FedRecI2C: A Novel Federated Recommendation Framework Integrating Communication and Computation to Accelerate Convergence Under Communication Constraints by Qizhong Zheng, Xiujie Huang

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Clinical Characterization of Patients with Syncope of Unclear Cause Using Unsupervised Machine-Learning Tools: A Pilot Study by María-José Muñoz-Martínez, Manuel Casal-Guisande, María Torres-Durán, Bernardo Sopeña, Alberto Fernández-Villar

“…After clustering, nocturnal cardiorespiratory polygraphy and heart rate variability (HRV) parameters were analyzed across groups to uncover potential physiological differences. …”
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Wheat Production Across East Africa: Trend, Instability, and Decomposition Analysis Using Time Series Approach by Habtamu Mossie Andualem, Mesfin Bekele Gebbisa, Zsuzsanna Bacsi

“…Instability analysis indicates that Uganda exhibited the highest stability in production at 7.32%, whereas Rwanda and Tanzania taught greater volatility, with rates of 46.74% and 32.15%, respectively. The decomposition analysis reveals that the increase in farming areas contributed to 73.1% of the recent production growth. …”
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Efficiency of Healthcare Expenditure in the Pre-Pandemic and Pandemic Periods by Alina Vysochyna, Aleksy Kwilinski

“…The issue urgency consists in analysing the efficient patterns of spending various funds to decrease the mortality rate and increase life expectancy in the pre-pandemic and pandemic periods. …”
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Study of intrapartum cardiotocography and its correlation with perinatal outcome in high risk pregnancy by Reenu Markam, Vineeta Ghanghoria

“…While Apgar score at 5 minute, NICU admission rate and duration of NICU stay cannot be predicted with statistical significance. …”
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Evaluation of the Age Dependence of Conventional and Novel Photoplethysmography Parameters by Flóra Antali, Dániel Kulin, Sándor Kulin, Zsuzsanna Miklós

“…We aimed to identify age correlations of PPG indices and pulse rate variability (PRV) parameters including a few novel parameters which were calculated to further investigate the various aspects of ageing. …”
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Crop Water Productivity: Within-Field Spatial Variation in Irrigated Alfalfa (<i>Medicago sativa</i> L.) by Keegan Hammond, Ruth Kerry, Ross Spackman, April Hulet, Bryan G. Hopkins, Matt A. Yost, Neil C. Hansen

“…In this study, alfalfa (<i>Medicago sativa</i> L.) is evaluated for suitability of variable rate irrigation (VRI) by analyzing within-field variation in crop water productivity (CWP) under uniform irrigation. …”
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Experimental investigation of baffle configurations, blockage, and flow variability on downstream scour in box culverts by Andaz Mohammed Rasul, Kaywan Othman Ahmed, Jamil Bahrami, Mohsen Isari, Muhammed Raza Kavian pour, Younes Aminpour, Farhad Faghihi, Miklas Scholz, Chaitanya Baliram Pande

“…The study assessed a box culvert with three outlets of different baffle arrangements and blockage rates of 0%, 25%, and 50% at the inlet. For unsteady flow conditions, two hydrographs were created, each containing seven unique flow discharges. …”
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Clonal propagation characteristics of woody species in Baishanzu broad-leaved evergreen forest by CHEN Jiao, WANG Wei, YE Zhen-lin, CHEN Xiao-hui, JIANG Qing-ling, DING Bing-yang

“…The relationship between root-sprouting rate and DBH of parent-ramet was analyzed based on six common species with the number of mother plant ≥ 400 and root-sprouting rate ≥ 1.0. …”
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Zoonotic diseases in China: epidemiological trends, incidence forecasting, and comparative analysis between real-world surveillance data and Global Burden of Disease 2021 estimates by Yun-Fei Zhang, Shi-Zhu Li, Shi-Wen Wang, Di Mu, Xi Chen, Sheng Zhou, Hai-Jian Zhou, Tian Qin, Qin Liu, Shan Lv, Yan Lu, Ji-Chun Wang, Yu Qin, Guo-Bing Yang, Yong-Jun Li, Jian-Yun Sun, Xiao-Nong Zhou, Mai-Geng Zhou, Can-Jun Zheng, Biao Kan, Shun-Xian Zhang

“…For most diseases, incidence rates were consistently higher in males than females. …”
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Rain attenuation distribution characteristic of Ka band satellite communication by KANG Jian, WANG Yu-fei

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General Local Reactive Boundary Condition for Dissolution and Precipitation Using the Lattice Boltzmann Method by J. Weinmiller, M. P. Lautenschlaeger, B. Kellers, T. Danner, A. Latz

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Design of open systems for meniscus splitting demonstrated using an aqueous polymer solution by Reina Hagiwara, Kosuke Okeyoshi

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Correlation Between Individual Body Condition and Seasonal Activity in Buresch’s Crested Newt, <i>Triturus ivanbureschi</i> by Simeon Lukanov, Irena Atanasova

“…The overall recapture rate for the population was 52.52%, with males recaptured more often than females. …”
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Microbial corrosion inhibition of mild steel by Bacillus thuringiensis by Ejeagba Okorie Imo, Justina Chibuogwu Orji, Chinedu Emeka Ihejirika, Chima Clifford Ngumah, Nwogu Nkemakolam Akajiaku, Ezinne Innocentia Okoro

“…The result revealed that B. thuringiensis inhibited the corrosion of mild steel. The corrosion rate showed clear decrease in rate from 0.45 mpy after 10 days to 0.03 mpy after 60 days of exposure to B. thuringiensis when compared to a significant increase in corrosion rate observed (from 0.67mpy after 10 days to 3.98 mpy  after 60 days) for mild steel not exposed to the bacterium respectively. …”
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The use of silicon in controlling osmotic stress and its effect on seed germination characteristics and seedling growth of Camelina by Nasrin Teimoori, Mokhtar Ghobadi, Danial Kahrizi

“…However, germination percentage, germination rate, seedling length, seedling dry weight, seedling vigor indices and allometric coefficient of plumule to radicle weight were increased by silicon. …”
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The power of interspecific sociality: how humans provide social buffering for horses by Alfredo Di Lucrezia, Anna Scandurra, Daria Lotito, Valeria Iervolino, Biagio D’Aniello, Vincenzo Mastellone, Pietro Lombardi, Claudia Pinelli

“…Stress responses were assessed through cortisol measurements, heart rate monitoring, and behavioral observations. While cortisol levels significantly increased in both conditions, with no notable differences before and after the tests, heart rate data revealed a different pattern. …”
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Empirical Study on Urban Rail Transit Station Impact Range Considering Feeder Transport Radiation by ZHENG Xiang, WANG Zhi, YE Xiafei, SHI Hongkai, NONG Xingzhong

“…Taking typical urban rail transit lines in Osaka, Japan as the research object, the feeder range and sharing rate of stations under three feeder modes (walking, cycling, and road-based public transport) are calculated, and the distribution pattern of these data is analyzed. …”
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Association between different types and characteristics of fetal deceleration during labour and neonatal acidemia at delivery: A case-control study by Maria Fogelberg, Charlotte Dahlbäck, Frida Ekengård, Gisela Rickle, Andreas Herbst

“…Objective: Classification of fetal heart rate (FHR) decelerations as suspicious or pathological differs between current interpretation templates for intrapartum cardiotocography. …”
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Epidemiological characteristics and factors associated with Visceral Leishmaniasis in Marsabit County, Northern Kenya by Diba Dulacha, Stephen Mwatha, Peter Lomurukai, Maurice Omondi Owiny, Wycliffe Matini, Zephania Irura, Fredrick Odhiambo, Titus Waititu, Damaris Matoke, Daniel Njenga, Hussein Boru, Abduba Liban, George Kirigi, Mark Obonyo

“…A confirmed case was a person with positive rK39 serology for VL from 1st April 2017 through 11th July 2017; whereas a control was a person within a defined age-category as a case, without signs/symptoms of VL since 1st January 2017, and negative on serology. We calculated attack rates (AR) and case fatality rates (CFR) over the study period. …”
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