Antidepressant use in the Canary Islands (Spain): a retrospective study of provincial, island and municipal trends and associated factors by Alexis Oliva, Vanessa Moreno, Mariana Sapino, Sandra Dévora, Susana Abdala-Kuri

“…This provided total overall dispensation of AD and its rate of change for each island, as well as differences in dispensation at the island and municipal level.ResultsOver the study period, prescription rates increased steadily at all population levels, although the level of dispensing and the rate of variation varied between island and municipalities but no between provinces. …”
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Primary Care Providers Barriers, Comfort and Awareness in Follow-up Care of Acute Kidney Injury Patients: A Comprehensive Survey on Current Practices by Jean-Maxime Côté, William Beaubien-Souligny, Lauriane Hamel, Josée Bouchard

“…Limitations: The generalizability of our study is limited by its response rate. However, this is comparable with typical response rates seen in electronic surveys. …”
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A 39‐Year Nationwide Study of Uveal Melanoma in Taiwan by An‐Ning Chao, Angel Chao, Wei‐Yang Chang, Chun‐Chieh Wang, Yueh‐Ju Tsai, Kuan‐Jen Chen, Yih‐Shiou Hwang, Lan‐Yan Yang

“…The 5‐year overall survival (OS) rate was 58.3%. Pairwise comparisons showed that the OS rates of patients who underwent RT versus surgery were similar. …”
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Analysis of Hospital-Acquired Infections in a Chinese Specialized Rehabilitation Hospital: A Five-Year Surveillance Study (2020-2024) by Li Q, Wang D, Fan H

“…The significant ward-level variability in infection rates suggests the need for tailored infection control strategies. …”
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Spatial and temporal variation of pneumonia incidence among under-five children in central gondar zone, Northwest Ethiopia, 2013- 2022 by Kidist Asrat Degif, Mulat Gebrehiwot, Garedew Tadege, Lidetu Demoze, Gelila Yitageasu

“…Gondar City, Wogera, and Gondar Zuria were high-rate spatial clusters detected between 2019 and 2022. …”
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Substituting photoautotrophic with heterotrophic Chlorella species for water quality regulation and microbial community modification in Litopenaeus vannamei pond culture by Chu-er Song, Zhen Meng, Bangyin Zhang, Lin Yang, Xiaoxuan Sun, Zheng Zhang, Xiaojin Song

“…The shrimp in the CP pond exhibited a weight gain rate and specific growth rate of approximately 157.32 ± 0.43 % and 3.11 ± 0.01 %, respectively, while those in the CV pond demonstrated rates around 159.53 ± 0.36 % and 3.15 ± 0.01 %, with no statistically significant differences observed between the two groups. …”
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Doctorate Holders: Labour Market and Mobility Indicators by Laudeline Auriol, Max Misu, Rebecca Freeman

“…Women and younger doctoral graduates, however, fare relatively worse in terms of employment rates. While temporary positions are increasingly common in academics, they are less so in business. …”
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Living on the Edge: The Precariat Amid the Rental Crisis in the Metropolitan Area of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (Spain) by Víctor Jiménez Barrado, José Ángel Hernández Luis, Antonio Ángel Ramón Ojeda, Claudio Moreno Medina

“…Drawing on official data from the State Reference System for Rental Housing Prices (SERPAVI) and income statistics at the census tract level, this research quantifies housing affordability and spatial disparities through indicators such as economic effort rates. The analysis identifies patterns of exclusion and urban fragmentation, showing that large sectors of the population—especially those earning the minimum age—face severe barriers to accessing adequate housing. …”
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Consensus position of endocrinologists and pathologists on coding causes of death in patients with diabetes mellitus (expert opinion) by I. I. Dedov, G. A. Frank, N. G. Mokrisheva, M. V. Shestakova, G. A. Melnichenko, G. V. Zayratyants, P. G. Malkov, A. Yu. Abrosimov, O. K. Vikulova, G. R. Galstyan, A. Yu. Mayorov, E. A. Troshina, V. Yu. Kalashnikov

“…In pursuance of the decisions of the Minutes of the meeting of the working group under the project committee of the National Project «Health» on identifying patterns in the formation of mortality rates of the population dated January 20, 2021 No. 1, chaired by Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation T.A. …”
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An Integrated Study of Highway Pavement Subsidence Using Ground-Based Geophysical and Satellite Methods by Michael Frid, Amit Helman, Dror Sharf, Vladi Frid, Wafa Elias, Dan G. Blumberg

“…These methods address the limitations of standalone techniques by correlating surface subsidence patterns with subsurface anomalies. InSAR identified surface subsidence rates of up to −2.7 cm/year, pinpointing subsidence hotspots, while GPR detected disintegrated fill layers and air voids, and ERT revealed resistivity anomalies at depths of 50–100 m linked to karstic cavities and water infiltration. …”
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Efficiency of Stochastic Finite Element Random Fields and Variables to Predict Shear Strength of Fiber-Reinforced Concrete Beams Without Stirrups by Maria Ghannoum, Lara Shamoun, Dana Nasr, Joseph J. Assaad, Hassen Riahi, Jamal Khatib

“…Polypropylene and polyvinyl alcohol micro-filament fibers are investigated in this experimental program at relatively high rates, varying from 0.5% to 1% by volume. A stochastic sensitivity analysis is performed using both random fields and random variables to determine the effect of fiber additions on the concrete’s mechanical properties (i.e., splitting tensile strength and modulus of elasticity) including the beam cracking patterns, ductility, mid-span deflection, and ultimate load. …”
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An optimization similarity fuzzy inference method for traffic signal control at an isolated intersection by Mahin Esmaeili, Ali Anjomshoae, Nasser Shahsavari-Pour, Punyaanek Srisurin, Ruth Banomyong

“…Managing urban traffic is challenging because traffic patterns change unpredictably. Although fuzzy logic-based traffic signal control (TSC) systems like Mamdani and Sugeno work well, they struggle to adjust effectively to real-time traffic changes. …”
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Extreme two-phase change of ionospheric electron temperature overshoot during geomagnetic storms by Artem Smirnov, Yuri Shprits, Hermann Lühr, Alessio Pignalberi, Elena Kronberg, Fabricio Prol, Chao Xiong

“…These electric field changes affect vertical plasma drifts that redistribute electron densities, modifying ionospheric cooling rates. Our findings provide new insights into the dynamics of one of the most widely studied ionospheric features and showcase the potential of new-generation digital twin models of near-Earth space environment to reveal previously unrecognized physical patterns.…”
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Identification and validation of glycosylation-related gene signatures for prognostic stratification in sepsis by Chunyang Li, Haiyan Xue, Haiyan Xue, Lihe Chen, Fengxue Zhu, Jie Li

“…Subsequently, we constructed prognostic models using various machine learning methods, classifying patients into high-risk and low-risk groups with significantly different survival rates. We conducted biological analysis of the key genes in the model at the single-cell level and also validated the expression of these key genes in sepsis patient samples. …”
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Compressive properties analysis of mono-sized fragmented coal and rock by Dingyi Hao, ShiKun Xu, Shihao Tu, Hongbin Zhao, Long Tang

“…Experimental observations demonstrated progressive yet decelerating axial strain development under increasing stress, accompanied by diminishing porosity reduction rates. AE activity exhibited proportional escalation in both event frequency and energy release intensity during particle consolidation. …”
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“The alcohol-harm paradox”: Understanding socioeconomic inequalities in liver diseaseKeypoints by Laura Weichselbaum, Judah Kupferman, Allison J. Kwong, Christophe Moreno

“…Summary: The alcohol-harm paradox (AHP) refers to the fact that people from lower socioeconomic groups experience higher rates of alcohol-related illness despite consuming the same or even lower amounts of alcohol than their more affluent counterparts. …”
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Multi-Criteria Analysis of Steel–Concrete–Steel Slab Performance: Dynamic Response Assessment Under Post-Fire Explosion by Shijie Zhang, Zhenfu Chen, Yizhi Liu, Qiuwang Tao, Dan Wu, Pinyu Zou

“…The results reveal progressive damage mechanisms with increasing fire duration, characterized by expanding damage areas, significant stress fluctuations, and increasing displacement rates. Additionally, the fire surface shows greater vulnerability than the back fire surface. …”
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An ethnographic study of opioid use disorder in rural Maine: The problem of pain by Weronika Grabowska, Selma Holden, Peter M Wayne, Karen Kilgore

“…In 2017, Maine continued to have one of the highest opioid overdose death rates in the country, more than double the national average. …”
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The Rise of FinTech and the Journey Toward a Cashless Society: Investigating the Use of Mobile Payments by SMEs in Oman in the Context of Vision 2040 by Hisham Al Ghunaimi, Faozi A. Almaqtari, Ronald Wesonga, Ahmed Elmashtawy

“…Through an examination of worldwide FinTech adoption patterns, this research offers perspectives on Oman’s progress toward becoming a cashless society. …”
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Numerical and experimental study on the combustion pressurization and gaseous products of propellant in a combustor by Chenzhuo Hao, Xing Lv, Zhibin Sun, Jiangong Zhao, Wen Ao

“…Results showed a sigmoidal pressure profile, with pressure rise rates nonlinearly dependent on propellant mass and surface area. …”
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