Status and serological features of occult hepatitis B virus infection among blood donors in Xuzhou by LIU Jiahui, WANG Bei, ZHOU Liling

“…[Results] Among the 545 292 blood donors, there were 388 OBI donors were identified, with a positive rate of 0.07%. Multivariate logistic regression analysis revealed that male gender, age >45 years, education below college level, and occupation as a farmer were associated risk factors for OBI infection. …”
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Spatiotemporal evolution of interseismic coupling and stress accumulation near an asperity on a vertical strike-slip fault: Insights from three-dimensional viscoelastic numerical s... by LI Yebo, HUANG Luyuan, YAO Rui, TIAN Yiwei, YANG Shuxin

“…Consequently, the degree of fault-locking displays a ring-shaped attenuation pattern centered on this asperity. Under purely elastic conditions, the ISC and shear stress accumulation rates near the vicinity of the asperity remained constant over time. …”
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Comparison and analysis of antimicrobial resistance of Escherichia coli and Enterococcus isolated from animals in Jinhua City and Taizhou City of Zhejiang Province by TANG Biao, HAO Yun, LIN Jiahui, WANG Jingge, JI Xiaofeng, QIAN Mingrong, YANG Hua

“…In terms of the overall antimicrobial resistance rate, MIC distribution and antimicrobial resistance pattern, the level of antimicrobial resistance in Taizhou was higher than that in Jinhua. …”
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Impact of clay coating on sandstone reservoir quality: A multiphase-field investigation by numerical simulation by Akash KUMAR, Michael SPÄTH, Nishant PRAJAPATI, Benjamin BUSCH, Daniel SCHNEIDER, Christoph HILGERS, Britta NESTLER

“…Such parameters include the growth of exposed pyramidal faces, lateral encasement, coating coverage, and coating pattern, etc. The coating pattern has a remarkable impact on cementation, with the layered coatings corresponding to fast cement growth rates. …”
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Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on psychotropic prescribing: a systematic review by Nikolaos Mastellos, Marie line El Asmar, Kanika I Dharmayat, Antonio J Vallejo-Vaz, Ryan Irwin, Swettha Mahesarajah

“…A noteworthy finding was that the prescribing rate of benzodiazepines was higher in women than men. …”
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Exploring the association between phytopharmaceutical use and antibiotic prescriptions in upper respiratory infections: results from a German cohort study evaluating the impact of... by Anna-Jasmin Wetzel, Gunter Laux, Stefanie Joos, Berthold Musselmann, Jan Valentini

“…Additionally, holding a naturopathy qualification was associated with lower rates of antibiotic prescriptions (OR 0.73, 95% CI 0.69–0.78). …”
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Influence of Land-Use and Landcover on the Nest Distribution and Breeding Success of Grey Crowned Crane (Balearica Regulorum) In Kiyanja- Kaku Wetland Ecosystem. by Tayebwa, Gilbert

“…The overall breeding success rate was 0.84, with 47.4% of nests successfully hatching all chicks. …”
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Global Distribution and Projected Variations of Compound Drought‐Extreme Precipitation Events by Siqi Deng, Dongsheng Zhao, Ziwei Chen, Lei Liu, Yu Zhu, Ke Wang, Xuan Gao, Hanqian Wu, Du Zheng

“…Under both SSP2‐4.5 and SSP5‐8.5 scenarios, climate warming will increase the coincidence rate of CDEP‐1, CDEP‐2, and CDEP‐3, especially will lead to higher values in the coincidence rate of CDEP‐1. …”
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A Real-World Case Study Towards Net Zero: EV Charger and Heat Pump Integration in End-User Residential Distribution Networks by Thet Paing Tun, Oguzhan Ceylan, Ioana Pisica

“…Based on the outcome of power flow calculation, the transformer loadings and voltage levels were assessed for existing and projected heat pump and EV adoption rates, in line with national policy targets. Findings highlight that varied consumer density and diverse usage patterns significantly influence upgrade requirements.…”
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Response mechanism of heat-sensitive neurons under combined noise stimulation by Yunhai Wang, Guodong Huang, Rui Zhu, Shu Zhou, Yuan Chai

“…Patients with congenital analgesia who lack the ability to sense temperature generally face low survival rates, highlighting a critical need to understand the underlying mechanisms of heat sensation. …”
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CFD Simulation and Enhancement of Liquid-Liquid Mass Transfer under the Effect of 1.7 MHz Ultrasonic Waves by Mahdieh Abolhasani, Neda Azimi

“…A CFD simulation is conducted on the micromixer under varying fluid flow rates. Initially, the simulation is performed without US waves, and subsequently, the US waves are applied. …”
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Targeted screening and single-cell analysis of genetic variants in melanoma using Mendelian randomization by Shi Li, Kaijiong Zhang, Guiji Zhang, Min Shi, Xing Yin, Bo Wang

“…Methods We combined SNP data from GTEx V8 eQTL and FinnGen databases for Mendelian randomization analysis, and performed single-cell analysis on melanoma samples. Results Melanoma rates were higher in men than women and increased with age. …”
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Leveraging Real-Time Population-Scale GPS Data to Forecast and Identify Components of Epidemic Dynamics by Dr Alejandra Hidalgo, Dr Steven Schulz, Dr Ashish Thampi, Richard Pastor

“…Sensing real-time contact patterns is a representation of infection dynamics and therefore they are key to forecasting infection rates of SARS-CoV-2—in contrast to the retrospective nature of infection surveillance. …”
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Glacial erosion and history of Inglefield Land, northwestern Greenland by C. K. Walcott-George, A. Balter-Kennedy, J. P. Briner, J. M. Schaefer, N. E. Young

“…These erosion rates help to characterize Arctic landscape evolution in crystalline bedrock terrains in areas away from focused ice flow.…”
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Native Valve Infective Endocarditis with Osteomyelitis and Brain Abscess Caused by Granulicatella adiacens with Literature Review by Sachin M. Patil, Niraj Arora, Peter Nilsson, S. J. Yasar, Dima Dandachi, W. L. Salzer

“…Endocarditis caused by NVS due to their virulence is associated with higher treatment failures and mortality rates. New antimicrobial susceptibility patterns are indicative of a significant rise in penicillin resistance and susceptibility differences between NVS subspecies. …”
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Distribution of Virulence‐Associated and Aminoglycoside Resistance Genes Among Clinical Isolates of Klebsiella pneumoniae in the Southeast of Iran, During 2019–2023: A Cross‐Sectio... by Hamid Vaez, Zahra Yazdanpour

“…Meanwhile, resistance rates to aminoglycoside antibiotics were high and it was primarily due to the presence of AME genes such as aph (3″)‐Ib, ant (2″)‐Ia, and aac (3)‐Ib.…”
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Phylogeography of recently emerged DENV-2 in southern Viet Nam. by Maia A Rabaa, Vu Thi Ty Hang, Bridget Wills, Jeremy Farrar, Cameron P Simmons, Edward C Holmes

“…Focusing on the recently introduced Asian I genotype, we observed particularly high rates of viral exchange between adjacent geographic areas, and between Ho Chi Minh City, the primary urban center of this region, and populations across southern Viet Nam. …”
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Specialization of the brain for language in children with Fragile X Syndrome: a functional Near Infrared Spectroscopy study by Elizabeth Smith, Kelli C. Dominick, Lauren M. Schmitt, Ernest V. Pedapati, Craig A. Erickson

“…Fragile X Syndrome (FXS) is a neurogenetic disorder marked by high rates of delays in both expressive and receptive language, but neural activation patterns during speech and language processing are unknown. …”
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Dietary intake and knowledge of fermented food products among university students by Sharareh Hekmat, Latifeh Ahmadi

“…Students in Food and Nutrition programs demonstrated stronger knowledge, correctly answering 67% of related questions versus 62% in other disciplines (p = 0.07; 90% CI). Consumption rates were high overall, with 96% of participants reporting they consumed fermented foods. …”
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A hurdle and negative binomial model approach to analyzing the gender differences in diagnostic imaging utilization under high-deductible health plans by Qingyu Hu, Sarah Zheng

“…This study explores how HDHPs enrollment affect imaging utilization rates and usage patterns among patients of different genders, and it examines the associated gender disparities across various imaging modalities.MethodsUsing data from the 2010 Thomson-Reuters MarketScan Commercial Database, we conducted a quantitative analysis employing Negative Binomial Regression and Hurdle models. …”
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