Harnessing citizen science for marine conservation in Malta: a comparative analysis of GAM and MaxEnt models in bottlenose dolphin habitat mapping by Francesca Soster, Tim Awbery, Nina Vérité–Taulet, Timothy Zammit, Kimberly Terribile

“…Results Both modeling approaches identified high habitat suitability in shallow, nearshore regions, with chlorophyll-a concentration and proximity to aquaculture sites emerging as the most important predictors. Slope and sea surface temperature anomaly contributed less substantially. …”
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Hyper-induction of IL-6 after TLR1/2 stimulation in calves with bovine respiratory disease. by Cian Reid, John Donlon, Aude Remot, Emer Kennedy, Giovanna De Matteis, Cliona O'Farrelly, Conor McAloon, Kieran G Meade

“…This hyper-induction of IL-6 was observed most significantly in response to TLR1/2 stimulation in TUS positive calves. …”
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Topical Steroid Withdrawal: Perspectives of Dutch Healthcare Professionals by Florence Vroman, Charlotte S. Schimmel, Lisa P. van der Rijst, Marlies de Graaf, Marjolein de Bruin-Weller, Patrick M.J.H. Kemperman, Dirk Jan Hijnen, Inge M. Haeck

“…The results show that erythema (64.1%) and a burning sensation (60.3%) were the most frequently selected symptoms associated with TSW. …”
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EARLY CONGENITAL SYPHILITIC PSEUDOPARALYSIS (PARROT’S DISEASE): A CLINICAL CASE by Ilmira Kh. Belyaletdinova, Irina V. Mitrofanova, Tatjana V. Kirichenko, Elena N. Abramova, Tatjana V. Arsenyeva, Marina V. Bazarova, Svetlana V. Shakhgildyan

“…Congenital syphilis is a severe intrauterine infection which, affecting most of the organs and systems of a child, can lead to his disability. …”
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Marital Bargaining and Assortative Mating on Fertility Preference : Evidence based on Cross-sectional Data in China [version 4; peer review: 2 approved] by Hisahiro Naito, Meiyi Zhuang

“…Background Behaviors regarding child-bearing are among the most consequential ones within families, as child-rearing necessitates the active involvement of both partners. …”
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DIFFERENTIATED APPROACH TO NON-BACTERIAL OSTEOMYELITIS TREATMENT IN CHILDREN: THE RETROSPECTIVE STUDY RESULTS by Mikhail M. Kostik, Olga L. Kopchak, Irina A. Chikova, Eugenia A. Isupova, Vera V. Masalova, Margarita F. Dubko, Ludmila S. Snegireva, Olga V. Kalashnikova, Alexandr Y. Mushkin, Vyacheslav G. Chasnyk

“…It was found that pamidronic acid drug and TNF  inhibitors were the most effective in treating children with non-bacterial osteomyelitis.…”
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Impact of Molar Distalization with Clear Aligners on Periodontal Ligament Stress and Root Resorption Risk: A Systematic Review of 3D Finite Element Analysis Studies by Ava Nazeri, Jose A. Castillo, Arash Ghaffari-Rafi

“…Placing a mini-screw between first and second molars yielded the lowest, most uniform stress. Class II elastics—with precision cuts—demonstrated low compressive stress and improved anchorage, although some resorption risk persisted in maxillary anteriors. …”
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Evidence concerning parental exposure to pesticides and the occurrence of leukemia in offspring: a systematic review by Kennia Cristine de Souza Silva, Kennia Cristine de Souza Silva, Geise Ellen Broto Oliveira, Geise Ellen Broto Oliveira, Marla Karine Amarante, Carolina Panis, Carolina Panis

“…Leukemias are among the most common childhood cancers. Although its causes are still unclear, parents' environmental exposure to carcinogenic risk factors may have considerable potential. …”
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Leveraging U-Net and ASPP for effective fault detection in photovoltaic modules by Khalfalla Awedat, Masoud Alajmi, Mustafa Elfituri

“…The U-Net-ASPP_Hybrid configuration demonstrated the most balanced performance across all key metrics, achieving a 1.13% improvement in F1-score, a 3.01% increase in Intersection over Union (IoU), and a 9.86% reduction in loss compared to the baseline U-Net-ASPP. …”
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Piezoelectric Biomaterial with Advanced Design for Tissue Infection Repair by Siyuan Shang, Fuyuan Zheng, Wen Tan, Zhengyi Xing, Siyu Chen, Fuli Peng, Xiang Lv, Duan Wang, Xiangdong Zhu, Jiagang Wu, Zongke Zhou, Xingdong Zhang, Xiao Yang

“…Abstract Bacterial infection has become the most dangerous factor in tissue repair, which strongly affects the tissue regeneration efficiency and wellness of patients. …”
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Pathogenesis of Cardiac Depression in Acute Destructive Pancreatitis by A. V. Ershov, V. T. Dolgikh, O. V. Korpacheva, V. V. Rusakov, N. I. Taran, N. S. Gritsenko

“…Glucose consumption was raised per each mmHg generated by the ventricular pressure.Conclusion. the most significant pathogenetic factors of pancreatogenic heart failure include hypoxia, car diomyocyte membrane destruction, inhibition of sarcolemma Capump, sarcoplasmic reticulum, and mitochondrial dysfunction. …”
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Prevalence of pathogens from clinical samples associated with porcine respiratory and digestive diseases in South Korea from 2021 to 2023 by Hye-young Wang, Joong Ki Song, Seongho Shin, Hyunil Kim

“…Among these pathogens, porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSV, n = 11,997, 56.7%, 95% CI: 56.1%−57.4%) and rotavirus (n = 4,430, 62.1%, 95% CI: 60.93%−63.2%) were the most prevalent. The trends in 3-year prevalence showed no significant changes, but in 2023, viral infections (e.g., PRRSV, Rotavirus, porcine epidemic diarrhea virus, etc.) decreased and bacterial infections (e.g., Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae (MH), Pasteurella multocida (PM), Haemophilus parasuis (HP), Salmonella spp., Lawsonia intracellularis, and Brachyspira hyodysenteriae) slightly increased (χ2 = 11.36, P < 0.001). …”
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Extended stability of bivalirudin in intravenous solutions by Sherif Hanafy Mahmoud, Forugh Sanaee, Jenna Smith, Lindsay Ryerson, Mary Bauman, Yvonne Rees, Elona Turley, Rashid Alobaidi, Marcel Romanick, Afsaneh Lavasanifar

“…The manufacturer only permits the diluted drug to be used for 24 h once mixed with the sterile solutions. Most infants on VAD require much less than a single infusion bag in 24 h and any remaining infusion at 24 h must be discarded, resulting in increased medication waste and health care costs. …”
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HIV Epidemic situation among Small Indigenous Populations of Northeast Russia by L. Yu. Volova, E. V. Rodina

“…Special role in the spread of HIV infection among women of indigenous peoples plays lifestyle and delated psychosocial problems.Conclusion 1. The most vulnerable to HIV infection and sexually transmitted infections by representatives of indigenous peoples living in the national villages , due to a number of social and psychological factors. 2. …”
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Hong-Ou-Mandel quantum effect on “expanded graphite - cnts” composites by L. A. Karachevtseva, M. T. Kartel, Yu. I. Sementsov, O. O. Lytvynenko, O. Yu. Sapelnikova

“…Two-photon entanglement is built on the basis of the most entanglement states, also known as Bell's states. …”
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What is the optimal In2Care stations density to achieve Aedes aegypti population reduction in a dengue endemic setting? by Welington Tristão, Murilo Reis, Pedro G G Moraes, Lara H Pires-Vieira, André S Leandro, Wagner A Chiba de Castro, Rafael Maciel-de-Freitas

“…<h4>Background</h4>Autodissemination traps are among the most innovative strategies for suppressing mosquito vector populations. …”
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Ambiguity Resolution Strategy for GPS/LEO Integrated Orbit Determination Based on Regional Ground Stations by Xiao Liu, Jing Guo, Junqiang Li, Shengyi Xu, Qile Zhao

“…Given the limitation that most LEO satellites can only receive GPS satellite signals, in the future, as more LEO satellites gain access to GNSS observations, the ambiguity fixing strategy presented in this paper can provide an effective and feasible approach.…”
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An advanced fire detection system for assisting visually challenged people using recurrent neural network and sea-horse optimizer algorithm by Fahd N. Al-Wesabi, Abeer A. K. Alharbi, Ishfaq Yaseen

“…Using an early fire recognition and warning model for blind individuals can decrease the number of victims, the number of losses, and, most essentially, early deaths. Recently, the growth of the fire recognition approach using artificial intelligence (AI) has advanced in helping blind people. …”
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On the nature and role of the lower crust in the volcanic front of the Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt and its fore-arc region, southern and central Mexico by Fernando Ortega-Gutiérrez, Mariano Elías-Herrera, María Guadalupe Dávalos-Elizondo

“…Xenoliths and surface geology information, when integrated to tectonic modeling, support the notion that most of the lower crust under the eastern and central sectors of the TMVB should be of Mesoproterozoic age, and tectonically overlapped by Paleozoic and Mesozoic juvenile crust in the central sector and its corresponding fore-arc region. …”
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Influências das políticas e práticas de gestão de pessoas na institucionalização da cultura de segurança Influences of the human management policies and practices at a safety cultu... by Margareth Arpini Vieira, Annor da Silva Junior, Priscilla de Oliveira Martins da Silva

“…Empirical evidences signalizes the recognition of the human management role at safety culture institutionalization process, that consider the human factor the "Achilles' heel", therefore, in most of situations it is imputed to the worker the responsibility to the accident event at work.…”
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