Optimization of bovine oocyte cryopreservation: membrane fusion competence and cell death of linoleic acid-in vitro matured oocytes subjected to vitrification by Glenda L. Ríos, María Florencia Suqueli García, María Florencia Suqueli García, Rodrigo J. Manrique, Jorgelina Buschiazzo

“…Zona pellucida-free oocytes co-incubated with sperm demonstrated that 43 μM LA better preserved the original sperm adhesion and fusion pattern post-vitrification, although fertilization rate was not improved. …”
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Dynamic brain-heart-gut coupling during sleep: a continuous physiological signal analysis by Guojing Wang, Guojing Wang, Guojing Wang, Hongyun Liu, Hongyun Liu, Shijing Wu, Shijing Wu, Xiaohua Yu, Xiaohua Yu, Weidong Wang, Weidong Wang

“…In terms of heart-gut coupling (HGC), the coupling strength between the very low frequency (VLF) band of heart rate variability (HRV) and all BS-derived power sequences was significantly lower than other HRV frequency bands. …”
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Full-Color LCD Microdisplay System Based on OLED Backlight Unit and Field-Sequential Color Driving Method by Sungho Woo, Dae-Hwan Kim, Yoon Soo Han, Byeong-Dae Choi

“…The field-sequential driving frequency was set to 255 Hz to allow each of the RGB colors to be generated without color mixing at the given display frame rate. A prototype FSC LCD microdisplay system consisting of a 0.7′′ LCD microdisplay panel and the 0.76′′ OLED BLU successfully exhibited color display and moving picture images using the FSC driving method.…”
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Loss of Reduction in Pediatric Distal Radius Fractures: Risk Factors From a Prospective Multicenter Registry by Apurva S. Shah, MD, MBA, Zoe E. Belardo, BA, Mark L. Miller, MD, Michael C. Willey, MD, Susan T. Mahan, MD, MPH, Divya Talwar, PhD, MPH, Donald S. Bae, MD

“…The majority of subjects sustained bicortical metaphyseal distal radius fractures (68%), followed by Salter-Harris II physeal fractures (26%). The rate of radiographic LOR was 44% (271/616), and 11% (70/616) of fractures shifted ≥20°. …”
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Analysis of influencing factors for primary membranous nephropathy complicated with atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease and establishment of a nomogram prediction model by Mirixiatijiang· Maimaiti, Zhu Guo-qiang, Su Ming-jie, Halinuer· Shadekejiang, Zhang Xue-qin, Lu Chen

“…They also had significantly higher systolic blood pressure ［130（120， 142） mmHg（1 mmHg=0.133 kPa） <italic>vs</italic> 122.0（113.5， 135.5） mmHg］， higher diastolic blood pressure ［80 （75， 90） mmHg <italic>vs</italic> 80（70， 85.5） mmHg］， higher prevalence of hypertension［142（64.8%） <italic>vs</italic> 67 （32.7%）］， and higher proportion of manual workers［60（27.4%） <italic>vs</italic> 28（13.7%）］ Additionally， lymphocyte count （LYM）， platelet count （PLT）， blood sodium concentration （Na）， blood urea nitrogen （BUN）， blood creatinine （Cr）， estimated glomerular filtration rate （eGFR）， 24-hour quantitative urine protein， glutamic transaminase， urinary occult blood， number of urinary hyaline and pathological tubular patterns， C-reactive protein （CRP）， complement C4， plasma fibrinogen， D-dimer， and centrocyte-lymphocyte ratio were all significantly different between the two groups （<italic>P</italic>&lt;0.05）. …”
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A data-driven approach to forest health assessment through multivariate analysis and machine learning techniques by Raja Waqar Ahmed Khan, Hamayun Shaheen, Muhammad Ejaz Ul Islam Dar, Tariq Habib, Muhammad Manzoor, Syed Waseem Gillani, Abeer Al-Andal, John Oluwafemi Ayoola, Muhammad Waheed

“…RF-based feature importance analysis showed tree DBH, height, regeneration rate, soil erosion, and tree density as key ecological drivers of forest health. …”
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Citronella oil-loaded electro-spun single and core-shell nano fibers as sustained repellent systems against Aedes aegypti by Samali Udara Liyanaarachchi, Sanjeewa K. Rodrigo, Nilwala Kottegoda, Veranja Karunaratne, Menaka Hapugoda, Tharaka Ranathunge, Lahiru Udayanga, Dushmantha Adikari

“…It was found that maintaining the outer:inner flow rate ratio at 5:2 in coaxial process is imperative to produce good fibers. …”
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Effects of Hole Irrigation Device Parameters on Soil Water Characteristics Under Different Biogas Slurry Ratios by Peng Xiang, Jian Zheng, Yan Wang, You Wu

“…The lateral and vertical wetting front migration distances exhibited a well-defined power function relationship with the soil’s stable infiltration rate and infiltration time (<i>R</i>² ≥ 0.977). …”
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Assessment of predictors and mitigation strategy for therapeutic inertia in the management of hypertension: a quality improvement project by Ananyan Sampath, Shreya Deshpande, Rashmi Verma, Rajnish Joshi

“…When patient adherence was disregarded, TI increased to 49.7%. The total error rate in BP management ranged from 53.29% to 61.5%. …”
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Epigenetic dysregulation-induced metabolic reprogramming fuels tumor progression in bladder cancer by Jian Zhang, Xiaosong Fan, Xu Xu, Yichao Han, Weixing Yu, Bicheng Yang, Yanling Chen, Shaolin Zhang

“…BackgroundBladder cancer remains a significant global health challenge with a high mortality rate despite advancements in treatment modalities. …”
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Assessment of Water Resources Carrying Capacity and Analysis of Its Coupling Coordination in the Yangtze River Economic Belt by XIONG Ying, JIANG Yi-xin, CHEN Si-xuan

“…Analysis of influencing factors identified the proportion of tertiary industry, urbanization rate, and per capita daily domestic water consumption as the three factors most strongly correlated with water resources carrying capacity. …”
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Assessment of heavy metal pollution sources and environmental capacity of typical farmland soils in northwestern Zhejiang based on the geological background of black rock series by Mei-hua Wang

“…Principal component analysis extracted four principal components with a cumulative contribution rate of 78.92%, and the spatial distribution differences were obvious. …”
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Eco-friendly QbD-optimized chromatographic method for simultaneous analysis of metronidazole and nicotinamide with applications in permeation, stability, and sustainability evaluat... by Kanaka Parvathi Kannaiah, Mohamed A. M. Ali, Hemanth Kumar Chanduluru, Anis Ahmad Chaudhary, Mahmoud El-Maghrabey, Reem H. Obaydo, Galal Magdy, Mohamed A. El Hamd

“…Chromatographic separations were conducted with an RP-HPLC-photodiode array (PDA) system equipped with an ODS column using gradient elution of ethanol and phosphate buffer (10 mM, pH 3.5) at a flow rate of 1.0 mL/min. pre-optimized conditions were determined using a two-level full factorial design (23 FFD). …”
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Longitudinal evaluation of common and unique brain-networks in variants of primary progressive aphasia by Rajan Kashyap, Rose Dawn Bharath, Changsong Zhou, Kyrana Tsapkini, John E. Desmond, SH Annabel Chen, Kaviraja Udupa, PT Sivakumar, Sagarika Bhattacharjee

“…To validate the rsfMRI networks and the longitudinal changes, we evaluated the grey matter (GM) volume, GM atrophy and the rate-of-atrophy of the brain areas. To corroborate the findings, we applied persistent homology on the structural networks derived from diffusion tensor images. …”
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Censoring Sensitivity Analysis for Benchmarking Survival Machine Learning Methods by János Báskay, Tamás Mezei, Péter Banczerowski, Anna Horváth, Tamás Joó, Péter Pollner

“…The framework systematically reduced observation periods and increased censoring rates while measuring performance through multiple metrics following Bayesian hyperparameter optimization. (3) Results: Model performance showed greater sensitivity to increased censoring rates than to reduced observation periods. …”
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Socioeconomic and locational disparities in primary education completion in Burkina Faso by Lazarus Obed Livingstone Banda

“…Design/methodology/approach – Using a quantitative, non-experimental approach, the study analyzes nationally representative secondary data using hierarchical linear modeling, binary logistic regression and propensity score matching (PSM) to assess correlational patterns in completion rates. Findings – The results indicate significant regional and urban-rural disparities in completion rates, with urban students showing markedly higher odds of completing primary education than their rural peers. …”
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Patient Adherence for Oral Combination Therapies in Diabetes Management: A Scoping Review by Maryam Zarrinkamar, Mojgan Geran, Mohammad Geran

“…Dual therapy regimens demonstrated adherence rates ranging from 49% to 80.8%, while FDC therapies showed adherence rates ranging from 60.3% to 98.9%. …”
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The major risk factor of stroke across Indonesia; a nationwide geospatial analysis of universal health coverage program by Andi Alfian Zainuddin, Rais Reskiawan A. Kadir, Hedi Kuswanto, Jumraini Tammasse, Nurul Qalby, Andi Afdal Abdullah, Ari Andini Junaidi, Al Asyary

“…Methods The data were collected from the Social Health Insurance Administration Body, which manages Indonesia’s universal health coverage, between 2017 and 2022. Crude incidence rates for the diseases were calculated and spatial distribution patterns were analyzed using Global and local Moran analysis. …”
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Electrical Activity of the Gastrointestinal Tract in Critically Ill Patients by E. V. Alekseeva, T. S. Popova, P. S. Salnikov, G. A. Baranov, I. N. Pachechnik

“…With an increase in the total severity of the condition and in the magnitude of IF regardless of the disease profile, there were unilateral GIT EA changes, their moderate and rather high correlation with APACHE II, SAPS II, SOFA, LOD scores, IF stage — with 28-day survival rates. The use of glutamine provided an increase in 28-day survival rates in patients with an APACHE II score of &gt; 15 scores and type 2 GIT EA. …”
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Characterizing timber harvest occurrence and intensity to inform forest carbon management across the eastern United States by Matthew B. Russell, Catherine J. Chamberlain, Lynn Riley, Natalia A. Mushegian, John S. Gunn, Ethan P. Belair, Sebastian U. Busby

“…Timber harvesting plays an important role in determining how forest management practices influence carbon storage and sequestration patterns. We analyzed recent harvesting patterns across the eastern United States to quantify harvest area, intensity, and type of silviculture across timberlands. …”
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