixin Sun, Han Cui, Xiangxiang Mei, Hailei Yuan

“…To overcome these issues, the study proposes Twin Time-Series Networks (T2SNET), which incorporates a time-embedding layer and a Temporal Convolutional Network (TCN) to extract patterns from Complete Ensemble Empirical Mode Decomposition with Adaptive Noise (CEEMDAN), along with an adaptive fusion gate to combine energy consumption and meteorological data. …”
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Investigating thermal effects on void formation in electromigration using thermoreflectance imaging by Kengo ARAKI, Kanji TAMAI, Reiko KURIYAMA, Kazuya TATSUMI

“…This study visualizes the time-variation of the generation, growth, and pattern of voids induced by the electromigration in Al micro-line type interconnections. …”
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Predictive Growth Modeling of Listeria monocytogenes in Rice Balls and Its Risk Assessment by Seoungsoon Yeo, Misook Kim

“…The effects of temperature on bacterial growth rate and lag time were evaluated using the square root model. …”
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Mouthwash Use in General Population: Results from Adult Dental Health Survey in Grampian, Scotland by Kirstin Rhodes, Rochelle Morgan, Iain Bovaird, Claudia Cunningham, Michal M. Kawecki, Tatiana V. Macfarlane, Ray Watkins

“…Objectives: The purpose of this study was to determine the pattern of mouthwash use and to investigate the associated factors in general population.Material and Methods: An Adult Dental Health Survey was conducted on 3,022 residents of Grampian region of Scotland (adjusted participation rate 58.2%). …”
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Experience with Early Enteral Feeding in a Patient with Venoarterial Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation by V. V. Lomivorotov, S. M Yefremov, A. V. Bogachev, I. A. Kornilov

“…In addition, an inverse correlation was found between the serum concentration of lactate and the daily volume of diuresis. The rate of hourly diuresis had a direct correlation with respiratory index and an inverse correlation with oxygenation index. …”
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The 2015 guidelines for the laboratory diagnosis of rheumatic diseases by the All-Russian Public Organization «Association of Rheumatology of Russia» by E. N. Aleksandrova, A. A. Novikov, E. L. Nasonov

“…The important laboratory markers of RDs are acutephase indicators (erythrocyte sedimentation rate, C-reactive protein, etc.) that can assess the inflammatory activity of the disease, its progression pattern, and prognosis during the chronic inflammatory process, as well as therapeutic efficiency. …”
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An analysis of spatial distribution characteristics and driving factors of traditional villages in the Loess Plateau. by Xiaobin Bao, Yingna Yang, Jianqing Qi, Yanbing He

“…Among them, the density of cultural heritage sites (q = 0.546) is the primary driving factor, followed by annual precipitation (q = 0.458), population size (q = 0.457), and urbanization rate (q = 0.354). The interaction between factors is significant and mostly shows non-linear enhancement, for instance, the interactive explanatory power of population size and the density of cultural heritage sites is as high as 0.852.…”
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Risk of Incidence and Lethality by Etiology of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome in Hospitalized Children Under 1 Year of Age in Brazil in 2024: A Cross-Sectional Study by Tamires de Nazaré Soares, Natasha Cristina Oliveira Andrade, Suziane do Socorro dos Santos, Marcela Raíssa Asevedo Dergan, Karina Faine Freitas Takeda, Jully Greyce Freitas de Paula Ramalho, Luany Rafaele da Conceição Cruz, Perla Katheleen Valente Corrêa, Marli de Oliveira Almeida, Joyce dos Santos Freitas, Wilker Alves Silva, Marcos Jessé Abrahão Silva, Daniele Melo Sardinha, Luana Nepomuceno Gondim Costa Lima

“…Distribution by final classification and epidemiological week (EW) was analyzed; the incidence rate by Federative Unit (FU) (cases/100,000 < 1 year) with risk classification (Low/Moderate/High) was assessed; and, for cases with positive viral RT-PCR, the etiological frequency and virus-specific lethality rate (deaths/total cases of etiology ×100), also with risk classification, were extracted. …”
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Collective and individual adaptation of rice farmers to climatic variability in the Vietnamese Mekong Delta by Hieu Hong Hua, Minh Anh Nguyen, Thuy Thanh Thi Ngo

“…It systematically explores the patterns of climate variability and their profound impacts on rice production across diverse areas within the delta. …”
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Adipokines and Sexual Hormones Associated with the Components of the Metabolic Syndrome in Pharmacologically Untreated Subjects: Data from the Brisighella Heart Study by Arrigo F. G. Cicero, Paolo Magni, Massimo Moré, Massimiliano Ruscica, Elena Dozio, Liliana Steffani, Claudio Borghi, Felice Strollo

“…Men and women included in the age-class subgroups were matched for body mass index, waist circumference, blood pressure, heart rate, fasting plasma glucose, and plasma lipids. …”
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Evolution Characteristics of Urban Heat Island Circulation for Loess Tableland Valley Towns by Zhuolei Yu, Yi Wang, Jukun Wang, Xiaoxue Wang, Songheng Wu

“…The evolution process over such negative terrain can be divided into transient and quasi-steady stages, and in the transient stage, the airflow pattern evolves from thermal convection to city-scale closed circulation, while that in the quasi-steady stage is only city-scale closed circulation. …”
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A Self‐Organizing Map Spiking Neural Network Based on Tin Oxide Memristive Synapses and Neurons by Yu Wang, Yanzhong Zhang, Yanji Wang, Xinpeng Wang, Hao Zhang, Rongqing Xu, Yi Tong

“…Abstract Neuromorphic computing systems are promising alternatives in areas such as pattern recognition and image processing. This work focuses on the fabrication of tin oxide memristors (Ag/SnO2/Pt) to emulate artificial synapses and neurons. …”
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