Amorphization and siliconization of silicon carbide as a first wall material by Aritra De, Jerome Guterl, Zachary Bergstrom, Tyler Abrams, Gregory Sinclair, John David Elder, Dmitry Rudakov

“…Gross and net Si erosion rates from SiC surfaces in contact with a well-diagnosed L-mode plasma in the DIII-D tokamak have been simulated and the surface concentrations of impurities have been tracked as a function of time. …”
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Multi-Objective Urban Green Space Optimization of Wetland Cities Based on the Carbon Balance: A Case Study in Wuhan by Xu Liu, Zhixiang Zhou

“…Lastly, we analyzed the contribution rates of different types of urban green spaces to the total carbon sequestration capacity of green spaces to clarify the characteristics of carbon absorption in green spaces of Wuhan, a wetland city. …”
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Differential inhibitory effects of endocannabinoids on neuronal firing of mouse meningeal afferents by Georgii Krivoshein, Adriana Della Pietra, Juha Savinainen, Arn M. J. M. van den Maagdenberg, Rashid Giniatullin

“…Cluster analysis revealed that the transient activation by AEA involved fibers with small-amplitude spikes fired at rates of 1–2 Hz, whereas the persistently suppressed fibers consisted of high-amplitude spikes fired at rates exceeding 10 Hz. …”
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Lowbush blueberry fruit yield and growth response to inorganic and organic N-fertilization when competing with two common weed species. by Charles Marty, Josée-Anne Lévesque, Robert L Bradley, Jean Lafond, Maxime C Paré

“…We also assessed the impact of the fertilization treatments on litter decomposition rates. Contrary to our hypothesis, we found no significant increase in blueberry fruit yield or growth using CRW. …”
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Global, regional, and national burden of cutaneous malignant melanoma from 1990 to 2021 and prediction to 2045 by Chengling Liu, Xingchen Liu, Li Hu, Xin Li, Haiming Xin, Sailin Zhu

“…We evaluated the number and age-standardized rates of prevalence (ASPR), mortality (ASMR), disability-adjusted life years (ASDR), and annual percentage changes (EAPCs). …”
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TRNSYS-Based Performance Study of Solar-Assisted Single-Effect Absorption Cooling in Peshawar, Pakistan by Abid Hussain, Asnaf Aziz, Afzal Khan, Nadeem Ur Rehman, Hamza Pervez, Altaf Husain

“…Under variable load conditions, the auxiliary heater responded through frequent pulsed flow patterns, achieving peak flow rates up to 49,000 kg/hr without compromising outlet temperature. …”
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Tracking the Prevalence of Antibiotic Resistance in <i>Enterococcus</i> Within the Spanish Poultry Industry: Insights from a One Health Approach by Josep Garcia-Llorens, Isaac Monroy, Jan Torres-Boncompte, Jose M. Soriano, Pablo Catalá-Gregori, Sandra Sevilla-Navarro

“…Phenotypic assessments were conducted to determine resistance rates and metabolic capacities, while genotypic characterization focused on detecting vancomycin-resistance genes (<i>vanA</i>, <i>vanB</i>, <i>vanC</i>, and <i>vanD</i>). …”
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High prevalence of penicillin-resistant group B Streptococcus among pregnant women in Northwest Ethiopia by Getaneh Alemayehu, Alene Geteneh, Mesfin Dessale, Efrem Ayalew, Geberselasie Demeke, Alemayehu Reta, Mulugeta Kiros

“…In Ethiopia, reported GBS colonization rates among pregnant women range from 7.2 to 25.5%. …”
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Male Date Palm Chlorotype Selection Based on Fertility, Metaxenia, and Transcription Aspects by Hammadi Hamza, Mohamed Ali Benabderrahim, Achwak Boualleg, Federico Sebastiani, Faouzi Haouala, Mokhtar Rejili

“…Pollen viability varied significantly among cultivars, with P8 and B25 exhibiting the highest germination rates and pollen tube elongation, while C22 showed the lowest. …”
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Evaluation of the relatedness between the biofilm-associated genes and antimicrobial resistance among Acinetobacter baumannii isolates in the southwest Iran by Nafiseh Hosseinzadeh Shakib, Zahra Hashemizadeh, Abolfazl Rafati Zomorodi, Reza Khashei, Yeganeh Sadeghi, Abdollah Bazargani

“…Results: All isolates displayed multi-drug resistance, with the highest resistance rates observed against ceftazidime, cefotaxime, and trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole (100%). …”
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Malaria morbidity, mortality and associated costs in Indonesia: analysis of the National Health Insurance claim dataset by Angela Devine, Ric Price, Ery Setiawan, Kamala Thriemer, Helen Dewi Prameswary, J Kevin Baird

“…The aim of this study was to understand the current malaria service delivery in Indonesia, including referral rates to hospitals, mortality outcomes and malaria-related costs at hospitals, using data from National Health Insurance claims.Methods Data were gathered from the recent Indonesian National Health Insurance dataset for claims made between 2015 and 2020. …”
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A nationwide population-based cross-sectional time series study of hospitalized chronic liver disease burden in Thailand from 2017 to 2022 by Rungfah Saehan, Apichat Kaewdech, Pimsiri Sripongpun, Naichaya Chamroonkul, Teerha Piratvisuth, Suthat Liangpunsakul, Ponlagrit Kumwichar

“…Age- and sex-standardized incidence and mortality rates were assessed through descriptive and trend analyses, with LOESS smoothing applied to identify temporal patterns. …”
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Measuring incremental burdens associated with increasing preventive-treatment failures among adults with migraine: a retrospective, cross-sectional study by Jessica Ailani, Nemin Chen, Avani Patel, Nathan Spence, Nikoletta Sternbach, Katie B. Tellor, Motomori Lewis, Joshua Brown

“…Medication overuse rates were similar among patients with any treatment failures and prevention-naïve patients (migraine-specific: 34.4%-39.3%; overall: 59.2%-62.3%). …”
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Gender differences in rice production participation among smallholder farmers in small-scale irrigation schemes in mbarali district, Tanzania by Neema Mwalyagile, John N. Jeckoniah, Raymond J. Salanga

“…Male farmers had higher participation rates in activities such as land preparation, seedbed preparation, seedling management, irrigation, herbicide, fertilizer, pesticide application, harvesting, transporting, storage, and selling, while female farmers had higher participation rates in transplanting and weeding. …”
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Normotensive trauma patients with renal injuries: Hidden candidates for massive transfusion by Xin‐Hong Lin, Pi‐Chieh Lin, Ching‐Hua Tsai, Wei‐Ti Su, Shiun‐Yuan Hsu, Ching‐Hua Hsieh

“…Among MT patients, those with initial SBP ≥ 90 mmHg (n = 170) showed significantly higher rates of renal injuries (8.8% vs. 1.4%, p = 0.035) compared to those with SBP < 90 mmHg (n = 71). …”
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Emerging Threat of Multidrug-resistant Bacteria – An Experience from a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit of a Tertiary Care Hospital by Mohammad Sayim Wani, Sehar Tariq, Gulnaz Bashir, Munaza Aman, Anjum Ara Mir, Irfan Nisar Ahangar

“…Multidrug-resistant (MDR) microorganisms that cause septicemia are responsible for high morbidity and mortality rates among patients in extreme age groups and pose serious treatment challenges despite multipronged measures. …”
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Antibiotic resistance, virulence gene, phylogenetic group and genetic diversity of Escherichia coli isolated from Tibetan pig farms in Garze Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan,... by Xing Zhao, Jun Liang, Zhaobin Xia, Chaoxi Chen

“…Twenty-five ARGs were detected, with ant(3’)-Ia, blaTEM, aac(3’)-II, floR, and qnrS exceeding 80% detection rates. Integrase genes intl1 and intl2 were found in 90.16% and 15.16% of isolates, respectively. …”
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Burden and inequalities of chronic kidney disease attributable to diet globally, regionally and temporally, 1990–2021 by Nana Wei, Miao Yang, Pingping Zheng, Jian Xu

“…However, significant regional variations were observed in these rates, with Central Sub-Saharan Africa experiencing the highest and Eastern Europe the lowest. …”
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The administration sequences of immune checkpoint inhibitors and chemotherapy cause discrete efficacy when treating non-small cell lung cancer: a retrospective study by Bicheng Zhang, Yuxiao Song, Qian Min, Weiting Cheng, Jun Wang, Yang Fu, Jiaxin Yin

“…Additionally, the objective response rates (ORRs) for the three groups were 55.82% (72/129), 58.21% (39/67), and 68.92% (51/74), respectively. …”
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Ecological impact and metabolic food waste of overweight and obese adults in Northern European and Mediterranean countries by Donato Angelino, Elisabetta Toti, Marina Ramal-Sanchez, Veronica D’Antonio, Chiara Bravo-Trippetta, Mauro Serafini

“…Data were analyzed for the total population and standardized per 100,000 citizens.ResultsThe results showed that NEC had the highest rates of obesity, while MC recorded slightly higher rates of individuals classified as overweight. …”
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