Geomorphology and Hydroclimate Control Regional Urban Expansion by Serena Ceola, Giulia Grandi, Enrico Bertuzzo

“…The ability to reproduce observed patterns of urban expansion is essential for projecting reliable scenarios for the near future. …”
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The reverse association between riboflavin intake and Helicobacter pylori infection in US adults: A cross-sectional study. by Xinyu Xu, Peizhong Chen, Yingyi Li, Xiaoxuan Chen, Yunhui Yan, Zicheng Huang

“…<h4>Results</h4>The overall H. pylori seropositivity rate was 44.2%. Higher riboflavin intake exhibited a dose-dependent inverse association with infection risk. …”
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Design of drain tube with cone to prevent frost accumulation of drainage hole in household refrigerators using artificial neural network by Suhwan Lee, Dongkuk Kang, Jinxing Fan, Sunghee Kang, Dong Kim, Eunseop Yeom

“…The optimal cone-type design, predicted with a 5.12 % error margin, was fabricated via 3D printing and validated experimentally through pressure and flow rate measurements. When applied in a commercial refrigerator, the cone-type tube delayed frost blockage by more than twice and reduced negative pressure peaks caused by door opening by approximately 85 % compared to conventional designs. …”
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Characterization and antibiotic resistance of staphylococci strains isolated from brack hospital in the Southern Region of Libya by Ghada Alshaibani, Aisha Shahlol, Ahmed Abid, Samira Amri, Ezzeddin Aghila, Ghaith Abdalah, Mohamed Ahmed

“…The identification of higher rate of MRCoNS underlines the importance of monitoring all multidrug-resistant staphylococci species requiring further epidemiological investigations.…”
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Current state and structure of native aggregations of pacifc oyster in the northern Amur Bay (Peter the Great Bay, Japan Sea) by D. A. Sokolenko, M. V. Kalinina

“…Mollusks with high reproductive rate prevail among the main reproductive group with the size 70–130 mm (58.2 %). …”
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Importance of English language on the role of foreign household attendants in attaining an electronically safe environment by Rodalin N. Asenas, Mary Jean P. Dureza

“…Illustrative data applying rate dispersal, proportionality, average, normal variation, mean and informative evaluations centered on 5-point range were employed, while T-test and Pearson Correlation were used for inferential statistics. …”
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The impact of surface water-groundwater interactions on the fate and transport of typical PFAS by Zhilin GUO, Dongwei ZHAO, Zhanxiang PENG, Xuchen ZHAI

“…The presence of preferential flow accelerates the response rate of PFHxS in the surface water-groundwater interaction. …”
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Learning from Octopuses: Cutting-Edge Developments and Future Directions by Jinjie Duan, Yuning Lei, Jie Fang, Qi Qi, Zhiming Zhan, Yuxiang Wu

“…The number of related research papers increased from 760 in 2021 to 1170 in 2024 (Google Scholar query), with a growth rate of 53.95% in the past five years. These studies mainly explore how humans can learn from the physiological characteristics of octopuses for sensor design, actuator development, processor architecture optimization, and intelligent optimization algorithms. …”
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Prediction of instability of formwork concrete pier based on big data machine learning for secondary mining without coal pillar mining by Yanhui Zhu, Ye Tian, Peilin Gong, Kang Yi, Tong Zhao

“…The model further indicated that the damage extent of the columns followed a two-stage pattern with increasing distance from the mining face: initial near-linear growth, followed by a stabilized rate of increase. …”
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Incidence of palliative treatment among breast cancer patients undergoing neoadjuvant therapy: an analysis of the Brazilian public health system by Ana Maria Fantini Silva, Breno Piva, Marco Antônio Prado Nunes

“…The Palliative Treatment Rate (PTR) was calculated by cross-referencing neoadjuvant treatment records with subsequent palliative care records, indicating cases where the initial curative intent was not achieved. …”
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Spatiotemporal Evolution and Multi-Driver Dynamics of Sea-Level Changes in the Yellow–Bohai Seas (1993–2023) by Lujie Xiong, Fengwei Wang, Yanping Jiao, Yunqi Zhou

“…After reconstructing the gridded sea-level data using local mean decomposition (LMD), the annual mean sea level was estimated at 28.86 mm, with an average rise rate of 2.21 mm per year (mm/a). Temporal and spatial variations were examined through nonlinear least squares fitting to capture interannual variability and decadal amplitude distributions. …”
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Energy research in East Africa: A bibliometric analysis by Mohammed Rady, Ahmed Abdiaziz Alasow, Abdifatah Ahmed Hersi

“…The results revealed a significant increase in energy research, with an annual growth rate of 10.07% in publications. The top contributing institution is Addis Ababa University (Ethiopia), accounting for 41 studies, followed by Makerere University (Uganda) and the University of Rwanda with 29 and 26 publications, respectively. …”
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The Relationship Between Artificial Intelligence and Critical Infrastructure Development: Bibliometric Analysis by Nataliia Trushkina

“…Based on the analysis of empirical data, the exponential growth of the number of publications on the selected issues was confirmed (the annual growth rate of the number of scientific papers on this topic is 23.5% for 2011-2024). …”
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Statistical Study of the Impact of Digitalization of Organizations on Lending Activity: Regional Level by I. K. Zarov

“…The purpose of research. The increasing rate of Russian economy digitalization has ambiguous proportions by industries and regions. …”
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Rock Exposure-Driven Ecological Evolution: Multidimensional Spatiotemporal Analysis and Driving Path Quantification in Karst Strategic Areas of Southwest China by Yue Gong, Shuang Song, Xuanhe Zhang

“…Additionally, the natural environmental and human interference impacts decreased, while unique geographic factors (notably the rock exposure rate, with persistently significant negative effects) increased. …”
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Unraveling Cyberbullying Dynamis: A Computational Framework Empowered by Artificial Intelligence by Liliana Ibeth Barbosa-Santillán, Bertha Patricia Guzman-Velazquez, Ma. Teresa Orozco-Aguilera, Leticia Flores-Pulido

“…The statistics were processed through a 225-layer convolutional neural network, achieving an 86% accuracy rate in detecting weapons in images featuring children, adolescents, and young adults. …”
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Benchmarking successional progress in a quantitative food web. by Alice Boit, Ursula Gaedke

“…Mean body mass, functional diversity, predator-prey weight ratios, trophic positions, system residence times of carbon and nutrients, and the complexity of the energy flow patterns increased during succession. In contrast, both the mass-specific metabolic activity and the system export decreased, while the succession rate exhibited a bimodal pattern. …”
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Persistent Health Inequalities in the Burden of Gastrointestinal Cancers Among the Elderly From 1990 to 2021: A Population-Based Study by Zijian Qiu MM, Shengjian Yu MM, Ying Lou MM, Xiaofeng Ma BM, Feng Xuan BM

“…The age-standardized DALYs rate (ASDR) was calculated using the direct standardization method. …”
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Prophetic Energy Assessment with Smart Implements in Hydroelectricity Entities Using Artificial Intelligence Algorithm by Abdullah Saleh Alqahtani, Pravin R. Kshirsagar, Hariprasath Manoharan, Praveen Kumar Balachandran, C. K. Yogesh, Shitharth Selvarajan

“…Harnessing renewable energy is economically feasible at the current rate of technological advancement. Traditional energy sources, such as coal, petroleum, and hydrocarbons, which have negative effects on the environment, are coming under more social and financial pressure. …”
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Comparison of micro-flow imaging and contrast-enhanced ultrasound in monitoring microwave ablation of papillary thyroid carcinoma: efficacy, safety, and cost-effectiveness by Xiangyu Li, Min Zhuang, Ziyue Hu, Xiaoxiao Xie, Likun Cui, Man Lu

“…Clinical parameters were systematically compared between groups, including: 1) baseline clinical characteristics, 2) two-dimensional ultrasound features, 3) vascular patterns (MFI/CEUS), 4) tumor volume (V), 5) volume reduction rate (VRR), 6) postoperative complications, and 7) patient satisfaction outcomes.ResultsAll patients successfully underwent ablation. …”
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