Specialized insectivores drive differences in avian community composition between primary and secondary forest in Central Africa by Eleanor M. Barrie, Eleanor M. Barrie, Billi A. Krochuk, Billi A. Krochuk, Crinan Jarrett, Crinan Jarrett, Crinan Jarrett, Diogo F. Ferreira, Diogo F. Ferreira, Diogo F. Ferreira, Patricia F. Rodrigues, Patricia F. Rodrigues, Patricia F. Rodrigues, Patricia F. Rodrigues, Susana Lin Mufumu, Susana Lin Mufumu, Silvestre Esteban Malanza, Silvestre Esteban Malanza, Agustin Ebana Nsue Akele, Agustin Ebana Nsue Akele, Cayetano Ebana Ebana Alene, Cayetano Ebana Ebana Alene, Kristin E. Brzeski, Kristin E. Brzeski, Jacob. C. Cooper, Jacob. C. Cooper, Jacob. C. Cooper, Jared D. Wolfe, Jared D. Wolfe, Luke L. Powell, Luke L. Powell, Luke L. Powell, Luke L. Powell

“…Notably, few species disappeared entirely in secondary forest (unlike patterns seen in the Neotropics); rather, capture rates of 12 of 30 species (40%) were significantly reduced relative to primary forest. …”
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Global burden trends and future predictions of ischemic heart disease attributable to air pollution in people aged 60 years and older, 1990–2021 by Yuanqin Zhao, Yuanqin Zhao, Lihui Liu, Lihui Liu, Wei Fan, Wei Fan, Man Qi, Man Qi, Bin Liao, Bin Liao

“…Therefore, it is of utmost significance to investigate the impact of AP on IHD burden, especially on vulnerable populations such as older individuals.MethodologyGlobal Burden of Disease (GBD) Study 2021 data was used to analyze and quantify contemporary global burden of IHD in individuals aged 60 and above due to AP and for trends for the time period between 1990 and 2021 using disease burden indicators such as deaths, DALYs, YLDs, YLLs and corresponding age-standardized rates (ASRs). Specifically, we are in patterns of disease burden of IHD in various subgroups stratified by age, sex, Sociodemographic Index (SDI), and GBD regions and countries. …”
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A spatiotemporal model for urban taxi Origin–Destination prediction based on Multi-hop GCN and Hierarchical LSTM by Jiang Rong, Wangtu Xu, Yanjie Wen

“…HLSTM unit incorporates a standard LSTM gate to manage cell state updates, enabling selective access to the internal memory. …”
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Comprehensive analysis of Enterococcus spp. from two European healthy infant cohorts shows stable genomic traits including antimicrobial resistance (AMR) by Muhammad Hassan Saeed, Magdalena Kujawska, Kristiana Ellen, Antia Acuna-Gonzalez, Manuel Bernabeu Lorenzo, Maria Carmen Collado, Monique Mommers, Niels van Best, Lindsay J. Hall, Klaus Neuhaus

“…We also selected ten E. faecalis isolates with varying virulence gene repertoires for phenotypic virulence testing in Caenorhabditis elegans and found them killing at various rates, however no clear pattern emerged in correlation with any specific genetic determinant. …”
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Discrimination of mercury, cadmium and lead polluted rice leaves based on near infrared spectroscopy technology by ZHANG Long, PAN Jiarong, ZHU Cheng

“…And the correct classification rates of rice in mercury, cadmium and lead polluted soil and control soil were 95.5%, 81.8%, 91.3% and 100.0% respectively.Our results indicated that it should be feasible to develop useful calibration models for the prediction of heavy metal in rice leaves. …”
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Preparation and Evaluation of Alpha-2-Macroglobulin Hydrogel for Drug Release Kinetics and Biocompatibility on Human Gingival Fibroblasts: An In-vitro Study by Poulami Chakraborty, ND Jayakumar, S Raghunandhakumar

“…Aim: This study investigates the preparation, drug release pattern, and biocompatibility of Alpha-2-Macroglobulin (A2M) hydrogel for use as a Local Drug Delivery (LDD) agent in the management of periodontitis. …”
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Content-Based Brain Magnetic Resonance Image Retrieval and Classification With the Proposed Deep Learning and Tissue-Based System by Bedriye Dogan, Hursit Burak Mutlu, Muhammed Yildirim, Sercan Yalcin, Serpil Aslan, Niranjana Sampathila, Ozal Yildirim, Edward J. Ciaccio, Ru-San Tan, U. Rajendra Acharya

“…Notably, existing machine architectures already published in the literature have struggled to achieve comparable success rates in discerning such closely related yet distinct disease groups. …”
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A Long-Term Overview of Elasmobranch Fisheries in an Oceanic Archipelago: A Case Study of the Madeira Archipelago by Mafalda Freitas, Filipa Pinho-Duarte, Madalena Gaspar, Pedro Ideia, João Delgado, Sara C. Cerqueira, Ricardo Sousa

“…The most representative period occurred from 2003 to 2013, corresponding to 75.21% of the total elasmobranch landings. A general pattern of supply and demand was evident, with mean price values typically showing an inverse trend to landed tonnage. …”
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The large and central Caligo martia eyespot may reduce fatal attacks by birds: a case study supports the deflection hypothesis in nature by Iserhard, Cristiano Agra, Malta, Shimene, Penz, Carla, Fraga, Brenda Barbon, Costa, Camila Abel, Schwantz, Taiane, Bordin, Kauane Maiara

“…Eyespots did not appear to reduce attack rates, suggesting that local bird species were not intimidated. …”
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Development of a Quadruplex RT-qPCR Assay for Rapid Detection and Differentiation of PRRSV-2 and Its Predominant Genetic Sublineages in China by Guishan Ye, Siyu Xiong, Zhipeng Su, Guosheng Chen, Siyuan Liu, Zixuan Wang, Huanchun Chen, Anding Zhang

“…Field application using 938 samples from Guangxi A and B farms revealed NADC30-like PRRSV wild-type strains at positivity rates of 13.44% and 3.53%, respectively. Positive samples selected for sequencing were further confirmed using ORF5-based phylogenetic analysis and NSP2 deletion pattern comparison, which aligned with RT-qPCR detection results. …”
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Time Course of Changes in the Level of Procalcitonin in the Development of Nosocomial Pneumonia in Victims with Severe Concomitant Injury in an Intensive Care Unit by A. K. Shabanov, M. Sh. Khubutia, G. V. Bulava, N. V., Beloborodova, A. N. Kuzovlev, O. A. Grebenchikov, D. A. Kosolapov, M. I. Shpitonkov

“…The posttraumatic period in victims with severe concomitant injury is frequently complicated by nosocomial pneumonia, resulting in high mortality rates and longer time and increased cost of treatment in intensive care unit unit patients. …”
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Volumetric evolution of supraglacial lakes in southwestern Greenland using ICESat-2 and Sentinel-2 by T. Feng, T. Feng, X. Ma, X. Ma, X. Liu, X. Liu, X. Liu

“…Additionally, according to the evolution characteristics of SGLs at different elevations, SGLs above 800 m exhibit a similar evolution pattern. A temporal discrepancy in maximum values for both mean area and mean depth implies differential rates of SGL development in the horizontal and vertical dimensions. …”
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Epidemiological characteristics of Japanese encephalitis in Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region from 2012 to 2023 by Jiagui CHEN, Qiuyun DENG, Jinfa DU, Rencong YANG, Shiyi CHEN, Liang LIANG, Ming GAN, Lili DENG

“…Among the cases, 107 were male (average annual incidence rate 0.036/100 000) and 61 were female (average annual incidence rate 0.022/100 000). …”
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Effect of Different Media and Plant Hormone Concentrations on Callus Induction and Regeneration of Red Squill (<i>Squilla maura</i>) and Peruvian Squill (<i>Oncostema peruviana</i>... by Ibtisam Chakrane, Omar Chlyah, Said Boughribil, Fatima Gaboun, Meriem Mdarhri Alaoui

“…All treatments resulted in callogenesis rates between 65–100% for both species. These treatments led to direct bulbil regeneration. …”
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Does Seasonality Affect Peptic Ulcer Perforation? A Single-Center Retrospective Study by Iva Krajnović, Zenon Pogorelić, Iva Perić, Marija Ćavar, Matija Borić

“…Previous studies have suggested a seasonal pattern in the occurrence of symptomatic perforated peptic ulcers. …”
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Multi-source Data-driven Analysis of Deformation and Influencing Factors for Expansive Soil Canal Slopes by ZHANG Yuhan, HU Jiang, LI Xing

“…This approach facilitates a comprehensive analysis of deformation patterns at the slope surface and various subsurface depths, while elucidating the dominant controlling factors governing expansive soil canal slope behavior.Results and Discussions　The study focused on a deep excavated expansive soil canal section (Stake 8+886~12+921) of a major water diversion project, yielding the following key findings: 1) The analysis of 128 Sentinel-1A images from March 2017 to December 2021 revealed that the deformation data obtained through SBAS-InSAR method showed less than 3mm discrepancy with surface vertical displacement measurements at monitoring points (fourth-stage berm at 9+363 and third-stage berm at 11+400), with consistent deformation trends, confirming the reliability of SBAS-InSAR for canal slope deformation monitoring. 2) The study section exhibited LOS deformation rates ranging from -10 to 24 mm/a, demonstrating overall uplift characteristics, with positive LOS deformation showing annual increase. …”
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Using online public animal price data as a signal for predicting an increase in animal disease outbreak reports: a pilot study on cross-correlation modeling in Thailand by Veerasak Punyapornwithaya, Supitchaya Srisawang, Chalita Jainonthee, Wengui Li, Ronello Abila, Bolortuya Purevsuren

“…For ASF, cross-correlations between farm-gate pig prices and ASF outbreak reports were detected at lag 0, lag 3, lag 4, and lag 5 in the primary dataset; however, no significant correlation was observed in the extended dataset. …”
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Adaptive Quantum-Inspired Evolution for Denoising PCG Signals in Unseen Noise Conditions by Lubna Siddiqui, Ashish Mani, Jaspal Singh

“…The filter coefficients were optimised using the proposed QiEA with Adaptive Rotation Gate Operator (ARGO). The proposed algorithm accelerates convergence towards optimal solutions based on fitness feedback, improving filter optimisation while clamping rotation angles to maintain algorithm stability. …”
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Development technologies and models of different types of gas reservoirs in Ordos Basin, NW China by Ailin JIA, Dewei MENG, Guoting WANG, Guang JI, Zhi GUO, Naichao FENG, Ruohan LIU, Suqi HUANG, Shuai ZHENG, Tong XU

“…Four key directions of future research and technological breakthroughs are proposed: (1) Utilizing dual-porosity (fracture-matrix) modeling techniques in low-permeability carbonate reservoirs to delineate the volume and distribution of remaining gas in secondary pay zones, supporting well pattern optimization and production enhancement of existing wells. (2) Integrating well-log and seismic data to characterize reservoir spatial distribution of successive strata, enhancing drilling success rates in low-permeability sandstone reservoirs. (3) Utilizing the advantages of horizontal wells to penetrate effective reservoirs laterally, achieving meter-scale quantification of small-scale single sand bodies in tight gas reservoirs, and applying high-resolution 3D geological models to clarify the distribution of remaining gas and guide well placement optimization. (4) Further strengthening the evaluation of deep coal-rock gas in terms of resource potential, well type and pattern, reservoir stimulation, single-well performance, and economic viability.…”
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The optimal strategy for seasonal influenza vaccination to prevent high-intensity level of influenza epidemics in Zhejiang, China: an integrated transmission-dynamic and health-eco... by Mengsha Chen, Mengya Yang, Rui Yan, Zhengwei Liu, Can Chen, Rongrong Qu, Wenkai Zhou, Jiaxing Qi, Kexin Cao, Jiani Miao, Xiaoyue Wu, Jiaxin Chen, Qianqian Feng, HuiHui Zhang, Anqi Dai, Yi Yang, Jingtong Zhou, Qin Chen, Jimin Sun, Shigui Yang

“…Results Between 2018 and 2020, influenza incidence in Zhejiang Province followed typical seasonal patterns. However, during the COVID-19 pandemic, these patterns became irregular, culminating in a high-intensity influenza season in 2022–2023. …”
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