Potential interactions of larval and pupal drosophila parasitoids and their implications for biological control of Drosophila suzukii by Fabrizio Lisi, D. Valle Rogers, Emily E. Henry, Brian N. Hogg, Antonio Biondi, Xingeng Wang, Kent M. Daane

“…The parasitoid guilds attacking Drosophila spp. consist primarily of larval and pupal parasitoids. Most larval parasitoids are koinobiont and do not kill their hosts until they form pupae within puparia. …”
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Symptoms of Early Onset of Menopause in Women, A Cross-Sectional Study in District Shaheed Benazirabad by Imran Mirbahar, Hanna Khair Tunio, Renuka Lohana, Nisha Kumari, Komal Jhamandas, Kanchan, Devyani Tehlwani

“…The frequency of symptoms was headache 152(84.4%), followed by hot flashes 145(80.6%), night sweats 142(78.9%), mood changes and sleeping problems 135(75.0%), joint pain 133(73.9%), while osteoporosis 128(71.1%), joint stiffness 125(69.4%), vaginal dryness 54 (30.0%) and UTI 40 (22.2%). Conclusion: The most common symptoms studied in this study included headaches, joint pain, hot flashes, night sweats, vaginal dryness, urinary tract infections, and anxiety. …”
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Changing Trends in Firework-Related Eye Injuries in Southern China: A 5-Year Retrospective Study of 468 Cases by Fangyu Wang, Bingsheng Lou, Zhaoxin Jiang, Yao Yang, Xinqi Ma, Xiaofeng Lin

“…The top three diagnoses were cataract (39%), retinal detachment (18%), and choroidal detachment (14%). Additionally, the most common surgery was cataract extraction (25%), followed by pars plana vitrectomy (19%) and pars plana vitrectomy plus pars plana lensectomy (10%). …”
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Carbon tax and trading mechanisms for emission reduction in the Indonesian power sector by Wahri Sunanda, M. Isnaeni Bambang Setyonegoro, Sasongko Pramono Hadi, Sarjiya

“…Consequently, CT-63 [446.93 million metric tons of CO2 (MtCO2 )] and CT-127 (264.85 MtCO2) demonstrated the most significant emission reductions by 2050. Although these scenarios facilitated a transformative transition to renewable energy (RE), a substantial financial burden was observed with these reductions. …”
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Detección de la presencia de grietas cerradas en elementos tipo viga mediante la transformada wavelet. // Losing crack detection in beams using wavelet transform. by J. Rodríguez Matienzo

“…This is known as<br />structural health monitoring (SHM). Several methods, the most of them visuals, are employed. These require a direct access<br />to the possible damaged zone an can be very time consuming and costly, a reason by which the researchers in this field are<br />focused in others method, like modal analysis. …”
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Astrometric Accelerations of Provisional Targets for the Habitable Worlds Observatory by Katie E. Painter, Brendan P. Bowler, Kyle Franson, Juliette C. Becker, Jennifer A. Burt

“…Now in its early stages of design, a list of the 164 most promising targets for HWO has been released to the community to carry out precursor science. …”
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Evolución tecnológica y productiva del proyecto Trofin en el Centro de Inmunología y Biopreparados de Holguín by Zuleidis Torres Ponce, José B. Pérez Thomas, Walter Góngora Amores, Amauri Góngora Pupo, Javier Corella Sánchez, Ariel Escalona Arias

“…Objectives: The main objective of this paper is to show the upward trajectory of the National Project for Trofin widespread in Cuba, reflecting the most relevant results Center for Immunology and Biological Products of Holguín. …”
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Pretoria medical students' perspectives on the assessable attributes of professionalism by Marietjie van Rooyen, Ina Treadwell

“…These correspond, to some extent, with the Charter. Most of the students, however, stressed the humanistic attributes of professional behaviour, which are not mentioned in the Charter. …”
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No evidence for behavioral or physiological effects of nanoplastics ingestion in the fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster by Chloé M.C. Richard, David Renault, Clarisse Cadot, Hervé Colinet, Stéphane A.P. Derocles, Silvia Argelia Peraza Ku, Karine Salin, Mélanie Boël

“…However, the effects of NP on terrestrial insects, the most diverse and abundant taxa, remains poorly studied compared to aquatic species. …”
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Modeling the effects of extreme precipitation on groundwater resource components of Dagu aquifer in China by Pengpeng Zhou, Suna Li, Guangcai Wang, Xiaoxi Yu, Jiani Fu

“…Sensitivity results showed that groundwater storage has the most significant response to extreme precipitation with sensitivity coefficients of 4.96–6.28, and total groundwater recharge is also sensitive to the extreme precipitation with sensitivity coefficients of 0.84–1.01, while the response of total groundwater discharge is the weakest. …”
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Leveraging genome-wide association analyses with chip and imputed data emerges potential pleiotropic region for four duck growth traits by Eirini Tarsani, Oswald Matika, Kiah McIntosh, Suzanne Desire, Ian C. Dunn, Andrea Talenti, Anne M. Rae, Andreas Kranis, Kellie A. Watson

“…Considering results from both analyses, current findings propose novel putative pleiotropic candidate quantitative trait loci (QTL) with the associated genes for the traits we analysed while identifying the most promising QTL region on chromosome 4.…”
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Pediatric Diabetic Ketoacidosis (PDKA) among newly diagnosed diabetic patients at Dilla University Hospital, Dilla, Ethiopia: Prevalence and predictors. by Dinberu Oyamo Oromo

“…Clinical presentation revealed vomiting accompanied by signs of dehydration (32.4%), with polyuria, polydipsia and weight loss (26.2%) being the most common symptoms. The presence of adequate knowledge of signs and symptoms of DM (AOR = 0.07, 95%CI 0.019-0.0897, P value 0.017) and a family history of DM (AOR = 0.129 95%CI 0.019-0.897, P value 0.039) were protective factors against DKA as the initial diagnosis of DM. …”
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Classification of primary glomerulonephritis using machine learning models: a focus on IgA nephropathy prediction by Zhengbiao Hu, Shuangshan Bu, Kai Wang, Qianqian Cao, Huanhuan Zheng, Jie Yang, Shanshan Chen, Yuemeng Wu, Wenkai Ren, Chenlei He

“…Abstract Objective IgA nephropathy (IgAN) is the most common form of glomerulonephritis worldwide, characterized by immune complex deposition in the glomerular mesangium, leading to mesangial hypercellularity, persistent microhematuria, proteinuria, and progressive renal impairment. …”
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Design and Simulation of a Solar Energy System for Off-grid Application by Henry O. Eniola, Godwin O. Igbinosa, Nosagieagbo O. Imarhiagbe, Opeyemi A. Ajibola, Maaji Yusuf, Felix Amodu, Iyabo Ebosele

“…By focusing on the month of August, when solar energy availability is at its lowest (GHI, DHI, and clearness index of 4.5 kWh/m^2/day, 3.3 kWh/m^2/day, and 0.47 respectively), the study ensured that the system is sufficiently robust to handle the most challenging conditions. Simulation was performed using Homer Pro software and the results indicate that the rainy season recorded a higher unmet electrical load (UEL), with an average of 3.21 kWh per year (0.0781%). …”
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High-Sensitivity Determination of K, Ca, Na, and Mg in Salt Mines Samples by Atomic Emission Spectrometry with a Miniaturized Liquid Cathode Glow Discharge by Jie Yu, Zhichao Zhang, Quanfang Lu, Duixiong Sun, Shuwen Zhu, Xiaomin Zhang, Xing Wang, Wu Yang

“…An atomic emission spectrometer (AES) based on a novel atmospheric pressure liquid cathode glow discharge (LCGD) as one of the most promising miniaturized excitation sources has been developed, in which the glow discharge is produced between a needle-like Pt anode and the electrolyte (as cathode) overflowing from a quartz capillary. …”
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Trends in maternal mortality in Latin America and the caribbean: a joinpoint analysis by Linda Quiroz-Acuña, Wagner Rios-Garcia, Carlos Quispe-Vicuña, Jorge Ybaseta-Medina, Jenyfer M. Fuentes-Mendoza, J. Smith Torres-Roman

“…Regarding MMR trends, the most notable improvements were seen in Nicaragua (AAPC: −4.5%) and Costa Rica (AAPC: −2.0%), whereas Brazil, Puerto Rico, and Venezuela experienced significant upward trends. …”
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Fascial plane blocks for postoperative pain management after fast-track total knee arthroplasty: A narrative review by Fabio Costa, Alessandro Ruggiero, Pierfrancesco Fusco, Massimiliano Ricci, Romualdo Del Buono, Alessandro Strumia, Sabrina Migliorelli, Felice E. Agrò, Massimiliano Carassiti, Rita Cataldo, Giuseppe Pascarella

“…The review highlights that the most evidence-supported technique for anterior knee pain management is the block targeting the adductor canal, which provides effective analgesia while preserving motor function. …”
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Influencing Mechanism of the Social Role of Government Digital Human on Public Adoption Behavior by WEI Tianyu, LIU Zhongyi, ZHANG Ning

“…[Purpose/Significance] Under the background of digital government construction, as a new type of service subject of human-machine collaborative governance, the influence mechanism of the social role positioning of government digital humans on public adoption behavior urgently needs theoretical exploration. Most existing studies have focused on the technical level. …”
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Molecular detection tool for prompt, reliable and precise diagnosis of the rice weevil, Sitophilus oryzae (Linnaeus) infestation in wheat by Kanika Nagpal, Kanika Nagpal, Poonam Jasrotia, Maha Singh Jaglan, Prem Lal Kashyap, Sunny Maanju, Sudheer Kumar

“…The rice weevil (Sitophilus oryzae L.) is one of the most destructive pests of stored cereal grains, particularly wheat, leading to considerable post-harvest losses and posing serious threats to global food security and international trade. …”
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Analysis and validation of necroptosis-related diagnostic biomarkers associated with immune infiltration in bronchopulmonary dysplasia by Haixia Tu, Changjiang Fang, Ping Gan, Yunyun Gu, Nana Peng, Honghua Jiang, Weiwei Hou, Guihua Shu

“…BackgroundBronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) is the most common serious complication in very preterm infants. …”
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