ESG ratings empower high-quality development of logistics enterprises through digital transformation and green innovation by Dongyan Liu, Ni Sun, Xiugang Zhu

“…Abstract In the context of economic globalization, the logistics industry, as a key link connecting production and consumption, is facing many challenges, and at the same time, ESG scores are gradually becoming a key indicator of the ability to measure the sustainable development of enterprises. Most of the existing literature focuses on a single dimension to explore the impact of ESG on logistics companies, and fewer analyze how ESG scores can empower listed logistics companies to achieve high-quality development from the perspectives of digital transformation and green innovation at the same time. …”
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Evaluation of the Concentration-Addition Approach for Pesticide Mixture Risk Assessment in Agricultural Watersheds by Young-Eun Kim, Da Rae Jeon, Jong Kwon Im, Hyeri Lee, Yujeong Huh, Jong-Chun Lee, You-Kwan Oh, Jong Guk Kim, Hyoung Seop Kim

“…In addition, the driving forces of seasonal changes were examined for samples that exhibited potential risks, and it was found that one to four substances contributed the most to the risk. The results of this study show that an initial risk assessment based on a mixture toxicity assessment can help in managing pesticide pollution in rivers.…”
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Social, Racial, and Economic Disparities Affecting Outcomes of Hypertensive Adolescents by Kanya Singhapakdi, Amelia Haydel, Marla Johnston, Shengping Yang, Tamara Bradford, Dedrick Moulton, Thomas R. Kimball

“…ABSTRACT Essential hypertension is one of the most common conditions managed in pediatric cardiology and can result in lasting deleterious effects on the cardiovascular system. …”
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Diamondback moth Plutella xylostella L. (Lepidoptera: Plutellidae) and its natural enemies: Population fluctuations and influence of biotic and abiotic factors by Angélica Massarolli, Alessandra Regina Butnariu, Mônica Josene Barbosa Pereira, Rivanildo Dallacort, Valmir Antonio Costa, Eduardo Mitio Shimbori, Mauricio Osvaldo Moura, Luís Amilton Foerster

“…Precipitation and release of the egg parasitoid Trichogramma pretiosum Riley (Hymenoptera: Trichogrammatidae) were the factors that most influenced the population fluctuations of P. xylostella. …”
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An overview of the prevalence of micro- and nanoplastics in the Southern African development community: a potential risk to environmental and public health by Babalwa Gqomfa, Seteno Karabo Ntwampe, Boredi Silas Chidi, Thabang Maphanga, Cynthia Dlangamandla

“…Overall, there is a dearth of research directed towards investigating the occurrence of MNPs in SADC countries with most studies concentrating on bulk plastic waste, underscoring the need for public awareness and stricter regulations on plastic production and waste to mitigate MNP pollution.…”
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The Association Between Parents History of Type 2 Diabetes with Metabolic Syndrome Component and Insulin Resistance in Non-Diabetic Young Adult Male by A Makbul Aman, Haerani Rasyid, Syakib Bakri, Ilham J Patellongi

“…Background: the familial nature of type 2 diabetes is manifested by the presence of insulin resistance in non-diabetic first degree relatives. Most of these studies have been performed in middle-aged and there is only few published studies in young age individuals and adolescents. …”
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Ecological testing of the winter barley varieties in the conditions of the Republic of Kalmykia by B. A. Goldvarg, M. V. Boktaev, E. G. Filippov, A. A. Dontsova

“…The purpose of the current study was to conduct an ecological testing of winter barley varieties in the arid central part of theRepublicofKalmykiafor the subsequent identification of the most drought-tolerant, adaptable winter barley varieties, as well as to compare productivity of winter barley with that of spring barley in the arid conditions of the Kalmykia steppes. …”
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A subset of Polycomb-targeted transcription factor genes become hypermethylated yet upregulated in colorectal cancer by Min-Kyeong Kwon, Goeun Park, Dayoung Go, Donghyun Park, Sridhar Hannenhalli, Sun Shim Choi

“…Strikingly, promoters marked by Polycomb (PcG⁺) in non-tumor tissue were prone to hypermethylation yet often remained transcriptionally active in tumors, a paradox most prominent in transcription factor (TF) genes. …”
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The Role of Country- and Firm-Level Factors in Determining Firms’ Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) Performance: A Machine Learning Approach by Eman Abdelfattah, Mahfuja Malik, Syed Muhammad Ishraque Osman

“…Additionally, we used the double-debiased machine learning technique to assess causal inference in feature importance, revealing capital expenditure, political stability, and leverage as the most influential factors in ESG predictions. Although the ranking of feature importance varies between the causal inference and predictive models, the key factors identified by both techniques largely align and are consistent with the significance of the coefficients from the multiple regression model.…”
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Virtual reality for the management of musculoskeletal pain: an umbrella review by Sultan Kalikanov, Aliya Baizhanova, Meiram Tungushpayev, Dmitriy Viderman, Dmitriy Viderman

“…This review comprehensively summarizes virtual reality (VR) technology as an adjunct or an alternative treatment for MSK pain and aims to explore the most suitable conditions and settings of VR.MethodsPubmed, Scopus, and Cochrane databases were searched for recent systematic reviews and meta-analyses investigating VR and MSK pain. …”
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Characteristics and Deformation Mechanisms of Neogene Red-Bed Soft Rock Tunnel Surrounding Rock: Insights from Field Monitoring and Experimental Analysis by Jin Wu, Geng Cheng, Zhiyi Jin, Zhize Han, Feng Peng, Jiaxin Jia

“…The spatiotemporal distribution of surrounding rock pressure shows that invert pressure increases most rapidly, while vault pressure reaches the highest magnitude, with construction disturbances triggering stress redistribution. …”
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Enhancement of water radiolysis in the presence of nanodiamond sensitizers: Insights from interfacial hydroxyl radical formation under X-ray irradiation by Bowen Zhang, Changfeng Yang, Feifan Zhao, Xiaoqian Lin, Yan Liu

“…As the concentration increased, the enhancement factor initially rose and then declined, peaking at 10 μg/mL; similarly, with increasing particle size, an overall comparable trend was observed, where NDs between 240 and 260 nm generated the most ROS. Factors such as the recombination of hydroxyl radicals influenced the changes in the enhancement factor. …”
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Comparison of ileus risk in selected second-generation antipsychotics based on FAERS database by Yaqian Tan, Hui Xia, Qi Song

“…A majority of patients reached recovered state (n = 119, 54.34%) in reaction outcomes, and most patients received drug withdrawn (n = 120, 67.04%) in actions taken with the drug. …”
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Modelling and Simulation of Perturb and Observe MPPT Algorithm Based on The PI Controller for Photovoltaic System by Ahlam Mohamad Shakoor, Hersh Hasan Taha

“… The most popular type of renewable energy is photovoltaic (PV) because it is a sustainable source and environmentally friendly. …”
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ON THE “IRRATIONAL” IN POLITICAL SCIENCE AND IN POLITICAL PRACTICES by Boris F. Martynov

“…A linear character of our political forecasting will most evidently suffer because of that. Nevertheless, it would contribute to the elaboration of a more stereoscopic, complex view on the international relations as a whole and, particularly, on such problems as terrorism, illegal migration, separatism, and so on. …”
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A Multiscale Mixed-Graph Neural Network Based on Kinematic and Dynamic Joint Features for Human Motion Prediction by Rongyong Zhao, Bingyu Wei, Lingchen Han, Yuxin Cai, Yunlong Ma, Cuiling Li

“…Kinematic features, including joint coordinates and velocity, are commonly employed in skeleton-based human motion prediction. Nevertheless, most existing approaches neglect the critical role of dynamic information and tend to degrade as the prediction length increases. …”
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HELIСOBACTER PYLORI-ASSOCIATED GASTRIC ULCER DISEASE: CLINICO-IMMUNOLOGI-CAL EFFECTIVENESS OF TREATMENT WITHOUT ANTIBIOTICS by T. A. Smirnova, O. V. Borovikov, E. P. Ponomarjova, R. A. Khanferjan

“…Abstract. Most data of Heliсobacter pylori (HP) lifelong persistence in gastric mucosa and the intimate mechanisms of resistance to this infection are based only on phenomenological findings, such as absence or low HP colonization in mice and men spontaneously producing high levels of IL-2. 108 patients suffering from HP-associated gastric ulcer disease were randomly divided into two groups. …”
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Comparative Analysis of Refractive Result Predictability During Iridocapsular and Iridovitreal Fixation of Biplanar Intraocular Lens by B. E. Malyugin, E. N. Panteleev, A. N. Bessarabov, D. F. Pokrovskiy, A. S. Semakina, S. A. Abdullaeva

“…Use of A-constant recommended by manufacturer do  not allow achieving target refraction in most cases. Mean values of  biplanar IOL A-constant counted for ICF and IVF were 117,2 and  116,9 respectively, what should be taken into account during IOL  power count, according to its fixation method.…”
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Vitronectin Destroyed Intestinal Epithelial Cell Differentiation through Activation of PDE4-Mediated Ferroptosis in Inflammatory Bowel Disease by Wenxu Pan, Li Xiang, Xinhua Liang, Wenjun Du, Junhong Zhao, Song Zhang, Xuan Zhou, Lanlan Geng, Sitang Gong, Wanfu Xu

“…What is more, overexpression of CREB in CaCO2 cells overcame the promotion of VTN on ferroptosis. Most importantly, inhibition of PDE4 by roflumilast or dipyridamole could alleviate dextran sulfate sodium-induced colitis in mice and in a pilot clinical study confirmed by IF. …”
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On-Lay Versus Sub-Lay Mesh Repair for Ventral Hernia: A Retrospective Cohort Study by Syeda Areesha Shakeel, Osheen Abbasi, Ghulam Murtaza

“…Background: The most feared complication of hernia surgery is recurrence. …”
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