Experimental Study on the Effect of Freezing and Thawing on the Shear Strength of the Frozen Soil in Qinghai-Tibet Railway Embankment by B. Wang, J. H. Gao, Y. Q. Wang, X. J. Quan, Y. W. Gong, S. W. Zhou

“…After freezing-thawing action, it deserves to be mentioned that the cohesion increases slightly while the internal friction angles present a slight decrease trend compared to the initial state. (2) With the decrease in temperature and the gradual increase in cohesion, the temperature curve can be divided into a fast-growing section from 0 to −2°C, a slow-growing section from −2 to −8°C, and a second fast-growing section from −8 to −10°C owing to the combined effect of the pressure-thawing action and ice-water phase change. In addition, the rate of decrease in the internal friction angle also shows a similar pattern. (3) The cohesion and the internal friction angle of samples both tend to increase first and then decrease with the rise of the initial moisture content, and the critical initial moisture content is near the optimal moisture content of 15%. (4) Both the cohesion and the internal friction angle of the samples increase with dry density growth. …”
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Dietary inflammatory index and mortality in middle-aged and elderly patients with metabolic syndrome by Xiangmei Li, Lei Liu, Xing Li, Long Yang, Li Men

“…KM survival curves showed that higher DII quartiles were associated with lower survival rates (Log-rank P < 0.05). Cox regression results indicated that each unit increase in DII was associated with a higher risk of all-cause mortality (HR = 1.052, 95% CI: 1.006-1.100, P = 0.026) and cardiovascular mortality (HR = 1.157, 95% CI: 1.076–1.244, P < 0.001). …”
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Visual Subfield Progression in Glaucoma Subtypes by Wei-Wen Su, Shian-Sen Hsieh, Shih-Tsung Cheng, Cheng-Wen Su, Wei-Chi Wu, Henry Shen-Lih Chen

“…An average follow-up of 6.94 ± 2.69 years that showed the rate of change of visual field threshold sensitivity was correlated with the peak posttreatment intraocular pressure (IOP) and the long-term IOP fluctuations in all GHT zones except in the inferior arcuate area. …”
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Droplet-based high-throughput single microbe RNA sequencing by smRandom-seq by Ziye Xu, Yuting Wang, Kuanwei Sheng, Raoul Rosenthal, Nan Liu, Xiaoting Hua, Tianyu Zhang, Jiaye Chen, Mengdi Song, Yuexiao Lv, Shunji Zhang, Yingjuan Huang, Zhaolun Wang, Ting Cao, Yifei Shen, Yan Jiang, Yunsong Yu, Yu Chen, Guoji Guo, Peng Yin, David A. Weitz, Yongcheng Wang

“…Here, we report a droplet-based high-throughput single-microbe RNA-seq assay (smRandom-seq), using random primers for in situ cDNA generation, droplets for single-microbe barcoding, and CRISPR-based rRNA depletion for mRNA enrichment. smRandom-seq showed a high species specificity (99%), a minor doublet rate (1.6%), a reduced rRNA percentage (32%), and a sensitive gene detection (a median of ~1000 genes per single E. coli). …”
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Factors associated with the serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels in adults by Sue-Hsien Chen, Shu-Ching Chen, Yo-Ping Lai, Pin-Hsuan Chen, Kun-Yun Yeh

“…A self-reported depression rating score; health beliefs; and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) factors were assessed with questionnaires. …”
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Flow and Mass Transfer Performance in Short Pin-Fin Channels with Different Fin Shapes by R. J. Goldstein, S. B. Chen

“…The performance of the pin-fin arrays is analyzed under two different constraints: the mass[heat transfer rate at fixed pumping power, and the mass/heat transfer area and pressure loss to fulfill fixed heat load at a fixed mass flow rate. …”
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Artificial slope deformation monitoring and analyzing based on SBAS technology by Xiaochuan Huang, Xiaochuan Huang, Xiaochuan Huang, Jincang Liu, Jincang Liu, Jincang Liu, Ting Yang, Ting Yang, Ting Yang, Yun Li, Yun Li, Yun Li, Lipeng Zhou, Lipeng Zhou, Lipeng Zhou

“…To address this gap, we employed the SBAS-InSAR methodology to analyze 44 Sentinel-1 SAR images spanning a highway slope region in Foshan City, Guangdong Province, integrating the slope’s construction timeline to temporally dissect deformation patterns and assess geological risks. Our results revealed a maximum annual average settlement rate of −35.69 mm/yr and a peak cumulative settlement of −28.9 mm, with deformation trends strongly correlated to construction phases—primarily concentrated between April 2022 and March 2023. …”
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Real-World Evidence of Safety and Efficacy of Carboplatin plus Nanoparticle Albumin-Bound Paclitaxel in Patients with Advanced Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer and Preexisting Interstiti... by Tomoyuki Araya, Toshiyuki Kita, Tsukasa Ueda, Nanao Terada, Tamami Sakai, Kenta Yamamura, Koji Kurokawa, Yuka Uchida, Takashi Sone, Hideharu Kimura, Kazuo Kasahara

“…The overall response and disease control rates were 77.8% (95% CI, 40.0–97.2) and 88.9% (95% CI, 51.8–97.2), respectively. …”
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Monolayer graphene/platinum-modified 3D origami microfluidic paper-based biosensor for smartphone-assisted biomarkers detection by Arda Fridua Putra, Annisa Septyana Ningrum, Suyanto Suyanto, Vania Mitha Pratiwi, Muhammad Yusuf Hakim Widianto, Irkham Irkham, Wulan Tri Wahyuni, Isnaini Rahmawati, Fu-Ming Wang, Chi-Hsien Huang, Ruri Agung Wahyuono

“…Key results: The optimized 10 mM G/Pt catalyst significantly improved reaction rates (18× faster), leading to a rapid detection time constant of 6.69 and 4.59 s for dopamine and NADH, respectively. …”
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Spatiotemporal dynamics and key climatic influences on vegetation resilience in opencast coal mine dumps after restoration by Hui Wang, Chengye Zhang, Yaxin Ding, Feiyue Li, Wanxi Liu, Yan Ma, Yingjie Guo, Bikram Banerjee, Jun Li

“…Results reveal that: (1) After restoration, vegetation resilience at each dump experienced three phases: initial enhancement, decline, and renewed enhancement. (2) Vegetation resilience improved significantly compared to the initial fragile ecosystem, with over 88 % of the area showing improvement, especially at Taipingdi, where the enhancement rate reached 99.85 %. (3) The influence of key climatic drivers remained consistent within each dump across all phases, particularly in the first and third phases. …”
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Characteristics of second primary malignancies following bispecific antibodies therapy by Dan Liu, Tong Li, Liang Wang, Jia Guo, Xinyu Zhou, Hongsheng Zhou, Xiaojie Liang, Baiwei Luo, Bingyu Lin, WeiXiang Lu, Shengyu Tian, Zihong Cai, Zhihao Jin, Keren Chen

“…The incidence risk of SPMs was stable over the past 8 years, accounting for 1–2% of all adverse events, with a case fatality rate of 29.63% among the SPM cases. Myeloid leukemias and non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma were more frequent in blinatumomab recipients, while solid malignancies predominated in those treated with teclistamab. …”
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Analysis of epigenetic biomarkers for diagnosis and assessment of severity in rheumatoid arthritis: a cross-sectional study by Arkaitz Mucientes, Gracia María Martín Núñez, Natalia Mena-Vázquez, Jose Manuel Lisbona-Montañez, Sara Manrique-Arija, Andrés González-Jiménez, Patricia Ruiz-Limón, Aimara Garcia-Studer, Fernando Ortiz-Márquez, Laura Cano-García, Antonio Fernández-Nebro

“…Severity was defined as a cumulative 28-joint Disease Activity Score with erythrocyte sedimentation rate (DAS28-ESR) ≥ 3.2, positive rheumatoid factor (RF) and anti–citrullinated peptide antibody (ACPA) values, and a high Collinsella aerofaciens count (OTU ≥ 0.15). …”
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GPC3: a novel mutated gene in pleuropulmonary blastoma by Jiahang Zeng, Xinying Wang, Yingyi Xu, Qinglin Yang, Junzheng Peng, Fenghua Wang, Jue Tang, Dongmei Huang, Jiachi Liao, Yunyu He, Lin Huang, Jianhua Liang, Le Li, Zefeng Lin

“…Survival analysis revealed that patients with high GPC3 expression (GPC3+++) exhibited a markedly lower two-year survival rate (30%) compared to moderate (GPC3++, 75%) and low (GPC3+, 90.9%) expression groups (p = 0.0035). …”
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MtDNA copy number enrichment is associated with poor prognosis and eosinophilic morphology in clear cell renal cell carcinoma by Sarah Bellal, Sarah Bellal, Cyrielle Rolley, Jeremy Richard, Nolwenn Bounaix, Vincent Le Corre, Marie-Christine Copin, Odile Blanchet, Pierre Bigot, Pierre Bigot, Vincent Procaccio, Vincent Procaccio, Céline Bris, Céline Bris

“…CSS was significantly reduced in the “HIGH” than in the “LOW” group with respective 5-year survival rates: 78.7% (CI 95: 64.8–95.5) and 95.5% (CI 95 87.1–100.0) (Hazard Ratio: 7.4 (CI 95: 1.9–29.9, p = 0.027*) in multivariate analysis, including pathological classification, tumor size, International Society of Urological Pathology grade, lymphovascular invasion, dedifferentiated pattern, necrosis and adjuvant therapy. …”
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Experience with Tetanus in a Tertiary Care Hospital in Sudan: A Retrospective Review by Mumen Abdalazim Dafallah, Esraa Ahmed Ragab, Omer Ali Mohamed Ahmed Elawad

“…Tetanus is still a major health issue, especially in rural areas, and is associated with high morbidity and mortality rate. This study was conducted to describe the pattern of presentation and treatment outcome among adult patients infected with tetanus in our environment. …”
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Effectiveness of using a slider-crank mechanism for waffle background milling by I. N. Drozdov, A. Yu. Popov

“…The drive design presented in the work provides feed rate up to 43 m/min with cutting speed up to 942 m/min. …”
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Effects of licorice extract on Paraclostridium bifermentans spore growth and quality changes in ready-to-eat chicken breast during storage by Jichao Huang, Zimu Li, Mengmeng Song, Yang Lei, Kairan Sheng, Tianran Huang, Kaichen Zhang, Ming Huang

“…The Ratkowsky model provided a more detailed elucidation of the relationships among temperature, maximum growth rate, and lag phase across varying concentrations of licorice extract. …”
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Multi-modal remote sensory learning for multi-objects over autonomous devices by Aysha Naseer, Naif Almudawi, Hanan Aljuaid, Abdulwahab Alazeb, Yahay AlQahtani, Asaad Algarni, Ahmad Jalal, Ahmad Jalal, Hui Liu, Hui Liu, Hui Liu

“…The assessment findings show a remarkable recognition rate of around 97.90% and 98.90%, on the AID and the UC Merced Land datasets, respectively.…”
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Immune-related adverse events of neoadjuvant immunotherapy in patients with perioperative cancer: a machine-learning-driven, decade-long informatics investigation by Yuan Meng, Rong Hu, Song-Bin Guo, Deng-Yao Liu, Zhen-Zhong Zhou, Hai-Long Li, Wei-Juan Huang, Xiao-Peng Tian

“…During the past decade, the amount of research in the field of NAI safety has displayed a positive trend (annual growth rate: 30.2%), and it has achieved good global collaboration (international coauthorship: 17.43%). …”
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Lipidomic analyses reveal the dysregulation of oxidized fatty acids (OxFAs) and acyl-carnitines (CARs) in major depressive disorder: a case-control study by Lei He, Na Duan, Chong Wang, Ru Shan, Jing Li, Lin Wang, Qiuli Liu, Junwei Tao, Li Liu, Xiaoliang Ma, Bing Cao

“…Results Based on the filtering criteria of false discovery rate (FDR) -adjusted P < 0.05, variable importance in projection (VIP) > 1.5, and fold change (FC) > 2.0 or < 0.5, a total of 40 lipids were identified as significantly different. …”
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