Environmental DNA Detects Endangered Texas Hornshell and Its Hosts by Daniel H. Mason, Heidi A. Henderson, Thomas W. Franklin, Michael K. Young, Jennifer E. Hernandez, Cory L. Engkjer, Joanna Hatt, Michael K. Schwartz

“…Unionids have a need for focused conservation efforts as they represent some of the most imperiled aquatic species in North America. …”
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A Blockchain-Based E-Healthcare System With Provenance Awareness by Lianshan Sun, Diandong Liu, Yang Li, Danni Zhou

“…Doctors from various departments also struggle to access the most relevant EHRs necessary for a precise understanding of patients’ medical histories. …”
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PM2.5‐Associated Premature Mortality Attributable to Hot‐And‐Polluted Episodes and the Inequality Between the Global North and the Global South by Tao Huang, Yue Li, Jinhui Li, Joseph J. Y. Sung, Steve H. L. Yim

“…Globally, we estimated approximately 694,440 (95% CI: 687,996–715,311) total mortalities associated with acute PM2.5 exposure during HPEs from 1990 to 2019, with the Global South accounting for around 80% of these deaths. Among the most vulnerable 15 countries, India had by far the highest mortality burden, and the United States, Russia, Japan, and Germany were particularly highlighted as having higher burdens within the Global North. …”
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Psychometric properties of the exercise self-efficacy scale in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. by Cristina Sacristán-Galisteo, Tamara Del Corral, Ibai López-de-Uralde-Villanueva, M Carmen Gómez, Patricia Martín-Casas

“…ACF suggested that the most appropriate adjustment model was the two-factor solution (comparative fit index = 0.967, Tucker-Lewis index = 0.961, root mean square approximation = 0.075, standardized root mean square residual = 0.058). …”
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Machine learning-based prediction of knee pain risk using lipid metabolism biomarkers: a prospective cohort study from CHARLS by Biao Guo, Yuan Li, Yuan Li, Weihang Peng, Yabin Liu, Fei He, Zhe Zhai

“…Model interpretation was conducted using SHAP (SHapley Additive exPlanations) to identify the most influential predictors.ResultsA higher prevalence of knee pain was observed in high-altitude, cold regions such as Qinghai and Sichuan provinces. …”
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Diversity, Traditional Uses, Economic Values, and Conservation Status of Zingiberaceae in Kalasin Province, Northeastern Thailand by Tammanoon Jitpromma, Surapon Saensouk, Piyaporn Saensouk, Thawatphong Boonma

“…Traditional uses include food, spices, medicine, ornamental plants, commercial cultivation, rituals and socio-religious activities, and cosmetics, with rhizomes being the most utilized plant part. <i>Boesenbergia rotunda</i> (L.) …”
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Which Is More Valuable in the Diagnosis of Pulmonary Thromboembolism? The Wells Score, the Revised Geneva Score, or the Padua Score? by Hasan Veysel Keskin, Neslihan Ozcelik, Elvan Senturk Topaloglu, Songul Ozyurt, Aziz Gumus, Unal Sahin

“…Conclusions: The Wells score was the most reliable tool among the three for predicting PTE. …”
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Nontraumatic warfarin-related intrapulmonary hemorrhage presenting as a lung mass by Hiroyuki Tsuchida, Ryo Fujikawa, Hidenori Nakamura, Toru Nakamura

“…Abstract Background Although bleeding events are the major concern when using oral anticoagulants, intrathoracic hemorrhages due to warfarin are rare. Most cases in the literature have been related to trauma and have manifested as a hemothorax. …”
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Hydrological Characteristics of Columnar Basalt Aquifers: Measuring and Modeling Skaftafellsheiði, Iceland by Roel Dijksma, Victor Bense, Eline Zweers, Lisette Avis, Martine van der Ploeg

“…In the MODFLOW model, best results were obtained when the top layer (organic soil, peat, and regolith) was considered to be most conductive (up to 10 m d⁻¹), with a gradual reduction in hydraulic conductivity with depth in the basaltic aquifers. …”
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Benthic foraminiferal diversity in the Arabian Gulf: spatial patterns in a basin-wide assessment. by Abduljamiu Olalekan Amao, Khalid Al-Ramadan, Michael Kaminski, Fabrizio Frontalini

“…This study provides the first basin-wide assessment of benthic foraminiferal diversity in the Arabian Gulf, revealing complex spatial patterns and environmental relationships. Most significantly, our delineation of species-specific ecological niches provides a valuable framework for forecasting foraminiferal responses to climate-driven environmental changes, particularly thermal stress, which our models identify as more influential in its extreme rather than mean values.…”
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DRUG UTILIZATION REVIEW OF FLUOROQUINOLONES AMONG THE OUT-PATIENTS IN A PUBLIC SECTOR HOSPITAL, PAKISTAN by Awais Arshaad, Shahzaib Sharafat, Ayesha Mustafa, Hamza Mahmood, Fatima Mustafa, Sonia Tariq, Ammara Asif

“…Encounter with antibiotic and injection prescribed were 79.3% and 5.3%, respectively. The most commonly prescribed anti-biotic was ciprofloxacin followed by levofloxacin (maximum defined daily dose). …”
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Advancing The Cardiovascular Care in Cancer Patients on Chemotherapy by Muhammad Yamin, Simon Salim, Muhammad Syahrir Azizi, Lusiani Rusdi, Aru Wisaksono Sudoyo, Anneira Amanda Putri

“… Cardiotoxicity associated with chemotherapy, also known as Cancer Therapy-Related Cardiac Dysfunction (CTRCD), affects 10% of patients undergoing chemotherapy and is the most undesirable side effect of chemotherapy. Over time, it is anticipated that there would be an increase in the number of cancer patients receiving treatments that could harm their cardiovascular systems. …”
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Investigating the impact of crisis management training on clinical decision-making and management of stress factors in the personnel of emergency medical services: randomized contr... by Ghasem Babamiri, Zohreh Karimiankakolaki

“…In the two groups’ intervention and control, the most common type of decision-making was analytical-intuitive decision-making (71.88 and 65.62%). …”
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Numerical Simulation on Damage and Failure Mechanism of Rock under Combined Multiple Strain Rates by Wancheng Zhu, Jiong Wei, Leilei Niu, Shuai Li, Shaohua Li

“…During underground hard-rock mining, the drilling and blasting method currently remains the most economical excavation method, and the rock may experience a multistrain-rate spectrum under quasi-static, dynamic, and rheological loading conditions and their combination as well. …”
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Complications of Extended Pelvic Lymph Node Dissection in Patients Undergoing Minimally Invasive Radical Prostatectomy: Analysis and Risk Factors by Pedro Castro, Paulo B. O. Arantes, Yves M. R. Martins, Matheus N. M. Reis, Ana Paula Drummond-Lage, Alberto J. A. Wainstein

“…The knowledge of risk factors and complications related to extended pelvic lymph node dissection (ePLND) during radical prostatectomy can help selecting patients who will benefit the most with lymph node dissection concomitant to radical prostatectomy. …”
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How Does Rural Resilience Affect Return Migration: Evidence from Frontier Regions in China by Yiqing Su, Meiqi Hu, Xiaoyin Zhang

“…An important way to realize urban–rural integration and regional coordinated development is to attract labor forces back to rural areas. Most of the existing studies consider the impact of individual factors on population migration, they lack a systematic framework to analyze the combined impact of different factors on rural return migration. …”
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IoT-Enabled Soil Moisture and Conductivity Monitoring Under Controlled and Field Fertigation Systems by Soni Kumari, Nawab Ali, Mia Dagati, Younsuk Dong

“…Sandy loam retained the most moisture (0.35 cm³/cm³) and showed the highest EC (550 µS/cm), while loamy sand exhibited intermediate behavior. …”
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Unveiling the Cold Acclimation of Alfalfa: Insights into Its Starch-Soluble Sugar Dynamic Transformation by Lin Zhu, Zhiyong Li, Xiaoqing Zhang, Guomei Yin, Siqi Liu, Jinmei Zhao, Ying Yun, Maowei Guo, Jiaqi Zhang

“…The transcriptome data showed that most of the differentially expressed genes were involved in carbon metabolism (ko01200), amino acid biosynthesis (ko01230), and starch and sucrose metabolism (ko00500). …”
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Vaccination Coverage and Adherence to Scheduling in Children Aged 0 to 18 Months: Effects of COVID-19 and Age by Ubaldo Miranda-Soberón, Isabel Pino-Arana, Norma Pastor-Ramírez, Elena Figueroa-Cabezudo, Cyntia Zevallos-Parra, Gabriela Valencia-Borja

“…Average adherence rates also declined over time (2018: 65.82% to 2022: 61.77%). The most affected vaccine was the yellow fever vaccine. …”
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Python-Based Implementation of Metaheuristic MPPT Techniques: A Cost-Effective Framework for Solar Photovoltaic Systems in Developing Nations by Syed Majed Ashraf, M. Saad Bin Arif, Mohammed Khouj, Shahrin Md. Ayob, Muhammad I. Masud

“…Various advanced metaheuristic-based Maximum Power Point Tracking (MPPT) techniques were reported in the literature. Most available techniques were designed and tested in subscription-based/paid software such as MATLAB/Simulink, PSIM simulator, etc. …”
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