Epidemiological characteristics of breakthrough mumps infection cases from 2019 to 2023 in Chongqing, China by Yang Liu, Xiaoya Cai, Deming Yang, Yu Xiang, Qing Wang, Ning Yao, Yuanyuan Zhang, Jiawei Xu

“…There were 12,566 breakthrough cases in Chongqing, accounting for 61.09% of the total mumps cases reported. The most breakthrough infection occurred in the 3–9 years age group. …”
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Enhancing Plastic Decomposition in Mealworms (Tenebrio molitor): The Role of Nutritional Amino Acids and Water by Xinbo Wang, Ruoxin Du, Felipe Nunes Henriquez, Hongming Liu, Sze Yung Chan, Chi Man Leong, Matthew Y. Lui

“…High‐abundance EAAs, such as phenylalanine (Phe) and valine (Val), provide the most notable rate enhancements, while low‐abundance NEAAs, such as cysteine (Cys), do not enhance the rate. …”
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<p><strong>The underwater survival of adult and larval stages of <em>Argas persicus</em></strong><strong><em> </em></strong><strong>(Acari: Argasidae)</strong></p> by Mousa Tavassoli, Zahra Rezanejad Sabeghi, Behnaz Ghorbanzadeh, Shokoofeh Shamsi, Jafar Arjmand, Mostafa Golabi

“…The soft tick, Argas persicus, is the most important ectoparasite in chicken and other domestic fowl, well as in humans. …”
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Design of a Cross-Layer Anti-Jamming Routing Protocol for FANETS Based on Spatial Filtering by Qiong Yu, Cong Wang, Hao Wang, Wenfeng Ma, Hui Tian, Yi Zhu, Ming Lu, Xun Liu, Yuchen Ji, Chengyu Zhang

“…It comprehensively evaluates link quality, incorporating nodes&#x2019; spatial disturbance resistance capabilities, to identify the most reliable routes in FANETs. Simulation results indicate that when nodes possess certain spatial disturbance resistance capabilities, routing established based on link quality can further ensure the network&#x2019;s average throughput under interference conditions, as well as maintain a low packet loss rate.…”
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Short-term microplastic exposure: A double whammy to lung metabolism and fecal microflora in diabetic SD rats by Minghui Li, Guozhu Ye, Yuhang Liu, Tao Yang, Baoshan Zhao, Ru Jiang, Guoyou Chen

“…However, the effects of PS exposure, particularly in diabetes, have not been adequately explored. Most studies focus on high-concentration, long-term exposure, which does not reflect typical human exposure levels. …”
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Public Acceptability in the UK and USA of Nudging to Reduce Obesity: The Example of Reducing Sugar-Sweetened Beverages Consumption. by Dragos C Petrescu, Gareth J Hollands, Dominique-Laurent Couturier, Yin-Lam Ng, Theresa M Marteau

“…Within each country, Education was rated as most acceptable and Taxation the least, with the three nudge-type interventions rated between these. …”
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ADAM9 expression promotes an aggressive lung adenocarcinoma phenotype by Céline Mongaret Kossmann, Maxime Annereau, Audrey Thomas-Schoemann, Carole Nicco-Overney, Christiane Chéreau, Frédéric Batteux, Jérôme Alexandre, François Lemare

“…Interleukin 8 was the most significantly downregulated, and its interaction with CXCR2 was implicated in angiogenesis on an in vitro model. …”
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Pneumococcal meningitis: clinical and epidemiological features, and circulating pathogens’ serotype distribution in Krasnoyarsk territory by G. P. Martynova, I. N. Protasova, I. A. Kutisсhheva, O. P. Ovchinnikova, N. A. Rokatansky, M. P. Konchakov

“…S. pneumoniae serotypes identified (14, 19F, 3, 7F, 6AB) are common, most often causing meningitis in children and adults. …”
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Animal models of chronic kidney disease: The missing piece of the puzzle for the development of new therapeutic options by Ilić Miloš, Stanić Dušanka, Kravljača Milica, Petrović Jelena, Ivanović Ana, Nedeljković Jelena, Nikolašević Stojković Gorana, Pešić Vesna

“…Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is considered one of the most important public health problems today. CKD is characterized by changes in kidney structure and impaired kidney function (reduced estimated glomerular filtration rate). …”
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The Outcome of BA.5 Omicron in Transplant Cases: A Retrospective Single-center Study in Jeddah Saudi Arabia by Mona A. Bahasan, Ghaliah A. Alhaqas, Salma A. Almosallam, Raghad A. Aldehasi, Sabir A. Adroub, Rohit Satyam, Mohammad K. Al Hroub, Wael T. Habahab, Basem M. Alraddadi, Khalil F. Miyajan, Mohammed Al Musawa, Fatimah S. Alhamlan, Jaffar A. Al-Tawfiq, Awad Al-Omari, Arnab Pain, Ashraf Dada, Abeer N. Alshukairi, Yasser Aldabbagh

“…Results: A total of 25 patients were included in the study, comprising 12 (48%) males and 13 (52%) females. Despite most patients having multiple underlying chronic medical conditions and a mean age of 48 years, 13 (52%) were isolated at home. …”
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High Prevalence of Uncontrolled Asthma and Its Association With Obesity and GERD‐Related Symptoms in Syria: A Multicenter Cross‐Sectional Study by Duaa Bakdounes, Ruba Dughly, Imad‐Addin Almasri, Nafiza Martini, Majd Hanna, Douaa Albelal, Hussam Al bardan

“…Associations were assessed between asthma control, obesity markers, GERD symptoms, and other variables. Results Most patients were women (72%) with a mean age of 41 years. …”
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Developing A Nano-Fertilizer of Iron Oxide NPs Using Yeast Extract and Studying its Effectiveness on the Growth and Germination of Nigella sativa Seeds by Jihan Y. Al-Hatem, Duha A. Kadhim, Muslim A. Abid

“…Soil and plants are the most vital natural resources for human life and development, and both collect high concentrations of residues from nano-fertilizers. …”
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Estimation of Leaf Phosphorus Content in Cotton Using Fractional Order Differentially Optimized Spectral Indices by Mamat Sawut, Xin Hu, Yierxiati Abulaiti, Rebiya Yimaer, Baidengsha Maimaitiaili, Shanshan Liu, Ran Pang

“…Optimized spectral indices most correlated to phosphorus were calculated with combinations of arbitrary bands using the Fractional Differential Order (FOD) transform. …”
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Engagement Strategies for E-commerce Businesses in the Modern Online World by Jenjira Phomkamin, Chalita Pumpuang, Pattarawan Potijak, Supaporn Sangngam, Issariya Ketprasit, Bahaudin G. Mujtaba, D.B.A.

“…Electronic commerce (e-commerce) is a growing business that will most certainly continue to grow in the future. We are amid the continued growth of e-commerce, which indicates that the e-commerce business has become more competitive. …”
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The participation of international Authors in Journals indexed in Islamic World Science Citation Database (ISC) by Narjes Vara, Tahere Jowkar

“…Regionally, Europe (35.65%) was the most frequent partner, followed by Asia (30.43%), Africa (20.88%), the Americas (11.30%), and Oceania (1.74%). …”
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Os militantes são mais informados? Desigualdade e informação política nas eleições de 2002 by Lucio Rennó

“…<br>Do civil society organizations have a didactic role in instructing its members about politics that extrapolates the immediate issues of interest of that organization? Most of the literature, especially that on the role of the participatory budgeting process of the Workers&acute; Party in Brazil, claims that such meetings are an opportunity structure for individuals to come together and not only debate their local problems, but also discuss politics more broadly. …”
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Foraging Behavior, Botanical Composition, and Quality of Beef Cattle Diets on Burned Versus Unburned Foothill Rangelands by Janessa Kluth, Noah G. Davis, Samuel A. Wyffels, Clayton B. Marlow, Lance T. Vermeire, Taylre E. Sitz, Thomas G. Hamilton, Timothy DelCurto

“…Diets differed between burned and unburned sites across seasons, but the differences were most apparent in June. Cattle grazed more selectively on burned sites in June, consuming a higher quality diet dominated by forbs. …”
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Specific island biogeographic and landscape features shape plant diversity and habitat specialism on edaphic quartz islands in an arid ocean by Pia Maria Eibes, Ute Schmiedel, Jens Oldeland, Severin David Howard Irl

“…Island area and habitat diversity were the most reliable predictors of plant diversity. Including measures of landscape features, (e.g. matrix contrast) improved the predictive power of several models. …”
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Explainability in machine learning: a pedagogical perspective by Andreas Bueff, Ioannis Papantonis, Auste Simkute, Vaishak Belle

“…Students particularly valued the balance between theoretical concepts and hands-on implementation, though evaluation of XAI outputs remained the most challenging aspect, suggesting future courses should include more structured interpretation exercises and analysis templates.…”
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Surgical resection of a retroperitoneal liposarcoma producing insulin-like growth factor II: a case report by Noriyuki Nishiwaki, Yoshihiro Mikuriya, Fumiaki Takatsu, Ryoji Ochiai, Tomokazu Kakishita, Naruyuki Kobayashi, Takaya Kobatake, Shinji Hato, Norihiro Teramoto, Mototsugu Nagao, Izumi Fukuda, Koji Ohta

“…Conclusions Although insulin-like growth factor-II-producing tumors are generally large and difficult to operate on, surgical resection is currently the most effective and only treatment; thus, it is essential to attempt resection aggressively.…”
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