Synergistic effect of ammonium and potassium on carrot growth, physio-biochemical mechanisms, and water use efficiency under varying irrigation regimes by Ayman M. S. Elshamly, Ahmed D. S. Abaza, Abd El-Zaher M. A. Mustafa, Humaira Rizwana, Javed Iqbal, Shabir Ahmad, Rashid Iqbal, Nazim S. Gruda

“…Carrot plants were treated with two rates of soil ammonium nitrate (200 and 250 kg N ha− 1), foliar potassium humate (200 and 400 g 100 L− 1), and four combinations of these treatments. …”
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Carbapenem-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa T3SS virulence genes and correlation between virulence and drug resistance and molecular epidemiology studies by Jianhua Tang, Jianhua Tang, Jiekun Pu, Linbo Zhao, Xuli Zhan, Qianqian Pang, Xiangyan Meng, Rui Feng, Haojun Fan

“…The highest detection rate of T3SS virulence genes was for exoT (100%), followed by exoS, exoY (88.9%), and exoU (11.1%). …”
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Trends in Antimicrobial Resistance of Major Mastitis‐Causing Pathogens: A Nine‐Year Study by Amir Moradi, Behnam Bidarian, Fatemeh Mohammadian, Farideh Akbarian, Hamideh Kalateh Rahmani, Niloufar Tashakkori, Babak Khoramian

“…Among the tested pathogens, E. coli exhibited the highest multidrug resistance (MDR) rate at 45.86%, followed by S. aureus (30.4%) and S. agalactiae (22.05%). …”
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Trends in Colistin Resistance and Multidrug-Resistant Phenotypes Among Gram-Negative Bacilli: A Retrospective Analysis by Madalina Alexandra Vlad, Maria Dan, Andreea Nicoleta Catana, Sebastian Dumitriu, Cristina Gabriela Tuchilus

“…Resistance in <i>Pseudomonas</i> spp. remained below 1%, while <i>Acinetobacter</i> spp. showed a resistance rate of 5.43%. Several distinct resistance phenotypes were identified among <i>Klebsiella</i> spp., <i>Pseudomonas</i> spp., and <i>Acinetobacter</i> spp. strains, reflecting both endemic and sporadic circulation patterns. …”
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Infection-Associated Flares in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus by Giuseppe A. Ramirez, Chiara Calabrese, Marta Secci, Luca Moroni, Gabriele D. Gallina, Giovanni Benanti, Enrica P. Bozzolo, Marco Matucci-Cerinic, Lorenzo Dagna

“…When compared to other flares (OFs; n = 98), IAFs showed no milder patterns of organ involvement and similar rates of long-term damage accrual, as estimated by conventional clinimetrics. …”
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Connection between trajectory of primary cancer monitoring indicators and mortality after cancer in South Korea by Jung Hyun Kim, Haedong Kim, Man S. Kim, Mison Chun, Jaeyong Shin

“…Methods The study focused on ten cancer types, categorizing counties into three levels of cancer incidence rates using group-based trajectory modeling to identify disparities in patterns and levels among groups. …”
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Investigating lung cancer microenvironment from cell segmentation of pathological image and its application in prognostic stratification by Xu Zhang, Zi-Han Zhang, Yong-Min Liu, Shi-Lei Zhao, Xu-Tong Zhao, Li-Zhi Zhang, Chun-Dong Gu, Yi Zhao

“…Abstract Lung cancer, particularly adenocarcinoma, ranks high in morbidity and mortality rates worldwide, with a relatively low five-year survival rate. …”
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Ageing Population and Elderly Care in the Context of Rural-Urban Relations: The Case of Kastamonu and Sinop by Didem Danış

“…One of the dominant characteristics of Turkey’s population in the 21st century is the high rate of demographic ageing. The elderly population, predominantly situated in rural regions, is significantly affected by outward migration trends and alterations in family dynamics. …”
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Translation of the UK Pediatric Influenza Vaccination Programme in Primary Schools to 13 European Countries Using a Dynamic Transmission Model by Laetitia Gerlier, Judith Hackett, Richard Lawson, Sofia Dos Santos Mendes, Martin Eichner

“…# Objectives To simulate the impact of a pediatric influenza vaccination programme using quadrivalent live attenuated influenza vaccine (QLAIV) in Europe by applying coverage rates achieved in the United Kingdom during the 2014–2015 season and to compare the model outcomes to the UK results…”
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Improvised Spectral Efficiency and Channel Estimation Parameters in Visible Light Vehicular Communication by Integrating Simulation of Urban Mobility Data by Ali H. Wheeb, Sudhanshu Maurya, Shaik Karimullah, Fahimuddin Shaik, Subrata Chowdhury, B. V. V. Siva Prasad, Anurag Sinha, Adamya Sood, Syed Abid Hussain

“…Visible Light Communication (VLC) has emerged as a promising technology for vehicular communication due to its high data rates, low latency, and immunity to electromagnetic interference. …”
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Discontinuation, persistence and adherence to subcutaneous biologics delivered via a homecare route to Scottish adults with rheumatic diseases: a retrospective study by Stefan Siebert, Brian Godman, Samantha Alvarez-Madrazo, Kimberley Kavanagh, Yvonne Semple, Alessandra Maciel Almeida, Francisco de Assis Acurcio, Marion Bennie

“…Patients over 18 years who received a supply of SC biologic from January 2012 to May 2015 with a diagnosis for rheumatoid arthritis (RA), psoriatic arthritis (PsA) or ankylosing spondylitis (AS) were included.Outcomes measured A standardised framework was applied by measuring discontinuation rates, persistence using Kaplan-Meier analysis and Cox regression and adherence using medication refill adherence (MRA) and compliance rate (CR).Results 751 patients were identified (AS: 105, PsA: 227, RA: 419) of whom 89.3% had more than one biologic delivery (median days’ follow-up: AS: 494; PsA: 544; RA: 529) and 83.2% did not switch biologic. …”
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EVA implants for controlled drug delivery to the inner ear by Y. Bedulho das Lages, N. Milanino, J. Verin, J.F. Willart, F. Danede, C. Vincent, P. Bawuah, J.A. Zeitler, F. Siepmann, J. Siepmann

“…Furthermore, varying the vinyl acetate content allowed for adjusting the desired release patterns effectively: With decreasing vinyl acetate content, the crystallinity of the copolymer increased, and the release rate decreased. …”
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Combined impacts of climate change and human activities on blue and green water resources in a high-intensity development watershed by X. Tan, B. Liu, X. Tan, X. Tan, Z. Huang, J. Fu

“…Results show that BW and green water storage (GWS) in DRB increased slowly at rates of 0.14 and 0.015 mm a<span class="inline-formula">⁻¹</span>, respectively, while green water flow (GWF) decreased significantly at a rate of <span class="inline-formula">−0.21</span> mm a<span class="inline-formula">⁻¹</span>. …”
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The Evolution of Computer-assisted Detection of Pulmonary Embolism from Volume to Voxel by Condrea Florin, Rapaka Saikiran, Itu Lucian, Leordeanu Marius

“…Pulmonary embolism (PE) remains a significant cause of cardiovascular mortality, with untreated cases showing mortality rates of up to 30%. The evolution of computer-assisted detection (CAD) for PE has transformed dramatically over the past decades, progressing from simple pattern recognition to sophisticated deep learning approaches. …”
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Subanalysis of the AUGUSTUS trial by T. V. Pavlova, P. D. Duplyakova, O. V. Shkaeva, S. P. Krivova

“…The AUGUSTUS randomized trial with a two-by-two factorial design proved that full-dose apixaban is superior in safety to the vitamin K antagonist warfarin, while not inferior in effectiveness. This pattern has been preserved in several important subanalysis on stent thrombosis, hospitalization rates, and conservative management of acute coronary syndrome. …”
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Enhancing AI-driven forecasting of diabetes burden: a comparative analysis of deep learning and statistical models by Rasool Esmaeilyfard, Mohsen Bayati

“…LSTM effectively captured short-term patterns but struggled with long-term dependencies, while GRU, though computationally efficient, exhibited higher error rates. …”
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Classifying IoT Botnet Attacks With Kolmogorov-Arnold Networks: A Comparative Analysis of Architectural Variations by Phuc Hao do, Tran Duc Le, Truong Duy Dinh, van Dai Pham

“…The Original-KAN variant, in particular, excelled in capturing complex, non-linear patterns inherent in IoT botnet traffic, achieving higher accuracy and faster convergence rates. …”
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Impacts of Skill Centrality on Regional Economic Productivity and Occupational Income by Keith Waters, Shade T. Shutters

“…We find that occupations with higher skill centrality are associated with greater annual salaries, and metropolitan areas with higher skill centrality have higher productivity rates. Overall, these results suggest that the application of traditional network metrics to this view of cities as complex networks can offer new insights into the dynamics of regional economies.…”
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Muted Amazon Rainfall Response to Deforestation in a Global Storm‐Resolving Model by Arim Yoon, Cathy Hohenegger

“…Previous studies have found that complete deforestation reduces evapotranspiration, contributing to low precipitation rates that would limit the regrowth of the forest, but such studies have used climate models with convective parameterization and/or fixed large‐scale circulation. …”
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Leptospirosis Cases During the 2024 Catastrophic Flood in Rio Grande Do Sul, Brazil by Tani Maria Ranieri, Eduardo Viegas da Silva, Marcelo Jostmeier Vallandro, Mayara Mota de Oliveira, Regina Bones Barcellos, Roberta Vanacor Lenhardt, Loeci Natalina Timm, Aline Scarpellini Campos, Cintia Simoni, Paulo Renato da Silva Abbad, Doris Bercht Brack, Tássia Flores Rech, Juliano de Oliveira Silveira, Vivian Oliveira Estevam, Lidsy Ximenes Fonseca, Deise I. Galan, Maria Cristina Schneider

“…Given the State’s high pre-flood leptospirosis rates, the disease became a major concern for decision-makers. …”
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