‘Rationality’ in Collective Escape Behaviour: Identifying Reference Points of Measurement at Micro and Macro Levels by Milad Haghani, Majid Sarvi

“…At the macro level, numerical simulations showed that, for certain exit attributes (like exit congestion), extreme marginal valuations (or preferences) were optimal, whereas for certain other attributes (like exit visibility), intermediate levels of valuation were closer to the optimal. In most cases, the natural observed (or estimated) tendency of evacuees (at the aggregate level) was not quite at the optimum level, meaning that the system could improve by modifying individuals’ marginal valuations of exit attributes. …”
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Cancer-associated fibroblasts secrete FGF-1 to promote ovarian proliferation, migration, and invasion through the activation of FGF-1/FGFR4 signaling by Yuanzhen Sun, Xiaoli Fan, Qing Zhang, Xiaoyu Shi, Guangwei Xu, Cuimin Zou

“…Ovarian cancer is the most lethal gynecologic malignancy, due to its high propensity for metastasis. …”
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Integrated Assessment of Yield, Nitrogen Use Efficiency, and Environmental Impact of Biochar and Organic Fertilizer in Cherry Tomato Production by Zhaojie Li, Shuxin Zhang, Farooq Shah, Li Xiong, Wei Wu

“…A comprehensive evaluation using Z-score analysis, integrating yield performance, NUE, and environmental risk, identified the combined application of organic fertilizer and 160 kg N ha⁻¹ as the most promising fertilizer management practice for the sustainable production of cherry tomatoes. …”
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Exploring Components, Sensors, and Techniques for Cancer Detection via eNose Technology: A Systematic Review by Washington Ramírez, Verónica Pillajo, Eileen Ramírez, Ibeth Manzano, Doris Meza

“…Key analytical techniques including Support Vector Machine, Principal Component Analysis, and Artificial Neural Networks were identified as the most prevalent, appearing in 22, 24, and 13 studies, respectively. …”
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The range of clinical manifestations of congenital glaucoma found in people seeking consultation at the Helmholtz National Medical Research Center of Eye Diseases by L. A. Katargina, A. A. Sorokin, N. N. Arestova, A. Yu. Panova, T. B. Kruglova, L. V. Kogoleva, T. V. Sudovskaya

“…A detailed clinical and functional characteristic of PCG, including structural and functional changes occurring at different stages. Most children with PСG showed advanced stages of the glaucomatous process: in cases where PСG was detected by 1 month of life, the advanced stages claimed 71.1 %, whilst the children diagnosed with PCG between 1 and 12 months of age, the advanced stages were found in 91.2 %. clinical manifestations were found to have variability, not always corresponding to the stages of the disease. …”
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Validating Sperm Concentration in Rabbit Cryopreservation Protocol: Implications for Fertility, Litter Size, and Offspring Growth by Michele Di Iorio, Giusy Rusco, Fabrizio Lauriola, Emanuele Antenucci, Alessandra Roncarati, Silvia Cerolini, Michele Schiavitto, Nicolaia Iaffaldano

“…Our results indicate that sperm concentrations ranging from 15 to 35 × 10⁶/straw are the most suitable for cryopreservation, as they maintain high fertility, prolificacy, and offspring growth, comparable to fresh semen. …”
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SFT-GAN: Sparse Fast Transformer Fusion Method Based on GAN for Remote Sensing Spatiotemporal Fusion by Zhaoxu Ma, Wenxing Bao, Wei Feng, Xiaowu Zhang, Xuan Ma, Kewen Qu

“…First, large differences in spatial resolution among heterogeneous remote sensing images hinder the reconstruction of high-quality texture details. Second, most current deep learning-based methods prioritize spatial information while overlooking spectral information. …”
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The relationship between bank lending and economic factors in the regions of Kazakhstan by Assel Bekbossinova, Laszlo Vasa, Elvira Nurekenova

“…The regression analysis highlights that regions with higher real wages, such as Astana, Almaty, and Atyrau, provide the most favorable conditions for banking sector growth, demonstrated by a strong relationship between wages and bank lending. …”
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Avian influenza overview December 2023–March 2024 by European Food Safety Authority, European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control, European Union Reference Laboratory for Avian Influenza, Alice Fusaro, José L. Gonzales, Thijs Kuiken, Gražina Mirinavičiūtė, Éric Niqueux, Karl Ståhl, Christoph Staubach, Olov Svartström, Calogero Terregino, Katriina Willgert, Francesca Baldinelli, Roxane Delacourt, Alexandros Georganas, Lisa Kohnle

“…Compared to previous years, although still widespread, the overall number of HPAI virus detections in birds was significantly lower, among other reasons, possibly due to some level of flock immunity in previously affected wild bird species, resulting in reduced contamination of the environment, and a different composition of circulating A(H5N1) genotypes. Most HPAI outbreaks reported in poultry were primary outbreaks following the introduction of the virus by wild birds. …”
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Perception of Women regarding Respectful Maternity Care during Facility-Based Childbirth by Pratima Pathak, Bijaya Ghimire

“…So, the health facility should focus on the interventions which ensure that every woman receives this basic human dignity during one of the most vulnerable times in their lives.…”
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A roadmap for maximizing the use and effectiveness of recovery housing for individuals prescribed medications for opiate use disorders by Amy A. Mericle, Carmen L. Masson, Sarah E. Zemore, Meenakshi S. Subbaraman, Dustin Khebzou, Diane Schmidt, Kwinoja Kapiteni, Leonard A. Jason

“…Additional topics emerged during discussion, most prominently the examination of barriers to, and facilitators of, accessing recovery housing among people prescribed MOUD. …”
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Development of Deltamethrin-Laced Attractive Toxic Sugar Bait to Control Aedes aegypti (Linnaeus) Population by Sarita Kumar, Aarti Sharma, Roopa Rani Samal, Vaishali Verma, Ravinder Kumar Sagar, Shri Pati Singh, Kamaraju Raghavendra

“…The ATSBs formulated with guava juice-ASB and deltamethrin (9 : 1) showed toxin dose-dependent toxicity by all the four strains of Ae. aegypti. Most effective dosage was found as 0.8 mg deltamethrin/10 mL ATSB which imparted 96% to 98% mortality in adult mosquitoes. …”
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Clinical characteristics and serotype association of dengue and dengue like illness in Pakistan. by Najeeha Talat Iqbal, Kumail Ahmed, Aqsa Khalid, Kehkashan Imtiaz, Qamreen Mumtaz Ali, Tania Munir, Syed Faisal Mahmood, Unab Khan, Badar Afzal, Farah Naz Qamar, Jesse J Waggoner, Hannah Fenelon, Helene McOwen, Erum Khan, Peter Rabinowitz, Wesley C Van Voorhis

“…All four serotypes of the dengue virus (DENV) are present in Pakistan, with DENV 1 and DENV 2 being the most prevalent. The current study aims to explore the clinical presentations and features of dengue fever in a tertiary care hospital.…”
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Robustness Benchmark Evaluation and Optimization for Real-Time Vehicle Detection Under Multiple Adverse Conditions by Jianming Cai, Yifan Gao, Jinjun Tang

“…Analysis revealed that adverse weather, motion, and occlusion are the most detrimental factors to vehicle detection performance. …”
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Pericytes in mouse heart by Guiling Zhao, Guiling Zhao, W. Jonathan Lederer, W. Jonathan Lederer

“…For these reasons, the heart may be one of the most difficult tissues in which to examine pericyte function. …”
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Development of a core outcome set for paediatric achalasia: a joint ERNICA, ESPGHAN and EUPSA study protocol by Simon Eaton, Nigel J Hall, Frederic Gottrand, Jonathan J Neville, Iris den Uijl, Willemijn Irvine

“…The development of a COS in rare paediatric disease is essential, prior to conducting efficacy studies or creating a disease registry, to ensure that the most important outcomes are reported. Currently, no COS exists for children with achalasia. …”
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Predictive role of Oxford Classification for prognosis in children with IgA nephropathy: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Xiaohang Liu, Chen Wang, Zimo Sun, Man Liu, Nan Zhou

“…Background The Oxford Classification was proposed as an independent prognostic indicator in IgA nephropathy (IgAN). However, most studies on the subject focus on adults instead of children.Objectives Using a meta-analysis to appraise the predictive roles of the Oxford classification for the prognosis of pediatric patients with IgAN.Methods All cohort studies regarding the analysis of the association between poor kidney-related prognosis (GFR categories G2-G5) according to the Kidney Disease Improving Global Outcomes (KDIGO) Guideline in pediatric patients with IgAN and five pathologic lesions in the Oxford Classification were included. …”
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Synergistic enhancement in the mulberry juice’s antioxidant activity by using lactic acid bacteria co-culture fermentation by Sanabil Yaqoob, Mostafa M. Gouda, Bismillah Mubeen, Aysha Imtiaz, Mian Shamas Murtaza, Kanza Aziz Awan, Abdur Rehman, Tawfiq Alsulami, Ibrahim Khalifa, Yongkun Ma

“…Besides, LC-LA and LC-LPC co-culture treatments yield the most substantial stability in TPC and total flavonoid content (TFC) after 48 h compared to 24 h and 72 h. …”
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5-aminolevulinic acid photodynamic therapy for the treatment of basal and squamous cell carcinoma: A systematic review by Nathalie C. Zeitouni, Todd Schlesinger, Meenal Kheterpal, Puneet S. Jolly, Jared Jagdeo

“…Recurrence rates varied widely and were highest in patients with SCC. The most frequent adverse events were erythema, pain, and scaling. …”
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Scale-Dependent Inverse Temperature Features Associated With Crashes in the US and Japanese Stock Markets by Peter Tsung-Wen Yen, Siew Ann Cheong

“…In the dynamics of β, the most prominent features are peaks at various times. …”
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